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It is our position that with next year’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis, Hamilton County has a great opportunity to shine in the spotlight that this enormous event offers. With the growing number of upscale venues, Carmel, Noblesville, Fishers and Westfield can provide Super Bowl participants the opportunity to get away from what is going to be a crazy scene downtown.

This is an opportunity for the Palladium to gain national exposure by getting a big name (and there will be plenty of them in town that week) to perform and show what sets it apart from the few other performance halls like it around the world.

Hotels in Hamilton County will be booked and provide an opportunity for local Hamilton County shops and restaurants to provide their services to those who don’t necessarily regard Hamilton County as a great place to live or visit. Overall, we feel that it is important for Hamilton County business leaders to work with the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee to make sure that we get a piece of the pie as well. With recent upgrades in the city, we are confident we can make a good impression on visitors.

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Sure, banks covet the security of a taxpayer guarantee. But have we created a dependency that has led to a culture of denying loan requests in hopes of getting a cosigner with taxing authority? Would growth occur without the safety net? Would jobs be created without government at the table? We believe that officials should concentrate on public works, public safety, parks, and a handful of shared assets and leave the entrepreneurship to the entrepreneurs. Can a political capitalist ever be a trusted administer without confusing spending for leadership?

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the U.S. Constitution.

Article. I. Section. 3. continued Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for

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by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. Section. 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

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Sitting in on the State of the Town

FROM THE BACKSHOP For Hunter and family: Dream realized We were thrilled to hear about the all the uplifting chatter in the Fishers Police Dept. and around Town Hall about a marvelous moment in the life of a young Fishers boy and his family. Hunter Burks, the son of a FPD detective and a fourth-grader at Thorpe Creek Elementary, apparently cleared a major, major hurdle recently when, in yet another surgical procedure on the back side of his brain, doctors removed what remained of a benign tumor. The surgery clears Hunter for pinpoint radiation treatment. His parents, Det. Andy Burks and Cheri Burks, are said to be basking in relief. Good for them; it’s about time. We like these dreams come true. We also like how copious numbers of community members pitched in at benefits, each a laudable participation and effort. And now, if all continues to go well, which we hope will be the case, the sky is, indeed, the limit for young Hunter, who recently turned 10 years old. Good thing, too, considering his obsession with airplanes. May he fly forever … and in the best of health.

••• In the wake of recent reports of bonuses to be paid to General Motors employees (a

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Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg shameful proposition, in our judgment), we thought some comments from our president and vice president are in order. We believe this, especially, in light of the fact that all the stimulus money paid to GM has not been fully repaid. GM still owes us $27 billion.

Read on: “That is the height of irresponsibility.” That’s Barack Obama on Wall Street bonuses in 2009. “I’d like to throw these guys in the brig.” That’s Joe Biden on the same topic.

Of course, we’ve officially entered re-election season, so we should expect “no comment” from both of our leaders on GM. So much for change.

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By Jordan Fischer Stealing an hour before our early press deadline last week, I had the opportunity to stop by the State of the Town luncheon presented by the Fishers Chamber of Commerce. You may have noticed you've received the paper on Saturday, rather than Tuesday (unless you're like me and only check the mailbox once a week or so). You may have also noticed that was a non sequitur, but I'm going to tie it up, I promise.

The State of the Town was given by Town Council President Scott Faultless, and while he ostensibly has a pretty good impression of where Fishers is today, we'd also love to hear from you.

How was 2010 for your business, your property taxes, your kids' schools, or maybe even your social club? How is 2011 looking to turn out? What developments do you like in your town, and which ones concern you? Where do you think the town is going? Where do you want it to go?

We want to know. Send your comments, questions, and concerns to jordan@youarecurrent.com by 9 p.m. on Wednesday (that's Feb. 23, again, for those who might not be reading this until later in the week). Please be sure to include "State of the Town" in the subject line. And, as always, feel free to e-mail me about anything else that might be going on.

••• That being said, I thought I'd highlight those parts of the State of the Town presentation about which you, as a Fishers resident, should

be most interested.

First off, you now have the lowest municipal and total tax rate in Hamilton County. On the municipal level, Fishers' rate is .17 cents les than Carmel's (per $1,000 of assessed property value), and .55 cents less than Noblesville's, meaning you're paying half as much.

Fishers also has some of the lowest unemployment, not just in the county, but in the nation.

With a national unemployment rate of 9.1%, Fishers comes in at 5.9%. By comparison, Noblesville maintains an 8.8% local unemployment rate, and Westfield reported 16.6%.

Finally, Fishers keeps winning awards on the national level for being a great place to live.

There's nothing new about this. In fact, that may be the reason you live here. But your town council president made a good point that I thought bears repeating here: "This is not luck, this is consistency," Faultless said. "No other communities in the U.S. have won these kinds of awards this often, at this volume."

Look for full coverage of the state of the town in the March 1 edition of the Current in Fishers. And please send in your thoughts so we know where you stand.

Jordan Fischer is the managing editor of Current in Fishers.

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» Botox Night – Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery Group will host Botox Night at Dazzles Salon and Laser Center Feb. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m., 7263 Fishers Landing Dr. Call Cindy at 595-0295 to schedule your appointment or a free consultation and sign up to win a free spray tan. » Digital photography – A class teaching students the basic of photo composition, image correction and color management will be offered on Thursdays from February 17 to March 17 at the Roy G. Holland Memorial Park Building.

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awakening to the pointlessness of war. I stand there for a moment considering my next move, then look up to see my older daughter coming down. She’s fine. No tears, no remorse. I eyeball her and ask what happened. Naturally, she lies through her teeth and says it was all Maddie’s fault.

Then Maddie appears, also oblivious to the horrors she’s just put me through, and nonchalantly asks if she can play on the computer. I interrogate her as well and remind her that using “hate” constitutes a war crime in this family. The punishment?

Both girls must say to each other, in clear and precise language while making eye contact, “I love you.”

They are so uncomfortable I start to smile. “Do it, or I’ll make you hug too.” I’m my own League of Nations, except one that actually succeeds in securing future peace. Well, at least for this morning.

I’m sure by this afternoon, Fraulein Maddie will have invaded the countries of Andrew and Geoffrey, and I’ll have World War II on my hands. That’s OK … I can channel Truman as well as Wilson, and like him, if conditions dictate, I’m not afraid to use the bomb. “No dessert for you!”

Fighting with your siblings is part of growing up, and usually, no permanent damage is done. As a parent though, it’s not always clear which side, if any, you should support. Most days I jump right in, even though I know it’s better if I stay Switzerland. So I’m proud of my actions this morning, despite the small brain hemorrhage I almost suffered. Peace out.

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

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By Danielle Wilson My blood pressure is sky-high right now. I’m sitting at my desk in the kitchen and listening to a monstrous fight upstairs between my daughters. It’s a snow day (sarcastic yay!) which means I’ll be trapped with these two war mongers for the next 12 to 15 hours until the sweet release of sleep will carry me to a better place.

As I’m offering up a prayer for patience, I’m debating whether to intervene. Part of me – the part that grew up with four sisters and one bathroom – wants to jump into the fray and take the side of my 6-year-old. I can’t prove it, but I feel certain her 9-year old sister is quietly pushing every one of her melodramatic buttons.

The mom part of me though is lobbying for neutrality, much like President Wilson did for the better part of the First World War: “Let those Europeans fight their own battles!” I keep telling myself they can work it out, that it’ll be good for them to reach a ceasefire on their own terms. Plus, I’m kind of curious as to how the whole thing will play out. Will the first grader’s air power prevail? Or will the fourth-grader’s stealth tactics win the day?

As I’m pondering all of this and willing my impending stroke to subside, I hear “I hate you!” several times in rapid succession (much like machine gun fire across No Man’s Land) coming from the top of my youngest’s voice. Oh. No. She. Didn’t. My children are not allowed to use the word “hate,” especially when directed toward a sibling. I actually stand up and head for the stairs. If she thinks she can sink my parenting Lusitania and get away with it, she is sorely mistaken.

But then I hear silence. It seems both girls have retreated to the trenches and are either preparing for the next wave or are finally !

» Heroes evening – The 11th annual “An Evening with Heroes” will be presented by the Heroes Foundation, a non-profit organization that served the cancer survivor community, on February 26. For more information, call 317-255-6467, or visit www.heroesfoundation.org.

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Government academy kicks off 2011 session

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers A group of 40 Fishers residents got their first look into the workings of the Town of Fishers Tuesday at the openHuff ing meeting of the 2011 Town Government Academy.

Town Manager Gary Huff, along with Deputy Town Manager Scott Fadness, first explained their role as professional administrators. Like many towns in Indiana, and across the country, Fishers operates under a council-manager form of government. The effect of this is that citizens elect a seven-member town council at-large, which then appoints a professional town manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town.

The town manager has many of the same responsibilities of a traditional mayor found, and in fact legally mandated, in cities across Indiana.

According to Huff, these include, but are not limited to, intergovernmental relations, strategic and regional planning, and developing an annual budget. Speaking to the latter, Huff detailed the more than $70 million 2011 budget, and in particular explained the purpose of an $8 million debt service fund.

“The reason we do that is, you don’t want to have to pay for a new road all in one year,” he ameriana.10.375x5.4.moneygrow:Layout said. “You want to spread that out over a couple of years.”

Fishers also encourages employees to receive

and maintain professional certifications, and in fact incentivizes them to do so. It’s one of the few municipalities in the nation to maintain professional accreditation for the police, fire and ambulance services for multiple years running.

In many cases, these accreditations amount to significant cost savings for the town as well.

“The facemasks that firefighters wear into fires, you have to be certified to adjust them precisely to each firefighter’s face,” Fadness explained. “We used to have to contract that work out for $100 an hour. Now, we pay one employee $500 a year to work on around 115 masks.”

According to Huff and Fadness, financial efficiency is one of their primary goals as administrators.

“We don’t look at the economy as ‘doom and gloom,’” Huff said. “We look at it as, how do we do it better? How we do be more creative, more efficient?”

In answer to Huff’s question, Fadness pointed to a newly established in-house employee clinic that provides health care to town employees free of charge, as long as they are on the town health insurance plan. In its first year alone, the clinic saved the town more than $250,000 in health care costs.

“It was one of those rare instances where you get to help people and save money at the same time,” Fadness said.

1 1/27/11 2:45 PM Page 3 The next meeting of the Town Government Academy will be Feb. 22. The Town of Fishers Fire Department will be the topic of discussion.

Town of Fishers offers grants for neighborhood improvement

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers Is your neighborhood 10 years old, or older? Can you think of a project that would enhance the appearance of, or generally improve your community?

If so, the Town of Fishers Neighborhood Matching Grant program wants to hear from you.

Since the program began in 2000, more than $263,000 has been awarded in neighborhood matching grants. For 2011, a total of $35,000 is available to be awarded to older neighborhoods within the town limits. A neighborhood is deemed “older” if it has been in existence for 10 or more years. Neighborhoods are eligible for a 50 percent match up to $5,000.

Previously approved projects include the planting of trees, shrubs and perennials at the entryway of Roxbury, as well as the installation of a water system. Britton Ridge was approved in 2010 for a matching grant to redo the entryway at 131st St. and Britton Ridge

Road, and the Gatewood neighborhood was approved for funds to install two streetlights on Gatewood Lane.

All applications will go through an evaluation process. The review committee will consider, among other factors, the potential impact and number of people who will benefit from the project, the extent of local support and involvement, and the amount of matching dollars that the organization has and is willing to

contribute.

A full description of the application policies and evaluation process is available on the online application. Visit the Town of Fishers Web site, and follow these tabs: Government – Administration – Neighborhood Organizations – Matching Grants.

This year’s applications must be submitted electronically by March 11. For additional questions, contact Cathy Purcell, the Administration Department’s office manager, at 317595-3102 or via email at purcellc@fishers.in.us.

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Police seeking applicants for citizen’s academy

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers The Fishers Police Department is seeking individuals interested in participating in the Citizen’s Police Academy, a 12week program that offers students the chance to participate in police-style training.

The academy will begin on March 3. Registration is available at the Fishers Police Department, or online under the “police” tab of the Town of Fishers Web site.

“It’s an invaluable tool in our department,” said Officer Jamie Alvis, who is both an instructor in the academy and in charge of the academy alumni association.

“The academy reduces that separation between citizen and officer,” Alvis said. “Students get to know the officers, put names and personalities to officers in the community, and see how much we enjoy doing it.”

Students will receive instruction in, among other things, criminal law, the K9 program and narcotics training. Graduates of the program are also eligible to join the Fishers Police Department Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association, a

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non-profit volunteer organization that serves as an adjunct of the department during many functions, including the annual Freedom Festival.

The alumni association also gives out a yearly scholarship to a Hamilton Southeastern or Fishers High School senior interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. This year’s scholarship is for $1,500, and applications are currently being accepted.

The spring 2011 class will be the 20th that has passed through the academy. Alvis estimates that more than 400 citizens have received training through the program.

Anyone over the age of 16 who resides in the Hamilton Southeastern School District is eligible. Students under the age of 18 must have their parents’ permission to enroll, and all applicants are subject to a background check.

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Participation is $90 per month, per child, per subject. For information, call 317-658-0255, or e-mail fisherskumon@yahoo.com. » First meals affect brainpower – Children who don't get proper nutrition during their first three years may be losing ground in intelligence to their better-nourished peers, a new study suggests. Eight year olds whose diet had been lower in fats, sugars and processed foods by the age of three averaged one to two points higher on IQ tests, even when compared with children who switched to a healthier diet after age three.

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‘International Night’ a big hit at HSE

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers Hamilton Southeastern High School was host to a sea of world cultures Feb. 11 as “International Night” took over the Leonard Auditorium.

The yearly event is sponsored by the Hamilton Southeastern High School World Connections Club. This year’s event coordinator was junior Neethi Jelaji Jelaji.

“The World Connections Club is an organization where we come together and talk about our different cultures,” Jelaji said. “I think it’s important, because too few people are aware of the different and amazing things about other cultures.”

This year’s event featured performances from the school Tae Kwon Do team, a Japanese fan dance, a multi-instrument adaptation of the Lady Gaga song “Bad Romance,” and a Bollywood-style dance performed by Jelaji herself.

The HSE junior said that even though she’s lived around the world, she was surprised at the diversity she found in her school.

“My friends are all of different races and cultures, and when I’m around them I feel right in the middle of it all,” Jelaji said. “We’re able to have a connection, even without being from the same culture … not even close.”

Jelaji, who is considering studying music, or

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Musicians playing traditional Indian, Hawaiian and North American instruments banded together to play Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”

maybe psychology, at either Purdue or Brown, said Greece is high on her list of places to visit.

“I think that’d be an amazing adventure,” she said. “I just want to be tied back to that time period where everything is old and original.”

The night’s events were dedicated to the memory of Diane Douglass, a former Hamilton Southeastern guidance counselor. She was Jelaji’s own counselor, the junior said.

“She helped create International Night, along with several other students three years ago,” Jelaji said. “She developed a confidence in all of us, and really took charge of it. We decided it would only be appropriate to dedicate the night to this wonderful woman who had initiated it.”

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Autumn Letendre strengthens military marriages in honor of fallen husband

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers To overcome adversity is as much the human condition as to experience it. But to transform hardship into something meaningful, well that’s a little less common.

Fishers resident Autumn Letendre found such an opportunity after the death of her husband, Marine Corps Captain Brian Letendre, while he was serving on active duty in Iraq. Since then, she has partnered with the Golden Star USA Foundation to provide marriage and counseling services to active duty and honorably discharged troops and their dependents.

Part of her work with Golden Star USA is in developing the Five Points USA Marriage Retreat program, which offers two or five day retreats for soldiers and their spouses to reconnect and strengthen bonds that may be strained by lengthy or overseas deployments.

On March 3, Letendre will be hosting the Yellow Ribbon of Love Gala at the Omni Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Grammy Award-winning country music artist Michael Peterson will perform at the event. Proceeds will go toward funding the first group of marriage retreats.

The strain of silence “To have someone you love in another country, it’s more than just not being able to talk to them on the phone,” Letendre said. “There’s a fear. I mean … this is war.”

Letendre’s husband was an infantry marine.

She said often she was unable to communicate with him via phone or e-mail for long periods of time. And the strain was only intensified by trying to maintain a work life, and raising their son Dillon.

Because only 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the military, Letendre said many families see their loved ones serving five or more

Letendre tours of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq. And while the military goes “above and beyond” the call of duty to take care of families, Letendre said, that isn’t its primary function. Often friends and loved ones don’t know how to fill that gap.

“You’re not always supported at home,” Letendre said. “Many people seem to have forgotten that we’re at war.”

Since the inception of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001, the official name for the War in Afghanistan, the U.S. alone has suffered nearly 1,500 casualties in Afghanistan. U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq have lost more than 4,700 soldiers since 2003.

For soldiers returning from war, or even training or peacetime deployment, the transition back to civilian life can be difficult.

“You don’t always immediately know how to deal with a husband who’s waking up screaming at night,” Letendre said. “You need somebody you can talk to about that. And people don’t always want to go to a loved one or a boss for fear of ruining a career.”

A major part of Golden Star USA’s mission is to provide those channels of communication for soldiers and spouses who need someone to talk to.

“Education is probably the primary focus

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word,” Letendre said. “Whether a spouse is female or male, or even their children, they came up to you and say, how do you do it? How do you get through 30 days, or even a year?”

For families in these situations, maintaining and active life, as hard as it may be, is important to getting through a deployment.

“A lot of times when I sit down with people and have them write down their schedule, I see that they’re not including a lot,” Letendre said.

“It’s pretty much work and come home and worry. And that will just eat away at you.”

In loving memory Marine Corps Captain Brian Letendre was killed in action in 2006 while serving a voluntary second tour of duty in Al Anbar Province in Iraq. The region was one of the most hostile against U.S. and coalition forces. In the Al Anbar Province alone, nearly 1,300 U.S. servicemen have been killed in action since the invasion.

According to Letendre, her husband was committed to the cause he fought for.

“He believed that being in Iraq was right and that no one should resist the chance to liberate another human being, even if that meant putting his life on the line,” she said.

Since 2006, Letendre has worked to provide counseling, education and support services for many of the roughly 765,000 married members of the active duty army, air force, navy and marine corps. The work is important, Letendre said, because in the 2009 budget year alone there were an estimated 27,312 divorces

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among married servicemen and women.

For her work, Letendre was honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at the Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference on Oct. 26, 2010.

“It was exciting to know that all the hard work we do every day, and the voices of the military families are being heard,” Letendre said. “I really think that it’s a tremendous compliment to not only the work that others are doing, but to having a marine who taught me that this is an important mission and important work.”

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Cost is $15 before March 15 or $25 after. Learn more and register at www.diabetes.org/indytour. » k.d. lang coming to Palladium – Country star k.d. lang will perform at the Palladium at The Center for the Performing arts on June 22. Tickets start at $20 and are on sale now at the Palladium box office, One Center Green, by phone at 843-3800 or online at www.TheCenterForThePerforrmingArts.org. » Jazz week – The University of Indianapolis Jazz Ensemble will be playing a free concert in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. For information, call 317-788-3255, or visit www.arts.uindy.edu. » Pink Lace Diamond – The Oaklandon Civic Theatre will present the “Pink Lace Diamond” every Friday and Saturday from April 29 through May 7 at 8 p.m., and on Sundays, May 1 and 8, at 2 p.m. The play is an audience interaction mystery solving play where the guests mingle with suspects and attempt to solve the crime. Tickets are $15 and include beverages. Reservations can be made by calling 317-8234761 ext. 4, or online at info@oaklandoncivictheatre.org.

The Ram adds live music to menu

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers The Ram Restaurant and Brewery has dedicated every Saturday night in February to live acoustic performances. If the response is good, it’s something patrons could be seeing a lot more of.

“It’s something we’ve talked about for a couple of years,” said store leader Dan Bennett. “Like any restaurant, we’re always looking for ways to build sales during time periods when we aren’t traditionally busy.”

“I think it’s really important to do what you do well,” Bennett added.

“Once you have that, you should look outside of the box and find that new thing that may get you out of your comfort zone and draw some new people in to try you out for the first time.”

While adding live music may ultimately prove beneficial for the Ram, it’s also a great opportunity for performers, according to Indianapolis-based artist Mark Alexander, who played The Ram on Feb. 12.

“It’s a good launching point, just to get out and play in front of people,” Alexander said. “Playing at a restaurant like this can be a lot easier than playing at a bar or venue, because people partici-

pate a little more since you’re closer, and it’s a little more intimate. They like to talk to you and get to know you throughout the night.”

Alexander described his sound as “soulful, acoustic, Midwest rock,” and doesn’t resist comparisons to English singer-songwriter David Gray. His album “Closer” was recently released, a follow-up to his first album “Better Days,” released in 2009. Both are available on iTunes.

Alexander will play next with Paleface and Mo on March 25 at the White Rabbit Cabaret in the Fountain Square district of Indianapolis.

The Ram will feature Matthew Janz with Bill Good on Feb. 19, and the final February performance will be classic rock/bluegrass fusion artists Patchwork and Friends on Feb. 26.

Bennett said he is currently seeking artists to perform Saturdays in Mark Alexander March and beyond. For now, applicants should be able to play an Photo by Jordan Fischer acoustic-style set with one to two musicians. Interested performers should contact the Ram at 317-596-0079.

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Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre: Fiesta Feb. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m.

At the GHDT Academy, 329 Gradle Drive, Carmel Tickets $35; Reservations, call 844-2660 Fiesta is a Latin inspired performance of classical and contemporary dances, from Bolero to La Casa Azul, an original dance created by Gregory Hancock and Kate Ayres.

Indianapolis Museum of Art: Winter Nights, Detour Friday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.

Indianapolis Museum of Art in The Toby Tickets $9 nonmembers, $5 members, www. imamuseum.org The sister series to Summer Nights, Winter Nights features great movies. Detour is a low budget, B-movie from 1946 that is high in suspense pulp fiction classic. Film introduced by historian Eric Grayson.

Indianapolis Museum of Art: Exhibit Opening of Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial Thursday, Feb. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Indianapolis Museum of Art-Pulliam Great Hall Tickets: $50 nonmembers, $25 members Reserve by Feb. 21; www. imamuseum.org Thornton Dial is an extraordinary American artist, whose work addresses social issues in innovative and thoughtful ways.

Indiana Wind Symphony: Rhapsody in Blue Feb. 26, 7 p.m.

The Center for the Performing Arts, The Palladium Tickets $15 adults, $10 for seniors and children 11 and up; www. indianawindsymphony.org Join the IWS as they perform their inaugural concert at the Palladium and celebrate their residency at the Center for the Performing Arts. The concert features a performance by vocalist and pianist Kelleen Strutz and will feature a variety of pieces to cel Indiana Repertory Theatre: The Diary of Anne Frank Now-Feb. 24, Show times vary Indianapolis Repertory Theatre Tickets $20-52, visit www.irtlive.com The IRT presents a powerful and moving story of Anne Frank and her family during World War II.

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What do you like to eat at Yats? “I eat mainly vegetarian, so I get the mushroom and spinach étouffée.”

Why do you like to eat at Yats? “Even though Yats isn’t something you could necessarily get in New Orleans, they’ve taken elements of that culture.”

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March 4 at 7:30 p.m., March 5 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University Tickets are $60-120, shenyunperformingarts. org/city/indianapolis Shen Yun Performing Arts is making a stop in Indiana in March, bringing with it a colorful and exuberant show of classical Chinese dance and music.

Belfry Theatre: Don’t Talk to the Actors Now-Feb 27, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; Show times vary Belfry Theatre in Noblesville, Tickets are $15 for adults, thebelfrytheatre. com. A fledgling playwright and his fiancée are suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York’s theatre scene when the playwright’s autobiographical play is optioned for Broadway.

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Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art: Reflections of Sea and Light Now-March 19; Gallery hours Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art-1043 Virginia Ave. Free admission; www.indymoca.org Artist Christos Koutsouras returns to Indianapolis to present his works that reflect his painting experience in Oregon and around the world.

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The scoop: The Ram is a private, family-owned restaurant and brewery which provides standard dining fare along with more creative options like beer bread pizza and signature entrée salads. Every Saturday night in February, the Ram will feature live acoustic music Type of food: American and Southwestern Price: Most burgers will run you about $10. The salads range from $8.99 to $12.99 for the seared sirloin salad. You can get a flat bread pizza with dough made in-house using Big Horn Hefeweizen beer for $9.99.

Specialty menu items: Big Horn Salad: grilled or blackened chicken, sun-dried tomato, artichoke heart, hard-cooked egg and crumbled feta cheese. Behemoth Burger: a five-plus pound burger, bursting with “too many toppings to mention.” Oh, and if you eat it all in one sitting, you get a T-shirt.

Dress: Casual Reservation: Not needed Smoking: None Hours: Monday – Sunday: 11 a.m. - Close Address: 12750 Parkside Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 Phone: 317-596-0085

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It’s another long winter, and sunshine is a rare commodity. You may find that your doctor is asking about your Vitamin D intake. Maybe you overhear someone at the coffee shop talk about her Vitamin D levels. So why is Vitamin D such a hot topic these days?

We have known for a long time that Vitamin D is produced when sunlight hits your skin and that it’s essential for the formation and maintenance of healthy bones. Severe Vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis in adults and rickets in children. Vitamin D is found in fatty fishes and small amounts in liver, cheese and egg yolks. Because few foods contain Vitamin D naturally, in the 1930s the United States began fortifying foods with Vitamin D, and it is now found in most milk, orange juice and cereal.

Now we’re learning that Vitamin D contributes to much more than healthy bones. Emerging

data and multiple studies over the past decade suggest that Vitamin D may protect you against breast, prostate and colon cancers. Research also suggests that Vitamin D is beneficial in the prevention of diabetes, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, early dementia, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. It protects the immune system and helps fight infections.

Unfortunately, there is no exact data on what doses of Vitamin D you should be taking, but most experts in the field of Vitamin D research state that the current FDA recommendations are too low to provide the protective and preventive benefits of this vitamin. More importantly, not all forms of Vitamin D are the same, and extremely high doses can be toxic. Talk to your doctor about having your Vitamin D levels checked and figuring out what dose is appropriate for you.

Dr. Wine recently joined St.Vincent Physician Network at 11845 Allisonville Road in Fishers. Dr. Wine practices integrative medicine emphasizing the use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. She has a special interest in treating and caring for patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families. You can reach her at 415-6110.

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As a doctor of osteopathy, Dr. Sara Wine takes care of the whole family throughout their entire lives. And she does it by working with the whole body.

“I do the same medical school training as my traditional counterparts,” she said, “but instead of looking at the human body in systems, I look at it as interfunctioning processes.”

If you come in for, say, acid reflux, Dr. Wine is less likely to prescribe a medicine than to dig deeper to find the source, which might be something like depression or anxiety.

“Medicine is starting to function more like this in general,” Dr. Wine said. Not just osteopaths but MDs are starting to realize that patients just don’t want the quick fix.”

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• Outdoor sports such as running or backyard touch football don’t have to stop when the temperature drops.

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• Get active with your children. Play ping-pong, practice wrestling moves or become an expert video game boxer or dancer alongside your children.

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DISPATCHES » Play Station phone revealed – Sony Ericsson recently revealed a crossover of the popular Play Station Portable gaming console and a cell phone as part of new push to stake a claim on the consumer electronics market. The new device, named Xperia Play, is the first attempt by a major manufacturer to combine cell phone and full gaming capabilities in the same product since Nokia Corp. launched the N-Gage in 2003, an expensive commercial failure that didn't satisfy the demands of either the gaming community or cell phone aficionados.

-www.wsj.com » Block sites from Google results – Sick of Google telling you what to read all the time? There's now an extension for the company's Chrome Web browser called Personal Blocklist that allows you to oust sites you don't want showing up in your search results. Once installed, each search result will contain a link to block its associated site from showing up next time. Information about blocked sites is also sent to Google, which should theoretically help search results get better for everyone over time.

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Do Facebook stalker apps work?

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By Gary Hubbard Is it really possible to see who is looking at your Facebook profile with a special program?

Social media networks have become a connecting point for hundreds of millions of people from the comfort of their home computers.

A natural extension of this type of connectivity is wondering who might be looking at your pictures and posts.

The myriad of so called “stalker or creeper” apps are ALL bogus as Facebook does not provide any third-parties with the ability to track who sees what on your profile page.

From Facebook’s Help Center: “Facebook does not provide applications or groups with the technical means to allow people to track profile views or see statistics on how often a particular piece of content has been viewed and by whom.

If an application claims to provide this functionality, please report the application by going to the application’s About page and clicking “Report Application” at the bottom of the page, or by clicking “Report” at the bottom of any canvas page within the application.”

This curiosity is being used to trick lots of users into allowing rogue third-party apps access to your profile to post spam links on your friends Walls, which is really all they are interested in doing.

Here’s how it works: You see a post such as “I just saw who CREEPS around my pics the most on Facebook. You can see who creeps around your profile too! http://Bogus Web Site/stalker” from one of your friends.

When you click on the link, it takes you to a standard ‘Request for Permission’ box that asks to Access your basic information, Post to your Wall and e-mail you ‘notifications’ from the stalker app.

If you click on the ‘Allow’ button, you have just started an automated process that secretly posts other ‘bait’ messages to all your friends Walls from you that will likely snare some of them as well.

You will be taken to a fake ‘Security Verification’ test that claims it wants to make sure that you are a human and not a computer (it’s just another clever social engineering trick to make you thing the service is legit).

Once you complete the quiz, test or fill out a questionnaire (which is often designed to trick you into giving up more personal info), it will take you to a page that claims to be the ‘report’ which is just showing your random people since this feature is completely impossible to execute (once again to trick you into thinking that the app really works).

Your friends may get the same bait message or

other spam messages encouraging them to click on the link that looks like you are endorsing and snare them into this or a number of other scams which will then post to all their friends Walls to continue the spread.

Remember, you can set your privacy settings such that only people that are your Friends can see your pictures and posts, so I’m not sure why it would be so important to know who’s looking at what since they are only the people that have connected with.

To check this setting, click on the ‘Account’ pull down menu (upper right corner) and select Privacy Settings (Facebook’s default settings allow everyone to see your status, photos and posts!) and click on Friends Only or the Customize settings link if you want pinpoint control of each item.

If you have already fallen for this scam, make sure you edit the settings for ‘Apps and Websites’ at the bottom left corner of the ‘Privacy Setting’ menu to remove the scam stalker/creeper app from the ‘Apps You Use’ list.

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DISPATCHES » LED lights loaded with lead, arsenic – The LED bulbs sold as safe and eco-friendly can contain high levels of lead, arsenic and other hazardous substances, a new UC Irvine study shows – the same bulbs widely used in headlights, traffic lights, even holiday lights.

The toxic material could increase the risk of cancer, kidney disease and other illnesses, although the risks are more long-term than immediate; a single exposure to a broken bulb is unlikely to cause illness.

-www.ocregister.com » Trans fats may lead to depression – In a recent study, Spanish researchers followed more than 12,000 people for six years.

Though no one had depression at first, people who ate the most trans fats at the beginning of the study—equal to roughly half a teaspoon of margarine per day—were more likely to become depressed down the road versus people who ate the least trans fats.

Researchers say the adverse effects of trans fatty acids are thought to cause inflammation that interferes with neurotransmitters, like serotonin, important to mood regulation.

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-www.wsj.com » Vodka cures foot odor – If your feet smell less than swell, wipe them down with a vodkasoaked washcloth to get rid of the stench. It’s the same principle as rubbing alcohol. Vodka’s alcohol is antiseptic and drying, so it destroys odor-causing fungus and bacteria.

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They study’s co-author says many common ingredients are understudied and not regulated and the drinks can pose even greater risks for kids with diabetes, ADHD, undiagnosed heart problems and other problems.

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Video game bowling a return to the lanes for seniors

By Jordan Fischer Current in Fishers The Town of Fishers has a new bowling league – only there’s no ball, and no one ever has to wax the lanes.

Launched Feb. 14, the Senior Nintendo Wii Bowling League provides an opportunity for local seniors to socialize, bowl a few frames, and maybe even get some exercise. The first session will run every Tuesday until April 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Fishers Train Station. At the end, the team with the highest average score will be declared the league champion.

“Oh my gosh, I love it,” said bowler Olivia Eastwood, 62. “It’s a little bit of exercise, and you get to meet people.”

A Fishers native, Eastwood only recently moved back to town. The league provided her an opportunity to meet new people while she’s still looking to reconnect with old friends.

Program coordinator Mike Hoffmeister brought the idea to Fishers after having previous success with it. The Nintendo Wii has also gained national media attention for its popularity in recreation programs at retirement communities and medical centers.

“It’s an alternative for those older than 50 who can’t necessarily lift a real bowling ball,” Hoffmeister said. “It’s a time to socialize as well.”

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For Grace and Richard Flis, both in their 70s, it’s a return to a sport which both had loved for many years.

“We used to bowl for years and years, but then I had a knee replacement,” Grace said.

“This is more my speed now.”

The Flises moved to Fishers from Florida in 2010. They said the bowling league seemed a good way to get out of the house and meet new people.

Grace, who used to bowl an average in the 160s, was also confident of her and her husband’s chances of winning.

“Oh, of course we’ll win,” she said – all in good humor of course. “You have to have that kind of attitude, don’t you?”

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MONEY MATTERS If the government was creating a new dollar bill, whose face would you like to see on the front?

“I think I’d rather see a coin than a dollar bill. So who would be on the coin? Benjamin Franklin. He was an inventor, and by going from the dollar bill to the coin would be a change for the better.”

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-www.wsj.com » Breaks boost work performance – A new psychological study has shown that brief interruptions kept participants' performance on a task from dropping when performing repetitive jobs. This is consistent with the idea that the brain is built to detect and respond to change, according to researchers.

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Students who graduated in 2010 received a median salary of $78,820, up from $66,694 in 2009. New grads also reported median signing bonuses of $13,318, nearly doubling 2009.

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Another location of a nationally renowned pancake restaurant is now open in Hamilton County.

Owner and operator Brian McDermott has opened his third Original Pancake House location in the northern Indianapolis/ Hamilton County area. His newest restaurant at 14631 N. Gray Road in Noblesville opened in November and is serving the signature pancakes, waffles, omelettes that have become popular around the country.

The Original Pancake House was founded in 1953 by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke of Portland, Ore. The two created a menu using a number of American and international recipes, which have led the restaurant to nationwide popularity. Today, The Original Pancake House has locations across the country, including one of its newest in Hamilton County.

Breakfast items are served all day, and specialties of the Pancake House include its Apple Pancake, Dutch Baby pancake, Danish Kijafa Cherry Crepes and Strawberry Waffles. Though nearly any pancake variation imaginable is on the menu, various other options are available as well.

McDermott’s two other Original Pancake House locations in the area are 1518 West 86th Street, Indianapolis and 8395 East 116th Street in Fishers.

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Free seminar on long-term healthcare offered in Fishers ommends people start thinkBy Jordan Fischer ing about long-term care plans Current in Fishers at 40. While beginning a polIt’s never to early to start icy at 40 could lead to lower thinking about a time when overall payments for a lifetime you’ll need long-term care – plan, Cox said the chances of and to stress that fact, personal being declined are also much benefits specialist Jay Cox is lower than applicants age 65 holding a free seminar each or over. month for Fishers residents.

The two most common fac“My job isn’t to convince tors leading to policies being people that someday they declined? According to Cox, will be going into a nursing high cholesterol and blood home,” Cox said. “My job is pressure. to ask, if that day comes, will Cox “All you need to do is watch they be ready financially and the evening news and see, if emotionally?” it’s not a blood pressure drug commercial, it’s According to Cox, the average price for a nursing home room in Indianapolis in 2010 was one for high cholesterol,” Cox said. “Once you get up to the point where these are becoming $220 a day, amounting to roughly $80,000 a an issue, your ability to get a policy may be year. Cox added that the average need for longquestionable.” term care is three years.

The seminars run 45 minutes, and are availHe also said that while long-term care is comable at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The next monly associated with old age – 66 percent of seminar will be held on March 8 at the II Fishpeople over the age of 65 will require it in their life – a surprising 33 percent of people receiving ers Office Suites, 14074 Trade Center Drive in Fishers. such care are under the age of 65.

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I'm not one for snow business HUMOR

By Dick Wolfsie I know that what I am about to ask will be mocked and ridiculed, but here goes: Why do people shovel snow?

As soon as the local news predicts even a modest potential downfall, my neighbors begin prepping themselves for their battle with the white stuff. Shovels are readied, snow blowers are gassed up, and I can already see Keith at his window peeking through the blinds, poised to dash out on his walk and begin shoveling at the sight of the first flake.

And then there’s Roger, the only man I know with an ergonomic snow shovel collection, most of which look like regular snow shovels that were run over by an SUV or got caught in a closing garage door. And finally, there’s Hugh, who this past blizzard fired up his Briggs and Stratton and plowed everyone’s driveway and front walk … not because he has a big heart, but because his snow blower has a big gas tank and the on/off switch doesn’t work.

Within hours of the final bit of accumulation, every driveway – except mine – is completely free of snow and ice.

Me? I just barrel out of the garage atop the ice and snow, run my errands, then maneuver back into the driveway, aligning the car with my re-

cent tire tracks. I get out of the car in the garage and walk through the door and then directly into the house. My feet never touch the snow.

What about the walk that leads to my front door? The Wolfsies seldom use that entrance and honestly, we don’t get many visitors. But I would happily open the door for people handing out religious brochures, Girl Scouts taking cookie orders or college kids selling magazine subscriptions. They’ll just need to bring their own shovel.

I have carefully explained my theory of benign neglect to my neighbors, which I don’t think they buy, because it was the same explanation I gave them last year when I refused to rake my leaves or mow my lawn. It was also last summer that I lost my bid to be president of the neighborhood association.

As I write this, snow is starting to fall again.

I’ll grab a cup of hot chocolate and watch all the activities from my living room window. It pains me to see my neighbors working so hard. Maybe I’m just an optimist, but I know that someday all my problems will just melt away.

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

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Master bath remodel: Taking out a large garden tub REMODELING

By Larry Greene ORIGINAL BATHROOM: This home was built in the Colony Square subdivision in Zionsville in 1998. Similar to many homes of this era, the bathroom housed a very spacious cultured marble garden tub that took up space and required a long time to fill up. Over the years, the tub was used less and less. Next to the tub was a small-sized shower, which over the years has started to leak. These factors made them realize the space needed to be completely remodeled.

REDESIGN PROCESS: During the design process, the homeowner decided to remove the tub and create a large, tiled and easily accessible shower. They also decided to add new painted and open-storage shelving.

PLUMBING FIXTURES: The new bathroom included brushed nickel plumbing fixtures including Kohler Forte wide-spread vanity faucets, a matching Kohler Forte shower head and faucet with a diverter for a stationary hand-shower, and a comfort-height toilet.

FLOOR TILE: The existing vinyl flooring was replaced with Panaria Whitestone 18” x 18” porcelain tile on a diagonal pattern with antique

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SHOWER FEATURES: The new shower walls feature Panaria Whitestone 12” x 12” wall tile, ivory bacello and ogee moldings and sonoma tantrum 1” x 1” accent pieces. The mud-set shower floor contains matching 2” x 2” mosaic tile. A new corner bench was installed and a recessed storage niche was placed on the inside of the half wall of the shower. Finally, a new frameless 3/8” thick heavy clear glass door with

After brushed nickel hardware was installed including a towel bar to function as the door handle.

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Physical contact is good for you canine CANINES

By John Mikesells Ensure that your dog feels good about physical contact with you.

Your dog will tell you.

An owner who is skilled at observing and reading their dog’s body language is usually well aware when a canine pal is even slightly uncomfortable. That’s note to self time; an opportunity to help change a mildly unhappy association to a very happy one, to avoid trouble down the road. Many owners, however, don’t notice until the dog is putting up major resistance. At that point it’s a much larger project to change the now well established negative association. Once again, prevention is better than cure.

If you are working with a pup or a young dog that doesn’t have many associations yet, don’t let him become even slightly uncomfortable. Treat every new procedure as an opportunity to make wonderful associations with handling procedures you may perform with him over the years.

Procedures Here are just few examples of some procedures you can help your dog learn to love.

Reaching for the collar: I would bet you can’t even count how many times this has happened to your dog, whether it’s reaching to put on a leash, to restrain him as a jogger goes by, to put him in his crate, or to hold him while you doo something else to him.

Most of the time grabbing for his collar is more reinforcing for you than for your dog, and he learns to shy away from you. This can be a serious safety concern, especially for those times when you have to grab him to protect him or prevent him from doing something inappropriate that could get him injured.

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inforcement when reaching for the collar, say gotcha and give a treat.

Other touching issues are applying medications, lifting, and wiping paws. With all of these procedures and treat before any of these procedures makes an ifference.Always use positive reinforcement...

WHAT YOU CAN DO • Learn more about dog body language so you can identify the procedures that are making your dog slightly un easy • Make a list of procedures your dog isn’t happy about- the slightly uneasy ones as well as the obvious ones.

• Select three to start with, perhaps two that your dog is slightly irritated with and one that causes him obvious annoyance, and start working on changing his association with them, or teaching him new operant behaviors.

Durango is a three-year-old male Lab/Rottweiler mix. Durango is a very handsome 60-pound boy who really enjoys human companionship. He has never met a stranger and will glad play games like tag and go for walks with anyone willing to spend some time with him. Durango is a very affectionate guy so his new family needs to understand he is going to want to give them kisses everyday when they come home. He has a great temperament and will do well in a home with children old enough to handle his size and energy.

Koala is a four-year-old female dilute Tortie DSH. Koala is a sweet girl who loves attention but can be a bit reserved with new people because she hasn’t been very socialized. She also can be a little shy around children only because she hasn’t been around them, but she would do well with a child who is kind, considerate and will go slow with her. Koala is fine with other cats and just wants a quiet home to call her own.

For more information on these and other animals at the Humane Society, call 317-773-4974 or go to www.hamiltonhumane.com

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often 60. Dines at Mitchell’s Fish Market 61. Quickly, in Lilly memos 62. Herron School of Art subject 63. Mend socks at A Stitch in Time 64. Riding the waves 65. Carmel ___ Club 68. Pacers’ training camp mo.

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