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Health officials issue guidance for holiday gatherings as COVID-19 surges

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Indiana health officials have offered guidance for the holiday season in response to a surge in PANDEMIC COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the state.

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said during a Nov. 18 Box virtual press briefing that “staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others.”

Box said the Indiana State Dept. of Health advocates guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which grouped an array of activities into low-, moderate- and high-risk categories ahead of Thanksgiving.

Low-risk activities, according to the CDC, include small dinners with only people who live in the same household, hosting virtual dinners and shopping online instead of in person. Moderate-risk activities include hosting a small outdoor dinner with family and friends. High-risk activities include shopping in crowded malls, consuming alcohol or other substances that could impair judgment and attending large, indoor gatherings with people who don’t live in the same household.

“These are things you can do to save lives, and those lives might just be your own family members’ lives,” Box said. “Holiday celebrations need to look different this year. The CDC has issued holiday guidance that stresses that even with friends and family, people need to be cautious during the holidays so that they don’t add to the trend of increasing cases.”

Additional guidance for the holidays from the ISDH can be viewed at coronavirus. in.gov.

“Thanksgiving is a time when families traditionally plan to join larger groups or to celebrate together, but travel increases the chance of getting and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19, especially when you look at the high levels of transmission that many states are experiencing,” Box said.

Box also noted that anyone planning to travel to Chicago, which requires a 14-day quarantine, and other states may need to consider what travel restrictions are in

place before leaving Indiana.

“There will be more than 5,000 empty seats at Indiana Thanksgiving tables this year because of COVID-19,” Box said. “Let’s all make those hard choices to prevent that number from growing so Hoosier families are able to celebrate for years to come.”

As community spread has increased across the state and Midwest, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he Holcomb is particularly concerned with the state’s hospital capacity, which has been strained since early October. As of press time, more than 3,000 Indiana residents were hospitalized with COVID-19, a record thus far. In the spring, no more than 1,800 Hoosiers were hospitalized at any one time.

“As we see community spread occur and arise, that leads to cases rising. That leads to hospital admissions rising, and with that, beds are filled,” Holcomb said during the briefing. “And that has an effect on a myriad of things, such as elective procedures being postponed or canceled or cancer patients or heart patients having to reschedule appointments, schools across the state having to go virtual.”

COVID-19 cases have reached record highs in Indiana since the beginning of October.

The county’s color-coded coronavirus map, viewable at coronavirus.in.gov., shows 21 counties are classified red, one is yellow and the remaining are orange (the map classifies counties with the lowest level of spread as blue, and the rest are ranked yellow, orange or red). As of press time, Boone and Hamilton counties were orange. Box said that if the map only used the number of cases per 100,000 residents to determine a county’s color, every county would be red (the map also uses a county’s positivity rate to determine color).

On Nov. 11, Holcomb announced new gath-

ering restrictions for orange and red counties. Box said she expects all state COVID-19 metrics to trend in concerning directions in the coming weeks, meaning more counties will likely be red.

“We do not expect this to turn around quickly,” Box said. “In the next several weeks, we will continue to see cases climb, individuals hospitalized and, unfortunately, more deaths. That is why the plea now (is) to do those basic, simple things that may seem small and very irritating to you but could make a tremendous difference in the lives of other individuals and the health of individuals and the support our hospital systems are able to provide.”

Dr. Eric Fish, CEO of Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, who spoke during the briefing, said his hospital system is battling the patient surge with substantial staffing shortages and that some staff have been so overwhelmed that they have left the profession. He said personal protective equipment and testing shortages have delayed other medical procedures. He called on the community to follow advice from health experts and to not view mitigation efforts as a political issue.

Sarah Paturalski, a registered nurse and vice president of Nursing and Clinical Services at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, also spoke during the briefing. She said her staff is seeing deaths at an unprecedented level, averaging at least one per day in the health system.

“Death and dying has always been part of health care,” Paturalski said. “We’ve dealt with that the entire time we’ve signed up for these careers. But death in the numbers we are seeing with COVID is not what we are used to. We are seeing death at a much higher rate than we’ve ever experienced before, and it is affecting every single layer of our organization. The emotional toll that this pandemic has created for everyone who works in health care will have a very long-lasting effect.”

“Death and dying has always been part of health care. We’ve dealt with that the entire time we’ve signed up for these careers. But death in the numbers we are seeing with COVID is not what we are used to. We are seeing death at a much higher rate than we’ve ever experienced before, and it is affecting every single layer of our organization.”

— Sarah Paturalski, vice president of Nursing and Clinical Services at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

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monumental undertaking to get all of these partners onboard and ready to administer the vaccine.”

The earliest doses of a COVID-19 vaccine IU North in Carmel, St. Vincent Carmel could arrive in Hamilton County within two Hospital and Riverview Health in Noblesweeks, but it’s ville have been designated as the PANDEMIC unknown when it sites in Hamilton County to receive could become availand distribute the first doses of able to the general public.

COVID-19 vaccine to health care When the vaccine becomes workers, including those that work available in Hamilton County, it is in other hospitals or settings. planned to first be distributed to The Hamilton County hospitals health care workers and people won’t be among the first in the Walker living in long-term care facilities. It state to receive the vaccine. State would then go to public safety and other officials said Nov. 11 that Community Hoscritical personnel before becoming available pital in Munster, Clark Memorial Health in to the general public.

Jeffersonville, Deaconess Hospital in EvansThe distribution priorities in Hamilton ville, IU Health Methodist Hospital in IndiaCounty have been developed based on napolis and Parkview Health in Fort Wayne guidance from the Centers for Disease Conwill receive Indiana’s initial doses. trol and Prevention and the Indiana State However, Walker said he expects hospiDept. of Health. Hamilton County Health tals in Marion and surrounding counties to Dept. Emergency Preparedness Coordinator be “at or near the top of the list” to receive Christian Walker said the priorities could early doses of the vaccine. change as the pandemic develops and as a State officials said that Pfizer’s vaccine new presidential administration begins in will likely be the first available in Indiana, January 2021. and they anticipate the company could reThe HCHD will most likely be the coordiquest emergency-use authorization as early nating agency to provide the vaccine for the as the third week of November. A vaccine general population in the county, Walker

by Moderna could be available by the end said. of the year. None of the vaccine candidates “Our goal is to engage as many health have been approved by the U.S. Food and care partners as possible to distribute the Drug Administration at this point. vaccine,” Walker said. “This would include Whichever vaccine Hamilton County primary care providers, pharmacies and receives, Walker said residents should exother settings where they are authorized to pect two doses, administered three to four administer the vaccine. This is going to be a weeks apart for peak effectiveness.

“Our goal is to engage as many health care partners as possible to distribute the vaccine.

This would include primary care providers, pharmacies and other settings where they are authorized to administer the vaccine. This is going to be a monumental undertaking to get all of these partners onboard and ready to administer the vaccine.”

— Hamilton County Health Dept.

Emergency Response Coordinator Christian Walker

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Hamilton County sees 7 percent increase in voter turnout

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com In her 45 years serving as the Hamilton County clerk or working in the the clerk’s office, Kathy Williams has ELECTION never seen a voter turnout quite like 2020’s.

Compared to the 2016 presidential election, Hamilton County saw a 7 percent increase in voter turnout. In 2016, of the county’ 230,786 registered voters, 104,441 cast ballots on ElecWilliams tion Day; 11,463 voted by absentee ballot; and 42,132 voted early, for a combined voter turnout of 68 percent.

In 2020, of the county’s 260,082 registered voters, 53,147 voted on Election Day; 44,376 voted by absentee ballot; and 158,036 voted early, for a combined voter turnout of 75 percent.

Williams, who is in her second term as clerk, said the turnout is the largest she’s ever seen.

“I think it was the presidential election, yes,” she said. “Then the number of early voters had more to do with COVID-19 and people just wanting to get their vote counted.”

In a non-presidential election year, the county’s voter turnout is traditionally much lower. For a city election, turnout is typically between 10 and 12 percent of registered voters. About 30 percent vote in county elections.

Although the clerk’s office expects a higher turnout for presidential elections, Williams said the office hired nearly double the staff it had for the 2016 election. Williams said the county hires a group to work early voting by staffing satellite locations and hires an additional group for Election Day made up of Republican and Democrats.

This year marks the second time it’s taken two days to count all the county’s votes,

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75 percent voter turnout 158,036 early voters 53,147 Election Day voters 44,376 absentee ballot voters the first time being in the June primary election.

“In the primary, it stretched to two days, but before that, we’ve had years where we might still be counting until 1 or 2 in the morning,” Williams said. “But to physically go to the second day to finish counting, the first time was June.”

Election workers finished counting votes around 3 p.m. the second day after the June primary. For the general election, it took counters until 8 p.m. the second day to finish.

Although the 2020 election was Nov. 3, the clerk’s office is still busy.

“We just had a recount filed (Nov. 16),” Williams said. “It was for the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Delaware Township District, so we will have 71 precincts we will be recounting.”

Amanda Shera, the board member for that district, filed the recount. In the general election, Sarah Donsbach beat Shera by 20 votes, less than .05 percent.

Williams said anyone can file for a recount, but the cost to recount increases if the difference is more than 1 percent. Since the race between Shera and Donsbach was so close, Shera only paid $10 per precinct for a recount, totaling $710. If the difference is larger than 1 percent, those wanting a recount must pay $100 per precinct.

Williams commended staff on their perseverance throughout this year’s primary and general election.

“We started with filing in January and never quit,” she said. “It’s been an incredible year for a lot of people who worked really, really hard to make it all work.”

“We started with filing in January and never quit. It’s been an incredible year for a lot of people who worked really, really hard to make it all work.”

— Hamilton County Clerk Kathy Williams

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Ward elected to AIC board — Hamilton County Surveyor Kenton Ward was elected First Vice President of the Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) Board of Directors. He began his term on Nov. 1. Board elections were held during the AIC’s Virtual Annual Conference in September.

Mortgage loan officer appointed — Justin Schreiber has been appointed mortgage loan officer at Centier’s Carmel Branch.

Schreiber joined Centier Bank in August, bringing with him more than seven years of experience in retail banking and online mortgage lending. He is NMLS licensed, as well as a licensed notary in the State of Indiana. The Westfield resident is an alumnus of Indiana University in Bloomington and holds a bachelor of science degree in management and a certificate in finance.

Operation Belt Up — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is conducting Operation Belt Up through Nov. 29. The overtime patrols, occurring statewide in the top 30 Indiana counties for unrestrained crashes, are funded through National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds. Indiana law requires everyone in the vehicle to wear a seat belt.

To learn more about Hamilton County Traffic Safety Partnership, visit hamiltoncounty. in.gov/502/Traffic-Safety.

Disciplinary charges — The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against former Hamilton Superior Court Magistrate William Paul Greenaway. The commission alleges two counts of misconduct related to criminal activity in his personal life when he was employed as a judicial officer. The commission charges that Greenaway was arrested and convicted of possession of methamphetamine and resisting law enforcement.

It is standard for a criminal matter to be adjudicated before the commission takes formal action.

Least politically engaged ranking —Personal finance website WalletHub has ranked Indiana as the 10th least politically engaged state. The site found that Indiana ranked 33rd for registered voters who voted in the 2016 presidential election, 42nd for electorate who voted in the 2018 midterm election, 44th for total political contributions per adult population and 35th for voter accessibility policies. Read the full report at wallethub.com/edu/ most-least-politically-engaged-states/7782/.

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The new road runs .65 miles between 169th Street and Park Street and is projected cost slightly less than the original estimate of $4.8 million. A bridge is included because it crosses the Anna Kendall Legal Drain, and two new animal crossings have been added under the roadway to comply with Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources requirements. The new Westfield Boulevard and Park Street is now a four-way stop intersection, and the roundabout at Westfield

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WESTFIELD 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: Westfield Boulevard connector Location: The extension will connect the roundabout at Ind. 32 and Shamrock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Construction has moved to the south side of Park Street.

Expected completion: End of 2020 Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street.

Project: Natalie Wheeler Trail Location: On Union Street between Mill and Jersey streets.

Expected completion: Closed during construction of the Grand Junction Plaza, estimated completion in 2021.

NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Project: Road rehabilitation Location: A 3-mile stretch of 236th Street will be closed for two separate phases for road rehabilitation. The first phase is from west of Devaney Road to east of Tollgate Road. This phase is scheduled to be closed through Dec. 1.

Expected completion: The first phase is expected to be closed through Dec. 1, and the second phase is expected to begin in spring 2021.

CARMEL Project: New roundabout Location: 111th Street and Lexington Drive Expected completion: Mid-November Project: New roundabout Location: 116th Street and Guilford Road.

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The Hamilton County Commissioners and mayors of Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield met Nov. 9 to PANDEMIC discuss ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting occurred even before Gov. Eric Holcomb announced new restrictions during a Nov. 12 news conference.

Commissioners Christine Altman, Mark Heirbrandt and Steve Dillinger supported Holcomb’s mandate, but they also warned that additional restrictions may be needed.

“Things have gotten serious. We’re concerned,” Heirbrandt stated. “People have really let their guards down in recent months.

We need everyone to take more personal responsibility for their actions and follow the course set by our county and state health departments.”

Heirbrandt said although it isn’t the county’s intention to “shut things down again,” officials may take action if cases continue to rise.

“With the way the numbers are rising, we may have to make some tough choices,” he stated.

Holcomb’s new restrictions went into effect Nov. 15. They are based on the state’s color-coded map showing viral spread. Hamilton County’s color is orange, which means it is experiencing moderate to high spread. Under Heirbrandt the new orders, counties in orange must limit social gatherings to no more than 50 people; limit attendance at winter indoor K-12 extracurricular and co-curricular events to 25 percent capacity; reduce capacity in common areas and break rooms; limit attendance to community recreational sports leagues and tournaments to participants, required personnel and parents/guardians and; require a safety plan be submitted to the local health department for special, seasonal or commercial events for more than 50 people.

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

COVID-19 complaint line — The Hamilton County Health Dept. has established a COVID-19 complaint line at 317-776-8237.

Callers are asked to limit complaints to employees and staff at restaurants, bars and food stores not complying with the mask mandate. Complaints related to patrons of these establishments should be directed to the business owner.

Legislative internships — Applications are open for paid internships with the Indiana State Democratic Caucus. Interns are assigned to assist legislators and staff as they expand their knowledge of the Indiana General Assembly and legislative process.

For more information and to learn how to apply, visit indianasenatedemocrats.org/ opportunities/internships.

COVID-19 grants — Two Hamilton County organizations are among recipients of $500,000 awarded by IU Health to organizations statewide to address community needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carmel-based Trinity Free Clinic received $11,600 to purchase equipment to support deep cleaning and to purchase two touchfree temperature scanner kiosks. Noblesville-based Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County received $25,000 to fund its Crisis Response Plan for low-income seniors and virtual programming to keep seniors connected to each other.

Real estate statistics — The seller’s market returned to Westfield in October 2020, with home sale prices increasing and homes selling faster than October 2019. The average sale price for a Westfield home in October 2020 was $392,903, an increase of 11.8 percent compared to this time last year, according to F.C. Tucker Company. Homes in Westfield sold 17.1 percent faster than October 2019, spending just 34 days on the market on average. The average sale price of a Westfield home also increased compared to this time last year, up 15 percent to $163.15.

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

Prevent property theft, fraud – The Hamilton County Recorder’s Office has rolled out a new program to protect residents from property theft and fraud. The new system, Doxpop Property Watch, notifies property owners with an email to alert them to changes or filings that affect them. Doxpop is a free service that provides residents access to all their recorded documents online.

Multiple parcels can be registered for those who own several properties throughout the county. To access and enroll in the system, visit doxpop.com under “Other Services” and “Doxpop Property Watch.”

North Central Beekeepers Club – The North Central Beekeepers Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Cool Creek Park Nature Center in Westfield. Socializing begins at 6 p.m. and meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. The club is for all levels of beekeepers from centrally north of Indianapolis. Those interested in becoming a beekeeper are welcome. There are no dues.

4-H Photo Challenge set – The 4-H Photo Challenge is open to youth in third through 12th grade. Participants should take photos fitting the monthly theme and submit entries online at bit.ly/hamco4hcameracorp by the last day of the month. Monthly themes for 2020 include: November – Occupations; December – Holiday Happenings.

Send us your stories – Please email story suggestions on new businesses, interesting residents, upcoming events and more to Current in Westfield Managing Editor Anna Skinner at anna@youarecurrent.com.

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.” Credit for each submission will be given to images sent with a short description and approximate date. For more information, or to submit photos or ideas, please contact Editor Anna Skinner at anna@youarecurrent.com.

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By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The newly elected school board members for Westfield Washington Schools won’t have much time to ease into their roles when they take office in EDUCATION January.

Rather, they’ll immediately be tasked with one of the most important jobs of the school board: Hiring a superintendent. In the midst of a global pandemic, no less.

WWS Supt. Sherry Grate announced Nov. 11 that she will retire from the district Dec. 31 to become vice president of strategic initiatives with Ambassador Enterprises, a Fort Wayne-based private equity firm. The district is expected to appoint an interim superintendent by the end of the year to serve while the school board conducts a search for Grate’s permanent replacement, who is expected to join WWS by July 2021.

Michael Adamson, director of board services for the Indiana School Boards Association, presented an overview of the processes to hire an interim and permanent superintendent during a Nov. 17 school board work session meeting at Washington Woods Elementary.

The board was joined by two newly elected board

members, Jimmy Cox and Carl (Mike) Steele, who defeated incumbents Amy Pictor and Duane Lutz, respectively, in the Nov. 3 election. Adamson said it’s important for all board members to be intricately involved in the search for a new superintendent.

“Those new board members are going to have the weight of the responsibility of decision-making fall square on their shoulders very quickly,” he said.

Adamson said the board could select an interim superintendent from among existing WWS administrators, but he said that may not be feasible as the district’s leaders are already taxed managing through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board members also could ask a retired superintendent with whom they have connections to take the role, or they could use an agency to place someone in the role. Adamson recommended Brookston-based Administrator Assistance if WWS chooses that route.

When it comes to hiring a permanent superintendent, Adamson said most districts receive 14 to 20 applicants.

He expects the opening will be appealing to many of the state’s top administrators.

“This is going to be a very attractive search for all of you,” he said. “I think you’re going to get very qualified candidates applying for this search.”

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“Your stakeholders do not have a voice in the actual selection process. The superintendent of schools does not answer to your constituents, they answer to you and you answer to your constituents,” Adamson said. “This is an olive branch you’re extending to the community, because you want them to feel comfortable and you want them to trust the process you’re following.”

Adamson said it’s important for the school board to be unanimous in its superintendent selection if at all possible.

“The last thing you want to do is go through the process at the tail end of this with the board being divided,” he said, adding he’s known of superintendent candidates who have refused to take a job without the full support of the school board.

Grate’s departure comes after a tumultuous year in which she and the school board received sharp criticism from many community members for moving longtime Westfield High School Principal Stacy McGuire to a new role developing and leading an alternative learning program.

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Lighting up Westfield Annual holiday celebration stretches several days this year The Oak Trace Elementary School Treble Choir will perform on Facebook live before Mayor Andy Cook lights the tree. (Submitted photo)

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Traditionally a one-night event, Westfield in Lights will run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5 this year to extend holiday cheer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There also are several new attractions.

Frosty the Snowman home visits

Frosty the Snowman will make home visits from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 and Dec. 7 to Dec. 11. The slots between Nov. 30 and Dec. 3 have been filled. Frosty will visit a home for 5 minutes. The feature is new.

“Frosty will arrive and we will play the ‘Frosty the Snowman’ song and do a socially distanced meet and greet,” said Kelley Wells, community events coordinator for Westfield Welcome. “Frosty will stay outside and say hello, drop some treats by the house and snap a picture, and that’s it. This has gone over so well already.”

A visit from Frosty is free, but interested families must sign up in advance at westfieldwelcome.com.

The response has been positive so far, and time slots for Monday and Thursday

night visits are filled. Wells said there are still openings for Tuesday and Wednesday nights and morning visits. The time slot for mornings is 9 a.m. to noon, and the evening time slot is 4 to 7 p.m. Frosty plans to complete about 15 visits per time slot.

Gingerbread house competition

The gingerbread house competition by Girl Scout Troop JoSheWe will return this year, although votes will be cast virtually instead of in person. People can vote for their favorite gingerbread house for a donation. All proceeds will benefit the Youth Assistance Programs in Westfield and Sheridan. The gingerbread house competition winner will be announced at the tree-lighting ceremony.

Westfield Winter Walk

Another new event is the Westfield Winter Walk. Wells said the city originally planned to call the event a luminary walk, but decided to expand upon it.

“Instead of just luminaries at Asa Bales Park, there will be lots of holiday lights — lights on the trees, some lighted structures and inflatables,” Wells said. “There will be

Christmas music playing in the park and we will offer free hot cocoa.”

People can purchase a luminary for $5 on westfieldwelcome.com and ask for a personalized message. Luminaries and the light display will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 in Asa Bales Park north, across from Westfield High School.

Pictures with Santa

Pictures with Santa will return this year at Christ United Methodist Church, 318 N. Union St. Pictures will be taken from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5. Pictures are $5 each and advance registration is required.

“We are limiting to 15 families per time slot,” Wells said.

Participants will check in at Door 1. They must wear face masks and practice social distancing. There will be a plexiglass shield in front of Santa.

“There’s a bench attached to it in the front, so children will sit on the bench, and Santa is behind the plexiglass shield in his special Santa chair,” Wells said. “There won’t be a way to physically touch Santa or

sit on his lap, but they will still be able to talk with Santa, still get a picture taken and the photo is printed on-site, so they will get that as soon as the picture is done. Then, they will exit out a different door to maintain that flow.”

Concessions will be sold inside the church, and there will be a nativity display.

Tree-lighting ceremony

This year’s tree-lighting ceremony will be presented online only. It will be streamed on Facebook live. The Oak Trace Elementary School Treble Choir will sing Christmas songs beginning at 6:30 p.m., and Mayor Andy Cook will light the tree at 7 p.m. Dec. 5.

There will be no carriage rides, no vendors and no craft station this year.

“We really have focused on a select number of attractions this year so we can make sure that we are doing them safely,” Wells said. “We just want to make sure to note that we know this has been a trying year and challenging year for everybody, so our hope and intention is that these activities are a source of cheer and joy for our community for this year, more so than any other year we have put this on.”

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Indoor dining reckless during surge

Editor, According to the Hamilton County Health Dept., Hamilton County has reached 11,268 cases of COVID-19, but you wouldn’t think so from the sight of Carmel’s restaurant and bar scene. Even though Indiana is (progressing through) its reopening plan, that does not mean that Carmel has to be careless.

With the uptick of cases in Hamilton County, Carmel should consider closing bars/restaurants for in-person dining in the winter. According to the Poynter institute, the director of the CDC predicts the fall and winter will be the worst time for the spread of COVID-19.

So, opening restaurants/bars to indoor dining would be reckless.

For the full letter, visit youarecurrent. com Jordyn Blakey, Carmel

Commentary by Terry Anker Through the beginning of the last century, the Chinese government endorsed the use of lingchi as a method of torture and execution for those unlucky enough to defy the commanded order.

Without being too descriptive, the intent was to slowly, as slowly as possible, inflict torment. In the West, the tradition, which dates as early as 900 A.D., is often known as “death by a thousand cuts.” While deliberately gruesome, it served the intended purpose to both punish and prevent resistance.

We humans, almost without exception, despise suffering. We run from it. We complain about it. We fantasize about a world where it is completely eradicated by technology or social compact. A loose pebble in our shoe can cause us, over time, to collapse. In rage, we cry out from the hinderance. Sure, most mature adults have come to accept that a bit of inconvenience is inure to a life well-lived. Good dental care, it is reported, has prolonged humanity more than any other single effort. Still, so many of us refuse to endure the trouble of regular visits.

We are slighted oh, so often by life and those around us. The tiny cuts occur. But if we react too aggressively to the slights, are we missing some longer-term benefit from simply enduring them? Should we disown our neighbor because of their yard sign, or remember that they spent an hour clearing our drive of snow when we returned from the maternity ward with our first? Sure, there may be a cumulative tipping point.

Yet, what is the “final” cut? When can we take no more? With the incumbent aches and pains, are we missing a much larger picture? Are we suffering less than we think, or is it time to fully resist the march to an inevitable demise?

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

Woe is me; really, really woe Commentary by Danielle Wilson It’s official: I am one hot mess. This may not come as a surprise to anyone else experiencing a particularly surly HUMOR 2020, but the revelation gives me pause. I have zero chance of surviving the holidays if I continue with my present M.O. After spending 10 hours at school each day attempting to navigate whatever hybrid, rotating-block cohort, nonsensical schedule is the current COVID-mitigating pedagogical flavor of the month, I come home, collapse on the couch and stuff my mask-marked face with the most easily accessible food. Twice, my dinner has consisted of microwave kettle corn. And once, an entire Meijer pumpkin pie. I won’t apologize.

Next is the nightly Netflix binge — “Derry Girls,” “Queen’s Gambit,” “Dash and Lily,” the terrible “Holidate,” it truly makes no difference — followed by the dragging of my sorry self upstairs, where I desperately try to stay awake until the acceptable bedtime hour of 9 p.m. by reading apocalyptic young

adult fiction. I rarely succeed. What’s the point? It’s perpetually dark and cold, anyway, just like my soul.

Incoherent grunts constitute the bulk of communication with my housemates — Husband, Daughter, Dog and Cat. Names no longer matter. And god forbid if Husband tries to talk to me. The urge to throat-punch has never been stronger. I love my family but don’t like any of them right now.

Even more telling, I’ve been drinking from the same coffee mug for two weeks and dressing without underwear for almost as long because I haven’t yet unloaded the dishwasher or dryer. And horrifying Halloween animatronics still occupy my dining room, silently shaming me when I pass.

Yep, I’m one hot mess. And the holidays are nigh. Peace out.

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

“Twice, my dinner has consist- ed of microwave kettle corn. And once, an entire Meijer pumpkin pie. I won’t apologize”

Thanks for making tough time a little better Editor, Thanks so much for giving us some laughs and info during this horrid time.

I get relief and smiles from reading the wonderful, satiric column by Danielle Wilson. Then I like to disagree with Terry (Anker). Finally, I have fun trying to figure out the meaning of the Currentoon.

All very soothing at this time.

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Unmasking weighty issues Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Thanksgiving will no doubt be different this year. I know there will be less weight gain at the Wolfsies’ because HUMOR Mary Ellen is requiring that we put on our mask between every bite. That will slow down the time to consume the meal, which, according to my wife, results in less food intake. This is why I try to hide her holiday editions of Prevention magazine.

Here’s a look at some of the stupid advice that will be clogging your airways. By the way, avoid eating the candied yams too quickly. That also can clog your airways.

Don’t sit down on an empty stomach No, use a chair. But seriously, if you’re afraid you’ll eat too much, experts say eat a little something before you sit down at the table. Like a drumstick and a bowl of mashed potatoes. Then, you’ll only eat half as much for dinner.

Eat smaller portions Everyone I have ever known who did this on Thanksgiving or Christmas did it only so they had room for three more pieces of that lemon chiffon cream cheese pie (see above).

Take a walk after dinner It takes the average American half an hour to walk off 50 calories. At that blinding rate, you could erase most of the calories from that holiday meal by simply strolling from Indiana to Puerto Rico. And if you do the swimming part, you will be 1,500 calories ahead.

This year, we found homes for 73 dogs The Humane Society for Hamilton and 163 cats in October. One special County loves partnering with Tom Wood adoption in particular was Dripps. Dripps is Subaru. Their dedication and support a 2 year old dog that had been in the shelter for animal welfare with HSHC and other organizations is impactful in making a dif- for almost 8 months. Dripps had begun to deteriorate by being in the shelter that long. ference in our communities. Their month He was restless, stressed and in serious long awareness campaign in October need of a family of his own. Toreally drives home the need to wards the end of the month, Dripps find homeless animals their forfound his special person. It was a ever homes. Subaru is donating day the staff at HSHC, and Dripps $100 per dog – for every dog of course, had been waiting on for that was adopted out over the 31 almost a year. Dripps is now thrivdays of October to the Humane ing in his new home with his new SocEiety for Hamilton County. people and could not be happier.

The month long campaign ended Without the support of partners with their annual “Make a Dogs Dripps like Tom Wood Subaru, a lot of peoDay”, which helps the ‘underdogs’ find homes. These are the dogs that ple would not hear their stories and come to their rescue. We cannot thank Tom Wood have special needs and can be the most Subaru enough for helping tell these stories. difficult to place. It is a great way to end Thank you, a great month of finding these animals Max Williams loving homes and results in hundreds of Director of Marketing amazing stories of redemption and strong Humane Society for Hamilton County new bonds.

Put your fork down between bites My uncle Sidney managed to eat 50 percent less this way, but he also gulped down a six-pack of Bud Light in between all the bites. One Thanksgiving, he eliminated a fork completely. My wife’s mask technique is more effective.

Tighten your belt a notch so you feel full Hoosiers go the other way. Many wear dress sweatpants on Turkey Day to allow for maximum expansion. In Kentucky, some people at Thanksgiving don’t even wear pants.

Take what you want, then just eat half This works — as long as you don’t start by putting twice as much on your plate to begin with.

Also, do not watch TV documentaries that destroy the folklore about Thanksgiving.

You’ll be told the Pilgrims likely didn’t eat turkey, so the idea of stuffing would never have dawned on them. They had no cranberry relish and there wasn’t a single string bean casserole on the table, assuming they had tables. And the Indians weren’t invited (they crashed the party). The next day, no stores were open, so no Black Friday.

This is a very stressful time in the world but count the blessings you have. That’s why we call it Thanksgiving, which, by the way, the Pilgrims probably didn’t.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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other retail and dining options. This area seems to provide more shopping options, and we have plenty of customer parking in Bash Boutique owner Amber Noone was the back of our store, making visiting us looking for the right landing in Carmel. much more convenient.”

She found it at 30 The Carmel store will have four NEW BIZ N. Range Line Rd., employees, some new and some from which was recently the Noblesville store, which opened in vacated by Tina’s Traditional Tea 2017. She said the space is perfect for Room. She expects the store to meeting her customers’ needs. open this month.

“It seems more like a real boutique Noone’s Westfield store, which in an old historic home that’s been opened in 2016, closed in June around since the late 1800s,” Noone Noone when her lease was up. said. “We are working diligently “It was my intention to find a location trying to get the inside renovated for a bouin Carmel. Just with the uncertainty of tique since it was set up as a kitchen.”

COVID-19, that set us back a bit,” Noone said.

Noone, a Westfield resident, opened her The majority of her Westfield customers first Bash Boutique in Wabash in 2014 bewere from Carmel, she said. fore selling it to one of her employees, Kim “This move to Carmel has been something Gangstad, in January. Gangstad, a native I have been thinking about for a long time, of Wabash who lives in Carmel, renamed it but I just couldn’t settle on a location until Bluebird Boutique.

I found this, and everything seemed to fall “She has still kept the same concept. into place,” Noone said. “Also, the parking in I consult with her, and we are extremely Westfield was a challenge, along with the close friends,” Noone said. “I wanted to be lack of retailers around. We have found that closer to home and just have locations that our stores do the best in areas that provide were more convenient to manage.”

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ATI Drive-In Theatre concert will feature variety of music

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Actors Theatre of Indiana’s DriveIn Theatre concert will have a holiday feel, but it won’t all be CONCERT traditional.

“It’s a diverse amount of music,” ATI co-founder Cynthia Collins said.

“You’ll have jazz versions of some songs.

You have traditional songs. Come on, we’re going to sing ‘White Christmas,’ and that will be traditional. All of Select Sound’s songs are jazz oriented.”

Collins said she and co-founders Don Farrell and Judy Fitzgerald will perform different arrangements of songs.

“There will be traditional and contemporary holiday music as well,” Collins said.

The concert is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Monon Square Shopping Center in Carmel.

“Having Carmel High School’s Select Sound perform was Judy’s idea,” Collins said. “It is always special to have young performers on the stage. They are exceptional. The group usually gets hired for different events during the holiday season, but because of COVID, they are not doing as many gigs as usual, so we are glad we can give them this opportunity.”

Collins said the 14 members of Select Sound will wear face masks and be spread across the stage. Lizzie Farrell, daughter of Farrell and Fitzgerald, is part of Select Sound, an a cappella jazz group.

“They usually do gigs during the holiday and I don’t know if they are doing any other jobs. This might be it,” Collins said.

In addition, Duane McDevitt and his wife Michele McConnell, who are based in the New York City area, will join the ATI trio as vocalists.

“They are our friends and peers and have extensive credits to their names,” Collins said. “Michele played the role of Carlotta in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ on Broadway. She had the distinct honor of playing the role for six years, being the longest-running Carlota in Broadway

Actors Theatre of Indiana Actors Theatre of Indiana Drive-In Theatre concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 27, Monon Square Shopping Center. Featuring ATI co-founders Don Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins.

Carmel High School Select Sound and Duane McDevitt and his wife Michele McConnell also will perform. For more, visit atistage,org.

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Carmel High School’s Select Sound, pictured from a 2019-2020 show, will perform in the ATI DriveIn Theatre concert. (Submitted photo)

Duane McDevitt and his wife Michele McConnell will appear in the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s Drive-In Theatre concert.

history.”

Collins said McDevitt and McConnell will each perform a set in each act. They will join the ATI trio for some songs, too.

McConnell, a Mt. Vernon High School graduate who grew up in McCordsville,

went to New York City to perform after graduating from Butler University.

Collins said McDevitt has performed in shows with ATI. Since it will be colder, Collins expects attendees will stay in their cars. The concert will be presented through the radio in the cars. There will be a large screen for cars parked farther away. There will be a livestream of the concert for those who choose to watch from home.

“Santa Claus will make an appearance and have one reindeer with him from Silly Safari,” Collins said.

The Drive-In concert is the third ATI has attempted. The first was Sept. 17. The second was scheduled for Oct. 23 but was canceled due to inclement weather. It was later transformed into a virtual concert.

“The livestream was just like performing in a studio, but I was glad we could do it,” Collins said. “We know that it’s going to be chilly. We just hope it doesn’t rain.”

For more, visit atistage.org.

CIAF 2021 applications open editorial@youarecurrent.com After being forced to go virtual in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Carmel International Arts Festival will return in 2021. The admission-free event, which attracts 30,000 people in Carmel, will take place Sept. 25-26.

The festival has opened the applications for artists who want to have a booth and have their artwork entered in the juried competition. As in years past, there is a total of $7,000 in prize money and additional scholarship monies are awarded to local high school students.

The 2021 festival will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, Sept. 25, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26.

Artist judging begins at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25, and awards will be announced as soon as the judging is complete. All award monies will be mailed to the winners within two weeks of the conclusion of the festival.

The Festival Board is still planning to have the Art Rocks concert Sept. 25 at the main event stage on Main Street.

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Taylor’s Bakery co-owner Drew Allen said the bakery’s white cake and cake doughnuts are the top sellers, but I assure you, all the items are wonderful, beautifully made and delicious.

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Artist inspires with panels

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com With the pandemic and the racial injustice protests, Marilyn Gatlin needed inspiration.

ART The Carmel artist constructed 3-by-4 panels from reclaimed aluminum siding from her home and turned them into painted panels she calls Rainbows of Hope.

Gatlin works as a scientific consultant for Guidehouse, so she was busy early in the pandemic as the company was getting a lab ready for COVID-19 testing.

“When that slowed down, I was a little lost and I needed to get my hope back up,” she said. “I was sick in May and had a strange illness, like nothing I’ve had before.

I assumed I had (COVID). My friends are extremely careful. Several of us have conditions, including age, that make us more vulnerable. I started showing them my work while I was making these big panels and they started to come out of their funk. We were all in a funk. Everybody started feeling better because something was happening, and we were sharing.”

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“My concept of hope isn’t Pollyanna at all.

Hope has to be constructed,” she said. “We have to do it together and give it to each other. I decided to give all those panels away and we are trying to get attention to the places where they are going. ” For more, visit marilyngatlin.com.

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Ingredients: • Smoked pork chop (1 pork chop per person) • 3 oz. Pancetta Tesa per pork chop • 1 tablespoon Bow Hill Pickled Heirloom Blueberries per pork chop • 2 cups chicken stock • 1/2 cup Professor Torbert’s Orange Corn Medium Grind Grits Directions: Heat a frying pan to medium-high heat. Cube pancetta and pan fry it. While it’s frying, pour the chicken stock into a pot and bring to a boil. Add grits, stir, turn the heat to low and cover. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, stirring the grits occasionally so they don’t stick. When pancetta is crispy, remove it from the pan. Pan

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Join Actors Theatre of Indiana as we celebrate the Holiday Season! Come hear the music we all know and love sung by the gang at ATI with some sensational special guests. And of course, an appearance by Santa! So, whether your naughty or nice, grab the family and don’t miss this Drive-In Concert!

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History of Monte Carlo Casino Commentary by Don Knebel Monte Carlo is synonymous with gambling around the world, but the citizens of Monaco cannot take advantage of their TRAVEL famous casino.

In 1848, the towns of Menton and Roquebrune declared their independence from the Principality of Monaco, then governed by Prince Florestan, a member of the Grimaldi family that still controls Monaco. Princess Caroline, Florestan’s business-minded wife, convinced her husband to replace the lost tax revenue by constructing a casino along the lines of the Bad Hamburg Casino in Germany and engaged their son Charles to raise the necessary funds. When Florestan died in 1856, Prince Charles III took over the project. In 1858, work began on a casino in an area of Monaco called “Les Spelugues” (the Caves). When the building and a nearby hotel were completed in 1863, Princess Caroline convinced François Blanc, who operated the Bad Hamburg Casino, to manage the facility. To increase its appeal, Blanc renamed the area “Monte Carlo” (Mount

Charles) in honor of Prince Charles, and then set about building roads and rail lines so that people could more easily travel to Monaco. Blanc’s efforts were so successful in creating an international destination that he became known as the “Magician of Monte Carlo.” In 1878 the casino was rebuilt according to the Beaux-Arts design of French architect Charles Garnier. Monte Carlo’s new casino building also included a 524-seat opera house, now known as Salle Garnier.

Today, the opulent Monte Carlo Casino is the world’s best-known place for gambling, attracting high rollers from all around the world. Citizens of Monaco are not allowed to enter the gaming rooms because of a decree engineered by Princess Caroline, who thought that gambling is immoral.

Don Knebel is a local resident who works for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For the full column visit donknebel. com. You may contact him at editorial@youarecurrent.com.

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Downside of a household name Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt What do you say when you need to blow your nose and the box of tissues you want to use is across the room? You probably say something like, “Janet, GRAMMAR GUY will you please bring me a Kleenex?” This assumes there is someone named Janet on the other side of the room.

How about when your lips are dry, and you know your significant other always carries lip balm in his pocket? “Hey, can I borrow your ChapStick?”

The words “Kleenex” and “ChapStick” are examples of trademarked words that have become so common they often replace the generic term for the item. Kleenex is trademarked by the Kimberly-Clark company.

They’re tissues, but the words “Kleenex” and “tissues” are interchangeable at this point.

It’s the same with ChapStick. By the way, the trademarked “ChapStick” word is an example of bicapitalization, which is when a company sticks a capital letter in the middle of a word. ChapStick is a trademarked lip balm, but when I’m looking for

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my Burt’s Bees lip balm, I say, “Have you seen my chapstick?” The term has become genericized.

You’ll be surprised at some of the other terms that have become household names but are actually trademarked products. They include Band-Aid, Allen wrench, Frisbee, Popsicle and Velcro. These terms are still trademarked today.

Sometimes a term becomes so ubiquitous that it actually loses its legal trademarked status. In other words, the company has been so successful in dominating the market share for its industry that the people at the trademark office take away the trademark and lowercase the item in question.

This has happened with the escalator, flip phone, trampoline, thermos and heroin. Yes, heroin was trademarked by Bayer back in 1898, but it lost the trademark as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. At the same time, Bayer lost its trademark for aspirin.

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