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DISPATCHES » S.P.O.R.T.S. spring registration – Southeastern Program of Recreational Team Sports is registering for all spring sports.You must reside in the HSE school district to be eligible. Registration is available online at www.hsesports.org, in the S.P.O.R.T.S. office, 12690 Promise Rd., Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., or through the mail. For more information, contact the S.P.O.R.T.S. office at info@hsesports.org or 845-5582. » Free spring seminar series – As part of Living with Intention’s spring seminar series, Dr. Stephen P. Elliott will speak on Feb. 16 from 7-8 p.m. on “Defeating the Winter Blues: A Natural Approach to Overcoming Depression and Anxiety.” Living with Intention is located at 8495 Fishers Centre Dr. For more information, call 863-5888 or visit www.livingwithintention.biz. » Ham radio club - The Hamilton County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Club is inviting all Federal Communications-licensed amateur radio operators, as well as those who would like to obtain a license, to join and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow operators, great programs about current ham radio technologies and the latest news about activities in the area. HCARES meets the first Saturday of every month. Saturday’s meeting will be at Noblesville Fire Station No. 6, 16800 Hazel Dell Rd., at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Joe March, KJ9M, at 748-1926. » Arbor Day – The Fishers Parks & Recreation Dept. invites individuals, families, organizations and businesses to become part of its 2012 Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony at Brooks School Park by planting their own tree. This year, Arbor Day will be held on April 27. For more information about the ceremony, or how to plant your own tree, e-mail parks@ fishers.in.us or call 595-3150. » Fishers receives ‘Super Scarf’ – As a thank-you for participating in the Super Kids, Super Welcome cards program, two 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee co-chairs presented the Town of Fishers with a “Super Scarf” on Jan. 19. More than 5,300 Super Kids, Super Welcome cards were collected in Hamilton County – more than any other county in the state. The cards will be distributed throughout hotels in the Indianapolis area during Super Bowl XLVI.

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When one door opens COMMENTARY By Danielle Wilson I must be getting old if I can honestly say I just received the best birthday present ever … a door! Quite literally. I now have a glass and wood partition between our family room and basement. Sounds lame, but when I “opened” it, I squealed with delight and leapt into the arms of my amazing husband. So how could such an ordinary home improvement top my all-time awesome gift list? Read on, my friends. Read on. And see how context makes all the difference. I was about to turn 40, and to celebrate this monumental milestone, my parents flew my sisters and me to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for a long weekend. (I have a twin, my dad had his 70th last month and my youngest sister hits 30 in February, so it wasn’t entirely about me, but close enough.) And despite the stress of preparing for my work and home absences, I enjoyed myself immensely. True, I witnessed a soon-to-be legendary South Beach cat fight between my middle sisters, and suffered through a vacant condo’s bass-thwamping alarm clock for 40 hours before maintenance shut it down, but I was able to sleep late, finally finish “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and walk the beach without SWAT team surveillance for once. (By the way, vacations are only vacations sans little ones … when kids tag along, it’s called a trip.) Anyway, I departed refreshed, ready to face the rest of winter and my impend-

ing demise (now that I’m 40, I’m supposed to make macabre statements like that). As I navigated I-465 home from the airport, I steeled myself for what most likely awaited me − a messy house, an empty fridge and scores of voicemails about what activities my kids missed with Dad in charge. But I walked into a surprisingly clean home to find everyone’s limbs intact and bodies bathed. Following many a hug, I got “Now close your eyes, Mom!” and was led around the corner for the big door reveal. “Happy birthday!” they screamed while I nearly bowled Doo over. Now it’s not just the fact I’ve been angling for a basement barrier since we moved into this house, though certainly that plays a part in its No. 1 gift ranking. No, the main reason is the door represents the first time Doo and the kids really thought about what I wanted and actually followed through with their plan. They also understood having the house in order meant just as much as any purchase. Instead of the typical post-vacation, back-to-reality slap in the face I usually experience, I received the beautiful gift of 15-paned thoughtfulness. Best. Birthday. Present. Ever. Peace out! Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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