October 13, 2009

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Headless Horseman has more surprises at Conner Prairie / P12

Church cancels sermon to practice what it preaches / P5

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With the fruits of their labor represented in the posters behind them, Heartland FIlm festival officials Peggy Monson (left) and David Slaughter, both of Carmel, and three-year volunteer Cherie Balog of Noblesville discuss this year’s 26th annual event at their Indianapolis Downtown office.

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Hamilton County trio find the ‘reel’ thing at 18th annual Heartland Film Festival

By Tia Nielsen Current in Noblesville Cherie Balog of Noblesville loved good movies, but finding those intriguing films in the theaters was difficult. The mass- consumption flicks left a void.

Peggy Monson, a farm girl from Westfield, found her career

In 2006, Cherie Balog found a way to watch great movies—ones that made her laugh, cry and think. Movies that hovered in her heart long after viewing them. They were Heartland films.

“I had a misconception (the films) were high-brow and artsy. I had no idea they stood for such down-to-earth values,” she said.

Balog traded in events work years ago when her daughter was born and now is a regular volunteer much of her free time. She enjoys learning how filmmakers approach their craft at the annual Heartland education seminars.

Launching HTMP means now the yearly film education seminars are the quarterly Heartland Film Institute.

Heartland has an ambitious, year-round youth literacy program partnering with national youth serving groups.

Finding Inspiration in Film and Literature (F.I.L.M.) is an innovative way to use movies to help children become better readers, then use service learning to make a positive impact.

But, Balog notes that watching Heartland’s films still is the centerpiece for her. The Castleton AMC is a “fabulous theater. It’s great venue!”

“It’s worth the drive from Noblesville,” she adds. “There are never enough days to see as many [films] as I want to see.”

How else could these three—representing the many— come together? Only in the movies.

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niche in the world of banking in New York City following graduate school. Yet, her college days were devoted to the humanities and the arts.

Carmel’s David Slaughter built a successful business in corporate marketing in Nashville, Tenn., but wished he could be back in Indiana where his new son could experience a larger family

David Slaughter loved his work in Nashville. Being an Indiana native, he had heard of the film festival Heartland does annually since 1991. He had friends on the board.

When Slaughter’s son was born, he began to wish he could be close enough to grandparents to share Sunday dinners.

But, with the demands of owning a business in Nashville, the way home didn’t seem clear.

A board member introduced him to Jeff Sparks, founder of Heartland Film Festival. Sparks shared his vision to grow the event into more than a film festival. Could they create something that would draw and audiences in California, Florida, and New York? To find the multitudes who want to watch movies that truly move them and yet engage their brains? That challenge intrigued Slaughter.

Slaughter’s eventual transition to Heartland in 2006, paired with grants from Lilly Foundation and Monson’s arrival, birthed Heartland Truly Moving Pictures (HTMP), the new parent of the festival.

culture.

The three Hamilton County residents all found what they were looking for in the annual Heartland Film Festival, which starts this week in Downtown Indianapolis.

How did they all get there?

Peggy Monson and Jeff Sparks were friends in college and kept in touch during her years in New York. In 2005, a dozen years after she had returned to Indiana to be near her family, Sparks asked her if she was ready for a career change. Instead of banking, how about influencing the future of movies, he proposed?

The prospect of helping Sparks’ Indianapolis-based nonprofit reach more donors won her heart. Joining the staff of Heartland as the Vice President of Advancement “brought all the pieces together,” she said.

“I could use my financial background in a nonprofit setting.” Love for the arts and films would have an outlet.

Giving more individuals a “chance to express their philanthropic urges” fit. But, most of all, a reason to start a new career after retiring from National City? “My friendship with Jeff.”

Heartland Film Festival

What: Featuring films by independent international filmmakers, plus the Crystal Heart Awards Ceremony, special opening night, closing night and family night screenings and a filmmakers seminar and brunch.

When: Oct. 15-24.

Where: Film screenings Oct. 17-24 at the AMC Castleton Square 14 and AMC Greenwood Park 14.

Tickets: $7 in advance at www.HeartlandFilmFestival.org, at select Marsh Supermarkets or by calling 1-866-HFF-1010. $8 at the box office. Packages for unlimited regular film screens, plus special events are available for $125 and $200.

Crystal Heart Awards Ceremony: 8 p.m., Oct. 17, Murat Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $35 gallery/balcony seating.

Info: Visit www.HeartlandFilmFestival.org for the complete festival lineup.

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Getting around it Founded Sept. 15, 2009, at Noblesville, IN Vol. I, No. 5 Copyright 2009. Current Publishing, LLC All Rights Reserved.

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It is our opinion we Noblesville residents should advance the greater good through know-how and navigation of roundabouts. It is all too often clear that visitors from far and near to our fair community have little experience with the circular traffic devices and even less with how use them. Aren’t we responsible to lead others unfamiliar with these innovations in congestion management to show the uninitiated how it’s done?

While entering and exiting a roundabout can be a bit intimidating at first (even for us locals), here are some basics. Vehicles in the roundabout always have the right of way, but the entire circle does not have to be clear for entry. If entering a two-lane roundabout always follow the posted lane markers. If none are available, this general rule applies – if the first exit is the destination, enter the roundabout positioned in the outside lane. If the destination is on the other side of the roundabout, enter in the left lane, and move into the outside lane upon approaching the exit. Yes, we must use turn signals to exit the circle and the posted speed limits are different than the streets connecting (usually 15 MPH). Let’s follow the rules and lead by example.

A Nanny Statement

It is our position that our Federal Government is going too far. Even while garage sales signs dot the Noblesville landscape like fireflies on a hot summer night, the Consumer Product Safety Commission implemented new regulations on the stuff that we sell for nickels on our driveways. Moreover, the government expects fine revenue for “contraband” to exceed $15 million. What?! Included in the ban is anything with lead paint, perhaps a worthy goal, and yet how will we know if Junior’s old toy is so-coated. And how will we be policed? The Department of Yard Sales? A Garage Sale Czar?

Here’s the model: Citizen “A” has excess. Citizen “B” needs what “A” has. After a brief negotiation, “A” earns a little cash and “B” gets a bargain.

Does “A” need to know the latest standards on the allowed distance between bars on a baby crib? Our government says, yes. But is a wide-bar baby crib safer than no crib at all? And should the burden of knowledge lie with “B”? Caveat Emptor. Is this an appropriate bureaucratic function?

Our government’s skepticism about, distrust in and general belief that we are incapable of thoughtful decision-making continues its expansion into many market segments, including banking, healthcare, energy, automobile, etc. Do Americans really need Mary Poppins?

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CONSTITUTION CLOSEUP

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

In Alaska, while it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is strictly prohibited.

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Every 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 Indiana Constitution..

(History: As Amended November 6, 1984).

Section 9. Freedom of thought and speech Section 9. No law shall be passed, restraining the free interchange of thought and opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print, freely, on any subject whatever: but for the abuse of that right, every person shall be responsible.

Section 10. Libal, truth as defense Section 10. In all prosecutions for libel, the truth of the matters alleged to be libellous, may be given in justification.

Section 11. Search and seizure Section 11. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search or seizure, shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or thing to be seized.

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From the backshop Tax rate hopefully will survive budget vote Janet Jaros has been working her magic on the 2010 Noblesville budget. If the version that was to be presented to City Council on Tuesday night held form, the clerk treasurer’s work resulted in a bonus for taxpayers. As proposed, the rate of taxation would drop to 2.34 cents per $100 of assessed valuation from this year’s rate, 2.76 cents. Jaros and Mayor John Ditslear had made all manner of budget cuts, but that might not be the last of it. With less tax dough rolling in next year, as it stood at press time, Ditslear may be forced into additional trims to balance the budget.

When we met with Jaros in September, she was her usual smiling, easygoing self, but she did allow that the 2010 budget was “going to be a challenge.” There’s probably not enough Advil around for the headache that has been and may continue to be. Assembling this fiscal plan is a daunting undertaking, to be sure, but our money is on the mayor and the clerk treasurer doing right by the residents.

We hope City Council follows suit, when the budget comes up for an Oct. 27 vote.

••• As we believe this is your newspaper, and we produce it with that in mind, we are

It’s a t(ouchy) subject Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg even more interested in hearing from you, now that we’re a month beyond launch. Our managing editor, Zach Dunkin, tells us he’s having a blast (we’re loving his work), and that the community has been enthusiastic about what we’re providing. But there has to be more, and that’s where you come in.

We believe we can still produce a more comprehensive report, and so we invite you to share your story ideas, news tips, letters to the editor and photographs with Zach. Don’t be shy. He’s ready to welcome it all at zach@ currentnoblesville.com.

COMMENTARY

By Zach Dunkin If you’re the kind of guy who winces at the thought of having your male parts sliced or one who objects to the discussion of the male genitalia in public you might want to take a pass on reading Page 9. Or maybe skip the rest of this column, too.

Noblesville resident Krista Bocko, who “enjoys thoughtful parenting and questioning the status quo,” uses her Page 9 opportunity to ask the question: to circ’ or not to circ’ – to have your newborn boy circumcised or left “intact,” as she puts it. She is the mother of four children, including two boys, who are intact.

Bocko told me she felt compelled to write about circumcision in response, frankly, to a commentary another of our columnists wrote a couple of weeks ago, a commentary Bocko said “contained quite a bit of misinformation about circumcision,” a topic she has researched quite extensively. She wanted to set the record straight.

After editing the piece, however, I noticed

Bocko had not answered a question I have about circumcision: what do adult male and females prefer aesthetically, according to research? What do they prefer “it” look like?

She had an answer.

“What I have found,” Bocko told me, “is that for the most part it’s very much dependent on what you have always known. So, in the U.S, where it was way more common to be circumcised, that’s what people thought was more appealing because they had rarely seen an intact male. In other parts of the world (like the U.K.) where the vast majority of males are intact, a circ’ed penis looks quite bizarre.”

Bocko’s next column, by the way, will be on hoopdancing as a way of keeping fit.

Troublemaker!

Zach Dunkin is the managing editor for Current in Noblesville.

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COMMENTARY

By Terry Anker “Why is everything so hard?” my four-yearold nephew asked as we were putting together the truly impossible toy he had received from the fast-food drive thru a few hours earlier.

His grandmother had saved the assembly task for me – first, because these little trinkets are a giant pain to put together; and second, because she knows I most enjoy such interactions to savor the humor and insight that only seems to come from a young mind. “I don’t know why things seem so hard,” I responded to the query. “But sometimes, they sure are.”

This past week found me in route to the City of Angels for business and then a little fun with friends. Unfortunately, business lived at one end of the compass and friends at the other. For those uninitiated, Los Angeles traffic is not for the faint of heart. The hotel arranged a car and suggested that I allow more than two hours for the 30-mile drive. At first, such a suggestion seemed zealous, but the trip would soon prove the advice valuable. “Why is this so hard?” I thought.

On the plane back to Indiana, wonderful Indiana, I settled into my seat, put on a headset, and closed my eyes. Are things really “so hard,” or do we simply imagine them to be? Famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright used a

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convention in his building of forcing entrants to his grand spaces through small, dark and often cramped ones before the larger would be revealed. He believed that it was only through spending time in the tight room that we could recognize the freedom of the bigger. That’s what I told my nephew. Things are hard so that it is so much fun when they are not. The key may be to think of the fun and not the rest.

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

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DISPATCHES » Nominate someone – The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce is accepting Enterprise Award nominations. Nominations can be made in five categories: best small business or start up, business of the year, business person of the year, best new construction/renovation and best streetscape,which includes storefront window displays, architecture, landscaping and signage. Forms and information are available at www.noblesvillechamber. com or call 317-773-0086, » Noblesville land use survey continues – The City of Noblesville’s Planning Department would like to remind city residents and businesses that they are continuing to work on the land use survey which they began late this spring.

The survey results will be used to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Survey workers are identifying land uses in the city to determine how much commercial, residential, recreational, industrial, vacant, etc. land is in Noblesville. City personnel conduct the survey Mondays through Fridays between 8am – 4:30pm (weather permitting) and cover land in Noblesville city limits and Noblesville Township. Survey workers are easily identifiable—all are driving marked city vehicles and wear city uniforms. Residents are welcome to ask to see the official city identification card of the survey workers. Workers do NOT go inside any structure, and residents are not asked to provide any information (neither written nor verbal) to the workers. For questions or more information about the land use survey, call (317) 770-2040. » Ward running for assessor – Robin L. Ward, three-term Noblesville Township Assessor, is announcing her candidacy for Hamilton County Assessor. With more than 15 years of assessing experience, Ward understands the complexities of Hamilton County. Ward said, “There is a big difference between knowing how something should be done and the ability to do it. As a three-term Noblesville Township Assessor with over 15 years of service in the Assessors office, I have dealt with the issues first hand and have years of proven results. I will use my local expertise and hands-on experience to strive for uniform, countywide property assessment equalization.” Ward sees the need to place taxpayers first, ensure countywide uniform property assessment equalization and keeping assessing local as motivations to run for office. For more information visit www.robinlward.com.

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Family is the most important thing Commentary

By Danielle Wilson I have to give major kudos to my family. They have reached far out of their comfort zone to confront a growing problem that was well on its way towards becoming a huge family disaster.

Here’s the lowdown.

For years now, there have been snide remarks, hurt feelings, and general cattiness among the Wilson siblings concerning one of my husband’s brothers and his wife. Without getting into the messy details, most of this “corrosive attitude” stems from pure jealousy, at least on our end. My husband is one of six kids, so you can imagine the kind of “How come he got that?” and “Why does he always get this?” discussions that have arisen as they have gotten older.

Throw in four strong-willed, highly-opinionated wives and two non-confrontational parents, and you have a recipe for a Jerry Springer dysfunction-rama.

That’s where we were headed up until a month ago, when my in-laws basically said, “That’s ENOUGH. We want a meeting, and we want it now!” Initially, they had hoped to sit all of us down together, minus the couple in question, and get to the bottom of our frustration and resentment. But after everyone thought

it over, we decided it would be best to meet as individual couples. And guess who was up first?

I was so nervous I couldn’t sleep for three nights before our “meeting.” (This is because I am also extremely non-confrontational; I would much rather complain about someone behind her back than actually tell her why I am peeved.)

I even typed up all the points I wanted to make just so I wouldn’t forget anything or get caught up in the emotion and veer off course. My husband thought I was nuts, but I really wanted this discussion to be productive, and I know myself well enough to admit that I don’t think well off the cusp.

Anyhoo, they came over one Monday evening and we sat out on our back deck. My husband shared his assessment of the problem, and then I shared mine. Then we listened to his parents’ perspective and tried to come up with suggestions for improving the situation and preventing it from happening again.

Did we solve our problem? No. Was there any real resolution to our issues? Not really, although I felt 100 percent better afterward, having gotten some things off my chest that had been stewing for a while. Interestingly, my husband experienced the opposite effect and ended up going to work at 3 a.m. the next morning

Practicing what the good book preaches COMMENTARY

By Jan Hart Baker The church doors were closed. The sanctuary was silent. But the message was made known throughout Hamilton and Marion Counties. Grace Community Church “shook the system.”

Every Sunday six-to-seven thousand people call Grace in Noblesville their home church. Last weekend, however, there was no traffic jam on 146th Street. Families didn’t wear their Sunday best. They were too busy giving their Saturday and Sunday-best effort. They worked together to make a difference.

It wasn’t about religion. It wasn’t about the “shalt nots”. It was about “Doing for the least of these” (Matthew 25:40). It was about serving others in need. For the second year, Third Phase, Shepherd’s Community, IPS schools, Agape Families, Food Rescue were just a few of the beneficiaries.

Some churches benefited from people willing to paint a church where they do not attend. And while most of us have to know someone before we care, Loving South Africa was loved by others never knowing someone with AIDS. Most of us have never had to “do without” much of anything, seeing people so appreciative of the least little thing made a huge impact on the givers. When we have so much we often appreciate so little. Shame on us.

Thank you to the people who allowed us to have our eyes opened to how blessed we really are. We thought we were the ones giving the message but I think we got the message. I think God was smiling for a lot of reasons.

Perhaps, some of us who were comfortable in our pew realized getting out of it was a good thing. Of course, we’ll return to the benches but maybe we will listen to the sermon a little differently. Maybe it wasn’t just the system that was shaken … but us.

Jan Hart Baker is a lifelong resident of Noblesville, a former decorator and today is the car and truck lady at Don Hinds Ford.

because he was so anxious!

Regardless of the outcome, though, it was the first step in coming together as a family to make sure we didn’t end up like my grandmother and her twin sister (who didn’t talk to each for years over a matter of $30) or my mother-in-law and her sisters (whose relationship only improved when one of them passed away last spring).

Bottom line? Family is family, and it’s sometimes all we can count on. We can’t let petty grievances or old grudges keep us from enjoying the friendships, support, and love of brothers and sisters, moms and dads, cousins and crazy aunts.

So I’m proud of my in-law family for taking a stand against apathy, and I’m especially proud of my mother and father-in-law for caring so much about their children and our relationships with each other that they initiated and followed through with several extremely difficult conversations. We still have a ways to go, but I’m confident we are on the right path. Good luck with your own family dramas. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist.

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

READERS’ VIEWS I love the paper Editor I just received the “Current in Noblesville” and love this paper! I look forward to it every week, It’s always fun to see a local person on the front page.

Brenda LaFever 46060

Wilson like a teenager Editor Just wanted to let you know I’ve really enjoyed reading Current in Noblesville since it came out. The articles have all been great! My only negative comment thus far would be the article in this week’s issue by Danielle Wilson. I felt like I was back in junior high school or high school again, listening to a verbal spat between teenage girls.

I understand Danielle’s frustration at whatever comments she received from readers, but think people would respect her more and be more interested in reading her columns if she dealt with those frustrations directly with the readers that e-mailed her.

Keep up the good work?

Steve M. Erwin 46060

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Three groups get HCCVB grants

On bended knee in the pumpkin patch

By Zach Dunkin Current in Noblesville Three Noblesville-based organizations are recipients of marketing and promotions grants awarded by the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau. They are: • The Hamilton County Artists Association: $1,400 to promote the second annual Plein Air event next year.

• The Hamilton County Theatre Guild (Belfry Theatre): $1,500 to promote this season in print advertising and web development.

• The Noblesville Preservation Alliance: $1,640 to increase awareness of its home and garden tours through online opportunities.

“We’re very excited about receiving the grant and excited about trying something a little different with it,” said Noblesville Preservation Alliance representative Mike Shepard, who wrote the grant. “We’re going to use it for online advertising our tours mostly through social networking sites like Facebook, where you can target your audience according to their profile.”

The NPA, organized in 1987 for the preservation and renewal of historic sites and neighborhoods in Noblesville, stages two tours annually, a garden tour in June and a home tour in September.

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By Martha Allan Current in Noblesville Some people gaze into a crystal ball for answers. A Fishers couple, Tony Corpuz and Mary Turner, saw their future inside a pumpkin.

It wasn’t just any pumpkin, of course.

Someone had written “Mary” on the already carved pumpkin, and inside was a ring box with a note that said “… me?” as in “Marry me.”

And just as Turner was putting it all together, there was Corpuz on bended knee, ring in hand.

“I was kind of going more for the shock factor than the romantic factor, but it turned out really well,” said a chuckling Corpuz, so pleased with himself for having pulled off the surprise of a lifetime. He acted with the blessing of Stonycreek Farm owner Loren Schmierer and the help of a friend who shall be known here as “the mole.”

How else to explain why “the mole” was carrying a pumpkin into to Stonycreek Farm, which has hundreds of its own?

While everything’s been a happy blur since that September afternoon, the two say they will probably get married next summer or fall.

Although he is from St. Louis and she is from Ohio, they will probably have their wedding here, they said.

“It’s a nice common ground for both families,” said Corpuz, who works as a headhunter for a recruiting and staffing company.

Corpuz is still laughing over the difficulty he

OBITUARIES Leona C. (Rosolek) Kapitzke, 98, Indianapolis, passed away Oct. 5. She was born Oct. 11, 1910 in Milwaukee, Wis. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Laverne (Ron) Harris of Noblesville; three grandchildren, Brad Harris, Claudia Miller and Karen Belair; and four greatgrandchildren, Matthew & Amanda Miller and Jonathon and Daniel Belair.

Ernest “Slim” Woodrow Russell, 77, Noblesville, passed away Oct. 5. He was born April 14, 1932 in Rowena, Ky., to Clarence and Roxie (Burchett) Russell. He retired in 1992, after 32 years on the custodial staff for the Noblesville and Carmel School systems. He was formerly the minister for Little Friendly Church in Noblesville. He is survived by his children, Malina Lisa (Bobby) Bradfield, Rebecca (Tom) McFall, Ernest (Rosetta) Russell Jr. all of Noblesville, Mark Russell of Westfield, Rick (Cheryl) Russell of Arcadia, Tommy (Kathy) Russell, Wanda (Bill) Sells, and Betty (Rickie) Woods all of Noblesville; 17 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are three brothers and five sisters in Russell County, Ky. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Hazel M. (Brown) Russell, two great-grandchildren and a grandson-in-law, Jonathan Cecil. Memorial contributions may be made to the family, c/o Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St., Noblesville, IN 46060.

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Grant money withl help Belfry Theatre publicize its current season.

will use the grant money to help promote its June 4-6 event, Plein Air Paintout, in which area artists spread out on the streets and sidewalks of town to paint and sell their works.

“The grant was a tremendous help,” said organization spokesperson Pamela Bliss. “It helps up to promote our organization’s Plein Air event outside of Hamilton County which will bring in new dollars.”

Four other Hamilton County non-profit organizations received grants totaling $5,840.

The grants are to be used for both new and established events, projects and marketing plans that will increase the tourism opportunities for Hamilton County.

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Tony Corpuz and Mary Turner met while students at Ball State, where he played football and majored in sports administration and she studied to be a teacher. Photo provided by Stonycreek Farm.

had persuading Turner to walk across the field to see the pumpkin he had “discovered.” She was reluctant to walk to the far side of the field because the day was so warm.

“He kept saying ‘Oh, I found the perfect pumpkin,’ ” recalled Turner, who teaches special Education at Fishers Elementary School. “I said, ‘I trust you, just pick it up and come over here.’ ” As stories go, that wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun to tell.

Frank Stern, Jr., 80, Noblesville, passed away Sept. 26. He was born Sept. 30, 1928 in Noblesville to Frank and Zora (Dunlap) Stern.

Frank was retired after working as a crane operator engineer for 30 years. He was a member of the Cicero Christian Church. Frank is survived by son, Mike (Diana) Stern of Noblesville; son, Richard (Jan) Stern of Greenfield; son, Tom Stern of Vero Beach, Fl; daughter, Susie (Doug) Rohaus of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.; brother, Morris (Elaine) Stern; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Frank is preceded in death by his wife, Jan Carroll Stern, one sister and three brothers. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent Hospice, 8450 N. Payne Rd., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46268.

Ralph Donald “Don” Runyan, 78, of Indianapolis, passed away Sept. 16. He was born Dec. 19, 1930 in Mexico, Mo., to James and Martha (Cooper) Runyan. He served in the Army from 1949 until 1953, attaining the rank of Sergeant. At the time of his retirement in 1993 he was Vice President of Capital Machine Company of Indianapolis. Don is survived by his wife, Patsy Runyan of Indianapolis, two daughters, Racquel Yeary of Fishers, Renee Runyan of Indianapolis, one son, James Runyan of Fishers, two grandchildren, Tristan Runyan of Cumberland and Taylor Yeary of Fishers, and one great granddaughter, Kaydence Runyan of Cumberland. Online condolences may be sent in care of efw@efwagner.com

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Remarkable, Descartes … and a Bill Commentary

by Bob Walters Remarkable Mary Jane English was a remarkable woman.

The longtime principal at Heritage Christian Elementary School retired in 2004, ending 37 years of service building Indiana’s largest private elementary school. Mrs. English died Sept. 16 after battling colon cancer for many months.

Not surprisingly, her memorial service Oct. 3 at East 91st Street Christian Church was also remarkable, displaying love, grace, public affection, music and God’s Word, celebrating a life dedicated to the Lord, to her family, and to her profession.

The hundreds in attendance included several dozen of the teachers Mrs. English hired over nearly four decades. Those teachers influenced thousands of young students throughout the north and northeast Indianapolis Metro area. See HeritageChristian.net for a wonderful tribute.

As her son Bill noted at the service, “She never once doubted she was doing what God wanted her to do … she never doubted her destination, and was fully confident she had an inheritance that would never perish, spoil, or fade. … At the end she had a sense of accomplishment, a sense of finish and was ready to go on and be with God. … She showed us all the right way to live, and the right way to die.”

Enter thou into the joy of the Lord, Mrs. English.

Descartes Thankfully, alert reader Dr. T.F. Foust of Carmel caught a mistake I made a couple weeks ago. Descartes’ famous philosophical phrase, “I think, therefore I am,” in Latin is “Cogito ergo sum.” I bone-headedly wrote “Cognito ergo sum” in the Sept. 22 column about Pascal and Indy’s recent secular convention.

Kudos to Dr. Foust for his keen recognition. I looked it up. “Cogito” means “I think.”

“Cognito” isn’t anything, just a misspelling; what my great aunt Marian would call “an illiterate mistake.” FYI, “cognoscere” means “to learn, to know.” Ergo, now I think I know my error, and have since been cogitating on my lack of cognition. Mea culpa.

And a Bill Sept. 29 I wrote that Thomas Jefferson had “almost nothing to do” with the writing of the U.S. Constitution. That’s mostly right. He was in France while the document he dreaded took shape, yet was in constant correspondence with his best friend James Madison, the father of the Constitution. Upon his return, Jefferson still wasn’t crazy about the charter, and championed the addition of the Bill of Rights.

Bob Walters (www.believerbob. blogspot.com) is thankful Christ has forgiven our sins, and prays readers will forgive an occasional mistake.

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DISPATCHES » Walk for hope – Cancer Services of Hamilton County will host its second annual “Walk for Hope” 1K family and 5K walk from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 17.

Entry fee is $30 per person. Kids walk for free. The walk is at the New Life Christian Church on 131st and Hazel Dell Road in Carmel. Ninety-eight percent of all money raised goes to patient care. For information, call (317) 776-1519, or pick up a registration form at Riverview Hospital Cancer Center 395 Westfield Road in Noblesville, or visit www.hamiltoncountyveterans.com . Mail registration form to CSHC P.O. Box 22 Noblesville, IN 46061.

» Colored hair, cheaper – Hair color makes you look younger, brighter, and sexier, but it can also be costly and timeconsuming. Here are a few tips to help keep you color better longer.

7 ways to find time for fitness

By John Bellmore People who are successful at maintaining good physical fitness have a lot less going on in their lives than we do, right? The reason it’s so hard to get in shape is because we are all so busy.

We’ve got work, friends and family. Every day there is so much to do, right? Wrong!

To build a healthy body, you really don’t need more than four hours of exercise a week. That’s only 2.3 percent of the time you have to work with each week. Those who think following a proper nutrition program is also time consuming are wrong. Eating right will actually save you time.

Apply these tips, and you’ll be amazed how much they can change your life for the better: • Plan ahead. Make a list of the things you know you need to accomplish, including working out, taking your supplements and eating when you’re supposed to.

• Exercise regularly. It’s a scientifically proven fact that the right amount of exercise gives you more energy, and when you

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have more energy, you get more things done faster.

Eat a nutritious diet. When you provide your body with a constant supply of the nutrients it needs to stay healthy and strong, you have consistent energy throughout the day.

Don’t get sick. Nothing is more counterproductive than spending two days in bed, sick with the flu or some avoidable virus that’s making its way around the job or gym.

Watch less TV. Think about what you look like when you’re sitting on the couch watching TV: you’re staring off into space, thinking about nothing and accomplishing nothing.

Eliminate useless phone calls. If you must spend time on the phone, do so while you walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike, so you’ll be accomplishing something productive at the same time.

Have a sense of urgency.Try approaching your tasks with a sense of urgency and you’ll storm through projects with greater expediency than you thought possible.

John Bellmore is a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Health and Fitness.

You can email him at jwbellmore@ hotmail.com.

Motivation for running Need help in the motivation department?

Sign up for a 5K or 10K. Suddenly, your exercise routine becomes “training” and every workout has a purpose. Plus, your competitive spirit is bound to keep you fired up and help you push past what you thought was impossible. Here’s how to ace the race.

• Find your ideal race. If you usually do 1- to 2-mile runs, try a 5K. If you can comfortably do 3 to 4 miles, go for a 10K. Find a race online at Active.com or by checking with a local running store.

Leave plenty of time to train; 8 to 10 weeks is ideal. Then tell everyone about it—better yet, ask them to join you.

• Get with a program. You can download 5K or 10K race plans and a running logs from many websites to track your progress. Post the log on your fridge with a map of the race course for inspiration.

• Prep for race day! That morning, eat a high-carb, low-fat breakfast and drink 8 ounces of water at least 2 hours before the race starts to allow time for digestion. Arrive at least 45 minutes early, so you have time to settle in and warm up with 5 to 10 minutes of easy-paced walking and running.

-www.health.com

• Wash with a clarifying shampoo the day before coloring.

• Choose fade-resistant shades like blonde or brunette.

• Highlights buy you the most time, as their fade is less noticeable.

• Wait 48 hours to shampoo, and use a shampoo formulated for colored hair.

• Install a showerhead with a water purifier.

• Use an ionic blow-dryer.

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To circ or not to circ, that is the cutting question COMMENTARY

By Krista Bocko There is a lot of misinformation out there about circumcision. After some extensive research of my own and discussion with parents who have given much thought to this issue, this is what I discovered: Fiction: Most baby boys are circumcised, so in order for a boy to fit in, he should be too.

Fact: Once upon a time, most baby boys were circ’ed, but no longer. According to our pediatrician and my midwife, 50 to 60 percent of baby boys are intact, with that number only expected to climb.

Fiction: My son won’t fit in if he’s not circumcised.

Fact: See above. If that is a concern, leave your son intact.

Fiction: My son needs to look like his father.

Fact: He won’t “look like his father” for a very long time. Kudos to those dads who are circumcised and then do the research and the parents choose to leave their son(s) intact.

Fiction: It’s cleaner.

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Fact: An intact baby’s penis is easy to clean and is certainly no more difficult than cleaning a girl. Rule of thumb: only clean what is seen.

Fiction: It’s better to circumcise when they are babies and won’t remember the pain.

Fact: Is there really a good time to remove a functional body part? The foreskin is not simply an extraneous flap of skin.

If it’s there on their body, it probably serves a purpose.

Fiction: There is no risk to the procedure.

Fact: There is risk to every medical procedure.

Risks include infection, excessive bleeding, or in rare cases, death. Be informed.

Fiction: It’s medically necessary.

Fact: It’s cosmetic in the vast majority of cases.

So let’s reframe the question to: should I leave my son intact?

Krista Bocko enjoys thoughtful parenting and questioning the status quo. She can be reached at kbocko@ sbcglobal.net or via her blog: www. cachet-cachet.blogspot.com.

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DISPATCHES » What successful CEOs know – In every business, critical issues surface. Somerset CPAs will discuss those issues in its presentation of “The 7 Critical Things Successful CEOs Know” Oct. 14 from 8:15-9:30 a.m. at the Somerset Conference Center, 3925 River Crossing Parkway in Indianapolis.

The Somerset CEO Series is designed to address those issues and much more. It will provide a general overview of the program and its benefits to you and your organization. » Ward wins award – The Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) has named Hamilton County Surveyor Kenton C. Ward as the 2009 Arthur R. Himsel Award winner. The award is the AIC’s highest honor, given to an elected county official who has served the interest of county government through involvement with the AIC. Ward has been serving as the Hamilton County Surveyor since 1977.

He is currently the President of the National Association of County Surveyors, is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and serves on the GIS Committee for NACo. He is also a charter member of the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM). He also received the AIC’s Outstanding County Surveyor Award in 1984 and 2004.

Less is more, more or less COMMENTARY

By David Cain Imagine you are cooking a meal. You’re in the kitchen gathering ingredients, getting stuff together, and pulling out all the right gear. Things are moving along smoothly. But what if there were four of you in the kitchen? You’re all trying to assemble the same meal. Are you still as productive? Creating a simple meal can take twice as long the more individuals you have prepping the same dinner.

Think back to the most recent meeting you attended. How many people were in the room? How many were actively participating? Was it productive? Sometimes the simplest of problems can take the most time to solve when too many individuals are adding ingredients. Finding the right mix, how many people, who are the cooks, can be a constant struggle for organizations.

Next time you are in a meeting, look around the room and see if someone else in the room has the same role as you. In your next meeting, guess if the attendees could eat more than one large

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pizza. If you’ve got more eaters than a large pizza would handle or there are people that overlap, it might be time to excuse yourself and get back to work.

Too many cooks in the kitchen can create a problem. Too many cooks can make dinner take twice as long. If you are running a restaurant, that’s probably not the best outcome. Take a look around and make sure your kitchen is appropriately staffed before the dinner bell rings. If not, you might end up serving your costly meal at midnight.

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Type: Tri-Level Age: Built in 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.

Weaknesses: Tri-level floorplan is a big challenge to the property.

Located in a small neighborhood, the 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.

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Inflatable family fun is opening in Carmel at the end of this week. Bouncertown owner Andrew Hendricks hopes to open his second location, aimed at safe, clean fun for kids, Oct. 15 or 16 in the old Circuit City building in Clay Terrace Mall. The Clay Terrace location is larger than the original Greenwood store and will feature even more family fun and dining. “We’re thrilled to be in this environment,” Hendricks said. “It’s a step in the right direction for our company.”

Bouncertown specializes in inHENDRICKS flatable slides, bounce houses and obstacles courses, but Hendricks said the games and quality madeto-order food are what really keeps families coming back. “(Kids) come in and their eyes light up,” Hendricks said. “They’d stay here all day if they could. It’s just a matter of getting their parents to stay all day.”

Bouncertown also specializes in private themed birthday parties, with more than 40 themes to chose from.

Do you think Smart Phones are worth the extra money?

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Ron Stevens Noblesville

“If it’s something you need you are going to pay for it.

My Razr is all I need right now though.”

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DISPATCHES » Calling all HC artists – Anyone age 16 or older in Hamilton County can submit a piece of art to be exhibited at the Hamilton County Art Center, 195 S. Fifth St., during Hamilton County Artist Associations’s first. Community Creates event. The pieces, which will be judged, will hang from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 to Nov. 27. Prizes will be awarded. The pieces (limit two) must be no larger than 36 inches by 36 inches, applicable to all media. All 2-D artwork must be framed and ready to hang with flat hangers and wire. No saw-tooth hangers are allowed.

All 2-D and 3-D art will be accepted.

Small quilts, ready to hang, also will be accepted. Artwork may be dropped off during gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p..m Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

The drop-off deadline is noon, Oct. 31. » A dog named Boo! – Dress your dog in its Halloween finest and take him to the second annual Canine Costume Cotillion at Events Pavilion at Noblesville’s Dillon Park Oct. 24 from 1 to 2 p.m.

The fun will include games, a costume contest, vendors, a demonstration by the Indy Dog & Disc Club, and “candy” (dog treats) for all canine participants. The cost is $5 per dog and half of the day’s proceeds will go to the Humane Society for Hamilton County. All dogs must be on a leash and be current on all immunizations. Registration begins at 12:45pm.

You may call and pre-register your dog prior to the event, but payment is not due until you arrive that day. For more information or to pre-register your dog, contact the Parks Recreation office at (317) 770-5750. » Halloween freak show – Tickets are on sale for Insane Clown Posse, 7 p.m., Oct. 30 at Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville. The controversial horror core rap duo has been upsetting the faint of heart since the mid-90s with albums like “The Great Melenko” and “The Amazing Jeckel Brothers.” Legendary for truly outrageous live shows, Insane Clown Posse performs its hits amidst open fires and raging chain saws on elaborate, visually shocking stages. Tickets are $25.50 in advance and $30 the day of the show at www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster. com and Ticketmaster locations.

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Headless Horseman gets a ‘facelift’ with new events

By Martha Allan Current in Noblesville The folks who’ve made a night hayride in search of a one of American literature’s more haunting figures have a few new tricks in store this year.

Conner Prairie unveils its 26th annual Headless Horseman event Oct. 16 with several acts that are spooky, yet still family-friendly.

“You will not see any gory, Halloween-type things,” said Angela Tuell, public relations manager at Conner Prairie. “Once it gets dark, families with small children just need to know that it’s dark.”

While you bide your time until your scheduled hayride, you can sing Halloween dance tunes karaoke-style at Scary-o-ke, pet some friendly four-legged critters at the Animal Encounters Barn or listen to storytellers at the Lenape Indian Camp.

Several limited-time programs are at 7 and 8 p.m.: Paranormal Investigators (Oct. 16-17) will explore the supernatural

Spidey Sense (Oct. 21-22) will discuss the world of spiders Creepy Critters (Oct. 23-24) will introduce you to snakes, tarantulas and scorpions Bats: Myths & Realities (Oct. 28-30) will focus on what these nocturnal creatures are really like.

For an extra cost, you can take a ride in a giant helium balloon, which Conner Prairie launched this summer to commemorate the nation’s first successful air mail delivery in from Lafayette in 1859.

The main attraction, of course, is the haunted hayride that carries you into the dark countryside, where you just might see skeletons and ghosts before glimpsing the Headless Horseman.

The event is based on the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” an 1820 short story by Washington Irving. In the tale, schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is walking through the woods at night, half out of his wits with fright even before he encounters the Headless Horseman, with dire results.

Photo provided by Conner Prairie.

The Headless Horseman rides through the apple orchard at Conner Prairie for the 26th year.

Don’t worry. You’ll probably fare better than Ichabod Crane, who was never heard from again -- or will you? Ahhh-oooooo!

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Where: Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers.

When: Oct. 16-17, 21-25, 28-30. Gates open 6-9 pm Tickets: Presale at Marsh and O’Malia’s locations. Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday: $7 presale, $9/ gate; free for all Conner Prairie members; Friday/ Saturday: $11 presale, $13/gate, free only for plus-level CP members.

Web site: www.connerprairie.org

PICK OF THE WEEK

Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World

Where: Indianapolis Museum of Art When: Oct. 11-Jan. 3 Cost: Free Details: During the 17th century El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán, Murillo and others created art that spurred both admiration and devotion. See magnificent works – paintings, sculpture and more – from Spain, Mexico, Peru and Colombia, including the famed and rarely displayed Crown of the Andes, a baroque gold crown set with 450 emeralds.

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At Play HALLOWEEN ‘The Casket Girls’

The Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre (6701 Zionsville Road) presents “The Casket Girls” Oct. 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. This moderngothic-alternative-vampire ballet debuts this Halloween season, but be aware, this is NOT your grandmother’s version of ballet. Think of it more like Moulin Rouge with dancing vampires, nuns, romance, love, murder – all set to music that blends styles from Mozart to Nine Inch Nails. For more tickets or more information, call 317-216-5455 or visit www.pikepac.org.

Haunted trails

Back again this year for all your haunted pleasures, the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department’s Haunted Tails will be howling in the night Oct. 27-29 from 7-10 p.m. at Cool Creek Park, 2000 East 151st St in Westfield. Admission to the trail is $5 per person. For more information, contact the HCPRD at 317-770-4400 or www. coolcreekhauntedtrails.com.

LIVE MUSIC Mudsocks Grill

The following musical acts will be play live at Mudsock’s Grill, 14741 Hazel Dell Crossing, Noblesville. For more information, call 317-580-0630.

Oct. 14, 21, 28 – Steve Weakley Group Oct. 16,23, 30 – Gregg Bacon Oct. 17, 24, 31 – Jeff Day

Mo’s Irish Pub

The following musical acts will be play live at Mo’s Irish Pub, 13193 Levinson Lane in the Hamilton Town Center, Noblesville. For more information, call 317-770-9020.

Oct. 15 – Greta Speaks Oct. 16 – Something Rather Naughty Oct. 17 – Janet 51

Barley Island

The following musical acts will be play live at Barley Island, 639 Conner St., Noblesville. For more information, call 317-770-5280.

Oct. 17 – Tom Sutton Trio Oct. 31 – Halloween Party with The Finns.

Get outta town

Kalahari Water Park Resort Where: 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, Ohio.

Getting there: From Noblesville, take I-69 north, I-88/I-90 east to Exit 118 (U.S. 250 north). Approximately 290 miles, 4 ¾ hours.

Info: (877) 525-2427, www. kalahariresorts.com/oh/.

What: Kalahari Waterpark Resort Sandusky is a destination resort with a 173,000-square-foot indoor water park, the largest in the U.S. It features 884 African-themed guest rooms and 192 condos with a mini-fridge, coffee maker, microwave and free high-speed Internet access. Other amenities include eight dining options, a spa, indoor miniature golf and playground, retail shops and one of Ohio’s largest arcades.

If you book online using BOO@ ZOO promotional code for stays Sunday through Thursday through Photo provided by Kalahari Resort.

Nov. 19, you save nearly $100 off The surf is always up on The Flowrider at Sandusky’s Kalahari regular price. For $125 you get Resort, the largest indoor water park in the U.S. accommodations with two queen beds and a sleeper sofa, four waterpark passes (a $156 value), admission for four to the new Boo at the Zoo Maze ($20 value) and four passes to Safari Adventure Park ($28 value).

Weekend stays are $35 more per night. Blackout dates are Oct. 24 and Oct. 31.

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What do you like to eat there? The gyro platter.

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639 Conner Street, Noblesville Phone: 317-770-5280 Web site: www.barleyisland.com Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m.

Sunday, noon to midnight (during football season).

Locally owned and operated by Jeff and Linda Eaton, Barley Island is the only brewpub in Hamilton County. Barley’s extensive menu includes a list of bar food at its best, from its 16 creative appetizers to its fried ice cream.

Choose from a dozen sandwiches, including the beer belly burger, a half-pound of Angus beef topped with Swiss cheese and a pile of fried onion strings on a thick sliced rye bread, and the house favorite, a beer-battered pork tenderloin. Vegetarians can get a black bean burger or a veggie wrap. Other favorites include the rib platter, fish and chips and the brewpub bratwurst, a pair of juicy brats smothered in kraut. If you can’t decide which Barley brew to pick, go for the sampler of five 4-ounce glasses.

There’s live music on most weekends.

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I get a kick out of you, sweet tiramisu

By Molly Herner There is a common misconception that tiramisu is a complicated dessert to make. One need neither be skilled nor a pastry chef to make a crowd-pleasing tiramisu.

The ingredients are inexpensive and easily found at your local grocery store.

The dessert is made with mascarpone cheese, a light Italian cheese with a consistency like American cream cheese. Mascarpone, used in regional dishes of Lombardy, where it is a specialty, generally is made from low-fat content fresh cream from the milk of cows that have been fed special grasses filled with fresh herbs and flowers, creating a fresh taste. Milky-white

in color, it is easily spread.

The word “tiramisu” in Italian means “a pickme-up.” At the end of a multiple-course meal there is nothing better than a light, creamy dessert with a hint of espresso for that little extra kick.

You could also use instant coffee for a bolder “coffee” flavor. Add a little coffee liqueur or Kaluha to the espresso for a delicious flavor enhancement.

Molly Herner, is the baker/pastry chef at Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano.

You may email her at odette05@ aol.com.

Tiramisu Ingredients • Lady finger cookies • Chocolate syrup • Cocoa powder • 1 egg • 1 liter heavy whipping cream • 1 small container mascarpone cheese • 2 or 3 freshly brewed portions of espresso or about a cup of instant coffee • 1 oz coffee liqueur Directions: 1. Start with lady fingers dipped lightly in a mixture of fresh-brewed, strong espresso.

2. Whip together one egg and one cup of

sugar.

3. Whip one liter of the heavy whipping cream until thick, then add in the egg and sugar mixture, and mix until well-combined.

4. Add one small container of mascarpone cheese and mix until filling is very thick and stands in thick peaks.

5. Layer the cream first, then the coffeedipped lady finger and a small amount of chocolate syrup over the cookie in whatever kind of pan or mold you like.

6. Let tiramisu chill for at least six hours and serve with a light dusting of cocoa powder.

Ingredients: • One large orange • 1-2 tbsp. orange liqueur • 3 tbsp. lemon curd • 1/4 cup whipped cream • 1 tbsp. crushed shortbread cookies (optional) Directions: 1. Peel and segment the orange with a paring knife, removing the membranes and white pith. Chop the segments and toss with the orange liqueur in a bowl; set aside for about 10 minutes.

2. Spoon the lemon curd into a small liqueur glass or brandy snifter in an even layer. Top with a thin layer of whipped cream, then pile on the oranges and dollop with the remaining whipped cream. Sprinkle with crushed shortbread cookies, if desired.

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vampire kiss martini Ingredients: • 1 part vodka, chilled • 1 part champagne • 1 part Chambord Directions: 1. Pour vodka in a martini glass, top with champagne, and pour a little of the Chambord over the back of a spoon to make it float. Garnish with wax teeth/ candy corn/blood orange slice

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By Randy Sorrell

Who better to watch your home while away than a seasoned group of professionals experienced in home improvement? That’s why we launched HomeWatchers, a natural extension of SURROUNDINGS by NatureWorks+.

“SNOWBIRDING”: –verb The art of disappearing...a newly created verb much like cocooning or nesting. It is the art of disappearing from any Hamilton County zip code for extended periods during winter’s long dreary months.

Several friends remind us of the lovely couple in the picture…happy, successful, at peace and who love vacationing. Often they encourage their friends, neighbors or children to check out their house while

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What are current home trends?

It seems everyone wants to know what the latest trends are in home improvement, particularly as Christmas approaches and 2010’s new Home and Flower Show at Lucas Oil Stadium gets anticipated (oh, you haven’t heard?).

The obvious answers would be advanced material selection, fade resistant patio stone, “green”-friendly products and ambitious flowering shrubs that promise it all…short of making your coffee in the morning.

I believe the greatest trend, or reality, is one of prudence. We are being wiser consumers, adhering to pre-set project budgets, phasing in over a period of bonuses/seasons and even participating in part of the installation.

Nevertheless, Noblesville residents are still hungry to create these very cool spaces to enjoy.

A place to escape when we are desperate for a break from reality and where our children can hang out and connect.

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» Superhero trend – Capes. Say the word, and images of masked superheros mid-flight are what immediately pops into many people's minds. But capes and cloaks have existed, in one variety or another, through much of our known human history. From early Medieval mantles, to 16th century decorative shawls; from military officers capes and 1940s fur stoles, to the fringed ponchos of the 1960s. But since the humble poncho had its hippie revival, the cape in its more sophisticated forms has seen nothing of a major comeback on the streets - that is, until now. The cape is back on the agenda as one of the major fall fashion trends.

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How long is that fabric in the window?

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By Vicky Earley More than one husband has arrived home after we have successfully installed a fabulous custom window treatment, only to ask, “When are they going to hem them?”

If I could replicate a sound effect in this column, you would hear my ego going “THUD.” As the fur went up on my back in defense of those textile beauties – complete with the perfect amount of puddling – I had to remember they were being challenged by the practical gender. In reality, I can’t blame those who find puddling a curiosity.

Although I relish a deep puddling drapery effect, it really is a bit of a puzzle. After all, why on Earth would anyone want drapery that is deliberately too long?

This indulgence of the world of window treatments relates to a time in history when silks were precious and treated as a treasured commodity. In those days, only the wealthiest could afford them. One visible way to express one’s wealth was to spill this precious commodity all over the floor!

Drapery puddling creates an opulent, romantic effect and has a strong following with designers and confident homeowners. A certain elegance and fullness is achieved only by puddling.

The same draperies that are full and rich could take on a tailored look if they were hemmed to ½” from the floor.

A happy medium that achieves the fullness of puddling but does not attack the logic of husbands is the concept of “breaking.”

Draperies that break on the floor offer a more relaxed feel to a space than window treatments that are off the floor. A break can vary from 1/2” to 1 1/2” verses a puddle, which can vary from 5” to 12”. Breaking provides some support to drapery fabric, since textiles are fluid and tend to relax over time.

There are circumstances when it is not be advisable to puddle or break a drapery on the floor. Windows in breakfast rooms are often in close proximity to the table, putting the draperies in a state of constant vulnerability. There are also times in a bathroom the window just screams for a drapery to cozy up the room.

Generally, there is activity in this room, along with moisture on the floor, so it really might not be best choice to have a drapery tangled up with a towel on the floor.

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All trees (even Wally) welcome here

By Holly Funk Just when I think I’m used to the sound of walnuts dropping onto the roof, it sends me leaping out of bed at 7 a.m. Again.

During our first fall here, for whatever reason, there were no walnuts. And I couldn’t see why people were snickering over my joy for such a beautiful tree. It was an amazing tree. We named him Wally.

I didn’t see the problem … despite the few garden plants failing from the “walnut toxicity” (seriously). And despite the tree’s premature end to the season with a smidge of early fruit drop, which made for a mess underfoot and a need to walk cautiously to avoid a sprained ankle.

The situation gets personal, however, when you park your car under it. In no time, it became apparent that the tree was making a huge mess out of the car.

The man at the car wash balked, “You parkin’ this thing under a tree?” Shameful nodding.

“It’s going to need pre-soaking.” The tree could ruin the paint, he said.

I can park it in the road. I guess.

A forgiving family, we hung one of those silly “Forest Faces” on Wally. Cutie.

Now, the walnuts are dropping like squirrel missiles - driving our dogs insane.

No different than my favorite crabapple tree growing up. I loved that tree in the spring.

Come August, however, the sidewalk was buzz-

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ing with drunken yellow jackets. I’m supposed to roller skate through that?

But I still love Wally. I think a tree can do no wrong. Even the most dreaded trees have redeeming qualities - like, providing oxygen and shelter for wildlife.

So, the tree stays. My car is doing just fine parked in the road. The squirrels love the nuts. The dogs chase the squirrel. It’s fun for everyone.

Until someone sprains an ankle.

Holly Funk is an Indiana accredited horticulturist and advanced master gardener residing in Noblesville.

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DISPATCHES » Conferences, then no school – Noblesville Middle School and Noblesville Freshman Campus and Main Campus will have parent-teacher conferences Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, respectively, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. School will not be in session Oct. 16.

Teachers will meet with parents in their classrooms. Conferences are held on a first come-first served basis, so appointments are not necessary. If more time is needed, schedule a time to meet with the entire team/teacher to discuss the concerns in greater detail. » New university opening – Franklin University of Ohio is having a Grand Opening from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at 8435 Allison Pointe Blvd., in Indianapolis. Not to be confused with Franklin College of Franklin, Ind., Franklin of Ohio was founded in 1902 in Columbus, Ohio.

It offers bachelors and master’s degree programs at the Indianapolis location and online. Franklin University President Dr. David Decker, Dean Dr. Mike Szkalay and other select corporate and community members will be available to discuss the school’s programs. A reception begins at 4 p.m. and a ribbon cutting ceremony follows at 4:45 p.m. For information about the school, visit www.franklin.edu.indy. » Scholarship info – College scholarship information can be obtained from daily announcements, the scholarship showcase across from the Noblesville High School guidance office and online.

Students and parents are encouraged to visit each outlet regularly for updated scholarship postings. The following are specific scholarships awarded yearly: • Lilly Endowment-made available 1st week of December • CICF-made available 1st week of February • Local-made available 1st week of March For an updated list of available scholarships visit www.nhs.noblesvilleschools. org. » 8th graders off to D.C. – Eighth grade students at Noblesville Middle School are eligible for a trip to Washington, D.C. next April 14-18. The students will leave at noon on April 14 and spend three nights and three days in Washington, returning home the morning of April 18. Cost is $695 per student, which covers roundtrip charter bus fare, three meals a day, three nights lodging, tour guides and admission fees. Visit www.nms.noblesvilleschools. org for registration information.

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A is for action

By Brandie Bohney Do you remember the old Sesame Street song that Cookie Monster sang: “C is for Cookie”? “C is for cookie; that’s good enough for me.” I loved that song. Oh, who am I kidding? I still love that song.

One of the great things about the song is its ability to teach kids the letter C by relating the letter to one of almost every kid’s favorite things: cookies. It’s a memory device, and it works. Even well enough for grown-ups.

If you ever have difficulty with accept and except or affect and effect, the Cookie Monster technique is for you. In each pair of soundssimilar words, there is one word that functions almost always as a verb and one word that doesn’t. And in both cases, those words that function as verbs most of the time are the ones that start with a.

So what does that have to do with Cookie Monster? It’s easy: affect and accept are both actions. They all start with a. A is for action; that’s good enough for me.

If that’s not enough to help you remember, I also think that the x in except makes it easy to remember its definition (and therefore use). If

you can remember that except means that something is being excluded (there’s that x again), think about crossing that something out with an X. X is for except; that’s good enough for me.

On much shakier ground is my memory device for effect. Because it is most often used as a noun, as in cause and effect, I have suggested that remembering that the fact that cause ends in e and effect starts with e could be an effective way to remember the meaning and spelling of effect. I’m just not sure how effective that device is. Maybe it would work better if Cookie Monster were here to eat a giant E-shaped foam cookie.

On an side note, I would like to thank the fifth-, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students at The Sycamore School for their excellent attention when I came to speak to them about grammar. Thanks for a great morning, all!

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

Children learn what they live COMMENTARY

By Becky Kapsalis • If a child lives with criticism, he/she learns to condemn.

• If a child lives with hostility, he/she learns to fight.

• If a child lives with ridicule, he/she learns to be shy.

• If a child lives with shame, he/she learns to be feel guilty.

But… • When a child lives with tolerance, he/she learns to be patient.

• When a child lives with encouragement, he/she learns to be confident.

• When a child lives with praise, he/she learns to appreciate.

• When a child lives with fairness, he/she learns justice.

• When a child lives with security, he/she learns to have faith.

• When a child lives with approval, he/she learns acceptance.

• When a child lives with respect, he/she learns to find love in the world.

I venture to guess that most of us are in the category of the “whens,” however, I also venture to guess that we sometimes fall into the trap of the “ifs.” The difference in the “if ’” and “whens” is in awareness.

Falling into the “if’s” category presents a challenge to us that necessitates taking stock in our approach to what we want our children to learn.

Whatever gets you through the night COMMENTARY

By Hannah Davis I pulled an all-nighter for the first time last year while writing my junior research paper, and I dare say I pulled it rather badly. After consuming an energy drink, a pot of coffee and a full two cups of the dreaded tea-coffee concoction (three tea bags brewed in a cup of strong coffee), I fainted. And fell. Hard.

Right to the floor.

It was a dramatic experience, and I still didn’t get my work done.

But sometimes a dedicated student with a bad tendency to procrastinate needs a little extra oomph, and a caffeine boost is his only hope. Forget cold water and 20-minute power naps. Energy drinks are too saccharine sweet, and that aforementioned tea-coffee might as well be tar.

Coffee is the only thing that does the trick. A cup at 11 p.m., another at midnight, and two more at 3 a.m. will almost get me through ‘til six or so when I’m expected to rise and shine for another glorious day at school.

Since the Great Fainting Incident of ’08, I’ve learned how to more efficiently budget my time, or rather my coffee consumption.

Unfortunately, my plan doesn’t involve going to bed at a decent hour. I still contend that all-nighters, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary sometimes.

Thank you, Mr. Folgers. Sorry, Mom. Hannah Davis is a senior at Noblesville High School and the opinions editor for The Mill Stream.

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Given that all behaviors are learned behaviors and that all behaviors are need driven, it is in the best interest of all family members to focus our parental energies on the “whens” leaving no room for our children to learn to live with the “if ’s.”

The behavioral accountability factor lies with us. Next time we choose to criticize, be hostile, ridicule or shame our children, we must take full responsibility for teaching our children to condemn, fight, be shy, or feel guilty.

Conversely, next time we choose to teach tolerance, encouragement, praise, fairness, security, approval and respect be prepared to witness patience, confidence, appreciation, justice, faith, acceptance and love. The “whens” have it. Do you agree? Hugs!

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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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No bones about my left knee

COMMENTARY

By Dick Wolfsie I’ve never had a good relationship with my left knee. Our problems together started back in college with a traumatic football injury. I was watching the homecoming game, and my entire leg became wedged in the bleachers when I was trying to get a better look at one of the cheerleaders. Things have not been the same since.

Over the years, I have managed to remain relatively active, but I knew that my knee was planning to retire way before the rest of me. For the last several months, I have felt like there was an entire family living inside my kneecap. I can hear a party going on inside, with lots of activity, clatter and a crackling fire. My wife asks me if it’s the pain that keeps me awake at night. No, it’s the noise.

After limping through our last vacation, I realized it was time to take some action, so I made an appointment with an orthopedist. When I reached his office, I was greeted by an entire waiting room of people there to make a trade.

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Everyone sitting near me was having something replaced – a knee, a shoulder, an elbow. One guy confused his metatarsal with his Taurus and thought he was at a Cash for Clunkers rally.

During my appointment, the doctor fumbled around with my leg, contorting it in several directions, and then asking me if it hurt … which is pretty funny, because when I’m just lounging on the sofa watching “Dancing with the Stars,” I’m in agony, so you can imagine how my calf felt when it was twisted into a pretzel.

The doctor told me that he needed to get

some “pictures” of my knees, which was embarrassing since all I had handy were three snapshots of me in a pair of ugly green Bermuda shorts.

I went to an imaging center for an MRI. The receptionist showed me a stick outline of a guy and asked me to put an X over the knee that was troubling me. This was difficult because I was looking at a figure looking at me, so his right was my left. It was way too complicated, so I simply pulled down my pants and drew an X on my own knee. The nurse said not to do this because doctors are never sure if X marks the spot to operate or not to operate. I was also still in the waiting room.

When I left, the nurse handed me a huge envelope of images to bring back to my doctor – about 64 of them, more pictures than I took of my entire family during the two weeks we spent in Europe.

That night I glanced at the radiologist’s report. It was the scariest thing I ever read in my life. Within the intercondylar notch region poste-

riorly…there is an irregular structure…consistent with a loose body.

OK, I’m no doctor, but that sounds like they’re saying I have something wrong with my butt.

And this: There is a tearing of the anterior horn and the posterior horn, near the meniscal root.

I think this is what happened in my high school parking lot 45 years ago, after the bus ran over the band equipment.

When I went back to the doctor, he said that my bad knee was 62 years old and that was the simplest explanation he could give me.

I told him my good knee was also 62 years old. Just for future reference, it’s tough to make an orthopedist laugh.

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

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Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Words: COSTUME, GHOST, MASK, PUMPKIN, TREAT, TRICK; Senses: HEARING, SIGHT, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH; Sections: CHILDREN'S, FICTION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE; Malls: CASTLETON, CIRCLE CENTRE, CLAY TERRACE; Colors: BLUE, GOLD; Deli; SHAPIRO'S Answers to BUILD THE WORDS: EAGLE CREEK, CHEERLEADER, SURVIVOR, JIM CALDWELL, SCISSORS Answers to INDIANA WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: HEALED, HALED, HAZED, HAZEL, LADLE, LAZED, ADZE, ALEE, DALE, DAZE, DEAL, DELL, HALE, HALL, HAZE, HEAD, HEAL, HEED, HEEL, HELD, LADE, LAZE, LEAD, ZEAL, ADZ, ALE, ALL, DEE, EEL, ELD, ELL, HAD, LAD, LEA, LED, LEE, ZED, ZEE.

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There’s no place I’d rather be

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By Mike Redmond I usually don’t take requests, mostly because nobody makes any (except for the credit card companies requesting me to pay up immediately, if not sooner). This week, though, I am pulling something from the archives, because some readers remembered it from six years ago and have asked, over the last few weeks, if I would run it again.

Bend my arm, why don’t you? All right. Here it is, my love letter to an Indiana autumn, from 2003: Occasionally I am asked why I ride a motorcycle nearly everywhere, practically all year long. I usually choose from among the following smart-aleck answers: 1. The city of Indianapolis looks suspiciously at the idea of me going around town on a tractor.

2. My truck has been in the shop for the last 48 months.

3. Because it makes me look extra-cool Especially in January.

The other day, however, I came to know the real reason I ride a motorcycle.

It was one of those glorious fall days that make Indiana special.

Let’s face it, this state never finishes near the top in the scenery polls. Looking for rockbound coasts, sweeping grandeur, purple mountains’ majesty? Look elsewhere.

Oh, we have the dunes in Northern Indiana, and the hills in Southern Indiana, and if endless, flat fields of corn and beans are your idea of something sweepingly grand, we have plenty of those in the middle. But it’s not the sort of scenery the travel magazines get all worked up about. For some reason, they seem to prefer places like the Grand Canyon. Go figure.

Too bad. They should check out this place in autumn – specifically, mid-October. Then I think my state is as pretty as it gets. The blue of the sky becomes richer, deeper. The sunlight is golden. And the trees show all the shades of red and orange and yellow you can imagine.

This is what I found arrayed before me as I rode my bike east on Ind. 14 from North Manchester to Fort Wayne.

Now, Ind. 14 is not one of those classic motorcycle-excursion highways. Its curves are few and modest; its hills are gentle. It’s not the sort of highway that challenges your riding skills and leaves you’re a wrung-out, sweaty mess at the end of the trip.

Instead, it takes you through farmland, which, in October, is working through the transition from summer to winter. Ears of corn and pods of beans hang heavy on their stalks. Woodlots are a riot of turning leaves. In the small towns, the houses are neat, the yards clean. Jack-o-lanterns appear on doorsteps. Mums grace the flowerbeds.

I rode through it marveling at the beauty. The beauty, I should say, and the rightness of it. It was just as Indiana should be in mid-October.

I came to a stop. I could hear the wind rustling through the corn. The breeze carried with it the scent of burning leaves. And I realized that people in the cars that had been zipping past me

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The way it felt on a glorious October afternoon is why I ride.

I just hope I remember it in January, when I’m out there freezing my buns off because the truck’s still in the shop.

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