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Wellbeing Coalition of Westfield announces survey findings / P3

465 Challenge returns / P3

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Westfield council hears Wellbeing Coalition findings

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

Council member Jake Gilbert addressed the survey.

“We are focused on adults with that An online survey by the Wellbeing survey, and we know that even if, say, 90 Coalition of Westfield produced a mix of percent of our residents are doing great expected and unexwith mental health, 10 percent is SURVEY pected discoveries. still 4,500 people,” Gilbert said.

Kyle Miller, the di“We need to make sure as a comrector of social emotional learning munity if there are ways to help at Westfield Washington Schools, residents with mental health that presented an update on the surwe do that.” vey during the Dec. 14, 2020 WestThe survey also found that field City Council meeting. The Westfield residents don’t serve at Miller survey was conducted from Jannonprofits very often. uary to February 2020. Miller said “We have a very generous comthe purpose was to get a baseline munity, but this one was a surmeasure of the overall well-being prise to all of us. And we feel like of Westfield residents. with all the great opportunities Questions measured things we have for nonprofits, there’s such as overall life satisfaction. lots of opportunities to serve, but Out of the 1,200 residents who we found out residents aren’t Gilbert took the survey, the vast majority serving all that often,” Gilbert answered 7 to 10 on a 1 to 10 scale, said. “The majority, 57 percent, are serving with 10 being completely satisfied. less than monthly.”

Per a question about whether they The survey also identified a lack in were living their worst possible life or public spaces for residents to gather, best possible life, the majority of people with almost 30 percent saying they felt who responded did so in the 7 to 9 range availability for social/community events that they were living their best possible was bad or very bad. Residents also gave life. the city a poor rating in arts and cultural The survey also measured how many offerings. residents were diagnosed with a health “There are things coming to the comcondition within the past year. munity with Grand Junction and the West“One of the things that stuck out to us field Playhouse,” Gilbert said. “Over 60 was mental health conditions were diagpercent of residents rated arts and culturnosed at a greater rate than asthma, dial opportunities as bad or very bad.” abetes, heart problems or cancer, at 8.42 The survey resulted in the establishpercent,” Miller said. ment of four goals: Improving access to The survey also showed that Westfield mental health care for residents, promotresidents are stressed, with 59.19 percent ing community events where residents responding they were stressed some or can connect, providing opportunities to most of the time and 6.62 percent claimmeet people and make personal connecing they were stressed all or almost all of tions and embracing all cultures through the time. Thirteen percent claimed they individual connection. were stressed none or almost none of the “With these four main goals emerging, time. we are now on point for 2021 with several “Stress is weighing on our residents a subcommittees to take some action steps little bit,” Miller said. and find out exactly what we need and However, only 3 percent of residents re- see if there’s an ask of the community sponded that they felt sad all of the time or businesses or the council or anything or almost all of the time. But the the surgoing forward,” Gilbert said. “We want vey found a rise in feelings of loneliness. to make sure we are doing everything “We know loneliness is something on we can with grants and opportunities the rise, for sure. Six to 7 percent of resithrough nonprofits to really serve people dents responded and said, ‘I’m lonely most in the community.” of the time or all of the time,’ and that For more, visit wellbeingcoalitionwestwas a bit surprising to us,” Miller said. field.com.

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DISPATCHES Heirbrandt named treasurer of IACC — Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt was elected 2021 treasurer of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners by county commissioners across the state.

Auditor warns of scam — Indiana Auditor of State Tera Klutz is warning Hoosiers to be aware of a scam asking for advance payment in order to receive access to state grants and payments. The scams are made by telephone and email and maliciously pose as Auditor of State employees, falsely claim eligibility for a state grant or payment but require a fee be paid before receiving access to funds Law enforcement agencies using new tool for impaired driving — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently provided 52 Indiana law enforcement agencies with a new roadside tool to identify drug-impaired drivers. The device is called SoToxa Mobile Test System. It is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of six kinds of drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, cannabis, amphetamine and benzodiazepines. Officers began using the devices in the field this month in response to the emergence of drugged driving taking place in the state and nationwide. According to a 2018 Governors Highway Safety Association report, 44 percent of fatally injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs in 2016, up from 28 percent a decade ago. Of those drivers, 38 percent tested positive for some form of marijuana, 16 percent tested positive for opioids and 4 percent tested positive for both marijuana and opioids.

Gift a brick for the Humane Society — Those wanting to help fundraise for the Humane Society of Hamilton County’s new facility in Fishers can purchase a brick starting at $500 to be displayed in The Memorial Plaza at the new facility. Bricks must be ordered by Jan. 15 to be included in the HSHC’s spring 2021 grand opening.

For more, visit hamiltonhumane.com/ new-facility-building-brighter-future/bricks.

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The email contains a link to click to update information, but it may distribute malware of viruses. All emails from MetroNet will come from the @metronetinc.com domain.

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465 Challenge returns

By Rick Morwick rick@youarecurrent.com Regardless of your fitness level, running a complete loop around Interstate 465 is a daunting — but not imFUNDRAISER possible — challenge.

At least, it’s not unachievable the way organizers of the 465 Challenge have mapped the 53-mile interstate that circles Indianapolis.

Presented by Westfield-based Vision Event Management, the 465 Challenge — which debuted last year — is a virtual “run” around I-465. Participants can complete the loop at their own speed, in their own time, through any exercise of their choosing, including walking, biking and swimming.

“Any form of intentional exercise,” said Jeff Graves, a Carmel resident who owns Vision Event Management, a company that manages running events. “We also have a conversion chart for those that do yoga, CrossFit, or those types of exercises that are harder to track miles.”

Besides offering a way to get fit or maintain fitness, this year’s 465 Challenge also benefits the Indiana Children’s Wish

Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes to Indiana children, ages 3 to 18, who have life-threatening or terminal illnesses.

Registration is open through Feb. 28. Basic and premium options are available. The basic package ($24.99) includes a commemorative 465 Challenge sticker; membership in a private Facebook group; a customized bib; a personalized finisher’s certificate; and weekly motivational emails. The premium package ($44.99) includes everything in the basic package along with a 465 Challenge slider finisher’s medal and choice of a women’s tank or men’s ringer T-shirt.

The 465 Challenge, which began Jan. 1, will donate $1 of every registration fee to the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. The fundraising goal is $10,000.

“Events like these are a great way for charities to get great exposure to audiences they might not otherwise reach,” said Graves, who also is the race director.

In 2020, 945 people participated in the inaugural 465 Challenge. So far, residents from 11 states have already registered for the 2021 event.

For more or to register, visit 465challenge.com.

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The population MWA serves generally includes students diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, high-functioning autism, receptive and/ or expansive language or processing challenges resulting in school anxiety. A major change like remote learning can be extremely challenging for a student who has come to feel safe in their school environment.

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Free math, science homework help — Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s free AskRose homework helpline is available to help middle and high school students get a head start on understanding their math and science homework problems through a simple phone call, email or chat session.

Rose-Hulman students are available Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. during the school year to help youth in grades 6 through 12 review math and science concepts. Connections can be made at 877-2757673 or AskRose.org.

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

NCL opens scholarship — The Crossroads Chapter of National Charity League is offering a $500 scholarship to a female high school senior in Boone or Hamilton counties who has shown consistent involvement in community service and leadership. Applicants will have until Feb. 15 to apply.

The winner will be notified in March. NCL was formed to encourage mothers and daughters to build relationship and leadership skills, while serving together in their community. To apply, visit nationalcharityleague.org/chapter/crossroads/.

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Tinsel & Tails raises $250,000

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

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

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

Immediately, HSHC staff pivoted to a virtual event.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Centier Bank recognized — Centier Bank has been recognized as the top-ranked “Best Bank to Work For” in the state of Indiana by American Banker. For each of the past eight years, Centier Bank has placed alongside financial institutions across the country on the nationwide list.

Centier Bank ranked 11th out of 85 banks in the U.S. Learn more at americanbanker.com and centier.com.

field homes also saw an increase in the average price per square foot — up 10.4 percent to $161.08.

Real estate statistics — Westfield continued its seller’s market in November 2020, with homes selling quickly and sale prices increasing. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price for a home in Westfield was $401,430, an increase of 12.8 percent, compared to November 2019. Westfield homes also left the market in 30 days, 36.2 percent faster than this time last year. West-

NCL seeks new members — The Crossroads Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc has announced its Annual Membership Drive and has begun accepting applications from women with daughters currently in sixth through ninth grade. The Crossroads Chapter is composed of 230 members who reside in Hamilton and Boone Counties. The drive runs through Jan. 15. For more, visit

Westfield grad receives Dean’s Award — Colgate University student Katherine Hand has earned the spring 2020 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. Hand is a biology major and a graduate of Westfield High School.

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Westfield Dance Marathon seeks donations — Westfield Dance Marathon is currently conducting various fundraisers and accepting donations. For more on upcoming events or to donate, visit whsdm.org.

North Central Beekeepers Club — The North Central Beekeepers Club has canceled its December meeting. The next meeting will be Jan. 20. Socializing begins at 6 p.m. and meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. The club is for all levels of beekeepers from centrally north of Indianapolis. Those interested in becoming a beekeeper are welcome. There are no dues.

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Westfield’s Mayor of Whoville Commentary by Troy Patton Mayor Andy Cook continues to misrepresent facts to the people of Westfield. His latest venture is his selfVIEWPOINT back-patting on Grand Junction that has been nothing short of disappointing. In a recent letter (published as a column in the Dec. 22 edition of Current in Westfield), he once again saddled-up his high horse to look down his nose at anyone who disagrees with him.

His letter was filled with a bevy of personal attacks against me. I will not take the time, nor dignify the wild accusations by addressing them, including my own involvement in Westfield he has asserted, as they are just more examples of his lies and misrepresentation.

I will address the actual issue at hand.

The facts are this simple: Imagine if you contracted to build a two-story home with a three-car garage in Westfield and were told that this home would cost $300,000. As the build is under way, imagine your delight when the builder informs you that they can complete your home and stay slightly under budget. When you do your walk-through, you discover the upstairs bathrooms have the pipes for water, and electrical is run, and the studs are in place, but no drywall, carpet or any fixtures of any sort are installed.

Then you walk into the kitchen area and the cabinets you picked out are not there, and just a rough-in of the water and electric.

Upon further inspection, no garage was ever

built. You say, “What happened? This is not complete.” The builder tells you, “It is under budget, though, and you can still live in the home and have people over to congregate on your cement pad out back.” Are you satisfied? I cannot imagine that you would be.

Folks, welcome to Grand Junction!

The employees of Westfield, including our first responders and Grand Park personnel, are doing a good job. I have even repeated this publicly. What I will not do is tell someone they did a great job when they failed. After a presentation at the Finance Committee Meeting showing GJ over budget, they present to city council and put in a slide that says GJ is not over budget. Andy may not like my tone saying the costs associated with this project stink, but that does not make it false. I have learned that if you whisper, the administration ignores you. It is time to be direct, and most important, it is time to put the taxpayers first.

Andy will need to learn to work with a city council who will challenge the status quo and, unfortunately, when he misleads the taxpayers, he will get called out. If I am the Grinch in this scenario, I can handle it, but we don’t need a mayor of Whoville running the show.

Troy Patton is an at-large member of the Westfield City Council

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Project: Road rehabilitation Location: A 3-mile stretch of 236th Street will be closed for two separate phases for road rehabilitation. The first phase is from west of Devaney Road to east of Tollgate Road. This phase has reopened. The second phase is from west of Deming Road to west of Devaney Road.

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CARMEL Project: Reconstruction of Range Line Road Location: Between Elm Street and City Center Drive Expected completion: January 2021 FISHERS Project: 146th Street at Ind. 37 Location: All left-turn lanes are currently restricted on Ind. 37 and on 146th Street with traffic moved to the interior lanes.

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Carmel woman opens dance, art studio in Westfield

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Tina Mangos opened her dance and art studio, Athena House for Wisdom, Creativity and Beauty, in Westfield because of the city’s expanding arts culture.

“I think it’s a great location, and the other reason is I want to contribute to enhancing the arts and culture in Westfield,” said Mangos, a Carmel resident. “I know there’s more that can be done, so I really look forward to collaborating with other people in the community because I want to see more of an arts and culture presence in Westfield.”

A Carmel resident, Mangos was inspired by the vibrant arts district in Carmel.

“I know Carmel is pretty well set in a lot of those areas, and I really have gotten to know people in Westfield, and I feel that’s a good place to contribute and to see the arts and culture grow,” she said.

Athena House for Wisdom, Creativity and Beauty is at 989 East St. in Westfield. With a background in dance and art, Mangos decided to combine the two classes into one studio.

“I am offering art classes for youth and I also am offering stretch, fitness and dance classes for adults,” Mangos said. “Especially with art, I focus on cross-training your brain and working on using the left side to do problem-solving and figure out things as you move along in the creative process.”

Most of the art classes are two-dimensional, but there are some sculptural projects and mixed media.

“I’m focusing on the process of getting to the final product,” Mangos said.

Prior to moving to Carmel, Mangos lived in Chicago, where she was a high school art teacher.

“I don’t want to be retired,” she said. “I want to continue teaching and continue being in the arts.”

Mangos teaches art classes for children ages 10 and older. She doesn’t offer adult arts classes but welcomes input and encourages fellow artists and teachers to contact her to get a group going.

Besides teaching art, Mangos also taught ballroom dance for 35 years.

Tina Mangos, center, works with students on an art project.

Tina Mangos offers art classes for children 10 and older at Athena House for Wisdom, Creativity and Beauty in Westfield.

A couple takes one of Tina Mango’s dance classes. (Submitted photos)

“I created a lot of different dance-based fitness classes back in the ‘80s,” she said.

“It’s a VHS tape. I did a video called ‘Fit to Work’ showing working people how to do exercises on the job. I always have believed in doing fitness and health and stretching

while you’re at work. That was before you could pull something up on your laptop and it wasn’t as common to walk by somebody’s cubicle and see them stretching at their desk.”

Mangos moved to Indiana because of high-

WHAT’S NEXT Athena House for Wisdom, Creativity and Beauty owner Tina Mangos said she would love to work with more homeschoolers on a long-term art project instead of one-day pop-ups.

“I have so many years in education and I’m focused on curriculum and developing skills over time,” she said.

She also wants to see more dancing opportunities for residents.

“One thing I realized after I moved down from Chicago is there isn’t much dancing going on,” she said. “I would really love to see people out there dancing.”

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er living expenses in Chicago. She recently joined the Westfield Chamber of Commerce to network, which has become more challenging because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mangos prefers face-to-face networking.

“I’m old school that way,” she said. “Right now, it’s a lot of networking and it’s trying to convince parents that it’s a clean and safe environment. I’m only having a few people at a time and am being extra careful about social distancing and having everybody be clean. It is challenging for all of us out there trying to network with different groups and with moms. I’m very old school. I have never been on Facebook and hopefully will never be on Facebook. I know it limits me, but I just don’t want to be on Facebook. I welcome collaboration with people in the community.”

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Thank you, Terry Anker Editor, I thank your columnist, Terry Anker, for all of his comments and writings in Current in Carmel. It seems that there’s an otherwise increasing amount of negativity, or at least that what gets the most attention. I find his columns to be refreshing and appreciate his willingness to incorporate a thread of faith in his messages.

Jeff Hess, Carmel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace out.

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

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

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

They probably have the best stock of small fasteners of anyone in the area.

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

Gene Bruhn, Noblesville

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Food for thought Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I’ve missed doing a number of things this year. I used to love going to the movies with my wife, going out to HUMOR dinner with my wife and going food shopping without my wife. She’s meticulous about what she buys and spends more time squeezing a melon than I spend choosing a new car. When I did grocery shopping with her, she judged my choices. Whatever I snuck into the cart, she’d notice at the checkout, and I’d hear one of three things: • You’ll never eat that. We threw away the last two bags. Return that to the shelf, please.

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

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

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

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

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

Mary Ellen is now doing all her food buying online due to the pandemic, and I’ve been forbidden to enter stores. This has drastically cut down on my intake of frozen

pizza, Ben & Jerry’s and barbeque potato chips. I watch “Sesame Street” just to see someone eating a cookie.

I asked Mary Ellen if I could do the grocery ordering yesterday so I could be of some help in this weekly chore.

“OK, but please order exactly what I tell you,” she said. “We’ve been eating much healthier lately because you’re not tempted with impulse buying.”

Mary Ellen then shouted her list from the bathroom while she was drying her hair. I sat at the keyboard entering the selections online.

Later in the day, I picked up the order.

Mary Ellen was not happy.

“Let’s see. I said macaroni, you got bologna,” she said. “I asked for guacamole, you got cannoli. We needed noodles, you bought strudel. In the morning, there will be no coffee but plenty of toffee. Finally, dinner tonight will not be low-fat turkey, but a bag of beef jerky.”

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

“OK, but at least you got the organic broccoli, just as I requested,” she said. “Did you order it because it’s so nutritious?”

“No, because it doesn’t rhyme with anything.”

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

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

“If you are just exposed to somebody, Keller is a pediatrician in Cicero who lives meaning you have no symptoms at all, and in Noblesville.

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Taranis plans to build new facility in Westfield news@currentinwestfield.com On Dec. 10, Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, Gov. Eric Holcomb and executives from Taranis, an agricultural intelligence DEVELOPMENT and precision scouting company, announced that the company plans to locate its global headquarters in Westfield.

Taranis pledges to build a new 6,000-squarefoot facility at 725 E. Main St. and create up to 60 high-wage jobs by the end of 2023.

“The addition of Taranis to our community grows our influence in the region as an attractive location for businesses and job seekers,” Cook stated. “Its emergence as a leader in precision scouting coupled with Westfield’s commitment to advancing agricultural innovation in our region makes this an ideal and exciting partnership. With Taranis joining our own AgReliant, I am proud that Westfield will be headquarters to these two agriculture leaders.”

Mike DiPaola, the general manager of North America and vice president of global sales at Taranis, calls the move an “exciting chapter.”

“Locating our global headquarters in the heart of the America’s largest commodity crop

production region enables us to interact more directly with our customers to better address the agronomic challenges of their growers,” DiPaola stated. “This exciting chapter for Taranis positions us well for growing our customer base and recruiting employee talent, while also allowing us to entrench ourselves in the area as the undisputed leader in precision scouting.”

Taranis empowers growers to make informed and timely replant, crop nutrition and protection decisions that optimize yields through precision scouting. It plans to invest nearly $10.5 million to lease and equip the new facility. The facility will allow the company to expand its team of agronomists and associates while increasing its total acreage serviced. The company’s location in Tel-Aviv, Israel, will continue to operate as its Innovation Center.

By utilizing drone fleets capable of capturing high-resolution imagery, Taranis’ proprietary software platform analyzes images and aggregates data to deliver real-time insights during each growth stage at a leaf-level resolution 20 times faster than the manual alternative. The images are tagged and evaluated by Taranis’ artificial intelligence platform, which delivers the insights to users through the company’s

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“Taranis’ new headquarters is a welcome addition to the Hoosier state as we continue to grow our thriving tech presence,” Holcomb stated. “This investment will further strengthen our position as a top agricultural producing state and help attract a large, diverse talent pool for the future. I couldn’t be more grateful Taranis has chosen Indiana to call home.”

Taranis employs more than 80 people across the U.S., Latin America, Eastern Europe, Australia and the Middle East. It plans to consolidate its sales, marketing and administrative functions at the new Westfield facility and continue to expand its workforce during the first year of operation. The company is hiring for positions in drone and aviation operations, customer success, marketing and sales and has already hired seven new employees toward its goal.

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Taranis up to $1.25 million in conditional tax credits based on the company’s high-wage job creation plans. For more, visit taranis.ag.

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

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

I’m very happy to be doing that.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kelly said he primarily performs original songs.

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

Kelly has released two albums, “Jeff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Palladium Players to read ‘Blithe Spirit’ online

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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