The Fishers Arts Council is set for the 12th annual Senior Showcase at Fishers City Hall, featuring works of art from seniors at Fishers and HSE High Schools.  A free public reception is set for Friday, April 16th, from 6:00pm to 7:15pm, followed by the Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm.

This will be an in-person reception, but COVID protocols will be in place. Facial coverings are mandated as is social distancing.

The award winners this year will receive scholarships totaling $2000. The categories are – Best of Show ($500), First ($250), Second ($150) and Third Place ($100) in the categories of Drawing, Photography and Painting/Mixed Media.

The artwork will be on display at Fishers City Hall from April 4th thru April 29th, with the gallery open daily from 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday.

Jesse Kramer, Director of Exhibits at Conner Prairie will be the judge. The artwork for the exhibit was selected by Jasmine Osborne, Chair, Visual Arts Department, Chair, Visual Arts Department, Fishers High School and Angela Fritz, Chair, Visual Arts Department, Hamilton Southeastern High School along with art department teachers Danielle Ontiveros and Lisa Brown.

The corporate sponsor for the exhibit is Star Bank.

The artwork shown in this post are from last year’s event.

Fishers Student Karissa Stiner

The American Rescue Plan (ARP), the $1.9 trillion in spending recently enacted by Congress, provides local governments money, and Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness says his city is receiving $19.8 million.  The mayor wants to work with his city council on how the funds should be spent.

According to Fadness, there are some restrictions in the federal law as to how the money can be spent and he wants to sift through all the provisions before working with council members on spending the cash.

“We are in a very good financial position, so Fishers will not need to use this money to plug holes in our budget,” Fadness tells LarryInFishers.

According to national news reports, the local ARP money must be spent by the end of 2024 on certain projects, including:

–reimbursement and expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic

–grants to assist small businesses, nonprofits and industries impacted by the pandemic.

–water, sewer and broadband projects

All ARP funds must be spent by the end of 2024 and the money cannot be used to lower taxes or to pay into municipal pension funds.

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This is the video of my podcast with Jason Taylor and Hatem Mekky of the Fishers Engineering Department.

Ever since moving to Fishers in 1991, municipal officials have always advised local motorists to be patient as road construction is ongoing.  Some things never change.

In this podcast with Jason Taylor, Director of Engineering for the City of Fishers, and Hatem Mekky, the Assistant Director, both ask for your patience as we enter the road construction season in 2021.

We discuss State Road 37, the status of the Nickel Plate Trail and a number of other subjects in this podcast.