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CRC approves $2.5M purchase of PNC Bank lot

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For years, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has hoped to transform the northeast corner of Range Line Road and DEVELOPMENT Main Street from a bank building with an expansive parking lot to a multi-story, mixed-use development.

On Dec. 19, the vision became one step closer to reality when the Carmel Redevelopment Commission voted to approve the purchase of 1.2 acres from PNC Bank for approximately $2.5 million, the average of two appraisals on the land.

As part of the agreement, the city will ensure that PNC Bank is a tenant in future redevelopment.

“The Main Street we now have in Carmel is the result of the successful public private partnerships we have had for years. These partnerships, where government and the private sector work together, have been the most important tool we’ve used to redevelop the Arts & Design District,” Mayor Jim Brainard stated. “The opportunity to redevelop a parking lot on one of our main corners of the city into a beautiful landmark building is important to the continued vitality and success of the district.”

Studio M Architecture & Planning created architectural drawings for the site in 2016, and the city began purchasing other parcels

A mixed-use development is planned on land on the northeast corner of Range Line Road and Main Street.

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near the bank. Negotiations with PNC stalled, however, after the bank requested a selling price of more than six times the property’s appraised value. As a result, Carmel filed a complaint for condemnation against PNC Bank National Association earlier this year to use eminent domain to acquire the property.

The CRC handled negotiations with PNC and was not involved in the condemnation lawsuit, which the city plans to withdraw.

PNC Bank will remain in its building on Range Line Road until redevelopment begins.

Then it is expected to relocate nearby to a temporary facility until the new branch is complete.

“We’re excited to be part of this historic transformation in one of Indiana’s most cel-

ebrated, family-friendly cities. This new look will expand opportunities for tourism and generate buzz for our local artisans and small businesses that line Main street,” Connie Bond Stuart, PNC regional president for central and southern Indiana, stated in a press release.

The city plans to combine the newly purchased 1.2 acres with another half acre of adjacent land already owned by the CRC to work with a private developer to reimagine the site. The city will seek a request for proposal from developers interested in partnering on a project likely to include a mix of residential, business and retail opportunities and public parking space. The final project may not be complete for several years.

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The Carmel City Council met Dec. 17 to discuss donations to the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, elect officers for 2019 and approve 2019 dates that short-term rentals will be permitted without a fee and review.

What happened: The council tabled an ordinance amendment creating a marketing gift account fund for the CRC and updating requirements for the Commissioner Dinner Fund.

What it means: The ordinance states that CRC vendors may not contribute more than $1,500 for commissioner dinners, which are served before meetings, in a calendar year. Councilor Tony Green questioned whether it was ethical for vendors to contribute to the fund at all because he said it is not permitted in the federal government and elsewhere.

What’s next: The council tabled the issue to give city attorneys time to research Green’s concern.

What happened: The council elected officers for 2019.

What it means: Each year, the council elects a president and vice president. In 2019, those roles will be filled by Jeff Worrell and Laura Campbell, respectively.

What’s next: The new roles go into effect Jan. 1.

What happened: The council approved 2019 dates for suspension of the short-term residential rental ordinance.

What it means: Carmel residents must pay a $100 application fee and undergo a review from a Board of Zoning Appeals hearing officer to list a home on a short-term rental site, but those requirements are waived when certain major events are happening in the area, such as the Indianapolis 500, GenCon or the Songbook Academy week.

What’s next: Dates approved for 2019 are March 6-10 and 29-30, May 3-4, May 2426, July 13-20, Aug. 1-4, Sept. 27-38 and Dec. 6-7.

What happened: The council made appointments to various boards and commissions.

What it means. The council reappointed Deborah Schmidt to the Carmel City Center Community Development Corp., David Bowers and Kevin Rider to the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, Gary Dufek to the Carmel Fire Dept. Merit Board, Alana Shane to the Carmel Police Dept. Merit Board, Mike Kuhfeld to the Carmel Ethics Board and Josephine Biggers to the Carmel Audit Committee.

What’s next: The terms begin Jan. 1 or 21, depending on the board.

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Franciscan Health has petitioned for the rezoning of 6 acres at 111th and Illinois streets for an orthopedic specialty hospital. (Submitted rendering)

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A proposal by Franciscan Health to build a specialty hospital on the southeast corner of Illinois and 111th DEVELOPMENT streets met resistance from Carmel city councilors, who said they won’t consider the project if the hospital won’t permanently contribute to the tax base.

Most hospitals, including Franciscan, operate as nonprofits and are exempted by law from paying property taxes. The proposed $110 million Franciscan Health Orthopedic Center of Excellence is proposed on 17 acres along the Meridian Corridor, a site anticipated to give a nice boost to Carmel’s tax base if developed by a for-profit business.

Robert Hicks, an attorney representing Franciscan, told the council at its Dec. 17 meeting that the hospital would commit to payments in lieu of property taxes, or PILOT, for 25 years. He suggested working with the Carmel Redevelopment Commission during that time to use tax increment financing to help pay for a parking garage.

For many councilors, including Ron Carter, that wasn’t good enough.

“I wouldn’t waste your client’s time even taking this any further if it stays the way it is,” Carter said. “Even if it changes, I don’t know that I could vote for this from the standpoint of whether or not it’s an appropriate development for that corridor.”

Carmel is already home to several other medical facilities, including the nearby St. Vincent Heart Center Carmel and IU Health North. Although it already has a presence

in Carmel, Hicks said Franciscan’s new hospital would provide services that will be increasingly needed as the senior population grows.

“There is a need for this type of specialty hospital, and that’s because of the demand for hip and knee replacements between now and 2028,” he said.

Franciscan is asking for a zoning change for approximately 6 acres from residential to Meridian Corridor, the zoning designation along most of Meridian Street in the area, including 11 acres to the south that would also be part of the campus. The 6 acres once were planned as an expansion of Meridian Suburban, a 31-home neighborhood immediately east of the project. The expansion never happened, and instead a once-quiet neighborhood eventually became surrounded by commercial development.

Most Meridian Suburban residents acknowledge that the homes in their neighborhood will likely be purchased by a developer and transformed into something very different, but those who spoke at the city council meeting said every offer so far — including one tied to the Franciscan project — have been “lowball” offers.

“I cannot find a house for what they’re offering me in Carmel with farmland behind me on a quiet street with no crime,” said Cindy Klebusch a Meridian Suburban resident for 17 years.

Hicks said he was sympathetic to the concerns of the homeowners but reiterated that Franciscan does not need to purchase any of the homes in the Meridian Suburban neighborhood to proceed.

The council sent the matter to the land use and special studies committee.

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‘Carmel’ may be added to sign pillar

By Ann Marie Shambaugh and Anna Skinner AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com For the last couple of weeks, many drivers heading south on U.S. 31 have been puzzled by a new, hardCITY NEWS to-miss sign pillar that appears to be welcoming motorists to Westfield just as they enter Carmel.

The structure, which reads “Westfield” on both sides, makes more sense to drivers heading north. Motorists enter Westfield as they pass under the 146th Street bridge just north of the sign. But for those traveling the other direction, the sign has led to some confusion.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said he called Westfield Mayor Andy Cook to discuss the issue after the Nov. 28 installation of the sign. He said Cook described the situation as “inadvertent” and was open to updating the sign to say “Carmel” on its north face.

“We’re going to use that same vendor and get it fixed,” Brainard said.

Westfield officials, however, said the sign was built correctly and that Carmel officials were aware of the design.

The Westfield totem introduces drivers to Westfield. It was completed Nov. 28. (Submitted photo)

“We did work with Carmel and sent them our plans and communicated with them throughout the project. They did ultimately give a blessing on our design prior to us installing it, and that design did include ‘Westfield’ on the north side,” Westfield Director of Public Works Jeremy Lollar said.

Carmel officials refuted some of those claims.

“While the City of Carmel was aware that Westfield was installing a sign pillar with Westfield written vertically as drivers are heading north, there was never any indica-

tion that words would be placed on any other side,” Carmel spokesperson Nancy Heck stated in an email.

She also stated that Carmel is planning to add signage on the north-facing side of the 146th Street bridge similar to what Westfield has added on the south-facing side.

Brainard said several years ago he and Cook had discussed adding messaging on the 146th Street bridge to welcome drivers to both cities. He said they decided Carmel and Westfield would split the cost, which is what Brainard said will likely happen with the nearly $300,000 sign built by Indianapolis-based SignWorks.

Brainard said Westfield has already paid for the installation but that Carmel is prepared to reimburse its neighbor to the north.

That was news to Lollar.

“We’re open to allowing them to modify our sign at their expense,” he said. “I have not heard anything about sharing in the cost of the overall project, so I would welcome that.”

The sign is within Carmel’s borders, but Westfield received permission from INDOT to place the sign there because it owns the land.

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DISPATCHES Clarification – A story published in the Dec. 18 edition of Current in Carmel did not include all of the charities benefiting from the Donut 5K. Casa del Toro Pit Bull Rescue also will benefit.

Early publication – Because of New Year’s Day falling on a Tuesday, Current Publishing newspapers will be in mailboxes Dec. 29 instead of Jan. 1.

Carmel man to swim Tampa Bay – Bob Spearman of Carmel will swim across Tampa Bay Jan. 13 as part of the 2019 Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 5K swim to benefit the U.S. Navy SEAL Foundation.

He has participated in various marathons and triathlons, but he’s never attempted a swim of this distance. Spearman’s personal goal is to raise $2,000 in donations. To follow his progress or donate, visit facebook.com/frogmanbob.

College news – Kathryn Hettiger of Carmel is among students named to Augustana College’s 2018 fall term Dean’s List.

Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences.

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would come in from the fields for lunch. I can remember my mother would bake pies early in the morning and kill When Pauline Anweiler was a teenager, she wrote in her chickens early in the morning and we’d just have a feast in the evening, gathered around, telling jokes and laughjournal, “I want to move to the big city.” ing,” Anweiler said. “We kids weren’t supposed to eat until Born on a farm in Cayuga, Ind., in 1916, PROFILE Anweiler spent her after the men had left the table. Then we got to eat what was left.” early years without Anweiler got her chance to move many of the modern to the city in 1936, when her aunt and conveniences availuncle, who lived in Indianapolis, asked able today, such as her to be a nanny for their three electricity, washyoung children. In 1940, she married ing machines and Tolbert Anweiler. The couple would television. go on to own their own business, More than a cenAnweiler Dandee Beverages, and have four chiltury later she lives dren. They sold their business after in Carmel with her daughter, Sharry Anweiler’s husband suffered a stroke.

Haston, and is preparing to celebrate He died in 1979. her 102nd birthday Dec. 23.

Today, Anweiler’s hobbies include “I’m so glad I got to live on a farm,” volunteering, cross stitching, crossAnweiler said of her childhood. “My word puzzles, visiting with family and mother was a very wonderful woman, working on her memoirs with the help and she taught us morals and how to of her daughter. work and how to keep house.”

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Anweiler fondly remembers large “I’ve got good genes. I was telling gatherings at her childhood home, Pauline Anweiler’s high school graduaSharry, I think it’s important to have such as when farmers and their wives tion picture. (Submitted photo) a good attitude, to stay active — not would gather at one another’s farms busy, but active. And to have God in your life,” she said. to help thresh wheat.

“Sometimes we’d have 12 to 15 men to cook for. The men

Poindexter to seek re-election

By Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Carmel City Court Judge Brian G. Poindexter will seek re-election in 2019.

Poindexter has served ELECTION in his role since then-Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed him in 2008. Voters re-elected him in 2011 and 2015.

During his time in office, the Carmel City Court became the first in Indiana to Poindexter use new technology that greatly reduced the amount of paper used by offering electronic case filing.

“By introducing better business practices and securing advances in court technology, I have increased the ability of the court to serve the public while simultaneously identifying funding sources resulting in reduced costs to the taxpayer,” he stated in a press release announcing his re-election bid. “Carmel is an extraordinary community. It is not only where I have chosen to live and raise a family but where I recognize that I can best serve the public.”

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don’t have enough money for this. We can’t do this.’ But we found a way to get it off Ex-Indiana University basketball standout the ground when Eric was our AD.” Anderson, who lived in Noblesville for Eric Anderson was nicknamed the “Big E.” several years, left Guerin in the Former IN MEMORIAM Guerin Catholic spring of 2007.

“The Guerin community was sick basketball when he left because he didn’t get coach Pete Smith said he was the to reap of any of the benefits from “Big Easy” to many. his work,” Smith said.

“He had a wonderful way of dealAnderson’s ex-wife, Tracy Aning with life,” said Smith, a Noblesderson, a former Noblesville High ville resident who retired as coach Anderson School cheerleader, has become a in June. fitness trainer for celebrities.

Anderson, 48, died earlier this month at The 6-foot-9 Anderson, whose college his Carmel apartment of natural causes, career ended with a loss to Duke in the 1992 with a specific cause not announced as of Final Four, is 11th in career scoring for the press time. He reportedly had recently had Hoosiers. He played for the New York Knicks pneumonia. Anderson, Guerin’s first athletic director, had moved to Carmel a few months for two seasons and then played overseas.

Former IU player Brian Evans, a Carmel ago for his job as a commercial account resident and close friend, made a DVD of executive with Fidelity National Title. His video clips from former IU players and service was Dec. 14 in Crown Point. friends talking about Anderson to give to “I took up a pair of shoes Eric had left Sam, 20. behind and told his son, Sam, ‘Your dad left “He was just a phenomenal human bea footprint of what has turned out to be a ing,” Evans said. “More than anything he terrific athletic program,’” Smith said. “He valued fatherhood as his No. 1 priority. His started an athletic program with very little entire world revolved around his kid.” budget. I remember him saying, ‘Coach, we

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TCC Gives is seeking community partners to help sustain the program When Julie Moorehead was looking for a Susan Ferguson, executive director of cause for Carmel-based charitable organizaNoblesville-based Prevail, said it has tion DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TCC been a great partnership with TCC. “None of us can even do our jobs Gives or communicate without phones to support, she turned to employees anymore,” Ferguson said. “The fact at a TCC sales rally for suggestions. they are donating those for people Moorehead, executive director in need has been huge for us. When of TCC Gives and wife of TCC CEO we have victims of domestic vioScott Moorehead, said an East Coast Moorehead lence who are experiencing some employee had a mother working in kind of cyber abuse, either their assailant is a homeless shelter who said there was a tracking that phone or it’s a shared account need for cellphones. where the person has access to who they “When you’re in a position like that, you are calling, being able to give them a phone don’t have a direct number people can call you at, and you are playing phone tag at the that their assailant or abuser doesn’t know about is really helpful. Then there are those shelter,” Moorehead said. “It’s just not easy. that just don’t have a phone and they’re We loved that idea but we wanted to narlooking for a job or we need to remind them row the focus a little more.” about an appointment with us.”

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Retiring CCPR director reflects on park system’s transformation

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Mark Westermeier has been at the helm of many major success stories as director of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, and he has the accolades to COVER STORY prove it.

But as he prepares to retire after 15 years on the job, it’s the simple things that stand out among his favorite memories.

“I remember when we finished the restrooms on the trailheads. It was one of the first projects I was involved with, providing a place to stop and use the restroom on the Monon, as that didn’t happen before,” he said. “Those are the little moments, but they’re really good ones. Not only does it make me happy, it makes the people happy.”

The CCPR board accepted Westermeier’s resignation — effective Dec. 28 — at its Dec. 11 meeting. Although the retirement wasn’t discussed publicly in advance, the department has been preparing for the transition for several years. CCPR Chief Operating Officer Michael Klitzing is expected to officially be named the new director in January and will serve in that role on an interim basis in the meantime.

“The park system is in good hands to take it to the next level, and that makes me very happy,” Westermeier said.

The business of parks

Westermeier, 67, a native of Columbus, Ind., joined CCPR as interim director in 2003 and became the permanent director a year later. At the time, the department had only eight full-time employees and little developed park land, but its leaders had big dreams for the future and believed Westermeier could help bring them to fruition.

Previously employed in the private sector in communications, Westermeier had no experience working in parks and recreation when CCPR hired him, but he had a business background that would prove useful in launching the before- and after-school care program at Carmel Clay Schools in 2006 and opening the Monon Community Center a year later. The Extended School Enrichment program was financially self-sufficient in its first year, and the MCC followed suit a few years later.

Westermeier said most park systems only recover 40 to 60 percent of costs for

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achieving his Certified Park and Recreation Professional credentials in 2014.”

Perfect timing

(Above) Mark Westermeier, left, surfs the Flowrider with his daughter, Olivia, at the Monon Community Center. He said the Flowrider’s installation was among his favorite memories during his time as director of Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation. (Top right) Westermeier joins children in planting a tree at Hazel Landing Park on Arbor Day in 2005. (Right) Westermeier, left, and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard pause at the Central Park groundbreaking in 2004. (Submitted photo)

community centers and 20 to 40 percent for park systems as a whole. Carmel has historically recovered 80 percent of its costs.

In part because of Carmel’s success in this area, strategies are changing across the nation to mirror what’s worked here.

Westermeier said he always viewed the MCC as a business competing with other options in town for disposable income.

“There’s a great opportunity in the fact that if we can create an experience that is equal to and better than what can be offered by anybody else (locally), we can oftentimes do it at a lower price point because we don’t have to make a profit,” Westermeier said.

'Bringing the community together'

When Westermeier joined CCPR, Carmel had a lot more undeveloped open space and, subsequently, less of a demand for parks. But having lived in several states and enjoying more developed park systems, he agreed with Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard that CCPR could become a useful tool for the city

if it expanded in the right way.

“People that had lived here for a long time didn’t really see much need for anything, but other people like myself who had moved here from other cities knew that parks could be a bigger part of the community,” Westermeier said. “Mayor Brainard was instrumental in understanding what it does from an economic standpoint as well as bringing the community together.”

Although there was a long way to go, the board told Westermeier to work toward CCPR earning a Gold Medal from the National Parks & Recreation Association, the most prestigious honor a parks system can receive. In 2014, CCPR accomplished its goal, and other park systems took notice.

“Under Mark’s leadership, CCPR has been transformed from a relatively small, typical department to a nationally recognized park system, culminating with CCPR winning the National Gold Medal Award and receiving national accreditation,” said Lisa Nye, executive director of the Indiana Park & Recreation Association. “I think Mark’s commitment to the field has also been demonstrated in his desire to become professionally certified,

With the national accolades under his belt, Westermeier said it makes sense to step down now.

“I’ve accomplished everything I’ve set out to be accomplished,” he said. “It’s time for a new leadership team to come in and take the park system to the next level, which will be much higher than we’ve been at. It’s good timing personally, as well.”

Westermeier plans to continue living in Carmel in retirement and is looking forward to having more time for photography, hiking, scuba diving and traveling. He’s also looking forward to spending more time with his family, which includes his wife, Sue, three daughters and two grandchildren, who all live in the area.

He’ll miss his co-workers, which have grown to include 65 full-time and nearly 550 part-time employees.

“Many of the people have been here eight or 10 years,” Westermeier said. “When you work with a group that long, you really get to know them and know their families through them. It’s sort of tough to say I don’t know if I’m ever going to see them again.”

LASTING LEGACY During Mark Westermeier’s 15 years leading Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, the park system expanded dramatically in size and scope, with the launch of Extended School Enrichment at Carmel Clay Schools, opening of the Monon Community Center and addition of Central Park, Hazel Landing Park, Founders Park and West Park.

The retiring leader is being honored as a permanent part of West Commons in Central Park, which contains one of Carmel’s most popular playgrounds. The area known as West Commons has been renamed Westermeier Commons.

“It was totally unexpected and a great honor,” Westermeier said. “There have been so many people who have been instrumental in growing the park system and Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, without whom we could not have accomplished all that I have been honored in my retirement. It is very humbling.”

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ESSAY Choose merry

LETTER No reason to run Biden cartoon

Commentary by Terry Anker The delivery driver, obviously frustrated with the person who’d failed to allow him to merge into traffic, gestured wildly at the passing motorist. In an overlooked twist, his anger with the poor driving decisions of another caused him to inflict the same on others. Well, it is the season of high pressure. We all have somewhere to be, on deadline, scurrying to complete our shopping or other checklists, somehow imagining that if we work frantically now we will have time to slow down and enjoy later.

Then, the elderly woman careens into the bank parking lot, singleminded in her desire to be first in the door to confront the teller. “My credit card didn’t work,” she barked.

“How can I finish my shopping?”

Her issue promptly resolved, she departs precipitously, presumably back to finish her chores. The beleaguered young male employee apologizes to those of us next in line and sighs that “it has been like this all day.”

With each season, the flora and fauna around us finds its own watermark. Leaves fall, then grow back again with the turning pages of the calendar. Likewise, each animal of the garden prepares for the long nights of winter only to rejoice with the long days of summer. If all adapt as our planet takes its annual spin around the sun, it would seem that we humans must accommodate it all, too. And if so, what does this season bring to us?

Are we settled in our homes, loved and embraced by family; or, too often, unable to manage the expectations of others, or ourselves? Do we have dominion over our own attitudes or are we driven to them by the phases of the moon? And, if we have choice, why wouldn’t we choose merry?

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

Catching up with friends Commentary by Danielle Wilson I had dinner with old friends last night.

Not old old, like World War II vets (though I’d offer up my firstborn to sit HUMOR down even for a few minutes with the likes of my greatgrandfathers), but rather a couple of ladies I’ve known since college. We don’t see each other often, but when we do, it feels like just yesterday we were getting married and having babies.

Our conversations have changed somewhat. We discuss the absurd cost of instate tuition for those babies (as well as mammograms and career changes and the best way to remove tannins from red wine), and we use a little more under-eye concealer and hair dye than we once did (not me, thank goodness, because gingers stay red forever!). But for the most part, we are still those starry-eyed girls who met through our goofy, and now gray-bearded, husbands.

Devoted readers will know that the last

thing I want to do on any night is go out, especially when my perfect 9 p.m. bedtime is at risk (the struggle is real!). So, there was a moment yesterday when I thought, “Nope.

I’m too tired. I’m not going.” How stupid that would have been!

We laughed, we cried (I tell a hysterical tale about my male OB-GYN trying to teach me how to use an incontinence device), we shared the ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Most importantly, we cherished each other’s company and celebrated almost 30 years of friendship.

I apologize for the sentimentally, but the holidays have me in a reflective kind of mood.

And the alternative was my morning spent dry-heaving while sopping up cat vomit.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Christmas isn’t a season.

It’s a feeling.”

— Edna Ferber

Editor, I’m a Carmel resident.

I enjoy perusing Current when it arrives faithfully, and I appreciate learning about what’s new in our community as well as what is happening in the arts.

So, imagine my incredulity when I opened the Dec. 11 edition to a tasteless, disrespectful and beyond juvenile cartoon about Sen./ Vice President Joe Biden.

I’m aware that this cartoonist, Tim Campbell, has been called out before for partisan cartoons.

It concerns me that you have made the editorial decision to publish this one, which does not serve the purpose of political cartooning in general. It does not adhere to guidelines or useful political cartooning.

It does not instruct or display any issue of public concern.

Political cartooning has a long tradition in American journalism. It’s a powerful satirical tool. But, now more than ever, it needs to be tempered by knowledge of civics and by some civility.

Current is a useful publication and is good for our town. And although Current is known for its bias to the right, I think the paper is growing in recognizing the diversity of thought and of the voices in our community.

Having said that, I’m baffled by your decision to print a nasty and smarmy political cartoon. An apology to your readers would be in order.

Beverly Thornburg, Carmel

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Serious turkey talk Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Like most guys, when I walk past a magazine rack, I can’t help but stare. Last month, I saw one cover that made me HUMOR drool. There she was: Perfectly proportioned, with golden skin and a great pair of legs — the best-looking turkey I had ever seen.

It was Whole Foods’ 2018 Thanksgiving publication. Inside the front cover is an introductory letter from … I don’t know who it’s from. It’s not signed but there are two hashtags at the bottom. One says #Thanksgiving and the other is #MakesMeWhole. I accessed both on Twitter, where there were lots of holiday recipes but none for turkey hash, which seems like a wasted pun opportunity.

The description of the Whole Foods turkey includes: “Bronzed, glistening show piece,” which piqued my interest. They went on to say the bird was “dry brined and organic,” which made me lose my appetite.

They also claim their turkeys were “raised the right way,” which is more than you can say about the next-door neighbor’s children.

Your own kids are perfect, of course.

The Whole Foods folks tell you to “expect

applause” when the meal reaches the table.

But they are selling the turkey fully cooked with all the sides already prepared, so what are your guests applauding — an accidentfree trip to the store? Your awesome defrosting and reheating?

Then comes the real stunner. Whole Foods says, “Or maybe there is no turkey, at all. Maybe the turkey is a stunning Romanesco cauliflower roast.” Well, so much for the applause.

After listing their gluten-free, Paleo and keto options, they say, “You’re doing it right, however you Thanksgiving.” You can make cauliflower the main course to please the vegetarians, but when you make “Thanksgiving” a verb, you’ve displeased the grammarians.

By the way, last year’s magazine had a special tip for carnivores: Throw leftover legs and wings into the food processor with some stuffing. Doesn’t a dark meat smoothie sound delish?

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

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By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com OneZone Commerce recognized a variety of businesses and individuals Dec. 12 during its annual awards luncheon at Ritz Charles.

Business of the ACHIEVEMENTS Year – Carmel PEDCOR, a national company headquartered in Carmel, was given the Business of the Year Award for large businesses. PEDCOR helped develop the Carmel City Center, The Indiana Design Center and the Carmel Old Town Shops.

Business of the Year – Fishers Emplify, an employment Jaramillo engagement survey and analytics company, received the Business of the Year Award for small to medium-sized businesses. CEO Santiago Jaramillo was one of Launch Fishers’ first members.

“The thing that stands out to me the most is how grateful I am and we are about being in Fishers and being in Hamilton County,” he said.

Young Professional of the Year The award went to Courtney Lloyd, a vice president private banker at STAR Financial Bank. The Young Professional of the Year Award goes to a person between the ages of 21 and 40 who demonstrates leadership and a passion for making a difference in the community. Lloyd volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, Food Rescue and coordinates and coaches youth basketball.

“I wake up every day and I love my job.

I love going to work. I love who I get to partner with and what I do. I know that’s a blessing and not many people get to say that,” she said.

Lifetime Achievement Award – Carmel The award went to Winston Long and his company, Omni Centre for Public Media, for

working with the City of Carmel during the past 15 years.

“It is an honor to be a resident of this city,” Long said. “This city means a lot to me.”

Lifetime Achievement Award – Fishers The award went to Mike Peterson, a 28-year employee for FORUM Credit Union.

Peterson also has served on the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Board of Trustees and is a board member of Community Health Network and an active member of the Fishers Rotary Club.

New construction and renovation awards Anthony’s Chophouse in downtown Carmel received the award for Best New Mishelow Construction in 2018. The renovation award went to Citimark’s Visionary Building in Fishers on Visionary Way. The Green Award The award recognizes a company working to solve environmental challenges. It was awarded to the Hamilton County Commissioners for their work on the Hamilton County Jail Solar Project. The project has an estimated gross savings of $25 million during the course of 25 years.

Most Valuable Volunteer The award went to Sam Mishelow, chief strategy officer of Meyer Najem Construction in Fishers. Mishelow is on the board of directors for Riverview Health, the board of directors for the Humane Society for Hamilton County and the merit board for the Carmel Police Dept.

“His position on the merit board is voted by members of the (police) department every two years, and he gets all the votes,” CPD Chief Jim Barlow said. “That, to me, says a lot about his personality.”

Mishelow also received $1,000 to give to the nonprofit of his choice.

DISPATCHES David Weekley Homes gives back — David Weekley Homes recently held its fourth annual Giving Thanks, Giving Back Thanksgiving Drive. The drive was from Nov. 1 to 15 and collected more than 184,000 pounds of turkey and nonperishable items in 18 participating markets. In Indianapolis, more than 1,100 pounds of nonperishable items were collected.

New hire — Sharpen Technologies, an Indianapolis-based tech company, recently hired Kevin Schatz of Carmel as its new

chief technology officer. Schatz has 13 years of experience and has served in senior engineering, professional services and technology roles. For more, visit sharpencx.com.

SEP CEO to retire — Jeff Gilbert has announced that he will retire as CEO of Carmel-based software product design and development company SEP March 31, 2019.

He will be replaced by SEP President Raman Ohri. Gilbert helped launch the company with three colleagues in 1988. Learn more at sep.com.

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Rosati’s to open in January

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By Maria Cook news@currentincarmel.com Rosati’s Pizza, an Illinois-based chain specializing in Chicago-style pizza, is coming to Carmel in early 2019.

RESTAURANT Franchise owner Jim Duda, of Carol Stream, Ill., attended Purdue University before opening his first restaurant, Millie’s Pancake Shoppe, in Addison, Ill. According to Duda, who often visits friends and family in Hamilton County, Carmel is the perfect location for his newest business. The restaurant will be at 890 E. 116th St. “I feel that Chicago-style pizza is something that Carmel and surrounding communities would love to have,” he said. “What we find is that there are a lot of people in the area that are transplants from Chicago.

We’re always running into people who are from Chicago who have had Rosati’s at some point and are very excited to have us in the area.”

Rosati’s first launched in Chicago in 1927 as a small family restaurant. Modern Rosati’s restaurants still use family recipes for ingredients such as pizza sauce. Rosati’s offers thin crust and deep-dish pizza as well as thick-but-not-deep-dish “double dough” crust and stuffed crust. Other menu options include wings, salads, pastas and sandwiches.

Rosati’s Pizza is expected to open in January at 890 E. 116th St. (Submitted photo)

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Carmel High School graduate Bublick makes mark on Billboard dance charts

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Eva Bublick is already hitting the Billboard charts and she hasn’t yet finished college.

MUSIC The 2015 Carmel High School graduate’s song “America” with All Day Willis, whose real name is William MacKenna, peaked at No. 45 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart for the week of Nov. 24.

“It’s really cool,” Bublick said. “I’ve had people say, ‘Oh, I’ve heard your song,’ and I thought, that’s crazy, it really happened.

All of sudden DJs were remixing my song since it was on dance label.”

Bublick is a senior acting major at Marymount Manhattan College.

“I’ve been going to open mics and clubs and singing since I’ve been in New York,” she said.

Bublick went to Premier Studios to record a demo for her mother. There, she met All Day Willis.

“He’s really good at the guitar and we had similar taste in music. We started talking and started making music,” Bublick said. “He’s very talented and a great producer and I was super lucky to work with him.”

Bublick said she and All Day Willis have made several songs in the last several months.

Bublick said a large group from the studio went to Woodstock, N.Y. during the summer.

“We went to a performance at Woodstock’s Lodge and we heard Joey Eppard play his song ‘In America’ with P-Funk,” Bublick said. “It was the night before Mountain Jam, which is a huge festival.

George Clinton was playing with P-Funk the next night at Mountain Jam.” Bublick said a friend from P-Funk introduced her to Eppard.

“He actually wrote the song after 9/11 and I heard it and really, really liked it,” Bublick said. “The song says in America we need a miracle and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s so relevant today.’ It’s transcended many, many years.”

Carmel High School graduate Eva Bublick, right, hits Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart with her single “America” with All Day Willis. (Submitted photo)

Bublick said it was cool to make a song about America in such a politically charged time that isn’t really political at all.

“I really loved the message of the song,” Bublick said.

Eppard helped with the recording by playing guitar.

“It was fun collaborating with these really fun and seasoned artists,” she said.

Bublick is working on a new project with guitarist Binky Griptite, an original manager of The Dap-Kings, who left in 2018. Griptite also was Amy Winehouse’s guitarist.

“With the 50th anniversary of Woodstock coming, we are talking about getting a band together and playing for that,” Bublick said. “It’s like working with a living legend.”

Bublick describes her musical taste as 1960s soul with a modern twist.

“Music like Janis Joplin, the Doors and Cher from Sonny,” she said.

She also has some modern influences

like Cigarettes After Sex, Daughter, Demi Lovato and Portugal. The Man. “The music industry is crazy. You never know what is coming next, but you just have to do what is in your heart and in your soul,” she said.

CHS theater teacher Jim Peterson said he remembers Bublick from her four years of theater classes.

“One memory that stands out was the year after she was in a Summer Stock Stage production of the musical “Hair,’” Peterson said. “She really embraced that production and would often sing or talk about that show. Her wardrobe even took on a certain hippie vibe. I’m not surprised that she’s being successful in a recording career. She’s always had a great singing voice. She was determined to follow her acting and singing career in New York.”

Bublick has appeared in small independent films, including “Hell Night: The Summoning.”

Dance Discovery series centers on rock and roll editorial@youarecurrent.com The Dance Discovery class on rock and roll is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The instructor will be Doug King. An experienced choreographer, director and actor, King performs at several regional theaters. He also teaches tap and jazz at Anderson University.

King was active in starting the dance program at Anderson University in 2000.

The Ball State University graduate has danced locally with Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, Indianapolis Ballet and Dance Kaleidoscope in its annual Yule Tide Celebration.

King was on the first national tour of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” as Levi with Donny Osmond and in the Canadian national tour as Dan. The session is held before Neil Berg’s “50 Years of Rock and Roll,” set for 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Palladium. Berg’s program begins with the roots of rock and roll, starting in 1931 and stretching to 1981.

Comfortable attire and dance shoes or non-rubber soled shoes are recommended.

Tickets are $18.

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Carmel — Civic Theatre will hold its final performances of the musical “Mary Poppins” Dec 22 to Dec. 29 at The Tarkington. For more, visit More: civictheatre.org.

Westfield — Uncorked with Morgan Taylor is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 27 at Urban Vines Winery and Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Whitestown — Chamber Music Band, a soul music band, will perform at the Moontown Brewing New Year’s Eve party from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 31. The tickets are $20 and include appetizer buffet and midnight champagne toast. The music will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. For more, visit events.ontaptickets.com/e/moontownNYE. Whitestown — The Why Store performs at 8 p.m. Jan. 4 at the 1915 Room at Moontown Brewing Co.

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Editors share Christmas recipes editorial@youarecurrent.com Anna Skinner Current in Westfield, Current in Fishers and Current in Geist editor I know this will come as a shock to most of you, but I am no baker or cook (gasp). I absolutely do not excel at anything more complicated than minute rice and frozen, pre-cooked veggies.

My mom is a different being, entirely, so I sought her wealth of knowledge after the Current Publishing editors decided to share some of our favorite Christmas recipes this season. Mom always sends me home with a bounty of cookies or fresh-baked goods whenever I visit. She bakes dozens of these cookies every holiday season and they are heavenly.

White Chip Orange Dream Cookies Ingredients: • 2 1/4 cups flour • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup butter or margarine • 1/2 cup granulated sugar • 1/2 cup light brown sugar • 1 egg • 2 to 3 teaspoons grated orange peel • 2 cups Nestle’s White Morsels • Optional: 2/3 cup of roughly chopped macadamia nuts (these should be optional if you have a nut allergy, because my mom added these nuts for the first time this year, and they took the cookies to the next level.)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in egg and orange peel.

Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in the white morsels and macadamia nuts. Drop the dough in rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are a golden brown. Let stand 2 minutes, then place on wire racks to cool. Once cool, devour them all in one sitting. No, I’m kidding, don’t do that. Of course, I’ve never done that.

Sara Baldwin Schatz Current in Zionsville editor Every Christmas morning for as long as I can remember, my mom wakes up before the rest of the family to make monkey bread. It’s a gooey concoction comprised of biscuits, sugar and butter and baked in a bundt pan. The bundt pan she uses is shaped like snow-capped mountains, which adds a festive touch. Monkey bread pairs well with coffee and the pull-apart

Christmas Morning Monkey Bread’s pull-apart texture is perfect for sharing and nibbling while family members open stockings in front of the fireplace. (Photo by Sara Baldwin Schatz)

texture lends itself to sharing and nibbling while we open our stockings in front of the fireplace.

Christmas Morning Monkey Bread Bread: • 2 large packages Grand’s Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits • 3/4 cup sugar • 2 tablespoons cinnamon • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup brown sugar • 3/4 cup melted butter • 1 cup chopped pecans Icing: • 2 tablespoons butter • 2 tablespoons milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1/2 cup powdered sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Spray the bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle some chopped pecans at the very bottom. Drizzle butter over the nuts then sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar over top. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl. Roll the biscuits into 1-inch balls and place in a large Ziploc bag. Pour 2/3 of the sugar mixture over the biscuits and shake the bag to coat evenly. Drop the rolled biscuits into the pan one layer at a time, adding nuts, sugar and butter between each layer. Pour the remaining nuts, butter and sugar over top. Bake for 40-45 minutes. While the bread is cooking, mix the icing ingredients in a stovetop pan on low until evenly combined. As soon as the bread comes out of the oven, flip the pan upside down onto a festive tray, removing the pan slowly. Drizzle the icing over top of the bread.

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Fishers Arts Council Serenity: Colors So Subtle and Bold Exhibit Jan. 2–29, Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Special Reception on Jan. 11, 6–8 p.m.

Fishers Art Gallery at City Hall fishersartscouncil.com Hamilton County Artists’ Association Drawing Classes by HCAA Juried Artist Member Julie Mattson: “Shading 101” Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5: Tuesdays 6–8 p.m.

The Birdie Gallery of HCAA, 5th & Cherry St., Noblesville Noblesville Visitor’s Center HCAA Featured Juried Artist Members Revolving Exhibit: Sue Payne Jan. 1–27, Fri.–Sun.: Noon–5 p.m.

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Logan Street Sanctuary Second Saturday Showcase Series: Rick Tiger In Concert Jan. 12, 8-10 p.m.

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CSO to present patriotic program

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com

“It’s a real mix of artists,” Hymes said.

“They’re all playing different music. It’s great to work with this great team of Carmel Symphony Orchestra Music Direcpeople and present something unique and tor Janna Hymes has a personal connection special for our community.” to the “Salute to HeFarrell will help emcee.

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“There’s a lot of moving parts and “It’s a concert to I really needed someone to help celebrate veterans, active military and thought it would be great to and first responders,” Hymes said. bring in somebody like Don,” Hymes “It’s extremely patriotic but it’s said. “I really like the ATI troupe going to be very moving. It’s like a and like working with them. I like Veterans Day celebration in January.

Hymes their level of artistry. The concert Personally, I have a son who is a is a collaborative of energy and spirit to all first responder, a fireman. Every day I know of the people who allow us to live in a safe he is out there doing this and I couldn’t be and free world. This is just a small token of more proud. From a personal perspective, appreciation because I think we can never this is very close to my heart.” thank them enough.”

Hymes said the sponsor Pedcor and Songs will include “Battle Hymn of the Friends liked her idea of featuring musiRepublic,” “America the Beautiful” and “God cians whot live in Indiana to join the CSO Bless America.” rather than bringing in a national act. Two Veterans, active military and first reyears ago, the Texas Tenors performed. sponders will receive 50 percent off the Featured at the 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 concert ticket price. Tickets, which range from $5 at the Palladium in Carmel will be The to $65, can be purchased at thecenterpreWright Brothers, Jennie DeVoe, the Actors sents.org or by calling the Center for the Theatre of Indiana co-founders Don Farrell, Performing Arts’ box office at 317-843-3800.

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The “Wich” Came First sandwich at Four Day Ray layers a sunny-side up egg on top of a grilled chicken breast, hickory-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and Dijonnaise on a croissant roll. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 11671 Lantern Rd., Fishers What to get: “Wich” Came First Price: $12 Anna’s take: For an appetizer, I ordered the lobster corn dogs ($15). These are three pieces of sweet, cold-water lobster battered and fried and topped with a Meyer lemon aioli and red onion gremolata. I don’t know what it is about seafood battered like a corndog, but the appetizer is all the craze right now, and rightfully so. If you don’t have a shellfish allergy, I encourage you to try these puppies out.

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easy egg onto any sort of burger, I always do it. Eggs just add something a little extra on a burger, especially on Four Day Ray’s “Wich” Came First sandwich, which consists of a sunny-side up egg, grilled chicken, hickory-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and a zesty Dijonnaise on a croissant roll. The croissant was next level and gave the dish a brunchy feel. I ordered a side of Four Day Ray’s house-made potato chips and dipped them in the runny egg yolk – yum.

Suggested pairings: The neat thing about Four Day Ray’s menu is under each option, it recommends what beer to pair it with. For those of us who aren’t beer connoisseurs but like a good brew to pair with our meals, FDR makes it extra easy. For the “Wich” Came First, the suggested options were a blonde or pale ale. FDR has a crisp Blood Orange Blonde ale ($6.50) that I just love, so it was an easy choice.

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“The Festival of Carols,” sponsored by Stock Yards Bank and Pathfinder CPA Group, features the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.

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“Elf The Musical,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 22, 29; 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23; 8 p.m. Dec. 27, 28, 31; 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 30

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“It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Play,” Actors Theatre of Indiana, Dec. 22; 2 p.m. and the Studio Theater, Center for 7 p.m. Dec. 23 the Performing Arts, Carmel Actors Theatre of Indiana brings the iconic holiday film to the stage in the form of a 1940s-style radio broadcast.

Cost: $20 (student) to $45

From left, Ben Kistner, Devan Mathias and Sydney Pinchouck in Civic Theatre’s “Mary Poppins.” (Photo by Zach Rosing)

2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

“Mary Poppins,” Civic Theatre, Dec. 22, 29; 2 p.m.

The Tarkington, the Center for Dec. 23; 7 p.m. Dec. 28 the Performing Arts, Carmel Civic Theatre returns the timeless musical “Mary Poppins” to the stage.

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All work for the complete construction of the Project will be under one or more prime contracts with the Owner based on bids received and on combinations awarded. The Construction Manager will manage the construction of the Project.

Construction shall be in full accordance with the Bidding Documents which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective bidders at the following locations: Office of the Construction Manager The Skillman Plan Room The Skillman Corporation www.skillmanplanroom.com 3834 S. Emerson Avenue, Building A Indianapolis, IN 46203 Prime and Non-Prime Contract Bidders must place an order on www.skillmanplanroom.com to be able to download documents electronically or request printed documents. There is no cost for downloading the bidding documents. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping and handling. Reprographic Services are provided by: Eastern Engineering 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, Phone 317-598-0661 or WAGE SCALE: Wage Scale does not apply to this project.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on January 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at 5201 East Main Street, Carmel, IN, 46033. Attendance by bidders is optional, but recommended, in order to clarify or answer questions concerning the Drawings and Project Manual for the Project.

Bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful Bidders will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds for one hundred percent (100%) of their Contract amount prior to execution of Contracts.

Contractors submitting bids for the performance of any Work as specified in this building Project should make such Bids to Carmel Clay Schools (a public/private building corporation). Contractors are advised that the Contract as finally entered into with any successful Bidder may be entered into with either the School Corporation or the Building Corporation or certain portions of the Contract may be entered into by both the School Corporation and the Building Corporation.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid (or combination of Bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding. All Bids may be held for a period not to exceed 60 days before awarding contracts.

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Looking west on Manger Square in Bethlehem. (Photo by Don Knebel)

Bethlehem’s Manger Square Commentary by Don Knebel At this time of year, Christians from around the world visit Bethlehem’s Manger Square to celebrate the birth of TRAVEL Jesus. This famous hilltop area has been a place of worship for people with a variety of religious beliefs.

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At some point, after gaining control of the area in 63 B.C., the Romans erected a temple honoring Adonis, the doomed mortal lover of Venus, on the site of the Canaanite temple to Lahmi. After Christianity became legal in the fourth century, Helena, the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine, visited Bethlehem to find the location of Jesus’ birth, believed by then to have been in a cave. When local residents directed Helena to a cave beneath the temple of Adonis, Constantine ordered the temple destroyed and replaced with a church. The cave associated with the birth of Jesus now lies within the Church of the Nativity, built in 565 to replace the church built by Constantine.

When Muslims captured the area in 637, they called the town Bayt Lahm (House of WACand erected a mosque near the spot Meat) they believed was the burial place of King David, who is mentioned 16 times in the Quran. The current Mosque of Omar is at the west end of Manger Square, on land donated by a church.

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