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Noblesville church group aids Guatemala school

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville Schools was well represented in a group of 27 from Noblesville First United Methodist Church on a mission mission trip trip to Guatemala.

“We had three Noblesville High School students, a Noblesville Schools bus driver, a former Noblesville Schools music teacher and myself,” said Roy Wallace, the Noblesville Schools building and grounds director. “It was ironic we were all taking our time and break from school and going to work on a school.”

The mission trip was held during the first week of Noblesville Schools’ fall break in October.

“The project we were selected to work on was a kitchen for a school,” Wallace said. “I felt it was a great experience, and I enjoyed it. I felt like we really did some good. We definitely made things a little better for them. The students there don’t get lunch so a lot don’t get good meals throughout the day. If they establish these kitchens, Mission Guatemala helps with food and trains some of the school’s staff on ways to prepare good meals. So then the kids will get lunch every day. The parents all work and the kids go to school from eight in the morning until 12:30 (p.m.) and then they are done for the day.”

Wallace said the government in Guatemala doesn’t support the school to feed children lunch. Wallace said first grade through sixth grade is taught.

“Anyone who wants to go past sixth grade, the student has to pay for that schooling themselves,” he said. “The community has to provide

From left, Karen Parker, a bus driver, Laura Parker, a senior, Roy Wallace, Noblesville Schools’ director of buildings and grounds, Marilyn Hensley, a retired elementary music teacher, Nick Totty and Tyler Crandall, both juniors. (Submitted photo)

the building (for schools for younger children).

The government only pays for the teaching materials and teachers.”

His wife, Karla, and daughter Lisa, a Hamilton Heights High School junior, joined Wallace, who lives in Cicero.

“My wife and daughter went on the same trip last year with the church,” Wallace said. “They had worked on a kitchen at a different school.

When they left it wasn’t finished, but it’s all finished there. One morning we stopped by that school and saw the kitchen that they worked on before.”

Wallace said the school’s principal told them how much the kitchen has helped.

“That validates why you are there and makes you feel when you leave and it’s not finished, it will be finished,” he said.

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Teacher of the Month – The deadline to submit an essay for Market District’s Teacher of the Month is Dec. 15. To submit your 100-word essay about your favorite teacher, email it to teacher@youarecurrent.com.

Chamber Holiday Membership Luncheon – Register now for the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce Holiday Membership Luncheon. Taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at Purgatory Golf Club. Doors open at 11 a.m. with entertainment. Join members and non-members alike as they celebrate the season with performances by the North Elementary Handchime Choir and the NHS Singers. Help a Noblesville family in need by donating a new, unwrapped toy or non-perishable food item to the Noblesville Fire Dept.’s annual drive. For more, or to register, visit noblesvillechamber.com, or call 773-0086.

Chaucie’s Place launches “Are You All In” campaign to train teachers – Chaucie’s Place has kicked off a child sexual abuse prevention initiative. Chaucie’s Place will train every Hamilton County school district in Stewards of Children®, a sexual abuse prevention program specifically for adults. Stewards of Children is a prevention program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize and responds appropriately to a disclosure or suspicious of abuse. To learn more or donate, visit chauciesplace.org.

Ugly Christmas sweater part, shopping and soup fundraiser – It’s a big two-in-one celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 12. First, sip soup to help the National Art Honor Society at Noblesville High School raise money for its organization. Enjoy a cup ($7) or bowl ($14) of soup and keep your NAHS-made ceramic bowl/ cup. Stay for our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. Put on your ugliest Christmas sweater and seek out holiday gifts while enjoying samples of local beers from Barley Island Brewing Co., wine from Mr. G’s Liquor and other holiday beverages.

NFD toy and food drive – The Noblesville Fire Dept. has officially begun its annual toy and food drive to benefit 120 less-fortunate families in Noblesville.

NPD is currently accepting donations (non-perishable food items, monetary donations and unopened toys) through Dec. 11. Donations may be dropped off at City Hall, 16 S. 10th St. Deliveries will be made by NFD firefighters Dec. 19. For more, or to find a dropoff location, visit currentnoblesville.com.

Country Christmas at Stonycreek Farm – Through Dec. 20, Stonycreek Farm, 11366 Ind. 38, Noblesville, will celebrate Country Christmas where owner Loren Schmierer welcomes the community to celebrate the holidays on his Christmas tree farm. In addition to choosing and cutting your own Christmas tree, the farm also has a wide selection of pre-cut trees on its lot, including White Pine, Canaan Fir and Fraser Fir. Trees range in size from 5 to 19 feet tall. Hours are from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For more, call 773-3344, or visit stonycreefarm.net.

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Kicking off the season downtown

State Rep. Kathy Kreag Richardson waves to the crowd at the Nov. 29 Annual Holiday Parade. (Submitted photos)

Members of the Noblesville High School Marching Millers perform on Harrison Street.

Members of the Noblesville Lions Club hand out candy.

Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear reads “The Night Before Christmas.”

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Conner Prairie names Harvey director of individual giving

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Prior to that, she served as assistant director of major gifts at the IU College of Arts and Katie Harvey grew up not far from Conner Sciences. She began her fundraising career as Prairie, in Noblesville, and graduated from the United Way campaign coordinator Hamilton Southeastern and community relations specialist jobs High School in 2005. On for the IU office of the vice president Oct. 12, she began her new for public affairs and government job as Conner Prairie’s director of relations. individual giving.

“We’re focusing on building annual “My main goal is to help grow the giving strategy and donor relations individual giving program and help and building a stewardship program bring new donors and individual supHarvey here,” Harvey said. “It ties in well with porters,” said Harvey, who recently my last position, where I was tasked with moved to Broad Ripple. “We’re looking to building an annual giving and stewardship expand more as we bring more people and strategy and bringing in new donors. That donors out to Conner Prairie. There’s been a is something I’ll be replicating. It is different lot of changes over the years under Ellen’s working in a museum where you don’t have (Rosenthal) leadership. It’s just an opportunity alumni, so it’s an exciting new position.” to grow it more.”

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Secret Families seeks support

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Tom Flanagan is hoping participation and donations for Secret Families of Hamilton County grows in its second year. holidays Flanagan and his wife Mary Beth started Secret Families in Hamilton County in 2014.

“Working on recommendations from school principals and guidance counselors from elementary schools in the area, they provide us with names of families that are in extreme need at Christmas time,” Flanagan said.

The school districts represented Noblesville, Westfield and Fishers. Flanagan said as funds grow, they will add schools.

The event is set for Dec. 12, with volunteers shopping in the morning at Meijer. Presents are then wrapped and delivered that day.

Volunteers also may register to work that day. There were 110 volunteers last year.

“We’re hoping to serve 10 to 15 families this year,” said Flanagan, whose group served eight families and 40 individuals last year.

Flanagan said they spend $550 per family.

“We interview the family so we get the names, ages and sizes of everyone in the household along with their needs,” Flanagan said.

Volunteers shop at last year’s Secret Families for Hamilton County event. (Submitted photo)

In addition to individually wrapped presents for everyone in the family, the family will get a decorated Christmas tree, a Bible and a $50 Meijer gift card to purchase food for the holiday.

“Meijer has been a great partner with us,” Flanagan said.

Flanagan said the nonprofit organization raises most of its money from individual donations.

“Well over 95 percent of the donations go to the families,” Flanagan said. “We don’t pay any salaries.”

The only money that does not support the families goes to bank and credit card fees.

For more, to donate or to get involved, visit secretfamilieshc.org.

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were to deny it. Thomas Jefferson even wrote a letter to Nathaniel Macon in which it said, “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”

As you get older and go into college, honThe NoblesvilleWORKS initiative is a camesty becomes even more important. You must paign that will highlight a monthly “soft not allow other students to copy off skill.” your exams, and you may not lend NoblesvilleWORKS The papers to others. In college, cheating camor using unauthorized materials, as paign is comprised of work by Nowell as plagiarism, an illegal act of blesville Schools administrators and using another human’s ideas as your counselors, the Noblesville Chamber own, could land you in major trouble. of Commerce, Ivy Tech, Work One, These could end your college career Noblesville Economic Development, Norris as well as jeopardize your future. non-profit organizations and several Even William Shakespeare said, “No legacy is local businesses. In a partnership with Curas rich as honesty.” rent in Noblesville, students who are part Finally, honesty will help you in a job. Emof the NoblesvilleWORKS initiative will have ployers want an honest worker who will get their monthly essays published. November’s the job done truthfully and will work hard “soft skill” was Honesty. For more, visit stayto make others happy. Also, if you lie to an heregrowhere.com/Noblesville-Works/. authoritative person, such as a cop or city Honesty is a moral characteristic or trait worker, you can go to jail. Michelle Obama of a good person. Honesty means being fair, said, “We learned honesty and integrity – that truthful and trustworthy. If you are an honest the truth matters … That you don’t take shortperson, your life will go along smoothly. cuts or play by your own set of rules … and As a child, it is still very important. Things success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair such as cheating on a test or lying to your and square.” parents is being dishonest and will cause you Honesty is a crucial part of our lives. It is trouble. However, if you were caught doing what keeps a life morally straight. As Benjasomething wrong, and you were honest and min Franklin said, “Honesty is the best policy.” admitted it, you may get off easier than if you

Dispatches Common council meeting – At 7 p.m. Dec. 8, the Noblesville Common Council will gather for a regular meeting at the City Hall Council Chambers, 16 S. 10th St., Noblesville. For more, or to see an agenda, visit www. cityofnoblesville.org.

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Reader’s Vi e w Doug May, CICOA director of planning and quality assurance, leads a breakout session on “Boomers and Senior Housing.” (Photo by Sam Elliott)

HAND conference addresses housing issues

By Sam Elliott • news@currentnoblesville.com

Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development hosted its first Neighborhoods NOW conference Nov. 10 at development the Forum Conference Center in Fishers.

The event brought together area experts speaking throughout the day on issues revolving around general affordability, growth and jobs, baby boomers and senior housing needs and neighborhood development across Hamilton County.

“We’ve got over 100 people here from every community and every cross-section of private business, public employees, elected officials.

There’s been a lot of affordable housing support, for meeting seniors’ needs or issues like jobs,” said Nate Lichti, HAND executive director.

Breakout sessions discussed fair housing, transit, healthcare, seniors, schools and sheltering, among other topics.

“It’s really important that these conversations are happening, so a lot of credit goes to Hamilton County and HAND specifically for making the conversations happen,” said John Marron, a policy analyst at the IU Public Policy Institute who was part of a panel focused on seniors’ housing needs. “Having conversations like this, where you get the public sector, the private sector and the not-for-profit sector to sit together and have conversations about how do we understand the problem and how do we do something about it going forward is really important.”

“We want to get to know better those that are working in the development of affordable housing or want to do development of affordable housing in Hamilton County, as well. We like to make those connections,” said Amy Nelson, executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, who help lead a workshop.

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‘We are doing it to ourselves’ Dear Current in Noblesville editor, Regarding your November 24th edition: You almost did a complete job of sanitizing your newspaper and its advertisements of the word CHRISTMAS. Your “political correctness” makes me very sad. Remember the reason for the season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. We do not have to worry about Muslims eradicating Christian traditions from the U.S. We are doing it to ourselves. The pages of your newspaper contained the following words: Holiday cards, Holiday parade, Holiday gifts, Holiday list, Holiday open house, Holiday adventures, Holiday extravaganza, Holiday tea, Holiday workshop, Holiday party, Holiday tree, Holiday bazaar, Holiday shopping and artful Holiday. Some of your advertisers did have the audacity to use the word Christmas in their ads. Ambassador House will have a Victorian Christmas with Christmas Carols.

Zionsville advertised Christmas in the Village. Platinum Living Art Gallery advertised a Christmas open house. A number of theaters had the word Christmas in the titles of their performances. However, Howold Heating and Air wished us Happy Holidays. The Center for the Performing Arts invited us to celebrate the Holidays. The Actors Theater touted a Holiday tradition.

Sadie Hunter, in her story “Downtown for the Holidays” could not bring herself to call the downtown lights and trees Christmas lights and Christmas trees. She called the parade a Holiday parade and the floats Holiday themed. She even called Santa’s house the “local Holiday headquarters.” She reported the mayor would read a story. I was surprised that she did not call it “Twas the Night Before the Holiday.”

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Dispatch Breakfast with Santa – First Christian Church, 16377 Herriman Blvd., Noblesville, will host its annual Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. Dec. 12. The event will include a pancake breakfast, story time with Mrs. Claus, cookie and ornament decorating and, of course, a visit with Santa Claus himself.

Cost is $5 per person, with a max price of $25 for families. Reservations required. To make a reservation or for more, call 773-4582.

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An alternative funding solution for city Commentary by Mayor John Ditslear As we worked on next year’s budget for the past several months, one thing became clear with our present financial CIty constraints – we need to look at the possibility of implementing a trash fee. After a closer review of the numbers, possibly became a reality. The Noblesville Common Council has begun talking about considering an implementation of a trash fee for Noblesville residents. While I know all new fees are unwelcomed, it is important that I share the background to be transparent to our residents and why I support the change.

How did we get to this point?

From 2010 to projections for 2016, Noblesville has lost $30,420,314 because of property tax caps. In that same time frame, the city has not had a significant increase in operating funding. Last year, we requested a budget to be passed in the red in order to add more public safety personnel – and used a portion of our Rainy Day Fund. That budget is now in the black but the city would be financially irresponsible to continuously use cash to support the budget.

How will it impact you?

The trash fee being proposed is $10.57 per residence, per month. That equates to $126.84 per year – the actual cost for the city of each residence. The average trash fee for Hamilton County is around $12.50 and one area requires citizens to contract their own removal.

I know we have some residents who live on a fixed income or receive a reduction on their property taxes. As the city does with their wastewater bill, these residents would be eligible to receive a 50 percent discount on their monthly trash bills.

What it means?

The trash fee is needed to accommodate the request of adding four new police officers to our department. Public safety is the community’s No. 1 issue, and I want to ensure we have the numbers needed as our community continues to grow.

We also plan to use the fee for infrastructure needs. As the city increases its road mileage we must provide funds to maintain those improvements. If the surfacing budget is affected, it could mean that five to 10 roads that we plan to address next year will have to wait. Right now, we are looking at los-

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Budget issues unfortunately are not a new issue. The city, its departments and the Common Council have done its best job running a lean government; however, the city needs the funds to continue moving forward. It allows money for a number of needed projects and expected services. In 2017, we will need to address understaffing within our departments.

There will be a ripple effect if we cannot get this passed. The city has always paid for residents to have trash and recycling for free.

If a fee is not implemented, the city will be forced to cut the amount from our current services, which may include brush pick-up, tree planting, sidewalk repair and street projects.

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Meet your leaders, Nate Lichti Compiled by Andrea Davis As Hamilton Co. Leadership Academy approaches its 25th anniversary in 2016, Current is highlighting local leaders who have helped build and sustain the program, which focuses on strengthening our community by developing informed leaders. In June, another class of engaged citizens will join the 600-plus graduates already working to make a difference.

Nate Lichti, HCLA Class of 2015 Hometown: Shipshewana Lives: Indianapolis Works: Noblesville Family: Wife Jennifer; daughter Sofia Career: Executive director, Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, Inc. (HAND) Community involvement: Vision Noblesville, Social Services Task Force; Hamilton Co. Domestic Violence Shelter Planning Committee; Fishers Comprehensive Planning Residential Task Force.

Nice to know: Lichti was introduced to community development during a stint with AmeriCorps in Tuscon. “It was the first time for me to write a grant, deal with unhappy neighbors, organize community initiatives and lobby elected officials for a cause I cared about. Since

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Biggest HCLA takeaway: “I appreciated the Lichti way HCLA provided a comprehensive overview of the multiple facets of the county. We explored the complexities inherent in each sector, whether it was judicial, local government, planning, health care or schools… The positive, collaborative nature of leadership in this county is really exemplary.”

Most impactful connection made through HCLA – and why: “Adam Campagna of Meyer Najem. Besides being an all-around good guy, he introduced the concept of an Indiana Leadership Exchange, which was our group project. When we started honing this idea, the concept of a conference on neighborhood issues came to mind. We ran with the concept as an organization, and (in November HAND) hosted the Neighborhoods NOW Conference on Housing & Community Development. It was a tremendous success… and we look forward to following up with mini-summits and other trainings.”

Favorite thing to do in Hamilton County: “Sit in my office on Eighth Street and watch the Nickel Plate train roll by.”

AT&T gives $6K to Boys & Girls Club – AT&T Indiana announced Dec. 1 that the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville is the recipient of a $6,000 AT&T Aspire contribution to help prepare students for future success. The AT&T Aspire contribution will be utilized by the Boys & Girls Club for its Diploma2Degrees (d2D) program, which provides youth in grades 9 to 12 with tools and resources they need to plan and prepare for college. The d2D sessions offer engaging, hands-on activities related to college planning and preparation, including researching colleges, the application process, financial aid and what to expect on campus. Other topics covered include academic preparation, discovering strengths and interests, gaining practical skills and experience and guidance from teachers and other mentors.

Parents’ Night Out – For ages 4 to 12, the Noblesville Parks Dept. is offering a Parents’ Night Out. Camp counselors will allow free play and organized play as the group needs to keep children active and engaged while parents have a night out on the town. Parent’s Night Out is held in the Forest Park Lodge basement from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11. Cost is $5 per child. For more or to register, call the parks Department at 776-6350, or visit www.noblesvilleparks.org. A similar event will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 12 for ages 3 to 12. Cost is $25.

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Community member works with kids in detention to plan for the future

By Sadie Hunter • sadie@youarecurrent.com No gang signs and symbols. No discussion of illegal activity or criminal history. No last names. These are just some of the rules of a program, OPTIONS, working to make a difference among kids held in the Hamilton Co. Juvecover story nile Services Center in Noblesville.

In the detention center’s OPTIONS program, kids and volunteer leaders of the program alike work together on a first-name basis for an hour and a half each week towards three goals: making positive decisions for the future, learning about the ripple effect and positively impacting the community with community service projects.

Jill (leaders do not share their last names with the program for safety reasons), the co-leader of OPTIONS, with other leaders Cheryl and Becky, meets with kids of varying ages each Thursday, who, for various reasons, are spending time in the detention center.

“We have some group rules, and one of the group rules is we can’t know why they’re there,” Jill said.

For more than two decades, the three ladies have been mentors and a listening ear to the kids who choose to sign up for the program, currently funded by the Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Dept.

“This (program) is sort of a culmination of a lot of what we (the leaders) have done over 21 years,” Jill said. “We’re all grandmas, and we sort of approached this partly as grandmas and partly as (former) Girl Scout leaders. Sheryl and I were Girl Scout leaders together, so it’s sort of like a Girl Scout troop. We’re very big on service projects and talking about issues we thought were relevant, trying to get the kids connected to the community.”

The kids who attend the program aren’t able to leave the detention center, but have made contributions to community groups and organizations, particularly during holidays. For Thanksgiving this year, centerpieces were made for Coburn Place, a shelter for women and children victims of domestic violence. Around Halloween, trick or treat bags were made for children at The Villages, an organization that provides support for children in foster care. Other local organizations that often

Jill, a leader of the Hamilton Co. Juvenile Services Center’s OPTIONS program, helps area kids and teens prepare for their future outside of lock-up. (Photo by Sadie Hunter)

benefit from the OPTIONS group include Prevail, Third Phase Pantry and more.

Jill said ages of the kids in OPTIONS vary, depending on who signs up each week.

“The youngest we’ve ever had is 9 (years old). The oldest we’ve ever had is 19, and most of them are around 15, 16, 17.

About one-third of the kids we see once. About one-third of the kids we see three or four times, and about one-third of the kids we see often, maybe up to 16 or 17 times,” she said. “Some of them come back again and again, and then sometimes we see them on the outside.”

Vetted by an employee of the Hamilton Co. Mental Health Association, Jill said she wasn’t sure she wanted to get involved with the program at first but changed her mind after going once.

“There were only four boys that day, and I asked them what they were thinking about so they wouldn’t be coming back, and they said, ‘Well, we can’t think about anything while we’re in here,’ and I said, ‘Do you know what you have here right now is time. You’ll never have time like this again, and this is the time to be thinking about what you will do,’” Jill said. “And that’s really how the program started.”

Nearly each week, the leaders ask the kids their feelings before the session and after to compare and gather data on how the group is being affected by what topics were discussed or activities were done that day.

“So many of these kids, they’re not doing well in school. You know, they have issues that they don’t respond well to authority,” Jill said. “It’s easy for us to come in because we don’t have their history. We can only look at them like kids, like ‘We believe you can do well,’ and many of them really rise to that challenge.

They often don’t get people that look at them that way.”

Jill said she has seen thousands of kids come through the program in the 21 years it has been in existence.

“It’s a chance to talk, to say things without somebody grad-

ing them, scoring them or taking things away from them,” Jill said. “We really hope when the kids come out that they are less angry, less frustrated, more calm, focused and positive about themselves.”

To learn more or contact Jill, call the Hamilton Co. Juvenile Services Center at 776-9828 and ask for Jill with OPTIONS.

Y12SR: Yoga 12-Step Recovery Program Along with its thinking and planning component and regular programming, OPTIONS has also added in a physical component.

“In 2005, we started yoga as part of our program. We’ve had about 68 yoga classes now. The person that started Y12SR lives in Indianapolis, and what she does is she combines yoga with the 12-step recovery program,” Jill said.

OPTIONS kids and leaders created and designed a DVD, stress ball, T-shirts, posters and bracelets to promote the Y12SR program. For more, visit y12sr.com.

Y12SR, or Yoga 12-Step Recovery items designed by kids in OPTIONS include a bracelet, stress ball, DVD case, T-shirt and more.

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Ring in 2016 at Palladium

We know from independent marketplace research that arts, entertainment and dining are of upmost importance to our readers. For that reason, when the opportunity arose to help sponsor the New Year’s Extravaganza at the Palladium on the campus of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, we jumped at the chance. And so it is that the Palladium will be the venue Dec. 31 for parties, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres throughout the site and live entertainment, including local favorites The Bishops, Flatbed Twitch, as well as karaoke by P3 Productions. After whetting your appetite with all that, you will enter the main performance area to be treated to a main-stage concert by The Hot Sardines, a high-energy band featuring unique and vintage dancehall stylings. The Sardines are “one of the best jazz bands in New York today,” states Forbes magazine, while The Guardian reports, “The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they’ve just dropped in to a party.” As the Palladium says, it’s going to be a guaranteed bash. Tickets include champagne, two drink vouchers, hors d’oeuvres, the concert and all the preliminary festivities!

As of press time, ticket prices were starting at $100. Those may be purchased at thecenterpresents.org. If you have a group of 12 or more revelers, ticket purchases may be arranged by calling the box office at 819.3503. We hope you’ll be a part of the party that we’re only too pleased to support. In concert with the festivities, our partner, Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, is offering a four-course dinner for two as a prelude and an overnight stay as a postlude for $230. You may make a reservation at aws.passkey.com.

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BEL 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 Rhode Island ropes may not be strung across a highway.

Source: dumblaws.com

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The easy button

Commentary by Terry Anker

The office supply giant Staples is well into an advertising run extolling the ease with which we can order, restock and manage our need for paper, pens and printer ink refills. In the campaign, various users are imagined to be confronted with an office supply dilemma and they push a big red “easy” button wherein the problem is instantly resolved and the challenge is successfully confronted. The ads have proven so successful that the retailer is now offering mock-ups of the easy button at its stores. And, they are selling quite well.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such a device? Whenever we are confronted with the travails of ordinary adult life, we could simply push the button and all would be made simple. Sipping a cup of coffee while reviewing this column would have required extraordinary effort only a few generations ago. Getting the coffee was almost impossible. Then, heating it required the collection of wood and the tending of the fire.

Today, we push a button and Nespresso delivers a perfect, steaming cup from coffee delivered to our doors. We could call it the easy button.

If life can be tamed from chaos to sublime by the mere press of finger, what other annoyances might we relegate to buttondom?

Is the television remote control a device that we can use to remove us from irritating or offensive humans? Can we click “delete” on our computers to retire email that complicates or mires our lives? Is it possible that the “easy” button is already there but that we don’t make use of it?

Sure, an office supplier cannot solve all of our problems with an imaginary button.

But, it can show us that the solution to many of our worries is already available if we simply know to take action.

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

Q U O T E O F T HE W EE K Failing and laughing at our own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent.

– Jim Gaffigan

Low expectations, my friends. That’s what we all need to have heading into the Christmas festivities if we are humor to survive the next few weeks.

Don’t plan the perfect dinner, don’t anticipate a healthy household and don’t count on content children. You can hope for the best, sure, but only if you expect the worst will you guarantee yourself a satisfactory holiday season.

Thanksgiving provided a good test site for my new underachieving mantra. Because the Wilson family six-pack would be staying with my parents, I knew I wouldn’t be sleeping much and that downtime would be at a premium. I also understood that the 2015 turkey feast would comprise of an unusual hodge-podge of relatives, including an 86-year-old ex-dancer on oxygen, my sister’s new boyfriend, and two sets of uncles and aunts whom I only see once a year. And, just to make things a little more interesting, none of my other three sisters would be there with their spouses to provide conversation buffering and/or assistance.

Needless to say, my expectations of an ideal Thanksgiving were extremely low. So when my youngest’s cold turned into a marathon fever and cough fest, it was honestly no big deal. When my dad and sister cheated on our pledge to wait and see “Mockingjay” together, I rolled with it. And when Aunt Doris the Dancer regaled us with tales of teaching ballroom lessons after working all day at the American Tobacco Company, I was extraordinarily entertained. Overall, a pretty nice Thanksgiving.

With Christmas and New Year’s approaching, I am now prepping myself for more illness, disappointed teenagers, dog intestinal issues and at least one person over-imbibing at some party. I’m also planning on rain, a power outage, a minimum of two tree disasters and an impressive argument with my husband Doo. Maybe I’ll get lucky this year and none of these potential holiday derailments will come to fruition. But if they do, they won’t be ruining my holidays. Why? Because I’m expecting the worst, and therefore can only be pleasantly surprised. I suggest you do the same. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel. com.

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The Hot Sardines bring unique jazz blend to New Year’s Eve

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com The Hot Sardines feature their own spin on hot jazz and jazz standards.

“We have a love affair with all cover the pop music from the first half of the last century,” singer Elizabeth Bougerol said. “We play jazz that goes back as early as the 1910s and goes as late as the 1950s. It’s old music but we’re definitely playing it in 2015.”

Bougerol, known as Miz Elizabeth, and Evan “Babs” Palazzo are the co-founders of the group. The Hot Sardines will be the featured performers at New Year’s Eve at the Palladium.

“This music has a lot of spirit and there is something a little magical about New Year’s Eve,” Bougerol said. “It will be fun way to ring in 2016. We believe music should move you and we have a lot of love for the early days of jazz and American popular song. Those are the two points on the map. We’re playing music and we’re on a stage. The tap dancer is not just a percussionist. He’s a visual part of the show. You don’t hear this kind of jazz too often any more. This is sort of our Valentine to the songs of that era and the joy of playing them live for audience.“ Bougerol said their live performances are always evolving.

“You are never going to play the same song (the same way) twice,” she said. “There is a lot of fertile ground between 1900 and 1950 so we’ve definitely evolved in terms of adding more repertoire and bigger arrangements.

We’re an eight-piece band with a three-piece horn section, so that gives us a lot to play

Flatbed Twitch members, from left, Brett Hogle, Brady Jacoba, and Mark Hutchins, will also entertain guests on NYE. (Submitted photo)

New Year’s Eve schedule of events at the Palladium

The Hot Sardines will perform on New Year’s Eve at the Palladium. Tickets for the NYE party are now on sale. (File photo)

with. We’re constantly finding new material from the first half of the last century. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface.”

Bougerol and Palazzo met at a jazz jam in 2007 that was advertised on Craigslist. Bougerol said they connected musically right away with many of the same loves.

“There were a lot of the same people that we musically admired,” Bougerol said. “We never intended to start a band. Each of us was just trying to find one other person to

explore this love of music with.”

Bourgerol and Palazzo were not professional musicians at the time.

“He had taught himself piano, and I sang mostly in the shower,” Bougerol said. “I had done one or two high school musicals, but beyond that, I never sang outside my apartment.”

The other members of the band were all trained musicians.

“We learn so much from them every day,” she said.

• 8 p.m. — Kickoff the celebration with parties throughout the Palladium. Explore the building and find heavy hors d’oeuvres, champagne and three music rooms. The Bishops and Flatbed Twitch Trio will each be in separate rooms. Karaoke provided by P3 Productions will be in a third room. The bands and karaoke will run until 10 p.m.

• 10 p.m. — The Hot Sardines will begin their performance on the Palladium stage.

• Midnight – There will be party favors as the countdown is led by the Hot Sardines.

• 12 to 1 a.m. – Enjoy gourmet desserts and coffee in the lobbies.

Tickets for the New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, start at $100 and include champagne, two drink vouchers, hors d’oeuvres, the Hot Sardines concert and all festivities. The New Year’s Eve Extravaganza is on sale at TheCenterPresents.org, the Palladium Box Office and by phone at 843-3800.

Dispatches St. Francis in the Fields – St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville is hosting a Christmas Brass Concert from 7 to 8 p.m., Dec. 15. For more, call 873-4377.

HCAA exhibits – The Hamilton Co. Artists’ Association is hosting its exhibit displaying 14 local artists. The exhibit is at Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. The exhibit runs until Jan. 10. Also on display now is the Holiday Miniatures Show, in partnership with the Museum of Minature Houses, at The Birdie Gallery at 195 S. Fifth St. in Noblesville. The show includes a diverse collection of small artwork and items for holiday gifting and a display of miniature worlds.

NYE giveaway – The Center for the Performing Arts will be doing a scavenger hunt style social giveaway each day this week at lunchtime with the opportunity for someone to win two free tickets for the NYE extravaganza at the Palladium. For more information, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Gingerbread Village at Conner Prairie – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., ThursdaySunday, until Jan. 3. $8/adults and youth, ages 2-12. Free for members and youth under age 2. See a variety of gingerbread creations made by both amateurs and professionals. Expand your gingerbread-making talents by enrolling in Gingerbread Making 101, on Nov. 12. Enter your own gingerbread house for a chance to win great prizes (entry deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 13). For more, visit connerprairie.org.

Santa House in Carmel – The Arts District Santa House is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily from now until Dec. 19. The Santa House is in the PNC Bank parking lot at 21 N. Range Line Rd. Santa at Clay Terrace – Santa is at Clay Terrace from now until Dec. 24.

He is located in his special house in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods. For hours and more, visit clayterrace.com.

Beef & Boards’ 43rd season – Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 2016 season is now available to the public. Tickets to all shows in the 43rd season are on sale through the box office during regular business hours.

VIP memberships for the 2016 season are also available. For a complete listing of the 2016 season shows, visit currentnightandday.com.

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Pictures with Santa • Kids will love sharing their Christmas wishes with Santa and getting a picture with him! Live reindeer will also be on-site to make the experience even more special. Parents, take advantage of this opportunity for a free picture and frame.

Light refreshments will be served. Submit your funniest photo with Santa for a chance to win a prize. • Dec. 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. • Free, registration not required • Fishers City Hall: 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers • 595-3150

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Project Party: Family BlockPrinting • Adults and their little ones can work together this month during a family inspired Project Party.

Groups will create handmade prints using a block-printing technique. Led by local artist and recent art school graduate Kat Ho, participants will learn the basics of block-printing and have the opportunity to test their new skills on different textures and surfaces. All ages are welcome!

• Dec. 10 from 6-9 p.m. • Nickel Plate Arts Campus: 107 S. 8th St., Noblesville • $30 (all-inclusive fee) • 452-3690 • www.nickelplatearts.org

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Gingerbread Village at Conner Prairie • Come and see a variety of gingerbread creations made by people of all skill levels. Children are welcomed to these family friendly events as everyone can enjoy the smell of gingerbread and admire the beauty and creativity of the displays.

• Dec. 10-Jan. 3 on Thurs.-Sun. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

(Closed Dec. 24 & 25, and Jan. 1) • Conner Prairie Interactive History Park: 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 776-6000 • www.connerprairie.org Mary Poppins on Stage and High Tea • Enjoy a special combo of English classics: tea and Marry Poppins! Tickets include your spot in an English High Tea in a beautiful English tearoom prior to the showing, followed by the Civic Theatre’s musical performance of Mary Poppins and featuring classics including “Chim Chim Cer-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

• Dec. 11. High Tea at 4 p.m., Show at 7 p.m. • Tina’s Traditional Tearoom: 30 N. Rangeline Rd., Carmel.

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre: 3 Center Green #200, Carmel • $60 per adult ticket, all-inclusive • 843-3800 • www.thecenterpresents.org

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A Year with Frog and Toad • The Center presents a holiday musical production, “A Year with Frog and Toad.” Walk through four fun-filled seasons with Frog and Toad as they explore the strength of friendship that is so prevalent throughout the book series. All ages will enjoy the musical enchantment of this beautiful story. • Dec. 11-27 at varying times • The Studio Theatre: 355 City Center Dr., Carmel • 843-3800 • www.thecenterpresents.org Gingerbread Jamboree • Head on over to Conner Prairie where you can find a gingerbread extravaganza like no other! Find out how gingerbread is made, listen to the gingerbread man story and spend some time decorating gingerbread men cookies. There will even be an opportunity to meet the gingerbread man himself! Kids will love

this interactive event, and parents are invited to stay and listen. • Dec. 11 from 9:30-10:15 a.m.

• Conner Prairie Interactive History Park: 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 776-6000 • www.connerprairie.org The Nutcracker • The Ballet Theatre of Carmel presents a holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” this weekend. This pre-professional student production is a beautiful rendition of the classic story that will leave you filled with the Christmas spirit. Performances led under the direction of Jane Hachiva-Weiner. • Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. • Carmel High School: 520 E. Main St., Carmel • $25 per adult ticket • 716-8019 • www.ballettheatreofcarmel.org

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Coffee with the Birds • As the winter season continues to grow chillier, take the opportunity to relax on a crisp morning with a cup of coffee and our feathered friends. The birds will be up and about at the Zion Nature Center, offering a relaxing and entertaining view. Coffee is provided, but participants are encouraged to bring a favorite mug from home. • Dec. 12 from 9-10 a.m.

• Zion Nature Center: 690 Beech St., Zionsville • 873-8950 • www.zionsville-in.gov/town-services/ parks/zion-nature-center Pet Photos with Santa • Wanting to include your four-legged family member in the Christmas pictures this year? At this unique meet-and-greet with Santa, pets are welcome to come and get their photo taken with him! It is sure to be a memory you won’t soon forget. Pets must be leashed at all times. • Dec. 13 from 7-9 p.m. • Hamilton Town Center: 13901 Town Center Blvd., Noblesville • Registration available • 770-5996

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Nature Ornaments • For those still looking for the perfect way to catch the holiday spirit, look no further! Zion Nature Center will host a nature-inspired Christmas ornament making party. Your creations will be perfect for gifts or personal decorations. It is also a great family event to incorporate into your traditions. • Dec. 13 from 12-5 p.m. • Zion Nature Center: 690 Beech St., Zionsville • 873-8950 • www.zionsville-in.gov/ town-services/parks/zion-nature-center Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt • Join the community in the 7th annual Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt, beginning at Auntie Em’s on Main St. or High Garden Realty. Follow the hints on your clue sheet to find hand-decorated gingerbread houses in merchants’ holiday windows. After completing the hunt, prizes can be picked up from either Auntie Em’s or High Garden Realty. • Dec. 14-23 • Auntie Em’s: 111 W. Main St., Suite 115/130, Carmel • 571-2787

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Dispatch Stoneycreek Farm – Stoneycreek Farm, at 11366 Ind. 38 E., Noblesville, is hosting Country Christmas from now until Dec. 20. Families can take a hayride across the fields to choose and cut their own Christmas trees.

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ATI presents ‘Frog and Toad’

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com One of the main reasons why “A Year with Frog and Toad” has become a staple of Actors Theatre of Indiana productions is it’s not only a crowd favorite but a favorite of on stage ATI co-founder Don Farrell.

“It’s one of my favorite musicals, pretty much of all time,” Farrell said. “It’s special to your heart. It’s written very well. It’s true to the story. It’s a delight. Kids enjoy it.

Adults enjoy it.”

Farrell, one of three co-founders of ATI along with Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins, plays Toad. Fitzgerald will direct and Collins will direct the choreography. The Actors Theatre of Indiana will present “A Year with Frog and Toad” from Dec. 11 to 27 at the Studio Theater in The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Farrell said ATI has performed the musical off and on since 2006.

Bradley Reynolds, an Indianapolis native and Speedway High School graduate, plays Frog.

“Bradley is a Broadway producer and he’s coming back and reprising his role,” Farrell said.

“He’s a very good friend of mine.”

Other returning cast members are Tim Hunt (snail) and Kyra Kenyon (turtle). Shelby Putlak, a new cast member, will play mouse. All three also

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Actors Don Farrell (as Toad), left, with Brad Reynolds (as Frog). (Submitted photo) play other characters.

The late Arnold Lobel wrote the Frog and Toad series. His daughter Adrianne Lobel, a scenic designer, helped design the sets for the show when it debuted in Minneapolis in 2002. Adrianne commissioned the musical based on her father’s characters.

Farrell said the show provides good lessons for children without being preachy.

The opening show will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 11.

Performances are on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $25 for adults and $17.50 for those 18 or younger. For more, visit atistage.org.

go ‘Wow!” Bowden said in an interview.

In addition to the pieces Bowden chooses for orchestra only, the extra We’re living in the season when it’s draw is always the guest artist. This time easier for everyone to embrace a little it’s the Wright Brothers, whose more of the world history with the CSO goes back music than usual. So Carmel about five years, when Tim Wright Symphony Orchestra contacted Bowden just after the music director David Bowden Palladium opened. Bowden liked builds on the success of the anwhat he heard on the group’s nual holidays concert by programrecordings, and engaged them for ming pieces that will appeal to CarmelFest with one song, Harry untypical concertgoers.

Bowden Chapin’s “Mr. Tanner.”

The pair of concerts Dec. 12 at “We had a great arrangement, and the the Palladium, where the CSO is a resident Wright Brothers nearly had to stop — they ensemble, continues the tradition, resting were crying, It was so beautiful,” Bowden confidently on a dozen years of sufficient recalled. But they kept going, and afterpopularity to merit two performances. ward they said, ‘We love playing with There is something to attract those you.’” who attend for a particular reason, like Daniel Powers, a Terre Haute composer the crowd-pleasing “Bugler’s Holiday,” by who has played viola with the CSO, wrote Leroy Anderson, the 20th century’s forearrangements for the band and orchestra most composer of light music for Amerithat will be heard for the first time. can orchestras. Another Anderson piece, To wrap things up, there will be that “Clarinet Candy,” will feature three CSO Hoosier Christmas classic, “Jingle Bell clarinetists.

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Co-hosts continue Beef & Boards tradition

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Deb Wims describes Kenny Shepard as her partner in crime.

In actuality, they are partners in Christmas cheer. Wims and Shepard serve as co-hosts of “A Beef and christmas Boards Christmas.” It’s the 17th show for Wims and 22nd for Shepard, who calls it “our Christmas tradition.”

“Kenny is one of my oldest and dearest friends,” said Wims, an Indianapolis resident. “I’ve known him since I was 19 years old. It is such a special show for me.”

“A Beef & Boards Christmas” will run through Dec. 23.

“When I started doing the show, I lived in New York, and I wanted an excuse to come home for the holidays because I grew up in Indianapolis,” said Shepard, a Fishers resident. “I moved back here 12 years ago. It’s (the show) like a second family. It’s a nice little reunion.”

Wims said the show is always a little bit different each year.

“But it’s very traditional that when people come, there are some things that can count on seeing or hearing,” Wims said.

Shepard and Wims do several song-and-dance numbers together in this, and usually do two or three other musicals a year together.

“This is my favorite time of year and my favorite thing to do at Beef & Boards,” Wims said.

One of the highlights of the show for the audience and cast members is the rich powerful voice of Kendra Lynn Lucas, who sings several favorites such as “Let it Snow.”

Shepard said when Lucas sings “O Holy Night,” it’s his favor-

Santa and his friends take the stage in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s annual original holiday production, “A Beef & Boards Christmas.” Now on stage through Dec. 23, tickets range from $40 to $65 and feature Chef Odell Ward’s holiday buffet and select beverages. For more, visit beefandboards.com. (Submitted photo)

ite part of the show.

“She is an amazing singer,” Shepard said.

When Shepard is not on stage, he enjoys watching the reactions children have to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

“Rudolph flies in from the back of the house, and the kids just love that,” Shepard said.

For show times and tickets, visit beefandboards.com.

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There are two ways to shop for a real tailgater. First is the practical way, which is finding some piece of equipment you think he or she wants.

The second way to shop is to buy something extravagant that can be enjoyed by any tailgater at any time. I always like the chocolate candy items that are a bit unusual but useful at any time of the year, especially Christmas. Sure one might see them at a tailgate party, but they are great at a Christmas or New Year’s party or any gathering when one wants to serve something special.

The South Bend Chocolate Company has collegiate-licensed chocolate candy for both Notre Dame and IU fans. There are chocolate dome-shaped truffles called Domers. They also have Rocknes, which are chocolates with coconut, almonds and a cherry flavor. They also make chocolate-coated fancy mixed nuts called Nuts for ND, or for Indiana fans, Nuts for IU. Checkout their website at www.sbchocolate.com for viewing and possibly ordering online.

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These Notre Dame Domers chocolates, made by the South Bend Chocolate Company, are just one of many good gift options for the tailgaters in your life. (Submitted photo)

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Christmas is the most joyous celebration of the year in Latin America. After attending midnight mass everybody rushes home for “La cena de Navidad” - Christmas dinner. Impress your family and guests this holiday season with a dish that has all the amazing Latin flavors of Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian Coconut Rice is a savory-sweet recipe with a delicate and subtle aroma of coconut and couldn’t be easier to prepare! This rice goes well with meat, fish and/or vegetables.

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Serves: 6 Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons coconut oil • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon garlic • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 2 cups organic coconut milk • 2 cups water

Colombian Coconut Rice pairs well with meat, fish and vegetables and can be a good Christmas dish. (Photo by Ceci Martinez)

• 2 cups high quality long grain rice (washed well) • 1/2 cup raisins Directions: In a large saucepan over medium heat, put coconut oil, salt, garlic and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add coconut milk and water and increase heat to medium high until milk/ water starts boiling; add rice, raisins and stir to combine. Put lid on, bring rice to a simmer and cook until water evaporates, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and let it rest for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.

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Changes come to Social Security Commentary by Joel Harris

Major changes are on the horizon for Social Security. On Nov. 2, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. finance The law was passed to close up some loopholes in claiming strategies that allowed married couples to maximize Social Security benefits. Starting April 30, 2016, there will be some major changes that affect the “File and Suspend” and “Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits” claiming strategies.

File and Suspend Under the current law, a filer who is at or past full retirement age can file for individual benefits and immediately suspend receiving them. This allowed a spouse or dependent to collect a “spousal” benefit off their record, in addition to getting an 8 percent simple interest growth to their benefits until the age of 70. The new law will allow anyone 66 or older to take advantage of this strategy through April 30, 2016. After April 30, 2016, the “File and Suspend” strategy will no longer be in affect.

Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits Under the current rules, any spouse who

is at or past full retirement age and has not elected any benefits, can do one of two things. If eligible, the spouse can currently choose to collect a spousal benefit only, commonly known as a “restricted application,” or elect their own individual benefits. When the spouse decided to collect “spousal benefits,” their own individual benefits continue to grow at 8 percent simple interest per year. This strategy was potentially a great way to enhance Social Security income.

Under the new law, anyone under the age of 62 by the end of 2015 will not have the choice of which benefit to elect when they reach full retirement age.

Social Security will have a major impact in your retirement income planning. Please work closely with your financial professionals to start making the necessary changes to your financial plans. For more, visit currentincarmel. com.

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county are 150 W. 161st St., Westfield, 14800 Hazel Dell Crossing, Noblesville, and 7272 Fishers Crossing (116th Street & Allisonville Road), The list of the Kroger stores using its ClickList online ordering program in Hamilton Coun- Fishers. Customers order online at kroger. com/clicklist. ty is well represented.

A customer builds a shopping cart Four of the nine retail on the website, selects a pick-up central Indiana Kroger time during a one-hour window and stores offering the ClickList are in a store location and then places the the county. The Carmel store, 1217 S. online order. Next, a Kroger store asRange Line Rd., was the first store sociate hand picks order items and outside of the Cincinnati area to test stores them in temperature appropriit, starting last summer.

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“Kroger has been testing online Then the customer pulls their vehicle up in the ordering in Cincinnati since November 2014, designated pick-up lane and a store associate and we have received strong praise from will load the order in their car. customers,” Central Division president Jeff As an introductory offer, Kroger will waive Burt stated. “Our local test in Carmel was the $4.95 service charge for each customer’s very positive, and our expansion to additional first three orders. As an additional introduccentral Indiana stores has been even more tory offer, all first-time users of ClickList will successful. ClickList is a great convenience for our customers and they have been offering receive a $10 credit to their order with a $50 minimum purchase. For more, visit currentvery strong praise for the service.” noblesville.com.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com When Kathy Woods moved from Chicago to Fishers a little more than a year ago, she found many people didn’t know seniors about the exercise program, Ageless Grace.

“The best way to show them is to do it with them,” Woods said. “So I have the activity director watch or do it with us. The people are learning but more importantly the activity directors are learning about Ageless Grace.”

While Woods can teach some classes, she knows she can’t teach every day multiple times a day, so her goal is to teach the activity directors.

Woods has conducted free Ageless Grace demonstration classes at Bickford of Carmel, Carmel Health and Living, along with Allisonville Meadows and NorthRidge Gracious Retirement Living in Fishers. She also has given complimentary classes at the Indiana Parkinson Foundation and the Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville and SarahCare of Indianapolis.

“It is so so different from any of the other exercise programs,” Woods said. “We sit in a chair for stability. A lot of the people are using a walker or a wheelchair. But it’s not just for those people, it’s for all of us that. Ageless Grace strengthens the core. It helps with fall prevention.”

Woods, a Certified Ageless Grace educator/ trainer, started Ageless Grace Indiana as a combination business and support group.

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Kathy Woods in one of her Ageless Grace classes. (Submitted photo)

program based on the science of neuroplasticity, movement, mindfulness and music. It uses 21 simple tools for lifelong comfort and ease which are done while sitting in a chair.

“We are changing the brain and reconnecting the brain to old neurons and making new ones,” Woods said. “There is so much more to this that doing jumping jacks and raising your hands and stuff like that.”

Woods has a website, AgelessGraceIndiana. com, which goes to a Facebook page.

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Suicide prevention effort – Community Health Network Foundation recently launched its end-ofyear effort geared toward suicide prevention among Hoosier youth and teenagers. To support that effort, the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation has offered a $100,000 Matching Challenge, meaning that every dollar donated on the way to reaching $100,000 will double. To donate, visit www.give.ecommunity.org/ support.

Blood drive – The Indiana Blood Center Bloodmobile will be on-site in front of the Riverview Health Surgery Pavilion from 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 15. For more, call the Indiana Blood Center at 916-5150, or visit www.

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Medicare help sessions – Franciscan Insurance Services will host Medicare Extravaganza Dec. 17 and 18 at Hilton Garden Inn, 5255 Noggle Way, Indianapolis, for Medicare recipients who are eligible for a Special Election Period during the open enrollment period. Presentations will begin with Humana at 9 a.m., followed by Anthem Blue Cross at 10 a.m., and UnitedHealthcare at 11 a.m. For more, call 528-7770.

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Before Background Info: This English Tudor home in the Queens Manor subdivision in Carmel was built in 1994. The master bathroom remodel kept with the style of the home, while giving it a fresh, updated look!

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The Electric Bike Center The largest selection of electric bikes in Indiana Call David for appointment (317) 506-6902

Sell me your...OLD GUITAR Local buyer is looking for older Gibson, Fender, Martin, etc. guitars, amplifiers and musical instruments of all kinds. Turn that old guitar under a bed or in a closet into good money TODAY! Friendly to-your-door service!

Please call today! 317-771-9294 Thank you, Brian

Business Closing GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Bedazzling Boutique STORE CLOSING!!!!

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Contact: Joyce Buntin, 317 396-3751or jbuntin@oasisnet.org OASIS is a national nonprofit 501 (c)(3), with a very active local chapter, promoting education, entertainment, and health for those 50+.

Free classes/events/trips catalog Contact OASIS at 317-396-3751, or oasisindy.org

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Partner with GanserToGo.com as a self-employed driver!

We arrange delivery catering orders for full service restaurants. Drivers will be given food at restaurants and deliver it to customers at their homes, offices and special events. Big tip orders! Breakfast, lunch and dinner shifts are available 7 days a week.

• Must be at least 21+ • Smart phone to receive orders • Current auto insurance and good driving record • Reliable vehicle!

Benefits: • Flexible Shifts! - Choose the days/number of shifts you want to work during the week.

• Paid Weekly! - Drivers get paid delivery fees weekly, tips nightly. Drivers are earning up to $60 to $100 per shift!

• Freedom! - You don't have to sit in an office waiting for orders, they're sent right to your phone and you get to accept or decline as you move throughout the city.

If you are interested contact us today!

Call us Mon-Fri to schedule an interview 888-334-9675 ext 0

The Greenskeeper, Inc. Fall Landscape Services Seasonal Help Wanted Now Thru Mid-December Landscape Labor: Fall Clean-ups & Leaf Removal: Must apply in person at our Westfield location.

17309 Westfield Park Road 317-804-8877

Shirley Brothers Mortuaries

Is currently hiring part-time Drivers for all locations.

If interested please call Dustin Miller @317-897-9606.

Now Hiring Servers and Line Cooks APPLY IN PERSON 160 E Carmel Dr, Carmel, IN

A Job with Heart

Work closely with our amazing clients, enjoy flexible scheduling, and experience true job satisfaction. We are a nonmedical personal care/elder care agency seeking warm, empathetic caregivers.

Experience helpful, but not necessary — your best asset is a genuine desire to help others. Full- and part-time positions available, Contact Applicant@malkoffandhughes.com

WANTED EXPERIENCED CARPENTER/INSTALLER Do you have experience working with patio rooms, decks, roofs and windows or willing to learn? Our company could be a perfect fit for you. We offer full time, year round work with FULL BENEFITS. Please apply online at Greatdayimprovements.com or call 317-710-3201 for interview.

Must pass background and drug screen test and have dependable transportation with valid driver’s license.

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VOLUNTEER READING TUTORS URGENTLY NEEDED DESPERATE-TO-LEARN IPS STUDENTS GRADES 1-3 During School Hours OASIS Hi-Impact Tutoring Program • No experience required • All training, materials, & ongoing support provided • 1-on-1 with same child throughout school year • Individuals, Buddies or Groups • Innovative intergenerational opportunity

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Carmel Clay Schools Bus Drivers Wanted Benefits include: • Earn up to $99/day • Summers and Holidays off • AM only (6-8:30am) or PM only (2-4:30pm) or both available • No required weekends • Extra work available if wanted • Training from CCS at no cost to the employee • Tests and CDL Licensing fees reimbursed • Opportunity for retirees to earn extra income Apply online at http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/district/home or stop by our Transportation Office at 5185 East Main Street Carmel, IN 46033

3 Bed / 2.5 Bath Home

14173 Jasmine Court, Fishers 1,779 ± SF, 3 BR / 2.5 BA 2-Story Home • 0.21 Acres • Zoned R-5 • Attached 2-Car Garage • Located on Fishers’ North Side in the Weaver Creek Subdivision • Near the Corner of East 141st Street & IN-37 • Excellent Opportunity to Buy at Your Price!

Preview: By Appointment See Website for Full Terms and Conditions Case #: 14-09753-RLM-7 10% Buyer’s Premium AC30900124, Seth D. Seaton: AU10900115

(317) 353-1100

Dental & Lab Equipment Thursday • Dec 10 • 10 am ding

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With over 30 years of experience in the special event industry, Ritz Charles specializes in innovative, upscale and superior event services. Ritz Charles has a strong presence in the event market. Our multiple culinary teams, service staff and event planners host a variety of on and off premise events year- round. Our company has the resources to manage large events yet the personal touch of a small caterer. With our fast paced energetic work environment, we have a need for motivated individuals who can give excellent customer service.

If you are looking to join a company with a dedication to excellent customer service and a friendly atmosphere, Ritz Charles has bartending, banquet server and set-up positions available.

If you are interested in learning more about our company, please contact Kate Argyris at Kargyris@Ritzcharles.com

Shirley Brothers Mortuaries Is currently hiring a part-time Hostess for its Fishers-Castleton Location. If interested Please call Dustin Miller @ 317-897-9606.

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Dental Equipment, Accessories & More!

29101 South State Road 19, Atlanta, IN

Premium Dental Equipment Including: Pelton and Crane Exam Chairs, Dental X-Ray Machines, Film Developer, Dental Lights, Autoclave, Ultrasonic Cleaner, Polishing Lathe, SciCan Sanitizer, Compressors, Dental Accessories & Much More!

Preview: Wed, Dec 9, 10 am - 2 pm See Website for Full Terms and Conditions Seller: Old National Bank 12% Buyer’s Premium J. Theodore Pike: AU10900114 AC30900124

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Home Security System... an $850 Value at NO COST to you for parts and activation with only a $99 Customer Installation Charge and the purchase of monthly alarm monitoring services. Terms and conditions below.^

TMS Health, a Xerox Company is client-driven, passionate, nimble and responsive.

Bachelor’s Degree Required for all Positions. New College Graduates are encouraged to apply!

TMS was founded to create and deliver professional communication programs for one of the most competitive and sophisticated market environments healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

A company’s most valuable asset is its employees!

Today, we are growing our team in our Fishers, IN location, and we’re looking for qualified Customer Service and Inside Sales professionals to join us in a new business venture!

Customer Care Specialists Job# 15034888 • English - Provide Tech Support and professionally handle inbound calls from consumers using a medical device • Bi-lingual French - Provide Tech Support and professionally handle inbound calls from our Canadian consumers using a medical device

For more information contact: Senior Recruiter 317.521.1620 Submit your application online: www.tmshealth.com Applicants must apply online to the job number in order to be considered for a position with TMS Health, a Xerox Company

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Inside Pharmacy Sales Representative Job#15036967 • Make outbound calls to engage and educate pharmacists on a medical device product • Responsible for growing your own territory

TMS Health employees enjoy a rewarding competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages.

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ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services, which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle, require the purchase and/or activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer, cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access. These ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipment/systems that are connected to the ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services/ Equipment. All ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services. All ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services may not be available in all geographic areas. You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services features you desire. **Thermostat controls not available in all states. ^$99 Customer Installation Charge. 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $36.99 per month ($1,331.64), 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $36.99 ($887.76) for California, including Quality Service Plan (QSP).

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