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Whitestown town manager resigns

By Chris Bavender news@currentzionsville.com Whitestown Town Manager Dax Norton will leave his position Jan. 27 to take a privatesector job. He CIVIC LEADERSHIP submitted his resignation letter to the Whitestown Town Council Jan. 2.

“The decision to begin a new career in the private sector was not easy. It was certainly bittersweet,” Norton wrote. “I will miss this Norton staff family, and I will always cherish our collective accomplishments.”

Norton, who was not available for comment, did not indicate what his new position will be.

Norton became town manager in 2013. He had previous experience working with Boone County in his role as executive director of the Boone County Economic Development Corp. from 2008 to 2013.

In his resignation letter, Norton noted the past five years “have been the best 5 years of my professional career … I have thoroughly enjoyed working for the residents of Whitestown on behalf of the Whitestown Town Council, and I will miss the day to day interaction with the people that have made this job so very rewarding.”

Tanya Sumner, Whitestown’s director of public relations, said it is bittersweet to lose Norton.

“With his economic development background, it’s going to be hard to fill his shoes.

He’s done a terrific job leading our growing community over the past five years,” she said.

Federal grant to fund work on I-65

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Two $20 million grants from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation will help fund upgrades on two sections of I-65, including a 6-mile stretch in Boone County. Work will include the addition of a travel TRANSPORTATION lane in each direction.

Scott Manning, strategic communications director for the Indiana Dept. of Transportation, said Gov. Eric Holcomb has identified adding travel lanes to the state’s busiest interstate segments as a priority for transportation infrastructure.

“Specifically, INDOT is focused on expanding I-65 and I-70 from borderto-border to accommodate those already busy freight corridors, plan for anticipated traffic growth and improve safety,” Manning said. “In addition to I-65 being a busy corridor for freight with about 30,000 trucks per day using the route, the interstate is very busy in the Boone County area with commuter traffic between Indianapolis and Zionsville/Whitestown and even as far north as Lafayette.”

Manning said the growth in commercial and retail development near Whitestown also is adding to the traffic volume on I-65.

“While I-65 between Whitestown and Lebanon is six lanes and able to handle the heavy traffic volumes, the segment to the north is only four lanes and consistently experiences congestion,” he said.

The project will start 9 miles north of Whitestown at Exit 141 and continue north from there. Design work is expected to begin this year with the construction start date yet to be determined. The project will include adding a travel lane in each direction on I-65 from U.S. 52 to Ind. 47 and pavement rehabilitation of the existing lanes in both directions along that segment.

When the project is under way, commuters will see a reduced speed limit in the work zone, lane shifts and periodic lane closures during off-peak hours. When completed, Manning said drivers will benefit from the work.

“For commuters in the area who rely on the interstate, they will see benefits in decreased travel times and reduced risk of accidents that result from congestion and backups,” he said.

“But we, as a staff, all know that this is the right move for him and his family, so we are very happy for him and wish him the best in the future.”

On a personal note, Sumner said she will always be grateful to Norton for creating a public relations department and hiring her as the town’s first public relations director.

“It’s been a terrific experience working under him and learning from him for the last four years since he hired me,” she said.

Until a new town manager is chosen by the town council, Sumner said there will likely be an interim period first, with several department heads serving in the role until the position is permanently filled.

In a Facebook post, Norton expressed his gratitude to the community and quoted Winnie the Pooh: “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

DISPATCHES Sensory-friendly film night - Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library will have a sensory-friendly showing of the movie “Smallfoot” Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Lora Hussey room. Lights will be on and volume down. Audience members will be free to talk, sing and move around. Parents are encouraged to bring their own snacks for the family and a pillow or blanket to make floor seating more comfortable. Chairs also will be available. For more, visit zionsvillelibrary.org.

Networking for women - Female business professionals working or living in the Zionsville area are invited to join the ladies of Zionsville Women in Network on the second Thursday of each month. The event aims to connect businesswomen to discuss how to grow businesses and listen to a variety of speakers. The next ZWIN meeting will be Jan. 10 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Zionsville United Methodist Church. For more, contact Kathy Wood at kwood@c21scheetz.com or Deb Kuller at debbi.kuller@oldnational.com.

French program at ZCS - Registration is open for second semester for L’Ecole Française. After-school French classes are offered at Zionsville elementary schools and before school at Zionsville Middle School and Zionsville West Middle School.

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National Charity League offers $500 scholarship - The Crossroads Chapter of National Charity League is offering a $500 scholarship to a female high school senior who has shown consistent involvement in community service and leadership. The application is open to female high school seniors who reside in Boone or Hamilton counties and plan to pursue a post-secondary school education. The deadline to apply is March 1. The winner will be notified in April and will receive a one-time, non-renewable scholarship. For more, visit crossroads.nationalcharityleague.org/scholarship.

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Town offers Christmas tree disposal options

By Kelsey Musick • news@currentzionsville.com Some Zionsville residents keep the holiday spirit alive into the new year by leaving their Christmas tree up as long as RECYCLING possible. Eventually, the tree must come down and the decorations put away. For residents wishing to dispose of live trees, the Town of Zionsville offers various options.

From Jan. 7 through Jan. 18, Ray’s Trash Service will pick up one Christmas tree per

household curbside at no extra cost as part of the town’s regular trash pickup schedule. Trees taller than 4 feet must be cut in half. Households with more than one Christmas tree must call and schedule a pickup with Ray’s Trash Service at 317-539-2024. A fee is charged for additional trees.

Live trees also can be dropped off at Boone County Resource Recovery, Earth and Turf Partners, LLC., and GreenCycle. Trees must be bare and without plastic bags, tinsel, ornaments, twine or other decorations.

Boone County Resource Recovery, at 985 South U.S. 421, will take trees for a $2 fee during business hours. Earth and Turf Partners, LLC., at 5095 West 106th St., will take trees dropped off for recycling for no fee, with donations accepted for Zionsville Professional Firefighters Local 446. GreenCycle, at 4227 Perry Worth Rd., also will take trees dropped off for recycling for no fee.

Trees that are recycled at either Earth and Turf Partners, LLC. or GreenCycle will be turned into mulch.

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Boone County resident Crystal Schuetz was honored at last month’s annual Indiana Election AdministraACHIEVEMENT tor’s Conference in Indianapolis as the Election Employee of the Year. She was selected for the award by Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson.

Schuetz, a Lebanon resident, has worked in the Boone County Clerk’s office as the election deputy since 2015.

“I prepare every election with projects that go with (the) elections,” Schuetz said. “I prepare the bags which go out to each voting center or voting location and make sure all the proper paperwork is in every bag.”

Schuetz also handles voter registration throughout the year and helped create a system to streamline the process.

“Currently, we are in the process of (reorganizing) the voter registration,” Schuetz said.

Voter registration documents, currently organized by precincts, will be organized by the date the voter registered.

“They’re all alphabetized now and it’s just a little bit easier to find and locate the voter

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Boone County Election Deputy Crystal Schuetz, right, stands with Brad King from the Indiana Election Division during last month’s annual Indiana Election Administrator’s Conference in Indianapolis.

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registration,” Schuetz said.

Schuetz was pleasantly surprised and humbled to win the award.

“I feel I’m blessed because not everybody can go to work every day and say they love the people they work with and love what they do,” Schuetz said. “From the time that I started, everybody in the office has made me feel so welcome and at home.”

Schuetz was nominated by her supervisor, Boone County Clerk Jessica Fouts.

“My boss put so much faith in me and I wanted to recognize her,” Schuetz said. “I feel like she should have the award. I can’t do what I do without her backing me up all the time.”

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C. Davies Reed, rector of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville, loads gift bags in the back of his car.

St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lebanon teamed up last month to provide Christmas gifts to all 462 children at the Hattie B. Stokes Elementary School in Lebanon.

The giveaway was the result of six months of gathering items, ranging from practical items like soap, toothpaste, hats and mittens, to fun items including dolls, crayons and toy trucks.

The gift bags also included books.

Parishioners of both churches donated the items. The Zionsville church conducted a Pumpkin Patch sale during October to raise money toward the project.

The gifts were sorted into age-appropriate bags for kindergarten through fifth-grade students, then divided into boys and girls categories. Children at the churches wrote kind messages on the bags.

Church volunteers packed the bags into cars and drove to the school about an hour before the kids were dismissed for Christmas break. With the help of school staff, volunteers distributed the gift bags to the kids in their classrooms.

The churches do this to promote the love of Christ and to ensure that everyone receives something special for Christmas.

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Moontown Brewing Company in Whitestown hosted a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31, featuring live soul music by the Chamber Music Band. From left, Chamber Music Band keyboardist and backup vocalist Mark Duerson, singer Vanessa Webb and lead guitarist Mark Hutchins. (Submitted photos)

Moontown hosts soulful New Year’s Eve

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Moontown Brewing Company hosted a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31. The sold-out event included live EVENT SNAPSHOT soul music by the Chamber Music Band, an appetizer buffet and a midnight champagne toast.

“We sold the concert out and had 225 people attend, which is our capacity,” said Georgia Rheinhardt, marketing and events manager at Moontown, 345 S. Bowers St., Whitestown.

New Year’s Eve fell on a Monday night, when the brewery typically is closed.

“We thought of it as an opportunity to do something fun,” Reinhardt said. “There were not a lot of parties happening in this part of Indianapolis and people who live up here wanted something fun to do.”

The featured band, Chamber Music Band, formed in late 2014 after members met through the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Besides being connected through their chamber employment, the members realized they also shared a love for Motown and soul music. Reinhardt said the group played high-energy, danceable music, including covers of Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and Prince songs.

The New Year’s Eve event was a first for Moontown, which opened in March 2018.

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Singer Vanessa Webb led Chamber Music Band’s high-energy, danceable songs, including covers of Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and Prince songs.

a mix of regulars and new faces.

“We had no idea what the response was going to be,” Reinhardt said, “but it’s something we will definitely do again because the response was overwhelmingly positive.”

A limited menu featuring appetizer items such as stuffed mushrooms, jalapeno poppers and charcuterie plates was available.

Reinhardt said the brewery’s new chef, Ian Tirmenstein, executed the menu well.

Tirmenstein recently joined the team and is gradually updating the menu.

“We’re keeping the style of our food and adding (Tirmenstein’s) new twist on it,” Reinhardt said. “We’re excited to play with new flavors.”

New menu items will be introduced in the coming weeks. For upcoming events and menu changes, visit moontownbeer.com.

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Propagation of mispronunciation and malaproprism: grammar lesson Commentary by Ward Degler

Irregardless isn’t a word. The newer Webster dictionaries accept it – reluctantly – since folks continue to use it. But, no, it still isn’t a word.

PLAIN TALK Neither is excetera. Even with all those unused xs lying around, the word is still etcetera.

There are several words and phrases that English speakers routinely misuse. We also use insure when we mean ensure. The Prudential insures. The rest of us make sure something happens by ensuring it.

Snakes aren’t poisonous, they’re venomous. A bottle of strychnine is poisonous, but only if you drink it.

If I like what you did, I may compliment you. If I want to add to the compliment by giving you a gift, I’ve complemented the compliment. And that would probably affect your mood by having a good effect on it.

For all intents and purposes, it’s a whole other thing, not for all intensive purposes, a whole nother thing. And we should have done that rather than should of done it.

While a 2-year-old may enjoy going butt naked, the correct phrase is buck naked. I found no reference to where the phrase originated, but I did read through a testy debate between two grammar masters where one declared buck naked derived from butt naked, while the other argued the opposite was true.

By the way, there is no such thing as a safety deposit box. It’s

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I have mistakenly used fewer when I meant less. Fewer you can count. Less is, well, less, an undefined amount. I am always regretful of that mistake – meaning I regret making it. The fact that I do make it is regrettable, unfortunate.

It’s important to know that you defuse a bomb, whereas, when you diffuse something, you scatter it across a wide area. Of course, if you make a mistake defusing a bomb, you are likely to diffuse yourself across a very wide area.

When you disburse something, you pay out, as cash. When you disperse a thing, you scatter it across a wide area. See bomb defusing above. When we disassemble, we take something apart.

When we dissemble, we tell a lie.

To be clear, a futile effort is all for naught, not all for not. And, competitive as things might be out there, it’s a dog-eat-dog world, not a doggy dog world.

And that, for all intensive purposes, is the grammar lesson for today.

Ward Degler lives in Zionsville with his wife. He is the author of “The Dark Ages of My Youth ... and Times More Recent.” Contact him at ward.degler@gmail.com.

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5K walk/run for diabetes - On Feb. 16, 2019, Zionsville Lions Club will host a Strides Heart for Diabetes 5K Run/Walk, a fundraiser for diabetes awareness. Registration is $30 through Feb. 14. On-site registration will be $35. Register for the race at run2race.com/heart-for-diabetes-5K. Fly fishing festival - The Heartland Fly Fishing Festival will be held Jan. 19 and 20 at the Boone County 4H Fairgrounds, 1300 100 S. in Lebanon. It is hosted by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and focused on techniques and tools that allow anyone to pursue the sport. There will be silent auctions on Saturday to benefit Project Healing Waters. The cost is $12 daily or $15 for a two-day pass. The cost for persons under age 18 is $6 per day. Kids 10 and under are free. Free admission for all active duty and separated military with ID. For more, visit heartlandflyfishingfestival.com.

Tourism grows in Indiana - A new study released by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development shows a growing impact tourism has on Indiana’s economy. According to the study, total visitor spending reached $12.7 billion in Indiana in 2018. The number of visitors to Indiana destinations increased to 80 million. Indiana tourism supported 199,830 full-time jobs and generated $1.4B in state and local taxes.

Indiana’s government shutdown effect - A study by WalletHub rated Indiana the state fifth least affected by the U.S. government shutdown, which began Dec. 22 due to an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for more than $5 billion in federal funding to build a new wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. WalletHub compared the economic impact on all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in terms of five key metrics, including each state’s share of federal jobs and the share of families receiving food stamps. The District of Columbia was the most affected and Minnesota was the least. As of press WACthe shutdown was ongoing. time, Carmel Cooperative Preschool Open House — Carmel Cooperative Preschool will host its 2019-20 Open House Jan. 20 from 1-4 p.m. at the school, 3085 W. 116th St. in West Carmel. Learn all about CCP playbased programs. Teachers will be on hand to answer questions, as well as current students and families. For more, visit carmelcooperative.org.

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Local Scouts fundraise for food pantry

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John Gunderman, left, and Will Selm sell firewood to raise money for a food pantry. (Submitted photo)

Inspired by a Cub Scout project to collect food for those in need, two Zionsville Boy Scouts are selling seasoned firewood to raise money for the Zionsville Food BOY SCOUTS Pantry.

John Gunderman and Will Selm, seventhgraders at Zionsville West Middle School, have created a wood rack in front of their home on Sycamore Street near Michigan Road. They are asking for freewill donations for the wood. They plan to purchase food with the funds to donate to the pantry.

The boys were inspired by their previous Scouting experience, selling Christmas trees to help their troop. Initially planning to create a for-profit lawn-mowing business to raise funds, they decided they could accomplish it through donations for firewood.

The seasoned firewood is from a tree that was struck by lightning four years ago on the Selm property. Selm and his father split the logs.

“We had a bunch of wood and we had a place to sell it,” Gunderman said. “There’s definitely a lot of wood and we found something to do with it.”

In previous years, the boys traversed local neighborhoods during the Cub Scouts’ “Scouting for Food” project. Selm said he enjoys seeing how much food they can collect.

Gunderman and Selm are confident they’ll have enough wood to keep the log-holder stocked throughout the year.

Their next goal is to create a bigger sign to advertise the project.

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ZPC MOPS group offered — Zionsville Presbyterian Church offers a bi-monthly Mothers of Preschoolers group at the church. Upcoming MOPS gatherings will be Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. MOPS is an international nonprofit organization for moms of infants to kindergartners, providing an opportunity to meet other moms and make the journey of motherhood together. Child care is provided. The registration fee is $65 per semester, or $130 per year, regardless of the number of children attending. Scholarships are available. For more, contact Lisa Price at lisap@zpc.org or 317-873-6503.

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Technology overuse affects adults, children

By Heather Lusk news@currentzionsville.com Parents across the U.S. have expressed concern about the amount of time their children spend with digital COVER STORY devices.

An eMarketer report, “US time spent with media,” shows adults surpassed the mark of spending more than 12 hours each day on electronics in 2016, and that amount has increased during the past two years.

Multi-tasking duplicates the number, so an hour spent watching television while simultaneously working on a laptop is counted as two hours of media time.

The recently updated study predicts that in 2019, adults will spend three hours and 43 minutes daily on mobile devices versus three hours and 42 minutes daily with television — the first time that mobile technology will surpass TV. “We’ve created a world where we think we have to be tied to (mobile devices) at all times,” said Jennifer Lang, a marriage and family therapist in Zionsville.

Through her work, Lang has observed children follow their parents’ actions and said she believes it can filter into the digital world.

“I think anything parents do, kids will follow their behaviors,” she said.

Lang said the use of technology can fill some children with anxiety and worry that they’re being left out. She also has observed increased anger associated with technology use in children as young as 2.

A 2018 Common Sense Media report

Common personal electronic devices are cellphones, laptops, iPads or tablets, Kindles, Nintendo Switch and more. Common household electronic devices include televisions, gaming systems like Xbox and Playstation, artificial intelligence devices such as Amazon Echo and more. (Photo

by Sara Baldwin Schatz)

surveyed parents and teens in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan to compare mobile-device use and reactions.

Roughly one-third of teens in the United Kingdom and the U.S. felt their parents are addicted to their mobile devices, while 50 percent of teens felt that they were addicted to their own devices.

Teens in the U.S. are more likely than in other nations to fight with parents about mobile-device use, with more than a third of parents and teens reporting daily arguments about mobile-device use.

More than half of teens in the U.S. — 52 percent — reported that they and their parents spend too much time on mobile devices. Although 23 percent of parents say they try to cut back on mobile-device use, more than two-thirds still check their

devices hourly.

Zionsville seventh-grader Margot Martin, 12, said that some students and adults may be addicted to technology, but also said she probably spends more time than others online.

During lunch she sometimes plays card games with friends instead of looking at their mobile phones.

“Then we can actually connect,” she said.

Similarly, she appreciates a device-free dinner-time rule at home, giving her family a chance to spend quality time together.

Setting boundaries can help, whether it’s device-free family time or a central charging station for all electronics in the evening.

Zionsville resident and Eleanor Skillen School Principal Sarah Zack said she employs those two strategies in her home.

At school, she says some students appear exhausted because, according to their parents, they have had too much screen time.

Zack suggests putting devices away an hour before bedtime or not having technology available in bedrooms at all.

“I recommend, for parents, that technology is out of the bedroom,” she said.

Zack follows her own advice of avoiding using her phone during dinner and other family times but understands the challenge of practicing the same rules as a parent while also having a job that requires her to be easily accessible.

Accessibility is a challenge identified in a 2016 qualitative study by the University of Michigan. Parents in the study reported that technology allows them to work from home and offers an outlet from the stress of parenting. But the challenges can sometimes outweigh the benefits.

Some parents in the study reported a trickle-down emotional effect from using technology, including a negative impact on communication with their children.

The researchers also observed that parents using mobile devices had fewer verbal and nonverbal interactions with their children.

Making some changes can help the entire family.

“We don’t have to have instant communication,” Lang said. “If (the device) is not nearby, you don’t know that you’re getting dinged for work.”

Additional information for limiting screen time is available on a website promoted by Zionsville Community School counselors, parenteenconnect.org.

Hard facts on American technology addiction

78 69

percent of teens report checking their devices at least hourly

percent of parents report checking their devices at least hourly

50 59

percent of teens report feeling addicted to their mobile devices

percent of parents feel their teens are addicted to their mobile devices

36 28

percent of families argue daily about teen use of mobile devices

percent of teens feel their parents are addicted to technology

Source: A 2018 study by Common Sense Media and the University of Southern California

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‘Gotcha’ moments

Boy Scout Troop 514 thanks Tom Wood Subaru for support

Commentary by Terry Anker Perhaps it is our innate insecurity that drives it. Or, oddly enough, it could be an overblown sense of our own superiority that leads us perversely to hunger for it. Regardless of its genesis, whether an unrealistically low self-image or confidence maximus, we all seem to find the “gotcha” game to be irresistible.

Film, literature, history and our own personal heritages are abundant with stories of our desire for the set-up and anticipated satisfaction of the impending fall. We bait friends, family, spouses, co-workers and others, all the time believing that we know that we can catch them in a supposed prevarication, equivocation or mistake. Certain in our own interpretation of circumstance, we feel deputized by the cosmos to prevent “them from getting away with it.”

Then, as the target of our machinations comes to realize our clever and inescapable trap, we find a bit of joy in toying with them as they twist in the masterfully spun web.

We seem mindless of the long-term, if not irreversible, damage done to our relationships.

Folks lie. People make mistakes and banally cover them up. And humanity collectively, and each of us individually, is required by the social contract to hold other individuals, and ourselves, to a high standard of integrity. But is there another way? Do we have to set traps for those close to us like spies in the Cold War? Couldn’t we simply ask directly? Can we find a language to express our doubt in the veracity of other humans without hiring private detectives? If we have so little confidence in those around us, should we be spending our time seeking new acquaintances rather than orchestrating elaborate schemes?

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

Have Caddy, will travel Commentary by Danielle Wilson People, get ready. I am preparing to leave for the ultimate road trip. My destination is St. Petersburg, Fla. My ride HUMOR is a 2017, suped-up Caddy. And my companion? A 77-year-old retired judge, who I generally call “Dad.” That’s right, if everything goes as planned, by the time you are reading this, I will have survived New Year’s at the Valdosta Garden Inn. With my father.

This turn of events began when Mom announced that because of a recent back issue, she would not be making their annual snowbird trip by car. Dad would still drive, though, because rentals are obscenely expensive and they need transportation as they frolic on the beach for two months while we suffer Old Man Winter like the fools we are. But the idea of Dad making the 14hour trek alone was disconcerting, to say the least. So, like any good parent, I volunteered my teenagers as tribute.

Despite substantial bribery and the promise of a short vacay, I received hard passes all around. My four sisters, Doo and the local brother-in-law also bailed, claiming work and other stupid obligations. That left me, the teacher on holiday break. Though I had anticipated luxuriating in a full week of lazy mornings, puzzles and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” daughter guilt won out. So, I orchestrated some logistical witchcraft, thought briefly of getting a spray tan and then packed a bag. Let’s do this!

Actually, I am excited. What better way to make memories than a road trip with your father? Over New Year’s! And of course, I intend to recount every glorious detail for you in my next column. Get ready!

Peace out.

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

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Editor, I am an adult volunteer with Boy Scout Troop 514. I have been involved with Boy Scouts since 2009 and Cub Scouts before that.

My husband and 22-year-old son are Eagle Scouts and my youngest son is a Life Scout.

Tom Wood Subaru helped support our troop by purchasing wreaths and poinsettias. The money from the 2017 and 2018 fundraiser allowed the troop to attend summer camp at Camp Ransburg in Bloomington; zip line and bike in Eagle Creek Park; canoe at Chain O’ Lakes in northern Indiana; backpack in Deam Wilderness Park, a part of the Hoosier National Forest; rock climb at Red River Gorge in Kentucky; and attend youth leadership training.

Boy Scout Troop 514 helps its charter organization, St. Monica Catholic Church and School, with landscape and clean-up projects and more. Troop 514’s recent Eagle Scout projects have helped Indianapolisarea organizations in need.

Tom Wood Subaru’s support truly provides incredible learning opportunities and fun outdoor adventures for the troop. It is much appreciated!

Marilyn Mathioudakis Boy Scout Troop 514

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Where is the cereal aisle?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Join Dr. Ernest Orinion, a board-certified gastroenterologist, as he discusses gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Dr. Orinion will describe the causes of GERD and the treatment options available for the condition. A light dinner will be served.

When: Wednesday, Jan. 16 6-7 p.m.

Location: Riverview Health 395 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060 Krieg DeVault Conference Room (Entrance 3, Lower level of Women’s Pavilion) Registration: Visit riverview.org/classes or call 317.776.7999.

The program is free, but registration is required.

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Sometime just before the afternoon of Dec. 24, 2018, diabolical human beings rearranged almost everything in HUMOR my Kroger.

The salad bar was gone (too much waste, they said), roasted chickens were no longer in their tantalizing display. The meat department was in the same place, but the king crab legs were where the flank steak used to be. The organic yogurt section was eliminated and combined with the regular yogurt. They’d never try that at Whole Foods.

I wandered aimlessly with the shopping list Mary Ellen had given me. I stopped at the wine and beer department. I asked why they had changed everything.

“Don’t ask me,” she said. “I’m just the wine lady.”

“I know,” I said. “I am whining to you. I can’t find anything. Do you know where the cereal has been relocated?”

“Oh, cereal is now next to the breakfast bars.”

“That doesn’t help,” I explained.

I no longer know where the breakfast bars are. This was like giving me directions when

I am lost in an unfamiliar town and telling me to turn left where the old church used to be.

There was a lot of conversation among customers — shoppers sharing moving stories of pickles they can no longer locate, kitty litter that has vanished. It was Jenny’s story that really tugged at my heartstrings.

“It was 10 years ago when Joe and I first walked down the aisle together -- aisle 7, to be exact,” she said. “We had so many fond memories of granola, Frosted Flakes and Raisin Bran. Now those memories have been lost forever. Instead, it’s Heinz Ketchup, Gulden’s Mustard and Hellmann’s Light Mayonnaise. It’s just not the same anymore.”

At the checkout counter, I saw Vickie, who has the hardest job. She comes running when the self-scanner says: HELP IS ON THE WAY. I told her that despite that day’s confusing experience, I found everything on my shopping list. Which is a lot better than shopping at Marsh … where you can’t find a single thing.

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

January 8, 2019

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CANCER CENTER CELEBRATES CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE

IU Health held a topping-out ceremony Dec. 20, 2018, placing the final steel beam to complete the structure of the IU Health Joe and Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center. IU Health North team members signed the beam, which was elevated and dropped into place by a crane. The $55 million cancer center will be in an 88,000-square-foot building on the south side of the IU Health North campus in Carmel. Services will include radiation oncology, hematology-oncology, pharmacy, laboratory and patient navigation. (Photo by Ben Stout)

DISPATCHES Free smoke alarms and tests — The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign is a multi-year effort to reduce the number of home fire deaths and injuries by 25 percent.

People of all ages are vulnerable to home fires. The Red Cross encourages everyone to call 1-888-684-1441 to make an appointment to test existing smoke alarms and/or install free alarms in your home.

Riverview Health to host Gastroesophageal seminar — Riverview Health will host

a gastroesophageal reflux disease seminar Jan. 16 from 6-7 p.m. at Riverview Health, 395 Westfield Rd. in Noblesville, in the Krieg DeVault Conference Room. Dr. Ernest Orinion, a board-certified gastroenterologist, will discuss causes and treatment options of gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly known as GERD. A light dinner will be served. The program is free, but registration is required. Register at riverview.org/ classes or call 317-776-7999.

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120WaterAudit selected for accelerator program

By Chris Bavender news@currentzionsville.com

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selection process.

“The water industry can be a challenging place for startups. Historically, it’s one that is slow to change and skeptical of 120WaterAudit, a cloud-based waterinnovation,” Glover said. “Our partnership testing and services platform, was one of with Imagine H2O will help get us in 13 companies front of the audience we truly seek COMPETITION from five nato serve. We’ll have the opportunity tions selected to be mentored by leaders in the to participate in the Imagine H20 industry. The value of that alone accelerator program. The program can’t be measured.” provides participants with mentors 120WaterAudit will participate in to help with marketing and visibility a three-day accelerator boot camp and connect to a global network of Glover in San Francisco in March, followed investors and customers. by a pitch competition with other accelera“To be selected really speaks volumes of tor companies. The winner will receive a the viability of 120WaterAudit,” said Megan cash prize. Formerly a closed-door event, Glover, CEO of 120WaterAudit. “We’ve made the competition will be open to the public some incredible headway this year working this year. with some amazing cities and school districts “We think that’s a fantastic idea on Imagdedicated to creating a lead-free future.” ine H2O’s part. The water industry struggles Glover said the company will focus on with conveying to the general public the scaling business in 2019. value of water and the value of the services “Being part of the accelerator expands water utilities provide to the public,” Glover our networks as we are paired with indussaid. “What better way to showcase the extry mentors and we’ll benefit from introducciting innovation and technology happening tions to their beta partners and investors,” in the water sector than having a real ‘Shark Glover said.

Tank’ situation for the public to witness.”

The company, which launched in Zions120WaterAudit has 18 employees and ville’s zWORKS coworking space in 2016, is hiring in sales, marketing and client was among more than 250 companies that success. initially responded to the call for applica“We are always taking resumes and keeptions. Only about half of respondents were ing the bench warm in all areas of the busigiven the opportunity to submit a full application. An independent panel of 30 judges ness to meet anticipated growth,” Glover said. from across industries were part of the

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Chamber networking event – The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly First Tuesday networking event Jan. 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Habitat for Humanity’s new Restore in Zionsville, as part of Restore’s grand-opening festivities. First Tuesday is a monthly networking event organized by the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce and features networking, door prizes, drinks and appetizers. Restore is at 10650 Andrade Dr. in Zionsville.

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NoMads Art Collective traces roots to Carmel High School theater program

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Three Carmel High School theater products are pursuing their dreams together in Chicago.

THEATER Scott Jackoway, a 2012 CHS graduate, and Ben Claus formed NoMads Art Collective in 2013. Claus attended Carmel for two years before his family moved to Ohio. He finished high school in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Joining the roommates is 2011 CHS graduate Bethany Arrington, who serves in a talent acquisition position for the group.

All three credit the CHS theater program for spurring their passion.

Arrington said she found her footing as an artist under the guidance of CHS teachers Maggie Cassidy and Jim Peterson. She said the teachers’ passion for the arts and investment in her development as an actor fostered her love and respect for theater and gave her confidence to pursue it professionally “The Carmel theater program has fundamentally shaped my tastes and interests in the theater,” Jackoway said. “Maggie Cassidy and Jim Peterson are great teachers and have been supportive of all of their students who go on to pursue careers in the theater. Many of my personal tastes in the theater I can trace directly back to specific moments in my drama classes at CHS.” Claus said his two years in the CHS program made an impact.

“Maggie and Pete empowered me to refer to myself as an artist, which is the most important thing a young artist can do,” he said. “They showed me how big the world is.”

In December 2018, the group launched an indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to produce its first full-length play, “Mr. Kotomoto is Definitely Not White,” a dark comedy written by Claus and directed by Jackoway.

The show is set to run March 29 to April 21 at Strawdog Theatre in Chicago.

The money will cover theater rental

From left, Ben Claus, Bethany Arrington and Scott Jackoway are members of NoMads Art Collective, a Chicago-based theater company. (Submitted photo)

space, design budgets and pay the actors.

Jackoway said the group values the new work development process very highly.

“Especially for young artists who come from a training program where they are given so much support and so many opportunities, (then) to graduate and find yourself the smallest fish in a very big pond can be overwhelming and difficult to the point of quitting,” Jackoway said. “We believe in giving those people opportunities to have their work be seen and heard, and while there are other companies devoted to new work, they are few and far between and few of those focus specifically on young artists the way we do.”

Arrington said NoMads hosts The Forge.

“We showcase new works by young or new playwrights once every month,” said Arrington, who said the group is applying for grants and seeking out corporate sponsorship.

In addition to acting, Arrington, who graduated with a bachelor’s of fine arts de-

gree from the University of Illinois-Chicago, also does voiceover and print modeling.

“I love working with playwrights,” she said. “As much as I love a good Arthur Miller (play), I love seeing what people are producing now that is a little different or unique.”

The new works could be from NoMads members or others the group is showcasing.

“The idea was we are not going to submit it to someone to see if it’s good or not.

We know it’s good and we’re going to do it,” Arrington said. “Playwrights are tired of hearing, ‘I don’t know if we can produce that,’ or, ‘I don’t know if our donors will like that.’”

Arrington said it’s not conducive to the creative process to always think about what will sell the most tickets.

“We know there is a business side of this,” she said. “But it feels good to say to playwrights, ‘You can write what you want. We have The Forge for that.’”

For more or to donate, visit nomadsartcollective.org.

The Art Gallery at City Hall releases schedule editorial@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Arts Council began its 2019 exhibit season of art Jan. 2 at The Art Gallery at City Hall. The 2019 season features 12 exhibits by artists from Fishers and the surrounding area, including a Senior Showcase in April. Each exhibit will feature a free evening reception during which the public has the opportunity to interact with the artists.

Viewing hours will expand this season.

Exhibit titles are: “January: Serenity & Abstract: Colors Subtle, Colors So Free”; February: “A Youthful Perspective of Black History: America”; March: “Disabilities Awareness Art”; April: “Senior Showcase”; May: “The Art of Printmaking”; June: “An Eclectic Affair”; July: “Fine Art by Hamilton County Artist Association”; August: “New Artists & Others”; September: “Trails & Rails”; October: “Busy Pens and Brushes 2 The Calligraphy Guild of Indiana”; November: “Scenes of Indiana”; December: “Winter Wonderland.”

For more, Facebook.com/FishersArt. Whitestown — One Size Fits All Comedy, an improv group, is set to perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the 1915 Room at Moontown Brewing Co., 345 S. Bowers St. Carmel —“The Dance Discovery Class: Rock ’N’ Roll” is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Palladium. Doug King, an experienced choreographer, director and actor, serves as instructor for a variety of rock ’n’ roll songs.

Westfield — Uncorked with Aaron Wright, who plays music from the 1960s through today, will perform from 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at Urban Vines Winery and Brewery, 303 E. 161st St. Carmel — Neil Berg’s “50 Years of Rock and Roll” will cover the roots of rock ’n’ roll up until 1981 in a performance set for 8 p.m.

Jan. 12 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Lawrence — Fat Turtle Theatre Company presents “Adults,” a new play by Indianapolis playwright Jeremy Grimmer, from Jan. 11 to 20 at the Theater at the Fort. For more, visit artsforlawence.org.

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“Every Brilliant Thing,” Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis

7:30 p.m. Jan. 8, 10, 11; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9; 5 p.m. Jan. 12; 2 p.m.

Jan. 13

Marcus Truschinski stars in the one-man play by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahue.

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Cost: $21 to $78

“They’re Playing Our Song,” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis

8 p.m. Jan. 8, 11, 12, 15; 1 p.m. Jan. 9; 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Jan. 13

Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch’s romantic musical is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

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Dance Discovery Class: Rock ’N’ 6:30 p.m.

Roll, the Palladium the Center for Jan. 9 the Performing Arts, Carmel Doug King, an experienced choreographer, director and actor, serves as instructor for a variety of rock ‘n’ roll songs.

Cost: $18

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Where’s Amy?

Classical pianist Drew Petersen will perform a solo recital at 3 p.m.

Jan. 13.

(Submitted photo)

Drew Petersen, the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

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Jan. 13

Drew Petersen, winner of the 2017 American Pianists Awards and recipient of the Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, will perform a solo recital.

Cost: $15 to $50 More: thecenterpresents.org

Neil Berg’s “50 Years of Rock and Roll,” the Palladium, the Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel

Neil Berg, who previously brought the “100 Years of Broadway” to the Palladium, traces the roots of rock ‘n’ roll to 1981 and the start of the MTV era.

Cost: $45 to $85

Where’s Amy kicks off the New Year

8 p.m.

Jan. 12

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Shannon Riester (Carmel), Jocelyn Kongolo (Noblesville), Kim Lane (Zionsville), Jody DeFord (Indianapolis), Kristi Lee (Zionsville), Amy Wright (Indianapolis) and Brieanne Karriman (Geist). kicked off 2019 at the New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at the Palladium in Carmel.

Guests enjoyed live music, dancing, delicious food and spirits, plus a spectacular fireworks display to ring in the new year. (Photo by Amy Pauszek)

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Commentary by Anna Skinner Address: 303 E. 161st St., Westfield What to get: The Wild Garden pizza Price: $13 Anna’s take: Urban Vines serves its artisan pizzas from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The pies are 12 inches across, hand-formed and fire-grilled. The menu suggests the pizzas feed one to two people, but in my opinion, I think Urban Vines is a great place to visit with a few friends and order several menu items to share and nibble. There are five different varieties of pizza. I tried The Wild Garden, which includes red sauce, mozzarella, red pepper, red onion and spinach.

Besides pizza, charcuterie boards with of-

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Suggested pairings: Urban Vines offers a variety of beer, so there’s something for wine lovers and for those who love a good brew. Urban Vines’ wine varies from sweet white to dry red, and my favorite beverage to order is one of its ciders. I’ll pair the peach cider with just about any charcuterie board or pizza slice and just make it work.

Since everyone’s beverage palette is different, I suggest visiting Urban Vines Winery and Brewery’s website because it lists each variety of wine and beer. For more, visit urban-vines.com.

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The play centers on what makes life worth living.

“Being onstage and carrying the show on my own is challenging Marcus Truschinski will venture enough but there is also a lot of into new territory with “Every Brilliant audience interaction involved in the Thing.”

THEATER show,” Truschinski said. “It’s “It is my first handled in a way that I’ve foray into a onenever experienced from a person show and I’m equally play, so I think people who excited and terrified,” he said. come will leave the theater “Every Brilliant Thing” is set thinking that they’ve experito run Jan. 8 to Feb. 10 at Indienced something different, ana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. something unique.”

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Truschinski Truschinski previously The off-Broadway hit was writappeared in “The Hound of the Baskerten by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny villes” and “The Mystery of Irma Vep” Donahoe. The play runs 75 minutes at IRT. without an intermission.

Truschinski said the audience and Truschinski said IRT executive Artthe people who work at the IRT are ist Director Janet Allen’s faith in him what he enjoys the most about apis what initially attracted him to the pearing at the Indianapolis venue. show.

“They are both very generous, so “She asked me if I wanted to do it,” I relish the time that I have in Indy,” he said. “I’d read another of Duncan said Truschinski, a core company Macmillan’s plays called ‘Lungs’ and member of American Players Theatre, really loved it. I think ‘Every Brilliant which is based in Spring Green, Wis. Thing’ is a special play that really For more, visit irtlive.com. speaks to what’s happening right now.”

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Farrell will perform, as will his fellow Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founders Judy Fitzgerald and Cynthia Collins. Also performing will be Don Farrell has many reasons for wanting to Jennie DeVoe, The Wright Brothers, the Indiana take part in Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s “SaUniversity Singing Hoosiers and the Ball lute to Heroes” concert.

CONCERT State University Dancers.

“It’s something special Farrell will sing “America the Dream for me, not only because Goes On.” He previously sang the song it’s honoring the veterans, active miliwith an ensemble at the 1988 Demotary personnel and first responders, but cratic National Convention. my Uncle Nick served in the Navy and “I had a very active concert career Uncle Bill was a captain in the Marines, starting back in 1991 when I started serving two tours in Vietnam.”

Farrell with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati In addition, Farrell loves patriotic Pops,” Farrell said. concerts.

Kunzel, who died in 2009, also was prin“There is nothing at all like singing with a cipal pops director for the Indianapolis Symsymphony orchestra,” Farrell said. “Broadway is phony Orchestra, which led Farrell to other amazing, but Broadway pit orchestras are only performances. like 20, 22 or 24 pieces. To have 70-plus orches“Then, when we started ATI in 2005, that part tra members behind you, that is a feeling that of my career took a backseat as we got the theyou can’t quite put into words. It’s an amazing ater company going,” he said. “I’m so excited to rush. It’s so wonderful to have all those artists start with symphony concerts again.” coming together to produce such a powerful Farrell worked with CSO music director Janna piece of music for the audience.”

Hymes with a school program, “Sounds ExcitThe “Salute to Heroes” concert, presented by ing,” in November 2018.

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One for the history books Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Milford Sound and Mitre Peak. (Photo by Don Knebel)

New Zealand’s beautiful sound Commentary by Don Knebel Milford Sound has been described as the most beautiful place on earth. Rudyard Kipling called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. Geologists say it was TRAVEL misnamed.

Milford Sound is a narrow, 10-mile-long body of water lying between 4,000-foot-high cliffs on the southwest coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It is linked to the Tasman Sea by an inlet so constricted that Capt. James Cook passed it by when he meticulously mapped the New Zealand coastline in the 1770s. When Welsh sealers later entered the inlet, they named the area Milford Sound after a town in Wales. Geologists point out that “sound” describes a flooded river valley and Milford Sound is instead a fjord, carved into the mountains by ancient glaciers. Milford Sound is the northernmost and best-known fjord in Fiordland National Park, itself a part of Te Wahipounamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

For generations, the spectacularly beautiful Milford Sound area could be reached only

by sailors and people making the severalday trek along the Milford Track through the rugged mountains surrounding it. In 1935, workers employed by the New Zealand government began building, initially by hand, the Homer Tunnel connecting two valleys.

When the tunnel opened in 1953, people could travel by motor vehicle on the 75-milelong Milford Road from Te Anau, the nearest town, to the rain forest at the head of the fjord. From there, visitors can view magnificent waterfalls and Mitre Peak, rising almost vertically for more than a mile and named for the bishop’s hat it resembles. In 1998, Milford Sound was officially given the additional name Piopiotahi in recognition of what the Moriori people who settled New Zealand in the 1300s called the area. Milford Sound/Piopiotahi is New Zealand’s most famous destination, attracting up to 1 million visitors each year.

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

WAKING CHILDREN WITH MATERNAL VOICE SMOKE ALARMS There’s a very good reason to be particularly fearful of a home fire while you’re asleep.

Almost half of all fatal home fires during the years 2014-2016 occurred between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Previous research also shows that while auditory tone alarms wake most adults, they are less likely to wake up children. Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio recently re-visited their findings from a previous 2006 study comparing parent voice and conventional-tone smoke alarms.

They used a larger sample size in the second study to confirm that a personalized maternal voice alarm is more successful in waking children than the conventional tone signal. They also examined whether using the child’s name in the personalized voice alarm contributes significantly to waking a child. The results showed that a maternal voice alarm was about three times more likely to wake a child than a tone alarm. Also, 85 percent of the children woken by a maternal voice alarm had enough time to escape, compared to just 51 percent for the tone alarm.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration

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Now, here’s my grammar question: Should you write/say “a historic” or “an historic?” Let’s dive in.

When you think about world-changing events like the moon landing, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, or the cup scientists perfecting a heat-sealing tumbler, you probably imagine someone referring to any of these as “an historic” occasion. Technically, this isn’t correct!

Use the article “an” when it precedes any word that starts with a vowel sound. This certainly applies to words that begin with a silent “h,” including heir, honor and hour.

It doesn’t apply to words in which you

pronounce the “h” sound, such as heroic, hysterical or historic. So, why do people put “an” in front of those words? Probably because at some point back in England people dropped the “h” sound in these words and supplied “an” before them.

The article “an” hung on although people started to uniformly pronounce the “h” sound in these words.

Old habits die hard — like when I take a swig of my morning tea too early even though I know it’s still way too hot. Either people still add “an” before words like historic because they learned to say it that way from previous generations, or they’re just snooty. There’s a fancy term for speech or writing that is only designed to impress: It’s called an “affectation.” For most people, they probably add “an” because that’s how they’ve always heard it pronounced. For people who prefer to be snooty, I heard there’s a great sale at the monocle store: All glasses are half off.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer.

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