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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Riverview Health continues to expand its reach.

President/ STATE OF HEALTH CEO Seth Warren gave the State of Health presentation Nov. 20 at Ivy Tech’s Noblesville campus.

Warren reminded the audience that as a county hospital, Riverview Health is owned by Hamilton County and is an independent hospital network.

“For the last 110 years, we’ve been able to serve Hamilton County and grow with Hamilton County,” Warren said. “Taxpayers do not support us. We are independent financially.

The county commissioners provide oversight.”

In addition to its Noblesville hospital, Riverview Health opened its second hospital in Westfield a year ago.

“We’re excited to be in Westfield as Westfield continues to grow,” he said.

There is an urgent care component along with emergency room service.

“Some people don’t know what they need, so you don’t have to figure that out,” Warren said. “There are emergency room nurses. We have all the capabilities.”

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Riverview Health President/CEO Seth Warren gave the State of Health presentation Nov. 20. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Room and Urgent Care opened in November at 9690 E. 116th St. “We are in the process of opening up three additional locations,” Warren said.

One will be at 14585 Hazel Dell Pkwy. in Carmel in April 2020. Another will open in the West Carmel/Zionsville market at 10830 Michigan Rd., Zionsville.

“We just broke ground on that, so we are looking for early fall (2020) to open up,” Warren said. “We are looking at opening up a free-standing operation in the Nora area to serve south Hamilton County. We are really

WWPL presents “Who Was? Bee” — At 6 p.m. Dec. 4, the Westfield Washington Public Library will present a history trivia contest sponsored by the “Who Was?” book series publisher. The event is designed for children in third to fifth grade. All questions in the bee will be based on the book series.

The winner of each qualifying bee will take a proctored test, which will determine who will go to the final competition in May. The winner of the final competition will

receive a $10,000 college scholarship, and their school or library will receive a collection of “Who Was?” books. The event is free, but registration is required. For more, call the WWPL Children’s Dept. at 317-896-9391.

Culver’s collects nonperishable items — Culver’s of Westfield is collecting nonperishable food items for Open Door of Washington Township through Dec. 31.

The restaurant’s goal is to collect

expanding our footprint.”

Warren said Riverview Health continues to add new services in Noblesville as well. Riverview recently opened the Courtney Cox Cole Infusion Center in Noblesville. It is named for Cole, a former Noblesville High School basketball and golf standout and former owner of Hare Chevrolet.

Cole died of nonsmokers lung cancer Sept. 22 at age 48.

Warren said Cole’s parents, Dave and Jacqueline Cox, and her sister, Monica Peck, and her husband Darren, as well as Courtney Cox Cole herself, made a large donation.

A video was played detailing the reasons for the center. Cox was treated at Riverview and loved the Riverview staff but noted that the center was crowded and had no windows.

Cole and her family wanted a brighter, more upbeat atmosphere for cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Noblesville hospital.

Donations are still being collected by the Riverview Health Foundation.

Warren said donations have been received from acroos the nation because of the people Cole touched.

“We do more than 10,000 infusions a year in that space,” Warren said.

“It is triple the space of our previous infusion center.” enough food to feed 100 people in the community. Each guest who donates receives a 10 percent discount at Culver’s. Donations can be dropped off at the restaurant, 17651 Sun Park Dr. Storage Solutions receives award — Westfield-based Storage Solutions has been awarded the Most Valuable Partner Award for 2020 based on accomplishments in 2019.

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“A lot of people are starting to get a sense of no matter who they vote For Andy J. Jacobs, politics is in his for, once (elected officials) get in blood.

Washington, D.C. and there’s Both his big money interests who are ELECTION father and funding their campaigns and grandfather holding the ax over them, served in Congress, and Jathen they’re not really there cobs wants to follow in their to represent the people that footsteps. The Indianapolis elected them,” he said.

Democrat recently announced He also believes that acJacobs he will run for the U.S. House cess to preventative health of Representatives in Indiana’s 5th care should be expanded.

District, a seat being vacated in “It is unconscionable in a country 2020 when Republican Susan Brooks as wealthy as ours that we don’t proretires. vide health care to people,” he said. “It Jacobs, a deputy prosecutor in Mar- should be a basic human right to have ion County, said he’s long considered access to a doctor, not only emergenrunning for office and that a growing cy services but preventative services partisan divide led him to do it now. that keep you healthy day to day.”

“I’ve always had patience for hearOther Democrats seeking the seat ing people out that I disagree with, are businesswoman Dee Thornton, and I think that I’d be well-suited to scientist Jennifer Christie and former go over there and reach across the state representative Christina Hale. aisle and try to form some friendships On the Republican side, candidates and get to a place where there is are pastor Micah Beckwith, Indiana cooperation and bipartisan efforts,” State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell, fund he said. accountant Danny Niederberger, It’s a skill Jacobs, 30, said he former Bureau of Motor Vehicles Comlearned from his father, who died in missioner Kent Abernathy, nurse and 2013 at age 81. farmer Beth Henderson, pediatric doc“He always taught me to look for tor Chuck Dietzen and former State the good in every person,” Jacobs Rep. Steve Braun, who has suspended said. his campaign for health reasons.

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The annual Westfield in Lights tree-lighting ceremony is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 7. The event will include crowd favorites and a HOLIDAYS few changes.

Familiar events include free pictures with Santa inside Christ United Methodist Church, 318 N. Union St., and a gingerbread house competition in the church. The gingerbread houses are built by the JoSheWe Girl Scouts. Online voting and on-site voting will be available.

Votes are made by donating change or cash. Free train rides will be available. Free reindeer petting will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

“I love that this event has become a tradition for so many families in our community,” Community Events Coordinator Kelley Wells said. “Westfield Welcome is excited to showcase a couple of new attractions at the event this year, and we hope to create excitement as we enter the holiday season.”

Carriage rides won’t be offered this year but pony rides for children will be available for $5.

Also new this year to Santa’s workshop, which will be a craft area inside City Hall, 130 Penn St. Children may

choose different free craft options.

Frosty, who typically is inside City Hall for photos, will instead walk around the event for meet-and-greets.

Holiday carnival games will be part of the festivities.

“This is one of my favorite events of the year. I enjoy seeing the community come together to celebrate the season,” Mayor Andy Cook said. “The holidays can be so busy. Westfield in Lights it a great opportunity, as we kick off the season, to step back and enjoy the activities and fellowship of our friends and neighbors.”

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ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COATS TO THOSE IN NEED

Linda Kithrow, left, and Jennifer Gagan pause at Epiphany Lutheran Church. (Photos by Ben Stout)

Trinity Sevick tries on a hooded peacoat at the HCKC giveaway event.

Hamilton County Kids Coats held a giveaway event Nov. 9 at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 15605 Ditch Rd., in Westfield. Established in 2004, HCKC partners with seven area churches to provide coats and winter wear to families in need, connecting those families to local community resources, prayer opportunities and churches near their residences.

Altrusa celebrates 30 years

By Renee Larr news@currentinwestfield.com The Altrusa Club of Hamilton County is celebrating 30 years of giving back and making a difference CLUBS for Hamilton County residents. The club was chartered in 1989 at Woodland Country Club in Carmel and is a local chapter of Altrusa International.

Altrusa International, which focuses on community service, was founded in Nashville, Tenn., in 1917. During that time, a record number of women were in the workforce during World War I, and there was a need for women’s civic organizations.

“The big emphasis is getting people together to find a need within the community and working to end that need,” club member Joanne Kemp said. “In the past, we’ve worked a lot to advance literacy in Hamilton County.”

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The group meets on the second Monday of each month in different locations throughout Hamilton County. Of its 10 members, four have been with the group from the beginning.

To celebrate the club’s anniversary, it is conducting a dinner at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at The Old Spaghetti Factory, 918 Range Line Rd., in Carmel. Guests are encouraged to bring a food item or cash to be donated to HVAF of Indiana, a veterans’ organization.

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Wrapping up 2019 with its final quarterly meeting of the year Nov. 13, the Hamilton County chapter of 100+ Women Who Care presented a $9,400 check to its most recent beneficiary, Fishers Youth Assistance Program.

“This organization is for women with a desire to impact the community but are constrained by time,” said Dana Randall, who co-founded the Hamilton County chapter with Carolyn Deines and Mary Beth Woehrle. “It provides a simple way to make a collective impact much greater than what one individual can do alone. (It) provides a way to impact multiple nonprofits throughout the year, each meeting a different (need).”

Since its founding in August 2017, the chapter has granted exactly $40,650 to Hamilton County-based organizations that help others.

Beneficiaries are chosen after members nominate a local charity.

Three nominations are randomly drawn, and the nominating members then each make a five-minute presentation about their nonprofit. One charity is selected by member votes and is awarded the collective donation of a $100 personal check from each member.

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100+ WOMEN WHO CARE BENEFICIARIES May 2019: Faith-Inspired Transformation Inc. February 2019 Family Promise of Hamilton County November 2018: Redemption Rescue August 2018: Meals on Wheels May 2018: Megan S. Ott Foundation February 2018: Prevail, Inc. November 2017: Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County August 2017: Hamilton Area Neighborhood Development, Inc.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com There is a natural correlation between serving in the military and on the police force.

Officer Paul Meehan, MILITARY Westfield, is one of several members of the Carmel Police Dept. who are either active in the military or veterans.

“Being forced into stressful situations in the military and knowing how to deal with that really helped me out for the police world,” said Meehan, a captain in the Army Reserves.

CPD officer David Commodore and Meehan both have been with CPD since July 2018. Commodore previously was with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for more than five years.

Commodore, 35, was active duty in the U.S. Army for six years and just got out of the National Guard in May after six years.

“It’s a similar brotherhood and a sense of camaraderie in the police world as in the military,” Commodore said. “In the military, you are doing a lot more together on a daily basis.

I think that what draws the military to the police force is the uniform, the sense of camaraderie and the sense of brotherhood.”

Meehan previously was a police officer in Everett, Wash., for nearly seven years.

The police departments in Everett and Carmel have been understanding of his military obligations.

“Both chiefs have been supportive in a way I need, whether it’s training or whatever is extra,” Meehan said.

“As I get up there in rank, the military is going to require more and more of my time, because my responsibility is greater.”

Meehan, 34, grew up in Huntington.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Even in the more affluent communities or high-performing school districts, young COVER STORY people and adults can struggle without enough support.

“Adversity doesn’t know a ZIP code, it doesn’t know a school system, it doesn’t know a neighborhood or a community,” said Kyle Miller, coordinator of social and emotional wellness for Westfield Washington Schools.

“Adversity affects all of us. Our goal is, how do we ensure that every kid, every adult and every senior has a web, so when adversity comes, not if but when it does come, are we able to bounce off of that web and look to those that are supportive for us?”

Westfield launched The Wellbeing Coalition of Westfield earlier this year in a joint effort with the Hamilton County Community Foundation, Westfield Washington Schools and the City of Westfield. Mayor Andy Cook announced the formation in January 2019 during his State of the City address, but Miller said work had been going on prior to that.

Miller is on the core leadership team of the Wellbeing Coalition. In a move to increase awareness and motivate others to get involved, the organization brought youth support advocate Derek Peterson to Westfield Oct. 30 for a two-hour presentation.

Peterson’s studies show that if a child has at least five positive, caring adults who have high expectations of them and provides unconditional love and support, they are more likely to succeed. Those can include parents, grandparents, teachers, counselors, coaches, church leaders, neighbors or anyone who might have an influence.

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look like? What do my neighbors’ webs look like?”

Laura Crum, manager of public outreach for the Westfield Township Trustee’s office, said she will use Peterson’s methods to create ways to help adults and seniors.

“The Wellbeing Coalition is looking at the entire community and how to create the web of support effectively,” she said. “It’s a big thing to make sure everyone has someone to go to if there is an issue.”

PRESENTATION MAKES POINTS From left, Westfield Middle School Principal Mike Hall offers support to eighth-grade students Ruby Swartz, Lilly Tavarez and Audrey Ruprecht. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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ing to do with building web support for kids, assuring that kids have a thick web,” Miller said. “I think it’s important for us to understand everyone needs a web, whether you’re a youth or adult or senior. That social connection is what gives us protective factors against all the things that come at us in life. It can mitigate the effects of trauma. It can mitigate the effects of depression and anxiety.

“If we are connected to one another, the likelihood of us hitting rock bottom significantly decreases.”

Westfield Middle School Principal Mike Hall said he has had the opportunity to work with Peterson for several years.

“I had studied his research to know what kids need to do to be successful,” Hall said. “At the middle school level, kids are able to say who is in their web. We have to educate kids to understand they are responsible to start to build their web.”

Hall said students will attend college and call and say they are homesick.

“Derek will say, ‘No, you are websick. You have to web yourself up,’” Hall said.

Hall said people with multiple individuals in their web are more likely to thrive.

“If you are thickly webbed, a very small number will fall through the cracks,” Hall said. “We believe that this is such a simple message that you can understand. What does my web look like? What do my kids’ webs

As founder and principal director of the International Institute for Student Support, Derek Peterson developed the Student Support Card.

Peterson, who gave his presentation at Grand Park Events Center in Westfield, employs several exercises to emphasize how community members can provide support for others. In one exercise, several balloons go up in the air, and it is up to all audience members to make sure they don’t fall.

“You don’t want your person to fall to the ground,” Peterson said.

“If he or she touches the floor, they are having a tough time. They could be in back of one of your squad cars. They could be kicked off your football team. They could be expelled from your school. It’s hard to fix broken people. It’s easier to keep them up.”

Peterson noted that Westfield Washington Schools is a high-performing district.

“You’ve probably got kids that are thickly webbed (in support), but please don’t forget the kids who are having a hard time,” he said.

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Enlightened path

This ‘racist’ votes for Trump

Commentary by Terry Anker Early 20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote, “But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas – that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out.”

Holmes was responsible for a doctrine used by our nation’s high court to restrict First Amendment claims to free assembly, speech or press, known widely through one line of his opinion, “clear and present danger.” Later, an important lower court jurist, Learned Hand, supported the notion, adding that restrictions on these American freedoms could only come to prevent “imminent lawless action.”

It was a different time. Socialism, especially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, i.e., the Nazis, was then known to be a verified threat to freedom.

Still, jurists were slow to restrict the exchange of ideas, even vastly unpopular ones. The minority voice had to be protected, if only so a debate could be preserved.

How often did the majority prove, in the long run, to be on the enlightened path? Is it any different now?

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

Hitting the Hamiltonian lottery Commentary by Danielle Wilson Friends, I won the lottery! Not that lottery. You think I’d still be writing this column if HUMOR I were a newly minted millionaire? Puh-lease.

Maybe I’d pen one final commentary at 36,000 feet aboard my new Gulf Stream en route to Davos, but that’d be it. So long, suckers!

No, I won two $10 tickets to “Hamilton” in Chicago! I know! I’ve seen the musical before but have been wanting to take my youngest daughter, Maddie. I thought we’d go to the touring one here in Indianapolis this month, but the tickets start at $175, and that’s for a weekday matinee with a “limited view,” i.e., “behind a giant pole.” Which makes absolutely no sense to me. It’s not the original cast, it’s not Broadway and it’s been out for almost five years. I just couldn’t stomach shelling out that much dough for a show, even one as fantastic as “Hamilton.”

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Chicago, Madison, Wis., Milwaukee, Louisville. If I could drive there in a reasonable amount of time, I threw my tricorne hat into the ring. Because that’s the thing. If you win, you’re given only four hours to accept the tickets for a next-day production.

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When a “Congratulations” popped up in my inbox, I nearly wet my pants.

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Editor, Regarding Christina Downey’s comments (a past letter available at youarecurrent.com), what gives her the right to call anybody names?

I wish people would repeat all of President Trump’s remarks. Telling someone to go back to their country, fix their problems, then come back and tell us how you did it. Finish the statement. Can you imagine what would have happened to all of us “racists” had we taken Obama’s statements out of context?

I don’t like being called a racist, it’s getting tiring. It’s beginning to just be another word we shrug off because it has been used so much.

Just look at the accomplishments (Trump) has made. Obama divided America, and Trump is trying to restore it. Unemployment is down, the economy is growing. I would say that anyone who votes for the other side is a socialist and agrees with the Antifa group. We are no more racist than you are, and after reading her article, she is more so.

I’m surprised at Current as well. So, this “racist” is voting for Trump in 2020. Deal with it.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com For Matt Bays, his role could be considered a slight bit of typecasting.

PERFORMANCE Bays relates to his character Buddy in “Elf The Musical.”

“He’s a happy-go-lucky person and so am I,” Bays said Bays plays Buddy in Civic Theatre’s production of “Elf The Musical,” which runs from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The story centers on a young orphan, who accidentally climbs into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf by Santa’s elves.

“I thought maybe I was too old for the part, but it worked out,” said Bays, a 49-year-old Westfield resident.

Bays said he was familiar with the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell as Buddy but had never seen the 2010 Broadway musical, which was inspired by the movie.

“It’s one of our staples I watch every year with my two daughters,” Bays said of the movie. “Buddy is spontaneous. He’s loving and he’s a little naive, a trusting individual.”

The show is Bays’ second with Civic. He was in “Anything Goes” in 2018.

Bays did not do musical theater for 25 years because he was doing other music in church.

Noblesville resident Emily Schaab sees a bit of herself in her character of Jovie.

“I find the character true to who I am a little bit,” Schaab said. “She’s a little sarcastic and a little sassy. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Schaab said the music is fun and

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heart-warming.

“Jovie has one song by herself, and I sing throughout the show with Buddy and the ensemble,” Schaab said.

The show is Schaab’s third with Civic in 2019 and her first lead Civic role. She previously was in “Newsies” and “Mamma Mia!” “We’re having a blast. That’s something that’s been the case at all three shows I’ve done at Civic,” Schaab said. “It’s always a good environment.”

Clay Middle School eighth-grader Ben Boyce, who plays Michael Hobbs, said this is his biggest role in a Civic Theatre main stage show.

“I like the role because I’m able to develop my character,” Boyce said.

“It’s a very fun role to play. I love the movie ‘Elf,’ so it was fun to bring the role to the stage.”

Boyce said he watched some musical versions to help better develop his character.

“I have to speak with a New York accent, so developing that is a little hard,” Boyce said.

Boyce appeared as Dill Harris in “To Kill a Mockingbird” earlier this year on the main stage. He was in Jr. Civic’s productions of “James and the Giant Peach” in 2018 and “Shrek The Musical” in 2019. He had to learn a Southern accent for Dill and a British accent for James.

Bishop Chatard High School senior Nate Schlabach, a Fishers resident, plays Charlie, an elf.

“I also get to be part of the ensemble and take part in a few of the crazy, fun dance numbers,” Schlabach said. “I always loved the movie.

It’s fun to do a high-pitched elf voice. It comes pretty natural to do that voice, but it’s something I never tried on stage before.”

He also was in “Newsies” and “Mamma Mia!” For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Carmel resident directs Madrigal shows editorial@youarecurrent.com North Central High School sophomore Lucy Price has two main reasons for enjoying her first year as a member of the school’s King’s Court Singers.

“I love the songs we perform and the outfits we wear,” said Price, whose father, James, lives in Carmel.

“We sing a song with just the girls that I really like. I like the Christmas music the best. My favorite song we are doing now is ‘Jingle Bells.’”

The singing group, which performs in Renaissance-era costumes, is directed by longtime Carmel resident Joyce Click.

The Madrigal Dinner is set for 6 p.m.

Dec. 6 and the Madrigal Luncheon is at noon Dec. 7 at the Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71st St., Indianapolis.

Tickets are available at Eventbrite. com.

Carmel — Brett Wiscons and Sarah Grain & the Billions of Stars will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Carmel — The Indiana Wind Symphony will perform two Dec. 8 concerts, “Fun with Santa and Mrs. Claus,” at 3 p.m., and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at 6:30 p.m. at the Palladium.

Carmel — Carmel illustrator Mike Jenneman and Noblesville author Jim Dworkin will conduct a book reading and signing of “Scooter The Mischievous Elf” at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Barnes & Noble, 14790 Greyhound Plaza.

Noblesville — An inventive adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” will run through Dec. 15 at The Belfry Theatre.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Cantus has a unique approach to creating music.

The Minneapolis-based MUSIC men’s vocal ensemble doesn’t have a music director, so the eight singers share responsibilities.

“We are the only full-time ensemble in the world, I believe, that is artist-led,” baritone David Geist said.

“Every show you see is an equal combination of all the work we put together. When we are programming shows, we bring the theme and the concept.

“Oftentimes, we’ll have a big whiteboard with 100 songs, and we narrow it down to 20 for a performance. We are very collaborative.”

Cantus will present “Three Tales of Christmas” at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

In “Three Tales of Christmas,” the

Cantus, a men’s vocal ensemble, will perform “Three Tales of Christmas” Dec. 7 at the Palladium. (Submitted photo)

group combines familiar carols, new twists on holiday classics and narrated passages from classic holiday tales such as “A Christmas Carol,” “Gift of the Magi” and “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Geist said the group usually does 35 to 40 shows in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and another 30 to 40 on the road. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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‘This 6:30 show is more of our traditional Christmas concert,” Conrad said. “The big finale of that is always For Jessamyn Anderson, singing Jessamyn doing ‘O Holy Night.’” with the Indiana Wind Symphony at Santa is portrayed by former CHS Christmas has English teacher Ken Knowles, MUSIC been special. and Mrs. Claus is portrayed by “The Palladium Conrad’s wife, Ann, a retired isn’t a shabby hometown choral director at CHS. They venue to return to,” she said. have performed as Santa and “This is my ninth season as a Mrs. Claus for years. soprano soloist with the IWS, “They’ll be doing photoand this is my sixth holiday graphs in the lobby following Anderson concert with them.” the concert and they will be Anderson, a 2011 Carmel High School doing ‘’Twas the Night before Christgraduate, will appear in both Dec. 8 mas’ and audience sing-along with performances with the IWS at the Santa,” Conrad said.

Palladium at the Center for PerformThe afternoon show will be 45 to ing Arts in Carmel.

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The 3 p.m. performance is “Fun with In the children’s concert, Anderson Santa and Mrs. Claus” and is geared will perform “Let it Go” from “Frozen” more for children. The 6:30 p.m. conand “White Christmas.” cert is called “It’s the Most Wonderful She also sings “White Christmas” Time!” and “Let it Snow” along with the Music Director Charles Conrad said finale. it’s the first time the IWS has perFor more, indianawindsymphony. formed the matinee. org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Bobbi Van Howe read the script of “The Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure THEATER Show,” she laughed out loud.

It was one of three plays the Whitestown resident submitted to direct for Carmel Community Players’ Christmas play. It was her favorite and the board’s.

“It’s not like any other Christmas show they’ve ever seen,” Van Howe said.

The play is set for seven performances from Dec. 6 to 15 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, Carmel.

A narrator’s retelling of Christmas tales unravels into an action-packed adventure, when Frosty the Snowman, Scrooge and Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer seek to save the spirit of Christmas from the evil Xmas, who is destroying Christmas stories.

Westfield resident Tom Smith is the

From left, Emma Fox, Tom Smith, Tom Harrison and Susan Lange appear in Carmel Community Players’ Christmas show.

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narrator.

“I tell the story of Frosty, Scrooge and Rudolph, and I talk to the audience some,” Smith said.

Westfield High School sophomore Emma Fox portrays Rudolph.

“I’m really thankful for the experience and it’s been a learning experience to be able to work with people older than me,” she said. “Rudolph is a little crazy and he does some weird things.”

Tom Harrison, Westfield, plays Scrooge.

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Portillo’s is an Illinois staple that has with romaine and iceberg lettuce, finally found its way to Indiana. It’s small pieces of pasta, grilled chicken, rare I can be in the Fishers area and bacon, tomatoes, cheese, green onnot stop for a quick bite from its exions and red cabbage tossed in house tensive menu. Most people know it for dressing. its Italian beef sandwich, but everyPopular menu items: thing is pretty good.

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“A Christmas Carol,” OneAmerica Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis

Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” will feature additional carols and all-new costumes for the first time in more than 20 years.

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“A Christmas Carol,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre

Cost: $28 to $75

1 p.m. Dec. 3, 6; 8 p.m. Dec. 9

Beef & Boards presents its 25th production of the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, based on the Charles Dickens’ novel.

Cost: $28 to $38

Cost: $32 to $55

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“An Evening with Rita Moreno.” the Palladium, Center for the Performing Arts

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Singer/actress Rita Moreno, who has won two Emmy awards, an Oscar, a Tony Award and a Grammy, will likely sing selections from The Great American Songbook.

Cost: $48 to $95

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Dec. 4; 1 and 8 p.m. Dec. 5; 1:30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 7; 1:30 and 7p.m Dec. 8

The musical is based on the movie classic, set in the 1940s in a fictional Indiana town, focusing on 9-yearold Ralphie and his desire for a BB gun for Christmas.

7 p.m. Dec. 6; 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 7; 2 p.m. Dec. 8

The story centers on Buddy, a young orphan, who climbs into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole and raised as an elf.

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“Elf The Musical,” the Tarkington, Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Addie Taylor, left, and Caitlin Skinner rehearse for Mud Creek Players’ “A Doublewide, Texas Christmas.”

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“A Doublewide, Texas Christmas,” 8 p.m. Dec. Mud Creek Players, Mud Creek 6-7, 2:30 Theater, Lawrence p.m. Dec. 8 It’s Christmastime in a new and tiny town in Texas, and trailer park residents are dealing with the stress of the holiday season in this outrageous comedy.

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“The Very Merry Xmas Carol 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Adventure,” Carmel Dec. 6, 7, 2:30 Community Players, The Cat, 254 p.m. Dec. 8 Veterans Way, Carmel.

A narrator’s retelling of Christmas tales unravels into an action-packed adventure when Frosty the Snowman, Scrooge and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer seek to save Christmas from a malicious force named Xmas.

Cost: $15 to $17

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Sunday, December 8, 2019 3:00PM & 6:30PM at the Palladium

At the 3pm show, have fun with Santa and Mrs. Claus, complete with photo opportunities and cookies!

Hear Holiday classics, including: Sleigh Ride, White Christmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas, as well as Let It Go from “Frozen” and O Holy Night, featuring soloist Jessamyn Anderson

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Brief history of Australia’s famous Bondi Beach Commentary by Don Knebel Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, is one of the world’s most popular beaches. It is particularly popular with visitors from the Northern Hemisphere, who can celebrate Christmas at the TRAVEL beach.

Bondi Beach is 4 miles east of the CBD, Sydney’s Central Business District. The word “Bondi” (pronounced bondie) is derived from an Aboriginal word having the same meaning as “surf” in English. In the mid-19th century, the property that included the beach was part of the private “Bondi Estate.” For a time, the owners allowed the public to access the beach, which was famous for the size of its waves. When the owners threatened to block access to the beach, the Municipal Council made it public in 1882. By the 20th century, up to 60,000 people a day were coming to the beach. On Feb. 6, 1938, known as “Black Sunday,” five beachgoers were killed and more than 250 injured when a series of large waves pulled people into the water.

Bondi Beach has been the site of efforts to control decency in swimwear for both men and women.

In 1935, the local government passed an ordinance regulating the amount of skin that could be shown, leading to American actress Jean Parker being es-

corted off Bondi Beach in 1951 because her bikini was too revealing. The ordinance was repealed in 1961 and topless bathing became popular. On Sept. 26, 2007, 1,010 women wearing tiny bikinis assembled on Bondi Beach. The resulting photograph, published in Cosmopolitan in 2008, established the Guinness record for the largest swimsuit photoshoot.

Today, Bondi Beach attracts about 2.5 million visitors a year, many of whom take advantage of the fashionable cafes along the Campbell Parade

that adjoins the beach. Visitors to Bondi Beach can also watch rugby matches played on the beach by the Sydney Roosters.

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Engfishing isn’t smart Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt “This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.”

— Winston S. GRAMMAR GUY Churchill We have probably all written a version of this essay at some point in high school or college: You’ve read the assigned book (OK, “skimmed” is probably more accurate) and there’s a five-page essay due tomorrow. Well, technically it’s due today because it’s 2 a.m. and your paper’s due at 9 a.m. It’s time to “fill the space,” as they say in university circles. You’ve nudged the margins to make them bigger. You’re using Courier New because it takes up more space on the page. Now, it’s time to make your words longer and more intelligent-sounding so you can squeak out a B-minus on this bad boy.

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