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Gurinder Singh Khalsa, center, portrays himself in the 14-minute film “Singh.” It is based on the real-life event of the TSA prohibiting Singh Khalsa from boarding a plane if he didn’t remove his turban.

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Redistricting plan moves 2,265 students feeder system, which would allow students from certain middle schools to attend the same high school. However, the adopted redistricting plan The Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board doesn’t have a feeder system in place. of Trustees unanimously approved Supt. Allen The adopted plan does offer grandfathering, Bourff’s recommended rediswhich will be further explored after winter break education tricting plan Dec. 12. for students that qualify. For grandfathered stuThe redistricting process dents, although they are able to remain at began in 2016 after a referendum was their current school, transportation will not passed. The redistricting goal was to be provided. Grandfathering only is offered for better target building capacities and third-, fifth- and seventh-grade students. accommodate the opening of the new “Redistricting is never an easy process, and Southeastern Elementary School at I want to thank everyone who took part for Cyntheanne Road and Southeastern giving their valuable time and input,” Bourff Parkway. Southeastern Elementary is stated in a press release. “The plan accomset to open for the 2019-20 school year.

Bourff plishes several goals by moving the fewest The redistricting plan prioritizes possible number of students. Most importantly, it sending students to the schools closest to their balances our school enrollment and fills the new homes. The plan reduces the number of portables Southeastern Elementary, which opens in fall and limits students needing to cross Ind. 37 to 2019.” reach their school, except for Harrison Parkway The HSE district will release open house dates, Elementary. The plan centralizes the pre-K propotential tours and welcome events in the future. gram to Brooks School Elementary instead of When the redistricting plan goes into effect in continuing to house the program at Lantern Road the 2019-20 school year, 2,265 students will attend Elementary. a different school. For more, visit hseschools.org.

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HSE maintains grades in accountability report

By Noah Alatza • news@currentinfishers.com

“Absolutely ISTEP affected school ratings,” Asst.

Supt. of curriculum Janice Combs told Current in in 2017. “The impact from performance and growth Hamilton Southeastern Schools has maintained was significant.” its A corporation rating, according to the Indiana Moving forward, Abbotts said HSE’s focus will Dept. of Education’s annual A-F remain the same. education accountability report released “We will strive to prepare each one of our nearly Nov. 14.

22,000 students with the knowledge and “We are proud of the work of our stuskills they will need for success in the 21st dents and teachers,” district spokeswomcentury,” Abbotts said. an Emily Abbotts stated in an email. “We Carmel Clay Schools and Noblesville Schools also recognize that our entire community also maintained an A rating, while Westfield plays an integral part in our continued Washington Schools saw its grade rise from a success.”

B to an A. Four HSE schools improved their letter Approximately 22 percent of Indiana schools grades from a B to an A. They are Brooks Combs improved one or more letter grades, with School Elementary, Cumberland Road nearly 9 percent improving to an A. Overall, nearly Elementary, Harrison Parkway Elementary and 64 percent of schools received an A or B. Thorpe Creek Elementary.

“Our current accountability grades are an indicaOnly Fall Creek Elementary School fell from an A tion of the great education Indiana students are to a B. All other district schools maintained A ratreceiving,” Indiana Supt. of Public Instruction Jenniings, while Sand Creek Elementary maintained a B fer McCormick stated. “Our work is paying off and rating. as a department, we will continue to partner with Three schools dropped a letter grade in last dedicated stakeholders to ensure every school and year’s IDOE results, which school officials attribevery student is successful.” uted at the time to ISTEP scores.

dispatches Early publication – Due to New Year’s Day falling on a Tuesday, Current Publishing newspapers will hit mailboxes on Dec. 29 instead of Jan. 1.

Eleven Fifty academy recognized – The U.S. Dept. of Labor has designated Fishers-based Eleven Fifty Academy, a nonprofit coding bootcamp, as one of the nation’s few software development apprenticeship programs. This is the first software development apprenticeship program in Indiana. The designation allows apprenticeships for all graduates coming through Eleven Fifty Academy employer partners and translates to guaranteed jobs.

Master Gardeners offer intern class – The Purdue Master Gardener Program will offer its basic intern training beginning Jan. 14. Training will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on Mondays with two Wednesday dates at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville.

Participants will be introduced to subjects like soil science, plant science, plant problems, using pesticides safely and more. The cost is $175 per participant for materials and class time. For more, visit extension.purdue.edu/Hamilton.

Fishers resident completes basic officer course – 2nd Lt. Sandrine Fossati, a 2018 Purdue graduate, recently completed her U.S. Army Medical Department Basic Officer Leaders Course training. She will start her master’s program in nutritional science through Baylor University. She is currently stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

David Weekley Homes gives back – David Weekley Homes recently held its fourth annual Giving Thanks, Giving Back Thanksgiving Drive. The drive was from Nov. 1 to 15, and David Weekley Homes collected more than 184,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable items in 18 participating markets. The company’s efforts provided nearly 311,500 meals to local families. In Indianapolis, more than 1,100 pounds of nonperishable items were collected.

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Vardagen’s vault history Commentary by Robert Bowling

towns across the U.S. had their own bank.

The National Bank Act of 1864 established Vardagen announced in October federally issued bank charthat it ters which took the power of back in the day would banking out of the hands of be closstate governments. Fishers ing its store after six years in was issued charter No. 10419.

Fishers to focus its efforts online.

To put it into perspective, the I had the opportunity to go inside first bank in Indiana to get a while they were moving, and I charter was the National Bank noticed a large vault built into the of Fort Wayne (No. 11), charwall. For a T-shirt printing comtered in 1863. pany, that may seem out of place, The Fishers National Bank but if we were to take a step back closed in 1930. But as I stood in history, it would all make sense. there staring at the vault, Vardagen was the last On July 8, 1913, a small parcel I imagined what it was like store to occupy the same inside the building during its of land along Main Street (116th building which Fishers Street) would become home to 17-year existence. This building National Bank did in 1913. the newly formed Fishers National (Submitted photo) also had a few suspenseful Bank. Fishers finally had a place moments which we will learn for residents to transact financial business about in the coming weeks. without having to go to Indianapolis or Robert Bowling has been a FishNoblesville. Residents were assured their ers police officer for 16 years. He money would be safe in the new fireproof is a school resource officer and vault and a safe deposit box would only is the Fishers Police Dept. historian. He has a love of history and cost $1.50 a year. enjoys sharing it with others.

I first thought that it was unique, considHe recently wrote the script ering the size of Fishers, that it would have and performed in the “Battle of Mudsock” re-enactment. its own bank. But I discovered many small

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Fishers man pens ‘Titans of Taste’

By Renee Larr • news@currentinfishers.com Fishers resident Keith Lowe has created a fun way to get kids to eat their book food. The book, “Titans of Taste,” is a lighthearted approach to help parents with meal time. A brother and sister call upon different characters in the book to help fend off tasteless food.

“There are these superhero-type characters that each represent a different condiment. They all work together to fight off this food and kind of get it under control with the kids,” Lowe said.

The characters include Rawhide McRanch, Mustard Commando, Jumpjet Jelly, Corporal Ketchup, Major Maple and Grill Seargent. Each has a different ethnicity.

“The essence of the book is about how all these different heroes of different ethnicities work together as a team,” Lowe said. “At the very end of the book it talks about how they work together like family. There are some subtle cues on cooperation and friendship.”

Lowe drew from his own experience with his two young daughters, Evelyn and Julia, as inspiration for the book.

“My kids love to dip their food. We can get them to eat all kinds of vegetables with a little ranch dressing. It’s such a great condi-

Keith Lowe’s daughter, Evelyn Lowe, 4, holds “Titans of Taste.” (Submitted photo)

ment,” he said.

Lowe used Kickstarter, a crowd funding platform, to finance the project.

“I chose Kickstarter because it provides a visible financial goal that anyone can contribute to,” he said. “People visit Kickstarter on a regular basis for new projects that interest them, so you have natural traffic, but you can also direct people there via social media and other marketing avenues.”

The books can be purchased for $20 at keithloweart.com/product-page/ the-titans-of-taste.

Lowe is an illustrator and is an adjunct professor at Indiana Wesleyan University. He wants to write another book about how the body works for younger children.

DECA students thank firefighters

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Hamilton Southeastern High School sophomore Muntasir giving back Munaf took the phrase “giving thanks” literally during the Thanksgiving holiday by ensuring Fishers firefighters felt appreciated for their work.

Munaf is involved in DECA, a nationwide club offered at HSE. The club teaches students about business, and Munaf wanted to involve classmates in a project to give back this year.

“The whole point of DECA is to prepare students for business-related fields,” he said. “This year, I wanted us to do something else, like community service and philanthropic work and stuff.”

Munaf came up with the idea to write thank-you cards for Fishers firefighters.

He enlisted the help of his fellow students involved in DECA, and the group distributed the cards Nov. 18. Out of 95 club members, 75 participated and wrote a combined 130 letters.

FFD Capt. John Mehling said the letters

From left, firefighters John Hinton, Nate Ginley and Matt Steele read letters written by DECA students. (Submitted photo)

made working Thanksgiving a little easier.

“Fishers firefighters have a passion for the life they have chosen, but it doesn’t make missing holidays at home any easier,” Mehling said. “So, when students take the time to write letters to our firefighters expressing such appreciation for the work we do, it re-enforces that our efforts matter, the missed holidays aren’t for nothing and reaffirms our willingness to do what is needed, is appreciated by our community. We literally would walk through fire for these students.”

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FJHS wins civic competition

By Noah Alatza • news@currentinfishers.com

competition.

“It is pretty complicated and many inFishers Junior High School placed first depth questions are asked of students,” out of 14 middle Dunlap said. accomplishment schools during He said the three We the People teachthe Dec. 11 We ers at Hamilton Southeastern Schools are the People State Finals in Indianapolis. among the best in the nation.

Fishers resident Charles Dunlap, Dunlap said there is strong supwho serves as the executive direcport for the program from HSE’s tor of the Indiana Bar Foundation, administration. said the organization has adminis“The administration at all levels tered the We the People program has supported this,” he said. since its inception in 1987.

Dunlap said a summer initiative We the People focuses on teachis offered to aid in professional ing students about American histodevelopment opportunities for any Dunlap ry, government and constitutional teacher looking to learn from exissues, including current events. perts about how best to teach a We the “A lot of the kids do this, and they People course. come out of this more actively engaged, Dunlap said investing in teachers is vote at higher rates and are more open crucial and part of a much larger initiato seeing both sides of the issue,” Dunlap tive of the Indiana Bar Foundation. said.

Fishers previously won a state title in The competition consists of a mock 2017, and the team received a national congressional hearing, where stuaward at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. dents are “experts” and volunteers are Students also were recognized at the “congress members” who ask quesIndiana Statehouse and received a private tions. Teams advance from Indiana’s tour led by Supt. of Public Instruction four regional competitions to a state Jennifer McCormick.

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Mayor Scott Fadness, left, pauses with Gurinder Singh Khalsa, a Fishers resident and president of the Sikh Political Action Committee. (Submitted photo)

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Gurinder Singh Khalsa, center, portrays himself in the 14-minute film “Singh.” It is based on the real-life event of the TSA prohibiting Singh Khalsa from boarding a plane if he didn’t remove his turban. (Photo by SikhsMEDIA)

A Sikh Trailblazer Gurinder Singh Khalsa to receive Rosa Parks Award, create film

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Fishers resident Gurinder Singh Khalsa will receive the Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award next month cover story because of his efforts in changing the Transportation Security Administration’s policy regarding turbans.

In 2007, Singh Khalsa was forcibly removed from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York after he refused to unwrap his turban.

Singh Khalsa was traveling from Buffalo to Sacramento, Calif. when TSA officials attempted to send him through extra security measures for wearing a turban even though he didn’t set off any alarms.

As a member of the Sikh community, the turban is one of five sacred articles of faith. Unlike a cap, a turban must be unraveled to remove it.

When Singh Khalsa would not remove his turban in the airport, he said he was drug out by security.

TSA officials informed Singh Khalsa he would encounter the same issue at every

airport in the nation, so he took a two-hour taxi ride to Canada, where he immediately contacted a friend with an ethnic media organization. He was interviewed on live TV, and calls from the Sikh community began pouring in.

“That’s how I started,” he said. “I got a lot of calls and older people from my community started crying, ‘We were going to India to attend a wedding,’ or attend a funeral or visit their parents on long-distance flights.

They made them remove their turbans.”

Sikh community members told Singh Khalsa that TSA rules require turbans be placed on the security belt next to shoes.

Because of the turban’s importance to the Sikh religion, Singh Khalsa compared the act to that of stripping a woman.

“That’s the time it kicked in. I said, ‘No, somebody has got to stop this and somebody has got to do something,’” he said.

“That was our dignity and respect and freedom of faith. When I listened and people were crying, they said, ‘Somebody has got to stand up,’ and I said, ‘No matter what, I am not going to leave any stone unturned until we change this policy.”

Singh Khalsa met with members of the U.S. Congress and then traveled across the U.S. to acquire at least 20,000 signatures to change TSA policy. He collected 67,000 signatures.

“That is why I am getting the Trailblazer Award,” he said. “They not only changed the policy, they also had our (Sikh) community people engage with those TSA checkpoints all over the U.S. to give them the training and let them know how we need to be more sensitive and accommodative to the article of faith. That is the beauty. That makes me in my heart feel we are one of the best countries on the face of the earth.”

Jose Lusende, vice president for Strategy and External Relation of Recorder Media Group, said the Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award is one of three special awards the Indiana Minority Business Magazine presents.

“Rosa Parks refused to stand up on the bus, changing the cause of actions that led to igniting the civil rights movement,” Lusende said. “Gurinder, he was going through security and they told him

he needed to remove his turban and he refused to do that. It went all the way to the (U.S.) Senate to order TSA to change the policy requiring people to remove their turbans. We thought that was very important, and that is why he is getting the award.”

documenting his experience A 14-minute film depicting Gurinder Singh Khalsa’s experience when he was forcibly removed from the Buffalo International Airport for refusing to remove his turban during security screenings is in the works.

Singh Khalsa plays himself in the film. His 14-year-old son, Ajaypratap Singh, plays the younger version of Singh Khalsa. A trailer is expected to be available by Jan. 18.

The film is based on Singh Khalsa’s true story of being denied boarding a flight because of his turban. The film is expected to be released early next year.

For more, visit Singh the Short Film on Facebook.

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ESSA Y Choose merry

LETTER Citizens, mayor not a team

Commentary by Terry Anker The delivery driver, obviously frustrated with the person who’d failed to allow him to merge into traffic, gestured wildly at the passing motorist. In an overlooked twist, his anger with the poor driving decisions of another caused him to inflict the same on others.

Well, it is the season of high pressure. We all have somewhere to be, on deadline, scurrying to complete our shopping or other checklists, somehow imagining that if we work frantically now we will have time to slow down and enjoy later.

Then, the elderly woman careens into the bank parking lot, singleminded in her desire to be first in the door to confront the teller.

“My credit card didn’t work,” she barked. “How can I finish my shopping?” Her issue promptly resolved, she departs precipitously, presumably back to finish her chores. The beleaguered young male employee apologizes to those of us next in line and sighs that “it has been like this all day.”

With each season, the flora and fauna around us finds its own watermark. Leaves fall, then grow back again with the turning pages of the calendar. Likewise, each animal of the garden prepares for the long nights of winter only to rejoice with the long days of summer. If all adapt as our planet takes its annual spin around the sun, it would seem that we humans must accommodate it all, too. And if so, what does this season bring to us?

Are we settled in our homes, loved and embraced by family; or, too often, unable to manage the expectations of others, or ourselves?

Do we have dominion over our own attitudes or are we driven to them by the phases of the moon? And, if we have choice, why wouldn’t we choose merry?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

Catching up with friends Commentary by Danielle Wilson I had dinner with old friends last night. Not old old, like World War II vets (though I’d offer up my firstborn to sit down even humor for a few minutes with the likes of my great-grandfathers), but rather a couple of ladies I’ve known since college. We don’t see each other often, but when we do, it feels like just yesterday we were getting married and having babies.

Our conversations have changed somewhat. We discuss the absurd cost of in-state tuition for those babies (as well as mammograms and career changes and the best way to remove tannins from red wine), and we use a little more under-eye concealer and hair dye than we once did (not me, thank goodness, because gingers stay red forever!). But for the most part, we are still those starry-eyed girls who met through our goofy, and now graybearded, husbands.

Devoted readers will know that the last thing I want to do on any night is go out,

especially when my perfect 9 p.m. bedtime is at risk (the struggle is real!). So, there was a moment yesterday when I thought, “Nope.

I’m too tired. I’m not going.” How stupid that would have been!

We laughed, we cried (I tell a hysterical tale about my male OB-GYN trying to teach me how to use an incontinence device), we shared the ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Most importantly, we cherished each other’s company and celebrated almost 30 years of friendship.

I apologize for the sentimentally, but the holidays have me in a reflective kind of mood.

And the alternative was my morning spent dry-heaving while sopping up cat vomit.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist.

You may email her at info@ youarecurrent.com.

Q UOTE O F THE W EEK “Christmas isn’t a season.

It’s a feeling.”

— Edna Ferber

Editor, I am deeply concerned about the latest effort by Mayor (Scott) Fadness to transform 116th Street into the Fishers version of Manhattan with his latest $157 million development project. He stated, “We have to adapt and evolve for us to be sustainable in the long term,” yet all that has seemed to evolve are tax increases, such as a wheel tax on every car owned

by Fishers residents, and a proposed tax increase to pay for removing the rail line and building a trail. What tax increase is coming next for this newest project?

All of the mayor’s proposals appear to be a done deal without much input from citizens. If, in fact, these projects are so beneficial to us, why is the city giving tax breaks, waiving fees and building a parking garage at taxpayer expense? All of this development also is short-sighted from an infrastructure perspective. Concerning 116th Street, Fadness has claimed that, “Nothing in our traffic counts shows more lanes are needed.” Of course, anyone driving on 116th Street at 5 p.m. would beg to differ – and the city’s counts are not including further expansion. Is the Fishers community truly on board with the mayor’s vision? I doubt it.

Joe Weingarten, Fishers

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Serious turkey talk Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Like most guys, when I walk past a magazine rack, I can’t help but stare. Last month, I saw one cover that made me humor drool. There she was: Perfectly proportioned, with golden skin and a great pair of legs — the best-looking turkey I had ever seen.

It was Whole Foods’ 2018 Thanksgiving publication. Inside the front cover is an introductory letter from … I don’t know who it’s from. It’s not signed but there are two hashtags at the bottom. One says #Thanksgiving and the other is #MakesMeWhole.

I accessed both on Twitter, where there were lots of holiday recipes but none for turkey hash, which seems like a wasted pun opportunity.

The description of the Whole Foods turkey includes: “Bronzed, glistening show piece,” which piqued my interest. They went on to say the bird was “dry brined and organic,” which made me lose my appetite. They also claim their turkeys were “raised the right way,” which is more than you can say about the next-door neighbor’s children. Your own kids are perfect, of course.

The Whole Foods folks tell you to “expect

applause” when the meal reaches the table.

But they are selling the turkey fully cooked with all the sides already prepared, so what are your guests applauding — an accidentfree trip to the store? Your awesome defrosting and reheating?

Then comes the real stunner. Whole Foods says, “Or maybe there is no turkey, at all.

Maybe the turkey is a stunning Romanesco cauliflower roast.” Well, so much for the applause.

After listing their gluten-free, Paleo and keto options, they say, “You’re doing it right, however you Thanksgiving.” You can make cauliflower the main course to please the vegetarians, but when you make “Thanksgiving” a verb, you’ve displeased the grammarians.

By the way, last year’s magazine had a special tip for carnivores: Throw leftover legs and wings into the food processor with some stuffing. Doesn’t a dark meat smoothie sound delish?

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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OneZone Commerce recognized a variety “I wake up every day and I love my of businesses and individuals Dec. job. I love going to work. I love who 12 during its annual chamber awards luncheon at I get to partner with and what I do. I know that’s a blessing and not many Ritz Charles. people get to say that,” she said.

Business of the Year – Fishers: Lifetime Achievement Award Emplify, an employment engage– Carmel: ment survey and analytics company, The award went to Winston Long received the Business of the Year Jaramillo and his company, Omni Centre for PubAward for small to medium-sized busilic Media, for working with the City of nesses. CEO Santiago Jaramillo was Carmel during the past 15 years. Mayor one of Launch Fishers’ first members.

Jim Brainard spoke in a video honoring “The thing that stands out to me Long. the most is how grateful I am and we “It is an honor to be a resident of are about being in Fishers and being this city,” Long said. “This city means in Hamilton County,” he said. a lot to me.”

Young Professional of the Year: New construction and renovation The award went to Courtney Lloyd, Mishelow awards: a Vice President private banker at STAR Anthony’s Chophouse in downtown Financial Bank. The Young Professional Carmel received the award for Best New Conof the Year Award goes to a person between struction in 2018. The renovation award went the ages of 21 and 40 who demonstrates to Citimark’s Visionary Building in Fishers on leadership and a passion for making a difVisionary Way. Most Valuable Volunteer: The award went to Sam Mishelow, chief FAMILY DENTISTRY FOR ALL AGES Personalized Care With A Gentle Touch strategy officer of Meyer Najem Construction in Fishers. Mishelow is on the board of directors for Riverview Health, the board of directors for the Humane Society for Hamilton County and the merit board for the Carmel Police Dept.

“His position on the merit board is voted by members of the (police) department every Kevin D. Ward, D.D.S. two years, and he gets all the votes,” CPD Email: kwarddds@fishersdentalcare.com Chief Jim Barlow said. “That, to me, says a lot www.fishersdentalcare.com about his personality.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Eva Bublick is already hitting the Billboard charts and she hasn’t yet finished college. music The 2015 Carmel High School graduate’s song “America” with All Day Willis, whose real name is William MacKenna, peaked at No. 45 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart for the week of Nov. 24.

“It’s really cool,” Bublick said. “I’ve had people say, ‘Oh, I’ve heard your song,’ and I thought, that’s crazy, it really happened. All of sudden DJs were remixing my song since it was on dance label.”

Bublick is a senior acting major at Marymount Manhattan College.

“I’ve been going to open mics and clubs and singing since I’ve been in New York,” she said.

Bublick went to Premier Studios to record a demo for her mother. There, she met All Day Willis.

“He’s really good at the guitar and we had similar taste in music. We started talking and started making music,” Bublick said.

“He’s very talented and a great producer and I was super lucky to work with him.”

Bublick said she and All Day Willis have made several songs in the last several months.

Bublick said a large group from the studio went to Woodstock, N.Y. during the summer.

“We went to a performance at Woodstock’s Lodge and we heard Joey Eppard play his song ‘In America’ with P-Funk,” Bublick said. “It was the night before Mountain Jam, which is a huge festival. George Clinton was playing with P-Funk the next night at Mountain Jam.” Bublick said a friend from P-Funk introduced her to Eppard.

“He actually wrote the song after 9/11 and I heard it and really, really liked it,” Bublick said. “The song says in America we need a miracle and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s so relevant today.’ It’s transcended many, many years.”

Carmel High School graduate Eva Bublick, right, hits Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart with her single “America” with All Day Willis. (Submitted photo)

Bublick said it was cool to make a song about America in such a politically charged time that isn’t really political at all.

“I really loved the message of the song,” Bublick said.

Eppard helped with the recording by playing guitar.

“It was fun collaborating with these really fun and seasoned artists,” she said.

Bublick is working on a new project with guitarist Binky Griptite, an original manager of The Dap-Kings, who left in 2018. Griptite also was Amy Winehouse’s guitarist.

“With the 50th anniversary of Woodstock coming, we are talking about getting a band together and playing for that,” Bublick said. “It’s like working with a living legend.”

Bublick describes her musical taste as 1960s soul with a modern twist.

“Music like Janis Joplin, the Doors and Cher from Sonny,” she said.

She also has some modern influences like Cigarettes After Sex, Daughter, Demi

Lovato and Portugal. The Man. “The music industry is crazy. You never know what is coming next, but you just have to do what is in your heart and in your soul,” she said.

CHS theater teacher Jim Peterson said he remembers Bublick from her four years of theater classes.

“One memory that stands out was the year after she was in a Summer Stock Stage production of the musical “Hair,’” Peterson said. “She really embraced that production and would often sing or talk about that show. Her wardrobe even took on a certain hippie vibe. I’m not surprised that she’s being successful in a recording career. She’s always had a great singing voice. She was determined to follow her acting and singing career in New York.”

Bublick has appeared in small independent films, including “Hell Night: The Summoning.”

Dance Discovery series centers on rock and roll editorial@youarecurrent.com The Dance Discovery class on rock and roll is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The instructor will be Doug King. An experienced choreographer, director and actor, King performs at several regional theaters.

He also teaches tap and jazz at Anderson University. King was active in starting the dance program at Anderson University in 2000.

The Ball State University graduate has danced locally with Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, Indianapolis Ballet and Dance Kaleidoscope in its annual Yule Tide Celebration.

King was on the first national tour of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” as Levi with Donny Osmond and in the Canadian national tour as Dan. The session is held before Neil Berg’s “50 Years of Rock and Roll,” set for 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Palladium. Berg’s program begins with the roots of rock and roll, starting in 1931 and stretching to 1981.

Comfortable attire and dance shoes or non-rubber soled shoes are recommended.

Tickets are $18.

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Westfield — Uncorked with Morgan Taylor is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 27 at Urban Vines Winery and Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Whitestown — The Why Store performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 4 at the 1915 Room at Moontown Brewing Co. Carmel — Civic Theatre will hold its final performances of the musical “Mary Poppins” Dec 22 to Dec. 29 at The Tarkington.

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Noblesville — The Fourth Friday Young Musicians Series is set from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 28 at Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St. Fishers — The Fishers Art Council’s “Winter Wonderland” exhibit will run through Dec. 27 on Fishers City Hall’s second floor. The exhibit is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, except Christmas Day.

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Anna Skinner Current in Westfield, Current in Fishers and Current in Geist editor I know this will come as a shock to most of you, but I am no baker or cook (gasp). I absolutely do not excel at anything more complicated than minute rice and frozen, pre-cooked veggies.

My mom is a different being, entirely, so I sought her wealth of knowledge after the Current Publishing editors decided to share some of our favorite Christmas recipes this season. Mom always sends me home with a bounty of cookies or fresh-baked goods whenever I visit. She bakes dozens of these cookies every holiday season and they are heavenly.

White Chip Orange Dream Cookies Ingredients: • 2 1/4 cups flour • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup butter or margarine • 1/2 cup granulated sugar • 1/2 cup light brown sugar • 1 egg • 2 to 3 teaspoons grated orange peel • 2 cups Nestle’s White Morsels • Optional: 2/3 cup of roughly chopped macadamia nuts (these should be optional if you have a nut allergy, because my mom added these nuts for the first time this year, and they took the cookies to the next level.)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in egg and orange peel.

Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in the white morsels and macadamia nuts. Drop the dough in rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are a golden brown. Let stand 2 minutes, then place on wire racks to cool. Once cool, devour them all in one sitting. No, I’m kidding, don’t do that. Of course, I’ve never done that.

Sara Baldwin Schatz Current in Zionsville editor Every Christmas morning for as long as I can remember, my mom wakes up before the rest of the family to make monkey bread. It’s a gooey concoction comprised of biscuits, sugar and butter and baked in a bundt pan. The bundt pan she uses is shaped like snow-capped mountains, which adds a festive touch. Monkey bread pairs well with coffee and the pull-apart

Christmas Morning Monkey Bread’s pull-apart texture is perfect for sharing and nibbling while family members open stockings in front of the fireplace. (Photo by Sara Baldwin Schatz)

texture lends itself to sharing and nibbling while we open our stockings in front of the fireplace.

Christmas Morning Monkey Bread Bread: • 2 large packages Grand’s Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits • 3/4 cup sugar • 2 tablespoons cinnamon • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 3/4 cup melted butter • 1 cup chopped pecans Icing: • 2 tablespoons butter • 2 tablespoons milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 cup powdered sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Spray the bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle some chopped pecans at the very bottom. Drizzle butter over the nuts then sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar over top. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl. Roll the biscuits into 1-inch balls and place in a large Ziploc bag.

Pour 2/3 of the sugar mixture over the biscuits and shake the bag to coat evenly.

Drop the rolled biscuits into the pan one layer at a time, adding nuts, sugar and butter between each layer. Pour the remaining nuts, butter and sugar over top. Bake for 40-45 minutes. While the bread is cooking, mix the icing ingredients in a stovetop pan on low until evenly combined. As soon as the bread comes out of the oven, flip the pan upside down onto a festive tray, removing the pan slowly. Drizzle the icing over top of the bread.

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Gift bottles for red drinkers Commentary by Elizabeth Morse December brings with it a host of special holiday events. From neighborhood open houses and office parWINEderlust ties to New Year’s Eve, it’s best to have a little something in hand for your host. The three red wines I’m recommending are all bottles I’d be happy to receive. Starting at well under $20, there is an appropriate selection for any occasion.

A fun little Italian wine, Olianas 2017 Cannonau di Sardegna DOC, comes in at $13ish and isn’t one you’ll find everywhere. I always enjoy a wine that’s a bit obscure because it implies that the giver has put a bit more effort into selecting it. This one isn’t going to be in the 15-case display inside your wine shop. It will impress with rich, bold flavors like chocolate, fragrant tobacco and hints of myrtle berries (menthol). A big mouthful of silky red wine.

For a fancy affair, seek out 2015 Franky Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. With 86 percent Cab juice and

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about 10 percent Merlot, this beauty smells like black currants and strong coffee. It’s got a solid tannic structure but the tannins themselves are subtle and feminine. In the mouth, you’ll get flavors of bramble fruit, ripe black cherries and cocoa with a gorgeous spicy finish that won’t quit ($55).

My most recent wine crush (pardon the pun) is another California wine from St. Helena in Napa Valley. 2015 Ehlers Estate Cabernet Franc makes a statement. What it says is, “I’m a very structured and concentrated wine, with firm tannins.” Each sip grips you with dark berries, tarragon, chervil and scads of chocolate and leather. This lovely is a big mouthful that stands up nicely to heavier holiday fare ($65). Worth. Every. Penny.

Elizabeth Morse owned the Corner Wine Bar in Broad Ripple for close to 20 years. She is a graduate of IU, is a Hoosier chef, food writer, wine guru and Hamilton County Master Gardener who believes in supporting all things local. Morse has been a resident of Hamilton County for more than a decade. Check out her blog: schlepicurean.com.

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The “Wich” Came First sandwich at Four Day Ray layers a sunny-side up egg on top of a grilled chicken breast, hickory-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and Dijonnaise on a croissant roll. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 11671 Lantern Rd., Fishers What to get: “Wich” Came First Price: $12 Anna’s take: For an appetizer, I ordered the lobster corn dogs ($15). These are three pieces of sweet, cold-water lobster battered and fried and topped with a Meyer lemon aioli and red onion gremolata. I don’t know what it is about seafood battered like a corndog, but the appetizer is all the craze right now, and rightfully so. If you don’t have a shellfish allergy, I encourage you to try these puppies out.

If I have the opportunity to add an over-

easy egg onto any sort of burger, I always do it. Eggs just add something a little extra on a burger, especially on Four Day Ray’s “Wich” Came First sandwich, which consists of a sunny-side up egg, grilled chicken, hickory-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and a zesty Dijonnaise on a croissant roll.

The croissant was next level and gave the dish a brunchy feel. I ordered a side of Four Day Ray’s house-made potato chips and dipped them in the runny egg yolk – yum.

Suggested pairings: The neat thing about Four Day Ray’s menu is under each option, it recommends what beer to pair it with. For those of us who aren’t beer connoisseurs but like a good brew to pair with our meals, FDR makes it extra easy. For the “Wich” Came First, the suggested options were a blonde or pale ale. FDR has a crisp Blood Orange Blonde ale ($6.50) that I just love, so it was an easy choice.

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Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis and 4 p.m. Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Dec. 26 Eli Lilly and Co. present Charles Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge for the 28th year at IRT. Cost: $30 to $86

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Beef & Boards presents “Elf The Musical,” based on the movie.

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“It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Play,” Actors Theatre of Indiana, Dec. 22; 2 p.m. and the Studio Theater, Center for 7 p.m. Dec. 23 the Performing Arts, Carmel Actors Theatre of Indiana brings the iconic holiday film to the stage in the form of a 1940s-style radio broadcast.

Cost: $20 (student) to $45

From left, Ben Kistner, Devan Mathias and Sydney Pinchouck in Civic Theatre’s “Mary Poppins.” (Photo by Zach Rosing)

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REQUEST: At that hearing, the public will be invited to offer comments on the following request (“Proposal”): Consideration of petition PP-22004, a request for Primary Plat approval to renovate Schoolhouse #7 into a café, located on approximately .54 acres.

LOCATION: The Proposal is generally located at the intersection of Cyntheanne Road and Southeastern Parkway, with a common address of 12125 Cynteanne Road Fishers, IN 46037, also known as parcel # 13-12-31-00-00-026.000.

Indiana Law requires the City of Fishers to provide notice in a published newspaper circulation. Although Indiana State Law requires a noticed public hearing for a subdivision of land, the Plat Committee is obligated by law to approve a subdivision of land IF it complies with all the City’s development standards. If a land subdivision request does not meet all the City’s development standards, the petitioner will need a waiver of the standard(s) and the Plat Committee may approve the subdivision with a waiver, or approve it with conditions and the waiver, or the request may be denied.

The case file about this project is available for public review in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning, located on the 2nd floor at Fishers City Hall. The meeting agenda and related information will be posted on the City’s website forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting specified above.

Written objections filed with the secretary of the Advisory Plan Commission before the hearing will be considered. If you would like your written comments to be provided to the Fishers Advisory Plan Commission, you must submit them one (1) week prior to the hearing date noted above. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

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