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Council approves land for Bastian

By Noah Alatza • news@currentinwestfield.com The Westfield City Council met Nov. 13. The next meeting is 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at City Hall, 130 Penn St. For more, visit westfield.in.gov.

What happened: The Westfield City Council unanimously approved land for a new Bastian Solutions 90,000-square-foot facility, along with a property abatement. A public hearing was held but nobody spoke.

What it means: On Oct. 16, Bastian Solutions announced a new manufacturing center to be built near 196th Street and U.S. 31 in Westfield. The council approved a measure establishing land at 1821 Bastian Ct., inside the new 314-acre Aurora Project. The council also approved the company’s tax abatement.

What happened: City council member Cindy Spoljaric doubted certain aspects of the Road Impact Fee Zone Improvement Plan, saying certain numbers were off. Despite those concerns, it passed 6-0.

Dispatches Coffee with a Cop — The next Coffee with a Cop event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 29 at Lincoln Square Pancake House, 3186 E Ind. 32. Residents can ask questions and provide comments to Westfield Police Dept. officers over a cup of coffee. Those with questions should contact Sgt. Billy Adams at badams@westfield.in.gov.

Westfield Fire Dept. creates new Twitter account — The Westfield Fire Dept. has created a new Twitter account geared toward working incidents in the area. For more, visit the Westfield Fire PIO Twitter feed at @wfd_pio.

What happened: Council heard two additional items and sent them with favorable recommendations to a public hearing at the Advisory Plan Commission Dec. 4 meeting. If approved, the council could approve the proposals as early as its Jan. 8 meeting.

WWS seeking bus drivers — Westfield Washington Schools is searching for bus drivers. WWS offers a flexible schedule with summers and holidays off and no required weekends. Health insurance also is available. For more, or to apply online, visit wws.k12.in.us.

What it means: Hilte at Thirtyone will add additional commercial property south of 191st Street along U.S 31. The 12 acres are predominantly zoned for general business. Hotels, retail and restaurants are poised to occupy the land, with construction set for the spring. Westchester is 309 acres, with additional acreage south of 156th Street to the east of Towne Road. More than 360 single-family homes could be developed. It would add more real estate in the already highly sought-after Wood Wind Golf Course area. The original planned unit development didn’t pass in the council last summer. Spoljaric said if it was up to her she would pull the project because of “grave concerns.” She said major changes would need to be made for her vote.

Seeking historical photos — Current in Westfield is looking to gather historical photos from the city and community for a regular feature within the publication, “Back in the Day.” For more information, or to submit photos or ideas, please contact Editor Anna Skinner at anna@ youarecurrent.com.

What it means: Spoljaric raised concerns about the road impact fee and the city’s response.

“One of the things that was confusing is we have not had this as part of our comprehensive plan,” she said. “The impact fee and some of those numbers do not match up.”

Council hears $6 million Grand Park training facility

By Noah Alatza news@currentinwestfield.com The Grand Park Events Center Planned Unit Development was introduced to the city council Nov. 13. The new development 68,000-square-foot facility will be built west of the Grand Park Events Center, 19000 Grand Park Blvd.

The facility previously was planned as a new hotel, but city officials chose a different option. The city owns the land. Final decisions are still being made.

A map of the new facility. (Submitted image)

Jesse Pohlman of Onpointe Land Matters requested a change in the zoning. ProX Athletic Development at Grand Park will house

rehabilitation and development services for athletes.

Council member Cindy Spoljaric said she wants restrictions on some special exception uses.

“There’s probably a host of uses in the GP district that were unlikely to happen,” she said. “What is the city’s contribution to this project?”

The city said it will own the ground and ProX will lease it.

Construction is expected to begin in the spring with an opening by fall 2018. Public funding isn’t necessary for the project.

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Former senator Luke Kenley gets day full of tributes

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear had already declared Sept. 30 as Luke Kenley Day. But Ditslear agreed recognition Nov. 2 served as another one, as a tribute featuring several speakers was held at the Ivy Tech Hamilton County Campus. The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce helped host the event.

Kenley, 72, retired Sept. 30 after 25 years in the State Senate. Kenley, a Republican, was chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and helped shape the state budget.

“There is no one more deserving than Luke Kenley of gratitude from their friends and neighbors for his decades and decades of public service,” former Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman said. “I’m just pleased to be a very small part of that.”

Kenley and Skillman were elected to the State Senate in 1992.

“He was named Freshman of the Year in 1993,” Skillman said. “He was indeed a stellar freshman, but I think he bought some of those votes. I think he bought some of those votes with those great oranges and

Former Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman discusses her experiences with former State Senator Luke Kenley.

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candy bars from his family grocery store.

That’s how that worked. Luke will be remembered for his great fiscal stewardship from the state of Indiana and rightfully so.

Quite frankly, he could help any legislator with their proposals. They often sought him out for advice on any issues from education to health care to regulatory reform. No matter how busy he was, he would always

stop what he was doing to help another legislator become successful, and I think that says a lot about Luke Kenley the man.”

Skillman, who left the State Senate to become lieutenant governor under Gov. Mitch Daniels in 2005, said she often was like the rope in a tug of war between Daniels and Kenley.

“Luke was called into the governor’s of-

fice a time or two,” Skillman said. “I think it’s accurate to say Luke Kenley and Mitch Daniels sometimes had differing opinions.

The end goal might be the same, but they might take a different route to get there.

Let me say confidentially, I say each of them were accustomed to having their way and having the final word.”

Skillman said Daniels and Kenley were both great leaders and had great respect for each other.

Among the others sharing stories about Kenley were Ditslear, State Rep. Kathy Richardson, Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger, son Bill Kenley and George Ferkes, a lifelong friend and retired Air Force member.

Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann, former lieutenant governor under thenGov. Mike Pence, announced an area of the school would be named Kenley Commons at the Ivy Tech campus in Noblesville. Ivy Tech formerly was home to Noblesville High School, when Kenley was in school.

“Life does not end after retirement from the legislature,” Kenley said. “I’m looking forward to it. About two days after I realized that was the smartest decision you ever made. What took so long?”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Westfield Lions Club members learned how to stay calm and react safely during an active shooting. public safety Sgt. Bill Clifford of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office presented the Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events program to the club at its Nov. 2 meeting.

Club members listened to a 911 call from a Columbine High School teacher, saw a video from a nightclub fire where 31 people died and more. Clifford used the examples to demonstrate the Avoid Deny Defend tactic.

The tactic instructs citizens to avoid or leave the disastrous situation, if possible; deny, or hide, if there is no exit available; and to defend themselves with available items as a last resort. He gave four ways to execute the tactic: Stay calm, initiate combat breathing, shift emotion from fear and stay fit.

“When it’s time to act, so act,” he said.

“Do it with purpose and act with everything you have because it may be your last act.”

Sgt. Bill Clifford presents a program on how to survive an active shooting to the Westfield Lions Club Nov. 2. (Submitted photo)

Clifford said citizens’ disaster responses begin with denial. People tend to go into denial of the event such as brushing off gunshots as fireworks. He said it’s important to skip the denial step and go straight into deciding what actions to take.

Clifford stressed knowing where the closest exit is, and that in crowded areas such as department stores, there is usually a service exit in the rear of the store.

He also encouraged acting as a group.

“If you all react together, (the shooter) can’t engage everyone at once,” he said.

“You have to be committed.”

Clifford is running for sheriff in 2018.

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City to transform sewage lagoon to wildlife habitat news@currentinwestfield.com The City of Westfield has a unique plan for the sewage lagoon along the Midland Trace Trail behind environment the city services campus. The city is transforming the site into a wildlife habitat.

“Once it was determined the lagoon would be taken out of service, the city started to plan how to safely remove the sludge and remediate the lagoons,” Public Works Director Jeremy Lollar stated in a

press release sent to Current. “Once the lagoons are properly cleaned, the area will turn in to an amenity for our citizens.”

The lagoon covers 18 acres and was a sewage plant since the 1960s. It was disconnected in 2016 by Citizens Energy Group because of construction of a new sewage pumping system. Since then, Westfield has worked to dredge and safely dispose of the sludge.

The project is expected to last a year. A wildlife habitat will then be constructed.

The habitat will include a wetland and a fishing pond.

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Student organizes display

By Noah Alatza news@currentinwestfield.com Westfield eighth-grader Elliott Hodgins’ love for the library changed how visitors see things, literally. library “When I was little I just loved going to the library,” Hodgins said. “I would always see these empty cases, so I asked if I could put a collection of my things inside.”

Westfield Washington Public Library approved Hodgins’ request and allowed him to decorate two cases the past six years. The library has a Scooby Doo “tradition” every October and November, thanks to Hodgins’ collection.

WWPL Public Relations and Marketing Director Allison Knuttel said Hodgins’ display is always well received.

“The library always appreciates it when our patrons have an interesting collection to showcase in our lobby display case,” Knuttel said. “Scooby Doo is extremely popular with library patrons of all ages, and the Hodgins’ extensive Scooby Doo collection is generating a lot of enthusiasm.”

Hodgins said it only takes 10 minutes to set up both cases. “(I) go there with my mom and sister and we take bags to start unloading it,” Hodgins said. “At first, people didn’t know who was creating (the displays), but there’s one picture of me behind a Mystery Ma-

Elliott Hodges organizes the Scooby Doo bookcase display at the Westfield Washington Public Library. (Submitted photo)

chine. I’m around the library, but people don’t come up to me.”

Christine Hodgins, Elliott’s mother, said visiting the library during a summer reading program sparked what inevitably led to the display.

“He loved Scooby Doo as a very young child,” she said. “(Elliott) just had the best time with it. Children always have a great time seeing it, and even adults walking by cannot help but smile.”

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Board approves funding

By Noah Alatza • news@currentinwestfield.com The Westfield Washington School Board met Nov 14. The next meeting is Dec. 12. For more, visit wws.k12.in.us What happened: The board unanimously approved the first half of funding for school renovation projects, which totaled $45 million. Two public hearings were held, but nobody from the public spoke.

What it means: In an Oct. 11 ‘notice to taxpayers of additional appropriations,’ Board Secretary Amber Willis said, “A need for such appropriation exists by reason of inadequacy of present buildings to provide necessary school facilities.” A loophole in Indiana law allows schools to exceed their debt limits. Despite a previously approved $90 million referendum for the district, no added funds will be needed. The additional funds are only a portion of the referendum and the $45 million approved during the Nov. 14 board meeting is only half of the cost. It will be based on assessed value and the amount could change, according to CFO Brian Tomicheal. The remaining funds will be presented before the board sometime in the spring.

What happened: Supt. Sherry Grate delivered her report on the Carey Ridge STEM and Maker Space, along with Shamrock Club, the new kindness campaign launched in the district earlier this month.

What it means: WWS launched its kindness campaign earlier in the month and Grate emphasized the district’s continued effort on the matter. Meanwhile, teachers from Carey Ridge Elementary, including Sawyer Beier from Carey Ridge presented on how students were impacted. The program is in its sixth week. Schools will participate in the Hour of Code in early December and a robotics approach by the beginning of the year. Grate introduced high school social studies teacher Mark Ewing for the “We are Westfield” presentation. “Mark has a very special role in the district,” she said “We wanted to give him a chance to share his role.” Ewing presented various principles that are built on a foundation of love for the initiative. “This is what Westfield High School represents. Every incoming freshman will have a mentor to show them the ‘Westfield way’ next year,” Ewing said.

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Annual holiday celebration returns for eighth year

By Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com For the eighth year, residents will flock to downtown Westfield to line up for pictures with Santa, browse local cover story vendors, enjoy hot chocolate, listen to performances, see reindeer and, of course, observe the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Westfield in Lights will run from 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the northeast corner of Main and Union streets.

Items of attraction: Carriage rides sold out within an hour and a half, even though the city added a third carriage. Wagon rides, which fit up to 12 people, and a waitlist are available to those who missed pre-registration for the carriage rides.

For more, visit westfieldwelcome.com.

A trackless train will cart families throughout the festivities. Two live reindeer will be available for a free petting, and Pictures with Frosty will occur throughout the event inside city hall, 130 Penn St. The Sugarplum Shoppes will host multiple vendors inside a closed tent.

“Westfield in Lights, it’s always about the downtown area, and we use city hall and use the church,” Communications Director Erin Murphy said. “The wagon rides and carriage rides really showcase the connectivity of downtown. Restaurant row and the vendors really all benefit from that evening. I think it really showcases what Westfield is and what it can be when it comes to downtown night life.”

Food and beverages, such as Titus Bakery’s hot chocolate, will be sold.

Christ United Methodist Church happenings: Free pictures with Santa will be available throughout the event. Santa will be inside Christ United Methodist Church, 318 N. Union St. A Girl Scout gingerbread competition will be ongoing throughout the event. Penny voting will be utilized, and people can vote for their favorite houses with change and bills.

A map including train routes, vendor locations and more for Westfield in Lights.

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The future of Westfield in Lights: When asked if Westfield in Lights could possibly move to Grand Junction Plaza when completed, Murphy said the city is still unsure about moving the annual event.

“More events may come on board and there will be more brainstorming to showcase Grand Junction and what is the value of moving (Westfield in Lights) there,” Murphy said.

Letters to Santa For three years, the Penry family has answered the written wishes of local children.

The first year, Natalie Penry was a member of Girl Scout Troop No. 2612, and her mother Alyce was the leader. As a service project, the Scouts answered letters from children addressed to Santa. The next year, when the troop disolved, Natalie and Alyce continued the tradition as a family. Children can submit a letter with a return address in a “Letters to Santa” box within Christ United Methodist Church during Westfield in Lights.

“I came up with this idea because a long time ago when I was a little kid, somebody had written me back as Santa Claus, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever,” Natalie said.

Natalie will be by the box dressed as an elf. She also is a crew member for Westfield High School Dance Marathon and will have a collection bucket to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital.

Last year, the mother-and-daughter duo answered more than 200 letters.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Every pre-school kid understands the basics of negotiation. Jill wants Jane’s toy. Jill knows that taking Jane’s toy will probably be resisted by Jane – and she has older siblings and is a bit tough on the playground.

So Jill, ever the resourceful one, finds some random and discarded bauble on the classroom’s floor, picks it up and presents it to Jane. “Here is a fine toy – a pleasant substitution for the one presently bringing you joy.” Assured in her own clever swap, Jill takes the trinket from Jane, attempting to replace it with her own. Not impressed by the sleight-of-hand, Jane cries foul. “This is not that,” the sleighted toddler exclaims.

Not surprisingly, Jane hoped to set the value of her own property. She held the object, and she held it in highest esteem.

Jill agreed and hoped to make Jane’s toy her own. OK. Then let Jill bid for the article and let it find its own worth. At some point, the amount Jill is willing to pay would meet the amount Jane is willing to sell. If not, Jill is left unsatisfied. So, what is the problem?

The years pass, and pre-school becomes kindergarten, then middle school, then, almost in an instant, graduate school. Like a commercial for a time-traveling bank pen, we age quickly and imperceptibly. So as our bodies have matured, did our intellect keep pace? Do we seek fair exchange with those nearest to us? Or do we, like the aforementioned, single-minded toddler, hope to grab what we like, leaving behind that which has little or no value to us? If so, how can we expect to maintain relationships if we are routinely giving less than we take?

Even more so, if we value so thinly the barter we offer to others?

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IPTG can help exes agree Commentary by Betsy Sommers Although the holidays are a busy and stressful time for everyone, the holiday season can be a parholidays ticularly difficult time for families affected by divorce. Holiday parenting time is an especially challenging issue for parents to deal with because both parents will inevitably lose time with their child.

Ideally, you and your ex should come to a holiday arrangement ahead of time that works for all involved, most importantly the child. Parents who are unable to agree on a holiday parenting schedule on their own should look to the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines for guidance.

Per the guidelines that took effect March 1, 2013, Christmas break begins two hours after the child is released from school on the last day before break and ends at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes. Christmas vacation is split evenly between the parents. The guidelines ensure that parents switch off each year as to who gets the child during the first half of break and who gets the child during the second half. In odd-numbered years such as this year, the child spends the first half of his/her vacation with the non-custodial parent and the second half

with the custodial parent. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are not included as separate holidays under the IPTG. As for the actual holiday, both parents are in luck. In years when Christmas does not fall during a parent’s half of the break, that parent can have the child from noon to 9:00 p.m. on Christmas Day. This year, for example, a custodial parent with a child in the Carmel school district will have the second half of Christmas Day. Importantly, the above holiday schedule only applies to children age 3 and older. For children younger than 3, a noncustodial parent’s parenting time ranges from two to 10 hours on scheduled holidays, according to age.

If you haven’t already, reach out to your ex to confirm the holiday schedule now so you aren’t arguing about exchange dates and times and your child knows what to expect ahead of the holiday.

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I asked my husband Doo what I should write about this week. He replied simply, “My greatness.” Hmmm. A humor whole article about the awesomeness of Doo, even though he drives me crazy? Well, it is Thanksgiving.

Look, after 21 years of marriage, it’s fair to say I don’t always appreciate my husband. As frequent readers of this column know, I am easily irritated by the way his body processes garlic and red wine, his inability to refrain from throwing his stuff on the kitchen table and his commitment to boys weekends during hunting season. But he’s smart, he’s a good person and I find his bald but bearded look incredibly sexy.

At the moment, Doo is in the kitchen making eggs, completely oblivious to his plate of orange peels from last night which are shrouded in a cloud of fruit flies. But no doubt he’ll offer me some and then make a hilarious remark about how these eggs are much easier than I am.

That’s really what I love about Doo. He puts up with my passive-aggressive nagging and finds ways to make me laugh at myself. He is the funniest man I know, except for his friend MH and one of my brothers-in-law, SJ, and he truly is an amazing dad.

Yes, we occasionally disagree on the parenting front, but I recognize our kids are lucky to have a father who cares so much about their upbringing that he’ll take on this fiery ginger mama bear when he thinks I’m wrong. Of course, I never am, but I appreciate his courageous dedication to our children’s welfare.

So thank you, Doo, for your greatness!

Peace out.

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

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Keep your chin up Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Lately I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time looking in the mirror, concerned that the years have humor taken a toll on me. My wife says my obsession with my own looks makes me appear very elfish (I hope she meant selfish; my ears were the only part of my face that I thought hadn’t aged).

About 25 years ago, I had a hair transplant, which is sort of like what happens when someone dies. “He’s gone to a better place,” friends will say. That’s the same with my hair. I don’t have more hair, but what I had, the doctor put in a better place.

I’ve noticed a chin I had not been aware of before, which reminded me of a story I wrote years ago about “The Miracle Neck Slimmer.” The manufacturer guarantees a 68 percent reduction in neck wrinkles. I have achieved similar results by simply slinging my head back and looking straight up at the ceiling. Unfortunately, the results are only temporary, and I have slammed into several doors while practicing the technique.

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Westfield Boulevard is now open to Habig Garden Shop. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Clear path now exists to Habig

By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com

The path to Habig Garden Shop on the Carmel and Westfield border has finally been eased.

The garden road construction shop, 15311 Westfield Blvd., wasn’t the easiest place to reach the past five years.

The road was closed with a wall for five years and it was a dead end.

“It was supposed to be two years and it turned into five,” said Lynn Habig, one of the co-owners. “Now that the road has been open for two months, we try to say something to every customer that comes in, ‘Do you know the road is open?’ and a lot of them haven’t realized the road is open. For five years, the only way in was from the north.”

This shop, which often goes by Habig under the bridge, has been at that site since the 1970s. There are two other Habig shops in Indianapolis. The business was started

by Frank Habig, Lynn’s father, in 1952.

“People stayed away during construction because there were all kinds of flashing yellow lights,” Habig said. “Then when the construction was done, at one point we were able to put our directional signs out.

We put them up at U.S. 31 at the ramp and we put them up at 161st Street. So, for a couple of years we used our directional signs, so people would know we weren’t closed. That was helpful. After a couple of years of that, the town (Westfield) said no

more directional signs, and our signs were taken down. At that point, people thought we were closed and out of business because we were at a dead end. So, we had to live through people thinking we weren’t here anymore because there were no signs how to get there. The last two years were terrible. To be a business at a dead end, that’s not a good time any time. We never thought it was going to go on that long.

We thought it was only supposed to go a couple of years. We waited it out thinking it was going to happen this year. It finally has, as of Sept. 8. So, we are hoping to build our clientele back up.”

Habig said some people that moved to the area during the last five years never knew the garden shop was there because there wasn’t a reason to go that way because it was a dead end.

“Those people are like, ‘Wow, we’re taking this road now and we never knew you were here,’” Habig said. “So, it’s been a long road, and stressful.”

At first, Habig said they thought they would have to move, but then the decision was made to build U.S. 31 access above street level.

“We were level with the road and now we’re under the road,” Habig said. “So, it took away our visual aspect.”

Habig, who lives on the Carmel and Westfield border, said she has always worked at the Westfield shop. Habig has three brothers, Chip, Steve and Rick, in the family business as well.

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Over the past several decades investors have seen “once-in-ageneration” market events seemingly taking place every few years. These erratic market movements are the result of a fundamental change that has occurred in the nature of the stock market. The catalyst for the change?

Improving technology over the past two decades has dramatically improved the speed and efficiency with which institutional investors (hedge funds, pensions, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, etc.) are able to move vast sums of money in and out of securities. Computers can now trade with one another instantly and anonymously, allowing even the largest investors to sell positions rapidly. The stock market’s increased long-run volatility is the unintended consequences of this change.

The rise of computer-driven trading has left the stock market increasingly susceptible to a “negative feedbackloop” style crash, where automated selling generates more automated selling - sending indexes plunging.

Barron’s magazine warned in its cover story on Oct. 16th, that assets being run by computer driven “quantitative strategies” have doubled since 2007 and now total nearly 1 trillion dollars. It warns that when asset prices do start to fall, these quantitative portfolios are designed to automatically sell positions to avoid losses for their users.” Main Street investors, it’s feared, will fare much worse.

Similar to what happened in 2008, it will be the retail “Buy-and-Hold” investors that again bear the brunt of the losses.

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By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com A new state-of-the-art MRI machine is helping Riverview Health patients’ comfort level during the equipment magnetic resonance imaging scan.

The Toshiba Vantage Titan 1.5T MRI was delivered July 31. Technical installation was completed Sept. 18, with test patients and application training from Sept. 18 to 30. Patients began using the new MRI Oct. 1 at the Noblesville hospital.

Megan Wiles, executive director of Riverview Health Foundation, said the foundation raised more than $700,000 to purchase the MRI. “T-slip technology is a new and promising method for non-contrast MR angiography developed by Toshiba,” said Stevie Aley, MRI supervisor at Riverview Health.

“T-slip is a time spatial labeling inversion pulse that provides visualization of bright blood vessels without having to inject a special dye for vascular diagnosis. This is a very helpful tool in obtaining large vessel anatomy imaging on patients with low renal functions that cannot have contrast.”

The new Toshiba Titan 1.5 MRI machine at Riverview Health. (Submitted photo)

Aley said the average scan time on the older MRI was 45 to 60 minutes.

“With the new Toshiba, the average scan time is 30 to 45 minutes, depending on patient cooperation and the physician’s order,” she said. “Extensive or multiple MRIs will still take time to get a conclusive adequate study.”

The Titan 1.5T MRI is the shortest magnet with the largest clinical field of view currently available in the industry. The

first Titan was released in 2012 with many updates since then.

“Riverview Health is one of the first sites nationwide to receive the newest 4.0 software package,” Aley said. “The magnet is only 1.4 meters in length, and is 71 centimeters in circumference, which is an 18 percent larger opening than other 1.5T systems. Many of the exams can now be done with the patient being put in feet first helping with claustrophobia.

It is built with patient care as the main focus by increasing comfort for bariatric patients with a table weight limit up to 440 pounds. Another major improvement

by Toshiba is less scanning noise. Quiet technology called Pianissimo has vacuumed the gradients of the MRI to reduce acoustic noise. Music of choice is also provided to the patient through headphones or earbuds to help make the exam more comfortable.”

With the addition of the new MRI, Riverview Health now has two machines, which allows more access for patients requiring testing. When Riverview Health Westfield Hospital opens in 2018, the imaging center there will have the same MRI machine.

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Brickman set to perform ‘A Joyful Christmas’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com It truly is the most wonderful time of the year for Jim Brickman.

Brickman, who said theater Christmas is his favorite time of the year to perform, will present “A Joyful Christmas” at 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at The Palladium in Carmel.

“It’s all the hits, some new songs and Christmas classics,” he said. “It’s a brand new show this year. What’s so great about the show is there is no band, so it goes wherever the feel and vibe takes it.

That’s what is so great.”

Thus, the setlist will vary a bit from show to show.

Brickman is joined on stage by vocalist Ann Cochran and violinist Tracy Silverman.

“It’s just the three of us. So much talent we don’t need anyone else,” Brickman said with a laugh.

Brickman said his new album, “A Joyful Christmas,” features several guest stars, including Cochran, Russell Watson, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Lynch, Leslie Odom Jr. and Five for Fighting. It was released earlier this month.

“I’m singing as well, so it’s very happy, joyful music,” said Brickman, who has twice been nominated for a Grammy.

Brickman said he doesn’t typically perform cover songs, except at Christmas.

“It’s all my own music the rest of the year,” he said. “I have too many songs that people want to hear, luckily.”

Brickman has shared duets with some other famous singers.

“When it’s someone like Johnny Mathis, or most recently Kenny Rogers, it’s still ‘pinch me’ moments because I’ve admired these people for my all life. Getting a chance to have them sing my song or my lyrics is just special. You always learn something. You always take something positive from those experiences.

It’s a great way to put really great music out in the world.”

This is Brickman’s 10th Christmas album.

“I tour the most time at Christmas and then in the Valentine’s Day area,” Brick-

Anderson to join IWS Dec. 3 editorial@youarecurrent.com Soprano Jessamyn Anderson, a 2011 Carmel High School graduate, will be featured in the Indiana Wind Symphony’s “Joy of the Season” performance at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Palladium in Carmel.

Anderson made her professional debut with IWS Anderson at The Palladium and has made several performances since then.

Among the numbers will be Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and “A Christmas Festival.”

Kenneth Soper’s “Jingle Bells March,” Sean O’Laughlin’s “Joy to the Season,” Adolphe Adam’s “O Holy Night” and Jim Stephenson’s “Bassoon IT Will Be Christmas” are among other songs that will be featured.

For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

Jim Brickman will perform “A Joyful Christmas.” (Submitted photo)

man said. “It’s really the performing arts center season that’s when touring is the heaviest for me. I have played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (at Conner Prairie) a couple times.”

Devoted Palladium fan This will be the fourth time Brickman has played at The Palladium.

“I love playing there. It’s such a beautiful place to play,” he said. “Just the feel and environment is so great. It’s such a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays.

It’s just a joyful place to come.”

This will launch Brickman’s Holiday tour, which lasts until New Year’s Day. Brickman is the best-selling solo pianist of this era, earning 21 No. 1 albums and 32 Top 20 radio singles in Billboard

Magazine.

Brickman has had a syndicated, fourhour weekly radio show, “Your Weekend with Jim Brickman,” for 20 years.

“It’s a lifestyle show, music, food, health, money, fashion and entertainment,” he said. “I have celebrity interviews and artist spotlights, things like that.”

If YOu GO When: 8 p.m., Nov. 25.

Where: The Palladium, Carmel Tickets: Range from $35 to $95.

For more about Brickman, visit jimbrickman.com. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Zionsville — The Christmas in the Village parade begins at 5 p.m.

Nov. 25 at Eagle Elementary. Santa Claus will light the town’s Christmas tree at the conclusion of the parade.

Fishers — Live jazz performances will be every Wednesday in November from 6 to 8 p.m. at LouVino, 8626 E 116th St. Westfield — Urban Vines, 303 E 161st St, will host a Vines and Vinyl Designs event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Participants will decorate shadow boxes. Tickets are $30 a person.

Carmel — The Melchoir Marionettes will present “Holiday Cabaret on Strings” at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Studio Theater as part of the Peanut Butter and Jam session Tickets are $30 per child with two adult tickets with every child tickets. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Geist — Lawrence Players will present a world premiere of “Old Man and the Sea” at The Theater at The Fort, Lawrence. The shows are set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26.

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The Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre offers its own unique twist to the classic tale of “The Nutcracker.” dance The production strays from the original Tchaikovsky score and features traditional ethnic music from around the world. GHDT transforms the character of Klara from a rich, privileged European girl in ringlets and petticoats into a poor orphan living on the streets in tattered clothing who discovers the true meaning of the season through the gift and giving spirit of a homeless man.

GHDT will present “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 and 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis.

“I wanted to do a version that was a little more accessible and a little more for our world,” Gregory Hancock said.

The full-length renowned student production features G2, the pre-professional company of GHDT and students from the academy and throughout the community.

Each year, GHDT adds a new element to its modernized version of “The Nutcracker.”

The Snow scene from Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “The Nutcracker.” GHDT will celebrate its 20th anniversary of the holiday tradition Dec. 1-2 at the Pike Performing Arts Center. (Submitted photo)

This year, audience members will see the addition of bumblebees to the show.

GHDT will host a public 20th Anniversary Party from 1 to 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Pike Performing Arts Center prior to the matinee performance. Refreshments, photo opportunities with the show’s characters, activities and door prizes will be available.

Tickets are $10 for the anniversary event.

Tickets for the performances are $25 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.

For tickets, visit ghdtnutcracker.eventbrite.com. For information, visit gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.

B&B to celebrate 25 years

By Zach Dunkin zach.dunkin@youarecurrent.com For the last time in more than two decades, Beef & Boards owner Doug Stark will don his familiar red suit and theater play Santa as the Indianapolis northwest side dinner theater celebrates the 25th anniversary of “A Beef & Boards Christmas.” Opening Nov. 24 for a run through Dec. 23, this year’s production is significant not only for its silver anniversary milestone.

After this year’s production, “A Beef & Boards Christmas” is going on a hiatus, Stark said. Opening up the holiday time slot allows Beef & Boards the opportunity to stage other seasonal productions the theater has wanted to present. “‘Elf, The Musical’ is coming to our stage for the first time in 2018,” Stark said. “‘A Beef & Boards Christmas’ has been our own original Christmas greeting to our guests for 25 years, but we hope to introduce even more families to Beef & Boards and become a part of their holiday tradition.”

Kenny Shepard, who has performed in the holiday show since its second year, will

After this year “A Beef & Boards Christmas” will go on a hiatus. (Submitted photo)

once again be the featured host.

Other familiar faces will take the stage as well. Principal singers Kyle Durbin, Betsy Norton and Peter Scharbrough all return from the 2016 production. They are joined

by Marisa Rivera, who was recently seen on stage as Anita in “West Side Story.” The featured singer is Renée Jackson, who recently made her Beef & Boards debut in “Ghost, the Musical” as Oda Mae Brown.

There will be 36 performances, with tickets ranging from $42.50 to $67.50. Price includes Chef Odell Ward’s holiday dinner buffet, fruit and salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade.

For more, visit beefandboards.com.

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Christmas,” Beef & Boards Nov. 28. (continues Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis through Dec. 23).

In the dinner theater’s 25th annual holiday production, a huge cast offers a glittering array of music and dance numbers, presented in a variety show format. The show will go on hiatus after this year.

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“A Year with Frog and Toad,” The Studio Theater, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Nov. 25 and Nov. 26

Cost: $47.50-$67.50 with $6 discounts for ages 3-15 (includes buffet dinner).

True to the heart of the book series, this story of a friendship that endures four fun-filled seasons bubbles with beautiful melody and wit, making it an enchanting musical for all ages.

Cost: $17.50-25.

“Jim Brickman: A Joyful Christmas,” The Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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“Old Man and the Sea,” The Theater at The Fort, Lawrence

7:30 Nov. 24-25 and 2:30 Nov. 26.

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“Swan Lake,” The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

7 p.m. Nov. 25.

Russian Grand Ballet’s full-length production for the first time includes the rarely seen “Waltz of the Black Swans” and features Russia’s brightest ballet stars.

Cost: $55 to $65.

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America’s best-selling solo pianist marks his 21st year of heartwarming holiday performances with a new program featuring carols, classics and original songs.

Sergey Kononenko and Olga Kifyak perform in “The Nutcracker”. (Photo submitted by Russian Grand Ballet)

Lawrence Players presents a world premiere based on the novel written by Ernest Hemingway with music, mime and puppetry.

Cost: $10-$15.

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“The Nutcracker,” The Tarkington, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26.

Russian Grand Ballet’s full-length classical production features Russia’s brightest ballet stars dancing to Tchaikovsky’s lustrous music and Marius Petipa’s magnificent choreography.

Cost: $65-75.

Cost: $35-95.

“A Christmas Carol,” The Indiana Repertory Theatre Mainstage, Indianapolis

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Mark’s take: Are you in the mood for a traditional yet unique dining experience?

Would you like a restaurant with a quaint yet modern vibe? Well, the Hamilton Restaurant more than fits the bill. Class, style and elegance combine to create a restaurant that features a relaxed atmosphere that is perfect for date night, dinner with friends or just a night out on the square in Noblesville. So, prepare to be enchanted by the charm and cuisine that the Hamilton has to offer. You’ll be entranced.

What to get: There are quite a few options, but let’s narrow it down. If you’re

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The Hamilton Restaurant offers charm and good cuisine. (Submitted photo)

just in the mood for appetizers, you can’t go wrong with the stuffed mushrooms and the crab cakes. For an entree, I highly recommend the Open Ravioli with Shrimp. With both choices, a glass of Chardonnay works quite well.

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Dec. 10 at The Palladium. Tickets are $40 to $125.

Joy of the Season ­— Soprano Jessamyn Anderson and Santa and Mrs. Claus join the Indiana Wind Symphony to bring songs and tales of the holiday at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Palladium. Tickets are $10 to $35.

Holy Trinity Church presents Dec. 2 concert — The Holy Trinity Church choir is having a concert and reception at 7 p.m.

Dec. 2 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN. Tickets are $25 per person prior to the show and $35 at the door. They can be purchased by calling 317-733-3033 or are available at the church office.

The Bishops to play Palladium New Year’s Eve —The New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, presented by Taft, is set to begin at 9 p.m.

Dec. 31 and will feature The Bishops on the Palladium stage in The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. There will be three other rooms with Scott Routenberg Jazz Trio, DJ Futon John and Stacie Sandoval and her Orchestra Salsa. The cost is $85 for the next 200 tickets sold. For more, visit the centerprsent.org.

Live music — Mesa Rain will perform at Urban Vines, 303 E 161st St., at 6 p.m. Nov. 24. For more, visit the Urban Vines Facebook page.

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Before

Background Info: This 1980s home is on a beautiful lot right on Crooked Stick golf course in Carmel. The last article described the exterior updates of the home. This week we highlight the many interior updates needed as well.

The goal of the interior remodel was to open up the lower level, remove walls and create a new master suite. The design team included architectural design by Goldberg Design Group.

1. The largest interior transformation came from removing and relocating the staircases that were originally between the kitchen and living room to create an open concept on the lower level.

2. We converted a golf simulation room into a first level master suite and added a large master bathroom. Within the master bathroom is a walk-in shower, a stand-alone tub and a walk-in closet.

3. Kitchen updates included flooring, cabinets, countertops and the lighting plan.

We also extended the island for casual seating and prep space, in addition to adding more functional storage.

After

Before problems The entire lower level of the home was closed off, making each room appear much smaller than it was. The kitchen was dated and lacked efficient storage solutions. The master suite was small and located on the second story. There were many unused rooms in the home that lacked functionality.

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Between (or among) holidays Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park. (Photo by Jen Knebel)

The hoodoos of Bryce Canyon Commentary by Don Knebel

Canyon.” The amphitheater became Bryce Canyon National Park in 1928. For the full column, visit youarecurrent.com/author/ don-knebel.

Many Americans know they can find Old Faithful, El Capitan and the Grand Canyon in a national park. Only a relative handful knows they can also find Don Knebel is a local resident travel hoodoos in a national park. who works for Barnes & ThornHoodoos are among the most burg LLP. For the full column spectacular geologic formations in the visit donknebel.com. You may contact him at news@curUnited States. rentzionsville.com.

More than 60 million years ago, what is now North America was Request for Public Comments for a Proposed Station Impacting Grand Park split by an inland seaway in Hamilton County connecting the Arctic The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) is Ocean and the Gulf of in the early design and environmental review stages for the Hamilton County extension of the Red Line Rapid Transit project. The Red Mexico. Over millions of Line corridor is proposed to connect the cities of Westfield, Carmel, years, various kinds and Indianapolis, and Greenwood with frequent and reliable transit service.

Phase 1 of the project, contained entirely within Marion County, is movcolors of clay and soft ing forward and will begin construction early next year. The Hamilton rock settled at the bottom County extension may be constructed as a future phase of the Red of the seaway. Shifting Line. A station is planned for Grand Park in Westfield, to be located on a raised grassed median in Parking Lot C of the park. tectonic plates raised IndyGo has consulted and coordinated with the City of Westfield the sea bottom, creating on preliminary engineering work and the proposed station location in Grand Park. Funding for the design and environmental review comes the Rocky Mountains and from a Federal Transit Administration (FTA)Transportation Investment the Colorado Plateau. ExGenerating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant, with local matchposed to wind and freeze/ ing funds from municipalities along the corridor including Westfield.

Funding has not been identified for construction and operation of the thaw cycles, the layers of Red Line in Hamilton County. Any future Hamilton County extension of sedimentary rock and clay the Red Line will be contingent upon local jurisdictions to commit local were selectively eroded, funds for construction and operation.

If the planned Grand Park station is constructed as a part of a in some places creating future phase of the Red Line, a permanent easement estimated at 0.03 spires called “hoodoos.” acre would be required. The proposed station would not adversely affect the activities, features, or attributes associated with Grand Park The largest collection of that qualifies it for protection under Section 4(f) of the Department hoodoos in the United of Transportation Act of 1966. Based on the analysis conducted by States is in southwestern IndyGo, it is the intent of the FTA to issue a de minimis impact finding.

In accordance with federal requirements, IndyGo is soliciting public Utah, where the erocomments regarding the impact of the proposed project on the public sion created a natural recreational area.

Please respond with any comments no later than December 8, amphitheater.

2017 via phone, mail or online: Near the end of the 19th IndyGo - Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation century, a Mormon immi1501 West Washington Street grant from Scotland, EbIndianapolis, IN 46222 317-635-3344 enezer Bryce, settled near Submit a comment online: the hoodoo amphitheater, www.indygored.com/contact-us/red-line-comments/ raising cattle near what Esta noticia está desponible en Español en neighbors called “Bryce’s www.indygored.com/noticia4f.pdf

What’s your position on listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving?

Do you dare deck grammar guy your halls prior to dressing your turkey? Let’s discuss the appropriate time to Christmas-ify your life as we discuss how to properly utilize between and among.

Use between when you want to discuss two or more specific, individual things. When it comes to December holidays about which I know the least, I have a tricky time choosing between Boxing Day and Finland’s Independence Day. Use among when you want to discuss things that aren’t specific or individuals.

I chose among my collection of obscure Christmas ornaments to find one that made me chortle heartily.

Use among when you are discussing a group of people. Differing positions on when to begin listening to Mariah Carey’s 1994 album Merry Christmas caused a major divide among my dance troupe, ultimately leading to its acrimonious disbanding.

Use among when you’re discussing

a person’s relationship with a group of people. After my amateur dance troupe Twilight Twinkle Toes broke up, I felt like the odd man out living among my former dance pals, who were also my roommates. The rest of the group met among themselves and re-formed, calling their new group Bad Blood.

Depending on your usage, employing between or among when referring to location can change the entire meaning of a sentence. The Woody the Woodpecker balloon in the parade floated among/between the marching bands. Using among insinuates Woody’s transporters lost control and let go of his strings, while using between indicates the parade entries appeared in an orderly fashion. And who appears at the end of the parade? Santa.

And, because Santa ends the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, according to logic, it only makes sense to listen to Christmas music after Thanksgiving.

Curtis Honeycutt is a freelance humor writer.

Have a grammar question?

Connect with him on Twitter @curtishoneycutt or at curtishoneycutt.com.

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