What police describe as a road rage shooting in Fishers has resulted in the arrest of a Noblesville man.  Trevor Dahl, 24, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm, all felony offenses.  One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

This all happened around 9pm Thursday on 96th street, near Hague Road.  Upon arrival at the scene, officers day they observed a black Honda passenger car and a black Chevrolet passenger car blocking the intersection. The driver of the Honda was transported to an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and the driver of the Chevrolet was treated at the scene.

Police investigators say the driver of the Honda was traveling westbound on 96th Street when he was shot. The shooting caused the victim to lose control of his vehicle and crash into the Chevrolet. The suspect fled the area prior to officers’ arrival.

Fishers Police say they used technology in the investigation, including the Flock Safety Camera System, then located and arrested Dahl within 48 hours of this shooting. On Saturday, November 19^th the suspect was taken into custody and transported to the Hamilton County Jail without incident. 

“For the first time ever, in the history of Fishers, (Geist Reservoir) will be accessible to people who can’t afford to buy a home that costs a million dollars.  That means a lot to us as a community.”

This quote is from Mayor Scott Fadness during his 2022 State of the City address last Thursday.  The city held an open house Saturday to show the community Geist Waterfront park, which he was explaining in that quote.

The temperature was in the low 30s, but with the wind chill factor felt a lot colder than that.  That didn’t stop a throng of people, including many families with small children, from looking around, and many were on the playground, on the swings and other facilities.

Plans are to have the official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Geist Waterfront Park in March of 2023.

Here are a few photos from my journey around the new park.

Continue reading City unveils Geist Waterfront Park on a cold & windy Saturday →

There are two 5K running events in Fishers Thanksgiving day, the Fishers YMCA Wishbone 5K and the Gobblers Job 5K.  Both will require some road closures on Thanksgiving.

Also, be on the lookout for lane closures on Municipal Drive, 116th Street, 96th Street, Cumberland Road and Brooks School Road.

Below is the weekly road construction report, as released by the City of Fishers, for the work week beginning on November 21st:

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STATE ROAD 37 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

To learn more about the State Road 37 Improvement Project and sign up to receive text updates, visit
 37Thrives.com.

96TH STREET
Beginning on Monday, November 21, overnight lane restrictions will be in place on the outside lane of westbound 96th Street between Cumberland Road and Sargent Road thru Noon on Wednesday, November 23 for sanitary work. No work will be performed overnight.

FISHERS YMCA WISHBONE 5K
Road closures will be in place on Thursday, November 24 between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for the Fishers YMCA Wishbone 5K. Closures will begin at the Fishers YMCA on 126th Street, west to Saksons Blvd., around Ellipse Pkwy. to Farley Drive, to Turkel Drive, east on Sunblest Blvd., south on Lantern Road to the Nickel Plate Trail. Participants will continue north on the NPT until 126th Street. View route and other race details here. 

GOBBLERS JOG 5K
Road closures will be in place on Thursday, November 24 between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for the Gobblers Jog 5K. Closures will begin at Witten Park on 134th Street in Saxony Village, east to Olio Road, south to 126th Street, west to Pennington Road, north to 131st Street, east to Saxony Blvd., then west on 131st Street to Pennington Road/Erden Drive. Participants will continue to Witten Park. View route here.

The Fishers Arts Council is reaching out to the local community a couple of different ways.

First, the council is searching for new members of their nonprofit board.

Secondly, the council is looking for works of art created by those with disabilities to display in March of 2023.

For more details on both, check out the two news releases recently issued by the council:

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Fishers Arts Council (FAC) is looking for a few good people. We are seeking applications from individuals who want to help FAC promote visual and performing arts in the city of Fishers. Our mission is:

To support, advocate, and cultivate visual and performing arts opportunities that educate, enhance, and/or enrich the lives of those who live, work, and visit Fishers.

We are looking for individuals who are:

a. Willing to give 2-3 hours each month to promote and grow public and private art in the city through participation at meetings, on juries, or by volunteering at art events and activities.

b. Creative and willing to get their hands dirty.

If you are one of these individuals, we need you to help us continue to promote the visual and performing arts in Fishers. Don’t leave the decision to others. Board members play active roles in all that we do – this is a working board who helps support our part-time Executive Director. Your time, talent, and treasure truly make a difference in all that we do. Obtain an application at fishersartscouncil.org/how-to-help and scroll down to the Board Application button. All are welcome to come meet current board members and tour the gallery during our Second Friday reception on Friday, December 9 from 6-8pm in the Collaboration Hub Art Gallery at the Hamilton County Community Foundation, 11810 Technology Drive in Fishers. Ask questions and decide if you will be a part of shaping the future of art in Fishers! Applications are due no later than December 12, 2022.

Pat Grabill, FAC board member and watercolorist, shares her thoughts on her participation on the board. “The arts – all of them – bring joy and pleasure to our lives. Serving on the Fishers Arts Council has allowed me to meet and greet wonderful people, appreciate beautiful art, listen to wonderful musicians, and become involved in bringing even more art to the Fishers community. We hope those of you who love the arts will join us on the Board.

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During the month of March 2023 the Fishers Arts Council – along with The City of Fishers Advisory Committee on Disabilities and Conner Prairie – is looking to exhibit artwork created by artists with physical or intellectual disabilities. The artwork will be featured at Conner Prairie and the Collaboration Hub Gallery. This is a way to demonstrate the importance of art as we celebrate “Building our Future Together” during the month of March in the City of Fishers.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Artists interested in participating must submit a request by 3 pm January 13, 2023, to info@fishersartscouncil.org indicating their desire to participate. The information is to state in the Subject Line: March Awareness and include the following · Artist name

· Full physical mailing address

· Phone number

· Email address

· One or two sample(s) jpeg or pdf of artwork. Please limit the file size of each image to 2MB or less. (Do not embed images in your email.)

ELIGIBILITY: Artists must:

· Have a physical or intellectual disability,

· Be a 2D or 3D visual artist,

· Be able to provide at least two (2) to six (6) pieces of family friendly art for exhibit, and

· Agree that Fishers Arts Council or Conner Prairie may alter artwork for proper hanging and installation in the galleries if said artwork is not properly equipped for display.

Selection Process: Representatives from Fishers Arts Council will review submissions and select artists for the exhibit.

Notification: Artists will be notified of their acceptance into the exhibit by January 20, 2023. Delivery: Artists will be required to deliver artwork to the Fishers City Services Building on Friday February 10, 2023, from 3-5 pm or Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 10 am to noon. Questions: For more information, contact info@fishersartscouncil.org

The Fishers State of the City address has an interesting history.  It has always been a local Chamber of Commerce event.  As Fishers grew larger, the demand grew to attend the address, which for years was a luncheon.

This gathering outgrew any venue in Fishers, so Mayor Scott Fadness has used the Embassy Suites in Noblesville recently.  This year there was no luncheon, just a speech where anyone could attend free of charge.  There was a reception following the speech, and there was a charge attached to that.

Mayor Fadness began taking an historical approach, celebrating the 150th birthday of Fishers as a community.  He then recounted the many phases of Fishers’ development, from the early 1970s to present day.  The giant leaps of residential growth happened in the 1990s, just after Jane & I moved to Fishers.

The mayor went chapter and verse through the accomplishments, and challenges, of Fishers, including the local Hamilton Southeastern Schools.

The mayor reviewed the more than $1 billion in developments announced in recent months.  He also displayed the first rendering of what a new community center might look like, and hinted the details of that facility will be revealed to the public soon.

The mayor received a standing ovation from the large crowd at the conclusion of the speech.

You can watch the speech at this link.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness will present his State of the City address Thursday, 4:30pm, at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville.  This is a One Zone Chamber of Commerce function, but the public is invited with no registration necessary for this free event.

There will be a live video online stream of the mayor’s address at the Fishers Magazine Facebook page at this link.  If you miss the live video, it will be replayed at 8pm Thursday on the Twilight Town Hall Facebook page at this link.

We have known for some time that commercial activity, particularly restaurants, were expected to line the Nickel Plate Trail area near 116th Street.  John Tuohy of the Indianapolis Star has done some digging and came up with a number of eateries planned for that area of downtown Fishers.

He writes about plans for an Italian deli, health food quick-serve restaurant, another specializing in granola and fruit bowls, and smoothies as well as a seafood place.  And that’s just the beginning.

This IndyStar story is available only to subscribers.  Again, I urge everyone to support your local media.  Online subscriptions are not that expensive.  So, if you are a subscriber to the Star, the story is available at this link  

With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, the City of Fishers is touting two important events right after Thanksgiving Day.

Many are familiar with Black Friday, the busy commercial day after Thanksgiving.  But don’t forget Small Business Saturday the next day.  Also, the city is working with local nonprofit groups asking for your help on Giving Tuesday.

For more details, check out the news release issued by the City of Fishers:

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When the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new interchanges at State Road 37 was about to happen, I needed to bum a ride to take vides and photos of cars breaking through the ribbon at 146th Street.  Finally, I was assigned to ride in the front seat of a vehicle with Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen and Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness in the back seat.

I decided to just start rolling video and the exchange was posted on my blog.  I had lots of people tell me they enjoyed watching the two mayors go back and forth.

As we were leaving the vehicle, I asked the mayors if they would be willing to appear on a podcast together, both readily agreed.  With their busy schedules, it took a few months to get it on the calendar, but Tuesday, November 15, was the day.

I asked the mayors questions about a long list of issues and the entire recording session went nearly 50 minutes.  I think you will enjoy listening to the playful exchanges between the mayors, but they also addressed many serious subjects as well.

The Fishers YMCA Wishbone 5K is now in its 12th year, a fundraiser for the local Y with all the proceeds going to those unable to afford a YMCA membership in Fishers.  Jennifer Mealy of the Fishers Y talks about this year’s Wishbone 5K and much more in this podcast.