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Carmel Arts & Design District – prepare to have your socks rocked as 16 national and local bands converge on three stages for Rock the District July 11.

The third-annual, free event begins at noon and ends at 9 p.m. with music, food and activities for all types of rock ‘n’ rollers. Local bands like Tax Brandywine and Shaded Sound join national acts like Aimee Allen and David Barnes for the music festival in Old Town Carmel. : Local acts Allen recorded her upcoming album “A Little ar | Blue Luster Ye n ommo C A | s he ug H Happiness” in Carmel over the past year before Band Alex d | Jeremy Vogt an B cs aa Is moving back to her home state of California. She’ll ny rnative Dan z Fohl | No Alte Li | d an B perform her single “On Vacation” for festival goers, et re Kingsley St Brandywine ed Sound | Tax which exhibits her distinctive high-energy pop ad Sh | ue D st m King Pa sound with a Reggae inspiration. ompers | Willia St rd ya ve ra G The “I played Rock the District last year and had a really good time,” Adams said. “I’ll be doing a lot of crowd participation, teaching the crowd some songs. I’m recording artist has played several shows in going to put them to work.”

Carmel, and said the Indianapolis area is one of Allen’s album debuts July 21, and her single is available his most played. now on iTunes. She will be touring with Sugar Ray this “I think there’s a music appreciation there summer and playing at the Vogue in Broad Ripple July that’s pretty unparalleled,” Barnes said.

17. So, Rock the District attendees can However cliché the goal may be, Barnes said catch her again if they don’t get their fill his main show objective is for people to dance at the festival. and have a good time.

Main-stage headliner Barnes de“I love playing in Indianapolis and Carmel. It’s scribes his sound as “blue-eyed soulish” because his voice is reminiscent of always fun to get back,” Barnes said. “I almost feel like these shows are benefit shows where we Michael McDonald (of The Doobie say ‘Hey, thank you, keep listening.’”

Brothers fame). The national Rock the District not only provides entertainment for its expected 10,000 patrons, but also a way for the community to get to know the area, according to Andrea Stumpf, marketing and communications director for the district.

“It’s our way of inviting the community down with all the businesses open and activities for everyone,” Stumpf said. “Because of the wide array of bands, we draw people from all over the Midwest.”

New to this year’s event are the Rock ‘n’ Recycle Area and the Kids Zone. The recycling area will feature fair trade clothing, sustainable arts and crafts and recycling containers, according to Megan McVicker, special events and operations the district.

“This is a community-wide festival for people to experience music and shopping,” McVicker said. “But it’s also an opportunity to spread the word about recycling and everything needed for a green-living lifestyle.”

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The Kids Zone will feature family-friendly entertainment like an air guitar contest, face painting and a buildyour-own stuffed animal booth. Sugar Buzz Sweet Parties for Kids and Indy Dance Academy will sponsor these kidcentered activities.

Rock-related art, like 12 full-size wooden guitars painted by local artists and an 8-foot tall guitar will be displayed at the Carmel Clay Public Library and in local businesses. The Arts & Design District Business Association of Carmel will auction the painted guitars to fund local artists and begin a scholarship fund for Carmel High School art students.

Parking for the event will be available at the Carmel Lions Club and other public parking areas, as well as onstreet parking in the district. The event coordinators are looking for volunteers and those who give their time get free snacks and a T-shirt.

For more information, photos and schedules visit Rock the District’s Web site (carmelartsanddesign.com/rockthedistrict) or call 571-ARTS.

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OUR TAKES It is our position that the phasing out of the R-22 “Freon” refrigerant failed to accomplish its intended goal, while unjustly increasing the burden to homeowners, and that it should be halted.

Much of our well-intended efforts to go green are poorly thought out, poorly executed, based upon bad science or simply (and sadly) plain old marketing gimmicks.

For many decades, Freon was a safe and reliable refrigerant. While no definitive environmental concerns were made public, the Clean Air Act of 1990 called for the phasing out of Freon. The replacement chemical is being marketed as more efficient and environmentally friendly, although there

is little empirical evidence to support such statements.

On the other hand, the cost of the new refrigerant 410-A, or “Puron,” is several times more than its predecessor. What’s worse is the cost to homeowners replacing not just outdoor A/C equipment but also indoor equipment, as the new refrigerant is incompatible with systems in most homes.

While we appreciate and advocate for responsible efficiency and environmental awareness, this measure does not do much more than increase the cost of maintaining homes for the benefit of a few HVAC equipment manufacturers.

orange barrels, orange barrels It is our opinion that the tubular white traffic management devices now placed at the entrance to Interstate 465 East southbound on U.S. 31 are not accomplishing their intended outcome and should be reconsidered and perhaps removed.

As we drive through our fine city, it is difficult to find a road that isn’t infested with the all-too-familiar orange barrels. We get it – these neon creatures are a positive sign of growth and improving infrastructure. And appropriate controls are necessary to ensure the safe and smooth movement of our citizenry.

However, these plastic weeds seem more of a driving hazard and certainly not much of a benefit.

The ever-increasing number of those damaged and destroyed from collision (count them on a daily basis for rush hour fun), strongly suggests that they are causing more problems than they are worth. Unappealing aesthetics aside, white pylons directly on top of a painted white line are quite difficult, at best, to discern even in daylight.

We assume they’re intended to prevent people from irresponsible driving – laudable and most understandable.

But as a practical matter, the benefit is difficult to discern. Alter the color.

Install better signage warning traffic of their existence and use or remove them. Good intentions don’t save lives, but good design can.

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CARMEL RESIDENT COMPETING FOR MISS INDIANA - Christina DeVoe of Carmel is competing for the title of Miss Indiana 2009 – the official preliminary to the Miss America Scholarship Pageant. After a week of appearances, rehearsals, and competition, the DEVOE new Miss Indiana will be crowned on the evening of June 27 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. Indiana has been under the spotlight in the pageant world after Katie Stam of Seymour won the title of Miss America in January. DeVoe is a 2008 graduate of Loyola University with a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Music, and she currently she holds the title of Miss Wabash Valley 2009.

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honestly enjoyed spending time with each hat starts with a speedtogether. We took turns cooking meals, ing ticket in Bay Minette pitched in with clean-ups, babysat each and ends in the bowels of souvenir hell? Family road other’s kids, united against fat people in thongs, and concentrated on what makes trip to Alabama! a family vacation a unique and That’s right, folks, I just surrewarding experience: family. vived a week in Fort Morgan See, my parents are adamant with eight children, three sisters, about keeping everyone under two brothers-in-law and one one roof when we do these parental unit in a palm tree. types of trips, even though Fortunately, my husband joined most of us would prefer sepame halfway through the advenrate condos. Why? Family. They ture and kept me from jumping want their grandbabies eating off the third floor balcony into pancakes in the morning tothe very shallow pool below. gether; they want their daughGood times. ters watching Lifetime movies All joking aside, this vacaon the couch at noon together; tion was the first in many years and they want enough space at that actually felt like a vacation.

Danielle the dinner table so that we can My youngest is now five, which all hammer the crap out of blue means no naps, no diapers, and Wilson crabs and share butter-dipping for the most part, no drowning bowls, together. concerns. True, had she fallen But I have four sisters, three of whom into the deep end upside down, she probare married. Suffice it to say, we have quite ably wouldn’t have made it, but she’s old an array of personalities that don’t always enough to know she can’t go swimming alone, unlike her younger cousins who em- gel, and inevitably, considerable high-quality drama ensues. It doesn’t matter though. ployed any and all devices to get past that I’ve mentioned this before: Family is security gate, lifeguards be damned. family, for the good and bad. And what And though the week started off poorly better way to appreciate your family than – I wasn’t kidding about the speeding building mermaid sand castles, performticket (seriously, how this cop could posing brilliant karaoke (my toddler nephew sibly write a citation to a strung-out mom can sing the fashizzle out of Kanye West’s and her crying/fighting/on-the-edge-of“Heartless”), and boogie boarding amidst losing-their-minds children in their 14th sharks? (It was real, damn it; I saw what I hour of driving amidst rapidly deterioratsaw!). ing mini-van conditions is beyond me).

To wit, my husband, who can barely And though it ended in less-than-stellar fashion (never expect a pleasant hour when tolerate three days of Morris Family toyou take four kids into Souvenir City on a getherness, is already planning next year’s trip. He understands that even though the Friday afternoon), the rest of the time was Alabama coast isn’t his ideal vacation, our pretty awesome. Perfect weather, fantastic kids will remember this time with cousins, beach, lovely sunsets – your ideal summer aunts, uncles and grandparents forever. vacation.

Here’s hoping your summer includes Even better, everyone actually got along.

Seventeen bodies in one beach house could some great family memories as well.

Peace out. easily result in smack downs and hurt feelings, especially when charades and five bottles of wine a night are thrown into the Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and conmix. But amazingly, both the children and tributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com. adults behaved themselves and, I think,

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ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD FOR KEYSTONE PROJECT

By Brandie Bohney Current in Carmel

Another issue has cropped up with the Keystone Avenue project, but if you don’t live in the neighborhoods just east of BRAINARD Keystone between 98th and 106th streets, you may not even realize it.

That issue is the permanent closure of 99th Street east of Keystone to Chester Street.

The closure of that short stretch of road came as a complete surprise to residents Kim and Brian Mayes, who live in Shadybrook, a neighborhood just north of the now missing section of road.

“I can’t even tell you how frustrating this is,” Kim said. “I can’t believe they would completely remove a road like this without any kind of warning.”

Brian Mayes, the Shadybrook Homeowners’ Association president, had been complimentary of the city’s updates to residents affected by the construction.

But on May 15, he woke up to find his inlet to Keystone not just closed, but torn into chunks.

He asked some workers at the site about it, and they informed him that they had gotten the work order only three days prior. By May 21, 99th Street east of

Keystone was gone, replaced by soil, grass seed and straw.

Jeremy Kashman, the Keystone Project Manager, explains that the permanent closure of the small section of 99th Street has always been part of the plan, but the suddenness of the final closure was unintentional.

“There was notification given before, but not necessarily right before this happened,” he said.

The Mayeses and several other Shadybrook residents question that the closure was always part of the plan, wondering in an e-mail, “If they’d always planned to close it, why didn’t they just do it from the start?”

At an informal meeting to discuss the closure, most of the 13 attending residents agreed that they wouldn’t have purchased their current homes had it not been for the easy access to Keystone.

Mayor Jim Brainard said the closure was strictly a safety issue.

“In the past, we have received many complaints from residents about speeding cut-through traffic in the neighborhood,” he said. “The removal of the 99th Street access also enhances safety for Keystone drivers by further reducing the number of at-grade intersections on this soon-to-be free-flow corridor.”

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When I asked Doug about receiving giant of a man lives within the award, his response was as I expected, our midst. A man who could humble. He thanked the Rotary and not be described as physically shared his surprise and feelings about tall – instead, he is gigantic in attributes more important than what such an award means to him. When pushed, he acknowledged that anything aesthetic. Suffering lots of people are congratulating from scoliosis since childhood him and making a big deal over and standing no taller than five his award. feet, Doug Dolen will always “I love Carmel and all of the be someone I look up to. Doug people. I love what I do,” Doug is a bigger person than I could said. ever be.

Doug is a man blessed with To those who know the a gigantic heart that always man with the generous spirit, gives. He has a personality that magnanimous personality and draws people in because he is so will to give and give, Mr. Doug friendly and engaging. So often, Dolen is the obvious choice as he struggles to maneuver his for this year’s Carmel Rotary bulky back brace into a position Outstanding Service Award.

Jeff that offers the least amount of Given to a member of our comdiscomfort, he is still smiling, munity who is not a Rotarian, Worrell encouraging and genuinely foDoug joins a distinguished list cused on the person he is speaking with. of previous winners.

Never have I heard him complain.

The award pays tribute to the body of By any measure, Doug Dolen has statwork Doug has generated volunteering in ure and standing in Carmel with plenty to the community. His list of accomplishments is extensive. His first love is working spare. Fortunately for us, we will continue to reap the rewards of the larger than life, with the Carmel Fire Department giving towering gentleman who I shall forever safety demonstrations to schoolchildren refer to as “Big Doug.” throughout the year. However, it is a rare Saturday when you do not see Doug freely Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He giving his time at the Carmel Farmer’s recognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Market. He also volunteers at his church, Carmel” on cable channel 16. Contact him at the Carmel Friends Church, as well as jworrell@advantagemedical.com other events throughout the year.

Editor’s note: Second of three parts.

By Margie Thomas Current in Carmel

While other Hamilton County cities are struggling to find revenue to meet infrastructure needs and operational costs, Carmel is weathering the economic downturn well, even seeing a reduction in local property taxes to homeowners while maintaining services and maintenance, officials say.

The reasons for the general fiscal health of the community are many, but two of the more significant reasons are the continued successes in economic growth and the city’s achievements in attracting new residents.

The city also has been aggressive in seeking additional ways to fund local infrastructure. Tax dollar distribution by the state is based on population. In July 2007, the city funded a special census to measure population. The result showed a 35 percent increase since the 2000 census. Estimates show the new count will result in an additional $3.5 million in state funding for Carmel. “The cost to conduct the census was less than $800,000 so that amounts to more than $2.7 million in additional revenue that the city would never have received had

RAISING AWARENESS IN TANDEM

MS cutline: Larson (left) and Lorch

“The furthest (destinations) are Geist and Greenfield,” Lexi said.

Lexi’s father, Kurt Lorch, who was diagnosed with MS in 1996, will be accompanying the tandem riders on the longer rides; the girls will come home periodically throughout the nearly two-week journey.

In addition to their current ride, Lexi and Hannah are also going to ride the tandem bicycle in the MS 150 this September. Their goal is to raise $13,000 for the National MS Society by the time they ride in the MS 150.

If you would like to contribute, you may contact Joy Lorch, Lexi’s mother, at 317-518-9040 or Lexi’s sister MacKenzie at mackenzielorch@yahoo.com. The girls will also be selling orange awareness bracelets and T-shirts to raise money and awareness.

What’s next: Outsiders look at Carmel, debt, Keystone (July 14 in Current in Carmel).

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Hannah Larson and Lexi Lorch have been riding a neighbor’s tandem bicycle quite a bit this summer, but the trip they embarked on last Tuesday was complete with picture-taking, prayers, and 30-plus family members and friends wishing the two well on their journey.

That journey is a 13-day riding and camping adventure to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis, to help out families affected by the disease’s debilitating effects and to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The girls will ride the tandem bicycle to a different MS family’s home every day, and each evening, the girls will help the families in whatever ways they can. “ We’ll just do whatever needs done,” Lexi said.

The girls plan to make dinners, do yard work, help with odd jobs and various other tasks. Hannah also noted, “One (woman with MS) is going to have a bunch of people over to raise money for MS while we’re there. She’s going to have an ice cream party, so we’re going to help her get ready for that.”

Most of the stops the girls have planned are in the north-suburban Indianapolis area.

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the special census not been conducted,” Mayor Jim Brainard said.

City departments also are focused on saving tax dollars, he said, and the city consistently has found ways to keep expenditures under the approved budgets, resulting in approximately $12 million dollars in savings since 2005.

The city has a reputation for seeking out alternative sources of funds such as the $90 million dollar state grant for the Keystone CarmelLink project and a successful program of seeking federal grant dollars.

Carmel is one of a very few cities that manages matters with the benefit of a detailed, constantly updated fiscal Plan.

The plan, introduced Brainard more than a decade ago is designed to track and project revenue, expenses, TIF revenue and bond payments. An additional benefit of the fiscal plan is the ability to move through the budget process more smoothly. The fiscal plan often is cited as a major reason that Carmel maintains high credit ratings by outside analysts and rating companies such as Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

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By Dr. David Sullivan Current in Westfield

Q: Dr. Sullivan, when I wake up in the morning, I have a lot of pain and tightness in my Achilles tendon.

I’m a pretty active guy. I work out about three times each week, and I play basketball once a week. What is causing this, and how do I get rid of it?

A: Most likely what you are experiencing is Achilles tendonitis. This can be caused by any increased stress or trauma to this area. Even though you exercise fairly regularly, you may not be stretching adequately, especially for that weekly basketball game.

Basketball, running and certain other sports can really put a lot of added stress on the Achilles. When the calf muscle, which becomes the Achilles towards the heel, is not adequately stretched, extra

pull is placed along its course, causing inflammation around and within the substance of the tendon. This causes the pain you are having. If it persists or is ignored it can become more swollen and more susceptible to rupturing.

What you need to do is avoid strenuous activity until it improves. During this time and in the future, you need to stretch regularly to help prevent injury.

If you feel stretching alone is not helping to improve your condition, you should see a medical professional for further treatment.

Please send your questions to Dr. Sullivan via e-mail at drs@westfieldfoot.com.

Dr. David R. Sullivan is a board-certified foot surgeon and certified wound specialist with Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. He can be reached at drs@westfieldfoot.com or 317-896-6655.

STRONGER BONES LONGER – Vitamin D can lower your odds of breaking a hip or other bone. Researchers pooled the results of 12 trials that tested vitamin D on bones other than the spine in more than 42,000 people and 8 trials that tested vitamin D on hip fractures in more than 40,000 people. All the trials involved people aged 65 or older. In the trials that gave higher levels of vitamin D, the risk of broken bones dropped by 20 percent. In the few trials that gave lower levels, the risk of fracture did not fall. What to do: If you’re under 65, take a daily multivitamin with at least 400 IU of vitamin D, If you’re 65 or older, take at least 600 IU a day. Many experts recommend 1,000 IU a day for people over 70.

-Nutrition Action Health Letter

SALMON FOR YOUR SKIN - If you spend your summer vacation soaking up the sun, your best defense (second to sunscreen, of course) may be what you order for dinner.

Healthy omega-3 fatty acids in oily fish can boost your skin’s defenses against UV damage, explains epidemiologist Adèle Green, Ph.D. In a study published in the April 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers followed the eating habits of more than 1,100 Australian adults for approximately five years and found that those who ate a little more than 5 ounces of omega-3-rich fish—such as salmon and tuna—each week decreased the development of precancerous skin lesions by almost 30 percent. The lesions, called actinic keratoses, are a common sign of chronic sun damage and can develop into skin cancer if left untreated.

Scientists think the omega-3s act as a shield, protecting cell walls from free-radical damage. So next time you head to the beach remember your sunscreen and hat, and make reservations at a restaurant that serves great seafood.

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BYOB ASAP!

By Brandie Bohney Current in Westfield

I’ll be honest with you.

I’m not exactly up on all the latest technology.

I’ve never sent a text message. I just learned how to use instant messaging this year. I’m what you might call technologically declined.

I do, however, use e-mail extensively, and I am noting an incredible increase in text-style abbreviations.

In case you’re not sure exactly what it is that I am referring to, here are a few common abbreviations:

LOL = laugh out loud TTYL = talk to you later BFF = best friend forever (not to be used without both Fs) SAHM = stay-at-home mom (Yes, even the soccer-mom group has gotten involved.)

The problem is people are becoming so used to using the abbreviations that they have stopped using real words. I can’t decide whether this is a laziness issue or some sort of club to which I don’t belong.

If it’s a club, I decline any attempts to get me to join.

Here’s the problem: These abbreviations would be fine if they were left solely to text messaging or even instant messaging

or – and this one is a real stretch for me – very informal e-mails between friends. But they aren’t relegated to those uses.

People are using these crazy abbreviations in professional e-mails, more formal requests and confirmations, and even employment applications.

Look, I don’t want to be a stodgy old grammarian here, but when it’s not a matter of paying per letter, extensive use of multiple abbreviations is not only unnecessary, but also kind of goofy and totally unprofessional. When I was younger, there were only a handful of abbreviations that anyone used extensively, and since texting (or e-mail, for that matter) hadn’t been invented, they were all spoken: “FYI, Marty’s party is BYOB, and he needs more appetizers ASAP.” Goofy then, goofy now. Write it out, folks. And if you can’t remember what it stands for, you shouldn’t be using the abbreviation, anyhow.

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher who developed a mastery-learning system of teaching grammar to high school seniors. If you have a grammarrelated question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

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It is not age appropriate!

It is not safe!

It is not affordable!

It is not the best time!

It is not honest, reliable or respectable!

6. It is not part of our value system!

7. It is not how our family does things!

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On the other hand, because Saying “no” also helps your children are instinctively self-effacing, kids save face in front of peers. “My parthe responses below are those you do not ents won’t let me” makes us the scapegoats want to use, because they may cause chiland removes any peer pressure. dren to develop a negative perception of Hugs! themselves.

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“We can’t afford it” translates into “We are poor.”

“We don’t have time for this” translates into “You’re not important.”

“You’re lying, unreliable or disrespectful” translates into “You’re worthless.”

“We don’t like your friends” translates into “We don’t like you.”

“You’re not thinking of the family” translates into “You’re selfish.”

Sometimes we rack our brains trying to come up with a “do no harm” response. When applicable, refer to the nonpersonal reasons list, find the appropriate response and know you’re not saying “no” for “no’s” sake. You’re saying “no” because Becky Kapsalis your child needs limits.

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DISPATCHES BUSINESS NETWORKING – The Carmel Alumni Business Networking group will meet July 15 at Dooley O’Tooles, 160 E. Carmel Dr. The group offers shared business contacts to expand your cliental, an idea-exchange to enhance your sales, and opportunities to reunite with your fellow classmates. It meets every first and third Wednesday.

For more information, visit www. carmelalumnibusinessnetwork.com or contact Brian Borshoff at 317-846-1005 orbborshoff@aol.com.

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CARMEL ENTREPRENEUR RECOGNIZED – Allstate Insurance Company has recognized Allstate exclusive agency owner Ranj Puthran with the Regional Champions award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitable business growth. The Puthran-Harpold Agency is now one of the top Allstate agencies in the nation in auto, property, commercial, power sports insurance and financial services sales. With a team of dedicated employees, Puthran is committed to helping customers meet their protection and retirement needs while managing a successful small business. “It’s a tremendous honor to earn Regional Champion recognition,” said Puthran.

“My agency’s commitment is to serve our customers and the Carmel community.”

The Puthran-Harpold Agency is located at 815 W. Carmel Drive in Carmel and can be reached at 317-844-4683.

ROTARY CLUB AWARD - The Rotary Club of Carmel has named Douglas Dolen the 2009 recipient of the Club’s ROSA award.

ROSA stands for the Rotary Outstanding Service Award and is presented each year to a non-Rotarian who has provided outstanding volunteer service to Carmel and its citizens. Since retiring from the Carmel/Clay Schools, Doug volunteers much of his time with the fire department, where he provides safety demonstrations for school children. He also volunteers for the annual Muscular Dystrophy collection and Hoosier Burn Camp, alongside the firefighters. In addition to his assistance at the Fire Department, Dolen also volunteers at the Carmel Farmers Market and Carmel Friends Church.

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about a person or company. If I wanted to hen you really want to know about you, chances are I would conknow about someone, duct a social search rather than a general what do you do? Well, search. It’s often a more productive place you ask their friends, you to learn about a person or a company ask your friends, you ask versus a search using a general people who know people who search engine. Don’t misunknow that person. You do derstand, Google still delivers, a social search. It’s the same but when it comes to a person thing with searching online. If or company, social search can you really want to know about really hit the spot. someone, do a social search.

As the essence of how people Online, the term “social search on the Internet shifts, so search” simply means that you must the mindset of companies search social networks. More and people who want to be and more people are opting found through search. As terms for convenience and searchlike social search and reputaing in the areas where they tion search become more comspend their time to learn about monplace, any company must people or issues. It’s called a David Cain have a search mindset when social search. And it’s a good Marketing they do anything online. After reason to make sure your all, if you want to be found, company has a presence in key you have to be easy to find. social networks.

While using Google is as common as David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital getting up in the morning, it’s becoming media and online marketing company in more and more commonplace for people Carmel. David welcomes your questions or to conduct their search in LinkinIn, comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or the like when they are looking for information

As the essence of how people search on the Internet shifts, so must the mindset of companies and people who want to be found through search.

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AlphaGraphics (12955 Old Meridian St. in Carmel) is offering job seekers a complimentary set of 25 resume copies, 25 sheets of blank paper for cover letters and 25 matching envelopes. This is a limited time offer for out-of-work-residents.

For more information, call 317-844-6629.

LOOKING FOR WORK/NEW EMPLOYEES? Send your abbreviated resume (in the format below) to hire@currentincarmel.com and we will feature it without your name. Companies are encouraged to e-mail us (again, hire@currentincarmel.com) to express interest in any featured candidate. We will send all company information to the candidate, who is free to contact the employer if interested.

THIS WEEK’S CANDIDATES: CANDIDATE #1

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accessible that we cease to be amazed. am sitting here reading news stoThat should upset us. What should upset ries on the Internet about Michael us even more is how callous we are to the Jackson. Wow. Just a couple of weeks greatness that exists around each of us ago, I took a poke at him in my daily. Look around, it’s right in front of column as I reflected on life in the you.

‘80s. Now I wish I hadn’t done Our capacity to feel wonder it. and awe and excitement are Of course, I had no idea gifts from God. Not allowing he would be dead in the next ourselves to feel those emotions couple of weeks. And I wasn’t diminishes us. Michael had the really looking to be malicious; ability to draw those things out I was just trying to make you of people. His passing reminds laugh. Now I am sad. us that greatness can leave our We’ve lost something. In midst in an instant. spite of all his strangeness and Did I think he became scandal and financial trouble, he weird? You bet. Was he really was a genius. His contributions a pedophile? We’ll probably to music and popular culture never know for sure. What I do will live on, as the body of work Kent Burns know is that a sliver of greatof geniuses does. But we’ve On Success ness has left the universe, and lost the living, breathing entity that’s worth mourning. that made the magic happen.

Where does greatness exist for you, and I pulled up YouTube and watched a few what have you done to pause and truly live performance clips. He pulled you in; appreciate it? he captivated you; he made you wish you could dance like that...

Kent Burns is a Carmel resident, investor and coWe’ve become so jaded and desensitized founder of CrossConfirm. He is also a professional to greatness that we no longer notice speaker and author of What’s Your Why? He can when it’s in our midst. Mass media and technology has made the amazing so easily be reached at kent@currentincarmel.com.

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What’s it Worth

By Keith Albrecht, RE/MAX Real Estate Groups

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Type: Traditional Age: Built in 2007 Neighborhood: Shelbourne Estates, located at 131st Street and Shelbourne Road in West Carmel Square Footage: More than 6,500 square feet with the finished basement Rooms: This two-story home features five bedrooms and five full baths, family room, living room, dining room, main-level den, kitchen/ nook, sunroom and finished lower level with the fifth bedroom.

Strengths: This home is barely lived in, has lots of hardwoods, is priced below original purchase price and is situated on a private, tree-lined homesite with a

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Founder and CEO: Adam Moody Address: 11145 N. Michigan Rd. Zionsville, IN 46077 Web site: www.moodymeats.com Phone: 317-873-1800 Moody’s Butcher Shop, which opened its Zionsville/Carmel location July 1, is putting the “agri” back in “agriculture,” owner Adam Moody said. Moody, a proponent of locally produced food, owns a 250-acre farm and slaughterhouse in Montgomery County, Ind., where he and his family live. The new butcher shop is Moody’s second retail store. A fifth-generation farmer, Moody said he began selling his processed meat

nicely landscaped yard.

Challenges: There are a lot of homes on the market at this time in this price range with similar features.

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in 1997 at Zionsville farmer’s markets and opened his first retail store in 2000 in Avon, Ind. “We’re excited about being back in the Zionsville/Carmel area,” he said. “We really hope that we can integrate MOODY into this community as we have in Avon.”

Moody said his business takes the guesswork out of food purchases because of its ability to inform customers about where their food came from. Moody’s retail store offers a variety of meats, including beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and fish products. It also sells eggs, barbecue sauce and specialty burger patties.

MONEY MATTERS How would you rate the Westfield city government’s handling of the economic downturn?

“They got started with all these expenditures before the economy got so bad, but it’s still hard to see new buildings coming up when there are vacant ones.”

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“They are handling it well. I especially don’t want to see them take cuts from teachers.”

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“The downturn was not well handled. The city had already extended itself, and if it weren’t for the money from the federal government, we would be in big trouble.”

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TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE Earmarks in the latest federal spending bill:

• $2.0 million for the Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, Stoneville, Miss. and $3.7 million for National Center for Natural Products Research in Oxford, Miss. were two of the 30 earmarks worth $27.1 million obtained by Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).

• Appropriations Committee Member, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) obtained 20 earmarks worth $8 million including $250,000 for the Midwest poultry consortium, Iowa State University, and $405,000 for Agriculture-based industrial lubricants research at the University of Northern Iowa.

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• $700,000 for Brown Tree Snake Removal and $172,000 for Rodent Control in Hawaii courtesy of senior Appropriations Committee member Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).

• $270,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute supported by the two Montana Senators, Baucus (D-Mont.) and Tester (D-Mont.).

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tionships, even God’s Existence and Being. e worry when we don’t George’s faith and teaching are unusupray enough. ally rich in the fruits of his encounters My pastor friend Dave with Philemon’s dedication to and depth told me of a life-long, of prayer life. vigorous churchgoer who It is important to note that came to him in a panic because Christian prayer is directed he didn’t think he was praying outwardly, to the Creator of enough. the Universe. That’s the source Knowing the man’s deep and and place of the Trinity in the active faith, Dave advised him Christian faith. Even as the to write down every thought he Holy Spirit dwells within us, had about God. Dave got a call Christian prayer reaches out the next day. The man’s panic to the community of the Holy had been allayed within hours.

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When we are serious about Be aware that a “mantra,” our faith, we discover God is popular in some faith sysrarely far from our thoughts, tems, is not an outward, even if we aren’t on our knees.

God-directed prayer; it There is no substitute, of Bob Walters points inward, only to our course, for a block of uninterSpirituality consciousness. rupted quiet time in prayer, It is the relationship each of meditation, Scripture study or contemplation. Contemplation is the deep us has with God the Father through Christ “prayer without words” where we focus on the Son in the Holy Spirit – and the relationship that exists within the Trinity – the glory of God, the sacrifice of Christ that is unique to the Christian faith. and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

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tone or shade of yellow can kill a potential f the market in your neighborhood is home sale. Avoid yellows with green underhot and buyers are lining up to make tones and bright yellows, and choose pale offers, you may not have to do much more than run the vacuum and list it. yellows with creamy or beige shades instead.

In general, a muted color palette will comAssuming your home is in an area pliment larger, higher-priced impacted by the free fall of homes, while cleaner colors with housing sales, it is critical to brighter trims are appropriate present your home in the best for smaller, simpler homes. light possible.

The realtor’s age-old advice of Plan on spending money on “neutralize, neutralize, neutrala few important areas. Of all ize” is the quickest route to an repairs, fresh paint is the best erasure of our decorating sins. investment you can make. New Consider that the flip side kitchen appliances, upgraded is the home that is decorated plumbing features and updated beautifully with quality and lighting fixtures will usually give good taste will sell before any a good return for your money, other property. Buyers often as well. can’t visualize potential, so a Often, professional help Vicky Earley home that is decorated well has is worth the extra expense.

Design the advantage.

Professional painters, tile installFewer, rather than more, ers, carpet layers and electricians colors on the main level will make the know their trades and will do a better job home flow. When every room is a different than any do-it-yourself attempt. An error color, there is a lack of continuity. at this point is costly, and the frustration Spending time planning for your home’s of preparing a home can try the stoutest sale, rather than just rolling the real estate of souls. listing dice and then taking your chances, Selecting the right color to paint the will net more money and a faster sale. exterior of your home will make a huge difference in selling price. Look at the other homes near yours and select comple- Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in downtown Carmel. If mentary colors. you have an interior design question, please Historically, the color of home that sells contact artichokedesigns@aol.com. the most quickly is yellow, but the wrong

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it’s time to tame that mane!

By Christi Thompson Whether you have a thick coif or fine tresses, you need to properly tame the frizz and fly-aways in order to look your best!

“Before blow drying thick, coarse hair, use a smoothing balm, like Davines Relaxing Fluid,” said Salon 01 hair designer, Katie Rector. “Work the product through the ends then blow dry using a round brush.”

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“Great eyebrows can upgrade your entire look.” Salon 01 Esthetician, Alice Oshier said. “Most of us over tweeze under tweeze, but the key is getting the shape that best suits your face.”

Sculpted brows add life and expression to your face. Having a professional shape your brows can be an educational experience. Professional estheticians can look at the shape of your face and the natural arch of your brow and accentuate the arch to best suit your look.

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We believe in introducing you to many other team members in the salon, hoping that you will feel comfortable visiting any stylist or any technician based on appointment times that are most convenient for you.

Salon 01 offers French Hair Cutting. We use this method because we believe that this system gives

“For fine hair, finding the right product to tame the strays and fly-aways is also important,” Rector commented. “I find that a light product like Brocato’s Blow-Out Serum has just enough control without weighing hair down.”

Work a quarter-size amount of the product through the ends of the hair while damp, before blow drying.

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softer, more feminine layers that are complimentary to the face shape of the guest. You will notice the difference of this technique from the beginning of the service.

Salon 01 is an education based salon. We encourage our staff to share their educational experiences with you, and we encourage you to ask questions about what is happening at Salon 01 because there is always something new. We love the opportunity to

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If you are struggling with unbalanced brows, or are waiting patiently for overtweezed brows to grow back in, there are several products available that can help fill in your brows until they are back to a natural, neat and sculpted shape. For example, a brow shaper kit or brow tint would help create the illusion of full, shapely brows.

Just take a look on the red carpet. All the celebs are sporting clean and shapely brows because they know it is an added touch to their Hollywood look.

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PLEASING PUZZLES – The Pocket Posh series presents puzzles in a small, stylish package.

Each 4-by-6-inch volume – chose from Sudoku, crossword, logic, word search, and hangman – has a decorative cover, like the branchembellished crossword compilation shown. Just the right size to stash in a purse or briefcase for a discreet onthe-go game, these books make an irresistible gift for the puzzle enthusiast in your life.

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Carmel Arts & Design District Celebrates Summer with Sunday “Jazz on the Monon” For Current In Carmel

This summer, the beauty and artistry characteristic of the Carmel Arts & Design District has extended beyond its galleries. Beginning in June, the performing arts took center stage as the District premiered its free Sunday afternoon concert series, “Jazz on the Monon.”

Musicians take the stage in the grassy area located on the southwest corner of Main Street and the Monon Greenway from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday.

Upcoming local performers scheduled to appear include: • July 12 – The Uptown Quartet • July 19 – Monika Herzig • July 26 – Blair Clark • August 2 – Wendy Reed • August 9 – Heather Ramsey

“The Arts & Design District isn’t just a center for the visual arts – there’s a wealth of local music talent growing here as well,” explained Ron Carter, president of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission.

“Jazz on the Monon will allow us to provide a full arts experience for our guests. After spending time exploring the paintings and sculptures in our galleries

The Uptown Quartet

or enjoying a meal at one of the nearby eateries, visitors can unwind with family and friends and enjoy an afternoon of live music at no cost.”

Concert attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets, and bike racks will be provided for guests that prefer to pedal and park. Bike racks will not be monitored, so guests should plan to bring a lock to secure their bicycle. For visitors arriving by car, parking is available at the Carmel Lions Club parking lot and other public parking areas, as well as onstreet parking in the District.

For a complete list of musical and performing groups, or information about other Carmel Arts & Design District events, visit www.carmelartsanddesign. com or call 317.571.ARTS (2787).

What: Carmel Repertory Theatre presents Oliver!

When: July 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and August 1, 8 p.m., July 19, 26 and August 2, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Clay Middle School, 5150 E 126th St. in Carmel Cost: $12 students/seniors, $15 adults Details: Larry Creviston directs “Oliver!,” a musical about growing up as an orphan in 1830s England. Call for reservations.

Info: 317-767-3973, www. carmelrepertorytheatre.com

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is food governed like tobacco and firearms?

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write a lot about the history of food, going back in time to the beginning of documented history. But there is one food category, according to Europe, that I have yet to touch on.

If I were to ask, “What is the one item that Europe considers a food, but in America is categorized with tobacco and firearms?” What would you guess? Stumped this week? Well, the answer would be wine.

To the United States, wine is in Chef Michael a category with Vlasich all other alcohol Culinary Explorer products, shunned by some religions, embraced by others, and governed with strict rules and regulations and a minimum age requirement for consumption.

In European countries, as well as many others, it is treated like bread, cheese or thick steak, with little or no regulation on consumption. Wine, along with most other alcoholic beverages, has been documented from the beginning of time as food, monetary traded goods, medicine, and a privilege for all social classes, rich or poor.

We all have read of wine in the bible.

Also mentioned is beer. Beer has been brewed dating back to Africa more than 8,000 years ago, showing commercial brewing dynasties existed and in everyday life through the 12th century.

Russia has vodka; Spain has sherry; the English have gin; and even with our

CAIPRISSIMA Ingredients: • 1.5 oz. Oronoco Rum • 5 wedges lime • 1 tbsp. sugar • 3 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice • Crushed ice Directions: 1. In shaker, muddle 4 lime wedges and sugar.

2. Add Oronoco, lime juice and ice.

3. Shake vigorously.

4. Strain contents into a chilled martini glass and garnish with lime wedge.

kahlua • 3 cups granulated sugar • 1 qt. water • 11 tsp. premium blend instant coffee • 3 cups vodka (cheap is fine) • 3 tsp. vanilla extract Simmer sugar, water and coffee for one hour. Cool and add vodka and vanilla. Store in a glass bottle. It can be consumed immediately, however, it becomes better with age.

perceived uptight, backward views, the United States has invented some all-time worldwide favorites like corn rye whiskey, first distilled in the colonies in 1640 using local ingredients shared by the Indians.

Bourbon was invented here in Bourbon County Kentucky, where it rapidly became in demand and was eventually distributed nationally and soon worldwide, making it the top industry in the state.

Many cultures actually encourage consumption of alcoholic beverages for nutrition or medicinal cures. The young learn to respect it and are taught not to overindulge. The old debate remains: Are we better off with our stance? That is for you to decide.

Just like food, there are recipes for most base alcohols. The following is a recipe for Kahlua I enjoy. It is actually easier to make than you may think, but like anything good, the longer it ages, the better it becomes.

Chef Michael R. Vlasich, CEC, AAC, is a Carmel resident and the executive chef at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. You may e-mail him at chefmichael@currentincarmel.com

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2. Cook chicken uncovered over medium-high heat about 8 minutes, turning chicken over after 5 minutes, until dark brown on both sides. Stir in hot water, sauce mix and uncooked rice (from jambalaya mix), tomatoes and sausage. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring once, until rice is tender.

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Naked Tchopstix has fresh fish and an upbeat and colorful setting to make your next night out for sushi memorable. There is an extensive selection of fresh fish and non-fish sushi available.

Also, a large selection of entrees from Japan, China, and Korea are available on the menu if sushi is not your thing.

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Hundreds converged on the Ritz Charles in Camel on June 27 for the annual Rotary Club event featuring dinner, dancing and a silent auction. (Photos courtesy of SalimNajjar) Clockwise from above: Parks director Mark Westermeier and his wife, Sue; Shari and Jeff Worrell, co-chair of CarmelFest; race course architect Paxton Waters and his wife, Rosemary; Current Publishing president Brian Kelly and his wife, Maggie; and “The Heck Girls,” Carmel High School student Melanie (left) and city community relations boss Nancy (right), with ROSA Award winner Doug Dolan, everybody’s favorite volunteer.

Incoming Carmel Rotary President Sue Maki and her husband, Tom Kopostasy, enjoy the moment of her officially becoming “the big wheel” of the club.

CarmelFest 2009 Chairman Gary Frey enters the banquet hall as “Uncle Sam,” urging attendees in a rhyme to buy Spark Buttons. (He loved the Segway!)

BOOK REVIEW What’s a Great Library Worth to You? 10 f o r 10 C a m p a i g n

By David Ebershoff “The 19th Wife” comprises two parallel stories.

The first is a fictional account of the life of Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s infamous 19th wife, who fought the prophet in a public divorce in the late 1800s and spoke out against plural marriage.

The other is a modern-day murder mystery in which Jordan Scott returns to the polygamist cult in which he grew up after learning that his mother has been arrested for his father’s murder.

These two stories differ significantly in tone.

The latter is a harsh depiction of a 21st century polygamist cult and its ramifications, while the former is a more poignant story of one family’s struggle for holiness. Together they form a thought-provoking examination of the nature of faith.

In addition to intertwining these two stories, Ebershoff’s well-researched novel also combines various literary forms, including diaries and church documents, to create this fascinating and complex examination of polygamy in the United States.

Reviewed by Katie Buck CCPL Readers’ Advisory Librarian

Visit the Carmel Clay Public Library’s Web site at www.carmel.lib.in.us for more book reviews.

The Carmel Clay Public Library is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in the current building, located at 55 Fourth Avenue SE. As the Library Foundation joins in this celebration and looks ahead to the next 10 years (and beyond), we have asked the community to help us ensure that your Library serves you and your fellow residents now and into the future.

The Foundation greatly appreciates the donations made by the following donors June 17-30: Rich & Lori Adams Donna Allen Takao Arai Joseph Bolus Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Book Wes & Lee Bucher Betty Buruchian Don & Beth Campbell Joan & Larry Cimino Mark Cobb

Steve & Kenya Cobb Diana Crabtree Justin Davis Sarah A. Davison Lee, Marg & Doug Dolen Macy Duncan Margaret Durbin Steve, Patty & Kate Elsten The Estabrook Family

Nancy Fell Calvin & Kay Field Ethel Folger Fredericks Family Ann & Jeb Gaither Tim & Bev Gallagher Ron & Suzy Givens Larry & Nancy Glaze Jon & Rachel Goodburn Brad & Jessie Graham David & Mary Ann Grass Ricardo Guimaraes

Stephen C. Hawkins Hamilton Co. Retired Teachers Association Ernest & Suzanna Helms in Memory of Fred A. Binder Glen Hesler Jim & Jenny Hoffman Steve & Debbie Klineman Harry Zhang & Nancy Lee Shari Beth Lipp-Levine Elizabeth Lively Peter Mandell Charlene Marquiss Connie Martin Harry R. “Mac” McLaughlin, Jr. Broker Nancy Mercante Mo Merhoff

Tom Miller Jack Morfee Paul & Ruth Nisenshal Michael O’Connor Joan Ogle Donald J. Parker Rev. Patti Payntor Bob & Stephanie Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Poel Margaret A. Potts David Scheidler Mr. & Mrs. Don Seal Keith & Michelle Shadrick Gene Shaffer Kurt & Cynthia Smith Tina Smith Jack & Joy Stafford Mary E. Stephan Debbie Stieg Richard F. Taylor III Jacqueline Turso

A special thank you to Children’s Summer Reading sponsor Case Handyman & Repair

Kathleen Venezia John C. Walsh Patricia Walton A.J. & D.J. Weidekamp Grier Whitney Joe Wilkes Mary Willis Mica Wilson Charles & Marjorie Worrell

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‘Forbidden Broadway’ In this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue, “Forbidden Broadway” irreverently pokes, prods, teases and lampoons anything that Broadway has to offer – but always with love. Journey through more than twenty Broadway shows and spend the evening with Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Mandy Patinkin, Julie Andrews, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables,The Lion King and so many more in this entertaining tribute to some of Broadway’s greatest shows and stars! Performances to be held at The Mansion at Oak Hill, 5801 E. 116th Street in Carmel. Tickets are $45 with dinner, $25 show only. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.actorstheatreofindiana.org.

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‘Sanders Family Christmas’ It’s a familiar cast in a new show to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre as it

celebrates Christmas in July with the singing Sanders family. “Sanders Family Christmas,” the original sequel to “Smoke on the Mountain,” is live on stage this summer through August 22.

Come back to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church as the audience plays the role of the congregation for this festive occasion. The Sanders Family have been invited to return for singing and witnessing on Christmas Eve, 1941, before sending the boys off to World War II. Even one of the Sanders’ own, Dennis, will be called to serve his country. There are 54 performances of “Sanders Family Christmas” in the intimate atmosphere of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Tickets range from $34 to $57, and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, full salad bar and unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade. Parking is always free. For reservations, call the box office at 317872-9664 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily.

LIVE MUSIC The following musical acts will be playinglive at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N Meridian, Carmel. For more information, call 317-573-9746: July 10: Skip & the LPs July 11: Why Stop Now July 17: Twisted Gold July 18: Roadhouse

ALL JULY

Kim Carlson, a Carmel artist, will exhibit her artwork in watercolors and acrylics on the Art Wall of the Carmel Clay Public Library, 55 Fourth Ave. SE. in Carmel, during the scheduled July library opening hours. For more information, call 317-529-6350.

THROUGH JULY 26

At The World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery, 40 West Main St. in Carmel, Montessori Learning Center students will exhibit their artwork. For hours open, call 317-846-8182

THROUGH AUGUST 22

Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Road in Indianapolis, presents “Celebrate Christmas in July,” part of the popular “Smoke on the Mountain” series by the Sanders Family. For more information, call 317-872-9664

Aug.1 through Aug. 26

Learn about watercolor painting as Carmel artist Linda M. Bachofner paints and shows her artwork at the World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery (40 W. Main St.).

Bachofner, whose artwork has been accepted by the Indiana Watercolor Society and the Hoosier Salon, is also a past president of the Carmel Arts Council. She incorporates her 28 years of watercolor studies into her Carmel studio. Call 317844-6033 for more information.

For listing in the Carmel Arts Calendar, e-mail Doreen Squire Ficara, executive director of the Carmel Arts Council, at dsfcarmelarts@yahoo.com by the 18th of the prior month.

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mostly the importance of life and the days eaving – returning to find that God gives us on Earth. I know this expericertain goodbye was the last – is ence will change me, I am more aware of a hard concept to grasp. Many how I act towards people and always keepCarmel High School students felt ing in mind that last conversation may this way as a beloved and precious be the last spoken words I say friend to hundreds sadly fell to them, because anything is out of their lives. Students have possible. been grieving the loss of a lively This experience has also and beautiful young woman taught many CHS students that who filled CHS with a gorgeous the best way to deal with loss is smile and infectious laugh. not to be angry, but to rejoice This sudden loss has touched that our beloved friend is in a everyone, and for many it was better place. a dose of reality. This lively teen At the candlelight ceremony, didn’t deserve to leave her life a close friend and a CHS stuon Earth behind, but it was dent put it into perspective. He proof that teens are not invincidescribed all of us on Earth as ble. I think everyone has come caterpillars living in a perfect to the realization that any one Maddi little world, until we realized of us could have landed in the Bourgerie that one caterpillar went misssame unfortunate situation. ing. The caterpillars went franAfter the accident, many tic and started freaking out about the loss students have come to part with old beof a good friend. Everyone was sad, until havior and turn the page over to see that they looked up, and above was a gorgeous living life angry, keeping grudges and butterfly. never resolving things with enemies is not This story put everyone at ease, because the way to live. Tomorrow is always a new, unpredictable day, and it never promises to our dearly missed friend is sitting by God’s side and watching over us. So rest in peace bring everyone with it. our beautiful butterfly.

I think many students learned from this accident, and in the end, many will Maddi Bourgerie is a student at Carmel High grow into better people as a result of this School. Contact her at maddiclarexo10@aol.com tragedy. I now realize the pain of loss, but

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I get e-mails all the time from women ere I am, visiting my family in who complain that men never approach my home state of Oklahoma them. And from men, I hear they won’t (go Sooners!). Okie-land – approach women because they get rude where the people are friendly responses. I believe it, too, because as a and there’s plenty of food to woman all I get from other eat if you get hungry! women in Indiana are glares!

It seems most people in this I can’t even imagine being a part of the U.S. sure do like to man and having to approach have fun – more than making women. money, climbing the corporate Do you realize how much ladder or buying expensive easier it would be for a man things. Friends, family and to approach a woman if the having fun are No. 1. culture were already set up for Growing up in this culture, him to do so? In places like where we grow our own food, Indiana, it’s not so easy. When homeschool our children and the cultural tendency is to leave the door unlocked in case keep to yourself, it’s awfully someone wants to stop in, we enjoy the simple life and the Rachael Noble intimidating for a man to get the courage to strike up a concompany of our dear friends DATING versation with a woman. and family.

So gals, if you want men to talk to Something I noticed when I moved you, start making eye contact. Smile and to Indiana was a difference in the way give them the go ahead to talk to you. people greeted each other. Unless you If a man approaches you and you’re not have visited the southern part of the interested, politely decline and wish him United States, you may not understand well. Not only is this part of good manwhat I’m talking about. For instance, in ners, but you’ll also make it easier for the Oklahoma, people wave to each other while driving down the street and stop to next time he tries to wrangle the courage to approach another gal! say hello (even to strangers) while shopping at the Piggley Wiggley. Don’t get Rachael Noble is a single Carmel resident me wrong; I love Hoosier land! But in and contributing columnist. She can be this culture, it is not easy for singles to reached at nobleadvice@yahoo.com. meet each other.

surviving a loss

Despite that note of conservatism, the adjacent photo has nothing to do with good, and the entire project was beyond great – even fantastic, as the homeowner is almost famous for saying.

The intricately fabricated arches mimic historic interior doorway details as well as exterior limestone accents, and the greenfriendly roof echoes that of the renovated Meridian Kessler carriage house. It’s a massive lanais with recessed lighting, a bead-board ceiling and over-sized 12”x12” columns. Kristi and Bill have napped more than once under the structure, and in its

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short two-month history, they have hosted multiple functions.

So, here’s the point: Let’s not get caught up with perfection and having it all now, when having something good will accomplish the great. It’s great to gather with our family and friends. And it’s great to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

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ust like 70 years old is the new 50, good is the new great.

Even post TARP funding and other stimulus matters, consumers are quasi-reluctant to part with their well-earned paychecks. Certainly we are still impacting our GDP, but just a little more cautiously.

The not-so kneejerk reaction is that we are buying fewer SUVs and more Smart cars. We are visiting Bub’s and Joe’s Butcher Shop more often than Randy Eddie Merlot’s, Sorrell and we are scaling back on the massive dream-home improvement projects and becoming satisfied with more simplified backyard escapes. This is all probably a good thing.

Must we absolutely and immediately have all the gushing luxuries of a dream backyard? Not really. Most are beginning to recognize that a simple deck and/or brick patio with an enveloping landscape will happily satisfy our needs. Instead, a boulder-surrounded fire pit will rock most people’s world anyway.

LADYBUGS ARE GOOD FOR YOUR GARDEN There are more than 450 species of ladybugs in North America. Some are native, and some have been introduced from other countries. Most North American species are beneficial, with both adults and larvae feeding primarily on aphids. They also feed on mites, small insects and insect eggs.

Most ladybugs found in gardens are aphid predators. Some species prefer only certain aphids, while others will seek out and dine on most any kind of aphid. Some prefer mite or scale species. If aphids are scarce, they’ll feed on the eggs of moths, beetles, mites, thrips and other small insects, as well as pollen and nectar. Not as delicate and refined as they seem, they’ll also feed on their own young.

To encourage these beneficial insects into your garden, supply them with food and moisture. Small and shallow-faced flowers provide adults easy access to nectar and pollen: plant alyssum, herbs from the dill and mint families and flowers from the daisy family.

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FETCHING FUN – Rope in the shape of a ball – a dog’s dream come true. These simple cotton toys can withstand even a Great Dane’s toothy grip, but pups of any size will have a ball chewing them and chasing them around the house. Bonus: they come in eight spunky colors. $4 (small) and $6 (large) at harrybarker.com.

PUPPIES WITH PARVO – Dr. Mary Marcotte, a Carmel veterinarian who rescues pregnant and nursing animals, is looking for donations from the community to treat the ten puppies she most recently rescued from Indianapolis Animal Care and Control for parvo. Without intense treatment, victims of parvo die of dehydration. Treatment generally consists of IV or sub-cutaneous fluids and antibiotics. There is no cure. Dr. Mary can only treat the symptoms palliatively, and try to keep the dogs alive by preventing dehydration and loss of proteins. With treatment, their chance for survival is about 80 percent. Without treatment, their chance of death is 80 percent.

Anyone wishing to make a donation or sponsor a puppy may contact Dr. Mary directly at furryfamilyvet@hotmail.com.

If a dog is man’s best friend, then what is a dog to another dog?

This question emerges from the lips of many canine owners each year. The answer is especially important when a dog owner is considering the adoption of a second dog.

People, especially pet lovers, like to think their dog would love a companion, another furry being to romp and play around with throughout the day. That is true for some dogs. In fact, some dogs are almost inseparable. They eat together.

They sleep together. They exercise together.

They even love riding in the backseat of the family car together.

Togetherness: Not for Every Dog

But not all dogs cherish the thought of sharing “you” with another hound. If another dog was invited into the house,

privileges might change. The blanket on the couch might not be big enough for two. The new dog might covet the rawhide bone bought for the old dog. The routine, nightly walk eagerly anticipated by Spot now includes Inky, and, truth be known, Spot might not be thrilled.

So how can you tell if your faithful best friend would like a companion before actually bringing one home? Try a couple trial runs.

One night stand: First, you should have a suitable canine companion come to your home and stay the weekend.

Weeklong stay: Second, you should have a suitable canine companion come to your home and stay a week, possibly two.

The term “suitable” is very important here. Suitable canine companions are generally of the opposite sex. In dogs, males and females generally get along a lot better than two males or two females. (The dogs should spayed or neutered, of course!)

Other considerations for finding a suitable pal for your dog surround age and size. Both dogs should be about the same age so that the energy levels are equal.

Matching an older dog, which has slowed down quite a bit, with a young and physically aggressive dog is not recommended.

Neither is it a good idea to match a Chihuahua with a great dane. Generally, the big dog will overpower the little dog no matter how much you try to intervene.

If your dog appears happy-go-lucky and unstressed by the weekend visitor, you should try a longer trial period. One to two weeks should be enough time to reveal your dog’s companion likes and dislikes.

If all goes well, your pet would most likely enjoy having another dog around the house.

Article courtesy of Petland, Carmel. For more information, contact Juan Lopez at 317-569-PETS.

pets of the week Princess is a 1-year-old female brindle and white American pit bull terrier/bull terrier mix. She is a very outgoing girl, and she is still a bit of a puppy.

Princess arrived at the shelter when she was only a few months old and was adopted, but on April 14 she was returned to the shelter because she wasn’t getting along well with other animals. Princess is spayed, house trained and she is good with children old enough to handle her exuberance.

Lilly is a 10-year-old female tortie DLH. After living with her family for 10 years, Lilly was surrendered to the HSHC. She has been spayed and declawed in front. Everyone who knows Lilly loves her. She is gentle and affectionate and would make a very nice companion for someone who does not have another cat.

For more information on these and other animals at the Humane Society, call 317-7734974 or go to www.hamiltonhumane.com.

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TEAR STAINING IN CATS - ‘Tear staining’ is a common problem with particular breeds of cats, especially Persians, and can get unsightly if not taken care of.

Tears are bactericidal, which means they kill the bacteria that can cause infections of the eye. Normally, tears flow across the surface of the eye and quickly drain through the tear duct. This discoloration at the corners of the eyes is caused by normal tears that spill out and lay on the surrounding hair. For breeds that tend to have tear stains, you could clean hair in affected areas at least weekly with a tear stain remover product.

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y wife Mary Ellen has a walk-in closet, but this evening she walked in at 7 p.m. and didn’t come out until midnight. Another few minutes and it would have become a sleep-in closet.

You see, the Wolfsies are planning a mid-summer cruise, and this is a ritual Mary Ellen goes through before every trip. She is not the kind to go out and spend money on a new wardrobe until she has exhausted every possible combinaDick Wolfsie tion her current Humor articles of clothing might provide.

I’m no numbers wiz, but my buddy Chuck who teaches math at IUPUI told me that assuming she has five pairs of shorts, four skirts, nine tops, three pairs of sandals and, let’s say, six necklaces, this represents about 200 billion different combinations. I did not mention this to my wife, because she’s already under enough pressure to get this all done by the end of July. Also, that’s a lot of times to walk up and down the stairs just to ask for my opinion – which she never takes.

By the way, I face a similar decision dilemma when I have to choose four toppings out of 32 for my pizza.

The first time Mary Ellen hobbled into the den wearing a different fashionable shoe on each foot, she asked me, “What do you think?” I said I thought her two shoes should match each other. It wasn’t funny on Monday night, so you can imagine how annoying this had become by Friday.

“Do you like these sandals with these shorts?”

“Actually, I’m not really fond of that combination, Mary Ellen.”

“Fine, then, I’ll ask someone else.” That’s when she asks our son …

“I think they look really cool together, Mom.” Brett is going to make a wonderful husband.

The truth is Mary Ellen is an excellent traveler, including her ability to pack efficiently. She actually thinks about it before she starts. You can understand why this bothers me. It’s like creating a shopping list before you hit the grocery store or asking directions when you’re lost. Where’s the spontaneity? The adventure?

Before packing, she takes into account stuff like climate. Then she looks at the itinerary to see how many evenings will require formal clothing. Then she mixes and matches various outfits as I have explained above, so she can dress differently

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each day, but pack the fewest things. Then –oh this will just kill you – she reflects on how to actually put her clothing in the suitcase so it takes up less room. I love her to death, but is this annoying or what?

I have a different approach. I buy suitcases about the same size as my bureau drawers. For every day we’re going to be gone, I throw in a drawer. This system has

never failed. True, one time in Hawaii I had 50 pairs of socks, four wool sweaters and one pair of underwear.

Men learn to throw a football, hit a wedge shot and fly fish. But no selfrespecting man would put down his Budweiser to learn the fine nuances of packing a suitcase. Mary Ellen says she learned the art from her mother and that I

would be well served to find a similar role model in my life.

When I was a kid, I watched my grandmother stuff a turkey. That was good enough for me.

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

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The daytime TV of my kidhood had ’m sure we’ve all seen the commercials some lulus. I remember they were just full – couples of, shall we say, a certain of busybodies. There was the mother who vintage talking about how in today’s kept micromanaging her daughter – alhectic world they can’t always ... though back then, it was known as “bossWait a minute. Could you send ing around” – until the daughthe kids out of the room for a ter shouted, “Mother! Please! second?

I’d rather do it myself!” and had Are they gone? to go find relief in the medicine OK. cabinet. Or the liquor cabinet. I They can’t always follow their forget which. instincts where Mommy And Then there was Aunt Daddy Special Time (middle Bluebelle, who sounded like aged version) is concerned, and Olive Oyl (mostly because she that’s why they like Daddy’s WAS Olive Oyl – or to be more new prescription, which gives accurate, she was Mae Questel, them a little more flexibility in who provided Olive’s voice in this regard.

Popeye cartoons) who always And after all they’ve given seemed to show up with a roll us all that information, a guy Mike Redmond of paper towels just after somecomes on and tells us about all Humor thing had been spilled. The the highly alarming potential woman had a spooky sense of timing. side effects. (“If toenails turn black, disAnd then there was the queen busybody continue use and call a podiatrist; if you of them all, Mrs. Olsen, who kept runbegin making noises like a camel, call ning around the neighborhood with a a veterinarian; if your eyeballs explode, coffee pot in her hand, showing up all the oops”). wives. Their husbands would take a sip of Then we go back to the couple, who by Mrs. O’s brew and get all moony-eyed and this time are sitting in side-by-side clawask for seconds. Meanwhile, the wife was foot bathtubs, outdoors, facing an ocean stewing, “He never asks for a second cup sunset and holding hands. of MY coffee,” missing the point entirely.

That’s where they lose me. I just can’t The coffee was drugged. Mrs. Olsen was take the message seriously after that, beslipping him a Mickey! It was all part of cause it raises too many questions. her plan to steal all the husbands and take For example: Who in the world puts two clawfoot bath- them to the Planet Of Swedish Women Who Wear Bathing Suits And High Heels, tubs out in the middle of nowhere?

And Carry Spears.

Are they filled?

Of course, I may be confusing that one If so, how’d they get the water up there? with a movie I saw on Sci-Fi Theater.

Did someone pipe the hillside or did they But if not, I think you can agree it probhave to carry it up in buckets? ably led directly to the commercial I menIs it hot or cold?

Why two tubs? Wouldn’t one big tub be tioned earlier. After all, a guy who comes home late and says he was shanghaied to more to the point, considering the nature the Planet of Swedish Women is going to of the pharmaceutical? face separate bathtubs. At least.

And so on.

I’m sorry, but the whole thing looks Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, pretty silly to me. humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ Which, you’ll have to admit, has mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, never been all that unusual for television Indianapolis, IN 46244. commercials.

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witter is getting more mainstream attention from some of the biggest stories of the year: The Hudson River plane crash and the election turmoil in Iran to name a few. But it’s important that you understand what Twitter is and isn’t.

The first mistake most new users make is trying to compare it to an existing communication system.

It’s not like e-mail, it’s not like text messaging, and even though it’s referred to as a micro-blog, it isn’t really like blogging.

Twitter is another way to communicate with others, either one-toone or one-to-many. Most speculate that the reason that Twitter has caught on so well is that it’s the easiest way to interact with a large Gary Hubbard group of people.

Because it’s a completely different Technology approach to communicating, my first bit of advice is just start “listening” to the conversations of the people you are following.

It won’t take long for you to get a feel for the communication protocols.

Here are some common mistakes made by new “Twitterers.”

No profile picture – This is a social media that connects people. Seeing a human face makes a huge difference in how the rest of the community perceives you. Most won’t follow/engage with users who haven’t taken the time to put a face on their profile. (It kinda screams that you don’t get social media).

No bio info – If you don’t fill out the bio that explains who you are and what you’re interests are, it’s kind of hard to get folks engaged with you. Twitter connects people with common interests and backgrounds; make sure you make yours known.

No links in tweets – Whenever possible, include a link to more info about what you are tweeting about. How valuable would Google be if it brought up brief descriptions of info you sought but no links to learn more?

Not validating others - Twitter is not a “me” community, it’s an “us” community. Don’t always “tweet” about yourself, as that often comes across as a monologue.

Twitter is a dialog, so you need to let others know that you agree, disagree or appreciate the information they have posted. The best way to validate others in Twitter is to “retweet” what they have posted with your two cents added.

Long conversations between two users – Don’t alienate your followers by having long one-on-one conversations with a single user. If it isn’t really for the rest of the followers, learn how to use the DM (direct message) section of Twitter.

Use 3rd party applications – The Twitter Web site has limited capabilities for managing your account, but programs like Tweetdeck (http://tweetdeck.com) are indispensable for novices and veterans alike. If you have a smartphone, check around for free Twitter applications that will give you the freedom to tweet (with pictures even) from your phone.

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