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ON THE WEBA 100 Grand may not just be a candy bar but the price. Columnist Mike Red-mond writes about the global chocolate crisis – a shortage that’s looming and it could get expensive. Seems worldwide consumption of cocoa in 2013 was 70,000 metric tons greater than production and chocolate may in the future be a luxury instead of the necessity we all know it to be. To read more, visit currentinfishers.com

The White House re-leased a report last week detailing ways that federal and local governments can work together to deal with the effects of climate change. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard was one of only four Republi-cans to serve on the 26-member climate change task force. To read more, visit www.currentincarmel.com.

Technically, I’m not sure if “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is the sequel to the prequel to the “Apes” mov-ies from the 1960s and ’70s, or what. But I do know it was the most entertaining movie I saw this summer. The follow-up to “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is set 10 years down the road, when humans have mostly died off due to disease and intelligent apes are now the Earth’s prime species.

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Holiday song contest – Time to be creative and show your talents as Current is hosting its inaugural Holiday Song Contest. Readers are asked to rewrite a verse to “Deck the Halls.” Writ-ten entrees need to be submitted by Dec. 5 and e-mailed to [email protected]. Current will select the finalist and have a local musical celebrity sing the verses and the recordings will then be placed on our websites. Readers may watch and hear the finalists and vote on their favorite. The winner will be announced in the Dec. 23 edition.

Philanthropy – Hamilton County Area Neighbor-hood Development and several other county non-profits have launched an end-of-year fundraising campaign in connection with #GivingTuesday, a national campaign that harnesses the power of social media to bring awareness to charities and inspire people to give back to their community. Everyone who donates on Dec. 2 will be entered into a raffle for a prize. Those making a donation of $50 or more will be given an insulated tumbler. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/HANDincorporated or @HAND_inc on Twitter.

The commute – U.S. 31 between Old Meridian and 136th streets opened Nov. 25. The roadway closed in April to further expedite freeway con-struction in Carmel by approximately one con-struction season. Two lanes of traffic are open between Old Meridian and 136th streets. Upon completion of construction in late 2015, three travel lanes will open on northbound and south-bound U.S. 31 in Carmel.

St.Vincent doctor honored – Dr. James E. Sum-ners, medical director of the St.Vincent Center for Prenatal Diagnosis at St.Vincent Women’s Hospi-tal, was honored as the March of Dimes Central Indiana Medical Honoree at the 18th annual Sig-nature Chefs Auction. He is the first surgeon in the state specializing in robotic-assisted transab-dominal cervical cerclage (RoboTac) surgeries, a treatment of cervical insufficiency (CI), which can often cause miscarriage or preterm birth.

Community merges with First Merchants – After 23 years serving the consumer and com-mercial banking needs of Hamilton and Madison Counties, some changes are ahead in 2015 for Community Bank, according to Charles L. (Chuck) Crow, Community’s chief executive officer. A merger with First Merchants Corporation com-pleted earlier this month signals the changes that Crow only sees as positive ones for Commu-nity Bank customers.

SLDM teachers receive honorsBy Beth Taylor

Two teachers at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School have been recognized for excellence.

Fifth and sixth-grade math teach-er Jackie Adams has been named an Indiana state finalist for the Presi-

dential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. Recipients are leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.

“Professionally, Jackie models collaboration with the other teachers by discussing the state stan-dards and the school’s curriculum,” said Annette Jones, SLDM principal. “She encourages students to learn various ways to solve a problem and chal-lenges them with critical thinking skills and activi-ties. We are so grateful to have such a talented and dedicated teacher on our staff.”

Spanish teacher Matt Ward received the 2014 Ex-ceptional Teaching Impact and Motivation -Student Voice Award for Outstanding Spanish Teacher that is given by the AATSP Indiana Chapter. The EXTIMO has a special value for teachers because students choose teachers who inspire them to study the lan-guage in college or overseas.

“Mr. Ward greets his students with much energy and enthusiasm each day,” Jones said. “Beginning

in fifth grade, his classes are mostly conducted in Spanish, which greatly helps students with their lis-tening, speaking and writing skills. Our students are so fortunate to have such a dedicated and talented Spanish teacher as they prepare for the high school Spanish curriculum.”

St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School values help-ing children to become global citizens.

“In first grade through fourth grade, students take Spanish class one time per week,” Jones said. “Be-ginning in fifth grade, the Spanish instruction gradu-ally increases so that seventh and eighth-grade students join Mr. Ward for Spanish class daily.”

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Matt Ward and nominating student Tori Wannem-uehler, a former SLDM student who is now a senior at Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville.

Jackie Adams (far left) attends reception with Glenda Ritz (center) superintendent for public instruction for Indiana.

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Westfield site receives renovationsBy Robert Herrington

What started more than a decade ago as a temporary garden of crosses made to honor

Indiana’s fallen soldiers in the front yard of Donald and Carol Peed turned into a permanent

memorial at 401 N. Union St., Westfield. The Fallen Hoosier Heroes Memorial for Enduring Freedom, which was created in 2002, is now undergoing another renovation.

The memorial was started by Vietnam Veteran Command Sgt. Major Donald E. Peed after Sept. 11.

“He wanted to go to Iraq,” said his wife, Carol. “He wanted to be there if the guys needed some-body to talk to. He was told no so he came up with the idea of the crosses.”

Carol said the memorial had 66 white crosses when Donald, 67, died from a heart attack caused by the effects of Agent Orange in Sep-tember 2005.

“He was a very patriotic person,” she said. “When we put the first cross in the ground we never dreamed it would amount to what it has become.”

As a result of the harsh winters and time, Carol said the crosses began to deteriorate and the memorial committee felt it was not a fair honoring of the deceased soldiers.

“Some were starting to rot,” Carol said.“We took them down and are trying plaques

for now. It’s a lot of work,” said Bill Doss, an Air

Force veteran of the Vietnam War. “The crosses made a big impact, but I feel just as much of an impact with the stones. It opens it up more.”

Doss said the future is uncertain as the me-morial committee has a vision to create a unique memorial in a larger area.

“With 206 kids we’ve run out of space. Two hundred and forty-eight have died on duty while serving … We don’t want to see any more die,” he said. “We’d like to find ground to put it on. We’d like to keep it here in this area.”

Dennis Zavada, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, assists with the maintenance and care of the memorial.

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Young Hoosiers need our help. We have had an abnormal amount of youth suicides in central

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At-risk youth should be connected with the wide variety of youth mentoring programs avail-able throughout the state of Indiana.

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The main goal of the program is to empower students and provide them with the tools and confidence they need to become young leaders.

As a father of three, I have dedicated myself to helping the state’s teens and young adults. I could not be more excited about the young lead-ers coming out of this program who will have a positive impact on their families, peer groups, sports teams and community.

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Sen. Jim Merritt represents Fishers in the Indiana State Senate where he has served for 24 years. You may contact him by phone at 232-9400 or by email at [email protected].


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and advertise, are especially desirable if the bank is connected to a Star-bucks coffee shop in a busy locale.

The ONB branch at 8997 E. 116th St. near the I-69 interchange in Fishers provides a unique space for arts groups to promote upcoming shows and for young artists to display their work. The bank ac-commodates the seating area of the neighboring Starbucks. The businesses have their own en-tryways, but two venues become one inside thanks to an open floor plan with ample wall space for artwork.

Recently, branch manager Geoff Thompson launched two arts initiatives at the bank. First is a monthly rotating exhibit of student work in collaboration with Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School visual arts departments. Second is the installation of a large 4-foot-by-9-foot corkboard dedicated to advertising arts events in Fishers and Hamilton County. The corkboard has been designed to attractively display event flyers and artist information and is managed and updated by the Fishers Arts Council.

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“The idea for supporting local art and artists at this bank came after an ONB in Zionsville began exhibiting works by professional artists,” Thomp-son stated. “I approached Lisa Sirkin-Vielee, member of the Fishers Arts Council Board of Di-rectors, to help us become a central location for art and arts information. She and I developed the plan for student participation and the corkboard.”

“We are currently on our third student exhibi-tion, work by HSE senior and photographer Evan

Booth,” Thompson continued. “When the kids are out of school in December, we will show work by local artist Danielle LeRosa and we have plans to exhibit more work by Fishers residents this summer.”

After patrons have viewed the striking photographs by Booth, in particular a beautiful composition of a subject underwater, they can gather information on other events around town. Events include the Art in Town Hall exhibit featuring

work by award-winning local watercolor artist Jean Smith, on view now through Dec. 19, and “A Christmas Extravaganza” concert presented by the Fishers Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Holy Spirit at Geist Catholic Church.

The corkboard is updated with new informa-tion almost every week. Said Thompson, “I am glad to see that art is a priority for Fishers growth and happy ONB can be a part of that.”

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protect their trees, plants and shrubs from unnecessary destruction by effective planning and some extra TLC, according to Jacques Schindler, store manager of Allisonville Nursery in Fishers.

“We found that most of the damage (to the landscape last year) was due to excessive and constant winds, which (at times) drove the wind-chill to 35 degrees below zero,” he said. Plants too tender for Indiana’s zone and trees, such as broadleaf evergreens, “do not like that constant wind; it tends to dry out its leaves.”

The remedy to the problem? Mulch—and con-stant moisture.

“Evergreen trees do need moisture in winter months, when the ground freezes, to keep the foliage nice and green,” Schindler said. “Always mulch your plants heavily for winter, and make sure to moisten within the winter months – just don’t overwater.”

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foliage. “Generally the broad-leaf evergreens,

holly and boxwood, if exposed, took a pretty bad hit (last year),” Schindler said. “Dependent on the homeowner, they had to replace the entire shrub or they tried to nurse it back to health by trim-ming and fertilizing.”

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In Indiana, a majority of parents with existing Court ordered custody and parenting time arrangements stipulate and agree to abide by the terms of the holiday parenting time schedule as put forth in the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines, (“IPTG”). In any family law matter, however, the parties need not staunchly follow the IPTG holiday schedule and can agree to a schedule that best suits their family’s needs. That individualized schedule can be incorporated into the Court’s Order. For example, if there are longstanding holiday traditions that the parties wish to keep intact for the children subsequent to their separation, parents will often agree to such specific provisions and/or request the same from the Court when litigating the issue.

The holiday parenting time schedule provided for in the IPTG “equalizes” the holiday parenting time for Mom and Dad over a two year period by alternating half of the holidays each year. The IPTG were recently amended. One specific amendment was to the implementation of holiday parenting time. Under the former IPTG, holiday parenting time took precedence over the regular parenting time schedule. This often resulted in one parent forfeiting weekend parenting time as it was the other party’s holiday parenting time. In such instances, the former IPTG required that the parties modify the annual schedule to ensure that due to that holiday time, no party received three consecutive weekends of parenting time. Under the

amended IPTG, holiday parenting time continues to take precedence over regular parenting time, however, parties are no longer required to modify the regular schedule for the remainder of the year should either party receive three consecutive weekends of parenting time. Instead, one party may now receive three consecutive weekends. The purpose of this modification was to avoid additional modifications throughout the year and recognizing that over time, the time would equalize.

Be aware, however, that if you have a current order for parenting time, the provisions of the IPTG that were in effect at the time the order was issued is still in force. The amendments do not automatically apply to orders or agreements that were entered beforehand, so the specific version of the IPTG that applies to your situation is important to recognize.Included in the holiday schedule are “Special Days” such as parents birthdays, children’s birthday, Mother’s and Father’s day.

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During the same month her husband expand-ed his veterinary clinic, Lisa Herrmann opened a

new specialty fitness business in Noblesville.

“It was a time to start some-thing I had always wanted to do,” she said. “It wasn’t on a whim. I had thought about it for a couple of years. This naturally gave me a push.”

As the two simultaneously worked on their separate renovations, they shared the same contractor and workers.

Herrmann said her company’s name – Rally. Rock. Ride. Indoor Cycling – is based on the concept of her business at 14660 Herriman Blvd., Suite 700, Noblesville.

“We want to rally people together for motiva-tion and inspiration, rock out to good music and ride using outdoor best practices inside,” she said.

Herrmann said she found indoor cycling seven years ago.

“I’m a big runner – long distance, marathons – but I was injured all the time,” she said. “I was hooked (on cycling) from my first class.”

Herrmann went from dedicated participant to instructor and has three certifications since she began teaching four years ago.

“We want every ride to be a quality ride for people. We want to help improve health and fit-ness and performance in general,” she said.

Herrmann said cycling also is a way for ath-

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“I found I became a better runner,” she said. “You can use it to help all kinds of disciplines.”

Indoor cycling is similar to outdoor riding, where riders simulate hills, flat land and roads – with the safety of no traffic or construction.

“We set the ride to motivational music and instructors lead you on your journey. The room has ambient light to focus your mind and body on connecting with the ride,” said Herrmann.

For more information, call 219-0361 or e-mail [email protected].

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Commentary by Mike Colaw

I wish Obamacare could work, I really do. I can’t help it. The dream, as lofty as it is, that

everyone could have low-cost medical care really does sound appealing.

I am saying this as a middle-class, registered Republican who also is

responsible for over 30 employees through a church and two childcares.

I also represent a family that has been blind-sided by the reality of the Affordable Care Act. We lost the coverage we had and wanted to keep. We were also the family who was offered a much more expensive “comparative” plan.

When I looked at the ridiculous price increase, I honestly thought if I knew the money really would directly help poor, destitute families, I would give it! I love the concept; I just don’t trust the system. Taking care of the poor should never be used as political propaganda, yet that’s ex-actly what has happened.

Here is the huge danger we face: In our frus-tration with a struggling political system, we may unintentionally hurt real people. People who really do need support, encouragement and even their physical (medical included) needs met. I want to give educational opportunities and medi-cal care to children who have very little hope and resources. I don’t want to enable generational

poverty; I want to empower people to really break free from it. I fully believe it is wrong to turn our backs on those who are truly destitute. This is what may happen if we become myopic because of the politics.

Yes, I get it. The Affordable Care Act is flawed, but the desire to help those in true need should never be abandoned. If you find yourself like me, torn between good principles and bad politics, let me offer a suggestion.

Don’t let political frustration stop you from lov-ing real people! Be the tangible example of what love should look like. Proactively seek out local organizations that really do help those in need. Why local? Because you can go see for yourself exactly how your money is being spent. Account-ability is much higher.

I pray somebody, someday, can create plans for the health care and immigration problems that actually work economically, but I refuse to turn my back on hurting in the middle of this season of political insanity.

Pull out the old dusty Bible and read James 1:27 and Matthew 25:40.

Obamacare idea not reality

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By Beth Taylor

The annual Celebrating Life Under the Stars Gala to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana honored Fishers resident

Dr. Michael Kraus for his achievements in nephrology. While at the gala, he was sur-prised to learn that he was also receiving a

Sagamore of the Wabash award.“The Sagamore of the Wabash award means a great deal to me

because it is for things I’ve done to help take care of patients,” said Kraus. “I think the work that I’ve done for patients on home dialysis caught the attention of the governor.”

The Sagamore of the Wabash is a civilian honor presented by the governor of Indiana. It is a tribute given to those who have provided distinguished service to the state. State lawmakers can nominate two candidates each year. Kraus was nominated by State Sen. Jean Breaux, who is a past board member of the Na-tional Kidney Foundation of Indiana. She presented the award to Dr. Kraus on behalf of Gov. Mike Pence.

Kraus’ long career began with an early realization that he wanted to be a doctor. Focusing on nephrology, the medical spe-cialty that focuses on kidney function, appealed to Kraus because he could impact acute conditions and take care of patients for a prolonged period of time.

The desire to make his patients’ lives better is what led to Kraus becoming an advocate for home hemodialysis. In 2004, he was the chief investigator and performed the original study to get the NxStage System One device approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

“Dr. Kraus’ early and ongoing support of home hemodialysis has helped ensure that an ever-increasing number of patients can ac-cess its life-changing benefits,” said Joseph Turk, president of Nx-Stage “Today, the NxStage System One is the only portable home hemodialysis system approved by the FDA and we are indebted to Dr. Kraus for his support in helping us pioneer this therapy, in-cluding his important work in our initial FDA clinical study. We are thrilled to congratulate him on all of his recognition and to thank him for his commitment to improving the standard of patient care.”

The device weighs about 75 pounds, allowing for patients who were spending much time in a dialysis clinic to now self-treat at home or even on vacation.

“They’re able to enjoy life again instead of going from one dialy-sis appointment to the next,” Kraus said.

Kraus looks forward to what is ahead in the field of nephrology. “We’re beginning to see smaller devices, transplanting animal kid-neys into patients and taking stem cells to make organs,” he said. “We’re at the beginning of the technology when you think about growing kidneys in Petri dishes. Big things are coming. It’s not science fiction anymore.”

Dr. Kraus enjoys traveling nationally and abroad to speak on home dialysis.

“Home dialysis is my passion and nephrologists need to be edu-cated on devices we have today,” said Kraus.

“Currently about nine out of 10 patients go into a dialysis center, but if you asked 100 nephrologists, 100 percent would want to do home dialysis for themselves. We have to change the thinking so that they want to do that for their patients,” said Kraus.

Molly Kraus, his wife of 31 years, enjoyed seeing her husband accepting recognition for his work.

“Michael rarely takes compliments or the admiration that he’s been getting.” She said. “When the National Kidney Foundation said that they were going to honor him, he tried to pass off the honor and downplay his accomplishments.”

The Krauses have four adult children. “Our children are very proud of their father’s accomplishments,” she said. “Because of Mike’s commitment to bettering his patients’ lives, all four of our children give back in some way.”

Kraus thinks that his greatest achievement in medicine is that he worked every day to make his patients’ lives better.

Dr. Michael Kraus’ commitment to bettering lives leads to Sagamore of the Wabash awardImpacting livesImpacting lives

“Sagamore” was a term used by Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes of Indiana to describe a lesser chief or a great man among the tribe whom the chief consulted for wisdom and advice. State lawmakers can nominate two candidates per year. Only the governor of Indiana makes the selection.No official record exists on how many Sagamore awards have been presented.Recipients include astronauts, artists and politicians.

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IU Health Nephrologist Dr. Michael Kraus and nurse Patti Christ look over a patient chart at his office.

Kraus and his wife, Molly Kraus.Dr. Kraus’ awards

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cepted as fact the Sunday work day. Retailers that provide the day for observation of religious beliefs (or the NFL) are now imagined to be quaint – or even as right-wing zealots. In a world where labor is already heavily regulated, does more intervention benefit anyone?

Our collective memories of “over the river and through the woods” to commune with family on this day custom designed for the purpose may simply be echoes of another time. But has our nostalgia distorted our recall? For me, memories include Thanksgiving starting especially early to get in chores before starting the work of prepar-ing the big meal. Perhaps Lesser should have required that the animals skip a day of feed or that the weather always remain temperate – or arrest the farmers themselves. We could have used a few extra hours of sleep.

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Commentary by Terry Anker

Black Friday almost has become a holiday in itself. It is easier to find a parking spot at church on Easter Sunday than one at Target during the “shopping season.” Retailers register the vast majority of their sales during the period; and many credit it with their very survival. Media routinely report on the travails of our consumer-ism with many hosting live remotes designed to fuel the frenzy.

Connecticut Democrat State Rep. Matt Lesser again this year is advancing legislation in his state to require that retailers be closed on Thanksgiving Day – emulating existing laws in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine. One can find the story wedged between reports of where to buy the hottest toys and electronics. Lesser waxes poetic about the plight of employed retail-ers who are expected to be at their posts early. His empathy does not extend to those of us in health care, public safety, entertainment, filling station, or other infrastructure roles.

As social mores evolve, we have slowly ac-

Demanding demands

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Just as we were talking about how the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles had improved tremendously – even transforming itself into a friendly, easy-to-use outlet – came the news last week that some drivers have been asked to return some of the dough they were refund-ed when being overcharged on excise taxes. Oops! A BMV spokesman said it was “human error” that led to a temporary $60,000 windfall among 254 registered driver’s license holders. The money will be returned or recaptured. We all make mistakes and it’s not the end of the world, but after years of improvements under the governorship of Mitch Daniels, glitches have surfaced, including this latest one. The BMV has said it overcharged approximately $29 million in excise taxes. And then there was a class-action lawsuit that claimed the BMV dinged drivers by $30 million to the minus side. Just less than five million Hoosier driv-ers were refunded $3.50 to $15 apiece in a settlement. We’re in that group, although the check has yet to arrive. It will. What’s most important is that the mess be cleaned up and in an expedient way. Maybe there needs to be a new set of tighter controls. Remember, that money doesn’t belong to state government; it belongs to all of us. True enough, it is distrib-uted to municipalities across the state annu-ally, but errors are errors and they should be contained, if not eliminated, at all costs as it is our dough. So, what’s the process, what’s the system? The leadership at the BMV and on up the ladder might want to ask that question.

As much as we truly love the season, it has been humorous, really – even laughable – with respect to the unsolicited national retailer e-mails we have been getting. They almost all seem to tout “the deal of the holidays,” “it won’t get better than this,” “the lowest price of the year,” etc. And we know well enough that those e-mails will repeat several times … right up to Dec. 24. For now, we’ll just remain amused.

Is it a glitch orjust error creep?

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.

B E L I E V E I T !Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In North Dakota beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

Winter look not so hot

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

As I waited for my dermatologist in nothing but a mauve paper gown and my undergar-ments, I realized I’d sunk to a new low in personal hygiene. Dirt under my fingernails, braid-able leg hair, sandpaper-like knee caps and remnants of two-month-old coral polish on my toes screamed “I don’t give a schtick!” What was wrong with me? Sure it was a Saturday morning and I’d already completed several errands by the time I arrived, but even for a busy mom, this was a new low.

It’s not like I didn’t know I’d be practically naked in front of a veritable stranger; I was there for my annual ginger-skin check-up to make sure I hadn’t acquired “the cancer” during the last year of desperately trying to achieve a tan while diligently wearing 30 SPF or higher sunscreen. As a red-head with green eyes and a family history of melanoma, I take skin care very seriously. But I found it weird that I had totally ignored my “pre-sentation,” as I normally spend at least a half-day primping and prepping for my ob/gyn visit.

I was so embarrassed by my state of non-pulled-togetherness that the first thing I blurt-ed out when she began her examination was an apology: “I’m so sorry you’re seeing me like this! At least I showered!” And to her credit, her reply was almost believable: “No worries. It doesn’t bother me in the slightest.”

Maybe not, but afterward, still smarting from the shot of liquid nitrogen to the schnoz (she did find one small actinic keratosis, which can develop into cancer if not treated . . . curse you, daywalker skin!), I couldn’t help but consider my total lack of effort prior to this appoint-ment. And then it hit me, sure as the 18-degree temperature had when I’d first walked outside earlier. It wasn’t that I’m self-confident enough to not care what she thinks, nor that I hadn’t had the time to “make amends.” It was simply this: Winter had arrived!

That’s why I hadn’t touched a razor since Halloween, why I am shedding skin faster than our anole lizard, and most definitely why I’ve not paid close attention to my nails in months. If I’m wearing jeans and wool socks and boots 24/7, there’s simply no need to keep things in summer shape. In fact, I find that a little extra hair on the leg acts much like the down feath-ers on a duck!

Still, cold weather is no excuse for letting my appearance go the way of my snow-birding in-laws. (That’s south, people!) For the sake of my children, my husband and my kind-hearted dermatologist, I must, at the very least, mois-turize and shave. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at [email protected].



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Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

My wife and I have learned that when it comes to deciding what movies to see, we can-

not depend on the opinions of newspaper and online movie crit-ics. These are disgruntled people

who are looking to criticize even the most enjoy-able films — no doubt unhappy that they can’t write off the $12 tub of popcorn as a business expense.

I once suggested to Mary Ellen that we go to the theater and hang around outside, then listen in on people as they exited the movie to see what they were saying about it. My wife was against this just like the time I advocated the same idea for picking a restaurant. Mary Ellen felt that standing out in the cold in front of Red Lobster to eavesdrop on the patrons seemed desperate. And it might look a bit fishy.

The other night we headed out to see a movie, certain we’d enjoy our selection since it was get-ting great reviews. But just to be sure, I lingered outside the entrance to see what I could over-hear as people exited.

“That was awesome.”“Best time I have had in a theater.”To hear such universal raves is uncommon, so

I decided to question one of the patrons. “Was the film really that good?” I asked.

“No, it was just mediocre, but those new seats? Wow! Never had such a great evening,”

In a seat of powersaid one lady.

My wife and I were eager to see what all the talk was about. We walked inside and there they were: The Regal King-Size Recliners. Yes, movie theater seats with a La-Z-Boy feel.

The seats were twice the size of the previous ones — nice and leathery with a remote but-ton that lets you adjust the recliner wa-a-a-a-y down, making your back almost parallel to the floor, assuming you want to look at the ceiling.

We watched the movie. The name of it was … ? It was about … ? The lead actor was … ? Actually, I remember nothing about the movie. My wife, by the way, liked the new seats, but there was a problem. “Well. That’s the last time we go to that theater,” she said.

“Why? Name one thing you didn’t like.”“Your snoring.” “Look, Mary Ellen, you can’t put a guy like me

in a reclining position and expect me to stay awake.”

Oh, and by the way, the cup holders are huge. They can even hold a small bag of popcorn, which is a great idea. I don’t like going to sleep on an empty stomach.

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As soon as the Herdmans arrive for Christmas pageant rehearsal, they cause a scene and commotion in front of the other children and director Grace Brad-ley (Nikki McConnell).

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Holy Walk through Bethlehem – Visitors are invited to travel back in time 2,000

years, through the streets of Bethlehem in this liv-ing re-creation of the

Nativity experience from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 4780 E. 126th St. Although there is no price of admission, a donation of canned goods for a local food pantry will be accepted. For more information, call 846-4912 or visit www.stmarkscarmel.org/holywalk.

Celebration of Lights – Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr., will offer holiday celebrations, light con-cessions and a story from Santa Claus

starting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Arrive early to catch a special guest appearance

by Lauren Lowrey with Ashton Wolf, and stick around for a performance by the Fishers High School Choir. Children can enjoy visiting with reindeer, stopping by local business booths and enjoying hot chocolate and cookies while Santa Claus reads “The Night Before Christmas.” For more information, visit www.fishers-chamber.com.

The 12 Houses of Christmas – Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s will kick off its

annual event on Dec. 5. The event is 6 to 9 p.m. through

Dec. 31. This fun and engaging holiday driving tour will focus on the exterior of 12 showcase homes, each from one of Noblesville’s historic neighborhoods. For more information, call 426-1672 or visit www.noblesvillepreservation.com.

Westfield in Lights – The annual Christ-mas celebration in downtown Westfield

includes the city tree lighting, Santa House, live nativity scene,

horse drawn carriage rides, gingerbread house display, live music and entertain-ment, a live reindeer and marketplace with food and boutique vendors. The event is 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6. For more information, call 804-3000 or visit www.westfield.in.gov.

A Christmas Carol – The performance by the Zionsville Radio Players is a mock

radio broadcast in which actors play multiple characters

and sound effects, will be performed live at 8 p.m. Dec. 5, and 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 W. Oak St. It is approximately 75 minutes and suitable for families. For more information, call 339-8797. Cost is a $5 suggested donation.

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Beth Bradley (Leah Kerkhoff), left, and Alice Wendlekin (Audrey Duprey) get in a heated argument about the Herdmans behavior in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

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Westfield Playhouse’s upcoming holiday-themed performance, “The Best Christmas Pag-

eant Ever,” has eight families sharing the

local theater’s stage.“The show is wonderful for

families and this is the time people do things as a fam-ily,” said director Bobbi Van Howe. “Most of the kids in the cast have a parent or older sibling in the show. I try to make it a family thing, especially around Christmas.”

The McConnells of Westfield had no idea they would share the stage together when they first came to tryouts.

“They brought their son to audition, I asked them to read and then they had parts,” Van Howe said.

Instead of driving their son, C.J., to rehearsals, Chris and Nikki McConnell of Westfield are acting alongside him.

“We haven’t been in a play since high school,” Chris said. “It’s been about 20 years since I’ve done this. … I didn’t think we’d have this much fun.”

“It’s been a real bonding experience for the three of us as a family,” Nikki said.

When the family isn’t at the playhouse, they rehearse lines together at home.

“I only have five lines. I help them out by read-ing other people’s lines,” C.J. said. “When I have to

be angry at her and she gives me a face, I start to smile.”

The McConnells star as a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant, faced with casting the Herdman kids, probably the most inventively awful kids in history. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear and hit small children. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before and their interpretation of the tale has many people up in arms. But the mayhem and fun will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has

seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.“My favorite part of it is it explains Christmas

very well – what it really is and isn’t about,” Van Howe said. “It makes a big impact on my heart. … Every one of them is a juvenile delinquent, but they aren’t incapable of having compassion and realizing the Christmas story.”


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Today at 1 p.m.; Dec. 4 at 1 and 8 p.m.; Dec. 5 and 6

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Zionsville Community High School Holiday Concerttalented bands, orchestras and

choirs of ZCHS present their year’s biggest show just in time for the holidays. Start a new tradition by attending this concert that will herald in lots of

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Gifted 2014 at Nickel Plate Artsand hand-made goods exhibition at Nickel Plate Arts and consider purchasing some of the unique, locally

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3rd Annual Holiday Lights Historic Neighborhood Tour will be decked out for Christmas. Purchase a map at Nickel Plate Arts, tour the homes at your conve-

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Carmel Community Players Present: Kurt Vonne-gut’s “Who Am I This Time?” take on small town America and the complicated

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Gingerbread Village at Conner Prariethrough the amazing and delicious-looking holiday gingerbread house village. Marvel at the many ex-hibits from both amateurs and professionals. Take the time to notice all the little details and try to

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with milk. Proceeds benefit Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers high schools’ 2014 graduating senior

Beef & Boards Presents: “A Christmas Carol”Experience the timeless Yuletide tale of Dickens’s Scrooge presented as a Christmas musical complete with classic carols. This one-hour show without an

Celebration of Lights in Downtown Fishers -dle up and attend the tree lighting ceremony at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Listen to holiday music and view Christmas decorations while kids

Dinner with Santa at Conner Prarie delicious dinner with Santa and participate in fun

$11.95 for youth ages 2-12, and $9.95 per youth mem-

Westfield in Lights and Recreation, this holiday event includes a tree lighting at 7 p.m.; carriage rides, gingerbread house

Holiday Bazaar & Silent AuctionThis fun holiday event at the Ham-ilton County 4-H Fairgrounds raises

funds and awareness for Special Olympics Hamil-ton County. Find great holiday gifts from vendors featuring jewelry, baked goods, artwork and more. Pictures with Santa will be available along with

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Mass on Main Holiday Pop Up Shop in CarmelA group of Indy’s Mass Ave. retailers are creating shopping opportunities in Carmel. Stop by to see displays by Silver in the City, Crimson Tate, Nurture Baby and Handmade Promenade; these special

every Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8

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TUESDAYWinter Farmers Market in Carmel Pavilion in Founders Park for a

large selection of locally produced food and wine at the Winter Farmers Market. More than 30 vendors will be on site through March 14. No market on Dec.

Cookies and Milk with Santa -wanis hosts this fun event for kids at the Delaware Township Community Center. Activities include holi-day stories, craft corner, letters to Santa and treats

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Country Christmas 2014 at Stonycreek Farmto think about Christmas trees

… why not take a hayride to pick out your own at Stonycreek Farm? Start a new tradition and find the perfect tree. Shop the gift shop and greenhouse for

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Two special mailboxes are set up in Fishers to make sure kids’ Christmas lists

make it to the North Pole. Santa’s mailboxes are

of all ages up to fourth grade who drop letters in these mailboxes will get a reply from Santa so make sure the letters include a self-addressed stamped

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Jessamyn Anderson, a Carmel native and se-nior at Indiana University student, will perform

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“There will be a lot of familiar Christ-mas and other holiday songs, as well as a couple that probably aren’t really familiar to most,” conductor Charles Conrad said.

Conrad founded the 75-piece Indiana Wind Symphony in 1997 with two decades of conduct-ing experience already under his belt. Since then the ensemble has been performing six concerts a year, including this annual holiday celebration. Even veteran patrons of the event can expect a few surprises this year, though.

“This’ll be the first time we’ve had a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. They’ll be performing ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ and leading an audi-

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As if residents needed another reason to at-tend, soprano soloist Anderson will mark her fourth appearance with the sym-phony this year.

“I have loved all my concerts with the IWS, but the holiday concert program is filled with music that brings out something special in an audience,” said Anderson.

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“So much of this music holds a special place in people’s hearts, and the audience members have different memories associated with these pieces,” Anderson said. “It’s truly magical to sing holiday music for an audience that can connect to it on a personal level.”

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“My parents loved the Beatles and Journey, etc., so I grew up hearing them pretty consistently. I was taken by movie soundtracks at an early age, and started playing my mother’s old piano when I was 6,” Santos said. “I soon started singing along to Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men and James Taylor. I picked up the guitar at 14 and started writing my own songs at 15 and have been doing it ever since.”

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“Gabe and I did a short run together earlier this year and just hit it off,” Santos said.

Dixon has an equally hefty amount of musical credits to his name. He played piano and key-boards on Paul McCartney’s 2001 album, “Driving Rain,” and has performed with artists such as Alison Krauss and OAR.

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“It is an in-the-moment, fleeting glimpse of the human spirit. It’s a powerful force that gives emotional context anywhere it is applied, it transcends, empowers, inspires and gives voice to those who have the heart to feel it,” the 31-year-old said. “It brings people together under the same flag. Music is life. It’s my life. It’s a boundless endeavor, an endless well and an expansive universe to explore.”

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Except for a few a cappella selections, the choir will again be working with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Also returning will be so-prano soloist Maria Jette, known nationally for appearances on “A Prairie Home Companion” and as a participant in the public-radio show’s cruis-es. Young and old concertgoers alike can look forward to hearing Jette and the choir in a new arrangement of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”


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Question: “Jordan, I faithfully read and enjoy your Current column, but I think you missed the

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you didn’t answer the question she asked, be-cause (sorry, Marlena) I think she didn’t ask her question very well. You tackled the issue of the misuse of ‘so’ as a conjunction. I believe, though, that Marlena – and I share her irritation – is trou-bled by the use of ‘so’ as what I’ve seen called, variously, a ‘filler,’ ‘introduction word,’ ‘pause word,’ or the new ‘um’ or ‘well’ or ‘ya know.’ The best highfalutin term I could find is ‘discourse marker.’ I’m talking about the meaningless use of ‘so’ at the beginning of a sentence, often in reply to a question.” – Richard Dickinson

Answer: Writing these columns is easy with engaged readers like you and Marlena who are both passionate and happy to do a little research for me. (In the interest of editorial transparency: For space reasons I had to cut off the end of Richard’s e-mail in which he cites a Salon article on the subject of “so.”)

The rabbit hole does go deep on this one, as you note.

In 2013, the Guardian published an article by psychologist and author Oliver James about “so” replacing “look” as the word of choice for “pack-

aged self-presentation.” Also in 2013, Salon columnist Daniel Rigney

penned an unflattering look at the spread of so-called “so-sentences,” which he deemed a “verbal virus.”

New York Times writer Anand Giridharadas in 2010 traces the origin of these “so-sentences” to the tech sector via a 1999 book on Silicon Val-ley by journalist Michael Lewis (“The New New Thing”). Giridharadas suggests that “so” appeals to the mind of a programmer, who writes code in a certain, logical order and might, therefore, order his speech the same way.

Is there anything to that notion? Should you avoid starting sentences with “so?” If you believe some critics, it makes you sound like you’re read-ing from a script – not a great idea when you’re trying to speak genuinely. Then again, others say it helps create an appearance of logical connec-tion between statements – good if you’re trying to convince someone of something. My advice would be the same as in most situations: con-sider your message, consider your audience and modify your language as appropriate.

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MAGINE a stage performance so profound, so inspiring, it touches your soul. Let Shen Yun take you on a journey through 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture. Legends, myths, and heroes spring to life through classical Chinese dance. Ethnic and folk dances fill the stage with color and energy. The leaps and flips of Shen Yun’s aerial masters, thunderous battle drums, and singers’ soaring voices are all set to animated backdrops that transport you to another world.

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