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finance committee chair Luci Snyder exSharp agreed, saying, “We would have plained, “This was given to us in Aubeen deservedly thrown out of office if we dared to take a vote gust. It is the largest debt that the city to refinance nearly $200 million of Carmel has ever contemplated. I More than 100 Carmel citizens attended think it bore some looking into.” worth of debt without underthe Nov. 19 City Council meeting during The risk and finance committee standing those complexities and which the long-awaited refinance of $195 studied 21 debt instruments during ramifications. And that took million in debt obligations of the former time.” several meetings with professional Snyder Carmel Redevelopment Commission was “This is a good decision by consultants. Snyder calculated that approved. the council’s advisory costs “are the City Council,” Mayor Jim The 7-0 vote finalized months of delibBrainard said. “It allows for our eration by the council’s finance committee, about one one-thousandth of 1 percent of the amount that is about redevelopment to continue. The the council’s advisory team, and the forcitizens of Carmel have made it to be borrowed.” Sharp mer CRC’s advisory team. abundantly clear they like our emphasized that working “Many (citizens) left that meetwith the professional staff redevelopment efforts. The redeing with their eyes open,” said Brainard accomplished a schedule velopment commissioners have council president Rick Sharp. that avoids levying a special bendone an excellent job managing some very “They walked away with a clear efits tax. large projects through a deep recession and understanding of what we really “If you are looking to refinance should be complimented for their efforts.” have been doing.”

Sharp $195 million, if you don’t do your “If we get annualized growth above 2 Before the vote, Sharp invited the percent then we’re in great shape and we public to address the council. Several citizens research,” Snyder said, “I think you’re negligent. It is important to us to do the best should never have to levy the special benexpressed concerns over the length and cost efits tax,” said Sharp. of the decision process. Council member and thing for the city.”

“This is a good decision for Carmel taxpayers. There won’t be any negative impact to them and it will allow redevelopment efforts to continue.”

- Jim Brainard

Worrell remains on Redevelopment Commission

By Derek Fisher • derek@youarecurrent.com

resignation) was a requirement for the refinance to pass. Although I certainly didn’t Early last week, Carmel Redevelopment feel that was right or fair, I was prepared to Commission member Jeff Worrell was do it if that’s what it took.” prepared to tender his resignation Worrell was speaking of comfrom the group for the good of the ments made by council president city.

Rick Sharp.

As it turned out, he didn’t step “I was asked to resign on Nov. down from his post, and Car16,” Worrell continued, “but by mel still moved forward – the city the time Nov. 19 rolled around, council on Nov. 19 voted 7-0 in I was allowed to remain on the Worrell favor of the refinancing of about CRC.” $195,000,000 in city debt, most of it Worrell said a phone call from city largely attributable to CRC activity. councilman Kevin Rider informed him Worrell said his resignation previously of the decision to move forward with the had been something of a requirement for passing of the refinancing without his stepthat to happen. ping down. Asked about why Sharp would “There was an article in (another pubstipulate his ouster before voting in the lication) about two weeks ago,” said Woraffirmative for the ordinance, Worrell said, rell, “where it was mentioned that (my “I have no idea. I would never speak for

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Political jockeying aside, Worrell is a fan of the council’s vote, and what it means for Carmel.

“I’m 100 percent in favor of the refinancing,” he said. “It made total sense to me, and made the best sense for Carmel.

Anyone in our position would do the same, and that was borne out by the fact that the council voted 7-0 to do that.

There is a desire to look backwards and a difference of opinion on the matter, but they made the right decision.”

What Worrell’s role will be in the future remains to be seen.

“I serve at the pleasure of the mayor,” he said. “I will continue to do what is asked of me, but I do not know exactly what that will be.”

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Northview Church events • Free Christmas Concert – Join the Northview Church for a free Christmas concert Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.; Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.

• An Evening of Tablescape –Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

• Christmas Eve services –Dec. 23 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Dec. 24 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

• Fair Trade Market – Join other women to celebrate the Christmas season for a dinner featuring Capstone’s Fair Trade Market Line. The event will be hosted at Northview on Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

The Church is at 12900 Hazel Dell Parkway.

ArtSplash Gallery – The Carmel Arts & Design District Gallery Association will feature renowned Indiana glass artist Ben Johnson for a solo exhibit through the month of December. Dec. 8 marks the Gallery Association’s monthly Gallery Walk, a free event inviting the public to the area’s finest art galleries, showcasing a variety of different works available for purchase along with merchant events, activities and culture along Main Street. The 11 galleries celebrate new exhibits every second Saturday of the month.

Celebrate the season with music – The public is invited to celebrate the holiday season by attending two special musical presentations Dec. 9 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. The annual Christmas Cantata, “And the Glory of the Lord,” will be presented by the church’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra and Handbell Choir during the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services. “Aloha Christmas” will be presented later by St. Mark’s Children’s choirs in the church sanctuary.

Both of these programs are free and open to the public.

Ivy Tech courses – Ivy Tech Community College is offering a selection of courses this spring at its Carmel campus. Registration is in progress for the spring semester, with classes beginning Jan. 14. Ivy Tech offers many of the courses that are in high demand at the Carmel site, including Introduction to Psychology, Essentials of Algebra I and II, Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Medical Terminology and New Student Seminar. The Carmel instructional site is located in the Carmel Community Life and Learning Center, located at 515 E. Main St. The site is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Potato Drop – The Society of St. Andrew and St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Carmel are offering free potatoes to those in need. Any Hamilton County individuals, food agencies, pantries, kitchens and churches that need potatoes are invited to pick up potatoes. The free potatoes will be available Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8:30 a.m. until they are gone at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 126th Street and Gray Road.

Enter to pick up potatoes from the Gray Road entrance to St. Mark’s. This event will be held rain, snow, sleet or shine.

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Tinsel & Tails Holiday Petacular

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Holiday on the Square – Mayor Jim Brainard with Tylar Simpkiss (left) and Sara Standish (right) at Carmel’s Holiday on the Square. (Submitted photo)

cludes a reception with hors d’oeuvres, a silent and live auction and dinner followed by a special presentation.

Following the presentation, guests are The Humane Society for Hamilton invited to meet the cats and dogs that County will host its seventh annual were highlighted in the presentation.

Tinsel & Tails Holiday Petacular on Beyond helping with medical costs, Nov. 29 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. funds raised during the event Meridian St. are also used for everything Tinsel & Tails, one of the from life-saving medications humane society’s largest fundand surgeries to vaccinations, raisers of the year, highlights the heartworm treatments, food most touching adoption stories and heat for the facility which and unforgettable animal surviserves as both the animal vor tales of 2012. Funds raised Stevens control facility for Hamilton will help cover the cost of the County and the Humane Society for thousands of abandoned, unwanted, Hamilton County. injured and sick animals that come to Tickets to Tinsel & Tails are availthe humane society every year. able for $80 per individual, $310 for a “Our need has never been greater,” half-table of four, or $620 for a table of said Rebecca Stevens, Humane Society for Hamilton County executive director. eight. To order tickets or for more information, go to www.TinselandTails.com, “The economy is still taking its toll on or call 219-3324. If you are not able the family pet as the number of surrento attend but would like to make dered animals continues to rise. Sadly, a donation to help care for the many of those displaced are senior pets that often need medical care and quickly unwanted, abandoned and abused anisuccumb to illness in a shelter environmals of Hamilton ment. The funds raised at events like County, please Tinsel & Tails are what make it possible go to www.hamfor us to give every animal their best iltonhumane. possible chance to be rehomed.” com.

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“We reached out to mothers and asked them what they wanted in a maternity environment,” said Michelle Slayman, RN, BSN, clinical director of OB services.

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“If you ask a patient why they come here as opposed to another hospital, they say it’s because of the speed and quality of care,” said Emergency Department Director Steve Baunach, RN, BSN. “You get treated and are on your way home before you’d even see a doctor at some other facilities.”

In addition to the world-class care that we provide at our emergency department, St.Vincent offers a free service telling you how fast you can see a doctor at our Hamilton County ER and Immediate Care locations.

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Pups are champs – The Carmel Pups football team beat Avon 32-18 in the state finals on Nov. 10, completing a 12-0 season. The last time the Pups won a state title was 1975. (Submitted photo) CHS helps after Sandy – Nov. 8-10, Carmel High School students put on a production called Midsummer-Jersey under the direction of Mr. Jim Peterson. The show is a hilarious re-telling of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day New Jersey.

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Love and the Thanksgiving Drive Commentary by Jeff Worrell They stood there in the empty gymnasium taking one last look around. The crowd was gone and so were the rows and rows of boxes.

The gym was starting to look like a place to throw balls again. Just hours earlier, it had been the central hub of activity for hundreds of people focused on a Thanksgiving Day delivery mission. But now, the only ones left were the ladies who agreed to help focus the kindness of so many good people willing to help their fellow man. Standing there in the quiet, their long day almost complete, they had not yet had time to fully appreciate the lives they had touched in such a meaningful way.

It all started months ago when the seven ladies gathered together for the first time to carry on a tradition. They were to become the planners and organizers for the 2012 Thanksgiving Drive at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. They knew the Good Samaritan Network would soon send over the names of 450 families who would rely on OLMC if there was to be any type of Thanksgiving dinner in their home.

But these ladies did not just receive names of people who needed help. They received, literally, human beings, each with a story; our friends and neighbors who rely on us. And so during the weeks leading up to the big day, Pa-

rishioners of OLMC were encouraged to shop.

A “Turkey Tag� might request the shopper to purchase 12 boxes of brown sugar. Another “Turkey Tag� might beg for 20 cans of green beans. One “Turkey Tag� at a time, enough basic ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to be proud of, were gathered so that each of the 450 families could celebrate this special holiday and have leftover supplies to last a week. This loving gesture all done in the name of Jesus Christ and as a kick-off to the Year of Faith.

So now, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, turkeys, milk, butter and 32 individual ingredients were carefully boxed and prepared based on the size of the family they would be given to. Even the pan to cook the turkey and the cranberry stuff was included. With military precision, hundreds of OLMC families began to gather to learn where they would be sent in Hamilton County to “Do unto others.�

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Caregiver’s conference is rescheduled editorial@youarecurrent.com Due to a combination of unforeseen events and an overwhelming response from interested sponsors, tonight’s Voice of Aging Family Caregivers’ Conference has been rescheduled for Feb. 26. The event will still be held at the Ritz Charles in Carmel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A detailed agenda can be found atwww.thevoiceofaging.com.

“The mission and agenda of the conference is unchanged,” says Carol Applegate, organizer of the conference and founder of The Voice of Aging. “Our event planning team simply faced many challenges generating broad awareness of the conference, especially in attempting to break through the intense focus on the recent election.”

In addition to luncheon keynote speaker Jane Gross, former New York Times correspondent and author of “A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents and Ourselves,” the conference will feature guest speakers from Indiana University, Community Health and more.

Breakout sessions focus on topics such as find-

ing time to focus on your own spiritual health, managing family conflict over caregiving or coping with emotional end of life issues.

“By moving the conference into 2013, I believe we will be able reach a greater number of individuals and families who are dealing with the daily challenges of caregiving,” stated Rick Graham of LifeCare Retirement Solutions, a gold sponsor of the conference. In addition to LifeCare, there are more than 20 organizations committed to sponsoring and exhibiting at the conference to help caregivers better access the resources they need to care for their loved ones and themselves.

Registration is $25 per person or $40 for VIP admission, which includes a private book-signing event with keynote speaker Gross and early admission to the exhibitor fair. Registration is limited to the first 300 people.

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By Derek Fisher • derek@youarecurrent.com Months of dedication and hard work paid off last week for two local students named national finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.

Carmel resident Daniel Fu, Park Tudor High School, and Patrick Tan, a junior at Carmel High School, won the $6,000 team scholarship in mathematical analysis of genetic oscillatory networks during the competition Nov. 17 at Notre Dame University.

The pair is now invited to present their work on a national stage at the national finals in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1-4, where $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded, including two top prizes of $100,000. The Siemens Competition, a signature program of the Siemens Foundation, is administered by the College Board. “These students have invested time, energy and talent in tackling challenging scientific research at a young age,� said Jeniffer Harper-Taylor, president of the Siemens Foundation. “The recognition they have won today demonstrates that engagement in STEM is an investment well worth making.�

Fu and Tan’s project, Chaos and Robustness in a Single Family of Genetic Oscillatory Networks, is an investigation of new techniques for mathematically analyzing genetic oscillatory networks.

The team’s research could lead to better treatments for diseases with irregularities in the cell cycle, such as cancer, or the circadian rhythm, such as sleep disorders. Fu and Tan’s inspiration came from the movie Inception, which explores the mysteries of sleep. “Daniel and Patrick developed an original technique and made progress in the mathematical understanding of delayed differential equations, which help understand the cyclical biological behavior such as exhibited in sleep and cancer,� said competition judge Dr. Matthew Dyer, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, the University of Notre Dame. “The team showed creativity in combining pure and applied mathematics and making extensive use of computer calculations.�

Fu is a member of USA Computing Olympiad Silver Division and won fourth place in the American Chemistry Society exam, Indiana section. He is secretary of the student council, editor of his school newspaper and junior editor of the literary art magazine.

Tan is secretary of Key Club, president of Chemistry Club and a member of Top Symphonic Band. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and runs cross country.

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In addition to inspiring excitement for the theatric arts, she also manages a staff of proTwo Carmel community leaders have refessionals whose exceptional skill sets make ceived “Women of Influence” awards from the for unique and memorable experiIndiana Business Journal. ences for patrons of the theater. Dick Cheri Dick, the executive director worked as marketing director in an of the Booth Tarkington Civic Thearchitectural engineering firm and has atre, and Luci Snyder, Carmel City worked at the Historic Landmarks Council member and finance chair, Foundation of Indiana, now Indiana have been recognized as extraordiLandmarks, an organization dedicated nary women in their professions and to preserving historical buildings and communities.

Dick architecturally unique structures. Her The award from the IBJ “recoginfluence in the community comnizes central Indiana women who bined with Civic’s reputation have have become leaders in their chosen added an important dimension to the fields. All have overcome obstacles to city’s vibrant arts scene making Carachieve success – and all have a level mel a center of culture and entertainof influence in the community that ment for visitors and residents alike. extends beyond the organizations This is Snyder’s second “Women of they work for.”

Influence” award, the first coming in The distinction also requires expeSnyder 1998. Snyder has lived in Carmel for rience, integrity, and leadership of its 38 years and has served the commurecipients, who come to the attention nity as a council member for 17 of those years. of IBJ by way of nomination, and then are She has 20 years experience in commercial realevaluated and finally selected for the award.

Dick is the executive director of the 98-year- estate and serves on the board of the Hamilton County Alliance, an organization promoting old Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre. She has economic development. In addition, she is a been the executive director since 2005 and member of the board of the Hamilton County has overseen Civic’s move from the campus of Humane Society where she has boosted the Marian University in Indianapolis to its permanent home at the Center for the Performing awareness of the agency and animals in need.

She also runs a consulting firm.

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Discovery ball – Nov. 17-18, Carmel residents joined the American Cancer Society at its 3rd annual Discovery Ball to spend an evening fighting cancer. In fact, much of the event’s volunteer leadership is comprised of Carmel residents. (1) Here, left to right, American Cancer Society Central Indiana Guild co-founders and co-presidents Kelly Bodner and Linda Goad, along with 2012 Discovery Ball co-chairs and guild members, Debbie Shine and Leslie Altavilla, pose at the Discovery Ball. (2) American Cancer Society Central Indiana Guild co-founders and co-presidents Linda Goad, left, and Kelly Bodner of Carmel address the crowd during the 2012 American Cancer Society Discovery Ball.

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Late-season rains save soybean crop

By Darla Kinney Scoles editorial@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Farmer Rand Woodward, featured in a May 2012 Current cover story, is back in the tractor seat again – harvesting his crops – following the worst drought year in decades. He’s not complaining, though. According to Woodward, farmers in Hamilton, Tipton and Madison counties benefitted from late-season rains that literally saved the soybean crop and in some cases, even the farm.

“That bean crop will save the day,” said Woodward, adding that certainly farmers in other areas were not so lucky. “This has been a great year to learn to never give up.”

Counting this as his third major drought, Woodward said, “As a farmer, you are already somewhat prepared for weather extremes because it is always in the back of your mind.”

As Woodward moves at 5 mph cutting a 30-foot wide swath through a corn field, the monitor on his tractor provides a constant yield read-out, which bounces from 0 to 180 bushels per acre. When the field is entirely harvested the overall yield averages out to about 100 bushels per acre – half of the 220 it would be in a normal growing season. Weeds and insects were more of an issue this year as well.

“A 300-acre field normally makes an easy

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60,000 bushels of corn. I’m hoping to get half of that,” said Woodward. “Every time you go into a corn field, you wish it was beans. But the corn that is there looks good. There’s just less of it.”

The soybeans look good as well, and fortunately for Woodward Family Farms, more of their

fields were planted with beans this season rather than in corn. That fact, along with crop insurance, decades of experience and knowledgeable strategies will keep the farm going in spite of this historically dry year. The widespread nature of the drought actually benefits those hit as well, as prices will not affect just one pocket of growers.

Woodward, who is a loyal Beck’s Hybrids customer, credits in part, improvements in seed technology with the yields he does see in bad weather years. Companies like Beck’s have been hit as well, but, like the farmer, prepare for such years.

“Like much of the Midwest, we were affected by the drought,” said Scott Beck, vice president of Beck’s Hybrids. “But we were prepared for unfortunate weather and are confident that we’ll be able to supply our customers with seed, even our most popular hybrids, for the upcoming year.”

Woodward expects to see the price of goods rise, which will regulate demand and balance out the market. If, however, a second drought situation should occur he sees a much bleaker picture.

“Farmers have gotten so efficient,” declared Woodward, “that we can overrun this country with grain in a year if conditions are right. But another year of crop failure could see us running out of grain. Hopefully that will not happen.”

Woodward’s outlook is true to a favorite farm saying of his: “Farmers always hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”

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Longtime Carmel icon spearheads philanthropic holiday effort

By Mary Allgier and Derek Fisher • editorial@youarecurrent.com One day in December 1986, Kent Whitten sat in the Woodland Country Club dining room with some fellow members when they heard about a family in downtown Carmel in need of some Christmas cheer.

Soon after, the group of friends began raising money to provide that single mother and her eight children with a memorable holiday. Eventually, they provided food, presents and a Christmas tree to the destitute family.

The Woodland Christmas Club had been born.

“So the next year we thought, ‘Let’s try to start earlier and help more families,’” said Whitten, who is now president of both the country club and the yearly philanthropic project. “This year, we will be doing between 195 and 200 families with around 500 children. We try to make it a Christmas they won’t forget.”

These days, the Christmas Club works through Hamilton County’s Good Samaritans and Prevail to provide families in need with food and presents for the holidays. Overall, the project has about 250 sponsors for these families, who deliver food on Thanksgiving as well as food and gifts on Christmas.

Each family takes a family, and the organization pays for everything through funds raised during the year.

“The direct contact is very important,” Whitten said. “I think one of the unique features is that everything is done on a volunteer basis. 100 percent of the funds go to families we assist. We have no money left over.”

Whitten took over the endeavor after the first year, and he has run it ever since.

“I just sort of became the person that organized the effort,” he said, “One of the advantages I had was that I didn’t have to work in December.”

The Christmas Club recognizes that some families can’t always provide for their children at Christmas.

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Loading carts with items for families.

“So there was a need for us to make Christmas for the children,” Whitten said. “Our organization really focuses on the children.”

Whitten, who knows a little bit about children after having sons and seven grandchildren of his own, moved to Carmel from Havana, Ill., in 1973 for his job with a costume jewelry manufacturer. He joined the Broad Ripple chapter of Sertoma, which raised money for organizations like Riley Children’s Hospital and the Noble Center and participated in Optimist International as a young man.

The history of the Christmas Club was set in motion when he joined Woodland in 1978 so his sons, members of the Carmel High School golf team, could practice the game. They are grown, and his grandchildren range from 3 to 25.

“Two of them live here in Carmel now,” Whitten said of his sons. “They get involved when they can.”

Whitten’s own personal involvement with the Christmas Club eventually was noticed by the Carmel Rotary Club. He garnered its Rotary Outstanding Service Award for his efforts, to the surprise of no one but himself.

“They invited me to attend a luncheon,” Whitten recalled.

“I had never received anything of that nature before so I didn’t know quite what to expect, but I certainly I didn’t plan on winning the award. I was quite honored.”

Whitten also got to ride in the CarmelFest parade that year on the Rotary float.

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“I’d never been on a float,” said Whitten. “I marched in parades when I was in school but never got to ride on a float before.”

Whitten says family involvement is one of the things that makes the Woodland Christmas Club so special.

“It’s a project that the entire family can become involved in,” he said. “Children come and help their parents shop for the wish list items and the clothing; they help their parents deliver. Some of the older students come here and help with work in order to achieve their community service hours.”

Whitten wants the organization to continue to grow, but he says they would need more volunteers and money in order to do so. All of the families are currently sponsored this year, but Whitten said they could use help with deliveries if anyone wants to get involved this season.

“The volunteers for this organization are made up of members of Woodland Country Club, and also other people in the community. You do not need to be a member to volunteer,” Whitten said. “We welcome anyone.”

Whitten said news of the Christmas project mainly spreads by word of mouth.

“Some people just, you know, they talk to somebody and find out there’s a meeting,” he said. “Like this year, on Nov. 8 – they just show up.”

People who want to volunteer can contact Whitten at the Woodland Country Club, and your name is put on an email list.

“We’re helping many other people in many, many ways,” Whitten said. “And that really defines what we do.”

How to get involved Want to volunteer for or donate to the Woodland Christmas Club? It’s simple to do. To volunteer your time, or to learn how to donate, call the Woodland Country Club at 846-2588, or send an email to info@woodlandcc. com. To give monetary donations in increments of $25, $50 or $100, go to https://www.fundraise.com/ non-profit/carmel-in-woodland-christmas-club-inc. www.currentincarmel.com

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It is our position that homegrown businesses are the best. There are few things that exemplify living out the American dream more than being a small business owner.

From an employee standpoint, small businesses can provide easier integration of family life and livelihood and are often more understanding of employee’s personal and professional needs. From a consumer’s point of view, small businesses offer originality, friendliness and a break from mass production. Unfortunately, the current economic conditions and impending national changes to the cost of providing health care benefits to employees seems to be squeezing the life out of small businesses.

Fortunately, organizations like the Entrepreneurship Advancement Center, whose mission is supporting innovation and entrepreneurial thinking by providing programs for high school students and supporting early stage businesses on the north side of Indianapolis, are making it easier for homegrown businesses to thrive. This year Lollies Candy Shop, a provider of specialty locallymade candies and unique gifts, was named the winner of the third annual Entrepreneurship Advancement Center’s Community Business Plan Competition. The shop will be located in downtown Fishers. For more information on the Entrepreneurship Advancement Center, visit www.goentrepreneurs.org. This holiday season, include small businesses on your shopping list.

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We have to want it

Commentary by Terry Anker

Most credit newsreel broadcaster, Westbrook Van Voorhis, in his series from the early 1930’s, “March of Time,” with first coining the now clichéd expression that “time marches on.” Regardless of attribution, it’s not like the concept is a new one – indeed, time does march on. The most distilled interpretation might argue that while we can chose to stand still, the world waits for no one. Deadlines come and go. People age and opportunities pass. All can and do occur without interaction or intention from any of us.

So the question isn’t really whether we have choices to make, it is more whether or not we chose to make them. And then, isn’t the challenge whether this forced choice is one that we embrace or one that is thrust upon us? For me, it the quandary is summed up thusly: Is the choice something that I have to do or is it something that I want to do. It seems like a minor, perhaps even inconsequential dissimi-

larity, but when approaching the challenge of accomplishing a task doesn’t it make all the difference?

Apply the concept to our daily routine.

Is it the issue that one is required to clean their house or is that they seek to have a tidy home? Is the matter that one has to do the required reading or is it that they desire to obtain knowledge? Is it that we have to do the grunt work instead of taking the marquee role or is it that we’re eager to get the hard work behind us so that we can move on to higher reward functions. Do we have to practice or do we want to improve our game?

Can we ever get to success without intention? Maybe in order to be the best, we have to want it.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmel.com.

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In two days, the “intermediate” opening of the Monon Trail project - at the Carmel terminus and the Westfield origin - is scheduled to take place. The bridge spanning West 146th Street now is in place, but there still is work to be done. The $3,373,800 project, which was begun June 29, is scheduled for completion next May 24. The planning and work comprise a Federal Aid project, utilizing Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization funds to cover approximately 80 percent of the utilities relocation, construction and construction-inspection costs, according to the Hamilton County Bridge Program, which reports the remaining 20 percent and all of the design costs are locally funded. We find the design to be appealing. The bridge itself does justice to the memory of the former Monon Railroad, and the concrete pillars, ramps and enforcements are aesthetically pleasing. Once complete, this project will have a tremendous “wow” factor. What excites us more, though, is that it actually is being done. Several times, we begged in this space for such an option. Trail users literally were taking their lives into their own hands by trying to cross 146th – and that’s when they had the right of way. The money spent on this project in the end, we’re convinced, will save at least one life. We’re glad it’s nearly ready for use, and we believe it will be impressive once completed next spring.

••• While we’re on the subject of the Monon Trail, we’ve been urged to alert trail users to remember that vehicular traffic is not required to stop where there is a trail crossing. As recently as last week, we nearly collided with a bicyclist that darted southbound across East 136th Street.

Obviously and thankfully, we braked in time.

Signage is there for a reason; please read it.

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Why Wilson, why Thai?

Editor, Surely the entire Carmel area does not want to repeatedly read about some problem involving the area covered by underpants in the Wilson family! I’m appalled at her choice of topics to share with everyone. Why on earth, would this family wish to memorialize a birthday dinner, with a published piece of how many trips someone went to the restroom due to gastric distress? Clearly Danielle has no concept of funny family topics. In the short two years I’ve lived in this area, the public was subjected to urine leakage, hemorrhoids the size of toasters,

Replacing the wrong people?

Editor, Tom Landshof had it right in his recent letter “Tired of It All” (Current IN Carmel, Nov. 13).

Maybe more to the point, some Council members are calling for the replacement of duly appointed Carmel Redevelopment members or they will not approve the Carmel refinancing structure pending before the Council. These Council members are outside their jurisdiction here. Their duty to the citizens is to support and enhance the financial operation of the city. It is not to micromanage the members of other support committees and departments. If the pending restructure is not approved all Carmelites could be adversely impacted. Time for the Council to step up and do the right thing. Or maybe they are the ones that need to be replaced.

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underwear no longer fit to wear due to fear on a hilly road, today’s gastric distress, columns I’ve probably mercifully forgotten and God knows what else in weeks I didn’t bother to even open your paper. This is Thanksgiving week and surely there was some topic more appropriate than diarrhea. Why do you continue to publish this lady’s words? Since your paper seems to appear in everyone’s mailbox, uninvited, you should assure it is decent enough to be read, by people of all ages, as well as at all times of the day, including mealtime. Pull the plug on Danielle.

Ann Trimmer, 46032

Out with Richardson Editor, Once again on Election Day there were glitches and delays in voting that can be directly attributable to Kathy Richardson’s oversight as the Hamilton County Elections Administrator. To have all the county’s voting machines programmed to the “demo” setting shows a clear need for a better administrator in that position. This glitch, while a different one, is part of a pattern of preventable problems with each election cycle. The efficiency of the early voting process that I personally experienced does not negate the wait times that other voters experienced on Nov. 6. Ms. Richardson needs to step aside and allow the selection of a better administrator.

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In agreement with Abbett Editor, I would like to applaud Carol Ann Abbett for her letter Saving Thanksgiving in your Nov. 20 edition. I agree wholeheartedly that retailers and big box stores are encroaching on our Thanksgiving holiday by starting Black Friday on Thursday rather than Friday. I would like to add a further observation which should give us all pause. Not only are we losing our Thanksgiving holiday, we’re starting to lose Christmas. The last few years the same retailers who offered ever-earlier Black Friday deals are now playing Scrooge by

starting their after-Christmas sales on Christmas Day. We as consumers must refuse to participate in this crass show of greed or we will find our holidays permanently usurped. Thanksgiving and Christmas are legal holidays. Yes, some people will have to work those holidays – medical professionals, firefighters, police officers, etc., – for which we are all grateful. However, there is no urgency about buying products on sale, so I agree with Abbett’s ideas to put a stop to this nonsense.

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It’s high time to cut left turns Commentary by Andy Ray Try this one on for size. Unless there’s a stoplight, let’s make it illegal to turn left in Carmel, the way they do in New Jersey. Now before you say, “Go back to the movie theatre, Andy,” let me explain.

Try driving Range Line Road or Carmel Drive any time during the workday, and what do you see?

Cars darting in and out of traffic to make left turns.

Apparently, most drivers believe that when they’ve waited long enough, they’re simply going to take lives into their own hands and make a go of it.

I like Carmel. I’ve watched it grow since we moved here in 1970. But it’s not a small town anymore. It is often impossible to turn left. Can’t you just hear the long-time Carmel resident’s thought process: “This road didn’t used to be so heavily traveled. I should be able to turn left here. Well, by gum, I’m going for it!”

What would happen if we eliminated left turns?

For starters, our streets would be safer. Such a rule would force us to think outside the box.

Suppose we’re traveling north on Medical Drive when it dead-ends at Carmel Drive. Rather than darting out into rush-hour traffic to turn left (westbound), we’re now forced to turn right. Now we must either (a) turn around in the Fountains of Carmel parking lot or (b) continue to the roundabout over Keystone Parkway, make a 180, and proceed back westbound. Does this take longer? Sure, but only by a couple minutes. Does this require a little thought on the part of the driver? Sure, but it will

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keep him off the cell phone for a couple minutes. Is this safer? Infinitely!

The examples are endless. Leaving City Hall and want to turn left (north) on Range Line Road? Fine.

Turn right instead, turn around in the Kroger parking lot, then head north. It only takes a minute longer – maybe a minute shorter, depending on the time of day.

There are some instances where this simply won’t work. If we’re driving eastbound on 106th Street, and we dead end at Hazel Dell Parkway, and we are forbidden from turning left, how are we going to travel north? OK, now we really need our thinking caps.

The answer is easy: Don’t use 106th Street. Drive up to 116th Street and approach Hazel Dell that way.

This would require a lot of No Left Turn signs, but then the construction of such signs would provide Hoosier jobs – and isn’t that what this past election was all about? This would also require a learning curve on the part of Carmel drivers. And at first, there would be a lot of complaining. But think about this one for a day or two. Every time you witness one of those, “Oh, my, I can’t believe that guy (or gal) just pulled out in front of that dump truck like that!” moments, think about the corresponding right-turn option, and you’ll be surprised at how easy this change would be.

Andy Ray is a contributing columnist of Current Publishing. You may e-mail him at andy46032@att.net.

From the “Moderate” side

by Jim Blessing Hi. There was an interesting article in the Indianapolis Star about Vigo County, Ind. (home of Terre Haute) voting for the winning presidential candidate in every election since 1956. In fact, other than picking the losers in the 1908 and 1952 elections, Vigo County has voted for every winning presidential candidate since 1892. It would sure be cheaper for Presidential candidates to limit their campaigning to this bellwether county. Of course, these voters would probably have a personal visit from each candidate at least a dozen times!

Although not quite as famous, Hamilton County also has a mini-streak for Democrats who win statewide elections.

Since 2000, only five Democratic candidates have won statewide elections. In each case, the candidate’s Hamilton County voting share was at least 38%, including Frank O’Bannon’s 40% in 2000, Evan Bayh’s 46% in 2004, Barack Obama’s 38% in 2008, and Joe Donnelly’s 39% and Glenda Ritz’s 40% in 2012.

In the 2012 election, gubernatorial candidate John Gregg got 31% of the vote in Hamilton County. He came close, but lost to Mike Pence statewide by 3%. President

Obama’s share of the Hamilton County vote fell from 38% in 2008 to 32% in 2012. Likewise, he did not carry Indiana this time around.

However, President’s Obama share of the Hamilton County vote (both years) was considerably higher than the 24% that Al Gore received in 2000 and the 25% that John Kerry received in 2004.

Thus, while Hamilton County continues to support Republicans candidates, the Democratic Presidential share has been trending upward.

This shows that there are plenty of voters in our county who will support Democratic candidates in numbers that allows them to win statewide offices. I believe Joe Donnelly won based on his moderate voting record and the non-compromising and extremist views of Richard Mourdock.

Glenda Ritz’s victory seemed to be based on unhappiness with Tony Bennett’s treatment of teachers (at least that’s what a Republican friend of mine told me).

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All I want for Christmas Commentary by Danielle Wilson

What do you get when you mix together an attention-deficit disorder husband with a penchant for impulse-buying, a four-pack of pet-deprived children, and a worn-down moi? A dog! A gosh-darn dog.

I swear I don’t know how it happened. I’ve successfully resisted canine ownership now for 16-plus years. (As mentioned previously, I am NOT a pet person, particularly dogs. My first puppy, Muffin, ran away after three days, a golden retriever mauled my younger sister when I was eight, and another sister’s Doberman pincher enjoyed shredding my personal undergarments while I was growing up. Doo suggests counseling.) The lizards bought me some time, and when Santa brought the cat I thought I was home free.

But no-ooooo! Adamant opposition on my part could not withstand the brutal erosive forces of my family’s perennial hopes of buying a dog. In my defense, they caught me at a weak moment.

I’ve been leaning toward a puppy for a while but had convinced Doo to wait until the spring.

The weather would be more conducive to potty training and, frankly, it was still six months away. Then holiday shopping snagged me with her cold, gnarled hands. My girls are easy . . . clothes, accessories, a chocolate fountain . . . but what to get the boys? All they really want are Xbox games and gift cards to buy Xbox games.

And I refuse to contribute to their “We’ll just live in the basement of our parent’s house ‘til we’re 50” dream.” When I asked if there was anything else . . . anything . . . they both replied with a resounding “A dog!” Well, poo.

Then I remembered how cute it was when the kids awoke on December, 2009 to find an adorable little kitten under the tree. Maybe I could actually do it! Thus, the crack in the dam. So I casually mention this stupid idea to Doo, and literally the next thing I know, I’m being swept away in a flood of lies and carefully orchestrated plans for obtaining the dog. No joke, less than 24 hours elapsed between my showing Doo an ad for Labrador retrievers and said Labrador retriever urinating in my car on the way home from Lizton.

I’ve subjected myself and my house to one year of puppy pee, puppy teething, and in general, good-for-nothing puppy antics. Doggone it! Ah well, I suppose it was inevitable. When you love your family, sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Besides, they pretty much have to do whatever I say now because I’m the awesome, albeit pet-traumatized, mom who finally got them a dog. Peace out.

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

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Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Big John Gillis was as tall as a grizzly bear, but gentle as a teddy bear. The forty-year veteran of Indiana radio, who recently passed away, was an iconic figure. His loyal listeners looked up to him. “I guess being 6’ 4” was a big help,” he once told me.

So ingrained in Indianapolis was the persona of Big John that until his passing, people still thought he spent his mornings in a helicopter reporting for harried commuters making their way to work. Truth is, John hadn’t been in a WIBC chopper for almost 20 years. In a bow to the economy, he had transitioned to a fixed-wing plane and then a mobile unit for his reports. He ended his traffic career broadcasting from a studio where even the sound of barking dogs on the street outside did not convince his fans he was really earthbound.

His words were meticulously chosen.

Years ago in an interview at his home, after he left WIBC, John told me, “I have 20 seconds to do what I have to do, read a sponsor’s name, and then if I can figure out a way to twist a word or inject my personality into it, that’s it …

I’m a disembodied voice, and every 10 minutes I stop what I am doing and talk to my imaginary friends.”

A disembodied voice? Perhaps. But it still embodied everything that was good about radio in those years.

John loved radio. It was his best friend. He wanted to introduce you to his best friend. But “why radio?” I asked him during our visit in 2007. “Because everywhere you travel, it’s there; it takes you places immediately … it exercises your imagination.” If there was any sadness, any remorse in John, it was that media had changed.

“We went to high tech and lost the high touch,” he told me. “Radio should be about content, character and personality.”

John should have thrown in loyalty, an ingredient he added to a recipe that brought him a taste of success, and also fulfilled him. There was no doubt, Big John had many opportunities to leave the market and pursue a more lucrative career elsewhere. That was not in John’s flight plan.

“If I have 20 minutes to live and I spend the next 19 with you, having this conversation, I would die happy,” John said to me. “If in that 20 minutes, we come up with an idea and we have 20 years to make it happen, then God has blessed me far beyond my wildest dreams.”

John did not have those 20 years. But if you still hear his halting, yet mesmerizing, voice in your head, look to the heavens. No, he’s not in the helicopter, but he’s up there. Trust me.

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Long live Twinkies Commentary by Mike Redmond Lots of people are mourning the Hostess Twinkie, but I think reports of its extinction are premature. I’m certain someone already has a plan to license the names and recipes of all those Hostess snack foods. It wouldn’t be the first time this has happened in the snack food industry. Dolly Madison Zinger (made by Hostess), anyone?

Even if Twinkies did disappear forever, would that be such a bad thing? Brands – even longstanding ones – come and go. If that weren’t the case, we would all be filling up our Studebakers at the DX gas station, then driving to the neighborhood Rexall to pick up some Sal Hepatica for Grandma and a Hollywood candy bar to eat on the way home, where we’d find Dad pouring himself a glass of Drewry’s beer while Mom mixed up a big pitcher of Funny Face drinks.

I have some fond memories of Twinkies but they don’t involve eating them.

My grandfather loved Twinkies. He used to play cards in the back room of a restaurant in LaGrange where the stakes were candy bars and Hostess cakes. Grandpa being an excellent card player, he always had a big basket of his winnings on top of the refrigerator, and many a time I saw him split a package of Twinkies with my baby sister.

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And then there was Edwin, a legendary copy boy at The Indianapolis News. Edwin was developmentally disabled and as such, he valued routine. And so his lunchbox, packed daily by his mother, always contained chicken-and-stars soup, white bread, vanilla wafers and a Hostess Twinkie. Every single day. Every single day, that is, except one.

One day, Edwin’s mom forgot the Twinkie.

He was beside himself with worry and anger. He went through every drawer of every desk in the city room looking for his Twinkie. He accused every one of us, in turn, of stealing it. He refused to accept a replacement Twinkie from the vending machine upstairs. It wasn’t until we called his mom and she confessed that she’d forgotten to pack it that day that. I’m pretty sure he went to his grave thinking someone had stolen it.

As I said, I’d be surprised if the Twinkie were well and truly dead. I’m certain it will be resurrected by the snack food industry. And if not, I still won’t mourn.

I would only do that for Tastykakes.

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Who won locally

Cody Fenimore, 12, of Sheridan who won awards both for Best Performer 18 and Under in a Drama and Best Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of a mentally challenged youth in “The Diviners.”

Local theaters bring home 19 Encore Awards

By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com The annual Encore Awards gala, Indianapolis metropolitan area community theater’s version of Broadway’s Tony Awards, was a very good night for Hamilton County community theaters as Carmel Community Players took home 15 trophies and The Belfry Theatre in Noblesville won four.

“This was a wonderful evening for us,” said CCP president Rich Phipps. “We don’t do our plays to win awards, but recognition like this by our peers is validation that we are our living up to our goal of providing exceptional entertainment up close at Clay Terrace.”

“The encore awards is a celebration of community theater,” said CCP Artistic Director Lori Raffel, who received awards for Best Sound Design of a Drama, Best Sound board Operation of a Drama, and Best Light Board Operator of a Drama. “That our peers recognized our efforts with so many awards is humbling, amazing, and very encouraging.”

“Company,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical about relationships in the 1970s, was a favorite of the judges, winning awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Vickie Phipps), Best Major Supporting Actress in a Musical (Brenna Campbell), Best Male Singer (Mark Duray) and best Musical Number (Side By Side). The show also won a special judges award for its videotaped simulated TV show used to introduce the show and tell audiences to turn off their cell phones.

The award was accepted by Willie Wood who had directed the show and designed its awardwinning introduction.

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Jennifer Atkinson in "Hollywood Arms" at The Belfry Theatre. nered awards for Best Costume Design of a Drama (Jeff Farley), Best Lighting Design of a Drama (Bryan Fonseca) and Best Major Supporting Actor in a Drama (Earl Campbell).

Also taking home a trophy was Franklin College drama professor, Nick Crisafulli, who was awarded Best Cameo in a Drama for “Six Degrees of Separation,” which he also directed.

The Belfry’s awards were split between two shows – “12 Angry Men” and “Hollywood Arms.” The courtroom drama saw Karla Ries and Michael Ries win for Best Set Design of a Drama. Russ Clinton won Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Drama. The personal details of Carol Burnett’s upbringing and early career are the basis for “Hollywood Arms,” which garnered Best Minor Supporting Actress in a Drama for Nichel Washington and Best Major Supporting Actress in a Drama for Jennifer

• Best Sound Board Operator of a Drama: Lori Raffel, Rebecca, Carmel Community Players • Best Lighting Design of a Drama: Bryan Fonseca, Rebecca, Carmel Community Players • Best Light Board Operator of a Drama: Lori Raffel, Rebecca, Carmel Community Players • Best Set Design of a Drama: Karla Ries and Michael Ries, 12 Angry Men, The Belfry • Best Performer 18 and under in a PLAY: Cody Fenimore, The Diviners, Carmel Community Players • Best Costume Design of a Drama: Jeff Farley, Rebecca, Carmel Community Players • Best Minor Supporting Actor in a Drama: Russ Clinton, 12 Angry Men, The Belfry • Best Minor Supporting Actress in a Drama: Nichel Washington, Hollywood Arms, The Belfry • Best Major Supporting Actor in a Drama: Earl Campbell, Rebecca, Carmel Community Players • Best Major Supporting Actress in a Drama: Jennifer Nicholson, Hollywood Arms, The Belfry • Best Major Supporting Actress in a Musical: Brenna Campbell, Company, Carmel Community Players • Best Actor in a Drama: Cody Fenimore, The Diviners, Carmel Community Players • Best Actress in a Musical: Vickie Phipps, Company, Carmel Community Players • Best Male Singer: Mark Duray, Company, Carmel Community Players • Best Musical Number: “Side by Side” Company, Carmel Community Players • Best Director of a Drama: Danny Russel, The Diviners, Carmel Community Players Nicholson.

Perhaps the biggest surprise winner of the night was 12-year-old Cody Fenimore of Sheridan who won awards both for Best Performer 18 and Under in a Drama and Best Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of a mentally challenged youth in “The Diviners.”

“You broke the audience’s heart every night,” Director Danny Russel told Fenimore during his emotional acceptance speech after being named Best Director of a Drama for his work in “The Diviners.” “If you are this good at 12, I can’t wait to see you when you’re 18.”

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Carmel: Luminary Walk • Spend a relaxing evening taking a walk through the winter wonderland at Monon Community Center’s Central Park, 1235 Central Park Dr. East. From 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, enjoy carolers and hot chocolate as you take in the ambiance of more than 1,000 luminairies lighting the path through the wetlands, floating over the lagoon, and spanning across the boardwalk. For more information, call 573-5243 or visit www.carmelclayparks.com.

Fishers: Victorian Family Holiday • From 2 to

4 p.m., Saturday, Historic Ambassador House & Heritage Gardens, 10595 Eller Rd., will be “hosted” by characters portraying the home’s most prominent residents, Ambassador Addison Harris and his wife, India. They invite families to celebrate the era with story time in the Peppermint Parlor, traditional crafts for children to make and take, games from the Gilded Age, Dickens Carolers and characters to entertain, and a special visit from St. Nick. For more information, call 845-4265 or visit www.ambassadorhouse.org.

Noblesville: My Three Angels • This warm and witty comedy is set in turn of the 20th century French Guiana. Despite the sweltering heat of the tropics, three paroled convicts use any means necessary to ensure that one hapless family of colonist enjoys the Christmas holiday. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Westfield: Westfield in Lights • The annual program Friday at the Westfield Farmers Market will include the city tree lighting at 7 p.m., and activities from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., including a Santa House with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, live nativity scene, horse carriage rides, Girl Scouts Gingerbread contest, carolers and local dancers, voting for best merchant lights, a live reindeer and Winter Market. For more information, call 965-3334 or visit www.dwna.org.

Zionsville: Christmas in the Village • Saturday and Sunday are jam-packed with activities taking place throughout the village. Santa arrives at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street led by the Zionsville High School Marching Band. You can ride the antique trolley and stop off at the library on Saturday for fun-filled holiday crafts and storybook readings, make a stop at Akard True Value in Boone Village and join in on the fun with the Elf Scavenger Hunt. For more information, visit www.zionsvillechristmas.com/ december-1-2. www.currentincarmel.com

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Country Christmas • Continue a family tradition and take your family for a hayride to the field to choose and cut your own Christmas tree. You will also find a wide selection of freshly cut trees, fresh wreaths and garland at the greenhouse. Sip hot cider and browse through our gift shop featuring our custom made wreaths and other unique items • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily • Stonycreek Farm, 11366 Ind. 38 East, Noblesville • 773-3344 • stonycreekfarm.net

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Wine Wednesday • Looking for a little pick me up at the midweek point? Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub offers up Wine Wednesday. The venue that often hosts music and dishes out coffee and craft beer puts its House Red and House White wines on sale at $4 per glass. • Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub • 8235 E. 116th St., Fishers • 436-7049 Butler Ballet’s The Nutcracker • Twirl with the snowflakes and waltz with the flowers while waiting for the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince. The show features Butler University students and faculty members, children from Indianapolis area dance community and the Indianapolis Children’s Choir • 7:30 p.m.; 8 p.m.

Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday • $14-$28.50 • Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave.• ticketmaster.com

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Fishers Tree Lighting • Celebrate the official welcome of the holiday season by joining family and friends as we light the holiday tree and decorations!

Enjoy a visit with Santa, caroling with Sister Cities’ Dickens Carolers, refreshments and other surprises • 6:30 to 8 p.m. • Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Dr. • fisherschamber.com A Christmas Carol sponsored by Community Hospital Anderson • Visit the Madison Park Church in Anderson for a live musical production of the Christmas classic by cast, crew and orchestra. The opening show on Thursday is dinner-theatre style featuring a festive dinner, which requires reservations by Dec. 3 ($22). The weekend shows are free with open seating. An offering will take place for the Dove Harbor Women’s shelter • Dec. 6 at 6:30

p.m. • Dec. 7-9 main auditorium doors open at 6:30 p.m. • 6607 Providence Dr., Anderson • madisonparkchurch.org • (765) 642-2000 for Thursday dinner/performance reservations Westfield in Lights • The annual program at the Westfield Farmers Market will include the city tree lighting at 7 p.m., Santa House with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, live nativity scene, horse carriage rides, Girl Scouts Gingerbread contest, carolers and local dancers, voting for best merchant lights, a live reindeer and a Winter Market • 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. • North Union Street in downtown Westfield • 965-3334 • dwna.org

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The Music Man • River City is just a small town minding its own business until Harold Hill comes to town. The swindling conman works his way into the heart of the town by professing to be the leader of a big band. When he promises to craft a band out of the town’s youngsters, he sets about creating something out of nothing. • 7:30 p.m. • $7.50 • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org My Three Angels at The Belfry Theatre • Set in French Guiana during the turn of the 20th century, this feel-good comedy focuses on the adventures of three prisoners and an unlucky family during Christmas • Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. • 2 p.m.

Sunday • 10690 Greenfield Ave., Noblesville • $15 • Children 12 and under $12 • 773-1085 Christmas in the Village - A Zionsville Tradition • Santa arrives at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street led by the Zionsville High School Marching Band. You can ride the antique trolley and stop off at the library on Saturday for fun-filled holiday crafts and storybook readings, make a stop at Akard True Value in Boone Village and join in on the fun with the Elf Scavenger Hunt. Continue on to the SullivanMunce and pick out a handcrafted bowl and fill it with steaming hot chili and shop at its holiday artisan boutique and then head back to Main Street to finish your holiday shopping. Continues Sunday • zionsvillechristmas. com/december-1-2/

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Enjoy carolers and hot chocolate as you take in the ambiance of more than 1,000 luminaries lighting the path through the wetlands, floating over the lagoon, and spanning across the boardwalk • 6 to 9 p.m. • Monon Community Center, 1235 Central Park Dr. East, Carmel • 573-5243 • carmelclayparks.com

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Men in Black 3 • PG-13, 105 minutes Commentary by Chris Lloyd “Men in Black 3” has an obligatory feel to it, like it was made to provide a few people a career boost and satisfy quarterly profit margins for the studio. Arriving a full decade after the second (horrible) film in the franchise, “MIB3” is reasonably entertaining, contains some nice special effects and a few interesting new characters.

Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back as members of the secret government agency that protects humankind from the knowledge that bug-eyed aliens are living among them in disguise. But when a particularly nasty alien criminal named Boris the Animal fiddles with the flow of time, J must travel back to 1969 and team up with Agent K’s younger

self (Josh Brolin) to set things right.

The 1960s fashions and vibe are a hoot, and I liked how director Barry Sonnenfeld and his crew make sure the aliens from back then resemble products of era-appropriate pop culture.

But there’s very little heart and soul in the MiB’s third outing, making it the perfect home video rental. Pop it in, get a few yuks and thrills, and never think of it again.

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Santa Arrives - THIS SATURDAY The Zionsville High School Marching Eagles step off the parade at 9:30 a.m. leading Santa down Main Street. Santa is available at Prudential Indiana Realty Office, 15 S. Main St., across from Eagle Creek Coffee Company from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and on Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m.

Ride the Trolley Board the trolley in front of the Prudential Indiana Realty Office at 15 S. Main St., across from Eagle Creek Coffee Company. Stop off at the Library; join the Elf Scavenger Hunt at Akard True Value in Boone Village; pick out a handcrafted bowl and fill it with steaming hot chili at the SullivanMunce, then head back to Main Street to finish your holiday shopping.

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In another small bowl, combine the rosemary, thyme, coriander, salt, and pepper; set aside. Untie and unroll the lamb, lay it out flat on the work surface. Trim off excess fat, and cut any thick parts open so that it is evenly thick and somewhat rectangular in shape. Sprinkle half of the herb mixture over the lamb. Mix the almonds and chopped mint into the prune mixture; spread evenly over the lamb. Roll up starting at one of the short sides, and tie with kitchen twine in 1-inch intervals. Cut

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Place lamb seam-side up on a rack set in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven to desired doneness. For medium-rare, a thermometer inserted into the center will read 140 degrees F. Remove lamb from the oven and cover with foil.

Allow to rest for 15 minutes while proceeding with the recipe. While the lamb is resting, bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Boil until the vinegar has reduced by half, 4 to 5 minutes. Once reduced, stir in the butter, honey, and sliced figs. Stir until the butter has melted, then remove from the heat, stir in the chopped basil and set aside. To serve, remove the twine from the lamb and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Arrange on a warm serving platter and drizzle with the fig sauce, garnish with mint and basil leaves.

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Here's how to keep it simple For a recent tailgate opportunity the weather forecast worsened all week. On game day the actual weather had temperatures in the low 40s and occasional rain. Early on, as we planned our menu, we thought that or chicken noodle soup would be a warm treat for our guests. Later, we had to decide on how we were going to make, transport, and heat the soup at the game. We wound up with a Rube Goldberg-like collection of a propane crock pot, a thermo-electric (plugin) cooler/heater and a grill. We really had to juggle all these gadgets, in the light rain, just to fit them into our car and later to fit them onto a table so we could get ready to serve our guests.

My Web site has a 1954 photo of a tailgate picnic at Colgate University. The folks in that picture had a picnic basket and a thermos bottle. They had no need for a crock pot or thermoelectric cooler/heater even if these were invented back then. Maybe we would have been better served, considering the weather, if we had prepared like those folks in that 58-year-old photo. Sometimes we “progress” so much that we create more work for ourselves.

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Here’s a great chicken noodle soup recipe for your cold weather tailgate party.

Ingredients: 8 cups chicken stock; 2 skinless chicken thighs w/ bones in and 1 skinless chicken breast half w/ bones in; 2 cups sliced carrots; 2 cups sliced celery; 1 cup chopped onion; 6 ounces uncooked egg noodles; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper Preparation: 1. Combine the chicken and stock in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer the ingredients for 20 minutes.

Remove the chicken from pan and let it cool for 15 minutes. Remove chicken from bones and then cut into bite-sized pieces. Discard bones. 2. Add the carrots, celery, and onions to the pan. Cover the mixture (without chicken) and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Add noodles/pasta, and let it simmer for 6 minutes.

Add chicken, salt, and black pepper; cook for 2 minutes or until noodles are done.

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Lift that brow? It's possible Commentary by Barry Eppley Q: I am a 40 year-old-male and my eyebrows are bothering me. I have read that they can be lifted by opening the upper eyelid and putting in some device to lift them. Do you think that it can resolve my problem or do you have another suggestion for me?

Perhaps a mid-forehead lift will lift my brows and then you can even take the excess skin that I have in my forehead out. I have two very deep, long wrinkles in my forehead that you can use. I know that there will be scars even inside the wrinkles but I am willing to correct a problem that is bothering me and accept scars that I can treat later with laser. I want to lift my brows so there has to be some way to do it for me.

A: As for browlifting in young men, there is never a completely satisfactory solution. The endotine device to which you refer is placed through an eyelid incision but only lifts the male brow slightly. Whether the amount of lifting that can be achieved, which is just the middle to outer brow area, is enough should be considered carefully before surgery. No scar across the forehead would ever be acceptable in any male but an older one who already has deep horizontal forehead wrinkles may not be bothered. A mid-forehead or direct browlift is a major concern in younger men where the trade-offs for doing something are worse than the original problem. Male browlifting is a challenging issue, particularly in the younger patient. The endotine device approach is the only browlift option I would consider at your age.

Optimum fitness level – Many people overlook one of the most vital parts of a workout: stretching afterwards. Flexibility has been shown to help your body reach its optimum fitness level, as well as prevent conditions like arthritis. The more flexible a muscle is the more potential it has to become stronger. –cnn.com

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Regular screening can ward off many illnesses; women should remember to have regular mammographies as well as tests for cervical cancer, osteoporosis, and the often overlooked glaucoma. – webmd.com

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Additive problem – According to a recent quiz on WebMD, sulfites added to foods to preserve color and safe guard against bacteria can inflict mild to lifethreatening reactions in 5 percent of those suffering from asthma. – webmd.com Cesarean scare – A study from the American College of Nurse-Midwives found that 80 percent of women who have given birth or are going through a pregnancy were not given information on Cesarean sections, which get risky if a mother has more than one back-to-back. – health.com Cut the calories – Looking for a cocktail with fewer calories? Consider using a wooden pestle to crush watermelon with mint leaves in place of sugar for a new spin on the mojito. – webmd.com Tough times – We all have stress, but how we handle it makes all the difference. One of the best strategies is to monitor what you eat. Complex carbs such as whole grains cause the brain to produce more serotonin, a feel good hormone.

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Check the pedometer – According to Peter Jaret on WebMD, people who prefer walking or running over other forms of exercising to burn those pesky calories should be taking at least 5,000 steps, but 10,000 is needed to be “active.”

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Fiscal Cliff = Tax-Rate Increases + New Taxes

Commentary by Kevin O'Connell

There is major uncertainty over federal tax policy.

Effective Jan. 1, the individual income tax rates, without further Congressional action, are scheduled to increase across the board.

Consider: • The top marginal rate jumping from 35 percent to 39.6 percent.

• The current 10-percent rate for low-income taxpayers will expire and be replaced by a 15-percent rate.

• Even tax-rate relief afforded married taxpayers will expire.

• The current top marginal tax rate on capital gains and dividends of 15 percent is scheduled to expire. The tax rate on dividends could increase by as much as 286 percent, from 15percent to more than 43 percent.

• Higher-income taxpayers also will be subject to limitations on itemized deductions and personal exemptions.

• Millions of middle-income taxpayers will be liable for the alternative minimum tax because of expiration of the “AMT Patch.”

• Many other incentives for individuals will either disappear or be substantially reduced in the new year.

While Congress may still act to prevent some or all of these tax increases, the likelihood of action with a lame-duck Congress diminishes each day.

In addition to the tax-rate increases on individual payers, there are a number of new taxes that kick in for 2013: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, imposes an additional .9 percent Medicare tax on wages and self-employment income and 3.8-percent Medicare contribution tax. The 3.8-percent Medicare contribution tax will apply beginning in 2013 tax year for single individuals with a modified adjusting gross income in excess of

$200,000 and married taxpayers with an MAGI in excess of $250,000. MAGI, for purposes of the Medicare contribution tax includes wages, salaries, tips, and other compensation, dividends and interest income, business and farm income, realized capital gains, and income from a variety of other passive activities and certain foreign earned income. For individuals liable for the tax, the amount of tax owed will be equal to 3.8 percent multiplied by the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the amount by which their MAGI exceeds the $200,000/$250,000 thresholds. Also, PPACA will limit contributions to flexible spending arrangements to $2,500 for the tax year.

Some traditional year-end tax planning techniques should be considered along with some variations on those strategies. Instead of accelerating deductions by payment before Dec. 31, taxpayers may want to postpone the payment until after Jan.1, when tax rates are higher.

Think the opposite for income.

Accelerate receipt of income in 2012 because the tax rates are lower. Another valuable yearend strategy is to “run the numbers” for regular tax liability and AMT liability. Taxpayers may want to explore if certain deductions should be more evenly divided between 2012 and 2013, and which deductions may qualify, or will not be as valuable, for AMT purposes.

Lastly, for all workers in the private sector, rich and poor, the current 2-percent payroll tax holiday is scheduled to expire after 2012 without any further extension by Congress. All private-sector workers will feel this immediate pay cut in their first paycheck on wages earned after Jan.1.

The good news: The State of Indiana income tax rates remain unchanged.

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Commentary by Annie Rogers

Looking to get out and play in the snow this winter? Although most of us would rather be on a beach during January and February, there are diehard snow enthusiasts who call every fall looking for that perfect powder. Inevitably, Colorado becomes topic of choice and resorts in Aspen, Vail or Keystone are checked for availability. This year, however, I have a couple of different suggestions.

For my ski clients, Park City, Utah is my destination of choice. It is home to three of Ski Magazines top ten North American ski resorts, #2 Deer Valley, #4 Park City Mountain Resort and #10 Canyons. Besides the fantastic slopes, Deer Valley offers guests rides to the lobby in a funicular and lounging at “Ski Beach” around its infinity pool and fire pits. At Park City Mountain Resort, adult skiers must take Quittin' Time Run down to High West, the world's only ski-in-ski-out gastro-distillery and sample its pre prohibition cocktail that mandates aging the libation for 90 days in white oak barrels.

And, for a great dining experience, foodies trek to Canyons to eat at The Farm where all ingredients for its dishes are sourced within 200 miles of Park City.

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Parents pull their children throughout the festival grounds on toboggans and the carnival becomes a winter playground with events such as ice and snow sculpture contests, a giant snow slide, day and night parades, dog sled races, horse drawn sleigh rides, concerts, ice skating, snow baths, ziplines and more!

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Shopping: That giving spirit Commentary by Bob Walters Providing that domestic political issues and dangerous international developments have not yet overshadowed the start-up frivolity of our American Christmas holiday, this is a good time to talk about ... Christmas shopping.

Let’s start by saying giving is good. Christianity is about self-sacrifice, selfless love, sacrificial love, and the loving, giving, divine community of God in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It’s easy to read the Bible and get the idea God created us to love us and – critically, importantly – gave us freedom either to love Him or not. In faith we are free to decide what we give to God. Christmas, which commemorates divine giving, often seems more about what we give to each other than what we give to God. Our shoppingfocused culture rarely uses Christmas to overtly and seriously consider what God has given to us, so let’s stop and look at God’s gift list.

God gives us life and freedom through his creativity and love, gives us divine relationship and eternal salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ, and gives us comfort and knowledge through the Holy Spirit. God didn’t “shop” for these gifts or mention Christmas in the Bible.

People, I think understandably, invented Christmas to celebrate the eternal God’s incarnation into humanity, time, space and history.

We see the real action of Christmas in Matthew

1, Luke 1 and 2, and, specifically, John 1:14 – And the Word became flesh. The eternal, loving Word of Almighty Creator God – the Logos, Jesus Christ – became human for God’s glory and our salvation.

God, the loving creator, as Jesus, became what He created, human, to save what had become lost, humanity, to restore all creation and give eternal life, communion and love to you and me ... for God’s glory. Reading the biblical accounts of Mary, Joseph, the Angel Gabriel, the trembling shepherds, the Heavenly Host, et al, you can’t miss God’s intention to reunite fallen mankind with God’s eternal, uplifting love.

God was thinking in bigger terms than Christmas gifts. The incarnation was an infinitely huge, loving, giving, life re-creating, eternal God thing.

America, seems largely oblivious to all that, instead consumed with the commerce of Black Friday that now irreverently encroaches upon Thanksgiving. Then ensues a season of self-inflicted, joy-killing stress to “celebrate” the arrival of God’s eternal promise of peace in our hearts.

That all seems sort of backwards. We should never give away the joy of Christ.

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Grammar guy by Jordan Fischer

Question: I doubt this is of general interest, but I believe I continue to hear the incorrect use of the word myself. An example would be, “My son and myself attended the basketball game.” The correct sentence would be, “My son and I attended the basketball game.” Could you please clarify what the correct use of this personal pronoun is?

Answer: I’m happy to jump in on this one.

It’s a mistake I often hear myself. (Boy, am I clever?)

Myself is a reflexive pronoun. Along with other reflexive pronouns like himself, herself, ourselves and yourself, myself is used to refer to a previous word in the sentence. In the case of myself, it’s the word I. Reflexive pronouns are most commonly seen in two cases: when the subject and object are the same person or thing (including objects of prepositional phrases) and as intensive pronouns.

You saw an example of the latter in my opening paragraph.

How about some examples for the good of the order, then? Our reader’s question correctly points out an incorrect usage of myself: “My son and myself attended the basketball game.” It

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is incorrect because the reflexive pronoun has nothing to refer to. The correct word to use in that sentence would be the subject pronoun I. Fortunately, we are masters of grammar, so I think we can salvage this. When I was in high school, no basketball game was complete without a bag (or two) of oh-so-salty popcorn. So let’s get ourselves a snack, and redeem that reflexive pronoun in the process: “I bought some popcorn for my son and myself at the basketball game.” Now, the subject of the sentence is I, and the objects are the son and the speaker, bringing myself back in play. We could even just say, “I bought some popcorn for myself ” – but, you know, sharing is caring.

To wrap it all up, if you think myself might be appropriate, take a look back at the rest of the sentence. Have you already used the word I? Are you talking about or trying to emphasize something you’re doing? If so, myself could be called for. If not, the word you’re probably looking for is me.

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Snowman pops

Commentary by Ashley Phipps

With Halloween and Thanksgiving behind us, we are only a few short weeks away from Christmas and Hanukah! It is always such a busy time of year, but it is also one of my favorite times of year!

One thing that always seems to keep me busy is baking. Besides the typical holiday baking, it seems inevitable that I am asked to bring treats to several gatherings or school events. I never mind doing that, but sometimes I need a simple recipe that looks really great, but doesn’t take a lot of work … or even an oven to create!

So today I want to show you how to make some really cute, really simple snowman pops – no baking involved!

Snowman pops Yield: 1 snowman pop Ingredients: • (1) long lollipop stick • (3) mini powdered donuts • (6) mini chocolate chips • (1) candy corn (many grocery stores carry these all year long in their candy aisle) • (1) straw candy • (2) M&M’s or similar candy • White icing (from a can is fine) Directions: 1. Carefully insert the lollipop stick into all 3 mini donuts. Be careful and go slow so that the donuts don’t break.

2. Carefully tie the candy straw in between the first and second mini donut to create a scarf.

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chips as the eyes and mouth.

4. Using icing, secure the candy corn in the hole of the top mini donut for the nose.

5. Using icing, add the M&M’s into the holes of the second and third donuts for buttons.

You can get as creative as you like, use different candies and vary your colors! This is also a really fun kid activity for those cold winter months when it is too cold to go outside! Plus, it’s fun to eat after you are done creating them!

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Indoors

Removing garden tub in master bath remodel

Commentary by Larry Greene

Original bathroom with a view: This home was built in 1998 in Plum Creek Village subdivision on the east side of Carmel. The current owners are the second owner of the home, which backs up to Plum Creek Golf Course with a beautiful view from the master bedroom.

Why remodel: According to the owner, “The number one reason was to get rid of the garden tub, as we had no need for it. We wanted to update the bathroom, giving it a warmer feel.

We also wanted to enlarge the shower.”

Design phase: “The designers helped us figure out what we could do with the bathroom and how to get the look we wanted. We did not have a design in mind, but once we saw the arch design, we knew that was for us. We had thought about flipping the shower area and the toilet area, but it was too costly.”

Vanity details: Favorite part: “The vanity is my favorite part. I like the openness and flow of it, with one large continuous unit. We are trying to not clutter it up with all of our stuff now. We are using the tower cabinets to store items that were on the countertops before. For my husband, the enlarged luxury shower is the favorite.”

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Favorite features: The owner commented, “Before the remodel, we had contractor-grade materials in the bathroom. Now it is so much more luxurious. We feel like we have created a tastefully elegant place just for us.”

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