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SchOOl lAw SEMinAr – The Indiana School Boards Asso-ciation will conduct a one-day seminar for school attorneys, board members and school administrators that focuses on some of the key legal issues facing public schools in today’s society. Friday’s seminar will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel. Among the presenters are Jack Hittle and Alex Pinegar of Church Church Hittle & Antrim in No-blesville, who will discuss “Ethics for the School Attorney.”
DVD rEViEw – Chris Lloyd reviews “The Bourne Legacy.” The Bourne superspy franchise returns for a fourth outing, but the amnesiac hero played by Matt Damon is nowhere to be found. Instead, it’s about a new agent named Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner). Like Bourne, he was an elite member of a CIA assassin squad that the bureaucrats have now decided is too dangerous to exist. For the full review, visit www.cur-rentnightandday.com
JAnuS rEcEiVES GrAnt – The Nicholas H. Noyes Jr. Me-morial Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $5,000 grant to Janus Developmental Services, Inc. to assist with program sup-port. The programs and services that Janus provides include Children’s Services, Community Employment, Work Experi-ence, Doorways, and Capabilities Café. It also operates the Hamilton County Express public transportation system for Hamilton County.
hOliDAy tOy DriVE - Join Saxony and enjoy some of Indy’s most popular bands and support a worthy cause this holiday season at the Third Annual Holiday Toy Drive. The event features concerts hosted by Blonde Entertainment. New, unwrapped toys and monetary donations for Alterna-tives, Inc., a shelter supporting victims of domestic violence in Central Indiana, will be collected at shows on Dec. 7, 14, 15, 21 and 22. For a complete list of concerts and locations, visit www.currentinwestfield.com
tAilGAtinG – Traveling to a bowl game? These contests give a college fan one more chance to socialize, and don the school colors. It’s also a great chance to bask in the sun if you’re going to a warm weather bowl and may even be a chance for a family mini vacation. Joe Drozda provides a few tips for college fans and offers a recipe for a snack mix to enjoy while traveling. For the full column and recipe, visit www.currentnightandday.com
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Members of Navy Club Ship No. 29 held a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremo-ny inside the Noblesville City Hall Council Chambers at 11 a.m. Dec. 1. The event included the history of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, an explanation of flag folding, announcement of poster contest winners, 21-gun salute and wreath laying.
Members of navy club Ship no. 29 fold an American Flag as the explanation of each move is made. (Photos by Robert Herrington)
noblesville Mayor John Ditslear stands with th students that created winning: chandler Pitts, from left, Joseph Mouar, Kilah Kuiper and Ashley Marzolf
Jim Dahlberg lays a wreath in memory of those that died during the attacks on Pearl harbor
navy club Ship no. 29 members from left: ron wilson, Bill Jourdan, Bill wehrling, David courtier, Amy Friel, Dave holloway, Earnest hill, Mike Probst, David Berry, Jim Dahlberg, Bill conway Jr. and Bill conway Sr.
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As a native of Munster, Indiana, Dr. Larry Micon has deep roots in the Hoosier state. He received his bachelor’s degree in biologic sciences from Indiana University in Bloomington, and completed his medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1982. His residency in general surgery was completed at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, and he became a board certified surgeon in 1988. Dr. Micon served as director of surgical education at Methodist Hospital and assistant director of Indiana University Surgical Residency between 1990 and 2012. He also served as the co-chairman of surgery at Methodist Hospital for more than 12 years. His clinical expertise lies in the areas of gastrointestinal, hernia and emergency general surgery.Dr. Micon’s office is located within St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast, Suite 202. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Micon, call 317-415-9330.
Meet Dr. Larry Micon, Physician at St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast
Dr. Nowacki Dr. Seffernick
DrS. NowaCki aND SeFFerNiCk FeeL right at hoMe at St.ViNCeNt MeDiCaL CeNter NortheaSt. Three months ago, Dr. Elizabeth and Dr. Cynthia Seffernick began practicing at St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast. And the board certified Ob/Gyn physicians have already made a big impression on patients with their clinical expertise and compassionate approach to care.
Dr. Cynthia Seffernick attended the Medical College of Ohio, completed her residency at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, and has been a practicing physician for the last 15 years. From an early age, Dr. Seffernick knew she wanted to become a doctor — her fascination with science, human anatomy and women’s health has always been a passion.
“I’m very excited to be working at St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast. Fishers is a great place to raise a family, and I’m delighted to be here. It’s full of young families and friendly people — a perfect fit for my practice,” said Dr. Seffernick.
Dr. Elizabeth Nowacki completed her undergraduate degree at Grinnell College, her master’s degree at Indiana University and her medical degree from Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine. She’s been a practicing physician for the last eight years.
As a child, Dr. Nowacki spent a great deal of time in and out of the hospital. As a result, she became fascinated by medicine and cultivated a passion for helping people. She knew at an early age she wanted to become a doctor. And now, she’s happy to be realizing her dream in Fishers.
“Fishers is home for me, it’s where I was born and raised,” she said. “That’s why I’m so excited about having the opportunity to come here and practice medicine. It’s a community I truly love, and I’m grateful I can help give back.”
To schedule a free get-acquainted visit with Dr. Nowacki or Dr. Seffernick, call the Center for Women’s Health at St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast at 317-415-9010.
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COMMUNITY PhilanthropyCops help keep kids warm with clothes, smiles
noblesville Police Officer lonnie Guith holds lynzie, a Shop with a cop participant, as they place her toy baby doll on the checkout register. (Photos by Robert Herrington)
As temperatures continue to drop, the im-portance of the “Shop with a Cop” program continues to rise.
The need for the program, which has pro-vided warm winter clothes to area children for the past 15 years, was never more evident than on Dec. 1 when 70 children participated in the program at Noblesville’s Meijer store, 17000 Mercantile Blvd.
“It’s especially gratifying for us as law enforce-ment officers to meet these families with a smile on our faces and put a smile on their faces,” said Noblesville Police Officer Jon Williams, who has coordinated the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 198’s “Shop with a Cop” program all of its 15-year history. “It’s a positive interaction with the public. Sometimes when we meet people it’s the most traumatic event going on in their life.”
“It’s great for officers,” added F.O.P. Lodge President Mike Sadler. “It’s an opportunity to work within the community in a different way.”
Williams said the “Shop with a Cop” partici-pants – infants to 16-year-olds – come from a holiday assistance list given to the Noblesville F.O.P. by Nancy Chance of Good Samaritan Network.
“A significant segment of the middle class is struggling right now,” Williams said. “We see it regularly in the course of our employment.”
“Shop with a Cop” participants walk around the store, and, with the help of their guardians and Noblesville Police officers, officers’ wives and sometimes even their children, pick out winter clothes including coats, gloves, shirts, pants, boots and even underwear and pajamas. Once all the children have the proper clothes for the cold climates, they head over to the toy department to select a present.
“It’s hard to say no. Sometime gifts are more expensive than normal,” said Sadler. “For a lot of these kids you can tell this may be it for them for Christmas”
Noblesville’s F.O.P. raises money for the “Shop with a Cop” program through a tele-marketing drive each year, donations at or after the event, direct donations from individuals and businesses and from the Noblesville High
School “Cops vs. Kids Flag Football Game.” Williams said those interested in making a do-nation can contact him at 770-5754 or mail the donation to: Noblesville F.O.P. Lodge No. 198, P.O. Box 1303, Noblesville, IN 46061.
“We are very fortune this year,” Williams said. “We are 100-percent funded by charitable do-nations to the lodge.”
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For the past few years, the City of Noblesville has offered free parking in the metered City Hall parking lot as an incentive to promote downtown holiday shopping. That tradition is in effect again and will last the entire month of December. The City Hall public parking lot is located off Con-ner Street one block away from the courthouse
square. The Noblesville Street Department has placed covers over all the meters in the lot.
“This program helps us to encourage people to support the ‘shop local’ movement in the downtown area. We hope this leads to people coming downtown to select a unique gift or a gift card for a loved one which will at the same time help support local merchants,” Mayor John Ditslear said.
noblesville Street Department employees rick clements, left, and David Morris place free parking bags over meters. (Photo provided by Cara Culp)
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commentary by Darla Kinney Scoles
Those who have a passion for the fam-ily tree often begin the year with the goal of completing some big family history project to give their kin at the holidays. Just as often, however, those projects are not quite as far along as the fam-ily historian would like, come December. No matter. Giving a gift of shared heritage doesn’t have to mean a large-scale endeavor is in-volved. Keep it simple and the offering will still be special.
A family photo calendar is an easy and inex-pensive gift that has the bonus aspect of being a year-round reminder of what connects and grounds us in life. These can be done on the computer or at a local copy center with little fuss. Especially appreciated are those calendars that include all the significant days in the ex-tended family – birthdays, anniversaries, and upcoming events such as graduations.
The family photo greeting card is a nice tradi-tion that can be taken one step further to make it even more endearing. That photo of everyone in their best dress can be fitted into a nice small frame and adorned with a hanging ribbon to create an ornament that will decorate the tree
year after year. I recently received not one, but two, family
eggnog recipes that I will cherish forever – and they are not even from MY family’s recipes!
Just knowing that a recipe has been handed down through generations makes it inherently unique. Why not share one or two dishes with a bit of story background and maybe even a photo of the original recipe-holder
at the holidays? Special dishes make special gifts. Add to these ideas: a family history CD
of the work you have completed; copies of old family photos, tombstone rubbings or family records such as a marriage certificate or census page; or a compiled tribute scrapbook of one particular ancestor – and there are plenty of choices in gifting with a genealogical theme.
These presents don’t have to be fancy or ex-tensive to be appreciated. Memorable meaning is found in the time spent preserving their con-tent for present and future generations to enjoy.
Genealogy and gifting
Darla Kinney Scoles is a freelance journalist living in Noblesville. Her most recent work involves the creation of “Stories”, an individualized writing service helping people get their personal histories down on paper. Contact
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rOSS DiES At AGE 99 – Noble W. Ross, 99, of Sheridan died Nov. 30 at Harbor Manor in Noblesville. Born Oct. 19, 1913, in Jamestown, he was the son of L.W. and Jessie (Mavity) Ross. He was a graduate of Pinell High School and received his undergraduate degree in education and agriculture from Purdue University in 1939. He earned a master’s degree in education from Purdue University. He married Louise Lillian Allen on June 11, 1939; she preceded him in death on June 7, 1991. His second marriage was to Edna Pearl Wisman, who died in 1995. He began his teaching career with Jackson Township school system in Frankfort, where he taught for many years. In 1959, he began teaching at Marion-Adams High School, now part of Sheridan Community Schools, where he taught agriculture, science and biology. He retired in 1989. After retirement, he continued to substitute teach for Sheridan and Noblesville school systems.
DEAn’S liSt – Madelyn Moulden, a junior majoring in computer engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, has been named to the university’s dean’s list. She is the daughter of Brian and Susann Moulden of Noblesville.
A motor vehicle accident sent three people to the hospital the morning of Dec. 5.
At approximately 8:36 a.m., Noblesville police officers responded to the 800 block of Cicero Road (Ind. 19) and located two vehicles and three occupants who were involved in the crash.
NPD Spokesman Lt. Bruce Barnes said based on preliminary information, it appearsed that a 2005 Saturn, driven by Chelsey A. Kennett, 22, of Anderson, and a 2007 International utility truck, driven by Scott N. Carey, 42, of Nobles-ville, collided head-on near the south entrance to Forest Park.
“Evidence suggests that Kennett was traveling southbound and Carey was traveling north-bound prior to the collision,” he said. “Accident reconstructionists from the Noblesville Police Department are investigating the crash.”
Kennett and a passenger, Joshua McFarland, 22, of Anderson, were transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Carey was treated at Riverview Hospital.
“All occupants were conscious and alert at the scene prior to transport,” Barnes said.
Cicero Road was closed between Logan Street and Field Drive for several hours as investigators collected information regarding the crash. As of publication time, Barnes said the cause of the crash was still under investigation.
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◆ Age: 65◆ Birthplace: Beech Grove, ind.◆ residence: noblesville◆ Education: 1966 graduate of westfield high School◆ hobbies: All original 1963 split window cor-vette, stock market (watching net worth go up
and down every day)◆ career: Army (1966-69) and merchant
marine (1973-current)◆ reason for joining Army: instead
of being drafted and placed in in-fantry, catron wanted to choose
what job he did in the military. it also provided him skilled training.◆ interesting fact: went to summer school (speech class) with David letterman in
The 155th Assault Helicopter Co. called Camp Coryell in Ban Me Thuot, South Viet-nam was home from 1965 to 1970. In the early morning hours of Jan. 30, 1968, an intensive attack on Ban Me Thuot and the adjacent airfield began. At that time, both flares and gunships were ordered airborne in support of various check points and outposts under attack. At 2 a.m., 10 minutes after the initial attack, the 155th went into full “red” alert, and at 2:50 a.m. approximately 20 rounds of hostile mortar fire fell on the city airfield complex. Small arms fire was encountered throughout the night.
One of the 300 soldiers fighting the North Vietnamese Army’s force of 10,000 was Nobles-ville resident Hugh Thomas Catron.
“I was 20 years old when this all was happen-ing,” he said. “I was a young man back then.”
After four days of solid fighting, 24 soldiers volunteered to secure the local missionary com-pound “at great personal risk.” Catron said the missionaries, which included lead pastor Ed Thompson and his wife, Ruth, would visit the camp for supplies on Wednesdays and provide chapel service on Sundays.
“Ed and I would sit and argue about the
Bible. He was very dedicated,” Catron said, recalling a particular disagreement between the figurative and literal parting of the Red Sea. “If I didn’t volunteer I knew they’d say, ‘Where’s Hugh?’ ”
Unknown at the time, the NVA overran the missionary compound – killing six and captur-ing two, of which one survived as the Vietnam forces retreated.
“We were expecting the worse. We were expecting to receive a confrontation. All there was were dead bodies. It was pretty shocking ... and death was commonplace,” Catron said. “I can’t believe anyone would kill an unarmed missionary. These people had no way of defending themselves. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.”
Ed and Ruth Thompson were among the murdered Christians. Catron said the Thompsons died holding each oth-er. When the bodies were pried apart, Catron said the couple’s Bible was be-tween them, which he removed.
“I was chewed out by a sergeant. I told him, ‘I hardly think this is a souvenir,’ ” he said. “My intention in 1968 was to get the Bible to the family, but I didn’t know where they were from.”
Catron put the book in his jungle fatigues pants pocket and stored it inside a foot locker at base camp. After being discharged from the Army in June 1969, Catron lived in Westfield and Indianapolis before Noblesville.
“The Bible was always there with me,” he
said, adding that he kept the Bible safe inside a zip lock bag to help keep moisture out.
A couple of times each month, Catron would spend time looking and holding the blood-stained Bible.
“It’s something you look at; like going through an old high school (yearbook),” he said. “I knew what the contents were – blood and all.”
Over time, Catron said he discarded his photos and other memories from Vietnam and came close to getting rid of the Bible.
“When I was spring cleaning I said, ‘Do I re-ally need to hold onto it?’ ” he said. “I thought about putting it in the Dumpster, but it’s too valuable. It finally found its right home. That’s why I kept it all these years. I knew what I had.”
On July 7, 2011, Catron went onto his com-puter and searched Google at 3 a.m. He came across the Christian & Missionary Alliance Web site and left a comment informing the organiza-tion of his “temporary” possession.
“It was more on a whim,” said Catron. “I held onto it for 43 years. I wanted to get it into the right hands but didn’t know what the right hands were. I got a call back that morning.”
Catron then mailed the 1809 copyrighted Bible to the alliance, which placed it in an acid-free archival envelope where it will be preserved in the alliance archives.
“It took 43 years but I accomplished it,” he said. “Now I’m a celebrity in Colorado Springs (home of the alliance). Jen Rohde, the alli-ance’s archival director, told me there are more requests to see this Bible than the alliance
founder’s Bible.” “We wept when we read it (the email),” said
Peter Burgo, managing editor of Alliance Life, the magazine of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
The email surprised everyone, especially the couple’s children.
“God must have a wonderful plan for all of you, and you must be very special to him to have been entrusted to keep this Bible safe for my family,” Judith Thompson Button, the oldest daughter of the Thompsons, wrote to Catron. “I don’t think that we would been ap-preciative of the significance of this Bible at the time my parents were killed because we were so angry and hurt. We knew that God was in charge but at the time we also knew that the center of our world had been ripped away from us.
“I have been weeping with joy ever since I heard that you had saved the Bible and that it will be kept safe for generations to come. It is the only thing that survived the attack, but the most precious thing of all,” she continued.
The Thompson children all visited Vietnam and their parents’ grave site in December 2009.
“Since 1968, the church has grown from 60,000 to more than 1 million. We also learned that half of all the tribal peoples are now Chris-tians,” said David Thompson, the oldest son of the Thompsons.
Meet Hugh Thomas Catron
Forty-three years after leaving the Vietnam War, Hugh Catron fulfills his goal of returning a family Bible
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It is our position that there is a disparity in the salary of the governor of the state of Indiana and Presidents of state run universi-ties that deserves to be examined. As gover-nor of the state of Indiana, Mitch Daniels earned a salary of $95,000 a year. His new role as president of Purdue University is expected to garner a salary of at least five times as much as he was paid to run the 15th most populous state out of 50 in the United States of America.
Yet, it’s not a job in public servancy or academics that garners the top pay spot for the state of Indiana. Hoosiers love their basketball, and they are willing to pay for it as Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean garners the top spot as the highest paid public employee of the state with a salary and fringe benefits package totaling $2.3 million.
While state government and state univer-sities have very different revenue streams on which to base their budgets, the question becomes who is paid too little, who is paid too much, and are the salaries appropriate for the level of responsibility?
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat for it is momentary."
- Mahatma Gandhi
commentary by terry Anker
A clever turn of the phrase holds great ap-peal. Since Og first managed to communicate with his fellow cave dwellers, twisting words to highlight an irony, incongruence or absur-dity delivers both jocularity and resonance. Today, whole cultures evolved to use language as an indicator of inclusion (or exclusion). Perhaps it is a function of the over-abundance of media, but each cluster has taken to using its own contortion of the spoken word to es-tablish its boundaries. Rap stars, perfectly able to speak in full and complete sentences, chose to perform songs comprised almost entirely of the jargon that belongs to a self-created audi-ence. Government officials become wedded to the alphabet soup of acronyms and ubiquitous form-speak that at once obscures and obfus-cates direct messages intended for the citizens they are pledged to serve.
But in a desire to be clever, pithy or simply to come up with an expression that can be trademarked and printed on T-shirts for a fee (the word threepeat comes to mind), those of
us who communicate for a living may have done a disservice to our profession. Do we confuse when we simply intend to entertain?
During the most recent national financial crisis, some adroit wordsmith coined the term “banksters” to illustrate the gangster-like thievery that was witnessed in some mon-eyed banking circles. But given that everyone from reining professional athletes to the lat-est train-wreck starlet has some variation of “GANGSTER” tattooed for the world to see, does bankster carry a negative or positive connotation? One can imagine the thirty-something hotshot as he helicopters from his ultra-swank digs in SoHo to the colossal (if rented) weekend house on Long Island who is fully embracing the bankster lifestyle. Is theft and abject immorality intended to be cool, but we’re not sufficiently in the club to get it?
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As we watch the ongoing Washington ne-gotiations regarding the omnipresent “Fiscal Cliff,” we have to say how impressed we are at how quickly the Republican Party has begun the process of caving on the issue of raising taxes (or closing loopholes; same thing. Both result in more money being sent to Washington, which promptly would be wasted.). We predicted the party would cave, but we actually thought it would put up a fight and then cave, which is its history. We’ve oftentimes written about our frustrations with the national Republican Party, with its never-ending tendency to run from a fight. We believe that if the GOP gives in on the issue of raising taxes in any way, the party sim-ply needs to shut down. We certainly don’t need two liberal parties. The party needs to stand firm against any increase in taxes. So, off the fiscal cliff we go. Republicans then need to talk to the American people directly, not through the filter of the mainstream American media, and explain the party’s position (It’s the spending!) And be-cause President Barack Obama is addicted to the idea of raising taxes, it is he who will be guilty of forcing all of us to pay more in taxes starting next month.
• • •We respect and admire billionaire investor
Warren Buffett. However, we can’t help but find him hypocritical when he urges tax increases for the rich. Those rates were no problem for him as he built his fortune and, now that he’s worth north of $40 billion, he thinks now’s the time to raise these rates. What about all the future Buf-fetts out there eagerly building their names and fortunes? Also, Warren, how is sending more money to Washington a smart move? If the government were a business, he wouldn’t invest in it, and if he did “management” wouldn’t last long.
Rest in peace, Republican party?
Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In Mississippi if one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.
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Ah, December. I have hit the panic button on shopping; our kids have begun their second round of winter colds, stomach bugs, and dry skin rashes; and family gatherings have increased in both fre-quency and chaos level. How I love the holiday season! No kidding, I really do enjoy the crazy.
The race to find the perfect gift, while strategi-cally avoiding traffic congestion and financial ruin, is what I live for. After all, I’m able to em-ploy my significant cyber skills, people-whispering talents, and penny-pinching nature to their maxi-mum capacities, all in the name of Santa Claus. Essentially, December’s a green light for shopping, and because I’m not spending the money on my-self, the experience is practically guilt-free. And when the stress of it all becomes too overwhelm-ing, I have egg nog and Pickleknuckle (our elf-on-the-shelf ) to talk me off the ledge. Deck the halls with booze and fantasy creatures!
Granted, December does have the uncanny ability to transform our house into an infirmary. But alongside the thermometers, discarded Kleenex, and empty bottles of ginger ale, Chil-dren’s Motrin and Jergen’s bottles, there are twinkle lights and garland and multi-colored breakable glass bulbs. At least when I’m clean-ing up my daughter’s projectiles from the sink (which is “much closer than the toilet, Mom. You should be thankful I made it that far!”) I can breathe in that pine-fresh scent from the
evergreen sprig I shoved into a lamp base and garner sympathy from the plastic angel hovering above me. Silent night, indeed.
Most importantly, December affords me the op-portunity to appreciate just how far our six-pack has come over the years. I have four siblings, Doo has five. Between our families, there are 26 grandkids, most of whom are 6 and younger. You don’t have to be a math geek to understand that get-togethers are sheer bedlam. But now that our children are older, Doo and I can sit back and mock those with little ones, occasionally pitching in to change a diaper or wipe a face, but only if the spirit so moves us. We actually get to eat a full meal at one sitting while the food is still hot and engage in adult conversation about the awesome-ness of the “Twilight” saga with-out worrying about bedtimes and bottles and boo-boos. Let’s face it, holidays are a schlep with infants and toddlers, but they are truly fun with big kids. God rest ye merry parents!
So bring it on, December. I welcome your in-clement weather, sherry-infused fruit cake, and incessant junk emails from retailers. And despite your propensity for inducing panic, plague, and party pandemonium, you are by far the most wonderful time of the year. Peace out.
December: Panic, plague and party pandemonium
Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at [email protected].
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carmel: Joseph and the Amazing technicolor Dreamcoat • The Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre presents this classical Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice adaptation of the famous Biblical tale. Opening on December 14th and including matinee shows on both Sat-urday and Sunday, this show makes for a great holiday event to see with friend and family. For tickets, show times and more, visit thecenterfor-theperformingarts.org or call 843-3800.
Fishers: Open Mic night hosted by Keith Bliss at hearthstone coffee house & Pub • Head to Hearthstone for open mic night on Dec. 13. There’s no cover for the night, but remember, Hearthstone is family friendly, so behave with the microphone before, during and after your song. Feel free to bring an instrument to plug into the PA. Drum kits are not permitted. The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. Hearthstone is located at 8235 E. 116th St. in Fishers. For more information, visit hearthstonecoffee.com
noblesville: holiday Extravaganza tea • Treat a loved one to a special event just in time for Christmas during the Holiday Extravaganza Tea noon Saturday at the R. L. Wilson House, 273 S. Eighth St. This five-course tea is sure to please everyone as will the holiday decorated environ-ment and delicious food and desserts. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 770-9399 or visit www.rlsilsonhouse.net.
westfield: holly Jolly Jamboree • Come be merry with the Hamilton County
Parks & Recreation as they welcome Mrs. Claus and the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Cool Creek Park. The Claus’s will be available for pictures throughout the program. Jingle John of Silly Safaris will be pre-senting his animals of the North Pole and crafts and cookies will also be available. For more information, call 774-2500 or visit www.hamil-toncounty.in.gov/egov/apps/events/calendar.egov?view=detail&id=2371
Zionsville: • Friday take a break and enjoy free wine tasting and live music at new, local winery, Hopwood Cellars Winery (12 E. Cedar Street, downtown Zionsville). Enjoy live music by "Less is More" from 6-8pm and wine by the glass or bottle for purchase. For something unique and delicious, try their famous "Wine Shake".
In Indianapolis, many people find Mo’s is the place for steak. Now the steakhouse is provid-ing Hamilton County a one-spot stop for good beef as it expands its Central Indiana footprint with a new second restaurant in Carmel’s Clay Terrace Mall. The restaurant will open Friday.
“We’re very, very excited,” owner Jeremiah Hamman said about Mo’s first non-metropoli-tan location. “The growth is exploding around us. It’s a best place to raise a family. We’re ex-cited to be a part of the community.”
Several factors influenced Hamman’s decision to expand to Hamilton County, including the potential customer demographic, continued community growth in this area, a welcoming attitude and work from Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and the city, and Simon Properties’ as-sistance and commitment to providing a work-able lease arrangement.
“The partnership with Simon Properties was big,” he said, adding the arrangement made the second location more attractive and feasible. “Although Simon is the largest real estate com-pany in the world, it’s clear to me that they are committed to helping local businesses succeed within their property environments.”
Hamman, president of Epic Hospitality Group, has been a managing partner with Mo’s since the restaurant joined the downtown Indi-anapolis dining scene. His passion for outstand-ing service, cuisine and wine pairing promises a
menu that’s both traditional and diverse. “It just; became me. It wasn’t a conscious
decision it was what I became,” he said about becoming a restaurateur. “I love the fact I don’t sit in a cubicle and every day is different. The people I meet and the interaction is priceless.”
Since its doors opened downtown in 2003,
the upscale steakhouse has quickly risen to rec-ognition as one of Indianapolis’ top fine dining establishments, earning an impeccable reputa-tion and many accolades for its food and wine selection. The Clay Terrace location will feature the same great food, drinks, exceptional wine and hospitality that the Indianapolis location has become famous for among the city’s busi-ness professionals, fine dining community and celebrity crowd.
“There will be a few suburban twists – wine night, martini night, bar menu items,” said Hamman. “Things we don’t offer downtown to cater to the suburbs.”
Hamman whose group also owns Detour: An American Grille and Taste of Sensu in the Arts & Design District, prides Mo’s on its custom-ized service and meticulous attention to detail. The Carmel Mo’s will feature a comfortable ambiance with an incredible outdoor patio area perfect for evening cocktails and dining. The Clay Terrace location also has impressive facili-ties for banquets, meetings and private parties. Hamman said total seating for the restaurant is more than 350.
He also said the “very diverse menu” will fea-ture many of the same items as the downtown restaurant including USDA certified prime beef, from which Chef Thomas Melvin hand selects each cut.
“There are a lot of offers when it comes to appetizers,” he said. “We’re a steakhouse that caters to non-steak eaters.”
Owner Jeremiah hamman will open Mo’s A Place for Steaks in clay terrace Mall Friday. the upscale steakhouse is located at 14300 clay terrace Blvd., across the street from Dick’s Sporting Goods. (Photo by Robert Herrington)
Mo’s A Place for Steakswhere: 14300 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite 155 (adjacent to Dick’s Sporting Goods)
hours: The bar opens at 4:30 p.m. and the dining room begins seating at 5 p.m. The restaurant is open until 10 p.m. Sunday, 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday. • head chef: Thomas Melvin • Seating: The main area seats 120;
three private dining areas provide 24, 28 and 40 chairs; the bar has room for 60; and 80 people can occupy the outdoor patio. reservations: Recommended and may be made by calling 660-0720 • website: http://mosindy.net
Mo’s restaurant opening Friday in Clay TerraceAll cuts of beef are hand selected by chef thomas Melvin.
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On Saturday, Indianapolis will introduce what is certain to become a local holiday tradition. The inaugural 12 Chefs of Christmas will convene at the Indianapolis City Market from 7 to 10 p.m.
This fundraiser is presented by Brad Gates Catering & Events and Flat 12 Bierwerks, with proceeds benefiting the Indianapolis City Mar-ket Corporation. The corporation is a non-profit public marketplace group dedicated to promot-ing the culture of Central Indiana.
In addition to the holiday-themed creations of the chefs, beer, wine, and food will be pro-vided by Natural Born Juicers, Amazing Snack Company, Taste of Philly Pretzels, as well as par-ticipating City Market vendors and merchants. Live music will be provided by the Four Sexes.
General admission tickets can purchased in advance for $125 or $150 on the day of the event. VIP tickets are $150. VIP ticket-holders will be treated to a tour of the Catacombs and
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the 12 local chefs and their restaurants include: regina Mehallick (r Bistro), Mark cox and Josh henson (Fermenti Artisan), chris Eley (Goose the Market), roger hawkins (circle city Soups), John and Abbi Adams (Bluebeard), craig Baker (the local), cindy hawkins (circle city Sweets), Sam Brown (Second helpings), Andrew whitmoyer (u-relish Farm), nick carter (Black Swan), Julie Bolejack (chocolate for the Spirit), tom Sadler (the copper Still) and Brad Gates (Brad Gates catering).
SwiFt rEturninG tO inDiAnAPOliS APril 26 – Taylor Swift announced that she will launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her new album, RED. The tour will kick-off on March 13 in Omaha with Swift’s Indiana stop coming at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 26. Tickets will go on-sale at 10 a.m. Friday and are available at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. At Swift’s request, every show will include tickets priced at under $50.
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Preservation Alliance presents a fun and engag-ing holiday driving tour, showcasing the exterior of twelve homes, each from one of Noblesville’s historic neighborhoods. See these houses frosted in holiday lights, warming the heart of the city in the very best of holiday cheer • 6 to 9 p.m. daily. • Cost: Free, but online voting for best decoration is $1 and is a tax-deductible donation to NPA • 426-1672 • noblesvillepreservation.com
country christmas • Take the family to Stonycreek Farm, grab some hot cider and hitch a free ride on a hayride to the Christmas tree field to pick out your favorite tree. Don’t forget the fresh wreaths and garland at the greenhouse, or browse through the gift shop to check out some custom made wreaths and other unique items • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. • 11366 Ind. 38 East, Noblesville • 773-3344 • stonycreekfarm.net
wine wednesday • Looking for a little pick me up at the midweek point? Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub offers up Wine Wednesday. The venue that often hosts music and dishes out coffee and craft beer puts its House Red and House White wines on sale at $4 per glass. • Hearthstone Coffeehouse & Pub • 8235 E. 116th St., Fishers • 436-7049
Gingerbread Village • Oh, do you know the Ginger-
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“A christmas carol” • Visit Beef & Boards for a musical adaptation of
the Christmas classic. The cost of the ticket includes a lunch or dinner buffet. • 1 p.m. • Starting at $22, $3 discount for children ages 3 to 15 • 9301 Michi-gan Rd, Indianapolis • 872-9664
“Mary Poppins” • The 1964 film starring Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews is about a magical nanny who arrives at the home of a family via an umbrella. As she challenges the stiff English upbringing their father provides she also teaches them the impor-tance of imagination and cleanliness. • 7:30 p.m. • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • $7.50 • 843-3800 • thecenterfortheperformingarts.org
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senior at Indiana University’s School of Music, pairs with Indiana Wind Symphony to put you in the holiday mood with a range of delightful and stir-ring musical fare • 7:30 p.m. • $15-$35 • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • 843-3800 • thecenterforth-eperformingarts.org
handel’s “Messiah” • Join the Indianapolis Sym-phony Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir as they present a breathtaking performance of Handel’s holiday masterpiece with the uplifting “Hallelujah” Chorus • 8 p.m. • Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis • Starts at $23 for the general public and $12 for students & children • ticketmaster.com
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Christmas Tree” has been a US holiday standard for more than 50 years. She was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 • 3 p.m. • Palladium, 1 Center Green, Carmel • Starting at $18 • 843-3800 • thecen-terfortheperformingarts.org
holly Jolly Jamboree • Holiday celebrities Mr. & Mrs. Claus are coming to Cool Creek Park; take a picture with them and hang out with some animals from the North Pole, including a reindeer, courtesy of Jingle John from Silly Safaris. Crafts and cookies will also be available • 2 to 4 p.m. • 2000 E. 151st St., Westfield • hamiltoncounty.in.gov
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Although the holidays bring good cheer, they are followed by the dark, cold days of winter – a season that’s difficult for many. Physiologically, the body responds to the absence of light and colder temperatures by entering a dormant phase characterized by lower energy and a slow-ing of body systems. Some people also experi-ence low mood during winter. This condition is referred to as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
SAD symptoms can usually be managed by spending more daylight time outdoors, exer-cising, eating well and getting enough sleep. However, it’s important to know that some SAD symptoms are similar to those of chronic clinical depression – a more serious condition requiring consultation with a doctor. Generally, chronic depression is characterized by a solid two weeks or more of low mood and/or any combination of these symptoms:
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will review your medical and genetic history and discuss lifestyle and behaviors to determine the cause of your depression. People sometimes experience depression when dealing with loss or personal challenges. Obesity and depression are often closely linked. In this case, the psychiatrist will ask about eating habits and consider this in recommending treatment.
For most, the best way to treat chronic de-pression is to engage in therapy – clinically referred to as “cognitive behavioral therapy” – with a psychologist/behaviorist (therapist), generally after an initial diagnostic visit with a psychiatrist. Typically, you will be asked to keep a daily journal of mood and activities for eight to 12 weeks. The therapist will use the journal, along with information gathered in therapy sessions, to develop a treatment plan. In addi-tion to recommending therapy for behavior and lifestyle changes, the psychiatrist may prescribe pharmaceuticals, such as antidepressants. When depression is properly diagnosed and treated, people can return to the quality of life they once enjoyed.
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Andrew M. Miller, MD, is a psychiatrist specializing in depression and other mental health issues. He is a guest columnist located at Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital, 13100 E. 136th St., Suite 1200, Fishers. Miller can be
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There is major uncertainty over federal tax policy. Effective Jan. 1, the individual income tax
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• The top marginal rate jumping from 35 percent to 39.6 percent.
• The current 10-percent rate for low-income taxpayers will expire and be replaced by a 15-percent rate.
• Even tax-rate relief afforded married tax-payers will expire.
• The current top marginal tax rate on capital gains and dividends of 15 percent is sched-uled to expire. The tax rate on dividends could increase by as much as 286 percent, from 15 percent to more than 43 percent.
• Higher-income taxpayers also will be sub-ject to limitations on itemized deductions and personal exemptions.
• Millions of middle-income taxpayers will be liable for the alternative minimum tax because of expiration of the “AMT Patch.”
Many other incentives for individuals will either disappear or be substantially reduced in the new year.
While Congress may still act to prevent some or all of these tax increases, the likelihood of action with a lame-duck Congress diminishes each day. In addition to the tax-rate increases
on individual payers, there are a number of new taxes that kick in for 2013, including:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, imposes an ad-ditional 0.9 percent Medicare tax on wages and self-employment income and 3.8 percent Medi-care contribution tax. The 3.8 percent Medicare contribution tax will apply beginning in 2013 tax year for single individuals with a modified adjusting gross income more than $200,000 and married taxpayers with an MAGI more than $250,000. MAGI, for purposes of the Medicare contribution tax includes wages, salaries, tips, and other compensation, dividends and interest in-come, business and farm income, realized capital gains, and income from a variety of other passive activities and certain foreign earned income. For individuals liable for the tax, the amount of tax owed will be equal to 3.8 percent multiplied by the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the amount by which their MAGI exceeds the $200,000/$250,000 thresholds. Also, PPACA will limit contributions to flexible spending ar-rangements to $2,500 for the tax year.
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OriGinAl KitchEn: This house was built in 2001 in the Highland Springs subdivision in Brownsburg and they are the original own-ers. This was one of the first homes built in this neighborhood.
why rEMODEl: According to the owner, “We were never happy with the flow of the kitchen. The refrigerator was back in a corner and could only open half way because it was a French door style. The peninsula tended to trap people in the narrow kitchen when we were entertaining. We needed new flooring, and since we wanted to make changes to the kitchen, we decided to do the whole project. It was time to upgrade.”
DESiGn PhASE: A half wall and column be-tween the family room and kitchen was removed. “The narrowness of the kitchen was a great design challenge for us. It was very helpful to have a de-signer work with us to figure out how to open the flow. The final product ended up looking wider and having more space than we expected. We ended up with a design that tripled our cabinet
space by using every nook and cranny available. The designers even put a cabinet near the sliding-glass door for the dog stuff.”
cABinEt DEtAilS: The new cabinetry is maple stock cabinetry in off-white cashmere with a glazing highlight. The owner decided to add several roll out trays for easy access.
FAVOritE FEAturES: The owner comment-ed, “The honed granite is my favorite part of the new kitchen. It does not show the crumbs, dust or streaks when the sun comes in. It is very fam-ily friendly material. I also love our pantry door. The glass makes the hallway seem more open and less like just another closet. The size of the sink works very well for our family and having a water filter at the sink rather than in the fridge is a nice feature. My husband is really enjoy-ing the new appliances, especially the in-door ice-maker.”
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