The REPORTER To mark 45 years of providing nutritious meals to homebound Hamilton County residents – not just the elderly, but those with disabilities, mental health issues or even short-term, post-surgical needs – Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County has launched a spe- cial donor campaign, “Meet Us at the Table.” Like many non-profits, Meals on Wheels faces the challenge of diminishing funding from both gov- ernment and private sec- tor sources while the need continues to grow. Last year, Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County served more than 302 individuals 43,000 meals. The money raised from the “Meet Us at the Table” campaign will ensure its services continue into the future. “It’s hard to believe that in this county that is known for prosperity and suc- cess, food insecurity exists … but it does,” said Beth Gehlhausen, executive di- rector of Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County. “We all have a seat at the table when it comes to hunger in our community … and we ask that you help us share in that solution.” While donations of any size are appreciated (as $50 provides meals for one week for a Meals on Wheels client while $210 provides a month of meals), a campaign goal of $50,000 has been set. For the Meet Us at the Table campaign, HIGH: 45 LOW: 26 Today: Mostly cloudy morning, with a stray shower possible. Partly sunny afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 Like & Follow us! NEWS GATHERING PARTNER Arcadia | Atlanta | Cicero | Sheridan Carmel | Fishers | Noblesville | Westfield ToDAy’S WeATher 25 Days of Odle Yet another HUGE need at Prevail is bottled water. This may seem very simple to many, but Prevail offers cold water to everyone who en- ters our building. Sometimes even the smallest gesture can provide comfort to someone in crisis. Please contact the Prevail office for more information on how you can donate: (317) 773-6942 or [email protected]. Jensen announces new Noblesville Police Chief The REPORTER On Thursday, Noblesville Mayor-elect Chris Jensen has announced Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Captain John Mann will serve as Noblesville’s new police chief. He will begin serving on Jan. 1, 2020. “John brings a lifetime of law enforce- ment experience at every level from the neighborhood patrol to command staff,” Jensen said. “I’m proud to have him lead- ing our police department as we work to transform our approach to public safety to ensure Noblesville is one of the safest cities in the country to live, work, and raise a family.” Captain Mann is a nearly 30- year veteran of the IMPD and currently serves as a Captain in the Downtown District, with ex- perience including decade-long stints in operations and arson investigations. Alongside Jen- sen and Public Safety Director Chad Knecht, Mann will work to achieve administration goals of making a safer Noblesville through traditional crime prevention and facing next generation challenges of mental health and addiction treatment. Mann currently serves as a Captain in the Indianapolis Met- ropolitan Police Department, assigned to the Downtown Dis- trict. He began his career with IMPD in 1992 as a patrol officer after graduating from Indiana State University with a business degree. He worked his way up the ranks, earn- ing the rank of Sergeant in 2005 and Lieu- tenant in 2010 before his promotion to Captain in 2016. During his career with IMPD he has served as Commander for the Southeast District as well as an Executive Officer for the Chief of Police. He was a member of the Indianapolis Police Department SCUBA team for 12 years, before its disbandment in 2006. He holds a Master’s Degree in Criminology from ISU and is also a 2013 graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is married with four daughters. Mann Photo provided by Noblesville Schools Calling all Noblesville High School band alumni with an instrument! You’re invited to support the Miller basketball team on Friday, Dec. 20 for the 150th Anniversary NHS Alumni Pep Band and Community Night. Band alumni should bring their instruments and report to the NHS band room at 6 p.m. Noblesville High School is located at 18111 Cumberland Road. Please enter through Gate 29 on the west drive. A grey shirt is preferred, but not required. For more information on the 150th anniversary of Noblesville Schools and other upcoming events, visit noblesvilleschools.org/150. Alumni Pep Band Night for NHS 150 th Hamilton County named Indiana’s fourth 21 st Century Talent Region The REPORTER Indiana Secretary of Career Connections and Talent Blair Milo recently joined Indiana officials in Carmel to announce Ham- ilton County as the state’s fourth 21st Century Talent region, a statewide desig- nation awarded to Indiana communities focused on working collaboratively to attract, develop and connect talent. “Home to more than 330,000 Hoosiers, Hamil- ton County has been rec- ognized as one of the fast- est growing counties in the country, as a ‘Best Place to Live and Raise a Family,’ and now, as a 21st Century Talent Region,” said Secre- tary Milo. “As a 21st Cen- tury Talent Region, Ham- ilton County continues to collaborate with leaders in and around Carmel, Fish- ers, Noblesville and West- field, and to develop the partnerships necessary to further grow the region.” In partnership with the Office of Career Connections and Talent, the Indi- ana economic Development Corporation and with tech- nical assistance from CivicLab, the 21st Centu- ry Talent Region initiative encourages local governments, businesses, educational institutions, non-profits, and econom- ic and workforce devel- opment partners to create and implement a plan to increase educational at- tainment, raise household income and grow the pop- ulation in a region. By taking a comprehensive, systems approach, partici- pating regions will identify strategic priorities and proj- ects aimed at helping their communities create a better quality of place, develop and skill up its workforce, and connect talented Hoo- siers with businesses seek- ing to fill high-demand, high-wage jobs. “The Hamil- ton County Board of Commission- ers understands the importance of workforce devel- opment. Attract- ing and retaining qualified talent in our county continues to be a challenge with a competitive mar- ket,” said Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heir- brandt. “This prompted the Commissioners to perform a strategic study to under- stand Hamilton County’s specific workforce oppor- tunities. This year-long ef- fort of collaboration with all four Hamilton County cities – Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville and Fishers – as well as the county will help us in developing a creative workforce initiative to as- sist our employers but also spur continued economic development.” During the event, Sec- retary Milo presented Carol Sergi, Director of Work- force Strategy for hamil- ton County economic De- velopment Corporation and its regional partners with the official 21st Cen- tury Talent Region desig- nation. “Preparing our students for the jobs of the future and attracting and retain- ing qualified talent is an ongoing challenge when we have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7 percent,” said Sergi. “This past year it has been an honor to work alongside key workforce partners in the county in a collaborative effort to dis- cover our greatest challeng- es and bring solutions to Hamilton County’s work- force for the future.” Spearheaded by Hamil- ton County Economic De- velopment Corporation, the region identified key priori- ties through the 21st Centu- ry Talent Region initiative, See Talent . . . Page 2 Real Santa coming to town in Cicero By STU CLAMPITT ReadTheReporter.com Did you know playing Santa Claus pays up to $150 per hour? John Beaty thought that money could do a lot more good in local communities than in his own pocket, so for the last 10 years he has played the role of Santa only if the money he would have been paid is given to food pantries and similar charities in the community where he appears. Beaty plays Santa in northern Hamilton Coun- ty and beyond, and always with donations to the needy in mind. For the non-Santa por- tion of his life, Beaty is a union brick mason who is currently helping build a non-denominational church in Fishers that serves 3,000 people. When The Reporter caught up to Beaty – hereaf- ter only referred to as Santa – he was making his list of appearances and checking it twice. Good news: Cicero is on the nice list this year. Apparently, the Nickel Plate Express is as well, since he was recently riding the rails with them on the Reindeer Express in late November. Photo provided Rosemary Comer, 95, Tipton, posed with Santa last year. See Santa . . . Page 3 Help Meals on Wheels get to $50K See Meals . . . Page 2 heirbrandt
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The REPORTERTo mark 45 years of
providing nutritious meals to homebound Hamilton County residents – not just the elderly, but those with disabilities, mental health issues or even short-term, post-surgical needs – Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County has launched a spe-cial donor campaign, “Meet Us at the Table.”
Like many non-profits, Meals on Wheels faces the challenge of diminishing funding from both gov-ernment and private sec-tor sources while the need continues to grow. Last year, Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County served more than 302 individuals 43,000 meals. The money raised from the “Meet Us at the Table” campaign will
ensure its services continue into the future.
“It’s hard to believe that in this county that is known for prosperity and suc-cess, food insecurity exists … but it does,” said Beth Gehlhausen, executive di-rector of Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County. “We all have a seat at the table when it comes to hunger in our community … and we
ask that you help us share in that solution.”
While donations of any size are appreciated (as $50 provides meals for one week for a Meals on Wheels client while $210 provides a month of meals), a campaign goal of $50,000 has been set. For the Meet Us at the Table campaign,
HIGH: 45 LOW: 26
Today: Mostly cloudy morning,with a stray shower possible.
Yet another HUGE need at Prevail is bottled water. This may seem very simple to many, but Prevail offers cold water to everyone who en-ters our building. Sometimes even the smallest gesture can provide comfort to someone in crisis.
Please contact the Prevail office for more information on how you can donate:
Jensen announces new Noblesville Police ChiefThe REPORTER
On Thursday, Noblesville Mayor-elect Chris Jensen has announced Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Captain John Mann will serve as Noblesville’s new police chief. He will begin serving on Jan. 1, 2020.
“John brings a lifetime of law enforce-ment experience at every level from the neighborhood patrol to command staff,” Jensen said. “I’m proud to have him lead-ing our police department as we work to transform our approach to public safety
to ensure Noblesville is one of the safest cities in the country to live, work, and raise a family.”
Captain Mann is a nearly 30-year veteran of the IMPD and currently serves as a Captain in the Downtown District, with ex-perience including decade-long stints in operations and arson investigations. Alongside Jen-sen and Public Safety Director Chad Knecht, Mann will work to achieve administration goals of making a safer
Noblesville through traditional crime prevention and facing next generation challenges of mental health and addiction treatment.
Mann currently serves as a Captain in the Indianapolis Met-ropolitan Police Department, assigned to the Downtown Dis-trict. He began his career with IMPD in 1992 as a patrol officer after graduating from Indiana
State University with a business degree.He worked his way up the ranks, earn-
ing the rank of Sergeant in 2005 and Lieu-tenant in 2010 before his promotion to Captain in 2016. During his career with IMPD he has served as Commander for the Southeast District as well as an Executive Officer for the Chief of Police.
He was a member of the Indianapolis Police Department SCUBA team for 12 years, before its disbandment in 2006. He holds a Master’s Degree in Criminology from ISU and is also a 2013 graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is married with four daughters.
Mann
Photo provided by Noblesville SchoolsCalling all Noblesville High School band alumni with an instrument! You’re invited to support the Miller basketball team on Friday, Dec. 20 for the 150th Anniversary NHS Alumni Pep Band and Community Night. Band alumni should bring their instruments and report to the NHS band room at 6 p.m. Noblesville High School is located at 18111 Cumberland Road. Please enter through Gate 29 on the west drive. A grey shirt is preferred, but not required. For more information on the 150th anniversary of Noblesville Schools and other upcoming events, visit noblesvilleschools.org/150.
Alumni Pep Band Night for NHS 150th
Hamilton County named Indiana’s fourth 21st Century Talent RegionThe REPORTER
Indiana Secretary of Career Connections and Talent Blair Milo recently joined Indiana officials in Carmel to announce Ham-ilton County as the state’s fourth 21st Century Talent region, a statewide desig-nation awarded to Indiana communities focused on working collaboratively to attract, develop and connect talent.
“Home to more than 330,000 Hoosiers, Hamil-ton County has been rec-ognized as one of the fast-est growing counties in the country, as a ‘Best Place to Live and Raise a Family,’ and now, as a 21st Century Talent Region,” said Secre-tary Milo. “As a 21st Cen-tury Talent Region, Ham-ilton County continues to collaborate with leaders in and around Carmel, Fish-ers, Noblesville and West-field, and to develop the partnerships necessary to further grow the region.”
In partnership with the
Office of Career Connections and Talent, the Indi-ana economic D e v e l o p m e n t C o r p o r a t i o n and with tech-nical assistance from CivicLab, the 21st Centu-ry Talent Region initiative encourages local governments, businesses, educational institutions, non-profits, and econom-ic and workforce devel-opment partners to create and implement a plan to increase educational at-tainment, raise household income and grow the pop-ulation in a region. By taking a comprehensive, systems approach, partici-pating regions will identify strategic priorities and proj-ects aimed at helping their communities create a better quality of place, develop and skill up its workforce, and connect talented Hoo-siers with businesses seek-ing to fill high-demand,
high-wage jobs.“The Hamil-
ton County Board of Commission-ers understands the importance of workforce devel-opment. Attract-ing and retaining qualified talent in our county
continues to be a challenge with a competitive mar-ket,” said Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heir-brandt. “This prompted the Commissioners to perform a strategic study to under-stand Hamilton County’s specific workforce oppor-tunities. This year-long ef-fort of collaboration with all four Hamilton County cities – Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville and Fishers – as well as the county will help us in developing a creative workforce initiative to as-sist our employers but also spur continued economic development.”
During the event, Sec-retary Milo presented Carol
Sergi, Director of Work-force Strategy for hamil-ton County economic De-velopment Corporation and its regional partners with the official 21st Cen-tury Talent Region desig-nation.
“Preparing our students for the jobs of the future and attracting and retain-ing qualified talent is an ongoing challenge when we have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.7 percent,” said Sergi. “This past year it has been an honor to work alongside key workforce partners in the county in a collaborative effort to dis-cover our greatest challeng-es and bring solutions to Hamilton County’s work-force for the future.”
Spearheaded by Hamil-ton County Economic De-velopment Corporation, the region identified key priori-ties through the 21st Centu-ry Talent Region initiative,
See Talent . . . Page 2
Real Santa coming to town in Cicero
By STU CLAMPITTReadTheReporter.com
Did you know playing Santa Claus pays up to $150 per hour?
John Beaty thought that money could do a lot more good in local communities than in his own pocket, so for the last 10 years he has played the role of Santa only if the money he would have been paid is given to food pantries and similar charities in the community where he appears.
Beaty plays Santa in northern Hamilton Coun-ty and beyond, and always with donations to the needy in mind.
For the non-Santa por-tion of his life, Beaty is a union brick mason who is currently helping build a non-denominational church in Fishers that serves 3,000 people.
When The Reporter caught up to Beaty – hereaf-
ter only referred to as Santa – he was making his list of appearances and checking it twice. Good news: Cicero is on the nice list this year. Apparently, the Nickel Plate
Express is as well, since he was recently riding the rails with them on the Reindeer Express in late November.
Photo providedRosemary Comer, 95, Tipton, posed with Santa last year.
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including:• Increase employer en-
gagement with the educa-tion and workforce system to be measured by the num-ber of internship or appren-ticeship opportunities avail-able to youth and adults.
• Increase on-time grad-uation rates for individuals pursuing post-secondary credentials.
• Create a review meth-od for supporting students after high school graduation to remove barriers keep-ing them from achieving a post-secondary credential.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to collaborate with neighboring counties on shared goals to attract, develop and connect talent.
Secretary and CEO of Indiana Destination De-velopment Corporation Elaine Bedel noted, “This recognition adds to the region’s already long list of accomplishments and achievements, and shows commitment to continuous improvement on behalf of the over 330,000 Hoo-siers who call this region home. The region’s efforts and innovative thinking truly embody our pioneer-ing Hoosier spirit, and I look forward to watching as more and more talented individuals take notice and come to our state.”
For more informa-tion on how to receive the designation, visit in.gov/cct/21CTr.htm or contact the Office of Career Con-nections and Talent at [email protected] to com-
municate your interest and discuss next steps.
About the Office of Career Connections and
TalentAs part of his Next
Level Indiana Agenda, Governor Eric J. Holcomb established the Secretary of Career Connections and Talent as a new cabinet-lev-el position in state govern-ment to serve as Indiana’s chief talent and recruiting official.
About the Indiana Economic Development
CorporationThe Indiana Economic
Development Corporation (IEDC) leads the state of Indiana’s economic de-velopment efforts, helping businesses launch, grow and locate in the state. The IEDC manages many ini-tiatives, including perfor-mance-based tax credits, workforce training grants, innovation and entrepre-neurship resources, public infrastructure assistance, and talent attraction and re-tention efforts.
About CivicLabCivicLab is a nonprofit
institute dedicated to ad-vancing the practice of civ-ic collaboration. CivicLab emerged from the Commu-nity Education Coalition (CEC) in Columbus, a na-tionally recognized partner-ship of education, business, and community leaders focused on aligning and in-tegrating the community’s learning system with eco-nomic growth and a high quality of life.
individual or corporate do-nations of $1,500 or more will receive special recog-nition and tickets to events; benefits increase with the size of the donation includ-ing being part of a “donor wall” art installation at the Meals on Wheels office.
To donate or for more in-formation, visit mealson-wheelshc.org/donate.
For more information, contact Meals on Wheels at (317) 776-7159.About Meals on Wheels of
Hamilton CountyEstablished in 1975,
Meals on Wheels of Ham-ilton County enhances the quality of life of home-bound individuals and se-niors in Hamilton County by providing nutritious meals, personal interactions and independence. Meals are prepared in state-ap-
proved healthcare facilities and designed by a certified registered dietitian under a physician’s prescribed supervision according to the client’s specific dietary needs. Nearly 200 meals are delivered daily by vol-unteers to enable our clients remain independently liv-ing within the community in their own homes for as long as possible. For more information on receiving services or to volunteer, contact Meals on Wheels at (317) 776-7159.
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Though he was only on the train for one weekend this year, Nickle Plate Ex-press Director Dagny Zupin said because he is paid through food pantry dona-tions, they will definitely have him back for events next year.
“I do at least three or four events in Hamilton County each year,” Santa said. “I have never, never, never charged. It is always for food pantry donations. For example, I am the Town of Cicero’s Santa Claus and I own a concession stand I am setting up there with 100 percent going to the food pantry.”
At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, Cicero's annual Christmas parade begins its journey at the Hamilton North Public Library, 209 W. Britton St., Cicero. This free event is sponsored by the Cicero Kiwanis Club.
“In the parade, I will be on the fire truck with Mrs. Claus,” Santa said. “Then
we go to the Santa building and my kettle corn conces-sion stand is right next door staffed with 100 percent volunteers.”
During the month of December each year for the last decade, he has raised $5,000 to $7,000. He focus-es on Hamilton and Tipton counties, but he does travel to other parts of Indiana to spread Christmas cheer.
“I go through over 2,000 big candy canes and people donate those,” San-
ta told The Reporter. “So, I see over 2,000 kids each year.”
He has never been in the Cicero Christmas pa-rade before, but says he hopes his kettle corn stand can generate over $1,000 to donate.
“I want all that money to stay in Hamilton Coun-ty,” Santa said. “Whatever town I’m in is where that money stays. That’s my goal. Furnishing food for hungry people.”
Come to the Cicero Christmas parade
The REPORTEREach year northern
Hamilton County residents brave the cold and snow to welcome Santa on his sleigh and bring a gift to add to his sack of toys. They know that these presents go to children in the tri-town communities of Cicero, Ar-cadia and Atlanta who may not otherwise have much under their trees.
Attendees may bring un-wrapped toys to the parade, where Santa's elves will col-lect them along the parade route or drop off toys at the Cicero Fire Department. These toys are given away at the annual King's Trea-sure Christmas Party, which
takes place the following week, is spearheaded by the Cicero Fire Department, Ci-cero Kiwanis Club and the Jackson Township Fire De-partment.
The Grand Marshal of this year's parade is Town of Cicero Parks Superintendent Charlie Cambre. As Parks Superintendent, Cambre di-rects all activities within the Cicero Parks System and since 1991, he has worked diligently to improve the town's parks, park programs and park events for the com-munity. Charlie will be retir-ing after more than 28 years of service to the town and the community.
Following the parade,
children can get a little clos-er to Santa and have their picture taken with him at the Hamilton North Public Library–Cicero branch. He will greet children, pose for photos, listen to their Christ-mas wishes, and – if they are good of course – give them a goody bag to take home.
The Christmas parade begins at 1 p.m. at the Ham-ilton North Public Library, 209 W. Britton St., Cicero. This free event is sponsored by the Cicero Kiwanis Club.
The Holiday Market Place is also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. It's a great place to find that special Christmas gift for friends and family.
See Santa and donate to local causes• Friday, Dec. 6: Tipton Main Street Association’s fifth annual Holiday Kickoff Event. Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus.• Saturday, Dec. 7: Side Street Mall Christmas Celebration in Tipton; starts at 9 a.m.• Saturday, Dec. 7: Cicero Christmas Tree Lighting Festival. Parade features Santa and Mrs. Claus.• Saturday, Dec. 14: Faye’s Northside Café in Tipton. Break-fast with Santa from 8 to 10 a.m.• Saturday, Dec. 14: Pet pics with Santa from 1 to 4 p.m. at PetCo in Kokomo.
These events are open to the public.
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A glimpse of a Sandwich Generation DayI had what
could only be de-scribed as a Sand-wich Generation Day the Wednes-day before Thanksgiving.
I started out by going to the grocery store (there was no way I was head-ing there on my usual day that week, which is Friday). I got home, put away the groceries and some laundry, then checked emails and did
my grant consult-ing work.
Next, I took my youngest son Jacob to the pe-diatrician’s of-fice for a booster vaccine. Even though he can drive, he’s not 18 yet so I had to accompany him.
Then it was time to go back home, do more work, and wolf down some lunch so I could be ready to take my mother to a follow-up doc-
tor’s appointment.Thanks to my phone, I
worked some more while we were waiting at the doc-tor’s office. Once I got back home after the appoint-ment it was time to work on a grant application, even though most folks were leaving their jobs by then since it was the day before a holiday. One of my clients was having surgery soon and I wanted to be certain he had plenty of time to re-view a draft of the proposal.
Thankfully dinner was
cooking all day in the Crock-Pot, so that made meal preparation easier. After dinner, it was time to do my strengthening exercises and hoop dancing, since I knew just the thought of any kind of exercise was going to go out the window over the long holiday weekend. I’m at the age where if you don’t do some sort of exercise once in a while, the pounds sneak up on you like a ninja.
As I looked back over my day at 8:00 that evening, I instantly felt wiped out. But I had to laugh. There couldn’t be a better illustra-
tion of what we sandwich generation members often have to go through.
Granted, not every day is like this for me. But it’s not an uncommon scenario, and there are times when things are even crazier than what I just described.
One way I make certain to stay healthy (and sane!) is to keep my Sundays as quiet as possible. In recent years I’ve called them my Sacred Sundays. While it’s chal-lenging to escape all of my responsibilities, I still strive to keep the day as free as possible so I can rest and re-
charge. And it’s done won-ders for me. I typically put up my feet and indulge in a cup of tea and a good book for at least a few hours.
I figure the Good Lord took one day off, so we cer-tainly should. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be a Sunday.
If you nodded your head in understanding as you read about my Sandwich Generation Day, I encour-age you to pick your own sacred time each week to truly escape from it all. Your mind, body, heart and soul will thank you for it.
AMY SHANKLANDSandwiched
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The REPORTERThe Hamilton County
Sheriff’s Office annual Shop for Kids event (similar to “Shop with a Cop”) is sched-uled for Saturday, Dec. 7.
This year, members of the Sheriff’s Office will host nearly 50 less fortunate area youth, ranging in age from 2 to teenagers, on a holiday shopping trip to the Target store in Fishers. Each young person is paired with a dep-uty, officer, or employee as a caravan of squad cars escorts the shoppers along State Road 37 to the store.
Once there, each child re-ceives $200 to spend on gifts for themselves and their families. Shoppers often purchase important essen-tials such as winter clothes, boots and school supplies, along with toys, games and other holiday surprises. The morning wraps up with a snack and time to get to know members of the Sher-iff’s Office.
Funds to support Ham-ilton County Shop for Kids are raised through donations and events throughout the year. Numerous individu-
als, businesses and orga-nizations, along with the employees of the Sheriff’s Office, pitch in to make each year a great success for area youth.
Over the past years, over 450 deserving young people from around the area have been assisted with more than $50,000 in clothes, necessi-ties and other items provided to deserving children. A spe-cial thank you to Todd Green and the Shop for Kids Board of Directors for many hours throughout the year to make this possible.
Nearly 50 youth will benefit from this year’s Shop for Kids
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Cottage begin SaturdayThe REPORTER
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas will return to the Christ-mas Cottage at Federal Hill Commons on Satur-day, Dec. 7. The Christmas Cottage is the city-run San-ta House, which has been moved from the amphithe-ater stage to next to the Ice Plaza this year. Children are invited to visit Santa to tell him what they’d like for Christmas every weekend throughout December.
Santa also will make appearances during Nobles-ville Schools’ Parent Teach-er Organizations Nights at the Ice Plaza on Monday, Dec. 9 (Stony Creek Ele-mentary) and Tuesday, Dec. 17 (Hinkle Creek Elemen-tary).
“We are excited to have Santa return to Federal Hill Commons to visit with area children and enjoy the fun holiday atmosphere with ice skating nearby,” said Noblesville Parks Direc-tor Brandon Bennett. “The Christmas Cottage offers families a unique private visit with Santa and, as al-ways, Santa is free to visit and parents are welcome to bring a camera to capture memories.”
2019 Christmas Cottage Santa HoursSaturday, Dec. 7: 5 to 8 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 8: 2 to 5 p.m.Monday, Dec. 9: 5 to 8 p.m.Friday, Dec. 13: 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14: 5 to 8 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 15: 2 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17: 5 to 8 p.m.Friday, Dec. 20: 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21: 5 to 8 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 22: 2 to 5 p.m.Monday, Dec. 23: 5 to 8 p.m.
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The REPORTERState Senator Victoria
Spartz (R-Noblesville) will host a series of “Coffee with your State Senator” events, which are oppor-tunities where constituents may meet to discuss the issues and challenges facing the state of Indi-ana.
The meetings will be held at various locations in Senate District 20 on the following dates, beginning at 9 a.m.:
• Saturday, Dec. 7 at The Well, 8890 E. 116th St. #120, Fishers
• Saturday, Dec. 14 at SoHo Café and Gallery, 620
S. Range Line Road, Carm-el
• Saturday, Jan. 11 at Noble Coffee & Tea, 933
Logan St., No-blesville
• Saturday, Jan. 18 at Titus Bakery and Deli, 17471 Wheeler Road #110, West-field
“I encour-age constituents to attend these meetings, as they
allow us the opportunity to discuss the issues they care about most,” Spartz. “My hope is that our community will become more knowl-edgeable about the work that is being done in the Indiana General Assembly
and aware of the real solu-tions that are being offered.”
For more information on the upcoming meetings, email [email protected] or call (317) 234-9441.
Spartz to hold “coffee with your state senator” events
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TODAY’S BIBLE READINGAnd now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 17:13-21 (KJV)
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Georgia A. Rhea February 12, 1928 – December 5, 2019
Georgia A. Rhea, 91, Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville. She was born on Febru-ary 12, 1928 to Elzie and Ruby (Kirk) Burgin in Pennington Gap, Va.
Georgia worked for Woods Wire in Carmel for 22 years. She was a member of Noblesville Baptist Church. Georgia was an excellent seamstress, sewing clothing for all of her family. She enjoyed cro-chet, taking walks with George on Potter’s Trail, and also gardening and canning.
Georgia is survived by her husband, George H. Rhea; son, Dale W. (Sandy) Rhea; daughter, Marcia (Ed) Kackley; sisters, Virginia (Doug) Rowan and Agnes Dowell; brother, Bobby (Sue) Burgin and
Jake (Dolly) Doss; grandchildren, Cassia (John) Allee, Amanda (Dominick) Moes and Jordan (Wendy) Rhea; and great-grandchildren, Josiah and Grace Allee, Christian, Olivia and Garrett Moes, Mason, Chad, Fred, Georgia, Gideon, Reuben, and June Rhea.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Tony Allen Rhea; brothers, Harold Burgin and Lynn Burgin; and brothers-in-law, Harold Dowell and Carlos Garrett.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St., Noblesville, with Pastor Seth Leeman officiating. Visita-tion will be from 11 a.m. to the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nobles-ville Baptist Church, 1338 Pleasant St., Noblesville, IN 46060.
ArrangementsCalling: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dec. 7Service: 1 p.m., Dec. 7Location: Randall & Roberts Funeral HomeCondolences: randallroberts.com
Meeting NoticesThe Cicero Town Council/Staff meeting
originally scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, has been changed to 5:30 p.m. at the Cicero Town Hall, 70 N. Byron St., Cicero. The Cicero Town Council will hold an executive session at 6:30 p.m.
The Hamilton County Parks & Recreation Board will meet at 6:30 p.m., Mon-day, Dec. 9, 2019, at the Cool Creek Park Nature Center, 2000-1 E. 151st St., Carmel.
The TriCo Regional Sewer Utility Board of Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, at the John W. Hensel Government Center, 10701 N. College Ave., Indianapolis.
ketball team has gotten off to an excellent start this season.
The Trailblazers are perfect so far with a 9-0 record and have risen to No. 3 in the Class 2A coaches poll. More num-bers: University is beating its opponents by an average of 69-29, and its closest game was this past Tuesday, when the ‘Blazers beat Bethesda Christian by 20 points.
University continued its flawless cam-paign Thursday at the U Center, when it beat Anderson Prep Academy 92-41 in its first Pioneer Conference North Division game of the season. The success of the Trailblazers has turned many heads, in-cluding coach Justin Blanding, who said he was actually surprised at the success, “because we got so many young kids.”
But University also has four seniors - Lindsey Syrek, Elise Nachlis, Maddi Sears and Lilly Fair - and they are all making their own contributions to the Trailblazers' good start.
"So we’re doing a good job there in the leadership category and it’s really helping them," said Blanding.
The Jets also came into the game undefeated at 7-0, and were giving the ‘Blazers trouble in the first quarter, stay-ing within 8-6 midway through the peri-od.
But University pulled away with a 9-0 run, giving them a 17-6 lead late in the quarter. Sears started the run with a 3-pointer, then Syrek scored on a putback. Jordan Patterson, one of three freshmen in the varsity lineup, added a layin, and Sears finished the run with a jump shot.
“We can score the ball,” said Blan-ding. “Our biggest emphasis is defense and doing things the right way. The first couple minutes, we weren’t doing that, so we got after them a little bit. And then once they started doing things the right way, then we started getting some stops and some steals and some things like that.”
The Trailblazers led 21-11 after the first quarter was completed. University then stormed through the next two quar-ters, scoring 30 points in each one. Ju-nior Sierra Hinds went on a 6-0 run all by herself, making back-to-back-to-back
layins. Freshman Kelsey DuBois had two rebound baskets, with classmate Payton Seay getting her own putback.
By halftime, the ‘Blazers led 51-22. University opened the third quarter with a 12-3 run, then ballooned its lead to 81-32 at the end of three. Syrek scored 14 points in that period alone.
“I think we’re a really young team, so we’re still putting the pieces togeth-er a little bit,” said Syrek. “But I think it’s coming along more and more every game.”
Four players scored in double fig-ures for the Trailblazers, led by Syrek’s 26. Hinds added 18 points, with DuBois scoring 16 and Sears adding 11. Nine dif-ferent UHS players scored at least two points.
Next year at this time, Syrek will be a Division I college basketball player, as she signed to play at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) next fall. NJIT is located in Newark – not too far from New York City – and is a Division I school that plays in the Atlantic Sun Con-ference.
“It’s a really good school,” said Syrek. “I love the coaching staff and I love the school and I’m really excited to go out there next year.”
The Highlanders are coached by first-year coach Mike Lane. Syrek said the coach’s system “really fits my style of play, or I think my style of play fits into it very well. I think it’ll be a good fit for me.”
Girls basketballTrailblazers stay unbeaten with win over APA
Reporter photo by Richie HallUniversity's Jordan Patterson is one of three freshmen on the varsity roster for the Trailblazers' girls basketball team this season. University improved to 9-0 after its Thursday win over Anderson Prep Academy.
The Hamilton Southeastern swim-ming team swept Franklin Central Thurs-day in a dual meet at the Royals’ aquatic center.
In the girls meet, Southeastern won 150-36. The Royals won all 12 events, and that included perfect 1-2-3 finishes in six events. Nine different athletes won the individual events: Amelia Vicory (200 freestyle), Kayleigh Witt (individual medley), Molly Pedersen (50 free), Sarah Ballard (diving), DaBin Jung (butterfly), Bri Saple (100 free), Ellie Pedersen (500 free), Makana Goss (backstroke) and Katelyn Kertin (100 breaststroke). The Royals won all three relays, with 1-2-3 finishes in the 200 and 400 free relays.
“Lots of enthusiasm from this group tonight - the entire team stayed engaged throughout the meet,” said Southeastern
coach Andy Pedersen. “Working off com-ments from the meet Tuesday evening, starts and turns showed improvement to-night, and this will need to continue. This group has a true growth mindset right now and that is an exciting situation for the coaching staff.”
The Royals boys team won its meet 121-62. Southeastern finished first in eight events, including individual victo-ries for Evan Sellers (IM), AJ Ricafort (diving), Logan Hess (butterfly), Kee-gan Streett (100 free) and Zack Bostock (breaststroke). The Royals won all three relays as well.
GIRLS MEETTeam score: Hamilton Southeastern 150, Franklin Central 36.200 medley relay: 1. Southeastern
The Hamilton Heights swim meet split another dual meet on Thursday, as the Huskies hosted Tipton.
The Heights girls stayed undefeated with a 119-67 meet victory. The Hus-kies won nine of the 12 events, including double individual wins from Tara Holder (200 and 500 freestyles) and Cylie Starr (individual medley and breaststroke). Alexa Williams was first in diving and Ryleigh Poe paced the butterfly. Heights swept all three relays.
In the boys meet, the Huskies fell to Tipton 110-66. Heights won three events: Eli VanHaaren took the 50 free, Grant Forrer won the 500 free and Josh Snay was first in the breaststroke.
GIRLS MEETTeam score: Hamilton Heights 119, Tipton 67.
Hamilton Southeastern girls soccer coach Greg Davidson (left) was named to the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame during this fall’s ISCA banquet. Davidson became the 21st coach to enter the Hall of Fame.
Davidson has been the head coach for the Royals since 1999, where he has led teams to eight conference championships, five sectional titles, five regional titles, two final fours and one semi-state championship, which sent the Royals to a state runner-up finish in 2011.
Prior to coming to Southeastern, Davidson coached the Zionsville girls team from 1996 to 1998, winning three Rangeline Conference titles in three years. He started has career as an assistant coach for the Zionsville boys team from 1994 to 1996. Davidson has won 24 district, conference and county coach of the year awards, was the Indiana Coach of the Year in 1998, and coached the All-American game in 2018.
Davidson has been the ISCA’s President since 2012 and also serves as the Indiana girls representative to the national organization. He is one of 10 coaches that rep-resents boys and girls high school soccer on the National Advocacy Counsel for the United Soccer Coaches Association. Davidson has been on the girls high school poll committee for 20 years, has been an ISCA District representative for 13 years and an ISCA board member since 2004.
