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This city has con- tributed more than $500,000 toward the market over the past two years to help it get started. have an operational budget and plan in place for 2019, and present it to our board next said Maria Murphy, the CEO of Carmel Christkindl- markt the that runs the festival on behalf of the city. pend- ing approval from the board, that bud- get and plan do not include a grant from the city at The second annual open-air Carmel Christkindlmarkt at the Center Green welcomed 328,000 people. The event, which ran Nov. 17 through Dec.

23, fea- tured 47 vendors, an ice skating rink, crafts, German-themed activities for children, woodworking demonstra- Big gains unwrapped at Christkindlmarkt Holiday revenues grew by nearly $1M in 2018 Natalia Contreras Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK The 2018 Carmel Christkindlmarkt had total sales revenue of about $2.2 million. MATT FILESee MARKET, Page 4A Carmel Christkindlmarkt 2018 numbers Attendance 328,000 in 2018 150,000 in 2017 Ice skating during market 19,809 skaters in 2018 6,709 skaters in 2017 Sponsorships $24,000 in corporate sponsorships in 2018 $5,000 in corporate sponsorships in 2017 As Avon police continue to pursue answers in the case of missing mother of Najah Ferrell, they spent part of this week combing a west-side pond in Indianapolis for clues. Deputy Chief Brian Nugent told In- dyStar that nothing was found during the searches on Monday and Tuesday. No additional operations are planned in the coming days. On Monday night, Brown Township Fire-Rescue shared photos of their agency assisting the Avon Police De- partment and Indiana Task Force One conduct a water search at The Board- walk at Westlake Apartments.

According to boats and a cadaver dog were used in the search. It remains unclear what led investiga- tors to the pond in the 6000 block of Westlake Drive. Ferrell, a mother of two children and three foster children who was en- gaged to be married, was last seen at her home near County Road 100 South and Dan Jones Road in Avon during the early hours of March 15. Police found her black Nissan Alti- ma in the parking lot of Studio Movie Grill, near the intersection of Michigan Road and West 86th Street in Indian- apolis, 2.5 miles east of the Panera Bread where she worked. Some personal items believed to be- long to Ferrell were also found in the area around I-465 and Lafayette Road.

Search for Avon mom visits pond on west side Cadaver dog, boats used in operations Justin L. Mack Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK See FERRELL, Page 19A Deputy Chief Brian Nugent told IndyStar nothing was found during operation, but crews returned to the area for more searching Tuesday. If Ethan job is tougher than most, he show it. The math teacher stands at the front of his class- room on the second of Northwest Middle School, smil- ing and laughing with his stu- dents as they walk through the parts of a slope intercept equa- tion. drawn a table for them to copy in their notebooks.

Most heads are bent over their desks; some are counting on their And when asks for volunteers to come up to the board and reduce a series of frac- tions, he has plenty of volunteers one with the caveat that he may need help. I can help man says. His challenge is greater than just teaching algebra. works in the Newcomer Program, which serves immigrant and ref- ugee students for the entire Indi- anapolis Public Schools district. Enrollment from Ethan Hoffman works through a math lesson for students at Northwest Middle School.

Hoffman was named IPS Teacher of the Year on Monday. ROBERT IPS does the math to honor educator Helping immigrant students leads to award Arika Herron Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK See TEACHER, Page 7A Dressbarn announced it is closing all its stores, including 16 locations in Indi- ana. Parent company Ascena retail group announced Monday plans to operations and eventual- ly close all of its 650 Dressbarn stores. more than 50 years, Dressbarn has served fashion needs, and we thank all of our dedicated asso- ciates for their commitment to Dress- barn and our valued said Steven Taylor, Dressbarn chief in a statement. decision was but necessary, as the Dressbarn chain has not been operating at an acceptable level of in retail For now, all Dressbarn stores remain open.

The website is still available and return, refund and gift card policies are unchanged, the statement said. The clothing store has loca- tions in Indianapolis, Avon, Edinburgh, Noblesville, and 12 other Indi- ana locations. It was unclear Tuesday how many Indiana jobs would be cut. Parent company Ascena also owns Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lane Bryant and other retailers. The company operates about 3,500 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

USA TODAY contributed to this story. Call IndyStar reporter Vic Ryckaert at 317-444-2701. Follow him on Twitter: Dressbarn closures include 16 in Indiana Vic Ryckaert Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK.