Eric Pethtel heads up the Fishers city department that handles important issues for people living in this city….such as, snow removal from the roads, fixing potholes and handling water quaility.
I talked about all that and much more with Eric Pethtel in this podcast.
The Riverside Intermediate School community is preparing the second phase of an accessible playground for upper elementary students, and that effort has been bolstered by a private sector donation. The Walmart Community Grant program has awarded $2,500 for this playground project. The first phase was completed in 2017 by the Riverside Intermediate PTO.
“We want all students to feel included in their school community,” said Brian Behrman, assistant principal of Riverside Intermediate School. “The goal of this project is to ensure that students of all abilities have play options. The grant from the Walmart Community Grant program will help us accomplish that.”
Plans for the next phase include a basket swing, percussion stand, sensory table, spinner bowls, and a rope climbing dome. The equipment was selected with input from the school’s occupational therapist to ensure that it is accessible and appropriate for students of all abilities. The school district’s only programs for students this age with serious medical conditions and nonverbal autism are housed at Riverside Intermediate School, so there is a larger than usual population with special needs.
Local Walmart manager Tim Clark recommended his company fund this specific project.
“Through the Walmart Community Grant program, the team at your Fishers Walmart Neighborhood Market is able to give back to our local communities” said Clark. “It’s especially rewarding when we can help kids in need and help drive new and exciting things for them.”
The Riverside Intermediate School PTO hopes to begin construction of the playground addition this spring. If you would like to donate money to complete this project, use this link.
Hamilton County Reporter
Balanced scoring and solid defense led Hamilton Southeastern to a 67-54 win over Mount Vernon Tuesday at the Royals’ gym.
Southeastern led 20-13 after the first quarter, but the Marauders came back to
within 33-30 at halftime. The Royals responded with a 20-point third quarter, and
outscored Mount Vernon 14-11 in the fourth.
Four HSE players landed in double figures: Noah Smith scored 17 points, Chris
Grubbs added 14, Aaron Etherington contributed 12 and Landon Morris added 10.
Grubbs pulled eight rebounds, with Morris collecting six and Etherington five.
As a team, Southeastern dished out 22 assists; Grubbs handed out six, Smith had
five and Etherington four. The Royals totaled 12 team blocked shots, with Morris
making five blocks, Mabor Majak three and Smith two.
Southeastern is 10-5 and hosts Noblesville Friday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
Hamilton County Reporter
Hamilton Southeastern finished its regular season with a victory on the road,
beating Pike 64-50.
The Class 4A No. 1 Royals led 20-14 after the first quarter, then turned up its defense in the
second period, allowing the Red Devils only three points. Southeastern led 33-17 at
halftime, then increased that advantage to 50-31 after three quarters.
Sydney Parrish led the Royals with 21 points, while Malea Jackson made four
3-pointers on her way to 19 points. Amaya Hamilton added 14 points and pulled nine
rebounds.
Parrish grabbed seven rebounds, with Molly Walton and Tayah Irvin both
handing out four assists.
The Royals are 21-1 and will await the winner of a first-round sectional game
between Fishers and Anderson, which will be played next Tuesday at HSE.
Southeastern plays that winner on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Sectional 8 semi-finals.
Hamilton County Reporter
Fishers overwhelmed Class 4A No. 10 Lawrence North on Tuesday, winning 65-
38 at the Tiger Den.
Fishers had control of the game by halftime, when it led 35-18. The Tigers then powered through the third quarter, leading 51-25 at the end of the period.
Katie Burton scored 18 points, while Tamia Perryman earned a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Perryman also handed out four assists. Cierra Tolbert pulled seven rebounds, with Burton and Audra Emmerson both collecting six.
Fishers is 13-9 and will finish the regular season with a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game: The Tigers host Franklin Central on Friday.
The Fishers City Council officially has a new president for 2019 and it will be Rich Block. The vote Tuesday night was unanimous. Block is an at-large member of the council. Todd Zimmerman, also an at-large council member, held the gavel as council president during 2018. Eric Moeller was elected unanimously as council vice president for 2019.
In other council matters:
–The DMC Insurance Company plans to renovate and expand the building at 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard, a light-colored building visible from I-69. The council approved designation of that area as an “economic revitalization area” to move that development project forward.
–A transfer of land to the city redevelopment commission was approved by council, clearing the way for additional parking at a new office building planned at the entrance of Northeast Commerce Park.
–The council approved property at the site for Geist Waterfront Park to be transferred to the redevelopment commission, allowing a sale of the land now containing a cell phone tower, to be sold by the city to the cell phone tower company for a total of $1 million.
–Fishers Chief of Police Ed Gebhart honored a member of his force, Steven Pickett, for 25 years service at the department.
Anyone challenging incumbent Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness will need to consider how much money the mayor has in his political war chest, which is more than $456,000 to start election year 2019.
The “Fadness for Fishers” committee report to the Indiana Election Commission spanning the calendar year 2018 shows the campaign had $354,711 in cash on hand to start the year. “Fadness for Fishers” received $256,060 in contributions during 2018, but had expenses totaling $154,003. That left the campaign with $456,767 as the Republican primary election looms early in 2019.
Logan Day has announced the formation of an exploratory committee in 2019 for a Fishers mayoral run, so he has no campaign report for calendar year 2018.
Candidates will file one more financial report in April before the May 7th primary election.
To review the “Fadness for Fishers” committee campaign contributions and expense filing, with details of who donated to the campaign and where the campaign spent its money during 2018, use this link.
Hamilton County Reporter
The Hamilton Southeastern boys basketball team lost to Class 4A No. 5 Zionsville
80-73 in an overtime Hoosier Crossroads Conference road game on Friday.
The Royals led 21-17 after the first quarter, then turned up its defense in the second
period, only allowing the Eagles five points while taking a 37-22 halftime lead. But
Zionsville outscored Southeastern 44-29 in the second half to force overtime, then won the extra period 14-7.
Aaron Etherington scored 22 points for the Royals, with Landon Morris adding 18.
Southeastern is 2-2 in the conference and 9-5 overall. The Royals will host Mount
Vernon on Tuesday; the game was moved from Saturday due to the impending snow storm.
Hamilton County Reporter
After trailing at halftime, the Fishers girls basketball team ran through the
second half and picked up a 55-43 win over Avon Friday night at the Tiger Den.
The game was to be played at the Orioles’ gym, but was moved to Fishers to
accommodate Avon’s hosting of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference wrestling meet.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 3-3 in conference play. It was Military Appreciation Night, and the Fishers team wore special uniforms honoring the Indiana National Guard.
The Orioles led 12-8 after the first quarter and maintained a 24-20 lead at
halftime. But Fishers’ offense got going in the second period, with Tamia Perryman
scoring six points. The Tigers moved ahead by the end of the third period to lead 35-33; Audra Emmerson and Katie Howard each hit a 3-pointer during the quarter.
Fishers outscored Avon 20-10 in the fourth to clinch the win. Katie Burton took
over in that period, scoring 11 points. Burton wound up the leading scorer with 15 points, while Perryman added 13.
“I think we did a lot better job on the boards in the second half,” said Tigers coach
Lauren Vail. “When we were able to rebound, we were able to get out and run a
little bit. We shot the ball really well and that never hurts when that happens, either.”
Fishers is 12-9 overall and will play two more home games next week as it finishes
up the regular season. The Tigers take on Class 4A No. 10 Lawrence North on
Tuesday and will play Franklin Central next Friday to wrap up HCC play.
Hamilton County Reporter
Hamilton Southeastern left no doubt that it was the top team in the Hoosier
Crossroads Conference after a 53-33 win at Zionsville on Friday.
With the victory, the Class 4A No. 1 Royals clinched an undefeated
championship in the HCC, an unblemished record of 7-0. Southeastern won all of its
conference games by double digits in clinching its first outright HCC title since
2014. (The Royals shared the title with Brownsburg last season.)
Southeastern took control early, leading 15-5 after the first quarter and 23-12 at
halftime. The Royals outscored the Eagles in each of the four periods. Sydney Parrish led the way with 17 points, including three 3-pointers.
Amaya Hamilton added 12 points and also led the rebounding with seven.
Hamilton and Jackie Maulucci both handed out four assists.
Southeastern is 20-1 overall and will finish the regular season Tuesday at Pike.