Blade Runner 2049 has been a much-anticipated film and is finally in the theaters.  Adam Asse, IMAX theater manager Craig Mince and I all review the new science fiction sequel of the original 1982 movie.

The guest this week is Richard Propes, who talks about overcoming life obstacles to get to where he is today.  Richard also talks about films.

Hamilton County Reporter

When Friday evening began, Fishers was tied with Avon and Brownsburg for the lead
in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.

Once the games were settled…nothing had changed.

The Tigers beat Westfield 27-17 at Riverview Health Stadium, doing their part to stay
in the hunt for the HCC championship. So did the two Hendricks County teams: The
Orioles blanked Zionsville 40-0 and the Bulldogs beat Noblesville 41-10.

All three teams now have 4-1 conference records going into the final week of the
regular season. Fishers will host Zionsville, Avon welcomes the Millers and Brownsburg
will host Hamilton Southeastern.

Westfield gave the Tigers a battle, leading 7-6 at halftime. The Shamrocks scored on
a seven-yard run by Cameron Nance and Alex Bales made the extra-point kick. That
answered a Fishers touchdown from earlier in the period: Matt Wolff connected on a 27-
yard pass to Collin Statz. The Tigers went for two, but the attempt didn’t go.

Fishers got those points back after scoring the first of two touchdowns in the third
quarter. Wolff tossed a two-yard TD throw to Jack Freeh, then made the conversion
throw to Bryce Gee. With 20 seconds left in the quarter, Wolff made another short pass
to the end zone, this one into the hands of Isaiah Dunnuck.

The Tigers then went to the foot of Ben Norton in the fourth quarter, and he made two
field goals to extend Fishers’ lead to 27-10. Westfield did get one more touchdown, this a
12-yard pass from Nance to Kaleb Pettijohn. Bales kicked the extra point; he also booted
a 47-yard field goal in the third period.

Wolff had an outstanding game, completing 13 of 18 passes for 187 yards and the
three scores. Statz and Will Syrus each had four catches. Nance also had a good game,
going 9 for 17 and totaling 142 yards and one touchdown.

The Shamrocks finished HCC play 2-4 and will travel to Brebeuf Jesuit next week.
Tigers beat Westfield, still in HCC chase

Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Southeastern dropped a 30-0 game to Brebeuf Jesuit
Friday at Reynolds Royals Stadium.

The Braves scored in each period, leading 13-0 at halftime and
27-0 after three quarters.

Jackson Sweeney led HSE on the ground with 57 yards in 14
carries. Cody Huppenthal and Kody Sparks shared quarterback
duties, with Huppenthal going 4-for-10 and Sparks completing 7 of
17 throws. Nick Mutchner made six receptions, with Zach Boyle and
Ben Boysen both getting two catches.

The Royals are now 3-5 for the season. Southeastern will finish
the regular season at Brownsburg in a game that will also be HSE’s
Hoosier Crossroads Conference finale.

The Fishers Police Department has released funeral arrangements for Officer Ron Shepard.  The details are below:

There will be a flag ceremony at the Fishers Police headquarters Thursday, October 12th, at 4pm.  This is for public safety workers only.

Officer Shepard’s Celebration of Life will take place at the Wellington Banquet and Conference Center, 9775 North by Northeast in Fishers, on Friday, October 13th, 4pm to 9pm.  This is open to the public.

The funeral ceremony will be private.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Fishers Police Department Foundation.

This is a super-busy time for Fishers, especially along 116th Street east of the I-69 interchange.  The city of Fishers is offering some help.

For a quick guide to the grand openings, use this link to the Fishers City Web site.

For a guide to the openings of IKEA, Top Golf & Portillo’s, check this link 

Every year at this time, parents are planning Halloween activities, so the question is asked, when will Trick or Treat hours be this year?  Fishers Police Chief Mitch Thompson has provided the 2017 answer.

The hours will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Tuesday, October 31st.  Chief Thompson offers these tips to local residents for Halloween:

·         Give and accept wrapped or packaged candy only.

·         Only go to houses that you know the owner.

·         Have children bring treats home for adult inspection before they are eaten.

·         A parent or adult should accompany children when they are trick-or-treating.

·         Carry a flashlight.

·         Stay within your neighborhood; only visit homes you know.

·         Use make-up or face paint instead of masks.  If masks are used, make sure the child has good visibility.

·         Choose costumes that are flame retardant.

·         Wear light-colored clothing, short enough to prevent tripping.  Add reflective tape to dark colored costumes.

·         Watch for vehicle traffic and use caution when crossing the street.

Fishers will be on patrol the evening of October 31.  Chief Thompson asks residents to call 911 immendiately if you observe anything suspicious.

When businesses look at relocating, they look to specific firms to help with that search.  Ginovus is a Fishers-based firm that does just that…provides assistance to businesses looking to relocate.  Lindsey Erdody of the Indianapolis Business Journal joins the conversation for this LarryInFishers podcast.

The announcements of IKEA and Top Golf coming to Fishers were made many months ago.  We are about to see the reality of what this means to local residents.

The larger media outlets, such as area TV stations, the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis Business Journal, are doing the countdown to opening day, particularly for IKEA.

When I interviewed Steve Delaney, a specialist in restaurant real estate at CBRE Group, in a podcast interview several months ago, he views Top Golf right up with IKEA as a restaurant draw for the big Yard project being planned near both IKEA and Top Golf.

One thing all Fishers residents know for sure is this – 116th Street just west of Interstate 69 will become a very busy place.  If you live and/or work in that area, your ability to move around in your vehicle will be changed from now on.

I will give Mayor Scott Fadness and the city engineers credit for doing everything possible to prepare for this.  More lanes are available in that area of 116th Street.  The traffic configuration has been changed, per the city’s economic development deal with IKEA.

However, we will not know for certain how this will all work out until everything begins to open.  If you are a Fishers resident, my suggestion is to stay away from IKEA on opening day (unless you are hellbent on trying to win some of the free stuff).  Check it out later once things quiet down.

I will say this for Portillo’s, located in the same general area.  They were busy on opening day and they have been very busy every day since then.

I was having a conversation recently with a prominent person in Carmel, complimenting him on all they have accomplished.  Yes, the Carmel person said, but Fishers got IKEA.

IKEA was the big “get” for all Central Indiana communities.  It had been clear for some time that IKEA was scoping possibilities in the Central Indiana area and Fishers won the sweepstakes.  It was shortly after the IKEA announcement that Top Golf said its Central Indiana location would be Fishers.

A few months later, The Yard culinary development was announced.  We are still waiting to hear what restaurants plan to locate in The Yard.  We’ve been promised that list for a very long time and we continue to be told it will be “soon.”

Prepare for a regional media onslaught in the coming days, and, of course, a sea of humanity for the IKEA opening in Wednesday, October 11th.  Then, let’s see what happens next.

It was announced in recent days that a Fishers business will be expanding while remaining in Fishers, now that same firm has been honored with a major innovation award.

Fuzic has received one of nine 2017 Indiana Innovation Awards.  According to an online post to the Indianapolis Business Journal Web site, this awards program is sponsored by not-for-profit Centric Inc.

Fuzic was selected out of a pool of 48 award nominees.

Fuzic is a company that has only been in existence for a matter of months.  Launched earlier this year, it provides music to its customers from a wide selection of genres, and embeds customized messages between the songs to enhance the client’s brand.

For more on the Centric Innovation Awards, use this link.   For tickets to the October 12th awards ceremony at Butler University, check this link.

by

Fred Swift

Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton County government is getting ready to engage a public relations officer. The idea is to keep the public up to date on the numerous plans and projects the county has in the works. It sounds like a good idea. Most governmental entities the size of our county have some type of PR program.

Both on the drawing board and underway, there are a lot of projects the county has planned to keep up with the public service and facilities needs. There’s the massive upgrading of State Road 37, a new White River bridge, expansion of the Judicial Center, expansion of the jail complex, conversion to solar energy, possibly a parking facility, various park projects, and perhaps a public safety training center.

These are all things that can use some good public relations. But, make no mistake about it, a public relations spokesman, whether in the service of government, private business or a non-profit charity, is hired to put the best face possible on actions of his or her employer. The new county PR person will be hired under contract, not as a regular county employee. The pay and number of hours devoted to the job are yet to be determined.

Public relations can bring varying degrees of success. One of the best PR jobs in government has to go to those building the image of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. In private business, nothing can compare with the promotion of the IKEA furniture store. But, some public relations efforts have been known to be less than successful.

So, getting the right person provided with the right assignment is crucial.

In Hamilton County we need a full and factual presentation of any subject, giving the public the bitter and the sweet because, along with the favorable news, there are sometimes events that we deserve to know about that may not be pleasant to reveal.

And, the taxpayers are paying for it all.