September 15, 2009

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The Belfry Theatre takes offensive ‘starch’ out of ‘The Producers’ and still has a show for everyone / P2

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Nils Nordell (left) as the gay Roger DeBris, Mark Tumey as Leo Bloom and Diane Reed (background) as Shirley rehearse a scene in the Belfry Theatre production of “The Producers.”

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Risque business The Belfry Theatre takes offensive ‘starch’ out of ‘The Producers’ and still has a show for everyone / P2

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THE REST OF THE SEASON “Christmas Belles,” Nov. 13-29 “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery,” Feb. 12-20 “You Can’t Take It with You,” April 9-25 “Guys and Dolls,” June 4-20

Rich Baker (left), Mark Tumey and Maggie Herrington as Ulla rehearse a scene in “The Producers.”

THE PRODUCERS When: 8 p.m. Sept. 18,19,25,26 and Oct. 2 and 3; 2 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4.

Where: The Belfry Theatre, 10690 State Road 238E, Noblesville Cost: $15 adults, $12 ages 12 and younger. No charge cards.

Season tickets are $60.

Reservations necessary: (317) 773-1085.

Info: www.ibelfry.com.

Rob Wesley (left) plays the Hilter-like Franz with Rich Baker as Max Bialystock and Mark Tumey as Leo Bloom.

comedy that is a Mel Brooks show. If you like Mel Brooks you’ll love ‘The Producers’.”

“We just hope and trust that the patrons take it all in stride,” added Tume. “When you provide a shot to a thousand people in a run it’s inevitable that it’s going to offend somebody.”

As Max would say: “Well, you know what they say, ‘Smile and the world smile with you.”

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By Zach Dunkin The Belfry Theatre has seen nothing like this in 44 seasons. The historic community playhouse opens its 2009-10 season with Mel Brooks’ bawdy, profanity-laced “The Producers.” It is directed by the volunteer group’s self-proclaimed “Pollyanna,” Carla Crandall, no less.

There must be some kind of mistake. There is.

“It’s definitely adult humor, so everyone has been warned, but I’d say we’ve improved its rating from an R to a PG-13,” explained Crandall, directing her fifth show in five years at The Belfry. “After all, we DO have some high school kids in our show.

“And we refuse to take the Lord’s name in vain, and we won’t use the F word.”

The expression “Oh, my God” is softened to “Oh, my gosh,” for example. But there still is sexual innuendo not necessarily meant for kids to hear, although they probably hear much worse on TV. “Because of the adult nature of the show, I don’t mind leaving some of that (crudeness) in, because I enjoy the comedy of the show,” said Crandall, whose husband, Robert Crandall, is serving his last show as The Belfry’s board president. “Yes, we’ve changed some of the language but we’ve retained the integrity of the show.”

Crandall has retained the integrity of a show whose storyline does its best to destroy its own integrity. In case you are unfamiliar with the plot of the Brooks creation, accountant Leo Bloom conspires with the washed-up director, Max Bialystock, to make a Broadway flop called “Springtime for Hitler.” Bialystock learns that under the right circumstances a lot of money could be made by producing a stinker. The pair oversells interests in the show and set out to derail it. The scheme goes awry, however, when people actually like the show.

As Bialystock says in the show: “We got the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did we go right?”

Nathan Lane played the director and Matthew Broderick the accountant in the long-running Broadway production, which earned 12 Tonys, and the 2005 film, with SNL grad Will Farrell portraying the musical’s hilarious Hitler-character, Franz.

Mark Tume of Noblesville plays Bloom, a character he describes as a naïve, 40-year-old virgin-kind of person,” while Rich Baker of Indianapolis portrays Bialystock .

Rob Wesley of Carmel plays Franz and Maggie Harrington of Noblesville portrays the sexy Ulla. Betsy Bullis is vocal director.

Some of the humor of the show draws on caricatures of homosexuals, and Tume says that isn’t toned down.

“Some of the characters like the director Roger DeBris (played

by Nils Nordell) are very much gay, and we don’t try to hide that,” said the 55-year-old Tume, who works for Dow AgroSciences on the northwestside of Indianapolis. “In fact, we probably try to accentuate that because it makes it funnier.”

Crandall is hoping the audience will enjoy the show as much as the cast had in rehearsing it.

“I’ve been sending out notes to the cast as we’ve gone along and they’ve always replied, ‘Carla, we are having so much fun,’ ” said Crandall, who got her first role at The Belfry as a singer in “South Pacific” more than 30 years ago and once shared the stage with TV actor Hugh O’Brien in a show at The Warren Performing Arts Center.

“It was just delightful to be able to go to rehearsal and see the talent our actors are bringing. They have the talent to bring out that

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Zoning matters Founded Sept. 15, 2009, at Noblesville, IN Vol. I, No. 1 Copyright 2009. Current Publishing, LLC All Rights Reserved.

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It is our position that flexible zoning is needed to meet the demands of changing market conditions in the Hamilton County area. One need not be an expert to observe changes, in both the residential and commercial real estate markets. In the recent past, homeowners could expect to see a rapid increase in home values. Not today. Land developers, often taking huge financial risks, could count on a return on their investments. Not today. The strangulation of credit has forced many to abandon the real estate market altogether. It behooves local planning commissions to recognize the division between idealism and practicality.

While zoning standards matter, the question that must also be asked is, “What will sell under current conditions?” No one benefits when storefronts stand empty.

No one benefits when only a few homes have sold in a new housing development.

No one benefits when a new commercial building stands with no tenants. The confluence of private investment and government regulation and vision can create beautiful results. The Grand Junction is an example of this vision. However, as the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Profit matters. Flexibility allows government and private entities to meet the changing needs of consumers.

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The gift of life

It is our position that we citizens should register as organ donors and convey our intentions to family members. A recent unexpected loss has reminded us that even in death our life can have a profound impact on others in need. Medical technology is advancing on all fronts, but the demand for healthy organs far exceeds the number of donors. An average of 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant.

Regardless of the reasons that may have hindered our earlier commitment to organ donation, please reconsider the gift we can provide to a waiting candidate (more than 100,000 as of Aug. 27). Great care is taken in the removal of the donated organs, and an open-casket funeral is still a reality.

Make the pledge to become an organ donor now as grieving family members are faced with many difficult decisions upon a death. Ninety percent of Americans say they support donation, but only 30 percent know the essential steps to take to be a donor. To register as an organ donor, state you request at your local Bureau of Motor Vehicles when applying for or renewing your license, and sign up online at www.donatelife.net.

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CONSTITUTION CLOSEUP

This is the truth. Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you.

In Oklahoma, people who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

Source: Weird Laws (iPhone application)

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Every other week, we will print an portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the U.S. Constitution.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general

Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Article 1.

Section 1 All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

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From the backshop

Welcome to your newspaper It doesn’t seem quite enough, but we want to offer a heartfelt “thank you” to all the folks who made this newspaper possible for you, the residents of Noblesville. From the community stakeholders, whose brains we picked over the last year, to the citizens who responded with great candor to the market research on which our editorial plan is founded, to the small-butmighty crew that helped us get this product off the launch pad.

It’s an exciting time for everyone here, and we hope it is for you, too, for we will deliver to your home each succeeding Tuesday a newspaper chock full of information for and about the city of Noblesville. We’re providing a rallying point, or a forum, or a way to become further enlightened in a truly local-local information source.

Or all of the above.

Current in Noblesville is predicated on the practice that news is what our readers say it is. Together, we will celebrate the fact that Noblesville is a great place to live, work, play and raise a family.

We’ve created a new model for weekly community journalism, one built on grassroots fervor with no design to ever do it differently.

This newspaper’s predecessors, Current in Carmel and Current in Westfield, have performed wonderfully, resonating quickly with their respective communities, and we expect that to happen with Current in Noblesville.

The folks whose reports you’ll be reading will be just like you: residents, proprietors, experts in their fields (where we wouldn’t pretend to be), elected and appointed officials, moms,

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg dads, kids, you name it – even veteran journalists.

Noblesville, this is your newspaper. In that spirit, do not be shy about that which you would like to read or see in it. We want very much to matter to the community. We want to be of value to the readership and advertisers. We want to be always accessible.

We want to be great active listeners. And you know what? We will, because we promise to give you everything you’ve told us you desire in your hometown newspaper.

Oh, and our Web site, www.currentnoblesville.com is under construction. We will keep you posted on when we expect it to go live.

Grassroots. We mean it. Be a part of it in almost any way that suits you, because this belongs to you.

Welcome home and welcome aboard.

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By Zach Dunkin When I was the rock critic at the old Indianapolis News back in the late 1970s, I went to the Vogue Nightclub in Broad Ripple to check out a robust rocker named Meatloaf. Meat (real name Marvin Lee Aday) had a huge hit at the time, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” in which he shared vocals with a female, Ellen Foley, portraying his front-seat love interest.

While introducing the song that night, the Rotund One brought a female singer (not Ellen Foley) on stage to help him. I don’t remember her name, but for the sake of this story, let’s just call her Susie Smith. “… and now, from Indianapolis, one of your very own, Susie Smith!” shouted Meat. Predictably, the hometown crowd erupted.

How had I missed this local-girl-makes-good story? I tracked down the tour manager and asked him if I could interview the mysterious Ms. Smith.

“Sure, come backstage after the show,” he said.

Later, I asked the singer, “So, you’re from Indy?

Where’d you go to high school?”

“I’m not from Indy,” she replied with a straight face. “Wherever we’re playing that night? That’s where I’m from. Works every time.”

The point of the story is not to show you what a tuna I was that night, but to tell you up front that I’m not from Noblesville, nor do I live here. Born and raised in Indy. On the other hand, I have no predetermined perception of your town.

So, educate me. Tell me what’s good – or bad – about living here. If your next door neighbor is a carpenter with a voice and guitar skills that put any

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Meatloaf with “one of your very own, Susie Smith,” aka Ellen Foley, circa 1978.

American Idol hopeful to shame, I want to know about it.

I’ve always said that the best thing about this business is sharing someone’s story with others. We want to be that storyteller. And honestly, we can’t wait.

Zach Dunkin is the managing editor for Current in Noblesville.

You may e-mail him at zach@ currentnoblesville.com

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» Leaf pickup to begin next week

- The Noblesville Street Department has announced that leaf pickup will begin on Sept. 21 and will continue until Dec. 4 (weather permitting). If residents choose to rake their leaves, then loose leaves must be raked as closely to the edge of the street as possible without placing leaves in the street. Street crews will make a continuous circuit of the city to pick up loose leaves until Dec. 4. Bagged leaves will be picked up on the same day as residents’ regular trash day. After Dec. 4 all leaves must be bagged in the biodegradable bags, and the Street Department must then be called to schedule a pickup. For more information, contact the Street Department at (317) 776-6348.

» New location – The Hamilton County Health department last weekend was scheduled to move to its new location at 18030 Foundation Drive, just of State Road 37 near the Fairfield Inn & Suites. The department warned customers that opening hours might be delayed on Sept. 14 due to the unpacking and equipment setups.

The new office location will allow for future expansion, improved facility access and convenient parking. » Get your library card - September

is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Hamilton East Public Library is making sure that all children in the Fishers and Noblesville communities have their library card.

“A library card has always been the most important school supply of all,” says Cheryl Jurgens, Marketing Manager. “To make their after-school life a little more fun, youth can come to the library to get homework help, use the Internet, check out books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, and even attend programs designed with their interests in mind. There is a lot happening at the Hamilton East Public Library, and the best part for both kids and adults is that it’s all free with a library card.” To get a card, start the application process online at www.hepl. lib.in.us, or stop by the library’s registration desk located near the main check-out area at either the Fishers Library or the Noblesville Library. Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month is a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country remind parents and guardians about the value of their local library and the importance of having a library card.

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A kernel of an idea to brighten holidays

By Martha Allan For Current in Noblesville A Noblesville family is doing its part to change the world, one ear of corn at a time.

Monica and Robert Anderson and their children William, 11, Maria, 8, and Andrew, 6, have been busy selling an acre’s worth of sweet corn they grew this summer to benefit Operation Christmas Child. So far, “Simple Harvest for Simple Gifts,” as they call their project, has raised $1,400 toward a goal of $4,000.

Operation Christmas Child delivers gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children around the world.

The boxes contain toys, school supplies, necessities – “anything that would bring joy to a child,” according to Monica Anderson, who is the Central Indiana coordinator for the project, which operates through the Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse.

With 15 pounds of seed donated by Beck’s Hybrids in Atlanta, Ind., and a vintage hand plow, the family planted the corn in soil too muddy for a tractor. They tended it all summer, weeding and watering, and eventually erecting an electric fence after they discovered raccoons loved corn.

One recent weekend, the family did a brisk business in the employee parking lot by Noblesville City Hall. The Andersons were helped by Will and Angela Greenaway’s family, whose children Gwen, Simon and Sam attend Noblesville Christian School with the Anderson children.

“We’re trying to teach kids in our community what it means to give back, to try to make a difference in somebody’s life,” Monica Anderson said.

Her family saw how corn and shoeboxes can impact someone’s life at the weekly farmer’s market at 38th and Meridian streets in Indianapolis. A young woman came up to the stand, read their sign and said she had received one of those boxes as a child in the Ukraine.

“She told me these boxes impacted her life and the lives of children she lived with. She came to Christ through the boxes,” Monica Anderson recalls. “It’s so easy to make a difference in someone’s life. It just takes a little effort.”

if you’d like to help Operation Christmas Child will collect shoeboxes filled with gifts the week before Thanksgiving at Heritage Christian School, Noblesville Christian School and other sites in Central Indiana. Contact Monica Anderson at (317) 850-6058 or e-mail her at mband3@ comcast.net for more information.

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(Left Above) Andrew Anderson age 6 taking a turn at planting. (Left) Andrew Anderson age 6 Maria Anderson age 8 taken at the 38th and Meridian street farmers market.

An extremely poopy problem

By Danielle Wilson Uck. I am totally grossed out and frustrated.

My 4-year-old nephew who I babysit just pooped in his pants. This is the second time in a week, and I can’t understand what’s going on! He’s been potty-trained pretty well now for a while and will be starting preschool soon. This behavior cannot continue! Here’s what happened: He came in to show me the worm house he’d been constructing in the backyard, and I thought I smelled something funky. In my denial, however, I chalked it up to dirt and the sometimes unpleasant scent of nature. When I called him back inside a few minutes later, he simply said “I pooped in my pants. And peed.” No embarrassment, no tears. He may as well have been telling me he didn’t care for tapioca.

I’ll admit, my immediate thought was to give him a good spanking. But he’s not my child, and though I probably would have my own, I didn’t feel comfortable without consulting his parents first. Plus, all the books say not to punish a child for accidents. Regardless, I felt as though he should know better, as we had just had this same conversation five days ago. So I put him in time-out and thought about my options. Maybe I should just leave it alone and let his parents deal. Of course, if his regular “dumping time” is in the early afternoon, it’ll just keep happening and be me who suffers the consequences No good.

Maybe he’s got some weird bowel problem. I jumped online and typed in “4 year-old pooping pants” and read an interesting string between a child psychologist and several parents. The shrink

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said to not make a big deal and to find out the underlying issue. Constipation? New sibling? Starting school? No on all three counts for my little pooper.

But down a ways, I found one mom who suggested letting him clean the mess up himself. It had worked for her child brilliantly Aha! That’s something I could do.

So I took Deuce into the bathroom. I explained my disappointment and then told him to take off his underwear and wipe himself clean. (Yes, in case

you’re wondering, I am an idiot. Must have been the fumes.) The pants came off slowly, smearing nastiness all down his legs, then turned wrong-side down with a plop on my floor. As I lunged for the Clorox wipes, I caught myself and decided to hold back. He would surely disgust himself enough to never ever do this again. But to my dismay, he found great pleasure in pulling off huge wads of teepee, rubbing his tush, then chucking the soiled paper into the potty. On and on with no apparent improvement or self-disgust. Patience be damned! I grabbed the baby wipes and inspected the damage. I almost ralphed. Now it was all over his backside, shirt, and hands, and still on my floor. What had I been thinking? A 4-year old boy successfully wiping? He can’t even do that when he goes on the toilet.

After several dry heaves and a long chemical bath, I threw everything away, except the nephew.

I decided I couldn’t take the paperwork involved with a sudden child disappearance and I certainly didn’t want CPS up my butt. Plus, he’s extremely cute and I like his parents.

So what to do? Somebody out there help me!

I know I’m not the only caretaker to have gone through this and I want to know what works. Nay, I need to know what works. Because the whole thing stinks! Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist.

You may e-mail her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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Shufflepuck at Syd’s: Where camaraderie, community mix

By Christy Myers You can have your darts, billiards and corn hole, but at Syd’s Grill & Bar the game of choice is shuffleboard. I’m not talking about the kind of shuffleboard your grandparents played on smooth concrete in the park, but indoor table shuffleboard in which players push weighted metal pucks down a slick, elevated wooden table.

I recently discovered the wonders of table shuffleboard – or shufflepuck as it sometimes called at Syd’s with its twinkling sign at the corner of 8th and Logan. Along with its legendary tenderloins, Syd’s has karaoke, ballgames on the big screen, and, curiously enough, table shuffleboard.

We sat at the bar at Syd’s one recent Friday night and watched a few teams play. It was engaging. Another Friday night, there they were again.

Same players. Same spectators. We took a stool and sat in for a good game.

It’s kind of funny how we Midwesterners always have to make everything competitive. We must have this need to create recreation. Table shuffleboard at Syd’s is a good example. Not just

any pastime can fill that need. Take the video game machine at Syd’s, for example. Always vacant. It’s mostly for loners.

But table shuffleboard? It’s where camaraderie and community mix. It’s social interaction. It’s people with common interests.

Coming together for something people enjoy is what defines community, filled with familiarity and plain ol’ fun. Community isn’t reserved for saints in local church groups. It’s an equal opportunity interface that can happen just about anywhere.

Perhaps, I’m over-analyzing this a bit. All of this just seems to come naturally to many Hoosiers in places like Syd’s where there are no pretensions and no cover. Just people coming together for food, drink and a good game of table shuffleboard.

Christy Myers is assistant director of economic development for Noblesville and a contributor to Current in Noblesville. You may e-mail her at cmeyers@noblesville.in.gov.

(Photo courtesy of Noblesville resident Sid Davis, owner of the Noblesville Golf and Batting Center)

This is the former Mosbaugh’s Grocery Store, circa 1953. It was at the northwest corner of Ind. 38 and Ind. 32, where there now is a Speedway gas-and-convenience outlet and a Starbucks coffee shop.

City’s CVB grants safe despite hotel rate drop

By Zach Dunkin Current in Noblesville While a drop in Hamilton County hotel room rates will contribute to a cut in grants from the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau for community development activities, the reduced aid won’t affect promised project funding for Noblesville.

Grants that still will be funded in 2010 include $150,000 for Noblesville’s planned downtown welcome center/public restrooms project. Noblesville will receive an additional $150,000 in 2011 for its welcome center.

Other grants that won’t be affected are a second $250,000 gift for the Performing Arts Center in Carmel, $20,000 for continued development of Downtown Westfield Neighborhood Association as an independent agency and $25,000 for improvements in downtown Arcadia.

“We made sure that when we cut the programs that the two outstanding major gifts we had (downtown Noblesville and Carmel’s Performing Arts Center) were not affected,” said Brenda Myers, executive director for the bureau.

Grants will fall from $1.03 in 2009 to $585,700 in 2010, says Myers. The HCCVB will continue

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investing in marketing tourism in the county, and will review the grants program again next fall.

The grants are funded by an innkeepers’ tax, and since occupancy and hotel rates were down from July of 2008 to last July, so were the tax fees.

The average daily room rate fell from $92.06 to $84.01 and the occupancy rate fell from 59-1 percent capacity to 55.1 Two new hotels, including the 132-room Cambria Suites near the Verizon Wireless Music Center and the Hamilton Town Center, contributed to an increase in rooms by 7.9 percent. Overall, the number of rooms rented actually increased 0.5 percent over the year, said Myers. The occupancy rate increased 3.4 percent from May through July, signaling a possible recovery.

“We’re actually renting more rooms because we have more hotels than last year and when you’re up in this market it’s amazing,” she said.

The bureau is taking a hit itself with a wage freeze and reduced professional development costs, while scratching plans to hire more workers and replace some office equipment.

“At least we haven’t had to lay anybody of or take furloughs, so we’re very fortunate actually,” said Myers.

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Ditslear, Kelly are casting for business and jobs in Asia

By Martha Allan For Current in Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear and his economic development director, Kevin Kelly, are wrapping up a long-distance run to Asia in hopes that a $20,000 investment brings a big payoff down the road for Noblesville. That’s the cost for him Kelly to accompany Gov. Mitch Daniels on a 12-day trade mission to Asia that began 10 days ago. The two were among 50 corporate leaders, public officials and top educators invited to join the governor in an effort to woo more business investment to Indiana.

Meetings with Chinese and Japanese business executives will lay the groundwork for some companies to visit Noblesville to see what it has to offer in terms of infrastructure, workforce and quality of life. Essentially, Ditslear and Kelly are networking on behalf of Noblesville’s economic development.

“We’re looking to establish some relationships and to attract those people who might want to move to the United States and try to attract them to Noblesville,” Ditslear said in an interview before

cities on the tour IN CHINA Shanghai, Sept. 7-8 Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province, Sept. 9-10.

IN JAPAN Tokyo, Sept. 11, 13-15 Tochigi Prefecture (Indiana’s sister city), Sept. 12

the group left the U.S. It shouldn’t be too hard of a sell.

Recognized this summer by Family Circle magazine as one of the nation’s top 10 towns in which to raise a family, Noblesville was praised for its affordable housing, neighborliness, green spaces and public schools.

With its Corporate Campus and infrastructure improvements in recent years, Noblesville is ready to welcome more office, high-tech and manufacturing ventures to its current mix.

“Our objective is to create jobs for people in Noblesville as well as attract new people to Noblesville who may work at these companies,” said Ditslear, 67, who is in his second Ditslear, Kelly casting for business and jobs in Asia. term as mayor. He recalls that when he moved here in 1966, the population was Trip expenses for members of the governor’s between 6,500 and 7,000. Today, it’s 50,000. staff and the Indiana Economic Development Traveling with other Hoosiers on a trade misCorporation are being paid from private funds, sion should present opportunities to strengthen said Brad Redeike of the governor’s staff. relationships with powers that be in the state as Locally, Noblesville is paying for the mayor well, Kelly said. That can only benefit Noblesville and Kelly with funds from the city’s Economic as it seeks to attract more businesses and jobs to Development Dept. the area.

Paying respect to the corporations already doing Approximately 42,000 Hoosiers already work business in Noblesville, such as Japan’s SMC for the more than 200 Japanese companies doing Corp., is a key reason for making the trip. SMC is business in Indiana. China, better known for culputting the finishing touches on its $40 million, tural exchanges and elite athletes, is emerging as a 700,000-square foot North American headquarters potential trade partner. in the Corporate Campus, and at 475 workers is

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TODAY IN JAPAN The governor and IEDC officials will conduct business meetings with prospective companies as well as companies that currently have operations in Indiana including Toyota Motor Corporation and Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru). In the evening, Daniels will host a Friends of Indiana reception.

FINAL BUSINESS AND FAREWELL Today’s tour-ending agenda will include business meetings with prospective companies as well as companies that currently have operations in Indiana, including Toyota Motor Corporation and Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru). Governor Mitch Daniels will host a Friends of Indiana farewell reception at the end of the day. the city’s largest private-sector employer. The company makes pneumatic automation products that serve a number of industries “The bottom-line justification for this trip is the thank-you calls that we’re making” to SMC and to Bridgestone Firestone, which has been in Noblesville since 1936, Kelly said.

Martha Allan is a contributor to Current in Noblesville.

You may reach her at info@currentnoblesville.com.

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are invited to revitalize, brighten and beautify your skin at ClarityMD Sept. 22. Come learn about the benefits of chemical peels from the experts, and receive a free Vitalize Peel with the purchase of the post peel product kit. A SkinMedica skin care specialist will be on hand alongside ClarityMD’s highly trained staff to answer questions.

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A sore point: the diabetic foot problem

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By Dr. David Sullivan Thousands of leg or foot amputations are performed each year resulting from complications of diabetes. Often, this is a result of an open sore or ulcer on the foot that goes unchecked and subsequently becomes infected.

You may ask, “Why would someone not tend to an open sore?” Well, surprising to most, most of the time there is no sensation in these areas at all. This is one of the most common complications of diabetes – diabetic neuropathy. Neuropathy can present itself with many different diseases or syndromes, but it is often closely associated with diabetes.

Diabetic neuropathy can appear as a burning, tingling, pins-and-needles sensation (like when your arm falls asleep), or a more intensified, painful feeling. Diabetics get into trouble, though, when the neuropathy appears as numbness. It creeps up on them, and they often don’t know it is happening until they notice some drainage in their sock.

If the foot is numb, the patient cannot experience pain, and therefore does not stop to check out what the problem is – because they don’t realize that, for example there is a toothpick stuck in their foot or they have walked so much that a callus developed from wear and tear has broken down.

Unless they have a loved one checking their feet for them on a regular basis, this may go unnoticed for a long period of time. An ulceration will become infected. If the infection lingers, it can eventually involve the bone. When bone becomes infected, IV antibiotics and often amputation of

Nothing’s harder than falling asleep when you know you really need to fall asleep. Try one of these foods if you’re really in a pinch to get to sleep quickly. » Nonfat popcorn: The carbs will induce your body to create serotonin, a neurochemical that makes you feel relaxed. » Oatmeal with sliced banana: Bring your brain back down to earth by whipping up a bowl of instant oatmeal and topping it with a sliced banana, which is rich in melatonin. » A pile of sesame seeds: Sesame seeds are one of the best natural sources of tryptophan, the sleep-inducing amino acid responsible for all of those post-Thanksgiving turkey comas. » A handful of pretzels: Pretzels are a low-calorie, low-fat source of carbohydrates, which will make you feel sleepy, but won’t pack on the pounds or give you bellyaching indigestion.

part or all of that bone or area must be performed to rid the body of the infection.

This is why the education of diabetics is so important. Prevention of infections and amputations improves quality of life for the patient and the family. If you have a friend or family member with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, please make sure they are properly educated on their disease.

» A 4-oz. glass of unsweetened cherry juice: Cherry juice has serotonin-inducing

carbohydrates, which will help relax you.

Drink it an hour before bedtime, though, in case the sugar gives you an initial jolt.

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Dr. David R. Sullivan is a boardcertified foot surgeon and certified wound specialist with Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. He can be reached at drs@westfieldfoot.com or 317-896-6655.

» Chill out - A cool shower stimulates circulation in your body and can have a toning effect on your face, says Jeannette Graf, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City—and research has shown that lowering the temperature just a few degrees can make you feel more awake.

-lifestyle.msn.com » Bloody Mary for your health - There is something

about Mary: The brunch beverage typically includes 2 to 8 ounces of tomato juice and as much as 22 milligrams of lycopene, an antioxidant that may improve cardiovascular health.

(A large, fresh tomato has about 4.5 milligrams.) So enjoy a guilt-free glass now and then.

-www.menshealth.com

» Morning Routine - Exercise in the morning to burn calories before breakfast.

To lose weight, you need not only to cut calories but also to burn them. Walking at 3.5 miles per hour (a brisk pace, but comfortable for most) can work off up to 277 calories per hour. So sneak out for 20 or 30 minutes in the morning to jump-start the day.

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Go fish Yes, fish contains heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids – but that’s just the beginning. Fish is also rich in selenium, which, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is known to up the production of proteins that bolster the body’s immune system. » What to do? “Serve up seleniumrich seafood, like shrimp, snapper and salmon, three times a week,” suggests Keri Gans, a registered dietician in New York City. » Not a fish fan? Work other selenium-rich sources – a small handful of sunflower seeds or a half a cup of mushrooms – into your daily diet.

-Quick & Simple

Scary salads Love a good salad? Be sure to scrub those lettuce leaves first. Even though E.coli-contaminated spinach killed three people and sickened hundreds in 2006, there are still no federal regulations for farms that grow and process leafy greens.

And farm inspections are nearly nonexistent. Food poisoning is rare, of course, but produce causes more illness than any other food. Congress is considering new safety regulation, but until then, wash those greens carefully.

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» Economic bubbles that may burst

- What’s the next big bubble? Green energy?

Gun sales? Food? Nobody knows for sure.

Twelve new bubbles already show potential to make and ruin investors. The markets listed below range from bubble-in-the-making to ready to pop. For detailed explanations, visit http://www.businesspundit.com/12economic-bubbles-that-may-burst.

1. Gun sales 2. Option ARMs 3. Cap & trade 4. Incandescent light bulbs 5. China 6. Gold 7. Higher education 8. Trustafarianism 9. Alternative energy 10. Junk bonds 11. ETFs 12. Food - Businesspundit.com

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How did you know that?

By David Cain With corporate wallets tucked firmly in the company’s hip pocket, there’s not a lot of money floating around without a home. Constricting budgets would make it seem like it’s the wrong environment to be a salesperson, but actually it’s far from the truth. It’s a perfect time to be in sales as long as you are consulting on what you are selling. It’s known as disintermediation, the removal of the intermediary or agent, and it’s a part of the fundamental shift from providing information to creating knowledge. Information is data, it is facts and figures, while knowledge is actionable, and it is what you really need to know about the information to make it useful.

Imagine if you went to a mechanic and told him something was wrong with your car. Your car didn’t sound right. Aside from your ability to pinpoint the funny noise to “under the hood,” you were leaving it all up to him to solve. The mechanic opens the hood of the car and says “that’s your fuel injector right there and over there, that’s your battery.” “Your radiator is right there and your cylinders are down there with the pistons.”

His mastery of the parts and their location in the car might be impressive to a novice, but not at all helpful unless this information leads to the eradication of the noise – the solution to your problem.

How selling works is changing. Information is readily available to anyone that can type. And, this world of free information is creating a bigger need

for people that can translate that information and create an actionable plan. Is the Internet changing most products to services? One thing is for certain, like every good mechanic or cook or doctor, consultants have to know more than the names of the parts. They have to know how the engine works.

David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your questions or comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

» Organizational deadly sins - Reach

your full potential as a small to middle-market enterprise. Attend the INCPAS presentation of Organizational Deadly Sins Sept. 25 at the INCPAS Professional Development & Conference Center, and arm yourself with the knowledge and tools it takes to expose and avoid mistakes. The conference center is located at 8250 Woodfield Crossing Boulevard in Indianapolis.

» Carmel attorney develops adoption program - Michele L. Jackson,

who chairs the Adoption Practice Group of Carmel law firm JOCHAM HARDEN DIMICK JACKSON, PC, will be traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo Sept. 25 – Oct. 2. Along with members of the staff of MLJ Adoptions, she will be visiting with central authorities as part of her ongoing plan to develop an international adoption program beginning January 2010. Research on the new program began in January of 2009, and Ms. Jackson recently met with a Congolese attorney based in Chicago, who divides her residency between the Midwest and the DRC. For more information, contact Jocham Harden Dimick Jackson, PC at 317-569-0770, or visit www.jhdj-law.com.

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AlphaGraphics (12955 Old Meridian St. in Carmel) is offering job seekers a complimentary set of 25 resume copies, 25 sheets of blank paper for cover letters and 25 matching envelopes. This is a limited time offer for out-of-work-residents. For more information, call 317-844-6629 LOOKING FOR WORK/NEW EMPLOYEES? - Send your abbreviated resume (in the format below) to hire@currentnoblesville.com and we will feature it without your name. Companies are encouraged to e-mail us (again, hire@ currentnoblesville.com) to express interest in any featured candidate. We will send all company information to the candidate, who is free to contact the employer if interested.

THIS WEEK’S CANDIDATES:

CANDIDATE #1 Looking for: Position in sales, operations or general management Experience: 24 years progressive experience in the staffing and recruiting industry, including client development, candidate recruitment and responsibility for total branch management.

CANDIDATE #2 Looking for: Position as a project manager/ coordinator Experience: Dedicated project manager with eight years of managing marketing and advertising projects. Candidate #2 is an extremely organized and detailed individual who thrives on the process involved for creating consistent, accurate and quality publications.

Education: Bachelor’s in journalism

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MONEY MATTERS Is the $20,000 of Noblesville tax money Mayor John Ditslear and his Economic Development Director Kevin Kelly worth spending on their 12-day trade mission to Asia?

“Yes because they’re going over there to try and get companies for the Noblesville area. I think it will benefit Noblesville business.”

Danny Jimenez Noblesville

“No I don’t think it’s worth it at all. I personally want to see the money invested in the community rather than a vacation to Asia.”

Mike Hirsch Noblesville

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The Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre

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Offering many unique modern styles of dancing, Gregory Hancock is proud to finally have an academy opening in Carmel within walking distance of the Carmel Arts Theatre. The academy will open Sept. 14, with plans to expand. “We needed our own identity, and I am excited to now have a presence in Carmel,” Hancock said.

Offering classes for ages six to adult at any level, the theatre has quality training and unique classes you cannot find at other studios. Some classes offered are ballet, jazz, Bollywood, and African dance. “Our dances deal with social, cultural, and political issues. There is a world of music and we strive to be globally inclusive,” Owner: Gregory Hancock Hancock said. The stuAddress: 329 Gradle Drive dents all have great opCarmel, IN 46032 portunities to perform Phone: 317-846-2441 with the company they Web: www.gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org are affiliated with.

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Type: Tri-level Year Built: 1979 Neighborhood: Ridgewood, 161st Street and Oakridge Road Square footage: 1,972 Details: Four bedrooms, living room, family room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, two-car garage Strengths: Remodeled in 2008 with all-new baths, fixtures and flooring, kitchen has new cabinetry, countertops and appliances, havac, water heater and roof as well.

Weaknesses: Tri-level floorplan is a big challenge to the property; located in a small neighborhood, home needs some exterior maintenance and not all buyers are looking for such a large homesite.

Keith Albrecht is a Carmel resident and realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate Groups. Contact him at 317-819-3388 or Keith@ KeithsHomes.com.

arts and cultural festival Saturday, September 19, 2009, 10am – 10pm • Downtown Westfield — Union & Penn Streets Live bANDS Dave Lowe, Gene Deer, The Mulligans, Aberdeen Project CLASSiC Auto ShoW FooD AND beverAge by LoCAL eAterieS KiD FuN Musical storytellers Will Gould and Dave Hepler Aero Acrobat Elaine Delmoro • Young magicians Mad Science • Brian Pulson’s wacky musical instruments JurieD Art ShoW

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10 a.m. - Dave Lowe (jazz) Noon - Gene Deer (blues) 4 p.m. - The Mulligans (80s & 90s cover) 7:30 p.m. - Aberdeen Project (rock and dance)

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Noon - Westfield Public Library, Miss Vicky’s Puppets 2 p.m. - Steve Spence, Young Magician’s Association 3 p.m. - Will Gould and Dave Hepler, Young Audiences musical storytellers

Aero-ACrobAt PerFormANCe With ArtiSt veNue

1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. - Elaine Delmoro, aerial fabric dance performance, 20 feet in the air

Pre-sale Tickets: $4 for sale each Friday, 4-8 p.m., Westfield Market—Gate Tickets: $5

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DISPATCHES » Indiana Artisans seek applicants

- The Indiana Artisan jury panels will meet again in 2009 to review applications, and the deadline to apply is Oct. 10. The timeline, along with applications for both artists and value-added food producers, is available at www.IndianaAritsan.org. All applicants to the Indiana Artisan program are juried by one of two standing panels – one for arts applicants and one for value-added food applicants – of business development, retail, arts, and culinary professionals. Selection is based on a unique link with Hoosier history or heritage, originality, quality, price/ marketability, and technique/taste.

» Little black books - Long the go-to notebook for travelers, Milan-based Moleskine (moleskines.com; $17.95) has introduced six new city guides covering Miami, Tokyo, Vancouver, and more. The books have pages for notes, addresses, conversion charts, and best of all, 36 pages of maps that allow travelers to more discreetly determine where to go than a large fold-up map would.

-Travel + Leisure » Falling on the trail - > Fall festival

activities continue along the Nickel Plate Arts Trail Sept. 26-27 when 700 vendors showcase their artisan crafts, vintage antiques and local cuisine at the New Earth Festival in Atlanta. The event is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Shuttle service will be offered by the Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville. The Nickel Plate trail runs 30 miles Fishers to Tipton and includes Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia and Atlanta. It is accessible by rail through the Indiana Transportation Museum, by car via Allisonville Road and State Road 9. and even by canoe and kayak along the White River.

Remaining events include: The Fishers Renaissance Faire, Oct. 3-4, Conner Prairie. The annual Renaissance Faire celebrates the heritage of Fishers’ sister city, Billericay, England with jousting, theatrical and musical performances and crafts, collectibles and food from more than 35 artisans.

Autumn Fest, Oct. 10, Arcadia. Arcadia’s Autumn Fest features live music, food and crafts. Artisans participating in the Arcadia Arts Initiative will give craft demonstrations.

Lenape Dance, Oct. 10, Conner Prairie. The Lenape dancers from Oklahoma will bring to life the culture and dance traditions of their tribe.

For more information on each of these events, visit www.nickelplateartstrail.com.

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Evan Lurie Gallery to host ‘Memoirs From Suburbia’ For Current in Noblesville The Evan Lurie Gallery will introduce four new artists to Indianapolis in an exhibition titled “Memoirs From Suburbia” Saturday. Peter Drake, Michael Fitts and Tom Haney will join Drew Simpson in a collection of work that explores a very distinct conceptual image of suburban interpretation. The show will hang for five weeks.

Born to the suburban landscape of Garden City, New York, Drake has spent nearly 30 years developing a style that recently has incorporated the presence of toy soldiers from a collection assembled by his father over time.

Washington, D.C., native Michael Fitts is no stranger to the icons of suburbia, either. Fitts presents the onlooker with simple images of life such as a spoon, an old telephone or a folded white dress shirt all painted with photorealistic quality in oil on scrap metal. Fitts’ work collaborates, as he says, with the imperfections of marked, distressed or scratched scrap metal to create art that points directly to the perception of the discarded and forgotten.

Tom Haney, born in Ohio and later relocated to the southern area of Atlanta, Ga., has a somewhat different approach to his artwork. The sole featured sculptor of the “exhibition has had a lifelong fascination with mechanics and has put it to use creating work such as props, models and miniatures for televisions commercials, still photographers and movies.

Drew Simpson, the official foreign voice on suburban representation, hails from Canada and produces work on a typically much smaller scale but

PICK OF THE WEEK

9th Annual Museum of Miniatures Show

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Artwork by Peter Drake

with equally graphic interpretations. A Victorian couch juxtaposed under its own flaming portrait is painted with such amazing detail it can be easily forgotten the miniature nature of the work.

The Evan Lurie Gallery is located at 30 W. Main

Street in Carmel, and doors will be open for the official event from 5-10 p.m. Artist lectures will begin at 2 p.m. The event and lectures are free of charge and open to the general public. For more information, call 317-844-8400.

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Cost: $6 for members, $7 for nonmembers, $4 for ages 6-12 Details: The Museum of Miniatures, located on Main St. in Carmel, is having its ninthannual show. The event will feature antique and modern dollhouses from the museum and exhibits from around the world.

Info: 317-575-9466 or www. museumofminiatures.org

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LIVE MUSIC Freddie Hubbard Tribute at Indy Jazz Fest

On Sept. 25 at the Madame Walker Theater on the historic Indiana Avenue, Dr. David Baker hosts an evening dedicated to honoring and giving tribute to the late, great and Indianapolis native, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is part of this year’s Indy Jazz Fest. For more information, call 317-966-7854.

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On one fantastic evening, all the stars of the distilleries make their way to Indianapolis’ Vine & Table. While you sip on that sugar cane rum cocktail why not converse with the people who make these fine spirits. Guests include Peter Pogue, Old Pogue Distillery; Hunter & Britt Chavanne, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers; Meredith Maciolek, Philadelphia Distilling; Jim Nagy, Dos Banderas Sangrita; Fred Einstein, Preiss Imports and many more!

THEATRE

Patsy DeCline Show

The “Bette Midler of Denver,” national cabaret artist, recording artist, and cabaret owner, Lannie Garrett, stars as Patsy DeCline, in her tongue-in-cheek spoof of country music Sept.

18 and 19 at the Cabaret at the Connoisseur Room (127 E. Ohio St. in Indianapolis). Show times are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets range from $25-40. For more information, call 317-371-8536.

Indiana Wind Symphony Opening

The Indiana Wind Symphony will open its 11th season with a concert titled Songs, Canons, & Marches on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. For more information, call 317-844-4341 or www. indianawindsymphony.org.

CSO with Michael Feinstein

The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is pleased to welcome Michael Feinstein for a one-night-only performance with the orchestra Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield High School auditorium.

Feinstein, the world’s foremost musical archivist, pianist and vocalist, will be accompanied by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra to benefit the Michael Feinstein Foundation and the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.

Mickey’s Irish Pub

The following musical acts will be playing live at Mickey’s Irish Pub,13644 N Meridian, Carmel.

For more information, call 317-573-9746 September 18: Endless Summer Band September 19: Twisted Gold

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HIT MAN: David foster and friends Where: Rosemont Theater, 5400 N. River Road,Chicago When: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

Getting There: From Noblesville take State Road 38 west, State Road 47 west, I-65 north, I-90 west to Exit 79A. Approximately 190 miles and 3 1/4 hours.

Cost: $55 to $125 at www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

What: Famed musical showman, producer and songwriter David Foster will debut his new concert “HIT MAN: David Foster and Friends”.

Chicago is the closest date on the 10-city tour.

Foster will be joined on stage by an all-star band and line-up including Grammy Awardwinner Philip Bailey from “Earth, Wind and Fire;” Grammy and Academy Award nominee Peter Cetera; teenage Oprah Winfrey discovery Charice Pempengco; “American Idol” Australian heartthrob contestant Michael Johns and others.

The Canadian-born Foster has worked with a virtual “who’s who” of the music world as a composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and musician. A short list of the artists whose careers he has influenced includes Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, Cher, Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney, Chris Botti, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Andrea Bocelli, Chaka Khan, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera and the bands “Chicago,” “Earth, Wind and Fire,” “Destiny’s Child” and hundreds of others. He has won 15 Grammy Awards (three for producer of the year) and has been nominated 44 times.

‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’

The lively stage version of the rip-roaring MGM film “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” plays through Oct. 4. Get ready for some fun as these brothers get a lesson in “goin’ courtin’” through Oct. 4. For reservations, call the box office at 317-872-9664. For complete show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com.

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NUMA ‘09

Numa, an arts and cultural festival in the heart of Westfield, celebrates its second year, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 19. It will feature a juried art show, day-long music, fine foods, a creative kids area and classic auto showcase and competition. Pre-sale tickets: $4 at Westfield Market (corner Main & Walnut), Fridays, 4-8 p.m. Tickets day of event $5. General information, log on to www.dwna.org.

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Katja Baird server at Matteo’s What do you like to eat? El Camino Real What do you like to eat there? Chicken burrito combo What do you like about El Camino? It’s my favorite Mexican food.

El Camino Real 797 S. 10th St. Noblesville (317) 770-9007 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily

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ThaI castle Restaurant

19 E. 126th Street Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: 317-575-8421 Hours: Weekdays: Lunch 11 a.m. -3 p.m., Dinner 5 p.m. - 9p.m., Tuesdays dinner only Saturday & Sunday: 12-9 p.m.

Thai Castle is the only authentic Thai restaurant in the Carmel area. Chef Nikone opened Thai Castle in 2007 living the American dream. The most popular dish is the Pad Thai, which comes with chicken, pork or beef. The prices are reasonable and carry-out is also available. The setting is cozy with colorful authentic Thailand decorations covering the walls. Chef Nikone loves to cook and is all about the customer. Thai Castle takes pride in not being a chain, and all its food is made from fresh ingredients. Thai lagers and international wines are available to drink at good prices. Besides cooking, Chef Nikone loves to sing, giving you a complete Thai experience.

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Filet de bue gorgonzola

By John Bellmore Filet mignon has been considered a great American standard since 1898, so it might seem unusual for one to think of it as an Italian option also. But the filet de bue gorgonzola entices both the Italian and American appetite.

An 8 ounce filet mignon sautéed in olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and white wine is wrapped and baked in puff pastry dough. It is then finished with a gorgonzola cheese sauce containing cream, a dash of Dijon mustard, pine nuts and a splash of white wine. Gorgonzola is a semihard, blue-veined cheese made from cow’s milk, with a rich piquant flavor. It gets its name for its origin in Gorgonzola, Italy near Milan.

Served with the sauce on the side, the filet gorgonzola pairs well with a nice Cabernet Sauvignon or even a bolder Italian wine like an Amarone or a Barolo. I like a nice side order of sautéed spinach or asparagus to add a little green to the plate.

This meal always leaves me feeling satisfied, but not guilty like some heavy pasta dishes tend to do.

If you are craving a great steak, but also care to have a little variety in your dining experience, try this one.

John Bellmore is a server and part-time manager at Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano in Noblesville.

He has been in the restaurant business for 18 years. You may email him at jwbellmore@hotmail.com.

Ingredients: • 8 ounce filet mignon • 1 garlic clove, minced flour • Puff pastry dough • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 1 tablespoon pine nuts • 2 tablespoons gorgonzola cheese, crumbled • 4 ounces white wine • 3 tablespoons heavy cream • 5 teaspoons Dijon mustard Directions: 1. Heat olive oil; add minced garlic and pine nuts.

2. Lightly flour filet.

3. Sautee the filet in sauce until brown on both sides.

4. Add white wine. Cook until sauce thickens or desired steak temperature is reached.

5. While preheating oven to 350 degrees, remove filet from sauce and wrap in puff pastry dough.

6. Add heavy cream, gorgonzola cheese and Dijon mustard to sauce.

7. Place filet on pan, lightly brush with sauce and bake for about 1-2 minutes or until dough is brown.

8. Serve with remaining sauce in a side dish.

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Ingredients: • 4 plum tomatoes, halved • 1 red onion, cut into wedges • 1 tbsp. olive oil • 4 poblano peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded • 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon • Kosher salt and pepper • 1/2 cup instant polenta • 1 10-oz. package frozen corn • 1/4 cup soft goat cheese (2 oz.)

• 4 scallions, sliced Directions: 1. Heat broiler. On a rimmed broilerproof baking sheet, toss the tomatoes, onion, and oil; turn the tomatoes cut-side down. Place the peppers on the sheet, cut-side down.

Broil until tender and charred, stirring the onions and turning the tomatoes and peppers halfway through, 5 to 8 minutes.

2. Heat oven to 400° F. In a food processor, puree the tomatoes, onion, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth.

Spread half the sauce in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange the peppers in the dish, cut-side up.

3. In a medium saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Gradually whisk in the polenta. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the corn, cheese, and all but 2 tablespoons of the scallions.

4. Divide the polenta among the peppers. Top with the remaining sauce and bake until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining scallions before serving.

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BaileY’S SHIVER Ingredients: • 3 1/2 oz. Baileys Original Irish Cream • 2 large ice cubes Directions: 1. Drop two large ice cubes into a blender.

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By Vicki Earley Our passion for the decorating magic of HGTV is showing no signs of disappearing.

While it has engendered a passion for the home, this condensed variety of decorating has planted seeds that can grow into expectations that cannot be met by mere mortals. » Avoiding disappointment starts with being realistic about your budget.

In a one-hour show, we witness homely rooms mystically transformed into beautifully decorated spaces on budgets that would fit in a piggy bank. If you contact a decorator and expect the same metamorphosis in your home, it is very likely that you will be disappointed.

Have you ever considered how this cable TV “slight of hand” happens week after week?

The answer is quite simple: labor and promotional discounts. On television, the entire budget is generally dedicated to materials. Now cut to the real world, where your budget not only has to pay for materials, furniture, and accessories, but also for your decorator, carpenter, interior painter, drapery fabricator, installer, and so on. » Being realistic with the timeline is essential!

Time warp is a major symptom of too much HGTV. A client who holds dear the belief that a space can be developed in an hour, a week, or even a month is headed for the same frustration and disappointment as the one who expects to do it “on a dime.”

Quite simply explained, good design takes time.

A beautiful space that appears so effortless on the flat screen is actually the product of hours of communication and research. Once

decisions have been made, furnishings and fabrics must be ordered. Custom or specialorder furniture can take eight to 12 weeks to be delivered. Custom draperies can take six to eight weeks for completion. In the meantime, there are other workers who must be scheduled, including painters, installers, and on and on. » Insure a positive outcome by having realistic expectations about your decorator!

It is a universal frustration for decorators and designers to work towards a vision only to have the homeowner turn the corner and head down a new path.

Keep in mind that your decorator has the ability to visualize the completed project, and veering from the prescribed design plan could lead to a less than desirable outcome.

I advise clients to make a purchase outside Photo Illustration of our plan only if they fall hopelessly in love with a piece. Making the changes necessary to accommodate the new arrival is worth the effort only if the piece is of great importance.

HGTV is great for quick ideas and inspirations, but real life demands realistic expectations. When those are in place and you have connected with a professional who has earned your trust, step back and then let your decorator work magic!

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By Brandie Bohney I have the best readers; I really do. They are kind when they call me out about mistakes I make in the column (well, most of them are), they send complimentary e-mails when I write about their grammar pet peeves, and best of all, they send me excellent suggestions for column topics. So Kay and Andy, may this column bring peace to your lives through better grammar for all.

First is Andy’s gripe – and a valid one – about last and past. These two rhyming beauties are not always interchangeable. I think Andy actually says it best when he rants about another paper reporting, “that the Cubs had lost their ‘last six games.’ Really? I hadn’t heard that the franchise was folding! I can’t believe Chicago would let this happen. Where’s the outcry? Why wasn’t this on the national news?

The fact that the Cubs have apparently played their last six games ever should have been huge news!

Hmmm. Maybe they meant “past six games.’”

Andy’s good with humor, knows his grammar, and he appears to follow the Cubs. I like him.

The truth is, lots of people use last where they should be using past. How many times have you heard someone say, “Guess what I did for the last

five minutes?” I’m guessing that most of you reading this have not automatically responded with, “Last five minutes of what?” Last connotes finality, so use last only when you are describing the final games, minutes, or whatever. Otherwise, use past in those instances.

Kay suggested another typical grammar fail: I could care less. Do you see the problem?

When most people say, “I could care less,” they mean to say, “I couldn’t care less.” The latter is a common expression to note that something is of so little importance that the speaker simply couldn’t be less concerned about it. When said incorrectly, however – I could care less – it means exactly the opposite of the intended sentiment. If you truly couldn’t care less about something, make sure you say it that way.

Otherwise, you may find yourself with an apparent affinity for something you dislike.

As for me, I could care less about grammar.

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher. If you have a grammarrelated question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

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By Becky Kapsalis Kindness is an act that shows compassion, consideration and caring. Leo Tolstoy writes, “Kindness is the major quality of the soul. If a person is not kind, it is because he was subjected to some lie, passion, or temptation which violated his natural state.”

By these standards, there is never (and I don’t use “never” lightly) any reason to be unkind to anyone, much less our children. When we dictate, demand or disguise the truth, we are being unkind. Our children, whom we are developing, are entitled to the very best we have to give them – beginning with kindness.

Even though kindness is a virtue that begins within us, it is still a learned behavior. The lessons our children learn from the “feeling” of being treated with kindness goes deep within their soul and becomes a “feeling” they want to recapture whenever the opportunity presents itself.

So much of what we live and read about today demonstrates that kindnesses go unnoticed, making room for defensiveness, combativeness, guilt, second guessing and, worst of all, deceitful-

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ness. Imagine allowing all those feelings to take precedent over kindness in our children.

Each and every day our children need to be exposed to kind words, deeds and actions. When we, or others, speak to them in a manner that is less than kind, it is up to our children to tell us we are acting or speaking unkindly. By doing this we are helping them understand how kindness feels so they, in turn, will choose to be kind. Kindness isn’t to be rewarded. Kindness is to be appreciated and noticed for its “inner strength.”

To show empathy, importance, and sensitivity towards our children’s dilemma’s and successes, whether in school, in church, in the neighborhood or in the home, showing them kindness is an essential component to their personal emotional development. K.I.K. (Keep it Kind) Hugs!

Becky Kapsalis. aka YiaYia (pronounced Ya-Ya.) is a certified parenting advocate and child behavior coach. You may reach her at 317-848-7979 or e-mail becky@ askyiayia.biz.

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By Hannah Davis On the morning of Barack Obama’s controversial address to students, a particularly disturbing status update flickered onto my Facebook feed: “Obama’s speech scares me… I just want to live in a normal country.”

I was a little thrown off. The speech’s intent was well-publicized (it was even published two days prior to delivery on the White House’s Web site), but there still were people who couldn’t fathom the idea of the president speaking to their children, no matter how nonpolitical the message was. It was repeatedly stated that the speech sought a proactive response from students to better themselves for the sake of the country, not Obama’s own agenda. The simple plan was to urge America’s youth to make the most of the school year, no matter how well or how poorly they have done in the past. And lo and behold, that is exactly what was conveyed. There were no politics. No trance was induced. No children were sacrificed.

So, why all the hubbub? Because a certain denomination of straight-laced individuals are just plain ol’ stubborn. They’re stuck in the mire of conservative cynicism. They weren’t happy when Obama won the election, and, gosh darn it, they sure won’t be happy now. Even if it means that their children will be robbed of the opportunity to be reminded of the importance of a good education.

Perhaps it’s time to wise up a little. It wouldn’t hurt.

Hannah Davis is a senior at Noblesville High School and the opinions editor for The Mill Stream.

What did you think about President Obama’s speech “I personally don’t like Obama, but I though the speech was decent. It was more selfish than inspirational, though.”

Heather Stevens, senior “[Obama] was just saying that the futures in our hands, and that we should give it our all. It was respectful, I thought.”

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Bridge chair to nowhere: Anyone wanna buy?

By Dick Wolfsie I’ve been looking at them for 50 years. I think they were my grandmother’s, then my mother inherited them. Then she stuck me with them.

Stuck is the perfect word here. I’ve stuck them in the hall closet and in the storeroom, wedged them behind the extra fridge in our garage, and tossed them in the crawl space in our basement.

Once, I just leaned them against a big maple tree in the woods behind our house.

My wife and I have tried to sell them annually in our neighborhood garage sale. Over the years we’ve unloaded 8-track players, garish lawn ornaments and broken ironing boards. But when it came to these? Not even a nibble. Maybe you can help.

Doesn’t anyone want a bridge table and four matching chairs? Please…somebody?

My earliest memory of these metallic monsters dates back to when my parents would have a big dinner, like at Thanksgiving. There wasn’t enough room in the dining room for all the little ones in the extended family, so my mother would shoehorn several of us around the tiny gray square, then make us sit for three hours in the world’s

most uncomfortable chairs while the grown-ups would shovel broccoli casserole down our throats.

That’s when I started hating that bridge table.

Fifty years later, I still have to look at this thing, but, incredibly, now I’m kind of fond of broccoli casserole.

When I left for college, I first lived in a dorm, so my parents stored the set in the attic, knowing that someday I would have my own place. Sure enough, when I rented my first studio apartment my father schlepped the ensemble into the building elevator and up to the fifth floor. “This is in case you invite a young lady to your apartment for dinner,” he counseled me. He also told me that asking a girl up

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to my place to play bridge was not a very effective approach, so I shouldn’t think of the set as a card table. Gee, thanks, Dad. In all my 13 years as a bachelor I never used the table or chairs except once when I stood on the table to change a light bulb. That’s when the legs collapsed and sent me head first into the fridge.

Ah, memories.

When Mary Ellen and I got married, she moved most of her furniture to our new home. Her contribution consisted of pricey antiques her mother had given to her over the years, as well as several of her own tasteful purchases that had decorated her apartment. I had a chest of drawers with no

handles, a couch with three legs, and a desk with my ex-girlfriend’s name carved into it. The bridge table had a new home.

Our garage-sale prices for the set have slowly dropped from the original $75 to $10. Last year, I actually had a sign that said: FREE, if you’ll just get them out of the 46256 ZIP code. Nothing.

I put an ad on Craigslist and a few people called, but I think that my catchy headline: LOOKING FOR AN ATTRACTIVE FIVESOME? probably stimulated the wrong kind of interest. Although everyone who called seemed like a very motivated shopper.

You probably wonder why I don’t just drag this collection of junk to the curb and let the city haul it away. I considered that, but after all the years we’ve spent together, I really want to find them a good home. And I will. As long as I play my cards right.

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

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Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Languages: ENGLISH, FRENCH, GREEK, LATIN, SPANISH, THAI; Cities: RICHMOND, ROCHESTER, ROCKPORT, ROCKVILLE, RUSHVILLE; Trees: ELM, MAPLE, OAK, PINE; Words: ALL, TERRAIN, VEHICLE; Governors: KERNAN, ORR; County: HOWARD Answers to BUILD THE WORDS: MONUMENT CIRCLE, BOB AND TOM, BORDER COLLIE, ALARM CLOCK, CARDINAL Answers to INDIANA WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: DILATERS, LARDIEST, ASTRIDE, DERAILS, DETAILS, DIALERS, DIASTER, DILATER, DILATES, REALIST, REDIALS, RETAILS, SALTIER, STAIDER, TAILERS, TARDIES, TIRADES, TRAILED. AIDERS, ALDERS, ALERTS, ALTERS, DATERS, DELIST, DELTAS, DERAIL, DETAIL, DIALER, DILATE, DIREST, DRIEST, IDEALS, IDLERS, IDLEST, LADIES, LASTED, LISTED, LISTER, LITERS, LITRES, RAILED, RAISED, REDIAL, RELAID, RELIST, RESAID, RESAIL, RETAIL, SAILED, SALTED, SATIRE, SERIAL, SIDLER, SLATED, SLIDER, STARED, STRIDE, TAILED, TAILER, TILDES, TILERS, TIRADE, TRADES, TRAILS, TREADS, TRIADS, TRIALS

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Are you ready for the new ice age?

By Mike Redmond Maybe you saw the headline about the Farmer’s Almanac predicting another ice age descending on the Midwest this winter. It set off a weather panic the likes of which you usually don’t see from people who aren’t TV meteorologists.

Chat boards were full of anguish and worry about snow and cold, including plans to move to Florida or Nevada, and of course the usual comments about how this is all the fault of the Obama, Bush or Clinton administrations.

And it was all for naught. You see, had people bothered to read beyond the headline, they might have noticed the comments from the National Weather Service saying, in effect, “Um ... we disagree.”

The Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a deep freeze this winter. The NWS says El Niño – that wacky Pacific Ocean warming event we all know and love – will cause just the opposite.

It’s a standoff. In other words, if you want to know what kind of winter we’re going to have, your guess is as good as anybody’s.

And no matter what form it takes, worrying about it doesn’t make a lick of sense.

Let’s say you know for certain we’re going into the deep freeze in December and won’t come out of it until March. What, exactly, are you going to do about it? Moving to the desert isn’t an option for most of us.

Besides, things die there. That’s why the call it the desert.

So is moving to Florida. Even though I recently read something indicating that Florida’s population growth is scaling back for the first time in decades, the fact remains that there are entirely too many people living there already.

That leaves complaining, which I try to avoid. I’ve always found complaining about the weather just makes it feel worse. It’s like the wind chill factor.

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The temperature may say it’s five degrees above zero, but once you start griping about it, it feels like 15 below.

Besides, it’s not like Indiana turns cold and stays that way all season.

Our winter weather is nothing if not changeable. You can have chill blains on Thanksgiving and be running around outside in your shirtsleeves on Christmas. You can ride a motorcycle in January and find yourself on a snowmobile in February.

(Of course, this always compels people to say something like, “Welcome to Indiana. If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes.” Which isn’t nearly as clever once you learn that people say this in every other state in the union, including Alaska and Hawaii.)

I think a lot of us take a sort of perverse pride in Indiana winters. They can be tough, but so what? Indiana winter isn’t a season – it’s a character-building experience. Why, we don’t even button up our overcoats unless it’s below zero, and the long johns don’t come out until the snow is over the roof.

So bring it on, Farmer’s Almanac. It’ll take more than a little snow and cold to stop us. We are Hoosiers, descended from hardy pioneer stock. Well, that, and we also own snowblowers and cars with heated seats and furnaces that will melt glass if you turn them all the way up. Take that, Farmer’s Almanac.

And if you want to blame someone, I am pretty sure this is all the fault of the McKinley administration. Maybe Coolidge.

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