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Zionsville moms have hand in new camp

By Derek Fisher • derek@youarecurrent.com

Two local moms recently launched Camp Mommawatchi, an online company providing at-home camp curricula for preschooland grade-school-aged children. Amy Leckrone of Zionsville, along with Amber Tincher of Avon, began doing at-home camps in 2007 and have created themed curricula based on their past camp experiences.

The idea for Camp Mommawatchi was hatched when the pair’s husbands were both planning to attend a work retreat. At the time, Leckrone and Tincher together had four preschoolers and decided they needed a plan to survive the three days.

“As a mom of two young children, the thought of my husband being away was a little terrifying,” Leckrone said. “So we decided to have a summer camp with the kids.”

At that point, Camp Mommawatchi was born.

“That first year, we had camp at my house,” said Tincher. “The Leckrones spent the night, and we did some basic summer camp activities like making s’mores and painting pillowcases.”

By year two, Leckrone and Tincher decided to choose a theme for each camp. Past themes have included sports/Olympics, gardening, science and the arts; this July’s camp theme is secret agent. When purchasing a camp, moms receive a complete curriculum including a full-color booklet with instructions for each

Want to learn more about Camp Mommawatchi? Visit www.campmommawatchi.com to purchase a camp, see photos and read helpful tips from Momma Owl. For additional information, contact Amy Leckrone at 709-2527 or Amber Tincher at 450-5682. activity, recipes, field trips, decorating tips and more. Customers also receive free digital downloads of schedules, supply lists, signs and daily mail from the camp’s mascot Momma Owl. Summer is not the only time you can host a camp.

“It works for fall or spring break too,” Leckrone explained.

“The camp is ideal any time of the year for young children.”

“Camp Mommawatchi has become an annual summer tradition for our families, and the kids look forward to it every year,” said Tincher. “Our camp is a great way for moms to connect with their kids and create lasting memories.”

Lots going on in August at Zion Nature Center – Looking for something to keep you occupied during next month’s dog days? Zion Nature Center’s “Bead Buddies” and Hands-On Monarch program are great alternatives.

For all the details, times and dates, log on to currentzionsville.com.

Donna Monday: ZPD and the Newcomer Blonde – My early years in Zionsville found me in frequent and funny situations with the Zionsville Police Department. I met them early and often upon moving to the Village. My first encounter was something a TV sitcom might create. I hadn’t lived in my little place on Sycamore Street a week when the kids and I went shopping for the usual move-in paraphernalia – curtains, towels, etc. When we got back Monday it was dark, really dark.For the rest of Donna’s column, visit currentzionsville.com.

Maplelawn announces cancellation of hoedown and follies – The Board of Directors of Maplelawn Farmstead Inc. have cancelled the Hoedown at Maplelawn, scheduled for July 21 and the Farmstead Follies that were to be performed on July 22 due to weather and safety concerns for heat and fire. For the full release and refund information, log on to currentzionsville.com.

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Third annual Caring Hand Camp The annual Caring Hands Camp took place last week at Lions Park in Zionsville. Featuring five days of hands-on service projects, this year’s themes were Community Clean-up and Beautification, Animal Protection, Senior Giving, Hunger Relief and Kids for Kids. Sixty-two children participated this year. (Submitted photos)

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CASE Design/Remodeling offers free kitchen and bath remodeling seminars – Would you like to have a new kitchen or bath by the holidays? Start the process now by learning what it takes to live through a remodeling project. CASE Design/Remodeling Indy is hosting free, informative 90-minute seminars, providing homeowners with the basic building blocks, plus tried and true advice on what to expect from a remodeling experience. For all the details, go to currentzionsville.com.

More Zionsville students recognized – Another crop of Zionsville natives have been recognized for their academic achievements at institutions of higher learning across the country.

For the full list, visit currentzionsville.com.

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Beating the heat the Applications available for 2012-13 BCL classes old fashioned way editorial@youarecurrent.com

Commentary by Ward Degler It got up over 100 degrees when I was a kid too. Back then the only air-conditioned place in town was the drugstore. We’d show up there early afternoons and wander in one at a time, looking interested in the shelves of cold remedies and pain relievers while the frigid air mercifully chilled our sweat-drenched tee shirts.

After a few minutes we’d invariably settle next to the magazine rack where we would page through the latest comic books while keeping a watchful eye out for old man Finch, the store owner. Sometimes one of us would buy a pack of gum or some penny candy to keep him off balance.

We never fooled him, however, and he finally got tired of us dripping sweat on everything and kicked us out. That’s when we discovered the frozen food locker attached to Murphy’s Meat Market. The inside temperature stood at zero, and when the thermometer outside broke 100, it was the closet thing to paradise a bunch of 10-year-old boys could hope for.

It didn’t take long for us to figure out we could fill paper cups at the public water fountain on the corner and leave them in the locker for an hour, freezing them into tasty ice cubes.

A couple of guys even let their sweaty shirts freeze solid before slipping them back on.

We were busy dreaming up other icy innovations when Mr. Murphy got wind of us and started locking the front door. After that, the best thing we could come up with was splashing our faces with the icy water in the bottom of the Coke machine at Hanson’s gas station. It was okay, I guess, but it would have been better if we’d had some comic books to read.

Boone County residents interested in becoming part of a county-wide leadership network can apply for available openings in Boone County Leadership’s 2012-13 classes.

Boone County Leadership is a not-for-profit program that provides local training to expand community and philanthropic leadership. Operating out of United Way of Central Indiana’s Boone County headquarters, the program acquaints participants with the county’s economic, civic, governmental and social structure, preparing them to become better informed and

New Zionsville Goodwill dropoff – It’s now more convenient than ever to donate to Goodwill.

A new drop-off location opened July 2 and will remain functional until October 15 at 6555 S. Ind. 334 in Zionsville.

Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Classes will meet for a half-day each month from September to May. The curriculum covers leadership skills and information about existing and emerging local issues such as agribusiness/agriculture, court system/law enforcement, health care, county growth, education, warehousing/manufacturing and human services.

Applications are due by Aug. 31, and classes begin in September. The fee is $425.

Applications are available by contacting lora.fippen@uwci.org or calling 289-6415. To download an application, visit www.uwci.org.

Answers about smoking law changes – Although Zionsville has been smokefree for years, some parts of the new Indiana law affect us, particularly new signage that is now required in businesses and restaurants. For information on these changes, please visit www.in.gov/ atc or call Richard Stroup at the Boone County Healthy Coalition, 765-891-9130.

Ward Degler lives in Zionsville with his wife and dog. He is author of “The Dark Ages of My Youth … and Times More Recent.” You can contact him at wdegler@comcast.net.

Tell us what your scar means at Zionsville CoC is on Facebook – The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce is on Facebook. "Like" them today – and post the latest news about your business there. Visit the Street Dance and Taste of Zionsville pages, too.

Williamson captures Muncie Ironman – Zionsville native Kelly Williamson was the women’s race winner at the July 7 Ironman 70.3 Muncie with a time of 2:10.53. The race was shortened due to excessive heat and covered 37.2 miles with a one-mile swim, 30-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run. www.currentzionsville.com

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ZCS School Board has productive July session Action: The Board approved a contract renewal for a demographic study of Zionsville by the Indiana Business Research Center, an arm of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Consent was given to the Union Elementary Nature Trail, an Eagle Scout project

by Matthew Munley of Troop 804. Board members Robert Wingerter and Jane Burgess announced they will seek re-election for the upcoming school year. The Board also thanked the Pleansant View Elementary PTO for its donation covering field trip transportation.

What it means: The demographic studies will provide the school system with accurate projections of future enrollment over a 10-year period. The IRBC contract will cost $23,000, with funds coming from the Capital Projects and Transportation Funds. The Nature Trail will be built on the four acres of land donated by Munley’s family and will provide an outdoor learning environment that will help students connect with nature.

What’s next: The study results will be available by late 2012 or early 2013, in time for planning for the 2013-2014 school year. The IRBC contract will be paid over the next six months in three installments.

Construction on the Nature Trail will begin in October and end in mid-November. The next School Board meeting is August.

Zionsville teams fare well at IU conference – More than 2,400 students and coaches from around the world gathered last month at Indiana University for the Future Problem Solving International Conference, to study and problem-solve the topic of pharmaceuticals and other health and human concerns. Conference attendees were student problemsolving finalists representing their home states and countries, where they competed for titles in events such as Global Issues Problem Solving, Presentation From left: McBride, Brewer, Roberts, Wendt, Brow and Drake. (Submitted photo) of Action Plans, Community Problem Solving and Scenario Writing. Zionsville was well-represented at the FPS conference, as the team of Catherine Mazanek, Katie McCarthy, Kyle Schulte and Ryan Spoonmore took fifth place in the Senior Division Team Competition. Connor Drake, Ashlee McBride, Abbey Roberts, Claire Wendt, Will Brewer and Abigail Brow captured the runner-up spot in the Middle Division Action Plan Competition, while Brewer claimed second place in the Middle Division Individual Competition.

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Children and concussions: know the facts Commentary by Jessica Swenberg As kids gear up for fall sports, it’s important to know facts about concussions. While sportsrelated concussions can’t be prevented, awareness goes a long way in avoiding serious brain injury. Consider these myths: A concussion is only diagnosed if the person loses consciousness or “blacks out.” Most concussions do not result in loss of consciousness. Concussions are diagnosed based on several symptoms including headache, dizziness, confusion, irritability and change in personality or mood. Generally, the child will experience these signs immediately or within a few hours of the injury.

Myth: Children recover quickly from concussions. Children usually take longer to heal from concussions than adults, and the younger the child is, the longer the recovery. It may take a 10-year-old up to four weeks to recover, while a concussion in a high school freshman may resolve itself in 10 to 14 days.

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Children are fully recovered from a concussion when they experience no symptoms at rest and exertion, and they are back to their cognitive baseline. Computerized cognitive tests administered by physicians trained in concussion management can help determine when cognition is back to baseline. Children ages 10 and older involved in a contact sport should get a baseline cognitive test every two years.

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Zionsville acupuncturist touts the benefits of Chinese medicine

By Derek Fisher • derek@youarecurrent.com “Western medicine chooses to ignore things because we’re too arrogant,” she said in that sunny kitchen, with no hint of a smirk. “Here, they don’t teach the history of medicine in any school. We don’t need history here because whatever we do is the best. It’s arrogance beyond imagination.”

“She” is Angelica Kokkalis: learner, healer and firm believer in Chinese medicine. She applies the tenets of the latter each Tuesday within the walls of her Zionsville practice, at 1620 W. Oak St. Given that quote – and 10 minutes of discourse – one generally deduces that Kokkalis’ distaste for the current state of American healthcare is surpassed only by her fondness for Eastern healing. That inference is an understatement.

“If we say the wisdom and healing comes from China, we lose credit,” she asserts, tangible anger prodding her voice to rise an octave above its usual tone. “We need to be more humble as doctors; we are servants of people and God.” Kokkalis was born in Greece and, as a toddler, suffered from grand mal seizures. Prescribed Valium shortly thereafter but witnessing no improvement for nearly a decade, at 12 years of age Kokkalis’ mother resorted to alternative treatments. Doses of probiotic enzymes, fasting and praying followed that choice, but preceded a turning point: her biggest seizure yet.

“After 37 days, I had one of the biggest seizures you can imagine,” she said. “I was in a coma for three days. I have not had a seizure since.”

If that experience didn’t plot her course on the map of life, a chance encounter with a French magazine – Kokkalis speaks Greek, Chinese and English fluently while dabbling in Latin-based languages – did. She had stumbled upon an article about acupuncture.

“The seizure (and her unique recovery) brought up my interest in wellness, specifically in solving the problem rather than just manage-

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About Acupuncture:

The World Health Organization has officially recognized acupuncture as suitable for the treatment of more than 200 common clinical disorders including urogenital, gastrointestinal, immune system, gynecological, respiratory, circulatory, neurological, endocrine, emotional and pediatric disorders, along with addictions and fatigue.

Zionsville Holistic Chiropractic and Wellness Center Phone: 765-497-0817 Web: akokkalis.com Twitter: @acupunctureindy Angelica Kokkalis performs acupunture on Zionsville's Nancy Noel Photo by Derek Fisher

ment of disease,” she said. “The magazine had a face in it with acupuncture needles, and that was intriguing. I decided that’s what I wanted to do.”

That revelation set off a whirlwind adventure for Kokkalis, one that took her to the heart of China in the midst of the Tiananmen Square revolution. After studying for seven years at the Beijing Medical University, during an additional two-year Chinese medicine program she was forced to flee the country.

She was not gone long.

“The Greek Embassy left Beijing and didn’t

want their students supporting the government,” she said. “I didn’t want to get involved in Chinese affairs, but wanted to complete my program. I went back to China and said, ‘I’m here and I want to study!’ They said, ‘You’re so determined but we don’t have any ties with your government. How are you going to study?”

True to her nature, she made it happen.

“I told them I wanted to be the bridge between East and West,” Kokkalis said. “The Dean’s office gave me the equivalent of the scholarship I had. I finished with honors.”

These days, after stops in California and

Minnesota, Kokkalis operates her Zionsville alternative care facility while living in Lafayette.

She deals in acupuncture, electro-stimulation therapy, scar tissue treatment, herbal medicine and more to handle everything from bed wetting to cerebral palsy. She’s written papers, given lectures and the like, all with the focus of spreading the idea that Chinese medicine works – and has worked.

“Chinese herbs and medicine – the experience of those is documented for at least 5,000 years in the written word,” Kokkalis said. “There is no doubt they are efficacious, because they’ve been used on billions of people.”

She’d like to open a clinic, and maybe write a book, that pull together all the elements of the best medicines and dispel myths about obscure practices, but those are in the distance at the moment. Right now, she’s focused on what she knows is right, and what she’s sure is wrong.

“Western medicine became a business; drug companies came around and lobbied the world,” she said. “Here, we manage a lot of diseases without solving them. Chinese medicine can turn it around.”

“You cannot always use standard diagnostic procedures; sometimes you have to use common sense. That’s what we’re missing in Western medicine. Put that in big brackets.”

– Angelica Kokkalis

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Obama Backshop: Useless Editor, Thanks for your useless waste of space in the Current in Zionsville magazine in the From the Backshop: Obama lacks grip on economics.

You start out talking about Obamacare and some Stanford economist. You give that guy a lot of credit just because he?s recognizable. How about Paul Krugman an economist from Princeton, he?s recognizable too?did that alone give him credibility or was it the Nobel Prize? Great that you think everyone knew the Bush recession was going to be as deep as it was, you must have made a ton of money. Too bad for those other guys who lost 40% of everything they had, those fools! Anyway, I was writing to commend you for saying absolutely nothing while killing a tree for paper. You article wandered over enough topics that by the end, all you did was waste space without providing a shred of support for a single thought. And just so you know, the nations worst president left office in 2008. Obama didn?t start 2 wars with borrowed money or throw 2 trillion tax dollars at the big banks in TARP funds and I never hear about the 300 million dollars we spend in fake wars everyday. But he did deal with it when he got there while your guys were doing nothing more than trying to shoot a hole through the bottom of the collective boat by defaulting as a nation. Give you guys a little space and look what you do with it!

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Obama Backshop: Fabulous Editor, I would like to comment and congratulate you on a fabulous, succinct, focused summary of what is wrong with this president. I cannot agree with you more.

The American people who voted for President Obama have to be embarrassed and ashamed at this point in his presidency for electing someone with no experience in managing anything in his life. We now are all paying for that, and so will our children for years to come unless a new president, Gov. Mitt Romney, is elected in November.

I am not sure how you can do this, but your article should be published on major newspapers and other news outlets across the country. It might actually bring the many supporters of this current president to their senses!

Scott Guenthner, M.D., 46077 www.currentzionsville.com

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Cooler heat Commentary by Terry Anker Election years tend to make water-cooler talk more interesting. We become experts on national finance, welfare and program, and then fight to the death armed only with the info we garnered from the news during the morning drive. It is good that folks take a position. It is even better when we become knowledgeable and then take a position. Understanding and even empathizing with both sides of an issue makes our conversations more informed and less belligerent.

But when government is taking away something to which we believe ourselves to be entitled, can we ever really understand the other point of view? Some, when asked to pay more taxes to support another government program, remunerate without protest. Some, when asked to surrender, adjust or do without government benefit, seek alternate solutions sans a picket line. But most fail to notice unless they are directly affected. Few resist taxes that are not taxed; and few fight to preserve benefits that are not benefited.

Aren’t we sad when a member of anyone’s family dies but saddest when it is a member of our own? Long ago, famed English moral philosopher Adam Smith pointed to the evident, if unpleasant, truth that we care more about smashing our own fingers than the deaths of a million in a far away and unrelated place.

So it seems that the political trick of taxation is to only tax those who don’t vote for you or understand the increase. No one likes taxes. So, let’s call them something else or apply them to “those” people not “our” own supporters. And, if government cuts must occur, the politicos know that programs must be changed only quietly or, better yet, deferred to future election cycles. How can we hope to understand, knowing that we are being manipulated? Benevolent or not, can this be right?

A couple weeks ago in our booth at CarmelFest, we offered those who stopped to visit the chance to tell us more about them. Specifically, we asked anyone who showed an interest to fill out a card and provide details. The aim was to see which fascinating personal tales we could bring, eventually, to the fore on the cover of our newspaper. The response was great, and we now have a bevy of ideas from which to choose.

We’ve decided to do with same thing with this great community. If you have, or know of someone who has, a neat or inspiring (or otherwise interesting) story to tell your fellow readers, you – or he or she – may submit a synopsis to us through info@youarecurrent.com. Not every submission will end up on our cover, but every submission will get full and due consideration.

••• The son of one of our friends was riding his bicycle in Westfield recently, when he was struck from behind by a truck traveling at approximately 45 mph. The lad miraculously suffered only scrapes and bruises, and his backpack’s contents (laptop, Kindle and other possessions) were a total loss. That’s sad, but what really irks us is the driver of the truck just kept going. Will the authorities find the driver? We’re doubtful.

Should the driver come forward and explain?

Absolutely. Will it happen? Nope, and that’s a shame. From what we understand, the kid was well within his road rights as a bicyclist. We believe some of the driving public needs to be better informed on the rights of bicyclists, and a good place to start is www.bicycleindiana.org.

Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@ youarecurrent.com.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@ currentincarmel.com.

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Humor Focus on the road, nothing else More dogs face human problems VIEWS

Laughs by Danielle Wilson

I’ve had it! And I’m going to throw some people under the bus here, not only because it’s a transportation reference but because I would literally love to do so. Women should not be allowed on the roads until they pass an aggressive driving course complete with an inclement weather portion, a roundabout challenge and a written exam on basic common sense.

I realize I am a female driver, but I know how to navigate traffic, on-ramps, construction zones and icy conditions. I also pay attention while I’m driving. I do not apply eyeliner at red lights, I don’t text while my car is in drive and I actually use my rear and sides mirrors to monitor vehicles around me. I don’t expect people to break the speed limit, but I do expect them to get out of the fast lane (that’s the left lane, ladies) if they are going slower than me. That’s not just common courtesy; it’s the rule of the road.

This past week, driving around town had me cursing on a daily basis. Maybe it’s because school is out and more moms are driving, but every single person I yelled or honked at was a middle-aged woman. I saw a gal jump a lane of traffic and cut off four cars to get a ahead of me in a carpool line; I witnessed a woman stopped dead in a

roundabout, unsure as to who had the right of way; and I almost rear-ended two separate lady drivers who had practically parked at yield signs. (FYI: Yield means only stop if you can’t continue as opposed to the red octagonal STOP sign which actually does mean stop.) And don’t get me started on parking.

Jesus, if you can’t get in the spot in two moves, then leave.

I hate to admit this, but men really are better drivers. Maybe it’s because they can’t multi-task very well and therefore can only focus on the road, or maybe it’s that they have a one-track mind that won’t let them change it after they’ve made a decision (like a woman I saw in a busy intersection who thought she wanted to turn left but realized she needed to go straight, so just blocked all traffic until she could get over), but whatever the reason, guys seem to drive the right way.

So ladies, please step up your game.

Watch NASCAR, take lessons from your husband or just put down the latte. And if you spot me in a dented white mini-van, get out of my way. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

Laughs by Dick Wolfsie It used to be that when people asked you about your dog or cat, you’d say something like, “Old Sparky, he’s crazier than ever.” But “crazy” was a term of endearment, intended to highlight the mischievous behavior of your companion. No longer can we make light of this. Dogs and cats are getting more neurotic.

Two of my favorite “New Yorker” cartoonists, Charles Barsotti and the late Leo Cullum, have long documented the anguish of our pet population, and I owe them a big thanks for their observations on which this report is based. “I do what they say, I eat what they give me, they must be a cult,” says one dog to another in a Cullum cartoon. Yes, dogs that once dutifully followed their masters no longer trust humans.

And so, more people are dragging their pets to the shrink. Dogs who are not allowed on the sofa at home now find themselves invited on the couch. Economic issues seem to be a source of much of their anxiety, and many must seek employment outside the home.

While some dogs are doing OK, working dogs – like sheep dogs – are having trouble finding a job.

Discontent is everywhere. Dogs are unhappy with the Internet, YouTube in particular. It was bad enough that cats were getting more attention than they deserved, but lately teacup potbelly pigs and hamsters are stealing the limelight. Dogs are having trouble sleeping at night. Cats are sleeping at night.

Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in passiveaggressive behavior. Dogs don’t care if the package says “Premium” or “Gourmet”; it’s dog food, and they won’t eat it. One dog was reported saying to his master, “Get your own damn slippers.”

In therapy, dogs are admitting that their peeing on the carpet is not really an “accident” at all. And when the deed occurs, dogs are tired of having their noses rubbed in it. All this is making dogs very unhappy. They won’t take it lying down.

There is also increased animosity between felines and canines, which has always been prevalent but is worse in the current human-eat-human world dogs must live in. Dogs don’t just want to dominate; they want cats to fail. They wonder why there are so few “No Cats Allowed” signs.

Even with all this evidence, I do caution you not to overreact. One woman in Muncie thought her dog looked depressed, sad and downtrodden. She took him to a pet psychologist, paid $150 and received a very insightful diagnosis: “It’s a basset hound, lady.”

Of course, our pets think we are the nutty ones.

As one canine comments in my favorite Barsotti cartoon, “Yes, humans are crazy, but they can open the fridge.”

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

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Cameron Fila, Union Brewing Co.’s head brewer, has more than 12 years of brewing experience.

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Union Brewing Co. brings craft beer and microbrewing to Carmel

By Christian Sorrell • christian@youarecurrent.com During the next two months, what is now little more than an empty concrete floor surrounded by unfinished walls will become one of the first microbreweries of its kind in Indiana.

Craft beers and the microbreweries that produce them have grown in popularity in the past several years, but much of Indiana seems to have lagged behind the movement, having very few microbreweries compared to other states.

Union Brewing Company’s head brewer Cameron Fila is looking to take a special approach to brewing and serving craft beer when the brewery opens in Elliot's Mohawk Place in Carmel this September.

“All of our beer is caskconditioned and will be handpulled. We brew two-barrel batches at a time. This system guarantees that the beer is always fresh and always at its peak,” said Fila. “To our knowledge, we are the only brewery in Indiana that will

be serving our beer cask-conditioned.”

These aspects are a point of pride for Fila, because they focus on quality and tradition over quantity and efficiency.

Union Brewing Company will feature more than just the beer they produce in-house. Fila and his partners are planning to feature a number of guest taps from regional microbreweries and independent brewers.

“The guest tap will serve as a chance for us to feature many of our Midwestern favorites as well as the beers that we enjoy most,” said Fila.

The brewery is also planning to feature a selective dining menu provided by the nearby SoHo Café & Gallery.

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◆ Cask-conditioned: Unfiltered and unpasteurized beer that is conditioned and served from a cask without any additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide. Through this process, the beer is able to carbonate itself naturally. ◆ Hand-pulled: Beer will be served directly from the casks through the use of a beer engine, a manual device used to physically pump the beer out of its container. Pulling the beer in this manner creates a smoother and creamier flavor.

“SoHo Café does terrific food, and we do terrific beer,” said Fila. “Rather than doing terrific beer and mediocre food, why not create a partnership that will help us both?”

It is this sense of partnership and community that seems to form much of the core of what Fila and his partners are hoping to create.

With at least one other microbrewery planning to open in the area soon, most people would be mindful of the increase in competition, but Fila sees it differently.

“The beer world is a community. What’s good for us is good for them and vice versa,” said Fila.

“There is plenty of room for us both to create great beer.”

Union Brewing Co. is located at 622 S. Rangeline Rd. in Carmel and is currently planning to open in midto-late September. For more information, find the brewery on Facebook at facebook.com/ UBCUnionBrewingCo or online at unionbrewingco.com.

“The Dark Knight Rises” – In theaters Friday, Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy comes to an end in this final film pitting Batman against a new terrorist leader, Bane.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – Available for download Wednesday, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is back in this greatest hits compilation taking the best levels from the first two games in the franchise and adding new skaters and updated graphics. Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network – $15.

“Winds Will Change” by William Beckett – The second of three EPs as part of a project by singer-songwriter William Beckett, former member of The Academy Is…. Includes the single “Great Night.”

Alonzo Bodden – Performing live at Morty’s Comedy Joint (3625 E. 96th St., Indianapolis) this weekend, Alonzo Bodden is an international headliner first introduced to America on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. For ticket information, please visit mortyscomedy. com.

For a list of local events, see the Event Calendar on Page 14.

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Dave & Rae • Part of the Fishers Summer Concert series. • 7 p.m. • Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Dr., Fishers • Free • 595-3150

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Blair & Company • Part of the Carmel Gazebo Concert series. • 7:30 p.m. • 1 Civic Square, Carmel • Free • carmelgazeboconcerts.org

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“Nunsense” • Originally conceived as a line of greeting cards, Nunsense has been performed again and again since 1985, making it the second-longest running off-Broadway show. • Thursday to Saturday – 8 p.m., Sunday – 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. • Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis • $37 to $60, includes dinner buffet • 872-9664

THURSDAY

Couples Night Out • Special couples night at Prairie View Golf Club including nine holes of play and prizes. Live music and a special bistro menu will also be featured. • 5 p.m. • Prairie View Golf Club, 7000 Longest Drive, Carmel • $60 couple, $20 (per couple) members • 816-3100

Westfield Farmers Market • Come and see what all of Westfield’s best farmers and artisans have to offer at the Westfield Farmers Market, featuring local music and weekly events. • 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. • North Union Street, one block north of Main Street by City Hall (130 Penn St.), Westfield • Free • dwna.org Westfield Historic Underground Railroad Ghost Walk • Join Unseen Press for a brief encounter with Westfield’s most haunting legends and folk tales.

Reservations required. • 8:30 p.m. • $15 • 840-6456

Soul Bus • Part of the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. Summer Concert Series. • 7 p.m. • Dillon Park, 701 Cicero Rd., Noblesville • Free • 776-6350 “Celebrate the Colors” • The latest exhibit by the Hamilton County Artists’ Association. • Thursday to Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Birdie Gallery, 195 S. Fifth St., Noblesville • Free admission • 776-2278 Illusionist Jared Sherlock • Jared Sherlock and his company perform an intimate evening of illusions, comedy and dance. • 7:30 p.m. • The Tarkington, 3 Center Green, Carmel • $28 full, $25 student, $20 child • 843-3800

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Carmel American Legion Street Dance • Enjoy the music of Parasia, preceded by SAL Steak Dinner from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Part of the Carmel American Legion Charity Golf Tournament. • 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. • American Legion Post 155, 852 W Main Street, Carmel • Free • americanlegionpost155.org Jazz on the Square • Enjoy the smooth sounds of jazz music on Noblesville’s historic courthouse square. • 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. • 1 Hamilton County Square, Noblesville • Free • 776-0205 Zanna Doo • Part of the Cool Creek Concert Series • 7 p.m. • Cool Creek Park, 2000 E 151st Street, Carmel • $5 adults, children free (12 and under) • 770-4404 12 | July 17, 2012

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Symphony on the Prairie: The Best of Broadway! • Come enjoy the weather and listen to Broadway classic brought to life. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food and drinks. • Friday and Saturday – 8 p.m. • Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • $22 adult, $10 child, $20 parking • 639-4300

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Hamilton County 4-H Fair • Animals, food, exhibits by 4-H members and more. • Thursday to Monday – 10 a.m. • Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 East Pleasant, Noblesville • Free • hamiltoncofairgrounds.com

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Saxony Market • The market features a number of central Indiana businesses and farmers while creating an outdoor forum for family and friends alike to gather, shop and share ideas. • 8 a.m. to noon • 131st Street and Olio Road, Fishers • Free • SaxonyIndiana.com Zionsville Farmers Market • Come see Zionsville’s greatest farmers and local artisans at the weekly farmers market. • 8 to 11 a.m. • Parking lot at Main and Hawthorne, Zionsville • Free admission • ZionsvilleFarmersMarket.org Carmel Farmers Market • One of the largest farmers markets in Indiana, the Carmel Farmers Market will feature more than 60 local vendors. • 8 to 11:30 a.m. • Carmel Farmers Market, 1 Center Green, Carmel • Free admission • 710-0162 Fishers Farmers Market • The Fishers Farmers Market now showcases more than 35 high-quality vendors offering fresh produce, live goods, bakery items, meat, cheese and handmade gifts. • 8 a.m. to noon • Fishers Farmers Market, 11601 Municipal Dr., Fishers • Free admission • 578-0700 Noblesville Farmers Market • Shop local. Pick up farm-fresh produce, vegetables and much more at the market. • 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Riverview Hospital Overflow Parking Lot, Ind. 19 and Ind. 38, Noblesville • Free admission • 776-0205 To submit your event for future editions, please e-mail christian@youarecurrent.com.

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intelligent landscape enhanced by the 20/20 vision of real life hindsight, it is a landscape that I wanted to live in for as long as I could. The show’s cast of characters, from the primary char-

Since his original television series “Sports Night,” Aaron Sorkin has become known as one of television and film’s most intelligent writers. Sorkin’s last foray into television writing was for the critically acclaimed politician drama, “The West Wing.” Needless to say, I was excited to see Sorkin make his way back to television. With “The Newsroom,” he is back in a very big way.

“The Newsroom” follows news anchor Will McAvoy, who, through playing it safe, Jeff Daniels puts out his best performance in years as the show’s conflicted has come to find some of the protagonist Will McAvoy. (Submitted photo) largest ratings on television acters Will McAvoy and his executive producer with his cable show, “News Night.” After a conMackenzie MacHale, to the minor staffers filltroversial outburst during a debate on a college campus and staff change-ups within the network, ing the background, all seem well developed and much more complex than they may first appear. he is forced to decide if he wants to continue his Sorkin’s writing glorifies passion, intelligence harmless but successful career or attempt to take and hard work, and as someone who aspires to up the once great mantle of true journalism. It is embrace all three, I find “The Newsroom” absoan extremely high concept and one that is quite lutely enthralling. risky, especially considering that the show takes “The Newsroom” airs Sunday evenings at place in 2010 and many of the show’s pivotal 10 p.m. on HBO. The show’s first episode was moments focus on past real-world events such as made officially available for free on Youtube. the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

While it may be creating an unrealistically

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Christian Sorrell reviews “The Red Wing” – Summertime is here and with it come a number of great comics. Night and Day Editor Christian Sorrell reviews John Hickman’s miniseries “The Red Wing.”

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Pizza King The Scoop: At Noblesville’s Pizza King restaurant, old-fashioned meets innovation. Don’t like waiting? No problem. At Pizza King, each table has its own phone which allows you to order food and drinks right from your chair. Pizza King offers more than just pizza. Sandwiches, wraps, salads and strombolis are just a few of the items featured on the menu. Pizza King is a family-style restaurant with its own delivery service, too.

Type of food: Pizza, pasta, sandwiches Price of entrees: Entrees start at $7 Specialties: Pizza Reservations: Not accepted Smoking: Nonsmoking Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Phone: 14 Harbourtown Center – 877-0636; 1225 S. 10th St. – 770-1738.

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Clyde Worley, co-owner/ operator of The Hamilton Worley Where do you like to dine? Pizzology What do you like to eat there? I really like the mussels. They are fantastic!

What do you like about Pizzology? They also have some nice pasta dishes.

Pizzology is located at 13190 Hazel Dell Pkwy., Carmel. They can be contacted at 844-2550 or online at www.pizzologyindy.com.

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Don't lose your wallet when paying for jewelry coverage Commentary by Jamie Ianigro Question from Anonymous from Noblesville: I’m getting ready to buy an expensive piece of jewelry for a special lady. What do I need to do to make sure it’s properly protected.

Response from Jamie Ianigro: Congratulations on your purchase! I hope your special lady likes it and whatever else you might have to say when you give it to her. As you have recently realized, jewelry is high-valued, easily lost or destroyed and vulnerable to theft.

Jewelry is covered on a standard home policy, but usually has a special limit on the total amount of coverage (usually a few hundred dollars). It doesn’t sound like a few hundred dollars is going to cover your potential purchase. Luckily, there are a few options available to protect your jewelry.

Adding an endorsement to your home policy is the easiest way to protect your jewelry, but you can also purchase a separate policy or roll the dice and leave it uninsured. When deciding which method you are going to go with, there are a few questions you should keep in mind: • Does the coverage consider jewelry values that increase over time?

• Does it cover mysterious disappearance (it’s gone, but you don’t know when or how it disappeared)?

• What causes of loss does the policy cover and exclude?

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The next thing you need to figure out is what your piece of jewelry is worth. Since this item will be newly purchased, you have a store receipt or certificate from the jeweler. If you don’t have a receipt or the item has not been appraised recently, it’s time to seek out an expert and get an updated appraisal. Sometimes a jewelry store that you frequent will offer free appraisals, but usually you have to pay for an appraiser’s services. The American Society of Appraisers is a good resource if you’re looking for an appraiser.

You can use the “Find an Appraiser” feature on their appraisers.org website.

It is common practice to have your appraisals updated every three to five years. In addition, there are a few other things you should consider doing: • Take photos of your jewelry from several angles • Keep original receipts and appraisals • Consider keeping your jewelry in a hidden safe or storage area Make sure you’re not being overprotective though. Jewelry is bought to be worn and can’t be enjoyed sitting in a safe.

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Moving on – The hunt for a credible replacement for Libor – long the most accepted market measure of short-term interest-rate moves – is heating up. Libor suffered a fresh blow to its credibility the week of June 25, when Barclays admitted that its traders attempted to maneuver the rate and agreed to pay fines totaling $455 million. - wsj.com

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Compression of realities Business by David Cain Here’s a stunning reality, the iPhone is only five years old. The first version, now considered a relic, was introduced on January 9, 2007, and offered for sale on June 29, 2007. That little smart phone that now boasts sales in excess of 146 million units just turned five.

In March of 2012, Encyclopedia Britannica announced it would not produce any new print editions. The 2010 edition is the last to be printed, ending a legacy that had continued since the first edition made its way to an information-starved world in 1768. Did Google replace Britannica’s print version or is it actually Wikipedia that stepped in the way? Regardless, the encyclopedias that graced the shelves of my childhood are now dusty artifacts for garage sales and antique malls perched next to the rotary dial phone.

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redefined. It is like raising kids, when you are around them you don’t realize how big they are getting. Before you know it, they are adults.

Our realities are compressing to the point where we’ve lost all perspective of the past. Our reality is evolving at the speed of technology, creating an elusive normality that once provided comfort.

The key is to stay in the today. The fundamentals haven’t changed. People must still have meaningful relationships and establish connections. People still rely on other people. People still need products and services that add value.

People still need to have human connections.

People still need you but they are just expecting you to offer yourself faster and better than before.

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Classic travetine becoming more popular Landscaping by Randy Sorrell

Michelangelo penciled his last design to guide seasoned stonecutters in the spring of 1563. The frustration for the 88 year old was apparent by the blood red chalk used to convey his cutting instruction for the travertine blocks destined for the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Imagine centuries later, this porous form of limestone remains a dynamic design material whose lasting historic structures have survived wars, famines and political statements. It’s no wonder that Hoosiers are loving this earthy, distinctive porous, material. Used by the Romans to construct temples, aquaducts, bath houses and even THE Colosseum, its’ renewed popularity is refreshing.

DARING. LUXURY. CLASSIC. This daring back yard living space on Plum Creek Golf Course redefines luxury. The smooth coolness of noche travertine laid in a classic French pattern is bordered by rich slate. A natural stone seat wall and decorative column hugs the space and is capped with slate to echo the patio border.

While privacy was not a major concern, creating a subtle “buffer zone” was important to encourage a sense of intimacy. The fashionable grill station was constructed out of manufactured stone and tastefully customized with a natural stone ribbon used in the seat wall.

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SHADE. As usual, every ounce of shade is appreciated and the thin pergola growing from the grill counter offers a bit of respite. The architectural window lattice supports a recently released, tame wisteria that promises to predictably bloom and magnetize hummingbirds.

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www.currentzionsville.com Current Carmel $402.50, Westfield $192.50, Fishers $402.50, Noblesville $381.50, Zionsville $203

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Across 1. Break the 10th Commandment 6. CCPL book jacket promo 11. Oversized, as a Colts lineman 14. Like a Carmel HS gymnast 15. “Peter Peter Pumpkin ___” 16. Regret 17. Film units at Great Escape Noblesville 10 18. “Same here!”

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About Eve” 38. Lawrence North athletes, for 53. P.F. Chang’s ___ Bistro 21. Mitchell’s Fish Market catch Answers on page 19

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