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Councilor Carol Schleif announces resignation, move

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Two-term City Councilor Carol Schleif announced Dec. 5 she would resign her seat on the Carmel City Council efCITY NEWS fective Dec. 9 and move to California.

“Due to some important personal issues, my husband and I will be making the move back to the West Coast, so this will be my last council meeting,” she said.

Schleif represents the Southwest Clay district. She won her first election with 60 percent of the vote in 2011 and won re-election with 56 percent in 2015. The 11 precinct committeemen in her council district will select her replacement for the remaining three years of her term.

City Councilor Laura Campbell, who also serves as chair of the Hamilton County Republican Party, said she has 30 days to set a meeting date so the committeemen can vote on the replacement. It will be a closed caucus and not likely to happen during the holidays. She said she didn’t know who might consider running, but anyone interested in filling the spot who lives in the district can contact her and she’ll provide them the paperwork.

Carol Schleif, front, with Carmel city councilors, from left, Ron Carter, Bruce Kimball, Sue Finkam, Laura Campbell, Jeff Worrell and Kevin "Woody" Rider at Schleif's last council meeting Dec. 5.

(Photo by Adam Aasen)

During her first term, Schleif sometimes voted against the mayor on budgetary matters. Since her re-election she’s voted for many of the mayor’s budget proposals.

Schleif was born in Seattle and grew up in Los Angeles. She worked as a hospital clinical pharmacist for about a decade before returning to school to study architecture. Upon graduation from UCLA, Schleif and her husband, Ron, moved to Indianapolis, and she began studying for a bachelor’s and master’s degree in archi-

tecture at Ball State University. She completed both degrees and moved to Toronto, where she became executive director for Toronto Habitat for Humanity and supervised the construction of the first Habitat home in that city.

Schleif then moved to Carmel and was appointed to a four-year term on the Carmel Plan Commission as a part of the annexation of Southwest Clay. One of her passions is protecting historic landmarks and buildings in Carmel, and she said she wants to remain on the Carmel Historic Preservation Commission even after she moves.

“Council members are a special breed,” she said. “We’re called on to solve important and contentious issues with the ultimate goal of doing what’s best for our constituents, whether we agree or not. It’s not an easy job.”

Councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider said Schleif was always prepared for meetings.

“If you want something researched, there is not a better researcher than Carol,” Rider said.

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com For the next seven years, Ray’s Trash Services won’t be an option for Carmel residents. The City’s city council Board of Public Works awarded Republic Services the city’s contract because it had the lowest bid, by around 20 percent.

The Carmel City Council Brainard voted 5-2 Jan. 18 to eliminate a provision allowing residents to opt out of the city’s contracted trash collector. This does not affect businesses.

The contract sets the solid waste removal and recycling rate for the city from Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2023. On Dec. 5, the city council voted unanimously to set the monthly charges beginning at

$11.18 in 2017 and increasing to $13.31 in 2023.

“This contract will save money for the Carmel taxpayers,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said.

The bid process began in October and was open to any company who could fulfill the contract. Five companies came to the pre-bid meeting, but only Ray’s and Republic submitted bids.

Weekly recycling is an addition from the previous contract.

Carter Brainard emphasized that Republic employees will grab trash totes for residents who are physically unable to bring the tote to the curb. He said residents can call Republic to get on the list for assistance, and there’s no extra charge.

City Utilities Director John Duffy said there’s also a “snowbird” provision for residents who live

in Florida or somewhere else during the winter so they don’t receive bills while they’re away.

City Council President Ron Carter said residents have told him they want the same service they got from Ray’s, noting that many prefer Ray’s picking up trash by hand rather than using the mechanical arm on Republic’s trucks that picks up trash cans.

“Anyone who won the citywide trash contract was going to have to use loaders,” he said. “You can’t cover a city the size of Carmel when you pick up trash by hand.”

ANNUAL TRASH/RECYCLING RATES (PER MONTH): 2017 — $11.18 2018 — $11.51 2019 — $11.85 2020 — $12.20

2021 — $12.56 2022 — $12.93 2023 — $13.31 Source: City of Carmel

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CRC to buy land for garage Compiled by Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

What happened: The Carmel Redevelopment Commission asked the City Council for permission to purchase land at Main Street and the Monon Trail.

What it means: The CRC must get approval from the City Council for any purchases greater than $25,000, and this land is valued at $1.47 million. The 1.68 acres will be used for a parking garage to support the new mixed-use development proposed by Chuck Lazzarra, owner of Ritz Charles, who owns the land. CRC Director Corrie Meyer said tax increment financing would be used to construct the parking facilities. Councilor Kevin “Woody” Rider suggested that the item go to committee and the council agreed. It will likely be voted on at the Dec. 19 council meeting.

What happened: The City Council voted unanimously to create new rules for trucks driving in roundabouts.

What it means: Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he received an email from an out-of-state truck driver who said there should be an ordinance that allows truck drivers to deviate from the lane in which the operator is driving to the extent necessary to approach and drive through a roundabout. Large trucks sometimes need to take up both lanes and deviate from the original lane when traveling through a roundabout, and this law says that other motorists must yield to truck drivers as they travel through both lanes. “This is what’s great about government,” Brainard said. “These ideas can come from anyone and if it’s a good idea, we’ll make it into a law.”

What happened: The City Council voted to adjust the levy limit to recover up to $190,000 in tax shortfalls in previous years.

What it means: The council made this adjustment because the city didn’t receive as much tax revenue as projected. Curt Coonrod, a financial consultant for the city, explained that the city would raise the property tax rates by half a cent up to one cent per every $100 of assessed value to raise up to $500,000. This doesn’t affect property taxpayers already at the cap. The tax rates will essentially remain unchanged.

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By Nick Poust news@currentincarmel.com Several large appliances have been stolen from new or nearly completed homes in Crime the Sunrise on the Monon neighborhood, and Carmel police are asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect or suspects.

Police said stolen items include Carmel police are searching for this vehicle, which they new washers, dryers and stoves. believe has been used in appliance thefts at Sunrise on Video surveillance shows that the the Monon. (Submitted photo) suspect appears to be driving a midCPD is requesting residents contact them 2000s Ford Expedition or Explorer with a dent regarding suspicious behavior. in the passenger side door and a license plate “We always want you to be aware of attached to the vehicle’s front bumper. It did anything that seems out of the ordinary and not provide a clear view of the suspect. to contact us and let us know so we can CPD officer D.J. Schoeff said there have check it out and make sure everything is OK,” been multiple incidents during which appliSchoeff said. “If they were able to identify or ances were taken from uninhabited homes see that vehicle, to help us with any informain the new development in the 9800 block of tion on it would be beneficial.”

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Tourism office considers move

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com

4,500-square-foot, three-level building at 37 E. Main St. It also leases 500 square feet of adjacent office space.

Hamilton County Tourism Inc. is considering With the growth of the Arts District, the a move from its office in the Carmel Arts & Debuilding has likely increased in propsign District as growth erty value and could mean a signifigrowth has created a need for cant return on investment if sold, she more space. said.

Karen Radcliff, HamilRadcliff said the organization could ton County Tourism’s vice president and relocate to another municipality in chief strategy officer, said the county the county. The organization was wide organization, which is funded by founded in 1989 and opened an office hotel taxes, plans to hire a new employRadcliff in Noblesville in 1991 before moving to ee every year as the county grows in Fishers in 1996. After 10 years, it relopopulation and tourism appeal. Recent cated to the space in Carmel. offerings such as Grand Park in Westfield and Radcliff said the tourism world is changThe Palladium in Carmel have led to an increase ing, and the need for visitor centers has in tourism dollars in Hamilton County.

“We are growing,” she said. “We have pretty decreased as more people are planning their much maximized the space. If we want to hire trips online. She said it’s possible the organization could lease a space in an office park or put people on staff, then we are looking at and set up kiosks or digital displays in promia new space.” nent locations in each city.

Radcliff said an expansion of the current Decisions could be made in 2017 and a move space isn’t out of the question, but Hamilton could happen in 2018.

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By Chris Bavender • news@currentincarmel.com Several members of the Carmel Fire Dept. are among Indiana Task Force One, a specialized team of 80 first responders first responders who were deployed in October to support rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in South Carolina.

“We were a Federal Urban Search and Rescue asset assigned to the state of Georgia for the duration of the incident,” said Steven Frye, CFD asst. chief of operations. “Luckily, Georgia was not affected as heavily as it initially seemed, and INTF-1 was de-mobilized and returned home after a seven-day deployment there."

Frye has been a member of INTF-1 for 11 years, joining the Rescue Team in the summer of 2005. In his tenure with the task force he’s served in many roles, including Rescue Team manager. He’s also a FEMA Structural Collapse Technician lead instructor, training other members to “perform the duties of a professional rescuer.”

INTF-1 is one team comprised of seven specially trained and equipped sub-groups, each made up of people with the knowledge and skills to operate in less than ideal environments for long periods of time with minimal external support.

“Our requirements are that all Rescue Group members must be career firefighters

working for fire departments in Marion or surrounding counties,” Frye said. “All Rescue members must have a minimum of five years of experience working for a career fire department prior to being appointed to the team.

This is to ensure members have had time to prove their abilities working in a system that recognizes a formal chain-of-command, and also to provide opportunities to learn how to conduct themselves in challenging situations.”

To stay on the team, rescue members must complete monthly training and participate in a deployment or training deployment every other year. The training in turn benefits the City of Carmel.

“Our firefighters who serve on Task Force One not only assist other regions during emergencies when their need is so great, they are acquiring skills that they can use for incidents in our own community,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said. “The fact that their participation in this response agency provides them hours of free training is also a benefit because we get highly skilled first responders without extra cost to taxpayers.”

Frye said there is nowhere else in the state where first responders can gain such a wide range of knowledge and skills.

“We have an opportunity to build skill sets that are directly applicable to our duties at the fire department, and we bring those skills back and use them to increase the capabilities of the fire department and to make the City of Carmel safer,” Frye said.

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Carmel woman honored for work

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Services, Inc. and the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, has been to help people with disabilities live, love, work and play in Kim Opsahl of Carmel recently received the their communities, just like any other Hoosier.

Paul Roahrig Memorial Advocacy Award at Opsahl started her career in human Development achievement Services Inc.’s services at Transitional Services, Inc. as a junior in college. Opsahl said her 41st annual work at Transitional Services, Inc., Awards Banquet. now a part of the Indiana Mentor The award honors Opsahl for her Network, had a tremendous impact dedication and leadership in working on her life. Opsahl then moved into with children and adults with disabilihelping individuals with disabilities ties in Indiana.

Opsahl through residential and case man“Kim truly embodies the vision and agement services. In 2003, Opsahl joined the leadership that our former board president Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Paul Roahrig exhibited for many years as an and became president and chief executive advocate, professional and member of the DSI officer in 2013. board,” DSI Chief Executive Officer Shane BurOpsahl said she was honored and humbled ton stated in a press release. to receive the award.

The mission of DSI is to provide services “I have tremendous respect for the work and support to people with barriers to attain that agencies like DSI do, so for me that was self-direction, inclusion, personal fulfillment very touching,” Opsahl said. “It was touching and productivity in all life areas. The vision of that they recognized the work I’ve done on DSI is the elimination of barriers that restrict their behalf.” individuals with disabilities from community This year, Opsahl began providing consultainclusion. tion services for agencies throughout Indiana, Opsahl said her mission and the mission including the Indiana Division of Disability and of the agencies she has been a part of or Rehabilitative Services. assisted, including DSI, Janus Developmental

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Carmel High School students in German language classes learn a lot about overseas cultures. But even after years education of study, some students did not know what to expect when 16 German exchange students came to live with them for three weeks this fall.

“The biggest thing I learned is how similar they are,” senior Case Evanson said. “When you think of Germany, you think of lederhosen, big Bavarian pretzels and beer. But when the Germans came over, they looked exactly like us.”

In late October and early November, the 10th grade students traveled from Florsheim, Germany to Carmel via the German American Partnership Program. It is a program that had been going on for many years at CHS but ended about three years ago with the previous German high school. The GAPP exchange restarted in 2016, and 16 CHS students will spend three weeks in Germany in June.

CHS German teacher Laura King said host parents love the experience.

“Once the German students become a part of their family, then they are all so excited to travel to Germany,” she said. “Some parents

Students from Florsheim, Germany, recently spent time with students and teachers at Carmel High School. (Photo by Adam Aasen)

are happy to host a German student but are reluctant to send their children over to Germany. Yet, once they have hosted the German students, they feel like it’s a great experience that their children can’t miss out on.”

Students from Germany said everything is bigger in Carmel. CHS has more than 5,000 students while their school, Graf-Stauffenberg Gymnasium, has a little more than 500 students in grades five through 12.

“American kids are really independent,” said Janice Hermann, a German exchange student.

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CHS honors championship football team

Carmel High School honored its IHSAA state championship football team Dec. 2 at the school’s freshman cafeteria.

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Cherry Tree Elementary has been recogTo be recognized, schools must create an nized for its efforts to teach students, faculty implementation plan that includes and the community education how to harness a digital citizenship vision, a professional development plan for staff, a the power of digital plan to engage students in digital media for learning while helping them citizenship lessons and a communicaunderstand the hidden dangers of it. tion outreach strategy that provides Common Sense, a national nonresources on digital citizenship for profit dedicated to helping kids and students and families. families thrive in a world of digital Atkinson “Our media specialist and computer media and technology, recently lab instructor have been implementing parts named Cherry Tree as a Digital Citizenship of the Common Sense Media Digital CitizenCertified School. ship Curriculum for the last couple of years.

“We believe that digital citizenship skills have become essential for students in the 21st When we looked at the application, we actually had covered the majority of the requirecentury, especially in schools like ours that ments. It took us around a month to cover the are using technology to transform learning. remaining requirements listed in the applicaThat’s why we are committed to teaching our tion,” Atkinson stated. students how to think critically, behave safely Students and staff also participated in a and participate responsibly,” Principal Chris Digital Citizenship Week Sept. 12-16. Each day Atkinson stated in an email to Current in Carthey recited a Digital Citizenship Pledge. mel. “We are thankful for the great resources Winning author – Carmel author K.N. Johnson recently won first place in the international Pygmalion Contest hosted by Mythraeum LLC, a Colorado publishing and film production company. Johnson earned a cash award and a story feature on Mythraeum’s website. Her story, “Frigid,” is now in competition with five winners of other 2016 contests for a chance to be produced into a short film.

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Woestman of Indianapolis will share the job Macy has now. Schultz will serve as the pastor of preaching and community and For Tom Macy, it’s not a matter of retiring.

Woestman will be the pastor of teaching and He is just slicing his time commitment in half. discipleship.

Macy, 66, will relinquish faith his role as lead pastor “They’ll share the preaching and directional vision,” Macy said. “They’ll at Faith Church in north share oversight of the staff. So it will Indianapolis Dec. 31. The Carmel resibe a shared leadership model.” dent has been the senior pastor there Macy said Schultz and Woestman since April 2004. will preach about 40 percent each, After a few days off, however, he and he’ll fill some of the other 20 perwill return in a part-time role as pasMacy cent with guest speakers. tor of shepherding.

Macy said the bylaws technically call for “I don’t really consider it retirement.” Macy one person to be a senior pastor, so Schultz said. “I plan to be in ministry until I die or as will have that role. long as I am able to function. It will be a 20Macy, who grew up in Wichita, Kan., graduhour commitment, but I’ll have some flexibility ated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in in my schedule, hopefully, to visit our other Deerfield, Ill., in 1976. children around the country.”

“The most fulfilling part of my work is Macy and his wife, Linda, have been married teaching/preaching God’s truth as revealed in 44 years. All four of their children are married, and they have a combined total of 11 grandchil- the Bible, and helping people to connect with God personally through Jesus Christ and have dren. Jill lives in Brownsburg; Carolyn in Midlothian, Va.; Ben in Shelbyville, Ky.; and Andrea in purpose and meaning in life with a sure confidence of eternal life with God after death,” Omaha, Neb..

“I hope to be more consistent in biking. Car- Macy said. “Above all, I want our church and each person in it to know God for who He mel is a great place for that,” Macy said. “And I really is and have a passion to serve and love hope to do more reading and writing.”

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from the current residential districts,” Spanenberg said. “All voters will continue to vote for each of the five Carmel Clay school board Carmel Clay Schools is considering redrawseats. The new districts only impact where a ing its school board districts. candidate must reside.”

During the school board past 15 years, The board held a discussion with the policy committee at a November CCS has reworkshop. districted students several times to “At that time, board members exbalance growth. The voting precinct pressed interest in a slight modificalines have changed, but the districts tion to the proposed map, whereby where school board members must eliminating the finger projections and reside have not been reevaluated for Spanenberg firming up the boundaries,” Spanenbalance and split precincts. berg said.

“While reviewing Bylaw 0142 Elections/ApTo change the districts, the board must pointments, which defines CCS board districts, pass a resolution to redefine them, followed the committee noticed that the bylaw had by publication of notice of the new plan. After not been reviewed since 1999,” School Board a 120-day remonstrance period, there is a rePresident Layla Spanenberg said. “In an efview by the Indiana State Board of Education. fort to balance the population growth Carmel The CCS board would officially take action has experienced over the last 16 years and to adopt the redefined boundaries after the accommodate for future growth, the board State Board of Education rules. felt it was time to redefine the residential districts in which school board candidates district populations must reside.”

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Julia Bonnett’s business and musical backAlthough finding time is difficult, Bonnett ground fits perfectly with her new position. hopes to continue to perform.

The 2009 Carmel theater High School graduate “If time allows, I would love to be able to perform,” Bonnett said. “It’s was named the Booth something that I’m passionate about, Tarkington Civic Theatre’s director of and it’s something that connects development and administration in me to my job and gives me a differearly November. ent perspective. But this (job) comes Bonnett, a Carmel resident, gradufirst.” ated in marketing at Indiana UniBonnett Bonnett appeared as Jo in “Little versity’s Kelley School of Business Women” at Civic Theatre in 2015. She made her and minored in music. She interned at the Civic debut at age 14 in “Joseph and the AmazSongbook Academy and was its inaugural ing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” youth ambassador in 2009. Bonnett still acts, Bonnett will perform in the Songbook performing in Beef & Boards’ “Beauty and the Academy All-Stars concert Jan. 7 at the PallaBeast” last summer. She started working at dium. In 2012, she served as the intern for the Civic in July 2015 as the development officer.

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“While serving as Civic’s development of“What this position does is be responsible for all contributed income for the organization, ficer and marketing specialist, Julia demonstrated a unique ability to relate in a special including fundraising, major gifts, grant writway to Civic’s many constituencies and to ing,” Bonnett said. “I’m also working on the play close attention to financial details, responsorships and working with our commuflecting both her love of theater and her businity and corporate relations to basically help ness training,” stated Civic Chair Board-Elect Civic become a bigger part of the community Don Knebel. and work with those around us. I continue

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By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com For Pamela Schneider, the room-renting site Airbnb isn’t just a fun way to make extra cash. It changed her life.

The West Carmel resident said she was cover story at risk of losing her home after she and her husband were both out of work. Her daughter suggested they try listing their house on Airbnb, a website that connects people with extra space in their home with those looking for a place to stay. Some people do it once a year for big events like the Indianapolis 500, while others have guests stay many times a week.

“It’s been a huge gift for us,” Schneider said. “Not only has it provided money, but the people have been wonderful, and some of them we consider to be friends. We still keep in touch with them.”

Airbnb has more than two million listings and 60 million users worldwide in 34,000 cities and 191 countries, with dozens of listings in Carmel. In the tourism industry, experts are scrambling to adapt to this changing industry and what it means for taxes, regulations and tracking visitors.

“It has seismically changed the lodging industry,” said Brenda Myers, president and CEO of Hamilton County Tourism, Inc. Some hotel owners have been seeking more regulation of Airbnb sites because it presents new competition. In Hamilton County, officials in Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield all said they have no specific laws regarding Airbnb, but all have

discussed it.

The City of Carmel could crack down on Airbnb rentals by requiring homes to rezone as a commercial property and pay commercial tax rates. A letter was drafted in November to be sent to all Clay Township homes advertising on the site.

“Unless the property is zoned as a hotel or boarding house or has a variance, it cannot operate as a business,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said. “Leasing rooms is a business. It is not fair to adjoining homeowners who relied on zoning when purchasing their homes. Conducting a commercial business may also subject the property owner to the commercial property tax rate, roughly double the residential rate.”

Schneider said she hopes the city doesn’t take steps to “regulate their citizens out of business.”

“To follow Mayor Brainard’s suggestion to double our property taxes, which have already more than doubled under his tenure, is insanity,” she said. “To rezone us as a business in a residential area isn’t a realistic solution, either. There are hundreds of cottage businesses in Carmel that would fall under similar guidelines as Airbnb. Where do you draw the line?”

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In May, Karen Kedanis decided she wanted to give Airbnb a try. Her kids are grown, and she loves hosting people. She’s proud of her four-bedroom home on Beechmont Drive in Carmel, so she thought she’d give Airbnb a shot.

“My husband just wanted me to rent out a room, but I said,

Jeffrey Brown, CEO at Schahet Hotels, which includes the Hampton Inn in Carmel, said the playing field with Airbnb is not level. He pointed to things like safety features, such as room keys, smoke detectors and sprinkler systems, that hotels are required to provide but Airbnb sites might not. He said it’s one thing if someone rents out a room on occasion, but if it’s being run as a business then it should comply with the same rules.

“If you’re having pay-to-stay at your house several times a week, that’s a business, plain and simple,” he said.

Karen Kedanis said she doesn’t see her Airbnb listing as competing with local hotels.

“I offer something totally different, a choice for something more personal,” she said. “I offer an experience in someone’s home, a slice of Carmel culture.”

Hamilton County Tourism CEO Brenda Myers said Airbnb doesn’t represent a “huge problem” in Hamilton County, but other cities nationwide have had different experiences. She said Hamilton County’s 350 “hotel comparable” room listings represent only about 10 percent of the rooms in the county, equal to a small hotel.

It may be difficult to ensure compliance with Airbnb laws, but Brown said that’s not a reason to avoid taking action.

“There are a lot of laws on our books that are tough to enforce, but we still make these things against the law,” he said. “It doesn’t make it right.”

‘Let’s do the entire house,’’ she said.

In the past year, she said she’s hosted about 25 guests and turned it into a nice way to pay for vacations.

“I do very well,” she said. “My husband was surprised. He thought I’d do well, but it’s gone really well, and he’s proud.”

Ben Breit, press secretary at Airbnb, said Airbnb hosts can actually be an economic driver for cities and help pump money into the local economy.

“For visitors on a budget, home-sharing can help them come more often to Carmel and stay longer, helping to support restaurants and small businesses in the process,” he said.

The next step

Although many hosts and guests enjoy Airbnb, many local officials say it creates unfair competition because Airbnb hosts aren’t playing by the same rules as local hotels and bed and breakfasts.

In Marion and Hamilton counties, an innkeeper’s tax helps pay for items like Lucas Oil Stadium, convention centers, city tourism marketing and more. Airbnb hosts are required by law to pay these taxes, but it’s not always easy to enforce.

Airbnb has urged its hosts to follow the law. During the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis in June, an Airbnb executive told mayors the company wants to pay these taxes. Airbnb now has voluntary tax agreements with some municipalities, but none locally.

“Carmel’s host community wants to pay their fair share and we want to help,” Breit said. “Along those lines, we (at Airbnb) are engaged in productive conversations with officials throughout Indiana to pay local taxes.”

Myers said a discussion about how to deal with Airbnb is a regular topic at almost every tourism industry event or conference.

“From a governmental perspective, it is generally recommended to regulate them because you at least know where they are,” she said.

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Give your kid a shot to do it Long ago, the now-late comedian/genius George Carlin gave an impassioned talk about the (we’ll clean this up to G-Rated) “the wussification of America.” He saw it coming. It has arrived. And it stinks. What brings this to mind are not the hot-cocoa sessions at colleges whose students are upset over the presidential election, but a customer of Current, owner of two retail outlets, who offered us this: “ … kids these days are not responsible. (How about) parents who get involved with their kid’s employer? What the hell is wrong with these parents? One parent came in after his son was let go due to missing work or being late multiple times. He thought that it was OK for his son to lie — when he really wasn’t sick and had other plans, even though he was on the schedule. It just goes on and on.”

Let’s call it Generation Thumb Suck, which starts with parenting. Our parents no sooner would have represented us in employment arenas than they would have promised us the moon — and good for them. Newsflash: Sometimes, it’s OK to toss your kid to the “wolves,” to experience real life, and it’s always acceptable to expect your child to be responsible and accountable for his or her actions. “Live and learn,” our parents told us. When today’s parents — which is not to say all parents — insinuate themselves into situations where the child should at least be allowed to attempt to handle it, we shake our heads and feel sorry for the child. What exactly are those parents teaching him or her? Not much on this subject, we believe.

Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@ youarecurrent.com.

BELIEVE IT! Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Utah it is considered an offense to hunt whales.

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Yeah, mahn, no problem Commentary by Terry Anker Street corner slang is common to all human groups. We might collectively understand that a Blue Sunday is one when our Indianapolis Colts are playing a football game. But others who are not interested or are situated far from this media market would miss the reference. Our language absorbs catchy song lyrics, clever phrases and sloppy pronunciations to build an ever-evolving lexicon of community-based shorthand. Much is rooted in unique local characteristics. A large immigrant population nearly guarantees that phrases from the mother-tongue will be incorporated into the native communication mechanism.

Indigenous geography, flora, fauna and weather conditions can add dimension to our interpersonal expression.

But more than language, we work to separate ourselves through food choices and styles, architecture, manner of dress and countless other markings designed to indicate that “we” are exclusive and different from other groups. Each of these is a measure of home-grown. Yet how and when

does an outsider know that it is time to affiliate with the group? When is it culturally sensitive to enjoy the cuisine, admire the buildings and pick-up a catch-phrase or two?

Traveling to the rural Jamaican hometown of the groom for the wedding of the daughter of one of our own, our experience was more home-cooking than corporate consistency. Our hosts, at every stop, were charming and welcoming. Some insisted that we enjoy johnnycake, try a few local expressions and taste a rum punch. Yet others seemed intent on ensuring that we found ourselves more different than the same. “Yeah, mahn, no problem,” is an expression that visitors should be quick to learn but slow to use. When Hartford, Conn.-based American poet Lawrence Pertillar co-opted the expression in his poem of the same name, did he honor or offend? It is likely that he did both.

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

Q U O T E O F T H E W E E K “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”

Winston Churchill

All right, people. Here is my plan for surviving the holidays without offing a child, spouse or myself. Feel humor free to adopt as your own, share with friends, or deposit straight into the trash. I really don’t care.

Because that’s my mantra as I make my way through the next sugar-filled, sleep-depriving, financially and emotionally draining three weeks. It won’t be all bad, true. I mean, who doesn’t love a season that embraces 1970s claymation, egg nog and ugly sweaters? But I have learned over the years that the end of December can become your worst nightmare if you don’t prepare properly. And one of the best things you can do is not get too invested. In anything. So here you go. You’re welcome.

Just say no. “No, I can’t make it to the office party.” “No, I won’t be participating in Secret Santa.” And, “No, I am not driving you, my precious pre-teen daughter, to ice skating, Yogurtz, Castleton and then to Emily’s.” Having twins taught me one thing: it’s okay to say “No.” And also to keep Lysol wipes on every floor! People will most certainly judge, but remember the mantra: “I really don’t care!”

Expect the worst. The almighty flu will smite your house, the 12-foot fir laden with antique glass ornaments will topple, and the ever-present children will drive you to brandy. If you expect high levels of chaos and stress, you’ll either be well-prepared when it hits or pleasantly surprised that you survived unscathed. Win-win.

Schedule “Me Time.” In this season of gift-giving, don’t forget to love yourself!

Take 20 minutes after your fifth Meijer run to sit in the parking lot and play Solitaire.

Lock yourself in the bathroom for an afternoon of “The Crown.” Order pizza and then hide for the evening. You can’t successfully navigate choppy Yuletide waters if your mental compass is perpetually pointing south. Ignore the guilt, recite the mantra and take care of you.

Good luck, my friends. See you on the other side. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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Thanks for supporting Bolt for the Heart Editor, On behalf of the board of directors of Bolt for the Heart, our generous sponsors and nearly 3,000 Bolt participants, we say THANK YOU for making this year’s Bolt for the Heart Thanksgiving family race our best yet.

Seeing family traditions continued or started, having the participation of our Indiana State Troopers in handing out finishers medals and avoiding the snow and rain made the morning even more rewarding.

We are so humbled by the support of our community for not only supporting an event that is healthy for themselves, but also helps contribute to the Bolt cause of placing lifesaving AED’s in the hands of our first responders. In all, we will be placing 160 AED’s in the Indiana State Troopers' patrol cars this year. This total combined with last year’s 55 is roughly half of the entire state fleet. We can’t thank all of you enough.

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Electoral College helped us count Editor, Thank you for your candid editorial column of Nov. 12. You pointed out what is less than obvious to some – that our society has become a mixed bag of unrealistic expectations. We no longer challenge our college students to prepare them for a real world.

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Hoosier memories Commentary by Dick Wolfsie In celebration of our 200th year as a state, I am sharing the names of some Hoosiers who no longer receive the attention humor they deserve. As you will see, the first one is not just long forgotten, but also short and forgotten.

It’s no small wonder that Che Mah lived in Knox, a tiny town in Starke County. Che Mah was a small wonder himself, once reported to be the shortest man who ever lived. He towered under Tom Thumb, who reached 32 inches. Born in China in 1848, Che Mah was only 28 inches tall and tipped the scales (he was a very small tipper) at 40 pounds.

Che Mah married an average-sized woman and was considered by most a gentleman who never angered anyone. This was a good idea on his part. He did, however, tick off his wife, who sued him for divorce, complaining that Che Mah was jealous and abusive — just two of his shortcomings. Che Mah claimed his wife had ceased to perform her wifely duties, which is more than we need to know. Che Mah was buried at the highest point in Crown Hill Cemetery in Knox, Indiana. A fitting end for someone who seldom had anything that fit.

When Hoosier Roy Robertson worked for the Salem Creamery in the 1940s, Audra Qualkinbush, one of the owners of the creamery — and a home economics teacher — complained about the chubbiness of some of her students. Robertson was asked by his boss to perfect a new product that had less butterfat. Skim milk had already been invented, but consumers had no choice between the 3.5 percent milk and the virtually tasteless skim, nicknamed “Blue John” by many country folks because of its watery blue tint.

Robertson worked for more than a year tinkering with how to remove the fat and then replace it with other milk solids so the taste would still please milk lovers. Robertson was never recognized, nor did he profit from his invention. Since he never got a patent for his process, other dairies were soon producing his 2 percent milk.

By the way, 1 percent milk was later invented by Robertson’s half-brother (just kidding).

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App coordinates daily tasks

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com Caring for an elderly or ill family member can put considerable stress on loved ones.

Sons, daughters, grandcaregiving children, neighbors and spouses find themselves acting as caregivers, doing everything from making sure medication is managed properly to handling legal documents should an emergency arise.

Jonathan Haag, a Carmel resident who works as digital communication manager at CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, noticed this problem and wondered if technology could simplify some Haag of the daily caregiving tasks.

That’s why he’s developing Patch Health, a web-based application that supports caregivers by connecting families, professional partners and services. Miscommunication is avoided by allowing users to log updates such as visits to the doctor or making sure medicine is taken.

Haag, 27, developed a prototype outside of his work in order to help alleviate the stress on family members. He said a majority of unofficial caregivers would be diagnosed with depression if they saw a doctor.

“The stress is unbearable,” he said.

Haag has started a Kickstarter campaign at kck.st/2fXAkjN to fund creation of the application, which can be accessed through Internet browsers or mobile apps. His goal is to raise $60,000 by Jan. 6.

The app can be customized for almost any need, and it’s broken up into sections.

The Patch Health app is designed to allow multiple caregivers to easily work together.

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A “journal” allows caregivers to record and review entries of a loved one’s health and care journey. This information can be shared with medical professionals for easier diagnoses. It also can avoid miscommunication and keep multiple caregivers on one schedule.

A “lockbox” allows app users to securely save and share important documents, such as a living will, a durable power of attorney, a do-not-resuscitate order and more. Hard copies are often shared in a safe place, but this can be helpful in an emergency for quick reference.

There’s also an “assistant” which empowers a caregiver to coordinate and implement a variety of services to support a loved one’s quality of life.

Although some apps provide some of the same elements as Patch Health, Haag said he hadn’t found one that provides specific connections with healthcare professionals. He and his wife, Monica, have a 1-year-old son, and he said he remembers using four applications to track everything there was to track with a newborn baby.

“People want it in one place,” he said.

For more information, visit patchhealth.org.

Dispatches Project Lifesaver fundraiser – Hamilton County Project Lifesaver will host Brunch with Santa from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at Harley-Davidson, 4146 E. 96th St. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and younger. Proceeds benefit Project Lifesaver, which was formed in 2009 to help locate missing persons with dementia, Alzheimer's, autism, Down syndrome and PTSD who are at risk of wandering. Lifesaver clients wear a wristband that emits a silent individualized radio-tracking signal.

Support groups available – Witham Health Services offers a variety of support groups for those in need of the services. Groups include: Alzheimer’s Support, Cancer Support, Cancer Gentle Stretch Yoga, Cancer Support Cooking for Wellness, Diabetic Support and Grief Support. The groups are free and meet monthly. For more, visit witham.org or call 765-485-8120.

Pharmacy changes – The Community-based Wellspring Pharmacies at Community Hospital East, North and South will soon open as Walgreens pharmacies, with planned opening dates of Dec. 19. The agreement will allow patients and Community Health Network employees the opportunity to fill prescriptions immediately at a pharmacy that very likely also has a location near home that they can visit for refills.

Baby hat donations needed – The American Heart Association is kicking off this year’s Little Hats, Big Hearts campaign by collecting knitted or crocheted red baby hats. The hats will be distributed to babies born in hospitals throughout Indiana during February, American Heart Month.

Hats will be collected through Dec. 31. Volunteers are encouraged to visit heart.org/LittleHatsBigHearts for hat patterns and more information about the initiative.

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Lash & Brow Design grows

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Kate Shaughnessy, the eyes have it.

“The eyes beauty are the window to the soul, and so owning a studio that allows women to enhance the way they and others see themselves is truly rewarding,” Shaughnessy said. “My passion and From left, Steffi Pol, master certified lash stylist; Lindsey DeHaven, apprentice; Olivia Zickmund, apprentice; Jared Shaughnessy, cogoal is to allow women to owner; Kate Shaughnessy, co-owner; Camille Carafiol, client liaison; see the confident, gorgeous and Audrey Brown, certified lash stylist. (Submitted photo) woman in their mirror.” to me, and so I earned my advanced certificaShaughnessy, a licensed aesthetician, tion as well as my color theory certificate opened Lash & Brow Design Co. at 301 E. Carthrough Xtreme Lashes. Recognizing my talmel Dr., Carmel, in October and held a grand ent, the leading eyelash extension company in opening in November. the world recruited me to become a national Shaughnessy, a Zionsville resident, started trainer. After traveling all over the United her business eight years ago. Her husband, States, I decided to stop training and focus Jared, a Fishers firefighter, is co-owner. The more on growing my business.’’ business was previously in a smaller office Jared said when his wife became a national on Carmel Drive. Jared said the new space is trainer, business picked up and they were three times larger. able to hire their first employee approximately “After spending several years working at three years ago. There is now a total of eight high-end day spas in the Indianapolis area, team members.

I felt it was time for me to open my own “I groomed these young women to be the space,” Shaughnessy said. “Being in the very best lash stylists,” Shaughnessy said. “Durindustry, I had a very good grasp on what I ing this time, I also earned several certifications wanted to do differently with my own studio. in microblading (a semi-permanent form of eyeAs the first certified Xtreme Lash stylist in the brow tattooing) from both the U.S. and Europe.”

Indianapolis area, I quickly gained a following.

For more, visit lashandbrowdesignco.com.

Continuing education is extremely important

Allstate donates $50K to Junior Achievement

David Kaehr, a vice president with Allstate and board member of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, presents a $50,000 donation Dec. 2 to Junior Achievement from the Allstate Foundation alongside children from Carmel’s Woodbrook Elementary. The fifth grade students were visiting Junior Achievement’s BizTown, which combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. (Submitted photo)

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Fuhrmann’s father, Albert Chen, who retired as CEO in 2015. Fuhrmann’s brother, Stan Chen, For Telamon Chief Operating Officer Stepha- is the CEO. The Whitestown office will support Telamon’s Telecom Solutions division, which is nie Fuhrmann, the new Whitestown office is a a leading provider of logistics, assemfine fit. bly/kitting, EF&I (engineer, furnish and expansion “It’s good proxinstall), and DAS/small cell services to imity to the interwireless, wireline, data center, censtate (I-65), not super far from our tral office and enterprise customers headquarters,” Fuhrmann said. “It’s across North America. brand new. There are a lot more comFuhrmann said the need for addimercial businesses around, so there tional space was twofold. are more restaurants for the employFuhrmann “The two big users of space in the ees. So it’s not so far out of the way headquarters were the industrial business if they wanted to step away for lunch.”

Telamon, which has its headquarters in Carmel, and telecommunications business,” Fuhrmann said. “We moved out of necessity for both of opened the location in the Whitestown AllPoints those. The industrial was requiring more and at Anson office park. The nearly 112,000-squaremore space for the business than we have in foot facility, 4656 Anson Blvd., houses approxiour Carmel facility.” mately 86,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Then Fuhrmann said the company landed Telamon officially moved in Nov. 28. a major distribution and supply chain award “Unofficially, we’ve been moving in slowly,” from one of the core telecom customers, a said Fuhrmann, whose company announced Tier 1 wireless and wireline carrier, which replans for the move in April. “There is office quired the company to occupy more space. space and a big lab and a warehouse.”

“We were trying to see if we could fit it Approximately 50 employees will work there, in Carmel with an addition to the building, including 14 new positions. Fuhrmann said not but we’re just landlocked and there wasn’t all of those 14 employees have been hired. enough room to add on in any direction which This will be Telamon’s 10th domestic ofway,” Fuhrmann said. fice to open since its founding in 1985 by

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Little things matter most Commentary by George Klein My business is all about improving the customer experience. As a result, my friends tell me about customer service their customer service experiences — both good and bad. A few stories I've recently heard were about health care experiences, and they brought to light the fact that little things matter most and can have the greatest impact on satisfaction.

One story was about a friend's mother who fell and broke her leg. She required emergency surgery and a couple days in the hospital. A day after surgery, she asked the nurse if she could wash her face and brush her teeth. The nurse said sure. An hour later, another person from her health care team came into her room and she asked again. As the day went on, she asked five more people!

Everyone was friendly and eagerly said yes, but no one brought her what she asked for.

Another friend, who is an anesthesiologist, talked about his requirement of his nurses to provide patients in the operating room with a blanket from the warmer. He knows the operating room is cold and patients are uncomfortable.

These are all little things in the grand scheme of health care. None are about the quality of care. But they make the difference in how patients feel about that care. My friend's mom had a great surgeon; however, she left feeling like the hospital didn’t care about patients.

In fact, 70 percent of customers won't complain about minor issues, but those things are five times more likely to drive them away. Often, when a business hears from an angry customer, there is a series of minor issues leading to the final outburst.

What does this mean for businesses?

Engage with customers and get feedback directly from them. Ask about their experience so they are comfortable telling you about even the minor issues. Also engage with employees.

As they interact with customers, they can identify the little things that can improve the customer experience. These little things make your customers feel like you care about them and will lead to more loyal customers.

George Klein is the CEO/ Founder of Peoplocity, a customer feedback and communication platform. Contact him at George@peoplocity.com.

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Where’s Amy? Amy Pauszek is a photographer, film producer and scouting and casting associate for Talent Fusion Agency in Indianapolis.

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Dr. Greg Chernoff, Jill Miller and former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett (all of Carmel). (Photos by Amy Pauszek)

What a treat it was to be a guest at Dr. Greg Chernoff and Jill Miller’s table at the 2016 Dream Alive “Wishing on Stars” private dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Several Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl players from the championship team along with local celebrities were on hand to mingle with guests, take photos, sign autographs, bid on amazing auction items and participate in a special Colts Mannequin Challenge. Dream Alive is a mentoring organization that exists to equip urban youth in grades 7-12 to become civic-minded leaders who are confident, skilled and willing to work to serve their community. It was an incredible night for a great cause. For more, visit dreamaliveinc.org

Where’s Amy hangs out with Colts and local celebrities at ‘Wishing on Stars’ event

Jay Piatek (Indianapolis), Yana Botsman (Geist), Reggie Wayne (former Indianapolis Colts player), Heather Hilbert (Geist) and Jeff Friesz (Geist).

Amy and Wes Overturf (Noblesville) with Nancy Bastian (Carmel).

Lisa and Bill Boncosky (Indianapolis).

Steve Ooley (Fishers), Erik Walden (Indianapolis Colts linebacker) and Danette Roland (Carmel).

Owner Ramsey to perform at Warehouse

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Heather Ramsey will have a much different role for two nights this month. music As the owner of The Warehouse, Ramsey is usually greeting visitors or tending bar.

“I can welcome them and entertain them instead of serving them drinks,” Ramsey said.

Ramsey will be giving two shows at 8 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 at her venue, 254 First Ave., Carmel.

The show will feature music by The Carpenters and holiday favorites.

“We’re not trying to be The Carpenters, but it’s a tribute to their music,” she said.

Ramsey said there will be a spin on the arrangements that Heather Ramsey will perform at The will be unique to the Warehouse in Carmel. (Submitted photo) show.

“It’s going to be one of the most fun musical experiences in my life,” Ramsey said. “I’m just glad it’s featuring the music of one my all-time favorite singers (Karen Carpenter). My voice has gravitated toward her, but I have a decidedly more soul bent. (Karen) was straight pop.”

The Carmel resident will be accompanied by a jazz trio and backup singers.

“I’ve done some community festivals, but the last time I performed on a stage doing a feature concert by myself was the Jazz Kitchen in 2008,” Ramsey said.

Along with songs from The Carpenters, Ramsey will perform holiday songs like “Breath of Heaven” and Joni Mitchell’s “River.”

“In the second half, we’ll do a little holiday sing-along in the middle of which is (from) my days at Purdue Musical Organizations. They always did a little sing-along in the second half,” Ramsey said. “We’ll also do a (Burt) Bacharach medley and another medley of Carpenters’ favorites that are not Christmas, like ‘Superstar’ and ‘We’ve Only Just Begun.’ They actually performed the Beatles’ ‘Good Night’ to close some of their TV shows, so we’re going to close with that.”

Joining Ramsey are Jon Ranard, arrangements/keyboards; Eddie McLaughlin, bass; Trevor Junga, drums; Brandon Tiek, baritone; Jake McDuffee, tenor; and David Meade, tenor.

Tiek, McDuffee and Meade were in Purdue’s Glee Club while Ramsey was in school. Ranard was Ramsey’s Purdue choral group director for three years.

For more, visit liveforthemusic.com.

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CHS choirs to appear at Epcot

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com The Carmel High School Ambassadors and Accents show choirs will experience a first this month.

The choirs have Accomplishment been chosen to sing as part of Disney World’s renowned annual Candlelight Processional in the American Gardens Theater at Epcot theme park in Orlando. The processional features special guests who tell the Biblical tale of Christmas interwoven with choral and orchestral music.

“This is an amazing opportunity to perform alongside the Disney professional chorus and the Voices of Liberty while being accompanied by the professional Disney orchestra,” said Kathrine Kouns, CHS choral director. “It is a massive ensemble effort, and it will really help our students to understand how to elevate their performances to a professional level.”

The choirs will join the Candlelight Processional choir Dec. 17 for two shows, with actor Joe Morton serving as guest narrator. Kouns said the choirs submitted a recording in the spring and were chosen in April.

“There is a standard program of traditional Christmas literature performed at this show each year,” Kouns said. “We were sent the music that we have to learn as well as all musical notes and details.”

The Accents is one of the choirs performing at Disney World. (Submitted photo)

Kouns said they will sing traditional carols such as “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Joy To The World.”

“It’s just an amazing opportunity that both groups get to go down there,” said senior Betsy Sandifer, an Accents member. “We’re very fortunate.”

Sandifer said it has been a lot of hard work preparing for the Processional as well as preparing for Holiday Spectacular, which was held Nov. 30-Dec. 4. The choirs also have been preparing for the upcoming show choir competition season.

After the performances, the choirs will have two days to enjoy the Disney World’s various theme parks.

“I feel those two days will be a great reward for how hard we’ve been working,” Sandifer said.

Matt’s Wine Bar opens in Carmel

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com Wine lovers have another option for afterdinner drinks with Matt’s Wine music Bar, adjacent to Matt the Miller’s Tavern in Carmel, having opened earlier this month.

The wine bar features an Eno line wine system which allows for 2, 4 and 6 oz. pours of wine not typically served by the glass.

“Wines typically not offered by the glass because it is high end wine and (glass pours) hurts the integrity of the wine. Being poured by the Eno wine system allows for a perfect pour of the wine,” said Lori Bujazia, director of training. “We have a newly created wine bar that offers open seating in a casual, intimate atmosphere, and it features 24 premium wines not normally found by the glass.”

The 2 oz. pours range from $3.75 to $12.50 a glass, with the 4 oz. pours ranging from $7.50 to $25 and the 6 oz. pours ranging from $11.25 to $37.50. The most expensive pour is the Silver Lake Cabernet.

In addition to the wines, the menu offers cocktails, cheese and charcuterie plates and

The Carmel wine bar is modeled after a Matt’s Wine Bar in Columbus, Ohio. (Submitted photo)

favorite flatbreads from Matt the Miller’s Tavern next door. The wine bar is upstairs, and a party/catering room is in the bottom level in the new addition. Construction began for the building approximately three months ago.

“The Carmel crowd is very distinguished,” Bujazia said. “I think the kind of people around this area are really going to fall in love with these delicious wines that you can’t find anywhere. I think it’s just exactly what this space needs.”

For more, visit mtmtavern.com.

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BTI to present ‘The Nutcracker’

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com For Carmel-based Ballet Theatre of Indiana’s co-artistic director Stirling Matheson, the company’s second production holiday of “The Nutcracker” should go smoother than before.

“Last year we did the whole show with eight women and two men, and it was just insane,” said Matheson, whose wife Sabrina is the other co-artistic director. “This year we’ve grown a bit. We have 13 ladies and the same two men, so the casting and logistics of it got a lot easier, and we have all the sets and costumes that we came up with last year.

We had a chance to refine and improve things rather than getting it all done as fast as we could and then (exhaling).”

There will be four performances at the Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum Dec. 16 through 18. A show was added this season because of strong attendance last year.

“It’s going to be a more refined production this time around. Not that it wasn’t a great show last year, we got great feedback from the audience, but we’re fixing those kinks,” said Matheson, who founded BTI with his wife three years ago. “When you create something, you know every aspect of it, and there are always things you want to tweak. It’s fun to have the time to tweak this time around.”

Matheson said 60 percent of the choreography is staying the same with just a few tweaks.

Audrey Robson, the company’s public relations and marketing director, will reprise her

Christine Fortin, left, and Stirling Mateson perform in “The Nutcracker.” (Photo by Mark Abarca)

role as Sugar Plum Fairy. Catherine Jue will share the role.

Although his wife has retired from dancing, Matheson will appear as Herr Drosselmeyer and the Nutcracker.

The cast for Dec. 16 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 17 2 p.m. shows are Sugar Plum: Catherine Jue; Snow Queen: Emma Beigel and Dew Drop: Abigail Crowell. The cast for Dec. 17 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18 3 p.m. shows are: Sugar Plum: Audrey Robson; Snow Queen: Christine Fortin and Dew Drop: Annie Mushrush.

For more, visit btindiana.org/events/.

Concert program set for Monon

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The concert will include holiday tunes and sing-alongs from holiday classics.

Mik the Music Man will perform and lead the Amanda Jackson hopes Coffee, Cookies & sing-alongs, Jackson said.

Carols will be the start of a new holiday tradi“This gentleman has done some of tion at the Monon Comour kids’ performances, so he’s very event munity Center. versatile,” Jackson said. “I’m confident The first-year holiday he’ll play a variety that can reach the program will be held from 10 to 11:30 different ages. Once we have the first a.m. Dec. 19 in the East Multipurpose one under our belt, we’ll have a better Rooms, 1235 Central Park Dr. E., Caridea of what age group we’re going to mel. Doors open at 10 a.m. for comreach. It’s exciting. Hopefully, we’ll get plimentary coffee and cookies before Jackson a good crowd. I’m sure we will.” the concert, which begins at 10:30 Jackson said the event has been planned a.m. for approximately six months.

“It’s geared toward 50 and up with the timAdmission is $5 per person, or $3 per pering, but it’s open to all ages,” said Jackson, son for groups of 10 or more. Registration can recreation program supervisor for Carmel Clay be completed at carmelclayparks.com or by Parks. “We just want to kick off the holiday calling 317-848-7275. season with a program for the older adult Group registration can be completed by emaildemographic, but it’s also something if kids ing Jackson, at jackson@carmelclayparks.com. are able to make it they will enjoy as well.”

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One more layer and it all falls apart...

It’s time to write down your thoughts Commentary by Joe Drozda and Bob Bley Last year, we talked about this same subject and heard back from tailgaters that what we said made good sense. We urged you to put your thoughts to paper, because we all have a problem.

The problem is that we all have a tendency to repeat our mistakes. But why do we do this? Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning think that brain cells in animals only learn from the experiences of doing something right and not when they fail. Earl K. Miller, Picower professor of neuroscience, said, “We have shown that brain cells keep track of whether recent behaviors were successful or not.” Furthermore, he explained that when a behavior was successful, cells became more finely tuned to what the animal was learning. “After a failure, there was little or no change in the brain - nor was there any improvement in behavior.”

As humans, we can collect our thoughts, but we’ll forget things the longer we procrastinate about writing them down. So now is the time to think back on the 2016 season.

What were the successes and what were the failures? Be honest and ask yourself, “What internal promises have I made to myself this season?” Here’s a small check list: 1. Have I made do with failing equipment parts that need to be replaced? These are things you repaired almost weekly with duct tape, etc.

2. What equipment needs replaced?

3. What new items of equipment do you need for next year? Remember tailgating/camping equipment goes on sale this time of year.

4. What recipes were successful this year The Center for the Performing Arts – 355 City Center Dr., Carmel – thecenterpresents.org Dec. 15 – Home Free Dec. 16-18 – Indianapolis Symphonic Choir Mo’s Irish Pub – 13193 Levinson Ln., Ste 100, Noblesville – mosirishpub.com/indy Dec. 15 – DJ Scott Dec. 16 – 10th of Never Dec. 17 – Liquid Groove Cobblestone Grill – 160 S. Main St., Zionsville – cobblestonegrill.com Dec. 16 – Scott & Andra Dec. 17 – Jon England

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and which were not?

5. What was the worst tailgating experience this season and what was the best? Why? 6. Discuss the above items with your spouse and fellow tailgaters.

Here is a nice winter bar to keep you thinking and feeling happy. We tweaked this recipe just before the end of this season to make it even better!

Improved cinnamon bars Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 cup buttermilk, 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 cup soft margarine, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon salt Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 stick butter Preparation: Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, granulated and brown sugars and margarine; mix on low heat until crumbly. Press two cups of this mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish sprayed with buttery cooking spray. To the rest of the mixture add the soda, cinnamon, salt, vanilla, buttermilk and egg. Mix well and pour over pressed/packed portion, already in dish. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean; then cool for at least one hour.

For frosting, mix butter, milk, powdered sugar and almond extract. You can double this frosting recipe to make these bars even sweeter.

Joe Drozda is the author of “The Tailgater’s Handbook” and is considered the “Father of American Tailgating.” His website is tailgatershandbook.com. He is a resident of Hamilton County.

Rathskeller – 401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis – rathskeller.com Dec. 16 – Black Voodoo Dec. 17 – Gene Deer Show The Warehouse – 254 1 Ave. S.W., Carmel – liveforthemusic.com Dec. 16-17 – The Carpenters and Heather Ramsey Hopwood Cellars Winery – 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville – hopwoodcellars.com Dec. 16 – M Squared Project Dec. 17 – Fred & Ginger Vogue Nightclub – 6259 N. College Ave., Indianapolis – thevogue.com Dec. 15 – Yacht Rock Revue Dec. 16 – The Main Squeeze, Native Sun, and Dizgo Dec. 17 – Dopapod and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong *Performers are scheduled, but may change

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For a wide variety of both food and ice cream, come by Alexander’s. The business boasts a unique selection of 36 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream. Also be sure to try customer favorites, such as sandwiches and soup. This local restaurant is sure to be a new favorite for anyone who hasn’t tried it yet.

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Warm up with lobster risotto Recipe by Beth Aasen, co-owner of Donatello’s Italian Restaurant in Carmel Ingredients: 2 live lobsters (1 pound each), 2 whole tomatoes, 2 whole onions peeled, 4 stalks celery, 3 whole peeled carrots, 1/2 cup white onion chopped, 2 leeks, tablespoon of thyme, cup of cooking white wine, tablespoon of chopped raw garlic, 2 cups of arborio rice, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup of ground parmesan cheese, pepper and salt for seasoning to taste, tablespoon of chopped chives., tablespoon of saffron Directions: First, you’ll need to create at least six cups of lobster stock. It’s hard to buy this at the store and it’s better to make your own fresh, so start off with a pot of about 8 to 10 cups of water, enough to submerge the lobsters in a pot.

To make the stock, warm up the water and then throw in the live lobsters. Then you throw in the carrots, tomatoes, celery, whole onions, one leek and the thyme. Cook until the lobsters turn pink. Remove the lobsters and strain your stock so it’s nice and clear and not full of chunks. Use a fine strainer.

Crack open the lobster and remove the meat and chop it up.

Once you have your stock, it’s time to make your risotto. Grab a large stainless steel or copper skillet and put it on medium heat. Add half your olive oil and butter and once it’s warm add chopped onions so they can sizzle.

Next you’ll add the rice and immediately start stirring so it doesn’t stick to the pan. From this point, keep adding a little stock and a little white wine and go back and forth until the rice has absorbed the flavor. This might take 20 minutes. Near the end, add saffron.

After you’ve got this start, in a separate pan, cook a half-cup of chopped leeks in a pan with melted butter and tablespoon of chopped raw garlic until the leeks are caramelized and soft. You’ll add the chopped up lobster, some garlic and a splash of white wine.

In the last five minutes, add parmesan cheese and the ingredients from the lobster pan. Keep stirring so the rice can absorb all the wonderful flavors. Plate and garnish with chopped chives.

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Here’s how to create a functional kitchen Commentary by David Decker

Consider the layout to create a functional kitchen.

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When it comes to re-designing a kitchen, not only is it important to make it look nice, it should home improvement function well, too.

Following these three steps can help lead you on a path toward a more user-friendly kitchen.

• Consider the layout — Determine what you like about your existing layout as well as what obstacles you face on a daily basis. Discover ways to re-design your new kitchen to avoid these obstacles. Consider the work triangle. Your sink, refrigerator and cook top should be between four- and nine-feet from one another to ensure a comfortable work zone. And before finalizing your new layout make sure every pot, pan and utensil has a home.

• Organize and accessorize — So you’ve created a functional layout, now what? Think about the inside of the cabinets. How can you make that more functional? By organizing, of course! Tray dividers for cookie sheets and baking trays or spice racks can be

installed next to ranges. Utensil dividers can help clean up the drawers, and Lazy Susans and other innovative rotating shelving units can be installed in otherwise inconvenient corners to maximize storage space. And recycling centers can be used to hide ugly garbage bins.

• Turn to automation — You have your layout and your tools organized in your kitchen, now it’s time to start using the space. Design a “hands-free” kitchen by installing touchless faucets and motion-sensored or programmable lighting to help when your hands are messy or full. This will create a more efficient work zone while preparing meals.

These are just a few things to think about when re-designing a more functional kitchen.

David Decker is president of the Affordable Companies, which include Affordable Kitchens and Bathrooms and now Affordable Custom Flooring.

They are based in Carmel (317575-9540, the-affordablecompanies.com). E-mail home improvement questions to david.decker@the-affordablecompanies.com.

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Just when I was getting ready to write about the joy of music in our lives, I read that we should select a senior living playlist for our funeral.

Really? I’m visualizing Rod Stewart crooning a love song while pall bearers move rhythmically down the center aisle — maybe if we move the service to an arena or performance venue? Well, it’s worth a chuckle.

Seriously, music is important at all ages of our lives. It provides healing therapy, rhythmic patterns for youngsters, romantic moods and nostalgia. Playing a musical instrument provides even more pleasure and benefits.

Recent studies show that learning to play an instrument reduces stress and builds brain power. It’s never too late to resume those piano lessons that you discontinued when you were a busy teen. One of my friends decided to teach herself to play the banjo, and now she enjoys leading sing-alongs for retirement communities.

At a recent Purdue event, I heard the director of its marching band extol the virtues of the tuba. He said that he learned from a teacher that a tuba could do so much more

than an oom-pah, and he spent his college years becoming a master of the tuba. Now, he directs his students to enjoy it as much as he does.

Research also suggests that playing an instrument can reduce symptoms of dementia and cognitive impairment. Playing music is a multitasking activity that requires using many areas of the brain, and it also satisfies our need for self-expression.

“It’s never too late” is our mantra for fun in life. Nowadays, you don’t even have to read music. You can just play along with one of the computerized programs such as Guitar Hero.

A word of caution. Playing drums should not be on the discovery list if you live in a retirement home. (Only if all hearing aids have been removed!)

So get out your old records and your phonograph player, if you still have them. Otherwise, CDs or your favorite radio station will give you a groove and you can hum along to your heart’s content.

Lorene Burkhart resides at The Stratford in West Clay. She is the author of seven books.

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José Martí Memorial in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución (Photo by Don Knebel)

Where Castro spoke Commentary by Don Knebel In connection with the recent death of Fidel Castro, Americans have once again seen Havana’s huge Plaza de la travel Revolución, where Castro once harangued for hours before up to a million people. Despite its name, the plaza was planned long before Castro took control of Cuba.

Between 1925 and 1930, Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier, a French landscape architect, lived in Havana designing a grand master plan for a new center of the city, with a large public square or plaza at its heart. The Great Depression delayed plans to realize Forestier’s designs, but construction of the plaza began in the 1950s during the government of President Fulgencio Batista. At its center was a 358-foot tall star-shaped memorial to José Martí, a 19th century Cuban intellectual who advocated for independence from Spain and was killed in a battle with Spanish forces in 1895, becoming a national hero. When dedicated in 1959, the 18-acre public plaza was called Plaza Civica.

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After Castro seized power from Batista in 1959, Cubans gathered in huge numbers on the Plaza Civica to show their support. Two years later, Castro renamed the plaza in honor of his revolution. He spoke to huge crowds gathered on the plaza each May Day and July 26, the anniversary of his unsuccessful attack on a military base in Santiago in 1953 that served as a rallying cry for the revolution. Gray government buildings now surround the plaza, one featuring a large metal outline of the face of Che Guevara and another the face of Camilo Cienfuegos, heroes of Castro’s revolution.

In 1998, John Paul II, the first pope to visit Cuba, held a large outdoor Mass in the Plaza de la Revolución, and Pope Francis held Mass there during his visit in 2015. The Plaza de la Revolución is a must-see on a visit to Havana.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column, visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@currentzionsville. com.

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