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Zionsville Mayor Tim Haak cuts the ribbon at the dedication of the new Town Hall. Zionsville officials gathered to celebrate the opening of the $10.25 million Town Hall with a ribbon cutting, presentations, tours and more. The 42,600-squarefoot building features more space for town employees and improved areas for public use. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

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Winning pumpkin – The Zionsville Professional Firefighters Local 4416 created the top fundraising entry in Pumpkins for a Purpose, organized by Akard True Value in Boone Village. The contest raised more than $575 for 11 local charities as people cast votes for their favorite decorated pumpkin by making donations. BCVC annual meeting – Boone County Voices for Change will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St., Zionsville. State Sen. Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) and State Rep. Dan Forestal (D-Indianapolis) will speak. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with BCVC committees, socialize and connect with representatives of other local advocacy groups. Registration is encouraged but not required at goo.gl/dQgfyJ. Meet the Grinch — The Grinch will stop by Akard True Value, 25 Boone Village, from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 for selfies and a story reading at 1 p.m. The store is along the Christmas in the Village Shopping Shuttle route, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. with stops at Boone Village, the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, South Village and downtown.

Little League regional HQ coming to Zionsville By Chris Bavender news@currentzionsville.com

up against.” Rinebold said the idea wouldn’t have come to fruition without his “great partner,” his wife, JoJo, who put her background with the It started with an idea 14 months ago and NCAA and her branding and consulting comended Nov. 10 with a phone call: Zionsville pany to work. had been selected LLI said Zionsville proved to be a relocation as the new home location that “offers adequate facilifor Little League ties, strong infrastructure, and a supInternational’s Central Region porting community that appreciates Headquarters. and understands the ideals of Little “I was silent for a long time, and League.” the CFO from Little League Interna“Throughout this entire process, tional, who made the call, at one Rinebold Zionsville has truly embraced Little point said, ‘Mike, are you there?’ I League to the fullest extent and made clear was a little emotional and stunned and had its intent to support Little League’s operato pick my jaw up off the floor,” said Mike Rinebold, who led the campaign effort. “I was tions,” Hugh E. Tanner, LLI board of directors chairman, stated in a press release. surprised knowing the competition we were

The proposed site for the new Central Region headquarters is at Whitestown Road and S 875 East, just south of the Zionsville Community High School baseball and softball complex. The proposed facility will include five new fields on about 30 acres and feature a 2,500-seat stadium. Now that Zionsville has been selected, Rinebold said the real work begins. “Before we were named we made two commitments to Little League: To have land donated for them to occupy, and that we would raise $1.5 million to make that happen, so we are launching the pledge campaign we started before we were named,” he said. “We are also preparing our sponsorship campaign.”

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testing in different settings and age groups to the results of implementing the program, as well as how it blends with the district’s Strong in Every Way initiative. The Zionsville Community Schools board “I think the Preventure program (has) of trustees approved the implementation of a nice way of differentiating the Preventure, a substance strengths that kids need to be able Drugs abuse prevention proto build,” Fowler said. gram for high school stuPreventure offers two program dents. Preventure’s content targets models. The district can start with a personality types that are more likepersonality survey for all freshmen ly to seek and misuse substances. that will become a baseline measure“When we went through the (ranment, and then students participate dom drug testing approval) process, Deveraux in optional workshops to understand we recognized as a board that the what leads to substance abuse. The second testing in and of itself was not the answer model starts with students who are referred and that we needed programs like this to who will meet with a counselor and then come alongside in order to achieve the reparticipate in those workshops. sults we were looking for,” said Joe Stein, Devereaux said they will decide which board vice president. model works best for the community after ZCS Chief Academic Officer Kris Devereaux four or five district professionals go through led a task force in the spring that included the training process. community members, counselors and adminThe program’s costs, including training istrators who reviewed a variety of programs and implementation during the next three before selecting Preventure. years, will be covered by a Lilly Endowment At the Nov. 13 school board meeting, Dr. grant. Devereaux said administrators will Nicole Fowler, assistant professor of medievaluate the program after the allotted time cine at Indiana University and member of the to see if it is producing the desired results. task force, said Preventure rose to the top because of the strong evidence base from

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between various communities. “ISTEP measures a lot of what we have,” he said. “ZIP codes and home values are quite predictive of these scores, so it Zionsville Community Schools ranked No. 2 on ISTEP test scores with 92.8 per- would be inappropriate to crow about our excellence from this single cent of stueducation dents passing, measure. Excellence in this fine community is a team effort.” according to The test will be replaced with data released by the Indiana ILEARN in 2019. The Indiana Dept. Dept. of Education. Carmel of Education will pay Washranked No. 1 at 93 percent. ington, D.C.-based American ZCS has maintained a conInstitutes for Research more stant A rating from the state Robison than $43 million to design and since 2011. But Supt. Scott Robison said the recent ISTEP scores are not distribute the test. ZCS gauges team effort on three prinwhat the district relies on when deterciples, Robison said, including parents mining student achievement. “who stay engaged,” the faculty and sup“The ISTEP tests are fatally flawed port staff and students, among others. and actually measure what we have a As for ISTEP tests, Robison said there lot of in dominant socioeconomic markhas to be a better gauge. ers,” Robison said. “We use (Northwest “We could and should develop an arEvaluation Association) pre- and postray of metrics to prove the good works tests to track student progress and of so many in all school settings withcalibrate instruction, not ISTEP.” out the charade of allegedly equal testRobison said ISTEP only sheds light ing,” he said. on socioeconomic problems that exist

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By Desiree Williams news@currentzionsville.com Poor weather has led to a delay in the completion of the CR 700 E pathway, which was expected to infrastructure be complete during the summer. The pathway will make it possible to walk or bike between Zionsville West Middle School and the Royal Run subdivision. “There are limiting factors when you put asphalt down,” said Lance Lantz, supt. of the Zionsville Street and Stormwater Dept. “You have to have the proper temperatures, and you have to have a dry, stable platform for the pathway to be placed upon the subgrade.” One day of rain can take four days to dry out, Lantz said. In addition, he said some asphalt plants shut down in December, so the product might not be available if the project experiences additional delays. “We are looking at making some altera-

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Lacy finds Christmas in book By Heather Lusk news@currentzionsville.com Reading aloud “Where is Christmas” to children each year is what helps the book’s author, Amy Lacy, reconnect holidays with the holiday. “It starts my Christmas and puts me in the Christmas spirit,” said Lacy, the director of finance and records for the Town of Zionsville. “It’s probably one of my favorite things I do.” Lacy “Where is Christmas” follows three children — Ivy, Grace and Cooper-Joe — who take a journey to discover Christmas while meeting the Easter Bunny, a Thanksgiving turkey and others. The trio discovers that Christmas is “here, it’s there, it’s everywhere,” just as a Main Street Christmas tree is lit. The book was written 10 years ago as a Kiwanis project to contribute to Christmas in the Village. Lacy was inspired by the event’s theme of Storybook Christmas. “The end result of the story is that Christmas is everywhere, and it stays in

book reading Amy Lacy will read “Where is Christmas” at 4 p.m. Nov. 25 at Black Dog Books, 115 S. Main St., Zionsville, prior to the Christmas in the Village parade and tree lighting. The book doubles as a coloring book, and children are invited to color pages during the reading. The book costs $4. your heart,” Lacy said. After writing the story, Lacy asked fellow Kiwanis member and artist John Hanks to create the illustrations. “Two days later he came back, and the characters he drew were just what was in my head,” Lacy said. Lacy never expected the book to have a decade of longevity. “I thought we would just use it for that project at that time, and that would be the end of it,” she said.

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Little by little, Zionsville farm keeps Thanksgiving feasts fresh By Heather Lusk • news@currentzionsville.com It began as a taste test that turned into a hobby and eventually became a small business. cover story Little by Little Farms at the edge of Zionsville will sell roughly 100 turkeys this Thanksgiving. It started when owner Stephanie Pinder’s aunt wanted to compare the taste of fresh versus frozen turkey “kind of before it was a popular thing,” Pinder said. “At that time there weren’t as many places to buy fresh turkeys.” The following spring she bought three chicks, raised them during the summer and processed them before Thanksgiving. She said her family found the taste of the fresh turkeys significantly better. “You can totally tell a difference,” Pinder said. One other surprise was the speed the fresh turkey cooked, which was much more quickly than a frozen one. In the seven years since that first taste test, the family added more turkeys to share with close family and friends, eventually creating an online ordering system last year. “(Turkey) doesn’t have to be frozen in a plastic bag,” Pinder said. “People don’t know that that’s an option.” Pinder raises three varieties of turkeys, including Bourbon Red and Broad-Breasted Bronze. Each May she receives a shipment of chicks from a farm in Ohio. They’re raised under heat lamps for the first few weeks. “That’s probably their most delicate time, because they’re very particular about their temperature,” Pinder said. She and her husband Rob spend most of their time in the barn during those first crucial weeks. Until a few years ago, Pinder and her husband would clip the wings of the turkeys to prevent them from flying out of their pen and exploring the 6-acre property. Now, netting covers the enclosure that measures less than an acre. “You do learn as you go,” she said. The turkeys are curious birds, investigating newcomers and moving as a mob

MEET THE PINDERS Rob and Stephanie Pinder have two children: Emily, who attends Auburn University, and Nick, who teaches English in Japan. The family shared some of their favorite things. Favorite Zionsville restaurant: Cobblestone Favorite vacation spot: San Juan, Puerto Rico Favorite pastime: Raising farm animals in an open green natural pasture Favorite turkey fact: A fresh turkey that’s never been frozen cooks in half the time Favorite Thanksgiving side dish: Becky’s famous Jell-O salad

Rob and Stephanie Pinder care for turkeys at Little by Little Farm. (Photo by Lisa Price)

through their enclosure. They are constantly gobbling, clucking and purring throughout the day. “When they’re singing like that, it’s good,” Pinder said. Around October the turkeys are grouped each evening to assess size and estimate weight. About a week before Thanksgiving, the turkeys are shipped to a USDA-approved processing plant in Fort Wayne. “They all go,” she said. “When they’re gone, they’re gone.” Once the turkeys have left, Pinder said the farm atmosphere is strange for a while. “It’s super quiet,” she said. “I listen for them.” The processed turkeys can be picked up only on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at the farm. “It’s a fun day,” Pinder said. Those picking up turkeys can enjoy a

bonfire, hot chocolate and see the other farm animals. Then Pinder has a break from her feathered friends until more chicks arrive in May. “It’s a great six-month deal,” she said. The name Little by Little Farms was inspired by the Pinder’s 2003 home, which has been slowly expanding. Even adding the barn and growing the business has been done little by little. Pinder’s farm also features several chickens, along with goats who keep the backyard hay leveled and four llamas who act as police, keeping an eye on the turkeys. When the family finds a good farmhand, they want to add more turkeys. Pinder’s children, now living away from home, used to assist, along with their friends. Pinder and her husband have full-time jobs but enjoy life on the farm and raising their flock. “We like it. It’s fun,” she said. “We try to support local agriculture, for sure.”

Pinder only takes preorders for her turkeys, which are usually filled by early November through littlebylittlefarms.com. Turkeys are grouped by small, medium, large and extra large. The turkeys range in size from less than 15 pounds to more than 25. At $3.99 per pound, the turkeys are more expensive than frozen turkeys but cheaper than some ground turkey or organic counterparts. Although Pinder is not pursuing an organic designation, the turkeys are pasture-raised and antibiotic-free. Every year, Pinder sets a few turkeys aside for a specific charity, which this year is Little Sisters of the Poor St. Augustine Home in Indianapolis. She also ensures that her aunt, who inspired that original taste test, always has a few turkeys to prepare for the family on Thanksgiving.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Every pre-school kid understands the basics of negotiation. Jill wants Jane’s toy. Jill knows that taking Jane’s toy will probably be resisted by Jane – and she has older siblings and is a bit tough on the playground. So Jill, ever the resourceful one, finds some random and discarded bauble on the classroom’s floor, picks it up and presents it to Jane. “Here is a fine toy – a pleasant substitution for the one presently bringing you joy.” Assured in her own clever swap, Jill takes the trinket from Jane, attempting to replace it with her own. Not impressed by the sleight-of-hand, Jane cries foul. “This is not that,” the sleighted toddler exclaims. Not surprisingly, Jane hoped to set the value of her own property. She held the object, and she held it in highest esteem. Jill agreed and hoped to make Jane’s toy her own. OK. Then let Jill bid for the article and let it find its own worth. At some point, the amount Jill is willing to pay would meet the amount Jane is willing to sell. If not, Jill is left unsatisfied. So, what is the problem? The years pass, and pre-school becomes kindergarten, then middle school, then, almost in an instant, graduate school. Like a commercial for a time-traveling bank pen, we age quickly and imperceptibly. So as our bodies have matured, did our intellect keep pace? Do we seek fair exchange with those nearest to us? Or do we, like the aforementioned, single-minded toddler, hope to grab what we like, leaving behind that which has little or no value to us? If so, how can we expect to maintain relationships if we are routinely giving less than we take? Even more so, if we value so thinly the barter we offer to others? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

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The good old days? Commentary by Ward Degler The good old days weren’t all that good. And some were so bad I hope to never see them again. Compare air quality plain talk today with the toxic brown haze that saturated some of our cities years ago. Steel mills and power plants once spewed stuff into the air that destroyed our health. Today, the skies are blue, not yellow. At home, we heated with coal or wood. It not only polluted the air, but on winter mornings we froze until the house warmed up. You couldn’t see out of the windows because they were coated with ice. We used to stick pennies onto the ice until they stuck in place. My bedroom window had 150 pennies one winter. How about automobiles? No one drove any car more than 25,000 miles. If you reached that milestone you just knew the thing was going to fall apart the next time you drove around the block. I’ve easily put more than 200,000 miles on every car I’ve owned in the past 20 years. Back then we paid $2,000 for a new car every two years and drove it for 25,000 miles. Today, I buy a used car for the same amount and put 200,000 miles on it over five years. Duh!

Tires today move you around for an easy 50,000 miles or more. Back in the day you were lucky to get 5,000 miles on a set of bias-ply tires. We used to get flat tires a lot back then, too. Some of today’s tires actually are puncture-proof. Air conditioning? Hard to find a car today that doesn’t have it. Back in the day we didn’t know what air conditioning was. Most folks didn’t have AC in their homes, either. We just knew July and August were going to try to kill us. Then there are lawn mowers. I used to push a cranky old reel mower over our yard. My hands were constantly riddled with splinters from the wooden handle, and I always spent at least an hour sharpening and adjusting the blades. For trimming we used a sickle and bulky shears that you had to squeeze with both hands. Today, I sit to mow, and I trim with an electric weed whip. We have way too many choices today, and things cost more. But I’ll take that over the good old days every time. Ward Degler lives in Zionsville with his wife. He is author of “The Dark Ages of My Youth ... and Times More Recent.” Contact him at ward.degler@gmail.com.

I asked my husband Doo what I should write about this week. He replied simply, “My greatness.” Hmmm. A humor whole article about the awesomeness of Doo, even though he drives me crazy? Well, it is Thanksgiving. Look, after 21 years of marriage, it’s fair to say I don’t always appreciate my husband. As frequent readers of this column know, I am easily irritated by the way his body processes garlic and red wine, his inability to refrain from throwing his stuff on the kitchen table and his commitment to boys weekends during hunting season. But he’s smart, he’s a good person and I find his bald but bearded look incredibly sexy. At the moment, Doo is in the kitchen making eggs, completely oblivious to his plate of orange peels from last night which are shrouded in a cloud of fruit flies. But no doubt he’ll offer me some and then make a hilarious remark about how these eggs are much easier than I am. That’s really what I love about Doo. He puts up with my passive-aggressive nagging and finds ways to make me laugh at myself. He is the funniest man I know, except for his friend MH and one of my brothers-in-law, SJ, and he truly is an amazing dad. Yes, we occasionally disagree on the parenting front, but I recognize our kids are lucky to have a father who cares so much about their upbringing that he’ll take on this fiery ginger mama bear when he thinks I’m wrong. Of course, I never am, but I appreciate his courageous dedication to our children’s welfare. So thank you, Doo, for your greatness! Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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Keep your chin up Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Lately I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time looking in the mirror, concerned that the years have humor taken a toll on me. My wife says my obsession with my own looks makes me appear very elfish (I hope she meant selfish; my ears were the only part of my face that I thought hadn’t aged). About 25 years ago, I had a hair transplant, which is sort of like what happens when someone dies. “He’s gone to a better place,” friends will say. That’s the same with my hair. I don’t have more hair, but what I had, the doctor put in a better place. I’ve noticed a chin I had not been aware of before, which reminded me of a story I wrote years ago about “The Miracle Neck Slimmer.” The manufacturer guarantees a 68 percent reduction in neck wrinkles. I have achieved similar results by simply slinging my head back and looking straight up at the ceiling. Unfortunately, the results are only temporary, and I have slammed into several doors while practicing the technique. With the Miracle Neck Slimmer, you place the apparatus under your chin, then bob

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Brickman set to perform ‘A Joyful Christmas’ By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com It truly is the most wonderful time of the year for Jim Brickman. Brickman, who said theater Christmas is his favorite time of the year to perform, will present “A Joyful Christmas” at 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at The Palladium in Carmel. “It’s all the hits, some new songs and Christmas classics,” he said. “It’s a brand new show this year. What’s so great about the show is there is no band, so it goes wherever the feel and vibe takes it. That’s what is so great.” Thus, the setlist will vary a bit from show to show. Brickman is joined on stage by vocalist Ann Cochran and violinist Tracy Silverman. “It’s just the three of us. So much talent we don’t need anyone else,” Brickman said with a laugh. Brickman said his new album, “A Joyful Christmas,” features several guest stars, including Cochran, Russell Watson, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Lynch, Leslie Odom Jr. and Five for Fighting. It was released earlier this month. “I’m singing as well, so it’s very happy, joyful music,” said Brickman, who has twice been nominated for a Grammy. Brickman said he doesn’t typically perform cover songs, except at Christmas. “It’s all my own music the rest of the year,” he said. “I have too many songs that people want to hear, luckily.” Brickman has shared duets with some other famous singers. “When it’s someone like Johnny Mathis, or most recently Kenny Rogers, it’s still ‘pinch me’ moments because I’ve admired these people for my all life. Getting a chance to have them sing my song or my lyrics is just special. You always learn something. You always take something positive from those experiences. It’s a great way to put really great music out in the world.” This is Brickman’s 10th Christmas album. “I tour the most time at Christmas and then in the Valentine’s Day area,” Brick-

Anderson to join IWS Dec. 3 editorial@youarecurrent.com Soprano Jessamyn Anderson, a 2011 Carmel High School graduate, will be featured in the Indiana Wind Symphony’s “Joy of the Season” performance at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Palladium in Carmel. Anderson made her professional debut with IWS Anderson at The Palladium and has made several performances since then. Among the numbers will be Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and “A Christmas Festival.” Kenneth Soper’s “Jingle Bells March,” Sean O’Laughlin’s “Joy to the Season,” Adolphe Adam’s “O Holy Night” and Jim Stephenson’s “Bassoon IT Will Be Christmas” are among other songs that will be featured. For more, visit indianawindsymphony.org.

Jim Brickman will perform “A Joyful Christmas.” (Submitted photo)

man said. “It’s really the performing arts center season that’s when touring is the heaviest for me. I have played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (at Conner Prairie) a couple times.” Devoted Palladium fan This will be the fourth time Brickman has played at The Palladium. “I love playing there. It’s such a beautiful place to play,” he said. “Just the feel and environment is so great. It’s such a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays. It’s just a joyful place to come.” This will launch Brickman’s Holiday tour, which lasts until New Year’s Day. Brickman is the best-selling solo pianist of this era, earning 21 No. 1 albums and 32 Top 20 radio singles in Billboard

Magazine. Brickman has had a syndicated, fourhour weekly radio show, “Your Weekend with Jim Brickman,” for 20 years. “It’s a lifestyle show, music, food, health, money, fashion and entertainment,” he said. “I have celebrity interviews and artist spotlights, things like that.”

If YOu GO When: 8 p.m., Nov. 25. Where: The Palladium, Carmel Tickets: Range from $35 to $95. For more about Brickman, visit jimbrickman.com. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Zionsville — The Christmas in the Village parade begins at 5 p.m. Nov. 25 at Eagle Elementary. Santa Claus will light the town’s Christmas tree at the conclusion of the parade. Fishers — Live jazz performances will be every Wednesday in November from 6 to 8 p.m. at LouVino, 8626 E 116th St. Westfield — Urban Vines, 303 E 161st St, will host a Vines and Vinyl Designs event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Participants will decorate shadow boxes. Tickets are $30 a person. Carmel — The Melchoir Marionettes will present “Holiday Cabaret on Strings” at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 1 at the Studio Theater as part of the Peanut Butter and Jam session Tickets are $30 per child with two adult tickets with every child tickets. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Geist — Lawrence Players will present a world premiere of “Old Man and the Sea” at The Theater at The Fort, Lawrence. The shows are set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26.

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season by interacting with the community and singing carols with my peers,” LaPlante said. “The support we see from the community is absolutely astonishing and greatly appreciated.” Tickets are $20. Advance tickets are available at Akard’s Hardware, Five-Thirty Home and Inga’s Popcorn or at the homes on the day of the event. Century 21 Scheetz office will serve as a welcome center for the tour, where tickets and hot chocolate can be bought. Ticket holders can start at any of the six homes. For more, visit holidayhometour.net.

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8 p.m. Nov. 24-25, 1:30 “A Beef & Boards p.m. Nov. 26, and 8 p.m. Christmas,” Beef & Boards Nov. 28. (continues Dinner Theatre, Indianapolis  through Dec. 23). In the dinner theater’s 25th annual holiday production, a huge cast offers a glittering array of music and dance numbers, presented in a variety show format. The show will go on hiatus after this year.

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True to the heart of the book series, this story of a friendship that endures four fun-filled seasons bubbles with beautiful melody and wit, making it an enchanting musical for all ages. Cost: $17.50-25.

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Russian Grand Ballet’s full-length production for the first time includes the rarely seen “Waltz of the Black Swans” and features Russia’s brightest ballet stars.  Cost: $55 to $65.

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just in the mood for appetizers, you can’t go wrong with the stuffed mushrooms and the crab cakes. For an entree, I highly recommend the Open Ravioli with Shrimp. With both choices, a glass of Chardonnay works quite well. What’s the cost: $15.95 to $19.95 Want to know more: Call 317-770-4545

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Dispatches Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour — An annual holiday tradition returns as Dave Koz brings his 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour to Carmel. Special guests David Benoit, Rick Braun and Peter White – the original lineup from Koz’s very first holiday package tour – will join the smooth jazz saxophonist to perform their own hits and jam on fresh, lively arrangements of seasonal favorites in a high-energy show for the entire family. The event is at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at The Palladium. Tickets are $40 to $125. ] The Bishops to play Palladium New Year’s Eve — The New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, presented by Taft, is set to begin at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 and will feature The Bishops on the Palladium stage in The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. There will be three other rooms with Scott Routenberg Jazz Trio, DJ Futon John and Stacie Sandoval and her Orchestra Salsa. The cost is $85 for the next 200 tickets sold. For more, visit the centerprsent.org.

Ramsey Lewis to present Nat King Cole tribute — Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli will present a tribute to Nat King Cole’s Christmas music at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Palladium in Carmel. Lewis is a pianist and his trio will be joined by Pizzarelli on guitar and vocals. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org. Holy Trinity Church presents Dec. 2 concert — The Holy Trinity Church choir is having a concert and reception at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 3500 W. 106th Street, Carmel, IN. Tickets are $25 per person prior to the show and $35 at the door. They can be purchased by calling 317-733-3033 or are available at the church office. Live music — Mesa Rain will perform at Urban Vines, 303 E 161st St., at 6 p.m. Nov. 24. For more, visit the Urban Vines Facebook page.

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Over the past several decades investors have seen “once-in-ageneration” market events seemingly taking place every few years. These erratic market movements are the result of a fundamental change that has occurred in the nature of the stock market. The catalyst for the change? Improving technology over the past two decades has dramatically improved the speed and efficiency with which institutional investors (hedge funds, pensions, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, etc.) are able to move vast sums of money in and out of securities. Computers can now trade with one another instantly and anonymously, allowing even the largest investors to sell positions rapidly. The stock market’s increased long-run volatility is the unintended consequences of this change. The rise of computer-driven trading has left the stock market increasingly susceptible to a “negative feedbackloop” style crash, where automated selling generates more automated selling - sending indexes plunging. Barron’s magazine warned in its cover story on Oct. 16th, that assets being run by computer driven “quantitative strategies” have doubled since 2007 and now total nearly 1 trillion dollars. It warns that when asset prices do start to fall, these quantitative portfolios are designed to automatically sell positions to avoid losses for their users.” Main Street investors, it’s feared, will fare much worse. Similar to what happened in 2008, it will be the retail “Buy-and-Hold” investors that again bear the brunt of the losses.

Today we are in the midst of an upswing and all is calm in the market. The synchronized behavior of quantitative investors has depressed short term volatility and left equities with remarkably high valuations. We believe the unusually high equity prices that we see today are a function of these large investors buying into an uptrend without regard for fundamentals. When the current uptrend reverses and the same investors seek to exit their positions, the resulting price drops could rival or exceed the losses experienced in 2008. At ETF Momentum Investing, LLC we believe the best way to protect yourself from a computer controlled market is to have a risk management system in place that automatically reduces exposure to risk assets as prices drop - and to have the system in place before the next major selloff. We developed our investment process working with real clients, before, during and after the global financial crisis. To minimize the risk of losses for our clients we use defensive quantitative strategies to systematically trade diverse asset classes ranging from U.S. equities to cryptocurrencies. We help investors of all sizes reduce risk and increase returns by following trends in global assets. Visit us at www.ETFMI.com to see how we systematically identify and invest in the best performing asset classes around the world. As a Registered Investment Advisor and a Fiduciary, we work for you.

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The goal of the interior remodel was to open up the lower level, remove walls and create a new master suite. The design team included architectural design by Goldberg Design Group. 1. The largest interior transformation came from removing and relocating the staircases that were originally between the kitchen and living room to create an open concept on the lower level. 2. We converted a golf simulation room into a first level master suite and added a large master bathroom. Within the master bathroom is a walk-in shower, a stand-alone tub and a walk-in closet. 3. Kitchen updates included flooring, cabinets, countertops and the lighting plan. We also extended the island for casual seating and prep space, in addition to adding more functional storage.

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The hoodoos of Bryce Canyon Commentary by Don Knebel Many Americans know they can find Old Faithful, El Capitan and the Grand Canyon in a national park. Only a relative handful knows they can also find hootravel doos in a national park. That is a shame. Hoodoos are among the most spectacular geologic formations in the United States. More than 60 million years ago, what is now North America was split by an inland seaway connecting the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Over millions of years, various kinds and colors of clay and soft rock settled at the bottom of the seaway. Beginning about 50 million years ago, shifting tectonic plates raised the sea bottom, creating the Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau. Exposed to wind and freeze/ thaw cycles, the layers of sedimentary rock and clay were selectively eroded, in some places creating spires called “hoodoos.” The largest collection of hoodoos in the United States is in southwestern Utah, where the erosion created a natural amphitheater. Near the end of the 19th century, a Mor-

mon immigrant from Scotland, Ebenezer Bryce, settled near the hoodoo amphitheater, raising cattle near what neighbors called “Bryce’s Canyon.” Although technically inaccurate (the amphitheater was not formed by flowing water), the name stuck. The amphitheater became Bryce Canyon National Park in 1928. With the acquisition of surrounding land, the park now includes 35,835 acres. A 5-mile hiking trail running along the amphitheater’s rim allows visitors to see the hoodoos from various perspectives and in different lights. For those not up for hiking, buses run along the rim, stopping at selected overlooks. Bryce Canyon and its spectacular hoodoos deserve to be better known. America’s 58 national parks are a national treasure and are among the many things we can all give thanks for as we celebrate Thanksgiving.

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