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Survival of the fitness Noblesville Athletic Club endures fire, recession and the risky health-club market

By Zach Dunkin Current in Noblesville When the Noblesville Athletic Club caught fire May 15, 2005, owner Bob Habig had two choices. He could bail on a faithful clientele that took more than 25 years to assemble, or he could clean up the smoldering, watery mess and rebuild. The front half of the building was burned down and the roof in the back half was burned through. There was water and smoke damage throughout. “The insurance company told me they’d give me enough money to rebuild it like it was, or I could take this big chunk of money and retire in Florida with it,” said Habig, a Habig 58-year-old family physician whose practice is at 15299 U.S. 31, Westfield. “They didn’t care what I did with it.” But the hundreds of longtime members of the NAC did. Some of them asked if they could help clean up. A few of them even wanted to continue paying dues while the place was being rebuilt. “After a long thought, we decided we were going to build this for the people who have been loyal to us for years,” said Habig. “This club’s existence and longevity are all about the people who come through these doors. “People meet their friends here and make new friends here, and our staff knows them all,” added club manager Pam Hill, who started out in the child-care room and has been at the club since 1988. “We’re a friendly, no-hard-sell kind of place.” “They wanted their club back,” said Habig. So, with Hill’s assistance, Habig rebuilt an even better club for his faithful followers. “You don’t ever want to go through something like a fire, but we came out of it with something better,” said Habig. “We called it an 8½-month pregnancy,” said Hill, who continued running the business from the basement of her home. When the building reopened in February 2006, its 1,000-plus members walked into a redesigned club that included, most importantly, an isolated aerobics room where the female clientele could work out without being the center of attention as they were on the main floor of the old club. The redesign also included the removal of a wall between two racquetball courts, creating a 40 x 40 room for weights and Nautilus equipment. In additional to an abundant supply of treadmills, bicycles, free weights and machines, amenities include men’s and women’s lockers, showers, steam room, sauna, hot tub and child care. There’s always free coffee and free Wi-Fi. Originally named the Indiana Athletic Club, the facility first opened in 1979 on South Harbour Drive just north of State Road 38. Racquetball was huge at the time, and the building housed seven courts and a small workout room. A second owner took over in 1981. With the fervor over racquetball fading by the late ’80s, the club nearly was closed in 1993. Habig, an avid racquetball player, and two physician friends stepped in to purchase the facility. Habig bought out his partners in 2000 and has been sole owner ever since. “It’s a tough market – we’re a rarity being open this long – and you’ve got to give people a facility that is affordable and a good

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Dave Ficus (above) pumps some iron and Anne Unger (below) gets a few miles in on the treadmill as two of about 1,000 members of the Noblesville Athletic Club.

value,” said Habig. While some may consider a health club membership a luxury, Habig learned from his father, who founded the Habig Garden Shops business, that people still take pride in taking care of what they can around them during a tight economy. “I asked him how a family-owned garden shop was able to survive in a recession, and he said the business actually got better because people love to keep their house up with brightness and happiness,” said Habig. “I kinda see it that way with this health club. People take pride in keeping themselves healthy. They know the benefits of good health. I see it every day in my profession.”

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While some of the mega-health clubs charge lofty membership fees for facilities and services you may never use, the Noblesville Athletic Club has an a la cart policy in which members can pay for exactly what they want. The club’s basic fee covers access to all cardio and strength equipment, the circuit room, locker rooms, showers, sauna, steam room and most fitness classes. A 12-month membership is $250 per person, $400 for two from the same family, or $500 for three or more from the same family. A monthly membership is $25 per person, $40 for two from the same family, or $50 for three or more from the same family. The club currently has a half-off enrollment fee of $50 for both pay-monthly and pay-annually plans. Short-term membership plans are also available. Seniors ages 55 and older may join for $30 per month with no annual commitment. Non-members may use the club for $10 per visit. Optional fees are: Child care: $10/month. Hot tub: $10/month for a family Racquetball: $10/month Racquet/childcare combo: $15/month. Locker/towel fee: $3 month per person or $5 month per family. (small workout towels provided free). Karate: $20/month for members and $30/month for nonmembers. Yoga: $20 for 4 sessions for members and $30 for nonmembers. Tumbling: $45/month. Wallyball (volleyball played on a racquetball court): $5 (free with racquetball fee). Address: 411 S. Harbour Drive, Noblesville Hours: 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Info: (317) 776-0222, www.nacfitness.com.

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It is our position that 2010 will continue to be a year of transition. Coming through of one of the most difficult economic periods in recent history, Noblesville looks forward cautiously. Is the recession over? Will job growth return? Will our investment and real estate losses be recovered? Only time will tell. Something that is immediately apparent is that our expectations and personal financial habits have changed since the economic implosion. We are saving more. We are planning farther out for our future. We are putting 20 percent down on home purchases. And prudence and common sense have seemed to find their way back to the consumer mindset. While sometimes painful, these changes will help to clean up the average American household balance sheet and will ultimately help strengthen our economy and lead to recovery. On the flip side, we are not spending as much as we did, making it more difficult for the economy to gain positive momentum. And unresolved issues like significant tax and health care reform, commercial lending, and credit card defaults all loom as potential economic pandemics. So, for 2010, we may have some surprises, but we in Noblesville are certainly moving in the right direction.

Cornhusker kickback

It is our position that the “Cornhusker kickback” or “Nebraska windfall” is unfair to Hoosier taxpayers. A provision added to the U.S. Senate version of the healthcare reform bill has our federal government picking up Nebraska’s share of the tab for the expanded Medicaid insurance program for low-income Americans. We other 49 states have to pay our own way. Though the “buying” of votes may be standard fare in our nation’s capital, the mammoth impact of healthcare reform on our economy (and each of us) demands greater integrity from our elected officials. Thus far, attorney generals in 10 states are questioning the constitutionality of this special and incongruous treatment. Even as state budgets are faced with ever decreasing tax revenues, our federal government foists more and more unfunded mandates – now without adhering to the simple tenants of equality. Do the states or the federal government have a greater authority to govern? Can the federal managers dole out special favors to states willing to cede more authority? We believe this interferes with the crucial balance of power between state and federal government entities. And we Hoosiers should protest the Senate using our money to give the Cornhuskers a free ride.

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Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you. In California, it is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. Source: Weird Laws (iPhone application)

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the U.S. Constitution.. Section9. Continued No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. No capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue

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to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be obliged to enter, clear or pay du-

ties in another. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.

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Is it the photo or the tough questions that scare you? COMMENTARY By Zach Dunkin If you are a regular reader of Current, you probably are familiar with a dining feature we call Where I Dine. Each week we ask someone at a Noblesville eatery – a server, a cook, manager, owner - where, besides their own place, they like to eat, what their favorite dish is there and what they really like about the other restaurant. Then we snap their picture. And we’re out of there. Five minutes max. Hannah Davis, our whiz kid from Noblesville High School, usually does the reporting, but a couple of weeks ago she traveled to New York and asked me if I would fill in for her. How tough could it be? I chose a certain chili stop on East Conner at around 11 a.m. just as it was opening, so I wouldn’t interfere with the lunch rush. No customers. Easy in, easy out. The hostess, or she might have been a waitress or the cashier, I’m not sure, asked me if I needed help. I introduced myself, handed her my business card, explained the whole question/photo process and asked her if she’d like to participate. “Hold on, let me go get the manager,” she

answered. When the manager materialized I went through the same thing with him. Introduction. Biz card. The questions. And I added, “This is free exposure. I’m not selling you an ad.” “I don’t want to do it,” he said. Then, turning to the hostess/waitress/cashier/whatever, asked “Do you want to do it?” “No, I don’t want to do it,” she answered. Somewhat miffed, I said, “OK,” and made my way out, shaking my head and talking to myself. I HATE wasting time. The point is this: When we walk through your restaurant doors offering exposure in exchange for just a picture and three simple answers, take advantage of it. Don’t be shy or wary. We’re not health inspectors. We’re friendly types trying to give the readers some expert advice on dining out while giving your place a little boost.

Zach Dunkin is the managing editor for Current in Noblesville. You may e-mail him at zach@ currentnoblesville.com

From the backshop It’s a regular laugh riot down in D.C. Your federal tax dollars hard at work (The Bad Theatre Dept.): As you may know, paid tax preparers now must face stringent regulation by the Internal Revenue Service. This will include registering with the agency, taking and passing competency tests and adhering to ethical standards. Stop laughing, and pick yourself up off the floor. The feds say it’s all about “strengthening the integrity of the nation’s tax system.” (Choke back that chuckle, soldier!) OK, we’re all about reducing fraud and errors, but when a guy like Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) gets to run (tax-) free, we’re compelled to suggest the government kick in the door of any – or every – cabinet meeting and the rest of Congress and apply the same standards first. After all, it’s all about integrity, right? Sounds like profiling to us. ••• District 86 Rep. Ed Delaney (D) is to be applauded for leading the charge to return remaining township government functions to counties by 2013, which is way too long to wait. Do it now. This horribly outdated system of local governance is costly, but it does provide safe harbor for more than one thousand township trustees across Indiana. We don’t

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg need them. Anyone who stands in the way of Delaney’s plan needs to be voted out of office in the next round of elections. ••• Join us in wishing our departing sales executive Maggie Green good luck in her move into management at Penske Truck Lines in Montgomery, N.Y. In her short time here, she made terrific inroads with new customers, brought forth good story ideas and, in general, delivered this operation a shot of unbridled enthusiasm and a wicked sense of humor. Alas, when “The Captain” – aka Roger Penske called, the offer to rejoin her former employer was too good to pass up. Bon voyage, kid. Knock ’em dead.

Seeing your own name on a tombstone dad.” But, he wasn’t. I knew it. And so did he. Second, and perhaps most motivating, is that life is fleeting. Even crusty Ebenezer found his way back to the straight and narrow when he saw his own name on the tombstone. As we realize (because of failing health or age) that our days are truly numbered, the importance of reconciliation is paramount. Yet we routinely risk that sudden death or accident will forever prevent a chance to reach out because of our own stubbornness, pride or fear. Does the relationship have to be perfect, unconditional and politically correct to have any value? Do we have to make Mom agree with our views on parenting? Or is it simply enough to get through it without a deep, insightful review of our differences?

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

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COMMENTARY By Terry Anker A good friend recently became reconnected with his estranged elderly parents. We can all take pleasure in the reuniting of any family. It is good for all of society, but it is especially pleasing when those coming together have been unable or unwilling to find a place in each others’ lives for so many years. There are as many reasons to decide not to get along as there are grains of sand on the beach. However, there are very few (extremely powerful) motivations to bring lost (or rejected) family members back into the fold. First, and perhaps most importantly, it is the simple fact that they are immediate relatives that make them special (both good and bad). If we are lucky, we grow up with an accumulated set of parents, grandparents, siblings and others to make-up our sanctum sanctorum. But once those people are imprinted in our lives, they cannot be replaced. Mom is Mom. And Dad is Dad. In my case, I loved my father-in-law “like he was my

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Ethics reform of utmost importance in Indiana COMMENTARY By Mike Murphy Public sector ethics reform legislation risks being shunted as the Indiana General Assembly tries to reconcile its 2009 budget with a projected $1.8 billion reduction in tax revenues. The “short” session of the legislature is supposed to be reserved for emergencies like the current disconnect between revenue and expenditures. Ethics reform, some may argue, is something that can wait until next year. As principal Republican co-author of the ethics reform package (HB1001), I respectfully submit that this is the worst possible time to delay reform. While there has not been a major scandal in the statehouse since 1980, states all around us have suffered through the trauma of public sector trials and convictions. Our citizens deserve better and do receive better, but their confidence must be reinforced. Ethics reform is not new to the statehouse. Former representative Irene Heffley was ridiculed when she held a news conference in 1995 and declared that she would not accept gifts from lobbyists. I tried, unsuccessfully, in 1996 to include university legislative advocates in the definition of “lobbyist” for purposes of reporting expenditures. Several of my colleagues of both parties have also attempted their own versions of ethics reform. Former representative Bob Alderman repeatedly warned the General Assembly that without vigilance, Indiana’s time would come again. Now, thanks to scandals in other states and a coordinated effort by 23 Indiana newspapers, the public is anticipating that we

will further tighten the rules under which the legislature, the executive branch and the lobbying community operate. We cannot let them down. The details of HB1001 will obviously be refined as individual legislators add their own ideas, but good public policy usually begins with good questions. A few need to be asked today. Is it right for a legislator to be voting on important issues one week, and then become a highly-paid lobbyist the next week? Is it right for one branch of government to use taxpayers’ money to hire lobbyists to influence another branch of government? Is it right for a university to fly public officials to bowl games when the average alums have to fend for themselves? Because as elected officials we have sought the public trust, we must accept the greater burden of maintaining that trust through our own actions. Our decisions must not be legalistic, but based on common sense. My mother once told me, “Just because something is legal doesn’t make it right.” As we enter into the legitimate debate on ethics reform, let us not parse words or hang policy on a bent nail of rationalization. When we do what is right, we won’t have to worry about the wrath of our mothers – or the voters. Mike Murphy is a representative in the Indiana General Assembly and a Republican candidate in Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District. You may reach him at 317-414-0964.

readers' views Make it work, Mr. Mayor Editor, Concerning the property tax caps, Mayor John Ditslear said (Dec. 29 issue), “It’s a good deal from a taxpayer’s standpoint, but that is our income.” You are wrong, Mr. Mayor. It is our money, not your income. Remember that taxpayers and voters are synonymous. Property tax relief was represented and accepted by the taxpayers as RELIEF not an excuse for new taxes. Listen to the voters. We want smaller, more efficient government. It is your job to provide it. Concerning the proposed new tax for trash pickup, the Mayor said: “Not getting that passed was my biggest regret.” Wrong again, Mr. Mayor. Listen to the

voters. We don’t want new taxes! There are alternatives to raising taxes. It takes little expertise to manage with unlimited funds, but it takes skill to do the essentials with limited funds. Most taxpayers must do that every day. A couple of suggestions: Why not require developers to pay an impact fee adequate to fund required infrastructure expansion (schools, public safety, waste water treatment, etc.) brought on by their development. Why should current residents subsidize developers? If tax receipts are not adequate for unlimited services, provide that level of service that taxpayers are willing to fund. Bob Rawlings 46060

Thieves and thugs on both sides Editor, I really look forward to the upcoming elections when I will be asked to make a choice between what we have and what we need. Who we have and who we need. In my humble opinion we are currently being governed by the most corrupt bunch of thieves, thugs and, in

general, the most dishonest people in the history of our country, and that includes about everyone from the White House to both houses of congress and all those in between. Party lines don’t make much difference now. John Linton 46062

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DISPATCHES » Johnson moves into council rotation -- A new face will be presiding over the next Noblesville City Council meeting. The council this week appointed Roy Johnson as its president. Johnson was elected in 2007 and is the coowner and general manager of Noblesville-based HomeTown TV. The Noblesville council annually rotates the position of president. Greg O’Connor served in 2009 and Dale Snelling in 2008. » Wanted: cell phones – The Staff Association of the Hamilton East Public Library is partnering with Prevail to collect unused or retired cell phones to assist victims of domestic violence. Donated cell phones will be refurbished and reprogrammed for emergency calls, or sold to help raise funding for agencies that fight domestic violence. All cell phones must be deactivated prior to donation. Donations will be accepted throughout January at both the Fishers Library and the Noblesville Library. » Another endorsement for Ward – Hamilton County Assessor Debbie Folkerts announced her support of Robin L. Ward to be the next Hamilton County Assessor.“For the past 15 years, Robin has played an integral part of the assessment process in Hamilton County,” said Folkerts. “Robin’s experience, expertise and local knowledge give her an unparalleled understanding of the complexities of Hamilton County, which will allow her to provide fair and equitable assessments for county taxpayers. ” More information about Ward and her campaign can be found on her Web site: www. robinlward.com. » Crash survivor lectures on drinking and driving – Sarah Panzau, who survived an horrific automobile accident in 2003 while driving drunk, will address teens and their families on “Living Proof: Drinking and Driving has Drastic Consequences” as part of a program presented by Prevail, Inc., a Hamilton County-based organization assisting victims of crime and families in crisis. The event is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in the Hamilton Southeastern High School’s Leonard Auditorium. Panzau, who was thrown through the back window of her car and was actually declared legally dead, recovered from more than 30 surgeries and now speaks to teens and adults nationwide about under-age drinking, drunk driving, peer pressure, making smart choices and respecting parents. The event is sponsored by SNAP Into Action & Parents in Partnership. Prevail is joined in supporting this program by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department and the Hamilton County Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. In Hamilton County, there were 1,418 crashes involving teens (ages 16-18) in 2008.

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Recycling bins are a godsend to Mother Earth COMMENTARY By Krista Bocko Do you recycle? Please say yes, and if not, make a commitment to start in 2010. It could not be easier with the gray recycling bins provided to Noblesville residents by Republic. I admit that I’m an avid recycler. Some might say rabid. I will save disposable cups and bottles and paper in my purse/diaper bag/van/pockets until I can throw them in the recycling bin. I twitch when I see something that could be recycled head to the landfill. I did some checking at Republic’s Web site (www.indywaste.com) to see what they will recycle. Here we go: • Plastic bags (Yes! Just throw them in. And take your reusable bags when you go shopping) • Newspaper delivery bags • Newspaper and inserts • Magazines and phone books • Soft cover books • Office and school papers • Cardboard • Boxboard (food boxes) • Brown paper bags • Aluminum cans and foil • Tin and steel cans (rinse and put lids in cans ) • Glass jars and bottles (rinse, plus labels are ok ) • All plastic marked Nos. 1 through 7 (must be empty )

I checked on the plastics Nos. 1-7, since many communities only recycle 1-2, if they recycle at all, and Republic recycles all (with the exception of No. 6 Styrofoam). The recycling schedule is every other week on the same day as trash pickup. This can get confusing, as we have trouble remembering if it’s an on or off week, but we gauge the fullness of the bin and/or whether our neighbors have theirs out, figuring that they are probably more on top of things than we are.

Hopefully you will consistently fill up the recycling bin and have a trash bin so empty it echoes. Say yes to working toward treading more lightly on Mother Earth. Krista Bocko lives in downtown Noblesville and can be reached via her blog at www. cachetwrites.com. Stay tuned for another article about how to purchase and recycle your toothbrush!

Should children be forced to try new things? Commentary By Danielle Wilson My husband and I got into it this past summer over a difference of parenting styles. He wanted to force our kids to water ski, while I felt we should leave the choice to them. Normally, this wouldn’t have erupted into a full-blown tiff, but he was working on little sleep AND he was two weeks into quitting smoking! (I’m happy to report he is still on the wagon, despite being stranded over Thanksgiving with the four kids and no grandparents.) Back to live action. So our 5-year old started the whole fiasco because she really wanted to learn. She was using one of those kid boards where the two skis are fused together and there are two ropes, one attached to the boat and one for her to hold. She sort of got up both times but then took a face full of water and decided she was done. Brava, Maddie! Our two boys, who had both made unsuccessful attempts a few weeks earlier on regular skis, refused to try again. I was fine with that. Who cares if they learn to ski? My husband, on the other hand, felt that if they could just get over their initial fear, they would love it.

He wanted to make them try – no ifs, ands, or buts. Not wanting to undermine him in front of the kids, I pulled him aside and laid out my argument. We don’t want our children resenting us because we forced them to do things they weren’t ready to try. This isn’t going to school or public speaking, this is a recreational pastime! He became very defensive and said that if they weren’t pushed every time they were afraid, they would never try anything new in their lives. Then he stormed off, ranting about how I had won and I shouldn’t have interfered in the first place. Typical male-who-needs-anicotine-fix behavior. In typical female fashion, I sought out other peoples’ opinions. I canvassed the family about forcing children to try new things. I received a variety of answers. Both of my husband’s siblings felt that when they were young they had been literally and figuratively “thrown into the lake to sink or swim” to their detriment. A neighbor said she thought kids learned best when tossed into the mix, whether they wanted to be or not. My mother-inlaw believed that it really depended on the child. Some need to come to new experiences on their own, while others do, in fact, need a

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little push. When I shared all of this with my husband, he got upset that I had made our argument “public.” Ugh! I just couldn’t win. I finally asked if we could agree to disagree, which we did. Four months later, we haven’t reached a solution, but I still think it’s better to allow kids a say in which experiences they will partake. Of course, not one of my children wants to play basketball; I’m sorely tempted to sign them up despite their protests. I mean, how can they say “I hate it!” if they’ve never tried? And how can I possibly relive my glory days as a 5’6” center (not kidding) if my angels aren’t even riding the pine somewhere? More importantly, how can they share a passion for my beloved Louisville Cards if they don’t appreciate the subtle nuances of drawing a charge? Did I just cross over to the Dark Side? Well, for God’s sake, don’t tell my husband! I only have six months to develop a plan for why I think the kids should water ski. Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel.com.

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Hometown shops: use ’em or lose ’em

COMMENTARY By Hannah Davis When I was 14 and fed-up with having no spending money of my own, I got a job at the Uptown Cafe. That job was hell. I loved my manager and loyal Saturday morning customers. But the job was hell. I was yelled at, abused, and taken advantage of more times than I care to remember, but I came to love not only the people, but the fact that I was a part of a Noblesville business. I learned that all was ending, though, when the local paper ran a front-page story on the closing of the business. None of the employees, including my beloved boss, knew about it. The owner, a certain South African vagabond, cited financial problems as the main cause. When The Uptown reopened as the manicured, ersatz diner it is today, I didn’t have the heart to wedge my way back in. So, I no longer call The Uptown my home, and I now happily stand behind the counter of The Wild Bookstore near the northeast corner of the Downtown Square I’ve been there for two years, through a little of its ups and most of its downs, and my greatest fear is that it, too, will soon succumb to the financial downfall of the Square. The list of stores and restaurants and businesses that have failed within the past few years -- or could soon fail -- is too long and revealing to include here. I have lived within safe walking distance of the

Square for 16 of my 18 years and can’t imagine functioning as a Noblesville resident without dinners at Syd’s, Christmas shopping at Corner Cottage, and conversations at Noble Coffee and Tea. As a community, we have to do what we can to save what’s left. And we’re not doing it. For the sake of the preservation of the Square, buy a book at The Wild, or at least drop by to pet Pages, the store’s beloved watch cat. Yes, that’s a blatant plug for my workplace but they do have adult books, and some killer toys, too. Have lunch at Logan Street Marketplace. They have, hands down, the best sandwiches in town. Pick up a new snow shovel at Kirk’s Hardware. The owner will probably tease you for losing your old one, whether you did or not, but at least he’s nice. There are so many other stores with character n the Square you can’t find at the mall. If our local businesses fail, we’ll morph into another Anderson, another lost soul of a town with a strip mall (or few dozen) on the highway, and a shell of a Square with no businesses, no customers, and no reason to be there. Help keep Noblesville and its dying businesses intact. You’ll miss us when we’re gone.

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Pages keeps a watchful eye on the shop from his customary post in the storefront window at The Wild Bookstore.

County students, homemakers can apply for scholarships Current in Noblesville Thirteen scholarships totaling $9,500 are being offered to Hamilton County students and to homemakers 25 years of age or older seeking to complete their education or upgrade their vocational skills. Scholarship applications may be obtained at the Purdue Extension Hamilton County office located on the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville, or online at www.extension.purdue.edu/ hamilton/4h. Scholarships to be awarded include: • One $1,500 scholarship offered by Hamilton County Silvernotes Extension Homemakers to a graduating senior who plans to major or minor in music, offered by the. Applicants must have maintained a C average or higher. Applications are due to the Purdue Extension Hamilton County office no later than Feb. 1. • Four $1,000 scholarships offered by the Hamilton County Extension Homemakers Association to Hamilton County graduating seniors or undergraduate students who major in a Consumer and Family Science-related field. Consumer and Family

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Science-related fields include Foods and Nutrition; Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism; Child Development and Family Services; Consumer and Family Science Education; and Consumer Science and Retailing. Applications are due to the Purdue Extension Hamilton County office no later than March 1. • Eight $500 scholarships offered by the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association (IEHA) to Indiana homemakers who are 25 years of age or older. These scholarships are to be used to complete education or upgrade vocational skills. One must be admitted to, or cleared for admission, to an academic or vocational school, which is state-licensed or accredited. Preference will be given to a person studying at an undergraduate level. Scholarships will be awarded with regard for financial need. Former winners may apply again. Applications are due to the Purdue Extension Hamilton County office no later than March 1. For more information on these scholarships or the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association contact Purdue Extension Hamilton County at (317) 776-0854 or visit www.extension.purdue.edu/Hamilton.

Hannah Davis is a senior at Noblesville High School and the opinions editor for The Mill Stream.

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A row of piers displaying advertisements for local clothing stores Zeckels and M. Haas & Sons remained standing long after the tracks were torn down on the Interurban, which discontinued service in 1938. They were located on the banks of the White River where the tracks crossed the river north of Field Drive.

Here's the cold, cold truth about Noblesville COMMENTARY By Leslie Webber As much as I enjoy living in Noblesville most of the year, I really dread the long winters. When the bitter cold winds blow snow across the driveway, I fight the urge to call a moving company. In order to prevent me from planting a weather-proof “for sale” sign in our yard, my husband suggested we take a trip to a warmer climate this year. Our kids are great travelers. They have the airport security routine down to a science. They’re oblivious to changes in time zones. Vacations are the only time we can count on exemplary behavior. A single threat that a trip might be their last, squelches temper tantrums. Their flexibility coupled with my guilt, means we’ve taken them along on nearly all of our trips. When my husband came home to find me short tempered after another day of picking up Legos and looking for Polly Pocket’s missing high heel; he insisted our winter get away be just the two of us. He didn’t have to twist my arm. My parents were more than willing to pitch hit for the week.

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We left frigid temperatures and landed in the Mexican Riviera in time for lunch. It was a treat to sit in flip flops sipping a frozen cocktail watching the waves roll in instead of salt trucks clearing the road. Sure I missed our kids, but it was amazing to have a conversation and a meal with my husband without referring a fight over stolen French fries. Doing so with my toes in the sand – in January – was even better! Nothing revives the soul like a little sunshine, even if I was slathered in 70 SPF. It was clear others were just as giddy to be out of the cold as we were. I overheard a version of, “Oh yeah, we’re from Minnesota and it’s 12 degrees there, dontcha’ know!”, more than once. All good things must come to an end and I knew full well I’d be back in the chilly Indiana air before I knew it. I wish I could tell you we’re thrilled to be home. Try asking me in June.

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DISPATCHES » Dillingham joins St. Vincent – Andy R. Dillingham, DO , has joined St.Vincent Physician Network in Carmel, Ind. as a board certified family medicine physician. Dr. Dillingham, in addition to his interest in complete Dillingham pediatric and adult care, uses Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy to help improve both acute and chronic problems of the musculoskeletal system. » Clarian names Williams nursing Chief – Clarian North Medical Center has named Damita Williams, RN, MSN, MA, CPN, NE-BC, its Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. In this role, Williams Williams will be responsible for the leadership of all nursing and patient care services. Williams possesses more than 25 years of nursing experience in pediatrics and has served Clarian North Medical Center since 2005.

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The war of wrinkle reducers

COMMENTARY By Dr. Barry Eppley Since becoming commercially available in 2002, Botox has revolutionized wrinkle treatment of the face, with emphasis on improvement in the forehead and eye areas. Few people would not recognize the name, even if many may not understand what exactly it does. Botox is so effective (although only temporary) and simple to do that it has given rise to an entire industry of treatments, cosmetic practitioners and business models based out of strip malls to doctors offices. Billions of dollars in annual revenues have been created out of what is essentially a chemical poison. (The doses are so small to treat wrinkles that it is harmless to humans.) With such a proven and desirable commodity, it is no surprise that other manufacturers have been feverishly working on a competitive product. The recently available Dysport can now stake its claim as second in line. Whether it will make a significant dent in Botox’s business re-

mains to be seen. Dysport is not new and has been used around the world for years. In those countries where Dysport and Botox co-exist, the market shares of each are not that different. But Botox in the United States has tremendous brand awareness and a huge head start. As a result, it will likely be the “Coke” for a long time in facial wrinkle treatment, and Dysport can at best hope to become “Pepsi” in time. Like any new product, Dysport must seek a marketing edge. Claims have been made that it lasts longer and costs less – the holy grail doctrines of the cosmetic industry. But a close look at the scientific studies and available evidence on Dysport does not support those marketing theories. The company does not actually claim them, as the FDA would not allow such unsupported statements based on the studies submitted. Such claims appear to be the propagation of rumors and hope – and zealous physician marketing. In

my experience, Dysport appears to be a good but equivalent treatment to Botox. In time, it may show a few select advantages (or disadvantages), but they are not obvious yet. While competition usually drives down price, that does not appear to be the case in this battle of wrinkle reducers. Because they are given in different doses, it is not even possible to compare Botox and Dysport prices on a unit basis, which is how they are given by injection. Because Dysport is new to the public, it is natural to assume that it may be better. Its value at this point, however, appears to be as a treatment alternative for those few patients who are either resistant to or becoming less responsive to their current Botox injections. For those patients clamoring for a cheaper and better Botox, Dysport will not be the new fountain of youth.

Dr. Barry Eppley is a certified plastic surgeon at Ology Medical Spa in Carmel. You may reach him at info@ currentincarmel.com.

The Less Is More Project: Mission accomplished and the road ahead COMMENTARY By Tracy Line That’s it. The Less Is More Project is over. Done. Weight lost: 10.2 pounds. Money raised: more than $700! How do I feel? Great, and oddly, a bit sad. I did what I set out to do, which feels wonderful. The pressure of putting my weight loss in the paper is over, which is even better. Yet it felt good to be striving toward a goal. Now that I’m done, I think, what next? There’s a tiny part of me that wants to undo everything I just did. I have visions of sitting down with a bag of chocolate truffles. I imagine leaving Trainer Bob and Cardinal Fitness in the dust. But it’s not what I really want. I really want to keep this weight off (and lose more). Recently,

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Week 9: I made it! Pounds lost: 10.2 Goal: 10 pounds Money raised for Christel House: $735. Thoughts: Life is short; treat your body well

I wondered how I’d find the motivation to do so since the project is over. As it turns out, life works in funny ways. Just this week, my mother was diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). COPD is a degenerative, progressive disease. Luckily, my mother’s case is a mild one, eased by medication. Still, it’s a degenerative, progressive disease. This news hits me like a brick. I know none of us will live forever, yet I don’t want to think

about it. But not thinking about it is denial. The truth is we only have so much control over what happens to us. I could be hit by a car tomorrow, or not. Yet how I treat my body is within my control. Fighting an illness is within my mother’s. Suddenly, I feel motivated. I will continue to exercise, eat healthy, and keep my chocolate truffles hopefully to a minimum. Doing so may make a difference or it may not, but I must try. It is yet another lesson learned from Mom. Tracy Line is a freelance writer and Noblesville resident. She may be contacted at Tracy.Line@ comcast.net. For information on Trainer Bob Fields, visit www. precisionhealthandwellness.com.

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» Auditions for Actors Theatre – Actors Theatre of Indiana, a professional equity theater company in Carmel, is having auditions for its 2010 season for union and nonunion performers. Auditions are from 1 p .m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace, 14299 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite 140. Auditioners should bring a headshot, resume and sheet music in the correct key. Auditions are by appointment only. Call (317) 669-7983. Fun for teens at the library – They’re bringing out the Wii and several board games at Noblesville Library’s Teen Gaming night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 14. The program is free. Then on Jan. 19, the library will host Tuesday Night at the Movies for Teens. Free munchies and movies on the big screen will be offered from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. No registration is required, but you must be between the ages of 12 and 19. For more information, call the TeenZone at 770-3242. Butler professor to lead fiction-writing workshop – Butler University English professor Dan Barden will lead a 12-week fiction-writing workshop for the public on Wednesdays from 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. beginning Feb. 24. The workshop on campus in Jordan Hall is open to all levels of writers. Cost is $200. To apply, send a letter and a writing sample (15 pages maximum) to dbarden@butler.edu Applications are due by Jan. 29. The workshop is limited to 15 students.

R, 97 minutes Snooty cinephiles like to proclaim themselves indifferent to box office grosses, but I admit I pay pretty close attention to them. The reasoning is simple: I want moves that I like to do well so studios will have an incentive to make more like them. “Moon,” a tiny independent sci-fi film, made something like $5 million in theaters, which was probably less than the soda-andsnacks budget for “Avatar.” Here’s hoping “Moon” does well on video, because Hollywood needs Photo by Mark Tille and courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. more clever, imaginative movies Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, living aboard a lunar base responsible for collecting energy from moon rocks that like this one from first-time direc- powers much of Earth in "Moon." tor Duncan Jones. Jones and screenwriter Nathan Parker shrewdly play with the Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, the solitary worker living aboard audiences’ expectations to keep us constantly, and grippingly, a lunar base responsible for collecting energy from moon rocks guessing. that powers much of Earth. His only companion is Gerty, a oneMovie: A-minus eyed robot (splendidly voiced by Kevin Spacey) very much in the tradition of Hal from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Nearing the end of his three-year contract, Sam is anxious to Read more of Chris Lloyd’s review of current films and get back planetside to his family. But after an accident, he wakes DVD’s at www.captaincritic.blogspot.com or www. up to find there are now two Sams aboard the station. TheFilmYap.com. Are they clones of each other? Hallucinations of a dying mind? Split personality a la “Fight Club”?

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A classic Greek dessert with an Italian twist By Molly Herner Current in Noblesville This cheese cake-like dessert is of Greek origin using delectable baklava ingredients. Walnuts, honey and cinnamon make this dessert reminiscent of an old-world Grecian feast. This Greco-Roman recipe, however, incorporates a bit of my personal Italian flare by adding ricotta cheese and a crushed biscotti crumb crust. Not quite as difficult to pull off as an actual cheese cake, but with the same crowd-pleasing

response, this ricotta honey torta is a fantastic ending to any meal. Serve it with good, strong Turkish coffee or, if you can’t find Turkish coffee, a nice Italian espresso. Molly Herner, is the baker/pastry chef at Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano. You may email her at odette05@ aol.com.

RICOTTA HONEY TORTA Ingredients: • 16 oz. good Ricotta cheese • 5 eggs, whole • 1 tbsp. cinnamon • 8 to 10 crushed biscotti cookies of any almond or vanilla-like flavor • 1 tsp. vanilla extract • 1/2 cup of granulated sugar • 1/2 cup melted butter • A good grade of thick honey • 1 cup chopped walnuts • A secure spring-form pan for baking Directions: 1. Crush biscotti cookies by putting them in a large, zip-sealed plastic bag and banging them with a rolling pin or any object of equal weight so that they are crumbled but not powder. 2. Add 1/2 cup of melted butter, about 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar, a dash of cinnamon and mix together until thoroughly combined. 3. Libe the bottom and sides of a spring-form

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pan with butter or cooking spray and dust the pan with flour. At this point line the bottom of your spring-form with the biscotti mixture and press firmly into pan. Bake the crust at 400 degrees for 10 minutes to solidify the torta base. In the meantime, mix together 16 oz. Ricotta cheese, 5 eggs, cinnamon, and 3/4 cup honey. Whisk these ingredients until very smooth. The mixture should be thick, like cheese cake filling. If it appears thin, add more ricotta cheese by the 1/2 cup and whisk. Chop 1 cup walnuts and mix with about 1/4 cup of honey. Put this nut mixture on top of the biscotti crust in pan and the pour the ricotta mixture over that. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour or until the center of the torta does not jiggle when shaken slightly and the top is a golden color. Remove and chill until served. Release the spring-form pan slowly so your torta doesn’t crack. Serve the dessert with a thick dollop of warmed honey.

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Manager at Bob Evans Where do you like to eat? Super China Buffet Photo by Kevin Kane

Lambert's opens for business Lambert's Lowrey Organ Center in Noblesville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 7 open to the public. Cutting the ribbon was Rusty Bodenhorn, Administrative Officer for the City of Noblesville, acting as Deputy Mayor. To his right are Judy and Phil Lambert, the store's owners. The ceremony also featured several performances by organist Lori Graves.

Vegas comes to Noblesville, baby, with 60-Plus Club benefit By Zach Dunkin Current in Noblesville Cabin fever got you down? A little too quiet for you since the holidays have come and gone? The 60-Plus Club of Hamilton County in Noblesville is throwing a party to rescue you from your winter doldrums. Guests can play for prizes, participate in two auctions and enjoy hors d’oeuvres at the “Las Vegas Night” fundraiser Jan. 22 at the Oak Hill Mansion, 5801 E. 116th St., in Carmel. Cost is $50 for a single, $75 for a couple or $350 for a table of 10. The action starts at 7 p.m. Coupled with a “casino” will be both silent and live auctions of donated goods and services, including condo rentals in Florida and French Lick, Ind., art items, a football autographed by Colts running back Joseph Addai, golf foursomes at most Hamilton County courses and flying lessons from Montgomery Air at the Indianapolis Executive Airport. For reservations, call (317) 518-1777. Money raised will help fund the 60-Plus Club’s Living Room, an adult day care center designed to give the at-home caregiver of those afflicted with dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease a respite. The Living Room's services help keep families together and help prevent long-term nursing care in a facility. The 60-Plus Club, 1101 S. 10th St., is a non-profit Indiana corporation created to give residents of Hamilton County and its adjacent neighborhood residences ages 60 and older af-

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What do you like to eat there? Anything with broccoli. What do you like about Super China Buffet? It’s convenient. I normally go in for lunch.

Find refuge from monotony of Starbucks at Noblesville’s very own Noble Coffee and Tea, located on downtown’s historic square. As the posted sign quips, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink Starbucks.” Noble Tea offers quality coffees and teas at reasonable prices. Its sitting room is a popular meeting place for locals and business folks, plus it offers free Wi-Fi for those who need it. Unlike Starbucks, Noble Coffee and Tea offers locally roasted beans in array of flavors and intensities, such as its signature roast Black Majik, which, by the way, is used in Barley Island’s homebrewed Black Majik Java Stout beer a couple of blocks away. Classic, a fail-proof, medium roasted-blend, is always available, but flavors change weekly. Keep your eyes peeled for Hazelnut and Snickerdoodle during the colder months. Super chocolaty hot chocolate is another popular winter option. For the tea lover, there’s a litany of higher-end choices available, and an entire side room devoted to the sales of boxed tea. There are plenty of muffins, scones, and cookies to combine with your beverage of choice.

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The 4,200 square-foot space in the former Bureau of Motor Vehicles licensing office in Noblesville was renovated to house the 60-Plus Club.

fordable and professional day services to older adults with special needs. The 4,200 square-foot space in the former Bureau of Motor Vehicles licensing office was renovated to include a fullservice kitchen, a reading and quiet room, a social activity area and offices. Annual memberships cost $125 for an individual or $250 for a household. For more information, call (317) 294-5352 or visit www.60plusclub.org.

Where: Paoli, Ind. Getting there: From Noblesville take I-69 south, I-465 south, State Road 37 to Paoli, then 2 miles west on State Road 150. Approximately 2 ¾ hours, 145 miles. Hours: Skiing --10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. (open until 3 a.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday over Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 17-18); Tubing – 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday (open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend Jan. 17-18). Rates: Lift tickets range from $25 to $41 for adults and $25 to $35 for ages 7-12, depending on the hours and day. Kids 6 and under ski free. Ski and board rentals are available at an extra charge. Tubing rates are $25 for 3 hours and $50 for all day. No charge for tubes. Info: (812) 723-4696, www.skipaolipeaks.com What: A family-fun escape, especially with its extended hours over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Paoli Peaks has 65 acres of terrain and more than 15 trails. For snowboarders, there is a trick-filled terrain park and a half pipe. More than 110 stationary towers and machines, mixed with Mother Nature’s own supply of snow, keep the area covered through March, weather permitting. Twelve inches of machine-made snow can cover the entire ski area in a 24-hour period at temperatures of 20 degrees or less. Paoli has a natural hill with a 300foot vertical drop, serviced by one quad chair, three triple chairs, a beginner’s double chair and a surface tow. The hill’s capacity is 11,200 skiers per hour, spread out over 25 percent beginner area, 55 percent intermediate, 10 percent advanced and 10 percent expert. The Arctic Blast Snow Tubing area has up to nine lanes of snow covered, 700-foot-long slopes, a 400-foot Wonder-Carpet designed to get the skier up the hill. Specially-constructed inner tubes are provided. A day lodge is equipped with a cafeteria and pizzeria, a bar and rental and pro shops. The resort works with several area hotels and cabins for stay-and-play packages.

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No secret is The 34th Annual Greater Indianapolis Garage Sale & safe once “The Marketplace is Jan. 16- 17 in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Foreigner” Pavilion and Champions Pavilion at the Indiana State continues Tuesdays Fairgrounds. 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis. Hours are through Sundays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan 16 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 17. Hilarious playFeb.opens newshy,season at Beef Dinner Theatre through 7. Painfully Charlie, played by & BoardsAdmission is $3.50 per day; $5 for weekend; children funnyman Jeff Stockberger, just wants to be left alone 12 and younger free. For more information, call (317) INDIANAPOLIS – The brings new show to the 236-6515 Beef & Boards when he vacations at anew ruralyear fishing lodge.aHe pretends or visit Dinner www.familyevents.com. Theatre stage! The hilariousEnglish, play The Foreigner Shue opens Beef & Boards’ 2010 not to understand which makes by himLarry an ideal season. This award-winning comedy is live on stage Jan. 6 through Feb. 7. confidant to the others there. Charlie learns secrets and scandals the score, in a “Froggy” hilarious LaSueur convinces him they Charlie Baker isby a shy man. resulting His buddy climax together. in this winner twothey Outerarrive CriticsatCircle should vacation Butofafter the rural fishing lodge, Charlie just Awards. Tickets range devises from $35atoplan. $58, He andconvinces include Charlie wants to be left alone. Froggy to pretend to be a Strawtown Enclosure Chef doesn’t Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, full fruit and salad foreigner who understand English. Interpretive staff will conduct tours on Jan. 18 of the bar and unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade. Beef & Strawtown But the plan backfires when other vacationers find it easy to open up Enclosure to this at Strawtown Koteewi Park, Boards is located at 9301 N. Michigan Road. Call (317) 12308 Strawtown Ave., exotic “foreigner.” As a result, Charlie learns many secrets and schemes. Compelled toNoblesville. During these tours 872-9664 for reservations. the staff will discuss the details known regarding the do the right thing, he tries to help the potential victims involved. It all builds to a Native Americans who built and used the enclosure bizarre and unforgettable outcome for all! and village more than 700 years ago. The 1-hour tour Beef Boards favorite Jeff Stockberger plays the lovable but awkward Charlie, Bus &Stop begins at 2 p.m. inside the Taylor Center of Natural with Ty Stover in the role the owner of thea short stroll to the village site. Beginning Jan. 22 of Froggy. Kate Braun plays Betty Meeks, History and include lodge. Another audience through Feb. 7, favorite, Sarah Hund, plays Catherine, who is engaged to the Rev. David, by David Schmittou. Dan Scharbrough is conspirator Owen Musser, theplayed Indianapolis while David Purdy is in the role of Ellard Simms, Catherine’s younger brother. Civic Theatre will present “Bus this season opener, which won two Outer Circle Awards as Eddie Curry directs Stop,” a comedy Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production. Mo’s Irish Pub by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright William There’soflive music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday There are 36 performances The Foreigner the$21 intimate space Beef & Boards Inge. Tickets are $28 Fridaysofthrough Sundaysinand nights at Mo’s Irish Pub, 13193 Levinson Lane in Dinner Theatre. TicketsVisit range from $35 to $58, and include Chef Odell Ward’s specially on Thursdays. www.CivicTheatre.org for tickets the Hamilton Town Noblesville. For more prepared buffet, including a fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee and tea. Plus, at BeefCenter, & and details information, call 317-770-9020. Boards, parking is always free.

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The following musical acts will be playing live at Mickey’s Irish Pub,13644 N Meridian, Carmel. For more information, call 317-573-9746: Jan. 15: Endless Summer Band Jan. 16: Soul Street

Hedgehog Music Showcase

The Radio Review at Hedgehog Music Showcase, 101 W. Main St., Arcadia, takes the form of a live radio show featuring big band, swing and pop standards of the 1920s-30s-40s performed by musicians and vocalists 8 p.m. every Saturday. For more information, call (317) 573-9746:

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Experience an authentic and intimate dinner in the Conner House during Conner Prairie’s Hearthside Suppers on Fridays through Sundays through March 21. Guests help with preparations by the hearth, sip on hot cider and indulge in a meal with everything from the menu created from early 19th-century recipes. The program, recommended for ages 10 and older, is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations are required. Cost is $55 per person. For information and reservations, call (317) 776- 6006. Conner Prairie Interactive History Park is 13400 Allisonville Road in Fishers.

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People never forget how you made them feel COMMENTARY By David Cain It’s a famous quote and one of my favorites. Maya Angelou stated so powerfully, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” For me, this quote is all about the power of a good story, the power of triggering emotions. At the end of your day, your week, your year, and your life, people will only remember how you made them feel. Clearly, what you say and do has a lot to do with how people feel about you. However, it’s the emotions that trump all. If you make people sad, frustrated or belittled, that’s all they remember. If you consistently deliver smiles and happiness, friends and invitations to parties tumble in. Some people will forget the Colts’ decision to pull the starting players in the game against the Jets. But how you felt as a fan watching the game will be more challenging to bury in your memory. That decision created feelings that run deep, feelings that are more embedded in your perception of the team. I forgot the Colts played the Jets (I had to look it up), but I don’t forget how I felt watching the game. Think about a marriage proposal. If you proposed via post-it note with a ring, the proposal

loses a lot. You make it at a special place with special words, and you’ve taken the same act and created a lifetime memory. A memory based on a feeling. While my little girls might not always act like they should or say what I think they should, all is forgotten because they make me feel love. And I always forgive and forget what they say and do, but I never forget the feelings I have for them. They tell a story about me that I like. Marketing is all about a good story, making people feel certain ways. Getting people to feel like you are a good company, have a good product or service, and they should work with you can all get wrapped up in the emotion of a story. Find a way to tell your story and spark emotion, and you’ll unravel the secret to creating connections. Whatever you do in your world, think about how your actions and words are making other people feel. Give them a positive feeling, and they’ll associate you with that feeling forever.

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MONEY MATTERS What special item or event are you saving for to get you through the dreary winter months? I’m going to New York for my senior trip, so I’m saving to go shopping. Molly Crump Noblesville

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…and this year’s perennial plant winner: the Lenten rose COMMENTARY By Holly Funk Each year, the Perennial Plant Association selects an outstanding garden perennial for the distinguished title of Perennial Plant of the Year. Selections are chosen based on a plant’s ability to grow in many different climates, low maintenance, ease of propagation and multi-seasonal interest. In following with this great tradition, a few years ago a winter blooming perennial was selected. Who would’ve thunk it? A bloom in the winter! Aptly named Lenten rose (Helleborus x hybridus) for the period in which it blooms, this semi-evergreen, late-winter blooming perennial thrives in the most challenging of conditions – dry shade. With graceful, nodding blooms, the Lenten rose is available in a variety of new and exciting colors. Some varieties display a chartreuse tinted bloom, which is gorgeous, but exciting breakthroughs in the breeding of this plant has produced some striking color choices, such as burgundy, rose and even picotee (white with contrasting petal borders). Hellebores (Lenten rose) are hardy from zones 4-9, a wide range of climates, indeed. Extremely tolerant of shade and requiring no extra water once established, it is a wise choice

for heavily wooded lots with dry soils. Reliably reseeding, they are especially useful as a groundcover, but seedlings are not always the identical to the parent. What child is? The foliage may look a little tattered after a rough winter so snip away any undesirable foliage. This will not affect the bloom. A plant marked with the Perennial Plant Association’s seal of approval is a sure winner in your garden. For a full list of past Perennial Plant winners, log on to www.perennialplant. org - and start filling up your garden. Holly Funk is an Indiana accredited horticulturist and advanced master gardener residing in Noblesville. Email your gardening woes (or wisdom) to hollyfunk75@yahoo.com.

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NHS earns certification for its rigorous math and science program Current in Noblesville Noblesville High School has received national certification for its Project Lead The Way program, meeting the standards set by the national PLTW organization. Project Lead The Way is a network of nearly 3,400 middle and high schools in the U.S. offering a rigorous curriculum that allows students to apply knowledge gained in their math and science classes to real-life engineering and technology projects. Since its first offering in 2007, the Noblesville program has expanded to include Civil Engineering and Architecture, Introduction to Engineering, and Principles of Engineering. An Aerospace course will be added next year. Approximately 50 students are taking classes now year and NHS assistant principal Stacey Swan says that number could double by the 2010-11 school year. “We’ve seen how the PLTW program draws more students to engineering and technology courses and gets them thinking about college and their career,” said Swan. “We are extremely proud to be PLTW certified and ecstatic that our students can begin receiving college credits for certain PLTW classes.” The primary purposes of the certification program are to recognize schools that have successfully demonstrated a commitment to the quality national standards of the Pathway To Engineering program and to provide an oppor-

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tunity for students to apply for college credit at PLTW affiliate universities, including Purdue, Vincennes and Ivy Tech, for selected PLTW courses. To become certified, a team of teachers, staff, students, and members of the community completed a self-assessment of the school’s implementation of the Pathway to Engineering program. That culminated in a site visit by a na-

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two-negatives-create-a-positive theory?). Like other double negatives, it means precisely the opposite of what is intended. The existence of irregardless isn’t completely illogical. Many other words, irrespective in particular, use the ir- prefix followed by an adjective starting with re- very well without a hitch. Irreplaceable, irregular, irrefutable, irreconcilable, irreformable, irrelevant – all words beginning with re- that work beautifully with the ir- prefix. The issue here is meaning rather than how the word looks or sounds. Look at the meanings of the above words: not replaceable, not regular, not reconcilable, not reformable, not relevant. But when people use irregardless, they use it in place of regardless rather than as its antonym. No one uses irregular to mean regular or irrelevant to mean relevant. And there simply isn’t a way to use irregardless that isn’t tremendously awkward or just plain wrong. So if the word in the dictionary is noted nonstandard, using that word is not in your best interest, regardless of the word’s presence in the dictionary. Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher. If you have a grammarrelated question, please email her at bbthegrammarguru@gmail.com.

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Say goodbye to these design trends in 2010 COMMENTARY By Vicky Earley The New Year always heralds hope for a fresh start and new beginnings, so the Artichoke Design team has pooled its ideas and observations for making 2010 a tastefully decorated year! The following list is offered with an advance apology. If we have stepped on any toes, it is not with malice. The decorating anathemas we would like to send into exile, and offer a final farewell to, in 2010 are … • Matching bedroom suites and matching sofa/loveseat combinations • Flat-screen TVs mounted so high that a neck cramp develops before the first commercial break • Home makeover shows that set unrealistic expectations about decorating a space. There are usually scores of people working behind the scenes who are never seen on screen. Simply put, good design takes time. • Shallow sink basins that result in water splashing everywhere • Wallpaper borders that feature fruit, sunflowers and plaid have been the all-stars in the wallpaper border hall of fame, but now is the time to retire them. Borders visually chop up a room and make it look like the budget was too tight to spring for the

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Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in downtown Carmel. If you have an interior design question, please contact artichokedesigns@aol.com.

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Nothing like a child’s hug to ease a mother’s pain COMMENTARY By Joe Shearer On a recent rare day off, Crystal brought the kids to have lunch at P.F. Chang’s with me. It was full of the usual restaurant shenanigans --Jenna falsely proclaiming she had to use the restroom, Riley continually getting up and stomping loudly on the wood floors, Mason loudly announcing he was ready for another bite -- but it also gave me the opportunity for observation. We’d turned Crystal’s mom onto the place a few years ago, and were planning to take her again when she recovered from her last surgery. I knew my wife would be a bit emotional. She seemed to do okay for the most part, keeping busy with Mason while I played with Riley, and made faces at Jenna, but as always the emotions caught up with her. She welled up at least twice, and I let her go, not wanting to embarrass her in the middle of the downtown Indianapolis lunchtime crowd. She sniffled quietly, and the kids seemed completely oblivious to her pain.

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Riley took that moment -- the worst possible one, I thought -- to stand up. I shot him a look and clenched my jaw for emphasis. “Sit down,” I started. He ignored me, stepped over to Crystal, and slipped his body into the crook of her arm. He sensed her pain, got up (at the risk of drawing my ire), and offered Crystal a hug. In effect he did what I couldn’t: comforted her without making a spectacle. Crystal held him for a moment, her tears dried, and when she was done he quietly returned to his chair and resumed playing. It was a simple gesture, and I’m sure he had no idea how much it meant to Crystal or to me. I was amazed to see it, and once again I asked myself how Crystal and I ever got through life before they arrived. Joe Shearer is an editor, freelance writer and the father of three children living in Noblesville. He blogs at daddyheaven.blogspot. com and also writes for www. thefilmyap.com. E-mail him at joeshearer@gmail.com.

Beekeeping class and Bella’s great-grandfather COMMENTARY By Darla Kinney Scoles While finding ancestors in unusual places and filling out pedigree charts for several generations is fulfilling, hearing the stories that affirm that work is even better. One such tale came to my attention months before I began writing this column. On a sunny weekend this past summer I asked a friend what she and her young children had done for entertainment that Saturday. “I’ll tell you if you won’t think I’m weird,” she replied. Not sure what to expect, I assured her that I think no one weird (mostly because we are all weird in some way) and would certainly not begin with her. So, she shared. My friend, it seemed, had always had a nagging interest in beekeeping and had, that particular Saturday, participated in a beekeeping class for beginners offered in Indianapolis. Not the response I had anticipated. Her pre-school daughter, Bella, piped in with all sorts of interesting and loud bee facts and experiences from their adventure. “Bees work hard,” she pointed out, “and they

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do a talking dance, and if you smoke them they go to sleep.” “That’s cool,” I assured her. “Starting a hive in your back yard are you?” “What’s cool,” interjected my friend, laughing, “is that I talked with my dad today on the phone and told him what I was doing. After a long pause he said that was interesting, because my grandfather – whom I never knew – had been a beekeeper too.” Not the response she had anticipated. “Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors,” penned Ralph Waldo Emerson. Like father like son. A chip off the old block. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree … even when several seasons have passed. And the bees don’t fly far from the hive. Happy beekeeping, Bella. Your great-grandfather is smiling. Darla Kinney Scoles is a freelance journalist living in Noblesville. Her most recent work involves the creation of “Stories,” an individualized writing service helping people get their personal histories down on paper. Contact her at darlas@mpinet.net

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Braving the dead of winter without a working furnace COMMENTARY By Mike Redmond The weather took a turn for the frigid, so naturally my furnace took a turn for the dead. Twice. In one week. It’s just a suspicion, but something tells me I am not dealing with the finest example of 21st Century Home Comfort here. Every time the weather gets extreme, I can pretty much count on my heating and cooling system to roll over and conk out. We’re talking doornail here, as in dead-as-a, winter and summer. When the temperature gets into the upper 90s, ol’ Blowhard it is guaranteed to make some sort of whanging noise and stop producing cool, conditioned air. And if the temperature gets into the single digits, as it did recently, it can be counted on to produce another whanging noise and stop producing heat. Just by way of information, I have noted that the summer whanging noise and the winter whanging noise are in different keys. Oh, well. I’ll say this: The guy who sold it to me said it was dependable, and it is. Just not in the way I had imagined. This isn’t the first time it has conked out in the cold, of course. Oh, no. It has been doing that since the day after the warranty expired. But this time it seemed especially uncomfortable, for some reason. What am I saying? It was so cold in here that you got warm by opening the refrigerator. Now, it is true that I come from the farthest northern outpost of Indiana, LaGrange County. The ancestral home is about three miles from the Michigan state line, and it does get cold up there. It’s actually closer to Canada than it is to Indianapolis. When I was a kid, the rule of thumb was that it isn’t really cold until the inside of your nose freezes. While you’re indoors. Our house was heated by a coal furnace, a stoker. My mother laid down three rules about the stoker: I was to keep the hopper filled. I was to remove any and all clinkers (for the uninitiated, the residue from the burnt coal). Only the girls were allowed to stand over the floor register in the kitchen to get warm in the mornings. Boys were expected to keep warm with all that shoveling and clinkering. If I raised an objection, I was told to file it all away – the cold, the coal and the clinkers – under “Character-Building Experiences.” If I persisted, my mother would deliver the conversational coup de grace, the one phrase that was guaranteed to stop me in my tracks: “Grandpa McKenzie would be terribly disappointed to see you acting like this.” Worked every time. As did the furnace. That thing never broke down.

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Anyway, back to the cold. The first time the furnace kicked, a young fellow from the We Fix Furnaces company came out, replaced a part and got it fired up again, a mere 24 shivering hours after I made the call. And then, a week later almost to the minute, something else gorked. Another call, another

technician, another part. Oh, and another 24 hours. Now the house is warm again. I think it’s going to stay that way, too. For one thing, my furnace is practically all new parts. For another, after the second repairman left, I told it Grandpa Stoker would be very disappointed to

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