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Plan commission displeased with Somerset Compiled by Anna Skinner • anna@youarecurrent.com The Westfield Advisory Plan Commission met Dec. 8. Its next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 21. For more or to view the agenda, visit westfield.in.gov.

What happened: The plan commission held a public hearing for the Somerset planned unit development.

What it means: Silverthorne Homes is requesting a change in zoning on Spring Mill Road north of Ind. 32 and west of Spring Mill Road on 186th Street. The proposal is for 151 single-family, detached dwellings on 61.39 acres with 14 acres of open space. Plan commission member Ginny Kelleher raised concerns regarding the minimum depth of 15 feet for backyards.

“I can see that in an empty-nester project, but not in a single-family home, so that concerns me,” Kelleher said.

Kelleher also voiced concerns about the properties’ rear elevations facing each other, with only a few facing the pond or the perimeter of the development. She said it would make the pond and open space not easily available to all of the residents.

“I don’t see this as a very friendly neighborhood for families,” she said.

Kelleher also had concerns that all of the open space was along the perimeter of the project. Several plan commission members echoed her concerns. Nobody spoke during the public hearing, and since it was an introduction, the plan commission did not vote on the project.

What happened: The plan commission held a public hearing for a primary plat and overall development plan for Spring Mill Centre planned unit development.

What it means: The proposal encompasses 55 acres on the northeast corner of Spring Mill Road and Ind. 32. The request is for a multi-use development that includes 18.7 acres of enclosed industrial development, 17.14 acres of general office and general business and 16 acres of just general business. Because it was an introduction, there was no vote. Nobody spoke during the public hearing.

What happened: The plan commission held a public hearing for the Chatham Hills planned unit development.

What it means: Chatham Hills is requesting a primary plat and overall development plan approval for 10 lots on 20.81 acres at the northwest corner of Cox Avenue ad Tomlinson Road in the Chatham Hills planned unit development for Chatham Pointe. Nobody spoke at the public hearing, and there was no vote since project was an introduction to the plan commission.

Plan commission sends Courtyards of Westfield to council

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com After some members of the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission expressed concerns about the Courtyards of Westfield planned unit develDEVELOPMENT opment zoning request, it sent the proposal to the Westfield City Council with a unanimous favorable recommendation.

The Courtyards of Westfield include 94 courtyard-style, single-family homes on 33.5 acres southwest of 151st Street and Towne Road. Matt Skelton, a partner with Church, Church, Hittle and Antrim, presented the proposal to the APC at its Dec. 8 meeting.

Skelton said the petitioner incorporated some of the changes the APC requested at a previous meeting, including adding more amenities such as a pickleball court, an outdoor fireplace and an enhanced buffer along a shared property line.

“We took that item to heart, and we spent a bit of time both internally and working with the neighbor to try to figure out how to accommodate that request,” Skelton said. “We went through six or seven different iterations of concept plans trying to accommodate the 60-footwide buffer area requested. We were able to accomplish that, but in doing so there were a few changes made to the concept plan, not the least of which was the elimination of about five lots. We do have the 60-foot buffer and are able to bump up our buffer planting requirements to beef things up a little bit.”

APC member Cindy Spoljaric, who also serves on the Westfield City Council, expressed concern about the homes’ rear facades facing Towne Road. However, Skelton said that the facades would incorporate a masonry wall with a 6-foot fence and landscaping and another four-rail farm fence.

“Then, there’s another layer of landscaping between the fence and Towne Road,” Skelton said. “Keep in mind, the rear elevations of these homes is not the norm.

There’s layers of things between Towne Road and the rear elevations of these homes.”

After the concerns were addressed, the plan commission unanimously sent the proposal to the Westfield City Council with a favorable recommendation. For more, visit westfield.in.gov.

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By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Because of rising COVID-19 cases in Indiana, the state will require hospitals to postpone or PANDEMIC reschedule nonemergent procedures from Dec. 16 through Jan. 3.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said during a Dec. 9 virtual press briefing that Holcomb the mandate is designed to lessen the strain on hospitals caused by the pandemic, As of Dec. 9, more than 3,200 Hoosiers were hospitalized, a significantly higher number than the spring peak of 1,799.

Indiana State Health Commissioner Kristina Box said cases and deaths have increased at an alarming rate for the last four weeks. More than 220 Indiana residents died of COVID-19 in the two days preceding the briefing, and total deaths now top 6,200, with another 299 probable deaths not included in the tally.

In addition, the state’s color-coded map, which monitors the level of community spread in each county, shows continued spread across Indiana. Thirty-six counties are now red. The remaining counties are orange (red represents the highest community spread and orange indicates the second-highest). The map, which can be viewed at the online dashboard coronavirus.in.gov, shows the number of people with the disease per 100,000 residents and a county’s positivity rate.

If based solely on the number of people per 100,000 residents with the disease, Box said every county is red as of Dec. 9.

“Indiana is on fire right now,” Holcomb said.

In response to the worsening metrics, Holcomb announced updated gathering restrictions. Social gatherings will now be capped at the limit imposed by a county’s metrics. Local health departments are not allowed to grant exceptions. In red counties, a maximum of 25 people are allowed to gather. The maximum in orange counties is 50. The maximum in yellow counties is 100 and the maximum in blue counties is 250.

As of Dec. 9, Boone and Hamilton counties were orange. Health officials said counties are advised to wait until its color has remained the same for two consecutive weeks before enacting different gathering restrictions.

Holcomb asked Indiana residents to follow a number of steps to slow the spread, including limiting the size of gatherings by following the metrics; pause nonemergent procedures done in in-patient hospital settings to free up hospital beds; follow the mask mandate; keep 6 feet between yourself and others; wear face coverings; wash hands throughout the day; get tested if you’re sick or symptomatic; stay home Box and isolate if you test positive for COVID-19; donate blood if you’re able; and stay informed about the distribution of vaccines.

In addition, Holcomb said employers are advised to talk to employees to help them understand their activities outside of the workplace and the community State health officials also caution against unnecessary holiday travel.

Vaccine update Dr. Lindsay Weaver, the state’s chief medical officer, said Dec. 9 that Indiana anticipates receiving more than 55,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech the first week the company begins shipping it to states, pending emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA was set to consider the authorization Dec. 10. Shipments of the vaccine are expected to be sent out within a few days of authorization.

The vaccines will first be sent to five Indiana hospitals across the state that have the ability to store the vaccines at ultra-low temperatures (the hospitals represent five sectors of Indiana). They will then be sent to local hospitals.

Weaver said the state expects to receive more doses of Pfizer’s vaccine the second week after it is granted authorization. She said the state also expects to receive an initial shipment of Moderna’s vaccine the same week, assuming it is granted emergency-use authorization by the FDA after it convenes to consider authorization Dec. 17.

Box and Holcomb called the vaccines modern “medical miracles” during the briefing.

State health officials encourage all Hoosiers to receive a vaccine as soon as they are able, with the exception of children younger than 16. Clinical trials for children and pregnant women are under way.

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Mailboxes open for letters to Santa — The North Pole Mailboxes will be available for letters to Santa through Dec. 18 at the Westfield Washington Township office, 1549 E. Greyhound Pass, Westfield City Services, 2728 E. 171st St. and Grand Park Events Center, 19000 Grand Park Blvd. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the letter so Santa can write back.

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

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

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Westfield student creates service club to honor late sister

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Sarah Weglarz wanted to do her part to honor the memory of her late sister Cate.

So, she and her cousGIVING BACK in, Allie Hopp, created the Care Like Cate Club at Westfield High School “Its purpose is to spread Cate’s love and joy to people in our school and in our community,” Weglarz said.

Weglarz, a WHS senior, and Hopp, a junior, are the club’s co-presidents. The club’s mission is collecting toys for Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital’s child life services.

Cate, 5, became sick with flu-like symptoms in January 2019. The family initially wasn’t too concerned, but two days later she woke up and was lethargic. They took her to the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital emergency room in Indianapolis.

“She actually passed away after we were there an hour-and-a-half,” Weglarz said. “It was pretty sudden and unexpected.”

Two months later, she and Allie decided to create the club.

“It helped with the grief process,” Weglarz said. “Because it was sudden, they did an autopsy and there wasn’t anything to indicate a disease and illness. Not having that closure was difficult. One of the ways I was able to cope with the news they didn’t know what happened to her was by creating the club.”

Weglarz said the doctors’ best guess was it was an unknown virus that caused her death.

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is she was really selfless. That’s something you don’t always see at 5 years old,” Weglarz said.

“She was loved by a lot of people.”

Weglarz’s club has partnered with Service Over Self, another WHS service club, to collect face masks and winter clothing to donate to Open Doors food pantry in Westfield. Care Like Cate Club also conducts a T-shirt fundraiser to raise money for Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Weglarz said the club has raised about $2,000 since it started.

Weglarz said the toy drive will continue until Dec. 18. There are drop-offs at the main office and the athletic entrance at Westfield High School.

“Last year, we ended up with 130 items, but this year we’re already at 250 items and the drive is still going on,” said Weglarz, who also has a 10-year-old sister, Rachel.

“It’s been incredible to see everyone show up for us and help us out.”

For those not going to WHS, there is an Amazon wish list, where items are shipped to Weglarz’s house.

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Five Westfield High School seniors have established the Teen Task Force, which partnered with the HamilPANDEMIC ton County Health Dept. to launch an educational campaign designed to keep students learning in the classroom instead of virtually.

The students are Ellary Detamore, Peighton Isley, Jake Richardson, Sarah Weglarz and Benji Welch. Their campaign is called “Show Some C.L.A.S.S,” which stands for, as follows: • C – Check the student’s temperature every morning before sending them to school.

• L – Lead by example. Be sure to wear a mask and model good social distancing.

• A – Avoid social gatherings. Slumber parties, carpools and birthday parties are discouraged.

• S – Schedule a test if you or someone in your family exhibits signs of COVID-19.

• S – Stay home until you receive your test results or if you are not feeling well.

“It’s important to me that school remains open in order to have a successful finish to my academic career at Westfield High School,” Richardson stated. “Students need to understand that what we do outside of school could decide whether or not we stay in school. That means keeping our social circles small and avoiding in-home gatherings — especially as we approach the

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School task forces also have been established at Carmel, Hamilton Heights and Sheridan high schools.

“Being physically in the building with their peers is important to our students,” stated Beth Ellis, the WHS staff sponsor for the task force. “Westfield’s Teen Task Force has a voice within our student population.

Their message carries weight and influence.

It is so rewarding to see them take the initiative and to encourage the student body to do what it needs to do in order to keep learning in person.”

The Indiana State Dept. of Health found high school-aged students are responsible for the largest number of new positive COVID-19 cases reported in ages 0 to 19.

“We’re not naive enough to think that teens are looking to the Centers for Disease Control or the Health Department for COVID-19 guidance,” stated Tammy Sander, creator of the county’s Show Some C.L.A.S.S. campaign. “They get their information from very different sources than adults, so for this campaign to be successful, we knew we’d need to meet them where they’re at.

That’s why the Teen Task Forces have been such an integral part of the campaign.”

The C.L.A.S.S. campaign also has enlisted the help of teachers, local libraries, youth sports organizations and parent/teacher organizations. For more, visit showsomeclass.org.

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Riley Hospital for Children in need of toys — Riley Hospital for Children is in need of toy donations, but it is asking donors to donate online this year instead of visiting the hospital due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If someone has in-person donations, they must be scheduled in advance and will not be accepted in the lobby. Call 317-944-8705 for assistance. Purchasing directly from the Riley Cheer Guild Amazon Wish List at amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/XN9AQ13HNHDN?ref=cm_sw_em_r_wl_dp_DHiApT1KCaF3t will have the toys delivered to the Riley Hospital toy room. Toys are used every day to help kids get through their procedures, treatments and long stays at Riley Hospital for Children.

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.

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

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

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Westfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Latour discusses Winter in Westfield campaign Nov. 19 at Chamber luncheon. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

Chamber promotes Winter in Westfield to aid businesses

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a frustrating economic year for virtually all businesses.

ECONOMY Small retail shops and restaurants have taken some of the hardest hits. The Westfield Chamber of Commerce and Westfield Welcome are partnering to promote “Winter in Westfield” from January through March.

“We want to encourage people to shop and dine locally over these winter months,” Westfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Latour said during the Nov. 19 chamber luncheon at the Bridgewater Club. “Having met in-person with a number of restaurants, one of the fears that they have with the cold season coming upon us (is) they are going to see restaurant participation dramatically drop. States around us now are not allowing dine-in services. Who knows if it will happen here or no? Hopefully not, but the potential looms.

“So, there is stress that our restaurants, bars and even shops in Westfield have about not knowing what is going to happen over the winter months.”

Latour said a group got together to see how it could support businesses and creat-

ed “Winter in Westfield.” The group put together a “Winter in Westfield” logo and are directing people to the Westfield Welcome website to get information on where to dine and different activities that the group is planning to conduct.

Maps on different districts show parking options on westfieldwelcome.com. The downtown area will be featured this month.

“We want to show people where they can park with construction going on with Grand Junction, what stores are open and where they can eat or drink,” Latour said. “We’re talking with restaurants to encourage them to do an extended happy hour at some point during the winter months that we can help promote. We’re looking at businesses and shops to do open houses we can help promote.”

Michelle Krcmery, business relations director for the City of Westfield, is working with Latour on the “Winter in Westfield” initiative. Krcmery asked chamber members to share information at their businesses and on social media. Latour said the chamber will share social media tools this month on westfield-chamber.org.

In addition, Latour said Hamilton County Tourism will conduct “The Great Dine Out” winter restaurant campaign from Jan. 4 to Jan. 31.

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com After enjoying success with hosting a drive-thru on Halloween with a Halloween-themed barn at her HOLIDAYS Sheridan property, Westfield High School graduate Andrea Carey now has plans for a Christmas-themed barn.

“We were thinking for the Christmas barn that we wanted to do a drive-thru again, but we were worried since for the Halloween barn, the yard got super muddy and we had a person get stuck,” Carey said. “And obviously, there could be snow or ice, so we decided to do something inside the barn, and it won’t be a drive-thru.”

Carey began planning events at the barn, called Our Barn, at 2060 W. 291st St., in Sheridan, after she and her husband Spencer were married there. The first event was the Halloween drive-thru.

There will be four different events leading up to Christmas, including Mrs. Claus reading a story to children; a visit from Santa; a Christmas movie night; and Silly Safari visiting with a reindeer. The events begin Dec. 12 and end Dec. 23.

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Our Barn is decorated for Christmas-themed events. (Submitted photos)

reindeer and the kids can come through and pet the reindeer and get a present that Santa left,” Carey said. “It’s one we are super excited about.”

The events are presented on different evenings and each have different costs.

COVID-19 precautions include only allowing 50 people in the barn at once, spacing tables out for social distancing and pre-registration for tickets.

For more or to purchase a ticket, visit the Our Barn Facebook page.

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top of the conversation, allowing you to be the best by dealing with some of the hardest emotions that people have to deal with on a regular basis and have The 2018 film “Angst” examines anxiety in children, been expanded by COVID. We want people to know teens and adults. Although the documentary was anxiety is real and there are treatments and support.” made before the COVID-19 The film is 56 minutes and features Olympic EDUCATION pandemic, it is timely. swimmer Michael Phelps, who talks about “This month we’re talking how he dealt with anxiety. about anxiety, which COVID has clearly “He talks about how before he learned brought more forward since March,” said Ashcoping skills of breathing, understanding the ley Knott, Westfield Washington Schools’ coorneuroscience behind the brain and why cerdinator of family and community engagement. tain things were happening, he wasn’t able to “So, bringing this film is a way to support our be his best self,” Knott said. “When he reaches Knott students and families through this time and into his toolbox, that’s what helps him be a let them know talking about it is the first step. There top performer. He’s really relatable for our teenagers.” are many individuals in our district, our counselors, Last month, Parent University presented a screenour teachers, our administrators and our community, ing of an IndieFlik film called “Like” about social media. along with the Wellbeing Coalition of Westfield, that “This is another stage of parent development we are here to support you.” are offering to help support them right now,” Knott Westfield Washington Schools’ Parent University, in said. conjunction with the Wellbeing Coalition of Westfield, Viewing opportunities run through midnight Dec. 16. is offering a free virtual on-demand opportunity for Registration is required because only 500 families to view the documentary. views are available. To register, visit bit.ly/ “There is a cure and we can make forward moveRSVPForTheMovieANGST. ment,” Knott said. “It’s a film that brings anxiety to the For more, visit wellbeingcoalitionwestfield.com.

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spring of 2024. Ind. 32 will remain open throughout the project, which will be constructed in two phases. The first phase is for the south lanes, and traffic will remain on the existing Ind. 32. When that phase is complete, traffic will shift to the new lanes and allow for the northern lanes to be built.

“The whole thing won’t be completely closed, and we won’t have a detour route for State Road 32 or anything like that,” Nail said. “We will maintain access to all businesses and residences along that route for the entire construction timeline.”

The project is expected to cost $15 million and will be funded by the City of Westfield and the Indiana Dept. of Transportation.

Each entity will fund half the project. The interlocal agreement to allow for 50/50 cost sharing was approved in 2018, but planning for widening Ind. 32 began a decade ago.

“We’ve been looking at this as far back as 2010,” Nail said. “We did a corridor study for State Road 32 that looked at the downtown area, and INDOT also started looking at that corridor probably longer than this, but certainly by 2014. Really, it’s been a decade-long study of downtown, and in particular the (Ind.) 32 corridor. We are happy to be partnering with INDOT, and I think both organizations are really excited to move this project forward.

“The preferred alternative is a big step in that process, so we are excited to continue design and getting input from our various groups and get this thing constructed.”

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By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com After a decade searching for a solution, the City of Westfield has announced the preferred route to widen Ind. 32 from Poplar Street to Timberbrook Run through downtown Westfield.

Currently, the road is one lane in each direction, but it will be widened to two lanes in each direction with left turn lanes to reduce congestion on Ind. 32 in downtown Westfield.

“We looked at six different alternatives, and this preferred alternative is the one

that meets the goals of congestion mitigation and pedestrian safety and minimizes impacts of historic districts at the same time,” city engineer John Nail said.

Nail said the design will be tweaked in the coming weeks. Current plans show that the Westfield Pharmacy building, the Erika’s building, the BMO Harris Bank building and the Speedway gas station on the south side of Ind. 32 will be impacted due to the route. There also are a few businesses east of Union Street and Nail Ind. 32 that will be impacted. However, some of those buildings already were going to be demolished due to the Union

Square mixed-use development.

“If this goes down the path we are headed, the Union Square development between Union Street, Mill Street, Jersey Street and 32, that already has zoning approved by (the) city council, and they are doing preliminary engineering for that development,” Nail said. “That project will already demolish the pharmacy building and all the buildings in that block to redevelop them into the Union Square project.”

The Ind. 32 widening would not negatively impact the Union Square development.

Nail said he expects the project will go to bid in December 2022, with construction beginning in 2023 and stretching into the

Because the Ind. 32 widening project is using $7.5 million of state funds and passes through the Westfield Historic District, the project must follow the Indiana Historic Preservation and Archeology Act and will be required to obtain a Certificate of Approval from the State Historic Preservation Review Board.

A meeting is anticipated in January, during which interested parties will have the opportunity to offer input on potential mitigation measures to offset the effects the route will have on historic resources.

A community advisory committee meeting and a public information meeting also will be scheduled in the future to provide the public a chance to give feedback and comments on the route.

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Commentary by Terry Anker In 1989, Bob Saget (nee sitcom dad-extraordinaire Danny Tanner) delivered to ABC Television and “Full House” viewers a new concept based upon the successful series from Japanese television, “Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan.” And “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has been on the air ever since. Originally capitalizing on the home movie craze precipitated by the advent of more affordable, especially VHS, amateur recording technologies, it has come to prove that we are all, to some degree, voyeurs.

In advance of the first U.S. airing, producers advertised to encourage folks to send in home movies of family members in accidental (and occasionally staged) physical pratfalls.

Today, picture-taking has become a daily routine. We are photographed, videoed and scanned more times per day than most of us can imagine. Each stop for a cup of coffee is recorded.

Each walk into City Hall is preserved.

Each fill of fuel for the Oldsmobile gets us from several different angles. Some fear that our phones and computers are recording us.

So, if we all take the stage daily, what are we doing? MTV’s “Ridiculousness” curates clips to mock our haplessness.

Law enforcement posts photos and asks us to be on the lookout. At home, we see whose cat is digging up the flowers and what neighbor is cutting across our lawn. Cameras record when the kids come home and when they go.

But for all the footage, what good does it do? Are we better? In many ways, we are safer than ever, so why are we more anxious? In many ways, life is easier, so why are we more depressed? Can we humans live under constant surveillance like all-too-many Skinner’s rats? Maybe it is best not to know.

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

Crushing my holiday spirit Commentary by Danielle Wilson My December is off to a shaky start, friends. It’s not surprising given the current apocalypse, but still, can’t a HUMOR gal catch a break? Two of our annual FFXOs (Forced Family Xmas Outings) have been hijacked by, I can only assume, the masses of people finding themselves on social lockdown and in desperate need of distraction. But you’re messing with my holiday spirit!

The first Wilson event to bite the dust was the Winterlights at Newfields display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. We started going a few years back despite much complaint from our angsty teens, but once they realized we would buy them outrageously overpriced hot chocolates for appropriately uttered “oohs” and “ahhs,” they were completely onboard. Not in 2020! Unless we go at 4:30 p.m. before it’s even dark, or at 9:30 p.m., an hour after my bedtime, we are out of luck. They’re booked solid, like, forever.

The second FFXO to meet a quick demise

was the purchase of a live Christmas tree.

We have our secret go-to spot where the firs are ginormous and the price tags are tiny. They even deliver! But when our somewhat grumpy six-pack pulled up, just a few days post-Thanksgiving, there was not a tannenbaum in sight. I naively thought maybe we were too early, that their northern shipment had yet to arrive. But, alas, they’d been sold out for two days. Even the sad little Charlie Brown ones … gone. Bah, bleeping, humbug!

I know you’re looking for diversions so you won’t shiv your spouse come New Year’s, but could you please avoid my cherished FFXOs? This gal needs a break!

Peace out.

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

Editor, I am very sorry Mari Briggs was disappointed in the election results, but her letter on Dec. 1 was nothing but a compilation of various conspiracy theories. There was no truth to anything she wrote, but shame on Current newspaper for printing her letter without a hint of rebuttal.

Election officials in virtually every state have concluded that, despite Trump’s insistence on fraud and rigging, the results were fair, honest and accurate. President-elect Biden garnered over 80 million votes, the most in history, and it had nothing to do with how he chose to campaign during a pandemic.

Every lawsuit Trump’s lawyers have taken into various courts, even in courts with Trump-appointed judges, have been thrown out. Trump is free to Tweet out conspiracy nonsense, but when lawyers go into a court of law, they must present evidence. There is none. The election was secure.

This is the United States of America, not a banana republic. We must no longer allow a single person to undermine our trust in our democracy.

Pamela Jackson, Noblesville

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Condoning falsehoods Editor, I’m writing in response to the letter printed in your newspaper on Dec. 1 by Mari Briggs. While the opinion page is a place to share thoughts and opinions, Current’s policy states that it reserves the right to reject or return any letter it deems to carry “unsubstantiated” content.

If this is indeed your policy, please share with your readers what sources you used to substantiate Mari’s accusations of Joe Biden stealing the election. In this time of so much disinformation, misinformation and an assault on the truth, I expect our local journalists

to adhere to fact-checking and at the very least, if a letter contains blatant untruths, as Mari’s letter did, to comment below the letter with the facts. Allowing lies and disinformation to be published without comment is irresponsible, dangerous to our democracy and gives the appearance that you condone these falsehoods.

Since you chose not to address her falsehoods, I feel compelled to share the facts as reported in the mainstream media, not right-wing news outlets peddling disinformation, propaganda and fake news.

Joe Biden won the election by more than 6 million votes. Donald Trump has lost more than 30 lawsuits

because he has no evidence of election fraud. He can say all he wants on TV and social media, but courts deal in factual evidence and it has not been provided.

Our election officials, both federal and state, have stated over and over that 2020 is the most secure election in history. I’m not going to address her other charges because they were ripped from the headlines of Fox News. The bottom line is that the truth matters, and as journalists, you should ensure if you are allowing information to be printed that is not true, you comment with actual facts.

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Biden shows he’ll work with others Editor, I was disillusioned by the letter authored by Mari Briggs that appeared in the Dec. 1 edition where she states, “Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election … made of criminal collusion … machines that flipped the candidates, etc.”

How can one believe this is a factual statement given the manual recounts, the states’ certification of votes, the over 25 lawsuits that have proved to be without merit, and now (U.S. Attorney General) William Barr’s statement that no evidence has been found of collusion, mismanagement or manipulation of votes? All the statements made by the author are unsubstantiated. Worse, it is a threat to our democracy.

The second point made is that how could Biden win if he never campaigned, given he only had parking lot rallies? People voted for Biden because he has shown a willingness to respect others, to work on both sides of the aisle, address what is important and govern as a president should. Trump has not taken his responsibilities seriously and does nothing but terminate the people he placed into office. The number is now over 250 high-level executives.

Those that are still there are asking for pardons. The voters have spoken — we need a president with an understanding of what happens in the world, and surround himself with knowledgeable consultants, not “yes” men and women.

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Untrustworthy journalism Editor, President-elect Biden won the election going away. It is irresponsible to print an article full of unfounded statements commonly known as lies under the guise of freedom of the press. To claim voter fraud, machine manipulation, etc., with no proof, only “I think,” should not be given credence by the editor alleging the “letter” had been vetted. This kind of untrustworthy journalism is what has and will continue to lead to more division in the country. Hopefully, the saner people read the article as an attempt at sarcasm!

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‘Disgusted and disappointed’ Editor, I am so disgusted and disappointed that you gave print space to a recent (letter to the editor) entitled “Election handed to Biden.” The first paragraph alone contains a string of discredited arguments about the legitimacy of the November election.

If the intent of printing that inflammatory letter was to spark public discussion, congratulations, it bothered me enough to write in. If an additional intent was to stoke further mistrust in legitimate government agencies and processes and sow division and anger among local citizens, congratulations, you probably accomplished that as well.

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Spacey solutions to storage problems Commentary by Dick Wolfsie I decided to clean out the storage closets in our basement. We have one filled with clothes, one chock-full of tools HUMOR and lawn equipment and one that I simply have no idea how to describe the contents because I just chuck stuff in there and never look inside.

Out of sight, out of my mind (so to speak).

I discovered in that storage area lots of magazines I had never read, including several issues of Storage Solutions. I glanced through one “Special Double Issue.”

Interesting that the editors couldn’t fit everything into one edition. On the cover was the tease, FIND SPACE YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD. My guess is that at one time you knew you had it, but you put it somewhere and now you can’t find it. I know that makes no sense, but when I make myself laugh, that means it’s going in the column.

The back page was an ad for fifthroom. com. This company sells solutions for people who don’t want to install shelves, hooks and cabinets and instead just want to buy a prefab shed, gazebo or pool house and cram all their crapola into one place outside their

home. You can also purchase something called a pergola, but I had no idea what that was, and I didn’t want to make any room in my brain for more useless information.

When Mary Ellen saw me reading Storage Solutions, she asked if she could see it when I was finished. I told her I’d leave it rolled up and stuck in the wine rack.

That idea was not in the magazine. Proud to say, that one was all mine.

The editorial that month was titled, “Help, I Need More Space!” The month before that, it was, “Do You Need More Space?” And before that, “Space, I Think That’s What We All Need!” The pages are filled with colorful photographs of homes that don’t have much furniture, but instead have a lot of adjustable nooks and crannies. With every picture, the first thing you think of is not how

people have effectively used their limited space, but what possessed them to buy so much junk to begin with.

These are actual tips from the magazine.

You can thank me later for bringing them to your attention: • Store books on a shelf vertically so you can read the titles (I know, I know, how cool an idea is that?).

• Use large hooks for coats, backpacks and gym bags, but use smaller ones for keys and dog leashes (seriously, why didn’t I think of this?).

• Use empty jars to store paper clips and loose screws (was this magazine the best eight bucks I ever spent?).

When Mary Ellen saw me reading Storage Solutions, she asked if she could see it when I was finished. I told her I’d leave it rolled up and stuck in the wine rack. That idea was not in the magazine. Proud to say, that one was all mine.

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“It’s all positive vibes. A lot of people have never seen a mobile barber shop before,” he said. “I knew this was going to be a game-changer. The City of Indianapolis doesn’t have anything like it. There are a couple other mobile barber shops in the city, but they are not on the scale of mine. I want to give people a different experience.”

Booker started the mobile luxury service Oct. 10. The Indianapolis resident has been cutting hair for 18 years, working at five different barber shops and salons. He spent the last 10 years cutting hair at home as a second job.

Booker’s mobile shop is available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays at Four Day Ray Brewing, 11671 Lantern Rd. Fishers; from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m Saturdays at 351 Monon Blvd., Carmel; from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays at 9160 Otis Ave., Lawrence; and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mondays at 710 E. 56th St., Broad Ripple.

Cost is $20 for children, $30 for teenagers and $60 for adults.

“With a full-service haircut, the client (21 and older) gets a cigar, a beer and a cocktail,” Booker said.

The recreational vehicle has a bathroom, hot towel warmer and two flat-screen TVs, among other amenities. Booker bought his barber chair in New York City.

“It’s a new chair, but it has the old vintage look to it,” Booker said. “It’s chrome

Antwain “Kuts” Booker gives a haircut in the New Element Barber Winnebago. (Submitted photo)

and black and gold. The chair is the focal point of the mobile shop.”

Booker’s entrepreneurial spirit comes from his father, who worked in Oklahoma’s oil fields and eventually purchased a drilling rig company.

When he decided he wanted his own business, Booker researched the mobile barber field in other states.

“I started this whole process five years ago,” he said.

Booker’s Winnebago can seat eight, but he is only allowing four people at a time to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s a more intimate setting. It’s not like a traditional barber shop,” Booker said.

“Moving forward, this will be a game-changer for other barbers. I think people feel more secure with this with COVID going on.”

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February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group is trying to meet on Zoom. Six people attended the October meeting. The figure Linda Mason was feeling exhausted from increased to nine Nov. 18. So, Mended Hearts working and taking care of her mother and chapter plans to hold another virtual meether stepdad, ing at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 16.

GIVING BACK who had lung Mended Hearts’ stated mission cancer. is “to inspire hope and improve the So, she went to the doctor for a quality of life for heart patients baseline electrocardiogram at age and their families through ongoing 48. peer-to-peer support, education and “He said, ‘You have problems’ advocacy.” and sent me to a cardiologist,” she Hamilton County’s chapter isn’t Mason said. “When I was 51 in 2003, I had the only one struggling with virtual my first device put in, which is called a meeting attendance. biventricular pacemaker and defibrillator. I “The Circle City chapter on the south side am 100 percent paced. If it stops, then even- of Indianapolis had 15 at their first meeting. tually I’ll stop. I’m on my fourth one and will The second one they had 11, and the third have to have another one next year. We had one was seven,” Mason said. “The people I no support group that was in our area in see in our program want to see people in 2003. This group didn’t start until 2008, and person and be able to talk to them face to at that time I was taking care of my fiancé face. That’s the problem we’re facing.” who had metastatic melanoma.

Mason said most of the club’s members “After he died, I was just kind of lost. Carare seniors and many don’t have a computdiac Rehab of Riverview encouraged me to er or an email address. go to a (Mended Hearts) meeting. I did and The meetings normally draw 40 to 45 I’ve been a member ever since.” people, sometimes more with a special Mason, the assistant regional director for speaker because the meetings are open to the Central Region, puts out the newsletter the public. for Hamilton County’s Mended Hearts Chap“We bought some defibrillators and doter 350. nated them to nonprofit organizations,” Mason, a 69-year-old Atlanta, Ind., resMason said. “We also encourage people to ident, said the group usually meets at get the $49 heart scan. If they do that and Riverview Health in Noblesville on the third give us the receipt, we’ll reimburse them Wednesday of every month. However, the because insurance doesn’t cover it.” organization hasn’t met in person since For more, visit mendedhearts350.org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As a traveling art fair artist, Mark Grosser has felt the pain many have experienced since the coronavirus ONLINE pandemic struck.

“All the art fairs started canceling in March and there is a huge group of people out there unemployed, and it might be a long time before they find employment as art fair artists,” said Grosser, who owns M. Grosser Jewelry Design, 580 E. Carmel Dr., Suite 130, Carmel. “We came up with the idea of putting an art fair in people’s homes.”

Grosser, who has lived in Carmel for 25 years, got help from programmers Doug Lentz, a Fishers resident, and Carmel resident Jay Jackson to launch a selling platform featuring art fair artists.

“I came to them with the idea and it took us seven months to make the idea happen,” Grosser said. “I had decided in April that we needed to make something not just for myself but for all of our artist friends. Our goal with ArtFairNational.com is to bring art fair artists and patrons together for an online art festival. No masks required, just shop from the comfort of your home.”

The site launched Oct. 26 and 80 artists have joined so far. Grosser said 12 test artists signed up two weeks prior to launch to offer feedback.

In a normal year, Grosser works at art shows in Florida from November through April, then has several shows in the Midwest and on the East Coast. He then participates in events in Colorado from July to September.

Grosser said only a few places have allowed art events, and then only with strict social distancing policies and crowd restrictions The artists pay a monthly fee of $25 to be included on the platform.

“We don’t take any percentages. When you go Etsy, Shopify and some of those bigger sites, they all want a percentage

Civic Theatre “Elf The Musical,” a recorded showing of the 2019 performance of the Civic Theatre production from The Tarkington in Carmel with added features, will be streamed at select times through Dec. 26. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

‘Live at the Center’ The “Live at the Center” series presents Bashiri Asad in livestream from the Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts, Carmel, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 16. Free to register. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

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A collage of artists’ work on Mark Grosser’s website. (Submitted photos)

Mark Grosser and his wife, Paula Ritchey, launched ArtFairNational.com to help artists sell their work.

of your money,” Grosser said. “There is a need for a fine art platform that doesn’t let in production studios and imports. We do have a certification when they sign up so we can check up and make sure they are truly handmade American artists.

That’s the drive in our platform that it’s handmade art by Americans that are small businesses and don’t have 10 to 15 employees making art for them.”

Grosser said setting up a portfolio for the platform is simple.

“You pull your own URL off of it, just like it was your website,” Grosser said.

“We found that 50 percent of the traveling art fair artists didn’t even have websites before.”

The website has different art categories or can searched by an artist’s name.

“As we grow and get bigger, we will find need to organize and categorize this stuff to make it easier for users,” Grosser said.

Initially, getting word out about the site had been accomplished through artists’ social media platforms. Grosser said a marketing company from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., started a marketing campaign after Thanksgiving that will run through the end of this month to help attract customers to the site.

“I hope it grows and will eventually become an income for me, but I don’t see that happening for a while,” said Grosser, who noted that his wife, Paula Ritchey, a Carmel High School graduate, is part of the ArtFairNational.com company.

For more, visit artfairnational.com.

Songbook Academy alumni reunite online for holiday special editorial@youarecurrent.com A coast-to-coast lineup of rising stars and top students in the performing arts will gather online this month for a virtual holiday show presented by Great American Songbook Foundation founder Michael Feinstein.

Featuring alumni from the decade-plus history of the annual Songbook Academy summer intensive, “Twelve Songs of the Season: A Virtual Holiday Special,” will stream online at 8 p.m. Dec. 19. The one-time webcast is free via YouTube, with registration available at TheSongbook.org/Holiday.

Along with fresh renditions of seasonal classics — “ I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Let It Snow” and “White Christmas,” among others — “Twelve Songs of the Season” will include historical anecdotes from Feinstein about the featured songs, as well as glimpses of rarely seen artifacts from the Songbook Archives at the Foundation’s home, the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

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Opening the theater’s 48th season will be the audience favorite, “Smoke on the Mountain.” One of the most popular shows at Beef & Boards, “Smoke on the Mountain” is the story of the Singing Sanders Family, who are invited to perform at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church by its new pastor, the Rev. Oglethorpe. Filled with energetic tunes, unforgettable stories and lovable characters, “Smoke on the Mountain” is a heartwarming reason to return to live theater.

Originally scheduled for 2020, “The Sound of Music” will be presented in the 2021 season. The iconic work of Rodgers and Hammerstein will be the 2021 Family Show, with $10 discounts off tickets for kids ages 3 to 15. Follow the adventures of free-spirited Maria, a high-spirited novice nun, as

“Smoke on the Mountain,” a musical about the Singing Sanders Family, is set to open Beef & Boards’ season in March 2021. (Submitted photo)

she is sent from the convent to become a governess for seven children of Capt. von Trapp in Austria during World War II. The famous score includes “My Favorite Things,” “The Hills are Alive,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Every Mountain” and the title tune.

Other shows include “Shear Madness,” “Disney’s Newsies,” and “Phantom.”

Those who have 2020 VIP Memberships to Beef & Boards will have their credits and benefits extended through Nov. 21, 2021.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Kathy Landschulz and her son Will have long shared a love of singing.

Will, 28, joined his mother CONCERT this year in the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Kathy has been an ISC member for 12 years.

“It’s been a lot of fun to join the choir with Mom,” Will said.

The Zionsville residents will perform in the ISC’s annual “Festival of Carols,” which will celebrate 30 years with a special broadcast of the performance on MyINDY-TV 23 at 7 p.m. Dec. 21. The broadcast is in lieu of a live audience due to COVID-19 precautions.

“When Will was in high school, he really discovered of all the different musical things he tried that singing resonated, and it was a real joy,” Kathy said. “That delighted me because singing has been a lifelong joy for me, so to have Will discover that was really extra nice.”

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Hachiya-Weiner said one “We are very pleased blessing is that dancers that we have had dancers do not remain in one place and families come alongfor long because of all side of us to entrust us the traveling steps and and our safety protocols choreography. enough to let their dancers “Therefore, they reduce participate in this staging their risk of staying in of the ‘Nutcracker,’” Hachiclose contact with one ya-Weiner said. “We’re hapanother,” she said. “We are py about the Zionsville theblessed to be in a rather ater whose doors remain large venue for this event open in accordance with Natalie Heinemeyer, Westfield, will on many levels.” the current guidelines. It Natalie Heinemeyer, a high perform as Sugar Plum Fairy for has been a hard year. Our the third time in the Ballet Theatre school senior from Westfield, dancers truly need a perof Carmel’s production of “The will reprise her role of Sugar Nutcracker.” (Submitted photo) formance as a culmination Plum Fairy in the Dec.19 evepoint for all of their hard work, both virtuning show and the Dec. 20 matinee. ally and masked in the studio. The viewing For tickets and livestreaming options, public needs a moment in a theater to visit ballettheatreofcarmel.org/nutcracker/.

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Kathy said ISC Artistic Director Eric Stark and staff also encouraged Will to join.

“He’s a tenor and they’re always looking for tenors,” said Kathy, an alto.

Will said the “Festival of Carols” features a fun set of songs.

At the annual ISC gala, there is a choosea-carol silent auction.

“I won and I chose ‘Welcome Christmas’ from ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas,’” Will said. “I’ve had an utter blast singing that.”

Kathy and Will will sing Christmas carols as part of ISC’s “Christmas at the Zoo” at the Indianapolis Zoo from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 19.

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Jewish Burial Society Ceremonial Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Don Knebel)

History of Prague’s mortuary Commentary by Don Knebel The former Jewish quarter of Prague, Czech Republic, now known as Josefov in honor of Austrian Emperor TRAVEL Joseph II, who relaxed restrictions on the Jews in 1782, is one of the city’s most popular destinations.

One of Josefov’s most important buildings was once a mortuary.

Jews have lived in Prague since at least the 10th century. In A.D. 1215, a church council called by Pope Innocent III issued a series of decrees intended to minimize contact between Jews and Christians. The Prague government took these ideas a step further, requiring that all its Jewish residents relocate to a walled area between Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Beginning in the 16th century, Prague’s self-governing Jewish quarter, which had its own flag, attracted Jews expelled from other European countries and eventually included more Jews than anywhere else in the world. They buried their dead in a small cemetery, which eventually held more than 200,000 bodies, many buried 12-feet deep. A burial society (chevra kadisha) was responsible for assuring that bodies of

the dead were prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition.

Between 1906 and 1908, Prague’s Jewish burial society erected a Romanesque Revival ceremonial hall adjacent to the cemetery. A morgue in the basement held the bodies until they could be ritually purified on the first floor. The second floor included a meeting and banquet room for members of the society. After World War I, the building ceased being used for burial activities and became part of the Jewish Museum in Prague. Among the building’s most important items are 15, 18th-century Baroque-style paintings illustrating what was involved in preparing and burying the Jewish dead.

The ceremonial hall and nearby synagogues survived the Nazi efforts to exterminate the residents of Josefov because Hitler envisioned the area as the “Museum of the Extinct Race.”

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