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Brinegar talks 2020 legislative goals

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Before discussing goals for the 2020 Indiana General Assembly legislative session, Indiana CHAMBER OF Chamber of Commerce President COMMERCE Kevin Brinegar presented a history of Indiana’s business climate during the Dec. 13 chamber breakfast for all Hamilton County chambers at Conner Prairie.

Brinegar shared statistics from 2000-01 and compared them to today’s figures.

“We were the only state to suffer a net loss of technology jobs during the ‘dot com’ boom from 1994 to 2000,” Brinegar said.

Indiana ranked poorly in other areas, including job creation and growth, where it was 50th in 2000. The state was first in bankruptcies and home foreclosures, and the business tax climate was among the worst in the nation.

“What have we done to transform Indiana in the last 20 years?” Brinegar said. “The Indiana chamber’s response was to prepare and release our economic vision for 2010 in 2000. It was a 10-year economic action plan for the state, because at that time, the state had no plan. It set goals and metrics for moving Indiana out of the lower half.

“We embarked on a 20-year odyssey that I call our march out of mediocrity, and if you think about where we were in 2000, the term mediocrity is, frankly, generous.”

Today, Indiana’s business climate is significantly brighter. It is first in the nation for infrastructure, fourth for business friendliness, fourth for cost of doing business and second for software job growth.

“We have accomplished a lot in these last 20 years, but we are not finished,” Brinegar said.

Brinegar listed several areas where improvements can be made and noted how the General Assembly can help.

Education attainment, per capita income, improving health metrics, increasing quality of place are among the areas he said the state can still grow.

To help improve education attainment, the General Assembly plans to look at Free Application for Federal Student Aid filings.

“Hoosiers are leaving a lot of money on the table by not filling out the FAFSA form. The rate of completion is the lowest in the Midwest states,” Brinegar said. “We think it ought to be a requirement with an opt-out option.

This is not just for college, but for other training credentials.”

Brinegar also said the legislative session will focus on establishing a statewide energy plan.

“Indiana’s electricity supply dropped

Kevin Brinegar gives a preview of the 2020 legislative session at a Dec. 13 breakfast. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

from 95 percent coal to 65 percent coal,” Brinegar said. “It caused our rank in electricity prices to go from fifth-lowest to now about 30th. We are doing a study on energy, on why that happened, where to go in the future and how can we have balance between renewables and lower cost and be strong for reliability.”

Brinegar voiced concern about the general state of Hoosiers’ health.

“Smoking in Indiana is 50 percent higher than the national average, and that costs businesses money,” he said.

Among other items, the General Assembly in 2020 will explore decreasing the state’s vaping and smoking rate by attempting to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.

A monthly breakfast will be held at Conner Prairie throughout the legislative session. Cost is $20 for members of any Hamilton County chamber and $30 for non members. For more, visit web.onezonecommerce.com.

DISPATCHES Financial workshop changes – Allen Duros’ financial workshop dates have been changed from the originally published story in the Dec. 24 edition of Current in Geist. The new dates for the workshops are Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. For more, visit youarecurrent.com.

Aktion Club looking for members – The Aktion Club of Lawrence began earlier this year and is currently seeking new members. The Aktion Club is the only service club for adults with disabilities in the Lawrence area. For those interesting in joining or learning more, email Dave Humes at davehumes@comcast. net.

Arts for Lawrence brick campaign – Residents can support local arts by purchasing a brick for $100. Those who purchase the brick will receive three lines of text for commemoration and a miniature replica keepsake brick. To purchase a brick, call Arts for Lawrence at 317-875-1900.

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By Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com

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GEIST installing erosion control measures, staking Project: 82nd Street and clearing of right Improvement Project of way.

Location: 82nd CONSTRUCTION Expected compleStreet between tion: End of 2020 Lantern and Fall Creek Project: Monon Trail bridge roads. Travel lane to be added in Location: Monon Trail closed near each direction in addition to street Ind. 32. resurfacing, drainage improvements, Expected completion: The project sidewalks and ADA-compliant access has been extended to last through ramps. the winter.

Expected completion: November Project: Grand Junction Plaza 2020 Location: The parking lot west of FISHERS Union Street and south of Main Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project Street Location: Construction began Expected completion: The gravel at 126th Street in August will be parking lot on the east end of Park followed by 146th, 131st and 141st Street is permanently closed as the streets, ending with 135th Street.

Grand Junction Plaza is moving into Expected completion: 2022 the construction phase. Parking is Detour: Ind. 37 will remain open available on the west end of Park during all phases of construction, Street. with two northbound and two NOBLESVILLE & NORTH southbound lanes open during each Project: Logan Street Pedestrian phase. There will be closures on side Bridge roads with alternate routes always Location: Northbound lane of Ind. 19 accessible, which will be announced closed between Ind. 32 and Logan at the time of the closure.

Street. Westbound lane of Logan Project: Utility relocation for future Street closed between Ind. 19 and 96th Street expansion Eighth Street. Riverwalk path closed.

Location: 96th Street between LanExpected completion: May 2020 tern and Cumberland roads Detour: Ind. 32, Ind. 38 and Eighth, Expected completion: 96th Street Conner, Nixon and Logan streets expansion to begin next year, utility work expected for the next several months Project: Downtown infrastructure improvement Location: Lantern Road closed south of 116th Street to Fishers Pointe Boulevard Expected completion: Lantern Road phase to last 90 days and began Oct. 7. Overall project to be complete in fall 2020.

Detour: Lantern Road access open from the north for local traffic and Fishers Elementary School but will be closed between 116th Street and Fishers Pointe Boulevard. Use Fishers Pointe Boulevard for detour.

WESTFIELD Project: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. The project began last week as the contractor plans to begin

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Project: New roundabout interchange Location: 96th Street and Keystone Parkway Expected completion: 96th Street is expected to reopen in December, with the full project done by the end of the year Detour: Lanes on Keystone Parkway are restricted but will remain open throughout the project. Drivers can make right turns onto 96th Street from Keystone Parkway, but left turns are not available.

Project: Extension of Lowes Way Location: From Keystone Parkway to Range Line Road Expected completion: July 2020 Project: New roundabout Location: 96th Street and Gray Road Expected completion: Lane restrictions are in place but intersection is accessible. Completion expected by end of December.

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a w sk in ab te o r ut sp o ec u ia r l!

Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township dual-language coach Mabel Ramos recently received the Above & Beyond Award. She also was recently named Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association K-8 Teacher of the Year. From left, Supt. Shawn Smith, Shawn Denney, Richard Freije, Carole Helmus, Ramos, Erika Tran, Wendy Muston and Reginald McGregor. (Submitted photo)

DISPATCHES Lawrence Kiwanis Club meetings – Lawrence Kiwanis meets from 7 to 8 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Fort Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 Lee Rd. The group’s focus is the Lawrence community and children. The club works with the elementary, middle and high school students and participate in most community events. The public is invited to attend a meeting.

and fourth Monday of the month at the VFW, 10550 Pendleton Pike. The group’s national focus is prevention of child abuse, recognizing servicemen and woman and community service.

Send us your stories – Current Publishing is now accepting photos or story ideas to run in the community section. Photos from kid events, athletic games and more are all welcome. Story ideas on new businesses, features, school news and more are accepted. All photos must include the names of anyone photographed. Please send them to SINCE 1993 anna@youarecurrent.com.

Lawrence Exchange Club – For those looking to get involved in the Lawrence and Geist community and hoping to give back, join the Lawrence Exchange Club. The club meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second

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Financial Center First Credit Union, 7101 E. 56th St., Lawrence, recently awarded Lorena Couttolenc Romero with the first Pamela Gemmer Memorial Scholarship.

Romero was selected the inaugural scholarship recipient for her commitment to arts and education through her ties with Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos, an organization dedicated to teaching, preserving and sharing the heritage of Mexican folkloric dance. The scholarship fund was created in memory of Pamela Gemmer, who served on Financial Center’s International Advisory Council. From left, FCFCU President J. Kevin Ryan and Lorena Romero. (Submitted photo)

A matching funds program at Hamilton Southeastern Schools has resulted in two new SCHOOLS playgrounds being approved – one at Cumberland Road Elementary and the other at Hoosier Road Elementary.

At a Dec. 11 school board meeting, Cumberland Road Principal Will Hurst presented plans and a request for enhancements at the school’s playground, including the addition of several new pieces.

The school board approved both requests 7-0.

“Our PTO and our parent community, in general, they have worked tremendously hard within the past year and a half,” Hurst said.

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matching funds for the playground project. A year ago August, we thought we were still a handful of years away from being able to present this.”

The primary piece is an explorer dome, a feature already in place at Riverside Intermediate School, that will allow more students to be on the playground at the same time, increasing capacity by approximately 56.

Another enhancement is a new swing set.

“We have a set of swings that is right at 40 years old. We’re excited to be (replacing) that set of swings and (installing) a new, four-bay swing set in place of it,” Hurst said.

“One thing that we’re still working toward is being able to add equipment to meet some of the sensory needs and collaboration, so we still have some projects to complete and work toward at Cumberland Road to update our playground to match our beautiful inside that was just completed last year.”

For Hoosier Road Elementary, Principal Jenny Ricketts presented information about revamping one of the school’s two playgrounds.

Like Cumberland Road, Ricketts said new equipment will include an explorer dome, new swings and an additional five pieces that are smaller.

Both schools’ new playground equipment will be installed in the spring.

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Freije, a commercial refrigeration company, will begin construction of a facility in Lawrence in 2020. (Submitted rendering)

LOOKING AHEAD

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The new year will be a busy one in the Geist area.

COVER STORY In Lawrence, for example, Mayor Steve Collier announced a remodel of the Lawrence Government Center, 9001 E. 59th St., as the police department moves out and into its new headquarters at 5150 N. Post Rd. Utility office personnel will move into the government center. Other remodels are scheduled, as well.

“We will begin demolition and building at (Lawrence Fire Dept.) Station 38 on McCoy Street,” Collier said. “It’s our oldest fire station, and that will start in late spring. It will be an easier building (to construct) than the police headquarters. If weather cooperates, it should be complete by the end of the year.”

In addition, real estate developer CityScape will begin building a 250-unit apartment complex on Lee Road. Construction for a Hilton hotel will begin just north of the Otis Avenue and 56th Street intersection.

Collier said the city also will begin looking at providing more affordable housing.

“We mean $200,000 to $250,000 housing,” Collier said. “It will fulfill a need.”

Freije, a commercial refrigeration company, will begin building a facility

on Pendleton Pike. Williams Comfort Air will move into a building on 59th Street, and Koch Refrigeration also will come to town. Meyer Plastics opened in 2019.

The four companies combined will create 700 new jobs with a yearly salary of $55,000 and higher to the city.

Collier said Freije will begin construction in the first quarter of 2020.

Moreover, Collier said the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township plans to move its bus depot from 59th Street to 56th Street and Poindexter Drive. Currently, the district parks 120 buses in 80 spots.

Outside of construction-related news, Collier said the Bodyworn by Utility’s Active Shooter Response Technology will roll out in MSDLT schools in January and February.

The technology is being tested, but Collier said it will be operational at Lawrence Central and Lawrence North high schools before the end of the second semester. The goal is to have the technology, which can detect when a gunshot is fired, eventually installed in each elementary and middle school.

In the Fishers area, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness said the city will move forward on previously announced projects.

“I think next year will be a year for building on ideas already out there in the public, and there will be a lot of that going on,” he said. “You’ll see a lot of construction in the downtown

Collier said Freije, government centerremodel happening in 2020

area on private developments like the garage. The project is projected to be First Internet Bank, the hotel (and) two complete by fall 2021. multi-family developments being built.

At the same time, construction on a There’s a lot of construction going to tunnel for the Nickel Plate Trail under happen in the downtown area.”

116th Streetwill begin, as will construcIn December 2018, Browning Intion on the first leg of a trail from vestments announced a $157 106th Street to 116th Street. million development for downThe trail is expected to open town Fishers on 116th Street. in 2021. The first portions of The north side of the project Ind. 37 construction also will will be built by Browning and begin, starting on the 126th CRG Residential and will feaand 146th street interchanges ture a five-story apartment in the spring. building with retail units, a Fadness said residents also Fadness public parking garage, a plaza can expect roadwork on 96th gathering space and renovated Street. downtown buildings. The south side “We are excited about the ability to will feature a 168,000-square-foot, build it to four lanes from Lantern to six-story office building to be First Cumberland (roads) and do lane reconInternet Bank’s new headquarters, figuration and beautification,” Fadness along with a 110-room boutique hotel, said. “It’ll be a significant year of conthe Hotel Nickel Plate, and a parking struction for the city.”

A FISHERS AND LAWRENCE COLLABORATION Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier said he and Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness often collaborate because the cities share a border. Collier said the municipalties have a few joint projects proposed with McCordsville and Indianapolis, such as changing the Carroll Road and 86th Street intersection in McCordsville into a roundabout.

“That’s a terrible intersection.

It’s a four-way stop that has been dramatically outgrown. It’s too much traffic, so (Fadness) and I both talked about the possibility of getting McCordsville, Indianapolis, Lawrence and Fishers to come together to build a roundabout there,” Collier said.

No roundabout plan has been established.

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Retail therapy

Impeachment reverses will

Commentary by Terry Anker Most retailers are in a celebratory mood as we move into the new year. Sales were strong, buoyed by a consumer will to spend more than usual. Packages, parcels and boxes filled our homes. Gifts wrapped to delight and build anticipation have been opened and enjoyed. Paper, ribbons and bows swiftly moved from treasured to trashed. The dutiful garbage collectors have retrieved our overflowing containers, already processing the waste in furnace or landfill.

So, what do we have for it all?

Our wardrobes are a bit more full.

Perhaps our personal style is a bit more updated. Some presents come imbued with inspiration. Could we wear that garment? How does our loved one see us? But, if we are luckiest of all, we come to feel loved. The small token indicates that another cares for us. They took of their own time in an attempt to contribute to ours. Someone listened to us, noted our unrequited hopes and endeavored to serve them. Isn’t this the very best of human action?

So, in an age when so many once-common needs are met and our lives are already filled to overflowing with stuff, is retail therapy serving its functional purpose? Is a trip, dinner or experience an appropriate substitute for a filled stocking? If so, do we invite ourselves along? Are we giving or instituting a burden? Is love best stored in a talisman or a memory?

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

Adventures in babysitting Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Feed, water and dress them, monitor them at the wedding, bring them back to the hotel after a brief time at the The new year almost is here, reception and put them to bed well friends, and guess where I will be before the ball drops. Jealous much? spending the last night In all honesty, I’m rather excited, HUMOR of 2019? Exotic Cleveland! mainly because I won’t be expected to That’s right, after last stay up late. I have a valid excuse for year’s magical New Year’s Eve with leaving the festivmy dad at a Red ities early and hitLobster in Valdosta, I have a valid excuse ting the sack by 10 Ga., I’m upping the p.m. That’s my kind game with a trip to for leaving the of New Year’s Eve. Lake Erie. Here’s the festivities early and Even better, I’ve soskinny. my position My baby sister’s hitting the sack by lidified as the family martyr, sister-in-law is getting married and 10 p.m. That’s my kind taking two in a row for the team! wants my nephews of New Year’s Eve. So, Happy New in the wedding.

Year, and here’s to They are 3 and 5 hoping someone plans to ring in 2021 and will not make it to midnight. Nor in another glamourous city. I’d like to will they be able to schlep around for go for the trifecta. Trenton, maybe? hours prior to the wedding with their Peace out. parents while the bridal party of 32 takes scenic photographs around the city known for the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame and not being Detroit. Enter me, Danielle Wilson is a the best aunt/babysitter ever. contributing columnist.

I am large and in charge of the cutYou may email her at info@youarecurrent.com. est little ring bearers this side of Buffalo, starting at 7 a.m. today. My job?

Editor, I have to respond to Steve Leyndyke’s letter (published Dec. 10). President Trump has repeatedly said, “Read the transcript” – and it would behoove him to do just that. Remember, Joe Biden was vice president in the previous administration and was President Obama’s “point man” for Ukraine. Somewhat suspiciously, Biden’s son was on the board of the most corrupt company in Ukraine.

Trump wanted to be sure that the new president of Ukraine intended to fully investigate Barrisma and the Bidens’ involvement in his investigation. Why was someone with zero experience in utilities being paid a huge salary? Was it because of who he was related to?

There was no mention of delaying the military aid, nor 2020 and no pressure on (Ukraine President) Zelensky, as he has confirmed. Any “evidence” to the contrary is assumption and inference only.

Impeachment is extremely serious. It represents the reversal of the will of the people. And cries of “Impeach 45” right after the election were clearly wrong.

Peter Knight, Fishers

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The joke was on them in 2019 I’d like to thank the people, places and things that prompted my humor columns this year. My HUMOR wife, Mary Ellen, has a great sense of humor and allows me to include her in my stories. She usually doesn’t say a word, although after one column I wrote, she literally didn’t say a word to me for a week.

Thanks to Mary Ellen for booking an 11-hour layover at Miami International Airport on our way to Peru. MIA is a massive place, and while walking around, I got lost. I was MIA at the MIA. Thanks, too, to Mary Ellen for making our treks around our new neighborhood a fun but costly experience. Every new addition to a neighbor’s home (shutters, landscaping, screened porches), she suggests we should add to our house. When she asked me recently if we could afford a rather pricey vacation we were

considering, I told her it was cheaper than taking a walk.

Thanks to my editor, Heidi, who left me a voicemail that ended with “Adios.” Somehow, the transcription on my cellphone showed up as “I love you.” Ever since I told her about that, she ends all our phone conversations with a sarcastic “I love you,” which was funny the first time, but we talk three or four times a day.

Thanks to the electric company for comparing our monthly energy usage to our neighbors’. Mary Ellen used to get angry with me for never closing the garage door, but now I know it saves us 87 cents a year.

Thanks to our friends, the Goslings, who invite us every year for Thanksgiving dessert, but they forgot to mention it this year. We didn’t know if we should ask, just show up or sit it out. We finally asked, and Dan told us we were “invited for pie in perpetuity,” which is the first time those words have ever been used in the same sentence.

Thanks to the classical music channel that’s part of our cable TV package. It projects tidbits of music history in the corner of the screen. Often, the factoids are vague. For example, the 13th-century French musician Léonin gained fame at Notre Dame. But what did he play? French horn? Violin? Quarterback?

Here are some items they could add: Johann Sebastian Bach’s wife made him a sandwich to take to work every day and is credited with inventing a Bach’s lunch.

Beethoven was not deaf. He simply had heard enough already.

It wasn’t that Brahms didn’t like children — he just liked them better when they were sleeping.

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THE BARRINGTON OF CARMEL NOW A PART OF THE BHI SENIOR LIVING FAMILY OF COMMUNITIES

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The Barrington of Carmel is thrilled to announce our new, local ownership by the non-profit organization, BHI Senior Living. As the latest members of the BHI family, The Barrington is offering the same luxury as always with updated pricing and contract options.

The Barrington of Carmel is a Life Plan Community with stunning apartments, each boasting a private patio, as well as convenient underground parking. Discover how you can experience security, independence and maintenance-free living without losing an inch of square footage.

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A local gym owner is providing Fishers firefighters a place to work out as Fishers Fire FITNESS Dept. Station 93 undergoes a remodel and rebuild.

Jayson Altman said he has an affinity for firefighters because his brother-in-law is a firefighter. So, he offered steeply reduced memberships for Station 93 firefighters to his gym, Anytime Fitness, at 7035 E. 96th St., as a solution.

“I have their entire (station) working out here. There’s three different shifts, so they’re in a lot and we love it,” Altman said. “I have a lot of police officers in as well.”

If the firefighters visit the gym while on shift, they leave their fire gear by the front door and park the firetruck nearby.

“If they get a call, they just bail and get on the truck,”Altman said.

The gym is open 24/7, which is convenient because the firefighters work 24-hour shifts.

Fishers Fire Dept. Station 93 firefighters park their firetruck outside of Anytime Fitness, 7035 E. 96th St. (Submitted photo)

“It’s been awesome having them in there. I love having our first responders in there and helping them,” Altman said.

Station 93’s temporary fire station is on Allisonville Road near the gym, allowing the firefighters to easily travel to the gym. The station remodel is expected to be complete this summer. When it is, firefighters will again have their own workout room.

Station 93 is being remodeled due to mechanical and structural issues, mold and other problems with the previous building.

DISPATCHES Riverview looking for volunteers - Riverview Health is looking for volunteers to join its great team. Some of the many volunteer service areas include patient transport, guest services and the gift shop. Shifts are available in the morning or afternoon, at least one day per week, Monday through Friday. If you’re interested in volunteering at Riverview Health in Noblesville or Westfield , contact the manager of Volunteer Services, Melinda Nash, at 317-776-7236 or mnash@ riverview.org.

Beginning exercise – If you’re wanting to begin an exercise regimen in the new year, here’s a way to get started. Try doing some basic circuit training routines, because these things will improve your endurance.

You can try doing five rounds of 15

jumping jacks, 10 walking lunges, 10 mountain climbers and five pushups.

Exercising your entire body can make a lot of difference.

Source: Vuality.com Helping loved ones recover – When a loved one is ill, you can help their recovery even if you have no medical training. When you talk to them, get an update and be sympathetic, but quickly shift to a positive, upbeat tone. Don’t talk about your own illnesses. Let the person know that you are looking forward to meeting for lunch, or some other outing, in the near future. Have a funny story or wonderful reminiscence to share.

Laughter is a great healer and it can make the recovering person’s day.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Lari White is eager for her friends and family to see her in a dramatic role.

PLAY “I felt I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater actress and I knew I was more than that, so I started doing more straight plays,” said White, whose given name is Larissa.

The 2012 Carmel High School graduate is playing Shelby, a Type 1 diabetic who suffers from kidney issues, in “Steel Magnolias” at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. The show opens Jan. 4 and runs through Feb. 2.

“The writer did such a wonderful job of painting a really realistic mother/daughter relationship, all the ups and downs,” said White, who is based in St. Louis. “I’m glad to be able to come home and make my parents cry. That will be good.”

White participated in Ambassadors, CHS’s mixed show choir, her junior and senior years. She also appeared in CHS musicals and plays.

White graduated from Webster University in 2016 with a major in scriptwriting and a minor in film production and professional writing. She worked at Urban Chestnut Brewery Company, teaching craft beer classes and giving tours.

“It was a job to pay rent but I kind of fell in love with it because the community is so tight, especially in St. Louis,” White said.

She also worked for New Line Theatre in St. Louis at the same time.

She did 10 shows in four years.

“They do a bunch of newer musicals, so I got my first professional role there,” she said. “I played Bonnie Parker in ‘Bonnie & Clyde,’ a musical. It’s a nice, 150-seat theater.

Lari White appears in promo for “Lari King Live: At Gunpoint.” (Submitted photo)

It’s more intimate acting.”

White, who has her equity acting card, began pursuing acting full time in May. “I also work as casting director and work as a producer for a production on commercials,” White said.

White has some projects set for the first several months of 2020, including a TV show she can’t yet discuss.

During college, White had a leading role in the 2016 horror movie, “Tonight She Comes.”

“That was an experience, long days,” she said. “I was in school, taking 19 credit hours, doing a show and doing the film shoot.”

LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS Lari White suffered two scary experiences in the past three years.

First, she was held up at gunpoint in 2016. She turned that into a cabaret show in 2017.

“A guy walked by and I thought he was going to ask for change,” White said. “I started to say, ‘I don’t have any,’ and I saw he had a gun. I had been gifted a taser. I was taking my purse and my other hand was going in my pocket for a taser. All of sudden, I had the gun placed against my forehead and he said, ‘Don’t try anything silly.’

“I thought what a way to make me seem like a child, but I’m the one who brought a taser to a gunfight. He took off with my purse, which was fine because I only had a lucky $2 bill and my phone that was old and broken.”

White said feeling the cold muzzle of a gun shattered any sense of security she had.

“It wrecked me,” White said. “I got really sad. I went to a counselor for trauma. After I watched the entire eight seasons of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ it hit me (that) I had to get over it, and I ended up writing and doing a cabaret called ‘Lari King Live: At Gunpoint.’ It was a comedic take with songs.”

In May, her car was hit by a truck head-on at 40 mph and pushed onto the sidewalk. The truck driver tried to get away but ended up crashing.

“I didn’t feel anything, but the car looks like I should have felt something,” she said.

Unlike the gun incident, White was simply mad she had to get a new car.

“I feel like I’ve built up these nerves of steel,” said White, who now plans a cabaret, “Lari King Live: At the Scene of the Accident” in 2020.

Studio Series adds 3 dates editorial@youarecurrent.com Soul singer Allison Victoria, jam band 800 lb. Gorilla and indie-rockers Veseria are the latest acts scheduled for Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts’ new Studio Series, which presents the best in local and regional original music in an intimate nightclub-style or listening-room setting.

The Center hopes to attract a young and diverse audience to more casual events at its black-box Studio Theater, which can be set up in various configurations from standing space to 200-person seating.

The dates are Allison Victoria, Feb. 28, 800 lb. Gorilla, April 4 and Veseria, May 30.

Each show begins at 8 p.m. and is open to all ages. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 in advance through the Palladium Box Office, online at TheCenterPresents.org or by phone, 317-843-3800.

Westfield — Uncorked with Justin Gardner! is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 2 at Urban Vines Winery & Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Indianapolis — Beef & Boards presents “Steel Magnolias” at 8 p.m. Jan. 4 and 1:30 and 7 p.m. Jan. 5. For more, visit beefandboards.com.

Carmel — Frank Bradford will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 3 at Sugar Creek Winery, 1111 W. Main St. Carmel — Dance Discovery Class: Broadway is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Whitestown — Biscuit Miller & the Mix will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 31 in the 1915 Room at Moontown Brewing Co., 345 S. Bowers St. The cost is $35.

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City views Christkindlmarkt as Hallmark movie site

By Chris Bavender editorial@youarecurrent.com The City of Carmel and its festive Christkindlmarkt could be the setting for a romantic Hallmark HOLIDAY holiday movie.

“We hear time and time again from our residents that they feel like their time spent at the Christkindlmarkt is like being in a Hallmark movie,” city spokesman Dan McFeely said. “Hallmark movies often feature the kind of things that we have at the market, a village setting with gift booths, places to purchase food and a lot of hot chocolate and an ice skating rink, all of it beautifully decorated. We think it would be a great stage for a movie.”

The city and its New York-based consultant, Rob DeRocker, have made the pitch to Hallmark. A video, photos and links to key websites have been

Ice skaters brave the cold in the rink in front of the Glühwein Pyramid, which offers warm beverages. (File photo)

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McFeely said Hallmark has shown preliminary interest.

“We are hoping to host a visit sometime in the future,” he said.

McFeely said if the network were to set up shop in Carmel to film a movie, it would naturally boost not only the city’s profile, but also the economy.

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I also tried the grilled slab bacon ($14), which is locally sourced from Smoking Goose. It is a sweet, sticky treat with a root beer maple glaze.

1933 Lounge offers lunch items and combination plates, so I tried the combo plate called The Executive ($24), which is available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. It is a great sampler platter that includes a three-piece St. Elmo shrimp cocktail, two sliders (you can pick from filet, shrimp po’boy or Wagyu beef) and a small Caesar salad or fries.

Suggested pairings: 1933 Lounge has a long list of excellent craft cocktails; many you’ll see listed in Current Publishing’s Behind Bars recipe in the coming weeks. It offers a bourbon flight, which won my heart, but I would suggest ordering a craft cocktail, such as The Godfather (scotch, amaretto, Luxardo Cherry Liqueur) or the espresso martini (Stoli Vanilla, Nocello, Woodford Reserve chocolate bitters and espresso).

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Cappuccino, please, but hold the monkey Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Inside the Trotsky House Museum in Mexico City. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Visiting the Trotsky House Museum Commentary by Don Knebel Most Americans do not associate Mexico City with a famous Russian revolutionary, but a muTRAVEL seum in Mexico City pays tribute to where Leon Trotsky lived and died.

Trotsky became a major figure in Russia’s Communist Party after the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1929, he was forced into exile for his criticisms of Joseph Stalin and spent years seeking refuge, leaving country after country while being pursued by Stalinist agents. In 1936, Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, persuaded the Mexican government to grant Trotsky asylum. In 1937, Trotsky and his wife moved into Casa Azul (Blue House), Kahlo’s childhood home in Mexico City’s Coyoacán borough. After an affair between Trotsky and Kahlo that led to the breakup of his relationship with Rivera, Trotsky bought a nearby house, which he occupied in 1939. Following an unsuccessful machine gun attempt on his life by Russian agents, Trotsky surrounded his house with high walls and guardhouses. On Aug. 20, 1940, Ramón Mercader, a Spanish Stalinist

and the lover of Trotsky’s secretary, gained access to Trotsky’s study, in which he hit Trotsky in the back of the head with a mountaineer’s ice axe. Trotsky died the next day from his wounds.

On Aug. 20, 1990, the 50th anniversary of Trotsky’s assassination, his house and exotic gardens became a museum. Trotsky’s studio reflects its exact condition, including the papers on his desk, on the day he was attacked. Bullet holes from the earlier attack are visible inside and outside the house. Trotsky’s gardens now contain a stele, adorned with the hammer and sickle and the Soviet flag, marking where the ashes of Trotsky and his wife were buried. The museum also includes buildings added to the property to display photographs and other items from Trotsky’s life. About 17,000 foreigners visit the Trotsky House Museum each year.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com.

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Have you ever been confused about something, but you didn’t want to look GRAMMAR GUY dumb asking about it? For instance, you might think cappuccino drinks are made from ground up capuchin monkeys, even though that sounds pretty cruel. Without questioning the coffee industry, you just go along with it, until one day your girlfriend orders a cappuccino during a date. Suddenly, you shout at the top of your lungs, “How could you do that to the monkeys?” in the middle of your local coffeehouse.

The words “presume” and “assume” are kind of like that. They’re kind of similar, so let’s just use them interchangeably. Wrong. I think to understand the difference between the two words, we need to understand what “-sume” means.

Get your togas on, because it’s time for a Latin lesson, folks!

According to the Latin Dictionary, “sumere” means “to put on or take up.” Google’s Latin-to-English translator sums it up in one word: take.

You already know that the prefix “pre” means “before.” So, when we presume something, we have “put on” what we think about something based on prior or previous knowledge or evidence. Presuming is when we suppose something based

on a decent probability that it’s true. For instance, when I walked into my lecture hall class, I presumed the woman in the pantsuit at the lectern was my professor.

The prefix “as” shows up as a variant of the prefix “ad” when the next letter in the word is an “s.”

Trust me; I looked that up in the dictionary. The prefix “as” means “assert.” So, “assume” is when we “assertively” “take” on an opinion about something without any evidence or prior knowledge. Assuming almost always gets us in trouble.

Both presume and assume have to do with “supposing” something.

The difference is, presume is supposing something about which you already know at least a little bit.

Think of “presume” as an educated guess and “assume” as an asinine guess.

To avoid looking asinine, get the facts on words like presume and assume before you use them in casual conversation. While you’re at it, school yourself on common coffee terms. You’d hate to assume your significant other is a ground-upmonkey-drinking psychopath.

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MIDWEST ACADEMY IS CURRENTLY SEEKING CANDIDATES

to fill the role of a part-time one-to-one student aide.

Responsibilities would include in-class academic and social support.

Qualifications include good communication skills and the ability to relate well to pre-adolescent and teenage students. Experience with learning style differences is preferred. Please send a resume and letter of interest to Jean Coffman at Jcoffman@mymwa.org

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HIGH-VALUE NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR OLDER ADULTS Debuting in January 2020, this quarterly publication from Current Publishing will focus on how those 55 years old and older can make the most of every day to create and enjoy a vibrant, productive lifestyle. Focal points will include relationships of all sorts, handling grief and loss, dining, cooking at home, how to love again, fitness and wellness, active-life choices, travel, personal finance, scam alerts and, among other topics, making the home exactly what is wanted.

55 and Better will be distributed as part of Current (128,000+ households) by U.S. Mail and also will be available at select locations. Talk to your advertising sales executive today to find out how to reach this target audience and effectively place your marketing message for that audience.

CONTACT YOUR SALES REP. FOR MORE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Outside Advertising Sales Representative Full-time or part-time

Fast growing territory available with Current.

Highly motivated and goal oriented a must.

Previous media experience preferred but not required.

Salary plus commission.

Send resume to lindsey@youarecurrent.com

info@youarecurrent.com 317.489.4444

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