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Topgolf plans to invest $18 million into Fishers location

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com Topgolf International has announced that Fishers will be the home of the company’s first golf and entertainment location in Indiana.

The Fishers City Council unanimously approved an impact fee agreement at its Jan. business 19 meeting to waive approximately $666,000 in city development fees.

Topgolf will invest a minimum of $18 million into the development with plans to begin construction on the 60,000-square-foot venue later this year and to open in the spring of 2017 at 9774 E. 116th St. near Cumberland Road. Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness called the resolution that went before the city council an atypical impact fee resolution.

“One of the things that was really important to us was the investment and that the image and vision of what they wanted to build actually comes to fruition.

Within this impact resolution, these exhibits are not here just for illustrative purposes, but to hold them accountable for creating the vision that they say they’re going to create,” Fadness said. “From our evaluation of the assessment, if we were to waive impact fees, the rate of return on investment is probably a little less than three years just from a property tax revenue generation — not to mention the income taxes generated off the employees plus the fact that it’s a general draw to our community.”

With 24 locations across the United States and United Kingdom, Topgolf offers a multi-level driving

Topgolf International has selected Fishers for its first Indiana location. (Submitted photo)

range facility with golf balls containing computer microchips to track players’ shots for accuracy and distance while awarding points for hitting targets in the field.

The Fishers location will include 102 climatecontrolled hitting bays that can host up to six players, more than 230 TVs, 3,000 square feet of private event space and a food and beverage menu.

“The public feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,” Fishers’ director of economic development Brandon Dickinson said. “We think it’s a fantastic project and it adds to the overall value of Fishers as a draw to both residents and visitors alike.”

Topgolf vice president of real estate development Zach Shor estimates the Fishers location will serve approximately 450,000 visitors in its first year and a third-party audit estimated its economic output in Fishers to exceed $264.5 million over a 10-year period. Fadness said the facility will create 135 full-time jobs and up to as many as 450 total jobs.

For more, visit TopGolf.com or Facebook.com/ TopGolfFishers.

An illustration rendering of the future Fishers IKEA. (Submitted rendering)

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New chief of the Lawrence Fire Dept.

Dino Batalis. (Photo by Sam Elliott)

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Council approves IKEA design plans

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The Fishers City Council unanimously approved a rezone for the property that will house the city’s IKEA location at its regular monthly development meeting Jan. 19, allowing for the Swedish home furnishings retailer’s first Indiana store to match the signature look of its locations worldwide.

“IKEA has agreed to use the development standards which have been outlined in our unified development ordinance ... with modifications to the architectural design standards,” Community Development Planner Kevin Stotts told the council. “The proposed architectural changes would allow IKEA the ability to build the same unique architecturally designed eleva-

tions which IKEA stores are known for worldwide. “ The 296,000-square-foot IKEA with approximately 1,000 parking spaces will be built on a 35-acre site along the eastern side of I-69, just south of the E. 116th Street exit. The ordinance approved by city council allows for certain architectural design standards within the city’s unified development ordinance to not apply for the IKEA building.

“This is a really project-specific PUD ordinance,” Steve Hardin, a lawyer with Faegre Baker Daniels representing IKEA, said. “You're seeing exactly what's being proposed, and the plan is to move right into the development and planning process right after this.”

Construction is planned to begin this fall, with the Fishers IKEA store opening in the fall of 2017.

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IMCU grants available – Indiana Members Credit Union will host the IMCU Gives Back Campaign and will award $6,000 to nonprofit organizations each quarter in 2016. The grants go to organizations specializing in health, education, veterans, and homeless/ basic needs. First quarter nominations are being accepted through Jan. 31 in the area of health related nonprofits.

For more information, visit www.imcu. com/60th.aspx.

Emergency assistance for seniors – The Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton Co. has launched an emergency assistance program for low-income seniors. The program can provide short-term monetary assistance with home repairs and modifications, appliance repairs and replacements, transportation, moving expenses, cleaning services and other tasks considered on a caseby-case basis. For more information, call 674-8777.

Safest cities – ConsumerAffairs.com recently ranked Fishers among the safest cities in the state and the nation, according to a recent report. Rankings were based on crime rates, number of police officers and change in burglary rates. Fishers ranked number four in the state for burglary odds.

Source: ConsumerAffairs.com Caregiver nominees sought – CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Caregiver of the Year award. Nominees must be unpaid caregivers in Central Indiana who model courage, sacrifice, strength and creativity. Nominations must be completed by Feb. 5. Visit www.cicoa.org for more or to nominate someone.

Scholarship opportunities – The Indiana Extension Homemakers Association has multiple scholarship opportunities available to high school seniors in various fields, as well as for older women who wish to further their education. Scholarship applications may be obtained through the Purdue Extension Service Office by calling 776-0854 or online at www.extension. purdue.edu/Hamilton.

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Mr. Royal show set for Jan. 28

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Sampson will be the keynote event speaker at Conner PraiRegular exposure to nature can help relieve stress, depression and atrie’s 2016 annual busitention deficits. Most critical of all, ness meeting. abundant time in natural settings Sampson is best known as “Dr. seems to yield long-term benefits in Scott,” the host and science advisor children’s cognitive, emotional and of the Emmy-nominated “Dinosaur social development.”

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Conner Prairie’s 2016 annual busiSampson, also the vice president Sampson ness meeting begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 27, of research and collections and chief inside the museum’s Welcome Center, curator at the Denver Museum of Na13400 Allisonville Rd. Conner Prairie executives ture and Science, is the author of a new book will look back at 2015 and reveal annual statitled “How to Raise a Wild Child.” tistics and look ahead to the 2016 season.

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“It’s the only thing I can think of as a talent of mine,” Bock said. “If I don’t win, I’m not goHamilton Southeastern High School’s Mr. ing to be upset. I’m just going to have fun up Royal talent show competition draws a vathere. If I do bad, I do bad.” riety of senior male performance contenders.

Bock said he has been excited to be a part of the Mr. Royal show since his freshman year “It’s cool how any at HSE. kind of personality and person can come into “I had an upperclassmen convince me to go, this competition and compete and have a and I absolutely laughed hard at everything,” chance to win,” Andrew Kocher, part of this Bock said. “So as a freshman I thought, ‘When year’s lineup, said.

I’m a senior I really Kocher, who want to do this.’” played soccer at Bock, who is in HSE, has plans for the Principal’s Ada cheerleader skit visory Group, plays based on the old intramural basketSaturday Night Live ball and is a strong skit and will employ supporter of HSE the help of his friend Kocher Bock Adams athletics.

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“I’m one of those This year’s Mr. kids that loves to get loud and proud about Royal show will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 in the my school and show some spirit,” Bock said.

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Choir and Drama Club, learned about Mr. Royal “It’s one of those things that people really love,” David Bock, another contender, said. “It’s from his sister before he even got to high school. a talent show, but there are people that make “I’m going to do a quartet with myself,” Adfools of themselves and do stupid things. Then ams said. “I recorded myself doing three parts there are some people that have real talent of a quartet song, and I’ll sing one part of it who perform.” live. The three parts are arguing with each Bock will do impressions of school adminother, and I have to break it up.” istrators, including HSE principal Matt Kegley

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Where’s Amy? ‘Where’s Amy?’ is a photo column by Amy Pauszek, a society girl and film producer and partner with Ever Film Productions, LLC. She may be reached at aepaws1@comcast.net.

‘Where’s Amy?’ at ballet mime class IBC Founding Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva-Randall (Geist) teaches participants of all ages the art of ‘Ballet Mime.’ (Photos by Amy Pauszek for Current Publishing LLC. Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.)

“Where’s Amy?” … loving the Dance Discovery: Ballet Mime class at the Tarkington Studios. The Center’s Community Engagement Manager Julia Shildmyer-Heighway (Geist) hosted a night of learning the art of ballet mime. Through dance, mime and music, each ballet story comes to life. Award-winning ballet dancer and Founding Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Ballet Conservatory, Alyona Yakovleva-Randall (Geist) shared the stories of ‘Giselle’ and ‘Cinderella,’ which were performed by the Moscow Festival Ballet at the Center Jan. 15-17. Participants had the opportunity to get to try to mime and learn valuable tips from Yakovleva-Randall and IBC students. Everyone who attended had a new appreciation for ballet and looks forward to the next Dance Discovery Program, which will be ‘Celtic Dancing.’ For more on how to attend the Dance Discovery Classes, visit thecenterfortheperformingarts.org. See you there!

Rosenthal honored by key to city

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way. It's really a match made in heaven. I am so happy that Fishers grew and developed as Conner Prairie grew and developed because now it Just ahead of her retirement as president seems like we planned it all along — which we and CEO of Conner Prairie, Ellen Rosenthal didn't, frankly, but it turned out just right.” was honored and presented a key to the city Rosenthal will continue to serve the city as

by Fishers Mayor Scott recognition Fadness. part of the mayor’s steering committee — “So I may be retiring from Conner Prairie, but not “This is really a bitfrom Fishers,” she said. tersweet moment for me to present Fadness praised Rosenthal’s work this key to the city,” Fadness said. “I with Conner Prairie, which during her can tell you, for someone who kind of tenure was awarded the nation’s highgeeks out like I do on organizational est honor for museums — the National leadership and having a vision and Medal from the Institute for Museum pursuing that with tenacity and vigor, I and Library Services — among other have to tell you, I've learned a lot from accomplishments. my lunches with Ellen the past few Rosenthal “She took Conner Prairie to a whole years.” another level that I don't think anybody Rosenthal joined Conner Prairie in the community or that organization might in 1999 and was named president and CEO in have anticipated. I think she did it with class 2005. and with style, and the residents of Fishers “Thank you for this wonderful honor,” she and the tax base of Fishers frankly have all told the mayor and city council. “Being in Fishbenefited from the work of Ellen and her famers has really been a dream come true. What ily,” Fadness said. “On behalf of the city, thank an ideal community to grow Conner Prairie you so much for your years of service, for your — an institution that is about having a vision, commitment to Fishers, your pursuit of a vision inspiring learning and inspiring curiosity and and your ability to execute. So on behalf of the in a community that values education and valCity of Fishers, I want to offer you a key to the ues families and children and innovation and front door.” entrepreneurship and doing things a different

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Market District’s December Teacher of the Month winner achievement is Erica Wise, a fifth-grade teacher at St. Simon the Apostle School. Wise was nominated by student Josie Neu. As a reward, Neu won a pizza party for her class and Wise won a $50 gift card from Teacher of the Month sponsor Market District.

Here is Josie’s winning essay: We love Mrs. Wise because she teaches us math better than anyone else.

Because she is compassionate. Yes, there are some people in our classes that our a little slow, but she always waits for them to catch up or just to read a passage. She always manages to sneak fun into her lessons, or even a game! If you ask all of the fifth graders, or even sixth graders, who their favorite teacher is it will almost always be Mrs. Wise. She always seems to bring out the potential in all of my classmates. She is never strict and tells us funny stories about what her kids or

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Dan Mixan of Market District, the Teacher of the Month sponsor, delivered a pizza party to Erica Wise’s fifth-grade class after Wise was nominated by student Josie Neu. (Photo by Sam Elliott)

dogs do on a daily basis. She even makes the most boring subject seem fun. Whenever we have a project to do she lets us be creative with it. At recess me and some other fifth grade girls were talking about nominating our teacher for teacher of the month since someone in our grade has. Their class won a pizza party! We asked the office how we could nominate Mrs. Wise and they said to type an essay.

So we did! I really hope you can consider Mrs. Wise for teacher of the month. Thank you for your time, and have a great day.

Joanne D. Egbert, 85, Fishers, died Dec. 28 at her home. She was born Jan. 5, 1930, to George and Lillian (Caner) Hagland in Lansing, Mich. Joanne was a loving wife, mother, military spouse, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was an active member in the military community, volunteered her time in many activities and supported children and families of the deployed.

She is survived by her daughter, Lt. Colonel Julie Marie Gray, U.S. Army Retired; two sons, Lt. Colonel Daniel James Egbert, U.S. Army Retired, and Colonel David Louis Egbert, U.S. Army Retired; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Joanne was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel George Louis Egbert Jr., U.S. Army Retired, on Sept.

Egbert 11, 2012. Visitation and services were held Jan. 2 at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, 11441 Hague Rd., in Fishers, with Rev. Patrick Click officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

Guelma Inez Fielder, 100, Fishers, died Dec. 31 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. She was born Dec. 13, 1915, to Will and Ella (Smith) Fielder in Union Springs, Ala. Guelma worked in housekeeping and environmental services at Providence Hospital in CincinFielder nati. She was a lifetime member of Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and taking care of her family. Guelma and her family celebrated her 100th birthday in December. She is survived by her son, Mark (Kristen) Fielder; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. No services were held. Guelma’s care was entrusted to Randall & Roberts Funeral Homes, Noblesville. Memorial contributions may be made to Fishers United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 9691 E. 116th Street, Fishers, IN 46037. Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

Jason Sipher, 22, Fishers, died unexpectedly Jan. 9. He was born March 11, 1993, to Tom and Cindy (McHugh) Sipher in Indianapolis. An intensely loving, caring and kind person, Jason attended Ball State University, studying film. He was a strong athlete, earning varsity letters in high school Sipher for wrestling, cross country and track.

As a young man, Jason had transitioned to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after high school. He was a recipient of the Heart of the Tiger award. Not known by many people, Jason was also an expert origami artist. He is survived by his parents, Cindy and Tom Sipher of Fishers; brother Zach of Chicago; and sister Sarah of Bloomington. Visitation was Jan. 15 at Randall & Roberts Fishers, with a prayer service following. Mass was held Jan. 16 at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church in Fishers with Rev. Patrick Click officiating. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the charity of your choice.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

DIVORCE – WHAT TO EXPECT: PROPERTY DIVISION In Indiana, courts divide a divorcing parties’ property in a manner which is deemed to be fair and reasonable. Indiana law follows the “one-pot” theory for the division of marital property, which presumes all marital property is put into one pot and that a fifty-fifty (50/50) division of all marital assets and liabilities is presumed to be fair and reasonable. However, there are various factors Courts consider in determining whether or not a deviation from the equal division is warranted, including: the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of property; the economic circumstances of each spouse at the time of the disposition of the property; the conduct of the parties during the marriage as related to disposition or dissipation of their property; and the earning ability of the parties. Thus, while an equal division is presumed, one party can request more than fifty percent of the marital estate.

What is Marital Property? It is important for parties to understand what is considered marital property as many people believe certain assets or accounts remain separate from the estate. This is incorrect per the current case law. Absent a prenuptial agreement, excluding certain property from becoming part of the marital estate, Indiana law presumes that all assets and debt brought into or acquired during the marriage is marital property and is subject to division by the Court. With that starting point, careful review of the facts and understanding of the law can allow for a persuasive argument that certain property or liabilities should be allotted to one party in the division of the estate as a

deviation. Such a determination is very contextual and seeking legal advice is recommended to determine if such a request is supported by the facts of a given case. Each case is unique and the decision to order an unequal division of property is left to the discretion of the Court. Further, it is important to note that property which is acquired after the date of the filing of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage may be considered property which is separate from the marital estate; however, this is not always true, so, again, proper evaluation of the marital estate is crucial to understand options and maximize results.

Agreed division of the marital estate requires the work of the parties and counsel to reach equitable results. A preferable option to arguing division before the court is to come to terms via negotiation and/or mediation on a settlement that reflects the nature of the marital estate, the needs of the parties, and allows for a result that has benefits for both sides. In addition, this analysis best incorporates advice from financial planners to determine a division which will have the fewest tax consequences or negative implications on the estate.

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to Passion protect New Lawrence Fire Department chief fired up to be back in role

By Sam Elliott • sam@youarecurrent.com

During a career now in its 25th year, Dino Batalis had already served in every role cover story within the Lawrence Fire Dept.

But as of the beginning of the month, he’s back for another stint in the top job.

“I've had every position in this fire department from firefighter to lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, deputy chief and fire chief,” Batalis, who began again as chief Jan. 1, said. “It's a little bit of everything, and I think that experience helps me, because if you've been there, you know where these people have been, and it's easier to make decisions because you can relate with what they've done. Being in this job, I never want to lose touch with what the guys are doing out in the field.”

A South Bend native, Batalis first began as a reserve firefighter with the Lawrence Fire Dept. in 1988.

He was hired on as a full-time firefighter in 1991 and worked his way all the way up the ranks and served as deputy chief in 2010 and as chief in 2011.

“He was there for a year under Mayor Paul Ricketts,” said Mayor Steve Collier, who credited Batalis’ thorough experience with the department for his reappointment to chief. “He was an easy choice.”

Batalis, a battalion chief the past four years, is excited to get started with his second chance as chief.

He said a mayor as committed to public safety as Col-

Station 40 on E. 59th Street is one of five stations within the Lawrence Fire Department.

Dino Batalis, new chief of the Lawrence Fire Dept., with Fire Administration Assistant Shari Meyer. (Photos by Sam Elliott)

lier is easy to work for.

“It’s pretty cool. I'm 58, and I'm probably more excited today than the day I got hired,” Batalis said. “I'm very excited to have the opportunity to do this job again because when you get to be 58 years old, you're limited on time and on these chances coming up. I want to take complete advantage of having this opportunity and make sure I provide the safest environment I can for these firefighters and do whatever I can to provide the best services for the community.”

Batalis said no matter what job he’s had in the department, doing what’s best for the public and keeping his staff safe on the job have been his top priorities.

“Regardless of the ranks I've had or whatever else I've done, if one of those two things doesn't happen, nothing else makes any difference,” Batalis said. “I told my wife the day I wake up and I don't have a passion for this job, I'll retire. But I have a strong passion for helping people, and I want to make sure this fire department is the best it can be in serving this community.”

Part of making LFD the best it can be includes upgrades from aged trucks and equipment, with one large purchase scheduled for

later this year – hopefully by early summer, Collier said.

“It's costing a lot of money to keep these vehicles on the road,” Batalis said. “We are in the process now of ordering a fire engine and a ladder, and then after that, we're going to get into planning of trying to replace these engines more frequently. Our ladder truck right now is about 14 or 15 years old, and it's tired. It probably should have been replaced three to five years ago … It's something where there was no plan in place to replace this stuff, and that's what we're trying to change. You have to plan ahead.”

Another example is the department’s air tanks and breathing apparatuses, which Batalis estimates will be approaching the end of their lifespan in 2017.

“We know that we need to start looking at that now,” he said. “There are grants available, and we’re going to try to look at that to ease the strain on our budget, but the cost of those is around $315,000 to equip a department our size.”

The five stations within the Lawrence Fire Dept. employ just more than 100 people and serve approximately 48,000 residents. Three battalions rotate shifts of working for 24 hours before having 48 hours off.

“I'm having fun right now because there's a lot of excitement in the fire department,” Batalis said. “It's going to be a lot of work, but I see a lot of good things happening with a lot of good people here. It makes me excited. It's already fun to come to work.”

Get to Know Dino Batalis Hometown: South Bend, Ind. Family: Wife of 34 years, Claudia, is a nurse; two daughters, 25-year-old Lauren and 21-year-old Nicole — “I’ve got two daughters and a wife that have always been very supportive of what I do,” Batalis said.

Life in Lawrence: Joined fire department as a reserve in 1988; hired as full-time firefighter in 1991; promoted to lieutenant, captain and battalion chief; served as deputy chief in 2010 and chief in 2011 — “What's kept me here has been the firefighters that I work with,” Batalis said. “They're fun to work with, they're dedicated, they like helping people, and I've just always been a person that likes helping people. When you surround yourself with that, why would I leave?”

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FR O M T HE BA C K SH O P These scammers need to go … now!

There always are scams in our midst, engineered by (a) greedy people with far too much time on their hands that believe they are more sophisticated than they actually might be, (b) outright criminals or (c) both of the aforementioned. Too often they succeed, frequently with older, unsuspecting adults. They love calling landlines, but now they’re branching out to cell lines. And so it has gone the last month or so with one such attempted swindle that failed miserably – if you discount the fact that it elicited fear, anger and utter outrage from some targets we know. It went like this, and we assume it’s still going like this: Someone calls and says there was a warrant for one’s arrest and that a lawsuit was being prepared by the Internal Revenue Service (we have to believe for “unpaid taxes.” The IRS itself would contact you and, we assume, would be far more professional.). This is tantamount to proffering the Brooklyn Bridge or “land” in south-central Florida for sale. In some cases, it’s an automated dialing system instructing the theoretical defendant to call back. Someone we know did that; she called back and played along. She told the cretin on the other end of the line that she would meet the caller at his office to rectify the situation, whereupon the guy disconnected. The fact is, folks, there was no office. These creeps are tech savvy, to be sure, but they need to find another line of work … if you can call it that.

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

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President and accounted for Commentary by Terry Anker There was a time, not that long ago, that every young person imagined that they might become President of the United States.

Well, to be fair, many of those same kids hoped that if they ate their spinach that they might become Popeye. Nevertheless, we were taught from the earliest school days to aspire to the vaunted and esteemed office.

Sure, a few struggled to conceive of themselves breaking free from their own real or constructed limitations. But generally, it was a time of great expectations.

Decades later, one wonders if my kindly, nonetheless quite elderly first grade teacher, Mrs. Nichols, honestly expected one of her class of mostly poor farm kids to make the jump to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Yet, she made us believe not only that we could but that we should.

Today, we are more, as some might argue, evolved. We’re highly cynical – less wide-eyed in our optimism. However, some continue to promote a message of aspiration. Our best years remain ahead of us!

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is now accepting applications for the Future Presidents of America Youth Leadership Camp in late June. Touted as “a fun and innovative one-week summer camp for smart, engaged young adults (12-16) that builds individual confidence, civic literacy and good citizenship,” it interactively tells the story of a local boy who made good but also inspires its attendees to imagine how they might make the journey to the White House.

In these months of name calling and assuredly sophomoric behavior from our political elites, one can fully understand why no good parent would encourage their sweet progeny to seek a role in the sausage factory. But, can we imagine a world without a willing and participatory democracy? Any student of history will exclaim – yes, we can imagine and it isn’t pretty.

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

Q U O T E O F T HE W EE K Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

– John Wooden

I’m annoyed, but maybe you can have a good laugh. My husband Doo came down earlier than usual this mornhumor ing, turned on all the lights and sat at the kitchen counter to go through bills. He even tried talking to me.

What’s going on? Doesn’t he understand I have a routine, a ritual? A 45-minute plan that includes 90 percent darkness and 100 percent silence? That to have the day thrust upon me at 6:30 a.m., when I haven’t even had coffee, is grounds for stink eye and possibly a full-on conniption?

Clearly he does not. When I asked him to return the room to peaceful blackness he said, “Are you kidding me?” and then proceeded to tear open an envelope. In a huff, I packed up and left. At least I could reach my quiet classroom with a few minutes to spare before being bombarded by hundreds of teenagers and oddly, a toilet bowl cleaner. (Is someone sending me a message? “Swim with the turds, Wilson!”)

Last night, we had a similar “incident.” I’d already turned back into a pumpkin and was literally trying to sleep (eyes closed, blanket tucked), but Doo was in the midst of a fashion show. (Yes, a fashion show. He wanted to parade his new clothes for my approval.) His stuff was strewn all over the room, including the bed, and he kept walking in and out of the bathroom.

“How do these jeans look?” “Does this shirt wash me out?” I admit to enjoying his production, but seriously, I just wanted to sleep.

I expressed my fatigue and begged him to call it quits, but I came off sounding naggy, even to myself. Bottom line, my husband’s a classic extravert and wants noise and light and stimulus at every hour, while I require the opposite. And there’s nothing I can do except vent to you about our marital trials, however banal.

So here we are, back to my annoyance over my beautifully-crafted morning and evening routines being fire-bombed by a handsome bald-guy in a new sweater-vest. It’s okay. Go ahead and chuckle.

Peace out.

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

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A New Year, a new you Commentary by Rev. Michael VandenBerg Every day you wake, you have the chance to start again. Yesterday's mistakes can be today's learnings. The troubles religion that beset you yesterday can become the strengthening points today. We humans are uniquely gifted this way. We can either choose to give in to the pressures of today and let them defeat us, or we can choose to turn them to our advantage and grow.

The New Year, filled with well-meaning resolutions, is but one attempt to overcome, reach higher and be better. We want to somehow make this day our “new you” day.

But I want to tell you that everyday and any day can be just that if we find and accept the peace we can have with God. The Apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Corinth told them: "Now we look to see what is inside people, and what we see is that anyone united with the messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins."

Finding forgiveness for all our sins, all our

shortcomings, accepting God's forgiveness, forgiving ourselves and others is the new beginning we all crave. Once we experience God's forgiveness, we find we are at peace with God. Once we are at peace with God, we find it easier to be at peace with those around us and with ourselves. When this peace comes, it brings with it a new beginning, a new you.

This same Paul told other believers that this then is how he can feel content in no matter what circumstance he finds himself.

He has found a belonging that he never knew before, that came though experiencing God's forgiveness and love, and with that, nothing else was as important.

This New Year, why not start not with a resolution, but a search? Search of the God of forgiveness that you may experience the richest sense of belonging and self-awareness possible. Who knows, this may lead to other satisfactions that lead to other changes that lead you closer to God. I know this is my resolve for 2016.

Rev. Michael VandenBerg is the pastor of Hope Community Church, a congregation of the Christian Reformed Church, and a community consultant for City in the Church Consulting. He and his wife Nancy have been Indiana residents for over 17 years and Indianapolis residents since 2008. He can be contacted at office@indyhopecrc.org.

A special list from special source Commentary by Amy L. Stewart I am not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions, personally. If they are motivating for other people, I think that’s absolife lutely wonderful. But for me, I’m afraid that I need to spend every day focused on living a better life, not just one — and I seem to fare better when I concern myself with who I am today, rather than who I want to be someday.

But if ever there was a list that was “New Year’s resolution worthy,” it may be the one found in the book “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing,” by Australian author Bronnie Ware.

Ware worked for eight years as a palliative caregiver, and her book distills the stories, advice, wishes — and regrets — that she repeatedly heard from those whose last days she had the honor of sharing. Their final, eternal gift to us is this: 1. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

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I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

And according to Ware, the most common regret, among those for whom, heartbreakingly, it is too late: 5. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

In other words, now that it’s over, I wish, after all, that I had lived my life.

Imagine how different the world would be if each of us spent our time here truly fulfilling our unique life’s purpose — if we committed to use our precious allotment of time and space, to perfect being the one person that only we can be. Imagine what the world misses when we don’t.

For most of us, 2016 won’t be the end of the journey. But we never know for sure. Why not pretend it is and be ourselves?

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Underground activities Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I was looking for a magazine to take on the plane to pass the time on our two-hour flight to Houston. I chose a publication humor called “Archaeology,” intrigued by the cover that proclaimed “The Top Archeological Discoveries in 2015.”

I figured if any magazine could dig up some cool stuff this would be the one.

The first story is about hikers in South Africa who called the local police, reporting they had found some “transitional hominid remains.” I think it is a good bet they simply called and said, “Hey, we found some dead guy,” but the magazine needed to class things up a bit for their brainy readership.

In Kenya, a research team claims to have unearthed tools dating back to the dawn of man. Most of the implements were large rocks fashioned into hammering devices, as well as a few arrowheads. However, scientists were baffled by the Phillips-head screwdriver they found, because it predates the Phillips-head screw by about three million years.

Archeologist Silvia Windauer claims to have uncovered the world’s oldest pretzel, originally baked about 400 years ago. “It was rock hard,

tasteless and inedible,” said the professor, which is pretty much what you also say about a four-day-old pretzel. Wait: did she really taste it? By the way, the scientists also found the remains of dozens of discarded, uneaten rolls in what looked like an ancient trash bin, speculating the baker simply overestimated what he needed that day and chucked the extra. Legend has it that the chef later migrated to Italy where he invented the idea of unlimited breadsticks.

What was the first musical instrument? No one is really sure, but apparently something that sounded like a kazoo was once uncovered in some ruins in Portugal. The item was next to a Neanderthal man, but his body was isolated some 50 miles from the rest of his tribe. Scientists are not sure why this man was left alone to die. I have a pretty good idea.

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Actress Stark is back in the habit in ‘Sister Act’ at Beef & Boards

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She flew through the air and refused to grow up in “Peter Pan,” did what comes natur’lly in “Annie Get your Gun” and looked “swell” in “Hello, Dolly.” theater Now, after sharing a few of her “favorite things” with Maria as Mother Abbess in “The Sound of Music,” longtime Beef & Boards favorite Suzanne Stark slips on the nun’s habit again as Mother Superior in “Sister Act,” Feb. 11 through March 26 at the northwest Indy dinner theater.

“I enjoy playing a nun partly because we know what her religious position is and, therefore, I can make deliberate acting choices based on that,” said Stark, a former 20-year Carmel resident who now resides on Indy’s north side. “I loved playing Mother Abbess, but making Mother Superior multi-dimensional will be the challenge, especially given the short amount of time she will be in front of the audience and what her ‘role’ is in the moving the story along.

“Right now I am not clear yet ‘who’ Mother Superior is, especially since this is the first time I’ve played this role. However, the script is definitely giving me clues. At the outset, I think I can say she is more a bit more rigid than the Mother Abbess.

Is it possible that Mother Superior will learn just as much as Deloris does in the course of the show? I think we can count on it.”

The “Deloris” Stark is referring to is Deloris Van Cartier, a ’60s disco diva in a witness protection program at a convent in the St. Katherine’s Parish. As a witness to a murder by her mobster boyfriend, her life is in danger. Despite her and Mother Superior’s objections, she “becomes” a nun – habit and all – and is given the name Sister Mary Clarence. Using her song and dance talents, Deloris inspires a choir of nuns to create new energy in the church and community.

Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the stage production was inspired by 1992 film of the same name,

Suzanne Stark in ‘Sister Act.’ (Submitted photo)

starring Whoopi Goldberg as Sister Mary Clarence and twotime Oscar winner Maggie Smith as Mother Superior.

“I adore Maggie Smith,” said Stark of the British actress, who, at age 81, is one of the stars of television’s “Downton Abbey,” “I think she is brilliant, and there is no one like her. I keep thinking of her as I work through the script even though the stage musical is different from the movie. If I could only do what she does … alas, no one can.”

This is the first time “Sister Act” is being done at Beef &

Boards. Director Doug Stark, who also has a small role in the show as the Monsignor, says the show transcends to the stage very well.

“Some of the people who know only the movie will be very pleased with how this looks on stage,” said Doug, Suzanne’s former husband. “The flavor is exactly the same, and the characters are very close to the same.”

However, the stage production uses music Stark differently than the movie did. Songs in the movie don’t replace dialogue the way they do in the stage musical where the numbers move the plot along. Some of the songs are used to illustrate character purpose, struggle or thought process and often result in action or are the action itself. The joyous, movie-ending “I Will Follow Him” isn’t in the stage version, but Doug said there are some very high octane numbers that will replace it.”

Heading the cast of nuns and playing Sister Mary Clarence is Zuri Washington, who stood out among the 200 Doug auditioned in New York. Washington recently starred in the national tour of “Memphis, the Musical” as Felicia. Other credits include “Bring It On: The Musical,” “Rent,” “M33” and Jim Steinman’s Washington “Bat Out of Hell.”

“This young lady just knocked my socks off,” Doug said.

“She’s just part of a great group of nuns who are going to rock the house and bring the walls down.”

sister act • When: Feb. 11 through March 26 • Where: Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 Michigan Road, Indianapolis • Tickets: $41-$66, including dinner, 872-9664, www. beefandboards.com

dispatches Shen Yun – On March 8 and 9, the show Shen Yun will be on stage with a live orchestra at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University in Indianapolis. For more, visit ShenYun.com/Indianapolis.

Antiques Road Show – Antiques Roadshow, PBS’s most-watched ongoing series and a production of WGBH Boston, visits Indianapolis as part of a sixcity, 2016 summer tour. Roadshow and WFYI will host an all-day appraisal event July 9. To enter the drawing for free tickets to the Indianapolis Antiques Roadshow event, and to see complete application rules, go to pbs.org/roadshowtickets. For more, you may also call toll-free 888-762-3749. Deadline for applications is 11:59pm April 28 (PST).

The BrewsLine – In celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial, ride The BrewsLine to sample local craft brews and hear the stories of their historic ties. Breweries stops include Deer Creek Brewery, Deviate Brewing, Grand Junction Brewing Company, Heady Hollow Brewing Company and Sun King Fishers Tap Room and Small Batch Brewery. Visit brewsline.checkfront.com/reserve to make reservations. Tag your Bicentennial Beer photos with #HCbrews16! This brew tour will be on Sundays until May 22.

Hoosier Heart-Land – Nickel Plate Arts’ February exhibit, which runs Feb. 5-27, puts a sense-of-place spin on the venue’s annual Love, Lust and Poetry exhibition. In honor of Indiana’s Bicentennial, this year’s “Valentine’s” exhibit features works that depict what artists love about the Hoosier state.

The Hoosier Heart-Land exhibit is meant to serve as a visual love letter to our state, commemorating the people, places and things that make Indiana what it is today. The goal is to create an exhibit that can lift up visitors’ spirits on even the coldest, dreariest of February days and encourage everyone to marvel at what a complex, vibrant place Indiana has become over the past 200 years.

Legends in Concert – Feb. 19-21 Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will present “The World’s Greatest Live Tribute Show: Legends in Concert” featuring tributes to Steven Tyler, Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and Bette Midler. With international acclaim and its storied history, “Legends in Concert” is known as the pioneer of live tribute shows and possesses the greatest collection of live tribute artists in the industry. Each legendary performer not only looks like the star they portray, but uses their own natural voices to pay homage to their iconic music counterpart. An outstanding cast of accomplished tribute artists, talented singers and dancers, and a live orchestra comprised of some of the top musicians in the industry, support each “Legends in Concert” production. For more, visit hoosierpark.com.

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Celebrations of Creativity and Craftsmanship: Jerry Mannell • Celebrate art in the community and support the work of Jerry Mannell. Paintings are image-oriented and in the words of the artist, “oftentimes breaking the boundaries between the abstract and the representational.” • Jan. 27 at noon • Free, donations accepted • Museum of Miniature Houses & Other Collections: 111 E. Main St., Carmel • 575-0240 • www.museumofminiatures.org

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PlayFULL Hours – Things That Go! • Children ages 1-5 are welcome to join in PlayFULL hours for unstructured playtime and socialization with other young kids. Each session features a specific theme, the current theme being “things that go!” Parents, participation is required. Program is indoors only. • Jan. 28 from 10-11 a.m. • Billericay Park: 12690 Promise Rd., Fishers • R$2/NR$3 or Flex Pass • 595-3150

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Sweeney Todd at the Studio Theater • Sweeney Todd is a groundbreaking musical by Stephen Sondheim which is based on a 19th century legend of injustice. A London barber is wrongly exiled and driven to a life of crime after his wife and child are taken from him due to a malevolent judge.

Sweeney plots revenge with the help of Mrs. Lovett, a businesswoman, and she soon produces the tastiest meat pies in London. This production contains mature content and themes. • Jan. 29-31, Feb. 3-7 and 10-14 at varying times • The Center

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for the Performing Arts at the Studio Theater: 355 City Center Dr., Carmel • 843-3800 • www.thecenterpresents.org A Year of Hoosier Plays And Playwrights: The Legend of Sally B • In celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial Year, Main Street Productions/Westfield Playhouse presents “The Legend of Sally B,” a contemporary fantasy written by Marsha Grant and directed by Karen Webster. The play centers around a widow who reluctantly comes to terms with life and love after the arrival of an unexpected summer tenant. • Jan. 29-Feb. 14 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at varying times • Main Street Productions/Westfield Playhouse: 1836 Ind. 32 W., Westfield • 776-2558 • www.westfieldplayhouse.org Midwest Fight Series at Hoosier Park • The Midwest Fight Series is returning to Hoosier Park! Four fights are tentatively scheduled for the event, featuring Jason Gilliam, Austin Tweedy, Bryant Whitaker, Dan Head, David Bernas, Brandon Davis, Lloyd Thronton and Zach Jenkins.

The series was very successful last year and promises to be equally exciting in 2016. • Jan. 30 at 8:30 p.m. • Tickets start at $25 • Hoosier Park Racing & Casino: 4500 Dan Patch Circle, Anderson • 765-642-7223 • www.hoosierpark.com

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Birds of Prey • Mark Booth of Take Flight Wildlife Education brings his magnificent birds of prey to Zionsville, including hawks, owls, falcons and

other raptors. Hear their stories of our shared history and meet these incredible birds face-toface! This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of Zion Nature Center. For ages 5 and up. • Jan. 30 from 1-2 p.m. • Zionsville Town Hall Community Room: 1100 W. Oak St., Zionsville • 8738950 • www.naturecenter@zionsville-in.gov The Healing Power of Art • Take advantage of the last opportunity celebrate the Healing Power of Art! Enjoy art’s therapeutic qualities as seen through the eyes of local Indiana artists within the exhibition and experience art’s healing power as an opportunity for self-reflection and therapy.

Art therapist Gina Baird will provide interactive art assemblage and participants are encouraged to bring in small, symbolic items for the assemblage. • Jan. 30 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Nickel Plate Arts Campus: 107 S. Eighth St., Noblesville • 452-3690 • www.nickelplatearts.org/event/ exhibit-healing-power-of-art Carmel Winter Farmers Market • Missing the Farmers Market this winter season? Check out the Carmel Winter Indoor Farmers Market featuring local grown and produced foods such as winter vegetables, meats, eggs, maple syrup, honey, baked goods and cheeses. The market offers a chance for consumers to produce local produce and reasonable prices. • Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Recurs each Saturday. • Founders Park AllPurpose building: 11675 Hazel Dell Pkwy, Carmel • 710-0162 • www.carmelfarmersmarket.com

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High Tea at Downton • Every Sunday in January, enjoy a midday tea in style as fellow Downton Abbey fans savor last moments of the final season of the series. Come in costume and have a chance to win a prize for the best period dress.

• Jan. 31 • Tina’s Traditional Old English Kitchen: 30 N. Range Line Rd., Carmel • 565-9716 • www.do317. com/events/2016/1/3/high-tea-at-downton

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Drawing Class • Learn to improve your artistic skills in this art class for all skill levels. Nickel Plate Studio Artists Bruce Neckar and John Reynolds will provide subject matter and provide tips. Nickel Plate Arts will be responsible for providing graphite sticks, newsprint, and drawing boards, although participants may bring their own materials. Must be 15 or older. • Feb. 1-Mar. 7 recurring every Monday, from 7-9 p.m. • Nickel Plate Arts Campus: 107 S. Eighth St., Noblesville • $100/10 weeks • 452-3690 • www.mkt.com/ nickel-plate-arts/drawing-class-session

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We Love Teachers! • National Teacher Appreciation Day is quickly approaching! Parents and little ones ages 5-10 are welcome to join Billericay Park to create a Valentine gumball machine craft using a terracotta flower pot. Fill it with candy, and present it to your teacher to say thank you for all they do! • Feb. 2 from 6-7 p.m. • Billericay Park: 12690 Promise Rd., Fishers • R$9/ NR$14 • 595-3150

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Blustery day? Enjoy these soups Commentary by Anna Skinner

clam chowder

TOmato Basil Soup

Braised beef chowder

Being in the throes of winter, there isn’t anything much more comforting than sitting in a warm winter restaurant to get out of those winter winds and enjoying a nice, steaming bowl of soup.

I made it my mission to tour Hamilton Co. and search for the best, soul-warming soups offered by local restaurants.

Tomato Artichoke soup Tomato artichoke soup from Café Patachou in Carmel.

Get it at Café Patachou, Carmel When I wandered in Café Patachou in Clay Terrace on the morn of New Year’s Day, soup was the last thing on my mind. As you would expect, I was yearning for some greasy breakfast food to start the year off right. Yet when I learned the French café served a thick tomato soup with artichokes – of all things to pair it with – I had to try it. There was absolutely no absence of parmesan cheese or croutons to add a little crunch to the thick soup, and the thin strips of artichoke were not too overbearing and added a unique touch. Must I say, it was the perfect breakfast. Bon appétit.

Clam chowder from Langton’s in Carmel.

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Tomato basil soup from Rosie’s Place in Noblesville.

Get it at Langton’s, Carmel First up is Langton’s clam chowder. The chowder was served piping hot and there was no often common problem of too much potato and not enough clams. The chowder was dense and heavy enough to be a meal if so decided. Not only was the soup phenomenal, but the option of ordering it in a rosemary bread bowl made in house awarded this the perfect winter choice. The bowl had a nice, baked crust on the exterior, with plenty of airy bread on the inside to absorb the chowder.

Get it at Rosie’s Place, Noblesville Being winter, tomato soup is a favorite of cold and sleepy people. Rosie’s Place offers a variety of homemade soups each day. The day I happened to wander in, their soup of the day was tomato basil.

The soup was the perfect blend between thin and thick with just the right portion of tomato chunks. I slurped it down without waiting for the steam to abide, it was that good. Their soups do differ daily, so call the café at 770-3322 to clarify what the soup of the day is.

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Home sales up 8 percent Commentary by Jim Litten The year finished on a high note, with 2015 showing an 8 percent real estate increase in pended home sales over 2014 in the nine-county central Indiana region.

It was a strong year for sellers, as sale prices increased each month while available homes decreased during 11 months in 2015 when compared to 2014. December 2015 also saw growth in pended sales and average sales prices by 0.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively.

Hamilton County’s inventory declined 8.1 percent while the average year-to-date sales price for homes in the county climbed 3.9 percent to $278,163.

• In Fishers/Geist, the average year-todate home sales price increased 2.3 percent compared to this time last year, rising to $265,568.

• Inventory moved at a slightly faster pace in Fishers/Geist in December 2015. Overall, homes sold in 73 days – four fewer days than this time last year.

• Buyers in Fishers/Geist had fewer options available to them. Last month, 401 homes were available for sale – 68 fewer homes

compared to December 2014.

• Pended home sales decreased in Fishers/ Geist. In December 2015, 95 homes sold –23 fewer homes compared to December 2014.

• Of the pended home sales in Fishers/ Geist last month, eight were priced $500,000 to $999,999; 19 were priced $300,000 to $499,999; 23 were priced $200,000 to $299,999; 40 were priced $100,000 to $199,999; and five were priced at $99,999 or less.

2015 was marked by modest growth, but the nine-county central Indiana region has performed as well as and, in some respects, better than the national trends in home sales.

We expect 2016 to emulate last year, as interest rates and affordability affect the industry.

However, we’re optimistic that homeownership is still appealing to the majority of millennials, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, which indicates 94 percent of current renters younger than 35 want to buy a home.

Jim Litten is the president of F.C. Tucker Company. Comment on this article by e-mailing to editorial@youarecurrent.com.

Tax changes could impact return Commentary by Joseph Clark Recent legislative decisions have made some tax breaks permanent finances and extended others. A permanent feature of the tax code requires a vote of Congress before it can be eliminated. In contrast, an extension allows taxpayers to continue taking the deduction for now, although the deduction is likely to change in the future.

Our favorite permanent deduction is the Qualified Charitable Contribution that allows IRA account owners age 70.5 or older to direct their required minimum distribution to a charity. Why is this deduction good if the giver can’t claim the charitable deduction?

Page one of your tax return shows all of your earned income. Total income determines how much of your Social Security income is taxable if you are receiving benefits and ultimately, your adjusted gross income appears at the bottom of page one. Traditionally, anything that occurs above the AGI line is referred to as “above line.” Anything after AGI is referred to as “below line.”

If you use the QCD, you will not be able to itemize that portion of your charitable contribution, but the QCD keeps the income from your required minimum distribution off your tax return and could reduce your taxable Social Security income and AGI. Now if you itemized, the QCD would eliminate your charitable deduction for the amount given via the QCD (this does not eliminate any other charitable contributions). However, a deduction merely reduces the amount of your income that is taxed.

Many of the families we serve only itemize because of the charitable gifts they make.

Using the QCD will mean smaller itemizations but may yield additional benefits on your tax return.

Joseph Clark is a certified financial planner and managing partner of The Financial Enhancement Group, LLC an SEC registered investment advisor. Securities offered through World Equity Group, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Tax advice provided by CPAs affiliated with Financial Enhancement Group, LLC. Mr. Clark can be reached at bigjoe@yourlifeafterwork.com or 765-640-1524.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Tracy Miller considers it a gift.

The 2016 WTHR-13 Home of Distinction, presented by philanthropy MAWR+Design, will benefit IU Health North’s breast cancer program, which provides patient and family support services to those undergoing care and in survivorship.

“This is the first time we have been a charity partner,” said Miller, director of philanthropy for IU Health North, Saxony and Tipton hospitals.

This year’s home is on the golf course of The Bridgewater Club in Carmel.

Tour guests are invited to park at The Bridgewater Club Clubhouse, 3535 E. 161st St., Carmel. A complimentary shuttle service will be provided.

A preview party will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. March 10.

The home tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 11 and 12 and March 18 and 19 and from noon to 5 p.m. March 13 and 20.

This year’s Home of Distinction is on the golf course of The Bridgewater Club in Carmel. (Submitted photo)

Home tour tickets may be purchased for $12 in advance at the welcome desks at IU Health North, IU Health Saxony, IU Health Tipton or for $15 at the event. Tickets are 100 percent tax deductible.

Tickets for the preview party and home tours also may be purchased online at homeofdistinction.com by clicking on Indianapolis.

Those wanting to volunteer at the home tour should contact Lori Satterfield at lsatterfield@iuhealth.org or 688-3698.

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Commentary by Jordan Fischer

Western society has either begun its transcendence into a new digital age, or its descent into madness. grammar guy I can’t tell. Either way, in 1,000 years linguists will look back to now and identify 2015’s “Word of the Year” as the harbinger of what was to come.

Proving, perhaps, that a picture really is worth a thousand words, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen for the first time ever a pictograph as “Word of the Year.” Those are their words, and they gussy things up a bit. What they chose was an emoji – specifically the laughing-so-hard-I’m-crying “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji. (Refer to the nearest 14-year-old if you’re unfamiliar.)

According to Oxford Dictionaries and mobile technology business SwiftKey, the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji made up 20 percent of all the emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the U.S. They note it’s also seen heavy use from celebrities and brands and made an appearance on the Vine that kicked off the “on fleek” meme … which I just hate.

Here’s Oxford’s reasoning in their own words:

“Emojis are no longer the preserve of texting teens – instead, they have been embraced as a nuanced form of expression, and one which can cross language barriers. Even Hillary Clinton solicited feedback in the form of emojis, and (Face with Tears of Joy) has had notable use from celebrities and brands alongside everyone else – and even appeared as the caption to the Vine which apparently kicked off the popularity of the term ‘on fleek,’ which appears on our WOTY shortlist.”

Before you lose all hope, the American Dialect Society chose singular “they” as their word of the year. That’s an excellent choice, and one that deserves (and will get) its own column. For my two cents, the word of the year, at least for Indiana, was “impinge” – as used, likely more than ever prior in the history of the word, by Gov. Mike Pence during the RFRA debate.

Are you OK with an emoji being the “Word of the Year?” Do you think there was a better choice? Let me know.

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Pella, Jordan, is one of the oldest urban settlements in the world. Its history is linked with a prophecy of Jesus that travel figures into speculation about the end of time.

About 10,000 years ago, Stone Age farmers established a permanent village in the fertile lands in the eastern foothills of the Jordan River Valley. By 1800 B.C., the village had become a city called “Pihilum,” featuring an important Canaanite temple. The Greeks captured Pihilum in the third century B.C. and renamed it “Pella,” honoring the birthplace of Alexander the Great.

When the Romans captured the area in 63 B.C., they made Pella one of the 10 self-governing cities of the Decapolis, adding the temples, theaters, baths and colonnaded streets typical of major Roman cities.

In 70 A.D., four Roman legions sent to Jerusalem to put down the First Jewish Revolt entered the city after an extended siege, killed up to a million residents and demolished the Second Temple. In the fourth century, Eusebius and other historians reported. Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem had been warned of the impending devastation by a “revelation” and escaped to Pella, about 50 miles north-

Ruins of Pella, overlooking Jordan River Valley. (Photo by Don Knebel)

east. Many scholars associate this account with the statements of Jesus, reported in the “Gospel of Luke,” predicting the destruction of the temple and warning his followers to “flee to the mountains” when they see “Jerusalem being surrounded by armies.” Despite the first century context of Jesus’ statements, some believe they presage events at the end of time and await their own cues to flee to the mountains.

Pella was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 and its history largely forgotten. But the

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Heart disease is the number one killer of women, but do you know why?

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