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NFDA spokesperson appointed – Fishers resident Jan Smith, CFSP, of Flanner Buchanan has been appointed to the 2017-18 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Spokesperson Team. Members of the NFDA Spokesperson Team provide insight and expertise on the importance of meaningful funeral and memorial services and the services funeral professionals provide to grieving families.  Newcomers Club – The Fishers Newcomers Club meets the second Thursday of most months at 6:45 p.m. at the Delaware Township Building, 9090 E. 131st St. Meet friends, join one of the activity groups and participate in various charitable activities. For more, contact fishersnewcomers@gmail.com

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Leah Bautista, Elena Salmon, Erica Salmon, Brenda Gaston, Clair Nicklin, Micah, Forrest and Luke Gaston, Jacob Salmon, and Julie Nicklin at the Dec. 9 state robotics tournament. (Submitted photo) Founded Jan. 27, 2015, at Fishers, IN Vol. VII, No. 48 Copyright 2017.

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Burger Study and 1933 Lounge are the first two restaurants to commit to The Yard, a 17-acre, $40 million culinary and entertainment development project in Fishers. BdQ\XccTS X\PVT

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By Sadie Hunter “ bPSXT/h^dPaTRdaaT]c R^\ The City of Fishers has unveiled the first two restaurants at The Yard, a 17-acre, $40 million culinary and DEVELOPMENT entertainment development project on 116th Street off of I-69.

Burger Study and 1933 Lounge are the first two restaurants to commit to developing at The Yard, the city stated on Dec. 13. Both are under the umbrella of the St. Elmo Steak House company.

Fadness “1933 (Lounge) from St. Elmo is coming to open up shop at (The Yard),� said Craig Huse, co-owner of St. Elmo and 1933 Lounge. “That’s going to be in July of (2019), and not only are we bringing a piece of St. Elmo to Fishers, but we’re also going to open up our adult burger concept at Burger Study. The concept of Burger Study is a (tip) of the hat to an Ivy League school environment, but the food, the burgers are all USDA prime.

Said Mayor Scott Fadness, “They’re the type of burger you would make or ask for if you had a last-meal type of thing. It’s all prime beef. It comes out of northern Indiana.

The ingredients are just top-shelf.� “Fishers residents time and time again have told me they want local or regional

culinary experiences, and at St. Elmo (the) entire branch of restaurants are an iconic part of the culinary scene here in central Indiana.�

Huse said in the announcement that it was a “natural move� for the company to expand in Fishers. “The 1933 bar is a historic part of downtown Indianapolis,� Fadness said. “When you think about The Yard and coming up to the suburbs, for our community to have these types of places where our residents can engage and go out with some friends Huse and have a conversation or maybe do some business, I mean I think that’s really a part of what the future of retail looks like in communities.�

Chelsea Hudelson, retail marketing coordinator with Thompson Thrift Retail Group, said the restaurants will be separate. Burger Study will face 116th Street toward the front of the development and 1933 Lounge will face the green space in the development.

Burger Study is expected to be approximately 6,000 square feet and 1933 Lounge approximately 5,000 square feet.

Hudelson said she didn’t know the costs of the development or the number of employees each would hire. Both restaurants are expected to be open by 2019 with a groundbreaking scheduled for next year.

Christmas Eve services – New Hope Presbyterian Church, 12550 Brooks School Rd., will hold services on Christmas Eve as follows: 10 a.m. – regular worship; 5 p.m. –family service for families with small children; 7 p.m. - celebration service with candlelight and child care available; 9 p.m. – lessons and carols with candlelight and communion.

New art exhibit opens – The Fishers Arts Council, in conjunction with Nickel Plate Arts and the City of Fishers, has announced 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.

4-H Open House – Hamilton County 4-H will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dec. 28 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville. 4-H is an educational program where youth learn by doing. Stop by anytime to learn more about the programs and to pick up project manuals. For more, visit extension.purdue.edu/ hamilton. Registration ends Jan. 15.

Express Transit fares to decrease – Effective January 1, the fare to ride Hamilton County Express Public Transit will change.

The fare will be lowered from $5 to $3 per one-way trip. A 10-ride pass for $30 will be available. HCE is discontinuing its one-month pass for unlimited rides and its student discount. To request a ride on Hamilton County Express, call 317-773-2668 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Brinegar talks poll results, 2018 legislative session

1h 0]]P BZX]]Ta “ P]]P/h^dPaTRdaaT]c R^\ Despite recovering from knee surgery, Indiana Chamber CEO and Noblesville resident Kevin Brinegar presented a STATE preview of the 2018 Legislative Session Dec. 8 at Conner Prairie in Fishers.

Brinegar said he expected the 2018 session to be relatively quiet. He opened the event with results from a statewide poll of Indiana voters regarding business, government and more. The poll was completed last month.

Poll results: One poll questions was: What is the most important issue facing Indiana? “We wanted to see what was on voters’ minds,� Brinegar said of the survey.

In response, 15 percent of Hoosiers claimed the most important issues facing Indiana were education and schools. Fourteen percent said the economy and jobs.

Eight percent said health and welfare and 6 percent said transportation growth.

The survey also reflected that a majority of Hoosiers support a fuel tax increase for road funding, alcohol sales on Sunday and cold beer sales and raising the cigarette tax to discourage smoking.

2018 Legislative Session: Brinegar outlined projected highlights for the 2018 Legislative Session, including the focus on K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses statewide. “We are pleased the governor is talking about computer training courses for K-12, and we would like to openly see a course requirement in high school (for computer training),� Brinegar said. “We don’t take course requirements lightly because we know there are enough of them already, and time is the most valuable resource in the K-12 setting. We are not talking a high level, but introducing kids to coding, introducing how to use Microsoft office products, like PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets. I know many, if not all, schools in Hamilton County have those courses already available, but that’s not the case in many places around the state.�

During a question-and-answer session, Westfield Chamber of Commerce President Jack Russell asked Brinegar how agricultural courses might integrate with STEM programs, providing Beck’s Hybrids as an example of the county’s agriculture ties.

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Beck’s Hybrids is a seed company based in Atlanta, Ind. “It definitely needs to be a part of (STEM),� Brinegar said. “Indiana is an agricultural state, and Beck’s Hybrids is an amazing facility with incredible technology and research going on in the agricultural field, and it’s a great place for young people who are achieving STEM degrees to go into.

It’s not your grandfather’s farm anymore, for sure.�

Another topic was increasing the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 to discourage smoking for high school students and reduce the number of lifelong smokers. “The vast majority of people who smoke throughout their lifetimes start before age 21,� Brinegar said. “If (the requirement) is 21, you won’t have 18-year-old (students) in high schools hanging out with 15-, 16-, 17-year-old (students). We will reduce our smoking rate. We want the cigarette tax to increase, but that is more likely to happen in 2019 than 2018.�

Other 2018 Legislative Session items Brinegar previewed included civil justice for transparency in asbestos claims, better planning for a statewide water and wastewater plan and offering a workshare program to employers.

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HCLA names new director

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Thanksgiving but doesn’t begin until Jan. 8.

He’s already forming his leadership vision. “I’ve definitely got a game plan going,�

John Robbins wasn’t exaclty seeking to Robbins said. “It became clear quickly (durbecome the executive director of Hamilton ing interview with board members) County Leaderthat we shared a lot of common LEADERSHIP ship Academy. language and beliefs around the But opportunity future of the county and the future found him, anyway. of HCLA.�

After traveling the nation proRobbins said his plan centers moting stock car racing, Robbins, on strengthening HCLA’s existing 35, began to disconnect from Hamrelationships and making sure ilton County.

Robbins everyone in the county knows its “I was kind of at this crossroads mission, and to continue improving efforts of a childhood dream wondering where I to expand and grow the program to reach was going to go and what it all means,� the more leaders.

Carmel resident said. “I got coffee with Mo “I like to think of Hamilton County as Merhoff (OneZone Chamber of Commerce fertile ground,� he said. “We’ve got all these president), and I was telling her how amazresources, including our people, and our job ing the year’s been but I really hate being at HCLA is to really cultivate leadership withdisconnected from the community and in the community. When you think about have to figure out a way to reconnect. She having all this incredible human capital, that says, ‘Well, this is a different direction, but opportunity to help people reach the peak of HCLA is looking for a new executive director,’ and that’s when the seed was planted.� their potential is what I really see. I look at our nearly 700 alumni and all the different Previous HCLA Executive Director Jill things they’re doing within the community, Doyle served seven years before taking and clearly the community benefits from our a position with Westfield Washington alumni and their experiences.�

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Cyntheanne Road between FISHERS 146th Street and 156th Street Contractors will construct until Dec. 1 to replace the a turn lane in the eastbound bridge over Keiser Drain. lane of 106th Street beCONSTRUCTION Anyone with questions tween the railroad tracks should contact Hamilton and the roundabout at County Highway Dept. at 317-773-7770.

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The left, southbound lane of I-69 bePeriodic lane restrictions will occur at the tween Exit 219 near Pendleton and Cyntheintersection of 131st Street and Cumberanne Road in Fishers is currently closed for land Road for utility work to be completed. general construction work.

Periodic lane delays may occur at 126th On I-69, between Exit 205 near 116th Street and Hoosier Road through the end Street in Fishers and Exit 219 near Ind. of the year due to the construction of a 38 in Pendleton, drivers should watch for new traffic signal. major nighttime construction work for a Periodic lane restrictions will occur on bridge reconstruction. Speed limits may be 116th Street east of Allisonville Road for the reduced. repair of concrete curbs and ramps and reU.S. 36 in both directions will have pesurfacing work on the roadway. Restrictions riodic lane restrictions and delays near will be in place between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

I-465, between Pendleton Pike and W. With IKEA and Topgolf now open, resiCounty Line Rd. near Lawrence for a culvert dents are encouraged to visit fishers.in.us replacement. for maps and directions on how to best CARMEL navigate the 116th Street area.

A water main upgrade is under way on Improvements are underway to rehabiliRange Line Road between City Center and tate bridges, pavement and drainage strucExecutive drives. Once the water main is tures along 15 miles of I-69. Two lanes have relocated, traffic will move to the inner been shifted to accommodate construction lanes of Range Line Road for work on the of travel lanes. The speed limit has been outer lanes. The road will remain open reduced to 60 mph and to 50 mph while throughout the project. there are workers present.

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Veterans Way at Carmel Civic Square is closed through the end of December as overhead power lines are buried from city hall to midtown. Access to the south parking lot at city hall is limited to vehicles accessing the lot off of southbound Range Line Road.

WESTFIELD Construction has begun on the City of Westfield’s Fall Resurfacing and 2017 Trail Connections projects. Fall Resurfacing includes Joliet Road, Catherine Drive, Greyhound Pass from 151st to Western Way, Greyhound Court, Spring Meadows subdivision and half of Pine Ridge and Quail Ridge subdivisions.

Utility relocations are currently happening. The project will be completed by the end of the year. The project includes construction of a roundabout at 186th Street and Spring Mill Road and a new boulevard roadway construction to Kinsey Avenue.

The second phase of the riparian corridor for Grand Junction Park and Plaza will begin construction before the end of the year and most of the work will be done over the winter months when the water is frozen.

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Legislators hold Q&A session 1h 0]]P BZX]]Ta “ P]]P/h^dPaTRdaaT]c R^\ Three state senators and a state representative gathered Dec. 9 in Fishers to answer questions GOVERNMENT from the public about legislative topics and other concerns. The question-and-answer town hall meeting included topics on early kindergarten enrollment, absentee voting, the overcrowding of the Hamilton County Jail and more.

Reducing the age of kindergarten enrollment Members of the public raised concerns about the age 7 requirement for kindergarten enrollment, fearing it might lead to students falling behind further in their school career. “We did increase the number of students in our pilot pre-K program in the budget last session, but this is a non-budget year,�

Rep. Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said. “I’m not sure why I would understand for someone to wait until (age) 7 to enroll. The parent may have a reason why they believe waiting is more important to the student. I am not seeing a bunch of data (on the issue).

I want to make sure I understand that before I vote on it. There may be a legitimate reason why a parent feels their child isn’t ready at 5 or 6 (for kindergarten).� “I understand the value of kids not falling behind because it’s very difficult to catch up,� Sen. Victoria Spartz (R-Noblesville) said. “As a college professor, I’ll tell you if my students are behind in my class, I only have so much time.�

Absentee voting Members of the public questioned removing the requirement to provide a reason to absentee vote. Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) said it is important to make voting easier. “We need to make it a lot simpler so

you’re not running home at 6 p.m. and missing voting. It’s a privilege and a right,� he said.

Sen. John Ruckelshaus (R-Indianapolis) agreed but is looking into a no-fault absentee ballot bill. “We have been talking a lot about that, a no-fault an absentee ballot bill, so that when you do file for absentee ballot you don’t have to check a reason,� he said.

Spartz raised concerns about potential voting fraud. “I think that is an issue that seems most prevalent is the amount of fraud that happens by absentee voting,� Spartz said. “We have to look and make sure is it necessary, how it is addressed. We want to make sure everyone can vote, but we want to make sure this right is exercised to people who have the right.�

Overcrowded jail Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt raised concern about Hamilton County Jail’s overpopulation of 385 inmates. Capacity is 296.

Huston raised the possibility of regional jails as opposed to traditional county jails. “The intent of community corrections is to align other alternative ways to treat people while serving time. I think there’s a balancing of that,� Huston said. “Finally, should each county have its own jail or should we have a jail that serves multiple counties? One of the aspects of community corrections is to insure people who are incarcerated are getting the help they need.� “It would be wise to put together a regional incarceration system which would be very efficient,� Merritt said.

Spartz agreed and noted the cost efficiency of a regional jail.

The legislative session is in a non-budget year, and Spartz said town hall meetings can spark conversation about important issues in the county and state. For more, visit iga.in.gov.

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ALPHA SQUAD AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

With only three years of experience under their belts, members of Mt. Vernon Community School Corp.’s thirdyear robotics team made their way to state competition last week.

COVER STORY The extracurricular club, the Mt. Vernon Alpha Squad, is comprised of elementary and middle school students from Mt. Vernon Middle School and Mt. Comfort Elementary.

The goal of reaching the state tournament, which took place Dec. 9 at IUPU-Fort Wayne, was reached after the Alpha Squad won the Champion’s Award (first place) at a regional competition Nov. 11, where the seven-member team competed against 17 other teams.

At state, the team placed second for Innovative Solutions. It competed against 47 teams.

The team is led by husband-and-wife duo Forrest and Brenda Gaston, who created the team three years ago after seeing a need in the community. Both have a teaching background but aren’t employed by MVCSC. The Gastons’ two sons, Luke and Micah, are on the team. “It started with my oldest (Luke), who said, ‘Dad, can I have an EV3 robot for Christmas?’ And we said, ‘No way, because it would just sit on the shelf,’� Forrest said. “So we started looking for teams who were looking for members, and there was no one.�

From there, the Gastons said they knew if they were going to start a team, they would have to be the ones to coach it, something Forrest said was a huge learning curve. “You’re trying to learn yourselves how to program a robot so you can help the kids. We’re seeing a lot more of parents getting involved with the schools to form teams,�

Forrest said. “There are some schools that have schoolsponsored teams, but not a lot. It’s overwhelming the first year. My wife and I, we definitely want to help other teams in the area get started.�

The FIRST LEGO League is the worldwide governing body for tournaments. Each August, the league announces a real-world challenge for teams to focus on for that academic school year. “This year’s theme is hydrodynamics and the human wa-

2016 - Pike Qualifying Tournament, Robot Design Award Recognizes a team that designs and develops a mechanically sound robot that is durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenge missions.

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ter cycle. The missions are geared around water,� Forrest said. “As far as the tournament, there are really three key areas. One is programming and operating the robot. One is your project and solution, and then core values, like, ‘We are a team. We have fun. What we discover is more important than what we win.’�

Each team member has an equal role and is responsible for learning all parts of the robot and all portions of the project. “You have to work on rotating them around because, for example, if they get to a tournament and have to talk about the robot, but only two on the team can talk about the robot, you’re not going far,� Forrest said. “Why I like being on the team overall is you get to be with friends a lot more, and you get to learn a lot more with not just robotics, but how you deal with struggles, with programming, a lot of different stuff,� said Luke, 12, who wants to be a computer programmer. “I really like doing the programming because I can get a sense of not just how programming works, but more math and fix problems with technology,� Micah, 10, said. “I think I pay attention more in science, and I get a better sense of what I’m looking forward to in life and what my job or career may be. It will definitely increase your interest towards a math, technology or science job. I may want to work at NASA.�

The team works all school year on its project, practicing for hours each week. “It really comes down to having some highly motivated kids, because the core theme is having the kids do all the

2017 - Kokomo Qualifying Tournament, Champions Award Recognizes a team that embodies the FIRST LEGO League experience by fully embracing the core values while achieving excellence and innovation in both the robot game and project.

2017 - Northern Indiana State Tournament, second place, Innovative Solution Recognizes a team’s solution that is exceptionally wellconsidered and creative, with good potential to solve the problem researched. work with some guidance from the coaches,� Forrest said. “You really have to take a step back and let them do it.�

MEET THE TEAM Leah Bautista

Micah Gaston

Ellie Salmon

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Founder’s intent Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

What, if any, obligation do we owe to those who came before us? Grandma says that she’d like her tea set to go to Tom. Well, Grandma passed away last year. Her will didn’t outline her wishes for the silver service. And, no one has ever liked Tom – except for Grandma. Besides, we think he was probably taking advantage of her. The same story plays out, big and small, anywhere that there are humans. Even if we are provided with a clear directive, do we have the right, moral or otherwise, as the living to co-opt the authority, wishes and even possessions of others?

We good folks of planet Earth like to imagine that each generation exceeds the one that came before us. Some might argue that we evolve. Old heroes are debunked.

Treasured possessions are considered outdated or quaint. And, we work to add our own “improvements� to the fashion of previous generations.

We laud the wisdom of certain political and other leaders – then, the style shifts.

The once vaunted is now dismissed as irrelevant, or worse. Art, literature, architecture, sport and education all yield to the force of popular opinion and fad.

Founder, patriarch, matriarch and great thinker, all are challenged, replaced and then, again, renewed. Is respect for antecedent a moral imperative? Or, is it only a suggestion? When is change required by physical circumstance, and when is our own conceit to usurp the rightful authority of another surging? Founder’s intent may not be dispositive; but likewise, it cannot be casually dismissed. One imagines that Grandma had her intentions – and those certainly belonged to her.

Sometimes, I’m jealous of friends who have both sets of parents in town. They get a stronger showing at violin HUMOR recitals and increased moral support when teenagers start wrecking cars.

That said, I’m thrilled that I only have one family nearby around the holidays! I can’t tell you how many people I know who completely stress out, not because of the frenzy to find the perfect scarf for the secret Santa who doesn’t like chocolate (what?), but because they can’t take the emotional toll that comes with trying to please their own parents and the in-laws.

My clan is in Kentucky, so when the rugrats/presents became too numerous to schlep, we simply announced: “We are henceforth and forever more staying put for Christmas.� Fights over where to spend the 24th, which grandparents get to see the kids first on Christmas morning and which family is ultimately being shortchanged are virtually non-existent in the Wilson abode.

Don’t get me wrong. I still miss partaking in the Morris family holiday extravaganza.

Christmas Eve mall shopping, late-night movie re-enactments of “Mommy Dearest� and my British brother-in-law’s famous roast beef feast will always mean “Christmas� to me. But giving ourselves permission to celebrate with one family at a time has been a wonderful annual Christmas present to ourselves, and one we plan to continue for many years to come.

Good luck to everyone splitting the holly days. And if you see a ginger-headed teen in a white mini-van, beware! Peace out.

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

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Dragonwood enhances market Commentary by the Fishers Winter Farmers Market There’s only one place to be on Saturday mornings in Fishers. The Fishers Winter Farmers FARMERS MARKET Market hosts nearly 25 vendors that offer Indiana-grown produce, fresh baked goods and other local items.

This winter, new vendor Dragonwood wants to help shoppers stop and appreciate the bees.

Dragonwood is a small family owned and operated farm in Tipton County.

But not until daughter Abigail embraced her entrepreneurial spirit did the family realize the potential on its property. The family started hobby beekeeping in 2004.

In 2009, it started taking honey to the Kokomo Farmers Market, where Abigail sold craft dolls at age 11.

Now, in addition to keeping more than 100 honeybee hives, the Gerig family taps maple trees and creates delicious treats from these natural sweeteners. During the winter market, Dragonwood sells raw honey and pure maple syrup. Besides the traditional pure products, each week it

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Stop by the Winter Farmers Market every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon and sample Dragonwood’s delicious honey and maple syrup while learning more about the farm. The Winter Farmers Market is at the Roy G. Holland Memorial Park building. The first 100 shoppers receive a reusable shopping bag.  For more, visit fishers.in.us.

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

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THE LAST CUSTOM CARMEL NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE MONON TRAIL Just South of 99th on Westfield blvd

Part II of my favorite Hammacher Schlemmer offerings over the past 10 years.

The Best Talking Scale: This HUMOR device speaks English, Spanish, Greek and Croatian. The good news is that the weight reading is very accurate. The bad news is that it starts with a joke: “One at a time, please,” which apparently is still funny in Croatia.

Instant Pickleball Set: Sets up in the yard in minutes. It combines the skills required for badminton, table tennis and regular tennis. We can all agree that when we want spur-of-the-moment enjoyment, the first thing we think of is combining three sports we are bad at. By the way, the national pickleball champion has been accused of deflating the balls in competitions. In pickleball, this is just not kosher.

Fold-away Adult Bunk Beds: Great for parents who are preparing their teenagers for life in a penitentiary. HS claims it can be put together and taken apart without tools, which is important since there are no screwdrivers and hammers available in maximum security. The manufacturer says the beds are guaranteed for life, so don’t waste this set on

a kid who only aspires to petty larceny.

The Spinning Spaghetti Fork: Tired of driving to Olive Garden and paying $12 for an entrée, only to have to actually twirl the spaghetti on your fork yourself? The spinning fork has “a thumb-activated button that turns the device at 22 rpm…and it fits neatly in your mouth without creating a mess.” The exact same description is on the next page for their electric toothbrush, which is $75 more expensive.

The Buffet Eaters’ Wine Glass Holder: This device allows you to hang your filled wine glass around your neck, leaving your two hands free to stuff tiny quiches and pigs-in-a-blanket in your mouth.

The Selfie Toaster: After you send a photo of yourself to the manufacturer, they mail you a customized heating insert that imbeds your likeness onto the toasted bread. Many women returned the item, claiming they looked old and wrinkled, but that’s because they were using English muffins.

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

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Opathy, osis and itis, oh my Commentary by Dr. Joseph Hui Chronic tendon pain is the most common problem I see in my office. Unfortunately, it is almost always SPORTS MEDICINE misdiagnosed. In most cases, the problem actually is a tendinopathy or tendinosis, not a tendinitis. In healthy tendons, the fibers appear like a bundle of dry noodles. When tendons sustain micro tears, our bodies attempt to heal themselves by weaving in new fibers. These fibers might not run correctly, which causes the tendon to become more of a twisted mop-like structure. This makes the tendon more structurally unsound and causes increased pain. To compensate, the tendon often thickens, and a lump can form. A diagnostic ultrasound usually shows there is little inflammation, so the designation of an “itis,� which indicates inflammation, is inappropriate. As a result, antiinflammatories like ibuprofen or Aleve do little to alleviate the pain. Injections of corticosteroids, a powerful anti-inflammatory, can be harmful when injected directly into the tendon because it can cause the tendon to wear out quicker and even rupture. I

perform these steroid injections sparingly and always guide the injection using ultrasound in order to inject near the tendon, rather than directly into it to avoid these complications.

Eccentric strengthening, which involves strengthening the tendon as it lengthens, and cross-friction massage, a type of deep tissue massage technique, through physical therapy are recommended treatment options. Our goal is to revert the tissue from a mop back into a noodle. When these treatments fail, platelet-rich plasma injections, covered in a previous Current issue, can be performed. An alternative treatment, which uses a vibrating needle to break up the diseased mop-like tissue and remove it via a small incision, also has proven to treat the issue. By properly diagnosing and treating these chronic problems, you will save time and pain when it comes to those nagging injuries.

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Fishers resident Montieth's book explores birth of the Pacers 1h <PaZ 0\Qa^VX Â&#x201C; \PaZ/h^dPaTRdaaT]c R^\ It was a book more than 25 years in the making.

Mark Montieth began collecting interviews for a book in 1990. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was going to do a book about the nine years of the ABA,â&#x20AC;? he said.

At that time, Montieth was primarily a freelance writer with a stint working for a book publisher after leaving the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. He began working for The Indianapolis News in 1994, which merged with The Indianapolis Star in 1995.

The News closed in 1999. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I became the Pacers beat writer in 1996-97, and there was no time for it,â&#x20AC;? said Montieth, a Fishers resident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you did get time off, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like working on a book. So, I would pick it up and then put it down. I was able to use some of my travel for the beat to interview some people. Once, when the Pacers played at Minnesota, I went over to George Mikanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house.â&#x20AC;?

Eventually, Montieth gathered lots of interviews but had way too much for one book.

Finally, he settled on the start of the Indiana Pacers franchise and the return of pro basketball to Indianapolis. The book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rebornâ&#x20AC;? was released in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to get something out this season for the 50 years,â&#x20AC;? said Montieth, who left The Star in 2008 and has written for Pacers.com since the 2012-13 season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, I narrowed it down to the formation since I had so much material from that.â&#x20AC;?

The Indianapolis Olympians were the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second pro basketball team. They were a founding member of the NBA in 1949 and folded in 1953. The Pacers arrived in 1967-68.

Montieth said he was lucky to get the files of John DeVoe, one of the founders and second team president. DeVoe died of a heart attack at a Pacersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home game in 1968. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got his scrapbook with stories from all over the state from his brother, Chuck,â&#x20AC;? Montieth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That gave me some real insight on how the franchise and the league came together.â&#x20AC;?

Chuck DeVoe, another Pacers co-founder, died in 2013.

Fortunately, through the years Montieth transcribed the interviews as he went along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had computer printouts of everything and I had them on floppy discs,â&#x20AC;? Montieth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A couple of the printouts I lost.

They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crucial but they would have been nice to have.

Someone like Mike Storen I talked to a half-dozen times, both in person and on the telephone.â&#x20AC;?

Storen was the Pacersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first general manager and later commissioner of the ABA. Montieth said he wants to write two more books, one on the pro teams before the Pacers and another on the Pacersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three championship seasons in the ABA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With those early years, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about guys that drove to games in cars. They would get home at 4 in the morning and get up a couple of hours later and go to work,â&#x20AC;? Montieth said.

The Olympians featured stars Ralph Beard and Alex Groza, who were banned from the league after the University of Kentucky point-shaving scandal.

Oliver Darden left Michigan law school to play for the Pacers on their first team. Darden, who played collegiately for Michigan, was a third-round pick of the Detroit Pistons in 1966 but was unimpressed with the offer.

Darden, a 73-year-old Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., resident, played that first season with the Pacers. After playing with the New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels, he returned to the Pacers for the 1969-70 season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mark has inspired me to write a book of my own,â&#x20AC;? Darden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier talking about it. Writing it is hard.â&#x20AC;?

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Lonestar to appear at Palladium TSXc^aXP[/h^dPaTRdaaT]c R^\ Lonestar, a contemporary country band, will make its Center for the Performing Arts debut with a February appearance at The Palladium, it was recently announced.

The concert is set for 8 p.m. Feb. 2.

Tickets starting at $30 went on sale Dec. 15 at The Palladium Box Office, online at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800.

Lonestar, which balances traditional country and honky-tonk roots with a pop-rock sensibility, has logged several platinum-selling albums and 10 No. 1 country singles during its 20-plus years on the scene.

Those hits include the crossover smash â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazed,â&#x20AC;? which achieved the rare feat of topping the Billboard Hot 100.

The Lonestar lineup features original members Richie McDonald on lead vocals, Michael Britt on lead guitar and vocals, Keech Rainwater on drums and Dean Sams on keyboards and vocals.

Westfield â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Westfield Young Professionalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve Bash. is from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dec. 31 at the Grand Junction Taproom, 1189 E. 181st St. Live music, a photo booth and a champagne toast at midnight.

For more, visit the Westfield Young Professionalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Facebook page. Carmel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Comedian Dave Dugan will perform a comedy show called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Hijinks!â&#x20AC;? at The Cat Theatre, 254 1st Ave. SW, Carmel, at 7 p.m. Dec. 20. Patchwork, a musical group, will open with a set of holiday songs. For more, visit thecattheatre.com.

Indianapolis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carmel-based Ballet Theatre of Indiana will perform seven shows of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcrackerâ&#x20AC;? Dec. 21-24 at the Basile Theatre at the Historic Athenaeum. For tickets, visit btindiana.org/events.

Zionsville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Christmas in the Village Last Dash will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 21 with specials, giveaways and entertainment in the downtown area. A gift wrapping station will be available at zWORKS.Â

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Toombs got the writing bug early. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fourth grade I wrote a poem that I got to read at my fourth-grade graduation,â&#x20AC;?

Kellyn Toombs has been contemplating she said. this book for a long time.

Toombs is passionate about tellâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based on imagiBOOKS nary characters Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ing people stories through the medium of museums and preserving been playing with in my history. She plans to major in arhead since I was 3,â&#x20AC;? Toombs said. cheology and biology and then get â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always liked spooky things like a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in museum studies. She the paranormal, and even living in presented an all-school assembly Westfield, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a haunted town as a junior to convince classmates with Nicole Kobrowski and her Toombs museums arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t boring as some ghosts tours. That inspired me to people might expect. look into ghosts and the paranormal.â&#x20AC;?

Toombs, who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chosen her college Toombs, a University High School stuyet, also plans to minor in creative writing dent, wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Unreal,â&#x20AC;? a fantasy novel, if she can fit it in. and self-published it in September.

Toombs has many diverse interests. She â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main character is similar to me in cares for the chickens on the high school that she is very quiet and shy,â&#x20AC;? Toombs campus. She led a project to protect the comsaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different in that she wants difmunityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bat population by building bat boxes ferent things than I want in life. She wants on the school land. She organized a 7-mile to be a nurse. Both her parents died when canoeing fundraiser for a Bolivian orphanage she was young, so sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grown up very she visited one summer and coordinated a sheltered with her grandmother. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a school-wide peer mentoring program to help lot of things she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to do, new University students transition. like swim. She has to grow up a lot.â&#x20AC;?

During this school year, she took on a Toombs took a year to write the book. research scholars project on abandoned â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took a novel-writing course (as a juinsane asylums around the nation. nior), and that gave me the structure that Her book is available through Amazon.

I could get started,â&#x20AC;? Toombs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writing com. a novel was a big start, and how do I fully develop this idea.â&#x20AC;?

Civic offers inclusive show In 2014, the Civic Theatre offered the first inclusive performance in the state with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cat in the Hat.â&#x20AC;?

The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre will â&#x20AC;&#x153;Presenting an inclusive performance of offer an inclusive performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph one of our mainstage shows has and the Amazing THEATER Technicolor Dreamalways been the plan,â&#x20AC;? said Michael Lasley, Civic Theatre executive arcoatâ&#x20AC;? at 2 p.m. Jan. 6 tistic director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not every show is at The Tarkington in Carmel. suitable, either because of length An inclusive performance inor content. When we began offercludes accommodations for sening these adjusted performances sory sensitivities, mobility issues for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cat in the Hatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; four years ago, it and other special needs. Slight Lasley was always in the back of my mind modifications to the production will that the perfect show to offer from the make the experience accessible for audimain season was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Joseph and the Amazing ence members with sensory differences, Technicolor Dreamcoat.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The production is according to the news release. under two hours, colorful and fast-paced.

Some elements include keeping the Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an engaging performance for all ages house lights up, adjusting overwhelming and interests, so it is the perfect title to sound effects, adjusting house rules for offer for this important program. We are talking and moving, additional seating opso pleased to create a safe and reducedtions for those with mobility devices and stress environment for all family members an American Sign Language interpreter to enjoy our holiday presentation together.â&#x20AC;? upon request.

For more, visit civictheatre.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatâ&#x20AC;? runs from Dec. 15 to Jan. 7.

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Commentary by Mark Johnson Where to go: Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fish Market Where it is: 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open: Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take: Are you a seafood lover? If so, then I highly recommend you make a reservation at Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fish Market. Make sure you bring an appetite as well. You will marvel at the vast array of seafood choices Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has to offer. Prepare to dine in a stylish and elegant setting that is made for an intimate date night, a large party or a get-together with friends.

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Canadian Brass to perform at The Palladium â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canadian Brass Christmas will be presented at 8 p.m. Dec. 23 at the Palladium, 1 Center Green.

The chamber quintet will perform classical, traditional and pop holiday songs. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Dec. 21-22.

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Told entirely through song, the Civic Theatre production follows the journey of Joseph as he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers but uses his intelligence and wit and his ability to interpret dreams to advance and become the right-hand man of Pharaoh.

For the third year, the Ballet Theatre of Indianapolis presents Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday dance classic, which includes the addition of a new Drosselmeyer, Sugar Plum Fairy, Cavalier, Nutcracker costumes and choreography for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waltz of the Flowersâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dance of the Mirlitons.â&#x20AC;?

Cost: $25.

More: btindiana.org.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Christmas Carol,â&#x20AC;? Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

1 p.m.

Dec. 22.

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

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

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7 p.m. Dec. 21-22, 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,â&#x20AC;? Civic and 7 p.m. Dec. 23 and 2 p.m. Dec. 17 (continues Theatre, the Center for the through Jan. 7).

Performing Arts, Carmel

More: thecenterpresents.org.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker,â&#x20AC;? Basile Theatre, The Athenaeum, Indianapolis

In the dinner theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25th annual holiday production, a huge cast performs a glittering array of music and dance numbers, presented in a variety show format. The show will go on hiatus after this year.

Cost: $47.50-$67.50 with $6 discounts for ages 3-15 (includes buffet dinner).

Michael Christie conducts the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and four soloists in the greatest story ever to some of the most majestic music ever conceived.

Cost: $10 to $78.

8 p.m. Dec. 19, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 20-21, 8 p.m. Dec. 22 and 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 23.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Beef & Boards Christmas,â&#x20AC;? Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

Cost: $31.50-$49.50.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadian Brass Christmas,â&#x20AC;? The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

8 p.m.

Dec. 23.

Comprising tuba, trombone, horn and trumpets, the brass quintet performs a broad range of classical, traditional and pop tunes reflecting the spirit of the season.

Cost: $35 to $85.

More: thecenterpresents.org.

Imagine your home, totally organized!

More: civictheatre.org.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Christmas Carol,â&#x20AC;? The Indiana Repertory Theatre Mainstage, Indianapolis

7 p.m. Dec. 19-22, 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 23 and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 24.

Join Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and three lively ghosts on a dark, snowy journey that leads to a bright new day of joy, hope and renewal.

Cost: From $25.

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Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amy attended the Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour at The Palladium Dec. 10, which included the lineup from his first tour of David Benoit, Rick Braun and Peter White. The night also included the fabulous singer-songwriter Selina Albright, daughter of the celebrated jazz and R&B saxophonist Gerald Albright. Koz has earned nine Grammy Award nominations and sent nine albums to the top of Billboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

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Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amy enjoyed a night of hits and holiday fun at the Oak Ridge Boys Christmas show Dec. 7 at The Palladium in Carmel. The Oak Ridge Boys are members of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. The country and gospel vocal quartet also boasts five Grammy Awards, nine Dove Awards and many others to their credit.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Open-concept condo Commentary by Larry Greene

Background info: This condo in the Tarkington Tower of Indianapolis was the perfect new home for the owners who were looking to downsize from a large home. However, the new space was much smaller than what they were used to.

AFTER SOLUTIONS The goal was to create a space for the owners to comfortably downsize from their previous home.

1. The biggest transformation came from removing several walls that divided the kitchen from the dining room and living room and raising the height of the ceilings to make the space appear larger.

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Westminster Abbeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic remains Commentary by Don Knebel Westminster Abbey is probably the most famous church in England, in part because of its colorful royal weddings. It also holds the remains of 1,000 years of TRAVEL English history.

In 960 A.D., Benedictine monks established an abbey named for Peter, west of the River Thames. In about 1050, Edward the Confessor rebuilt the abbey as his royal burial church, becoming the first of 17 monarchs buried in what is officially the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster. The current building, just west of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament, was begun in 1245. The Gothic Revival western towers were completed in 1745. Until the 19th century, the church was an important center of learning, famous for having housed translators of the King James Version of the Bible.

Beginning with William the Conqueror in 1066, all coronations of English kings and queens have taken place in Westminster Abbey. In 1296, King Edward I brought back from Scotland the famous stone of scones, which he placed into a wooden coronation chair. In 1950, the stone was stolen and

broken by four Scottish students. It was soon recovered, repaired and restored to its rightful place in the chair, last used in the coronation of Elizabeth I in 1953.

Each year, more than 1 million people visit Westminster Abbey, now a World Heritage site, often searching for the names of the more than 3,000 people buried or commemorated there. Many of Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most illustrious citizens are interred in the nave, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Ben Johnson, who was buried upright.

Stockings inside the fireplace Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt When you hang your stockings by the chimney with care, do you hang them inside your fireplace, GRAMMAR GUY ensuring theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll achieve flambe status before midnight? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m guessing you hang stockings ^dcbXST the fireplace. Only you can prevent stocking fires.

This holiday tip hardly seems like a hack to help you remember something that seems so obvious, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m about to apply it to punctuation.

In the same way you P[fPhb hang your Christmas stockings on the ^dcbXST of your fireplace, in most of your writing, you should P[fPhb put quotation marks on the ^dcbXST of your punctuation. This applies to a majority of your writing (not all). For instance, you should always put quotation marks outside commas and periods: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I encouraged Buddy to meet his Etch-a-Sketch quota today,â&#x20AC;? Ming Ming, the North Pole foreman, reported to Santa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alas, he only completed 85.â&#x20AC;? The quotation-marks-insidepunctuation rule also applies to question marks and exclamation points.

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wondering why you see the exact opposite rule applied by people who practice British English, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because after they unfairly taxed us without allowing for American parliamentary representation, we pretty much decided to do things the opposite way of the British out of spite.

Some notable (albeit more rarely used) exceptions to this rule include quotation marks with dashes, colons and semicolons.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard you say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in Santaâ&#x20AC;? but as for grandpa and me we believe. Almost everyone in Central Park was singing along to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Claus Is Cominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Townâ&#x20AC;?; when Buddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad joined in, Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleigh had enough Christmas spirit to fly.

For most of your writing, pretend quotation marks are cute little Christmas stockings, and take care to hang them outside the fireplace.

Doing so will severely limit your Christmas Eve chimney fire emergencies.

Curtis Honeycutt is a freelance humor writer. Have a grammar question? Connect with him on Twitter @curtishoneycutt or at curtishoneycutt.com.

The Poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner contains the remains of more than 50 important writers and artists, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, George Frederic Handel and Alfred Tennyson. With space at a premium, ashes are now gladly accepted.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@currentzionsville.com.

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