Teens for BOLD at Carmel High raised $15,000 to fund 500 dance sessions (750 hours) for BOLD, qualifying as a top sponsor and securing at least three tables for the BOLD Celebration, which will be held at 6 p.m. Nov.
6 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.
Carmel resident Jordan Davis won the World Barbecue Championship at the World Food Championships on Oct.
18 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds with a ginger sesame salmon, and his nonprofit The Smoking Pastor Project provides free meals to neighbors in need + funds itself through private catering.
Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation broke ground Oct.
27 on the $8.9 million Bear Creek Park (3777 Voyageur Way near 146th Street and Shelborne Road); the first phase will add boardwalks with an overlook, a play area, multi-use courts, restrooms, and parking, and the park is expected to open in spring 2028.
The Carmel Clay Schools board voted 5-0 Oct.
28 to demolish Orchard Park Elementary after a water main burst Oct. 14 caused major flooding and the City declared the building structurally unsafe. The board said it will pursue reuse options for the site and the superintendent must report by March 31, 2027.
Three unopposed Carmel Clay school board candidates are spending the campaign urging voters to support the Nov.
3 referendum (Public Question 3) because a pass would push redistricting and sustaining success, while a failure would force $10 million+ in cuts to the 2027 budget and beyond.
Talbot Street Farm is keeping west Carmel's equestrian tradition alive by offering lessons and boarding at (9919 Towne Rd); opened in June 2016, the 26-stall facility is currently at capacity and runs hunter, jumper, and equitation programs.
A 40th-anniversary screening of Hoosiers will be at 3 p.m. Nov.
15 at the Payne & Mencias Palladium with director David Anspaugh, writer Angelo Pizzo, and actors Brad Long, Maris Valainis, and Steve Hollar for a post-film Q&A. The three actors will sign autographs at Cards, Kicks & Collectibles in Noblesville from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6; autograph tickets are $10 per item, max three.
A water main ruptured beneath the former Orchard Park Elementary on Oct.
14, flooding the boiler room, damaging the central mechanical plant and buckling the gym floor; the City has deemed the building unsafe and closed it while engineers evaluate the damage, and the school board will vote on a related resolution at 6 p.m. Oct. 28.
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