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This summer, Carmel will become the new permanent home of the USS Indianapolis Survivors Reunion.

Drawing more than 600 attendees from all over the United States, the reunion has been a tradition since 1960. But for the first time ever, the reunion — which remembers the 880 men who died and celebrates the 317 men who lived — will be held in a place not called Indianapolis.

The reasons for such announcements are usually related to economic development and money. But this time, the reason for the change of venue has absolutely nothing to do with that. Instead, it all boils down to the three, long, hot hours a few survivors spent in Carmel last July.

Quite by accident, organizers of the CarmelFest Parade found a fluke in the reunion schedule. The stars had aligned to allow WWII heroes unlucky enough to be part of the worst naval disaster in the history of the United States to attend their reunion in downtown Indianapolis just days after Carmel’s Jeff July 4th celebration. They normally come together Worrell on a semi-annual basis in August. It seemed natural and opportune to invite them to Carmel’s annual patriotic celebration. Acting quickly and using every resource and connection available to the CarmelFest committee, seven survivors and their spouses came to Indiana a few days early to eventually find themselves in vintage automobiles proudly leading the St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana CarmelFest Parade.

Immediately following the parade, the elderly Navy crewmen with their wheelchairs, canes and oxygen tanks were whisked out of the oppressive July heat and loaded into a bus with CarmelFest volunteers waving goodbye for what everyone assumed would be forever. But on the bus ride back to Indianapolis, the survivors began sharing with each other what had just happened in a town most of them had never heard of.

So overwhelming to these mariners from an era unknown to many lining the streets, was the cheering, the shouts of thanks and the twoand-a-half mile standing ovation from what seemed like every man woman and child in Carmel. Put simply, it made them cry and it touched their hearts. They reported back to the other survivors what a special place this town called Carmel, Ind., is; they wanted to come back with the rest of their buddies and connect with Carmel again.

So, this year, working with their previously planned schedule, at least 40 survivors plus another 550 or so fans, friends, family and supporters will descend on Carmel July 31 – Aug. 3. Then, starting in 2009, their schedule will coincide with CarmelFest, and the survivors will become a permanent part of our community’s effort to remember all those that came before us and have given so much.

Out of the original 317 survivors, there are at best, less than 70 still with us. Please stand ready to warmly welcome our new friends, the remaining crew of the USS Indianapolis.

Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He recognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” on Cable Channel 16. Contact him at jworrell@advantagemedical.com.

USS INDIANAPOLIS SURVIVORS’ GATHERING IN CARMEL THIS YEAR, AT CARMELFEST IN 2009

THE END OF THE INDIANAPOLIS At 12:14 a.m. on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea and sank in 12 minutes. The first strike blew away the bow, the second struck near midship on the starboard side adjacent to a fuel tank and a powder magazine. The resulting explosion split the ship to the keel, knocking out all electric power.

Of 1,196 men on board, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remainder, about 900 men, were left floating in shark-infested waters with no lifeboats and most with no food or water. Shark attacks began with sunrise of the first day and continued until the men were physically removed from the water. Survivors were spotted by accident four days later, and only 316 men were still alive.

A public announcement of the loss of the Indianapolis was delayed for almost two weeks until Aug. 15, thus ensuring that it would be overshadowed in the news on the day when the Japanese surrender was announced by President Truman.

THE RESCUE Survivors were spotted by a patrol aircraft on Aug. 2. All air and surface units capable of rescue operations were dispatched to the scene at once, and the surrounding waters were thoroughly searched for survivors. Upon completion of the day and night search on Aug. 8, 316 men were rescued out of the crew of 1,199.

Survivors gather at a permanent memorial in Indianapolis.

EVIDENCE WITHHELD Vital information pertinent to determining responsibility for the loss of the Indianapolis was not made public until long after the subsequent court-martial and conviction of Capt. Butler McVay III. U.S. Intelligence, using a top-secret operation labeled ULTRA, had broken the Japanese code and was aware that two Japanese submarines, including the I-58, were operating in the path of the Indianapolis.

This information was classified and not made available to either the court-martial board or to Capt.

McVay’s defense counsel. It did not become known until the early 1990s that — despite knowledge of the danger in its path — naval authorities at Guam had sent the Indianapolis into harm’s way without any warning, refusing her captain’s request for a destroyer escort, and leading him to believe his route was safe.

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OUR TAKES It is our position that the new spirit of cooperation between Westfield and Carmel is a good sign for the future of both communities. Sometimes contentious annexation battles aside, those of us who live, work and raise families at or near the intersection of these two communities experience little discomfort in buying our shoes on one side of the imaginary line and buying our broccoli on the other. With the exception of a few sporting events each year (which we believe should be highly contested, by the way) these communities should operate as sisters.

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Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard are working together to complete the considerable 146th Street widening project, extending it from the farthest eastern reaches of our county all the way to the Boone County line. This major thoroughfare of our community will no doubt be a significant artery as new residents continue to fill previously underutilized land.

No doubt there are many unresolved issues yet to be debated. But we are pleased that these two fine advocates are working together to advance this cause.

And a solid working relationship developed now will certainly be useful in the challenging times ahead.

It is our position that our Hamilton County Community Corrections and Probation departments are showing significant creative leadership in their decision to overcome a space shortage precipitated by jail and community corrections expansion work presently under way. It seems beds that once housed non-violent probation violators who were to spend weekends in jail (during the weekdays they were to work and be with families) to pay their debts to society were no longer are available. While alternatives included simply releasing the guilty from their due sentence or spending unreasonable money on temporary hous-

ing, these folks came up with a new idea — actually, it is an old one — work crews.

Under the watchful eye of their keepers, these criminal minor-minds show up and work full days on Saturday and Sunday but are released to return to hearth and home by nightfall. Moreover, the drug- and alcohol-tested workers pay us taxpayers $10 per day for the privilege; and local charities get much-needed support.

We pay less and get more for it. These not-so-bad folks learned a hard lesson and their families still manage to stick together.

Good policy — good innovation — good leadership!

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rowing up in a farming comhome tonight from one of the Scout munity north of Lafayette, ceremonies inspired to write on a differit never seemed to make ent theme. Every so often the troop will sense to become a Boy Scout. prepare a Court of Honor. Designed to Riding horses, shooting guns, award merit badges and rank advancetying knots and camping out ments to members, in our were all a part of the life that case Troop 936 families are I was leading. So now, as the invited to share a Scout-preparent of a Boy Scout, I am pared meal and then adjourn learning the Scout’s way. And I to a formal rite written, armust admit I am impressed. It ranged and carried-out by is much more about leadership the Troop. The boys, each development and it is much in their turn, were called to more about continuous imthe dais to speak, receive an provement and it is much more accommodation and then about lifelong learning than any proceed to the next level on of the stereotypes that I had their journey. long imagined. Sure they camp.

What would life be like And they tie knots. But most of if adults got merit badges?

Terry the time, they are studying – or What if we had to stand Anker helping others – or honoring every so often and be acGod and country. Wow, who counted for our actions? does that any more?

Did I advance to Good Husband second Even in the most recent Hollywoodclass? What are the criteria? Which did produced Superman flick, longtime I get and which did I miss? As hair on Clark Kent employer Perry White inour heads is replaced by hair in our ears structs his assembled staff to go find out (which incidentally is becoming an inif the recently returned Superman still creasing challenge for me these days), we believed in “truth, justice and all of that tend to focus only on one or two areas other stuff.” I guess Hollywood thought of development in our lives. So few of the original “truth, justice and the us learn new skills. So few of us think of American way” to be a little low-brow our service projects as a way to advance for their taste. And yet here are these to the next level. kids out there every day. Shoveling snowWhat if parents had to work toward and covered sidewalks for the elderly – yes. accomplish certain goals before they could Planting trees to keep our communities raise kids? Wouldn’t it be better if we had clean and beautiful – yes. Cleaning up to continue to study, learn and interact on parks and streets after those of us too how to survive as these kids approached the disrespectful or spoiled to do so ourselves teen years? And what help would it be if – absolutely. parents who were struggling with achieveThe ceremonial specificities of this ment would be supported by the Troop. group are becoming clear to me. Each The Scouts follow oath and law – imhas its own intended action and outpressive in a world where relativism and come. All are designed according to the permissiveness challenges the very things Scout’s mission statement to “prepare that Superman strives to protect. young people to make ethical and moral Terry Anker is the associate editor of Current choices over their lifetimes.” While I in Carmel. You may e-mail him at terry@curhad prepared another essay to send to rentincarmel.com. the Current editors this week, I came

FROM THE BACKSHOP CPD NOT ‘DOPEY’ ON TASK FORCE When last we met, we told you Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Carter sadly had pulled out of the Hamilton County Drug Task Force, and a tipster told us Carmel was considering doing the same. Today, we bring you absolutely wonderful news: Police Chief Mike Fogarty has told us this: “CPD is not contemplating, has not contemplated, nor will be contemplating pulling out of the Hamilton County Drug Task Force. The task force is far too important in the war against drugs in the Carmel community (and the Hamilton County community, as well) to ever considering dropping out.” Amen. Carmel, and other cities will continue their good and effective work, often in unison, to rid our community of the illegal drug trade. For that, they have our admiration and appreciation. We have to wonder, though, as a caller pointed out: Are we winning the war on drugs? It really begins at home. Parents, if you’re not doing your part, shame on you. Here’s a revolutionary thought: If no one buys, it stands to reason the dealers could go out of business.

Steve Greenberg & Brian Kelly ••• Carmel City Council, take a bow. Last Monday night the group voted 7-0 in favor of Carmel being an independent library. Seemed like a no-brainer to us.

(Wonder when the next 7-0 vote will come? So do we!) The council’s action, though, means this: We get to keep our library out of the county’s hands. It is too vital a part of our community to be governed by out-of-towners, if you will.

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CARMEL READS: Join Mayor James Brainard and Carmel Clay Public Library Director Wendy Phillips will unveil this year’s Carmel Clay Reads title selections at 3 p.m. Monday at the library, 55 Fourth Ave. SE. The program will once again feature a children’s title and an adult title.

Carmel Clay Reads is a community-wide reading program that brings residents together, promotes dialogue about important issues and provides a unique learning experience.

MORRIS IS SPEAKER: James T. Morris, former head of the World Food Program, will be the Carmel Rotary’s special guest speaker at noon MORRIS Friday at Oak Hill Mansion, 5801 E. 116th St.

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ou may remember me telling you about my maternal grandmother, Mamaw. She had a falling out with her twin sister many years ago and was unable to resolve things before my great aunt died. It was a perfect example of how a grudge can destroy a relationship.

Well, my grandmother is back in the family news.

She’s 85 and living in the Alzheimer’s ward of a nursing home. Though physically hanging Danielle in there, she often Wilson doesn’t recognize her daughters, let alone me, one of her 10 grandchildren.

She does, however, light up any time she comes within 10 feet of a toddler or infant, and at those times, I get the chance to see the grandmother I know and love, whose green eyes I inherited, and whose first name I will carry on after she’s gone.

Anyway, back to the update. Mamaw, like many elderly women, thinks everyone is out to get her. So the other day, when she’s passing another resident in the hall, she says something to the effect of “I’m on

LIBRARY FOUNDATION OFFICERS: The Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation Board has announced its officers for the year. They are: President Thomas E. Dapp, Vice President Matthew P. Frey, Secretary James C. Brocke and Treasurer Julie M. Kern. The board also welcomed the following new members for 2008: JoDee Curtis, Mark L. Hildebrand, Paul K. Ho and Richard F. Taylor III and David A. Temple.

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I got all verklempt (Oy!). Not because my grandmother is old; after all, she’s led a long, full life. The sadness set in because when I saw my mom’s exasperated, tired expression, all I could think about was that in another 20 years, this could be me.

Even though I don’t want to think about my parents eating checkers and stealing socks, their aging is inevitable. And if heredity plays its part, my mom will be just as ornery as Mamaw, maybe even more so (Love ya, Mom!). I guess that’s why 2-year olds are so terrible; it’s practice for dealing with our elderly parents.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING: The Carmel Woman’s Club will have a luncheon at noon Friday at Prairie View Golf Club, 7000 Longest Drive. Pat Kennedy will present a program on advances in the fight against breast cancer. For more information, call Shannon Hammontree at 846.5517.

to you! Stop stealing my socks!” Her opponent responds in kind and a nurse has to break them up. (The thought of two old women on walkers talking smack just cracks me up!)

Not willing to let the argument go, however, my grandmother plots revenge.

Later that day, she sneaks into this woman’s room (which is really quite amazing when you consider she can’t find her own room 80 percent of the time) and makes a “deposit” in the trash can. Nice.

I’m reminded once again that the older we get, the more we regress back to childhood. Here’s another example. A few months ago, my mom and I went to get Mamaw ready for a family dinner party. As I sat on her bed looking through her wild collection of costume jewelry and rosariesturned-necklaces (not unlike my 6-year old daughter’s), I heard my Mom give the same lecture I’d given my 3-year old earlier in the day: “Mother, you have to try and use the restroom before we get in the car.

It’s a long drive and I don’t want you to have an accident.” She then asked me to find the diapers.

It was a bittersweet moment, and in fact, I found myself alternating between laughter and tears the entire 30 minutes we were there. As Mamaw danced a jig in the bathroom in only her panties, turtleneck sweater, and tube socks, I couldn’t help but smile. The next moment though,

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By Bryan Unruh Current in Carmel

Emotions overflowed last week as parents, students and community members voiced their concerns with the recently announced Carmel Clay Schools redistricting plan.

A series of meetings held at Creekside, Clay and Carmel middle schools was for input on the plan that would redistrict 10 of the 11 elementary schools, moving 733 students to different schools.

Steve Dillon, director of student services, said the plan became necessary because of the rapid growth on thw west side, which would have left several schools over-

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crowded. Building schools multiple new schools is not times in the past What’s next? an option, he said, four years, and Carmel Clay Schools Supt. Barbara because several of the many more moved Underwood yesterday was to have district’s schools are to new schools proposed the redistricting plan to under capacity. under the last redisthe school board, complete with any A committee of tricting plan. adjustments made as result of last 33 parent volunteers “More than 40 week’s meetings. The school board will drafted the proposal. percent of the stuhold a public forum to hear comments A majority of the dents who will be about the plan on Feb. 19, and it will committee agreed moved under this vote on the proposal on Feb. 25. with the details of plan have been the proposal, which moved in the past have been subject to widespread scrutiny. two years,” parent Margie Landers said.

Among the most vehement criticisms of “The criteria used by the school board did the proposal is that many of the students not address the repeated moving of the who will be moved already have switched same families and neighborhoods.”

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Parents also worried about the effect that changing schools would have on their children, especially those who have already moved before. Angie Michaels, a Carmel High School graduate who experienced a Carmel Clay redistricting, shared her concerns with the crowd.

“I vividly remember going through a redistricting when I was in elementary school,” she said. “I wasn’t one of the students who moved, but all my friends moved and I remember how devastating it was to be left at school with all my friends gone.”

The committee will amend the proposal if it finds “compelling reason” to do so, Dillon said.

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Team Name: Eat Your Oats Team Category: Church (Pilgrim Lutheran Church) Members: Maureen Nestor, Susan Pyburn, Jennifer Karmolinski and Paula Snyder. The ages of their team members range from early 30s to 50s, so their goals will also vary. Three of the members on the team participated in the Challenge last year.

This week’s report: OK, this week was MUCH better. Could it just be that the ol’ body is getting the hang of all this exercise, eating enough fruits, veggies, grains, water — you get the picture.

Really, this is actually getting easier, which is the whole point. I really enjoyed the class on clutter (guess that means I need the help) and to top it off I even won the door prize for the evening — oh my, was that an omen or

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Current In Carmel is following one of the many teams participating in the 2008 Carmel Mayor Wellness Challenge.

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I am the elder woman of this group and must say that these young whippersnappers better look out because I think I’m really beginning to get my game on after all. It is basketball season, isn’t it? Seriously, I have enjoyed taking the time to eat properly and exercise. — Paula Snyder

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Join the nine Galleries of the Carmel Arts & Design District Gallery association for their valentine’s day Gallery Walk.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008 5 to 10 pm

Art & Soul Gallery 1 S. Range Line Road, Suite 100 815-8210 www.artandsoulgalleryandframe.com Blue Egg Gallery 430 N. Range Line Road 536-4696 www.blueegggallery.com Deborah DeFazio Lyons Portrait Studio & Gallery 43 W. Main Street 509-1516 www.deborahlyonportraits.com

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Laguna Gallery 25 W. Main Street 512-9155 Magdalena Gallery of Art 27 E. Main Street 844-0005 www.magdalenagallery.com Soori Gallery 258 W. Main Street 843-2787 www.soorigallery.com

Shuttles will be available from the Carmel High School Main Street lot to the Arts & Design District.

t’s surprising what turns up when you “The popular customs associated with St. Google “St. Valentine� and “Patron Valentine’s Day undoubtedly had their Saint of Love.� origin in a conventional belief generally I didn’t expect the heart of the received in England and France during matter to be Geoffrey Chaucer. Or to the Middle Ages, that on 14 February, i.e., learn of several St. Valentines, halfway through the second none formally recognized by month of the year, the birds Catholic sources as “love� saints. begin to pair.

Or to discover Ste. Dwynwen. “Thus in Chaucer’s Let me try to put what I Parliament of Foules we read: found in order. Three martyrs ‘For this was sent on Seynt named Valentine from the Valentyne’s day, Whan every Third and Fourth centuries were foul cometh ther to choose his beatified (sainted) long ago by mate.’� the Catholic Church. One was Birds! That story, and variaevidently beheaded in 270 A.D. tions of it, appear throughby Roman Emperor Claudius out the Google search: birds II, and there is a legend, accordpair-up in mid-February, so ing to Encyclopedia Britannica, Valentine’s Day became a Bob Walters about him marrying young human mating celebration.

Spirituality lovers against the emperor’s According to the Catholic wishes.

Singles page on CatholicPeople.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, which on com, the Patron saint of lovers was a beaumatters Catholic I think trumps Britannica tiful Welsh maiden later known as Saint in its authority, makes no reference to this. Dwynwen who, in order to become a nun, It says the various Sts. Valentine defended sacrificed her love for a young man deeply Christians and were executed. smitten with her.

Feb. 14, for legendary but unconfirmed For pure love, I don’t think any saint reasons, was selected early on as the Feast beats the Lord Jesus Christ. As for Eros of St. Valentine on the Catholic ecclesiasti- and Cupid, Song of Songs in the Old cal calendar. An old pagan fertility holiday Testament tops anything they ever thought was Feb. 15, and some suggest a Valentine of. correlation (think All Saints Day and Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com) wishes all you Halloween). All unconfirmed. lovers blue skies and candlelit dinners.

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n Jan. 12, 1848, Rep. prosecution of the war in the vital parts Abraham Lincoln spoke of the enemy’s country; and, after apparin the U.S. House of ently talking himself tired on this point, Representatives about the President tells us that ‘with a people President James K. Polk’s distracted and divided by contending war with Mexico: factions, and a government  “When the war began, it subject to constant changes was my opinion that all those by successive revolutions, the who, because of knowing too continued success of our arms little, or because of knowing may fail to secure a satisfactoo much, could not conscientory peace.’ Then, he suggests tiously approve of the conthe propriety of wheedling the duct of the President should, Mexican people to desert the nevertheless, as good citizens counsels of their own leaders, and patriots, remain silent and trusting in our protecon that point, at least till the tion, to set up a government war should be ended ... Now, from which we can secure I propose to try to show that a satisfactory peace. ... But, the whole of this issue and soon he falls into doubt on Bruce Braden evidence is, from beginning to this too; and then drops back Faith end, the sheerest deception... onto the already half aban“That originally having doned ground of ‘more vigorsome strong motive ... to involve the two ous prosecution.’ countries in war, and trusting to escape “As I have before said, he knows not scrutiny, by fixing the public gaze upon where he is. He is a bewildered, conthe exceeding brightness of military glory founded, and miserably perplexed man. ... he plunged into it, and has swept on God grant he may be able to show there is and on, till disappointed in his calculation not something about his conscience more of the case with which Mexico might be painful than all his mental perplexity.� subdued, he now finds himself, he knows Bruce Braden is an author and poet. He is not where. the editor of “Ye Will Say I Am No Christian: “... As to the mode of terminating the The Thomas Jefferson/John Adams war, and securing peace, the President Correspondence on Religion, Morals, and is equally wandering and indefinite.

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ive years ago, I left a rather large just what can happen when you sleep media company where I had during algebra and are therefore unable to worked 20 years, most of them find grown-up work. in fairly high-profile jobs, for the “I thought you went to Chicago.” No, I life of a work-at-home freelancer, went to Philadelphia. But it was just for a which is the nice way of saying long weekend. “person who seldom has more “Why don’t you tell stories than seven dollars in his pocket, about Deniece and Denephew most of it in change.” anymore?” Well, they’re college My family thought I was nuts students and for some reason, to give up what to them was less inclined toward lovable a good job (indoors, no heavy antics than when they were 5. lifting, steady paycheck, benAlthough my brother and I efits, vending machines nearby). shared a laugh recently when Many times over these past Denephew was caught drinkfive years, I have been inclined ing and somehow managed to to agree. I really missed those blame his parents for not teachvending machines. ing him to resist peer pressure.

But I’ve stuck with it, and The dope forgot to check with Mike Redmond here I am today, a self-employed us first. We tried that one years Humor man. And what do I do? Well, ago. Didn’t work then; didn’t today I’m sitting around on my work now. hinder, making fun of things and wonder“Must be nice, just writing a column for ing and if there’s anything good on TV. So a living.” Yes, it must be. I wouldn’t know. you can see that in some respects, my life I also teach two nights at week in the IU hasn’t changed.

School of Music at IUPUI, do speaking Anyway, this being the five-year mark, engagements, lead farm tours in season, I’d like to address some of the things I’ve write greeting cards, cook up the occaheard since I left the old job. sional magazine assignment, mow lawns, “When you got fired...” Hold it. I did shovel sidewalks, and do light housekeepnot get fired. I quit, and was delighted to ing (no laundry or windows). do so. I’ve only been fired from one job That’s the life of the work-at-home in my life, and that was when I was a kid freelancer, you see. You do a lot of differworking on a farm. Monty Jo Strawser and ent things in hope of earning a third of I decided to borrow transportation from what you used to. But you know what? I the boss to go into town for cheeseburgsaid when I left the company that I didn’t ers and root beer. I think the fact that the know what was out there, but it had to be transportation was 10-ton trucks – yes, better than what I was leaving. I was right. plural, because we each took one – had Nice people like you have reminded me of something to do with the boss’s displeait every day of the last five years. sure. And it didn’t really matter because he Thanks. It really is a happy anniversary. hired us back two days later.

Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, “I’m so glad you’re writing again.” I humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ never stopped. Some newspapers started mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, picking up my column the day after I left Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on the gulag. I mean, the old place. If you speaking fees and availability, visit www.spotgo back to the days when I wrote about lightwww.com. music, I have been writing a column uninterrupted since the 1980s. Which shows

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he checks are coming! The Ours is 20 years old.” checks are coming! And they “We couldn’t possibly do that. We will be revered. need a furnace. We would have bought About six years ago, I reported one anyway. Where’s your love of counon the $200 rebates that we all try, Dick?” received from George Bush.

“Huh?” Maybe if John Kerry had “It’s simple. We need to come with a rebate, he would spend the money on somehave won the election. thing we would not have So what are you going to bought in a million years.” do with your tax rebate check “You mean, we should this time? It’s never too early waste the money?” to start thinking about it.

“Exactly. That’s what The pundits are making it President Bush is depending very clear that the last thing on. And who better than you the government wants you to to accomplish this — a man do is spend it on something who bought 100 beta tapes really silly, like paying your at a garage sale. We need to bills. Instead, they want you come up with something that Dick Wolfsie to buy a flat screen TV, even if we wouldn’t have bought if it Humor you have to watch it from the weren’t for this windfall.” slammer.

“OK, here’s an idea. How The first thing I did when about a new iPod for me? I I got the check several years ago was don’t have any use for one so it would put it in the bank. Apparently, this was just sit in my top drawer. I’ve always a huge blunder. All my money mingled never wanted one. How’s that for getting together. So when I purchased a five-year with the program?” contract in the Fruit of the Month Club, “Do you always think that selfishly, I may have accidentally used my mortDick? Why can’t we buy something gage money. I’ll never know. Or forgive I don’t want? Why does it have to be myself. something you don’t want?”

My wife, who is quite the patriot, is “Fair enough. What do you not want?” very concerned about this whole issue.

“I have always never wanted a beautiMary Ellen wants to be sure we don’t ful beige turtleneck cashmere sweater violate the spirit of the rebate. She’s the from Saks. Size medium.” one who originally explained how the “That’s what you never wanted? I never program works. knew you never wanted that.”

“Dick, what are we going to do with “Well, you must have known that. You that money we get from the president in never got me one.”

May?” “This is so ridiculous, Mary Ellen. Let’s “Well, we could buy a new furnace. just forget what the government wants us to do. I’m going to take the money and buy you a lovely gift for your birthday.”

“Oh, that’s just the perfect solution.”

“It is?”

“Yes, you always buy me something I don’t want for my birthday.”

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

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SPEECH COACH RECOGNIZED: As a result of his students’ achievements during competition over the last 14 years, Carmel High School speech team coach John Love has LOVE earned diamond recognition from the National Forensics League. With 1,523 accumulated points, he surpassed the 1,500-point diamond threshold at a meet in January. Love will be recognized at the Lincoln Financial Group/NFL national tournament in Las Vegas in June.

GAMES TO BE BROADCAST: CHS’s radio station, WHJE-91.3, will broadcast all games of the upcoming Carmel boys basketball sectionals, including games in which the Greyhounds are not playing.

The station’s Web site, www.whje.com, also provides streaming audio of the broadcasts of the games. The broadcast team will include Sam Agee, Kyle Binder, Pat Boylan, Andrew Chernoff, Brad Huber, Ryan Quinlan and Matt Tucker.

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here’s a line in an old movie that (to the person on the receiving end of the states “love means never having apology)? When he says “I’m sorry,” the to say I’m sorry.” That may be very next question has to be “what are you true in Hollywood but the reality sorry for or about?” (whichever applies). is that we say “I’m sorry” to the The child needs to understand what it is point of apathy. he’s apologizing for and then be There are those who say given the opportunity to ex“I’m sorry” and expect all to be plain what he will do differently forgotten. There are those who next time. say “I’m sorry” when they don’t When a child says “I didn’t really mean it. There are those do anything,” our response is, who say “I’m sorry” to manipu“Something happened here. late an outcome. And there are What was your participation those who think that by saying in this?” Depending on the “I’m sorry” have said all they severity of the altercation and need to say. whether or not you can get an Children are no different. honest answer, forcing a simple Parents often dismiss unaccepthandshake between all the parable behavior as long as the ties is a concession that saves Becky Kapsalis child says “I’m sorry.” Showing face and “never having to say Ask YiaYia remorse and saying “I’m sorry” I’m sorry” becomes purposeful. are not the same. A child who Happy Valentine’s Day! is truly remorseful does not have to be Hugs! prodded to say “I’m sorry.” A child who is not remorseful feels betrayed if he is forced Have a parenting topic or question? Submit it to Ask Yiayia, aka Becky Kapsalis, Certified to apologize for something he does not Parent Coach and founder of P.A.R.E.N.T. believe he did.

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SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES NEEDED: Smoky Row Elementary School seeks individuals with a science background to judge the school’s science fair from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. Volunteers will evaluate science projects entered into competition by the school’s fourth- and fifth-graders.

For more information, contact PTO volunteer Layla Spanenberg at 319.3515 or lspanenberg@indy.rr.com.

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FOURTH IN SPEECH MEET: Carmel Middle hosted 17 schools and 380 contestants at their annual speech meet in January. Carmel Middle finished fourth overall. Students who participated and finished in the top 10 in their categories were Adele Zhou, Katie Cheesman, Kelly Kleviitsky, Sarah Swiezy, Mary Pat Stemnock, Sally Frazer, Sarah Larimer, Caroline McCaulay, George Gemelas, Heung Tae Moon, Emily Roberts, Caitie Ward, Cam Elliott, Shreya Mohandas, and Arthur Shou.

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DISPATCHES BUREAU HIRES JONES: Betsy Jones has been named the new Tourism Economic Development Director of the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Jones has been involved in development and tourism for more JONES than 20 years. Her experience includes working as director of publications for the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association, executive director of the Center for Agricultural Science & Heritage, Inc., and most recently as the director of the Noblesville Preservation Alliance Inc. The new position is responsible for growing a community development initiative that increases tourism economic development as a whole in Hamilton County.

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s if buying wasn’t enough trouble, now I have to deal with shopping carts, filling out a profile, and keeping my eye on those crafty hackers that want to steal my identity. It’s almost easier to just go to the mall and buy it. But wait, the mall doesn’t always have

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SHORT-SELLERS: Moneycentral.msn. com’s Harry Domash devised a screen to find short-selling candidates. These would be stocks likely to drop no matter which way the market heads. With help from the work of Joseph Piotroski, an accounting professor at the University of Chicago, here are his eight candidates:

Amazon.com (AMZN), catalog and mail order houses; Clean Harbors (CLHB), waste management; Eaton Vance (EV), asset management; FMC Technologies (FTI), oil and gas equipment and services; Hershey (HSY), confectioners; Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), medical appliances and equipment; Joy Global (JOYG), farm and construction machinery; Suntech Power Holdings (STP), diversified electronics.

CHAMBER EVENTS: Outlook 2008 Business & Economic Luncheon with guest Gov. Mitch Daniels: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb 19 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. Cost is $20 if paid by Friday, $25 at the door. Call 578.0700 to attend.

Business After Hours: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at Vine and Table Gourmet Market, 313 E. Carmel Drive. Open to members and potential members. No fee to attend. Reserve a spot with an e-mail to chamberinfo@carmelchamber.com.

what I want. Now what?

When it comes to buying, whether it’s online or offline, it takes the right mood. I have to be in the mood to buy. Even if it is just to buy a soft drink, I need to feel the mood. I have to be thirsty, have money ready, and, if at work, be at a good stopping point. Every weekend I shop for groceries. Well, almost every weekend.

Sometimes I just don’t feel like it and I scavenge for food all week, tapping into my Costco loot from previous weekends.

Buying is often about being (or getting) in the right mood and staying in that moment.

When most purchases are made, you are usually in the frame of mind to make the acquisition.

Whether it is a stuffed penguin or a new car, you have to be in the mood and be at the right moment and motivated. The same

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Most e-commerce Web sites require the user to leave the moment to make the purchase. It always seems to involve leaving the purchase and moving to another section of the site to actually consummate the transaction – pay and identify the shipping address and all the other necessary components to finishing your transaction.

How many times have you ever left things in the shopping cart on a Web site? I’ll wager it’s more than how often you abandon a cart at David Cain the grocery store.

Marketing The online e-commerce future will be defined by keeping buyers in the moment – less shopping carts and more instant purchase opportunities. A great example today is iTunes.com. You can buy the music while listening to it. You never leave the moment and never come out of the mood – just like being in the mall.

David Cain is president of MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your questions or comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

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like iced tea, and drink it every day “OK” at best. Kinda spicy, with a hint of at lunch. When I go out to dinner orangey flavor. I decided I could live with (which is often), I usually get it then it. as well. Until about a year ago, I orThe Cheesecake Factory has its “Mango dered water. However, I switched to Fruit” iced tea (I think it’s awful). Cafe iced tea because so many places Patachou has its “Tropical have lousy water. Some tastes Passion” iced tea (It’s OK). like soap, some tastes like metal.

Kona Grill has some other One day I just made an execujacked-up flavor iced tea. tive decision and switched to I’m a simple man with iced tea. simple tastes. How about Most places have normal iced LIPTON iced tea? I know, I tea. Some restaurants give you a know, some of you out there choice between sweetened and probably really like these flaunsweetened, and that’s OK. vored teas. I have no malice Today though, I was at a restautoward you. But restaurant rant I’d never been to before. owners of the world – please When I ordered iced tea, the – offer me the “au naturel” waitress said, “Our iced tea is a option in addition to your Kent Burns ginger- orange-blossom iced tea. “foo-foo” featured items. Don’t On Success Is that OK?” leave me to the likes of metallic Oh joy. Ginger-orange-bloswater. som iced tea.

For what it’s worth, the lunch item I So I asked, “Does is taste wild?” ordered was excellent. Too bad I had to “No,” she replied. “It’s actually very wash every bite down with ginger-orangetasty. If you don’t like it, I’ll get you some- blossom iced tea. thing else.”

Kent Burns is a professional speaker and “OK, that’s a fair deal. Let’s give it a shot.” Meanwhile, going through my head author of “What’s Your Why?” His blog is www. kentburnsblog.com and he can be reached at was: ginger ... orange blossom ... why do kent@currentincarmel.com these places serve this jacked-up iced tea?

After a few minutes, the tea arrived and it was the moment of truth. I took a big swill with an open mind and ... it was

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Challenges: This condo only has a onecar attached garage compared to others that offer a two-car garage. There is limited storage available.

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in lens fabrication and diagnostic equipment and fashion from all over the world – stuff you can’t get anywhere else in the state,” he said.

After tripling his former practice’s business in five years, it was time to move on to a new challenge. This time he wanted to put the focus on his patients, offering them a wide selection of eyewear and a unique, customer-friendly atmosphere. “The environment here is completely different from the cookiecutter chain stores,” he said. “The first thing out of 90 percent of my patients’ mouths when they came here was ‘wow.’

The second thing was ‘It’s about time.’ ” Ciano’s patients are treated to designer coffees and Godiva chocolates while they wait for their appointments.

MONEY MATTERS Do you think Social Security will be around when you retire?

“Yes, because I’m not that far from retirement. I think it will still be there.”

Beverley Girtman Carmel

“No, because they are wasting all of our tax dollars.

I’m definitely not counting on it being around.”

Amy Hulka Noblesville

“Yes. I’m retiring in two years, and I sure hope it will still be around then.”

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Now, what I eat is a calculated, conscious decision. After two years of eating a whole foods diet, like the Mediterranean Diet, I lost 100 heartand knee-straining pounds of globular, yellow fat. I learned that once a week, not daily, I could cheat and have a piece of something sweet. We are, above all, human.

Each year, along with daily exercise, I became stronger and stronger in my resolve because I had never felt better in my life.

Goodbye booze and butts; hello gym membership. It’s amazing how motivational the proposition of death can be.

The study went on to say, “The highly processed, calorie-dense, nutrient depleted diet preferred by the current American Culture frequently leads to spikes in blood lipids.�

They suggest eliminating inflammation, high triglycerides and increased glucose levels, eating a minimally processed, high fiber, plant-based foods, including fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts. Also: • Eat less. • Consume lean protein and cheese.

• Eat a dark, leafy green salad every day with olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice. • Avoid sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour, white rice, hydrogenated oils, and fast food • Maintain your normal weight and don’t get overweight. • Perform physical activity for 30 minutes a day. • Enjoy one alcoholic beverage a day unless you have abuse issues. • Don’t smoke or use street drugs Approximately one-third of Americans eats a poor diet, which is a major contributor to this phenomenon. A single fatty meal can IMMEDIATELY raise serum triglyceride, oxidative stress, and intravascular inflammation. Immediately.

Life is to be savored. When you eat according to your design, you will become the best you can be for yourself, your loving family and the community.

Wendell Fowler is a retired chef, as well as an inspirational speaker, health humorist, storyteller and author. Contact him at fowlerindy@ aol.com or go to www.wendellfowler.com. His blog is chefwendellfowler.blogspot.com.

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STRIP AB FAT: Get more from your cardio workout! Strip away abdominal fat by switching around your cardio routine so you go hard early. To burn fat, your body first breaks down fat tissue into fat molecules. One study found that more abdominal fat is broken down when your crunches and sit-ups are done at a relatively high intensity at the start of a workout. — Menshealth.com

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ebruary is American Heart Month and an annual reminder to me that I dodged the bullet back in ’88 when the cardiologist told me, “Wendell, you’re going to die, soon. Get prepared.�

Two weeks later, thanks to God, I walked out of the hospital a miracle.

Freaked out my cardiologist, but I just wasn’t ready to die.

Our hard-working friends at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology just announced what Wendell Fowler it took me years to Nutrition figure out: dietary and lifestyle strategies can definitely improve markers of inflammation and your chances of having a heart attack.

I kicked terminal heart disease’s backside in 1988. I ate poorly and lived a sedentary lifestyle. My favorite balanced meal? A box of Krispy Cremes in one hand and a bucket of the Colonel in the other, sloshed down with beer and Jack Daniels. The proverbial perfect storm. I simply was unable to connect the dots between what I ate and my health.

ANTI-AGING

BODY CONTOURING: Sando Jones Aker Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery will offer a free seminar on “Body Contouring After Major Weight Loss Surgery� at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at Carmel Surgical Specialists, 13430 N. Meridian St., Suite 275. RSVP at www. sandojonesaker. com or call 776.7700 (toll free 877-6558522).

‘YOU GOING TO DIE SOON; GET PREPARED’

ANTI-AGING

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HEALTH WATCH: FOODS THAT BOOST ENERGY

By Kelly Bastone For Current in Westfield

Runners would no sooner skip pre-run carbs than dash out the door barefoot. But when the miles are done, those same athletes might not think much at all about what they eat, as long as they get something. Injured runners logging time on the bike might even skip a meal altogether, in fear of gaining weight. Big mistake.

Whether you’re recovering from a tough tempo run or tendonitis, food delivers the nutrients your body needs to repair itself, making smart eating crucial to a strong body and a speedy recovery.

“Recovery is just like fixing a house,” says Cynthia Sass, R.D., a sports dietetics specialist in Tampa, Fla. “A crack in the foundation requires raw materials to patch things back together. In the body, those raw materials come from what we eat.”

A combination of proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals helps your body heal micro-tears from exercise and overused tendons and sprained ligaments.

Along with stretching, and icing if you need it, these healing foods will help you get back on the road as quickly as possible.

Red Bell Pepper

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Just one red bell pepper provides 380 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C, a nutrient crucial for repairing connective tissues and cartilage. By

contributing to the formation of collagen, an important protein used to build scar tissue, blood vessels, and even new bone cells, vitamin C facilitates the healing process.

“Work in vitamin C throughout the day, every two or three hours or so,” says Sass, for five daily servings.

Runners-up: papaya, cantaloupe, oranges

Salmon

Salmon’s nutritional benefits have been much touted for good reason. Fresh or canned, salmon delivers two powerful healing nutrients: protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Protein does more than rebuild muscle after a grueling run; it also repairs bones, ligaments, and tendons.

Sass recommends all runners eat protein at every meal; injured runners should aim for four to five servings a day, from low-fat sources like egg whites and lean turkey. Salmon, with two grams of essential fatty acids per four-ounce serving, is doubly valuable. “Omega-3s are significant anti-inflammatories,” says Grotto. “Eating fish high in omega-3s or taking supplements is like throwing a big bucket of ice water on inflammation.”

Inflammation occurs when waste matter generated by the body’s repair efforts builds up around the injury, inhibiting healing. Omega-3s help disperse that buildup, making them useful in addressing everything from sore muscles to stress fractures.

Runners-up: mackerel, flaxseeds, walnuts

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Carrots

Eat carrots for a potent dose of vitamin A: a half-cup serving provides 340 percent of your daily value. This nutrient helps make white blood cells for fighting infection, “which is always a risk with injury,” says Sass. You might not think infection is likely with tendonitis, but your body takes no chances and activates the immune system, which ups vitamin A demand. Vitamin A also helps repair post-workout micro-tears, so it’s a valuable ally every day.

Runners-up: sweet potatoes, dried apricots, spinach

Fortified cereals

Zinc is an important healing agent, but foods highest in zinc, like red meats, often contain saturated fat, which aggravates inflammation. So when the body is taxed — from exertion or injury — runners should reach for fortified whole-grain breakfast cereals, which can deliver as much as 100 percent of the daily value for zinc. By itself, zinc doesn’t repair damaged tissue, but it assists the proteins and fats that do. “Just don’t overdo it,” cautions Sass. Too much of this potent mineral lowers HDL cholesterol (the good kind) and actually suppresses your immune system.

Runners-up: shellfish, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds

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DISPATCHES

IT MAKES SENSE: Socket Sense is a clever solution to the problem of too many AC adapter bricks not fitting correctly on power strips. It looks like a standard strip with the plugs offset at a 45 degree angle, but each socket can actually slide up and down the strip to accommodate larger or smaller plugs.

The Socket Sense isn’t big enough to make for a strip made up entirely of AC adapter bricks, but it should fit a good number more than standard strips. It’s $39.

— gizmodo.com SLINKY FACTS: This coil, made from a whopping 63 feet of steel wire, has been slithering down American staircases since 1945, with only one change: In the ‘60s, the manufacturers rounded off the once-pointed ends, to protect kids from getting cut.

Q

I occasionally communicate via e-mail, text messaging and forums with people in other countries and want a resource to translate things quickly so I can better understand some of what is posted. Any suggestions?

— Reg A. There are many free Web sites that can do the trick and most of them look the same, but the results can vary.

As with any automated translation process, the quality Gary Hubbard of the translation Technology will always be less accurate then having a human translator. In fact, it can be downright wrong, so I would never recommend using automated translators if you’re working on an important business transaction or legal document.

The best description I’ve seen was posted at one of the sites: “They allow you to grasp the general intent of the original text, not to produce a polished translation.”

One of my long-standing favorites for translating words or small groups of words

is Babel Fish from the long forgotten search engine AltaVista (http://babelfish. altavista.com).

It can translate words and sentences (up to about 150 words at a time) but oddly enough, it works best when the text you translate uses proper grammar! Slang, misspelled words, poorly placed punctuation and complex or lengthy sentences can all cause translations to be incorrect.

Babel Fish can also attempt to translate an entire foreign language Web site, but remember, it will give you the general intent of the original text and a lot of it

will make no sense.

For instance, I tested various translators with the EPA’s Spanish Web site. The opening sentence of the welcome paragraph was translated to: “Independently from our cultural patrimony, all we benefitted from a clean and healthful medio. ambiente.”

Not only did it misspell a word (benefited), but it was unable to translate medio.ambiente to “environment,” which is what the entire Web site was all about.

Another site that seems to be slightly more accurate on translations but no more accurate for words and sentences is www. freetranslation.com (free translators are on the far right).

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Answer the 10 questions on the site, and it will tell you which candidates match your views.

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Have a technology question? Send it to CurrentInCarmel@datadoctors.com

— Quick and Simple

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TOO MUCH MEMORY? “Apple just can’t make anyone happy any more,” writes Eric Zeman at Information Week. “Forget the idea that the Mac Faithful might be all excited that Apple just doubled the storage capacity of its iPhone and iPod Touch — albeit for an extra $100. Instead of cheering, user forums are full of whiny moaners who think Apple is out to screw them.” But he points out that the iPhone’s 16G of internal memory is more than anyone else offers at the moment.

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SHOULD I FIX IT OR BUY A CAR?

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ost vehicle owners ask knowing the service record for your own themselves that question car, right? You know the history. You do several times in their lives. not know the history of the car you’re To answer that question, looking to buy. I’ve heard many people you really need to answer make the careless decision to buy another the following questions: car because “they don’t want to put the money into this 1. What is your primary one” or “I’ll never get my purpose for the vehicle? money out of it.”

2. How long have you Unless they’re buying a owned the vehicle? new car, all too often these 3. Has it been reliable? folks find themselves buying a used car, AND spending 4. How much do you think big dollars on SIMILAR you’ve put into it since repairs that the “old one” you’ve owned it? needed, plus a car payment 5. Is it paid off? to boot. This can cost you The answers often determine BIG! the value and thus the amount Again, what is your purof repairs necessary. For Joe Peil pose for the vehicle? The example, if the primary purAutomotive answer to this question can pose is that of a third vehicle definitely make you wealthier (backup), then you should and wiser. spend the minimum to keep it safe. If At the end of the day, you should only it’s an everyday-driver, then spend what buy another car for one reason and one it takes to make it as reliable as you can. reason only … because you want another There should be no compromise when it car. Not because you “don’t want to put comes to your safety. the money into this one.”

As far as whether or not the car is worth it or not, you must ask yourself Joe Peil owns Joe’s Auto Service in Carmel. this question: Can I replace it with You may contact him at 846.3216. a reliable car for the cost of repairs?

RELIABLE is the operative word here.

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HARDSCAPES ARE HIGH-TECH, STAND UP TO OUR WINTERS

t’s finally happened. resistant shrubs are still fun to imagine, The “hardscape” trend has overespecially if it softens the edges of our speccome our fleeting native perentacular Trex deck or natural stone patio. nial and ornamental grass frenzy.

There’s the key … natural. Most patio and Remember a few years ago when that deck products have submitted to less than dominated our discussions at natural products. Ordinarily I social gatherings. “What’s you would be opposed to “fake,” but favorite sunny perennial,” the we’ve learned that the maturing conversation would start. A few faux products are earth-friendly hours and a glass of Pinot later and stand up to our harsh and the topic had gathered an Hoosier circumstances. amused crowd.

For example, faux flagstone Today, it’s all about “hardpatio products from Unilock scapes,” or any exterior surface look ridiculously real, yet cost in the great outdoors that is less, hold up better, are easier hard. Brick patios, decks, perto install, delightful to maingolas, lanais, fire pits, water featain and friendly to walk on. tures, boulders, seat walls, and Because of those compelling atthe seductive list swells. But it tributes, expect to see more cool Randy Sorrell synthetic products introduced makes sense. After all, when Gardening entertaining outdoors, where and fewer “real” stone patios. are we sitting? Likely on our If you already have a real cedar patio or screened porch. And what are we deck or Pennsylvania bluestone patio, conlistening to and grilling on? Probably the gratulations and celebrate accordingly. outdoor stereo system (or cool nano dockBe ready for the next phase of faux with ing station) and outdoor grill kitchen. The a little landscape glue. plant material simply becomes the critical Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS glue that pulls the space together.

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David “Scott” Miller, 56, of Carmel, passed away on Feb. 5, 2008. He was born in Napoleon, Ohio, to David and Ruth (Arnos) Miller on Dec. 1, 1951. Mr. Miller graduated from Dekalb High School in Auburn, Ind., in 1970 and received his bachelor of science in Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University in 1974. Mr. Miller was employed most recently as a senior project executive at Pepper and Turner Construction Cos. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Betty Anne (Miksad) Miller; daughters Kelly (Dave) Kuc of Carmel, and Tracey (Logan) Schwartz of Austin, Texas; parents Dave and Ruth Miller of Auburn; brother Randy (Denise) Miller; sisters Nancy (Bill) McLaughlin, Sandi (Mike) Kramer and Lisa (Mark) Sutton; grandchildren Katie and Austin Kuc and Peyton Schwartz as well as several nieces and nephews. Mr. Miller was a charter member of Carmel Lutheran Church, where he served on numerous boards and committees over the years. Mr. Miller was an avid Colts fan, a lover of jazz

POLICE RUN

Feb. 1, 2008 12:54:31 a.m., investigation, 3 Civic Square 1:35:32 a.m., suspicious activity, 11550 N Meridian St 2:36:32 a.m., accident - unknown, 29 I 465 E 3:11:42 a.m., burglar alarm, 14535 Hazel Dell Parkway 5:30:34 a.m., accident with property damage, East136th St / Carey Road 6:52:03 a.m., burglar alarm, 1170 Clay Spring Drive 8:59:34 a.m., accident with property damage, Dove Drive / Avian Way 9:24:45 a.m., accident with property damage, 31 I 465 E 11:16:44 a.m., disturbance, 113 Catherine Drive 11:26:49 a.m., burglar alarm, 12609 Limberlost Drive 12:30:28 p.m., battery, 3 Civic Square 2:13:40 p.m., burglar alarm, 13363 Abercorn St 3:18:44 p.m., burglar alarm, 10899 Willmington Drive 3:21:09 p.m., assist public, 951 N Rangeline Road 3:22:07 p.m., accident with property damage, Illinois Street / West Carmel Drive 4:30:06 p.m., assist public, East126th St / Auman Drive W 4:36:54 p.m., burglar alarm, 12749 Parsons Gate 4:38:59 p.m., accident with property damage, 275

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Feb. 2, 2008 12:58:09 a.m., suspicious activity, 2450 East 136th St 1:19:47 a.m., investigation, 3029 Warren Way 1:30:30 a.m., suspicious activity, 27 N Rangeline Road 2:22:41 a.m., harassment, 10808 Ruckle Ave 3:39:18 a.m., investigation, 1475 Sedona Drive 3:59:06 a.m., suspicious activity, 5718 Cantigny Way N 4:59:40 a.m., suspicious activity, 210 Wyndotte Drive 8:02:13 a.m., burglar alarm, 325 E Carmel Drive 8:34:16 a.m., investigation, 5723 Cantigny Way N 8:38:15 a.m., investigation, 545 S Rangeline Road 8:59:39 a.m., accident with property damage, 14516 Twin Oaks Drive 9:05:51 a.m., assist public, 3 Civic Square 9:10:42 a.m., damage to property, 730 N Rangeline Road 10:01:24 a.m., burglar alarm, 14300 Clay Terrace Boulevard 10:27:48 a.m., accident with property damage, East 96th

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Medical Drive 4:54:40 p.m., suspicious activity, North Meridian Street / West Carmel Drive 4:58:23 p.m., criminal mischief, Rohrer Road / West 136th St 5:13:58 p.m., accident with property damage, West 146th St / Clay Terrace Blvd 5:42:08 p.m., investigation, 12558 Spring Violet Place 6:16:29 p.m., harassment, 1168 Golfview Drive 6:44:58 p.m., investigation, 14227 Langham Drive 6:58:36 p.m., burglar alarm, 14240 Murphy Circle E 8:09:55 p.m., burglar alarm, 511 3rd Ave Sw 10:08:46 p.m., investigation, Ridge Court / High Drive 10:27:16 p.m., investigation, East96th St / Gray Road 10:45:29 p.m., burglar alarm, 9609 Hazel Dell Parkway 10:50:22 p.m., investigation, East 106th St / Penn Drive

FOR THE RECORD

Clarian North Medical Center Jan. 29 boy — David James and Sarah Ann Hicks Feb. 2 boy — Burkle, Andrew and Elizabeth girl — Smith, Nathan and Mary

music and had a passion for the adoption of retired racing greyhounds. Friends and family gatheredFeb. 8 in Leppert Mortuary, Smith Carmel Chapel. The funeral service was Feb. 9 in Carmel Lutheran Church, with burial following in Carmel Cemetery. Go to www. leppertmortuary.com to share a memory, sign the guest book or in lieu of flowers, make a memorial contribution to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Suite 146, Des Plaines, IL 60018, or the Lutheran Disability Ministries 4038 S. Ridgeview Road, Anderson, IN 46013.

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February 3 12:19:08 a.m., investigation, Cottonwood Court / Carey Road 12:36:40 a.m., burglar alarm, 2495 Durbin Drive 1:58:41 a.m., criminal mischief, 5336 Rippling Brook Way 3:32:54 a.m., juvenile complaint, 14377 Howe Drive 3:55:58 a.m., suspicious activity, 6310 E 131st St 4:24:03 a.m., burglar alarm, 993 3rd Ave NW 4:57:59 a.m., suspicious activity, West 126th St / Towne Road 5:11:17 a.m., theft, 13156 Salamone Way 6:59:59 a.m., accident with minor injury, 32 I 465 E 8:47:14 a.m., alarm hold up, 1331 S Rangeline Road 10:05:31 a.m., harassment, 118 Medical Drive 11:44:39 a.m., weapons complaint, 12575 River Road 11:40:10 a.m., investigation, 1211 Bentley Way 12:30:54 p.m., theft, 13919 Springmill Ponds Circle 12:45:32 p.m., theft, 1032 N Rangeline Road 2:00:18 p.m., missing person, 13470 Shakamac Drive 2:46:41 p.m., accident with property damage, North Meridian St / West 116th St 3:30:54 p.m., accident with property damage, 55 4th

Ave SE 4:41:21 p.m., disturbance, 850 Indian Trail 4:50:13 p.m., accident with property damage, East 146th St / Arrowwood Drive 5:34:45 p.m., burglar alarm, 12525 N Meridian St 5:39:28 p.m., investigation, 3 Civic Square 5:47:25 p.m., animal complaint, 14241 Autumn Woods Drive 7:01:56 p.m., accident with property damage, 520 E Main St 7:09:37 p.m., theft, 633 Ransburg Drive N 7:36:04 p.m., assist public, North Meridian Street / I 465 E 8:31:28 p.m., fire - residence, 14229 Joshua Drive 9:41:01 p.m., disturbance, 13975 Four Seasons Way 9:52:07 p.m., investigation, 149 Pearl St February 4 12:19:51 a.m., fire - investigate residence, 3814 Dona Court 1:11:05 a.m., investigation, 10525 Lasalle Road 2:03:15 a.m., case follow up, 4505 Wellington Circle 3:28:17 a.m., theft, 11699 Shadowwood Court 5:15:10 a.m., criminal mischief, 730 Altam Ave 7:12:13 a.m., investigation, 11699 Shadowwood Court 7:59:37 a.m., accident with property damage, East 131st St / Harrison Drive 8:40:46 a.m., juvenile complaint. 1185 E 104th St 9:00:04 a.m., harassment. 530 W Main St 9:51:29 a.m., harassment. 13872 Ninebark Court 10:45:23 a.m., theft. 1348 S Rangeline Road 11:15:35 a.m., accident with property damage. 520 E Main St 11:28:22 a.m., theft. 4630 E 96th St 12:21:08 p.m., harassment. 505 Walbridge St 12:24:14 p.m., harassment. 1188 Cavendish Drive 12:26:16 p.m., driving complaint. North Meridian Street / West 136th St 12:55:17 p.m., theft. 12780 Old Meridian St 1:12:42 p.m., traffic hazard. East 96th St / State Road 431 N 1:26:43 p.m., burglar alarm. 13940 Sassafern Drive 1:56:25 p.m., accident with property damage. East 96th St / Bauer Drive E 2:22:28 p.m., theft. 180 E Carmel Drive 2:55:43 p.m., harassment. 3 Civic Square 4:19:16 p.m., mental person. 9601 College Ave 5:21:25 p.m., theft. 144 Pineview Drive 5:46:12 p.m., accident with property damage. East 116th St / State Road 431 S

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96th St / Allisonville Road 11:08:48 a.m., disturbance, 912 Mohawk Hills Drive 11:30:24 a.m., theft, 3 Civic Square 2:42:00 p.m., intoxicated person, State Road 431 S / East Main Street 4:07:22 p.m., burglar alarm, 4917 Woodfield Drive 4:31:27 p.m., investigation, 113 Catherine Drive 4:44:18 p.m., juvenile complaint, 11625 Rolling Springs Drive 7:20:36 p.m., suspicious activity, East 131st St / Hazel Dell Parkway 8:14:16 p.m., harassment, 415 W 146th St 8:55:53 p.m., assist other dept, East 96th St / Lakeshore Drive E 9:10:23 p.m., investigation, 3610 East 96th St 10:24:41 p.m., suspicious activity, 2450 E 136th St 10:31:26 p.m., suspicious activity, 942 Arrowwood Drive 10:56:41 p.m., suspicious activity, 11511 Rolling Springs Drive 10:57:58 p.m., suspicious activity, 11631 Pebblepointe Pass 11:20:14 p.m., theft, 1168 Golfview Drive 11:28:43 p.m., suspicious activity, Shoshone Drive / South Rangeline Road 11:31:28 p.m., suspicious activity, 4160 E 96th St 11:51:29 p.m., fight, 2292 East 116th St

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DISPATCHES ACCESSORIES FOR MEN: Here are some items that “make the man,” according to Esquire. Eye-catching pocket square: Use to accent your shirt, tie or pinstripe.

Watch: Try a bolder look with the latest rose golds, barrel shapes or large faces and crowns. Cuff links: Wear your father’s or buy a pair to pass down.

Leather weekend bag: Always preferable to the nylon bag.

Cashmere: Choose a scarf, V-neck sweaters in various colors, lined leather gloves and a blazer.

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FRY “GREEN”: GreenPan’s new line of nonstick cookware is not only environmentally friendly to produce and use, it’s also better for you. The ceramicbased coating withstands higher temperatures and lets you skip greasing with oil or butter altogether. Plus, they’re lightweight, dishwasher-safe and scratch-resistant. Tasty! Available on the Home Shopping Network and hsn.com, $89.90 for a six piece set.

— Quick and Simple

FIVE MOST EXPENSIVE WINES: No. 5: Chteau Valandraud Saint-Emilion 1995 - app. $668. No. 4: Chteau Latour Pauillac 1990 - app. $774. No. 3: Chteau Le Pin Pomerol 1999 - app. $908. No. 2: Petrus Pomerol 1998 - app. $1,459. No. 1: Dom. Romane Conti 1997 - app. $1,540.

You should take note that the wine market has many intermediaries that have a direct effect on prices. Importers, wholesalers and retailers are all out to make a profit, so prices may vary depending on the level at which you get involved.

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hen I arrived at the studio this morning, I was greeted by a brand new pair of lamps made of mosaic mirror. These were unlike any lamps I had ever seen in the store before so the sparkle of these brand new beauties caught my eye the second I put my briefcase down.

I asked anyone who might care to answer when we had received the new lamps.

I felt eyes fall my direction as silence Vicky Early hovered in the Design room. Uhmmm... what? I think someone pretended to cough just enough to muffle a giggle. Turns out, the lamps had been on display for about three months less than five feet from the place I discovered them. I had walked by them for 90 days and, after time, simply stopped seeing them.

This eye-opening experience allowed me a fundamental understanding of the concept that change is good.

We often hear client’s express a desire to simply get their home “done.” I know

that “done” represents a home that is a console that is borrowed from another well-planned, well-executed and ready to room. receive friends and family. To those who It’s amazing what a lift you and your do not relish playing in mounds of fabrics family will get just by moving what you aland piles of paint chips, the idea that no ready own to a new location in the room, additional thought or energy need be exor to another room altogether. pended is a definite plus.

Less can often mean more in terms of My discovery of “new” lamps leads me style, organization and overall appearance. to believe that “done” If you want a fresh means that when comlook, remove small This eye-opening ponents are positioned experience allowed me a knick-knacks from for eternity, they are shelves and tables. fundamental understanding Step back and see doomed to disappear of the concept that from the beholder’s what a difference it view. makes! Don’t feel you . need to display all A home that evolves is alive and full of inyour treasures at once. terest. Several years ago I did bookshelves Display only your favorite objects now and for a client using her own accessories along store the rest to rotate when you need a with a few new ones. When the homeown- change. er returned after the job was complete, one Remove furniture from an overly crowdof her favorite items was a vase that I had ed room. Just because you own something obviously brought from the store. It was, and it’s sitting in the room, that doesn’t in fact, her own vase...one that she did not mean it has to stay there. Take out some like in its previous life. It was now on its items and open up the space. I guarantee side with feathers and greenery cascading you it will feel like a whole new room. onto the shelf. The change of scenery saved When it comes to interior decorating, that unappreciated vase from a one way the adage “move it or lose it” offers an entrip to Goodwill! tirely new meaning!

Keeping a home alive really isn’t a comIf you have an interior design question, please plicated process. It can be freshened by contact artichokedesigns@aol.com. Vicky simply moving furniture around. If a sofa Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke has been hugging the wall for 10 years, Designs located in downtown Carmel. try floating it in the room anchored with

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PURDUE GLEE CLUB: The Purdue Varsity Glee Club will perform at Carmel High School at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. This year’s Glee Club includes CHS alumnus Ryan McLean, class of 2006. Tickets ($15 for MCLEAN reserved seats) may be ordered by sending a check (payable to the CHS PTO) to PVGC Tickets, c/o Sandy Speer, 3770 Bridger Drive S., Carmel, IN, 46033. A self-addressed, stamped envelope should be included.

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By Barbara E. Cohen Current In Carmel Carmel’s mushrooming arts scene isn’t found only in the Arts & Design District.

This weekend, explore art sponsored by the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department.

On Saturday, Cool Creek Nature Center is the site for an exhibition of original artworks inspired by nature, wildlife and “nature-scapes.” The show consists of more than 100 paintings, photographs, sculptures and other works of art by professional and amateur artists who live and work in Indiana.

“This art show is a perfect fit for our programming in the winter. This time of year, we can all use a little help being inspired,” said Amanda Smith, superintendent of natural resources and education, Hamilton County Parks and Recreation.

“The show is growing every year, and this year – our fifth – is the largest and best yet.”

Among the 58 painters, photographers and sculptors participating in this year’s event, 10 have submitted work to all of the previous Nature’s Inspirations exhibitions.

Five of these artists hail from Carmel: Dorothy Chase, Marian O’Haver Greene, Wendy Kaveney, Anita Rieman, and Rosemarie Southworth.

Four more artists from Carmel are contributing pieces this year as well: Robert Bratton, Linda Downer, R. Carol Skinner and Eileen Takach. Two additional participants live in Westfield: Penny Roberson and Seth Spradin.

Most of the works on display have been submitted by artists who live in Hamilton County, but participants come from as far as Fort Wayne, Metamora, North Salem and Crown Point, Ind. “I found the raccoon in the painting ‘Bandit’ at my back door one day last winter,” said J. Rodney Reveal, Arcadia, a retired firefighter who rehabilitates orphaned small mammals for the Department of Natural Resources.

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Barbara E. Cohen is a freelance writer who covers the arts for Current in Carmel and teaches art history at Ivy Tech Community College. Please send comments or story ideas at barbara@i-writersstudio.com.

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EXTREME BOOK CLUB: The Carmel Clay Library’s Extreme Mother Daughter Book Club will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. on Feb. in the Program Room. All girls in grades 6-8 and their mothers (or aunts, grandmothers, etc.) are invited to attend.

Space is limited, so stop by or call the Young Adult Services Desk (814.3983) to register. This month’s book is “Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy” by Gary D. Schmidt.

CELTIC VALENTINE CONCERT: Traveler’s Dream will perform at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 Hoover St. Michael Lewis and Denise Wilson perform Celtic and French-Canadian music — both traditional and contemporary — using historical and modern instruments. Their selections might include lively Irish jigs and reels, French-Canadian voyageur songs, sea shanties, or even Scottish bagpipe tunes. It’s free.

has participated in all five exhibitions, reports that one of his watercolors in last year’s show is now touring the country in “Paint the Parks,” a juried show hosted

by PaintAmerica to raise money for the National Parks Foundation.

Many of the items in Nature’s Inspirations are for sale. Prices range from $35 for “Marbled Orb Weaver,” a color photograph by Robert Crozier, Noblesville, to $1,375 for “Wait for It,” an alkyd painting by Tara J. Fuller, Bloomington. The most expensive piece for sale is “Dancing in the Rainbow,” a fiber sculpture by Caryl Hancock, Indianapolis ($7,500), but visitors will find many pieces in the $100-$800 range.

For more information, call (317) 8480576 or visit the Parks & Recreation Calendar at www.co.hamilton. in.us.

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ORCHARD PARK FUNDRAISER: Tickets are now on sale for Orchard Park Elementary PTO’s Taste of Carmel fundraiser. The annual event is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. on March 6 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. Tickets ($30) are on sale at the school (10404 Orchard Park Drive S.) weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets ($35) also will be sold at the door. Tables may be reserved.

For more information, call Orchard Park at 848.1918 or Laura Komisarcik at 848.0382.

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Web site: myfavoriteitalianrestaurant.com More than 20 years after its founding, Amici’s Italian Restaurant hasn’t cooled its spaghetti pots. In fact, business is lively for owner Hank Bayt. The restaurant is open for dinner from 5 to 10 every night and serves Sicilian food, including pizza, meat, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Bayt started the restaurant in 1985 in the Farmers’ Market in Indianapolis. Now Amici’s, which means “Friend’s” in Italian, is in a historic building at Park and New York streets. The dining room is decorated with vibrant colors and pieces from local artists to re-create wall scenes from ancient Italy.

“Amici’s would make a great place for Carmel residents to check out if they are in the mood for a taste of one of Indy’s true authentic Italian restaurants still around from the old days,” Bayt said. The restaurant is family friendly, and reservations are not required but are accepted by phone.

Traveler’s Dream Date: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Location: Westfield Washington Public Library, 333 W. Hoover St. Cost: Free.

Tea Leaf Green Date: 9 p.m. Friday (doors open at 8).

Location: The Music Mill, 3720 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis. Tickets: $12. Web: themusicmillvenue.com.

Mickey’s Irish Pub Date: Friday: Living Proof. Saturday: Zanna Doo. Location: 13644 N. Meridian St. Phone: 573.9746. Web: mickeysirishpub.com.

Jennifer Kirk and Friends Date: Thursday and Friday. Location: Kincaid’s at Clay Terrace, 14159 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Featuring half-priced appetizers and drink specials for beer wine and cocktails, everyday from 3 to 7 p.m. and from 9 p.m. until closing. Phone: 575.9005 Web: kincaids.com.

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Gallery Walk Date: 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 14. Join the galleries and merchants of the Carmel Arts & Design District in celebrating Valentines Day. Wine and cheese served at area galleries while you enjoy new exhibits and works by new artists. Phone: 571.2787.

Leighann Lord & Jim Mendrinos Date: Thursday-Sunday. Location: Morty’s Comedy Joint, 3625 E. 96th St., Indianapolis. Price: $10 to $18 depending on day. Phone: 848.5500.

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Theater West Side Story Dates: Through March 22.

Location: Beef & Boards Dinner Theater, 9601 Michigan Road, Indianapolis.

Tickets: $33 to $55; includes buffet. Phone: 872.9664. Web: beefandboards.com.

Latin Dance Party Date: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday. Location: The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. Price: $7. Phone: 253.4900.

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My Fair Lady Dates: March 4-9. Location: Clowes Hall, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis. Phone: 940-9696. Web: broadwayacrossamerica.com

All About Seafood Date: 6 p.m.

Feb 21. Learn everything about cooking seafood.

Location: Kiss Z Cook, 890 E. 116th St., Carmel.

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Ansel Adams in Yosemite When: daily, now through Nov. 30 Where: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis Cost: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students and children Details: Ansel Adams began his lifelong love affair with Yosemite National Park during a family vacation there in 1916, when he was 14 years old. Adams said of his first visit to Yosemite Valley, “That first impression of the valley — white water, azaleas, cool fir caverns, tall pines and stolid oaks, cliffs rising to undreamed-of heights, the poignant sounds and smells of the Sierra . . . was a culmination of experience so intense as to be almost painful. From that day in 1916 my life has been colored and modulated by the great earth gesture of the Sierra.�

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Father Boniface Hardin will portray the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Sheridan Middle School Auditorium.

It will kick off the Boxley Lecture Series, a tribute to the town’s first settler in 1828. George Boxley was a Virginiaborn abolitionist. Father Hardin, O.S.B, is founder and president emeritus of Martin University, Indianapolis. For more information on the Boxley Lecture Series, please contact Brenda Bush, Sheridan Historical Society, at 758.5845.

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HERE’S A STEP-BY-STEP VALENTINE’S DAY GUIDE FOR CLUELESS MEN

By Rebecca Raymond For Current In Carmel Let’s admit it, Valentine’s Day is a tough holiday. The expectations are high the results never really live up to our standards.

Ladies, I bet we have all been on the receiving end of one of the following: flowers at work, box of chocolates, jewelry, cards, teddy bear holding something cheesy, dinner at a fancy overpriced restaurant and lingerie. Not that imaginative is it?

So what is a man to do? How are the men in our lives supposed to surprise us and make this Valentine’s Day one we will always remember? Well, I may not be an expert on love, but I am an expert at putting stunning events together and gentlemen, pulling off a Valentine’s Day extravaganza is an event! So here are my tips for a Valentine’s Day she will never forget.

• First, start her day off right. Whether it’s starting the coffee pot, pouring the cereal, dressing the kids, starting her car or placing a chocolate muffin at the kitchen table with her name on it, do something that will start her day off right and put a smile on her face immediately.

• Second, write a love note. She needs her second reminder as soon as she gets in her car. If she works from home she needs

an e-mail in her inbox. You don’t even have to buy a card; a post-it-note will do, I promise.

• Third, lunch. If you can’t meet her for lunch then do the next best thing and call her during your lunch break. If she doesn’t answer then send her a text. Can’t get through? Leave a sweet voicemail explaining your excitement when you think about seeing her later in the day.

• Fourth, and this is the grand finale.

Before she gets home for the evening, get rid of the children and the pets. Earlier in the week you should have prepared the following: stop by Joe’s Butcher Shop and let them guide you with an appetizer and main course that’s EASY to prepare. Next, off to Shapiro’s for two pieces of Black Forest Cake. Then off to Vine and Table for the wine and a delicious fresh salad. To top it off, stop by Party Tree to pick up some disposable china and flat ware. Trust me; she doesn’t care what she eats off as long as it means she doesn’t have to clean up.

• Last, run by World Market for some candles and cloth napkins (this will dress up the paper plates). If you really want to impress have Kristine at Carmel Florist on Range Line Road put together a unique flower arrangement. But not roses; they’re too predictable. Then it’s up to you to set the stage.

ART WALK BLOOMS ON VALENTINE’S DAY

By Ellen Gilmer Current In Carmel

When: Feb. 14 from 6-10 p.m.

Where: Carmel Arts & Design District, Main Street and Range Line Road Info: 571.ARTS or www.carmelartsanddesign.com art walk is a chance for couples, as well as individuals, to enjoy something out of the ordinary, Lurie said.

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The Carmel Arts & Design District will have a defining moment Valentine’s Day, if the art walk repeats its popularity from last year, said Evan Lurie, director of the Evan Lurie Fine Art Gallery.

Feb. 14, district galleries and merchants will host their second art walk, following a successful debut last November. “(Last year) was phenomenal,” Lurie said. “The street was packed, and it was a really nice mix of people.”

At the Valentine’s Art Walk, nine galleries and several area merchants will open their doors with new art exhibits, as well as wine and cheese and other delicacies.

The free event also will feature carriage rides and the grand opening of the French restaurant, Bistro de Paris on Main Street.

Lurie said the event will attract art enthusiasts from surrounding areas who are interested in Carmel and its emerging artists.

Andrea Stumpf, communications manager for the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, said she has high expectations for the event.

“I think it’s going to be very successful,” she said. “The Arts & Design District is always changing, and we’ve got some really wonderful galleries.”

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“It’s a nice opportunity for people to go out and do something different,” he said.

Lurie couldn’t stress enough the importance of local interest in the evening.

A seasoned art entrepreneur of 11 years, Lurie said he encourages all types of people to attend, including art appreciators, learners and collectors. It is not necessary to buy the art, he said, only to learn to appreciate it.

“The more you look at art, the more you define your taste in art,” he said.

“This is an opportunity to see a lot of art at one time in a fun and festive type of atmosphere.”

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