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Westfield Washington Public Library to host combat veteran author

By Chris Bavender news@currentinwestfield.com Westfield Washington Public Library will host author Jeff Morris from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30. A former infanEVENT try officer in the U.S. Army, Morris penned the memoir “Legion Rising – Surviving Combat and the Scars it Left Behind.”

A Westfield resident, Morris did tours of duty in Baghdad, Iraq, from May 2004 to March 2005 and from October 2006 to January 2008 as a platoon leader and company commander. Although the book is about his experiences, it also is about healing and life after the military.

Morris was initially reluctant to write the book.

“For many years people approached me about doing it and I was completely against it,” he said. “As time went on, I was able to come to grips with the things I had been through and was able to overcome personally. I had also started my memorial CrossFit event to honor the eight men lost under my command in July 2012. As it grew in popularity around

Westfield resident Jeff Morris wrote “Legion Rising – Surviving Combat and the Scars it Left Behind.” (Photo courtesy of Jeff Morris)

the country, I started to see the impact of sharing my story and the stories of the men I lost were having on others, both veterans and non-veterans.

“With all that said, I always say it was never really ‘my’ idea to write the book, it was countless people telling me to do it because the message needed to be shared with a broader audience.”

The book follows Morris through fastpaced accounts of the dangers of combat and the tragic loss of eight men in the line of duty. A description on the book of the book reads: “Not everyone has pulled shards of another man’s skull from the palm of their hand. Not everyone has stood over the bodies of friends whose lives were lost in an instant. Not everyone has struggled to face their own reflection for years on end. But anyone who has experienced trauma or adversity will resonate with Legion Rising, the unflinchingly honest account of an army officer’s journey through combat in the Iraq War and rising beyond the scars that trauma leaves behind.”

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they see others be completely honest and vulnerable.

“Almost like it gives them permission to do the same. One thing I was adamant about was if I was going to write a book, it was going to be real and raw,” he said.

“Not sugarcoat things, and let people see the dark side of what trauma can do. It wasn’t for shock value or anything of that nature, it was to show the audience that it is possible to take something bad and turn it into something good.”

Morris recently stopped by the library to donate a copy of the book. A conversation with staff led to the idea of an author visit.

“We feel that Jeff’s book will help bring awareness of the importance of caring for your mental health, not only with service members but also with anyone who has faced adversity,” said Brittany Super, WWPL Information/Reference and Teen Services manager. “Many people could benefit from hearing his story of healing and hope.”

The event, which will be held in the Community Room. Pre-registration is not required.

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Fishers-based organization holds medical cannabis legalization roundtable

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Members of the Westfield community heard from local legislators and Fishers-based CannaMedU organizEVENT ers during a Nov. 11 roundtable event at Your CBD Store in Westfield.

CannaMedU, an organization that advocates for the legalization of medical cannabis, conducted the event to spur conversation regarding legalization of medical cannabis. State Sen. Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) and retired State Sen. Jim Merritt spoke during the event. CannaMedU founders Pam Trapp and Heather Beuke Diers organized the discussion. Local political figures in attendance were Donald Rainwater, a Libertarian who ran for Westfield mayor in 2019, and Westfield Plan Commission member Victor McCarty. Many veterans also attended.

“It really means a lot that we have people showing up and advocating on an issue that potentially has some stigma attached,” Trapp said. “We are trying to get more people to come and join us and make it a talking circle as opposed to a town hall.

We want to take the politics out of it. Even if you’re opposed, we want to hear about it and we want to know why.”

Beuke Diers said CannaMedU organizers decided to work directly with legislators this year. The majority of the people who attended the roundtable support legalizing medical cannabis.

Taylor said the event was the first time he had ever visited a CBD store. CBD and THC are cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, but THC will cause a person to feel “high” while CBD does not. CBD is legal in Indiana and is found in the hemp plant.

“Where we are in the state of Indiana, clearly we are not like our surrounding states that have pushed vehemently for this legislation,” Taylor said. “I think it’s due to a lot of fears, but I also think it’s due to the actual conservative look of the state of Indiana. We just don’t take big leaps. We never have.”

Taylor said people use cannabis in Indiana, but it is brought in illegally. He said the next step is to legalize cannabis so that the state can decide who can access it.

“Where do we want it to be? Do we want it to be with kids in high school? I don’t,”

State Sen. Greg Taylor, right, speaks as retired State Sen. Jim Merritt observes the roundtable.

Heather Beuke Diers, one of the founders of CannaMedU, speaks during a Nov. 11 medical cannabis legalization roundtable in Westfield.

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Taylor said. “Do we want it to be a catalyst for putting people in jail? I don’t. It costs us.

The next piece is once you get it here, the piece we are responsible for, how do you regulate it? How do you make sure people who shouldn’t have it don’t get it? There’s a black market out there that’s going to continue to operate until you create a system that says, ‘I can do this legitimately.’”

Taylor said regulating medical cannabis can help keep it out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have it. He also said he doesn’t think Indiana is anywhere near to legalizing recreational cannabis.

“Straightforward, anybody who thinks Indiana is going to jump into adult use, don’t think about it or let it cross your mind,” Taylor said. “I don’t think we’re there yet. I’m just going to be candid and straightforward.”

Merritt said the cannabis plant has multiple uses.

“We have so many great uses for the cannabis plant itself that it would be very productive and very smart for the legislature this next year to lurch forward,” Merritt said.

Merritt, a Republican, and Taylor agreed that legalizing medical cannabis is a nonpartisan idea. Taylor said legislators might be more open to legalizing cannabis when they learn about the benefits.

“I started out anti-Sunday (alcohol) sales until I was educated on the need and the convenience,” Taylor said. “What we were creating was a black market in itself, and the second piece was people who want alcohol are going to get it, anyway.”

Thirty-seven states have legalized cannabis in some form, whether for medicinal or recreational use.

Merritt said one of the main hurdles of legalizing medical cannabis is the gray area that comes with traffic stops and impaired driving.

“It’s not only (that) the state is slow and conservative, but a lot of prosecutors and law enforcement are worried about the traffic stops,” Merritt said. “Once something comes along, once we figure out the traffic stop with a swab of their saliva and can tell a certain amount of THC in the body, but that’s difficult because THC can stay in the body for a certain time. To be fair to the prosecutors, it makes the water murky. It’s very difficult for them to make a decision and keep people safe.”

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Hamilton County Parks, coroner move offices to Noblesville

By Chris Bavender news@currentnoblesville.com The Hamilton County Parks Dept. and the Hamilton County Coroner are settling into GROWTH shared office space in a renovated building at 400 Lafayette Rd., Noblesville. The move affords both departments more functionality.

Chaflin Moving to the new building provides the coroner’s office more space after outgrowing the previous location it shared with the Hamilton County Health Dept., according to Coroner John Chalfin. It also cuts down on drive time to the morgue.

“Our caseload has increased dramatically, and we’ll soon be adding more staff,” Chalfin stated in a press release. “Plus, this new location is much closer to the morgue at Riverview Health. The time we

save just driving back and forth has already helped our productivity.”

Although the new space has a smaller footprint for the parks department than its previous location in an aging home on the property of Cool Creek Park in Carmel, it has new amenities, such as meeting rooms and parking that were not available at the Cool Creek site.

“While we’re still waiting on some new furniStice ture, the layout of this new space is so much more functional,” Parks Director Chris Stice stated. “It really lends itself to better camaraderie among our team.”

Although the two offices are in the same building, they are separated by locked doors. Renovations were made by the Hamilton County Buildings and Grounds team during a six-month span prior to the move.

The park’s office is in Suite 400. The coroner’s office is in Suite 402.

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DANCING WITH OUR STARS RAISES MORE THAN $62,000

Dancing with our Stars participants pause after the annual fundraising event in September at Embassy Suites in Noblesville. The event raised $62,850 for Meals on Wheels for Hamilton County.

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Male Champion Ian Sando with his partner, Olga Cansino.

People’s Choice first-place winners Holly Kirsch and Adam Trogdlen. Kirsh, of Carmel, also was the female champion.

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New apartments provide integrated supportive housing

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com For Travis Breeding, calling SouthPointe Village Apartments home is a big step he’s been working on for quite a HOUSING while.

Breeding is a client at Janus Developmental Services, an organization based in Noblesville that provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate and contribute within the community. The 26-year-old has Asperger’s syndrome. SouthPointe Village Apartments in downtown Fishers are the first affordable apartments in the area that offer supportive housing for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which allows Breeding to live on his own.

RealAmerica, a development, design and construction company based in Indianapolis, developed the complex, which consists of 62 apartments. It opened in October.

“The two biggest things it brings to Fishers and Hamilton County is much-needed affordable housing, and it’s also the integrated supportive housing for residents that have intellectual and developmental disabilities,” RealAmerica Vice President of Development Jeff Ryan said. “Both of those things are sorely missing in Fishers and Hamilton County.”

Breeding moved into the complex about a month ago.

“I love being on my own and having my own community of people,” Breeding said.

“Being on the (autism) spectrum makes it hard to live on your own sometimes.”

Ryan said the complex offers more than just a place to live. It is in the heart of downtown Fishers, which makes it convenient for clients from Janus Developmental Services, Outside the Box, Opportunities for Positive Growth and Insights Consulting who live in the complex to walk to work or visit nearby shops and restaurants.

“Helping them live independently is a wonderful thing,” Ryan said.

Each of the 62 units are affordable on a sliding scale, ranging from 30 to 80 percent of Hamilton County’s median household income. Thirteen units are set aside for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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Travis Breeding, left, displays his books about helping people with autism prepare for the future. Alexandria Olsen, right, is the community supports team lead at the Janus Developmental Services off-site location in the new SouthPointe Village Apartment complex. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Village Apartments.

“We sent an entire set of appliances to Janus’s headquarters up in Noblesville so they can start making sure their residents understood how to use a range, and not just any range, but the exact range that is going to be in their unit,” Ryan said.

“Refrigerators, washers and dryers, too.

We want to make sure they were getting comfortable with those items before they moved in so then when they’re on-site, the day services room can continue to provide services to their clients and to help them (live) independently.”

SouthPointe Village Apartments donated 1,400 square feet of space at the complex to Janus Developmental Services for off-site client meetings.

“They help their clients live independently, learn how to cook healthy, job skills, all the things they need,” Ryan said. “They staff that every day.”

SouthPointe Village Apartments allows Janus Developmental Services the space at no cost.

Janus Development and Communications Director Jerry Jamison said Janus clients do not have to live at SouthPointe Village Apartments to receive services at the new off-site Janus Developmental Services location.

“When you come into this space, you feel welcome and valued,” Jamison said. “We look forward to seeing this space be used as one more vehicle for people with developmental differences in and around Fishers and their families to receive high-quality supports at this great and accessible location.

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Project: Wheeler Road traffic signals Location: Construction started on Wheeler Road at the intersections of both Ind. 32 and Tournament Trail. The project will add a traffic signal at Wheeler Road and Tournament Trail, complete the connection on Tournament Trail from Wheeler Road to Oak Ridge Road and add a second left turn lane on Wheeler Road at Ind. 32. There will not be any closures.

Expected completion: Before the end of the year Project: New roundabout construction Location: The intersection of 151st Street and Ditch Road will be closed for approximately 60 days. Construction began Sept. 20.

Estimated completion: End of November Project: Jersey Street Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Expected completion: Jersey Street will be closed for the remainder of the Grand Junction Plaza construction.

Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking

NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Project: Small structure replacement Location: 196th Street between Promise Road and Summer Road is closed.

Expected completion: Dec. 1.

Project: Small structure replacement Location: 191st Street between Cyntheanne Road and Prairie Baptist Road will be closed to all thru traffic.

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CHS linebacker Heldt was huge presence on defense

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A significant growth spurt turned Carmel High School junior outside linebacker Will Heldt into a major force this season.

Heldt went from 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds at the end of the 2020 football season to 6-5 and 225 pounds.

“It was a long offseason of growth and weight gain,” Heldt said.

In his first varsity season, Heldt led the Greyhounds in total tackles with 108, including 61 solos and 11 tackles for loss.

Heldt, who was named all-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, also had four sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception.

“He played so well all season but especially the last three weeks,” CHS coach John Hebert said. “He is a very tough guy that has a passion for the game. He studies the opponent very thoroughly. His technique at outside linebacker was very good.”

Heldt played inside linebacker for the junior varsity team but switched to outside this year.

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Junior Will Heldt was the top tackler for the Carmel High School football team. (Photo by Greta Gaynor)

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Heldt said his tackling has always been strong.

“I think I got better at block shedding and overall knowledge of what to do and when,” he said.

Heldt said the defense improved as well.

“We were giving up a good amount of points,” Heldt said. “We started tightening up. We were improving. We have a lot of guys coming back next year. We lost some key players and some great players.”

Heldt said the team had great camaraderie.

“I don’t think I’ve been a part of a team I was so emotionally invested in,” Heldt said.

“Spending time with the guys was the best part of the season.”

The Greyhounds, who were ranked No. 4 in the final Class 6A rankings, finished 9-2, losing to No. 5 Brownsburg in a 6A sectional championship game. Their only other loss was to 6A No. 1 Center Grove.

Heldt suffered a boxer’s fracture in his hand during the game against Lawrence Central in the regular-season finale.

“I had a splint on it, and I just wrapped it up with tape,” he said. “I just played through it.”

Heldt said he is in the college recruiting process now.

“I want to get bigger, stronger and faster,” he said. “I just want to work on technique and everything that involves my position.”

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COMMUNITY DISPATCHES Student teachers eligible for scholarship — Women student teachers teaching in Hamilton County are eligible for a $200 scholarship for the winter/spring semester. DKG-Beta Tau, an international teacher honorary, will grant the scholarship.

Explanation of how the student teacher plans to use the funds will be part of their application, as well as attending one of the DKG-Beta Tau meetings to receive the award. For more on the application, please contact demuthrebecca@yahoo.com by Nov. 30.

United Way of Central Indiana in need of volunteers — United Way of Central Indiana is in need of volunteers for the ReadUP program. The initiative helps third graders get on track with grade-level literacy, which has seen growing gaps because of the pandemic. For more, visit uwci.org/readup.

Wedding announcement — Victoria Ellis and Nathaniel Wilson were married Aug. 6 at the Black Iris Estate in Carmel with Associate Pastor Scott Shelton of Zionsville Presbyterian Church officiating. Ellis is the daughter of Mike and Elizabeth Ellis of Westfield. Wilson is the son of Kent Wilson of Summitville and Regina Terry of Alexandria. Ellis is registered nurse who works at Community Hospital on the oncology floor.

Wilson is a production coordinator at Big Table Media of Sacramento, Calif. The couple honeymooned in Clearwater, Fla., and they live in Westfield.

Homework help — A new school year has added video tutoring services to help middle school and high school students better understand their math and science homework through Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s free AskRose Homework Help program. Rose-Hulman tutors are available Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. for tutoring sessions to help students in grades 6 through 12 by video, telephone call, email or chat. Tutors can be accessed via the AskRose website, AskRose.org.

F.C. Tucker stats — September 2021 saw a fast-paced residential real estate market in Westfield. According to F.C. Tucker Co., homes in Westfield sold 50 percent, or 21 days, faster than this time last year.

Westfield home prices also increased to an average sale price of $438,553, up 13.9 percent compared to September 2020. The average price per square foot for a home in Westfield also increased, up 19.2 percent to $179.20.

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New members join Community First Bank board — Community First Bank of Indiana recently announced that Matthew Murphy III, Dr. Stacy Atkinson and John C. Hingst are the newest members of the bank’s board of directors and its holding company, Community First Financial Corporation. Murphy is the founder and chief

consultant at Emboss Partners in Indianapolis and has been a resident of Marion County for 40-plus years. Murphy brings 10 years of banking experience and 25 years of senior leadership experience in providing strategic direction for corporate governance, social impact investing, strategic planning, and fiscal management. Atkinson is the chancellor of Ivy Tech Hamilton County. Atkinson moved to a career in higher education after being honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps where she served as an Avionics Technician and worked on the F/A 18A fighter jet during both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Hingst is president of Mid-America Beverage, with 10 years of experience in the beer distribution business. Hingst was born and raised in Kokomo, where he still resides.

HSHC receives energy rebates — The Humane Society for Hamilton County moved into a state-of-the-art facility in April, and qualified for more than $24,000 energy efficiency rebates from Duke Energy Incentive Programs.

The facility is one of only a few Humane Societies in the country that have their own animal surgery suite on site. The installed heating, ventilating, air-conditioning system is unique because of the large quantity of outside air which provides a healthy environment for the animals. The project used both the Duke Energy Mid-Stream HVAC program and their prescriptive lighting program to capture rebates for the high efficiency lighting and occupancy sensors. The 40,000-square-foot facility uses 42 percent of the energy used per square foot compared to their previous Noblesville location.

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Westfield residents annually display more than 200 nutcracker items

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Some people collect stamps, others collect baseball cards, but Nick Stepaniak collects totally unique holiday items.

The Westfield resident has 144 nutcracker figurines, a number that grows each year and doesn’t include other nutcracker-themed decorations spread throughout his house like place settings, mugs, towels, pillows, napkin holders and more.

Stepaniak began his collecting hobby at age 8 in 1997, when he lived in Alpena, Mich.

Stepaniak noticed nutcrackers on display at a JCPenney hair salon while out with his grandmother. Stepaniak felt drawn to the item, and his grandmother purchased a nutcracker figurine for him. That moment launched a lifelong tradition.

“There were a whole bunch of them on display and I thought they were cool,” Stepaniak said. “And then from there, it grew and grew.”

Stepaniak still has the nutcracker his grandmother bought him in 1997. It stands front and center on a table display in a room on the second story of the house he shares with his wife, Torie.

Growing up, Stepaniak’s grandparents decorated their home for Christmas, which is where his love for the holiday began. He uses some of their decorations in his home, including a 1986 snow globe and a nativity scene. “(Nutcrackers) are very Christmas and traditional, and I love that about Christmas,” Stepaniak said. “It’s something fun. When people see them, they’ll send me pictures and say, ‘I thought of you when I saw these.’”

In addition to collecting figurines and nutcracker-themed items, Stepaniak loves the ballet “The Nutcracker” as well. He played Uncle Drosselmeyer during his high school’s rendition of the ballet in 2005.

Since nutcrackers originated in Germany, Stepaniak also visits the Carmel Christkindlmarkt to admire the hand-carved nutcrackers from Germany, although he hasn’t purchased on.

Stepaniak begins decorating prior to Thanksgiving each year. He said the process can take two to three weeks. He puts the nutcrackers back into storage after New Year’s.

Nick Stepaniak’s best friend gave him a COVID19-themed nutcracker last year. It is has a handsewn mask.

Nick Stepaniak, right, pauses under a nutcracker blanket with his wife, Torie, and their dog, Phoebe.

(Photos by Anna Skinner)

“It’s grown a lot,” Stepaniak said of the collection. “My grandma will always get me one (for Christmas). My best friend since high school will send me one. Last year, she made me a cool COVID one with a handsewn mask on it. She said she looked everywhere for a tiny hand sanitizer ornament but couldn’t find one.”

In any given year, Stepaniak is gifted approximately a dozen nutcracker figurines or nutcracker-themed items. He typically doesn’t purchase nutcrackers for himself until the holiday season ends, so he doesn’t purchase one he’s later been gifted.

Although Stepaniak has photos of every single nutcracker item for insurance purposes, the collection is more a labor of love than an investment.

The Stepaniaks met while attending Central Michigan University. Torie said she

learned almost right away about Stepaniak’s nutcracker collection.

“I always said I would never buy them and now I’m one of the main contributors,” she said. “I find myself buying them whenever I see them.”

Now both 33, the couple has started their own traditions — like purchasing new figurines for their nativity scene each year and purchasing ornaments from places they travel to together.

“Other than that, I’m pretty normal compared to him,” Torie said with a laugh.

Even the Stepaniaks’ rescue dog Phoebe wears a nutcracker-themed collar.

ON THE COVER: Nick Stepaniak sets out his nutcracker figurines. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

Nick Stepaniak played Uncle Drosselmeyer in “The Nutcracker” in high school in 2005. (Photo courtesy of Nick Stepaniak)

HOLIDAY CHEER Nick and Torie Stepaniak’s Westfield home is bursting with holiday cheer around Christmas time. A 6-foot-tall nutcracker greets guests on the front porch. There are five Christmas trees throughout the house, countless nutcracker items, nativity scenes, snowmen figurines, a snow globe from 1986 and more.

Even the Stepaniaks’ smart speaker Alexa is programmed to celebrate the holiday. With the words “Alexa, Merry Christmas,” all the electric holiday items switch on. With the words, “Alexa, all is calm,” they turn off.

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Nobody likes to be mocked. In fact, it might be at the bottom of the list of things that we adore. Since we all universally dislike it so much, one might think that we’d stop doing it to each other. The problem is that taunting remains a near surefire way to get a reaction, even to knock someone off their center. Through these many years of human civilization, we’ve learned a lot about how to get others to do as we please. To make fun, as the insidious little couplet goes, may be enjoyable for the provoker but is most assuredly not for the target. And it appears that being laughed at is very different than laughing.

Why do we care so much? To mock is simply to ridicule our attire, attributes, ideas, or preciously held possessions.

Does it really matter what someone else thinks? Mocking the truth doesn’t make it any less the truth. Mocking us doesn’t make us any less us. But if we are mocked, the weak in our social group may shun us, afraid to confront that the mocking might then be directed at them.

Shame and humiliation are powerful, if not overused, tools to control behavior. Perhaps they should be. Still, what is their proper limitation? When does mocking become bullying? When are we not allowed to imagine a different, at least different from the prevailing opinion, truth without risking real harm at the hands of a powerful government, or academy, or business? Is it our moral obligation to resist the bully or to protect our families, and ourselves, from the harm of ridicule, or worse? Is greatness borne from resisting the mob or from acquiescence to it? Is there virtue in contrarianism? Is there virtue in subjecting one’s beliefs to the scrutiny of the majority?

Ah, to be a hunting widow. There was a time when I dreaded weekends in November, and December, and occasionally January, and it had nothing to do with the bleak wintry weather or the prospect of holiday-induced anxiety. My husband Doo would selfishly disappear, literally into the woods for days on end while I was left to manage four little kids, the house, and my increasingly questionable sanity. But now, with basically an empty nest, I look forward to this most precious of seasons and relish my role as the wife of a deer hunter.

Doo and I have both discovered that mini breaks from each other are not only healthy for our relationship, but often necessary. The very reason we’ve been together for so long is that we complement one another. His spontaneity and enthusiasm for people balances my anal-retentiveness and penchant for quiet moments alone. He’s the yin to my yang, the alpha to my omega, the Chandler to my Monica. But those very differences also drive us bat-poo crazy, and we’ve found that short separations help our marriage re-center.

So while he’s off gleefully telling flatulence jokes, drinking beer and plotting Bambi’s demise with his bro friends, I’m able to do my own thing, which may or may not include closet purging, dinner and a show with our youngest, and falling to sleep before eight while reading my latest smut novel. We each are able to recharge our batteries and remember why we still like “us.” Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder, at least in the Wilson home.

Hello, my name is Danielle. And I love being a hunting widow.

Peace out.

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

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“Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.

Just today. Inhabit your moments.

Don’t rent them out to tomorrow.”

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As we all inch back to normal (however that’s defined these days), we’re hopeful you and yours will have an opportunity to return to family traditions that, perhaps, were sidelined as a result of the pandemic last year. We’re all for discretion when it comes to health and wellness, but this seems to be the season when everything gets back on the rails.

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Considering that, those traditions that might have had a year off, in many cases, are back at center stage. In Current’s annual holiday section, Gifts 2021, we take a closer look at a variety of family customs, any or many of which may prove an inspiration to you to launch one or more new rituals of your own.

In addition, Santa’s back, and we highlight some of his customary appearances. We also have a rundown on unique gifts one can find across the communities Current serves, a loaded listing of all the season’s events (lots to do outdoors and lots more to do indoors, courtesy of arts and entertainment venues and acts) and some recipes and other goodies to make your ramp up to the season a little brighter.

More than anything, we send you our sincere and best wishes for a fun and fulfilling holiday season, on any scale, as well as a healthful end of the year and new year.

An array of factors has led to disruptions in global supply chains, affecting many companies’ ability to deliver gifts in time for Christmas. However, officials in Boone and Hamilton counties believe shopping locally can be a solution for residents and families this holiday season.

The disruption of global supply chains has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors that were in motion before the pandemic started, Boone County Economic Whitehead Development Corp. Executive Director Molly Whitehead said.

“I think the pandemic played a role in it, but even if we look pre-pandemic, we were having some pretty big workforce shortages prior to 2020, anyway,” Whitehead said. “I think the pandemic just kind of sped things along.”

Overseas, where many goods are manufactured, some nations have dealt with continued lockdowns and other measures that have hindered the ability to operate at pre-pandemic levels. Workforce shortages also have plagued companies around the globe, Whitehead said.

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To avoid shipping delays and the accompanying stress, Allyson Gutwein, executive director of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, said shopping local is a sure way of ensuring gifts will be wrapped in time this holiday season.

“If you are buying things locally, you are buying things that are in stock,” she said.

According to a 2018 small business economic impact study conducted by American Express, 67 cents of every dollar spent at small businesses stay in the local community.

“There is likely going to be more availability for different sorts of products and unique items that people can purchase,” Whitehead said.

Visit Hamilton County President/CEO Brenda Myers said supporting small businesses after more than a year of financial uncertainty is crucial for their survival.

“The No. 1 reason to shop local if you are vaccinated and can shop local is you get much better service, and it’s not just a supMyers ply chain issue to me,” Myers said. “First of all, you can go and see the product and find a product that is available. You can meet the seller face to face and have that customer service that I think is so important today. You keep those dollars close to home.”

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When: 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 20 to Dec. 24.

Special hours of operation are noon to 9 p.m. Nov. 24, noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 20 to 23 and noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 24. The market is closed Nov. 25.

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When: Visit website for details about daily skating times and events.

Where: Carter Green, 10 Carter Green Cost: Skate sessions are $10 for adults and $8 for children 10 and younger. Skate rentals are $4.

More info: TheIceatCarterGreen.com HOLIDAY WALKING PATH Enjoy beautifully lit holiday décor throughout Clay Terrace, including several large ornaments on the lawn and ornamental seating along Clay Terrace Boulevard.

When: The best time to view the display is between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 24.

Where: Throughout Clay Terrace Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com CARMEL HOLIDAY TROLLEY The Carmel Holiday Trolley transports shoppers and diners through the Arts & Design District, Midtown and Carmel City Center.

When: Fridays 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays 2 to 9 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 18 Where: Trolley stops are at the west side of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt, 10 Carter Green; Carmel City Center across from Manelé Cafe, 703 Veterans Way; Elm Street and Monon Bouelvard; the surface parking lot at the Indiana Design Center, 200 S. Range Line Rd.; Main Street near Agave Bar & Grill, 31 E. Main St.; and Main Street near Bub’s Burgers, 210 W. Main St. Cost: Free More info: HolidaysinCarmel.com

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Support locally owned small businesses, many of which will operate with extended hours and offer specials throughout the day.

When: Nov. 27 Where: Throughout the city SANTA SATURDAYS Visit with Santa in the Santa House. A photographer will be on site Dec. 4 When: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays Nov. 27 through Dec. 18. Pet days with Santa will be on Dec. 15 and 17.

Where: Indiana Design Center parking lot, 200 S. Range Line Rd. Cost: Free admission More info: HolidaysinCarmel.com SANTA PHOTO EXPERIENCE Cherry Hill Programs will capture photos as guests visit with Santa.

When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas Eve from Dec. 3 to 24 Where: Clay Terrace, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

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VISIT WITH SANTA Santa Claus will stop by Carmel City Center to visit with children and families.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 3 Where: Kits & Kaboodle Classic Toys, 723 Hanover Pl. Cost: Free More info: CarmelCityCenter.com SLEIGH RIDES Complimentary sleigh rides will travel through Clay Terrace.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 and 17 Where: Clay Terrace Village Green, near Meridian Music, 14300 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com SANTA’S ARRIVAL AND TREE LIGHTING Guests can decorate a holiday flag and cheer Santa as he parades along Clay Terrace Boulevard to arrive at Clay Terrace. A Christmas tree sponsored by L&M Garden will be lit for the first time this year.

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Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com HOLIDAY SIP + SHOP Visitors can enjoy holiday shopping with the locally owned merchants at Carmel City Center while enjoying special sales and promotions and sipping on complimentary white wine and cocktails.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Carmel City Center, 720 S. Range Line Rd. Complimentary wine tastings and cocktails will be available at Forever Gallery Tattoo, Linden Tree Gifts, The Imperial Spa and Fishman Fine Jewelers.

More info: CarmelCityCenter.com HOLIDAY IN THE ARTS DISTRICt The event includes visits from elves and reindeer, carolers, trolley rides, a visit from Santa, special activities and more.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Carmel Arts & Design District Cost: Free to attend More info: CarmelArtsandDesign.com PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA Bring your furry friends to get their holiday photo with Santa at Clay Terrace.

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 13 Where: Clay Terrace Santa photo set, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Various photo packages available More info: Reserve a spot at reservations. cherryhillprograms.com. ClayTerrace.com VISIT WITH SANTA Santa Claus will stop by Carmel City Center to visit with children and families.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 Where: Hey Little Diddle, 730 S. Range Line Rd. Cost: Free More info: CarmelCityCenter.com COOKIES WITH CLAUS Visit Santa’s workshop to make cookies with Santa. The event will have cookies to decorate, holiday crafts and story time with Santa.

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: Clay Terrace Santa photo set, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com MEET ME ON MAIN In December, the Second Saturday Gallery Walk will include shopping and entertain-

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When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: Carmel Arts & Design District More info: CarmelArtsandDesign.com MOVIES AT MIDTOWN Seasonal movies will be shown on the big screen.

When: Various times on Saturdays through Dec. 25 Where: Midtown Plaza, 365 Monon Trail Cost: Free More info: MidtownPlazaCarmel.com FISHERS/GEIST WINTERFEST Winterfest will include an outdoor ice-skating rink, various events throughout the season and more.

When: Various times Nov. 20 to Jan. 1 Where: Civic Plaza, 5710 Lawrence Village Pkwy., Lawrence Price: Ice skate rental is $10 per adult, $5 per child For more: visitlawrenceindiana.com/ events/winterfest/skate-rink/ A MERRY PRAIRIE HOLIDAY Conner Prairie will offer activities for the whole family, such as the Kringle’s Carousel, Selfies with Santa and Historic Holidays.

When: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 26 to Dec. 19, Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 Where: Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers Cost: $11 members, $22 non-members For more: connerprairie.org/explore/ things-to-do/merry-prairie-holiday/ BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Enjoy a buffet-style breakfast as Santa visits with children individually.

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When: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Cost: Free Where: McCordsville Town Hall, 6280 W. County Rd. 800 N., McCordsville For more: mccordsville.org BREAKFAST WITH ST. NICHOLAS Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will cook and serve breakfast. St. Nicholas will make an appearance.

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Price: $25 per carload on weekdays, $35 per carload on weekends When: 5:30 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 2 Where: Ruoff Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville For more: magicoflights.com/events/ ruoff-music-center/ HOLIDAYS AT THE HILL: Enjoy carriage rides, participate in a free

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Time: Varies When: Nov. 27-28, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12 Where: Stuckey Farm, 19975 Hamilton Boone Rd., Sheridan Price: Varies per tree For more: stuckeyfarm.com/ christmas-with-santa/ WESTFIELD IN LIGHTS: Enjoy a tree lighting, vendors and more.

When: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Downtown Westfield Cost: Free For more: westfieldwelcome.com/ calendar/westfield-in-lights/ ZIONSVILLE SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce will hand out free tote bags Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Small Business Weekend, as residents are encouraged to shop locally.

Nov. 26-28 When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Local business throughout Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE - SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND Zionsville shops and restaurants will be open. The event also includes a Santa House.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE PARADE The family friendly parade features the arrival of Santa in Zionsville.

When: 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org TOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce will lead the town in the lighting of the Zionsville Town Christmas Tree When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: South Main Street in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org GIFT WRAP WEEKEND Free gift wrapping of locally purchased goods by Zionsville Chamber of Commerce staff is available at Sotheby’s on Main Street.

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When: Dec. 10 to Jan. 2 Where: Mulberry Fields, 9645 Whitestown Rd., Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE - FAMILY DAY Families are encouraged to participate in Christmas in the Village.

When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE Christmas in the Village includes holiday festivities, visits with Santa, special shopping and dining events and more.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 12, 18, 19 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS CRAWL Take a leisurely stroll through the Village of Zionsville and enjoy samples of seasonal beverages and special small plate offerings from some of the restaurants and merchants in the Village. Finish at a local establishment for prizes.

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Multicultural family embraces blended holiday traditions

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The holiday season has looked a little different for Linda Pike since welcoming her daughter-in-law to the family four years ago.

Pike’s daughter-in-law, Peiyan Shao, grew up in China, and at Christmastime they celebrate by combining aspects of their cultural traditions. This year, for example, Pike and her 3-year-old grandson plan to make gingerbread cookies seasoned with homemade Chinese five-spice powder.

“As I learn more and more about Chinese culture, definitely things will change in my home,” Pike said. “As (my grandson) gets older, I’m able to introduce more and more of my family traditions.”

Pike said many commercialized aspects of Christmas are popular in China, such as Santa Claus and gift exchanges. Through the years she’s been struck more by the similarities than differences between the two cultures, she said.

One Chinese tradition she enjoys is gifting cash in an ornate red envelope.

“It sure makes Christmas shopping, birthday shopping and New Year’s gifts so much easier,” Pike said.

A longtime resident of the Home Place area in Carmel, Pike has long been inter-

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ested in learning about other cultures. She lived in Japan for four years before getting married, and as a family and consumer science teacher at Carmel High School from 1997 to 2010, she taught about the cultural histories of certain foods.

The multicultural celebration will continue into the New Year, which in China is celebrated at the end of January or beginning of February. The family plans to embrace several Chinese traditions, such as illuminating lanterns to symbolize good fortune.

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Climate, environment two different studies Editor, I read professional peer reviewed climate researchers every week. I have a science degree from Purdue. I have been an environmentalist for 60 years. I know that climate and clean environment are two different studies. Many have confused climate and weather. “The Climate Conference” that our president is attending is a farce. I’ll be brief with my facts. All of the points are peer reviewed as reported by H. Sterling Burnell of the Heartland Institute in the last few years.

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• Climate cycles are primarily caused by the sun’s 12-plus year cycles of sunspots and sun flares.

• Millions of tons of ice have been added to Antarctica in recent years.

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• Generating electricity by wind or sun is expensive and subject to weather.

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• We and all plants and animals are made of carbon. We are dependent on carbon.

• The fires in Australia and the U.S. this year were severe. Actually, we have had fewer forest fires than previously.

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Food for (scientific) thought Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

dish behind her back as she nervously slid out the door.

With COVID-19 restrictions waning, people If the dish was completely consumed, the are planning get-togethers for a turkey casserole wiped clean, it would have meant dinner this Thanksgiving — but with rising my mother did not bring enough and that food prices, more cooks may be chickening this miscalculation would stain the reputaout, instead. Restaurant prices are up, also. tion of the entire Wolfsie clan. That’s when The Mafia is even economizing by eating at my mother adopted Mama Einstein’s theory Olive Garden. Pitch-in dinners will be more of quantum food. popular than ever, which has the potential This made a huge impression on me as a of saving the hosts money. Well, maybe. kid. So, when my wife offered to contribute Read on. her barbeque string How much food beans to the upcomFor argument’s sake, let’s say they’re should you bring to a ing Haverstick party, having 12 people for dinner. We should I tried to determine Thanksgiving gathermake enough mashed potatoes for 24 ing? This must have how much to bring in stumped even Albert people because, if the spuds are good, a scientific manner.

Einstein, who came For argument’s sake, everyone will want seconds. from a nice Jewish – DICK WOLFSIE let’s say they’re havfamily where food, of ing 12 people for dincourse, played a very ner. We should make important role. Some biographers think the enough mashed potatoes for 24 people beequation E = mc2 really meant the amount cause, if the spuds are good, everyone will of food you can eat (that’s E) is equal to the want seconds. But other people also will size of the average mouth (that’s M) times be bringing dishes, and they, no doubt, are the number of cousins (C) who were invited. also familiar with this culinary formula. If all Then, Einstein’s mother just squared every12 people bring enough food for 24 people, thing, which became a holiday tradition … there will be enough on the table that night and is why most people gain 11 pounds beto feed 288 people. tween Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

Which should be plenty.

Einstein got a lot of credit for his theories The Wolfsies will probably have Christmas on atomic energy, but very little recognition dinner alone, at home. Mary Ellen usually has been given to Mother Einstein’s classic likes to talk about family trips and fun exformula for how much potato salad to lug to periences we’ve had together, although this the family reunion picnic. year I suspect she’s going to obsess over This Thanksgiving we are invited to our why we are eating two pans of string beans friends’ home. My wife will be bringing left over from Thanksgiving. something to contribute to the sumptuous feast. Whenever my mother brought something to someone’s house, she would watch it like a hawk, concerned that her candied Dick Wolfsie is an author, yams would go unacknowledged, requiring columnist and speaker. Contact her to either chuck the remains at the end him at wolfsie@aol.com. of the party or hide the half-full casserole

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New St. Vincent centers aid burn, pediatric trauma patients

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ascension St. Vincent has expanded its capability to treat burn victims and pediatric trauma patients.

GROWTH The flagship campus at 86th Street in Indianapolis opened a new Adult and Pediatric Burn Center Sept. 20. On the same day, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent celebrated the opening of its Pediatric Trauma Center.

Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs and registered nurse Jeanie Leggett will lead the burn center.

Gibbs said the advantage of having a burn center at St. Vincent’s Hospital Gibbs is that the hospital also is an adult and pediatric trauma center.

“Therefore, the full spectrum of traumatic injuries can be cared for under one roof,” Gibbs said.

In addition, Gibbs said there is an eightbed ICU for burn patients. It will provide access to same-day care with a seven-room

A new burn center recently opened at the Ascension St. Vincent’s flagship campus at 86th Street in Indianapolis Sept. 20. Pictured is one of two hydrotherapy rooms in the burn center.

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clinic that can accommodate various wound care procedures and dressing changes.

“We have two hydrotherapy rooms in the burn unit as well as a designated physical therapy room,” Gibbs said. “This allows the burn patient’s care to be centralized in one space rather than having to travel throughout the hospital. This way a dedicated team of clinicians, nurses and therapists come to them.”

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Gibbs said prior to the opening of St. Vincent’s Burn Center, adult burn patients were sent to the Eskenazi Burn Center and pediatric patients were sent to the Riley Burn Center.

“In the unfortunate event that a family is involved in a house fire, the entire family can be treated together in the Ascension St. Vincent Burn Center,” Gibbs said. “Mom and dad can be placed next to their children in the burn unit. We believe this will allow families to heal quicker both physically and emotionally when their loved ones are close to them.”

The Pediatric Trauma Center is led by Dr. Brett Engbrecht, a pediatric surgeon who is serving as the medical director of the center, and registered nurse Abby Adkins, a program manager.

“For over 10 years, St. Vincent has had an Adult Engbrecht Trauma Center,” Engbrecht said. “In the trauma world, adult is 15 years and older. That would include any kind of injury, including the most serious injuries.

Now, the Pediatric Trauma Center will take

care of anyone 14 years and younger. We did get minor trauma before like broken bones and injuries for pediatric patients, but what this does is open us up to receive patients in car accidents with severe, life-threatening injuries. The advantage if you have a car accident with parents and children injured (is), all the family can come to one hospital system. They don’t have to be spread to different buildings and different campuses.

If a family comes to visit, they can visit everybody under one roof.”

There are two resuscitation bays to take care of trauma patients. There are 17 rooms in the emergency department.

In the past, Engbrecht said patients under 14 with serious injuries would have to be transferred to another hospital with a pediatric trauma center.

Engbrecht said the most common pediatric trauma is caused by falling.

“Whether that’s little kids falling down stairs or falling out of windows or shopping carts,” Engbrecht said. “Car accidents are also quite frequent. It would also include assaults, gunshot wounds, sports injuries.

There are things like dog bites. It’s pretty much any trauma mechanism.”

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin will experience a couple of firsts on his final holiday concert show in 2021.

MUSIC McLaughlin will make his first appearance with Carmel Symphony Orchestra. The performances will be at Westfield High School, which will mark the first McLaughlin has performed there as well.

McLaughlin will headline two Holiday Pops performances with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra Dec. 18 at Westfield High School’s auditorium, 18250 N. Union St. The concerts, sponsored by IU Health North, will be at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

McLaughlin, a pianist, has previously played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Anderson Symphony Orchestra. McLaughlin’s brother Jeffrey has taught music at WHS since 2008.

Jeffrey will join his brother on drums for the concert.

“That’s going to be super fun,” Jon McLaughlin said. “When I first started playing in gigs, my brother was on drums. We played this summer with Anderson Symphony, and he was on drums. Typically, we play together now once a year.”

McLaughlin has lived in Nashville, Tenn., for seven years. Growing up in Anderson, McLaughlin lived five years in Broad Ripple and two years in Carmel.

“We’ll do a couple songs with just me and the band, but for 90 percent of the show the orchestra will be there,” he said.

“I love playing with a full orchestra. I’m going to have them on every chart possible. I wrote two more charts for orchestra for two of my new songs. I could play with just the band, but it would be a tragedy to have the Carmel Symphony out there patiently sitting there when I’m doing music.

I want them on every song.”

McLaughlin plays holiday original songs along with some cover songs. He said he usually ends with the song “Hallelujah This Christmas,” which he recorded with

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FEINSTEIN’S Jazz musician Lonnie McFadden, a singer, tap dancer and trumpeter, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26-27 at Feinstein’s in the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

MUD CREEK PLAYERS Mud Creek Players will present “A Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” through Dec. 11, including a Nov. 28 show, at Mud Creek Theater, 9750 E. 86th St., Indianapolis.

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Singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin will perform two Holiday Pops concerts with Carmel Symphony Orchestra. (Photo courtesy of Jon McLaughlin)

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“It’s an all a cappella song,” he said.

McLaughlin said he has an arrangement of “Jingle Bells,” which was on his first Christmas record in 2014.

“It’s the most challenging song for me to play, which makes it the most fun,” he said. “It’s super fast. We’re going 1,000 miles an hour. It’s very jazzy. There’s a solo. It’s fun.”

CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes expects two fun-filled shows.

“Our musicians can’t wait to perform with this Indiana legend,” Hymes stated.

“Jon embodies everything that is ‘Hoosier’ in the very best sense, and his passion for music is evident in each note he plays.”

McLaughlin’s newest album, “All The Things I Say To Myself,” was set to be released Nov. 19. He has performed a few of the songs on the tour. The video from the album’s first single, “Why it Hurts?”, was shot in Indianapolis.

The concert with CSO will be the final

one on his return.

“It’s going to be a return to not being busy for a while,” McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin began making up all the postponed 2020 dates in September 2021.

Then he started a holiday concert tour in Minneapolis.

His first holiday album had four songs.

“I thought we had either to have more songs or we have a 20-minute concert,” McLaughlin said. “Now, I have three holiday albums. The third one came out in 2020, which made no sense because I couldn’t tour on it.”

Instead, he did several livestreams.

“I got very used to being in a room alone with a camera,” he said. “The first time I was back out and finished a song and got some applause, I thought, ‘This feels good.’”

Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for children. For tickets, visit carmelsymphony.org. For more on McLaughlin, visit jonmcl.com.

The Indiana Ballet Conservatory will have four performances of “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org.

Bonham, Deer set to perform editorial@youarecurrent.com Guitarists/vocalists Gordon Bonham and Gene Deer will perform in the Live at Center series at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Bonham and Deer have been pillars of the regional blues scene for decades, touring widely and performing regularly at festivals, public events and venues like the Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis. For this performance, they will trade off songs and accompany each other in an acoustic format.

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Christmas show returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com After “A Beef & Boards Christmas” celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, the longtime show was BEEF & BOARDS put on hiatus so Beef & Boards could present other holiday musicals.

Now, after a four-year absence, it will return Nov. 26 to Dec. 23 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis.

“I’m so excited to bring back ‘A Beef and Boards Christmas’ because I love staging a fun musical revue,” said Carmel resident Ron Morgan, who handles the musical staging and choreography. “It gives us the opportunity to have a good time with all styles of music and dance. I feel like everyone in our audience will find something special for them in our show. It will be good to get together and have some good holiday cheer.

“We are bringing back our favorite cast members that help strengthen our show from year to year, including Kenny Shepard and Deb Wims. We also have some very talented new faces that will bring a fun energy to the show as well.”

Jalynn Steele, who made her Beef & Boards debut as Tanya in “Mamma Mia!”

SMALL BUSINESS “A Beef & Boards Christmas” co-hosts Kenny Shepard and Deb Wims share a dance. (Photo courtesy of Beef & Boards)

in 2017, will be the featured singer. Other performers include Pete Scharbrough, Bobbi Bates, Michael Ray Fisher and Bridgette Ludlow.

“The show features our great singers and dancers, but I think our audience loves to see our special characters such as the Grinch, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rudolph and the star of our show, Santa,” Morgan said.

Morgan said some of the new songs include “Never Fall In Love with an Elf” from the musical “Elf” and “In the Mood Nutcracker.”

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my own children to come see it because they are obsessed with this Charlie Brown special on television.”

Mikayla Koharchik is quite familiar with Fishers resident Max McCreary, who the role of Charlie Brown’s tormenter, Lucy. teaches at Roots’ School of Theatre in FishKoharchik has played ers, shaved off his beard for his role PLAY Lucy twice in “You’re A of Charlie Brown.

Good Man, Charlie Brown.’

“It’s a great cast. We just get to Now, the Zionsville resident will sit and play together when in the play Lucy in Civic Theatre’s producroom rehearsing,” McCreary said. tion of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” “To come in the room and be a bald Nov. 26 to Dec. 18 at The Tarkington little sad clown for a few hours a at the Center for the Performing few days a week (is fun).”

Koharchik Arts in Carmel.

McCreary, a 2014 Zionsville Com“I love the role because she is munity High School graduate, said so over the top and bossy,” Koharchik said. he wasn’t a big fan of Charlie Brown spe“She is just a lot of fun to play. My son said, cials as a child.

‘Mommy, you are too old (to play Lucy).’”

“As an adult, I empathize with Charlie She informed her son that all the characBrown,” he said. ters are played by adults.

Emily Chrzanowski, a 2021 Carmel High “To have a bunch of adults playing chilSchool graduate and Ball State University dren is so much fun,” said Koharchik, a freshman, plays Violet.

Zionsville Middle School instructional coach.

Broad Ripple resident Evan Wallace plays “I like channeling a 6-year-old girl who has Snoopy. trouble managing her emotions. It’s a great For more, visit civic theatre.org. show for families and kids. I can’t wait for

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‘Nutcracker With A Twist’ set

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Ballet INitiative was the only company to present a PERMORMANCE live version of “The Nutcracker” in the Indianapolis area.

“Last year, we performed with masks and to a very small audience,” said Lauren Nasci, a Carmel resident and one of the organization’s five co-founders.

Ballet INitiative will present “Nutcracker With A Twist” at 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 11 and 18 and 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, in Carmel.

The company’s version includes classical and jazzy sections.

“Our mice are 6- to 10-year-olds who do hip-hop, and our soldiers are all tappers,” Nasci said. “It’s fun to mix around the types of dancing you do within a show.”

The young dancers are from Indy Dance Academy, 9401 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

Ballet INitiative rehearses at the Indy Dance Academy, and one of the co-founders, Casie Nicole, is an instructor there.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Susan Hill fell in love with the script of “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” when she read it THEATER for the first time a couple of years ago.

“I was excited when Mud Creek scheduled it,” Hill said.

“One of the most fun aspects about this production is the quick pace and the gentle fun it pokes at holiday movies. It is a very funny take on formula holiday movies, and, yes, there is a happy ending.”

Mud Creek Players’ production of the holiday movie parody started Nov. 19 and concludes Dec. 11 at Mud Creek Theater, 9740 E. 86th St., Indianapolis.

“As one of two narrators who play different characters and keep up the quick pace, it is a bit of a challenge to remember who I am, where I am and what I’m supposed to say,” Hill said.

Geist resident Alysa Craige plays Holly, a Vermont innkeeper whose inn the evil developers are trying to destroy.

Craige said the biggest challenge is to

Alysa Craige (Holly) and Austin Stodgehill (Brett) rehearse a scene. (Photo by Erin Keller).

keep a straight face,” “I’ve been working on my poker face, but we’ll see how good I can sell it when there’s an audience responding,” she said.

“The whole experience has been fun so far.

It’s not hard to love working with this cast and script. Last year, I dove deep into the Hallmark movie scene, and this play hits all the tropes — small towns, secret princes, business people coming to destroy a local establishment, we make fun of it all.”

Fishers resident Tonya Keller plays Joy, a romance novelist staying at the inn.

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Formal gardens at Oldfields. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A Visit to Oldfields Commentary by Don Knebel Shortly before 1909, Hugh Landon and Linnaes Boyd, Indianapolis Water Co. executives, acquired 52 acres of TRAVEL rolling farmland just west of Michigan Road and north of Maple (38th) Street to develop an exclusive neighborhood they named “Woodstock.”

Boyd divided his half into residential lots.

On his 26 acres, which he called “Oldfields,” Landon built a 22-room concrete and stucco Châteauesque house, designed by his architect brother-in-law. When completed in 1913, Landon’s house, overlooking the White River, featured a music room, library, living room and dining room on the first floor, sleeping rooms and servant quarters on the second floor and an elegant ballroom on the third floor. In 1920, Jessie Spaulding, Landon’s second wife, engaged the Olmsted Brothers, nationally renowned landscape architects, to expand the estate’s gardens.

The five-year project added a ravine garden, a formal allée flanked by Dutch elm trees, a fountain and a rendition of the “Three Graces” sculpture. When Jessie died in 1930, Landon sold Oldfields to J. K. Lilly Jr., the grandson of Eli Lilly, and himself a noted philanthropist. Landon donated the proceeds to Riley Hospital.

The Lilly family made a number of improvements to the property, including adding a larger library to the house and a new vestibule aligned with the allée. Murals inside the house reflected the gardens outside. After J. K. Lilly Jr.’s death in 1967, his children donated Oldfields to the Art Association of Indianapolis. Oldfields is now a part of Newfields, which includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The Landon/

There’s an ad out right now for Google’s Chromebook laptop with a slogan that says, “Switch to a new way to laptop.”

While I’m hesitant to GRAMMAR GUY disparage any of our digital overlords for fear of being stricken from search results, I feel obligated to take a stand. You can’t “laptop” something; “laptop” isn’t a verb.

While I try my hardest to keep things positive here at Grammar Guy H.Q., certain things grate my grammar gears. While I’ve touched on the “verbification” of nouns before, I haven’t explored how marketers and company names have verbified nouns ad nauseam.

I know I’ve seen other versions of brazen verbification in the oversaturated commercial environment in which we live, but the Google example really made me want to laptop someone in the face.

Of course, it’s every modern company’s goal to become a verb themselves. While Bing (Microsoft’s search engine) tried hard to make “Bing” a verb, people still “Google” queries into search engines (usually Goo-

gle). This made me wonder: What other company names have become verbs due to their overwhelming popularity?

When you owe a friend money these days, you don’t write them a check. You probably don’t even have cash. Instead, you “Venmo” or “PayPal.” This brings up another confusing point: Do you keep the verbified company name capitalized? According to the AP and Chicago stylebooks, the answer is “yes,” although you’ll find the word “Google” as a verb lowercase (“google”) in many online dictionaries.

The capitalization situation is in flux; stand by as this phenomenon evolves.

The official word nerd term for converting a noun into a verb is “denominalization.” While I don’t mind this word, I prefer “verbification” or even “verbing.” I like the irony of taking the noun “verb” and verbing it.

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

View from rear of Lilly House at Oldfields.

Oldfields’ formal allée

Lilly mansion, known as the “Lilly House,” has been restored to its 1930s appearance, furnished primarily with possessions of the Lilly family. Oldfields was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003 because of its authentic representation of country estates of wealthy American industrialists.

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OPERATIONS MANAGER Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required.

To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED

Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

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Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

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We are the premier Personal Services Agency serving elders across Central Indiana.

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If you have these qualities, and caring for elders is your passion or could be your passion-please send your resume’ to: apply@claritycaregivers.com or call Amber and Suzanne at 317.774.0074, Option 3.

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Clarity Care Givers offers our Caregivers a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive culture focused on strong connections, exceptional pay, flexible scheduling, an IRA, and caregiver recognition, to name a few.

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