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Fishers man dies in plane crash—Anthony Wishart, 59, died in a plane crash Nov. 10 while vacationing in the Bahamas. Wishart was piloting a plane during a sightseeing trip when the plane off the coast of the Bahamas’ northernmost island. The crash also took the lives of two others on board. Wishart’s wife, Diane, was not on board the plane. Anthony Wishart was an Indiana University graduate and member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Guests of Conner Prairie’s “Follow the North Star” program give guests a clear picture of the danger AfricanAmericans faced 150 years ago. Today, the program also teachers awareness of a current form of slavery: human sex trafficking. (Submitted Photo.)

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Fishers residents K.B. Laugheed, author of historical fiction novel, “The Spirit Keeper,” and Robert Bell, author of nonfiction inspirational book, “The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness,” have used their own obstacles in life to achieve their goals. (Photo by Brian Brosmer.)

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‘North Star’ brings slavery awareness

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com Conner Prairie’s long-running reenactment of the lives of runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, “Follow the North Star,” gives guests a clear picture of the danger African-Americans education faced 150 years ago.

Today, the program also teachers visitors that slavery is far from over.

Human trafficking affects approximately 27 million people in the world today, a $32 billion-a-year industry. Why are these numbers so staggering?

“Girls are sold by parents who do not have enough money; these girls are being sold into prostitution,” said Jenny Sherrill, a historic interpreter with Conner Prairie Interactive History Museum in Fishers.

Most of us are not surprised that the industry is thriving overseas, especially in Asia. Yet human trafficking also is very real in the Midwest, including central Indiana.

“People will bring in children to where the Super Bowl is going to be held that year or other big sporting events to provide entertainment (to guests),” Sherrill said. “We think ‘Oh, people go to Hong Kong (for child sex trafficking), but it’s not just there (that it exists).”

Teenage girls in the nation may also unwittingly be trapped into the trade when they run away from their own abusive families, according to Sherrill.

When the girls have nowhere else to go, they become easy prey for anyone promising them a safer place to live.

“Girls abused tend to fall into other people who tend to abuse them,” she said.

Public knowledge of the industry has increased widely for the past three to four years, according to Sherrill, who talks with guests after they go through the interactive North Star experience.

“When I asked ‘Is there slavery today?’ (before), people would say ‘no, no.’ People are a lot more aware now,” she said.

When participants go through the experience of North Star, which has been ongoing since 1998, they learn that women slaves were referred to as “breeders” and “cows.”

Sadly, today, young girls sold to the human trafficking industry are not treated any better than they were less than a few centuries ago.

Yet a safe place in Columbus, Ohio called Grace Haven helps those former victims. The home offers education, counseling, mentoring and life skills training (gracehaven.me).

Sherrill, in addition to other employees and volunteers at Conner Prairie, hope to challenge guests to pay attention to these tragedies that are often overlooked by those who do not agree but do not feel comfortable getting involved, in much the same way that African-American slavery was treated.

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Fishers police arrest Noblesville man—Fishers Police arrested a man from Noblesville, Justin A. Morefield, 24, on Nov. 13, wanted on multiple charges, including vehicle thefts.

After an officer stopped a car with expired license plates near the area of 126th Street and Promise Road, a passenger jumped from the car and ran into the woods. The officer then called for backup and was joined in his search for the suspect by deputies of the Indiana State Police and Hamilton County Sherriff’s Office. A 911 call was placed from a motorist who said he had seen a suospicious person on the corner of 116th Street and Cumberland Road. A second 911 call was placed by a resident of Sandcreek Woods Apartments who said that someone was breaking into his apartment on the 10100 block of Breezy Point Drive. Morefield was found hiding in a closet of the apartment by police officers. After refusal to comply with police officers, Morefield was bitten by a police dog and treated at the scene by Fishers Fire Department paramedics.

Morefield was taken to and held at Hamilton County Jail. Anyone with information regarding the vehicle break-ins is encouraged to call the Fishers Police Department at 317.595-3300.

Fishers chamber holds mayor discussion— The Fishers Chamber of Commerce will hold a Chamber luncheon tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at FORUM Conference Center, 11313 USA Parkway, titled “What to Expect When You’re Expecting Your First Mayor.” Hamilton County Mayors Brainard, Cook and Ditslear will talk about their challenges and responsibilities of being Mayor and how they see their interaction with the Fishers Mayor. This program will be moderated by Kevin Rader with WRTV 13. Cost is $20 for a pre-paid member or $25 for a pre-paid nonmember. For more information or to register please visit fisherschamber.com

Fishers 2nd for families Fishers was recently named No. 2 on the list of “The Best Towns in Indiana for Young Families.” The list included factors such as good public schools, affordability, growth and prosperity. Read more at currentinfishers.com

Help needy children DVD review “Planes” isn’t the standard movie you expect from Pixar Animation and Disney. The tale of Dusty Crophopper (Dane Cook), a humble crop-dusting plane who dreams of competing in the Wings Around the Globe race, is a familiar litany of just-be-yourself pabulum, goofy sidekicks and whiz-bang action scenes. To read more, visit www.currentnightandday.com

Join Operation Christmas Child to give children a happy Christmas through Nov. 25. Local Hamilton County drop-off sites include Christ’s Community Church, 13097 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. Read more at youarecurrent.com.

Saluting our heroes The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars held its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 on the west side of the historic courthouse. To see photos, visit www.currentnoblesville.com.

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Genelle’s daughter-in-law Heather is direct, “The tumor was pressing on her spinal cord. I knew things had to happen quickly.”

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HSE may offer dual-credit classes Commentary by Larry Lannan

High school students in Hamilton Southeastern Schools could soon have access to dualcredit classes for college credit. That is, if state lawmakers allow local school education administrators flexibility under the law.

Students currently have access to Advanced Placement classes that count toward college credit at many universities if students pass a test after completing the course. Dual credit classes will expand college credit opportunities.

“There are many college classes that are not offered in the AP style,” said HSE School Supt. Dr. Brian Smith.

Smith describes the current system for obtaining state approval for dual credit classes as “cumbersome.” That is where the Indiana General Assembly enters the picture.

Local school officials plan on lobbying the state legislature to amend the current law governing accreditation. This would allow high-performing school districts such as HSE to offer dual credit classes without the difficult state approval process now in place. The dual credit classes would allow students to take regular high school classes taught at a higher college level, rather than take the additional AP classes for college credit. Smith said if the General Assembly allows the change, high school students could begin taking college credit courses as early as 9th grade.

Here’s how Smith plans to sell his plan to state lawmakers: “If we’re doing a good job, give us the freedom to be innovative and we can do better things for our students,” Smith said.

HSE Schools already has more than 20 teachers accredited to instruct the college level dualcredit courses. These teachers need a master’s degree in the subject matter they are teaching and the universities require their own training for certification as adjunct professors.

To date, Purdue University, Ball State University and Indiana University are all participating.

Smith said all three are working toward a system where the dual credit college classes accredited for one will be accepted by all three.

The Senior Academies due to open in August, 2015, will be a key part of this strategy. If the state makes the changes, seniors taking a full load of dual credit classes will have the same freedom to study and complete work outside the class as a college student on campus.

Our elected officials in the statehouse have the ability to allow HSE Schools the discretion for offering dual credit classes. The question is, will it happen?

Larry Lannan is an active news blogger in Fishers. For his views and coverage, visit larryinfishers.com.

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The Computer Science Education Act will enable quality programs like the one at Fishers High School to grow while also allowing schools just beginning to explore computer science to begin offering new opportunities for students,” U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) said during a recent visit to FHS. (Submitted Photo.)

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Rep. Susan Brooks recently met with a group of Advanced Placement Computer Science students at Fishers High School. She has introduced a bipartisan bill – the Computer education Science Education Act – that will provide more funding flexibility for computer science in the kindergarten through grade 12 system. The bill is supported by a wide range of groups including code.org, Google and Microsoft. Part of the bill was recently included in the Student Success Act passed by the House, however, the full bill is still being pushed.

“We need to make sure our students are ready to compete for 21st century jobs in an increasingly tech-driven and global economy,” Brooks said. “Fishers High School is giving its students a chance to learn important skills like coding and programming. These kids are taking classes that will open doors for them moving forward. The knowledge they’re gaining now will help them as they pursue valuable college degrees and apply for jobs at top companies.”

During her FHS visit, Congresswoman Brooks

shared information on the Computer Science Education Act and how it would increase access to computer science opportunities for students. She also asked the students to share information that would help her pitch the bill to colleagues in the House of Representatives. Many students discussed the need to put computers in front of kids as early as possible. Some suggested that basic computer courses include an introduction to Computer Science so that more students will be interested in the subject. They also discussed the need for more women to study computer science and work in the STEM field.

“The Computer Science Education Act will enable quality programs like the one at Fishers High School to grow while also allowing schools just beginning to explore Computer Science to begin offering new opportunities for students,” Brooks said.

Before leaving the students, Brooks reminded them to thank their teachers for all of their hard work and commitment to helping them succeed.

After the visit, Congresswoman Brooks met with Superintendent Brian Smith, Principal Jason Urban and HSE Schools board members.

Fishers to upgrade traffic lights

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com Slow traffic lights in town have been making motorists see red during peak rush hour congestion. The Town of Fishers is working to improve the problem by upgrading the commute signals.

Outdated technology is to blame for the problem with slow signals, according to Jeff Hill, engineering director for the Town of Fishers.

Real-time system signal modernization will be implemented along the areas of 96th Street, 116th Street, 126th Street and Allisonville Road, affecting 39 total intersections. The project will have new sensors placed at existing intersections, connecting to one central computer. The signals will ‘talk’ to each other to determine how to move traffic more effectively.

“Overall the end result is to have better time signals communicating with each other and improved better flow, reduced emission and overall better,” Hill said.

During the fall and winter months, motorists will notice construction loops, cameras and running fiber optic cable as the project is in the development stages, however, there will be minimal delays. The endeavor is scheduled to be completed next spring.

The contractor on board is Midwestern Electric, Inc. Federal Aid funding through the Indiana Department of Transportation was paid for 85 percent of the project. The cost of the total system was approximately $2.4 million; the town paid between $400,000 and $500,000.

For updates on the project, visit fishers.in.us.

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Behind the scenes of ‘Fame’

By Julie Roberts • news@currentinfishers.com

This past weekend, Fishers High School’s Performing Arts Dept. presented “Fame - the Musical.” Based on the movie and television show of the same name, the story spans four arts years in the life of ambitious students attending the New York City High School of Performing Arts in the early ’80s.

The play’s director, Matt Rund, 44, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the play and discussed his approach with the large cast of 70 students.

“My goal has always been to teach as we entertain. That is what educational theater is about - stretching the performer not only in the performance aspect, but the mental aspect,” he said.

While he admitted that on some days, managing 70 kids is like “herding cats,” he said his experience as a football coach, as well his military experience, taught him a few tricks about keeping students focused for rehearsals. For example, to help the students develop their characters, he began each rehearsal with an ’80s dance party.

Rund removed some of the script’s grittier elements, but not all. One of the main characters, Carmen, drops out of school and moves to Los Angeles. Soon after, she dies of a drug overdose, which Rund felt was an important part of the play’s message.

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tant for the kids to know that.” He also hopes his students take away another important lesson from the play, that “it takes hard work to do what you want to do.”

For Rund, the most inspiring part of directing is seeing his vision come to life.

“It is like painting a picture that only exists for two hours,” Rund said. He also enjoys watching the students develop.

“You get to see the kids transform right in front of your eyes, from the read-through to opening night. The kids are always improving.”

While thematically the play casts a spotlight on an artist’s hunger for fame, Rund hesitates to single out any one FHS student in the play. He proudly points out, “They all worked hard.”

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Award of Excellence received

By Holly Kilne • news@currentinfishers.com Fishers Parks and Recreation manages 14 municipal parks, organizes numerous special events and provides opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation and more. Now, with award the honor of being selected as the 2014 recipient of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association’s Award of Excellence for the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, Fishers Parks and Recreation can add prestigious award winner to its list of accomplishments.

The IPRA’s 2014 Award of Excellence will be presented on Jan. 16 at the association’s annual awards banquet. The award honors the Fishers organization and the achievement of the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater.

“This was really a team effort that included individuals from almost every department within the town, as well our elected officials,” Fishers Town Manager Scott Fadness said.

“We are very happy for Fishers Parks and Recreation to be honored with this award,” stated Chris Owens, executive director of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association.

“They are a great example of the impact a small department can have on a large number of people and the venue itself provides wonderful opportunities for leisure time,” he said.

“Our amphitheater’s focus is on bringing the community together,” Fadness said. “We have tried very hard to make the vast majority of the

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The Nickel Plate District Amphitheater was recently honored with the IPRA Award of Excellence. (Photo

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programs free and appropriate for all ages.”

The Nickel Plate District Amphitheater has become a premier venue for a wide variety of events, and its downtown location makes it part of the center of a redeveloped downtown Fishers. These qualities helped make the amphitheater a candidate and eventual winner of the IPRA Award of Excellence.

“The potential reach of the facility and the redevelopment of Fishers were contributing factors to the selection of the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Venues like this create an opportunity for meaningful time with family and friends in the community,” Owens said.

“We are honored to receive this award and look forward to an even better year at the Nickel Plate Amphitheater,” Fadness said.

Find the amphitheater’s schedule of events by checking out the Fishers Parks and Recreation’s Fun Guide publication or visiting www.fishers. in.us/parks.

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County eyes expansion, not a move

By Robert Herrington • robert@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County officials have come to a consensus on an option to deal with the space issue at the Hamilton County government Government & Judicial Center in downtown Noblesville – expand.

“I’m very pleased with their decision to keep their workers downtown,” Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear said.

Mike Howard, attorney for Hamilton County and NoblesHoward ville, said the plan is expand 35 to 40 feet out from the existing building to the west toward White River.

“The goal is to expand the building as originally planned,” he said. “Architecturally it will be the same.”

Heirbrandt Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt said four options were presented for the commissioners to consider, including purchasing an existing building; a public-private venture located in downtown Noblesville; and moving out to the county-owned land adjacent to the Hamilton County Health Dept. off Ind. 37.

“We discussed what options were and what would be the best long term,” he said. “Staying in Noblesville would be best for everyone.”

Expansion may take place on the backside of the building, which faces White River in downtown Noblesville.

Heirbrandt said the county is working with Noblesville so “everyone’s on the same page.”

The expansion would take into account the Riverwalk, Hamilton County Fallen Firefighters Memorial and a pedestrian bridge the city expects to construct with its new park across White River.

“We want to work with the city as we start to develop and plan to get a collaborative effort,” Heirbrandt said.

The 21-year-old building houses Hamilton County courts and several other county offices including the prosecutor, clerk, surveyor and planning department. The county treasurer, auditor, recorder and most of the assessor’s staff works in the historic courthouse across Eighth Street, which is connected to the Judicial Center via an underground tunnel.

“There are office inefficiencies with employees working on different floors. It’s not a conducive work environment,” Heirbrandt said, adding space is at a premium at the Judicial Center and

officials expect to add another judge or magistrate to ease the courts’ heavy caseload.

“Hamilton County is the third fastest growing county in the country. We have to serve the people and with that comes a growth in staff.”

Heirbrandt said the county is currently staking out the option – literally. Stakes have been placed on the back side of the Judicial Center to provide officials with a conceptual idea of the size of an expansion as they try to figure out the scope of the project—and how to pay for it.

“We’re a long time away (from a decision).

There are a lot of discussions that still have to take place – both technically and financially,” Heirbrandt said. “We don’t have a timeline. We’re going to take it slow and get a lot of input.”

State law requires a taxpayer referendum to authorize capital projects that exceed $12 million.

Heirbrandt said one option to avoid a referendum is to complete one level and “shell in” the other floors and wait to finish the interior at another time.

Earlier this fall, the Hamilton County Council approved four general obligation bonds (each less than the $12 million limit) to be sold to fund $47 million in projects. The bonds replace decades-old debt that will be repaid by next year – keeping the county’s tax rate stable. A fifth bond, earmarked $11.5 million for the office expansion, was tabled by the council at the request of the three commissioners until their proposal was finalized.

Howard said plans will be made next year and financing options will be made at the end of 2014.

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By Nancy Edwards nancy@youarecurrent.com

The first public hearing to discuss a potential 1 percent food and beverage tax increase for Fishers government inspired a spirited discussion among members of the town council and residents of the community last week at Fishers Town Hall.

Proponents of the tax hike explained that revenue from the tax, estimated at 1.2 million dollars, would go toward reducing the town’s property tax and increasing economic development.

The majority of residents that expressed their opinion over the tax, however, questioned the lack of a specific plan over where the money would go.

“I want to express opposition to the endless stream of tax revenue without a specific agenda,” said Bill Smythe, owner of local restaurant, Claude & Annie’s.

Other citizens voiced their concern over an additional tax that, when combined with other taxes, adds up over time.

They also questioned the potential use of other sources for bringing in economic development.

Several council members pointed out that other sources of funding are not avail-

able due to extra town expenditures such as 911 calls, which cost $800,000 per year.

Council member Renee Cox delivered a short speech expressing her opposition to the tax for Fishers families and businesses.

“I’m not interested in the tax for the little amount gained for economic development,” she said. “People are sick and tired of being used as the government’s ATM machine.”

Several council members, including Scott Faultless, questioned Cox’s motive for disagreeing with the tax.

“It’s one thing to say you are opposed to the tax while running for mayor,” Faultless said. “Roughly two years ago you (Cox) wanted to pass (the referendum).”

Kurt Meyer, president-elect of the Fishers Chamber of Commerce, is in favor of the tax. Meyer said he is in support of the tax because the revenue is needed to compete with neighboring cities to bring in new jobs.

“I accept the Chamber’s position to keep economic development running,” he said.

Kelly Novak, also representing the Chamber of Commerce, added that the tax is needed to support a “flourishing community.”

“It’s important to the town, business owners and community,” she said.

A second public hearing occurred yesterday. The council will vote on the tax on Dec. 2.

School board meeting recap

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com

HSE School Board approved a motion for a new policy that strictly prohibits anti-bullying in HSE Schools and revised the student education handbook to reflect the new measures, which include: • Students in grades 1-12, in addition to staff and volunteers, will receive anti-bullying training.

• Immediate reporting and documentation of any suspected bullying.

• Parents of students suspected of bullying, as well as parents of students being bullied, will be notified by a phone call.

• All staff and volunteers must report “bad behavior” on school premises.

Background checks for host families The board recommended a new procedure for any host families housing students for a schoolsponsored trip to complete a full background check.

This procedure must be completed by all persons 18 years and older who reside in the home. The board reviewed the first reading of the new procedure.

Participation of non-public and homeschooled students in the public schools The board approved a measure to ensure consistency in extra-curricular activities with public, nonpublic and home-schooled students.

A student who is being educated at a non-public school or at home may be allowed to participate in one or more of the district’s on-going, co-curricular or extracurricular activities at the school the student

would attend if enrolled in the district. They also will be allowed to enroll in one or more program courses provided that the enrollment request is submitted in writing to the superintendent prior to 10 days after the start of school.

Proposal for fine arts alternative credit The board approved a motion for a fine arts alternative credit proposal as presented for the model of AP/Dual Credit classes. In order for a student to be approved for the alternative credit, the student must submit a proposal to the department chair, describe how he/she will present evidence of standard proficiency and agree to assessments used for grading.

PISA update testing HSEHS and FHS have been awarded full subsidiaries worth $8,000 per school for the OECD test, to be conducted on Jan. 29 and 30. The test will provide data that compares HSEHS and FHS to other schools in developed nations. 89 students from the two schools will be selected randomly to participate in the test based on PISA test questions and metrics.

Piloting AP Capstone A new diploma option that awards the AP Capstone Diplomas and Certificates to students who earn high marks in AP Capstone courses is being piloted for the 2014-215 school year by the College Board. FHS and HSEHS were invited to be among the first 100 schools in the nation to participate.

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Success from obstacles Authors turn tragedy into inspiration from true stories

“Nature’s antidepressant,” as K.B. Laugheed refers to her writing, helped her with her grieving process after the death of her mother. Laugheed is the author of the historical fiction novel, “The Spirit Keeper,” about an 18th-century Irish-American girl who is captured by American Indians from her home and taken on a journey. (Photos by Brian Brosmer)

By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com Two authors in the Fishers area have proven, through their writing and their own personal lives, that setbacks in life can create positive opportunities. cover story K.B. Laugheed is author of the new historical novel, “The Spirit Keeper,” and Robert Bell has recently published “The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness,” a nonfiction inspirational book. Although different genres, the books provide readers with the message of how a single life event can forever change a person’s fate. Whether the outcome is positive or negative is up to the individual.

“It only takes one (experience),” Bell said, referring to the stories of 38 individuals interviewed in his book who each experienced unexpected life-changing events. “We don’t know when that event is coming.”

Bell, a sport psychology coach, has worked with champions on the PGA Tour. His inspirations include athletes such as three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, whose own setback caused him to have to wait another four years for the Olympics. Those extra years of hard work and determination resulted in wins that would not have otherwise happened.

Then there is the story of Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, who was told that he “wasted an opportunity” by dropping out of West Point, the United States Military Academy. “He used that opportunity to prove people wrong,” Bell said.

Laugheed turned two tragedies into an inspiration for her book: the death of her mother and the 2011 Japan tsunami. Laugheed had previously written and tried to publish 12 books; she had not succeeded and decided to give up.

“I was not going to put myself through that again,” she said.

This time, Laugheed decided to write for herself. “Nature’s antidepressant,” as she refers to her writing, helped with her grieving process. She began diving into research to discover the effects of a gigantic earthquake on the Pacific Northwest coast in 1700.

Robert Bell, a sport psychology coach, has worked with champions on the PGA Tour. His inspirations include athletes such as threetime Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines. Bell is the author of the recently released nonfiction inspirational book, “The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness,” now available for purchase.

A tsunami was subsequently formed, which traveled across the Pacific Ocean and hit the east coast of Japan.

“I got to thinking what it must have been like, that huge, horrible earthquake,” she said. “That’s where the story started.”

“The Spirit Keeper” is set in 1747 Pennsylvania, where a 17-yearold daughter of Irish immigrants is taken captive after Indians raid her home. Along her journey, she discovers that one of the Ameri-

can Indians holding her hostage had a vision of her as a great gift to his people. In order to fulfill the young man’s vision, she must become his “spirit keeper.”

Laugheed said readers of the story have picked out their own interpretation to the book. Some may view the story as a romance, others a lesson in history or a view of life’s purpose.

“Pretty much everyone who read it has a different view on it,” Laugheed said, adding, “The book reflects what you bring to it.”

Just as Laugheed’s personal life inspired her published book, so did Bell’s. A self-described “OK student,” Bell reluctantly read Reader’s Digest in high school at the urging of his grandmother. He read an article about the euphoric runner’s experience, also known as “runners high,” which led to an undergraduate research project on the topic.

Bell applied to Temple University for post-graduate study. When he met with a Temple professor during an interview, Bell enthusiastically described his passion for his research project, “Runner’s High.”

The professor, as it turns out, coined the popular phrase and Bell was not only accepted into the university; he received a graduate assistanceship that paid for school. Ultimately his career choice led him to his vocation, which he calls “vacation.”

The book is called “The Hinge” because, according to Bell, a hinge is what connects a door. Without that hinge, a door is just a wall. In life, he said, hinges are those tragedies people face.

“Whether we like it or don’t like it, (tragedy) happens. From that point, things change when people can use their tragedy as an opportunity. Even though it’s painful that’s where real growth occurs,” he said.

• To purchase “The Spirit Keeper,” by K.B. Laugheed, go to visit www.amazon.com/The-Spirit-Keeper-A-Novel-ebook/dp/ B00C5R7D1A. • To buy Dr. Rob Bell’s “The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness,” visit www.drrobbell.com/.

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Badmouthing the wealthy

Since President Barack Obama loves to badmouth the wealthy, we thought we’d take a moment to defend them. Well, one of them, anyway. Bill Gates, of Microsoft fame (Yes, he built that!). As you may have heard, through the work of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he has helped to eradicate polio in India. Now, we know Obama won’t brag about this, but we will. Eradicated polio in India! Just to be clear, Obama is now increasing the taxes on people like Gates, thinking it is more important to send yet more money to Washington.

Oh, sure, that money will be much better spent in D.C. But, we should be fair: Obama did eradicate any semblance of a viable healthcare Website, didn’t he?

••• Now that our Liar in Chief is backpedaling on his “If you like your (health-insurance) plan, you can keep it” promise, we continue to see more of Obama’s true character (or lack of it). We believe this all amounts to nothing more than a bait-and-switch tactic, which, in the private sector, is illegal. We also find it amusing listening to Obama refer to these soon-to-be-cancelled policies as sub-par. Well, shouldn’t it be our choice whether we want to keep a sub-par product? After all, if it weren’t for America’s love of all things sub-par, you wouldn’t be in office, Mr. President, would you?

••• Hey, just asking: Where did the Libertarian Party go? Isn’t now the time to seize the middle and work toward 2016?

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

Residents discover their ‘pinch me’ moments

The art of not shaving Commentary by Terry Anker In solidarity with my fellow Y chromosomes, this year I am participating in the annual ritual known by the rather clever portmanteau, Movmember (http://us.movember.com). Much like the wearing of pink in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month shows solidarity and support for those affected by the disease, men are encouraged to allow the hair on their upper lip to grow unfettered for 31 days to bring forward discussions of prostate and testicular cancer and other health concerns related to males.

While the international movement really only calls upon us to grow mustaches, I’ve decided to make the awkward transition from clean-shaven to burly by allowing for a full beard – perhaps to be reduced only at month’s end. Like much of life’s passage this has been a learning experience. Initially, I undertook the mission as more of a lark than a serious commitment. Having not seen my face under fur, it struck my curiosity.

What I’ve found is that folks are very curious

as to why my normal, hairless facial appearance has been altered. Several times per day, conversations begin with some remark about the motivation for my unshorn countenance and end with often intimate retellings of how men’s cancers have affected them or those they love. In a whisker of time, I’ve learned formerly unknown personal details of men and women that I’ve known for many years. Sometimes the stories are heartwarming and other times they are tragic. But a silly beard turned out to be the key to open the dialogue.

I’ve also taken note that these things itch – a lot.

Those experienced in matters hirsute tell me that the sensitivity to my new outwear will pass in a matter of days. But even as the scratching diminishes, I hope our attention to men’s health remains.

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

QUOTE OF THE WEEK Wanna write us a letter? You can do it a couple ways. E-mailing it to info@currentinfishers.com is the quickest and easiest. The old-fashioned way is to snail mail it to Current in Fishers, 30 S. Range Line Road, Carmel, IN 46032. Keep letters to 200 words max (we may make exceptions), and be sure to include your home ZIP code and a daytime number for verification.

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When was the last time you had a “pinch me” moment? You know, when you say to someone, “Pinch me, I think I’m dreaming”?

That relaxing vacation on the beach? When you found the love of your life? When you won a jackpot at a casino?

Two “pinch me” moments have occured just recently for two Fishers residents who had just published their novels. I was excited for them; a bit envious, maybe, assuming that luck had followed them wherever they went.

As I began to talk with one of the authors, K.B. Laugheed, about her recent historical novel, “The Spirit Keeper,” she told her own personal story of publishing a book for the first time.

This was the 13th book she had written (who says 13 is unlucky?). When her mother died, she needed therapy. This therapy was in the form of a book that literally spilled out of her.

She turned her own tragedy into a novel, just released, and already has many excellent reviews on the internet.

I also met with Dr. Rob Bell, a sport psychologist who wrote his second book, a nonfiction inspiration read called “The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness.” In this book, there are 38 individual stories of celebrities and athletes whose successes were not when they had planned them to be; in fact, many assumed their success would be fleeting. For example, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer Rowdy Gaines had planned to enter the Olympics four years earlier than he did due to a setback.

Those extra four years of endless practice and determination caused wins that may not have happened otherwise.

My “pinch me” moments occur when I realize, after talking with many talented individuals in the community, that it is never too late for your dreams. Many of these individuals have that enthusiastic spark in their smile or eye, and their fervor for life inspires me for the rest of the day, even if I wake up in a bad mood.

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

BELIEVE IT! Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In New Hampshire you cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

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Once more: Buy my book

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

We are on the brink of the holiday season and I haven’t yet put in a shameless plug for my book. (Gasp!) But no worries, I’m going to do it right now, leaving you plenty of humor time to make a huge dent in your shopping list and put some muchneeded ca-ching in my bank account.

So without further ado … buy my book! Titled “Peace Out!”, this uniquely named anthology retails for an amazingly low, low price of $15.99, making it the perfect gift for friends and foes alike. Didn’t know I’d written one? Well now you do, so buy it. You can easily order 10 or 20 authentic copies at either Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com, and still have time to get your kids to basketball practice.

What’s it about? Me, of course. Along with my bald husband and crazy kids and a since-deceased gecko, among other things. In a nutshell, “Peace Out!” is a collection of the best articles from my first three years of writing for Current.

That means for most of you, it’s brand new hilarious material, including but not limited to, how Doo came to be called Doo and my infamous observations of a certain 2007 PTO fundraiser which nearly got me fired. Even if you’ve had the honor of reading my stuff since the beginning (lucky you), my book will be a glorious walk down memory lane. (Who can forget the time my 3-year-old dropped trow in the main lobby of the

library to the absolute horror of a sour-faced old biddy? That’s pure comedy, people.)

But wait, there’s more. If you order now, you can also have the pleasure of reading my favorite hate mail, which I have conveniently collected for you in an easily accessible appendix. Still not convinced? How about this angle: You’d be helping out a public school teacher who is currently working 10 hours a day without a contract. No? Nothing?

Well, if not for me, then think about how many of your out-of-town friends and family who would just love to come home to a real, honest, highly entertaining look at parenting and marriage, but sadly cannot because they don’t receive Current. It’s a disgrace, certainly, but now you can help. Buy my book and send some Christmas/Hanukkah love their way. What’s a measly $15.99 (plus shipping and handling) when it comes to the happiness of your peeps?

Bottom line, folks, the last check from my publishing company, Dog Ear, was only $3.79, profit from my total book sales in October, and I only have a few weeks until Santa is scheduled for a drive-by. Consider helping a gal out during this holiday season through the purchase of my book: Peace Out! (Now available!)

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

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Military historian and arms collector Fred Ropkey died this past week. He opted out of medical treatments that might have prolonged his life for a few months. After 84 years, humor he was not surrendering. He had simply decided to face this final challenge unarmed.

Ropkey was no fan of war. Few people are.

Yet he knew that every tank, aircraft and piece of artillery he recovered was not only a work of exquisite design, but combined they represented the hundreds, maybe thousands, of lives that had been lost – or saved.

His passion, which was almost an obsession, got its roots early. At age 8, his parents gave him a World War I sword and a Civil War pistol belonging to his great-grandfather. At age 16 he bought an armored World War II scout car and drove it to school. He tried to enlist in the Marines, but he was too young. He would later serve during the Korean conflict as a battalion commander.

Ropkey’s collection of arms grew over the years, and he stowed his thousands of acquisitions on the sprawling 100 acres of family land (dating back to the Great Depression) on the northwest side of Indianapolis. At the time, says his longtime mechanic, Skip Warvel, the idea was to simply find a place to restore those treasures. But it was really more a warehouse than

a showcase. In 2005, Ropkey moved everything to Crawfordsville, signaling a new vision and purpose.

“Build it and they will come,” his wife, Lani, recalls him saying. Then he added, “Who would think that a little pole barn on a 50-acre cornfield in Crawfordsville could change so many lives?” It was no longer simply a standing building; it was a building that stood for something. He called it the Ropkey Armor Museum.

To the end, Ropkey loved digging into history and uncovering the human stories behind each piece he salvaged. “We can fix that,” he would say to Warvel. The mission was simple: No matter the degree of disrepair, it was an obligation to resurrect the piece, honoring those who had lived and died in it. “Everything in the museum runs, flies, or floats, but the cannons don’t fire,” said Warvel, who uses the original spec manuals to make repairs.

Fred Ropkey could converse knowledgeably (and endlessly) about every U.S. combat mission in WWII. At the end of his life, he chose not to share his plight with others, instead enduring his cancer pain privately. This was the one battle Fred Ropkey did not want to talk about.

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

There’s something strange in my inbox Commentary by Mike Redmond I’ve been getting some peculiar e-mails lately.

I realize this does not set me apart in any way. Let’s face it, if you have access to a computer and the Weird Wide Internet humor thingie – and that takes in about 85 percent of us – you’re going to get some e-mails that raise your eyebrows, with subjects ranging from untold riches awaiting in Nigerian bank accounts to methods of enlarging (or diminishing) various body parts, to faucets. No kidding. I get a lot of messages about faucets.

It all comes back to something I’ve repeated at the dinner table every Thanksgiving for the last (mumble) years: Give us humans an amazing piece of technology, and we’ll find a way to abuse it. Invent the car, we’ll run it into a tree.

Put the telephone in widespread use, and immediately someone will start calling during supper to ask for money. Come up with TV, and you’ll get 600 channels with nothing worth watching. We can’t help it. We are attracted to shiny things, but our first impulse always seems to be figuring out ways to take the shine off of them.

It should be apparent that I am used to a certain amount of weirdness in my inbox. In fact, I may be more accustomed to it than most, just by virtue of not being wired the same as an average human. Even so, occasionally something

comes in over the transom that is unusual, even for me, and that gets me back to the beginning: I’ve been getting some peculiar e-mails lately. I open my mailbox and there they are.

The sender: “Bra.” That’s all it says. Just “Bra.” The subject: “Buying a bra? Check out these tips.”

Wow. Did they get a wrong number. I feel like writing back: Dear Bra: Thanks so much for your recent e-mail. It was very thoughtful of you to assume that I would need some tips about buying you, seeing as how I am a guy and can honestly say that this is one thing I know absolutely nothing about purchasing. However, upon reflection I have determined that I would like to keep it this way. Your pal, Mike. P.S. If you see your friend Faucets, tell him that I’m not interested in what he’s selling, either. Thanks.

That should do it, don’t you think? Then I can go use the one feature of e-mail technology that I have come to appreciate most deeply – the delete button. But not before I claim all those riches awaiting me in Nigeria.

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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THIS WEEK Derek Webb – With the September release of his already critically-acclaimed new album “I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry & I Love You,” CARMEL this Texas-based singer-songwriter will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 24 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, located at the intersection of 126th Street and Gray Road in Carmel. The Apology Tour concert will challenge the political and spiritual status quo. $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to Blood Water Mission, a nonprofit organization that partners with African grassroots organizations to address the HIV/AIDS and water crises.

For more information call 846-4912 or visit http:// derekwebb.ticketleap.com.

Jabberwocky Fishers • Do you have a story to tell? Join other storytellers in this monthly themed activity designed for FISHERS audience members to share personal experiences for three to four minutes. This month’s theme is “Tales of Sharing & Caring.” Drop by Hamilton East Public Library, Five Municipal Drive, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 21 to tell your story or listen to other storytellers. The event is free; light snacks are provided. For more information, call 452.3690 or go to storytellingarts.org.

Show hosts Kenny Shepard and Deb Wims with Santa. (Submitted photo)

Hauling out the holly at Beef & Boards

By Karen Kennedy • karenk@youarecurrent.com As Auntie Mame says, “We need a little Christmas, right this very minute.”

“A Beef and Boards Christtheatre mas,” is a healthy holiday dose of singing, dancing, festive costumes and, of course, turkey with all the trimmings.

This year’s show features an all-new quartet presenting several new arrangements in a glittering celebration of the season. The show opens Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 23.

“This show is our Christmas greeting to the city,” said Beef and Boards spokesperson Patricia Rettig. “We have families who have included us in their Christmas tradition since their children first came to see Santa, and those children are in college now. There are thirty-two performances, so you really can’t miss it.”

This year’s production features sixteen singer-dancers and an on-stage band of seven.

Several of the lead cast members are currently in the cast of “Les Miserables,” including featured vocalist Kelly Teal Goyette, along with Bobbi Bates, Peter Scharbrough and Dominic Sheahan-Stahl. Newcomer Emily Rogge rounds out the group.

Goyette, who made her Beef and Boards debut in “Les Miserables,” spends much of her time on the road. She hails from Williston,

Beef and Boards Christmas One: Veteran show host and performer Kenny Shepard performs as the captain of the wooden soldiers. (Submitted photo)

Vt., but her home base now is New York City.

Since 2008, she has traveled the country with national touring companies of “Annie,” “Grease”

and “Shrek the Musical.”

“I’ve spent more time subletting my apartment than sitting in it,” she said.

And Goyette said she is excited to be a part of the Christmas show.

“I get to sing my favorite Christmas song of all time, ‘O Holy Night,’” Goyette said. “I’m also doing several songs that are new to me; it’s great to learn Christmas songs I’ve never heard of before. And the members of the quartet have said that the new arrangements are very cool; some jazzy, some bluesy. They’re all very excited about how the rehearsals are going.”

In addition to some new holiday songs, the set list includes traditional holiday favorites and songs designed to get toes tapping, such as “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Returning audience members will recognize the familiar faces of cohosts Deb Wims and Kenny Shepard, who have hosted the show since its inception.

And, of course, there’s a star on a backstage dressing room door with Santa’s name on it, so bring your list and don’t forget to be nice.

A Beef and Boards Christmas • Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre • 9301 Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis. • Tickets start at $37.50 and include the holiday dinner buffet. • For more information call 872-9664 or visit www.beefandboards.com.

Indigo dip dyeing – Indiana Artisan Daren Redman will share her skill in hand-dyeing fabric during an Indigo Dip NOBLESVILLE Demonstration from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 at Always In Stitches, 1808 E. Conner St. During the demonstration, Redman will create geometric and organic patterns in cotton fabric by using two Japanese dye and resist techniques, Itajime and Arashi Shibori. The free demonstration is being held in conjunction with Redman’s Fiber Artist of the Month display at Always In Stitches, which is on display now through Nov. 25. For more information, call 776-4227.

Autumn attractions – The Nature Center is celebrating the season with an exhibit featuring some of the most remarkWESTFIELD able aspects of autumn. The exhibit is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. now through Nov. 25 at the Cool Creek Park and Nature Center, 2000 E. 151st St. For more information, call 774-2500 or visit www.myhamiltoncountyparks.com.

Artisans’ Fare Preview Party - Thirty local artisans will be showcasing their unique food and food related art items not zionsVILLE found in stores. Event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the SullivanMunce Cultrual Centerm 205-225 W. Hawthorne St. Tickets are 450 per person ($40 tax deductible) which includes hors d’oeuvers, sample of wine and craft beer and live music. Tickets can be purchased online at www.SullivanMunce.org or by calling 873-4900. The Artisans’ Fare continues on Saturday featuring kid’s crafts and local food trucks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is $5.

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“Blast from the Past” Exhibit at Great American Songbook Gallery • Learn how Hoosiers contributed to roaring ’20s jazz music and explore displays that showcase the great sounds of jazz. • The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel. • Open daily on the Palldium’s Gallery level • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Free • 843-3800 • www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org

The Artisans’ Fare Preview Party • Foodies and music lovers should check out the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center’s benefit featuring leading food and drink artisans from Indiana. Listen to live jazz while shopping and enjoying hors d’oeuvres, champagne cocktails, wine and craft beers. • Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, 225 Hawthorne St., Zionsville. • 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 22. • $50 per person • 873-4900 • http://sullivanmunce.org

‘Wicked The Musical’ at the Old National Centre • Don’t miss the smash hit musical about the witches from “Wizard of Oz.” • Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis. • 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and various days and times through Dec. 1. • Tickets start at $52.50. • 231-0000 • www. oldnationalcentre.com

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. • 9:00 a.m. to noon Nov. 23. • Free • Call Ron Carter at 710-0162.

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Humane Society for Hamilton County’s ‘Tinsel & Tails Holiday Petacular’ • Enjoy an evening out and support the Human Society at the Ritz Charles in Carmel where guests can enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres beginning at 6 p.m. A silent auction will be offered plus dinner, a cash bar and a heartwarming presentation that showcases amazing pet adoption storiesf.rom the past year. • Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St., Carmel. • $90 per person; plus half and full tables. All proceeds benefit Humane Society for Hamilton County • Call Jennifer Judd at 219-3324.

The Center Presents: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ – David Gonzalez, Storyteller • “Sleeping Beauty” at The Tarkington is a family show that will have people of all ages filled with wonder as musician and actor David Gonzalez performs his interpretation of the classic tale using live music and video. • 3 Center Green, Carmel. • 10 a.m. Nov. 22 and 7 p.m.

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The Loft Restaurant – Michael Beck and Seth Jenkins, Keys and Congas • Dine at the Loft Restaurant at Traders Point Creamery and enjoy freshly made meals with seasonal ingredients and a rotating schedule of performances from local musicians on Friday nights.

• 9101 Moore Rd., Zionsville. • 6 to 9 p.m. • Restaurant open 5 to 9:30 p.m. • 733-1700. • www.tpforganics.com Noblesville’s Nickel Plate Arts’ Studio Artists Showcase features the works of artists Lesley Haflich, Michael Janosky, Cassandra Medley, Karen Miles, Bruce Neckar, Stephen Osborne, Rodney Reveal and John Reynolds. “Basically, each artist has taken a space and made a vignette of what they’re about,” Haflich said. The showcase, which runs now through Nov. 23, includes master drawings, paintings, prints and photography. All featured artwork is available for purchase to the public. For more information, visit www.nickelplatearts.org or call 452-3690.

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Thanksgiving Feast Market • This specialty market at Traders Point Creamery offers essential Thanksgiving goodies and more from local sustainable vendors. Organic, pasture-raised turkeys can be ordered and many other artisan offerings such as organic canned pumpkin, organic cranberries, homemade pies and more will be available for purchase. • 9101 Moore Rd., Zionsville • 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Free • 733-1700. • www.tpforganics.com 2013 Holiday on the Square in Carmel • Watch the tree lighting ceremony at Civic Square in Carmel to get into the spirit of the holidays. Enjoy an evening of strolling through a Holiday Market with live entertainment and a visit from Santa, his elves and live reindeer. • 1 Civic Square, Carmel. • 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23. • Free • 571-2400.

Dave Dugan • As seen on HBO, Comedy Central, The Arsenio Hall Show and heard on Bob and Tom, comedian Dave Dugan returns to Bub’s. • 210 W. Main St., Carmel • 9:45 p.m. • $12 • 706-2827. • www. bubsburgersandicecream.com/ ‘Les Miserables’ • Based on the French historical novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, the winner of eight Tony Awards, eight Drama Desk Awards and two Laurence Oliver Awards, is performing at Beef & Boards. The musical follows the story of exconvict Jean Valjean, his experience of redemption and several characters who cross his path. • 9301 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis. • 1:30 p.m. • Starts at $37.50. • 872-9664 • http://beefandboards.com

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Country Christmas 2013 at Stoneycreek Farm • ‘Tis the season to think about Christmas trees … why not take a hayride to pick out your own at Stonycreek Farm? Start a new tradition and find the perfect tree. Shop the gift shop and greenhouse for fresh wreaths, garland and pre-cut trees.

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Winter wine dinner – Donatello’s Italian Restaurant, 9 W. Main St., Carmel, will celebrate the holidays with a special Winter Wine Dinner on Dec. 10. The wine dinner will feature six gourmet courses paired with six carefully selected wines.

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Classic fairy tale comes to Tarkington

By Karen Kennedy • karenk@youarecurrent.com

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a multitude of pictures, combined with lyrical words and music, must make for theatre an evening that is anything but sleepy.

That combination can be found when New York-based master storyteller, musician, poet and actor David Gonzalez brings his unique presentation of “Sleeping Beauty” to the Tarkington Theatre Nov. 22 and 23.

“This is my interpretation of the classic fairy tale,” said Gonzalez in a phone interview from Chicago. “It is told entirely in rhymed verse, accompanied by musical and visual elements: a wonderful video, a ‘living storybook’ if you will, created by Karen Jenson, and a lush, musical tapestry in the form of Bach’s Goldberg Variations performed on piano by Daniel Kelly. The show has lots of layers to it, but it also stays true to the essence of the story.”

“I have performed this show from New York to Alaska to Florida,” Gonzalez said. “And now we come to Carmel. And this show is particularly special because Karen Jenson’s family is all from Carmel, so the whole family will be at the show to celebrate.”

The show combines poetry, visual storytelling and music in a developing art form that Gonzalez continues to create. It’s just another extension of his talents. He is a Drama-Desk-nominated artist who has toured nationally and internationally.

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David Gonzalez and music director Daniel Kelly are two sleeping beauties. (Submitted photo)

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The 12 apartments are necessary if families Parisian Flea Market tickets are $5 and can want to make the journey to IU Health to be able be purchased online or at the door. The event is to stay with the patients. open to the public. For more information or to “All housing is free of charge to patients and purchase tickets, visit www.fairhavenfoundation. families. Housing is right across street from org. university hospital with full kitchens, a washer and dryer, and more,” Milner said. “It’s designed to take that burden off of the family and off of Top-paying jobs – Surgeons take home a median the patient. It’s just one piece they don’t have to $288,000 in salary and bonus annually. What other worry about.” great careers from CNNMoney and PayScale.com’s To support the apartments, Fair Haven is host- list of Best Jobs in America offer hefty paychecks?

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Fender-bender preparedness Commentary by Jamie Ianigro

Question from Harold P. from Fishers: We got our first dose of winter weather this week, and I was reminded that insurance people completely forget how to drive when snow hits the ground. I witnessed a minor fender-bender and am wondering what I need to do if that happens to me.

Response from Jamie Ianigro: Experiencing an automobile accident is always scary, no matter how minor. Your independent insurance agent should be able to provide you with a card to keep in your glove box to remind you of everything you need to do if an accident occurs. Here is what we recommend.

1. Take a deep breath and assess the situation. Get your vehicle and passengers out of further harm if the vehicle is still operable.

2. Make sure that no one in your vehicle requires immediate medical attention. Check the occupants of any other vehicle involved next.

3. Call the police. It doesn’t matter how minor the accident is. Having a police report filed will make your claim process much smoother.

4. Exchange insurance information and record the details. Make sure the other driver’s insurance is not out of date. Get their phone number, address, license plate number and the make and model of their car to make filing your claim easier.

5. Pull out your camera phone and snap some pictures of your car from every angle and of any damage it now has.

6. Obtain a copy of the police report and call your independent agent to file a claim.

Driving without insurance coverage in Indiana is illegal and a great way to end up with a suspended license or serious financial problems if you are involved in an accident. The starting point for insurance in Indiana is the required state-minimum coverage. The minimums are $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per accident and $10,000 for property damage. The current cost of medical expenses and auto repair make it pretty easy to see that those amounts are not going to get you very far when it’s time to settle a claim. They also provide you zero protection from motorists who drive around without insurance or with the inadequate state minimum insurance.

I recommend limits of $250,000 per injured person, $500,000 per accident and $100,000 for property damage with an endorsement to protect you from uninsured and underinsured motorists. These raised limits will also allow you to add a personal umbrella policy to further protect you in extreme cases. You can also get a nice discount by packaging these policies together with your homeowners policy. Adding comprehensive and collision coverages and adjusting the cost of your deductibles is something you should talk with your independent agent about.

Let me know if you have any further questions about this and drive safely.

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Building permits up 20 percent news@currentinwestfield.com Central Indiana building permit reports indicate that single-family permits increased 20 percent in October compared to October housing 2012. There were 4,308 new home permits issued this year compared to the 3,585 issued in 2012.

“Although reports indicate a slight decrease in permits from last month, we continue to see a significant increase over last year’s numbers,” said Steve Lains, CEO of the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis. “Forecasters believe that we will continue to see steady increases in 2014.

A slight decrease from last month was expected because of the time of year, but what’s ultimate-

ly important is the year-to-year overall increase which is moving in the right direction.”

A recent Kiplinger economic report found that the pent-up demand will continue to elevate permit numbers in 2014. According to that report, housing is critical to the U.S. economy.

“It’s not just from home sales, but in state and local government revenue, sales of furniture, appliances, etc., and the spin-off from income earned by construction crews, realtors and more,” the report said.

In central Indiana the permits issued through October 2013 are estimated to create a total economic impact of $771 million in local income, $175 million in local taxes and 13,062 local jobs, year to date.

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whether regarded as important or not … also anything concerned with history or the study of the past.”

QUESTION: “Hello Jordan. I enjoy your column.

Let’s put those definitions to use. Abraham I hope you can clear something up for me. My Lincoln gave a historic speech at Gettysburg, husband and I were grammar guy driving into Muncie over whereas my professor gave a historical lecture about the Civil War. December 7, 1941, was a histhe weekend and saw a toric day (“a date that will live in infamy”). John billboard inviting us to visit ‘Historical Cammack Hersey’s “Hiroshima” is a historical account of Station.’ I thought it sounded awkward. Should it the first wartime detonabe ‘historic’ or ‘historical?’ tion of an atomic bomb.

Are these words inter“Historic” should be used for To boil it down, “hischangeable as adjectives? important or influential aspects toric” should be used for We squabbled about it all of history. “Historical” should be important or influential the way to Ball State. Help used for everything else. aspects of history. “Hishere please.” (Liz Schneitorical” should be used for der, Carmel) everything else. The Battle ANSWER: Thank you for of the Bulge was a historic battle. A rifle used at writing in, Liz. Hopefully I can clear up your argument without causing any lingering marital strife. the battle, however, is a historical weapon.

At the risk of offending the good people of If you were to look up the word “historic” in a Muncie, I would venture to say that Cammack dictionary, you’d see two entries. The first: “HavStation is correctly identified as a “historical” ing importance in or influence on history.” The location. But, with a 90 percent on UrbanSpoon, second: “Historical.” it does sound like a good place to grab lunch – Helpful, isn’t it? historic or otherwise.

The situation with “historic” and “historical” is this: They mean the same thing … except when they don’t.

To quote our aforementioned dictionary: Jordan Fischer is a contributing “‘Historic’ refers to what is important in history columnist for Current Publishing. … also what is famous or interesting because of To ask Jordan a grammar question, its association with persons or events in history. write him at rjfische@gmail.com.

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The picture to the left was painted by Robbie, a 2-year-old blond-haired, blue-eyed Hamilton County resident who died at the hands of his abusive father in 1991. Robbie and his 3-year-old sister, Brittany, were killed when their drunk father drove the family car through a stop sign and over an embankment. They died at his hands just as he had threatened their mother would happen if she left him.

Each year Alternatives shelters 400 women and children and serves another 300 victims through outreach programs.

Hamilton County residents comprise 37 percent of the victims served by Alternatives. Thanks to your United Way contributions, thousands of people like Anna are able to take the first step over the bridge from the life they want to leave behind to one of long-term security.

Robbie’s painting is a reminder that every Hamilton County neighborhood has at least one home where violence is occurring. Victims are paying a high price— often the ultimate price—at the hands of their abuser.

For more than 90 years, United Way has helped provide people in need with basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter and access to services that keep them safe and healthy. By helping people meet their most urgent needs today, we’re supplying them with the tools and knowledge to strive for a better life. That’s where United Way’s other community investments in education, income stability and health can make a huge difference. Because you give, United Way is investing in a network of programs and services that is not just helping people improve their own lives, but it’s actually changing our community for the better.

Though Robbie and Brittany’s story ended tragically, hundreds of other Hamilton County residents are getting the tools and support they need to survive domestic violence.

Anna was one of the “lucky” ones. She came to Alternatives Incorporated—a United Way agency providing shelter, education and intervention for victims of domestic abuse— after law enforcement rescued her. Having beaten her unconscious, Anna’s husband attempted to drown her.

Anna’s message to other victims: “You are worthy to live a life of freedom. Alternatives gave me back my freedom.”

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Book of Kells: great Irish treasure

Commentary by Donald Knebel

The library of Trinity College in Dublin houses thousands of rare and ancient books. Visitors from around the world queue for travel up to an hour to see just one of them. Two volumes of the famous Book of Kells, now separated into four volumes, are always displayed in the library’s Treasury room.

The Book of Kells, one of Ireland’s greatest treasures, is a lavishly illustrated edition of the four Gospels, scripted in Latin. The illustration style is known as insular, but the Book of Kells is in a league of its own, not only for the extraordinary quality of its many illustrations but for their originality and unexpected playfulness. One illustration shows a green-striped cat trying to stop a mouse from eating a communion wafer. Another shows a man wrestling a peacock, an ancient symbol of immortality. The letter beginning one passage is formed from a man strangling a bird.

So unusual is the colorful imagery of the Book of Kells that Umberto Eco, an Italian historical novelist, wrote recently that it was the “product of a cold-blooded hallucination,” a fact proudly noted in the guidebook sold in the library’s gift shop.

Exactly when the Book of Kells was created is not known. It was likely produced in the late eighth century by Irish monks seeking to promote their Christian faith. A full-page illustration contains the West’s oldest surviving manuscript

Trinity College Campanile and Library in Dublin. (Photo by Don Knebel)

image of the Virgin Mary. Mary, like others depicted in the Book of Kells, has an oversized head and distinctive large eyes, looking straight ahead. So similar is this style to the art of early Egyptian Christians (Copts) that scholars have long theorized a connection between Irish and Coptic missionaries. That theory gained greater credence with the recent discovery in Ireland of a fragment of the Psalms written on papyrus, a material native to Egypt but unknown in Ireland.

The Book of Kells has made the library of

Trinity College one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions, right up there with the Blarney Stone.

Dublin provides the bonus of a beautiful city with a terrific zoo and a Guinness Storehouse offering free samples.

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Upholstery: Choices, choices Commentary by Vicky Earley

Winter maintenance for homes Commentary by Randy Sorrell

Frosty windows and a dusting of snow on the lawn is motivation for completing critical winter preparation duties. It’s not the outdoors most joyful thing to do, but just as necessary as mulching landscaped beds in the spring. Here’s a glimpse at my personal list and a note of encouragement.

1. Clean gutters and downspouts are perhaps the most critical. As snow melts, clogged gutters can create ice dams and eventually cause moisture in your basement or crawl space.

2. Inspect the outside of your house for anything alarming … loose shingles, HVAC hoses dangling, etc. Call your handyman for assistance.

3. Change landscape lighting and coach lamp bulbs while the weather is mild and simultaneously clean the lens.

4. A respectful layer of mulch is especially critical on azaleas, rhododendrons, dogwood trees and spruce. Buy a few bags for ease of spreading.

5. Take an inventory of ice melt, snow shovel,

windshield scraper, gloves and boots before you need them.

6. Properly outfit the car with items in #5 too.

7. Drain gas from lawn equipment or fill with fuel stabilizer. Take any equipment that needs repair to your favorite shop.

8. Drain and store garden hoses … or not.

Mine have survived 3 years outside, but it’s a risk. Take “at risk” urns inside after emptying.

9. Clean beds are happy beds … same with your lawn too. Remove leaves and other debris. Your neighbors will be filled with joy.

10. Need firewood or bird seed? Stock up now.

Finally, and most importantly, take a few minutes to be grateful and help someone else be happy. Most of us are in need of a few healing words and you can make a difference. Be a builder of people, not a destroyer.

Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by NatureWorks+, a Carmel home improvement firm.

He may be reached at 679-2565, randy@choosesurroundings.com or www.choosesurroundings.com.

just personal preference. It has to work with the arm and cushion selection or it will end up being an upholstery “mutt.”

The turned leg is the most traditional of the options out there. Some will be simple, others quite ornate.

The block leg, which includes buntype legs, offers a casual, laid back feeling. It can go very modern if it covers a large expanse of the piece.

The pin leg is a throwback to the post-modern era. It is that long, cone-shaped leg that would be found on virtually every chair on the television series, “Madmen.”

If all those choices weren’t enough, the type of finish will impact the style. A rich walnut will tap down a modern leg while a high gloss lacquered color will take the most traditional turned leg and make it kicky and modern.

Regardless of your style, a plan is critical. It really isn’t about random choice based on what looks good on a sample ring. It is imperative to have a vision of the completed piece or that upholstery mutt just might be barking up your tree.

If you have ever tried to order custom upholstery on your own, you can relate. Upholstered furniture is a Rubik’s cube decorating of options. One mistake and the piece can be an absolute dog. One unexpected but calculated touch and it can be spectacular.

Just the arm options available make it incredibly confusing for the inexperienced to make selections.

First there is the rolled arm. You have seen this countless times as it is a traditional look that works well with loose cushions and provides easy seating.

The track arm is square on top and will take a piece of furniture down a more modern path.

The textile selection is tricky with the track arm in that pattern matching becomes almost impossible.

The English arm is a first cousin to the rolled arm but it is typically lower and is paired with tight backs rather than cushioned backs.

The tuxedo arm is the current darling of the upholstery world. It is typically the same height as the back of the sofa giving it a fabulous focal Vicky Earley is the principal point position in a room. designer for Artichoke Designs in Carmel. If you have an interior Once the preferred arm style has been deterdesign question, please contact mined, the legs enter the picture. Here we really artichokedesigns@aol.com.

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Investing in new countertops Commentary by David Decker

Because they take up so much visual space, countertops are one of the keystones of kitchen design. It’s amazing to see the Indoors difference that new countertops can make in a room, even if all of the other elements (such as flooring or cabinetry) stay the same. On the flip side, damaged or dated looking countertops can drag down the aesthetics and functionality of your kitchen. If you only have the time or money to make a single upgrade in the kitchen, chances are that investing in new countertops is a smart way to go.

When selecting new countertops, the first thing you’ll need to consider is the type of material. Each material has certain positive and negative aspects that you should be aware of before making a purchasing decision. Stone (such as granite and quartz) has become one of the most popular choices for homeowners looking to upgrade their kitchen countertops. Stone is easy to clean, durable against heat and resistant to bacterial buildup. It is also scratch-resistant, while other options are not.

While stone is a popular choice, it’s far from the only choice. Also available on the market are solid surfaces and laminates. Solid surfaces are engineered from acrylic or polyester plastics, while laminates are made from a plastic that is adhered to particleboard. These physical properties are important to know, because they play a

big role in affecting the functionality of the material. In terms of functionality, stone options are inherently more durable than solid surfaces. Because laminates and solid surfaces can scratch, dirt and bacteria can hide in these crevasses.

The decision comes down to your personal preference. Great looking countertops can be made from any of these materials. However, if you are willing to make the investment, choosing a stone material may pay off in the long run.

Stone materials are generally more expensive than other options, but they are typically more long lasting and valued by potential homebuyers.

If you know that a move might be coming in the near future, stone might be the way to go.

With all these options and considerations to weigh, selecting new countertops can be a difficult task. If you’re looking for a little guidance, The Affordable Companies Website is a great resource full of blog posts, links and photos that can help you make the best selection for your home. No two homes require the exact same solution, so get creative and search for a countertop that will improve the look and functionality of your kitchen.

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Compounding pharmacy in Carmel looking for responsible and motivated individuals to work Monday through Friday. Pharmacy technician experience preferred, but will train. Immediate openings available. for more details call 317-658-0001

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BOLT FOR THE HEART RUN/WALK – NOVEMBER 28TH AT 8:45AM

This year, celebrate Thanksgiving with heart.

With our helpful 30 Tips For A Healthy Heart and as a premiere sponsor of Bolt for the Heart, we are focused on keeping you healthy. The experts at the top-ranked cardiovascular program in Indiana* hope you’ll join us Thanksgiving Day at the 3.3-mile run/walk to help raise funds for defibrillators in Central Indiana. Register for the event at BoltForTheHeart.com.

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