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The HSE School Board. Back, from left, John DeLucia, Mike Bottorff, Supt. Allen Bourff, Matt Burke and Terry Tolle. Front, from left, Amanda Shera, Sylvia Shepler and Michelle Fullhart. (Submitted photo)

School board OKs Aug. 8 start

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said. “We are doing it because were looking out for long-term viability of our comThe Hamilton Southeastern School Board munity and our state.”

Those who spoke shared concerns of a has approved an Aug. 8, 2018, start to next longer summer, ice cream social and other school year. The board deliberated for 90 beginning school activities being possibly minutes on moving from calendar the previously approved pushed into July as a result of an Aug. 6 Monday start and limited snow days.

Aug. 6 start date at FishSpeakers also said they didn’t need a ers Junior High School, and a range of full week of Thanksgiving break the Aug. 6 members from the public, including parstart elicited. ents, teachers and more, spoke.

One speaker was Janet Chandler, presi“We are gathered here tonight because dent of the Hamilton Southeastern Educawe live in a tremendous community of tion Association. The association admin21,000 students and 2,500 staff,” board istered its own survey to teachers in the president Matt Burke said at the start of HSE district. the meeting. “We, as your board, while we “Ninety-five pertake great pride in students and staff, “We are doing it because cent of teachers that wanted we are part of a were looking out for long- responded to start school on much bigger system of laws and rights term viability of our com- Wednesday and 94 percent wished as that give us protecmunity and our state.” teachers a full two tion, a need for sysweeks of winter tem of checks and break,” she said. “There is no perfect calenbalances.”

Burke praised HSE district students who dar, but one thing hasn’t been mentioned launched a petition regarding the calendar. and that’s trying to balance the number Prior to public comments, board member of days in each semester. Students should receive the same curriculum experience in Terry Tolle explained why he preferred the both semesters.”

Aug. 6 start date.

At the end of the discussion, some solu“More family time during holidays, I think that’s important. We got strong feed- tions to concerns included e-learning days in place of snow days, and that HSE would back against that plan so I will yield to the not pursue a full balanced calendar. desires of the community, but I just want The board passed the more traditional everybody to remember when we make calendar starting Aug. 8, 6-1, with Syliva these decisions we are not doing it just so Shepler the only member voting against. someone has to get child care two days in For more, visit hse.k12.in.us.

August versus two days in November,” he

Holiday Cheers at Conner Prairie – The fifth annual Holiday Cheers, presented by the Horizon Council, Conner Prairie’s young professionals group, takes place at Conner Prairie from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 14. Enjoy an adults-only evening of hors d’oeuvres, wine, craft beer and spirits as you take a candlelit stroll through 1836 Prairietown. Tickets are $40 each and can be purchased online at ConnerPrairie.org.

New art exhibit opens – The Fishers Arts Council, in conjunction with Nickel Plate Arts and the City of Fishers, is pleased to announce the newest Art in City Hall exhibit. Three local artists will be presenting their work at the free art exhibit, “Textiles” from now through Dec. 27. Visitors can view the exhibit weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is always free and children are welcome with adult supervision.

Try digital books for free – Hamilton East Public Library is on a mission: Get more people to try digital reading! The library’s 14,000 digital books are free for anyone with a valid library card. Readers can access the library’s digital collection 24/7 by visiting hepl.overdrive.com or by downloading the Libby app from their device’s app store. If the library hits 173,052 digital checkouts by the end of the year, it will be eligible to win additional funds to buy more eBooks and audiobooks for their OverDrive collection.

Overwinter plants – There are important benefits to allowing plants and flowers to remain in place during the winter. Dried seed heads provide food for birds during the cold weather months. In addition, dead plants provide a habitat for beneficial insects to hibernate and lay eggs throughout the winter. For more tips about preparing your garden for the winter, call the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District office at 317-773-2181 or visit HamiltonSWCD.org.

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CARMEL With IKEA and Topgolf now open, residents River Road is closed between 146th Street are encouraged to visit fishers.in.us for and Community Drive for a reconstruction maps and directions on how to best naviproject expected to be complete in mid-Degate the 116th Street area. cember. The project will include a two-lane Improvements are under way to rehabiliboulevard and a new roundabout at Cherry tate bridges, pavement and drainage strucCreek Boulevard. tures along 15 miles of I-69. Two lanes have Spring Mill Road is closed between 106th been shifted to accommodate construction and 116th streets, with additional lane reof travel lanes. The speed limit has been restrictions between Main Street and Mallard duced to 60 mph and to 50 mph while there Court. The road is expected to reopen in are workers present. mid-December.

The Hamilton County Highway Dept. has Veterans Way at Carmel Civic Square is closed Cyntheanne Road between 146th closed through the end of December as overStreet and 156th Street until Dec. 1 to replace head power lines are buried from city hall to the bridge over Keiser Drain. midtown. Access to the south parking lot at GEIST city hall is limited to vehicles accessing the The left, southbound lane of I-69 between lot off of southbound Range Line Road.

Exit 219 near Pendleton and Cyntheanne WESTFIELD Road in Fishers is currently closed for genUtility relocations are currently happeneral construction work. ing. The project will be completed by the end On I-69, between Exit 205 near 116th of the year. The project includes construcStreet in Fishers and Exit 219 near Ind. 38 in tion of a roundabout at 186th Street and Pendleton, drivers should watch for major Spring Mill Road and a new boulevard roadnighttime construction work for a bridge reway construction to Kinsey Avenue. construction. Speed limits may be reduced.

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Zoa Hackman, owner of Dahlia’s, organizes the event, which is in its fourth year.

Hackman “It is a free event and it is just like a progressive dinner,” Hackman said. “Every retail business participating serves a course of the meal. We have made up maps, and on there it lists each business participating and what course of the meal they’re serving.”

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Hackman said the event has grown each year. It began when Maple Street businesses suffered a loss of clientele due to construction.

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TOWER reduces recidivism rates

By Heather Collins news@currentinfishers.com The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is helping reduce recidivism rates through a new program that connects county inmates with job training and employment opportunities.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Transitioning Opportunities for Work, Education and Reality Program recently held its first job fair. The jail partnered with WorkOne Center, an Indiana workforce development organization, to provide inmates who are within 180 days of being released from jail with opportunities to gain practical job training, coaching and opportunities for employment upon release.

The five-week TOWER program covers practical career skills such as resume writing, completing an employment application, cognitive behavioral techniques, dressing for an interview and conducting an interview. After release, the graduates are connected with the WorkOne office, which is approximately 1 mile from the jail, for continued assistance.

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Inmates participate in the TOWER program job fair held Oct. 10 at the Hamilton County Jail.

Employers participating in the job fair included Wheeler Mission, Firehouse Subs, Aspire, Sugar Fork Crossing, Salvation Army, C&R Roofing and the Merciful Hope Center. (Submitted photo)

Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The grant is a partnership between The Region 5 Workforce Board, WorkOne Central and the Hamilton County Jail.

Jail Commander Capt. Jason Sloderbeck said many inmates have a feeling of hopelessness because of their criminal background and believe they can’t get a job because of it.

“It gave them hope that showed that there are people willing to consider them and give them a chance,” Sloderbeck said.

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cal action committee for the past two years.”

This year, Singh and her husband focused the efforts of their PAC on helping children in schools better understand different cultures, For 28 years, the Richard G. Lugar Excelparticularly cultures where people lence in Public wear turbans. By doing so, they want leadership Service Series to reduce bullying in schools. has offered lead“(I have a) passion for people, parership training for Hoosier women of ticularly the less fortunate or disaddifferent skill sets and backgrounds vantaged members of our society, to become political leaders. So far, which is rooted in my faith’s dedica489 women have graduated from the tion,” Singh said. “As a mother of chilLugar Series and have become party Singh dren, I honestly believe I’m equipped leaders, public board and commiswith a natural tendency to care for sion members, political operatives children and be a provider for the community. and elected officials.

I’m very fortunate to be in a position in the This year’s class has 20 women from private sector, where my resources can asacross the state. The representative from Fishers is Gagandeep Singh, the manager of a sist the disadvantaged in the community.”

The Lugar Series is an eight-month profamily owned local convenience store. gram that meets once a month. Participants “I’m a successful entrepreneur and small learn how to become a public servant and business owner, a wife to my husband, a run a campaign, network with state and local mother to my children and a mentor to other leaders and listen to speakers about issues mothers in my church community,” Singh facing society. To conclude the series, the said. “My other achievements include my class will travel to Washington, D.C. to meet involvement with government and communinational-level officials. ty along with my husband leading our politi-

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Entrepreneurship initiative to kick off in downtown Fortville next week

By Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com Many communities are affected by the growth central Indiana has experienced in recent years, and Fortville is no different. cover story Crossing barriers between Hancock and Hamilton counties, the small town of less than 5,000 residents has seen a huge boom in its downtown development. As a result, a small group of stakeholders is taking action to further drive economic development in the town with a new entrepreneurship initiative that will offer programming to its members for collaboration with each other.

Lacey Williard, a lawyer and commercial real estate professional, is helping plan, organize and start the unofficially titled Fortville Entrepreneur Advantage, along with co-founder Zach Linder, a tech industry entrepreneur.

“I’m on the county area planning commission. We had a statewide gathering from a planning perspective, and two of the 10 recommendations involved building development but also harnessing the vitality of the main street and engaging the community,” Williard said. “So, it’s not only what you’re seeing when you’re walking up and down Main Street, but also sort of what you’re feeling.”

Williard said one of the recommendations from the statewide group was to have a connection with entrepreneurs.

“There were a couple of recommendations that came out of that that are popular in Indianapolis,” she said. “(Zach Linder and I) previewed some of those, and we thought we needed to create something that was really unique to Fortville.”

Topics of infrastructure, wellness, parks and trails and more also aren’t lost on towns like Fortville as larger cities focus on adding or updating, but Florence May, a local business owner and stakeholder advisor with the Fortville Entrepreneurship Initiative, said it’s important to also look at how government, businesses, nonprofits and up-andcomers are connecting.

“So I, for example, have a company called TRS, and we run online registration systems for big events all over the country, but we’re right here in Fortville,” May said. “We’re one of those companies that doesn’t have a retail front because you don’t need it. We know there are other companies out there like ours, and so how do we create connections, not just with the town, but with agri-business, all of the amazing retail that’s happening here and advanced manufacturing? We really want to look at how we can create a community and a connection with people who are like-minded, and this is really the beginning of that.”

The initiative will host its kickoff event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Taxman Brewing Co. Brasserie and Tap Room at 29 S. Main St. Elaine Bedel, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., will keynote the event. Fortville En-

Entreprenuership initiative stakeholders pause in downtown Fortville. From left, Florence May, Nate Huelsebusch, Matt Dixon and cofounder Lacey Williard. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

ATTEND THE EVENT What: Fortville Entrepreneurship Initiative kickoff with keynote speaker Elaine Bedel.

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 Where: Taxman Brewing Co. Brasserie and Tap Room’s Grand Place Ballroom, 29 S. Main St., Fortville Tickets: $20 each. The first 20 entrepreneurs to text 727204-0504 using the discount code “ENT” will receive a 50 percent discount on tickets. Heavy appetizers and Taxman sample brews will be served as part of the ticket price.

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trepreneurship Initiative advisors also will announce 2018 programming and details of the microloan program.

“What we’re really looking at here is starting with programming and looking at an initiative that’s really gathering,” May said. “Over time, we plan to see an evolution based on who comes together and the interest of the group, overall.”

“In our ZIP code, we have about 900 registered corporations, LLCs and other organizations,” Williard said. “If you take a look at the small business efforts of the state of Indiana, they’re expanding and doing some more proactive engagement and training for business plan development and marketing. So, we’re seeing this need for advisory and need for connection.”

The group will meet monthly at various locations around Fortville, including Mt. Vernon Schools, Taxman Brewing Co., Foxgardin Kitchen and Ale and more.

For more, visit the Fortville’s Entrepreneur Advantage Facebook page at facebook.com/FortvilleEntrepreneur.

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Commentary by Terry Anker “Would you like fries with that?” The simple question may be a cliché for the underachieving. One supposes it becomes the mantra of every low-performing high school dropout. They are mired in a greasesoaked world of serving high-calorie, lownutrition-value foods to an endless line of bloated consumers.

Yet, in a time when more Americans are failing to ever take a first job, does the criticism hold up? The federal government has asserted that as many as 30 percent of all able-bodied citizens could become permanently unemployed. They lack the access and skill to earn sufficient income to support themselves or their progeny. Thus, the argument goes, we must brace ourselves to provision these folks for the entirety of their lives. Perhaps.

At the same time, local businesses routinely fail to fill positions. Employers complain that openings go unoccupied as applicants decide to stay home rather than take entry-level jobs. But, how can someone become the supervisor who himself is unfamiliar with the nature of day-to-day work? Does taking a lesser opportunity give us necessary access, under the weight of our own effort and merit, to the next level?

Lao Tzu, sixth century, B.C., Chinese philosopher, generally considered as founder of Taoism, is attributed with saying, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” In offering fries, is the server unlocking access to new skills – facility, timing, temperance and management – even as she earns a bit? Without a first step, are we standing still?

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

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Freshen up with local soap

Commentary by Fishers Winter Farmers’ Market

When Cyndie Baker was searching for a new hobby, Farmers Market she had no idea it would turn into a business venture. Baker tried handmade soap for the first time in 2007, and shortly after trying it, she was hooked.

Not only did she immediately switch from store-bought to handmade products, but she tried the art of creating soaps from her home.

Our Garden Soap was created in 2007 out of Baker’s love for fresh, safe ingredients and a desire to find a product that helped soothe her daughter’s eczema.

Baker noticed when her daughter was using handmade soaps, her eczema became less aggravated. Handmade soaps are filled with vegetable oils and butters, rich in antioxidants, vitamins and nutrients – all of which are essential to having healthy skin while also being delicate on sensitive skin. As her passion for handmade soaps grew, so did her connections.

After beginning to make her own soaps as a hobby, Baker connected with a local shopmaker to share the art of making soap and begin growing her business.

Today, she brings more than 10 years of soap-making experience to the Fishers

Our Garden Soap products originally began as a hobby for founder Cyndie Baker. (Submitted photo)

Winter Farmers Market.

Our Garden Soap has a variety of scents and colors, available during the summer and winter farmers markets. Scents change with the seasons, and so do recipes. During winter months, a whipped shea butter helps fight dry skin, so prominent during winter months. Beyond hand soaps, Baker also offers a variety of other cleansing products, including sugar scrubs and facial masks/scrubs.

What started as a hobby has now transformed into a vibrant business offering fresh products for shoppers. Visit with Our Garden Soap every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon through March 10 at the Winter Farmers Market at Roy G. Holland Memorial Park, 1 Park Dr.

Doo and I survived Thanksgiving! Thirtythree people, 11 bottles of wine, five tons of mashed potatoes and two humor turkeys came together for an afternoon of family, feasting and competitive charades. At. Our. House.

My two-part strategy was simple. First, have everyone bring a dish so that I only had to provide one of the turkeys and my specialty, canned cranberry sauce. I nearly botched the main attraction because I got caught up in four episodes of “Parks and Rec” and completely forgot to put our bird in the oven. Luckily, my 4 p.m. dinner plan was too early for most, anyway, so the hour delay worked out well. More wine for everyone!

Second, shove all children and teenagers into the basement for the entire evening.

Our main floor is wide open with only one sitting area, and sound reverberates like shotgun blasts in an operating room. There was no way I could handle 20 kids “up in my grill” while trying to orchestrate the perfect Thanksgiving meal. As expected, Ping Pong and Xbox entertained the boys for most of the night, and the door kept the noise to a minimum. But in a surprise development, my daughters lured the girls upstairs for magical makeovers. I can’t say I approved of the heavily lipsticked tartlets that went through the buffet line, but they were happy and quiet, so mission accomplished.

Did I enjoy a relaxing time with parents, sisters, in-laws and nieces/nephews? No. The night was a blur of hostess-ing activity. I don’t even remember seeing one of my own sons. But when tears and drama are confined to charades, that’s a great Thanksgiving. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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After 30 years in our house, Mary Ellen thinks we should move into a condo, a place where owners don’t have to mow or water the lawn or shovel snow. My son will be disappointed if we move. He was making good money doing all that.

My wife is certain we have many good years in front of us, but she doesn’t believe in having anything above us. Like rooms. Mary Ellen wants everything on one floor. I like going upstairs to go to bed. That’s my 12-step program from Exercisers Anonymous. If we buy a home on one level, that’s the end of my 30-second evening workout.

Last week, despite my misgivings, we started looking for a new place to live. We have this great real estate agent who is the most effusive and energetic person I have ever met. The first condo we looked at, Brad got very emotional about the

baseboards that accented the tall walls and high ceilings, the 1-inch-thick granite countertops and the stamped concrete patio (whatever that is). He was quick to point out that there was an electrical outlet on the kitchen island where we could make frozen margaritas. And those slow-closing drawers and cabinets? He was ecstatic.

Mary Ellen and I have totally different sets of criteria regarding the ideal house, so I took Brad aside and said, “Go into that cool realty app you have and see if you can find a four-bedroom home with a little alcove for an office, a finished basement and an exercise bike. Also, I’d love to have a private back deck with a view of secluded woods.”

Brad called me the next day.

“Dick, I found the ideal place for you.

Looks like it’s not up for sale yet, but you can still make an offer … Wait a second, this is your address. This is where you live now!”

“Great job, Brad. You are the best. You found the perfect house for me.”

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Dispatches Pick the right eyedrops – If you suffer from dry eyes, you might pick up eye drops in the drugstore. Be aware, though, that there is a difference between rednessreducing drops and lubricating drops. Redness-reducing drops are meant for occasional use and can make dry eyes worse. Be sure to get a true lubricating drop such as Refresh, Systane or GenTeal.

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From left, River Health CEO Seth Warren, Christina Stafford of the Indiana Wellness Council, Kristin Lamb, Wellness coordinator at Riverview Health, Mindi Matthews, director of Employee Services at Riverview Health, Jennifer Pferrer of the Indiana Wellness Council, and Brittany Nelson, Wellness dietitian at Riverview Health. (Submitted photo)

Riverview earns AchieveWELL Award news@currentinwestfield.com Riverview Health, which will debut a hospital in Westfield in 2018, last month received the Five Star AchieveWELL Award through the recognition Wellness Council of Indiana and was honored at the 2017 Indiana Health and Wellness Summit.

The Five Star level of AchieveWELL recognizes elite organizations in Indiana that have made employee well-

being a priority in the workplace. Award recipients have experienced noteworthy growth in the evolution of their wellness initiative and embrace it as part of the business strategy.

“Improving health and wellness throughout our community is a top priority for us, and it’s important to practice what we preach,” said Kristin Lamb, Wellness coordinator at Riverview Health. “Our wellness initiatives available to Riverview Health employees help us take the right steps in staying healthy at the workplace and home.”

Coffee for health – Coffee is rich in antioxidants known as polyphenols – and specifically a type of polyphenol called chlorogenic acid (CGA). Some coffee beans are higher in CGAs than others. For the highest concentration, look for beans from Kenya, Ethiopia, Colombia and Brazil. Also, light and medium roasts preserve the most CGAs in the roasting process. Two of the highest CGA coffees include Dunkin’ Donuts Original Blend and McCafe Premium Roast Decaf, Medium Roast.

Source: BottomLineInc.com Stroke or something else? – They’re called stroke mimics.

The symptoms are similar to a stroke - slurred speech, a weakness on one side of your body and confusion - but what you’re experiencing is actually low blood sugar, a migraine or another condition. The difference, generally, is that when caused by other conditions, the symptoms come on gradually, whereas stroke symptoms are usually very sudden. If you have any doubts at all, call 911 immediately.

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time and 30 seconds to 1 minute each time thereafter. Response in the first few months Bin Cleanse has been up and running has been positive, Poore said. “We were a bit shy of 100 customers in our first month, and our reviews are excellent. People who take a second to think about our service see it as a no-brainer,� he said. “The time and energy they’ll use to clean their own bins while typically disposing of the water onto the street or yard compared to our service saves them money and time.�

Bin Cleanse isn’t limited to household trash cans. It also can clean Dumpsters at restaurants, apartment complexes and other businesses.

The duo’s goal for the business is to have 800 customers by the end of their first year and expand to 10 trucks and multiple HOA agreements by the end of their fifth year.

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Open your trash bin to throw in a bag and you might be greeted with an “aromatic� scent. Trying to new biz clean it alone can be timeconsuming and leave a mess of its own. Now, two friends have teamed to provide a unique service, transforming trash bins from grimy to glowing.

Bin Cleanse is an eco-friendly trash bin cleaning company serving Fishers and surrounding areas started by Dan Poore and Mike Mattingly. The service has been popular overseas but is now gaining popularity in the U.S. Although there are a few independent owners in places such as Florida, California and Texas, it’s taking hold in the Midwest. “After doing extensive research, we realized there was a great need for Bin Cleanse,� Poore said. “Many (homeowner associations) mandate residents keep their bins in their garage, and not only is the smell horrific, but they can harbor germs and attract rodents.�

The company uses an automated truck similar to trash services that grabs the bins and lifts them up to be cleaned with high-pressure sprayers. “We use eco-friendly chemicals for our cleaning and 200 degree heated water to kill all the germs and disease inside the bins,� Mattingly said. “It captures all of the gray, dirty water that results from the bins being cleaned. We then dispose of the water at a designated treatment facility.�

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Acquisition and name change – Carmelbased Mainstreet Health Investments Inc. has announced its intention to rebrand as Invesque Inc. The rebranding coincides with the recent announcement by the company of the acquisition of Care Investment Trust, LLC. The new brand will complement the company’s growth strategy while establishing a unique identity to avoid confusion with other companies with similar names.

Price checking app – To save some money during the holidays, try the free app ShopSavvy. Whether you’re shopping for groceries or preparing to make a bigger purchase, such as a TV or appliance, if you’ll

be visiting a brick-and-mortar store during your search, this app will help you find the best price. While in a store, simply use your phone’s camera to scan an item’s barcode, and the app will show you how much other stores charge for it, both locally and online.

Source: BottomLineInc. Free shipping day – Dec. 15 is Free Shipping Day. Participating retailers will waive shipping fees and guarantee delivery by Christmas Eve. Retailers include: Toys R Us, Target, JCPenney, Sephora, Best Buy, Old Navy, Lego, World Market and many more.

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No one has to remind Rebecca Jones about the intrinsic connection between holiday dance productions Theater and “The Nutcracker.”

“I grew up in dance and I was a professional dancer and now I’m a dance teacher, and most dance people growing up think of Christmas and ‘The Nutcracker,’” Jones said. “I’m a person who had grown up doing ‘The Nutcracker’ several times.”

Although still a fan of the classic Christmas ballet, Jones has played a central role the past five years in a dance show that has become her new holiday favorite.

A dance teacher at the Academy of Dance Arts in Fishers, Jones is the director of that studio’s Dec. 16 production of “Littlest Angel” at Howard L. Schrott Center on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis.

Shows times are at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Featuring a mix of ballet and modern dance, the performance has 31 ensemble dancers between the ages of 10 and high school teens, along with 41 supplemental dancers ranging from 5 to 10 years old.

The two-hour production includes dancers from throughout Hamilton County and the Indianapolis-Geist area.

“It has opportunities for all ages because it has a bunch of different types of (has) dance,” said Jones, an Indianapolis resident and former performer with Dance Kaleidoscope. “It has a bunch of different types of music. It’s not all slow. It’s fast and fun and different costumes. I think it has something for everyone to have some sort of fun.”

Based on the classic children’s book “The Littlest Angel,” the ADA’s “Littlest Angel” tells the story of a homesick boy’s adjustment to being an angel in heaven and the gift he presents to the Christ child upon his birth. The show has been presented annually by ADA since 2013. A production was long proposed by the ADA’s original owner, Sue Van Voorhis, but it didn’t come together until Jones came on board to direct. “’Littlest Angel’ is her baby,” said Laurie Brady, a Noblesville resident who now owns the studio. “My mother, Sue Van Voo-

Megan Albright (kneeling), Maisie Richardson (standing in tutu) and Emily Crowder (laying down) appear in ‘Littlest Angel” (Submitted photo).

rhis, was the original owner of Academy of Dance Arts over 20 years ago. It was her idea many years ago to create a ballet to her favorite children’s book. Rebecca brought that vision to the stage.”

Jones embraced the challenge from the beginning. “(Voorhis) read that story to her kids and had always wanted to do a ballet about it but never did,” Jones said. “And so we said, ‘Let’s do it. Let’s find a way to do it.’ So we did one year of just trying to get the first act done, compilate music and come up with choreography and figure out how this story could be played out through dance, and then the following year we did the second act so that we could do the full production. We’ve been doing it every year since.”

This year’s production features Emily Crowder of Fishers in the role of the Littlest Angel. The other main dancers are Megan Albright (Westfield, Understanding

Another Round to perform Dec. 8 editorial@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Community Players will bring back Another Round, Indiana University’s all-male a cappella group, to perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Carmel Community Playhouse. The group performed last year in December.

The show will feature Another Round’s holiday favorites. The group was established in 1996 and is known for blending rich harmonies with their own brand of humor.

Tickets are $27, including service fee, and must be purchased online.

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Angel), Maisie Richardson (Fishers, Fleet Messenger), Lillian Cox (Fishers, Star of Bethlehem) and Kristen Kiley (Fishers, God’s Announcer).

With apologies to “The Nutcracker,” Jones regards “Littlest Angel” as the new holiday dance tradition for the ADA. “(‘The Nutrcacker’) is not really about Christmas. It just kind of takes place at Christmas,” Jones said. “And so I love the fact that this is a story that really relates to the fact of Christmas. What could the angels possibly be doing preparing for Christmas? It ends with the big Star of Bethlehem and the Nativity in the background and the angels prepared. That, to me, is more pointing people toward Christmas, and so I appreciate that part.”

For more about ADA, visit adadancers. com. For tickets, visit butlerartscenter.org/ event/littlest-angel. Prices are $15, $20 and $25.

Fishers — Dr. Keith Kunda will conduct the fourth annual White River Chamber Orchestra’s “Christmas Extravaganza” featuring the Fishers Community Chorus at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Ivy Tech Community College, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville. For more, visit FishersMusicWorks.org.

Westfield — Main Street Productions will present the “The Homecoming, Waltons Christmas Story” at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 8, 9 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Westfield Playhouse. For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Indianapolis — “A Beef & Boards Christmas” continues at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre with performances Dec. 5 to 12. For more, visit beefandboards. com.

Zionsville — The Christmas in the Village Ladies Night will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7 at shops in downtown Zionsville.

Carmel —The Museum of Miniature Houses, 111 E. Main St., will hold a free candlelight tour from 4 to 7 p.m.

Dec. 9. Guests can view fine-scale miniatures and holiday decorations and exhibits. For more, visit museumofminiatures.org.

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For Julia Bonnett, this will truly be a special opportunity.

“There is music nothing quite like performing with a full, live orchestra,” Bonnett said. “It is truly magical to hear all the intricacies and nuances Bonnett involved in a piece of orchestral music. As a vocalist, the power and energy that comes from an orchestra is invigorating. I cannot wait to be on stage with the fantastic Carmel Symphony Orchestra musicians once again to share the holidays with the Carmel community.”

Bonnett, the 2009 Great American Songbook Youth Ambassador, will join Lucas DeBard, the 2015 Songbook Ambassador, as vocalists for CSO’s IU Health Holidays two concerts at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

Bonnett, a 2009 Carmel High School graduate, performed with the CSO a few times in 2009 and 2010. This will be DeBard’s CSO debut.

“I am incredibly excited to sing with such a great orchestra,” said DeBard, a Lebanon

High School graduate and Indiana University junior. “It isn’t every day that I get to sing with a full symphony orchestra, so as you can imagine I am itching to perform with them.”

Bonnett and DeBard will sing two duets.

“I am thrilled to be working with Lucas on this project,” Bonnett said. “He is a fantastic musician and DeBard an enchanting performer.

I don’t want to give away too much of the program, but I am thrilled to be performing one of my favorite holiday songs, ‘What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?’ While it is not as well-known as, ‘O Christmas Tree’ or ‘Deck the Halls,’ it has a beautiful melody, and I love the coyness of the lyrics.”

DeBard will sing “The Christmas Song,” his favorite.

In the last month, DeBard has been involved in a show with his a cappella group, Crimson Cadence, the chorus of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at IU Opera Theater and his cabaret show, “I’ll Take Romance,” in Indianapolis.

For more, visit carmelsymphony.org.

Three share Sugar Plum role

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learn it quickly,” said Alyona Yakovleva-Randall, IBC founding artistic director. “I think it’s a great, positive experience how to For Ricako Suzuki, it’s truly a plum adjust to Lasha. Even for assignment. a professional dancer, it’s Suzuki, 17, ballet will play the hard. This will help them in the future. Lasha is an Sugar Plum amazing teacher.”

Fairy for the second year Suzuki will share the in a row in the CarmelSugar Plum Fairy role with based Indiana Ballet Confellow Carmel residents servatory’s production of Starner Suzuki Quinn Starner and Alexan“The Nutcracker.” dra Manuel.

“Last year, I learned ‘The NutSuzuki, a 17-year-old homecracker’ is stressful, but it’s really schooled junior, moved from San satisfying when you finish it,” SuAntonio, Texas to Carmel with her zuki said. “I’m really motived this mother to attend IBC. year because I want to make the Manuel, 13, is a homeschooled show better than last year.” eighth-grader who is in her sixth Lasha Khozashvili, principal Manuel year at IBC. dancer with Boston Ballet, will be Starner, 15, is a homeschooled sophoappearing for the seventh year with IBC. more who lives with her mother in Carmel IBC’s “The Nutcracker” is set from Dec. 14 but also goes back and forth with the rest to 17 at The Toby at Newfields in the Indiaof her family in Michigan. She is in her secnapolis Museum of Art. The performances ond year at IBC. will be 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 15, 16, 17 and 2 p.m.

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Commentary by Mark Johnson Where to go: Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Where It is: 2740 E 146th St., Carmel When it’s open: Sunday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday. 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Mark’s take: Are you ready for the time warp? If you are, then you’ll want to make sure you pay a visit to Freddy’s! Imagine stepping back in time to an old-fashioned burger restaurant that brings back memories of the 1950s. You’ll love the laidback vibe of Freddy’s, and you’ll also love the menu that features hot dogs, burgers and frozen custard dishes. Casual and family friendly, Freddy’s offers a great nostalgic dining experience.

What to Get: Sure, there are many options, but why not try Freddy’s original

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double steakburger? Better still, add cheese and load it up with all the trimmings. Freddy’s offers a variety of condiments, so you’ll have plenty of choices. For dessert? Chocolate Brownie Delight!

What’s the cost: Entrees under $10.

Dress: Casual Want to know more? Call 317-218-3304, visit freddysusa.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter.

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Your inbox is slammed with promo codes.

The invitations are piling up. The kids have changed their wish WINEderlust lists about 100 times.

In-laws are visiting.

The holidays are here and the pressure is on. One thing shouldn’t stress you out this season, and that’s choosing great wine.

Check out this fail-proof guide to selecting a great bottle for any occasion. Boom.

Good never goes out of style, and that said, it’s time to talk about what excellent wine selections look like. Resist the urge at your wine shop to grab the trendy gift packs of pumpkin-spiced whatever. Don’t do it. Instead, follow this sage: stay classy.

Select your category below: Party wine Value-driven options when you need loads of decent wine. I’m loving this little French red: Penya Cotes Catalanes Rouge.

It’s so versatile and can be served with anything from burgers to pasta. A mediumbodied blend featuring Grenache, Carignan

& Syrah with berry flavor and some tannins. Serve room temp or with a chill. Delish. Twist top. $8.99 Gettin’ gifty with It These are bottles you give to friends and colleagues. I’d go with Stags’ Leap Petite Sirah, 2014. An elegant red wine that can be enjoyed now or age 20ish years, big blackberry and black raspberry flavors with baking spices and a lovely, long finish. Approximately $50.

Happy holidays, to you!

One of my all-time favorites is LaurentPerrier Cuvée Rosé. A stunning, deep salmon color. You’ll smell and taste huge amounts of berries. Strawberry, raspberry and cherry. Really feel fancy? There’s a website that will cover your bottle in mad amounts of glitter, any color. You’re worth the $80ish.

Elizabeth Morse, an owner of Corner Wine Bar in Broad Ripple. Have a wine or entertaining question? Shoot an email to cornerwinebar1@ aol.com.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Kate Huffman has been working on a comedic view of her life for two years.

Finally, the actress made a comedy deal with herself: If she could finish the show by her April birthday in 2016, she would reward herself with a trip to Ireland.

That worked, and “I’m Too Fat for This Show” was completed. Huffman, who grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Cathedral High School in 2001, is bringing her one-woman show Dec. 8 to 10 to IndyFringe, 719 E. St. Clair St. It’s just a mildly exaggerated version of her life, Huffman said.

“It’s based on 20 years of eating disorders, OCD and body dysmorphia, chronic pain,” said Huffman, who has lived in Los Angeles for 13 years. “I started writing in 2014. How do I make sense of my life and make any meaning out of it?”

Huffman said writing about it was more therapeutic than she expected.

“I hated writing it,” Huffman said. “I would cry at my computer. It did lead to more self-acceptance, mostly because when I did share it with people, they re-

Kate Huffman will bring “I’m Too Fat For This Show” to Indianapolis. (Submitted image)

spond hugely.”

Huffman’s show won the Encore Producers’ Award in Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles, so she decided to take it on the road, already having a show in Chicago.

The Indianapolis performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 9 and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Dec. 10. For tickets, visit indyfringe.org/ theatre-show/i’m-too-fat-show.

Huffman will take her show to Ireland Dec. 18 to 20.

For more, visit KateHuffman.com.

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ATI holds ‘Completely Christmas’

By Zach Dunkin zach.dunkin@youarecurrent.com Actors Theatre of Indiana is turning the Studio Theater into a cabaret and throwing a Christmas “party.” theater “Our cabaret has less of a show-performance feel about it,” said Don Farrell, who co-founded ATI in 2005 with Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins. “We really want our guests to feel as if they were invited to a Christmas party being hosted by MJ and myself because that is actually what it is. We share stories, sing songs, decorate Christmas cookies and laugh and create memories together.”

The ‘MJ’ Farrell referred to is his longtime friend and vocalist MaryJane Waddell, who has moved from New York City to Westfield. Backed by a musical trio, this will be the third time the duo has presented “Completely Christmas: Memories, Mistletoe and Manger Included,” and the second consecutive year at The Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts. The theater, which usually hosts ATI stage productions, will be partially converted to a cabaret set-

MaryJayne Waddell and Don Farrell perform in “Completely Christmas.” (Submitted photo).

ting for the show dates Dec. 7 to 10. There will be seven tables, seating four patrons each, available for VIP seating at $40. Regular tickets are $20 for students and $35 for adults. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 10.

“We wanted to celebrate the joys, memories and traditions that we experienced growing up in a Christian family and celebrating Christmas,” Farrell said. “We wanted to embrace our Christian upbringing while sharing some really fun stories and entertaining songs that we have fallen in love with.”

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Robb Day, left, and Christine Cruz play George and Mary Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life — The Radio Play.” (Submitted photo) Compiled by Zach Dunkin

“Swingin’ Little Christmas,” The Theater at The Fort, Lawrence

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Dec. 8 and Dec. 9.

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Dec. 8.

Cost: $35-85.

“A Christmas Carol,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

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1 p.m. Dec. 8, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 11, and 1 p.m. Dec. 12 (continues through Dec. 22).

The theatre cast presents a one-hour musical adaptation of the yuletide Charles Dickens classic with traditional carols.

Cost: $26.50-$36.50 (includes buffet lunch).

More: beefandboards.com, 317-872-9664.

“It’s a Wonderful Life – The Radio Play,” The Cat Theatre, Carmel

7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 9 and 2:30 Dec. 10 (continues through Dec. 17).

The Carmel Theatre Company ensemble brings a few dozen characters to the stage in a “1940s live radio broadcast” of the classic story involving the idealistic George Bailey as he considers ending his life on Christmas Eve.

Pianist Ramsey Lewis and his trio and guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli team up for an evening that includes interpretations of traditional songs from Cole’s Christmas recordings as well as many of his pop standards.

More: atistage.org.

“IU Health Holidays, The Palladium, the 3 p.m. and 7:30 Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel p.m. Dec. 9.

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“Straighten Up and Fly Right for the Holidays: A Nat King Cole Tribute,” The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

7:30 p.m., Dec. 7-9 and 2 p.m. Dec. 10

Laugh along as Don Farrell and MaryJayne Waddell return to The Studio Theater stage in a cabaret setting to share how ancient beliefs and superstitions found their way into our music and celebrations.

Cost: $20-$40.

Get in the Christmas mood with the Heartland Big Band and special guests as they bring in the holiday season with some swingin’ sounds.

Cost: $25.

“Completely Christmas Memories, Mistletoe and Manger Included,” The Studio, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Cost: $$15-$20.

More: thecattheatre.com.

The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show, The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

7:30 p.m.

Dec. 7.

The country and gospel vocal quartet’s annual Christmas show features a mix of traditional and contemporary seasonal songs, including tunes from their seven best-selling Christmas CD’s.

Cost: $35 to $85.

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra performs classical and pop holiday favorites with special guests Lucas DeBard, 2015 winner of The Great American Songbook Foundation/Songbook Academy, and Julia Bonnett, winner of the Songbook Academy competition in 2009.

Cost: $20-$65 (with student discounts available).

More: carmelsymphony.org.

“Dave Koz’s 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour,” The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

7 p.m.

Dec. 10.

The award-winning smooth jazz saxophonist returns to The Palladium with special guests David Benoit, Rick Braun and Peter White – the original lineup from Koz’s very first holiday package tour – performing their own hits and seasonal favorites.

Cost: $40-$210.

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1. An open concept kitchen was created by expanding into the former sunroom and removing a wall that divided the kitchen from the dining room.

2. Another update that assisted in making the kitchen appear larger was raising the ceiling height by 1 foot and updating the lighting plan with both recessed and accent light fixtures.

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You’d expect someone as cultured as yours truly to have a hardline stance in the negative toward a grammar guy phrase like “a-wholenother.” Today, I’d like to not just blow your mind in letting you know I wholeheartedly endorse it, but that I think it passes grammatical muster.

I’m pro “a-whole-nother.” There, I said it. And I’m not over here trying to justify a-whole-nother as an example of grammatical tmesis or infixing (look it up), but as meta-analysis, false splitting or rebracketing.

In its history of usage in the English language, the compound word another began as two distinct words: an other. Over time, these two words couldn’t get enough of each other and fused into another word entirely (and literally). It’s as if an and other enjoyed being next to each other so much they just decided to informally move in together.

But does that make it OK? If another is a combination of an and other, why not write an-whole-nother? Since whole begins with a consonant, it takes the article a

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So why not just say another whole pizza? Well, saying a-whole-nother pizza implies you’re talking about a different pizza entirely: Once the Hawaiians put pineapple on top, we were dealing with a-wholenother pizza. If I instead said another whole, this would change the meaning to imply I was introducing an entire second pizza to the situation. So, the word whole here modifies two different things entirely; in the another whole pizza instance, whole serves as a modifier of the noun pizza.

When discussing a-whole-nother pizza, whole modifies another, indicating a new type, or category, of pizza.

Although I agree a-whole-nother looks ridiculous typed out, I can’t deny its accuracy in what I’m trying to communicate.

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Copenhagen’s magical spire Commentary by Don Knebel A magnificent exchange building is among the oldest structures in Copenhagen, Denmark. Legend attributes its longevity to a magical spire. travel By the 17th century, hundreds of Danish ships were transporting commercial goods throughout northern Europe. In 1618, Danish King Christian IV began building an exchange building named “Børsen” (“Exchange”) on reclaimed land supported on wooden pilings near the Copenhagen waterfront. When completed in 1640, the Dutch Renaissance-style Børsen signaled to the world that Denmark had become a major commercial power. The red brick building had wharfs along both sides, enabling merchant ships to dock and unload their goods near the building. The goods were exchanged inside the Børsen’s great hall, which included room for 50 trading stalls.

A 140-foot-tall spire in the Børsen’s center is its most distinctive architectural element, featuring the entwined tails of four dragons and capped by a spear holding three golden crowns symbolizing the union of Denmark,

Norway and Sweden. That union fell apart shortly after the Børsen opened. In 1658, Sweden attacked Copenhagen and the successful Danish defenders used lead ripped from the Børsen’s roof for their bullets. Today, the roof is coated in copper.

In the 18th century, King Christian VI built his royal palace adjacent to the Børsen. This first Christiansborg Palace was destroyed by fire in 1794. A second palace on the site was destroyed by fire in 1884. During both fires, the Børsen survived, a fact some attribute to the protection of the dragon spire.

The third Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, has so far survived.

The Børsen was used for trading stocks until 1974, when the stock exchange moved to a more suitable building. The Børsen is owned by the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which rents it for private meetings and conferences. It is not open to the public.

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