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“That’s almost 6,000 Hoosiers that aren’t here this year because of this virus,” Box said during the briefing. “Each of these indiAlthough COVID-19 cases in Indiana have viduals has a name, a face and a family that steadied since the start of new gathering loves them that is grieving. Many of them restrictions that are Hoosiers over the age of 60, but PANDEMIC went into effect no age group is immune.”

Nov. 13, they conBox said the increase in deaths tinue to hover near record highs, and record-high cases and hosand health officials have warned pitalizations underscore the imof an expected surge following the portance of vaccines. Pfizer Inc., Thanksgiving holiday. in partnership with BioNTech, and During a Dec. 2 virtual press Moderna announced a Food and Box briefing, state health officials reDrugs Administration panel would vealed the state’s updated color-coded map, review emergency use authorization for showing 16 counties in red, one in yellow their COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 10 and Dec. and the rest in orange. No county was blue, 17, respectively. If authorized, shipments in which signifies the lowest level of spread the United States could be sent out as soon Yellow, orange and red signify higher levels, as mid-month. respectively.

Front-line health care workers and longBoone and Hamilton County are orange, term care facility residents and staff will meaning social gatherings are limited to 50 likely be the first to be vaccinated, health people. Social gatherings in red counties are officials said. limited to 25 people.

Slower test results Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. As cases rise, labs have limited supplies, Kristina Box said the expected Thanksgiving which create longer wait times for test surge, which officials predict will start to results, Box said, adding that the state is show roughly two weeks after the Nov. searching for untapped laboratories that 26 holiday, could further burden Indiana’s have additional capacity to “spread out the already strained hospitals. A state hospital work load.” census shows record hospitalizations in Moreover, the rise in cases has placed Indiana in recent weeks. pressure on the state’s contact tracing sysOn Dec. 1, 3,441 Hoosiers were hospitaltem, Box said. To help ease the bottleneck, ized with COVID-19. Hospitalizations peaked she said the state health department has in the spring at 1,799. Box said more hospiimplemented a number of changes to its tals have sent patients to other hospitals contact tracing system, which went into because of a shortage of space or staff. effect Dec. 1.

The state also has seen an uptick in Contact tracers will now work with a COVID-19 deaths. The Indiana State Dept. of shorter script when interviewing people Health reported 142 new COVID-19 deaths who test positive. Interviewers will focus Dec. 1 and 92 additional deaths the following on notifying the case of the positive result, day. In total the state has reported 5,688 share guidance about quarantine protocols, COVID-19 deaths, as of press time, since share information about social services and the start of the pandemic, and another 285 list medical signs to watch for. probable deaths have been reported.

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Donut 5K race moves — The Donut 5K will relocate from Carmel to downtown Indianapolis for its 14th running. The event is set for 9 a.m. Dec. 19 in Military Park, 601 W. New York St. A postrace party will take place at Metazoa Brewing. A virtual race option is also available, with participants receiving a race hat, shirt and medal. Learn more at Donut5KRun.com.

County agency modifications — Operations of many Boone County offices have been modified due to the spread of COVID-19 within the community. The county assessor’s and treasurer’s offices are closed to the public. The changes will remain until further notice. The following agencies are only open to in-person visits by appointment: adult probation, area plan, auditor’s office,

age the positive individual to notify all of their close contacts,” Box said.

A close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is any person who has been within 6 feet of a person with the disease for a total of 15 or more minutes.

Updated quarantine guidance The CDC also has updated its guidance on quarantine lengths for people with the disease. Quarantine periods can remain at 14 days but can end in 10 if the person has not had a COVID-19 test and has not developed symptoms.

Quarantine also can end in seven days if the person tests negative for COVID-19 on Day 5, 6 or 7 and no symptoms have developed. Both alternative options require the person to adhere to strict practices of face masking, social distancing, hand washing and watching for any symptoms through 14 days of their quarantine.

The CDC, in its updated guidance posted at cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/scientific-brief-options-to-reduce-quarantine. html, acknowledged shorter quarantines risk being less effective than 14-day quarantines. But shorter quarantines, according to the CDC, have other benefits.

“A 14-day quarantine can impose personal burdens that may affect physical and mental health as well as cause economic hardship that may reduce compliance,” according to the CDC. “Implementing quarantines can also pose additional burdens on public health systems and communities, especially during periods when new infections, and consequently the number of contacts needing to quarantine, are rapidly rising. Lastly, the prospect of quarantine may dissuade recently diagnosed persons from naming contacts and may dissuade contacts from responding to contact tracer outreach if they perceive the length of quarantine as onerous.”

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Boone County Toy Drive — Boone County will again hold a toy drive this year. New or gently used toys can be dropped off through Dec. 17 at any Zionsville Fire Station in the vestibule area at the following stations: Station 91 — 100 N. Ford Road, Station 92 — 998 S. U.S. 421 and Station 93 — 5793 S. 700 E. The Boone County Toy Drive has been an annual event for more than 40 years. County officials ask residents to help make sure all children in Boone County have a gift to open this holiday season.

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DISPATCHES State Bank announces new hire — State Bank, an independently owned and operated community bank, announced Tony Albrecht will join its Commercial Lending Group as executive vice president and will lead plans for the bank’s expansion into Lafayette and Tippecanoe County. State Bank expects to have a physical banking location in Lafayette by late 2021. This announcement comes after the bank’s expansion into Carmel and Hamilton County, with a planned opening at 126th and Gray Road by mid-2021.

Zionsville home sales — The Zionsville residential real estate market slowed slightly in October 2020. According to F.C. Tucker, the average sale price for a Zionsville home was $529,377, an increase of 30.8 percent.

However, homes in Zionsville left the market more slowly than this time last year, spending an average of 50 days on the market compared to 45 days in October 2019. The average price per square foot for a Zionsville home also continued to increase, up 8 percent to $168.87.

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Blood needed — Versiti Blood Center of Indiana is issuing an emergency appeal for blood donations as communities throughout the state face a potential crisis. Ideally, Versiti strives for a three-day supply of blood for its partner hospitals. Schools and businesses are typically Versiti’s largest source of blood donations this time of year. Because of remote work and virtual schooling, many of those drives have been canceled. Compared to an average year, donations have been cut by more than 50 percent – nearly 20,000 units of blood. Blood donors are needed now, Versiti officials say, to help ensure life-saving blood is available for Hoosiers who need it. O-negative and O-positive blood donors are most needed now. O-negative and O-positive blood can be transfused to all patients, including trauma victims, cancer patients and those undergoing surgery.

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Zionsville RDC awards grants to 2 local businesses

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Redevelopment Commission has awarded grants recommended by the town’s community PANDEMIC development corporation to two additional Zionsville businesses to help ease the burden of unplanned expenses and lost revenue incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zionsville launched the grant program earlier this summer. The funding option is available to businesses in the 106th Street tax increment finance district, an area bounded by Poplar Street, Elm Street, 96th Street, Michigan Road and Zionsville Road.

Salon G, which requested a $20,000 grant, was awarded $10,000. Salon G owner Melissa Gee said she will use the grant for marketing purposes, including updating the salon’s website, which has not been updated for eight years, and hiring a social media consultant to improve outreach to patrons in Zionsville and surrounding cities and towns.

“During COVID, we were shut down for nine weeks and pretty much realized now more than ever, with people being home more, people are turning to websites, social media, and that was when we realized we need to get a better presence,” Gee said during the Nov. 23 redevelopment commission meeting.

The redevelopment commission also awarded a $10,000 grant requested by Blooming Life Yoga Studio. Owners Geoff and Kristen Barfield will use the grant for operating expenses, marketing, teacher expansion, Pilates machines and technology upgrades to provide online classes.

“When the pandemic happened and we had to close, it was a real challenge,” Kristen said during the meeting. “Yoga studios

aren’t really known for technology. We’re known for maybe coming in to get away from that stuff.”

The yoga studio was closed for several weeks at the start of the pandemic. The Barfields purchased the studio in late spring because they wanted to keep it open when it was safe for clients to return.

“The thought of closing those doors was really heartbreaking to me,” said Kristen, who has taught at the studio since it opened in 2015. “(Yoga is) such a necessary part of not only physical health, but mental health, so Geoff and I decided to go all in and do what we can to keep those doors open.”

The studio reopened June 1, offering in-person classes with mitigation protocols and a livestream option, Kristen said.

Previously, grants were awarded to eight Zionsville businesses: Blooms by Dragonfly, Casalini Portraits, CV Art and Frame, Frances+Parke, Hopwood Cellars, Lesley Jane, Village Antique Mall and zWorks. A total of $93,500 in grants has been awarded so far.

Funding for businesses in the TIF district is available but limited for the remainder of 2020, according to town officials. For more on the grant program, email the town at communitydevelopment@zionsville-in. gov or call Wayne DeLong, the town’s director of planning and economic development, at 317-503-6170.

The Zionsville Community Development Corp. is a nonprofit service organization whose mission is to undertake activities that are for the “betterment of Zionsville.

Formed in 2016, the CDC contributes to the community in a variety of ways, including offering economic development incentives in the form of grants and loans to businesses in the 106th Street TIF district as well as operating and maintaining the pathways, rain gardens and common areas in Creekside Corporate Park.

“The thought of closing those doors was really heartbreaking to me. (Yoga is) such a necessary part of not only physical health, but mental health, so Geoff and I decided to go all in and do what we can to keep those doors open.”

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ZIONSVILLE Location: East Street is being extended north from 196th Project: Hamilton Boone Street to Ind. 38. Utility County Road and Little Earelocations are ongoing. gle Creek reconstruction CONSTRUCTION Project: Natalie Wheeler Location: Little Creek AvTrail enue south of 146th Street Location: On Union Street between Mill will be closed for approximately 120 and Jersey streets. calendar days. The closure began Aug. 10.

Expected completion: Closed during Expected completion: End of December construction of the Grand Junction Plaza, CARMEL estimated completion in 2021.

Project: Reconstruction of Range Line NOBLESVILLE AND NORTH Road, including a new roundabout at Project: Water main installation on River Walnut Street and pedestrian and bicycle Road connectivity Location: River Road will be closed beLocation: Between Elm Street and City tween 146th Street and 160th Street. Local Center Drive residents will have access to their homes, Expected completion: January 2021 but through traffic should seek an alterWESTFIELD nate route.

Project: Winter weather Expected completion: Dec. 11.

Location: Check the City of Westfield’s Project: Road rehabilitation Facebook page and its @TravelWestfield Location: A 3-mile stretch of 236th Street Twitter page for last minute winter will be closed for two separate phases for weather updates regarding Westfield road rehabilitation. The first phase is from roads. west of Devaney Road to east of Tollgate Project: 2020 crack sealing Road. This phase has reopened. The secLocation: Contractors will continue ond phase is from west of Deming Road to crack sealing on various Westfield roads. west of Devaney Road.

Drivers are encouraged to use caution in Expected completion: The second phase work zones and follow the directions of is expected to begin in spring 2021. flaggers.

FISHERS Project: Jersey Street Project: 146th Street at Ind. 37 Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Location: All left-turn lanes are currently Expected completion: Jersey Street will restricted on Ind. 37 and on 146th Street be closed for the remainder of the Grand with traffic moved to the interior lanes.

Junction Plaza construction.

Through traffic and right turns on Ind. 37 Project: Grand Junction Plaza and 146th Street will remain open. Drivers Location: The parking lot west of Union are encouraged to seek alternate routes Street and south of Main Street for all left turn access. For more about the Expected completion: The gravel parking State Road 37 Improvement Project and to lot on the east end of Park Street is perreceive text updates, visit 37Thrives.com. manently closed as the Grand Junction Expected completion: This phase of the Plaza is moving into the construction State Road 37 Improvement Project was phase. Parking is available on the west anticipated to be completed by the end of end of Park Street.

November but is still under construction Project: East Street extension as of press time.

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The Boone County Economic Development Corp.’s Propel Program continues to help county businesses PANDEMIC adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program’s latest recipient is Reks Mini Mart, a new convenience market and hot foods store in Advance. The Propel Program loan will provide capital to help the business during its early months of operations.

Since April, the Boone County EDC has loaned $63,800 to local small businesses with more funds available to help businesses in the new year.

“When the pandemic started, many of our main street businesses were either unable to open or were open at a smaller capacity.

We knew we needed to help,” stated Rachel Huser, Boone County EDC economic development manager. “Small businesses make up 79 percent of Boone County businesses.

Their unique offerings and resilient owners make Boone County a great place to live and play. Our communities wouldn’t be the same without them. That is why this program exists.“ The Boone County EDC aims to meet the needs of small businesses that have adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic by creating the Propel Program. Today, the program, formerly the Small Business Economic Relief Fund, is a microloan program available to both established Boone County businesses and startups. Loan amounts start at $10,000

with the ability to adjust amounts depending on each application. The program offers funds, small business assistance, 1-on-1 coaching and IT and marketing support.

“We started with a vision to create a relief fund to soften the blow seen by our small businesses that were the hardest hit during the shut-down,” stated Molly Whitehead, executive director of the Boone County EDC. “What that vision turned into was an opportunity to revive our business community, creating a springboard for innovative business decisions and leading to the resiliency of our main street, mom-and-pop businesses as we go into the holiday season and a new year.”

One of the program’s first recipients was No Label Studio, a hair salon in downtown Zionsville.

“The Propel Program allowed my business to continue to operate during the stay-athome order,” No Label Studio owner Rio White stated. “Without their assistance, both financially and through the advisory services provided with the program, No Label Hair Studio would not have had such a strong foothold once we were allowed to reopen.”

With a goal to help businesses adapt, launch, operate and grow, the Propel Program can be used to fund facility improvements, sanitation needs, adjustments needed for increased demand, marketing, social media ads or a new venture.

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Zionsville ornament becomes annual tradition

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com While shopping in 2013, Zionsville resident Jennifer Milliner approached Erica Carpenter, owner of Fivethirty CHRISTMAS Home, and asked if she had a Zionsville-themed ornament for sale. Carpenter said she didn’t, but the conversation inspired her to create one, and it has led to an annual Christmas tradition for some Zionsville families.

Carpenter “A friend and I were in there just shopping for the holidays, and she had some cute ornaments out,” Milliner said. “I said, ‘Hey, Erica, how cute would this be if you could have something with Zionsville in it,’ because we love our town, and we like to see Zionsville on everything.”

A few weeks later, Carpenter presented Milliner with what Carpenter estimated was about a half-dozen ornaments featuring a picture of snow falling over the trolley from the town’s annual Christmas in the Village event. Milliner gave a few to friends and family. Soon, others saw them and asked Carpenter if they could get one for themselves.

“I started making more, and we made not that many,” Carpenter said. “Maybe 50 that holiday season.”

Demand for the custom-made Zionsville Christmas ornaments grew, and Carpenter committed to making a new one each year during the holiday season. By the next year, she struggled to make enough ornaments to keep up with demand. By the second week of December, she had to inform customers she couldn’t make enough in time for the holiday season.

The ornaments are an in-house operation, Carpenter said. The process starts when she takes a picture of whatever the subject for the year’s ornament will be. Her husband, Jim, then uses a dye-sublimation process to make the ornament. The process includes printing on precut metal using a

Zionsville ornaments are displayed at Fivethirty Home. (Submitted photo)

heat press to stamp the image onto the ornament. String and glitter is added in the store.

Each year features a different town staple, whether it is Main Street, the Lincoln Park gazebo or another town fixture. This year, Carpenter secured a licensing deal with the town’s school district, and the store’s 2020 Zionsville ornament will feature two school logos.

“I think I’ve bought a new one from every year,” Milliner said. “One of my best friends goes in and buys them, too.”

And Milliner is not alone. Many other Zionsville families visit the store to purchase the new year’s ornament. Milliner said the ornament is one of the many items she and her family look forward to seeing when they visit Main Street during the holidays.

“We haven’t discontinued any,” Carpenter said. “We still do the old ones every year as well. Some people when they’re out looking for a Zionsville gift still go back to the original one, the trolley ornament.”

“We haven’t discontinued any. We still do the old ones every year as well. Some people when they’re out looking for a Zionsville gift still go back to the original one, the trolley ornament.”

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Zionsville announces community grant program news@currentinzionsville.com Zionsville Mayor Emily Styron has announced that the town has created a community grant program that “enhances the quality of life for residents, business PANDEMIC owners and visitors to Zionsville.”

The program, according to a press release, will fund projects that promote Zionsville, town businesses, create a public facility, improve infrastructure and/ or celebrate diversity and inclusion. Applications open Jan. 1.

“We launched the grant process in part in response to COVID-19 to provide relief to community organizations,”

Styron stated. “Throughout the year, we have learned that a community grant program can add a lot of value. In the past, the town has supported a select few community organizations to receive grants. With this new program, we are formalizing the process and creating a committee — actions that will better help the Town of Zionsville respond to the needs of our community.”

The new Zionsville Community Enrichment Committee will evaluate and award financial assistance to local community-serving organizations. The committee consists of five community members, three of which will be appointed by the mayor. Two will be appointed by the town council.

The advisory committee aims to ensure the grants are consistent with the town’s code of ordinances and are dispersed in a manner that is “transparent and fair.”

Applications will be available on the town’s website, zionsville-in.gov. Eligible organizations must be in Boone County, serve Zionsville residents and businesses, and are defined as a 501 (c) (3) public charity or 509 (a) (1) and must be used for charitable purposes as defined by section 170 (b) (1)(A).

For more, visit zionsville-in.gov/577/ Community-Enrichment-Grant.

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COVID-19 vaccines could arrive in Boone County by mid-month

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Tom Ryan, Boone County Health Dept. emergency preparedness coordinator, said the county expects to receive shipments of COVID-19 vaccines by PANDEMIC mid-month.

Health officials expect the vaccines to be given first to health care workers and vulnerable populations in Phase 1 of a plan outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health care workers include ER, ICU and CCU employees.

Vulnerable populations include people with comorbidities.

On Dec. 10, the Food and Drug Administration will review a COVID-19 vaccine produced

by Pfizer Inc., an American pharmaceutical company, and BioNTech SE, a German biotechnology company. The vaccine could be given emergency-use authorization soon after. Shipments will then be sent. Moderna, an American biotechnology company, also announced the FDA will review its vaccine for emergency-use authorization Dec. 17.

“Within five days of the approval of the

(emergency-use authorization), shipments will start going out to those identified hospitals and other areas,” said Ryan, noting Witham Health Services would be among the hospitals.

Phase 1 could last into January, Ryan said.

A site for vaccine distributions has not been finalized. Witham Health Services will distribute the vaccine, and Ryan said hospital officials are determining which site to use.

Phase 2 will include inoculating critical populations such as essential government workers, teachers and other essential workers outlined in the CDC’s critical infrastructure sectors. The 16 critical infrastructure sectors are listed at cisa.gov/identifying-critical-infrastructure-during-covid-19.

Ryan said it is unknown when Phase 2 will begin. He estimates that mid-February might be the earliest start of Phase 2 in Boone County.

Due to hospital staff shortages, Ryan said the BCHD asks for volunteers willing to help administer vaccines. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact the BCHD at 765-482-3942.

Town, Azionaqua to consider ‘expanding fitness opportunities for residents’ news@currentinzionsville.com Zionsville and Azionaqua Swim Club have entered into an agreement in which both parties are actively exploring additional recreational opportunities RECREATION for town residents.

Zionsville and Azionaqua have agreed to evaluate the possibility of collaborating to expand Azionaqua’s existing programming and recreation services into a broader offering for Zionsville residents. The parties are leveraging joint resources to reach the mutual goal of providing expanded opportunities.

As part of the planning process, public input sessions, including stakeholder meetings and focus groups, will be announced in the future, according to the town.

“For more than 60 years, Azionaqua has provided Zionsville residents and club members with family-friendly recreational swim opportunities,” Zionsville Mayor Emily Sty-

ron stated. “As we look to the future, Azionaqua and the Town of Zionsville are coming together with the shared goal of expanding fitness opportunities for residents of all ages. When I speak to residents, the most consistent request is: When will Zionsville open a Community Center?

“Together with the Zionsville Parks & Recreation Department, I am excited to work with Azionaqua to plan for our future so that residents can find the recreational opportunities they want right here in town.”

“Azionaqua is interested in exploring additional program, facility and site improvements that would directly benefit our members as well as the community of Zionsville,” Azionaqua’s Exploratory Committee Chair Amy Tischer stated. “Azionaqua has a rich history of summer aquatic programs catering to families and fitness. The potential to develop our property and grow our services is very exciting as we plan for the years to come.”

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BCHD reports decrease in cases, but officials still concerned

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com The Boone County Health Dept. reported 380 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Dec. 4 (data for the BCHD’s reporting week is gathered from SatPANDEMIC urday to Friday).

Another two deaths were reported in the county last week. At least one was associated with a long-term care facility. The deaths raise the county’s cumulative COVID-19 death toll to 59, according to BCHD Public Health Instructor Claire Haughton.

The cases, including those from a week prior, show a slight decrease since record highs were reported in late-November, but Haughton said the numbers don’t necessarily reflect progress in the right direction.

“Just because we have one week of slightly lower numbers, that doesn’t necessarily mean that trend will continue down,”

Haughton said.

Health officials expect a surge of new cases stemming from Thanksgiving travel.

Haughton said an increase in cases from the holiday could begin after this week and could continue into the following week.

“The incubation period for the virus is about two to 14 days,” Haughton said Dec. 3. “We already have been getting calls where somebody was with somebody at a Thanksgiving Day dinner, and we found out that person tested positive. We’re already starting to see it.”

A continued increase in cases could further strain hospitals that are already near capacity, health officials said. Haughton said Witham Health Services, the county’s primary hospital, is at or near capacity and is seeking to add more COVID-19 beds by maximizing existing space.

“Either way, we are still seeing considerably more daily numbers than we have in past months,” Haughton said.

Sacred history of coffee

Editors Note: This column originally appeared on Dec. 4, 2018.

Commentary by Ward Degler The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in Seattle. It wasn’t anything like today’s shops, however. It only sold coffee beans that folks took PLAIN TALK home, ground and brewed themselves. Starbucks never sold a cup of coffee until 11 years later when it opened its first espresso shop.

Things caught on quickly after that, and the company opened an average of two new stores every day between 1987 and 2007.

Today, Starbucks has more than 27,000 stores in virtually every nation on earth and has some 277,000 employees.

Starbucks sold strong coffee and added a variety of teas later. In 1994, the company bought the Frappuccino brand from The Coffee Connection, and now sells $2 billion of chilled bottles of savory mocha each year.

Coffee began long before Starbucks, of course. It originated in Ethiopia and showed up as a drink in Yemen in the 15th century.

Early Christians thought it was “the devil’s drink.” Pope Clement VIII got wind of it, but decided to taste it before banning it. He actually liked it so much he declared it an

official drink of the Vatican.

Coffee was sacred in Arab nations and its export was forbidden. But in 1690, a Dutch trader smuggled a single coffee plant out of the Arab city of Mocha. It was cultivated and planted in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and the Dutch East Indian colony of Java, from which the brew eventually got its nickname.

Feeling smug about their achievement, the Dutch gave King Louis IV of France a coffee bush as a gift in 1713. Ten years later, a French officer stole a seedling and transported it to the island of Martinique in the Carribean. Within 50 years, Martinique’s coffee plantations boasted 19 million trees.

As coffee popularity spread, coffee houses began popping up around the world. First in Italy in 1645, then in England in 1652. In 1668, Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in London became a popular meeting place for merchants and maritime insurance agents.

Eventually, the coffee shop closed and became Lloyd’s of London, the world’s bestknown insurance company.

Ward Degler lives in Zionsville with his wife. He is the author of “The Dark Ages of My Youth ... and Times More Recent.”

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Soaring high Zionsville Eagles prepare to play ahead of the Nov. 28 state final. (Photos by Jacob Musselman)

Positive attitude adjustment helps Eagles land in state final

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com The Zionsville Community High School football coaching staff emphasized seniors needed to embrace a specific attitude this season, regardless of what happened — move on to the next play.

“Especially down the stretch, whether it was a great play or a bad play, they were able to compartmentalize it and move on,” Eagles coach Scott Turnquist said. “That’s something the younger kids could see and start to emulate. Once we got everyone pulling in that direction, it made a huge difference.”

Heading into the regular-season finale, the Eagles had lost three consecutive games as their record dropped to 3-5. Zionsville blasted Fishers 38-7 to end the regular season and then proceeded to win three games to reach the Class 5A state championship game. The Eagles beat No. 8 Harrison 33-21 in the sectional and then won the sectional when McCutcheon forfeited due to COVID-19 cases. Zionsville then upset No. 2 Fort Wayne Dwenger 30-21 in the regional and No. 3 Valparaiso 27-9 in the semistate.

The Eagles, who finished 7-6, preceeded to give No. 1 Cathedral some anxious moments before losing 46-28 Nov. 28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Turnquist said his team kept battling after falling behind 22-0 in the first half.

“I thought we even gave ourselves a chance to possibly win the game until we weren’t quite able to turn the corner,” Turnquist said.

teammates and I have had to overcome so much adversity throughout the years, whether it be people quitting on us or COVID, to get to the point where we were. So for us to go out and play the way we did, it definitely has made us proud of ourselves and each other.

“We also couldn’t be more proud of the underclassmen who bought in and had a big role in our success. Overall, this senior class did something special, and we couldn’t be much more satisfied with our results.”

Scout team provided boost

Senior Zionsville wide receiver Luke Baumgartner said the scout team gave the starters a boost.

“Our scout teams continued to show up to practice every day to help the varsity team,” Baumgarnter said. “They gave us great looks and never quit. They bought in and clearly worked harder than the other teams’ scout players to help us succeed. But I also believe the leadership by our coaching staff really pushed us in the right direction. Coach Turnquist and (assistant) coach (Larry) McWhorter both had great game plans for both sides of the ball for every game.”

Turnquist served as an assistant under former ZCHS head coach McWhorter from 2006-10. After losing his teaching job due to budget cuts, Turnquist became a Carmel assistant from 2011-18.

McWhorter, who left Zionsville to start Covenant Christian’s football program in 2014, returned as an assistant when Turnquist became coach in 2019.

The team’s state finals appearance was Zionsville’s first since 1996, when it won the Class 3A title under McWhorter.

Baumgartner entered the game against Cathedral with three touchdown catches in the team’s first 12 games.

Baumgartner and Cathedral’s Camden Jordan each caught three touchdown passes to tie a Class 5A state championship game record. Baumgartner had nine catches for 153 yards for team highs of 46 catches and 634 yards.

Senior quarterback Josh Stone, who threw for 304 yards and four TDs against Cathedral, concluded with 1,913 yards and 22 TD passes.

Some key players return

Zionsville running back Colin Price tries to evade a Cathedral defender.

Turnquist said the big victory over Fishers was a huge confidence builder heading into the postseason.

“We knew we had potential to do some big things in the postseason,” he said. “We knew we had talent and our defense was staring to play good football, which we saw throughout the postseason.”

Turnquist said the team practiced well during the bye week before playing Harrison.

“When we saw the fruits of that labor, beating a good Harrison team, the guys really benefited from that,” he said.

Senior wide receiver Luke Baumgartner said reaching the state final was an extremely satisfying way for the seniors to end their careers.

“I think for us seniors to step up and play the way we did added a level of confidence to the way we played throughout the postseason,” Baumgartner said. “My senior

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The Eagles will lose six senior starters on defense and five on offense.

“We’ll have some guys to replace, but we’ll have good, solid pieces as well,” Turnquist said. “We’ll get our entire linebacking group back. We’ll lose four on the defensive line but we’ll have some kids that rotated in that got great experience. We’ll have rebuilding to do at certain spots.”

One of the key returnees is junior center Joey Tanona, who has committed to Notre Dame. The Eagles will return their top rusher, junior Colin Price, who ran for 1,265 yards on the season.

Junior A.J. Vinatieri, son of ex-Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, was the Eagles’ punter and placekicker.

“In my opinion, he’s an elite-level punter,” Turnquist said.

“He had a phenomenal year.”

Junior Lucas Lodics, who started the year as the placekicker, continued to do kickoffs after Vinatieri took over for field goals and PATs later in the season. Turnquist said he is delighted to have both players returning.

Zionsville got one more win after the game when senior defensive end Zach Bielecki was named the Mental Attitude Award for Class 5A.

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Love thy neighbor?

Time for a name change?

Commentary by Terry Anker

Editor, I recently read an article about Columbus Day, and I think we need to make some changes. I don’t think we should have Columbus Day, but we can’t change that. We could at least change the name to something more appropriate. Here are a few reasons.

First, Columbus wasn’t looking for America, he was looking for India (in fact when he got to America he thought he was in India). Second, the Native Americans lived here already, so technically, Native Americans found America. Third, Columbus thought because they had a different colored skin and spoke a different language he could take them and sell them as slaves, and that’s not right no matter what color their skin is or what language they speak.

Also, a lot of cities and states are changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, which I think is appropriate. These places include Berkeley, Calif., Santa Cruz, Calif., Minneapolis, Minn. So in conclusion, I think we should change the name to Indigenous Peoples Day. It’s the least we can do.

Amelie Thibodeau, 11-year-old Carmel resident

To a few, it has become a quaint, old-fashioned way of expressing a simple truism of polite society: “Love thy neighbor, as thyself.” One can imagine that it has hung on walls in homes for centuries, either since Jesus said it or Matthew reported it. The verse has been painted, needlepointed, cross-stitched, tattooed and engraved into statues. But what of it? And why did Grandma so cherish the lovely lithograph of it hanging in her kitchen?

To some, it serves as a reminder that we are all human, that we all must remember our shortcomings in excusing those that we see in others. Many might hold the belief that a heart filled with love is impossible to fill with hate. Yet, a quick survey of the national news or throbbing beat of raging social media suggests that to others, no doubt, it represents an oppression of the present hierarchy urging the dissatisfied and disaffected to “know their place.”

Hmm. “I’m absolutely right and you are entirely wrong.” Likely? “If you don’t agree, you are stupid, dangerous and a threat to common decency.” Really? “We know how deadly people like you can be.” What?

For reasons too many to count, we find ourselves bursting at the seams.

Our relationships strain to process the endless stream of facts and counters pumped into our collective bloodstreams 24 hours per day. How can we love our neighbor? Aren’t they terrible?

Aren’t they the problem? Then, are we the answer? Are we worthy? Or, do they see us the same as we see them?

Maybe we don’t really like ourselves too much. To love another, do we have to love ourselves first? Or maybe, we like ourselves entirely too much. In a loop of circular logic, is there room for the love of others?

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

Home for the holiday Commentary by Danielle Wilson Well, that was interesting. I’m speaking, of course, of the most unusual Thanksgiving I can recall. And in retrospect, I HUMOR liked it. Blasphemy!

Normally, we would have hauled whichever kids were not a member of Seal Team “Carmel Color Guard” down to Kentucky or over to Ohio for my-sideof-the-family festivities, such as Scrabble tournaments, forced nature walks and Black Friday “Hunger Games” at the mall cinemas to watch the newest stupid holiday movie.

We’d cram our six-pack into a single Embassy Suites hotel room, sleep terribly and gorge ourselves on all things fattening and delicious. My husband Doo and I would take the rest of the weekend to recover and guilt trip each other into putting up Christmas decorations. We’d be lucky if we disposed of the rotting pumpkins on our porch.

Not this year! COVID-19 meant we were staying put, and because our eldest daughter learned that she’d been exposed to a

germy McGerm cousin right before Turkey Day, we initiated DEFCON 5 for the entire household, excluding, of course, Meijer, which I frequented thrice daily.

Keeping with tradition, I did channel Martha Stewart and create an hour-by-hour agenda that I strong-armed everyone into following. Football and a cheeseboard, competitive Jeopardy that almost came to blows when the shade being thrown started to resemble a Pollock painting, Zoom calls and an early feast, followed by a neighborhood walk. And for the finale, a communal viewing of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” I was in my own bed by 9 p.m.

Did I miss seeing family? Absolutely. But did I miss the craziness of a typical Thanksgiving?

I did not. Blasphemy, I know! Peace out.

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

Did I miss seeing family? Absolutely.

But did I miss the craziness of a typical Thanksgiving? I did not. Blasphemy, I know!

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A laser focus on inattention Commentary by Dick Wolfsie My wife and I have been getting along so well during the pandemic, I don’t think we realize how unhappy we are. I HUMOR don’t mean unhappy with each other; I mean antsy from being home all the time. Mary Ellen has decided that with COVID-19 cases increasing during the holidays, I should not be going anywhere. I’ll follow this advice, because of my underlying condition: I’m scared to death of her.

I’ve tried hard to make sure Mary Ellen knows I am staying involved with whatever she’s doing. For example, if she is looking at something on the computer and says, “Awww,” I’ll ask, “What’s so cute?” At that point, she asks me to scoot my chair over and look at the YouTube video. Of a kitten.

And I watch it. For. Six. Endless. Minutes.

If she’s downstairs on the treadmill watching a show on her iPad and I hear her laughing, I trudge down to the lower level and ask, “What’s so funny?”

Let’s say it’s a “Grace and Frankie” episode. She’ll patiently describe to me the entire set-up — which is something no

person can really ever successfully accomplish. But I giggle anyway. That’s what good husbands do.

She seldom asks about my own audible reaction to videos or something I am reading.

For example, recently we were sitting next to each other on the couch while I read an amazing story. At one point, I belted out, “Wow, that is really weird.” There was no reaction, no apparent curiosity to see what had triggered that response from me. She just continued with whatever she was reading.

Mary Ellen has decided that with COVID-19 cases increasing during the holidays, I should not be going anywhere. I’ll follow this advice, because of my underlying condition: I’m scared to death of her.

Minutes later, as a little experiment, I tried a different tack.

“Oh dear!” I said, looking directly at her.

“This is just terrible news.”

No response. Her eyes remained focused on her own material. I tried again. This time I burst out laughing, “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!”

One final try. While watching a video

posted on social media, I pretended to cry. Mary Ellen was sitting right next to me, still concentrating on something. When I got no response, I said, “Mary Ellen, I’ve been sobbing for two minutes. Don’t you want to ask me something?”

“I’m sorry. Do you want a tissue?”

I explained to her why her lack of interest and curiosity bothered me.

“Dick, unlike you, I am always very focused when I’m working on something,” she said. “I block out everything else. Remember, I’m the one who does our taxes, oversees our health care coverage and carefully analyzes our investments.”

I was embarrassed for being self-centered and needy.

“I’m sorry, Mary Ellen, you do handle the important household responsibilities. So, what were you doing when I was weeping for two minutes?”

“Sudoku.”

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random totes, $100 gift cards donated by Frances+Parke, Cobblestone, Akards True Value Hardware and My Sugar Pie were given out as prizes.

Small Business Saturday in Zionsville, despite “We have a lot of efforts pulling people to the COVID-19 pandemic, again created incentives shop small,” Gutwein said. “And we want to for local shoppers and make sure that if we are going to do SHOPPING was a highly successthis again that we order twice as many ful initiative, according totes and hand out more because we to Zionsville Chamber of Commerce Exwere running out, and people were still ecutive Director Allyson Gutwein. looking for them.”

“We heard from a number of the Gutwein said Boone County’s convenretailers that it was a record-breaking tion and visitor bureau placed an ad on day,” Gutwein said. “We heard from a its billboard on Interstate 65 to remind Guitwein couple that it was record breaking by shoppers to shop at local businesses doubling (sales). We heard from a couple that during the weekend. they tripled the same day last year.”

“This is such an important year to make sure Small Business Saturday, an annual event that we are supporting our small businesses,” held the Saturday following Thanksgiving, supGutwein said. “And whenever they get off to ports and promotes small businesses at the a really good start with people supporting start of the holiday season. them early, it means they’ve got money in the “The idea was that we just want to make bank to sustain them (because) we don’t know people feel that they were appreciated, and the what’s coming in the future. If we know that businesses knew we were doing our best to each and every day that we have provided good drive traffic their way on a really critical weekdays for these small businesses, it’s another end,” Gutwein said. inch of cushion that they have and a little more Totes sponsored by Heigl Real Estate Group insulation that they have against what might team leader Laura Heigl were given to people be coming in the future.” who came to Zionsville to shop Nov. 28. In five

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What to do after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis Commentary by Carol Applegate The diagnosis is in. Unfortunately, you or a loved one is diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s AGING disease. Obviously, the first step is to work with your doctor to slow the progression. However, there are legal steps you need to take as quickly as possible.

Advance directives This is a good time to ensure that the patient’s advance directives are up-to-date or drafted if they’ve never had them. Here are the documents you need to be sure you have: • General durable power of attorney: You designate an attorney-in-fact to perform legal and financial duties if you are unable to perform them.

• Health care power of attorney: Appointing a health care representative allows you to authorize the representative to make health care decisions on your behalf.

• HIPAA authorization: This document allows individuals access to your protected health information, but they can’t make decisions on your behalf.

They can call your health care providers and get information on your condition and medication and they can also pick up medications, medical devices and written medical information on your behalf.

• Living will: This document conveys your wishes regarding medical care and life-prolonging procedures in the event of a terminal illness or a persistent vegetative state.

• Funeral declaration: A legal document declaring a decedent’s wishes as they relate to the declarant’s remains and services.

All of these documents can be prepared at once by an attorney.

Medicaid planning Late-stage Alzheimer’s disease care can be expensive and now is the time to plan to pay for it. It’s likely you will need Medicaid assistance to pay for your care. Medicaid planning is the strategic “rearranging” of assets to help an individual qualify for Medicaid.

The process may help preserve an inheritance, enhance the quality of care for a patient in skilled care or protect a spouse

from impoverishment.

After a Medicaid recipient dies, their estate may find that a claim has been made against it. Federal law requires states to recover amounts spent by Medicaid for longterm care and related drug and hospital benefits. All assets in a Medicaid recipient’s probate estate are subject to recovery except in instances where a surviving spouse, minor child, blind child or disabled child is living or where recovery would cause undue hardship to the surviving heirs.

With proper Medicaid planning and the assistance of an elder law attorney, an individual may be able to mitigate any claims from the government.

Special needs planning Special needs planning allows the parent or caregiver of an individual unable to care for him or herself to ensure the individual is provided for life. “Special needs” refers to an individual with mental illness, someone who is paralyzed or an elderly individual with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Special needs planning consists of establishing guardianship, advance directives and setting up a trust. An experienced elder law attorney can help a caregiver determine how best to provide for a special needs person, in this case someone with Alzheimer’s disease.

Life care planning Alzheimer’s disease has varying stages of progression and care needs change throughout the course of the illness. Applegate & Dillman Elder Law offers a unique service called Life Care Planning that takes the burden of adjusting to changing circumstances off the patient and caregivers.

Life Care Planning is a holistic approach that uses a trained team to coordinate legal, financial, medical and care services as the patient’s needs change.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be scary, but this is not the time to hide your head in the sand. The patient should discuss their care wishes and finances with family and friends as soon as possible.

Carol Applegate is an attorney at Applegate & Dillman Elder Law and a registered nurse. The firm specializes in elder law and Life Care Planning, a holistic approach to deal with legal, financial, medical and emotional issues involved in growing older. The firm has offices in Indianapolis, Carmel and Zionsville. For more, visit applegatedillman.com.

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Civic Theatre gets in the Christmas spirit with ‘Holiday Lights’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Civic Theatre is doing its part to provide some holiday cheer amid trying pandemic times with a Christmas variety MUSIC show.

“It’s holiday music and dance, one song after the other, with short interview pieces.” said Civic Theatre Executive Artistic Director Michael Lasley, who is directing the show. “We’ll have a bigger production with people moving around a little more to begin with, then there will be a solo, followed by a duet and a trio of dancers.”

“Holiday Lights” is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 12 on a livestream from The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The show, which will run between 75 and 90 minutes, will then be available on demand from Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, 2021.

The performance is a fundraiser for Civic Theatre, whose productions were shut down in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“For us, it’s a lot about keeping contact with our audience,” Lasley said. “We’re in this situation where we can really perform for people. You want to do your best to maintain that connection with your audience, so when this is over, it feels like we were never really gone.”

Anne Beck is the choreography director and Brent Marty is the musical director.

Lasley said the presentation in some respects is a bit like the “Ghost Light Cabaret,” an October fundraising performance, but is a little different in others.

“There will be more songs, more music, less of transitional stuff in between,” Lasley said. “There is a little pre-recorded video.”

Lasley said there will be some different treatments of holiday favorites.

“There are some jazzy treatments, but we don’t get too far away from the standard music people are used to. When it comes to holiday music, people like what they like,” Lasley said. “If you mess with

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

JazzTalk: Trailblazers JazzTalk: Trailblazers, 7 p.m., Dec. 8. Free to register. For more, visit thecenterpresents. org.

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

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Civic Theatre performers rehearse for the livestream of “Holiday Lights.” (Submitted photo)

things too much, it doesn’t go over well.

We’re best served to be that stable experience for them, the things that warm their hearts and the things they look forward to during the holidays and are real touchstones for them.”

There will be additional musicians for the performance.

“Before, we only had piano, bass and drums,” Lasley said. “We’re going have a guitar and a woodwind player. We’re going to have more choreography. It was originally conceived as both streaming and live with an audience. If we did it live with an audience, there wouldn’t have been any of the pre-recorded stuff. The pre-recorded pieces allow us to do some extra things we wouldn’t be able to do if it was live.”

“Ghost Light” was a virtual live performance, but Lasley said it was a smaller group of performers.

“We still have to live with the safety measures in place,” Lasley said. “We can only have a small number of people in the dressing rooms getting ready. There will still be plenty of people wearing masks, especially those doing backing vocals. For

singers doing a duet, they will be able to be spaced apart without a mask. Dancers will be masked. With the increase in the virus, we have to be careful about even people who are used to being together being safe as possible.

“We’re doing our best to keep everyone involved with the show safe and healthy.”

Lasley said cloth masks with a body microphone work better than shields with the sound.

“If they are a soloist or a duet socially distanced, they will not have masks on for those, so people will still get to see plenty of expressions,” Lasley said. “We’ll have a stable of performers that people are used to seeing on the stage and a couple of new ones.”

The cast includes Beck, Marty, Robyne Ault, Matt Bays, Nya Beck, Ian Black, Ben Boyce, Jacob Butler, Emily Chrzanowski, Marni Lemons, Bridgette Ludlow, Alex Smith, Tobin Strader, Jonathan Studdard and Parrish Williams.

Tickets are $27 for the livestream. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

Jon Vance will present the “Depth of Field” photography exhibit at Indiana Artisan, 22 N. Range Line Rd., at Carmel Arts & Design District’s “Meet Me on Main” event, 5 to 9 p.m., Dec. 12.

Fishers Arts Council exhibit set editorial@youarecurrent.com The Fishers Arts Council is celebrating the “Art of the Emerging Artist” throughout the month at The Art Gallery at City Hall featuring 11 local artists. The exhibit runs through Dec. 28 at One Municipal Dr., Fishers.

Featured artists are Liv Ash, Aparna Bhave, Ingrid Blount, Laura Crawford, Tony Elliott, Amy Johnson, Judy Mintze, Kenya Ferrand-Ott, Megan Rosta, Bob Shimer and Taylor Walker.

Visitors also can view the Fishers Arts Council virtual art gallery at fishersartscouncil.org/art-gallery-exhibit.

The gallery is free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more, email info@fishersartscouncil.org

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On October 8th, we held our Tom Wood Memorial Golf Tournament, in honor of our owner; Tom Wood, who lost his life to cancer in 2010. For the past 10 years, the Tom Wood Automotive Group has been the largest fundraiser to the American Cancer Society in the state of Indiana!

This year was no different, through the help of all the players who participated, the ball drop, the silent auction, the donations and the sponsors, we were able to raise another $82,486.00 for ACS!!! Wow, that is our largest amount to date!

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‘Holiday Pops’ set for livestream

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Through the help of all the players, we were able to raise another $82,486 for American Cancer Society.

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There will be a different format for Carmel Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Holiday Pops” conCONCERT cert, but some things won’t change.

The concert, presented

by IU Health, is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 as a livestream from the Palladium at the Hymes Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“There is going to be ‘Winter Wonderland,’ “O Holy Night,’ tunes that people will know,” CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes said. “But when you have a more intimate setting and it’s being streamed and you are watching it on (a TV or computer screen), it’s definitely going to have a different feel.

It’s going to be upbeat and exciting. It will be entertaining for all ages. We want to make sure people tune in and enjoy the holiday favorites. It’s going to be music that is familiar with maybe some different type of arrangements.”

Hymes said a matinee performance set for the same day was canceled when CSO learned it would not be able to have an audience because of a surge in COVID-19 cases.

“This is one of our biggest and most popular concerts of the year, so we’re pretty disappointed but, of course, we understand that we need to take safety measures,” Hymes said.

CSO was allowed an audience of approximateBays ly 350 people at its two 2020-21 concerts, one each in October and November.

Heather Bays will be the soloist for the holiday concert.

“Heather is a great singer,” Hymes said.

“She sings a variety of styles going from classical to pops. We are still going forward with the same program. It will be a smaller orchestra with string players from the CSO, and we have a jazz combo. It’s going to have an intimate feel. We’re excited about it.”

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Bays relives role of Buddy in ‘Elf’

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“Was playing the role of Buddy fun? Um, yes. A total blast,” Bays said. “It was a lot of work keeping that level of energy throughout Matt Bays loves that the Civic Theatre December, but I think our entire cast made production of “Elf The Musical” is getting it work. With people coming to see a musical new life this holiversion of this iconic movie, we THEATER day season. knew the expectations were Originally, Civic high. This didn’t worry us, it inTheatre planned to stage it live spired us. And seeing audiences again in front of audiences this laughing with family and friends month, but that is not possible each performance made it all because of the COVID-19 panworth it.” demic. So, a recorded 2019 perBays said he would love nothformance will be presented in a ing more than to play the role streaming or on-demand version again in the future. through Dec. 26.

Bays said he might tweak his “Numerous churches and public Buddy role if he plays it again. venues are using Zoom, videocon“I’m sure I’d throw in some ferencing and online alternatives new things to keep it fresh, but I Matt Bays performs as worked real hard on this part,” he to connect with their people,” Buddy in “Elf The Musi- said. “So, I left those performancBays said. “I was happy to see Civic making this available during cal.” (Submitted photo) es knowing I gave my very best.” the pandemic and continuing to spread the Streamed shows will be at 7 p.m. Thursholiday cheer through this production of ‘Elf.’ day, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m.

I mean, we need it this year more than ever, Saturdays and Sundays. There will be and I’m honored to be a part of it in this way.” pre-recorded interview segments with The Westfield resident played Buddy in performers from the 2019 shows. For more, the musical. visit civictheatre.org.

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2020 word of the year nominees Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt During this unprecedented year, we’ve been introduced to a number of words, phrases and terms, many of which we’re eager to erase from GRAMMAR GUY our memories. The year 2020 has seen social unrest, political animosity and — of course — the coronavirus. With this bleak backdrop for context, here are Grammar Guy’s nominees for the 2020 word of the year: Social distancing: I’m not sure who coined this phrase, but it’s not even accurate. The idea is that if we stay physically distant from each other, we will be less likely to spread COVID-19. “Social distancing” is a misnomer because, technically, we can still interact socially, although it has been tremendously harder to do so.

Zoom: I know there are other virtual meeting platforms but Zoom seems to be the most ubiquitous. The videoconferencing service has been around since 2011, but it caught on this year because it’s free (as long as you keep your meeting to 40 minutes or fewer).

Bubble: While I’ve been tempted to purchase a personal bubble, the most successful efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 have been in social barriers, most notably with the NBA’s and NHL’s end of the regular season and playoffs.

I do love that the WNBA’s version of this became affectionately known as the “wubble.”

Flatten the curve: The idea was that, if we mostly stayed home and severely limited contact with people other than the people living in our homes, the upward trajectory of the coronavirus surge would flatten out. It kind of worked for a few weeks, and then it didn’t. Americans thumbed their collective noses at stay-athome orders and suggested mask-wearing in the name of personal liberty. Now, new cases are surging. So much for “flattening the curve.”

Curtis Honeycutt is a syndicated humor columnist. He is the author of Good Grammar is the Life of the Party: Tips for a Wildly Successful Life. Find more at curtishoneycutt.com.

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BY THE TOWN OF ZIONSVILLE PLAN COMMISSION Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held by the Town of Zionsville Plan Commission on, Monday, December 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 West Oak Street Zionsville, Indiana 46077 to consider the following Petition: 2020-50-DPA Zionsville Community Schools Requests: PLAN COMMISSION APPROVAL for a Modification of a Development Plan to allow for: An expansion to Zionsville Community High School. The expansion features additional physical space for academic, dining and administrative uses.

The properties involved are more commonly known as: 1000 Mulberry Street, Zionsville, IN 46077 and is legally described as: Part of the Northwest Quarter and part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 18 North, Range 2 East of the Second Principal Meridian, Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Colony Square, Section 1, a subdivision of Boone County, Indiana, the plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 7, page 12 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, said corner being in the centerline of Zionsville-Whitestown Road, more or less; thence on and along said centerline the following three (3) courses: 1) South 69 degrees 00 minutes 33 seconds East (assumed bearing based on prior survey information provided by Fanning/Howey and Associates), 222.85 feet to the Point of Curvature of a curve concave northerly, having a central angle of 13 degrees 49 minutes 01 seconds and a radius of 1646.79 feet; 2) easterly on said curve an arc distance of 397.13 feet (said arc being subtended by a chord which bears South 76 degrees 12 minutes 01 seconds East 396.17 feet; 3) South 82 degrees 49 minutes 02 seconds East 1199.18 feet to a point on the northerly prolongation of the West line of land described in a Quitclaim Deed to Jeanne D. Reussow, as recorded in Instrument #2006-9478 in the aforesaid Recorder’s Office; thence on and along the West and South line of said Reussow the following two courses: 1) South 03 degrees 21 minutes 06 seconds East 719.66 feet; 2) North 87 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East 60.00 feet to the Northwest corner of Hypes Addition, a subdivision in Boone County, Indiana, the plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 4, page 171 in the office of the Recorder of said County; thence on the West line of said subdivision, South 02 degrees 31 minutes 16 seconds East 107.93 feet to the Northeast corner of Bloor Woods, a subdivision in Boone County, Indiana, the plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 12, pages 28-29 in the Office of the Recorder of said County; thence on the North and West lines of said subdivision the following two (2) courses: 1) South 85 degrees 58 minutes 58 seconds West 556.52 feet; 2) South 02 degrees 26 minutes 35 seconds East 914.49 to the Southwest corner of said subdivision, said corner being in the centerline of Bloor Road, more or less; thence on and along said centerline the following three courses: 1) North 87 degrees 50 minutes 12 seconds West 624.50 feet to the Point of Curvature of a curve concave South, having a central angle of 6 degrees 06 minutes 46 seconds and a radius of 4565.31 feet; 2) westerly on said curve an arc distance of 539.31 feet (said arc being subtended by a chord which bears South 89 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West 539.99 feet; 3) South 86 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West 120.50 feet to a point on the southerly prolongation of the East lines of Colony Square, Sections 1 and 2, subdivisions in Boone County, Indiana, the plats of which are recorded in Plat Book 7, page 12 and Plat Book 7, page 14, respectively, in the Office of the Recorder of said county; thence on said East line and the prolongation thereof, North 02 degrees 27 minutes 47 seconds West 2094.29 feet to the Point of Beginning; containing 66.65 acres, more or less. Subject to rights-of-way, easements and restrictions.

A copy of the Petition, and all plans pertaining thereto are on file and may be examined prior to the Public Hearing at Town Hall, 1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville, Indiana 46077 or at: http://www.zionsville-in. gov/231/Planning-Economic-Development. Written comments in support of or in opposition to the Petition are filed with the Secretary of the Town of Zionsville Plan Commission prior to the Public Hearing will be considered. The Public Hearing is open to the public. Oral comments to the Petition will be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

Further, and if supported by Executive Order and/or the Laws of the State of Indiana, members of the public will be afforded the opportunity to attend the Plan Commission Public Meetings via a form(s) of electronic communication IF indicated in the Agenda (as amended from time to time) associated with the Plan Commission Meeting.

Additionally, upon request, the Town of Zionsville will provide auxiliary aids and services in association with meetings and hearings occurring in-person. Please provide advance notification to Wayne DeLong, at wdelong@zionsville-in.gov or 317-873-5108, to ensure the proper accommodations are made prior to the meeting.

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The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples, Italy, contains the world’s finest collection of art from nearby TRAVEL Pompeii and Herculaneum, destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Throughout much of the museum’s history, access to some of its most famous pieces was severely limited.

In 1734, Spanish forces led by 18-year-old Charles of Bourbon captured Naples from the Austrians and Charles became king of Naples. He brought to Naples an extraordinary collection of ancient Roman sculptures he inherited from his mother, a member of the House of Farnese, an influential Italian family whose members included Pope Paul III. The collection contained the “Farnese Bull,” the largest ancient sculpture ever recovered; the “Farnese Atlas,” the oldest known statue of Atlas holding up the celestial sphere; and the “Farnese Hercules,” a copy of a Greek work that gave rise to the familiar image of Hercules. Charles supported excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii and ordered that the finest frescoes, mosaics and bronzes from those sites be brought to Naples. When Charles became King of Spain in 1759, his son, King Ferdinand, assembled his father’s collections in what had once been a Naples cavalry barracks.

What was originally known as the Royal Bourbon Museum included erotic frescoes and statues recovered from brothels and private homes in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

These items were sequestered in the museum’s Secret Cabinet (Gabinetto Segreto), where they could be viewed only with permission from the king. After the short-lived Revolution of 1848, the Bourbons, fearing that knowledge of their collection of erotica would suggest their depravity, stopped allowing outside access to the Secret Cab-

“Farnese Bull” in National Museum of Archaeology in Naples, Italy (Photo by Don Knebel)

inet. Later regimes occasionally opened the doors for select visitors. In April 2000, the museum, now under national control, opened the Secret Cabinet to the general public, with children under 14 allowed only if accompanied by an adult.

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

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