It was 50 years ago, October 13th, 1967, when Fishers Assistant Fire Chief Raymond “Bud” Moulder was called to assist the Noblesville Fire Department with a commercial fire in downtown Noblesville. There was an explosion that collapsed a wall. Chief Moulder pushed another firefighter from Westfield out of the way, saving the life of that firefighter at the cost of his own.
The Fishers Fire Department and Fishers Fire Foundation are planning a Celebration of Life and fundraiser in remembrance of the 50th Anniversary of Assistant Chief Raymond “Bud” Moulder’s death, on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 12 noon to 3pm at Station 91, located near City Hall.
City officials will name the department’s Medal of Valor after Chief Moulder, as well as erecting the “Moulder Boulder” memorial outside Fishers Fire Headquarters. The Fishers Fire Foundation will be creating a scholarship fund in Chief Moulder’s name. The Moulder family will be at the event.
The public is invited to be a part of this celebration. City Barbecue will cater the food. Tickets are $10, or $40 per family. Those under 3 years of age are free. You can buy tickets in advance at this link, but you can also buy them at the event.
I have written about how WTHR removing its station on the AT&T U-Verse TV service is a sign that the government will need to step in and end the consumers being victimized by a game of chicken between two for-profit corporations. Trust me, even once this is settled, it will happen again unless federal authorities put rules into place to settle these disputes.
The two parties are at odds about the amount of money AT&T is to pay WTHR for the right to re-transmit their signal on the AT&T U-verse service.
But now that this has been dragging on for weeks, I have a word of warning to WTHR – this fracas is hurting you much more that AT&T at this point…..Channel 13 needs to settle now.
Why? Let’s use my wife Jane & I. We always tended to watch local news on WTHR. They have good, experienced reporters that know the local scene very well. You generally get a little extra from their news operation. They also have the best TV investigative team in town.
But Jane & I have now started to watch other local news stations. Guess what? Those other stations are doing a good job of covering local news. We are getting used to relying on other stations to get our local news.
That’s the danger WTHR faces. Families such as ours, that have watched WTHR for years to get our local TV news, may never return. WTHR’s ratings lead may well start to fade for a number of the AT&T U-Verse subscribers such as ourselves.
As I have written before, neither WTHR nor AT&T will discuss the details of what is causing this dispute, they just point the finger at each other and say it’s the other party’s fault.
My message to WTHR is that you have the most to lose at this point. I can use an antenna to watch Notre Dame football. Now that we have lived without your local newscasts for several weeks, we could well do without if from now on. WTHR, you had best settle now.
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.
Fishers’ Collin Statz pulls in a long reception for a huge gain during the Tigers’ game with Westfield Friday night at Riverview Health Stadium. This play would lead to a Fishers touchdown a few plays later. The Tigers won 27-17 and keep them in a firstplace tie in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. (Reporter photo by Kirk Green)
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 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.
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.
