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GOP leaders discuss opioid crisis

By Adam Aasen • adam@youarecurrent.com The Hamilton County Republican Party focused on the the opioid epidemic at its monthly breakfast Nov. 15.

COUNTY Speakers included State Sen. Jim Merritt, Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Buckingham and Hamilton County Coroner John Chalfin at Peterson’s in Fishers.

Buckingham said he’s alarmed by recent numbers regarding the crisis. He said the U.S. makes up 5 percent of the world’s population but uses 80 percent of the world’s opiates. Since the late 1990s, the use of painkillers in the U.S. has tripled, he said.

Buckingham’s noticing it locally, too. He said drug dealers in Hamilton County are obtaining larger quantities and using direct lines from Mexico.

“During a recent Fishers arrest, they thought they were buying ounces and ended up talking about half kilos,” he said. “That’s what the dealers wanted to sell.”

Chalfin said he’s seen 36 confirmed deaths this year due to opioid overdoses, and he has 10 more toxicology tests that look suspect. By comparison, there were 18 deaths in 2014, 21 in 2015 and 26 in 2016.

“The year’s not over,” Buckingham said.

“And we all know that the holidays are a busy time for this, and so I wouldn’t be surprised to see 50 or 55 deaths this year.”

Chalfin said it’s too easy to obtain painkillers or heroin.

“These are individuals that are modeling themselves off of pizza deliveries,” he said.

“These are dealers with small amounts, so they only get a slap on the wrist if they get busted. They make their contacts by waiting outside methodone clinics and tell these addicts, ‘I got the real thing and it’s cheaper.’”

Chalfin said people need to remove the stigma and stop demonizing addicts because they are helpless at times.

From left, State Sen. Jim Merritt, Hamilton County Coroner John Chalfin and Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Buckingham pause at the Nov. 15 breafkast. (Photo by Adam Aasen)

“I’ve heard a saying, ‘When you dance with the bear, you don’t decide when to stop,’” he said. “And that’s true because you’re addicted. You’re truly helpless.”

He said many people want to get help but haven’t gotten real treatment. He said twothirds of the overdose deaths he sees are people who just got out of rehab, but not from a valid program or facility.

Merritt said he’s encouraged that leaders are starting to take the epidemic seriously.

“We need to start treating this as an illness and not a character flaw,” he said.

But he said there’s a big problem: Indiana doesn’t have proper data on its opioid problem. Without the data, he said the state misses out on federal funding. He said Indiana ranks 16th nationally in the crisis but is, in his opinion, among the top five in the nation but doesn’t have the numbers to prove it.

“We need to know what this problem is so we can get our arms around it and solve it,” he said.

City offers free parking in city hall lot news@currentnoblesville.com Again this year, the City of Noblesville will offer free parking in the city hall lot at 16 S. 10th St. downtown Offered since 2007, the initiative’s goal is to encourage downtown holiday shoppingThe parking lot is one block from the courthouse square. The city hall public parking lot, lot 2, is immediately east of city hall and between Conner and Maple streets.

Members of the Noblesville Street Dept. have placed covers over all of the meters in the lot, where they will remain through the end of the year.

“Each holiday season, we’ve offered this program as a way to inspire people to explore the many shops, restaurants and arts venues that downtown Noblesville has to offer,” Mayor John Ditslear said. “I hope many people will take advantage of free parking in the city hall lot and help support the local downtown businesses.”

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Dispatches Leaf pick-up under way — The Noblesville Street Dept. is in the process of its annual leaf pickup program, which will continue weekly through Dec. 15. There are two methods that residents may use to dispose of leaves, which include placing leaves in free, biodegradable bags or raking loose leaves to the grass area next to the curb. Bagged leaves will be picked up on the same day as residents’ regular trash day. Biodegradable bags are available free of charge to Noblesville residents at all Noblesville fire stations, city hall (16 South 10th St.), Noblesville Street Dept.

(1575 Pleasant St.) and the Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center (1717 Pleasant St.).

Hamilton County Democrats’ Winter Wonderland Bash — Hamilton County Democrats will host its Winter Wonderland Bash fundraiser at 5 p.m. Dec. 2. For more, or to buy tickets, visit secure.actblue.com/ donate/wwbash.

Polar Bear Express — The Indiana Transportation Museum’s Polar Express excursion will return, only this year, it’s through Kokomo and Logansport through Dec. 21, rather than Fishers and Noblesville. For more, or to reserve and purchase tickets, visit itm. org/events/pbx.

Street department reminder — The Noblesville Street Dept. is reminding residents that mobile basketball goals are not permitted on sidewalks, driveway approaches, green space or the street during the fall season, as large street department vehicles cannot navigate properly around them for fall leaf and brush pickup.

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Holiday events happening this week Compiled by Sadie Hunter sadie@youarecurrent.com ICE RINK: FLANNEL FROST On Dec. 8, Federal Hill Commons welcomes the public to bring their best lumberjack look to the Ice Plaza for its special theme night beginning at 6 p.m. Cost is $10. The Ice Plaza is open every day from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday. All ages are welcome to participate and rental ice skates are available.

ICE RINK: GRINCH & UGLY SWEATERS On Dec. 15, Federal Hill Commons will host a special theme night at 6 p.m. Guests can come dressed as the Grinch or in their ugliest sweater. Cost is $10. The Ice Plaza is open every day from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday. All ages are welcome to participate and rental ice skates are available.

‘GIFTED’ EXHIBIT Nickel Plate Arts’ “Gifted” exhibit is back for its fourth year and is the annual holiday exhibit turned gift market. Shop early for holiday cards, ornaments, gifts and more at the Nickel Plate Arts campus in downtown

Noblesville. The exhibit runs through Dec. 30. It is open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS Tour five historic homes decorated for the holidays from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 while enjoying drinks, hors d’oeuvres and more.

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SANTA’S WORKSHOPS On Saturdays in December, Nickel Plate Arts will host Santa’s Workshops for ages 5 to 14. Santa’s Workshop will feature 1 1/2-hour art sessions guided by local artist and art teacher Darlene Patterson. Each session will feature a new and different holiday-themed project, including Encaustic Ornaments Dec. 9 and Holiday Basket Waving Dec. 16. For more or to register, visit nickelplatearts.org/signature-events/ holiday-events.

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Secret Families event returns news@currentnoblesville.com Christmastime is a common time for charitable acts around the world, but locally, one organization giving back will hold its annual Christmas Charity event in Noblesville Dec. 9.

Introduced to Hamilton County in 2014, Secret Families of Hamilton County has served 62 families – more than 300 individuals – giving them a “complete Christmas.”

In 2016, 240 volunteers helped Secret Families provide Christmas to families from 15 elementary schools in Hamilton County.

Families are selected based on recommendations from elementary school principals and guidance counselors in the local school districts.

Secret Families provides a complete Christmas for each family, including wrapped presents for each member of the household, a live, decorated Christmas tree, a $50 Meijer gift card to purchase food for the holiday and a Bible. Approximately $550 is spent per family. Gifts purchased are based on family interviews, discussing specific needs, sizes, etc. Families also receive a food box containing approximately

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50 pounds of non-perishable food and an in-kind bag full of household and personal care items.

This year’s giving event will fill the day Dec. 9 with shopping, tree delivery, giftwrapping, present delivery and more.

Tom Flanagan, a representative for Secret Families of Hamilton County, said the long-term goal of the organization is for no child in Hamilton County to be told that there will not be any holiday celebration in his or her home.

For more, contact Flanagan at tom. flanagan@secretfamilieshc.org, or call 317-363-8431.

Donations also may be made at secretfamilieshc.org, and volunteers can register there as well.

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The Noblesville Police Dept. and White River Christian Church have announced a partnership to assist holidays families in need this holiday season.

The food bag program is designed around the idea that many families need the basics but are not always aware of assistance services in the community, coupled with the fact that local law enforcement officers often come in contact with families in need.

The partnership program lets officers distribute a bag of food while also providing additional information about assistance services in the area.

“This is a tremendous example of how the Noblesville community works together to serve and support each and every member of our great community,” NPD Chief Kevin Jowitt said. “We are grateful to the White River Christian Church for allowing us this opportunity to assist families in need.”

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Veterans Way at Carmel Civic WESTFIELD Square is closed through the Construction has begun on end of December as overhead the City of Westfield’s Fall power lines are buried from Resurfacing and 2017 Trail CONSTRUCTION city hall to midtown. Access Connections projects. Fall to the south parking lot at Resurfacing includes Joliet city hall is limited to vehicles accessing Road, Catherine Drive, Greyhound the lot off of southbound Range Line Road. Pass from 151st to Western Way, GreyFISHERS hound Court, Spring Meadows subdivision Periodic lane delays may occur at 126th and half of Pine Ridge and Quail Ridge Street and Hoosier Road through the end of subdivisions. the year due to the construction of a new Utility relocations are under way. The traffic signal. project will be completed by the end of the With IKEA and Topgolf opening, residents year. The project includes construction of are encouraged to visit fishers.in.us for a roundabout at 186th Street and Spring maps and directions on how to best naviMill Road and a new boulevard roadway gate the 116th Street area. construction to Kinsey Avenue.

Improvements are under way to rehabiliTowne Road reconstruction includes tate bridges, pavement and drainage structhree new culverts, widening and vertical tures along 15 miles of I-69. Two lanes have sight distance corrections. The project is been shifted to accommodate construction expected to be complete by summer or fall of travel lanes. The speed limit has been of next year. Resurfacing Towne Road from reduced to 60 mph and to 50 mph while 116th street to 156th Street will begin after workers are present. the new year.

The Hamilton County Highway Dept. has The Monon trail is being extended from 191st to 216th streets. Most of the work will closed Cyntheanne Road between 146th Street and 156th Street until Dec. 1 to rebegin after the new year.

The second phase of the riparian corridor place the bridge over Keiser Drain.

GEIST for Grand Junction Park and Plaza will beThe left, southbound lane of I-69 begin construction before the end of the year tween Exit 219 near Pendleton and Cyntheand most of the work will be done over the anne Road in Fishers is currently closed for winter months when the water is frozen. construction work.

CARMEL On I-69, between Exit 205 near 116th A water main upgrade is under way on Street in Fishers and Exit 219 near Ind. Range Line Road between City Center and 38 in Pendleton, drivers should watch for Executive drives. Once the water main is major nighttime construction work for a relocated, traffic will move to the inner bridge reconstruction. Speed limits may be lanes of Range Line Road for work on the reduced. outer lanes. The road will remain open U.S. 36 in both directions will have perithroughout the project. odic lane restrictions and delays near I-465, River Road is closed between 146th between Pendleton Pike and W. County Line Street and Community Drive for a reconRd. near Lawrence. struction project expected to be complete ZIONSVILLE/WHITESTOWN in mid-December. The project will include a C.R. 400 S./425 S. is closed between C.R. two-lane boulevard and a new roundabout 650 E. and 750 E, as crews work on the 300 at Cherry Creek Boulevard.

S./400 S. connector project in east WhitesSpring Mill Road is closed between 106th and 116th streets, with additional lane town. Two lanes are under construction, although ultimately it is planned to be a restrictions between Main Street and Malfour-lane, divided roadway. The project is lard Court. The road is expected to reopen expected to continue into 2018. in mid-December. Â

Dispatch HCSWCD Envirothon – Registration is now open for high school students to sign up to participate in this spring’s Central Region Envirothon contest hosted by the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. The Central Region contest will be held March 22 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds. Top teams in each regional contest will then compete at the Indiana StateEnvirothon in April. The winning team at the state contest will then represent Indiana at the National Conservation Foundation Envirothon Contest in July at Idaho State University. Envirothon is a way for high school students to learn about the environment and the issues facing current and future generations. The deadline to register is Feb. 23, 2018. For details and more, visit hamiltonswcd.org/envirothon.html, or contact Ginger Davis at 317-773-2181.

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obituaries Brendan William Faul, 32, Noblesville, died Nov. 19. He was born Oct. 10, 1985, to William and Maggie (Morin) Faul in Hinsdale, Ill. Brendan grew up in Noblesville since the age of 6 and played baseball, football and lacrosse. He proudly served his country as a tanker in the United Faul States Marine Corps and also enjoyed hunting and shooting sports.

Brendan was incredibly kind and had a great enthusiasm for life and a great sense of humor. He could be incredibly cynical and sarcastic, but he had a smile that would light up a room. Brendan was a fearless and wildly adventurous cook.

Brendan is survived by his parents, William and Maggie Faul, brother Kevin (Zoe) Faul, grandmother Margaret Morin and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Don Morin, Frank Faul and Marlene (Lou) Tegtmeier.

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Carol Mina Ostrow, 84, Noblesville, died Nov. 27. She was born June 11, 1933, to Morris and Rose (Radist) Cohen in Brooklyn, N.Y. Carol was married to Irving Ostrow for 56 years and had two children, Jody and Michael. She was the loving grandmother to three beautiful grandchildren, Ostrow Jennifer, Michael and Christopher, and will be sorely missed.

Fredrick K. Mallery, 57, Noblesville, died Nov. 20 at Riverview Health. He was born Jan. 9, 1960, to Garrick and Nancy (Everson) Mallery in Noblesville.

Fredrick was a 1978 graduate of Noblesville High School and worked as a realtor and appraiser.

He is survived by his father, Garrick E. Mallery, sister Carol (Phillip) Payne, brothers John G. (Teresa) Mallery and David C. (Ellen) Mallery, as well as several nieces and nephews. Fredrick was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy, in 2009.

Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant St., Suite B, Noblesville, IN 46060; or Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County, 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060.

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Florence Elizabeth (Pat) Clements Ross, 91, Noblesville, died Nov. 25 at her home. She was born Aug. 24, 1926, one of 13 children, to Ray P. Clements and Carrie Keller in Cicero.

Pat was a graduate of Jackson Central High School. She worked at Delco Remy in Anderson, retiring in 1988. Affectionately known as Grammy to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Pat loved to sew, crochet, travel, spend time with her family and follow IU basketball. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Noblesville.

Pat is survived by her daughter, Karen Ross Moffitt, sister Mabel (Mim) Dahlke, grandchildren Dawn Porter, Chera Porter Noble, Nick Porter and Lois Carr-Bowen and Richard Carr of Pendleton, great grandchildren Cassidy Porter, Christian Porter, Caiden Porter, Kaitlen Bowen and James Leonard and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son Dwain Ross, daughter Kathy Ross-Carr, greatgranddaughter Kaylie Kurth and greatgrandson Austen Bowen.

Vera F. Morgan, 99, Noblesville, died Nov. 24 at Harbour Manor Care Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1918, to Fairley and Ermin (Perkinson) Sutton in Noblesville.

Vera was a homemaker who Morgan helped on the family farm. She was a member of Refuge Christian Church and enjoyed home economics and crafts.

Vera is survived by son Gail E. (Nancy) Morgan, grandchildren Jeff, Mark, Brad, Brenda and Beth, and several great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Morgan in 1995, son Ronald L. Morgan in 2017, brother Sterling Sutton, sisters Gladys Statzer and Betty Powell and sister-in-law Mary Sutton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Refuge Christian Church, 11772 E. 196th St., Noblesville, IN 46060.

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Last month, students of Primrose School of Noblesville collected nearly 700 food items to help local families in need. The class that donated the most items per child won the opportunity to spray silly string at Primrose owner Jackie Bell and Director Amber Tooley. (Submitted photo)

James William Kussow of Noblesville, Indiana, died 23 November 2017 after a long struggle against prostate cancer. He was 84 years old. His spirit passed to heaven on Thanksgiving Day, accompanied by the voices of family gathered at his home for the holiday.

Born 25 December 1932 to Irvin and Lois (Gherke) Kussow in rural Kaukauna Township, Wisconsin, Jim grew up on a dairy farm, the eldest among four brothers and a youngest sister. He attended school in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, graduated in 1951, and directly enlisted in the Navy. He was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an airplane mechanic. Inspired by his time in the service, Jim went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering and a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

While an undergrad, Jim met Trudy Gieschen of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, at a social event of the Gamma Delta Lutheran student group. They married in 1960. After grad school and a brief stint at Westinghouse Electric Company, the couple moved to Granby, Connecticut, where Jim worked at Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation of East Hartford. He had a successful career there, twice chosen for developmental project work for Boeing in Seattle, Washington.

The entrepreneurial spirit was strong in Jim, however, and in 1974 he found an opportunity in Madison, South Dakota. He purchased a small, established wholesale greenhouse business, renamed it Gro-Joy Plants, Inc., and through the next 29 years grew it to a 7-acre facility employing more than 100 people, supplying spring bedding plants, poinsettias, Easter lilies, and foliage plants

to retailers throughout the region. Jim was an active member of the Bedding Plants Association. The greenhouse continues now as part of the Monticello, Minnesota-based Dan and Jerry's Greenhouses.

In 2004, Jim and Trudy retired to Noblesville, Indiana, to enjoy time with their children and grandchildren.

Throughout life, Jim was a committed member of the Lutheran church. He served as congregational president twice at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, South Dakota, along with 10 years of teaching Sunday school to middle schoolers. He faithfully joined in the Saturday morning men's Bible study for decades, both at Trinity and at Bethel Lutheran Church of Noblesville.

He is survived by his wife Trudy Kussow of Noblesville and his children Karl (Chong) Kussow of North Canton, Ohio; Matt (Ethel) Kussow of Noblesville; Ted (Cheryl) Kussow of Zionsville, Indiana; Ellen (Jeff) Lewis of Okemos, Michigan; his grandchildren Katie, Grace, Seth, Alice, Abby, Walter, Nathan, Sophie, Viktor, Frederic, Maude; and his siblings Tom (Margie) Kussow of DePere, Wisconsin; Paul Kussow of DePere; and Rachel (Steve) Daniels of Crystal, Maine. He is preceded in death by his brother Dan (Carol) Kussow of Plainfield, Illinois.

Jim’s steady, faithful, supportive presence and warm smile will be missed, but we remember his legacy of leadership, adventure, and faith. A memorial service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church with interment at the columbarium at Christ Lutheran Church, Zionsville, Indiana.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Jim's honor to Bethel Lutheran Church, 20650 Cumberland Rd, Noblesville, IN 46062.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Homes for the Holidays not only serves as a fundraiser for Noblesville Preservation Alliance, but also will offer a view into how five families celebrate cover story Christmas.

Lauren Parker’s home, a Queen Annestyle cottage, is one of the Old Town homes on the tour set from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 in Old Town Noblesville.

The theme at Parker’s home is “A Proper British Christmas.”

The Parkers will serve tea sandwiches, scones and a British shrub cocktail, which is popular.

There will be a cinnamon-spiced tea, which Parker’s husband, Tim, has dubbed “Christmas in a Cup.” “Everyone who has a house on the tour serves as a chairman, really,” Parker said. “Several years ago, the NPA did a holiday home tour like we are doing, and then it went on a hiatus for five years, and we had a Christmas lights tour. We want people to see it decorated for Christmas or the holidays. Another one of the chairmen, Nancy Hebel, and I did a progressive dinner last year so we could see each other’s decorations. We thought this would be fun to share with more parts of the community.”

Parker said originally the idea was to do it only for NPA members. Then she said they discussed how the NPA’s annual fall home tour is such a fun event.

“I always say it’s my favorite day of the year,” Parker said. “People are talking about old homes and admiring what people have done. We want to bring that community experience to the holidays because it is kind of a magical time of the year in a lot of people’s homes. We don’t always get to see our neighbors’ homes at Christmas, so this was an opportunity to raise community spirit and raise funds for the preservation alliance.”

NPA issues façade grants. Parker said residents in Old Town Noblesville can apply for a $500 seed grant to beautify or improve their house. The other is a $1,000 matching façade grant.

“It’s a really great way to help folks keep their homes looking beautiful and keeping the neighborhood really nice,” Parker said. “It’s a great program NPA offers. The proceeds for the holiday tour as well as our fall home tour go to this.”

Parker said the tour can start at any of the houses.

There will be a guide program at each house, detailing each stop on the tour and what menu items are available.

“All of the houses are within a few blocks of each other,” Parker said. “If the weather is nice, you can walk.”

Parker said her home was built circa 1885.

Hebel’s home, built in 1870, is the oldest on the tour.

“We have been part of the lights tour twice and really enjoyed that,” Hebel said. “I think they’ll enjoy the inside of our house, too, because we have a lot of decorations and ornaments.”

The theme is “A German Christmas,” since Hebel and her

Homes on the tour “A Holly Jolly Christmas” at The McClain Home, 1293 Logan St.

“A Very Southern Christmas” at The Dillon Home, 1408 Logan St.

“An Old-Fashioned Christmas” at The Jourdan Home, 147 S. 10th St.

“A Proper British Christmas” at The Parker Home, 1374 Maple Ave. “A German Chrismas” at The Hebel Home, 1194 Cherry St.

Five homes in Old Town will make up the tour, each with its own holiday theme. (Map data ©2017 Google)

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What: Homes for the Holidays When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 Tickets: $30/memebers, $35/non-members. Tickets must be purchased online. There will be no tickets sold at the door.

More: Visit noblesvillepreservation.org. husband, Ken, are of German heritage. So, naturally, the menu will consist of German holiday favorites.

“I think people will enjoy our Santa collection,” Hebel said. “We have 200 Santas, several from other countries.

They’ll be all over the house.”

Mary Catherine Dillon and her husband, Kevin, are hosting “A Southern-style Christmas” in their Victorian home, built in 1895.

“I’m originally from North Carolina, and we just moved up here three years ago. So, we’ll give the Hoosiers a Southern Christmas and expose them to good, Southern food,” Dillon said. “We have some whimsical decorations, and we have lots of college-themed ornaments. We also have lots of cat ornaments.”

Dillon hasn’t set the menu yet but expects to have minipecan pies, pimentos, country ham, biscuits or Southernstyle vinegar-based barbecue.

“I’ve always wanted to have more (Christmas) trees, so this gave me an excuse to do that,” Dillon said. “We’ll have two real trees, and I got some smaller fake ones.”

Three years ago, the Dillons’ home was on the fall home tour.

“We’ve made some improvements since then,” Dillon said.

“I love opening the home and meeting people, and I like to get ideas from them.”

Dillon said the day after the event, the five families plan to do a home tour among themselves.

“We’re hoping there won’t be any leftovers. We’re hoping for a huge turnout,” Dillon said.

The Jourdan home is the newest on the tour. It was built in 1911. The McClains’ home was built in 1976.

Parker said the NPA is planning to return to a lights tour in 2018.

“If we have a huge response, we might consider this again in the future,” she said.

Parker said each house will have a raffle included in the price of the ticket. Each house will have a basket based on the theme of the home as the prize. Tour visitors can enter to win a basket at any or all of the houses.

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Standing still

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

B EL I EVE I T !

Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In West Virginia, a person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.

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Protect Arctic wildlife by making your home energy efficient Editor, According to the U.S. Dept. of Energy, the amount of energy we lose from leaky heating and cooling ducts in our home is equivalent to the potential annual oil produced from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. It’s true: U.S. residential duct leakage costs consumers $5 billion every year!

We have two options: We can follow simple, affordable energy reduction tips from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to make our air ducts more efficient, or we can destroy the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge, threatening the endangered polar bear and calving area of the Porcupine Caribou

Herd and forever negatively altering the subsistence lifestyle of the Gwich’in people who call the place home. Let’s do the logical thing by saying no to Arctic Refuge drilling and yes to energy efficient homes.

Please join me in telling Sen. Joe Donnelly and Sen. Todd Young that we don’t need or want oil from the Arctic Refuge.

It makes much more sense for us to save money and conserve energy in our own homes than to destroy the crown jewel of America’s National Park system. Senators, please oppose any budget resolution that includes opening the refuge to drilling exploration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Q U O T E O F T HE WEEK The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejections – Henri Nouwen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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State of the County set

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The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce and Hamilton County have set a date for the annual State of the chamber County address.

Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger will address the public Jan. 24. Dillinger has given the address annually for more than two decades.

The State of the County typically covers major projDillinger ects and ongoing issues of the year prior – including county finances, public safety, road projects, development, tourism and more – while also touching on

When: 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 24 Where: Purgatory Golf Club, 12160 E. 216th St., Noblesville Cost: $20/chamber members, $26/nonmembers and walk-ins, $200/chamber member corporate tables of eight, $275/ non-member corporate tables of eight Registration: noblesvillechamber.com

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more upcoming chamber events Holiday Luncheon What: An annual holiday membership luncheon, which will feature performances by Noblesville High School choir groups and North Elementary’s Hand Chime Choir. This event also will serve as the chamber’s annual toy drive, in which the organization will be collecting new, unwrapped toys to be donated to the Noblesville Fire Dept.’s annual holiday toy drive.

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 Where: Purgatory Golf Club, 12160 E. 216th St., Noblesville Cost: $20/members, $26/non-members Registration: noblesvillechamber.com

Legislative Breakfast What: A 2018 legislative preview led by Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar with the chambers of Northern Hamilton County, Westfield and OneZone.

When: 7:30 to 9 a.m. Dec. 8 Where: Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers Cost: $18/members, $26/ non-members Registration: noblesvillechamber.com

Dispatches Real estate roundup — The housing market in Noblesville remains steady. According to F.C. Tucker, homes in the city sold in an average of 61 days, four days more than this time last year. In October 2017, the average sale price for homes in the city was $246,711 at $112.18 per square foot. This sale price represented a slight 2.7 percent decrease from October 2016.

Free shipping day – December 15 is Free Shipping Day. Participating retailers will waive shipping fees and guarantee delivery

by Christmas Eve. Retailers include: Toys R Us, Target, JCPenney, Sephora, Best Buy, Old Navy, Lego, World Market and more. To see a full list, visit FreeShippingDay.com Source: TheKrazyCouponLady.com Stocks in declining sectors – Although stocks in both retail and energy sectors have plunged, there are a handful of retail

and energy companies that provide some of the best opportunities for investors to profit in a stock market that is showing signs of being overpriced. These include: 1. Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 2. Big Lots (BIG) 3. Civeo Corp. (CVEO) 4. Peabody Energy (BTU) 5. Weatherford International PLC (WFT) Source: BottomLineInc. Price checking app – To save some money during the holidays, try the free app ShopSavvy. If you’ll be visiting a brick-andmortar store during your search, this app will help you find the best price. While in a store, simply use your phone’s camera to scan an item’s barcode, and the app will show you how much other stores charge for it, both locally and online.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bonnett and DeBard will sing two duets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

spond hugely.”

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

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

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

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

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ATI holds ‘Completely Christmas’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Happy holidays, to you!

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

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

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

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Cost: $35-85.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cost: $20-$40.

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

Cost: $25.

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

Cost: $$15-$20.

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

7:30 p.m.

Dec. 7.

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

Cost: $35 to $85.

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

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

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

7 p.m.

Dec. 10.

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

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3. All new cabinetry and countertops gave the kitchen a modern look. Custom features, like spice pullouts and shelf dividers, were incorporated into the new cabinetry to create more efficient storage.

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

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

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

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

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and leaves nother to complete the phrase.

Please don’t start calling me an a-whole.

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

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

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

And if you’re wondering what my opinions on other kinds of pizzas are, that’s a discussion for a-whole-nother column.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Services

Services

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910-6990

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VISA, MasterCard acceptedReach 126,095 homes weekly

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Services The Pet Sitter:

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12 years experience in animal care.

References available.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS at Prodigy for servers and line cooks. Top dollar paid.

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PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

Carmel Clay Schools is Hiring!

now hiring • CHS Custodial Supervisor (earn up to $29.20/hr) • Elementary Head Custodian (earn up to $20.79/hr) • Custodian Trainee (earn up to $17.66/hr)

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Front office position.

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