TODAY’S WEATHER HIGH: 31 LOW: 22 Today: Mostly to partly sunny. Tonight: Partly cloudy. SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 2018 LIKE & FOLLOW US! NEWS GATHERING PARTNER SHERIDAN | NOBLESVILLE | CICERO | ARCADIA ATLANTA | WESTFIELD | CARMEL | FISHERS Don’t miss Stocking Stuffer Saturday at Carmel City Center Photo provided by Noblesville Schools Noblesville Schools hosted school safety and law enforcement leaders from throughout Hamilton County on Friday to share what they learned from the May 25 shooting at West Middle School and discussed best practices for keeping kids safe. (Above) Noblesville Schools Safety Director Mark Booth leads discussions with representatives from various law enforcement agencies, public schools and private schools throughout Hamilton County. Noblesville Schools gathers safety professionals to help keep kids safe The REPORTER On Wednesday, officials at West- field High School found graffiti on a bathroom stall was later deemed non-threatening. However, according to school officials, the graffiti indicat- ed a threat of blowing up the school. An investigation conducted by the Westfield Police Department identi- fied the suspect as a student. The school district issued the fol- lowing statement after the discovery: “Today Westfield High School administrators were made aware of graffiti on a WHS bathroom stall con- taining threatening language. WHS administrators and Westfield Police Department (WPD) have investigat- ed this incident. We want to reassure our Rocks family that the safety of our staff and students is our top pri- ority. After a thorough investigation, there is no evidence to deem this threat credible. This type of activity in our schools will not be tolerated. WPD is always on site and will con- tinue to operate as they do each and every day." Officials deem threat at WHS not credible The REPORTER Participating businesses at Carmel City Center will offer special promo- tions and a sampling of holiday treats while you shop on Saturday, Dec. 8. Visitors can stock up on the perfect stocking stuffer gifts for everyone on their list from 14 Districts Weekend, Addendum, Bath Junkie, The Bike Line, Carmel Tailoring & Fine Clothier, En- deavor Boutique, J. Benzal Menswear, Lantz Collective, Linden Tree Gifts, Ol- iver’s Twist, Out of the Blue Polish Pot- tery & Gifts, Silver Door Boutique Spa and Uplift Intimate Apparel. Visitors can also ‘Enter to Win’ three $75 gift certificates while they shop at Addendum, Bath Junkie and Oliver’s Twist during Stocking Stuffer Saturday. Carmel City Center offers an array of options for shopping – men’s and wom- en’s apparel, fine jewelry, home gifting, salon and spa services, intimate apparel and fitness gear and apparel. Santa Claus will also make an ap- pearance at Carmel City Center on two occasions once again this December. Children of all ages can visit with San- ta from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. this afternoon at Carmel City Center’s taproom and restaurant, Books & Brews, 61 W. City Center Drive. Santa will make another appearance next week from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the paper and gift shop, Ol- iver’s Twist, 800 S. Range Line Road, Suite 255, Veterans Way. Parents are en- couraged to bring their cameras to cap- ture the special moment. Santa will bring an early present to all children after their visit with him, while supplies last. “We welcome children and fam- ilies as they visit with Santa and shop for the perfect gifts during Stocking Stuffer Saturday. We hope visitors will enjoy all that Carmel City Center has to offer this holiday season,” said Me- lissa Averitt, senior vice president at Pedcor Companies. Carmel City Center is located at the southwest corner of City Center Drive and Range Line Road. Surface park- ing is available on plaza level (acces- sible from City Center Drive), in the underground garage (accessible from Range Line Road as well as City Center Drive) and in the newly opened Veterans Way garage. For more information, visit carmel- citycenter.com. Photo provided Santa will make an appearance this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Carmel City Center. Fishers Nickel Plate District named state cultural district By LARRY LANNAN LarryInFishers.com It was just a few months ago when the City of Fishers applied to the State of Indiana, asking the downtown Nickel Plate District receive a special designation. The Indiana Arts Commission wasted no time in approving the Fishers area a statewide cultural district. This is on the heels of Nickel Plate Arts recognizing Fishers as the Emerging Arts Champion of the Year. “We are thrilled to receive this recognition from the In- diana Arts Commission,” said Leah McGrath, Fishers’ Dep- uty Mayor in a city news re- lease. “This is such an exciting moment for our community. This designation signifies not only our commitment to ad- vancing arts and culture in Fishers, but is also recognition of the vibrancy and cultur- al significance of the Nickel Plate District. The Statewide Cultural District designation helps to further root the Nick- el Plate District and will guide decisions with community pro- gramming, architecture, public art, and more.” Last August, the Fishers City Council adopted an ordi- nance to create a local Arts & Culture Commission, which will partner with city depart- ments on arts events. The com- mission will begin operations next month. Photo provided The state recognition of the Nickel Plate District in Fishers as a special cultural district took only a few months for the Indiana Arts Commission to approve.
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Today: Mostly to partly sunny.Tonight: Partly cloudy.
Don’t miss Stocking Stuffer Saturday at Carmel City Center
Photo provided by Noblesville SchoolsNoblesville Schools hosted school safety and law enforcement leaders from throughout Hamilton County on Friday to share what they learned from the May 25 shooting at West Middle School and discussed best practices for keeping kids safe. (Above) Noblesville Schools Safety Director Mark Booth leads discussions with representatives from various law enforcement agencies, public schools and private schools throughout Hamilton County.
Noblesville Schools gathers safetyprofessionals to help keep kids safe
The REPORTEROn Wednesday, officials at West-
field High School found graffiti on a bathroom stall was later deemed non-threatening. However, according to school officials, the graffiti indicat-ed a threat of blowing up the school.
An investigation conducted by the Westfield Police Department identi-fied the suspect as a student.
The school district issued the fol-lowing statement after the discovery:
“Today Westfield High School administrators were made aware of graffiti on a WHS bathroom stall con-taining threatening language. WHS administrators and Westfield Police Department (WPD) have investigat-ed this incident. We want to reassure our Rocks family that the safety of our staff and students is our top pri-ority. After a thorough investigation, there is no evidence to deem this threat credible. This type of activity in our schools will not be tolerated. WPD is always on site and will con-tinue to operate as they do each and every day."
Officials deem threat at WHS
not credibleThe REPORTER
Participating businesses at Carmel City Center will offer special promo-tions and a sampling of holiday treats while you shop on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Visitors can stock up on the perfect stocking stuffer gifts for everyone on their list from 14 Districts Weekend, Addendum, Bath Junkie, The Bike Line, Carmel Tailoring & Fine Clothier, En-deavor Boutique, J. Benzal Menswear, Lantz Collective, Linden Tree Gifts, Ol-iver’s Twist, Out of the Blue Polish Pot-tery & Gifts, Silver Door Boutique Spa and Uplift Intimate Apparel.
Visitors can also ‘Enter to Win’ three $75 gift certificates while they shop at Addendum, Bath Junkie and Oliver’s Twist during Stocking Stuffer Saturday. Carmel City Center offers an array of options for shopping – men’s and wom-en’s apparel, fine jewelry, home gifting, salon and spa services, intimate apparel and fitness gear and apparel.
Santa Claus will also make an ap-pearance at Carmel City Center on two occasions once again this December. Children of all ages can visit with San-ta from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. this afternoon at Carmel City Center’s taproom and
restaurant, Books & Brews, 61 W. City Center Drive.
Santa will make another appearance next week from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the paper and gift shop, Ol-iver’s Twist, 800 S. Range Line Road, Suite 255, Veterans Way. Parents are en-couraged to bring their cameras to cap-ture the special moment. Santa will bring an early present to all children after their visit with him, while supplies last.
“We welcome children and fam-ilies as they visit with Santa and shop for the perfect gifts during Stocking Stuffer Saturday. We hope visitors will enjoy all that Carmel City Center has to offer this holiday season,” said Me-lissa Averitt, senior vice president at Pedcor Companies.
Carmel City Center is located at the southwest corner of City Center Drive and Range Line Road. Surface park-ing is available on plaza level (acces-sible from City Center Drive), in the underground garage (accessible from Range Line Road as well as City Center Drive) and in the newly opened Veterans Way garage.
For more information, visit carmel-citycenter.com.
Photo providedSanta will make an appearance this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Carmel City Center.
Fishers Nickel Plate District named state cultural districtBy LARRY LANNANLarryInFishers.com
It was just a few m o n t h s ago when the City of Fishers applied to the State of Indiana,
asking the downtown Nickel Plate District receive a special designation. The Indiana Arts Commission wasted no time in approving the Fishers area a statewide cultural district.
This is on the heels of Nickel Plate Arts recognizing Fishers as the Emerging Arts Champion of the Year.
“We are thrilled to receive this recognition from the In-diana Arts Commission,” said
Leah McGrath, Fishers’ Dep-uty Mayor in a city news re-lease. “This is such an exciting moment for our community. This designation signifies not only our commitment to ad-vancing arts and culture in Fishers, but is also recognition of the vibrancy and cultur-al significance of the Nickel Plate District. The Statewide Cultural District designation helps to further root the Nick-el Plate District and will guide decisions with community pro-gramming, architecture, public art, and more.”
Last August, the Fishers City Council adopted an ordi-nance to create a local Arts & Culture Commission, which will partner with city depart-ments on arts events. The com-mission will begin operations next month.
Photo providedThe state recognition of the Nickel Plate District in Fishers as a special cultural district took only a few months for the Indiana Arts Commission to approve.
I had a conversation the other day with a Carmel res-ident who was asking about why the City of Carmel spends so much on the arts.
To them, the arts were a luxury and not worth spend-ing a lot of public money.
I patiently listened to her thoughts but I also shared my viewpoint.
To me, spending on the arts is a way to invest in economic development. Communities that support the arts tend to attract in-teresting restaurants and boutique retail stores. They attract new residents, many of them millennials who are coveted by employers hun-
gry for new em-ployees. And they give our commu-nity character. All of these things in turn attract corpo-rate headquarters which helps pay taxes that support the quality of life for the area.
There are a lot of strat-egies for economic devel-opment. Many cities use sports. The City of India-napolis invested in the Pan Am Plaza decades ago as a way to attract sporting events and Mayor Bill Hud-nut famously took a major risk by building a stadium for an NFL team before the Colts were lured to town. His gamble paid off and Indianapolis has reaped the benefits of having NBA and NFL franchises.
Unfortunately, the game has changed and major sports teams now hold all of the leverage when it comes to negotiating deals. If cities don’t give sweetheart deals when it comes to new sta-diums then NFL, MBA and MLB teams often threaten
to leave and re-locate elsewhere. Often the threats become reality and another city throws ridiculous incentives in or-der to lure them away. The effect of losing a ma-jor sports team is
horrendous economically but the cost of keeping one can be pricey too.
Even if a city can suc-cessfully keep a major team, there are factors be-yond a mayor’s control. A winning or losing season can mean millions of dol-lars difference for a city. A mayor can’t control wheth-er a general manager drafts well or whether a coach calls the right plays but a championship season can mean a huge infusion of cash economically. And fre-quent losing years can mean empty stadiums, quiet bars and vacant hotels.
By using the arts as an economic development tool, a municipality doesn’t have to worry about a team leaving to move to anoth-er city. They don’t have to worry about wins or loss-es. The ball is in their own court, so to speak.
Sure, the average per-son spends less money on the arts than they do
on sports. In 2017, there was $56 billion spent on attending sporting events alone in the United States, more than $100 billion if you include all spending on sports. Worldwide – not just in the U.S. – only $63 billion was spent on the arts in 2017. North Ameri-ca made up a third of that number. So it’s a smaller amount for sure, but the study doesn’t include the multiplier effect of arts spending, such as people going out to eat before an arts show or concert. It doesn’t include someone who stopped at a clothing store after traveling to an area to check out some art.
In addition, we also have to evolve our defini-tion of art. It doesn’t just mean painting and sculp-tures and plays. It also means concerts and movies and fashion and more. Art really is anything that uses creativity to express an idea. And it’s a tool to attract new restaurants and give cities throughout Hamilton Coun-ty their own unique identity.
Adam Aasen is a co-owner of Donatello’s Italian Restaurant and a former journalist who lives in Carmel. His column “Carmel Convo” will ap-pear twice each month in The Reporter.
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Art Drop Carmel returns for the second time in 2018. All artists in Carmel – from students and professionals, painters and cartoonists, sculptors and illustrators, an-imators and fine artists, pho-tographers and printmakers or musicians with CDs – are encouraged to participate Saturday.
It’s simple: Hide your artistic creations around the Carmel Arts & Design Dis-trict and then provide picture clues of where to find art by using social media. Include #artdropcarmel in your posts to allow others to search for your art. If you plan to hide art, register at myartdrop.com where you can also find more information.
Live music will fill gal-leries throughout the District during the IU Health North Hospital Second Saturday Gallery Walk. Dine at one of your favorite local eat-eries then stroll through the beautiful new exhibits at nine of our galleries. Begin your evening by picking up a Scavenger Hunt Clue Sheet at All Things Carmel for your chance to win great prizes.
Special gallery exhibits will be featured throughout the Gallery Walk including:
• Art on Main Gallery and Gifts is featuring 12
x 12 inch works by all of their two dimensional art-ists which make the perfect gifts. There are a variety of subjects including hol-iday, abstracts, floral and landscapes, people and liv-ing creatures. Art on Main will also feature smaller art including glass snow-men, glass birds, hanging pendants, pottery items in-cluding mugs and dipping oil bowls and smaller oil paintings and fine art pho-tos. Randall Scott Harden and several other artists will offer smaller holiday works of art on easels with special pricing. There will be treats and door prizes during the Gallery Walk. (111 W. Main St., #140)
• Art Lab will be open during the Second Saturday Gallery Walk. The month of December will showcase the work of teaching artists Deb Kolp and Sofiya Inger. Di-rector Maren Bell will also have work on display. Visit during the Gallery Walk for free coffee and sweets to en-joy. (31 E. Main St., #300; enter via 37 E. Main St.)
• Indiana Artist Elves have been busy creating art and gifts for the holidays at CCA Gallery. They will be featuring an All Gallery Holiday Show throughout the remainder of December. (111 W. Main St., #135)
• In December, the Car-mel Arts Council Children’s Art Gallery will feature stu-dent art from the Carmel Arts Council’s Winter Art Con-test as well as artwork from Mohawk Trails Elementary and all new artwork from the CCS middle schools and Carmel High School. (40 W. Main St.)
• Soori Gallery features paintings, bronze and acrylic sculptured works by leading American and international artists. Featured sculptors include Michael Wilkinson, Frederick Hart, Jerry Joslin and more. (33 E. Main St.)
Activities taking place during the Gallery Walk in-clude:
• Free caricatures and face painting by BlendIt-BlendIt by Claire Hockman (inside Sub Zero Ice Cream, 111 W. Main St., #130).
• The free Carmel Holi-day Trolley runs from 2 to 9 p.m. with stops in the Arts & Design District, City Center and the Christkindlmarkt/Ice at Center Green.
• Free musical entertain-ment throughout the district. Dianna Davis will play at Magdalena Gallery of Art, Kassey King will perform at Donatello’s Italian Restau-rant and Circle City Steel will be at The Olive Mill.
• Be a part of the Scav-enger Hunt that will lead you
to find select pieces of art or items of interest in each of the participating galleries and businesses. Begin the hunt at All Things Carm-el (110 W. Main St., #104). Your completed Scavenger Hunt clue sheet will enter you for a chance to win one of several great prizes spon-sored by Carmel Health and Living during the Gallery Walk, including:
– Raku Artistic Bowl by Jeremy Diller ($50 value)
– Three Sylvia Gray De-signs one-of-a-kind scarves ($100 value each)
– IU Health North Hospi-tal fleece throw ($20 value)
– Papa Fattoush gift card ($25 value)
– “Now you can grow” greeting card ($10 value)
– Rita Jackson clay bird pin ($15 value)
A map of the gallery locations and more infor-mation about the IU Health North Hospital Gallery Walk activities can be found at Carmelartsanddesign.com.
Public parking is avail-able in the Carmel Lions Club lot (141 E. Main St.), Sophia Square parking ga-rage (entrance off of 1st Ave NW), Indiana Design Center parking garage (200 S. Range Line Road) or on-street. Click here to view an Arts & Design District park-ing map.
About the Carmel Arts & Design District
The Carmel Arts & Design District is the Mid-west’s premier arts and design destination. Home to more than 200 business-es, including art galleries, restaurants, antique dealers, design showrooms, bou-tiques and creative service providers, the Carmel Arts & Design District promises to stimulate the senses. The Indiana Design Center is housed in the Carmel Arts & Design District. In addi-tion, hundreds have taken advantage of the wide vari-ety of housing opportunities and call the Carmel Arts & Design District home.
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“He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.”
– English proverbAt the risk of incurring disdain from
my readers based on the above quote, please know that I realize that holiday fare looms close at hand and it is not my intention to suggest that we do not in-dulge in the many delicious dining op-tions which appear at this special time.
After a summer season of local, fresh options for fruits and vegetables we begin the fall and holiday season feeling pretty good about our nutritional choices. Most of us are more active in the summer as well so we usually are feeling healthy and fit.
For me, the Christmas season brings sugar cookies, cheeseballs and crackers, dips, sauces and more! Honestly, I think I have put on about five pounds just writing this article! Baking for loved ones, friends and neighbors, going out to dinner to celebrate the season, and enjoying those “comfort foods” we all love are traditions which may be very important to you and yours and should be filled with joy and happiness.
As a nutrition and wellness coach, I believe it is important to enjoy items that you may not ordinarily eat during the rest of the year – “feasting” is one word for it. Deprivation is never the answer and we have all heard – and know, actually – that moderation is the key to success. Have one cookie instead of three; a half-piece of pie instead of the usual piece; less gravy on those mashed potatoes, etc. Modera-tion does make a difference! Additionally, don’t forget to snack on the fresh veggies before you go out to eat or join the family for a big dinner.
My quote at the beginning of this article
includes a reference to a “fast” and in a later article I will address fasting and considerations of fast-ing. In the meantime, enjoy your holiday “feasts” within reason and while paying attention to any health issues and concerns. Vary your special goodies with healthy, fresh, vitamin-rich items in order to feel better, look better and be well!
Let us also remember during this time of holiday joy and feasting that there are many in our communities who are in need of nutritious food items – let’s stock the food pantries with items you would wish to serve your families. Remember that many school children are unable to access food items pro-vided through our school systems during the holiday break and those families need our help.
Additionally, pick up some dog food/cat food (use coupons!) while grocery shopping to add to your food pantry donations. Sadly there are people who sometimes give up their pets because they cannot afford to feed them or even those who feed their pets “people” food while they themselves go hungry. (And please, no chocolate for the furry family members!) Thank you for your generosity!
Warmest wishes and blessings from my home to yours this holiday season,
sharon McMahon, CNWC [email protected] opinions expressed in this article are
not intended to replace advice of your person-al physician or licensed health professional. Please consult your physician for any issues you may have related to nutrition or fitness activity
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The REPORTERHere are the new library items lists for
the week of Dec. 3:New Adult Fiction Books
1. He called himself a barnstormer: a novel by Reynolds, Charlotte
2. Residue by McGarrity, Michael3. The guilty dead by Tracy, P. J.4. The proposal by Guillory, Jasmine5. Season of wonder by Thayne, Rae-
Anne.6. The accident on the A35 by Burnet,
Graeme Macrae7. An Amish homecoming: four Amish
stories by Clipston, Amy8. The book of magic by Dozois, Gard-
ner R.9. A brand new ending by Probst, Jen-
nifer10. Christmas on the island: a novel by
Colgan, JennyNew Adult Nonfiction Books
1. The game console: a photographic history from Atari to Xbox by Amos, Evan
2. CDL commercial driver's license exam by Mosher, Matt
3. Did you just eat that?: two scientists explore double-dipping, the five-second rule, and other food myths in the lab by Dawson, Paul L.
4. Frommer's easy guide to Rome, Flor-ence and Venice. 2019 by Keeling, Stephen
5. QuickBooks 2019 for dummies by Nelson, Stephen L.
6. Build-a-bowl: whole grain + vegeta-ble + protein + sauce = meal by Sizemore, Nicki
7. Connecting the dots: lessons for lead-
ership in a startup world by Chambers, John 8. The friendship cure: reconnecting to
the modern world by Leaver, Kate9. Kafka's last trial: the case of a literary
legacy by Balint, Benjamin10. Your healthiest healthy: 8 easy ways
to take control, help prevent and fight can-cer, and live a longer, cleaner, happier life by Harris, Samantha
New DVDs1. The affair. Season 4 2. Murdoch mysteries. Home for the
holidays 3. Ascenseur pour l'echafaud – The El-
evator Gallows4. Harry & Meghan: a royal romance5. I think we're alone now 6. Maggie's Christmas miracle 7. Blackkklansman 8. Vikings. Season 5, volume 1 9. Pumpkin pie wars 10. The 12th man
New Music CDs1. Country gospel collection. Volume
one by Cline, Patsy2. Hillary Hahn plays Bach: Sonatas 1
& 2, Partita 1 by Bach, Johann Sebastian3. Chopin by Chopin, Frédéric4. Cry pretty by Underwood, Carrie5. Les trois sonates: the late works by
Debussy, Claude6. Double negative by Low7. Dreams and songs by Terfel, Bryn8. The elements by Tobymac9. Hallelujah here below by Elevation
Worship10. Hearts beat loud: original motion
picture soundtrack by DeWitt, Keegan
Thinking about moderation during holiday indulgences
As the year winds down, you may want to look ahead to see which areas of your life you can improve in 2019. Perhaps you’ll decide to exercise more, eat healthier foods, reconnect with old friends or volunteer at a school or charitable or-ganization. All these goals are certainly worthwhile – but you also may want to add some New Year’s financial resolutions to your list.
Here are a few ideas to consider:
Boost contributions to your employer-sponsored retirement plan. Good news! Contribution limits will be increasing for many
employer-spon-sored retirement plans. For 2019, you can contribute up to $19,000 (up from $18,500 in 2018), or $25,000 (up from $24,500 in 2018) if you’re 50 or older to your 401(k) or
similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. It’s usual-ly a good idea to contribute as much as you can afford to your employer’s plan, as your contributions may lower your taxable income, while any earnings growth is tax-deferred. (Keep in mind that taxes are due upon withdrawal, and withdraw-als prior to age 59 ½ may be subject to a 10 percent IRS penalty.) At a minimum, put
in enough to earn your em-ployer’s matching contribu-tion, if one is offered.
Try to “max out” on your Ira. Even if you have a 401(k) or similar plan, you can probably still invest in an IRA. For 2019, you can put in up to $6,000 in a tradi-tional or Roth IRA (up from $5,500 in 2018), or $7,000 (up from $6,500) if you’re 50 or older. (Income restric-tions apply to Roth IRAs.) Contributions to a traditional IRA may be tax-deductible, depending on your income, and any earnings growth is tax-deferred. Roth IRA con-tributions are not deductible, but earnings growth can be withdrawn tax-free, pro-vided you don’t start taking withdrawals until you are 59 ½ and you’ve had your
account at least five years. You can put most types of investments – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, government securities and so on – into an IRA, so it can expand your options beyond those offered in your 401(k) or similar plan.
Build an emergency fund. Try to build an emer-gency fund containing three to six months’ worth of liv-ing expenses, with the mon-ey held in a low-risk, liquid account. This fund can help you avoid dipping in to your long-term investments to pay for unexpected costs, such as a major car repair.
Control your debts. Do what you can to keep your debts under control. Ulti-mately, the less you have to spend on debt payments, the
more you can invest for your future.
Don’t overreact to fi-nancial market volatility. In 2018 – especially the last few months of the year – we saw considerable market volatility, with huge drops and big gains in rapid suc-cession. What will 2019 bring? It’s always difficult – and usually futile – trying to forecast the market’s perfor-mance over the course of an entire year. But, in any case,
try not to overreact to what-ever ups and downs we may experience. Instead, contin-ue pursuing an investment strategy that’s appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.
Following these sugges-tions can help you become a better investor in 2019 – and beyond.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Fi-nancial Advisor.
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The REPORTERBecause winter can be a
busy time for coyotes, DNR biologists say people can ex-pect to see more of them in the coming months, but not to be alarmed.
“Most young coyotes leave their parents to start looking for new homes during winter. In addition, coyote breeding season starts in January, and coyotes may be more mobile during that time as well,” said Megan Dillion, DNR south region urban biologist.
Coyotes are common to Indiana, including areas where people gather. It is nor-mal for them to show up not only in rural environments, but also in urban areas.
“Coyotes thrive near people because they like to eat the rodents and rabbits that thrive near people, so seeing them in urban areas happens pretty regularly and is not unusual,” said Geriann Albers, DNR furbearer biol-ogist.
As a result, coyotes are an important part of Indi-ana’s environment, helping to control rodent popula-tions and cleaning up dead animals.
Coyotes’ main diet con-sists of rodents and rabbits, but they will eat almost anything, including fruit, in-sects, pet food and garbage. That’s why it’s important to keep garbage secure, make sure pet food is not left out-side and make sure fruit from trees is picked up.
“Coyotes may be attract-ed to bird feeders because mice and squirrels will hang around bird feeders. If you start seeing a coyote and you have bird feeders up, taking them down for a few weeks may encourage a coyote to move on,” said Jessica Merkling, DNR north region urban biologist.
If you see a coyote and want it to go away, try to make it uncomfortable. Yell, wave your arms, spray it with a hose, or throw tennis balls or small stones – but don’t throw anything that it may construe as food. Noise-makers such as a jar of coins or a small air horn can also scare away coyotes and are
therefore good to carry when venturing out.
Never corner or chase a
coyote. Make sure they al-ways have a clear path to get away from you.
Learn more about coy-otes at wildlife.IN.gov/5688.htm.
Coyotes are more active during winter season
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This is to inform you that the Arcadia Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on an application for a Zoning District Variance & Development Standard Variance on the 19th day of December, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at Arcadia Town Hall. the application submitted by Fins Up, LLC requests variance for use as an “OC” (Office Commercial) district and a variance to increase the roof height on accessory structure to 30’ BE GRANTED FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 303 Franklin Ave. (Formerly known as Arcadia Development Center or Children’s Home), which is currently an R4 District.
Written suggestions or objections relative to the Application may be filed with the Building Commissioner at or before such meeting and will be heard by the ARCADIA Board of Zoning Appeals at the time and place specified.
Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the variance requests either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place.
By : Phil Moore, Arcadia, Indiana, President ABZARL1970 12/8/2018
TODAY’S BIBLE READINGAnd they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, Save thyself, and come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Mark 15:29-38 (KJV)
Elsie May Gordon November 3, 1924 – December 2, 2018
Elsie May Gordon, 94, Sheridan, formerly of Home Place, passed away on Sunday morning, December 2, 2018 at Majestic Care of Sheridan.
For Elsie, there was nothing more important in her life than her family. She was fortu-nate enough to be able to stay at home and raise her children. As her children grew older and started to have families of their own, she was overjoyed to become a grandmother. This gave her the chance to do it all over again. Elsie loved being a part of their lives on a daily basis. You could say that she was kind of a homebody, and that was just fine with her. She was quite content taking care of her husband, and keeping house.
When she carved out a little time for herself, Elsie liked to sit down with a good book, do a little knitting and arrange (and rearrange) her angel collection, along with whatever else ended up on her whatnot shelf.
Elsie is survived by her two sons, Sonny J. Gordon (Treena), Sheridan, and Johnny L. Gordon, Home Place; her daughter, Linda K. Milburn (Earl), Home Place; two grand-children, Robert Eldridge (Brandy) and Matthew Eldridge (Sadie); and four great-grand-children, Morgan, Lucas, Landon and Spencer Eldridge.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Edna Marie; and by her husband, Harold F. Gordon in 1985.
Private family services are being planned for a lat-er date.
Elsie will be laid to rest at Carmel Cemetery.Arrangements have been entrusted to Kercheval
The Westfield Washington Pub-lic Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, in the Sumner Room at the West-field Washington Public Library, 333 W. Hoover St., Westfield.
The Hamilton Heights School Board of Trustees will meet for a public work session at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the Hamilton Heights High School Media Center, 25802 State Road 19, Arcadia.
The Hamilton Heights School Board of Trustees will meet in an executive session at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the Hamilton Heights High School Main Office Conference Room, 25802 State Road 19, Arcadia.
By CRAIG ADKINSFriday night's meeting between two of
Hamilton County's longest boys basketballrivals would mark the 124th time on thehardwood.
This particular battle would live up tothe expectations of the rivalry and more.Carmel came into the game leading theseries overall, 62 wins to Noblesville's 61.That defines a rivalry, to say the least.
It was a game that would include nineties and three lead changes, and fans suregot their money's worth as Carmel woundup edging Noblesville in the final minute,45-40.
“It's a game that every year, you cancount on it being one of these types ofgames. We knew coming in that it was goingto be a dogfight,” said Carmel head coachRyan Osborn on the rivalry between Carmeland Noblesville.
“We gave ourselves a chance tonight.With our effort, with our focus and ourintensity, I thought we executed well at theend of the second quarter,” said Noblesvillehead coach Brian McCauley on his team'seffort on Friday night against Carmel.
The Millers took an early 3-0 lead onZack Johnson's 3-pointer from the top of thekey, but the Greyhounds struck right backto tie it 3-3 on Karsten Windlan's 3 from thetop on Carmel's end.
Johnson nailed another from the rightcorner and then Luke Heady knocked onedown from the right corner for 6-6 and fromthat point on, it was obvious that this gamewould go down to the wire at the rate it wasgoing.
“They came out and they hit some toughshots early and kind of got the momentumearly and I thought that was big. The abilityto do that, I think, sustains it for the game,”Osborn continuing on Noblesville's execu-tion throughout.
Noblesville got one of two four-pointfirst quarter leads when Jordan Schmidtcanned a 17-foot jumper just beyond the freethrow line and then Alex Hunt maneuveredaround defenders to put a reverse layup offthe glass for a 10-6 Miller lead. The Millerswould extend it again to four points at 12-8on a Xavier Hines 18-footer.
Carmel found a way to tie it for the thirdtime in the period by going on an 8-4 run to
close out the first eight minutes tied at 14-14.Freshman Pete Suder broke the tie
quickly putting his second bucket off theboard. But, Noblesville knotted the gameagain at 16-16 from two more by Alex Huntand took the lead again on a mini spurt oftheir own.
Hines made his second field goal, fol-lowed by Schmidt sinking all three attemptsfrom the charity stripe that gave the Millers
their biggest lead of the game at 21-16.Andrew Owens drained a trey from the
left corner and Butler-commit 6'10 seniorJohn Michael Mulloy grabbed an offensiverebound and in a split second, sailed to thehoop for a put-back dunk, tying the game21-21.
The next four points for Carmel wouldbe Mulloy free throws, getting the Grey-hounds back on top 25-23 with seconds leftuntil halftime.
The Millers were looking for the bestshot possible on the final possession of thehalf and they couldn't have drawn it up anybetter.
Eagan Keever-Hill swished a 3 from theleft wing as time expired, sending Nobles-ville into halftime with a 26-25 lead.
“We had to talk about some adjust-ments,” said Osborn, referring to whatCarmel needed to do to be more productiveoffensively.
Those adjustments helped Carmel out-score Noblesville in the third, 10-7, and alsogave them what it took to hold off the feistyMillers.
“Offensively, I thought we were prettystagnant in the first half. We didn't havemuch movement and when we did move, itwas slow movement,” stated Osborn onCarmel's offense in the first half.
Osborn was right. They Greyhoundsweren't as fluid on offense throughout thegame as they probably expected to be.
Mulloy scored 12 of his 22 in the middletwo frames. More importantly for the Grey-hounds, came through when it counted.
Johnson helped the Millers tie the gamefor the ninth time at 30-30, but Robert Frylaid up his only basket to swing it backCarmel's way 32-30.
Xavier Hines took a swing pass from
Schmidt and sank his first three of the seasonfor Noblesville's last lead at 33-32.
The senior all-state candidate Mulloy gotfouled as he made a layup and the hornsounded to end the third. He made the freethrow to give Carmel a 35-33 edge throughthree.
“The kids did a good job of executing inthe second half, getting it inside more inspots where John Michael could finish,” saidOsborn, satisfied with how Carmel was ableto execute in the second half to push to thewin.
Noblesville played tremendous defenseand deserves a lot of credit for keeping thegame close, but it came down to free throws.
The Greyhounds went 8-of-10 and theMillers were 5-of-7 in the fourth at the foulline.
It seemed like Carmel might have beentaken by surprise at Noblesville's intensitythroughout the game, never giving up.
Noblesville had chances down thestretch, cutting their deficit to two twice ona Johnson driving layup and Eagan Keever-Hill making two of three at the line, alongwith junior Brendon Fisher making one oftwo foul shots to make it 39-38.
Mulloy scored six consecutive points forCarmel that made it 41-38 with just over aminute left.
Keever-Hill made a pair of crucial freethrows to bring it to 41-40 Carmel. Keever-Hill would foul out with 1:09 left, butAndrew Owens missed both off the back ofthe iron, leaving Noblesville with a chanceto pull off the upset.
The Millers had the ball on the far leftbaseline with 8.5 seconds left and decidedto throw a full court pass that was deflectedby Owens and into the hands of Windlan,who was fouled, making both free throws.
Owens would make two more freethrows, redeeming his last trip that wouldice the game for the final score of 45-40.
“Overall, we gave ourselves a chanceand for that I am encouraged by our fightand our competitiveness,” said McCauleyon his Millers' play overall, sticking with thesecond-rated 'Hounds from start to finish.
It became a game of who could get to thefree throw line more and win the game withthe clock stopped. The Greyhounds had aslight advantage there, making 16-of-20,while the Millers managed only half asmuch, going 8-for-10.
“We capitalized late. It's a free throwbattle and for the most part hit some big onesat the end,” said Osborn on Carmel gettingit done at the free throw line when it counted.
In the end, it was quite the battle in thisHamilton county rivalry series that datesback to 1913. Carmel now owns a 63 to 61lead in the all-time series.
Noblesville (1-2) gets back to it at TheMill on Saturday as it will host the AndersonIndians (3-1). Anderson won on Friday atArsenal Tech in overtime, 66-61.
The Millers were led by Zack Johnson's
No. 2 Carmel edges Noblesville in barn-burner at The Mill
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Noblesville’s Xavier Hines (left) guards Carmel’s Luke Heady during the Millers-Greyhounds game Friday night at The Mill.Carmel won a close game 45-40.
played its home opener on Friday night, andit was an exciting victory for the Blackhawks.
Sheridan beat old rival Clinton Central50-43. The 'Hawks dominated through thefirst three quarters, then held off the Bull-dogs as they made a big comeback in thefourth period. This also marked a victory forSheridan in its first Hoosier Heartland Con-ference game of the season.
"We did what we wanted to do, and that'sgo 1-0 on the night for the varsity game,"said Sheridan coach Chris Schrank. "JV didthe same over there. It may not have beenthe prettiest, but we'll take a win at the endof the night."
Trailing 4-2 in the first quarter, theBlackhawks made their first big run of thegame by scoring nine straight points. CalebDuke had five points in the run, includingthe game's first 3-pointer.
The Bulldogs bounced back with a 10-0run, giving them a 14-11 lead early in thesecond quarter. But Sheridan answered thatone with a 13-0 run. Duke contributed eightpoints, with Drake Delph nailing a 3, andJesse Kolb rolling a basket in. Kolb wouldhave the half's last score, a layin to give the'Hawks a 26-16 lead.
Sheridan continued to cruise in the thirdquarter, which opened with a three-pointplay from Delph. The Blackhawks led 39-23after three, and a layin by Kolb at the startof the fourth gave Sheridan its largest leadof the game at 41-23.
Clinton Central came roaring back afterthat, going on an 18-3 run to get within44-41. Drew Hosteter hit a 3-pointer, thenSpencer Smith poured in 15 points: A three-point play followed by four 3-point baskets.
Duke stopped the run with a free throw,then Nick Burnell made a putback to get thelead back up to 47-41. Two free throws byNate Martin cut the lead to 47-43, but Dukemade 3-of-4 foul shots in a 10-second spanto clinch the game.
"I think it's good for these guys to learn
to have to play through a little bit of adver-sity," said Schrank. "Somebody makes a runat you, can you handle that and not fold?And we've had that a couple times. Our firstgame was that way. It was sloppy, they madea little bit of a run, cut it to five or six, butwe finished the way that we needed to. Sohopefully, that's something that in the longrun is going to pay off."
Duke finished the game with 19 points,with Kolb scoring 13 and Delph 10. Burnell
grabbed eight rebounds, with Delph collect-ing six and Kolb getting five.
Sheridan is now 3-0 for the season andplays at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Tipton.
Sheridan 50,Clinton Central 43
Sheridan FG FT TP PFDrake Delph 4-12 1-1 10 0Walker Casler 2-7 0-2 4 1Caleb Duke 7-12 4-6 19 1
Nick Burnell 2-4 0-0 4 2Jesse Kolb 6-6 1-3 13 2Kyle Eden 0-1 0-0 0 2Nick Roberts 0-0 0-0 0 0Nolan Buckner 0-2 0-0 0 1Totals 21-44 6-12 50 9Score by QuartersClinton Central 6 10 7 20 - 43Sheridan 11 15 13 11 - 50Sheridan 3-point shooting (2-10) Delph 1-3, Duke1-3, Casler 0-3, Buckner 0-1.Sheridan rebounds (25) Burnell 8, Delph 6, Kolb5, Casler 3, Duke 2, Roberts 1.
By RICHIE HALLIn the span of one week, the Sheridan
girls basketball has changed its fortunes inthe Hoosier Heartland Conference - for thebetter.
The Blackhawks took on Clinton Centralas part of a girls-boys doubleheader atHobbs Hall, and the girls did their part,holding off the Bulldogs in a scrappy 38-35win. Sheridan's victory moved it to 2-1 inthe league.
"We feel better than we did after wewere 0-1 to Taylor last week," said Black-hawks coach Jaidlin Delph. "We got oneyesterday and then got one tonight, so we'refeeling a lot better than we were. We are insuch a competitive, tough conference. We'renot letting up anytime soon."
The game was close all the way through.Sheridan led 9-5 after the first quarter, withJillian O'Flaherty and Berkley Williams bothhitting 3-pointers. But the Bulldogs allowedthe 'Hawks only four points in the secondperiod, closing to within 13-12 at halftime.
Clinton Central took a 14-13 lead at thebeginning of the third quarter when KayleaWhitcomb made two free throws. After that,Sheridan went on a 7-0 run, with HeatherBarker scoring all of the points. The 'Hawksled 20-14 at that point, then later led 26-20.But Whitcomb was fouled on a last-secondshot at the third-quarter buzzer, and madeall three free throws to get CC within 26-23.
The Bulldogs led three times during thefourth quarter. But each time, Barker got thelead back for Sheridan: First with a 3-pointerto put the 'Hawks up 32-31, then a basketoff a steal to give Sheridan a 34-33 advan-tage.
A Barker free throw tied the game at35-35 tied the game up with 48.5 secondsleft. Clinton Central got the ball, but OliviaRaines made a steal. Eventually, Sheridan'sAllie Delph was fouled, and she made bothher shots for a 37-35 lead.
The Bulldogs had the ball with under 10seconds to go, but the Blackhawks tied it upfor a jump ball to get it back. O'Flaherty wasfouled with 2.9 seconds left and made onefree throw to seal the game.
"We got some big stops, but we have alot to work on," said Jaidlin Delph. "A lotof late, last-minute decision making typethings that we need to improve on. Hope-fully we can do that as the season progress-es."
Barker scored 17 points to lead theSheridan scoring, and reached a double-double by making 10 steals. The Black-hawks had 20 steals as a team, with AllieDelph making four. Olivia Raines collectedeight rebounds, with Barker grabbing five.
Sheridan is 6-3 overall and is off untilnext Friday, when it travels to Eastern tocontinue HHC play.
team-high 12 points and six boards. AlexHunt had eight before fouling out, whileEagan Keever-Hill and Xavier Hines bothchipped in seven.
Carmel (4-0) heads down to the South-port Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon tomeet up with the Jeffersonville Red Devils(3-0) around 1:40 p.m. The Red Devils blewout Seymour at home on Friday, 81-40.
The Greyhounds were led in scoring byall-star candidate John Michael Mulloy'sgame-high 22 points, while Andrew Owensand Karsten Windlan added seven pointseach.
Hamilton Southeastern got off to anoutstanding start at North Central on Friday,and that carried the Royals to a 73-57 victoryover the Panthers.
Southeastern led 24-5 after the firstquarter and maintained the lead from there.The Royals were up 41-25 at halftime.Aaron Etherington scored 23 points forHSE, including four 3-pointers.
Noah Smith reached double-doublestatus with 13 assists and 11 points; he alsomade four steals. Mabor Majak added 11points and blocked two shots. Chris Grubbscollected seven rebounds, with KoleHornbuckle pulling six rebounds.
Southeastern is undefeated at 5-0. TheRoyals will play Culver Academy at 5 p.m.today at the FORUM Tipoff Classic atSouthport.
The University boys basketball teamwon their fourth game in a row Friday nightwith a 58-41 win over Bethesda Christian.
Max Greenamoyer led a balanced attackfor the Blazers with 12 points. Nate Shat-kowski, Jacob Sager and Eric Major eachtallied eight points while Joe Martin andQuinn Steiner had six points each.
The Trailblazers never trailed in thegame, although the Patriots kept the gameclose in the first half. University methodi-cally built a 15-8 lead at the end of the firstquarter with six different players scoring.Shatkowski's 3-pointer with 4:08 remainingin the half gave University a 22-12 lead, butthe Blazers went scoreless for more thanthree minutes as Bethesda Christian seizedmomentum and crawled within 22-19.
Steiner swung the momentum back tothe home team with a pair of 3-point baskets,the second one a contested shot from thewing at the halftime buzzer that gave Uni-versity a 28-19 lead.
A pair of baskets from Martin sand-wiched a Sager lay-in over the first 90seconds of the third quarter to put Universityin front 34-19 and cap a 12-0 run over just2:20 of game clock. The contest was not indoubt the rest of the game as University'slead swelled to as many as 20 points.
Junior point guard Sam Mervis had ateam high in assists with seven and shared
team high honors in rebounds with Sager aseach pulled down six caroms. Martin hadfive steals.
University is next in action tonight aspart of a triple-header with Liberty Chris-tian. The boys junior varsity game tips at5:00 p.m. to be followed by the girls varsityand boys varsity games.
The Trailbazers are 4-1, while the Patri-ots fall to 1-3.
‘Blazers pick up fourth straight winHamilton Heights opened Hoosier
Conference EastDivision play with a71-44 win overLewis Cass Fridayat the Huskies'gymnasium.
Heights tookcare of businessearly, leading 22-11after the first quarterand 40-18 athalftime. TheHuskies poured inanother 27 points in
the third period, with eight players scoringat least two points.
Gus Etchison led the way with 29points, including 15 in the first quarteralone. AJ Field added 10 points. Heightshad 10 3-pointers as a team, with Etchison
draining three, and Field, Cory Vonfeldtand Brent Pennington all making two.
Hudson Hochstedler led therebounding with five. The Huskies totaled20 assists, with Hochstedler handing outeight, Issiac Hickok dishing out five andEtchison making four. Hochstedler alsohad four steals.
Heights is 4-1 overall and hosts Deltaat 7:30 p.m. tonight.
Noblesville’s Eagan Keever-Hill (right) takes and would make a 3-point shot at thehalftime buzzer that gave the Millers a 26-25 lead. At left is Carmel’s John MichaelMulloy.
Hamilton Southeastern's girls startedstrong and finishedstrong in their 53-37Hoosier CrossroadsConference winFriday at Avon.
The Class 4A No.3 Royals led 16-8after the first quarter.The Orioles got within28-24 by halftime,and stayed close withSoutheastern duringthe third period. Butthe Royals shut Avon
down in the fourth quarter, allowing theOrioles just two points.
Sydney Parrish scored 26 points,including four 3-pointers. Parrish and JackieMaulucci both pulled six rebounds, withLydia Self collecting five. Self also had foursteals.
Southeastern is 4-0 in the conference and12-1 overall. The Royals host New Castleon Tuesday.
Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBDenver 17 8 .680 -Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 0.5Portland 14 11 .560 3.0Minnesota 13 12 .520 4.0Utah 13 13 .500 4.5Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 18 9 .667 -L.A. Clippers 16 8 .667 0.5L.A. Lakers 15 10 .600 2.0Sacramento 13 11 .542 3.5Phoenix 4 22 .154 13.5Southwest W L PCT. GBMemphis 15 9 .625 -Dallas 12 11 .522 2.5New Orleans 13 14 .481 3.5San Antonio 12 14 .462 4.0Houston 11 13 .458 4.0
NBA standingsFriday’s scores
Charlotte 113, Denver 107Philadelphia 117, Detroit 111
Indiana 112, Orlando 90Brooklyn 106, Toronto 105, OT
Sacramento 129, Cleveland 110
Chicago 114, Oklahoma City 112Memphis 107, New Orleans 103
San Antonio 133, L.A. Lakers 120Miami 115, Phoenix 98
Golden State 105, Milwaukee 95
Fishers pulled away from NoblesvilleFriday to win an all-county girls basket-ball game 55-48 at theTiger Den.
Fishers started outstrong against theMillers, leading 18-9after the first quarterand 29-19 at halftime.Noblesville made acomeback in the thirdquarter, getting within38-37 at the end of theperiod, but the Tigersoutscored the Millers17-11 in the fourth.
Tamia Perrymanled the way for Fish-ers, with 14 points,eight rebounds andfour steals. SkylarFulton hit three 3-pointers on her way to11 points, while KatieBurton added 10points and sixrebounds. LydiaStullken had sixrebounds and three
blocked shots, while Audra Emmerson madefour steals.
Mallory Johnson scored 25 points forNoblesville, draining three 3-pointers alongthe way. Sarah Etchison had two 3s. AbbyHaley grabbed six rebounds, while MaddieKnight, Anna Kiser and Etchison all col-lected five.
Fishers is 7-3 and 2-1 in the HoosierCrossroads Conference. The Tigers play atPendleton Heights on Thursday. The Millersare 3-7 and 0-3 in the HCC; they play atAnderson on Tuesday.
Carmel dropped a 65-56 game to Class4A No. 8 Brownsburg Friday at the EricClark Activity Center.
The Greyhounds played well with theBulldogs in the first half, leading 25-23 athalftime. But Brownsburg outscoredCarmel 21-12 in the third quarter andadded another 21 in the fourth.
Bridget Dunn had a great game for the'Hounds, nailing five 3-pointers on her wayto 21 points, as well as collecting ninerebounds. Macy Berglund added 11 pointsand had five rebounds, while MackenzieWood cleared six rebounds. Kate Clarkehanded out four assists.
Sheridan graduate Chuck Godby returned to HobbsHall on Friday as the public address announcer forthe Blackhawks’ boys basketball games.
By KYLE GRANDCourtesy nba.com/pacersThe Pacers picked up another road win after handling the Magic, 112-90, in Orlando.
Great defense, Bojan Bogdanovic and strong bench play were the keys to tonight's win.“Well, it was a team effort," Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said. "We talk about
our guys that are not in rotation, working hard to have themselves ready because injuriesare going to happen. You’ve got to be ready to play. Our coaches and our guys, they workhard to prepare themselves for the opportunity, and I thought tonight they stepped up andthey played a solid game from start to finish against a very good team.”
Bogdanovic scored 21 of his game high 26 points in the first half, and he had it goingfrom the start. He scored eight quick points to stake the Pacers to a 15-12 lead with a littleover seven minutes to go in the opening quarter.
The Pacers extended their advantage to nine at the 4:06 mark but the Magic were ableto cut into it before the first quarter ended, as the Pacers led by just three, 28-25, headinginto the second.
The Pacers' second unit got the team off to a great start in the second period. The groupput together a 12-2 run to give Indiana a 40-27 lead and force a Magic timeout with 7:38left in the half.
Defense, Bogdanovic, bench play add up to Pacers win
