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Chef’s Night Off and MOKB Presents have announcedthat Return of The Mac, a food fest dedicated to mac n’cheese, will make its final Indiana stop of 2017 in Nobles-ville, IN. After sell-out crowds and local success in Bloom-ington and Indianapolis, organizers will host the cheesy feston June 3, 2017, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the newly-built FederalHill Commons located at 175 Logan Street, Noblesville, IN46060. The family-friendly event will compliment anexciting day at the venue between the Noblesville MainStreet Farmers Market and the free evening concert featur-

ing rock band 16 Candles.Attendees will sample cheesy creations from 25 of

Noblesville and North Indy’s favorite restaurants whilechefs put their own spin on everyone’s favorite comfortfood. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. Admis-sion is $25 for general admission and $40 VIP Early Entry.Kids 6 and under are free when accompanied by an adultwith a ticket.  Each ticket grants access to unlimitedsampling for two hours. A limited amount of tickets areavailable.

Tickets go on sale at  10 a.m. on  Friday, April 7 viathe www.returnofthemacfest.com and Ticketfly.

Dishes will be judged by profile local foodies who willdetermine the winner of the “Golden Noodle.” Guests willhave a chance to participate in the Yelp! Crowd Favoritecompetition.

Participating Restaurants Include:The Local, Barley Island, Four Day Ray, The Coterie ,

Rail Epicurean + many more to be announced.

Return of The Mac coming to Noblesville

By JEFF JELLISONPublisherIf you are a fan of eating burritos and

drinking beer, and if you live in Sheridan,you won’t have far to drive to enjoy thetwo.

Ricker’s convenience store located atthe intersection of State Roads 47 and 38has been tagged as one of only two Rickerowned locations in the state to sell coldbeer.

Indiana law allows gas stations to sellwarm beer but not cold beer.  But theAnderson-based chain found a way toserve and sell cold beer to its customers.

The Sheridan Ricker’s location offersa Tex-Mex made-to-order restaurantoffering burritos and tacos inside theconvenience store. Indiana law does allowrestaurants to serve beer cold. Rickerapplied for, and was granted, a liquorlicense from the Alcohol and TobaccoCommission.

Some Indiana lawmakers feel thecompany’s founder, Jay Ricker, tookadvantage of a loophole in the law.

Speaker for the Indiana House ofRepresentatives, Brian Bosma, wasrecently quoted saying,  “The public policyof this state is that we don’t sell cold beerand spirits at the same place that you buygas.”

All Ricker’s employees servingalcoholic beverages maintain a “serverslicense.” Employees are not permitted tohand beer over the counter and must steparound the counter and hand it to thecustomer. Customers are allowed to drinkthe beer inside the restaurant area of theconvenience store or carry it out.

Ricker has 56 locations throughoutIndiana. The other location permitted toserve cold beer is located in Columbus,Indiana.

Sheridan Ricker’s serving cold beer

Reporter photo by Jeff Jellison

The Ricker’s convenience store in Sheridan is one of only two locations allowed tosell cold beer. The Sheridan store offers a Tex-Mex made-to-order restaurantoffering burritos and tacos.

Duke Energy is teaming up with Westfield Youth Sports, Inc. (WYSI) and Grand Parkon a youth scholarship program. This new partnership will allow WYSI to expand itsexisting scholarship program and can include the purchase of sporting equipment, whenneeded.

Duke Energy has been a sponsor at Grand Park since 2016 and earmarked a portionof their support for a youth scholarship program to serve families in their service area.

“Youth sports are a virtual classroom, teaching qualities such as teamwork andperseverance,” said Mark LaBarr,  Duke Energy’s community relations manager forHamilton County. “We’re glad to give kids who might not have the resources a chance toparticipate.”

“It’s wonderful that  Duke Energy shares our philosophy that our youth are ourcommunity’s most important asset,” said Westfield Mayor Andy Cook.

WYSI’s existing scholarship program covers registration fees for children who withoutthis financial assistance would not be able to participate. The WYSI Scholarship Programprovides opportunities to area youth to participate in recreational team sports because ofthe physical, mental, and character-building benefits these activities provide.

"WYSI is very excited about this partnership with Duke Energy,” said Michael Good,WYSI Vice President. “Our ability to offer scholarships is a critical part of our successand aligns directly with our mission. Duke's involvement will have a positive impact onour athletes."

Click here to learn more about the WYSI scholarship program.

Duke Energy teaming up with WYSI andGrand Park on scholarship program

By COURTNEY COX COLEI am about one half of a week into my

Spring Break Vaca-tion with my kids andI have already hadsome “adventures”.  First I have alwaysbeen a regular readerand when we werefirst approachedabout selling ourbusiness, I figured

that I had better find out how you operatewhen you no longer have regular income. When someone purchases your business,they pay you a nice sum of money.  However, when you are 46 years old,how do you make it work for you for therest of your life?  Previously, I had neverpondered this question.  However, a yearand a half ago, I received a call and theysaid, “Would you consider selling yourbusiness?”   I talked with my sister andwe both loved what we did so we werenot really in the market; however, weagreed that the only way we wouldconsider selling is if we received $xxxx. Amazingly, they came back at $xxxx. Now what do you do?

I had always been a big TonyRobbins fan and it was right beforeChristmas and I saw his new book on theshelf.  I told my boyfriend that I wouldlove that book for Christmas.  I think itwas probably my favorite present thatyear.  I dove into the book and it had somany great fundamentals about invest-ing.  To make matters even more bizarre,the investment company that was high-lighted in the book had one of their majoroffices in Naples.  My parents had a placein Marco Island which was less thanthirty minutes from this place.   I justcould not resist -- I wanted to talk to these

When a hunchbecomes reality

The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville(BGCN) recently received a $10,000 grantfrom the City of Noblesville Fund andLegacy Fund, a CICF affiliate. The grantis intended for to support the Club’sacademic success programs in 2017 and2018.

With the support of the Central IndianaCommunity Foundation, the Boys & GirlsClub of Noblesville will be able to continueto provide the community’s youth withacademic success resources during after-school programming. In 2016, 847 youthparticipated in BGCN’s homework helpprograms.

Central Indiana CommunityFoundation is a $720 million publicfoundation transforming the lives of

Central Indiana residents in three ways:consulting donors, family foundations andtheir professional advisors on charitablegiving; awarding grants to effective not-for-profit organizations; and providingleadership to address community needs andseize opportunities. CICF was establishedin 1997 as a partnership between TheIndianapolis Foundation, serving MarionCounty since 1916, and Legacy Fund,serving Hamilton County since 1991.

The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesvilleprovides high-quality, low-cost programsfor youth members with the help of donorsand sponsors. Between the Club, theCommunity Center and Camp Crosser, it

Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville receives grantfrom Central Indiana Community Foundation

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people.Yes, we had our own investment consultants in Indiana, but in Tony Robbins’ book

“Money” there were so many new ideas that our people had never discussed with us.  Myfamily probably thought that I was crazy, but everyone decided it was a good idea to meetwith these people and hear their ideas.  Thus, I “cold called” them and we arranged ameeting.  We hit it off right away and it just seemed like a great fit.

We ended up moving our business to this company -- they are called Hightower.  Theyare headquartered in Chicago but have major offices all over the US.  We moved all ourbusiness to them and then our deal did not go through because the stock price of thecompany that was going to purchase us went backwards and they decided it was not goingto be a good idea to have any additional purchases until their stock price regainedmomentum.  Exactly one year later, they were back at our door making us another offer.

This time we requested a huge non refundable down payment so if the offer wentbackwards, we would at least gain something for all of our efforts.  This time the stockmarket stayed hot and we ended up selling our business.  This year we went down to myparents for Spring Break and the CEO for Hightower was giving a presentation and ourfinancial advisors sat us right next to the CEO.  As I am sitting next to this guy that I readabout just over a year ago, I am thinking this is so weird.  This guy has big time clientsand he is super connected-- we are just a small fish in a big pond.  However, you blinkand life comes full circle.  We had a great evening and he brought us books (the same asthe original one that I read) that were all autographed by Tony Robbins.  I feel great aboutour setup and strategy going forward.  Life is sometimes amazing when you get a hunchand approximately two years later, it is a major reality.

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Leo V. “Skip” Macke

April 5, 1946 - April 3, 2017

Leo V. "Skip" Macke, 70, of Fishers, passed away on the afternoon of Monday, April3, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 5, 1946 to the late Josephand Marie "Clemmie" (Clements) Macke in Springfield, Ohio.

For over 25 years, Skip worked for the US Postal Service inNoblesville, and formerly worked for Chrysler Corp. in Indianapolisand Kokomo. He was a graduate of Westfield High School, andproudly served his country as a sergeant in the US Army in Germanyduring the Vietnam conflict. Skip was a former member of the LapelVFW, a current member of the Noblesville American Legion, andenjoyed gambling, shuffleboard, boating and a good cigar.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 23 years, Karen Macke; sisters-and brothers-in-law, Patti & Dwayne Bourke, Marilyn Stainbrook,

Charles Swartz, and Bonnie & Mike Manis; as well as several nieces and nephews.Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Randall & Roberts

Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers, with visitation one hour prior. Rev.Stanley R. Sutton will officiate. The family requests those attending to wear casual dressas if they were visiting the Mackes at their home.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Memorials andTributes Lockbox 3816 Paysphere Circle Chicago, IL 60674; or American DiabetesAssociation, Indiana Office, 8604 Allisonville Road, Suite 140 Indianapolis, IN 46250.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

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Backyard chickens can be a great sourceof eggs and fun for your family or anopportunity for some extra income.  Join theHamilton County Soil and Water Conserva-tion District (SWCD) and Purdue ExtensionHamilton County on Saturday, April 29 tolearn about Sustainable Growth for Back-yard Chicken Flocks.

“The Sustainability Series brings inforelevant to residential property owners onhow they can create a more sustainablelifestyle and property in our suburban envi-ronment” said Hamilton County SWCDUrban Conservationist Claire Lane.“Backyard chickens can be a food supply ora business and this workshop will providevaluable info and inspiration on improvingyour backyard flock whether you are justgetting started or expanding to start sellingeggs.”

Education sessions include “A Real LifePerspective on Managing a Backyard Flock-5 Years in the Making” with Jon Whiteselof Circle City Farm, “Know Your Produce:

Marketing for Profit” with Liz Brownlee ofNightfall Farm, and “Resources for Back-yard Growers: Connecting Producers toExperts & Information” with JeffreyDeutschman and Chelsie Lawyer of theIndiana State Poultry Association. Addition-ally, SWCD and Purdue Extension staff willshare with attendees the many localresources available to them to start these andother sustainability efforts.

The Sustainability Workshop will takeplace Saturday, April 29  at the HamiltonCounty 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall inNoblesville. The workshop costs $15 perperson and will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon.Registration can be completedat www.hamiltonswcd.org.

Questions regarding the event can bedirected to Claire Laneat Claire.lane@hamiltoncounty.in.gov or 317-773-2181  or Diane Turner, PurdueExtension, at turnderda@purdue.edu or 317-776-0854.

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New construction projects, road closures and traffic restrictions are on tap withinthe next week as the City of Carmel continues to invest in its infrastructure. Motoristsshould pay close attention to the orange barrels, special signage and detour routes postedfor these projects.

136th and Gray - This intersection will be closed for 45 days beginning April 7thor 8th,for the construction of a new roundabout. The closure will take place as soon asthe current culvert replacement project to the north at 146th and Gray is completed.

126th and Gray - This new roundabout project has been delayed by utility work andwill remain open until further notice.

126th and Range Line - Work will begin on or after April 10 on construction of anew roundabout to replace the current signalized intersection. During Phase I, theintersection will remain open to one lane of northbound and one lane of southboundtraffic on Range Line Road. The traffic pattern on 126th Street will remain the same,westbound only from Keystone Parkway. Phase II is expected to begin May 30 andwill involve a complete closure of the intersection for about 45 days. Plans call for allof 126th Street from Keystone to Range Line, and the new roundabout intersection, tobe open by mid-June, weather permitting.

136th and Carey - A short, 2-day closure (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. only) will take placeThursday and Friday, April 6-7, so minor modifications can be made to the roundabout.

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Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimedApril 3-7 as Work Zone Awareness Weekacross Indiana. The week marks theceremonial start to the highway constructionseason and intends to draw awareness toboth motorist and worker safety while in thework zone – especially since the 2017construction season is shaping up to be alarge one.

INDOT is coordinating with the IndianaState Police, Indiana Department of Labor,

and other state agencies along with industrygroups including the Indiana Chapter of theAmerican Traffic Safety ServicesAssociation, Indiana Constructors Inc., andthe Indiana Road Construction AwarenessCorp. to hold events and increase publicawareness about work zone safety. The 2017Work Zone Awareness theme is “WorkZone Safety is in Your Hands.”

On average since 2014, at least 12 peoplehave been killed each year in INDOT

roadway work zone crashes. Eighty percentof those killed are motorists or theirpassengers.

In calendar year 2017, INDOT willoversee more than 300 constructioncontracts totaling more than $1 billion incapital investment. The agency willresurface 3,047 lane miles of pavement;work on 41 capital projects aimed atimproving traffic mobility and safety; andmodernize or improve dozens of

interchanges and intersections across thestate. INDOT and its contractors will alsorehabilitate or construct 486 bridges andsmall structures.

INDOT will use work zone signage,traffic alerts, social media, and projectcommunication across the state to keepHoosiers up to date on this year’sconstruction projects. Drivers can also usean interactive online map to see whichprojects are under construction across thestate. Click here to view the map. Currentwork zones and real-time traffic conditionsare also available on INDOT’s TrafficWisemap.

INDOT urges drivers to follow thesesafety tips to keep our work zones safe:

Stay alert! Look for reduced speedlimits, narrow driving lanes and highwayworkers.

Pay attention. Work zone signs will telldrivers exactly what to expect ahead.

Merge Early. If drivers merge as soon asthey see signs, traffic will flow much moresmoothly.

Slow down! Don’t speed, there could beslowed or stopped vehicles in theconstruction zone.

Keep your distance. Maintain a safedistance on all sides of the vehicles.

Minimize distractions. The three Cs –cell phones, CDs, and coffee – are theprimary cause of driver inattention.

Plan ahead. Expect delays duringconstruction season and allow extra traveltime, or select an alternate route.

INDOT and State Police reminding drivers to move over, slow down for emergency workers

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By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorSpring is in the air (maybe not today),

but every season in the Hoosier State isbasketball season.

Sixty of the best senior boys high schoolplayers in Indiana came down to BeechGrove Sunday to participate in the HoosierBasketball Magazine Boys Top 60 SeniorWorkout. That included two HamiltonCounty players: Carmel's Sterling Brownand Noblesville's Max Flinchum.

Both Brown and Flinchum were part ofthe second session, which featured mostlyplayers from the central part of the state. Thetalent level was very high: Flinchum playedon the Yellow Yankees, and one of histeammate's was Datrion Harper, who playedon the Class 4A state champion Ben Davisteam.

"I thought it was really fun to come outhere and play with the best of the best ofIndiana High School basketball, and it wasa great experience," said Flinchum.

Brown played on the Blue Blazers team,where he got a chance to play with NorthCentral's Mateo Rivera - usually the twoplayed against each other in MetropolitanConference games. Rivera was one of threePanthers players at the Top 60 workout,along with Emmanuel Little and Mr.Basketball candidate Kris Wilkes.

"It was exciting, man," said Brown. "Igot to see some familiar faces I haven't seenin a while. It was fun just to go at each othera little bit. I had a good time."

There two other teams put together at theworkout, the Red Raiders and the GreenGiants. All four teams scrimmaged againsteach other after the players took part indrills.

"I got to play with people that I haven'tplayed with in a long time and people that Ihad never played with in my life, and it wasjust a great experience to go out there andplay with those guys," said Flinchum.

There were several coaches there aswell. College coaches are invited to watchthe workout, as there are severaluncommitted players who welcome theopportunity to showcase their skills.

"I liked getting to put all my skills forthese Indiana All-Star coaches," said Brown."Basically show out a little bit, so I guessthat's what I got out of it."

Brown is uncommitted at this time, butis weighing several options. He mentioneda handful of schools, and expects to make achoice in the next few weeks.

"I'm probably going to make a decisionsometime end of April, early May," saidBrown. "I'm excited."

Flinchum has already committed to playat Wabash College, home of the LittleGiants in nearby Crawfordsville. He willjoin a fellow county player, Rhett Helt, aGuerin Catholic graduate who just finishedhis freshman year at Wabash.

"I thought it was a great academicschool," said Flinchum. "I'm really strong inmy academics, and it's the most importantthing. I get to play basketball there as well,so it was an easy decision."

Brown, Flinchum compete in Top 60 Boys Workout

Reporter photos by Richie Hall

Noblesville’s Max Flinchum (above) and Carmel’s Sterling Brown (below) participatedin the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys Top 60 Senior Workout Sunday at BeechGrove High School.

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Noblesville’s Delaney Riester commitsto the University of Cincinnati

Noblesville senior Delaney Riester has committed to play soccer at the University of Cincinnati.Pictured - Front Row: Lori Riester, Delaney Riester, Joe Riester. Back Row: Noblesville Head Soccer Coach Mike Brady, NoblesvilleAssistant Soccer Coach Kristin Hetzel.

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Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT. GBBoston 50 28 .641 -Toronto 48 31 .608 2.5New York 30 48 .385 20.0Philadelphia 28 50 .359 22.0Brooklyn 19 59 .244 31.0Southeast W L PCT. GBWashington 47 31 .603 -Atlanta 39 38 .506 7.5Miami 38 40 .487 9.0Charlotte 36 43 .456 11.5Orlando 27 51 .346 20.0Central W L PCT. GBCleveland 51 27 .654 -Milwaukee 40 38 .513 11.0Chicago 38 40 .487 13.0Indiana 38 40 .487 13.0Detroit 35 43 .449 16.0

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBUtah 48 30 .615 -Oklahoma City 45 33 .577 3.0Portland 38 40 .487 10.0Denver 37 41 .474 11.0Minnesota 31 46 .403 16.5Southwest W L PCT. GBSan Antonio 60 18 .769 -Houston 53 25 .679 7.0Memphis 42 37 .532 18.5New Orleans 33 45 .423 27.0Dallas 32 46 .410 28.0Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 65 14 .823 -L.A. Clippers 48 31 .608 17.0Sacramento 31 47 .397 33.5L.A. Lakers 23 55 .295 41.5Phoenix 22 57 .278 43.0

NBA standingsWednesday’s games

Miami 112, Charlotte 99Toronto 105, Detroit 102

Oklahoma City 103, Memphis 100Houston 110, Denver 104Cleveland 114, Boston 91

L.A. Lakers 102, San Antonio 95Golden State 120, Phoenix 111L.A. Clippers 112, Dallas 101

American LeagueEast W L PCT. GBBaltimore 2 0 1.00 -Boston 2 0 1.00 -Tampa Bay 2 1 .667 0.5N.Y. Yankees 1 2 .333 1.5Toronto 0 2 .000 2.0Central W L PCT. GBCleveland 3 0 1.00 -Minnesota 2 0 1.00 0.5Detroit 1 0 1.00 1.0Chi. White Sox 0 1 .000 2.0Kansas City 0 2 .000 2.5West W L PCT. GBHouston 3 0 1.00 -L.A. Angels 2 1 .667 1.0Oakland 1 2 .333 2.0Seattle 0 3 .000 3.0Texas 0 3 .000 3.0

National LeagueEast W L PCT. GBWashington 2 0 1.00 -Atlanta 1 1 .500 1.0N.Y. Mets 1 1 .500 1.0Philadelphia 1 1 .500 1.0Miami 0 2 .000 2.0Central W L PCT. GBChi. Cubs 1 1 .500 -Cincinnati 1 1 .500 -St. Louis 1 1 .500 -Milwaukee 1 2 .333 0.5Pittsburgh 0 2 .000 1.0West W L PCT. GBArizona 2 1 .667 -Colorado 2 1 .667 -L.A. Dodgers 2 1 .667 -San Diego 1 2 .333 1.0San Francisco 1 2 .333 1.0

Wednesday’s scoresMinnesota 9, Kansas City 1

Baltimore 3, Toronto 1Washington 6, Miami 4

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 1Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 12 inningsBoston 3, Pittsburgh 0, 12 innings

Cleveland 9, Texas 6

Milwaukee 6, Colorado 1Houston 5, Seattle 3, 13 innings

Arizona 8, San Francisco 6L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 0

L.A. Dodgers 3, San Diego 1Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, postponed

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, postponedMLB standings