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Just before Carmel’s Rock the District 2008, Aimee Allen was attacked in an act of random gang violence outside a recording studio in her hometown of Los Angeles. And though she still played Rock the District, she had to sing at half-strength be-cause she was unable to fully open her jaw.

“I had a flight out like two days later, but everyone was so nice here, and I felt safe, so I decided to stay here until my PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) settled down. I thought this would be the best place to heal and do my record. I’ve absolutely enjoyed it,” said Allen, who record-ed a song for the 2007 movie “Hairspray” and has worked with national acts like Unwritten Law.

Allen has done her most recent recording with Indianapolis-based Azmyth Recording (5210 E. 62nd St.), owned and operated by Carmel resident Ryan Adkins. She had recorded with Adkins once before, and when she ran into him at Rock the District, they decided to team up again for her new album.

“We worked 10- to 17-hour days almost every day to get it done,” Allen said. “He just really sacrificed a lot to do this album.”

Adkins says the sacrifice will be worth it. “It was kind of a long process to get exactly what she was

thinking on the tape, because it’s something that’s not been done too much,” he said. “But she’s got a really good chance of doing something kind of groundbreaking in the industry. There are not a whole lot of people doing what she’s doing.”

What she is doing is something completely different from her previous work, which was “over-produced” and angry music with a hip-hop or punk edge. This album is all acoustic.

“I set out to do a reggae album . . . I wanted to make a record where when people close their eyes, they feel like they’re on vacation,” she said.

But in Indiana, she had trouble finding purist reggae musicians. And in her opinion, that turned out well.

“It’s very hybrid: Indiana meets the islands,” she said. Allen also brought in an interesting selection of instruments for the album. “It has a Hammond B-3 organ and a Wurlitzer that we got delivered to the

studio,” she said. “A couple of the songs sound kind of church organ-y.” The album – still under production – will be released on Side Tracked Records,

a label created by Muldoon’s of Carmel owners Beth Hohlier and Debbie Wineberg. The label has national distribution through Warner Brothers Records.

“(Hohlier) has so many … good, big connections (in Los Angeles), and they love her because she’s not from L.A.,” Allen said. “People trust her. It’s nice to have a label people regard as small-town and kind and loving.”

Aimee starts touring next month and hopes to tour for the rest of the year, but she’s almost certain one of her stops will be Rock the District. And while she can’t call Carmel her permanent home, she says, “A dream of mine would be to be able to come here every summer . . . I just love it here in the spring and summer and the fall.”

She says she loves the parks, shopping and especially the Monon, which she describes as “heaven on Earth.”

“Everything’s here: You’ve got the live music, the art galleries, and the shopping.”

And what Carmel doesn’t have – violent crime – she doesn’t want, anyway.

TAKE A LISTENIf you’d like to hear Allen’s work,

check out her Myspace page: www.myspace.com/aimeeallen.

WEST-COAST SINGER/SONGWRITER AIMEE ALLEN HAS FOUND CARMEL

A TERRIFIC PLACE TO REVAMP HER CAREER

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Closing guantanamoIt is our position that the executive

order to close Guantanamo Bay was pre-mature. A plan for treating and handling prisoners from the detention camp within the U.S. judicial system should have preceded the announcement. Though it might have been politically expedient to fulfill campaign promises, questions remain unanswered.

How do we define individuals who commit crimes against the United States, but act independently of a sovereign government? As war criminals, captured prisoners are subject to the arti-cles of the Geneva Convention. As domes-tic criminals, they receive the same rights as U.S. citizens. Were prisoners appre-

hended in Fallujah or Kabul read Miranda rights? Do they have them? Once in the U.S., these combatants could receive the same rights as any citizen.

We understand placing these folks is a sticky issue. Our allies have refused to

take them, and some prisoners, already released, have resumed insurgent activity and killed more Americans. An immediate result of President Obama’s ex-ecutive order was a delay in the

trial of the mastermind of the USS Cole bombing. Families of the victims have been waiting since 1997; and U.S. due process could at best delay justice by years and cost millions of taxpayer dollars, and at worst lead to a procedural release.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHS GIRLS SWIM TEAMON THEIR 23RD CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Carmel sCores national media CoverageIt is our position that the national

news coverage Carmel and Mayor Jim Brainard received relating to the country’s economic stimulus package is a positive development. Our city was described as an “upscale community north of Indianapolis that is faring relatively well.” Carmel was presented as a well-managed, desirable, progressive place with many projects that could benefit from federal stimulus dollars, including roads, roundabouts (of course), a down-town parking garage and fire engines.

Some residents are not pleased, saying the media seized the opportunity to take Brainard’s comments out of context, casting him as a strong supporter of what

is essentially a Democrat-driven piece of legislation. Case in point – the lead for the CNN story was, “James Brainard is a Republican mayor whose city sits in a Republican county carried comfortably

by Sen. John McCain in last year’s presidential race. But at the moment, he is rooting for President Obama.”

A closer look at the story reveals that the Mayor’s comments were appropriate and aligned with the inter-ests of our community. National media coverage is a double-edged sword, and few who receive it emerge unscathed. Overall, however, both Carmel and Brainard were showcased in a positive and exciting way.

Editor: As President Barack Obama invites

Americans to forums all across the coun-try to offer suggestions about how to best solve the many challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system, I hope the new admin-istration and Congress will avoid tamper-ing with Medicare Part D.

For those of us over 65 years of age, the Part D program has been and continues to be a critical benefit for seniors.

As a heart patient, Medicare Part D has enabled me to afford the prescriptions vital to my continued well-being. It also allows me the flexibility to choose generic equiva-lents, which creates even more savings. Like most American retirees, my wife and I live on fixed incomes. So cost savings on

the medications prescribed by our physi-cians help a lot.

In my opinion and the opinion of many of my friends, the Part D plan works very well. We all had the option of choosing the individual plan, with which we felt most comfortable and which provided the most economical medications. It would be very detrimental to many elderly constituents if they were forced to change, and it certainly would be even more confusing and less cost effective.

In the rush to “reform” the system, my hope is policymakers don’t forget the older constituents of Indiana and this great country.

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WRITERS’ RULES

ANOTHER TAKE FROM THE BACKSHOP

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg

the value of sPonsorshiPs

Boogity, boogity, boogity.

I’m sitting here watching the TV broadcast of the 2009 Daytona 500. Rain is falling hard, and they’ve just declared

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, the winner of the rain-short-ened race.

DeWalt and Ford execu-tives, wherever they are, are celebrating. The dollars they’ve invested in their sponsorships are being returned to them in buckets. All of Kenseth’s spon-sors will be able to use this victory as a platform to show-case their brands and products for more than a year.

Large sponsorships offer companies effective ways to cut through advertising clut-ter and activate additional marketing, such as driver appearances, niche events and sweepstakes. According to research firm IEG, North American companies will increase spending on sponsorships this year by 2.2 percent – the smallest increase in the last 24 years.

Under intense media scrutiny, Citi and AIG refused to give up large-scale sports sponsorships, even after receiving bail-out funds from the American taxpayer.

Citi and AIG defended the contracts as branding and business development op-portunities that are generating revenue. Critics said sports sponsorships aren’t responsible spending.

Corporate dollars are im-portant in our local economy as well. Carmel is blessed to have the support of many local businesses. Carmel Symphony, CarmelFest, and Prevail and others rely on the generos-ity and advertising dollars of many area businesses.

Although corporate invest-ment in large sponsorships will continue, smaller sponsorships and charitable donations may see a decline this year. Perhaps this will make advertisers more targeted with their media buys and non-profits more savvy

with their asks, ensuring value and return are clearly articulated.

It’s quite simple, really: More value equals more investment. That’s respon-sible, right?

Sue Finkam is interested in making a differ-ence in the community through healthy conversation. You can participate in the con-versation by posting a comment on her blog at www.youarecurrent.com.

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don’t mess With mediCare

As you may know, Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff, lived rent-free for years in the home of Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-Conn.) and failed to disclose the gift, as congressional ethics rules mandate. This is only a slice of Emanuel’s previously undisclosed ethics problems. Another is the work Emanuel provided De Lauro’s husband, Stan Greenberg (no relation ... that we know of ). Syndicated columnist Dick Morris reports that Emanuel, a multimillionaire, lived for free the last five years in De Lauro and Greenberg’s tony Capitol Hill townhouse. Greenberg got huge polling contracts. This is yet another example of why Democrats don’t believe tax cuts are important.

• • •Our state legislators have completely

exempted casinos and bars from a pro-posed statewide smoking ban. It’s the perfect illustration of how disingenuous these elected officials are when it comes to smoking. ... It’s also interesting to note that Gov. Mitch Daniels’ solid plan to do away with wasteful township leader-ship positions was beaten to a pulp by the Democrat-controlled legislature. The Democrats represent the party of change.

Except for where it makes sense.• • •

Can you recall the last time a president signed a “spendulus” package of such enor-mity? Ronald Reagan, as a matter of fact, was the man in charge. The Motley Fool tells us the single most important domestic legacy of the Reagan years was laying the economic groundwork for the next decade. Starting with his first $750 billion stimu-lus plan in 1981, Reagan’s efforts to revive the economy pulled America out of a deep recession and paved the way for the high-tech revolution of the 1990s. If you had put just $1,000 each in Sun Microsystems, Dell and Cisco after they went public, today you would have $519,000. Maybe President Obama will have a similar impact. We certainly hope that’s the case.

Is cash the answer to all ills, social and otherwise? We spend like it is. But sociologists say most people desire to live just a little above their means. Without regard to the abso-

lute need for food and shelter, it seems we want a little more house, a little more luxury, a few more clothes, and a tiny bit more to eat. In fact, a recent study found that the majority among us would rather earn $50,000 dollars a year and be slightly ahead of our peers than

earn $100,000 and be at or slightly below the perceived peer level.

Even Tevye (from “The Fiddler on the Roof”), whose life was filled with loving family, mused about being a rich man. As the famous tune’s lyric goes, he was not concerned about health or joy or charity. He would rather have a stair just

for going up and another just for coming down. Do we as Americans have so much that we believe it is a right to sit at the head of the table? Do we have the right to 100 cable stations, unlimited text messaging and leather automobile seats? We have the right to so much food and idle time that we destroy our health; and then we have the right to limitless medical care to correct our gluttony and sloth.

If our government hopes to spend us out of trouble, how does it expect any of us to behave differently? “You have spent too much trying to fix your problems. Now you are hopelessly in debt. Bad taxpayer.”

“Now we will spend too much trying to fix your problems. Now we are in hopeless debt. Good government.”

I guess I just don’t get it.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@currentincarmell.com.

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a fool and his money

CHAMBER EVENT - The Carmel Chamber of Commerce will host a joint Business Roundabout with the Indianapolis Chamber Feb. 26 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Monon Center, 1010 E. 111th St. in Carmel. The event is free to both members and non-members, but space is limited and reservations are required. Visit www.carmelchamber.com or call 317-846-1049 for more information or to sign up.

VOCAL COMPETITION – March 1 is the application deadline for the first Great American Songbook High School Competition and Showcase, held at Butler University May 30-31 and June 1. The event, presented by the locally based Michael Feinstein Foundation for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook, will feature students from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan. Students must provide CD recordings of two songs from the Great American Songbook, a check for $50, and a one-page application by March 1. For more information, visit www.michaelfeinsteinfoundation.org.

ASH WEDNESDAY – King of Glory Lutheran Church (2201 E. 106th St. in Carmel) invites all to attend its Ash Wednesday services Feb. 25 at 7 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. Discover “It’s All About Love” this Lenten season, as the church begins Rick Warren’s six-week study “40 Days of Love.” For more information, visit www.kogcarmel.com or contact John E. Patterson, minister of communications, at 317-846-1555 or john.patterson@kogcarmel.com.

PAYING FOR COLLEGE – The Carmel Clay Public Library (55 4th Ave. SE) will host “College Funding & Paying for College: What Few Parents Really Understand” Feb. 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in its Program Room. The class will teach families with college-bound high school students (especially those who do not qualify for financial aid) how to find the maximum money to pay for college. It is presented by local college-funding expert Kurt Supe. Register online at www.IndyCollegeSavingsSeminar.org to guarantee seats.

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If you’ve ever been caught at the light on Main Street between the Carmel Clay Public Library and Carmel High School, you’ve probably noticed the blue and yellow children’s playground

on the southwest corner of the school. But did you ever stop to wonder why on earth a high school has monkey bars and a slide?

No, they’re not for teachers to work off their pent-up frustra-tions, but rather part of a unique preschool called Kids Corner. I’ve mentioned it in a previous article, but I felt I needed to do more for this wonderful pro-gram, which not only provides a low-cost alternative to private preschools for Carmel families, but also offers an amazing experi-ence for the student-teachers.

Each semester, a new group of select seniors (students must have an A or B in Child Development and Parenting and a teacher’s recommendation) enrolls in Kids Corner and takes on the challenging roles of preschool teachers.

They decide the curriculum; they teach the lessons; they prepare the snacks; they write the “ouch reports” and handle disci-pline issues; they send home personalized observations and hold end-of-semester

parent-teacher-student conferences; they issue weekly newsletters and organize field trips to the CHS Planetarium. They’re even “paid” like real teachers, except Kids Corner seniors take their checks in the

form of nine credit hours from Ivy Tech (the largest number of credits earned by a high school class in Indiana).

These are teenagers, mind you. Yah, those people somewhere be-tween childhood and adulthood who make most of us run for safety when we see them coming in their trendy clothes and cre-ative piercings. But guess what happens when you give teenagers the opportunity to do something important, something worth-while? When you empower them with respect and high expecta-tions? They blossom into mature,

thoughtful, contributing members of our community who care about their futures and those of the children they are teaching.

Unfortunately, Kids Corner may not be around much longer. This semester, there are nine seniors and 11 children in one morning class that only meets every other day. Five years ago, when my oldest went through, there were 45 seniors and 35 little people in an A.M. and a P.M. class that met four days a week.

Why the decline? Well, due to increased academic graduation requirements and higher college entrance standards, many seniors don’t have enough room in their schedules for the three-block “elective” course. The push for more math and sci-ence means consumer sciences, vocational trades and the arts must take a back seat. But what’s really more valuable? Facts and data they’ll forget minutes after throwing their caps and probably never use again, or hands-on, real-world experience that actually prepares students for a career? Seriously, if you aren’t a teacher or engi-neer, how many times have you used pre-calc in your adult life?

So even though this school year marks the 39th anniversary of Kids Corner, its future is uncertain. Waning student inter-est makes it difficult for CHS to justify allocating a full-time teacher to a program with possibly only 20 seniors per year. But to see a group of teenagers so filled with excitement and passion and purpose is truly inspiring. Carmel should be very proud of its young people and its high school and take measures to ensure Kids Corner is around another 40 years.

Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and con-tributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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MONON BRIDGE OVER CARMEL DRIVE The Monon Bridge over Carmel Drive is now open to traffic. The detour on the Monon Trail has been removed and the trail is now open in Carmel from 146th Street to 96th Street. Work on the bridge will continue into the spring. The bridge is not yet accessible from Carmel Drive because the access path has not been completed. For more information about this project, visit www.mononbridge.com.

131ST ST. (SPRING MILL ROAD TO DITCH ROAD) - Improvements will include landscaping, a curbed, two-lane roadway with a median, asphalt recreational paths and an underground storm sewer system. Culverts at Henley Creek and Almond Ditch will also be replaced, and roundabouts will be constructed at Clay Center Road and Ditch Road. The stretch of 131st St. from Spring Mill Road to Clay Center Road was originally scheduled to close Feb. 16, but it has been delayed.

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By Chelsie LanningCurrent in Carmel

Suzie Moffett had been waiting three years to display a donated house outside her Museum of Miniature Houses, 111 E. Main St. in Carmel. It finally went up earlier this month.

The house – the first the museum has ever displayed outside – sits inside a glass case on the west side of the building. It is also wired with lights for night viewing.

Because the house is among the biggest ever donated, it could not fit through the doors of the museum. Moffett said the museum has received so many donations in its 15 years, it has run out of room to put them.

“Making miniatures is a different experi-

ence for everyone,” she said. “Some people really appreciate the craftsmanship, and some people see things that remind them of their childhood.”

The museum has one employee, Pam Niccum, and a variety of volunteers who give tours, help rotate houses and answer questions. It features houses donated from around the world, and its oldest house dates back to 1861.

The museum’s hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. All are invited to tour the museum and learn about the history of miniature houses.

“Miniaturists pay so much attention to detail,” Niccum said. “It’s amazing what they can do.”

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By Tracy LineCurrent in Carmel

Melissa Malcom didn’t plan to enter the skin care business; she simply landed there out of necessity. Malcom, a Carmel High School graduate, is the founder and creator of Green Elly Skincare, which creates a variety of eco-friendly, luxurious, high-quality skincare products for infants and children.

It all started when Malcom couldn’t find what she was looking for.

“I was pregnant with my daughter” she said, “and I came across an article on phthalates. It stated that these chemicals (found in a large variety of baby care products) have been linked to reproductive issues and breast cancer in adults.”

After reading the article, Malcom decided to use only all-natural products on her child. But when her daughter was born, she discovered finding what she wanted wasn’t so easy.

“I started using products that said ‘all natural’ on the label,” she said. “But then I read the ingredients and found these

products were still full of chemicals.” In response, she contacted her friend,

a chemist, and got to work creating what they felt was a safer alternative.

After finding just the right mix of ingredients, Malcom’s husband helped her put together a busi-ness plan, and Green Elly was born.

The company’s unusual name isn’t really so unusual. Green comes from their choice to be environ-mentally friendly: The products’ ingredients are

all-natural and orders are shipped via ground (instead of air), requir-ing fewer environmental resources. Elly comes from the name of Malcom’s daughter, Ellyson.

Green Elly’s product line in-cludes body wash, skin cream, mas-

sage gel and diaper balm. All products are available online at www.greenelly.com. A 10 percent discount is available to all Carmel residents through the end of March (enter the code “Carmel” when placing your order).

Malcom was raised in Carmel, and she is a CHS and Purdue graduate. She now resides in Arizona.

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It is true that Carmel residents do a lot of volunteering in our community. That fact is documented in this column on a weekly basis. I probably knew, but didn’t realize until recently, that Carmel residents also do a lot of volunteering outside the community.

One group making a dif-ference outside city limits is the folks who call St. Marks United Methodist Church their home. I made a call to church member Nell Mason and learned a little more about the good work of the people at St. Marks.

Mrs. Mason, just 83 years young, is one of 11 mem-bers who make a monthly trip into the heart of Indianapolis. Accompanying her are Ike Williams, Trisha Staneart, Marland Myers, Jim Campbell, Rosa Groot, Ada Hoffmaster, Jonathan Barclay, Jon Rabuse, Chris Hankins and Susan Salter. Their journey ends at a wonderful haven for those in need: Fletcher Place Community Center.

Fletcher is a faith-based mission agency that has served the southeast side of Indianapolis for more than 134 years. Nell and her cohorts bring all the fixings for breakfast, serving roughly 130-170 people each month. Those same mem-

bers do the heavy lifting and make sure the oatmeal is the perfect consistency. The meal also includes Panera bread, pastries, ham, milk, coffee and juice, all provided by the volunteers.

After filling hungry stomachs with a hot meal, the “handywom-en” of St. Marks provide hand-knitted scarves, ponchos, hats, mittens and gloves, giving them to the residents and homeless in the area served by the mission.

Susan Salter is part of an-other group hailing from St. Marks. Every Wednesday, she joins a group that tutors kids grades K-12 at the Brightwood Community Center. As part of the afterschool program, Susan is there in the early evening help-ing with homework and provid-ing educational mentoring.

In one short phone conversation with Nell, I found out about three significant projects underway to help our brothers and sisters in the larger community of Indianapolis. I believe there are many more stories just like this. Maybe you should let me know.

Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He recognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” on cable channel 16. Contact him at jworrell@advantagemedical.com

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By Lily TsayCurrent in Carmel

City council approved a $20 million advance to continue work on the Keystone Avenue project last week, but not without some fireworks.

Before the council got to discuss the ad-vance, council member Ron Carter introduced a motion to vote on a $28.5 million bond for the project instead. The motion turned into a heated debate about funding and parliamentary procedure.

“In my 13-and-a-half years on the coun-cil,” Carter said, “that was the most embar-rassing meeting for the community and for the council that I have ever been in.”

The $20 million advance will be repaid by the state in its next payment to the city. The $28.5 million bond, however, would cover most of the extra $40 million American Structurepoint President Rick Conner says will be needed to finish the project. The project was originally sup-posed to cost $90 million, free for Carmel

taxpayers, but the price has escalated as high as $142 million.

At the Feb. 16 council meeting, Conner, whose company is handling the project, said that number had decreased to $130 million because of scaled-back features, contingencies and project unknowns. Consulting firm KPMG is currently audit-ing the project to find more excesses.

Council member John Accetturo com-plained about the project’s fluctuating price tag.

“This thing’s like a revolving door,” he said. “Next week we’ll get another number on this project. At this point, how can we assure our constituency of the cost of this project?”

Carter was the only council member to vote against the $20 million advance, which would fund construction of either Carmel Drive or 116th Street. Conner said both intersections need to be built at the same time because of their half-mile proximity to each other. He said the pair is really one complex unit, and working on one now would require $2.5 million of new construction later.

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By Danny O’MaliaCurrent in Carmel

I recently got re-acquainted with Hugh Wolf, an old friend from my days on the board of the Carmel Clay Education Foundation and a long time Carmel resident. He just joined me on the Indianapolis Indians’ Speakers Bureau. His story is worth sharing (and now I’m updated on the CCEF as well).

Hugh grew up in Indianapolis and at-tended Broad Ripple High School. He played baseball at Butler University for the legendary Tony Hinkle. One of his team-mates was the Indians’ Max Schumacher!

Hugh actually played professional base-ball for one year post-Butler in the Cubs’ organization. His degree had been in edu-cation, and after a stint in the U.S. Army, he came back to work in IPS. From 1956-61, he taught social studies at Wood High School, and from 1961-64 he was dean of boys at Howe High School.

He had always been interested in higher education, so he took a job at the former Purdue Extension in 1965

“In 1969, we were called to a meeting about joining the IU and Purdue exten-sions,” he recalls. That was the beginning of IUPUI.

“Valera and I moved to Carmel in ’72 because our former neighbors, the late

John and June Werner, told us it was a great place to live,” Hugh said. “Boy were they right!”

Hugh’s career at the newly configured IUPUI really took off. He was the first dean of students from 1970-73. He served in the School of Education from 1973 to 1992, and he was athletic director from 1993-96. He is now athletic director emeritus.

He was also a driving force for the CCEF when I became a board Member in the late ‘70s. According to the organi-zation’s executive director, Lorrii Brune, Hugh came up with the idea for the CCEF Telethon back in 1985. Hugh would credit others, notably Jim Garretson. Hugh was quick to credit Garretson as one of the founders in 1966.

Hugh remembers way back to the pre-decessor of the Telethon, the Auditorium Series, which brought such acts as the Letterman, Count Basie and Ferranti & Teicher to the Carmel High School Auditorium.

According to Bruine, today the CCEF grants scholarships to 95-100 CHS grads a year.

Hugh finished by proudly telling me two of his three kids serve the Carmel schools today. Son Bruce is assistant A.D. at Carmel High, and his daughter, Karen Taff, teaches social studies at the school.

The Wolfs. Central Indiana education. Carmel Schools. What a team!

Danny O’Malia is a Carmel resident. You may e-mail him at dannyo@thetrustpointe.com

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FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON DEAN’S AND HONORS LISTS – Carmel resident Mary Queisser made the honors list and Carmel resident Anastasia Schauwecker made the dean’s list for Farleigh Dickinson University’s 2008 fall semester. The university, located in Madison, N.J., requires a 3.5 GPA (4-point scale) or better for its honors list, and a 3.2 GPA or better for its deans list.

COLLEGE WOOD WINS STATE – Based on results from a competition earlier in the school year, the College Wood Elementary Science Bowl team has been named 2009 state champions. Science Bowl is an annual academic competition sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals. This is College Wood’s second consecutive state championship. Team members: Andrew Baldini, Quinn Gordon, Kathryn Lin, Ryan Middleton, Andrew Parker, Amber Seaman, Bradley Smith, Sarah Tinaphong, Haley Urbansowski and Ryan Wright.

CHS GRAD WINS SCHOLARSHIP - In recognition of outstanding academic achievement and exceptional leadership, 2006 Carmel High School graduate Garrett Greiner has received the coveted Burnett & Masters Scholarship from Indiana University Hutton Honors College. The scholarship is awarded to IU Juniors who have maintained a GPA above 3.6 and who have exhibited leadership potential. In his three years at IU, Greiner has topped the dean’s list with a 4.0 GPA in sociology (his major area of study) and 3.89 overall. Greiner is currently participating in a semester abroad study program in Florence, Italy.

VALPARAISO DEAN’S LIST – Carmel resident Christopher Bednarczyk, a meteorology major, was named to the Valparaiso University dean’s list for the 2008 fall semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must achieve at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4-point scale and be enrolled full-time.

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I’ve been contemplating a column about the use of got for a long time. It’s a word with many meanings, but its use with have (or has – I’m focusing on have, but the has con-struction follows the same rules) is what I have wanted to discuss. You see, when you use got with have, as in, “I’ve got four Swedish fish left,” its use is redundant. I’m a big fan of reducing redundancies, and I had this big plan for laying out why using have and got together is a really bad idea.

And then I completed a little research. Actually, I re-ceived the tip from a wonderful local librarian who unwit-tingly foiled my plot against the have got redundancy. She sent me a great little column about grammar, explaining why it’s acceptable to use have and got together.

What?! Where had I been? How did I miss this?As I have mentioned before, my friends, grammar is not

a 100-percent, by-the-book, all-the-time sort of thing. It’s fluid and organic. It changes with the language and the needs of the people who speak it. And sometimes, when you least expect it, a rule you thought was rock solid sud-denly become a little less firm.

I can remember learning that using have with got wasn’t acceptable because it was redundant. Consider the old Melanie song for a moment:

I’ve got a brand-new pair of roller skates; you’ve got a brand-new key.

If you take out got (both times), the meaning of the lyrics hasn’t changed:

I have a brand-new pair of roller skates; you have a brand-new key.

So got is redundant, and redundant is bad, no?Well, it turns out – and I did a lot more digging on this

one – the use of got with have, particularly the contracted version of have (I’ve, you’ve, they’ve), has become so com-monplace that it’s no longer considered incorrect by most standards. In fact, especially in less formal communication or conversation, the addition of got is actually encouraged for certain types of emphasis: You’ve got to get the new Birkin bag! For even greater emphasis, remove the contraction: You have got to get the new Birkin bag! (This is in no means an encouragement to waste five figures on a handbag, by the way.)

Then I started to really pay attention to my own informal speech. Guess what? I use this construction with alarming frequency, especially for someone who really dislikes the redundancy.

Sheesh! My whole column had unraveled in a couple of days’ research. Insert sigh and eye-roll here.

So while I stand by my original stance of avoiding the have got construction in any type of formal writing or speaking, I’ve changed my position on the informal use. Informally, I am now a reluctant fan and user of have got. Maybe one day I’ll even be an enthusiastic fan and user, but probably not.

I’ve also changed my position on the Melanie song. I still don’t care for the original version much, but the new ver-sion by The Dollyrots (what a name!) is rockin’. Grammar and music: It’s all about evolving.

Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher who developed a mastery-learning system of teaching grammar to high school seniors. If you have a grammar-related question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

After speaking with hundreds of parents about raising chil-dren, I’ve discovered, not surprisingly, that each of you are living and experiencing

unique approaches for effec-tive parenting.

Each week, my column will present a specific “dilemma” pertaining to parent/child re-lationships, and I will ask you to e-mail me your solutions. I will compile your solutions, respond to you personally if you wish, and with your per-mission (anonymously if you prefer) use selected responses in my “home party” effective parenting sessions and/or pub-lish them in future articles.

Experience is our greatest teacher. Sharing your experi-ences will help us all to be more effective parents. If you have a dilemma you’d like me to address, please email me at becky@askyiayia.biz.

Dilemma: There are three children, ages 16, 14 and 10, in the Smith Family. The 16-year-old is forever grousing that the 14 and 10 year olds are not held to the same standard as he is. Indeed, the Smiths have relaxed some standards for the younger ones. Bed times, curfews,

responsibilities, social events, cell phones and Internet access are some areas beg-ging for same-standard equity.

“How come she gets a cell phone when she’s only 14, and I had to wait until I was

driving?” “Why is it okay for my 10-year-old brother to see a PG-13 movie with you, and I had to wait until I was 13?”

How do you answer these questions without sounding as though you are playing favorites? How significant are the standards you put on your 16-year-old, and what changed when it came to the other children? Is the 16-year-old being unreasonable in expecting his parents to treat the younger siblings with the same age-appropriate stan-dards? Are the Smiths being

less effective parents and losing cred-ibility with their 16-year-old by relaxing standards for the younger children?

Tell me how you would solve this dilemma.

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Have a parenting topic or question? Submit it to Ask Yiayia, aka Becky Kapsalis, Certified Parent Coach, at askyiayia@indy.rr.com or call 810.9358.

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By Christine Bavender Current in Carmel

Giving children a new chance to be suc-cessful in the classroom – that is the mission of the Midwest Academy of Indiana (801 Congressional Blvd. in Carmel).

“It’s for kids who want a second chance to do well,” said Dr. Edy Stoughton, head of the school. “We take students with learning disabilities or ADHD or Asperger’s Syndrome or who simply have school anxiety … students who are not being served well in public schools.”

Founded in 1983, the academy has endured several identity changes, and in 2002 it became a non-profit. Two years ago, it moved to its current location.

The school has a large, growing popula-tion of students with Asperger’s – a mild form of autism.

“We are tremendously successful with those students,” Stoughton said. “We are able to provide for them what public schools aren’t.”

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TURN UP THE LIGHTS - Dimming the lights makes you more apt to eat more, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine. “People tend to underestimate the amount of food that they eat in the dark,” food psychologist Brian Wansink said. If you do decide to lower the lights, preplate your food instead of eating family-style. This will help you limit your calories, he said.

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By Dr. David Sullivan Current in Westfield

I have discussed ball-of-the-foot pain (including stress fractures, metatarsalgia, calluses, etc.) in previous articles, but one of the most painful ailments in this area is the “neuroma,” or Morton’s Neuroma, as it is often called.

Although this may sound like a cancer-ous mass, it is not. It is, however, a very painful, yet benign, proliferation of fibrot-ic scar-like tissue that accumulates around the nerve that courses between the base of the toes. Most commonly, it is between the third and fourth toes, but it may be found in other areas as well.

It is characterized by an intense burn-ing pain that produces electrical shooting pains and sometimes numbness on the sides of the involved toes. Compressing the foot around the base of the toes might also increase symptoms. This is often char-acterized by a clicking or popping sound, produced when the neuroma is projected over the edge of the ligament that has been irritating it. This ligament courses from one metatarsal bone to the next and helps keep the front of the foot from splaying or spreading out more.  

The nerve gets irritated from tight and/or high-heeled shoes, and often the struc-ture of the foot itself can be the sole caus-ative factor. The diagnosis of neuroma is too common, because practitioners often jump on this diagnosis when patients complain of burning pain, when in fact

it may be a problem with a surrounding bone or joint.

Neuromas can be treated quite well with conservative therapy. Usually surgical in-tervention can be avoided, unless the con-dition has persisted for a very long period of time. Conservative treatment consists of, but is not limited to:

• Cortisone injection(s) to help reduce the inflammation/scarring around the nerve

• Education on shoegear changes

• Orthotics to distribute weight more evenly and align the foot more properly

• Sclerosing injections to render the pain fibers of the nerve inactive

Surgical intervention typically involves either excising the nerve or severing the ligament to allow the nerve to float more freely in the interspace between the meta-tarsal bones. There may be some long-term numbness associated with this, but if the pain is intense enough, numbness is the better option.

This is reserved for cases that do not respond to conservative measures (10-15 percent). The take-home message from this article should be, “Before having neu-roma surgery, get a second opinion.”

Dr. David R. Sullivan is a board-certified foot surgeon and certified wound special-ist with Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. He can be reached at drs@westfieldfoot.com or 317-896-6655.

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The “gevuina avellana” is an evergreen tree found deep in the temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina. This 65-foot bright-green flowering giant possesses a stunning outward appearance, but its true beauty lies on the inside. The gevuina avellana contains a “super oil” rich with antioxidants, vitamin E, B-carotene and omega 7.

Science of Super oilOMEGA 7: Also known as palmitoleic acid, omega 7 is a rare omega normally found in human sebum. Sebum is produced by the body to protect and moisturize the skin. With age comes a decline in sebum production, leaving the skin unprotected and vulnerable. Implementing omega 7 into your daily diet is a great way to moisturize and protect your skin from UVB rays. Omega 7’s healing and protective qualities, in addition to its high absorption rate, make it an effective aid for healing scars, sunburns and damaged tissue.

VITAMIN E: Vitamin E brings with it a laundry list of health benefits, both cosmetic and internal. Packed with antioxidants, vitamin E helps keep free radicals neutralized inside the body, thus reducing the risk of cancer and

other diseases. A high intake of vitamin E is directly correlated with a low risk of cardiovascular disease. Cosmetically, vitamin E is shown to reduce the photoaging of skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.

MONOUNSATURATED FATS: Gevuina oil contains 80 percent monounsaturated fats, making it healthier than olive, sunflower, sesame and borage oils. Monounsaturated fats improve cardiovascular health by reducing LDL cholesterol and improving cellular functioning. The Mediterranean diet makes use of monounsaturated fats, and its followers have some of the lowest percentages of heart and cardiovascular disease in the world.

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Have you ever reacted so quickly you didn’t even think about it? Like an animal immediately reacting without a thought?

Let’s say you are in your car sitting at a stoplight and you see something in your peripheral vision. The light turns green, and you acceler-ate anyway, reacting only to the green light. Or how about when you touch the stove and immediately pull back when you feel heat. You don’t know whether the surface is danger-ous or not, but your body tells you to react before you have even thought about it.

Hidden in these examples is the key to better communica-tion – the kind of communi-cation that sets the stage for faster decisions, more buy-in, and a higher level of understanding. Studies suggest the brain is made up of three segments: the old brain, the middle brain and the new brain. The old brain makes decisions. The middle brain is emotional. And the new brain, which develops last, provides most reasoning and thinking. The old brain is our survival mechanism, and it makes “fight or flight” decisions like the examples above. This part of your brain reacts to

very simple stimuli and makes faster deci-sions when you activate these stimuli.

Better communication, therefore, lies in the ability to activate these stimuli. If you speak to the old brain, you are making

it easy for people to under-stand your message with less thought. Thinking takes time, whereas simple messages – old-brain style – open the decision-making floodgates.

The old brain responds to simple stimuli. For example, the old brain likes contrast – preferably dramatic, bold visual contrast. Contrasting statements and visuals make it simple to say “this is better than that” and make a deci-sion. The old brain also ap-preciates a strong beginning and end.

Influencing others has always been an uphill battle. Maybe that’s in part because people try so hard to influence instead of just connecting on a common platform of understanding. And who understands better than your old friend the old brain?

David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your questions or comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

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Beginning April 15, all Lincoln Bank franchises will switch to First Merchants Bank locations.

The Muncie-based First Merchants, which has four locations in Hamilton County (in-cluding one in Carmel and one in Westfield), merged with Lincoln Bank Dec. 31. Lincoln is based in Plainfield, with locations across Indianapolis’ West side.

Michael Stewart, executive vice presi-dent of First Merchants, said the merger was an attempt to grow the franchise rapidly without straying from its Indiana roots. He said the Lincoln board also valued the local connection when it chose between multiple merger proposals.

“One of the criteria was to be acquired by an Indianapolis bank,” he said. “I don’t think our offer was the highest, but the idea of serving Indiana customers from an Indiana headquarters was important.”

Stewart said First Merchants customers will not be impacted by the merger. And Lincoln customers, aside from the name change, should notice little difference as well, he said.

First Merchants has formed a conversion group to handle the transformation.

“You might see statement changes, changes online,” he said. “But aside from that, (the group) is there to ensure there is minimal impact on the customer.”

One positive change for Lincoln cus-tomers, Stewart said, will be the addition of trust and insurance services. Lincoln had previously been unable to offer these services.

Stewart said First Merchants has been able to grow while many of its competi-tors suffer because it has steered clear of the subprime mortgage mess and because it has remained customer-focused. He said the bank has felt the effects of the poor economy, but he is confident it will con-tinue to prosper.

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Why is it that so many people today have trouble making decisions? Is it lack of con-fidence? Is it the fact that we are bombarded with so

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Why do some people pull into the drive-thru at Arby’s as if it’s their first time? Why must they take so long to decide what to order? Does it register that they’ve been sitting in line for five min-utes, just a scant few feet from the big menu board? Is it against some law of the universe to con-sider the options on that board prior to pulling up in front of the speaker? Dress rehearsal is over at that point. It’s showtime.

Should all decisions be easy? No, that’s not realistic. However, little decisions like, “Do I want the No. 3 or the No. 5,” and, “Should I pay the extra 39 cents to make it an extra value meal?” shouldn’t twist the brain too forcefully. For this, as well as some of life’s more demand-ing decisions, I recommend the following:

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LOOK FOR REASONS TO DECIDE, NOT REASONS NOT TO DECIDE. Your de-cision to quit smoking has nothing to do with the end of football season or your niece’s upcoming wedding. Recognize that the minute you quit, you start adding years back to your life.

Statistically speaking, the vast majority of the decisions you make will turn out just fine. Deliberating will just cause you grief. Make the call. If it’s the wrong call, learn from it and move on. You’ll be happier, you’ll see the No. 4 tastes great too, and everybody in the drive-thru line will be happier.

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F.C. TUCKER ADDITIONS – F.C. Tucker Company recently announced the addition of Mike Searight and Abbey Dudich to its Meridian North office at 9279 N. Meridian (317-843-7766). Searight brings more than 24 years of experience in real estate sales, management and ownership. Dudich has received a national award for real estate service. The pair will concentrate their efforts on the greater North side of Indianapolis, including Carmel, Fishers and Zionsville. Searight can be reached at 317-428-4407 and Dudich at 317-966-SELL.

BUSINESS NETWORKING – The Carmel Alumni Business Networking group will meet March 4 at noon at Dooley O’Tooles, 160 E. Carmel Dr. The group offers shared business contacts to expand your cliental, and an idea-exchange to enhance your sales. It meets every first and third Wednesday. For more information, visit www.carmelalumnibusinessnetwork.com or contact Brian Borshoff at 317-846-1005 or bborshoff@aol.com.

RESIDENT ENTERS PRESTIGIOUS PROGRAM – Catherine Bowman Jones of Carmel has been accepted into the State Auto Insurance Company’s prestigious PaceSetter program. Only 100 insurance agents nationwide are chosen to participate in this year-long commitment to professional and personal growth. Following the completion of a rigorous two-week training curriculum at State Auto’s corporate headquarters, Bowman Jones began working with a personal business coach to develop crucial technical and communication skills needed to assist her in becoming a top professional in the insurance industry.

GOOD NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS Available homes for sale in the nine-county region dropped 14.5 percent in January 2009, with 2,613 fewer homes on the market than in January 2008. A total of 15,415 homes were available in January, according to active listing sta-tistics compiled by F.C. Tucker Company. Hendricks County, Shelby County and Marion County experienced the greatest decrease in inventory, with -22 percent, -20.5 percent and -19.7 percent, respec-tively. With fewer homes on the market, sellers are in a better position to transi-tion to another home.

- F.C. Tucker

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Acupuncture of IndianaOwner: Tom Hammett

Address: 300 E. Main St., Suite CCarmel IN 46132

Phone: 317-946-6767Web: www.acupunctureofindiana.com 

Acupuncture of Indiana opened its second location, in Carmel (the first is in Greenwood), in October. Owner Tom Hammett said he first became interested in acupuncture when he had an orthope-dic issue and resorted to the oldest, most continuously practiced form of medicine. Though he was a nurse for 30 years, Hammett went back to school to learn the trade. “We have something very different

to offer,” he said. The center stands out be-cause of the type of acupuncture it offers and its allergy treat-ment section, which combines a specialist with new technol-ogy to test and treat up to 25,000 causes. “Patients come from all over the

country for this allergy work,” Hammett said. “Allergies are just mistakes the body is making. When you think about it, there is nothing harmful about pollen or cat fur or milk. We just retrain the body to not see those as harmful.” Hammett said Acupuncture of Indiana is the only place in Central Indiana that offers such work.

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MONEY MATTERSDo you think there is any hope

for the U.S. auto industry?

“Yes. Looking at the sales numbers, they are all down, even Toyota and Honda. But I can’t see all of the Big Three going under. Someone will make it out.”

John Hebert Carmel

“Yes. I think if they file bank-ruptcy and restructure, we have every chance to compete with other automakers.”

Jason PattersonCarmel

“I just feel that as long as they have unions making the demands, we’ll have the same problems as before. They strike every chance they get until they get what they want.”

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Type: FrenchAge:  Built in 2006Location:  Zionsville, near Michigan Road and Willow RoadSquare footage: 9,349, including 3,341 in the basementRooms: This brick-wrapped home sits on 2.79 acres and has five bedrooms (including a main floor master), five full bathrooms, two half baths, hardwood floors, ceramic tile showers, a two-story great room, a kitchen with an expansive hearth room, attractive custom woodwork and trim throughout, and a four-car garage. Details: According to data from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of

Realtors, this home sold for nearly twice the current list price in 2007. The value of this home stands out compared to other properties in the neighborhood, which are listed near the $1.5-2 million price range. This home has never been occupied.

John Pacilio and his team specialize in Hamilton County real estate with RE/MAX Ability Plus. Contact him at 216.8500 or John@JohnPacilio.com.

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Holiness Unto the Lord!”

In his book, “Radical Righteousness,” Wallace Thornton said Holiness churches and Camp Meeting

tabernacles boldly displayed signs with this phrase, challenging everyone to incorporate it into their own lives.

When I read this, I was both humbled and pleased to be counted among that refresh-ing stream of Saints called “Holiness.” Unfortunately, it was a bittersweet moment because the Holiness church I was pastoring did not have a sign or banner proclaiming, “Holiness Unto the Lord!”

I quickly set out to correct this oversight. I called Chase – not the bank, rather a very skilled teenag-er who consented to make a sign for me for the cost of materials.

Have you read the memo from head-quarters lately? In an effort to ensure everyone was on the same page, Peter, a member of the original board of direc-tors, wrote, “But as he (God Almighty) which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation (I Peter 1:15).”

Another said it this way: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the

love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the

will of God abideth forever (I John 2:15-17).”

Clearly this means doing more than quoting the com-pany slogan – it is an insis-tence from HQ that we be a living testimony of “Holiness Unto the Lord!”

This is more than name it and claim it; blab it and grab it. First, it is the eradication of every hindrance to a clean heart. Second, it is the impartation of the Divine presence of God Himself within us. We are then characterized by being cheerfully obedient to God and compas-

sionately active towards those in need.What does your sign say?

Michael Frausto is a pastor at God’s Holiness Church in Carmel. He is also the dean of students at Union Bible College in Westfield. You may contact him at deanofstudents@ubca.org or 317-525-2220 or visit www.godsholinesschurch.org.

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Tomorrow (Feb. 25) is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Thus begins the 46-day run-up to Easter, the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection signifying the fulfill-

ment of God’s promise of everlasting life.I like Lent. It’s not in the

Bible, but it’s a tradition that goes back to the fourth century A.D., before the great schisms of the Eastern (Orthodox) and Western (Roman Catholic) churches.

As a young boy in the 1960s Episcopal Church, to me Lent meant much the same functionally as it did to the Catholics – ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday and “giving up” something for Lent. It was a symbol of sacri-fice – what the monks would consider ascetic (harsh disci-pline) self-denial.

To “give up” something for Lent was a big deal. It seemed, well, pious … in a good way. It had to be something you liked and was available; no fair giving up, say, water-melon, because it wasn’t in season. But you learned to be strategic. One year I gave up “candy.” Big mistake. The next year, I gave up Reese’s Cups. I liked Reese’s Cups, but I did just fine with a Clark bar.

I am now an active member of a

Bible-based, Jesus-believing independent Christian megachurch (East 91st Street Christian) that does not observe the eccle-siastical calendar outside of Easter Sunday and Christmas (also not in the Bible … in fact, the New Testament doesn’t

specify any holy days or even the Sabbath because – Biblically – Christ is to be honored all the time).

Still, Lent is sort of the 800-pound gorilla in the resurrection room that Christian believers of the non-ecclesial persuasion have a hard time ignoring.

We start counting down “shop-ping days until Christmas” Nov. 1. Without observing Lent, all of a sudden it’s Holy Week and then Easter and then it’s over. Hence, churches not observing Lent often plan a community prayer regimen or purposeful reading

program during the 40-day season.If you don’t “give up” something for

Lent, you can never go wrong “giving more,” whether it is money, time helping others, or time worshipping God. Giving is love, and love is why Jesus died for us.

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CIGARETTE CHIC - Chilean designer Alexandra Guerrero has been experi-menting with what just might be the last thing anyone would consider clothing material: cigarette butts. At first thought, that may sound over the top, or like it’s just meant to grab headlines, right? But the most surprising thing about the ini-tiative is the resulting pieces (made from butts blended with wool) look promising – cool even. So far the designer has pro-duced a vest, poncho, dress, and hat, and she has even mixed the material from the cigarette filters with soap to make an exfoliating product.

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SWEETER SWEATERS - When purchas-ing a new sweater, there are a few rules to keep in mind to get the most for your money.

• Check the label for the material’s country of origin: Mongolia and Scotland have the best wool.

• Avoid polyester and rayon. Choose wool and cashmere instead.

• Hold a wool sweater up to the light and put your hand behind it. You shouldn’t be able to see your hand through thick, quality wool.

• After handling a cashmere sweater, rub your fingers together. If they feel greasy, it’s most likely residue from chemicals used to dress up inferior cashmere.

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a bed dressing or table skirt that will resist a spilled cup of coffee. Live in style – and don’t worry about the furniture.

Four reasons we love these fabrics:

THEY ARE DURABLE. Casual living fabrics are perfect for dining rooms, dining room chairs, kitchens, outdoor cushions and even patio umbrellas. They are de-signed for every room in your home.

THEY ARE STAIN-REPELLANT. Most of these fabrics are stain-repellant, which

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THEY ARE WEATHER-RESISTANT. Casual Living Fabrics resist fading, mildew, water and soil. They are ideal for use outdoors, inside sunny windows and inside steamy bathrooms for shades and upholstery. Acrylic fabrics do not sup-port the growth of mildew. (Mildew can grow on dirt, so keep your cessions clean.) Acrylic wovens are about twice as fade-resistant as printed acrylics or polyester prints. In solution-dried acrylics, the dye penetrates the entire fiber, rather than sitting on the surface. (Like a carrot, the

color is consistent throughout.) Sunbrella solids, stripes and jacquards have the most color fastness of all.

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. High-performance fabrics that used to be stiff as a board now come with a softer hand – you’ll find chenilles, velvets, jacquards, damasks and relaxed twill textures, even sheers. These fabrics are as soft as they are durable. And with collections from Tommy Bahama® and designer Joe Ruggiero, you’ll never have to compromise on style.

Barbara Hanson is a Carmel resident and the owner of Calico Corners, 5128 E. 82nd St. in Indianapolis. Calico Corners is a decorative fabric store specializing in fabric and trim, window treatments, custom re-upholstery and furniture. If you have questions, call the store at 595-7400.

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Beauty starts with smooth, healthy and glowing skin. Understanding how your lifestyle impacts the condition of your skin is key to combating the signs of aging and effects of the elements. Learning how to properly care for your skin and adopting the proper skincare regimen is vital in

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Salon 01 estheticians are trained to recommend the proper products and maintenance schedule to keep your natural beauty shining through. Getting regular facials and microdermabrasions further ensure your face is always in prime condition. Call to set up your consultation today. (317)580-0101.

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By Christi Thompson

Most all women dream of recreating the voluminous, bombshell hair that can be found on magazine covers and all along the red carpet. Instead of wishing for the volume, try these simple steps to help the dream become a reality.

To begin, towel dry your hair and mist a leave-in conditioner (such as Biominoil Leave In Treat-ment) and a volumizer (try Brocato’s Volumizing Tonic). Then begin blow drying your roots while pulling them away from your scalp.

When your hair is completely dry, wrap 1-inch sections in Velcro rollers. Once your hair is set,

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After removing the rollers, combine a drop of shine serum (like Brocato’s Shine Drops) and a light hold gel (Salon 01 brand Flex Hold Gel) in the palms of your hands. Run your hands throughout your hair and move your voluminous locks into place.

For added boost, gently tease your roots around the crown of your head. Finish off the process with a blast of moveable hold hairspray to keep your ’do in place.

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By Christi Thompson

It seems as if some fashion trends and styles resurface every few decades, and it is no different with hairstyles. When it comes to men’s hairstyles we have seen sports icons and musicians influence the trends for years. Today, what’s hot is similar to styles that were popular more than 40 years ago. The longer ’do’s that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sported in the ’60s are making a come-back with a modern twist. You can see a version of

this longer style on stars such as Zac Efron of High School Musical. He has done the shag with a surfer twist. This “surfer boy” or “skater boy shag” is very popular among high school and college students.

Additionally, the faux hawk that was made popular by David Beckham has resurfaced. This look can be achieved on most any male style that is longer on the top with a little pomade or gel.

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What: Parke County’s Beyond the Covered Bridges: The Maple Syrup FairWhen: Feb. 28 & March 1, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.Where: Parke County 4-H Fairgrounds headquarters, one mile north of Rockville, Ind. on Highway 41, plus sugar shacks throughout the countyCost: FreeDetails: Travel country roads with world-famous covered bridges while touring the maple sugar camps where 60 gallons of sugar water are reduced to make one gallon of maple syrup. Pick up a map at the 4-H Fairgrounds, then set off on your own tour to sample the county “sugar bushes” participating in the event. A highlight of the festival is the Covered Bridge Art Association’s art display, where local artists demonstrate their talents and sell their art. Info: 765-569-5226, www.parkecounty.com

By Barbara E. CohenCurrent In Carmel

On your way to check out the latest John Grisham novel or a book of knit-ting patterns, take a moment to examine Carmel artist Jerry Mannell’s surrealist canvases, on display through Feb. 27 on the Carmel Clay Public Library’s Art Wall.

For Mannell, an award-winning artist represented by Gallery One36 in Westfield, the invitation to hang artwork in such a public space was gratifying, though a little problematic. Because his images of everyday objects in surpris-ing contexts leave a lot of room for per-sonal interpretation, the library had some concerns.

The librarians avoid hanging reveal-ing nudes or any art that might be called provocative, because they hope to engage kids and adults to take a deeper look at the visual arts.

Mannell’s bright, surrealist paintings invite people to see what they want to see, so the library committee in charge of the art wall scrutinized his submissions care-fully to avoid embarrassment. Mannell rose to the challenge with 10 images full of

mystery, without cause for a mishap.“Bookworm” (oil on canvas, $1,500),

for example, is about the human quest for knowledge. The rest is up to you and your own subconscious.

“Everything converges at the unattain-able point around the scribe’s head,” Mannell said.

The paint-ing evolved from a sketch or doodle, perhaps reveal-ing Mannell’s own subconscious thoughts about knowl-edge. Mannell says art like “Bookworm” is meant to be “meaningful, but not literal.”

Children will especially enjoy work-ing out the puzzles in paintings like “Acai Me” ($750), “NOLA (New Orleans, La.)” ($850) and “Implant” ($500). Mannell reminds adults, too to surrender to the surprises his works merely suggest.

Barbara E. Cohen covers the arts for the Current community newspapers. Please send comments or story ideas to barbara@i-writersstudio.com.

surrender to loCal artist’s mysteriesCORN-DOG NATION - British author Rich Smith wandered the United States seeking out the oddest American festivals and celebrations. The result of his adventures is now available as “The Great American Attraction” (Three Rivers Press), a humorous narrative about a country that, despite its economic woes, still has a sense of humor. It might even give you some vacation ideas, like visiting the annual Cardboard Boat Races in Heber Springs, Ark. or Hobo Days in Britt, Iowa.

-National Geographic Traveler

IN-FLIGHT DIGNITY - After years of having cost-savings indignities thrust upon them, ordinary travelers have reason for hope: the “cozy suite.” Delta will install the innovative new seating arrangement on its planes by 2010. Some of the benefits include extra leg room, armrests for everyone, personal space, an end to large-passenger spillover, easier sleep and privacy.

-Esquire

BETTER WINE STORAGE - Remember the 2004 film about people who are passionate about wine? The name of the film is “Sideways” – which is the best way to store bottles of wine, especially pinot noir. If a bottle is stored sideways, the wine is always in contact with the cork. A wet cork expands to form a tighter seal; exposure to air can spoil wine. If you keep several bottles of wine in your house, a wine rack is a wise investment.

-Household Magic

LOWER-SODIUM STOCK - Good stock is like the foundation of a house – it lays the groundwork for a delicious soup, stew or pan sauce. Trouble is, many packaged versions are drowning in sodium. Good Housekeeping sampled 15 lower-sodium chicken broths and stocks, and here are the top two: Swanson Natural Goodness Chicken Broth and Health Valley No Salt Added Low-Fat Chicken Broth. Give them a try next time you need chicken broth for a recipe, and you’ll add flavor without the excess sodium.

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A couple weeks ago, as I was out walking my dog in the minus-10-degree weather, I wondered how long we would have to stay outside before we became

freezer burnt. On these mornings, as I am sure you will attest, it feels like we’re well on our way after five minutes.

Coincidentally, my daughter recent-ly had four friends sleep over at our house, and we made pancakes and bacon. I had pulled an open pack of bacon from the freezer the night before, and I noticed it looked a

little funny on the edges. I thought I would cook some of it anyway to see how it tasted.

As it began cooking, a smell wafted through the kitchen. Not the lip-smacking, mouth-watering scent typical of bacon; it was more of a funky blah – not at all ap-petizing. Upon further inspection, it turned out not to be the usual dried freezer burn. This was the “could grow in the Arctic” freezer bacteria.

Using her extraordinary, extra-sensory, “something is not quite right” intuition, my wife immediately asked what I was making. Caught in the act, I explained what hap-pened, and I told her about freezer burn.

After the “don’t try to fool me again” talk, she said, “There you go with your next article.” And after mentioning the topic at work, it was confirmed. Everyone agreed. “We want to know.” So…

There are two basic types of “freezer burn.” Both can be recognized visually depending on the severity. Standard freezer burn occurs when water evaporates from food because molecules have escaped via vapor pressure (or for you technical people, the physics of sublimation). The resulting burn is gray or white on the surface and either spotted or fully covered. There may

also be ice crystals. Even if food is wrapped tightly, water will evaporate, dry out from the surface and cause freezer burn over a period of time.

The more serious kind is freezer burn with the addition of bacteria. Raw proteins and proteins treated with nitrates, brines or cures are more susceptible to this, as they are known to grow additional strands, such as listeria (found in lunch meats). Some bacteria grow in snow, ice, and frozen tem-peratures and will cause serious food-borne illness, though generally they have odors and tastes you can’t ignore.

To protect against freezer burn, rotate foods, keep items wrapped air-tight, clearly label and date. Keep stored only as long as necessary. In freezers with a manual defrost, keep a constant temperature below zero.

Now that we have increased our appe-tites for the day, how about a nice “orange smoothie fizz,” which we feature at the Marriott Hotel.

2 cups orange juice1 cup Sprite2 TBL Honey2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream1 cup shaved Ice1/8 tsp Vanilla Extract

Place all ingredients into a blender, blend until smooth, adjust honey for sweeter as desired.

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Culinary Explorer

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Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 11 a.m. – 10

p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Pizza Pasta Etc. owners Claritza and Giacomo Canale have created a fun local Italian restaurant with its own colorful cast of characters “I really think the main reason people come back here is Giacomo,” Claritza said. Giacomo was born in Sicily and raised in Milan. He’s the chef at Pizza Pasta Etc., and his loud exuberance is heard every time he’s making an order. Pizza Pasta Etc. serves a variety of Italian dishes, including spaghetti, pizza, calzones and breadsticks. But that only scratches the surface. “My husband just loves to cook,” Claritza said. Giacomo creates new dishes for repeating customers who might want something new.

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What she likes to eat there? Pepperoni pizza with extra cheese

What she likes about Union Jack Pub. I really like the atmosphere.

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Love is in the airThe Carmel Arts & Design District held its second-annual Valentine’s Day Gallery Walk Feb. 14. Fine art purveyors, storefronts and eateries of the district hosted receptions featuring works by local and international artists, many offering customized hors d’oeuvres and complimentary drinks. The event captured the best of the holiday’s ambiance, featuring exhibits, merchant specials and horse-drawn carriage rides that celebrated the spirit of romance. 1. David Wes at Artichoke Designs holding the hot item of the night. 2. Kate Haldrup and Johnny Hourmozdi enjoying an evening in the Evan Lurie Gallery. 3. Janet Chilton, Kathy Zingraf, and Lisamaria Burkhard enjoying a ladies’ night at the Evan Lurie Gallery. 4. Diners enjoying a romantic evening at Bistro De Paris. Ph

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THEATRECentral Indiana Dance Ensemble Presents ‘Come Together’ The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble will present its fourth annual Spring Concert and Silent Auction Feb. 28 at the Creekside Middle School Auditorium, 3525 W. 126th St. in Carmel. This year’s theme is “Come Together 2009,” and it will feature selections from the CIDE’s classical ballet repertoire as well as origi-nal contemporary ballet choreographed to several Beatles classics. The silent auc-tion and dessert reception will begin at 6 p.m., and the show will begin at 7 p.m. CIDE is a not-for-profit pre-professional ballet company committed to providing cultural and educational enrichment to the central Indiana community. For more information, call 317-844-7453 or visit www.cidedance.org.

Music of Course Gala and AuctionThe Carmel Symphony Orchestra will present its Music of Course Gala and Auction – an evening of musical and culinary adventure – March 6 at 6:30 p.m. Spain, England, France and Russia

provide the inspiration for the evening’s selection of engaging music and fine dining. The four-course dinner includes Spanish tapas, a salad from the English countryside, a duet entrée from the kitchens of France, and a tray of desserts reminiscent of Russian sweets. The entire CSO will perform music from the four countries during each corresponding course. For more information or to re-serve your seats for the gala, visit www.carmelsymphony.org, call 317-844-9717 or e-mail info@carmelsymphony.org.

‘‘Cats’ at Beef & BoardsAmerica’s favorite musical sensation is playing at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre (9301 N. Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis) through April 5. Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece won seven Tony Awards including best musical, best book of a musical and best original score. For reservations, call the box office at 317-872-9664 any day between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. For more information or a complete show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com.

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Since moving to Carmel in 5th grade, I’ve often been stereo-typed as wealthy and spoiled. For a while, I couldn’t understand what I could possibly be doing

to give people that impres-sion. Eventually, I realized it wasn’t me. It was my address.

When I meet students through extracurricular ac-tivities and tell them I live in Carmel, there is an automatic shift in the conversation, and usually a rude comment fol-lows. Everyone expects me to have money and an attitude to go with it, which is not the case.

The worst part is it’s not just the students. Adults have made comments about my being a Carmel resident as well. How can they know the reality of where I live? Not everyone in Carmel is wealthy. The demographics vary more than people realize.

Nevertheless, every student who goes through Carmel High School has at some point experienced this stereotype. The question is why and how did this stereo-type come about?

It may be because of Carmel’s over-achieving school system. Could being called a “Carmel kid” be a product of mere

jealousy? It’s possible. But I have a differ-ent hypothesis.

When I read an article about the planned upgrades to the Regional Performing Arts Center, it came to me.

Carmel residents are not stereo-typed because of personal wealth or mannerisms; it’s the city’s con-stant spending to make it appear more extravagant.

The RPAC was supposed to cost the city an unbelievable $90 million. Recently, however, the Carmel Redevelopment Commission confirmed the up-grade, and the whole project will now cost an astounding $118 million!

Keystone Avenue is also under construction, costing Carmel millions as well. Add that to the brand new Arts & Design

District, and you would think we had money growing on trees. No wonder people see Carmel this way.

Individuals are not making this ste-reotype a reality. It’s the city as a whole. Spending millions on these projects to make Carmel more lavish gives other people the right to be stereotypical.

Maddi Bourgerie is a student at Carmel High School. Contact her at maddiclarexo10@aol.com

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Ladies, it seems these days we have become a little bitter. What?! Get this: I’ve had many men write me saying, “Hey, I’m one of the ‘good guys’ and a ro-

mantic at heart, yet the women I try to get to know are so bitter, I don’t even have a chance.”

Now maybe your little heart has been hurt, so you’ve adopted the ol’ “all men are goobers” mentality. But I’d like to chal-lenge us gals to think about changing our attitudes. Let’s take a moment to think positively and focus on what we DO like about men.

These are the things we love about those wonderful creatures called men:• How it makes them so happy when we

are happy.• How they are willing to sacrifice for

us. (We love the way a man scrapes the ice off our car and pulls up to the door when it’s 20 below zero).

• How incredibly physically strong they can be. (Let’s admit it: No matter how much we work out, most women are no match for the physical strength of men. That’s hot!)

• How most men are able to separate their emotions from the task at hand.

• How they think we are attractive, even

when we’re sporting a ponytail and have major breakout from the whole box of chocolates we just ate.

• How when we fall apart we can run to our man and feel safe and taken care of.• How they pull out our chair for us, help us put on our coat, open our car door, pay for our meal and help us by carrying heavy objects.• How no matter how mad at them we may get, they still think we are beautiful and still care about us.• How a simple thank you to a man goes such a long way.

Women, these days we are stronger than ever. But does that mean we cannot be soft,

loving and appreciative of men? Instead of complaining that all men are unromantic, clueless creeps, let’s consider dropping our bitter walls, thinking positively and thank-ing men for the respect and love they show us.

Who knows, maybe by changing our attitude, we’ll start seeing men in a differ-ent light and recognize a good man when he comes along!

Rachael Noble is a single Carmel resident and contributing columnist. She can be reached at nobleadvice@yahoo.com.

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un-valentine’s day PartyCurrent singles columnist Rachael Noble cuts a rug with Kiran Dutt at the Un-Valentines Day Party Feb. 12 at Bistro de Paris, 11 W. Main St. in Carmel. About 50 Northside singles attended, enjoying drinks and free appetizers courtesy of Bistro, as well speed dating and entertainment by DJ Rick Hollywood. For more information on upcoming events, e-mail Noble at nobleadvice@yahoo.com

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INITIAL SITUATION: This home in the Eden Glen neighborhood on the east side of Carmel included an original 1970s kitchen with bulkheads, dark cabinetry and outdated tile flooring. The floor plan of the kitchen felt closed in. The goal of the remodel was to open up the kitchen floor plan and also to update the kitchen by replacing all of the cabinetry and finish items.

DESIGN PHASE: The design phase focused on the removal of the existing pantry walls and the removal of approximately 12 LF of load-bearing wall to open up the kitchen to the dining room. This required the use of temporary supports and the installation of an LVL two-ply beam for supporting second-floor and roof loads. A knee wall was installed in this area to create a breakfast bar area.

PROJECT SCHEDULE: The design phase for the kitchen remodel included the creation of several new floor plans and elevation views for the new cabinetry. This phase lasted four weeks, while the construction phase spread out over approximately six weeks.

FINAL PRODUCT: The existing range hood over the island was removed and the new range hood was

relocated to the perimeter. The refrigera-tor was also relocated to the other side of the kitchen. The new perimeter cabinets are maple full-overlay stock cabinets with a solid square raised center panel, slab drawer fronts, undermount drawer glides and an autumn stained finish. The new island includes off-white cabinetry with decorative panels on the back side and flush toe kick for a “furniture” look. The countertops are black granite with an eased edge. The tile flooring was replaced with 3-1/2”-wide prefinished oak hardwood flooring with a distressed and hand-scraped finish. The new lighting includes under-cabi-net lighting, a pendant light fixture above the island and two pendant light fixtures above the knee wall breakfast bar. Finally, a tumbled

marble stone tile backsplash was added, and the walls were repainted in a light yellow color.

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For Current in CarmelWould you be surprised to learn that

your incentive for mowing the lawn - and mowing it properly - goes beyond impress-ing the neighbors and the “Lawn Police” with that fresh-cut look? You should con-sider the health of your lawn.

For your consideration:• Use a mulching mower – Doing so can not only cut down on your yard maintenance, but also make your grass greener. Otherwise, you may end up either raking or bagging your grass clip-pings - which in turn means disposing of those grass clippings or recycling them. Hauling away your grass clip-pings means depriving your lawn of a natural fertilizer.

• Height and intervals - Mow when your grass is dry and 3 to 3-1/2 inches tall. Never cut it shorter then 2 to 2-1/2 inches or remove more than one third of the surface at any one mowing. This will entail more frequent cut-ting, to be sure. But the result will be a healthier lawn. Cutting a lawn too short can stress it out, especially during periods of hot weather. Grass always should be cut before it grows as high as 4.5 inches.

• The cutting edge – It cannot be said too much: Be sure to keep lawnmower blades sharp. Sharp lawnmower blades

produce clean cuts, and clean cuts promote better grass health. Dull lawn-mower blades, by contrast, produce rougher cuts that make the grass more susceptible to disease.

• Best time to mow – This may upset your social or dining calendar, but always remember it puts less stress on the lawn to mow in the evening than to mow when the sun is pounding down in the afternoon.

• Keep it thick - Alternate the direction in which you mow each session. This will prevent your grass from “getting into a rut” - literally. If your lawn-mower wheels pass over the same area in the same direction each time you mow, they’ll form ruts in short order. Your grass will be thicker after a period of alternating directions.

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MOVIN’ FOR MUTTS - If you’ve been looking for a good excuse to try out some new workout styles, this is your excuse. On March 1 from 12:30-3:30 p.m., Carmel Total Fitness (820 City Center Dr., Carmel) will offer Zumba, boot camp and Pilates – all taught by certified instructors – for a minimum $15 donation to the Humane Society of Hamilton County. It’s fun for a healthier you, and it raises money for the HSHC Survivor Program. This program pays for emergency medical care for animals that arrive with life-threatening injuries or illnesses. Maximum capacity is 60, so reserve your spot by calling Allyson Love at 317-446-2068.

SO HAPPY TOGETHER - Experts at the University of Missouri say stroking a furry friend boosts production of the mood-enhancing hormone seratonin. So if you are feeling stressed out, angry or oth-erwise upset, take a breather with your favorite canine or feline friend. It will do you both good.

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MIDWEST REPTILE SHOW - If all things scaled and slithering are your cup of tea, you might want to head to the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ Clarian Healthy Lifestyles Pavilion Mar. 1. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will will be a reptile show with dozens of vendors selling snakes, lizards, habitats, foods and other reptile-associated goods and services. The cost is $5 per person, age 9 and up. For more information, call 317-681-5550.

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Dogs don’t develop allergies because

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Bruce is a 4-year-old male gray and white tabby DSH. He earned the nickname Bruce Almighty because he is kind of a big boy, weigh-ing close to 20 pounds. But he doesn’t think he is over-weight; he just feels there is more of him to love! Bruce is neutered, and he truly loves human companionship. Bruce is happy to be indoors, but being in a crate at the shelter isn’t exactly what he had in mind. Seriously though … who could resist that big pink nose?

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It’s probably the biggest reaction I ever got to one of my columns. Not only did people e-mail from all over Central Indiana to commiserate with me, but many came to my rescue, of-

fering a solution to the problem I was facing.

This was all during a self-indul-gent period in my life when I often consumed an extra beer during dinner and a few too many Famous Amos choc-olate chip cookies after a meal. My waist expanded to 35 inches, a mini-seismic shift from the svelte 34 I had been most of my adult life. But alas, no matter where I shopped, I was informed that 35-inch pants did not exist.

Manufacturers had instead opted to make only even sizes, ignoring men who had journeyed from size 34 to 36 – or, for the more health conscious, 36 to 34 – and wanted to languish for a time in the comfort of the 35-inch range. It was this corporate decision that explained why a hefty percentage of men were either hitch-ing up their pants every second or walking straight-legged like the scarecrow in the “Wizard of Oz.”

Recently, at a well-known department store, I encountered a similar predicament while in search of sensible shoes.

“Excuse me, miss. I need an 8 1/2 in these Rockports.”

She seemed perplexed. “Eight … and a half, you say? We don’t carry that in men’s shoes. We just go from 8 to 9. Can I inter-est you in another size?”

Was she kidding? You can fudge on pant size with a good sucking in of your gut or a fashionable belt, but you can’t inhale or exhale yourself into a better-fitting shoe.

“Look, I’ve been an 8 1/2 ever since I can remember. Even during my yodel and Twinkie obsession days, the message never got down to my toes that I was on a binge just a couple floors up. Feet, like noses and ears, are pretty much immune to dietary lapses. We can all thank heaven for that. So please, lady, can you find me an 8 1/2 in a Rockport?”

“Sir, like so many other men, you are more obsessed with size than style. In that case, may I recommend a women’s Rockport in a size 9 1/2, which you may find awkward wearing, not because of your small feet, but your large male ego. It will be a perfect fit, however.

“The nerve,” I thought. “Gee, maybe you have pumps in my

size? How about black so as not to over-whelm my ratty sweatshirt and Wrangler

jeans?” She didn’t miss a beat. “Yes, we do. And

I’d also recommend a scarf in a manly earth tone. That will draw attention away from your feet, until you learn to walk in low heels.”

Things had gone far enough. I bought the men’s Rockports in size 9 and sloshed my way out of the mall. When I returned home, I got on the Internet and discov-ered size 8 1/2 was available at the online company store. I ordered those and now

have Rockports in both sizes. It just seemed like the fitting thing to do.

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist, and speaker. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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It has been a while since I used elevators on a daily basis, but the routine hasn’t changed, according to what I experienced in a downtown office building the other day.

I walked in and pressed the “up” button, “up” being the appropriate direction for my destination on the fifth floor. The elevator, one of those older, slightly creaky models, was all the way at the top.

After a wait of ... oh, I’d say no more than half an hour, the elevator began descending from the eighth floor. It stopped on the seventh. Also the sixth. And, come to think of it, the fifth, fourth, third, and second. Each stop took about five minutes – just enough time, you know, to take on water and coal, load and unload some cargo, and move the passengers around.

Now, as this was going on, I was joined in the lobby by several people who also wished to travel elevatoriffically in an upwardly direction. They came in and saw the “up” light on the panel glowing mer-rily, indicating that the elevator had been called (and, ap-parently, would get there when it was good and ready). So what did they do?

They pushed the “up” button. Every last one of them.This is a form of conversation. And the message is:“Excuse me, bud, but obviously you don’t know how to

call an elevator. Here, let me show you.”Or:

“Didn’t you know? The more times you push the button, the faster the elevator gets here.” (This one is most often demonstrated by someone stepping forward and punching the button rapidly and repeatedly, as if he was telling the elevator to hurry up ... in Morse code.)

Or:“I beg your pardon, but you

obviously don’t know how im-portant I am. In fact, this is MY elevator and the rest of you are using it at my sufferance. And why wasn’t it here with the doors open when I came through the door?”

Like I said, it’s conversation. And it’s usually the last conversation of the ride. There is nothing so quiet as an elevator full of strangers. Unless, of course, one of those strangers is me.

On crowded elevators, I like to greet my fellow pas-sengers with a hearty, “Are we over the load limit?” If I’m in there with a woman, I mind my manners by tipping my hat and saying, “Howdy, toots!” If I’m in there with just a few people, I like to point out, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” No matter what the weather. And if it’s a couple business-type males, I’ll usually ask, “Which one of you had the fried onions?”

I find this gives me plenty of breathing room for the remainder of the ride.

I’ve always found the elevator experience to be semi-hilarious. Outside, we can be walking, talking, fully

functional human beings, but once we get in there, we’re mannequins, saying nothing, staring straight ahead. How weird. Why do we do that? What are we afraid of?

Oh, I know. That someone like me might just burst into a chorus of “The Japanese Sandman” or something equally annoying.

Well, don’t worry. I may be a goof, but I do have some standards, thank you.

I only do that when the elevator is going down.

Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on speaking fees and availability, visit www.spotlightwww.com.

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John R. Holmes III, age 45, died unexpectedly Feb. 12 in Columbus, Ohio. John was born at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Oct. 31, 1963 amidst the chaos resulting from the Coliseum explosion. He was the eldest child of John and Sharon Holmes. After graduating from Carmel High School in 1982, John received his B.A. in Political Science from Purdue University and a J.D. from Indiana University. John leaves behind his father, John R. Holmes Jr., Carmel; sister, Elizabeth E. Holmes, Muncie; and brother, David W. Holmes, Carmel. He is also survived by his aunt and uncle, Larry and Sharon Roach, cousins, Cynthia (Ryan) Walters, Amanda Cline, and Alison Daniel.

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