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Fall Creek Woods Natural Area closure sparks speculation

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Fall Creek Woods Natural Area, owned and managed by Fall Creek Township, is closed through January, sparking WILDLIFE speculation on social media that officials plan to use the park for a private deer hunt, an accusation that officials have vehemently denied.

A post on the township’s Facebook page Nov. 28 simply stated, “Our Fall Creek Woods Natural Area will be closed from November 15th to February 1st, 2024 for wildlife management. Thank You.” Comments on the post questioned the length of the closure and the nature of the planned wildlife management. During a phone interview Dec. 1, Trustee Doug Allman said the trustee’s office had been inundated since the Facebook post with phone calls and emails with similar comments.

“There’s just a bunch of inaccurate, nasty stuff going on right now,” he said. “And I’m a bit frustrated.”

Allman, who said he has never killed an animal at Fall Creek Natural Area, said the township has been developing the 80-acre site since 2014 to preserve some natural habitat in the middle of extensive development activity. He said there are no plans to kill any animals this season, but wildlife management sometimes means reducing populations.

“When you look at managing wildlife, especially species like deer, coyotes, which move, you know, they’re not in one place — deer have a square-mile home range at least (and) all these animals are being condensed down to this watershed,” he said.

Allman said to effectively manage wildlife at the site, they first need to get an accurate count of what’s there. The presence of humans on the trails disrupts the animals, making it difficult to count them. So, he said, the first month of the closure is intended to give the animals a quiet period with no people on the property. Then, he

Fall Creek Woods Natural Area is closed through January for wildlife management. (File photo by Adam Seif)

said, he plans to go there, sit and count.

Allman, 66, formerly served on Indiana Department of Natural Resource committees and was awarded DNR Conservationist of the Year in 1995. He said his goal is, and always was, to make sure the park is properly maintained so it can be enjoyed for many years.

“This is a special place,” he said. “I want to see it done right. You can’t let things go, and (let) the population of certain species get to the point where suddenly you’ve got a browse line, you’ve got no regrowth in vegetation.”

He added that if the deer population gets too large, that also can lead to more vehicle accidents.

“And then you have coyotes — I’m already getting pictures from the neighborhood of coyotes in people’s backyard,” he said.

“Humans don’t need to fear coyotes, but … they will take out small animals — cats and

small dogs.”

Allman said the natural area has been closed seasonally every year. The trail was completed this fall with the addition of a series of ADA-compliant boardwalk switchbacks, which led to additional use by members of the public.

The popularity of the trail is likely why people are upset, but Allman reiterated that the closure is necessary. He added that there are additional plans for the natural area, including bat boxes, wood-duck boxes and a canoe/kayak launch.

A follow-up post on the township’s Facebook page with a longer explanation was published Dec. 1. Many comments thanked Allman for his explanation and his efforts.

Other comments, while less angry in tone, called for more transparency about when and why the natural area will be closed in the future.

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Noblesville Schools Board of Trustees The state Public Access Counselor also member and former Hamilton East Public issued an advisory opinion Oct. 5 that Library Board Alerding and former library board GOVERNMENT President secretary Ray Maddalone violated Laura Alerding the state’s Open Door Law after announced Nov. 30 that she will meeting in a coffee shop in August run for state representative for with representatives from the liIndiana House District 29, which brary board’s former law firm. encompasses Noblesville Township Still a school board member, and two precincts in Fishers.

Alerding was part of a unanimous Alerding “I am happy to announce my vote Nov. 21 in favor of a school candidacy for Indiana House of Represenlibrary material removal request procedure, tative for the 29th District,” she stated. “As in accordance with Indiana code. During a member of the Noblesville School Board, discussions for the new policy, she menI have fought for our shared conservative tioned she wanted committee hearings for values, to protect children and support material complaints to be made public. parent’s rights. I will bring that same te“I still think that it should be a transparnacity and stamina to the state legislature ent process,” she said at the meeting. and continue to fight on your behalf for our “As a state representative, I will accept shared values.” the legislative challenges with courage and If elected, Alerding said her focus would fortitude,” Alerding stated in the announcebe on health care costs with a concentrament. “As a conservative Republican, it is tion on mental health issues; education with profound grit and steadfast determiwith a focus on students reaching higher nation that I will work on issues facing the academic achievement; property tax relief Noblesville community and two precincts for low- and fixed-income homeowners; in Fishers.” and “continuing to make Indiana an attracShe stated she is a native Hoosier and tive, low-tax state for businesses that will has owned a promotional and marketing have access to an ample and competent business since 2004. She has a combined workforce.” family of six children, 18 grandchildren and Alerding was elected to the school board two great-grandsons — most of whom have in November 2020 and was appointed to resided and attended schools in Hamilton the library board Jan. 12, 2021. She was and Marion County. on the library board when a controversial For more, visit AlerdingForStateRep29. book policy was adopted. She was not info.

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A steel plate with the signatures of IU Health Saxony staff members was installed in the hospital’s expanded area, which will be completed in 2025. (Photos courtesy of IU Health)

IU Health in Fishers celebrates construction milestone

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com IU Health celebrated the mid-completion point of its major expansion at the Fishers hospital with a ceremony Dec. 1 that included the installation of CEREMONY a commemorative steel plate.

Hospital staff and associates attended the ceremony at IU Health Saxony, 13000 E. 136th St. in Fishers. Team members signed the steel plate, which is now part of the new section’s structure.

Looking to support the rapid growth of the Fishers community, IU Health broke ground for the $300 million expansion of its IU Health Saxony Hospital in 2022. The project will increase the hospital campus’ square footage by 50 percent.

Chad Dilley, chief operating officer with IU Health Saxony, said the next phase of construction primarily will be interior work.

“This (celebration) signifies a pivot point

where we’re wrapping up the outer shelling frame,” Dilley said. “We’re moving to enclosing the exterior and starting interior work.”

The expansion will add 50 inpatient beds, bringing the total to 88. Riley Children’s Health Emergency Medicine services, including a pediatric emergency department, will be built next to the adult emergency department. There will also be an expansion of support service space for staff and patients.

The day wasn’t only a milestone in the hospital’s expansion, but also marked IU Health Saxony’s 12-year anniversary. Dilley said the celebration was a day to recognize the hospital’s 12-year legacy and the staff that supports it.

“This is another way to celebrate the team,” Dilley said. “This is really hard work and it’s important to celebrate as you go and then also reflect on the 12-year legacy of taking great care of patients here.”

The expansion at IU Health Saxony, soon to be IU Health Fishers, is projected to be complete by late 2025.

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Noblesville senior guard gets boost from basketball family

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville High School senior basketball player Reagan Wilson’s competitive nature comes naturally.

Her father, Dean Wilson, played basketball at the University of Alabama, and her brother, Evan, is a junior on the University of Akron men’s basketball team., Wilson “We hate losing. We always played in the driveway together and they would always beat me,” Reagan Wilson said. “They’ve always been my biggest supporters but also my biggest critics, which I love so much. They’ve definitely helped me get to where I am today.”

The 5-foot-8 point guard, who has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Iowa State University, was averaging 15.6 points and 2.7 assists in the first nine games.

Gaining confidence has been her biggest improvement.

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Reagan Wilson is a four-year starter for the Noblesville High School girls basketball team.

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Wilson has been outstanding this season.

The four-year starter topped the 1,000-point career mark in November.

“She has improved in her long-range shooting,” Buckley said. “She has always been a great shooter, but her release is quicker.”

Wilson said having a quicker release helps with tighter coverage and will help in college when the defenses get bigger, faster and stronger.

Buckley said Wilson is a tremendous leader for the Millers, who were 5-4 prior to the Dec. 8 game.

“Every year you have a new team and you’re going to hit a rough spot,” Wilson said. “You have to work out different holes in the system. We’re trying to get back on a good team. I trust this team. We have a lot of room for improvement that we haven’t even touched on yet.”

Wilson is one of two seniors along with Ava Shoemaker, who is also a starter. Wilson averaged 16.9 points last season and averaged 10 points for the Class 4A state championship team in 2022.

Wilson chose Iowa State in February over Marquette University and DePaul University.

“I was sold on (Iowa State’s) culture,” she said. “Being on the campus, I felt so loved by the team and the coaches. They have a great coaching staff that has been there for a really long time. The most important thing is they win. They get the job done and work a lot on player development.”

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Fishers Police ‘adopt’ families

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com Volunteers with the Fishers Police Department’s Police Corps have given six area families a Christmas to GIVING BACK remember.

On Dec. 2, the families were invited to the Fishers Police Department at 4 Municipal Dr. They each were led to their own Christmas tree with gifts piled underneath. The special occasion was part of the FPD’s Cops and Kids program, an annual event that serves children during the holiday season.

Kent Billingsley, vice president of the Fishers Police Corps, said Cops and Kids started around 2012 to provide gifts for the less fortunate. When it began, volunteers would take children out shopping for gifts during the holiday season. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the program shifted to drive-thru gifting.

“This is our first year of trying to get back to the old ways of being embedded with the families,” Billingsley said. “Working more intimately with the families in need.”

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FPD Police Corps volunteers Jennifer Klein, left, and Michelle Kanluk wrap gifts for the group’s Cops and Kids holiday program. (Photo by Edward Redd)

Network, FPD was able to find and meet six families to learn what their needs were.

Volunteers were divided into six teams.

Each team decorated a tree dedicated to one family.

Billingsley said paper angels listing gift wishes from the children were hung on the trees.

“The officers, with their own money, would take whatever angel they wanted off the tree and go shopping and bring (the gift) back,” Billingsley said.

For more about FPD’s Police Corps, visit fishers.in.us/1271/Fishers-Police-Corps.

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Ditlevson resigns from HEPL board

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com Tiffanie Ditlevson announced Dec. 4 that she had submitted her resignation from the Hamilton East Public Library LIBRARY Board of Trustees to the Hamilton County Council.

She was appointed to the library board position by the council in mid-2021 and her term was due to end in 2026. She briefly served as board president after Laura Alerding left Ditlevson the seat in August, but the board voted Nov. 16 to remove Ditlevson from that role and instead name her vice president.

The new HEPL board president is Craig Siebe.

During that meeting, Ditlevson told the board that she planned to resign effective Dec. 31. However, according to her announcement, her resignation is effective immediately.

She cited her recent election to an atlarge seat on the Fishers City Council as the reason, stating that she “intends to bring the same level of professionalism, integrity and fiscal responsibility (to the council) that she exhibited during her service on the HEPL board.”

Ditlevson’s term on the council begins in January.

“It has been an honor to serve on the Hamilton East Public Library Board, and I am immensely grateful for the support and collaboration with my fellow board members,” she stated. “As I transition to the Fishers City Council, I am excited to continue my commitment to public service, working tirelessly to address the needs of our community with dedication and transparency.”

“It has been an honor to serve on the Hamilton East Public Library Board, and I am immensely grateful for the support and collaboration with my fellow board members.”

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Fishers police investigate alleged road-rage shooting news@currentinfishers.com One person was reported injured in an alleged road-rage shooting incident that occurred around 6 p.m. Nov. 29 CRIME on 106th Street in Fishers.

According to the Fishers Police Department, the shooting took place in the 8100 block of East 106th Street just west of I-69.

“All involved parties have been contacted and are cooperating with investigators,” an announcement stated, although no arrests were reported. “One person drove themself to a local hospital for evaluation of a gunshot wound. There is no ongoing threat to the community.”

According to FPD, detectives are investigating the events that led to the shooting.

Witnesses are asked to contact Fishers Police Department Detective Rob Baker by calling 317-595-3134, or emailing bakerr@ fishers.in.us.

DISPATCHES Skate with Santa — The Ice Skating Club of Indianapolis will host Skate with Santa from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Carmel Ice Skadium, 1040 3rd Ave. SW. Attendees can ice skate, visit with Santa, meet his elves and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate. ISCI club members will be on hand to assist first time skaters and demonstrate their skating skills. Cost is $12 per person or $30 for a family of four and includes admission, skate rental, cookies and hot chocolate.

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DIY wrapping paper — Fishers Parks is offering a free, drop-in workshop 6 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 13 and 14 at Fishers Parks headquarters, 8100 E. 106th St., on basic printmaking techniques to create custom wrapping paper for holiday gifts. Participants will receive sheets of brown or white craft paper to decorate. All materials included. No prior skills are required, and all ages are welcome. No registration is required.

AgriPark closed for the season — The Fishers AgriPark has closed for the winter season, with daily operation suspended until May. Compost drop-offs are still accepted from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

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By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Bicentennial Commission recently presented its final event to celebrate the Hamilton County EVENT community and its rich history.

Hamilton County, with a population of approximately 357,000, is 200 years old this year. On Dec. 3 at Ivy Tech Noblesville, 300 N. 17th St, the yearlong festivities concluded with the Bicentennial Bash, which celebrated all the county’s communities.

Jessica Layman, HCBC coordinator, said planning began in 2020. Events included traveling exhibits, historical open houses and community anniversary celebrations.

Layman said approximately 50 events were organized, focusing on art, diversity and inclusion, education, historic preservation and parks/environment.

“You have to be able to understand your history in order to look towards the future,” Layman said. “I also think it’s important because Hamilton County is known for people moving here. There’s a huge portion of our population that wasn’t born in Hamilton County. I want people to learn about their community, not just the long-ago stuff but the recent as well.”

The Bicentennial Bash was a countywide event that showcased every community and all that the HCBC accomplished this year. It included a raffle, 16 local vendors, free food, an art show and an end-of-the-year celebration video.

Layman declared the yearlong celebration a success.

“That was the goal, people who are from all different parts of the county exploring places they haven’t been in the county,” Layman said. “That’s always exciting.”

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Adopt-a-Fire-Hydrant program — Fishers residents can help keep their neighbors safe by “adopting” a fire hydrant through the City of Fishers’ volunteer program.

During winter, snow can bury fire hydrants, making it difficult for firefighters to access them during an emergency. Those who sign up for the program agree to clear snow and ice in a 3-foot diameter around their adopted hydrants. During warmer months, volunteers clear weeds, grass and debris. For more, visit bit.ly/3T31Dz2.

Holiday Lights Map — The City of Fishers has brought back its holiday lights map, an online Google map that shows where people can view business and residential light displays. Those who want to be added to the map can complete an online form at bit.ly/47HK5wC. That’s

also where people can view the map, which will be updated as new locations are submitted.

Nickel Plate Trail Lights — Through the month of December, enjoy NPT Night Lights, a light display along the downtown portion of the Nickel Plate Trail, presented

by Centier Bank and Fishers Parks. Access to the Nickel Plate Trail is always free and no registration or RSVP is required for NPT Night Lights. Lights will turn on dusk nightly through the end of December.

Santa’s Mailbox open— Through Dec. 15, Fishers residents can drop off letters to Santa in the special mailboxes at the following locations: Nickel Plate Trail near 116th Street and Switch Plaza at the swings and Ambassador House at

Heritage Park, 10598 Eller Rd. Those who include a return address will receive a letter from Santa in return. Those who miss the deadline or prefer email can send a message to Santa through Dec. 22 at santa@fishers.in.us.

Cookies with Characters — The City of Fishers will host a unique character experience filled with games, crafts, cookie decorating and more at the Historic Ambassador House on Dec. 16 and 17. Registered guests will be able to decorate cookies, visit with the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, and participate in other Whoville fun and games. All parents and children, regardless of age, must be registered to attend. Children 2 and under are free to attend with registration. No walk-ups will be permitted. To register, visit playfishers.com/583/Cookies-with-Characters.

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According to online records, Westerman worked at Baldwin’s law firm from 2015 to A Westfield resident was arrested in 2017 as a legal assistant and operations Johnson county last month for his possimanager. ble role in leaking crime scene In a sworn affidavit dated Oct. 18, WesCRIME photos from the Delphi terman said he visited Baldwin’s murder case, according law firm several months ago. While to a news release Nov. 22 from the waiting to meet with Baldwin, Indiana State Police. Westerman Westerman saw photos from the was released on a $250 bond on Delphi murder case on a conferNov. 27. ence room table and took photos A charge of one count of conof them. Westerman and Baldwin version was filed against Mitch both stated that neither Baldwin Westerman Thomas Westerman, 41, in Johnson nor Rozzi gave him permission to County Superior Court 3 Nov. 21. A Class A take the photographs. misdemeanor, conversion is described in According to his affidavit, Westerman Indiana Code as an attempt to “knowingly shared the photos with a man from Fishor intentionally exert unauthorized control ers, who may have served in the Indiana over property of another.”

Air National Guard with Westerman. The An initial hearing is set for Dec. 7. unidentified Fishers man apparently In the murder case, Richard Allen, 51, of shared the photos with an unidentified Delphi, was arrested in October 2022 and Texas man who then shared them with charged with the 2017 murders of 13-yearjournalist Áine Cain and attorney Kevin old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty Greenlee of “The Murder Sheet” podcast.

German, also of Delphi. Attorneys Andrew Cain and Greenlee purportedly contacted Baldwin and Brad Rozzi were assigned as authorities once they realized the photos his public defenders, and Allen has pleadhad been prohibited from release. ed not guilty to the charges.

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Fishers mayor focuses less on politics, more on what’s good for residents

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com It wasn’t a surprise that Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness won his third full term on Nov. 7. After all, he was unopposed in the general election. For the third time.

This year, Fadness didn’t have an opponent in the May primary election, either.

Athough he wasn’t ready to call his lack of opposition a “mandate,” Fadness said he likes to think it means people appreciate what he’s done so far.

“I think you would find in the history of my administration. I’m not a lightning rod on cultural issues, which obviously our community has seen a whole lot of that,” he said during an interview in his office at the First Internet Bank in downtown Fishers.

“I’ve always been a person that — I talked about this a lot with my public safety team and others — our job is to protect everybody. Our job is to serve everybody. Our job is to create a community where everyone would want to live. And that’s where we stay focused.”

Although a Republican, Fadness said the far left and far right don’t know what to make of him because he generally stays away from divisive politics.

“I’m kind of a guy that stands in the middle and says, ‘That’s not what our focus is going to be,’” he said. “I think sometimes that provides me shelter, honestly, because both sides tend to get upset with me, but the average resident in Fishers, I firmly believe, to my core, they work really hard, they care about their families … they want you to be a person that they can admire from an ethical perspective. And as long as you do that, most residents, I think, will support you or allow you the opportunity to continue to serve in that capacity.”

Some of Fadness’ initiatives that fall into the “serve” category belie what some consider mainstream Republican ideology.

He oversaw the creation of the city’s new health department, for example; and Fishers has programs that recognize and celebrate diversity.

“I think they’re Republican (initiatives) in the way that I view being a Republican,” he said. “That may not be the case for certain mainframes of the Republican Party today. And I think that’s kind of the battle

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and his family at Conner Prairie in October.

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for the heart and soul of the Republican Party. I am a person that believes in limited government, I do believe that there’s a lot of personal responsibility that people have to take. And I believe I can create an environment where people have the best opportunity to reach their potential, but it’s all ultimately up to the individual to reach their potential. That’s why I call myself a Republican.”

Fadness said he created the health department because he thought the city could deliver a better model to fill that public need; and the city has diversity programs because there are people from all over the

world moving to Fishers. He said recognizing those realities and responding with appropriate services is simply pragmatic.

His lack of political activism is, in part, one of the biggest challenges Fadness said he’s faced. He’s often called on to make statements about issues that originate outside of Fishers, such as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

As the mayor of Fishers, Fadness knows he can’t solve that conflict. But, he said, he can do something for the people who live in this city.

“I go back to our fundamentals, like whether you’re Jewish or whether you’re

Muslim, if you call Fisher’s home, I’m going to do my best to ensure that you’re safe and that you’re treated well,” he said. “And that might be (Fishers Police Department Chief Ed) Gebhart and I stopping at the Muslim school and welcoming the kids to class to show their parents that they’re OK and that we’re thinking of them, or it could be to the Jewish community telling them that we’re thinking of them.”

Fadness said what drives him is his natural sense of curiosity and his delight in solving problems.

“My mind is always going, like 24/7,” he said. “Some people like to play cards, some people like to golf, some people like to watch football, some people like to hang out. I derive a great deal of satisfaction just thinking about how to solve public policy problems.

So for me, when people are like, ‘Why does he work so much?’ It’s not because I’m running from something or that I’m trying to achieve some end result. I just like it.”

And, he said, he’s surrounded himself with people who are “wired” the same way, which makes it even more fun.

With another four years at least as Fishers’ mayor, Fadness said he plans to keep on having fun solving public policy problems.

ON THE COVER: Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness

will start his third full term in January. (Photo courtesy of the City of Fishers)

FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO FISHERS Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness started out as a farm kid in North Dakota. He attended the University of North Dakota for his undergraduate degree, and was going to study political science in Colorado with the intention of eventually becoming a professor.

“I had a professor stop me one day and say, ‘You know, maybe you should just get into government first. And you can always come back and teach,’” Fadness said.

Through that intervention, he ended up in an Indiana University graduate program called the School of Public Environmental Affairs in 2005, which required an internship experience. He applied for an open internship with what was the Town of Fishers, was hired and started that job in 2006.

“I interned throughout the year, through my second year of graduate school, and then in the spring I was going to leave,” he said. “The town manager called and said, ‘Hey, we’d like to hire you as like a budget director or budget manager,’ or something of that effect.”

Fadness accepted the job and said he had a tendency to volunteer to fill in whenever a vacancy came up, giving him experience throughout the town’s departments. He eventually was promoted to deputy town manager.

“And then my boss — he and the council parted ways one night,” Fadness said. “And that night, they said, ‘Hey, you’re now the town manager.’”

He was 27 years old.

In 2012, Fishers voters approved a referendum to become a city, which meant Fadness’ job would go away. He said he didn’t really want to run for mayor but eventually decided to give it a try because he felt like there was too much left that he wanted to accomplish.

“There were like four or five of us at the time running, and I only lived in Fishers six years, something like that,” he said. “It was a crazy time. I was fortunate enough to get elected, and I’ve been doing this now for nine years.”

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When the temperature drops and the holidays near, it’s common to ease up on efforts to maintain good CARDIOLOGY health. But even through the holiday season, it’s important not to let your heart health take a back seat.

NUTRITION IS KEY Eating well is one of the best things you can do for your heart. With the holidays come delicious treats and an abundance of comfort foods. Enjoy these foods in moderation and remember to include plenty of green, leafy vegetables. Keep an eye on your salt and sugar intake, as well as the amount of alcohol you are consuming. For those with known heart disease, avoiding salt is key to maintaining heart health.

Salty foods increase blood pressure and lead to fluid retention.

START OR MAINTAIN AN EXERCISE ROUTINE Getting proper exercise is valuable yearround. Exercise improves your circulation, strengthens the heart and lowers blood pressure. The holiday season is the perfect time to start building healthy habits as a family, such as taking a walk together for 30 minutes every day. Build your exercise routine gradually and be careful not to

over-exert doing things such as hanging lights, shoveling snow or moving packages.

COLD WEATHER MAY INCREASE HEART ATTACK RISK A lesser-known fact is cold weather causes blood vessels to constrict and blood pressure to increase. This puts strain on the heart because the muscle has to pump harder to move blood through the body. Make sure to dress in layers when going outside and avoid extremely cold temperatures.

KEEP STRESS LEVELS LOW There is so much to do during the holiday season, and it’s a natural time to be stressed and anxious. Stress has an impact on heart health by causing blood pressure to spike. Be intentional about taking time for yourself and relaxing during the chaos of the holiday season.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, but heart disease is often preventable. Learn more at iuhealth.org/heart.

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Weekley Homes announces two new communities news@currentinfishers.com David Weekley Homes recently announced that the Houston-based home builder has opened two new comDEVELOPMENT munities in the greater Indianapolis area – The Lakes at Grantham in Fishers north of Geist Reservoir, and Chatham Village – Classic Series in Westfield.

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“Homeowners in Chatham Village – Classic Series have access to the fully equipped fitness center, outdoor recreation park, playground, dog park, tennis and pickleball courts, the community center with a bowling alley and gathering spaces, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and miles of walking and jogging trails,” the announcement stated.

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Expressions of truth?

Commentary by Terry Anker The countless aphorisms and “old sayings” that bring color and texture to our language are a nod to ESSAY the nature of shared experience. Popular contemporary singer Beyoncé tapped into it when she brought “her ladies” to the dancefloor to admonish their significant others to do a bit of jewelry shopping. She urged them to know if they wanted to dance with them again that “they’d better put a ring on it.” One can presume that the songster was extoling the virtue to be found in marriage and monogamous relationships. Or maybe she was simply retelling the story of an earlier pop icon who crooned that “diamonds,” and not relationships, “are a girl’s best friend.”

Whatever the intended message, the catchy quips stick with us, often moving us to action and committed belief.

These adages demand countless virtues and some vices. We are expected to be quiet because “loose lips sink ships” and be noisy because “silence is violence.” Is either one entirely truthful?

Loyalty is demanded of us when we are told to “sleep in the bed that we made” or “dance with the one what brung us.”

At some point, don’t we have to ask ourselves what it all hopes to accomplish? What exactly do we owe to those who, well, brung us? Is there a debt incurred for a dinner and a movie? Do we owe more to our alma mater than the tuition we paid for the product it delivered? Can we escape an obligation to England for the uncompensated use — some might argue, the misuse — of the language?

Only if we consider the objectives behind the expressions we hold dear can we decide if Beyonce’s message rings true. Is she digging for gold or extolling traditional values? Are these clichés keys to understanding or hooks of deception?

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

A conference survivor’s tale Commentary by Danielle Wilson

later, I realized that I had Google mapped us to the wrong hotel, but only after we Friends, I am so proud of myself. I survived had lugged our suitcases, winter coats and (and thrived?) at a three-day social studies my 20-pound weighted blanket through a conference in Nashville with two questionable parking garage and up a flight HUMOR colleagues who feasibly could be of stairs. And when we finally arrived at the my children. It was touch and go correct Residence Inn, our grant money debit at times, but ultimately it was a good expericards were unceremoniously declined. ence. Let’s explore.

Luckily, the trip Day One was horrible. improved signifiIt started with the hotel cantly after that, “Five hours and one sketchy Taco Bell emailing to say it would and I was able to run later, I realized that I had Google cancel my reservation enjoy the conferunless I provided the ence, downtown mapped us to the wrong hotel.” credit card number I Nashville and – DANIELLE WILSON had booked with back some beautiful, in April. I could not, bepee-my-pants gigcause four months earlier, that particular Visa gle fests with my millennial compatriots. had expired. I eventually resolved it, but in I mean, I still had to be in bed by 9 p.m. evthe process discovered that neither I nor my ery night, but I survived. Even thrived! teacher friends had actually registered for the Peace out. conference! We are very smart women, but somehow this one not-so-small detail had escaped all of us. Good lord. By the time we had Danielle Wilson is a contributing sorted the mess and got on the road, I was columnist. You may email her at particularly frazzled, knowing full well these info@youarecurrent.com. things come in threes — or in this case, fours.

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They do what with bacon?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Christmas morning 2023 will be a big disappointment for me. Not one of my presents will be bacon relatHUMOR ed. I just know it. I used to belong to a bacon club that sent you a different type of bacon each month. My wife kept trashing the package, maybe because the name of the company was The Strip Club.

Everyone loves bacon. We wrap a $50 filet in a strip of bacon to make it even better, and “No one has ever gone to see a Kevin Hot Dog movie,” comic Jim Gaffigan says. Nor would we even know what a water chestnut is if it weren’t for bacon.

To get a taste of its newest gift ideas, I went to one manufacturer’s website.

Its premier item is bacon shaving cream. The company suggested ordering early to be sure customers have a festive pork-scented holiday. The ad claims the shaving cream delivers “maximum bacon scent when you need it most.” When that is, I have no idea, but they had me worked into a lather just thinking about it. By the way, the company lightheartedly warns that while using this product, “You can be eaten by bears,” making some of the side effects of my Lipitor pale in comparison.

Overall, I was very impressed with the company’s selection of pork-related products and its customer-friendly approach in follow-up correspondence It even asked if I’d prefer to not receive frequent email solicitations, because in the company’s words, “No one likes spam.” It had a point.

I’ll try its Bacon-Flavored Popcorn, but the

idea of Spam Lip Balm makes me a little nauseous.

How about a container of Bacon Infant Formula? The company claims that fat in pork is very important in the development of a newborn’s brain. The promotion was nothing but an April Fool’s joke. Yes, everyone was laughing except the 112 people who fell for this and waited by the mailbox every day, hoping the product was delivered before the baby was delivered.

My favorite is the Bacon-Scented Oxygen Inhaler. You’ve had a long day at the office; you’re at the mid-point in a marathon; or suffer from COPD (chronic overt pork deficiency). Pick up your mini inhaler, hold the device up to your snout and breathe in. You’ll never be out of breath again, but you will – DICK WOLFSIE experience periodic grunting.

And, so, Christmas morning will come and go. There will be no bacon salt, no bacon candles and no bacon-flavored envelopes. Not even a package of bacon-scented stickers to slap on friends who might enjoy sniffing themselves at work for a quick bacon high. I will sit at the breakfast table somewhat consoled when my wife serves a bacon quiche. I will savor several pieces. I figure she might get some gift ideas for next year if I make a pig of myself.

“The ad claims the shaving cream delivers “maximum bacon scent when you need it most.” When that is, I have no idea.”

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

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By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com A music celebration is planned at Geist Christian Church Dec. 16 and 17, a traditional part of the two congregations’ annual holiday festivities.

Geist Christian Church is one church with two campuses — at 8550 Mud Creek Rd. on the southwest end of Geist Reservoir, and at 12756 Promise Rd. in Fishers.

Danny Gulden is lead pastor at the Promise Road church, which offers a more contemporary and informal style of worship. He said the Mud Creek Road church is more traditional. Both are congregations in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Gulden said musical worship services at the Promise Road church are 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 10 a.m. Dec. 17. The Christmas concert will feature the church’s Praise Team and special musical guest, flutist Michael Morton. A livestream of the church’s services is available at youtube.com/ promiseroadlive.

“Then at the Mud Creek Campus on Dec. 17, we will have a Christmas cantata,” he said. “That’s a choral performance of Christmas music.”

A livestream of the Mud Creek Road church services can be viewed at youtube.com/mudcreeklive.

The congregations also celebrate the season of giving during the holidays, Gulden said.

“At both church campuses, we work with local agencies to adopt families for Christmas,” he said. “This year, we’ve adopted 120 families, and these are folks who otherwise might not have a whole lot at this time of year. We do food for these families, we do stockings, and the kids give us kind of Christmas wish list. So, families in the church will pick a family and they will go Christmas shopping for them.”

They deliver all the gifts to those families Dec. 16, he said, adding that the church has season of giving events at Thanksgiving and Easter, as well.

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White River Christian Church Hispanic campus hosts celebration and service

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Geist Christian Church at 12756 Promise Rd. in Fishers is planning a music weekend Dec. 16 and 17, part of its annual holiday traditions. (Photo courtesy of Geist Christian Church)

24. At Mud Creek, the services include a children and youth service at 5 p.m.; lessons and carols at 7 p.m.; and candlelight and communion at 9 and 11 p.m.

Christmas Eve at the Promise Road Campus includes a 10 a.m. children and families’ service; a youth-led service at 1:30 p.m.; and a contemporary Christmas service at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Gulden said the church welcomes everyone and offers communion at every service.

For more, visit geistchristian.org.

White River Christian Church’s Hispanic campus will host a celebration called “Celebración de Navidad” at 6 p.m. Dec. 17. The event is for congregation members and will be held in the gym at 1685 N. 10th St. Until 2018, the event was more of an outreach that was open to the community, Hispanic Congregation Pastor Miguel Lara said. But now, he said, the focus is on church members. On average, approximately 250 church members attend the celebration. The church gives gifts at the event to children and celebrates with a pitch-in dinner.

“The beauty of this is that since we represent several nations, Spanish-speaking countries, we get that melting pot of cuisines,” Lara said. “So, we want to have a taste of different countries — specifically their Christmas dish.”

Lara said at least eight nations are represented during the celebration, including Venezuela, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.

The event includes live Christmas music played by the church’s worship band. Children ages 5 to 11 will perform the Christmas story based on the Gospel of Luke.

SPANISH SERVICE At 10:30 a.m. Dec. 24, White River Christian Church will present a Christmas service in Spanish. The church is at 1685 N. 10th St. in Noblesville and Lara said the service is open to anyone.

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Indianapolis Children’s Choir concerts feature European Holiday theme

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Indianapolis Children’s Choir concerts will have more than a touch of Europe.

“This year’s PERFORMANCES concerts will bring back memories of walking around the many holiday and Christkindlmarkts throughout Europe,” said ICC Artistic Director Jose Pedde, a Carmel resident. “All of the music has its origins from a European country from Germany and England to Spain and Ukraine.”

The ICC will present four performances from Dec. 15-17 at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.

The European holiday-inspired performances will feature children as young as age 5, and as old as founding members of the ICC from 1986.

“All the concerts have a slightly different flavor due to the age of our singers,” Pedde said.

The 7 p.m. concerts Dec. 15-16 are titled “Angels Sing: A European Holiday” and feature the Indy Voice and Master Chorale.

The Dec 16 evening concert is a candlelight performance.

“Celebrate the Season: A European Holiday” concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 features Neighborhood Choir Academy, Foundations Choir, Preparatory Choirs, Jubilate Choir, Beginning Level Choirs and Master Chorale.

The “Sounds of the Season: A European Holiday” is at 4 p.m. Dec. 17 and features the Lyric, Indy Voice and the Alumni Choir.

“The 7 p.m. concerts are our most advanced singers and the pieces they are singing are more challenging in nature,” Pedde said.

Pedde said the Dec. 16 afternoon concert features the youngest singers from the program, along with the high school division. The Dec. 17 concert includes a special set by the annual holiday alumni choir.

“We had a special commission of ‘Silent Night’ and the ‘Sussex Carol’ arranged for the choir this year as well as some clas-

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Joshua Pedde leads the Indianapolis Children’s Choir holiday concerts. (Photo courtesy of ICC)

sics like ‘Angels We Have Heard on High’ and ‘The First Noel,’” Pedde said.

This is a busy but enjoyable time for the choirs, Pedde said.

“The singers always seem to love this time, not just because of the music, but because of all the special events we do during the season that bring so much joy to so many people,” Pedde said. “Although it is busy, these singers love spreading cheer throughout central Indiana. They love being together and hanging out while they wait to perform. And they get to do some really fun things from performing at the (Indianapolis) Zoo, to ‘Nutcrackers’ to tree lightings. It really is a lot of fun.”

Pedde said Second Presbyterian Church is a perfect setting for this type of concert.

“It is a beautiful gothic church that looks like it was picked up from Europe and dropped in Indianapolis,” Pedde said.

“We do, however, add some special touches with lighting.”

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Bontrager is a member of the Indy Voice Choir.

“I love the candlelight holiday concert because it reminds me of an ‘Angels Sing’ from a couple of years ago when the power went out unexpectedly,” Bontrager said.

“We had to perform in the dark, but it was so much fun, and we really embraced the chaos. It brought everyone so much unexpected joy.

“I love that we’re shining a spotlight on other cultures for this concert, because there are so many different ways to celebrate Christmas and they’re all unique and incredible in their own ways.”

About 500 singers are slated to participate in the four concerts.

“Now is a great time for interested singers to join the ICC for the second semester,” Pedde said.

Pedde said those interested should see a concert and then contact the office to schedule a visit.

For more, icchoir.org.

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tone Christmas,’ Nat King Cole and Johnny Mercer records and chose some of those very arrangements for this holiday show Katy Gentry’s list of personal-favorite with ATI. We have Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Sleigh Christmas songs continues to grow.

Ride,’ Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘I Pray on Christ“Some of my mas,’ and, of course, ‘Merry ChristCONCERTS sweetest childmas, Darling’ from The Carpenters. hood memories are I also will be singing Mark Lowery’s of singing carols and hymns for ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ — just a gorthe Advent season and on Christgeous song.” mas Eve in my church growing up,” Gentry said the most-requested Gentry said. song she receives is “Have Yourself As part of Actors Theatre of a Merry Little Christmas,” which Gentry Indiana’s “Celebrate the Holidays,” Judy Garland sang in “Meet Me in Gentry will perform with pianist Eric Baker St. Louis.” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15-16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at “I have been portraying and celebrating the Studio Theater at the Center for the the voice of Judy Garland for the last 15 Performing Arts in Carmel. Vocalist/actor years,” Gentry said. “Actors Theatre of Wayne Powers will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Indiana cast me as Young Judy in their Dec. 13-14 at the Studio Theater as part of original ‘Beyond the Rainbow’ production the ATI holiday shows. in 2007, and that opportunity has led me to ATI Artistic Director Judy Fitzgerald conportraying her in that same show almost tacted Gentry, a Fishers resident, about a decade later and then creating my own putting her own holiday show together. cabaret with the most recent performance “I began envisioning what that would at Feinstein’s.” look like,” she said. “I went back (mentally) For more, visit atistage.org. to my living room in 1988 with my ‘Fires-

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Vickie Cornelius Phipps, the role of the Ghost of Christmas Past in “A Christmas Carol” is a fitting one.

MUSICAL This is the seventh time the Carmel resident has played the role in the Beef & Boards’ annual musical adapted from the Charles Dickens book “A Christmas Carol.” There is an evening show Dec. 18 and matinee shows Dec. 12, 15, 19 and 22.

“It’s always a new show with a different director and actors,” Phipps said. “It simply amazes me how much this show touches people’s hearts, and it always gets me in the Christmas mood. I have played this role for other theaters, but Beef & Boards is my favorite.”

Phipps said her role is usually played by a female.

“The Ghost of Christmas Past tries to help Scrooge remember how his heart was once open by showing him memories of his past revisiting the people he once loved,” Phipps said. “She nurtures his frozen heart to melt and rethink his way of life. I suppose this

Mark Goetzinger and Vickie Cornelius Phipps appear in “A Christmas Carol.” (Photo courtesy of Beef & Boards)

role is appropriate because I’m a nurturing soul. Next to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ this is my favorite. I believe in redemption.”

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“As actors, we are all storytellers, and what better storytelling than one of the greatest stories of all times, the beautiful tale of redemption, forgiveness, gratitude, and joy,” Farrell said.

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Offices. It is also important that this 5 4 8 this employee understands and supports the • Excellent verbalverbal and written communi• Excellent and written employee understands and supports Mission and purpose of the Roman Catholic cation skills. communication skills. the Mission and purpose of the Roman 2 1 6 Church and St. Pius X Parish and be able to • Maintains office record filingfiling system.

• Maintains office record Catholic Church and St. Pius X Parish participate of the Roman • Able tosystem. maintain a friendly and profes3 7 9fully in theandpractice be able to participate fully in the Catholic Faith. sional• presence in person, on telephone, Able to maintain a friendly and practice of the Roman Catholic Faith. email and written correspondence.

7 5 3 professional presence in person, The basic job functions include The basic job functions include daily opening • This position will need to be flexible on telephone, email and written as daily opening and closing of parish 1 closing 9 4of parish administration and office. Renew tasks come up. Perform auxiliary correspondence. administration office. Receiving and ceiving and placing telephone calls. Greeting duties parishwill as requested.

• for Thisthe position need to be flexible placing telephone calls. Greeting guests 8 6 2 guests and parishioners to the parish office. This as new tasks come up. Perform and parishioners to the parish office. person should have excellent people and orga4 2 5 auxiliary duties for the parish as This person should have excellent nizational skills with the ability to multi-task: For immediate consideration email: requested. and organizational skills with Handle of telephone calls with parish@spxparish.org 6 3 a high 7 volumepeople For immediate consideration the ability to multi-task: Handle a high volume of telephone calls with courtesy, email: parish@spxparish.org 9 8 1

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