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One preliminary design shows a double roundabout at Keystone Avenue and 136th Street.

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The city of Carmel is acquiring Keystone from the state.

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KEYSTONE: WHAT IT MEANS

Last thursday, Carmel was given keystone avenue by the state.

How will it affect you?

THE PROJECT

It will replace traditional intersections from 106th Street to 136th Street along Keystone Avenue with elevated roundabouts and will lower Keystone to allow unimpeded traffic north and south.

THE COST

Preliminary estimates call for spending $70 to $75 million for roundabouts at six intersections, according to Mayor Jim Brainard.

Because 96th Street is a boundary between Carmel and Indianapolis, it has to be handled under federal rules, Brainard said. The city will seek federal funding for it.

TIMELINE Proposed roundabout at 126th & Keystone.

thoroughfares are not being worked on at the same time.

way and other north-south streets would have to handle the traffic that would be forced off Keystone during the project. Residents living

on the cross streets near Keystone might have to choose another east-west route home.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BUSINESS

because little additional rights-ofway will be needed. This is because this plan does not widen Keystone with new lanes, which is what the state plan intended. Access to the

businesses along Keystone will be limited as certain intersections are rebuilt and Keystone lowered.

The mayor does not expect any businesses to have to relocate

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by 2011, when the state plans to spend $500 million upgrading U.S. 31 (Meridian Street) in Hamilton County. That way both

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City officials plan to break ground in early 2008. The project should be completed

SOURCE OF FUNDING

The state will provide Carmel with $90 million toward the redesign and reconstruction of Keystone and will relinquish control over the road, also known as State Road 431, from 96th Street to U.S. 31. Bids have not been sought yet, the mayor said, so cost estimates are preliminary.

WHAT ABOUT TRUCK TRAFFIC? Typical truck traffic on Keystone.

IMPACT ON LOCAL RESIDENTS

The mayor wants to “avoid any residential relocation” in areas along

The City Council will have the authority to ban large semis from

the project. “We’re going to try to avoid that at all costs,” he said.

Other impacts predicted by the city are lower fuel costs, less traffic stalled at red lights, and reduced

WHAT ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES?

Residents along the road should not be worried, according to Realtor John Pacilio. “From

These six intersections would be replaced by roundabouts: 106th, 116th, Carmel Drive, 126th, 131st and 136th Street. Other

Compiled by Jim Lindgren, Current In Carmel

rebuilds U.S. 31, the mayor said.

That project is scheduled to start in 2011.

noise for neighbors of the road. Pedestrian and bike bridges are being considered, the mayor said, to help residents connect to the Monon Trail from east of Keystone.

a residential perspective, it has to be a positive,” he said. Besides the reduced traffic congestion, residents east of Keystone would gain better access to the west side and such features as the Monon and the Arts & Design

THE INTERSECTIONS Businesses at 116th & Keystone.

Keystone after Carmel assumes control of the road. But the city has agreed that trucks will be allowed on the newly reconstructed road while the state

Home at 131st & Keystone.

District. Commercially, more difficult access for deliveries or customers might pose a problem for small businesses, he said.

east-west streets that cross Keystone, such as 98th Street and 99th Street, would no longer cross Keystone, the mayor said.

Residents approaching Keystone

from the east and west would only be able to turn right onto the new road.

Sources: INDOT, the City of Carmel, Mayor Jim Brainard, John Pacilio of RE/MAX Ability Plus

OUR TAKES It is our position that the recent announcement by Gov. Mitch Daniels and Mayor Jim Brainard that our fine city will be taking control of Keystone Avenue from 96th Street north is good for both all of us and the rest of the citizens of Indiana.

But, it must be managed in a thoughtful and intentional way.

At a press conference last week, both men talked about their cooperative efforts to improve the major thoroughfare and to benefit the folks who live, work and travel in Carmel. The designs presented by the mayor and discussed many times in this paper include inventive plans designed to reduce strain on the

artery, limit impact on neighboring properties and reconnect the east and west. How could it be any better?

That said, the city must work quickly, efficiently and with considerable attention to regular communication as the lengthy and inconvenient improvements are under way. We have an opportunity to prove the positive impact of innovative design and construction techniques. The state has blessed the initiative, and if Keystone proves a success it could positively affect the planned and upcoming reworking of the other crucial (and divisive) mainstay of Carmel, U.S. 31.

CHOICE FOR PAC ROCK-SOLID It is our position that limestone is the right choice for the skin of the muchdebated Performing Arts Center. With recent funding provided by private donors, this latest and perhaps most significant community asset will be clad in one of the longest-lasting and sentimental building materials used in modern times. This humble stone has wrapped and defended countless buildings including much of the monumental architecture in Washington, D.C., and Indianapolis.

Imagine the heart of Monument Circle made out of papier mâché. Imagine the Pyramids of Egypt made of marzipan.

More seriously, imagine the Pentagon on

9/11 made not of solid panels of Indiana limestone, but instead of a thin smear of stucco. Brick, stone, bronze and steel.

They pronounce images of permanence, authenticity and security. When our forefathers chose a barren landscape in the center of our then newly formed state to build a capital, they built it with stone. They chose to invest in their future. There is enough in our lives that is fabricated, temporary and awaiting upgrade. Great communities are built on the notion that they are going to last through the ages. We believe Carmel, and its Performing Arts Center, is such a place.

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n “Saturday phones for the same reason?

Night Live” in • Why does the national news the early 1980s, media not cover the campaigns of Tim Kazurinsky Dennis Kucinich or Mike Huckaused to play bee? Are their campaigns someGandhi pondering life’s many how “not serious” because they questions, a la “Does Joe Jackson haven’t raised as much money as (a popular yet homely singer of some of the others? the era) actually have to be in his • Isn’t the new outdoor swim videos?” In that vain, I respectfully park at the Monon Center outsubmit the following: standing?

• Now that 116th Street is four • Is Daniel Powter (“You Had lanes through almost all of CarA Bad Day”) ever going to have Andy Ray mel, isn’t it about time to redo another hit? Does he even know the section just east of Keystone any other songs? so that it is also four lanes?

• Hasn’t reality TV just about run • Why do the “serious” bicyclers insist on ridits course? Please? ing on the street during rush-hour traffic on • Does anyone else still miss the “Carol roads where the city has provided perfectly Burnett Show”? good (and very wide) bike paths?

• And finally, why do science and religion • Since more than half of all traffic accidents have to be deemed mutually exclusive? Why are caused because one party was talking on can’t we accept the fact that the Bible tells a cell phone, why doesn’t Indiana join New us all the wonderful things God has done?

York in requiring hands-free cell phones And that science explains how he did it? for car usage? If we outlaw drunk driving Andy Ray is a manufacturer’s representative in because it can be harmful to other drivers, Carmel. You can reach him at andy46032@mail. why not also outlaw non-hands-free cell

Random thoughts while wondering why the hell we even have random thoughts (think about it): Did you know about the rip job Vanity Fair did on a presidential candidate’s wife? Prior to reading it, we heard this candidate’s wife uses marriage as the perfect steppingstone to satisfy her own greed. Imagine our shock, when we saw the article was about Rudy Giuliani’s wife, Judith. It even takes a swipe at Judith for changing her name from Judy once she “grabbed his power.” Silly us, we thought it was about Hillary Clinton; whoops, we mean Hillary RODHAM Clinton. *** Glad to see Dennis Kucinich still on the Democrate presidential campaign trail. This is the man who bankrupted Cleveland as mayor and did yeoman nothing duty as a member of Congress. He could be the most under-funded of all White House candidates, but he probably figures it’s the last frontier he can mess up, the Big Trifecta, if you will. *** Quiet on the set! Fred Thompson has announced – f-i-n-a-l-l-y – his candidacy for Leader of the Free World®. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

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CITY IN JEOPARDY Editor: Times are good in Carmel. But decisions being made today are putting our future in jeopardy.

Spending is out of control. In the first 155 years of Carmel’s history, its debt slowly accumulated up to a manageable $60 million – and then, in the past five years, our debt has grown from $60 million to $300 million.

We are borrowing from our future to pay for wasteful spending today and give the current mayor a slush fund for projects with no real control. And our City Council has rubber stamped whatever the mayor has wanted.

Now there are storm clouds on the horizon. The slow down in housing means that growth will slow – meaning the city will lack the funds to pay back all this borrowed money. Taxes are going to rise – and police and fire departments will be cut. The only alternative may be more high-density housing that will erode our quality of life – meaning more crowded classrooms for our kids and more traffic problems.

It’s time for someone to ask hard questions

Steve Greenberg & Brian Kelly *** The Guv and “Mayor Jim,” as Mitch Daniels calls Jim Brainard, did a good thing getting Keystone Avenue (soon to be Keystone Parkway) into Carmel’s hands. We hope, at the appropriate time, city council bars all truck traffic from what should be a spectacular thoroughfare. Send ’em all – every last one of them – over to U.S. 31. *** Thanks to Sarann Warner for writing us.

Her letter is published below. Last week in this space, we ripped some candidates for not sending their thoughts along to Carmel’s Best Weekly Newspaper™. We encourage others to follow suit. You send it, we’ll print it, and every household in Carmel will see it.

Current in Carmel, 1 South Range Line Road, Carmel, IN 46032. Keep letters to 100 words max (we may make exceptions), and be sure to include your home zip code and a daytime number for verification. and help make serious plans for our future.

I’ve built two small businesses, been active in civic affairs, helped raise funds to support our senior citizen – and raised three children and five grandchildren in this area.

We can preserve our quality of life, make sure we have great schools, and keep taxes down – if we stop reckless spending, excessive borrowing, and hyper growth. Help bring new voices for new choices to Carmel.

Sarann Warner Candidate, City Council

HE SHOWED COURAGE Editor: Jeff Worrell’s article in the Sept. 4th Current on Richard Jewell really hit home.

As a parade spectator in ’01, the only thing Carmel parade fans threw at Richard that day was lots of applause. True, he showed much courage during his short life but also endured much torment. The decision by the parade committee to bring him to Carmel as the parade leader was the right thing to do.

John Lippman 46032 More letters on page 5.

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LIGHTEN UP

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Editor: Hey. Lighten up Dawn Archer and Jeannie Fredrickson and all you Carmel Blue Noses.

This is not the New York Times. I find Danielle Wilson’s columns funny, pertinent and appropriate for life in suburbia.

Bryce Richard 46032

SHE CAN RELATE Dear Danielle: I thought the letters to the editor from Dawn and Jeannie were completely ridiculous.

Ever since I discovered your column a few months ago, I snatch up my Current In Carmel and flip to your column as soon as it arrives. As a mother of a 4-year-old girl, 2-yearold girl, and about to deliver my third child (this time a boy), I completely relate to your column and it provides such entertainment and humor. You do excellent work and I hope you continue to write about all sorts of topics, even the so-called “on the edge” subjects.

Melanie Kerr 46032

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Editor: Thank you, thank you, and thank you for the article that you wrote about Michael Vick in the Current. I am a Carmel citizen that is outraged about what Michael Vick did and supported with the money that he received from the NFL. I am not a huge football fan or ESPN fan, I am however a dog lover. Anyone who supports this type of activity should be punished to the full limit. It is beyond my imagination how anyone could receive enjoyment out of watching two innocent animals tear apart one another.

This type of activity has to stop. By speaking out and through articles are great ways to put pressure on law enforcement to take serious action against those that participate in this sort of activity.

J. Johnston 46032

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CITY’S 4TH MAYOR, TED JOHNSON WAS A BUCKEYE TURNED HOOSIER

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• Getting the 96th Street Last in a series Bridge over White River built (He, know he was famous, Steve Goldsmith and the heads of because his death was the Marion and Hamilton County announced in the holy councils had to go to D.C.). of holier, Ace Hardware.”

• The water plant at 126th & So began the Rev. George Hazel Dell.

Davis’ eulogy of Ted Johnson, • Restoration of the intersecCarmel’s fourth mayor, in 1998. tion of Main Street and Range Line Ted’s showing and funeral were Road. held in the church he and his wife, “Ted wanted personal relationNyla, had helped found in 1978, ships to win the day — not lobbySt. Mark’s United Methodist. ists,” Nyla said. “He also wanted It was a pleasure visiting Nyla Danny to save the taxpayers’ money in the home she recently moved O’Malia whenever he could. On that to in the Village of Mount Carmel.

Washington trip, he flew through “The kids were right. I shouldn’t Chicago instead of direct. He stayed with his be going up and down stairs any longer,” brother in D.C. and borrowed his brother’s mused Nyla. car. No hotels. No car rentals for the citizens Ted’s passing seems like it was yesterday. of Hamilton County to pay for. He was really I remember his wake was the first I’d been to Associates in Women's Health at Clarian North..............................................688-5 serious about that!” that could accurately All five of Ted be called a “CelebraInternal Medicine & Pediatrics, Fishers...........................................................594-1 and Nyla’s children tion of a Life Well Northside Adult & Pediatric Care at Clarian North...........................................688-5 graduated from Lived.”

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THE LONG VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE WORTH IT

Event co-chairs Julie Kepple of Carmel (right) and Tracy Stevens.

“When you believe in what you do, you just make the time.”

The cancer survivors that served as stars of the show are especially inspirational to Kepple. She believes they were even more inspirational to those in the crowd that came to support the work that the American Cancer Society does. Kepple said, “Our models this year have all looked death in the face, and won.”

Working with cancer as a major part of her job every day, Kepple wants you to know that this year more than 30,000 Hoosiers will be

diagnosed with cancer and 13,000 will die of the disease. Many forms of cancer are survivable, especially when the disease is detected in its earliest stages. How many times have we heard that before?

The fashion show not only raised $50,000 to go toward research, but also awareness that could help save a life. Kepple hopes it is yours.

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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ll eyes focused on the latest fashions for the well-dressed cowboy and cowgirl, while the models strutted their stuff on the long runway before a huge crowd of supporters. All of the models had one thing in common: they each survived the big “C.” From breast cancer to leukemia, the survivors became the face of the American Cancer Society’s Stars, Stetsons and Stilettos Fashion Show held recently in Indianapolis.

Our own Dr. Julie Kepple from Carmel Surgical Specialists donated countless hours as this year’s co-chair for the event.

Her name doesn’t ring any bells? Maybe it is because she just Jeff Worrell moved to Carmel and CarmelCan! decided to jump in with both feet and take the lead position for the 11th annual event.

When I asked her how a busy surgeon finds time to volunteer for a major event, she stated what seemed to her to be the obvious.

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Remember the cover story we did on the 1985 Rolls Royce Corniche convertible that was confiscated from a drug dealer by the Hamilton County Drug Task Force (Current In Carmel, July 24, 2007)? Well, it just went through the auction house (Kesler-Schaefer Wholesale Auto Auction in Indianapolis) on Sept. 6.

After active bidding from several people in the crowd, the car brought $32,000. A Porsche confiscated from the same dealer went for $15,000.

The task force should net about $30,000 from the two sales, after auction fees, document fees and legal costs are paid, according to Sgt. Charlie Driver.

a telephone ... during normal waking hours.

The audacity!

9. PMS: Maybe because I’m getting older or perhaps because I’m battling kids and a husband, but PMS seems worse now than it ever did. My moods are equal to a bi-polar crack addict and I can’t seem to find an ounce of patience in my normally quite full stash. It only lasts for a couple of days, but God help anyone who crosses me during that time.

10. Buying school supplies: If two first-graders each need 20 sharpened #2 pencils and a third-grader needs 50 and Office Max only sells packages of 36 or 72, how long before Soccer Mom offs herself with 4 dry erase markers, 6 sets of watercolor paints, and 3 pairs of safety scissors?

Let me know what bugs you! Peace out!

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o you ever have a day when forever, they’re loud, and in the end I always every little thing bothers you? have to dry my hands on my jeans. What’s the I had one recently that culmi- point? Put back the paper towels or just let nated in a small breakdown people know they’re on their own. Everyone’s at 8 p.m. in which I went happy; no one gets hurt. to my room and cried myself to sleep. As ex5. Pepsi-only restaurants: A perfect lunch pected, I feel 100 percent better as I write this at Panera was ruined the other day when I and thought I’d share with you the 10 things discovered they did not offer my beloved Diet that irritate me the most: Coke. Pepsi-only restaurants (and 1. Idiot drivers: Cars have a certain northside movie theater turn signals for a reason, people.

— you know who you are!) should They’re to “signal” you are about be condemned. Period. to “turn.” It does me no good after 6. Chatty Cathys: It’s safe to you’ve already slowed from 60 say with kids galore that I have a mph to 3 mph and I’m moments fairly busy schedule during the from rear-ending you! day. If I do manage to unearth the 2. Textbook rental fees: What phone from the pillow fort in the the hell is going on with Carbasement, I’ll have maybe four mel-Clay public schools? We have seconds to talk, so you’d better one of the best programs in the be brief. If you want to chat for country, yet we can’t afford to prothe sake of chatting, call someone vide textbooks for our students? else. I ain’t got the time, sista!

Danielle My “rental” fee for three kids in 7. Being late: I hate being late Wilson elementary school this year came to anything, from barbecues to to $409.31! soccer practice, and I really hate 3. People who don’t RSVP: I know most it when people are late to events I’m hosting. people take Spanish in high school, but you If a party starts at 7 p.m., then that’s when it can’t tell me they don’t know that RSVP stands starts. If I’d wanted you here at 7:23, then I’d for “let the host know if you’re coming, for have put that on the freakin’ invitation! cripe’s sake!” It’s rude, it’s inconsiderate, and 8. People without e-mail: It’s now 2007, it’s extremely stressful to someone planning a and for people to not have and/or utilize eparty when people fail to respond. So just do mail is a travesty to modern times. I have one it. The French do. friend who refuses to e-mail and it drives me 4. Automatic hand-dryers: They take nuts. I’m expected to actually call her ... on

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ept. 11, 2007 — the sixth anniversary of America’s most devastating attack.

How can we combat such an evil spirit? The hatred that lurks in some people is beyond reason. These evil doers are parents and/or children of parents. I find it hard to believe that anyone with a heart has the fervor to destroy humanity.

I know, as all of you know, that one person can make a difKICK OFF HOMECOMING: Carmel ference. We can make High School will kick off its football a difference. When homecoming festivities with its we teach our children fourth annual 5K run/walk on Sept. to be faithful, kind, 22. Registration is open now for decent people, we the event, with can change the world, each participant Becky Kapsalis one child at a time. paying $10. All Ask YiaYia proceeds will be It is more important contributed to than ever for us to charity. Regisbe the beacons of hope for our children and tration forms grandchildren. are available We can do this by being faithful, kind and from the high decent parents. When we were attacked, the school activities first thing my husband and friend did was office and at http://carmelhighgo to church, light a candle and pray for the school.net/news/spannon/5K_ goodness in all of us to overtake the evil form. The first 450 individuals who 1985 register will receive a T-shirt. ESTABLISHED doers.

I know in my heart of hearts that goodness will always prevail over evil. Yet I also GOOD FOOD, GOOD CAUSE: The Max & Erma’s restaurant in Carmel is participating in a fund-raiser for Creekside Middle School’s athletic department. Patrons who present a flyer on either Sept. 18 or 19 will have 20 percent of their tab donated to the school. Flyers are available at Creekside’s front office or the school’s Web site at www.ccs.k12.in.us/Creekside/ Main.htm.

know that unless we take our own families and elevate and perpetuate our goodness and decencies, we can succumb to evil.

It is our responsibility, duty and God-given right to raise our children to be whole — spiritually and mentally — and to ensure that they live in a world of decency.

This is within our control. My mother taught me to honor and devote myself to three things in my life: God, country and family. With these three values — nothing can be taken from us. When we pass these on to our children — we are teaching them that, regardless of the devastation, they will prevail because they carry these values in their hearts and nothing or no one can eradicate them.

May God continue to bless our children with decency and America with goodness. Hugs!

Ask Yia Yia (grandmother in Greek), aka Becky Kapsalis, is a mom, grandmother and certified parent coach.

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Ground Zero,” chronicling My choice remains to love and America’s — and specififear God, to have faith in his plan cally New York’s — religious take on Earth and in heaven, and to on the previous year’s terrorist rejoice in our salvation through attacks on the World Trade Center Jesus Christ. My choice is to fight and the Pentagon. evil where I find it, and when The show truly wasn’t about it finds me or those I love. My faith in God; it was about doubting choice is to love my country.

God. It perpetuated the myth that Evil found the United States those four hijacked airliners and that day. God didn’t take the Bob Walters the resulting loss of life and peace day off. It was a day He put us Spirituality were a “senseless act.” It suggested on His shoulders. It was a day morality is in the eye of the beto remember that God loves all holder. It said confusion about faith is normal. mankind, and proof that our fallen world can It indicted cultural misunderstandings. be just awful.

Now six years later, if we remember nothI do know this: I stopped being confused ing else about 9/11, with great clarity we must about 9/11 long ago, and am able to make remember this: Those violent attacks had clear choices. moral purpose and made perfect sense to the I choose God. I choose America. And I perpetrators. Theirs was the ultimate act of choose faith. faith. Those people attacked us because they most definitely understand our culture, which Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com) wrote a newspaper editorial, partially excerpted here, on the represents evil to them.

Since then we have all had to make choices one-year anniversary of 9/11. His views do not represent those of this newspaper. about God and about our faith in the light, or perhaps I should say, in the dark, of that tragedy.

My choice was to learn all I could about God. My choice was to learn all I could about Islam. My choice was to study the philosophi-

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Family Members: Mike and Edie Yost; Ryan, 16; Adie, 8; Brad (not pictured), 22.

Residence: Carmel Where we worship: Lifepointe Church Why we worship at Lifepointe Church: Lifepointe Church was a point of new beginnings for our family. We have been attending Lifepointe for more than a year and know that we have found a Christian home. People are friendly and really care about every person that walks through the door. Lifepointe Church is a real casual church that encourages everyone to come as they are to worship and grow. Woody Cumbie, our pastor, delivers Bible-based messages that challenge us to live as Christ followers in today’s world. Lifepointe also has a heart for worship that includes contemporary and traditional music that the entire family enjoys. The KidZone

children’s ministry is excellent for our third-grader. It is a fun, Bible-based ministry that helps her learn and grow in her walk with Christ. Lifepointe has a strong commitment for missions at home and abroad. This summer our first mission team led a vacation Bible school in Mango Valley, Jamaica, where we now have many friends and family.

Lifepointe Church

701 Congressional Blvd., Suite 300, Carmel Phone: 571.0630 Web site: www.lifepointeindy.com Worship: Sundays at 10 a.m.; nursery, preschool, children’s and youth ministries also offered.

Tell us your story: Send your story of worship to brandon@currentincarmel.com. Please include a digital family portrait and telephone numbers in case he needs to contact you.

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CLARIAN UNIT RECOGNIZED: Clarian Bariatrics announced has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.

RAINMAKERS OUTING: Rainmakers’ third annual “ungolf,” golf outing will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sept.

20 at Brookshire Golf Course, 12120 Brookshire Parkway, Carmel. The

KEY BANK GETS MANAGER: KeyBank has appointed Jeff Lempereur as KeyCenter Manager in the Overlook KeyCenter in Carmel. He will report to Sherie Reeves, Vice President and Area Retail Leader and will be responsible for branch sales and management. Lempereur was previously Store Manager with Joe O’Malia Food Markets.

audience — whether you are a single-person business or employ hundreds. Who are you talking to and why?

3. What do you sell? Are you selling a product or are you really in the customer service business? Let’s say you are an accountant.

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Sept. 20 at the English Foundation Building, 615 N. Alabama St., Indianapolis. For more information or to register, call 917.3266.

Don’t be caught throwing away your business.

deep and understand what you are really selling or, better yet, what your customers are buying.

4. What creates your competitive advantage? Your competitive advantage has to have value, be unique, and have some barrier that will prevent others from copying it. It is not uncommon for a competitor to come along and deliver an existing business’ competitive advantage better than that company. It is helpful if there is a barrier to prevent other companies from copying your advantage. Take a look at what you think you deliver and identify which of these items really has value, is unique, and tough to copy. You might be surprised.

Once you understand yourself, your audience, and your value proposition, you are ready to craft your message. Remember, a great story will alter behavior. It will make you cheer for someone unexpected (think Olympics) or make you go out of your way to support something. Yet few businesses tell a compelling story — a story that sticks.

There is a story hidden in every person and company. And maybe with a good story you can get a few people rooting for you or your cause.

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hat is the job of marketing? Is it to establish, identify or generate more qualified buyers? Effective marketing varies based on the identified goals, but the central theme should always be to tell a great story: a story that makes people want to do business with you; a story that makes people want you to win; and a story that resonates and keeps your company in people’s mind long after they’ve heard your message (or story).

David Cain For marketing On Marketing to be effective and to tell a story that is aligned with your company, you have to understand the following key elements.

1. What’s your business? Seems simple, but you have to understand yourself and know exactly what you do. And everyone that works with you has to agree. That’s the hard part.

2. Know your clients? Your clients and potential clients are your audience, the group you are trying to reach. Everyone has an

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MORRIS TO SPEAK: Join the Carmel Chamber as it welcomes Jim Morris, former director of the United Nations World Food Program at the group’s monthly luncheon. It will be from noon to 1 Morris p.m. Wednesday at the Mansion at Oak Hill, 5801 E. 116th St. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for guests. Register online at carmelchamber.com or call 846.1049.

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ell, we had go around. You must literally go some excitethrough them. That splinter wasn’t ment at the coming out any other way. A docBurns house tor had to do it, and do it now. recently. My You do what you gotta do. It youngest was walking across the was hard for my wife to be the one kitchen floor and somehow got a who held her still while the doctor HUGE splinter in her foot. I heard did the painful work of removing her cry out, and then looked down the splinter. As she described it to to see a rather large piece of wood me, “Even though it’s traumatic, hanging out of her foot. My first something inside you kicks in, and thought was, “I can get this out.” you do what you gotta do to help So I gave it a tug … not a good your child get better.”

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You can’t take some experiencOn Success My wife took at look and said es away from your kids, and many we needed to head to the ER. times you shouldn’t. Our kids will So off we went. We have been so never develop into healthy adults fortunate with all our kids — almost zero runs unless we allow them to experience adversity. to the ER. Conversely, my sister’s family goes Too many parents today shield their kids so often they know all the doctors by first from adversity and consequences. Then they name, and probably earn points for each visit. wonder why, as adults, they aren’t responsible But I digress. My point is that this was the first and can’t handle “real life.” experience my youngest has had with some Being a little kid is hard. So is being a real adversity. She was hurting, scared and she grown-up. Just remember that we all get splinwanted this thing out of there. As we drove ters from time to time, and often a lot of good to the hospital, she cried and said, “Hurry, comes from getting them removed.

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It’s hard to put into words how that makes Kent Burns is a Carmel resident and partner at MRINETWORK, the nation’s largest staffing firm. you feel.

He is also a professional speaker and author of Lots of things become apparent and/or necessary in adversity. As I reflect on this, here “What’s Your Why?” His blog is www.kentburnsblog.com and he can be reached at kent@ are some things that come to mind. currentincarmel.com There are some things in life that you can’t

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nless it is the upcoming holidays, cinnamon is not one of those spices you would automatically think of when planning an American meal. It is commonly used in the Middle East in tender chicken and juicy lamb dishes.

Cinnamon bark is one of the oldest tonic plants in the world.

The ancients Theophrastus, Herodotus, Galen, Dioscorides, Pliny and Strebo all mention it Cinnamon, the most common baking spice, is the dried bark of various laurel trees in the cinnamomum family. Cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka and India. CinWendell Fowler namon has a sweet, woody fragrance in both ground and stick forms. It has been used as tasty medicine for more than 5,000 years. Why do we only use it at certain times of the year? Our culture.

Traditionally, it was for colds, flu and digestive problems and is still used in much the same way today, just not in America. We tend not to look at spices as medicine.

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Cinnamon can also be useful to people with Type 2 Diabetes by reducing the amount of insulin necessary to metabolize glucose. Researchers found that a mere one-eighth of a teaspoon of cinnamon can triple insulin efficiency.

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of air infiltration (when outside air leaks into a home). If the air in the home is contaminated, this can affect your health, although not everyone is affected to the same degree. Some people with allergies might not be able to live in the house without improvements. When someone gets sick, that virus is in the air of the house and can affect others.

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There are air-to-air heat exchangers that efficiently bring in outside air and exchange it with indoor air.

Since we spend so much of our lives inside our homes and workplaces, it’s important to consider the quality of our environment.

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s the weather beHere’s how to avoid that: comes tolerable • Obtain construction drawings in late summer, and building permits when necesthe enjoyment sary. of outdoor living • Cause the porch/sunroom to spaces dramatically soars. Natuappear like part of the original rally, screened porches, decks construction. and patios become the venues • Look to your design team for a of choice, particularly when sketch of the completed project landscaped appropriately, and (CAD or pencil) to better visualize they offer the warming comfort it. of a rustic fire pit or an elegant • Build it large enough for the fireplace. intended purpose with some marRandy Sorrell Most people’s homes have a gin. Too small isn’t fixable.

Outdoors weakness that beg for an update, • Consider threshold transitions. whether it’s a cool spa bathroom, Do you step out at the same level gourmet kitchen or a testosterone-inspired of the house? “man cave.” But don’t just grab a hammer • How does the porch flow onto other outand jump in. Think about it. We have detailed door living spaces? plans for our life, including retirement, faith, Spend an inordinate volume of conversacollege, hobbies, etc. Why not have a multition on these issues. Get it right and miracles phase, detailed plan for our home? happen. Cookouts are enjoyed, books read, There are several critical factors when con- laughter happens, stars are explored, weeksidering a screened porch, and the foundation ends disappear and life is appreciated. It takes is “do it once, do it right.” Cutting corners a plan. is seldom good, with life or home improveHappy trails. ment projects, and poor implementation will Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by negatively impact the return on investment.

Imagine spending several thousand dollars on NatureWorks+, a Carmel design, landscape and remodeling firm. He may be reached at 679.2565, a project and watching the home value acturandy@choosesurroundings.com or www. ally drop…OUCH! choosesurroundings.com.

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DISPATCH PRICE CUT HELPS PS3: U.S. sales of video games and hardware rose 37 percent in July, with Sony’s struggling PlayStation 3 console getting a major boost from a price cut in the month, industry data showed. Total sales hit $925.5 million in the month, compared with $675.6 million a year earlier, spurred by strong interest in consoles from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, figures from market research firm NPD showed. Sony sold 159,000 units of the PlayStation 3, which had seen monthly sales drop to less than 100,000 units in each of the previous three months, after cutting the price by $100, to $500.

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very year from now until I die (or maybe until I just can’t remember what I can’t remember), I will always associate today (9/11) with disaster. For that reason I am writing about how to avoid disaster with something very important to all of us, the data on our computer.

Did you know?

• A hard drive crashes every 15 seconds.

• 2,000 laptops are stolen or lost every day.

• 1 in 5 computers suffers a fatal hard drive crash during their lifetime.

• 31 percent of PC Gary Hubbard users have lost all Technology of their files due to events beyond their control.

• 60 percent of companies that lose all their data will shut down within six months of the disaster.

• The overall average failure rate of disk drives is 100 percent, because all drives eventually fail.

• And another hard drive just crashed while you were reading this.

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Will one of yours be next? Are you prepared?

If you ask your IT department (if you have one), they will assure you that the primary servers are being backed up every day and that an off-site data storage component is in place, so no matter what happens, the company is covered. This is not usually the case because as much as 60 percent of a company’s mission critical data resides on hard drives that are not being backed up.

Your mobile sales team, your CEO’s laptop, remote users or offices; the list can go on and on.

In reality, getting 100 percent compliance from all users is virtually impossible because of a single hurdle: human nature. Everyone knows that a hard drive could fail at any moment, but no one thinks it’s going to happen to them, so they will do it tomorrow.

I have heard this so many times from our customers who found out waiting until tomorrow was a really bad idea.

For the personal computer at home it just as dangerous. There is no other computer in the home with those valuable pictures, songs and e-mail addresses on it. When it crashes, you could lose everything.

Even with the realization that their future is in jeopardy, statistically only one in four users will regularly back up their files.

Why? It’s generally thought to be too technical or time consuming.

But, 100 percent of all data loss is PREVENTABLE! It’s as simple as backing up the data, and it is simple.

You just have to do it.

The best chances for success and a huge time saver for the IT department and for your home computer for when (not if ) a hard drive crashes, is an automatic whole drive imaging system. It is very low cost compared to data recovery and once it is set up, most can be scheduled to do the backup automatically or with a simple touch of a button. When the hard drive crashes you can have your IT person or company simply load your backup image onto your new hard drive and your computer is just like it was when you made your last backup.

If you have questions call a professional, but DON”T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW. Gary Hubbard is owner of Data Doctors Computer Services, www.datadoctors.com.

Have a technology question? Send it to CurrentinCarmel@DataDoctors.com.

am quite prepared to step on some toes with the following observation.

Home shows seem to be popping up on every corner. These are the professionally executed houses that are supposed to exemplify the best that interior and exterior design has to offer.

We can purchase tickets to cross the threshold of beautiful living via the Decorators Show House, Home A Rama, the Luxury Home A Rama, the Luxury Home Tour and the Dream Home.

They have different names and benVicky Earley Decor eďŹ t different causes, but the end result is melding into a blur of average.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;ideaâ&#x20AC;? homes of recent years seem to be showing the same ďŹ nished product repeatedly. There are times it seems as if the houses are snow globes that have been shaken. The pieces fall in different places, but the basic elements remain the same.

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a professionally designed home, I would be speechless. Today I can enter, size the work up in minutes and be on my way. I am not sure if I am jaded by professional exposure or just bored. I tend to think the latter.

The original concept of the home show was supposed to be an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating the home. The purchase of a ticket to a designer showcase meant that the homeowner could expect to experience the equivalent of a design recital.

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Armed with this combination of new products and fresh ideas from the pros, homeowners could move forward, inspired by countless ideas on enhancing their homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfort and functionality, as well as the aesthetic appeal and overall value.

The decor of the most recent home show was fairly predictable. The one house that stood out was the result of work by â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Inside Job.â&#x20AC;? It was simply the beautiful and classic design that made it shine.

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Humor — as I remember mine, anyway, That last one is close to somewith notes, jokes and cartoons thing I see a lot: People pushing flying back and forth at the speed of light. the elevator button repeatedly, like a telegraph The only difference is Mrs. Anderson and Mr. operator — taptaptaptap downdowndownPrisock aren’t sitting at the teacher’s desk down — as if that will make it go faster. Or keeping an eye on Larry Wiseman and Kevin even better, someone coming up and pushing Jacobs, whose extremely bad the button right after you behavior created the diversion push it — implying, I guess, that ALLOWED all that note-, that THEY know how to propjoke- and cartoon-passing. erly push an elevator button, Thanks, guys. and you don’t: “Stand aside, Like in junior high, most citizen. I am a trained elevator of the jokes are pretty lame button pushing specialist.” (meaning I’ve even seen a few Now as I said, I can’t find of mine in there), but occathe author to those jokes. They sionally, the inbox does yield seem a little George Carlina gem. I usually hesitate to esque to me, which means I pass them along, however, risk doing a Mike Barnicle here. for a couple of reasons: He’s the Boston columnist who 1. The original source reprinted a bunch of Carlin is usually not named, and having jokes and got fired a few years had my own stuff stolen — and I’m talking back. Then again, I work for myself so if I DID about entire columns lifted word-for-word fire me, I could probably talk myself into rehirand republished with someone else’s name ing me. I think. on them — I am a firm believer in giving credit Oh, well. While you think about the where it is due. answers (why DOESN’T Tarzan have a beard?)

2. Some of these things are way funnier I’m going to go check my e-mail. I have a lot than anything I could write, and the last thing of deleting to do. They’re at it again with the I need is for people to see them and say, “Hey, farmasooticles. And then I think I’ll go shop this is good. What do we need HIM for?” for a mattress. I hear they’re on sale today.

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The complexities of If you’re beginning to the English language re-think how you have have always peaked used this expression, my interest, so I did just thing how I feel. some research and My second-grade discovered that there’s teacher once chided confusion about many me for saying, “What common expressions in sand hill is this junk we use, but for all we are learning?” She intensive purposes it’s complained my query a mute point. was not only impolite There are several — but it contained examples of what are inaccurate phrasing. called “eggcorns” in From my vantage point the paragraphs above. as a 7-year-old, “sand An eggcorn is the hill” made a lot more substitution of a word sense than Sam Hill. I or phrase for words mean, who in sand hill that sound similar. And was Sam Hill? The “junk” we were learning, by the alternative wording usually makes just as the way, was phonetics. I had a real problem much sense — Old Timers’ disease instead starting phonetics with “ph” instead of an “f ”. of Alzheimer’s, for example. So let’s nip this I couldn’t have been the first kid to think of problem in the butt and quit using these halfthis. asked expressions in our daily conversations.

I e-mailed my friend, Heidi, who is gameCan you put together a list of the eggcorns fully employed as a proofreader (what fun). in this column? Remember, the proof is in the She e-mailed me back and stated: “I am certain putting. that the correct way to say this is: You have Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. another thing coming!” Notice that she added Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. an exclamation point at the end. Or is that an

Watercolorists spreading their wings – and palettes – Across the canvas

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By Barbara E. Cohen

A number of Carmel watercolorists are having great success this fall, with backto-back exhibitions at local galleries.

Three members of the Hamilton County Artists’ Association are showing both at the HCAA’s September exhibition, “From Field to Finish,” and with the Watercolor Society of Indiana’s October display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Linda Bachofner, who showed her works in August at the World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery, Carmel, has also been accepted to the WSI exhibition.

For the HCAA exhibit, which is up until Oct. 27, Dorothy Chase painted from a photograph she took at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

“It’s a beautiful place,” Chase said. “I took a photograph while I was relaxing on a bench, and that’s what I decided to submit to the show.”

Chase, a self-taught artist, began painting after seeing how much her daughter enjoyed working in pastels. She likes painting nature scenes, animals and still life.

“In my paintings, I try to capture the simple and elegant wonder found in nature, along with the detailed beauty often seen,” the retired biology teacher said.

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The sketch and larger piece show nearly identical viewpoints, though the artist took license with color in the finished work.

Amateur artist Bruce Moore hung an abstract painted on high-gloss, synthetic Yupo paper. Moore has only been painting about seven years, and he’s more interested in abstract imagery than landscapes.

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“I’m a heavy doodler in the office,” Moore admits. “I want people to enjoy my work. If they respond to it, they are probably sharing some of the sensations I had when I painted it.”

Linda M. Bachofner, who paints full-time since she retired from the insurance business, generally works from photographs she takes herself or preliminary sketches made in the field. For a work like “Glorious Morning Glories,” she went as far as planting the seeds, photographing the flowers and then painting them.

For more information about the HCAA Art Center, call 776.2ART (2278) or visit www.hcaa-in.org. For information about the Sept. 30 opening of the Watercolor Society of Indiana’s juried exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, call 814.6194, ext.

150, or visit www.watercolorsocietyofindiana. org. Both exhibits will be up until Oct. 27.

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GOLFING DADS: The Carmel Dads’ Club is hosting its 12th Annual Golf Outing on Sept. 24 at Woodland Country Club. Sign up as an individual ($300), foursome ($1,200) or hole sponsor ($250). To register, call 846.1663 or visit www. carmeldadsclub. org.

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Assistant manager, Panera Bread at Merchants Square Where he eats: I’m a big fan of Scotty’s Brewhouse.

Why: The drink selection is good.

There’s a vast beer menu.

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3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 8 ounces sliced lean bacon • 1 8-ounce head frisÉe lettuce or curly chicory, leaves torn into bite-size pieces, or 8 cups mixed baby salad greens • 12 ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced, about 4 cups

What he likes about Scotty’s: I just graduated from Ball State and I’m still pretty new to the Carmel area.

I know the menu at Scotty’s. What I order is what I expect. I like the atmosphere. There are some pretty good looking waitresses who work there as well.

Scotty’s Brewhouse 3905 E. 96th St., Indianapolis Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. MondayThursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday Phone: 574.0101 Web site: scottysbrewhouse.com

HIGH ROLLER Ingredients • 3/4 ounce Grand Marnier orange liqueur • 1 1/2 ounces vodka • 4 ounces orange juice • 2 to 3 drops Grenadine syrup

Instructions: In small bowl using wire whisk or fork, beat oil, red wine vinegar, chopped parsley, mustard, salt, sugar, and pepper until blended and creamy; set aside while preparing salad. In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Crumble cooled bacon coarsely; combine with frisÉe or baby salad greens and mushrooms in large salad bowl, tossing gently to mix. At serving time, add dressing to salad; toss gently but thoroughly to mix.

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Mixing instructions: Shake Grand Marnier, vodka and orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with ice. Top with a few drops of Grenadine.

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Paradise Bakery Cafe 14550 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel Phone: 575.8600 Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Paradise Bakery Cafe opened at Clay Terrace in October 2004. “The location at Clay Terrace has a lot of mothers and children come in regularly. There is a great family atmosphere there,” said Debbie Miller, catering manager. Paradise is known for its cookies, which won first place at Zoobilation, an event at the Indianapolis Zoo. “This was our first time participating. Lots of restaurants enter, and it’s a big deal for everyone,” Miller said.

Paradise makes everything fresh in the store. Choices range from salads to panini sandwiches. Paradise also caters events. “When we cater for events, our blue cheese salad gets a lot of praise. There are blue cheese crumbles with sunflower seeds and cranberries,” Miller said. At the end of the day, Paradise Bakery gives leftover food to church missions and shelters in the area.

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Carmel Farmers Market Date: Saturdays. Time: 8 to 11:30 a.m.

Nearly 50 vendors offer a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants and perennials, and farm-raised meats.

Price: Free. Web: carmelfarmersmarket. org.

Back to School Carnival When: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. Location: Wild Oats, 14598 Clay Terrace Blvd. Cost: Free. Phone: 569.1517.

Culture

World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery Work by students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School and by students of Carmel’s sister city, Kawachinagano, Japan. Location: 40 W. Main St. Dates: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and all day during the International Arts Festival on Sept. 22 and 23. Free.

Paintings of Charles Emery Ross Date: noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday until Sept. 30. Location: Magdalena Gallery of Art, 27 E. Main St. Free. Phone: 844.0005. Web: magdalenagallery.com

The Taffetas Dates: Weekends through Sept. 23.

Location: Actors Theatre of Indiana, at Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis. Phone: 217.5455. Web: www.actorstheatreofindiana.org.

Special Events

Park Birthday Party Date: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Location: Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000 E. 151st St. Cake, popcorn, games, activities, door prizes and more. The Naturalist staff will be leading animal talks at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Cost: Free. Phone: 848.0576.

10th Annual Carmel International Arts Festival The festival is two full days of 180 juried artists, music, entertainment, international food and hands-on children’s activities.

Dates: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23. Location: Main Street in Old Town Carmel.

Web: www. carmelartsfestival. org.

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From Field to Finish Date: Through Oct. 27. Location: Hamilton County Artists Association Art Center, 195 S. Cherry St., Noblesville. Phone: 776.2ART (2278) Web: www.hcaa-in.org.

Carmel Symphony Orchestra 2007-08 season opener. When: 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29. Cellist and Carmel native David Himmelheber returns for a program called “Catch a Carmel Star.” Location: Westfield High School, 18250 N. Union St. Cost: $20, $15 for seniors and $12 for high school and college students. Season passes available.

Phone: 844.9717.

Jennifer Kirk and Friends Date: Thursday and Friday. Location: Kincaid’s at Clay Terrace, 14159 Clay Terrace Blvd. Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Featuring half-priced appetizers and drink specials for beer wine and cocktails, everyday from 4 to 7 p.m. and from 9 p.m. until closing. Phone: 575.9005 Web: kincaids.com.

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by La Plaza When: noon to midnight, Saturday Where: American Legion Mall and Veterans Memorial Park, Indianapolis Cost: Free Details: To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, head on down to Indiana’s premier Hispanic cultural festival, now celebrating its 27th year. Fiesta celebrates, educates and shares Latino culture through art, music, dance, food, a children’s area and cultural activities. Entertainment from the Mariachi Sol Jalisciense, Ballet de Hidalgo, Latin-rock group Mantra, Brazilian music-and-dance group Ipanema, and Latin-salsa band Orquesta Iluziones.

Info: 890.3292, www.laplaza-indy.org

Mickey’s Irish Pub Friday: Zanna-Doo! Saturday: Big Daddy Caddy. Location: 13644 N. Meridian St. Phone: 573.9746. Web: mickeysirishpub. com.

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DONT GET SHUT OUT!

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Answers to ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING: 1) ACTRESS; 2) CARBIDE; 3) ENOUGH; 4) PELVIS; 5) SHRIMP; 6) TEPID Answers to CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: Among the common words in “City Council” are: council, clinic, county, iconic, occult, uncoil, clout, colic, conic, count, cyclo, cynic, icily, ionic, licit, linty, tonic, tunic, uncoy, unity, unlit, until Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Signs : Aries, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Virgo; Products : Autos, Coal, Limestone, Pharmaceuticals, Steel; Sites : Athens, Atlanta, Paris, Rome; Characters : Elaine, Jerry, Kramer; Gas Companies : Citizens, Vectren; Sister City : Kawachinagano

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING

CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE Use logic to fill in the boxes so every row, column and 2 x 3 box contains the letters C-A-R-M-E-L. Answer below.

CAR-MEL-KU

HOOSIER HODGEPODGE

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Help Wanted; Part-time help wanted @ Teeter Totter children’s boutique in Merchants Square (116th&Keystone) Retail experience necessary Apply @ store or call 566-9291

Dazzles seeking experienced full time medical aesthetician, hair stylist, and massage therapist. Call Kim for details.

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www.hfhhc.org The Need in Hamilton County

There are nearly 600 households in Hamilton County with family incomes less than $25,000, living in less than adequate living conditions.

That’s why Habitat’s house-building, hope-building work is so urgent and important to the community.

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