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Happy Holidays!

December 2023 PUBLISHER

Athena West | athena.west@citylifestyle.com EDITOR

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Welcome to the December issue of Thompson's Station Lifestyle!

I'm thrilled to take you behind the scenes and offer an intimate glimpse into the life of our cover star, Danica McKellar. You may remember her as the iconic Winnie from The Wonder Years, or from one of her heartwarming performances in various Hallmark movies. Now, she has taken on the additional role of producer at the Great American Family Network. But did you know that she's also an author?

In this issue, we transport you to the charming town of Santa Claus, Indiana, and introduce you to Carissa Biele, local author of A Christmas Cookie Musical.

With the holiday season just around the corner, we put together a list of the best holiday markets to visit. These markets offer a delightful array of unique, handcrafted gifts that are perfect for the season of giving.

If staying curled up by the warmth of a fireplace is more your speed this holiday season, check out the results of our poll of your favorite holiday movies and plan to watch a few (or all!).

In the spirit of giving, December marks the launch of the 4th annual City Lifestyle Giving Campaign. We're inviting you to nominate someone who could use a helping hand in the coming year. Your small act of kindness can make a world of difference in someone's life, and we're thrilled to be a part of this initiative.

As this year comes to a close, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to you - our readers and followers. Your continued support of the businesses you see featured on these pages makes it possible for us to continue bringing you the stories of the people, places and things that make our community great!

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Carissa Biele is a local country artist, script writer, author, entertainer, and mom. The former morning news anchor wrote A Christmas Cookie Musical, a children’s storybook with accompanying soundtrack.

It’s the perfect story to dive into with your family this holiday season.

TS: WHAT INSPIRED THE STORY AND MUSIC FOR A CHRISTMAS COOKIE MUSICAL? CB: During COVID-19, I focused on song and scriptwriting. As the holidays approached, I thought about past family traditions, like baking cookies and making candy. During this time, I leaned on inspirational sayings like “All things are possible to those who believe,” which is the subtle message of the story. All these thoughts led my subconscious to come up with the story idea for the book one night. I told myself as I was creating [the story and the music] that I would have a child to read the book to one day, and I am so grateful to share it with my boy for the first time this year.

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TS: WHAT ARE SOME FUN TRADITIONS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAD/ HAVE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON? CB: As a child, I remember singing Christmas songs while watching holiday movies and decorating the tree while my mom baked. I plan to add my twist on baking Christmas cookies—we will have matching baking aprons, and be sure to sing and dance while we bake cookies for Santa, just like the Cookie Crew in the book.

TS: IS THERE ANYONE THAT HELPED YOU WITH THE BOOK AND MUSIC? CB: One guy, Steven Farella, created all of the backing tracks. He is super talented and played all the instruments himself. All but one character are voices from the Christ Church choir, including mine. Derwin Hinson, a professional singing Santa, had the deep bluesy sound I heard for the song, “The Sick Reindeer Blues.” I grew up with the illustrator Joshua Potter, who sketched the entire story by hand and colored it digitally. The illustration was the most time-consuming part of the project, so I appreciate him sharing his talent.

TS: WHAT PROJECTS DO YOU HAVE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW? CB: I want to figure out how to get this story animated, released to a network or streaming service, and watch it with my boy next year at Christmas. Aside from my songwriting, there is a television show concept I’m pitching in hopes of seeing it in production in the future too.

You can find A Christmas Cookie Musical on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Book Baby. CarissaBiele.com

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As an OBGYN, Somi worked long and grueling hours. Typically, each patient appointment was slotted for 15 minutes, not nearly enough time to listen to concerns and offer comprehensive care. Frustrated with the broken healthcare system, Somi decided it was time for a change. She wrote up a business plan for a healthcare center focused on women’s needs and the first HerMD opened in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2015.

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Somi and Komel decided to bring the HerMD model to women nationwide.

Kathy Lai, joined them as one of the three co-founders of HerMD and provides financial and strategic expertise to the growing business. HerMD expanded to Crescent Springs, Kentucky in 2021 and although the odds were stacked against them being women and minorities, in 2022, the co-founders were able to fundraise $10 million for additional expansion efforts. HerMD has since opened locations right here in Franklin and in Carmel, Indiana. Another location opened in New Jersey last summer.

In support of its goal to educate, empower and advocate for women, HerMD offers free educational events and multimedia resources, such as the HerMD podcast, HerVoice. Routine community events also occur at each HerMD market location. “There is a big void to be filled,” Somi says. “Only 20 percent of OBGYNs are trained in sexual health and menopause.”

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Actress Danica McKellar is perhaps best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the hit ABC-TV series The Wonder Years, but McKellar has now made a home for herself on the Great American Family (GAF) network.

McKellar left Hallmark Channel not long after Hallmark’s former CEO Bill Abbott left to start Great American Family in 2020.

McKellar had been a a holiday movie queen and a veteran of the network since 2015. McKellar says of the move, “It didn’t really

Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan in "A Royal Date for Christmas"

feel like a big change. It just felt like following Bill. The biggest difference is that I now have a multi-picture deal where I’m also a very involved producer, so that makes it a much different experience. I’m much more hands on and it’s not just a title. It feels wonderful. A wonderful next step in my career.”

She continues, “I love acting, but being an executive producer and getting to be a part of creating characters from the beginning and getting a chance to shape them really amplifies the experience

I’m having as an actress. I get to be involved in every step of the process. I’ve been an actress for 35+ years, so I’ve done that one role for such a long time, and to get to be a part of the creative process from beginning to end is so creatively satisfying.”

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states who needs a stylist because he’s lost all of his luggage. And he also needs a stand-in date because his girlfriend has just broken up with him. You can probably guess the rest.

McKellar says, “It is such a charming, sweet movie filled with joy and love and romance. There’s something really special between me and my co-star Damon Runyan. He’s just one of these really deep actors. I couldn’t be more thrilled with this movie.

And as executive producer, I got to watch all these different takes of the scenes and I was so struck by how special they were.”

A Royal Date For Christmas is one of the 21 (and counting) original new films for Great American Family’s Great American Christmas (the network’s signature franchise), which returned in October with new holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and 24/7 Christmas movies through the end of the year. A Royal Date For Christmas premiered on November 25 and will run throughout the month of December on GAF. McKellar, her husband Scott and son Draco made the move to Tennessee last year. “We love it here so much. I lived in California my entire life. It was just time. As soon as we were able to go, we left. We were ready for nature. We were ready for more beauty trees and horses, lush and beautiful. If you’re looking in the distance, it’s just mountains and hills and beauty. I didn’t realize you could love where you live so much. Don’t get me wrong. I love New York, I love Los Angeles, I love cities, but I love them in smaller doses now. I like to visit. Coming back to a peaceful, idyllic scenery is such a luxury and so wonderful.”

While McKellar is loving her new life in Tennessee and continues to entertain as an actress, she is equally celebrated for her contributions to math education for young minds. McKellar Math (McKellarMath.com) was born in 2007, a few years after Danica spoke before a Congressional Committee about why kids in the United States are far behind kids of many other countries in math scores, and why girls especially begin to shy away from math in middle school.

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Danica stars with "Dancing with the Stars" pro Gleb Savchenko in "Swing Into Romance"

A scene from "Swing Into Romance"

“I love acting, but being an executive producer and getting to be a part of creating characters from the beginning and getting a chance to shape them really amplifies the exper ience I’m having as an ac t re s s .”

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Danica with son Draco and husband Scott

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She is the author of several math books, including her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, aimed at helping middle school girls overcome their fear of math. She continues to encourage young girls to pursue the subject with confidence in subsequent books, Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss, and Hot X: Algebra Exposed, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape expanded on her mission to demystify mathematics.

When asked if she’s a math genius, McKellar replies, “No. I’m a challenge lover. I love the challenge of math and I love the way it makes the problem-solving side of your brain work. There’s a lot of beauty in math - patterns and symmetries and functions to discover. I fell in love with math. It’s a foreign language that needs to be translated properly. I just want to help kids not be afraid of math and to make it fun and accessible and relevant to their lives. I don’t want someone’s fear of math to keep them from doing something they love. I know it’s working. It’s the most gratifying thing ever.” GreatAmericanFamily.com

Danica stars in "The Winter Palace"

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SANTA CLAUS, INDIANA ARTICLE BY SARAH SKATES PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SPENCER COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU

Live reindeer, miles of light displays and delicious gourmet treats are just a few of the magical Christmas offerings for visitors to Santa Claus, Indiana. About two and a half hours north of Nashville, the town has loads of unique shopping, vibrant local restaurants and family-friendly activities such as cookie decorating.

“The holiday season in a town called Santa Claus is pretty spectacular!,” shares Melissa Arnold, Executive Director of the Spencer County Visitors Bureau. Wintertime festivities begin the first weekend in December with the Santa Claus Christmas Celebration, followed the next weekend by the Santa Claus Christmas Parade as well as an arts and crafts show.

“There is a lot you can see and do at no charge,” Arnold continues, such as seeing the reindeer and writing a letter to Santa. “Santa and his elves respond to every letter. We also do a wonderful chestnut roasting on Saturdays, just like the song, and learn about that longstanding American tradition.”

Among the paid activities are a special Christmas dinner with Santa at his lodge and the Land of Lights, a 1.2mile driving journey that tells the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in giant, brilliant LED light displays with storyboards. “It’s a really neat event to get you in the spirit for the holidays,” Arnold adds.

Additional entertainment includes musical concerts, Storytime with Mrs. Claus, food trucks and the Festival of Lights, a nine-mile residential Christmas lights tour through a gated community that is open to the public on select Saturdays in December. “It is magical when we get a blanket of snow,” says Arnold, who reminds everyone to dress warmly.

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Visitors can enjoy a museum dedicated to the history of the town. According to local legend, the town’s name dates back to the 1800s, when it was called Santa Fe. But when the residents applied for an official post office, they were denied because there was another Santa Fe, Indiana. Many other names were suggested but nothing seemed to fit. On Christmas Eve the townspeople gathered for church in a log cabin. Suddenly a gust of wind blew open the doors of the church and the children shrieked excitedly, “Santa Claus is here!” The townspeople took this as a sign and agreed that Santa Fe would become known as Santa Claus.

Another bright spot in the area’s history is that Abraham Lincoln spent his formative years in Spencer County. The story of young Abe’s early life in Indiana is revisited at the popular Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

Among the numerous shopping options are Santa’s Candy Castle for homemade confections and gourmet hot chocolate, the giant Santa Claus Christmas Store for ornaments and decorations, and the can’t-miss Santa’s Toy store.

Santa Claus is close enough for a day trip from Nashville.

For tourists choosing to spend the night, overnight accommodations include Santa’s Lodge or the Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph with cottages, RV parking and tent sites.

One of Santa Claus’ most famous attractions, Holiday World amusement park, is closed during the winter months. But tourists can take advantage of another wintertime option—Paoli Peaks ski resort, about an hour from Santa Claus. Or head east to Louisville, home of the Louisville Slugger Museum, world-famous horse racing and the Bourbon Trail. SantaClausInd.org

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This Giving Campaign is all about personally impacting the lives of people we know with an unexpected check in the mail just to say that someone thought of them this holiday season.”

The annual City Lifestyle Giving Campaign is in its 4th year. Last holiday season we gave away over $300,000 to help 116 individuals and families in need, but we need your help to make it happen again this year.

With nominations flooding in from community members and leaders such as judges, police officers, teachers, nurses, social workers, mentors and readers like you, we were able to reach people who might otherwise go unnoticed. Perhaps you know of a single parent struggling to provide for their family, an elderly person who has experienced loss, someone enduring a health issue, a co-worker suffering a sudden, unexpected tragedy or a neighbor with a financial hardship who has fallen between the cracks of getting assistance. Chances are you know someone with a specific need, even if no one else does.

“We believe in giving back and serving the communities where we live in a real and tangible way,” says Steven Schowengerdt, CEO and founder of City Lifestyle. “This Giving Campaign is about personally impacting the lives of people we know with an unexpected check in the mail just to say that someone thought of them during this holiday season.”

“We believe God has blessed our company with continued success, so we in turn want to be a blessing to others,” Matthew Perry, President of City Lifestyle adds.

City Lifestyle has also enacted an internal giving program whereby every employee in the company receives $100 to give away to someone in the community. “The idea is to encourage our employees to keep giving on their own,” Steven says. “Taking care of one another and blessing others is truly rewarding and it perpetuates a cycle of giving. It’s extremely important to me as a person and as a company to foster a culture of generosity.”

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37th Annual Columbia Main Street Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting

DOW N TOWN COLUMBIA | 6:00 P M This night time parade kicks off at 6:00 PM beginning at the Trotwood/W. 7th Street split and marches eastward down the traditional parade route into downtown Columbia. Then festivities transition from the parade to the tree lighting around 7:15-ish with live entertainment, announcement of parade winners, and Santa lighting Columbia's 40-foot Christmas tree on the Courthouse Square. VisitColumbiaTN.com

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Thompson's Station Tree Lighting

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Your Favorite Holiday Movies W E A S K E D A N D YO U A N S W E R E D !

ARTICLE BY KAREN CREASON We greatly appreciate your votes in our Franklin Lifestyle and Thompson’s Station Lifestyle favorite holiday movies poll! After categorizing these festive films into six unique groups, we gathered your favorites through a series of Instagram polls. We’re thrilled to present the movies you’ve chosen as your ultimate favorites. Thanks for being a part of our movie-ranking adventure!

FAVO RITE C L A SS I C H O LI DAY M OVI E

FAVO RITE M ODE RN H OLI DAY M OVI E

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“Home Alone”

“A Charlie Brown Christmas”

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“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

“The Polar Express”

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“It’s A Wonderful Life”

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