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George Martin, an active volunteer for the Town of Fishers, has been instrumental in ensuring that iPads with a 911 device are available for the deaf and hard of hearing. (Photo by Zach Ross) Founded Jan. 25, 2011, at Fishers, IN Vol. III, No. 51 Copyright 2013.

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Fishers High School seniors recently took first place in the state-level “We the People” contest. From left, FHS Social Studies teacher, Liz Pasternoster; students, Megan McCann, Halley Rose Meslin, Caroline Hewitt, T.J. Gaier, Xiaohong Tan and Jesse Tease. (Photo by Nancy Edwards.)

New chairman of Fishers chamber – Kurt Meyer, president of Baseline, Inc., a commercial real estate company, has been appointed as the chairman of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 2014. Joining Meyer on the executive committee for 2014 will be Chair Elect, Dan LaReau; St.Vincent Health, Secretary, Tanya Foster; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Salon, and Treasurer, Angie Jaynes; Community Health Network. New Board members for 2014 are Jeff Welch, FORUM Credit Union and Lee Wenninger, Express Employment Professionals.

The Chamber extends gratitude to outgoing members Mark Kosiarek, VAI Technology and Jon Kroehler, Sallie Mae. The Fishers Chamber of Commerce was established in 1991 to help build a thriving community and is the only business organization consistently engaged in promoting the civic and economic development of the Fishers community.

FHS wins state; HSEHS places third

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com

December was a lucky month for a group of seniors from Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern high schools that spent a se‘we the people’ mester studying American history and constitutional philosophy. The high school teams competed at the state level in an annual contest “We the People,” and won first and third place, respectively.

“We the People” is an educational model that teaches students in fifth, eighth and 12th grades about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The students learn about current events, applicable court cases and testify in mock congressional hearings before panels of volunteer judges from the legal community. Teams that master their subjects compete in events throughout Indiana’s nine congressional districts, concluding at a state competition with representative teams from each district.

Liz Pasternoster, social studies teacher for FHS, attributed the school’s win to teamwork, a lot of practice and community volunteers helping students to polish themselves before the competition.

“The students worked very hard and listened and took constructive criticism very well; that was great for this year’s team,” she said. “They had a lot of fun.”

Citizens from the area who offered advice and assisted students included Fishers Town Councilor Renee Cox; members of the Marion County Public Defender’s Office; local judges Dan Henke and Paul Felix; staff of U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.); State Rep. Todd Huston; and State Sens. Luke Kenley and Scott Schneider.

“We the People” has been shown to increase civic participation, including voting rates, for students as they become adults, which is good news considering the fact that in 2011 the Indiana Civic Health Index showed Indiana ranking 43rd out of 50 states for voter registration and 48th for voting.

FHS senior Caroline Hewitt said the education model drew her into government.

“Before ‘We the People’ I was not interested,” she said. “When I got into it I was more interested in the constitution and government.”

Three members of the team have become so passionate about their involvement in the program that it has influenced their future career decisions: international relations, politics and law, according to Pasternoster.

FHS will compete at the national level in April on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and in hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. For more information, visit http://inbf.org/home.aspx.

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DVD Review “The Act of Killing” is one of the best documentary films columnist Christopher Lloyd has seen in a while, even though it diverges quite a bit from the standard format of journalistic exploration. By eschewing the modus operandi of the documentary film, “The Act of Killing” provides a unique and unforgettable lesson in the loss of humanity. Read more at currentnightandday.com

IU Health welcomes first baby of the New Year - Indiana University Health North Hospital in Carmel welcomed its first baby of the New Year, a girl born to Bobby and Becky Sutton of Indianapolis. Riley Sutton was born at 8:23 a.m. on Jan. 1 at 6 lbs. 13 oz. She was 20 inches long.

Corrections – In the cover story for the Dec. 31 issue on page 6, under “The arts,” the first line stated: Developments are taking place in the arts as a result of the Fishers Arts Council laying the foundation of success in 2013 with the arrival of Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, mural art in Pocket Park, and art projects in Town Hall. The line should read: New developments are taking place for the arts as a result of the Fishers Arts Council helping to promote the foundation of success in 2013 with the arrival of Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, mural art in Pocket Park, and art projects in Town Hall. Also, the last line of the story, “Anyone of any age or artistic talent can get involved,” should read, “Anyone of any age and talent level can get involved.”

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Interior design is about the big picture and the big picture works when it is the result of a carefully planned compilation of elements and principles. Good taste, on the other hand, is the sum of one’s life experience and one’s exposure. A person can be born with a sense of design, while the quality of good taste is gleaned, collected and polished. Read more at currentinfishers.com.

January is Train Your Dog Month. Much like fitness-based New Year’s resolutions, pet owners probably gave up on resolutions for training their dog in midJanuary. This week’s column reviews clicker training, a positive reinforcement-based training that owners can easily use with their dog. Read more at currentinfishers. com.

Fishers Parks & Recreation invites individuals of all ages to create pottery this month. From Tiny Tots Winter Creations to adults perfecting pottery skills, there is an appropriate class for your whole family. Read more at currentinfishers. com.

Home remodeling seminar Looking to remodel your home this year? CASE Design/Remodeling Indy is holding two free 90-minute kitchen and bath seminars: Jan. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Jan. 18 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Indiana Design Center, 200 South Range Line Road, Carmel. Read more at currentinfishers.com.

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Beginning or the end?

Commentary by Heather Kestian

A new year is upon us. I suppose it is time for me to make a list and hope that the things I put on it get done within the next plain talk 365 days. As I sit and reflect on the past 365 days, I really have no clue whether I met my goals for 2013.

It took a great deal of thought and planning to write down my summer goals for 2013 (and a couple of those goals are now goals for summer 2014).

Most of the time I do not commit to New Year’s resolutions, but I am willing to make an exception this year as I am feeling rather goal oriented for 2014.

First, I plan on giving more. Giving more time to the things I find value in - like school activities.

I would love to get involved in my son’s school PTO or be more involved in his class. There are some great things going on in our schools and I think I need to be more involved. There is so much hope contained in the four walls of our schools.

Second, I need to run more. I am not going to put a marathon on my list for 2014. Let’s be honest, I do not have the kind of time to commit

to training. I am a solid back-of-the-packer. My long runs to train for a marathon are more than four hours. It is the equivalent of a part-time job.

I already have a full-time job and two kids. I cannot fathom a part-time job right now. I find some comfort in knowing my limitations and embracing them. However, I can run more and I intend to do so.

Third, I will try to talk my husband into painting the living room and dining room (of course I will help). I have hated the color since we looked at the house prior to buying it. On the tour of the house I said, “This color has to change.” I thought maybe I had grown attached to it over the years.

Apparently, I confused attachment with complacency. Now that I have identified my error, I think I will try to convince my husband to change it.

As one year draws to a close and another is upon us, I appreciate the opportunity to plan ahead for what is next. Sometimes it is scary to do, but this year, I embrace potential.

Commentary by Larry Lannan

The Indiana General Assembly created the municipality of Fishers Station in 1891 around the general area we now government know as downtown Fishers. In 1908, the local post office shortened the name to just plain Fishers.

The tiny hamlet known as Fisher’s Station or Fisher’s Switch in 1891 was a far cry from the Fishers of 2014. The coming year will see some of the biggest government changes Fishers has experienced since 1891.

In 2012, a referendum was conducted and the voters chose a city form of government for Fishers. This means a mayor will be elected, along with nine city council members and a city clerk.

Three city council members will run at-large with all Fishers voters selecting those members. The remaining six will run only within their council districts.

This year will mark the first city election for Fishers. The primary election is set for May 6.

Since Fishers is a heavily Republican area, those emerging as winners in the GOP primary will be big favorites to prevail in the November general election.

There are already a number of announced candidates for city office. However, a public announcement of one’s intention to run is not

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official. A candidate must file paperwork at the Hamilton County Election Office in downtown Noblesville to make it official. The first day to file is Jan. 8, and the filing deadline is noon, Feb. 7.

We will know all the candidates once the filing deadline passes.

There are some unanswered questions as we approach the 2014 local election. Will Democrats choose to run for Fishers city offices? In the past Democrats have only occasionally run for office in Fishers. Will any third party candidates emerge? Libertarians sometimes run candidates for local office in Indiana.

One thing is certain. This will be a very interesting and exciting election campaign to watch.

If you like elections, don’t be disappointed when 2014 ends. Due to a quirk in state law, those elected to Fishers city office in 2014 will serve only one year. In 2015, the entire city election cycle will start again, but this time for four-year terms.

I wonder what those settlers of Fisher’s Station 123 years ago would think if they could envision Fishers as a thriving suburb with a population of over 80,000 in 2014?

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Teddy Bear Picnic – Fishers Parks & Recreation invites preschoolers Jan. 28 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. for a Teddy Bear Picnic at Billericay Park Building. This program is a drop off program, so parents are free to run their errands while their children have a wonderful lunch break. Participants and their favorite furry friends will create memories as they play games, sing songs and enjoy a light lunch. Registration is due

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Fishers High School student Shelbi Tidd competed in the inaugural Mr. and Ms. Purdue FFA Scholarship recently, where she placed first runner-up. (Submitted photo.)

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Fishers High School student Shelbi Tidd recently placed first runner-up in the inaugural Mr. and Ms. Purdue FFA Scholscholarship arship Pageant.

Tidd is a member of the Hamilton Southeastern FFA Chapter. High School FFA members from around the state competed in the pageant sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America. They were judged on the following categories: a formal interview counting for 50 percent of their total score; professional wear counting for 15 percent; formal wear and on stage question counting for 30 percent; and charitable donation counting for five percent.

Whitney Bullion from Carroll’s Fort Wayne FFA Chapter was crowned Ms. Purdue FFA. Bullion was sponsored by Orthodontic Specialty Services. Tidd was sponsored by Reflections Photobooths and B & T Building Solutions. Second runner-up Hallie Wright from Eastern Hancock’s FFA Chapter was sponsored by Farmer’s Ag Products. Samantha Seward from Lewis Cass’s

FFA Chapter and sponsored by A&J Farm Supply, Inc., was named Miss Philanthropy for raising the most money to be donated to a local family to help the mother battling cancer.

Judges for the evening were Purdue University senior and past Indiana state FFA officer Joe Rust, Farm Credit Mid-America Financial Services Officer Ashley Macy, and Ivy Tech of Fort Wayne’s Agriculture Program Chair and instructor Kelli Kreider.

A total of $9,460 and 426 food items were raised for various charities including Lafayette Food Finders, the DeMotte Food Bank, and the Minnick Family to help fight cancer. Scholarships of $400 were awarded to Miss Purdue FFA, $200 to the first runner-up, and $100 to the second runner-up as well as prizes made possible through a generous donation from Farm Credit Mid-America. Purdue Collegiate FFA was charted in 2012 through the National FFA Organization and enhances the collegiate experience through service and engagement to create premier leaders, enable personal growth and ensure career success in agriculture.

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The Indiana Senate Page Program is currently accepting applications for the 2014 legislative session. The page progovernment gram provides students in grades six through 12 with an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the Indiana General Assembly.

Participants come to the Statehouse for a one-day program and get the opportunity to meet and interact with their state senator, tour the Indiana Statehouse and watch live debate in the Senate Chamber.

Interested students can apply online or send a letter to their senator. All requests must include student’s name, address, home telephone number, age and school affiliation or home-school status.

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Indy hotel an art mecca

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ence at Conrad and all that it does to drive regional, national and international awareness to Conrad and our wonderful community,” LongOver the past year Rhonda Long-Sharp has Sharp said. worked to nurture a hidden gem inside IndiaHer gallery boasts only the work of world napolis’ swankiest hotel in the heart of class artists. art its downtown.

Standing about 10 feet high, Gino The Long-Sharp Gallery, Miles’ 600- to 800-pound bronze an extension of ModernMasters Fine sculpture, “Skyward,” and seven Art, opened inside the Conrad Indiaother Miles sculptures are currently napolis luxury hotel. And for the past installed and for sale in the Conrad’s year, Long-Sharp, a former longtime magnificent lobby and throughout the Indianapolis-based death row attorhotel. ney, has orchestrated the innovative Miles, a 60-year-old New Mexican and award-winning art program at the artist who is inspired by the shapes gallery. he finds in the natural landscape, has Long-Sharp features works from A bronze sculpture, large-scale works installed across the “Picasso to Pop,” with a primary focus “Skyward” by artUnited States, including at the Evanson works by some of the most presti- ist Gino Miles, sits ville Museum of Arts. gious names in modern and contempo- in the lobby of the Some of the lobby pieces are rary art. Featured artists include Pablo Conrad hotel in Indianapolis. (Submitted meant for touching and do encourage Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, a hands-on experience.

Keith Haring, Helen Frankenthaler, Rob- photo by Gino Miles Miles is very passionate about his ert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miro Courtesy of Longwork and he has described it in detail and Robert Motherwell to name a few. Sharp Gallery) to the hotel’s art ambassadors, even training Long-Sharp makes a point to highlight the them on all the intricate details. works of noted contemporary artists that have Throughly explaining each piece makes it emostudios in Indiana as well. tional and memorable for anyone that comes in Artists Dale Enoch, Constance Edwards Scocontact with it, he said. pelitis, Lois Main Templeton and Walter Knabe The gallery is always open at the Conrad Hoof Carmel have had their work displayed at the tel. For more information call 866-370-1601.

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Two descendants of William Conner, the namesake of Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, recently traveled to the history Fishers museum to tour the grounds and learn more about their ancestor.

Beth Clifton, 57, is William Conner’s greatgreat-great granddaughter. She was accompanied by her son, Jason Gray, and daughter-in-law, Shea Gray. Clifton used to live in Rushville, Ind. and now resides in Arizona.

William Conner was a fur trader, born in 1777 to Richard Conner, a tavern keeper and trader, and Margaret Conner, near Lichtenau, Ohio. The family lived with the Moravians, missionaries among the Delaware Indians, and later moved to Michigan, where William grew up. When Conner turned 18, he traded with the Native Americans.

A few years later he moved to Indiana with his brother, John.

The brothers both settled with the Delaware Indians and married Indian women. According to legend, Conner’s wife, Mekinges, was the daughter of Chief Anderson, however, this has not been proven.

During the War of 1812, Conner became a soldier, scout, interpreter and spy for the government, keeping the Delaware loyal during the war and identifying Tecumseh’s body after the Battle of the Thames.

The Delaware signed the Treaty of St. Mary’s in 1818 to give up their land in Indiana. Conner’s wife and six children permanently left the state in 1820.

Conner remarried three months later to a 17-year-old named Elizabeth Chapman and settled into a brick home on the grounds now known as

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“Every time I come here it feels like home, knowing I’m connecting (with my ancestry),” Clifton said, while inside the renovated Conner house. “I’m very proud (William) made friends with the Indians.”

Jason Gray, 33, said gaining knowledge of his great-great-great-great grandfather, William, is just beginning.

“I was really excited to come here and tour (the facilities),” Jason said. “I’m hearing his accomplishments and it’s amazing to be a part of this. I’m excited about what we learned today.”

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A photographer will be on site at the event to capture the evening for an additional fee. Refreshments will be available throughout the evening. Tickets for this event go quickly, so be sure to register as soon as possible. After payment is received, tickets must be picked up at the Fishers Parks & Recreation Office, located at 11565 Brooks School Road, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Web registration is not available for this event. To learn more about this special event, visit www.Fishers.in.us/Parks

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Town’s food-and-beverage tax is tabled

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com A few months ago, there was a significant chance Fishers would adopt a one percent foodand-beverage tax like neighboring cities, Carmel, Noblesville and Westfield. government The proposed tax was expected to generate approximately $1 million per year and, if passed, would have gone toward either reducing the town’s tax property levy or economic development.

The council had two public hearings for residents and businesses to express their support or opposition to the tax.

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During a town council meeting held at Fish“There was no reason to vote, (no) economic ers Town Hall on Dec. 2, the tax was development plan ready, and everyone was going ‘let’s just let it go,’” he said. tabled. The council had until Dec. 31 to approve the tax. It was not approved.

Many restaurant owners and manag“What it came down to is the propers, including Bob Pollock of Nickel Plate erty tax relief didn’t resonate (with Bar & Grill, are relieved that the tax will residents); it wasn’t a big enough imnot be going through.

“We were somewhat concerned (bepact to make a significant difference,” said Fishers Town Councilor Pete fore) but it seems like there’s always Peterson Peterson. another tax coming from somewhere,” Pollack said. “We’re really happy (now).

Peterson added that while an economic development deal was a more likely scenario Peterson said there is no plan to revive the food-and-beverage tax this year. than the property tax relief, the problem was that there was no announcement for a specific Attempts to reach other council members for improvement. their reactions were unsuccessful.

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Dragons and Chinese New Year Celebration • When: 7-8 p.m. on Jan. 28 • Description: Celebrate the Chinese New Year with crafts and food. A chapter book about dragons will be read and discussed.

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Ringing in the new year

Organizers were pleased with the number of attendees at this year’s event and the number of children present at the 4-H Fairgrounds. For more photos visit currentnoblesville.com (Photos by Robert Herrington)

From left: Shay Griffin, Alexa Craft and Nicole Griffin play Bingo.

Aidan Mitchell moves his Buzz Lightyear piece as he plays Disney Sorry with his father, Spencer.

Smiles, food, games and a festive spirit filled the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds Exhibition Halls during the First Night Noblesville New Year’s Eve event Dec. 31. The event was open to anyone who wanted to attend – not just Noblesville residents.

The party began at 7:30 p.m. and ended after a live feed of the ball drop in Times Square at midnight. The event had snacks, drinks, Greeks Pizza, ice cream, Bingo, coloring books and crayons for youngsters, board games and activities, mini basketball, two ping pong tables and a screening of “Despicable Me 2.”

Noblesville Police Officer Lt. Bruce Barnes, left, talks with George Kristo, who started the community New Years Eve party with his late wife, Linda, 20 years ago.

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Leaders respond to the hard of hearing New iPads allow the deaf community to contact 911

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com When an emergency occurs, such as a family member having a heart attack or an intruder entering the home, we automatically pick up the phone and call 911. People who cover story are deaf or hard of hearing in our community have had to rely on a hearing family member or neighbor to make that call. That will be changing this month.

The Fishers Sertoma Club, the Fishers Fire and Police departments and George Martin, an active volunteer for the Town of Fishers who is deaf, have been responsible for the availability of iPads with a device that allows a deaf or hard-of-hearing person to connect with an interpreter; the interpreter, in return, contacts 911 to explain the emergency.

Martin, 46, clarified the need for these devices for other emergency/life-threatening situations as well, including domestic violence, if both parents of a hearing child are deaf or hard of hearing.

The child, panicked and perhaps not old enough to fully understand the problem, would have to call 911 and explain from his or her point of view what happened when police arrive.

“On the spot, the emotional child has to express what she just saw,” Martin said. “It’s a really sticky situation.”

With the device, the interpreter is available immediately to communicate with police.

“Each parent would have a different point of view of what happened and what the issue was,” Martin said, thus providing the police a well-balanced story.

Martin’s wife, Kelly, added another vital example of how the ability for a deaf person to text 911 would help in reporting emergencies from the road, which is a long-term goal for the community.

One day, Martin was driving as he noticed a car driving recklessly along the road. He alerted Kelly, who then called 911, only to be informed by the operator that emergency services could not respond to second-hand information. As a result, Martin followed the car all the way to Anderson to the driver’s home.

“I didn’t want (the driver) to hurt someone,” he said.

Martin, who also serves on the board for the ADA Task Force, first approached the local police department with the idea of providing communication devices—one inside the building’s entrance and another for a policeman on duty. Martin lobbied for the devices at a Town Council meeting, along with other members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Hamilton County has a deaf and hard-of-hearing population of 6.1 percent, due in part to the nearby Indiana School for the Deaf.

“The deaf community fell in love with the area and stayed here, which has made the size of the community,” said Martin Wood, Sertoma Club member and owner of Zounds of Fishers, a hearing aid company.

The Fishers Sertoma Club also began raising funds for the availability of such devices.

Sertoma leaders work to improve quality of life and make a difference for those with hearing loss.

Martin continues to be involved with the Fishers community and

Martin demonstrates how to communicate with a 911 operator via an iPad with a device that contacts 911 in case of emergency. (Photo by Zach Ross.)

The Sertoma Club raised money to help fund iPads for the Fishers Fire Dept. and Fishers Police Dept. with a device that allows the deaf and hard of hearing to contact an interpreter through 911.

From left, Kelly Martin; George Martin; Mary Pat-McKee, Sertoma Club member; and Martin Wood, Sertoma Club member and owner of Zounds of Fishers, a hearing aid company. (Photo by Nancy Edwards.)

providing ideas to the police and fire departments as a voice of the deaf community. He completed the Citizen’s Police Academy, a 12week class for residents who learn about what police do on a typical day, with hands-on activities and learning from a classroom.

“I learned the ins and outs of police work, which was good for me, and I enjoyed it too,” he said. “I asked them about sirens (from emergency vehicles on the road); I can see the flashing lights but I have to be paying attention to what’s in front of me, too. I can’t hear for an advanced notice.”

Martin learned that there is technology for a sonic boom that can be installed in emergency vehicles; the technology vibrates as the car drives, and deaf drivers can feel the vibrations.

“The fire department doesn’t have (the technology) yet, but Tony Elliot (Fishers Parks and Recreation director) and Scott Fadness (Fishers Town manager) have the funding so that they can add (the technology) when they order new vehicles.”

Martin and Kelly also credit Fadness and Elliot for their enthusiastic support for the deaf community.

“It’s exciting to approach the leaders (with ideas); the leaders listened,” Kelly said. “They have been so supportive of George and welcome him volunteering. They want to improve accessibility for all people. To have people like Scott and Tony, you’ve won the lottery because they get it.”

“I just knew in my heart that I wanted to do something to make a change in the community. This is my home to retire, live, grow and be happy.”

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FROM THE BACKSHOP This legislation needs more teeth Sometimes news, after a time, fades so far into the background of day-to-day life that we tend to forget about it. It’s natural. We’re all going in different directions as we manage our work, home and social existences. Some news elements, though, bear refreshment for all of us. As we were headed toward New Year’s Eve, state Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis), he of the overly important Lifeline Law about which we wrote much a little more than a year ago, has promised to introduce legislation when the General Assembly convenes. We like the way he’s thinking, when he says the state’s sentencing protocol needs to be more stringent for those found guilty of commission of a violent crime when using a firearm. “We can no longer tolerate home invasions, violent crimes, senseless shootings and murders in our communities,” Merritt astutely said late last month. “I believe we need to strengthen penalties against violent offenders throughout Indiana to keep them off our streets.”

Prevailing law limits prosecutors and judges to issue an additional five years of imprisonment for violent offenders using a firearm during a crime. Merritt wants to make stronger the existing statute by adding language that makes sentence enhancement mandatory for violent offenders committing crimes using a firearm and increasing the additional fixed term of imprisonment to 20 years minimum.

We urge all our elected officials, as well as chiefs of police and county sheriffs, to get behind Merritt’s proposal. And as for the Legislature, enacting the measure should be one of the first orders of business and a real no-brainer. In the end, we hopefully will have more of a deterrent to such violence, which, in and of itself, is senseless.

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

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FROM THE EDITOR Cure the winter blahs

Act your age Commentary by Terry Anker Routinely we demand of our children – “Act your age.” In common parlance, it is intended to send the message that the youngster is somehow falling short of the adult expectation for development of a child of a certain age. In our house, we aspire that our boys have attained sufficient chronological maturity to expect that they restrict the practice of their ultimate Frisbee moves to locations outside of the house!

Certainly, the damage inflicted by a 180 pound six foot tall 17 year-old is far more daunting than that which might be perpetrated by a 3½ foot tall 3 year-old. But is our expectation honestly connected to fear that the Frisbee match might lead to a knocked over Christmas tree or some innate expectation of emotional development tied to the progression of the calendar?

Knowing of my own impending birth anniversary, a longtime friend forwarded a link to an online test claiming the ability, after one offers earnest answers to a retinue of interrogatories to accurately

predict one’s emotional age. In order for the outcome to best approximate correctness, the taker is admonished, one must answer all questions without filter. It is harder to do than one would presume. Questions that might point us towards a younger rating stand out and the temptation is to direct ourselves into the junior category. This impulse is so strikingly contrasted against our own young sons who work to appear emotionally older.

After completing the assessment, the software returned a verdict. I am playing at slightly less than 70% of my age. Initially, I reacted by strutting around a little. How does one post this to Facebook? But before I could make the technology do my bidding, I wondered – is it good to register younger than our biological age? Maybe, it is time to grow-up!

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

QUOTE OF THE WEEK Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

- Mother Teresa

The hustle and bustle of the exciting holiday season is over, and now you’re staring out the cold window at the barren trees, thinking, “Now what?”

Why is it that winter and summer are the same length of time, yet summer speeds by, while winter drags on … and on … and on?

Summer offers many exciting outside opportunities: festivals, road trips, baseball games, outdoor movies and concerts. What’s fun about winter? Plenty, if you stop to think about it. Here’s a list for starters: The best season for movies: The Golden Globes and Oscars are within the next few months. Do you find yourself stumped when reading the ballot for Oscar awards? It’s always more fun to make a decision on best actor, picture or costume design when you’ve actually seen the movie. Watch those movies you’ve been dying to see, host an Oscars party and have a contest for who has the most correct answers.

Plan a trip: Planning a trip to a warm, beach location can be exciting as going on the trip. Plan your trip enough in advance so you have something to look forward to.

Check out some “cool” winter events: The Fishers Ice Festival is Jan. 11. Watch professional ice carvers create beautiful sculptures downtown in the Nickel Plate District, warm up in the hot tents with spirits (courtesy of Sun King) and a food truck from Serendipity.

Make some new friends, volunteer and socialize: When I moved to Indianapolis, I joined a volunteer/social organization called The Indianapolis Ambassadors. It’s a great way to make new friends while volunteering. You also have your choice of volunteering for plays, Pacers games, silent auctions, and so much more. The best part? You get to attend the event for free afterward!

Be goofy and laugh. Slide down a snowcovered hill like you did as a kid. Watch a comedy series on Netflix. Play games or bake cookies with your kids or nieces and nephews.

Make the most of your winter and it will be over before you can say spring break.

Nancy Edwards is the managing editor of Current in Fishers. You may e-mail her at nancy@youarecurrent.com

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The holidays are over, and I finally have a moment to sit down and assess. What went well and what didn’t? What changes, humor if any, should we make for next year? What gift already is broken and should never have been purchased in the first place? I like to do this exercise, because not only does it cement memories into my rapidly aging brain, but it also forces me to appreciate family, however chaotic our time together was.

And it was chaotic. Doo and I spent the weekend before Christmas with my parents, four sisters and four brothers-in-law (and 11 children) shopping, cooking, eating, gambling, movie-going and reveling. We were all holed up in two houses, conveniently located directly across the street from one another, and experienced what can only be described as “Camp Morris.” We stayed in the cabin and had to trek up the hill to the main lodge for coffee, food and fellowship. But when you put that many people in close proximity to one another for more than a day, things can turn dicey. Doo and I for example, got into it at our Christmas Eve Eve’s dinner, and didn’t speak to each other until the next morning. Even worse, a stomach bug ripped through the campgrounds a mere 12 hours after our departure. Good times, good times.

We saw our own share of puke on Christmas Day at the Wilsons’ gathering, in addition to

vicariously reliving the woes of parenting small children hopped up on Santa’s visit, candy canes and sleep deprivation. Doo and I could sit comfortably while bedlam ensued (this side has 21 grandchildren, several of whom became armed with marshmallow-shooting guns at some point in the afternoon), commiserating with our suffering comrades and ensuring them that they just had to survive another four to six years for Christmas to be fun again. Throw in a heated tradition vs. change conversation, a couple of kids who didn’t get what they wanted, and the aforementioned vomiting toddler, and you’ve got a fairly standard holiday gathering. More good times, indeed.

In the heat of the moment, it’s difficult to clearly determine how things went. But now that the tree is down (though I am still finding tinsel) and we’re all back into our normal routines, I can honestly rate the 2013 festivities as an A-.

We’ll probably make a few slight changes to next year’s holiday schedule, but given that we successfully spent quality time with two large families without offing ourselves or a minion, I’d say it went pretty well. Hope yours did too.

Peace out.

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

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New years, how about a new date?

Commentary by Mike Redmond New Year’s has never been high on my list of holidays. I know there are people out there who love nothing more than ringhumor ing out the old and ringing in the new, but I’m not among them.

Maybe my ringer’s busted.

Most years I’ve had my glass of celebratory ginger ale and made my way to bed long before the celebratory ball drops at Times Square and the celebratory gunfire begins in my neighborhood. I’m not exactly Mr.-Wild-And-Crazy-Kiss-AtMidnight-Party-Animal, is what I’m trying to say.

I guess I just have too many issues, beginning with the fact that New Year’s had always seemed kind of arbitrary to me. Who decided Jan. 1 ought to commence the year? Did they take a vote? Why wasn’t I notified? Isn’t this unconstitutional? Didn’t the Founding Fathers have something to say about this? Like I said, issues.

Given the chance, I would argue for a New Year’s that made more sense. For example, if it has to be this time of year, why not start it on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year? You know, start small and work your way up to the rest of the year.

Or how about the day after the winter solstice?

Let the days dwindle down until the very last one when we’re only getting a few hours of daylight, and then presto! We turn the calendar and they start getting long again. Happy New Year.

Even better, why not start the year with the spring equinox? That would be a nice, fresh beginning. The old year dies with winter and then voila! The new year comes in all sweet and green and lovely.

Now, of course, I realize my ideas wouldn’t work for the following reasons: 1. They don’t take into account the Southern Hemisphere. Our winter solstice is their summer solstice. We can’t very well have the two halves of the earth in different years, can we? It’s weird enough the way it is now, with all those Australian bathtub drains that swirl the wrong way, and all those different stars in the Brazilian sky.

2. We can’t start the year with spring in this state because this is Indiana, and we’re usually good for a blizzard or two well after the equinox. The whole idea with spring was to get New Year’s away from that kind of weather.

Besides, our January New Year isn’t the only one on the calendar, not by a long shot. These new years are scattered all over the calendar but, through them all runs a common thread of reflection and renewal. And no matter when it happens, that is a good step, I think, toward making any New Year a happy one.

Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ mikeredmondonline. com or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244.

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A year of laughter

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

This is the time of year when I acknowledge all the people who made my job as a humorist a little bit easier. Every column humor I write – there has never been an exception – is based on truth, something that really happened to me or someone I know, or a story in the news. So here’s a big thank you to a few of my sources.…

The old “Emily Post Etiquette” book I found in my basement that contains some traditional tips on proper manners. Post advises to never shake your napkin when opening it, which has put a damper on my first magic trick each night.

The European food conglomerate that “withdrew” one of their frozen appetizers from supermarket shelves because the meat allegedly came from retired thoroughbreds. In racing terminology, horses are not “withdrawn,” but no consumer wants to hear: “Effective immediately, we are scratching our Swedish meatballs.”

The fashion design company lululemon. After discovering their yoga tights became translucent when stretched, they issued this unfortunate press release: “The company is pulling its pants down off the shelves.”

The country of Iceland, where apparently too many intimate relationships are between distant cousins. The problem is that most of the Icelandic natives hail from the same ninthcentury Viking settlers whose descendants

never left the island. (Except those who went to Hollywood to make Capital One commercials.)

My wife, who was bitten by our cat. The bite swelled while we were with some friends so we all went to the emergency room with Mary Ellen. The Wolfsies have good health insurance, making it a cheaper night out than a movie.

The folks at Hammacher Schlemmer, whose early Christmas catalogue featured a Shark Bait sleeping bag for kids. It contained this endorsement: “It facilitates sleep, even while the child appears as though he is being digested.” Don’t buy one. In two weeks, they’ll be on Craigslist at a fraction of the price.

Jamie Lee Curtis, whose commercial for Activia begins with, “I’m having an affair with my yogurt.” This is a great way to get a yeast infection. Or is it the best way to avoid one? I have no idea. I’m a guy.

And finally, on a serious note, a thank you to myself for resisting the advice of a wellmeaning emergency care veterinarian who recommended seven months ago that I put my then-ailing beagle to sleep because he probably only had a few days to live. I have to go now.

Toby wants to go for a walk.

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

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THIS WEEK Hedwig and the Angry Inch – “Hedwig” is a rock musical about a fictional rock ’n’ roll glam band fronted by an East German CARMEL transgender singer. The music is steeped in the androgynous 1970s glam rock era of David Bowie, as well as the work of John Lennon and rockers Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. This is Footlite’s annual cabaret production. The musical has adult content, and it’s not recommended for people under 18. The opening performance is at 8 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Footlite Theatre, 1847 N. Alabama St., Indianapolis. Tickets start at $10. For more information, call 926-6630 or visit www.footlite.org.

(Above left) The original playbills from hit ’60s musicals “Carnival,” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and “Camelot.” (Above right) The iconic caricature of Carol Channing on the “Hello, Dolly!” show poster. (Staff photos)

New exhibit chronicles ’60s theatre changes

By Karen Kennedy • karenk@youarecurrent.com Boy meets girl and falls in love. Boy loses girl at the end of the first act, and we all head to the lobby for intermission. Boy theatre and girl resolve their differences at the end of the second act.

Everyone lives happily ever after, and we all leave the theatre humming the title tune.

This formula applied to nearly every Broadway musical written before the 1960s. But as a social revolution bubbled to the surface across the country, those changing times reflected back on us from the footlights of the Broadway stage. Suddenly, musical theatre was dealing with themes of oppression, discrimination, abortion, women’s rights, the draft and socialism.

This paradigm shift is chronicled at the Michael Feinstein Initiative’s new exhibit, “A Change is Gonna Come; 1960s Broadway Musicals,” which opened Jan. 6, and will run through most of this year.

“As we celebrate the 50th anniversaries of many of the musicals from this period, it’s a great time to look back,” said Lisa Lobdell, archivist for the Feinstein Initiative. “The ’60s ushered in a period where we were less afraid to tackle difficult topics in the theatre. It opened the door for modern-day musicals like ‘The Book of Mormon,’ in which we not only address, but poke fun at, our deeply held beliefs. Before the ’60s, every musical was tied to the Great American Songbook, and the songs from the hit shows of the time dominated the radio as well.

It was during this era that Broadway found its own way, and the shows really started to have a social impact. It was a very important time.”

The exhibit features floor to ceiling posters,

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A young Barbra Streisand takes Broadway by storm in “Funny Girl.”

original playbills, memorabilia and interactive touchscreens which showcase the seminal musicals of the ’60s. One of the major trends that define the period is the rise of shows written to star women - who may or may not have had or needed a man by the end of the show - such as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Funny Girl” and “Cabaret.”

The centerpiece of the exhibit is the handpainted and hand-beaded, black sequined Halston jacket that Liza Minelli wore in the original Broadway production of “Cabaret,” which touched on such taboo topics as abortion and Nazism.

Other shows explored emerging themes of the changing times, such as oppression (“Man of La Mancha,”) free love and revolution (“Hair” and “Oh, Calcutta!”) discrimination (“Fiddler on the Roof,”) the generation gap (“The Fantasticks,”) divorce (“110 in the Shade,”) and hopes, dreams and talents quashed by the draft (“Bye Bye Birdie”).

The Feinstein Initiative has partnered with four other area institutions which are all presenting ’60s-themed exhibits as well: IUPUI Archives, the Indiana Historical Society, the Kurt Vonnegut Me-

Fishers Ice Festival — Bring your family or join your friends downtown in the Nickel Plate District, 6 Municipal Drive, for the FISHERS first Fishers Ice Festival, 5 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 11. Professional ice carvers will be creating the finishing touches on the ice sculptures during the first hour; the ice sculptures will be on display for the rest of the evening. Hot tents with spirits from Sun King and a food truck from Serendipity will warm you up on the inside, while crafts, sensory tubs, ice fishing, games and more, courtesy of Hamilton East Public Library, will delight the kids. For more information visit www.fishers.in.us.

The original jacket worn by Minnelli in “Cabaret,” hand-sequined by Halston.

morial Library and the Carmel Clay Historical Society. Each institution is using its own collections.

The Feinstein Initiative’s exhibit is located on the third floor of the Palladium (accessible by entering through the box office entrance and taking the elevator to the gallery level) and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is also open before all Songbook and jazz performances and movie showings.

For more information, visit www.thecenterpresents.org and click the “Michael Feinstein Initiative” link or call 844-9446.

Nature Club for Families – Want to get outside to experience nature, but feeling uneasy about how to get started or what to do WESTFIELD while you’re out there? Come to Cool Creek Nature Center’s Family Nature Club, 2000 E. 151st St., and explore nature together with the Hamilton County Parks staff on Jan. 11. The young and the young at heart will enjoy being outside together hitting the trail, exploring and sharing finds. The club will start at 10 a.m. inside the Cool Creek Nature Center.

Family winter reading challenge Youth Challenge – This is an opportunity to encourage children through fifth grade zionsVILLE to make reading a daily habit for 15 minutes. Pick up a penguin themed reading log and bookmark at the Hussey Mayfield Memorial library reference desk to sign-up. The first 200 children to complete their log will receive a plush penguin reading buddy. Teen and Adult Challenge – pick up a challenge sheet at the second floor reference desk and pick out a free book.

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NIGHT & DAY ‘Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure’ at the Eiteljorg Museum • Visit this unique locomotive wonderland and get in the spirit of the holidays while watching the trains roam around replicas of Indianapolis building and national sites. • 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and various hours and days through Jan. 19. • Adults $10; Youth 5 to 17 $6; youth 4 and under are free. • 636-9378 • www.eiteljorg.org

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Hearthside Suppers at Conner Prairie • Learn how 19th century dinners were prepared by participating in the Conner Prairie’s Hearthside Suppers.

Guests will prepare, serve and eat an authentic 19th century meal inside the historic William Conner House. Party games and storytelling follow dinner; this program is recommended for ages 10 and up. Reservations are required. • 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

• $60 per person; $55 for members • 776-6006 • www.connerprairie.org Winter Farmers Market in Carmel • Visit the Indiana Design Center to browse one of the largest winter markets in the state. 30 vendors will offer meats, vegetables, baked goods, teas and more. • 200 S. Rangeline Rd., Carmel • 9 a.m. to noon. • Free • For more information, call Ron Carter at 710-0162.

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‘Ice Age Giants: The Mystery of Mammoths and Mastodons’ at the Indiana State Museum • Visit the amazing remains of the ice age animals that were discovered in Indiana. • 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis • Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. • Adult tickets $10; seniors $9; youth $5.50; members are free. • 232-1637 • www.indianamuseum.org

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Fishers Ice Festival • Bundle up and wander through the Nickel Plate District to view professional ice sculptures. These beautiful winter creations will be on display for one night only and local food and treats will be available. • Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, downtown Fishers • 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11. • Free • 334-3322 • www.fishers.in.us/ parks

Lilly Creativity Fellowship Exhibition • Noblesville teachers Darlene Patterson and Carol Land received Lilly Foundation grants to pursue personally renewing projects. Nickel Plate Arts Campus is showcasing their work. Patterson will exhibit her photography from Baffin Island and Land will exhibit her calligraphy. • 107 S. 8th St., Noblesville • Noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 9 and 10; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 11. • Free • 452-3690 • www.nickelplatearts.org

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Stone Soup Suppers • Nickel Plate Arts presents an evening of “artful conversation” as they offer a dinner of soup, salads, sides and dessert complete with guest speakers like Chef Wendell, local filmmaker Kate Chaplin, local artists and more. Check the Website for schedule and topics and to make reservations. • 107 S. 8th St., Noblesville • 7 to 9 p.m.

Jan. 9 and every Thursday through March 27. • $50 • 452-3690 • www.nickelplatearts.org Live Music at Hopwood Cellars in Zionsville • Visit Hopwood Cellars to enjoy award-winning wines that are made from Midwestern grapes and stay to listen to live music from The Grinning Man band. • 12 E. Cedar St., Zionsville • 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10. • Free • 873-4099 • www.hopwoodcellars.com

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The Michael Feinstein Initiative and Heartland Truly Moving Pictures Present: “South Pacific” • John Kerr and Mitzi Gaynor star in this classic exotic musical that will be shown on a screen on the stage of the Palladium Concert Hall as part of the 2013 -2014 Great American Songbook Film Series. • The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel. • 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10. • $7.50 for tickets • 8449446 • www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

“Mrs. President: A Visit with Mary Todd Lincoln & Remembering Gettysburg” at Carmel Theatre Company • Enjoy learning about the life and times of Abraham Lincoln in this compelling drama told through the eyes of his wife. Songs and stories of the Civil War will also be presented. • 15 First Ave. NE, Carmel • 7 p.m. Jan. 11 and 2 p.m. Jan. 12. • Adults $12; children and seniors, $10. • 688-8876 • www. carmeltheatrecompany.com

Beef & Boards Presents: “Lend Me a Tenor” • Beef & Boards starts their new season with “Lend Me a Tenor,” a classic madcap comedy about a world class opera singer who won’t perform in a show and a desperate manager who tries to save the day. • 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis • 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 12. • Tickets start at $38.50. • 872-9664 • www.beefandboards.com

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Playwright and Carmel resident MaryAnne Mathews believes that former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln deserves to tell her theatre own story in her own words.

So she penned a one-woman play entitled, “Mrs. President: A Visit with Mary Todd Lincoln,” that is funny, poignant and at times heartbreaking, and she’ll stage a production at the Carmel Theatre Company’s Studio 15 starting Jan.10.

As a history buff and retired social studies teacher, Mathews became interested in Mary Todd Lincoln’s life after she portrayed her in the 2012 production of “A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Story” at the Lincoln Amphitheater in Lincoln City, Ind. “I started researching her and I became really interested in all the different portrayals of her.

Everything she did was construed in the most negative way,” Mathews said.

“Mary Lincoln was very intelligent and had positive qualities. It’s unfair that all people know is that she had mental problems. So unfair. She had reasons for her actions. I wanted to focus on what it was like to be her from her perspective,” she said. “I started doing a lot of reading and research to portray her in more of a full way and not as just a one dimensional figure.”

The play focuses on the end of her life in the early 1880s at the last place she lived - her sister Elizabeth’s house in Springfield, Ill. During the visit,

MaryAnne Mathews protray Mary Todd Lincoln in a one-woman play show wrote. (Submitted photo)

Mary reminisces about her childhood, her meeting and courtship with Abraham Lincoln, her life as a young mother and life in the White House.

Following a brief intermission, Mathews will perform as herself in “Remembering Gettysburg,” a 40-minute program of story and songs of the Civil War, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the dedication of the National Cemetery.

The performance includes an original song written by Mathews, “Remembering Gettysburg.”

There will be a question and answer session following the last performance for individuals interested in discussing the play or the process of writing and producing a play.

“Mrs. President: A Visit with Mary Todd Lincoln” and “Remembering Gettysburg” • Carmel Theatre Company’s Studio 15 • 15 First Avenue N.E. in Carmel • 7 p.m. Jan. 10 and Jan. 11; 2 p.m.

Jan. 12. • Tickets are $12. • For more information, call 688-8876 or visit www.carmeltheatrecompany.com.

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Dwayne Thompson - V.P./Branch Manager “The Mortgage Minute” Get ready for tighter guidelines - The newly adopted “Qualified Mortgage”, or ability-to-repay rule, will become effective in January 10th 2014, and contains a number of underwriting standards that will constrict mortgage availability. The “QM rule” requires significant documentation from consumers to justify lenders’ underwriting decisions, and lenders face stiff penalties if a loan is made outside of specific criteria. It is now more important than ever to make sure you are working with an experienced mortgage professional.

Whether you are buying a new home or refinancing an existing mortgage, I look forward to assisting you in achieving your goals.

For more information, contact Dwayne Thompson at (317) 437-6070 or dthompson @university-lending.com 11988 Fishers Crossing Drive, Suite 100 Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 863-3372, x4077 | Main (317) 863-3374 | Fax (317) 437-6070 | Cell www.dwaynethompson.com

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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Call 765.521.6979 for more information.

It used to be that living to 75 amounted to a nice long life and Social Security often was supplemented by a pension. How planning different things are today.

The good news is that life expectancy for U.S. women – as measured by the Centers for Disease Control – is now 81.1 years.

The Social Security administration estimates that the average 65-year-old woman today will live to be 86.

Are you prepared for a 20-year retirement?

How about a 30- or 40-year retirement? Don’t laugh, it could happen: the Social Security administration predicts that about 25 percent of today’s 65-year-olds will live past 90, with approximately 10 percent living to be older than 95.

The following are some strategies to consider: Plan your investing Many people retire with a random collection of investments and no real strategy. Some are big on “chasing the return” – assuming risk they really shouldn’t in pursuit of a high return. Others are very risk-averse, so fearful of what stocks might do that they stay out of the market entirely.

In the current low interest rate environment, that represents an easy way to fall behind and lose purchasing power to inflation.

Find a middle ground When you are in your 50s, you have less time to make back any big investment losses than you once did. Protecting what you have is a

priority. At the same time, the possibility of a 15-, 20-, or even 30- or 40-year retirement means you have to keep a foot, if not both feet, in some kind of growth investing. Your initial retirement nest egg has to keep growing.

Look at long-term care coverage Medicare is no substitute for long-term care insurance; it only pays for 100 days of nursing home care, and only if you get skilled care and enter a nursing home right after a hospital stay of three or more days. Long-term care coverage can provide a huge financial relief if and when the need arises.

Claim Social Security carefully If your career and health permit, delaying Social Security is a wise move. If you wait until retirement age to claim your benefits, you could receive 30 to 40 percent larger social security payments as a result.

Married women can look at spousal claiming strategies such as the “file and suspend” approach and claiming spousal benefits first. This may help to maximize the Social Security benefits you and your spouse received.

Above all, retire with a plan and stick to that plan.

Adam Cmejla is president of Integrated Planning and Wealth Management, a financial services firm in Carmel providing comprehensive retirement planning strategies to individuals near or in retirement.

He can be reached at 853-6777 or adam@integratedpwm.com.

IU Health to treat patients with UnitedHealthcare coverage as ‘in-network’ news@currentinfishers.com IU Health and UnitedHealthcare have been in negotiations to reach an agreement for 2014, but a new agreement was not Insurance finalized before the contract expiration date on Dec. 31, 2013. Discussions will continue in January.

Therefore, as of Jan. 1, IU Health and IU Health Physician doctors and facilities will become out-of-network for most patients covered under UnitedHealthcare health insurance. But IU Health has made the decision to treat UnitedHealthcare patients and their portion of the bill as ‘in-network’ to help avoid disruption of care and help reduce the patient’s overall costs.

“This decision is consistent with our commitment to ensuring patients have access to nationally recognized care,” said Dr. John C. Kohne, chief medical officer, Indiana University Health.

“We know patients value the relationship with their physician and health care team, and we

want to help them maintain those relationships without unnecessary disruption.”

This special in-network status means that UnitedHealthcare patients may continue to receive care from IU Health doctors and IU Health facilities, but are responsible for any innetwork deductible and co-pay fees. This special in-network status will apply to the portion of a patient’s bill that is based on the 2014 benefit levels.

No immediate steps are required to receive this in-network status. Patients are encouraged to schedule appointments and visit care providers as they normally would. If a patient sees their IU Health provider and receives a statement that includes fees higher than anticipated (out of network fees, for example), they should call the number listed on the statement and the fees will be adjusted to in-network costs.

In the meantime, IU Health continues to be committed to working toward an agreement with UnitedHealthCare.

Free cab ride from New Year’s Eve – Did you take a cab ride home after ringing in the New Year? You can get reimbursed for that thanks to a Carmel law firm. Stewart & Stewart runs the Safe and Sober program to help prevent drunken driving accidents. Simply fill out a voucher at www.getstewart.com/safe-andsober.php and mail Stewart & Stewart your receipt to 931 S. Rangeline Road, Carmel, IN 46032. They’ll reimburse you with a check. There is a $20 cap and the program is good for the entire Indianapolis area.

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Andrew Luck, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, reviews schoolwork with Riley Hospital patient, Emily Hume, 12, of Seymour, (Submitted photo)

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Andrew Luck, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, is deepening his commitment to Riley Hospital for Children at giving back Indiana University Health by supporting the Riley at IU Health School Program, which ensures that young patients can stay on track academically while hospitalized.

Luck’s initial relationship with Riley at IU Health began in April with the launch of the “Change the Play” program, an initiative he helped develop in partnership with Riley at IU Health designed to teach kids how to be the quarterback of their health and wellness.

Staffed by seven licensed teachers, the program coordinates assignments with patients’ schools and provides tutoring opportunities to all inpatients in kindergarten through grade 12 throughout their hospital stay.

Emily Hume, 12, of Seymour, has been hospitalized since July 4 due to a mysterious heart virus.

Hume is tethered to the Berlin Heart device, a machine that allows her heart to regain its strength. To keep up with her studies, she works with a Riley at IU Health teacher each day - even Skyping at times with her hometown teachers and classmates.

“If this program didn’t exist, I’d have weeks and weeks of homework to catch up on when I go home,” Hume stated. “It helps prevent me from having to repeat the seventh grade.”

Despite being in the hospital, Hume recently achieved her goal of earning straight A’s, landing her a spot on the high honor roll.

Luck will volunteer some of his free time to help patients complete homework assignments, science experiments and other fun-filled educational activities at the hospital.

In addition, Luck is donating personal funds to Riley Children’s Foundation to enrich the Riley at IU Health School Program. Two of his supporters, companies Chegg and Lenovo, are also providing free textbooks and tablets to patients and program staff.

“Ensuring children have access to a good education and seamless learning is something I’m passionate about,” Luck stated. “Helping support the Riley School Program is incredibly important to me because no child should have his or her academic goals sidelined by illness or injury.”

The Change the Play initiative emphasizes the importance of physical fitness and good nutrition, and teaches kids to take care of themselves holistically by exercising their minds, keeping stress in check, getting sufficient sleep and modeling positive health behaviors to peers and family members.

dispatch Event to educate, inspire women – Riverview Hospital will host a Women’s Health & Wellness Event from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 18 at the hospital, 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville. Enjoy a morning filled with health information, screenings and assessments designed to educate and inspire women. This event will include a variety of breakout sessions, health and wellness information booths, fitness demonstrations and a continental breakfast. Free screenings include blood pressure, glucose, Peripheral Artery Disease and PAP screening. Discounted screenings include A1C, $15; Baseline EKG, $10; Blood Chemistry Profile, $25; Cardiac Risk Assessment, $10; CT Calcium Heart Scan, $49; CT Lung Scan, $99; DEXA Bone Density Scan, $79; Thyroid Panel, $34; and Screening Mammograms (insurance will be billed). These screenings may require pre-registration and have qualifying guidelines. Breakout sessions include: Women After 40 – Midlife Transitions, 9 a.m.; Women and Heart Health, 9:30 a.m.; Are Your Periods Running Your Life?, 10 a.m.; Pelvic Pain, 10:30 a.m.; Hormones – Don’t Sweat It, 10:30 a.m. The Women’s Health & Wellness Event will take place at the Riverview Hospital Women’s Pavilion (entrance 11). To register, call 776-7247. Payment for special screenings is due at time of registration. For more information, visit www.riverview.org.

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) SUM-100 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MARK ELLISON GLOVER (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY and CONSTANTINE KOUKOS (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and you r wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case.

The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, Ia corte puede decidir en su contra sin eschucar su version. Lea Ia informacion a continuacion Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en est a corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en Ia corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de Ia corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en Ia biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en Ia corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar Ia cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de Ia corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y Ia corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con Ia corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, Ia corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de Ia corte antes de que Ia corte pueda desechar el caso.

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On to the perfect progressive Commentary by Jordan Fischer

The present progressive is used for ongoing actions happening right now. For example: I am writing this column. You are reading this colIn the last column talked about forming perumn. You get the picture. fect aspects, specifically about using the past The past progressive is formed with “was” perfect verb form to grammar guy describe actions which or “were,” and is used to denote an action that was ongoing at that time you’re discussing. For occurred before other example: At 2 a.m. last night, I was sleeping. The actions. This week, we’re going to learn about sun was rising at dawn. the progressive aspect.

The future progresHad I enough space, The present progressive is used for sive gets two helping I would include here a ongoing actions happening right now. For verbs: “will” and “be.” We longer digression about example: I am writing this column. You are use it to denote actions the difference between reading this column. You get the picture. or states that will be a verb’s “aspect” and a ongoing in the future. verb’s “tense.” That not Example: At this time next week, I will be writbeing the case, we’ll leave it simply at this: A verb’s ing another column. Some people wonder who aspect denotes whether the action has been comwill be running for president in 2016. pleted or is ongoing. A verb’s tense denotes when The notable exception to many of these rules in time it takes place (past, present, future).

And so, we arrive at the progressive aspect – is stative verbs – verbs like “to be, “to like” or used to denote a temporary action or state that “to possess” – which more or less default to the simple aspect in ongoing situations (ex. “I am is ongoing in the verb’s tense. cold” rather than “I am being cold.”)

The progressive aspect comes in four forms: That, in a nutshell, is the progressive tense. past, perfect, future and conditional. We haven’t We’re ready now for the perfect progressive. discussed a verb’s mood yet, so we won’t be Are you excited yet? talking about the conditional form for now.

The progressive is formed by combining the appropriate tense of the verb “to be” with the Jordan Fischer is a contributing present participle of the main verb. The present columnist for Current Publishing. participle, for most verbs, is formed by adding To ask Jordan a grammar question, write him at rjfische@gmail.com.

“-ing” to the end of the base verb (i.e. running, walking, reading, jumping).

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King Ludwig’s fairy tale castle Commentary by Don Knebel

If the castle in the picture looks familiar, but you have never been to Germany, the explanation is not a prior life as a Bavarian travel prince. The castle, built by an eccentric king deposed for claimed insanity, is the model for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castles.

Ludwig II became king of Bavaria in 1864 at age 18. Shy and aloof, Ludwig loved theatre and the operas of Richard Wagner, whose career he rescued. Ludwig particularly admired tales of medieval kings in fairy tale castles. So in 1869, relying on his personal fortune, he began building a refuge in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps to match his fantasies. Conceived by a set designer, the plans envisioned a 65,000-square-foot castle with Romanesque towers and 200 lavishly appointed rooms.

By 1885, only about 15 rooms had been completed, including a throneless throne room inspired by Turkey’s Hagia Sophia. Because of Ludwig’s ever more grandiose ideas, construction costs were already double the original budget and Ludwig was deeply in debt. Some of the extra costs were incurred installing the latest technology, including electric bells to summon the staff.

After Ludwig had stayed in his unfinished castle about six months, his ministers had him declared insane. The evidence included little more than his obvious obsession with the castle. On June 12, 1886, Ludwig was deposed and the next day he was found dead in waist-deep water in Lake Starnberg. The death was labeled a suicide by drowning, but many suspect he was murdered. Ludwig’s body was interred in Munich’s St. Michael’s Church and his heart placed in an urn in a chapel in the Bavarian town of Altötting.

After Ludwig’s death, his castle was named “Neuschwanstein” (New Swan Stone) and its few completed rooms, some decorated with frescoes representing Wagner’s operas, were opened to a paying public. Today, the king once derided as “Mad Ludwig” is beloved by Bavarians, in part because of the enormous popularity of his castle.

Every day in the summer, about 6,000 visitors to Neuschwanstein pour money into Bavaria’s economy, helping make it the richest state in Germany. King Ludwig, take a bow.

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Existing home: Located in the Village Farms neighborhood in Carmblueprint for el, this improvement 1990 home was too dark for the homeowner. “It was not to my taste,” the homeowner stated. “I bought the house for the floor plan. It suited my elderly father with the bedrooms all on the first floor. But the décor was not for me. I like light and bright and it was dark.”

The goal of the design involved renovating the basement and the entire first floor of the home.

Kitchen design: The kitchen design focused on adding functionality and considering aging-inplace standards. Recessed can lights on dimmer switches and new LED under-cabinet lighting was installed. Rather than have the worry of the damaging hardwood floors with spills, tile flooring was installed. The design took into account the elderly father who is hearing impaired. A custom cabinet was designed to hold a special lighted phone for the father. This area also doubled as an organizational spot for the home.

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maple cabinets were installed all the way to the ceiling to eliminate the need for dusting. “I was originally hoping to have transom cabinets with glass doors, but they didn’t fit into our budget,” said the homeowner. “Our designer suggested adding two cabinets with glass inserts as a compromise. These allow me to display my family heirlooms.”

Kitchen details: Granite countertops in Blue Pearl are complimented by the backsplash done

Final results: The homeowner was very sensitive to the needs of her elderly father and her future needs as she ages in the home. The color pallet of the kitchen was also important. She knew she wanted yellow, blue and white. Those elements were brought into the design.

in Carrera marble three- by six-inch tiles installed in a brick pattern. Medium blue walls connect the blue countertops to the rest of the space. Stainless steel appliances, antique pewter hardware, and brushed nickel lighting add to the bright feel of the new kitchen.

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