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spring at the beginning of the pandemic, we were convinced that short-term assistance Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen has anwas needed to help our business communounced a second round of the Noblesville nity navigate the various challenges that Small Business came from shutdown orders and PANDEMIC Resilience Grant other public health risks and safety Program. Up to measures. We know that small busi$10,000 per grant will be provided nesses are a crucial part of our to small businesses that have community and that they make vital been significantly impacted by the contributions to our local economy COVID-19 pandemic. and culture,” Jensen stated. “We The grant is designed to want to see them succeed here in Jensen help small businesses with immeNoblesville, and we hope that with diate needs such as maintaining payroll, a second round of financial assistance and paying rent and utilities and covering support for the community and other sourcother expenses, including personal proes, they will be able to get through this tective equipment to remain operational challenging time and emerge in a position and serve customers and clients. If a busiwhere they can grow their operations and ness received funding in the first round impact going forward.” in early 2020, it is eligible for up to $5,000 Businesses must submit applications by in the second phase of grant funding.

5 p.m. Jan. 8. For the eligibility requirements New businesses within their first year of and application, visit cityofnoblesville.org/ operation also are eligible for up to $5,000 LoveNoblesville. in grant funding.

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GriefShare sessions begin — Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., again will offer GriefShare sessions for the community. The winter sessions will be 4 to 6 p.m. on Sundays beginning Jan. 10. Meetings will be held at the church, enter through Door 6, or on Zoom. Participants joining through Zoom are asked to preregister through the church website at noblesvillefirst. com. A one-time registration fee is $15, and scholarships are available. GriefShare is a 14-week non-denominational program featuring Christ-centered program that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. For more, visit

To our valued readers: It seems as though it was years ago when we communicated our revised distribution plan for Noblesville, but it was actually only the end of March. Time flies when you’re battling the fallout from the pandemic, we suppose.

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Gift a brick for the Humane Society — Those wanting to help fundraise for the Humane Society of Hamilton County’s new facility in Fishers can purchase a brick starting at $500 to be displayed in The Memorial Plaza at the new facility.

Bricks must be ordered by Jan. 15 to be included in the HSHC’s spring 2021 grand opening. For more or to purchase a brick, visit hamiltonhumane.com/ new-facility-building-brighter-future/ bricks.

levels of compensation to which they are accustomed.

As a result, we must extend our revised circulation plan for the time being. We will continue to deliver to a different 25 percent of the community, as has been the case since April 7. That means, in a four-week month, a different quadrant of the community each week will receive Current by mail.

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ville and we appreciate the city stepping up once again to aid our local businesses,” stated Bob DuBois, president of the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a number of businesses have to temporarily close recently because of positive cases or close contacts with their employees. We commend them for making the right public health decision but know how that can negatively affect their bottom line. The second round of the Noblesville Small Business Resilience Grants shows how much city leadership values the owners, employees, and customers of these local businesses and will provide them with vital resources so they can continue to serve our community.”

In April, the Noblesville Common Council appropriated $250,000 out of the rainyday fund to provide the resilience grants.

After the council appropriated the funds, 46 grants were provided to local businesses, helping to retain or revive more than 75 full-time and 100-part time local jobs.

Bank offers educational series online — Centier Bank has launched the bank’s online financial educational series, “Centier To You,” online. Centier has hosted in-person community events about financial wellness and education in the past—at branches, local libraries and other locations in communities across the state. But now, Centier is offering the series online, so visitors can access them on their own time, from anywhere. The site contains financial tips, exercises and information on identity theft, homebuying, credit and more. Learn more at centier.com/financial-education.

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Law enforcement agencies using new tool for impaired driving — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently provided 52 Indiana law enforcement agencies with a new roadside tool to identify drug-impaired drivers. The device is called SoToxa Mobile Test System.

It is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of six kinds of drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, cannabis, amphetamine and benzodiazepines. Officers began using the devices in the field this month in response to the emergence of drugged driving taking place in the state and nationwide.

According to a 2018 Governors Highway Safety Association report, 44 percent of fatally injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs in 2016, up from 28 percent a decade ago. Of those drivers, 38 percent

tested positive for some form of marijuana, 16 percent tested positive for opioids and 4 percent tested positive for both marijuana and opioids.

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“We had boys from all different cultures of life, and how to bring them together under one common principal of love (was the goal),” Lions assistant coach Harold MacMillan said. “The biggest command from God is to love one another, and that in itself was what brought this team together and unified it.”

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Noblesville Fire Dept. staff pack items for the food drive.

NFD delivers food, toys to families in need news@currentnoblesville.com Noblesville Fire Dept. staff visited homes across the city Dec. 12 to provide donations to local families for the GIVING BACK annual Firefighters’ Christmas Food and Toy Drive. This year, NFD delivered to 91 families, including 261 kids and 446 citizens.

“It’s an honor for the Noblesville Fire Dept. to deliver food and toys on behalf of the generous citizens and businesses of Noblesville. The gratitude displayed by the recipients of these gifts is impossible to describe,” Noblesville Fire Dept. Chief Matt Mitchell stated.

The Good Samaritan Network and the Noblesville Township Trustee’s Office provide the names of families in need to the NFD. Families then receive boxes stuffed with food items and toys for each child.

This year was the 43rd year for the program. The fire department partnered with Kroger for food donations and Meijer for toy donations. Donations were accepted at all seven Noblesville fire stations as well as City Hall.

The fire department is already accepting monetary donations for next year’s drive.

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Tinsel & Tails raises $250,000

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Despite a difficult year for fundraising because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 ended on a positive note for the Humane Society of Hamilton County.

The HSHC’s last fundFUNDRAISER raiser of the year, Tinsel & Tails, was held in November and was a larger success than past years, bringing in $250,000 for the nonprofit.

Traditionally held at Ritz Charles in Carmel, HSHC presented the 2020 event at 502 East Event Centre in Carmel with the expectation of accommodating nearly 1,000 people. However, as the HSHC staff were setting up the event, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that events were again restricted in size because of the spread of COVID-19.

Immediately, HSHC staff pivoted to a virtual event.

“We were already doing a hybrid event, so we were going to have however many people in the room and then broadcast parts of it virtually,” HSHC Director of Marketing Max Williams said. “That moment, we decided to go completely virtual, and the pieces were in

place already, so that was nice. But taking the whole event and making it virtual was difficult with less than two weeks to plan.”

Approximately 1,000 people watched the virtual event, which raised $250,000.

“To put that into perspective, in a non-COVID world, we raised about $150,000 last year, so it was tremendously successful,” Williams said. “I think people are wanting to see something from us and were excited to still be able to do the event virtually, so people adjusted for that in this crazy time we’re in.”

Williams described the event as an “almost flawless” evening. A silent auction raised the majority of the funds.

“We were struggling with the silent auction through the year because a lot of businesses were closing and a lot of people that we got stuff from in the past were not able to donate this year,” Williams said. “So, we had to get creative. We came up with new and exciting items, such as an hour cuddling with puppies or kitties, naming a litter of kittens or puppies, taking over the Instagram for a day. The silent auction did record numbers, too.”

For more, visit hamiltonhumane.com.

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Woman’s book shares her journey from crime victim to advocate

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When her car trunk opened and Michelle Corrao was rescued, that’s when she maintains her nightmare started.

“It was trying to figure out how to navigate living life because I lost my life that night,” she said.

The Noblesville resident recently co-wrote a book about her journey from darkness with Fishers resident Emily Sutherland. The book is titled “Found,” with the subtitle of “Triumph Over Fear With Grace and Gratitude: The Michelle Corrao Story.”

On Sept. 14, 1996, Corrao, then 32, was abducted by three men after coming home from work at night and walking up to her front door. She was hit and thrown in the trunk of her own car. The men drove to another area, sexually assaulted her and threw her in the trunk again.

“I had pretty severe head trauma and passed out in the trunk of my car,” she said. “I heard this voice and that’s when I came to and kicked the trunk.”

The voice she heard was Fort Wayne Police Dept. Det. Arthur Billingsley, who promised he would get her out.

The car was in a lot behind a restaurant the men planned to rob. One man had stayed with the car and the other two were near the back of the restaurant and ran when they saw Billingsley drive up. He immediately arrested the man who was in the car.

They arrested the two men within the next couple of days and all three were eventually convicted. They are still serving prison sentences.

“There were four other females they had attacked that summer, so I was the fifth and final one in their series of crimes,” she said.

Corrao said it was her faith, foremost, that pulled her through the ordeal.

“God just put the right people in my life to help me get through it,” she said.

She was dating the man she would marry, Chris Corrao, at the time.

“Chris was a huge advocate for me,” she said. “He was the one who (would) bear the brunt of a lot of my instability and uncomfortableness, fear and anger and denial. It was all those things you go through when you grieve something.

I wanted to be who I was before. That just wasn’t going to be possible. Life is different for me. It will always be different.”

Although Chris tried, he knows he wasn’t equipped initially to handle what she was going through.

“There were times it didn’t matter what I did, everything was wrong,” Chris said. “Fighting through that was a challenge. But I think our relationship was founded in friendship, openness and trust, so that really helped. I was in love with her, and what happened, in my eyes, didn’t change that. That was something I fell back on when things were bad, and make no mistake, they were bad.”

Chris said he knows his support, along with family and close friends, helped, but his wife deserves the lion’s share of the credit for overcoming the darkness.

“Michelle was very committed that she was not going to let what happened to her define her,” he said.

Providing support for others

Corrao said the book is designed to offer hope for others who have experienced similar trauma.

“We get in dark places and we don’t see a way out,” she said. “The book can help with that. I tell the truth. I was in a really dark place. Even having faith, I was still in a dark place. The trauma comes afterwards. I was just in livesaving mode that night. I was going to do anything to make it out alive.”

She eventually left her job as a manager of construction projects because co-workers knew what had happened to her. Although her name was not revealed in the news, the details of her abduction were reported frequently.

“The privacy of my life wasn’t so private,” she said. “It made the headline news for almost three years because that’s how long it took for all the trials to go.”

Weekly therapy sessions and journaling helped her heal.

After getting married in 1998, she and Chris moved to Noblesville in 1999.

After attending a group session for crime victims, she realized she was ahead of the group, healing-wise, and could help others. After starting as a volunteer, she worked 18 years for Prevail, which serves as an advocate for victims of crime and

Michelle Corrao wrote a book about her journey through darkness after she was abducted in 1996. (Submitted photos)

abuse. She was Prevail’s assistant director when she left a year ago to become the executive director for The O’Connor House, which is a home for Michelle Corrao’s book is called “Found,” with a homeless subtitle of “Triumph Over Fear With Grace and pregnant Gratitude: The Michelle Corrao Story.” women.

The book will be released in print on Feb. 9. It was released on Kindle by Amazon in October 2020.

Some of the proceeds from the book are going to The O’Connor House, with other donations planned in the future.

“We’ll definitely pay it forward,” said Corrao, who has two children, Christian and Olivia.

Christian, whose middle name is Arthur in recognition of the detective who rescued Corrao, is a Guerin Catholic High School graduate who attends Ball State University. Olivia is a Guerin Catholic junior.

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Sharing her story

For several years, Corrao was reluctant to share her story as a speaker. When she finally did, she realized how many other people were affected.

“People who are sexually assaulted, their voices are shut down, just like mine was,” Corrao said. “I didn’t want to talk about it. I wanted to move on.”

Corrao said she felt called to share her experience with first responders to help prepare them.

“First responders have a big task in front of them when they are trying to support victims of crime abuse,” she said.

“I was uncooperative. I was angry. I was scared. To be ques-

Michelle Corrao, left, with Arthur Billingsley, the detective who found her. (Submitted photo)

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tioned after my assault by a lot of police officers, they still don’t know my whole story. I didn’t want anyone to know.

All I wanted to do was to go home and shower. So, if I can help them and help victims at the same time to know what is possible (I will).”

Corrao received the Special Courage Award from the U.S. Attorney General at the 2010 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. “That really gave me a thought process that I have this opportunity now to share my voice for other victims of crime and abuse. Something spoke to me that I have to get this down on paper,” she said.

Corrao, who worked on the book on and off for nearly 10 years, said writing it was eye-opening and therapeutic.

For more, visit michellecorrao.com.

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Keep the memories

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Commentary by Terry Anker With the new year, most of us pack away the trappings of the season. The sparkling lights, ribbons, bells and bows are secreted back into attics, basements and storage garages, leaving our homes looking a bit like some postGrinch apocalypse. Bereft of the colorful lighted swags, the tiny nails that held them remind us of their absence. Still, even as the coming of the holiday season brings with it a certain joy, so, too, does the passing of its parade.

Don’t misunderstand, there is no bah humbug here. It is good to celebrate with those we hold most dear through our gloomiest days. The gleaming candlelight, to borrow a phrase, still shining bright helps remind us of the hopeful light yet to come. Perhaps this year, as much as ever, we can use the marker that the dark days are limited, and with each, we move closer to the warming hours of spring.

But as we vacuum the final stubborn pine needles from under the sofa, have we really managed to take away all of the stories of the season? Can we? Do we even want to erase them? With each year comes a set of memories, some good and others maybe more difficult, but each, through the rose-colored filter of nostalgia, will bring us back to this time. It may have been the last year in the old house, or with that terrific dog, Duke, or, sigh, the last time that Grandma was able to be with us. Canasta was played and terrible, terrible cranberry sauce was made.

But just as the fruit was cold, the memories are warm. The laughter, the tears and the togetherness seem to matter. Even if we pack the accoutrements, why would we pack away the memories? Does anyone decorate for Groundhog Day?

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

Can always blame COVID Commentary by Danielle Wilson Dare I make resolutions for 2021? Though I’ve shied away from these in recent years, I believe this might be the perHUMOR fect moment to try again. Coming off 2020, there shouldn’t be any real expectations of achievement, right? And like we’ve done now for several months, we can always blame COVID-19 for our failures. All things considered, then, dare I shall!

My first resolution is to be nicer to my husband, Doo. This is often challenging because, as an introvert, I desperately crave alone time amid quiet surroundings. Doo, on the other hand, is a fast-and-furious extrovert who loves to engage 24/7. Not surprisingly, I occasionally shut him down with eye rolls, snarky comments and just plain rudeness. I’m not mean on purpose; it’s an instinctual, genetic, automatic response: “Must protect sanity!” So, that’s No. 1, “Be kinder to Doo.” For my second resolution, I will attempt

to be a better daughter. I’ve never been great with phoning home, but now that my father is gone, it’s been even harder to check in with my mother. I much prefer living in my own little world where Dad is still alive to being confronted with the pain of his absence whenever I talk to Mom. But that’s not healthy, and it’s extraordinarily selfish, so No. 2 is, “Call Mom every Sunday.”

I won’t promise to cuss less or eat healthier or, god forbid, hug more freely (there’s a pandemic raging, people!), but I will dare to meet the aforementioned New Year’s resolutions. Good luck with your own in 2021. And if you fail, remember to blame COVID. I know I will.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

I won’t promise to cuss less or eat healthier or, god forbid, hug more freely (there’s a pandemic raging, people!)

Editor, For those of you who haven’t availed yourself of the many normal hardware items and services provided by Kirk Hardware on the north side of the square (in downtown Noblesville), you might want to consider it.

They probably have the best stock of small fasteners (screws, washers, nuts and nails) of anyone in the area. And, you can purchase only what you need, one or 100. And that’s just one of the many hardware categories they provide.

But the real bonus at Kirk are the many services the owner, Bill, a Vietnam veteran, developed, such as screen and window as well as lamp repair.

Additionally, in the rare instance the store can’t fill your current need, Bill can probably refer you to a local source that can.

As a homeowner, I greatly appreciate the tremendous help I have received from Kirk over the 30 years I have lived here.

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As a homeowner, I greatly appreciate the tremendous help I have received from Kirk over the 30 years I have lived here.

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Buying groceries for no rhyme or reason Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I’ve missed doing a number of things this year. I used to love going to the movies with my wife, going out to HUMOR dinner with my wife and going food shopping without my wife. She’s meticulous about what she buys and spends more time squeezing a melon than I spend choosing a new car. When I did grocery shopping with her, she judged my choices. Whatever I snuck into the cart, she’d notice at the checkout, and I’d hear one of three things: • You’ll never eat that. We threw away the last two bags. Return that to the shelf, please.

• If you buy that horrible snack, you’ll just eat the whole thing and hate yourself. Let’s put that back in the candy section.

• There’s been a jar of that in the fridge for a year. Please, take it back.

I would have to go around the store, trying to find where things belong. The employees busted me.

“Hi, Mr. Wolfsie. Doing a little reverse shopping again today?” one of them said.

“Not to be critical, but last week, we saw you cram some Pop-Tarts on top of the energy bars. We found a dozen glazed doughnuts stuck in between the everything-bagels and the 7-grain bread. Please don’t confuse the other husbands who are lucky enough to be shopping alone.”

This has drastically cut down on my intake of frozen pizza, Ben & Jerry’s and barbeque potato chips.

Mary Ellen is now doing all her food buying online due to the pandemic, and I’ve been forbidden to enter stores. This has drastically cut down on my intake of frozen pizza, Ben & Jerry’s and barbeque potato chips. I watch “Sesame Street” just to see someone eating a cookie.

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I told her I didn’t do this on purpose, that I had simply forgotten to put in my hearing aids, and I must have misunderstood her.

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you’re contacted for contact tracing, then you should wait about five days to get tested if you’re asymptomatic,” he said. “If you Dr. Richard Keller acknowledges that are tested too soon, it can be a false negaCOVID-19 symptoms in children and teentive. So, what I tell my patients is, if you get agers may be contacted by the school and you PANDEMIC milder than those have to quarantine for 14 days, no in adults, but that matter what, wait at least five days doesn’t mean those younger than 18 in before you get tested. Then, if shouldn’t be tested. it’s negative, you still have to finish “Symptoms, especially with kids quarantine.” and teenagers, can be pretty mild, Keller said most school districts and if they have known allergies or claim that the COVID-19 spread isn’t Keller a little sniffle, they don’t necessarhappening within the school but at ily need to be tested for COVID,” Keller said. outside events.

“But COVID symptoms are not that different “Unfortunately, the older kids, especially, than a regular cold: runny nose, cough, sore are still having gatherings of a lot of people throat. So, it’s a judgement call on some and the spread that we’ve seen,” Keller kids. said. “I think it’s hard to pinpoint for sure, “If it’s any more than a runny nose, I but studies are showing that schools arwould recommend getting tested.” en’t necessarily transmitting the virus, but Keller said if a child has a fever, body friends outside of school are. The numbers aches or loss of taste or smell, they should are going up and it’s not looking great right be tested immediately. now. Teenagers, especially, need to start He also addressed the topic of false neglimiting interactions outside of school with ative tests. parties and sleepovers.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Jeff Kelly, performing in the “Live at the Center” series will be special.

“It’s a very cool PERFORMANCE opportunity,” he said. “I’ve seen the presentation quality of the other events.

I’m very happy to be doing that.”

Jeff Kelly and the Graveyard Shift will perform a free livestream concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 from the Studio Theater in the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The “Live at the Center” features Indianapolis-area and regional artists in genres from jazz to classical to soul and indie rock.

Kelly, a singer/songwriter, has been playing with the Graveyard Shift since 2018.

“Of course, 2020 is kind of an off year (with the pandemic),” he said.

The Indianapolis resident said the group’s music is difficult to describe but said the genre of Americana suits a lot of their songs.

“There is a mix of heavier rock songs and also a lot of acoustic songs,” Kelly said. “The Graveyard Shift is somewhat of a rotating cast of musicians, a lot of them being some of the premier jazz players in town.”

Participating in the “Live at the Center” 45-minute concert will be Mina Keohane, vocals and piano, and Charlie Ballantine, an electric guitarist. Kelly will play acoustic guitar.

“They are two really great jazz players here in Indianapolis,” Kelly said of Keohane and Ballantine. “But sometimes I have a band of eight people. It really depends on the show and kind of what the intent of the show is. If I know it’s going to be more of a big stage that needs some loud noise, we’ll go with a rock ‘n’ roll band. If I can do something in a smaller setting, I might do a trio or more of an acoustic set. It’s a really fun project for me where I can kind of evolve and play for the show.”

Author/comedian Dave Schwensen will present a program called “The Beatles at Shea Stadium: The Beginning of Stadium Rock” as part of the “Performing Arts Connect” series at 7 p.m. Jan. 7.

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Jeff Kelly and the Graveyard Shift will perform a free livestream concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 from the Studio Theater. (Submitted photo)

Kelly said the show is his first livestream with any other members of the band.

“I do a lot of livestream stuff solo,” he said. “Oftentimes, that’s for fundraising efforts for people that need it right now.

I’ve been able to keep relatively busy with that through 2020. This will be the first time I’m playing with some friends (since the pandemic began).”

In the summer, Kelly said he kept busy with in-person performances at outdoor venues.

Kelly said he primarily performs original songs.

“I might throw a couple of covers in there. It depends on the crowd and the show,” he said.

Kelly has released two albums, “Jeff

Kelly and the Graveyard Shift” in 2018, and “The Worst Thing for You” in 2019.

Kelly said he eventually wants to perform a “Live at the Center” show when audiences can attend.

Kelly, who is originally from Stow, Mass., moved from Rochester, N.Y., to Indianapolis in 2009 for a civil engineering job. He learned to play guitar shortly after moving.

“I do have a lot of friends who are fulltime musicians, and right now it’s very hard to monetize,” he said. “It’s always hard to just monetize just live performances. You always have to have some other coals in the fire.”

To register for the free livestream, visit thecenterpresents.org. For more about Kelly, visit jeffkellylovesdogs.com.

The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel’s “Performing Arts Connect” series on Zoom videoconferencing will feature “The Beatles at Shea Stadium: The Beginning of Stadium Rock” at 7 p.m. Jan. 7.

Author/comedian Dave Schwensen is the presenter. Celebrating a half-century of The Beatles in America, the program focuses on the chart-topping band’s historic August 1965 concert at New York’s Shea Stadium, where John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr performed in front of 55,600 fans and were filmed for a network television special in what is considered the first outdoor stadium rock show.

The program includes film clips, rare audio of the performance and discussion by Schwensen, author of “The Beatles at Shea Stadium: The Story Behind Their Greatest Concert.” Schwensen will share little-known details about promoter Sid Bernstein’s dealings with the band, how the technology and security capabilities differed from modern stadium shows, how The Beatles secretly re-recorded some songs before the ABC broadcast and how the event drew a capacity crowd with no paid advertising, only word of mouth.

Schwensen is the author of six books and teaches courses in communications and presentation skills at Cleveland State University and Youngstown State University.

Cost for the program link is $12. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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Palladium Players to read ‘Blithe Spirit’ online

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youararecurrent.com Table readings of scenes from classic and contemporary plays seemed a good way for the Center for the Performing Arts to engage with the public amid the coronavirus pandemic.

THEATER “Palladium Players was among the early ideas we developed last spring as we began providing more programming online or for small groups that can be safely distanced,” said Scott Hall, director of communications for the Carmel-based Center for the Performing Arts.

The program will feature a reading from Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” at 7 p.m. Jan. 11. Some sessions have included participants on-site, but Palladium Players is presented online only via Zoom video conference. The program is coordinated by Krista Layfield, the Center’s educational and community engagement assistant.

For each gathering, people can read a summary of the story in advance on the Center’s website and request the character they want to read. Upon registering, participants will receive a character assignment. No acting experience is necessary.

“It’s a casual and fun opportunity to enjoy great liter-

ature written for the stage and really just connect with other people at a time when that’s not always easy to do,” Hall said. “And if someone develops a greater appreciation for theater, that’s a wonderful result, too.”

Hall said the program was first conducted in May with William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and the staff got positive feedback from participants. Productions have included Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” in September and Ian McWethy’s “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors” in November. The next reading after Jan. 11 will be in March.

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Rocking your diphthong Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt I promised myself that I wouldn’t mention Sisqo’s 1999 hit “Thong Song” in this article, but I’ve already done it. Avid Grammar Guy reader and GRAMMAR GUY fellow word nerd Dan sent me the following message: “Please help me clarify if a diphthong is a part of grammar, or something worn to take a dip in the pool.”

Whether you rock a Speedo, tankini or three-piece suit to the beach, it’s important to know about the diphthong. It is not, in fact, a cheeky piece of swimwear or underwear; in reality, a diphthong is a grammatical term.

The word “diphthong” comes from the Greek word “diphthongos,” which means “having two sounds.” You’ll recognize the Greek prefix “di-,” which means “two,” and the word “phthongos,” which translates to “voice” or “sound.”

Diphthongs deal specifically with two vowel sounds that appear back-to-back in the same syllable of a word to create two distinct vowel sounds. Examples include “oil,” “town” and “light.” If a word,

conversely, has a static vowel sound, that sound is called a “monophthong.”

Some experts opine there are 10 diphthong sounds in the English language, but most agree that there are eight. The first makes an “eye-ee” sound, as in “lime.”

Secondly, we have an “ay-ee” sound, as in “great.” Next, we have an “uh-oh” sound, as in “boat.” Fourth is the “a-oh” sound, as we hear when we say “brown.” The fifth English diphthong is “ay-uh,” as in “air.”

The “ee-uh” diphthong sound appears in words like “beer.” The penultimate diphthong is “oh-ee,” as in “boy.” Finally, we have “oo-uh,” as in “sure.”

While it may seem like Greek to you or me, knowing your way around English diphthongs beats having a piece of thin material wedged uncomfortably up your posterior, so to speak.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur, India (Photo by Don Knebel)

Exploring Udaipur’s Lake Palace Commentary by Don Knebel Udaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, is widely regarded as India’s most romantic city. The Lake Palace Hotel is TRAVEL one of the main reasons why.

In A.D. 1559, Maharana (or Maharaja) Udai Singh II, ruler of the Mewar region of northwest India, moved his capital to what is now Udaipur and built a palace on a ridge above Lake Pichola. His successors added to what is now the magnificent Udaipur City Palace. In 1743, Maharana Jagat Singh II, the ninth successor of Udai Singh II, began building a summer palace on an island in the center of Lake Pichola directly west of City Palace. The rectangular building faced east so occupants could worship the Hindu sun god as the sun appeared over City Palace. When completed in 1746, the white marble palace, named Jag Niwas in honor of Jagat Singh, contained colonnaded courtyards featuring picturesque fountains, terraces and ponds. Because the palace occupies the entire island, from a distance, Jag Niwas appears to float on Lake Pichola.

After India gained independence in 1947, the Mewar Maharana and his family gave up governing authority but retained ownership of City Palace and Jag Niwas. By the late 1950s, Jag Niwas had begun to deteriorate and Bhagwat Singh, then the head of the family, decided to turn it into a luxury hotel. The hotel conversion was completed in 1969 and the Lake Palace Hotel obtained a five-star rating in 1971. Guests arrive on small boats leaving from City Palace and are showered with rose petals as they enter the hotel, sheltered from the sun by velvet umbrellas held by descendants of royal butlers.

Sixty-five guest rooms and 18 palatially furnished suites offer spectacular night views of City Palace. The hotel gained international fame in 1983 as a setting in “Octopussy,” a James Bond movie starring Roger Moore.

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Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion, and day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision.

APPLY AT Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive Carmel IN 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100; www.clevernest.com

Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for more than an Office Manager, we are looking for someone who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to office operations; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of an incoming project and day to day office functions.

Apply at Clevernest Inc. 240 W. Carmel Drive Carmel IN 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100; www.clevernest.com

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/ hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

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Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply.

For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

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