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It is our position that parents have a responsibility for the overall health of the community by making sure their children are fully vaccinated. Many of the diseases that were once considered eradicated due to successful vaccine programs are now on the rise.

An increasing number of parents are making changes to the recommended vaccine schedule or opting not to vaccinate their children at all.

Outside of a small percentage of children that have health-related issues that prohibit them from being fully vaccinated, most parents are making the choice to exempt their children based on philosophical reasons.

Perhaps this generation has never known a person that has been paralyzed by polio; a person that has died from complications of the measles or a person that has become sterile from the mumps. Recently, cases of pertussis (whooping cough), which is extremely contagious and can be deadly to infants, were reported in several Hamilton County schools.

While it is understood that every good parent should be concerned about the health of their own child, parents must factor in the impact on the health of the community as a whole when making the decision to exempt their children from being vaccinated.

New Year’s resolutions

It is our position that with the new year comes a great opportunity to assess our strengths and weaknesses and make goals to better ourselves. We believe the time to make our New Year’s resolutions is now, so we can come up with an educated plan to make the most of our goal(s).

We urge everyone to take a look at setting up goals and following through over the course of 2012. No one is so perfect they can’t think of anything, or so busy they can’t find the time. Resolutions are not confined to just losing weight and getting more exercise. In fact, we advocate coming up with some creative resolutions. Now is the chance to try something new. Go out and buy a bike and make it your goal to ride two or three times a week. Get certified to scuba dive and take a trip. Learn a new language. These are just a few ideas, but with a little creativity and research we can come up with some ideas more fruitful than just losing 15 pounds.

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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.

Article. I. Section. 4.

Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

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Clause 1: Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Clause 2: Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

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FROM THE BACKSHOP Union Chapel project hits the mark Do you find Union Chapel Road a heck of a lot more navigable these days? If you do, thank the city’s Department of Engineering, which oversaw the massive five-phase project. As the city grows – which we hope it continues to do for a long, long time - the infrastructure must keep up. That’s what the broader Union Chapel project was all about.

So now, before winter comes roaring in, we thankfully have major traffic-flow improvements at a handful of sites, where work began as long ago as summer 2009. The list: Town and Country leading up to Union Chapel (completed fall 2009), Union Chapel north of 166th Street (fall 2010), Pleasant Street leading to Union Chapel and Union Chapel heading north to Conner Street (Oct. 31), Connor east of Union Chapel (Oct. 31) and Union Chapel between Promise Road and Greenfield Avenue. Well done!

••• We’re suckers for art of almost any stripe, so when we heard about the Parks and Recreation Department’s plan to teach classes on making unique, keepsake greeting cards (adults and kids welcome) beginning the first week of January, it caught our attention. We consider this yet another artistic outlet. Give

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg it a shot. Curious or want to register (which is required)? Call the parks staff at 770.5750.

••• The research is back, the research is back!

Look for a little fine-tuning in your newspaper in the not-too-distant future. If you know anything about us, you understand how much we rely on research to pilot this ship. It has served us well – and you and our advertisers, we presume – and that never will change. Let us get through the holidays and keep sifting through the impressive results (thank you for sharing your thoughts!), and we will give you a thorough heads-up as to what to expect and when. Research. It’s pure energy!

Are we truly working on it COMMENTARY

By Terry Anker No one likes to feel undervalued. No one wants to believe that they are not competitive with their peers. Yet even as unemployment lines grow, job creators around this fine nation report refusal of work offers because folks simply take the posture that they’d rather stay home than work for “so little.”

When crushing debt makes it impossible for a person or a family to make ends meet, a job that would otherwise have fed the family is no longer a solution. College students, once taking entrylevel roles, now are wrestling with giant student loan debt and credit card payments racked-up by spring break revelry. And we adults, once coasting on the accumulation of our toil, have no time for retraining or sharpening when a career transition occurs – loss of home equity and, in many cases, old fashioned over-spending have positioned us ill-prepared when things do not progress according to plan.

So, who do we blame? The employee is in-

sulted by the pay, the customer is insulted by the price, and, it seems, the government is insulted by the entrepreneur who is working to bridge the two. If one assumes that most of us are both customers of someone and employees of someone, are we working against ourselves? Does our own spending (whether enticed by overconfidence, stupidity or victimization), lead us to an untenable position and eventual surrender? If the market (all of us when we are customers) is unwilling to pay us enough to meet our bloated personal obligations do we have a right to anger? And, can we envy those employees among us who (through sweat, genetics or luck) thriftily are meeting their responsibilities with room to spare? Is it the system that is broken or is it our willingness to play by its natural rules?

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DISPATCHES » Doing his best – Ryan Suiters, a senior at Noblesville High School, earned the highest honor in Scouting – the rank of Eagle Scout. Ryan, son of Dan and Theresa Suiters, is a member of BSA Troop 101 chartered at Suiters Noblesville First United Methodist Church. His community service Eagle Scout Project is an Ornamental Rain Garden with a brownstone stamped, wheelchair accessible walkway and patio.

Intricate landscaping and benches accent the focal point of his project – a 20-foot flagpole with American Flag that once flew over the State Capitol in Indianapolis. The flag is illuminated by a solar powered pole light. Ryan’s project is located near the community park in Cicero. » Salary schedule – The Noblesville Common Council recently approved the annual salaries of elected officials during its Nov. 29 meeting. Monies for the salaries are equally distributed from the General Fund and the Wastewater Fund – unless otherwise noted. The new salaries will begin on Jan. 1, 2012 and include: mayor – $99,554; clerk-treasurer – $75,378; city court judge – $36,555 (General Fund); common council: Monthly salary – $1,165.34; Yearly salary – $3,932.53 (Wastewater Fund)

Post-Thanksgiving meltdown COMMENTARY

By Danielle Wilson What do you get when you mix a hormonal soccer mom, eight hyperactive children and 14 strands of tangled Christmas lights? A bowl full of holiday crazy, that’s what! Read on for details of my day-after-Thanksgiving meltdown.

I could tell Friday was going to be rough almost as soon as I woke up. The kitchen still bore the battles scars of the previous day’s feast, so I spent the first 30 minutes of my day unloading the dishwasher and emptying the sink – never a good start. By the time my husband arrived downstairs, I was in a mood. We proceeded to get in to a heated debate over the Kindle Fire versus the Nook e-reader, and the probability that our 10-year-old daughter would lose such an expensive item should Santa bring her one for Christmas. Doo was driving me so crazy that I happily sent him packing for his overnight hunting trip.

Shortly thereafter, my sister-in-law dropped off her three kids to play with ours. Two neighborhood children also miraculously appeared at some point, so that by lunchtime I had eight little munchkins between the ages of 6 and 11 running amok and fighting over the computer, Xbox and television. I finally kicked everyone outside to literally play with knives and hunt snakes.

Alone at last, I made the unfortunate decision to start setting up for Christmas. I thought it would get me out of my post-holiday PMS funk. I put on Nat King Cole, pulled some

boxes out of storage and began organizing my lighted village. Suddenly, four little girls descended upon me and completely usurped my town-planning power. Fine. I turned my attention to lighting the back deck.

After a solid 30 minutes of detangling icicle lights, I discovered half of the strings didn’t work at all, and the other half would only partially light. So I spent another half hour in a futile attempt to replace blown fuses and minilights. I ended up throwing away all but three strands, which of course covered only one side of our deck, and abandoned the whole flippin’ project when I realized the outlet location wasn’t going to work anyway. Curse you, electricity!

Frustrated and frankly ready to shove Christmas up the chimney, I returned to my quaint village display. Holy mother! Who broke my lighthouse? And what idiot places Santa’s cottage in the town square! That’s when I knew I’d snapped. I quickly sent all non-offspring home, gathered up my precious angels, and abandoned the house for greener pastures, aka the movie theater. I’m not exaggerating when I say that buttered popcorn saved my sanity (and my sad little village) that evening. Peace out.

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Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Toby Theater. To order tickets, visit www.IndianaBalletConservatory.org. » Tentative agreement – Noblesville Schools and the Noblesville Teachers Forum have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for the 2011-12 school year.

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Cops help keep kids warm with clothes, smiles

By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com As temperatures continued to drop Dec. 3, the importance of the “Shop with a Cop” program, which provides warm winter clothes to Hamilton County children, was never more evident at Noblesville’s Meijer store.

“It’s especially gratifying for us as law enforcement officers to meet these families with a smile on our faces and a smile on their faces to do something nice,” said Noblesville Police Officer Jon Williams, who has coordinated the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 198’s “Shop with a Cop” program all 14 years. “It’s a positive interaction with the public. Sometimes when we meet people it’s the Williams most traumatic event going on in their life. They get to see us on a different level in a different light.”

“Shop with a Cop” participants walk around the store and, with the help of Noblesville police officers and their wives and sometimes children, pick out a number of winter clothes, including coats, gloves, shirts, pants, boots and even underwear and pajamas. Once all of the children have the proper clothes for the cold weather, they head over to the toy department to select a present.

“That’s when they really open up,” said Williams. “The trip down the toy aisle is probably the most popular part for the kids and officers alike.”

This year, 85 children participated in the program. Williams said because the F.O.P. Lodge collects money from all parts of Hamilton County, with the exception of Carmel, its “Shop with a Cop” program is open to all families within the county. Participants – infants through 16-year-olds – in the program come from a holiday assistance list given to the Noblesville F.O.P. by Nancy Chance of Good Samaritan Network.

“During the 14 years the program has grown, and the need has grown,” said Williams. “The amount of families being submitted has grown.”

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Williams said the event included 27 non-officer volunteers – evenly split between wives and children – and two spouses assisted even though their husbands were working and couldn’t participate.

“It’s really a family event for us,” he said. “We could not host this event without our kids and spouses helping us. We don’t have the manpower and, all stereotypes aside, my wife is a better shopper. She can stretch a dollar.”

“It brings us together tighter as a group,” added F.O.P. Lodge President Mike Sadler. “We definitely appreciate the community’s support in making the ‘Shop with a Cop’ program possible.”

For the past six years, the “Shop with a Cop” event has been at Meijer, 17000 Mercantile Blvd. in Noblesville. The store devoted four lanes strictly to check out the families and police officers and provided them with a meeting space and refreshments for the day-long event. Meijer also donated gift cards to each child.

“Every year is just great – they rolled out the red carpet. We even had an employee assigned to the F.O.P.,” Williams said.

Noblesville’s F.O.P. raises money for the “Shop with a Cop” program by a telemarketing drive each year, donations at or after the event, direct donations from individuals and businesses and from the Noblesville High School “Cops vs. Kids Flag Football Game.” Williams said those interested in making a donation can contact him at 770-5754 or mail the donation to: Noblesville F.O.P. Lodge No. 198, P.O. Box 1303, Noblesville 46061.

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Current investigates why the county has two child advocacy centers Editor’s note: With a tug-of-war over child advocacy support services in Hamilton County, we decided to let those on the front lines of the issue tell the story. In the interest of disclosure, Current Publishing, LLC is a sponsor of Chaucie’s Place, which is a part of this story. Current Publishing owns this newspaper, but its owners and officers did not participate in this special report.

By Jordan Fischer and Kevin Kane editorial@youarecurrent.com Three children were in the care of the Carmel Police Dept. in October immediately after losing their parents in a murdersuicide at the family’s townhome. CPD took the children to Chaucie’s Place, a child advocacy center in Carmel, where they would await the help of the Department of Child Services and other members of a multidisciplinary interview team.

DCS, however, had kept its agents away from Chaucie’s Place since July 1, 2010 – and this case was no exception.

“It showed me that, even in extreme circumstances like that, DCS was not willing to allow its personnel to go to that location, and I said, ‘I’m not going to allow this to continue from this point on,’” said Carmel Police Chief Tim Green.

After that incident, Green ordered CPD to begin taking all of its cases involving minors to Green another Hamilton County child advocacy center – The Cherish Center, 493 Westfield Rd., Noblesville.

“Ultimately what made that decision was that DCS would not go to Chaucie’s Place,” Green said. “There were several instances when our department was involved in investigations and, had DCS gone to Chaucie’s Place, it would have been a smoother process in meeting the needs of the minors … I was no longer willing to accept that there was a potential here for a problem.”

How we got here

On Sept. 7, 2009, the Board of Directors of Chaucie’s Place received a letter from Doug Carter Carter, then Hamilton County sheriff, expressing his concerns that, without a “substantial change of direction,” law enforcement no longer would be able to conduct interviews of child victims at the CAC. The letter was undersigned by police chiefs from four major county departments: Kevin Jowitt, Noblesville; Michael Fogarty, then Carmel; George Kehl, Fishers; and David Hildebrand, Cicero.

Referring only to “historic issues” with the “operation and direction” of Chaucie’s Place, the letter lays out three options for the future of the child advocacy process in Hamilton County.

The first option was for the majority of the Chaucie’s Place board to resign; their replacements to be selected by undersigned law enforcement. Option Two was the creation of a new 501(c) (3) corporation which would operate as a child advocacy center, ef-

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fectively creating a competing organization. Option Three was the creation of a new nonprofit organization, into which Chaucie’s Place would then be folded.

Stories differ as to why reconciliation ultimately failed – despite apparent efforts by Sonia Leerkamp Leerkamp, then Hamilton County prosecutor and a founder and former board member of Chaucie’s Place, Carter, and eventually, the intercession of James Payne, director of the Indiana Department of Child Services – the result being the formation of The Cherish Center, a new 501(c) (3) organization created by Carter and other supporters, including several prominent former members of the Chaucie’s Place organization: Wendy Rayburn, former executive director; Judge Jerry Barr, former board president; and Deb Keaton, former forensic interviewer.

Leerkamp, no longer officially affiliated with Chaucie’s Place, contends that problems stemmed from a failure on DCS’ part to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies, a dispute over the termination of Rayburn from her position at Chaucie’s Place, and personality clashes between herself and others.

Citing a desire to ease those tensions, Leerkamp resigned her position from the board toward the end of 2009.

“There was a great deal of concern that I was having too great an influence on the board,” she said.

On Jan. 4, 2010, Payne sent a letter to the heads of both CACs setting an ultimatum of 10 days, by which time, he wrote, the two should come up with a compromise that would combine the two groups into one entity.

“I always expected that, at some point, they would all agree to figure it out,” Payne said. “It Payne

wasn’t that they even agreed to peaceful disagreement. It was harsh disagreement. The animosity I saw was unique in the field of child welfare, in

my experience.”

On Feb. 18, 2010, following a letter from both groups stating that they could not reconcile, Payne informed the two sides that his staff would participate exclusively in interviews held at The Cherish Center.

“One of my responsibilities is to ensure that our staff locally isn’t torn apart because they have to choose personally between one CAC or another,” Payne said, when questioned why making a choice was necessary. “We talk about having a passion for kids, but what I saw was that tenet festering in Hamilton County. It was a hard decision I felt I had to make.”

On July 21, 2010, Leerkamp informed law enforcement and DCS that she would not prosecute any cases involving interviews conducted at The Cherish Center. She later retracted that statement.

“I have reflected a lot on my actions, and whether I was motivated by power or ego … and I think it’s hard not to be,” Leerkamp said.

“For whatever responsibility I had in causing (the split), I regret it terribly.”

“I have reflected a lot on my actions, and whether I was motivated by power or ego … and I think it’s hard not to be. For whatever responsibility I had in causing (the split),

I regret terribly.”

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The lack of any DCS presence at Chaucie’s Place, - Sonia Leerkamp beyond a breakdown of the multi-disciplinary interview team, represents a significant portion of referrals – and more than $30,000 in state funding – now being directed toward The Cherish Center. The remaining portion of cases Chaucie’s Place could have expected to see, most of them originating from CPD – which referred 44 of the 189 cases Chaucie’s Place saw in 2010 – has disappeared as well.

Toby Stark, executive director of Chaucie’s Place, expressed her dismay at Carmel’s decision, saying she believed DCS was exerting undue pressure on law enforcement agencies to choose The Cherish Center.

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DCS NUMBERS BY COUNTY

“With a level playing field, the Quillen took her life that same year. law enforcement agencies should She was 21. determine where these children are Since its inception, the mission of best served,” Stark said. “It’s not the Chaucie’s Place – to serve as a safe CHINS Children Total responsibility of DCS to determine space for interviews of alleged child County per 1,000 under 18 CHINS whether or not Hamilton County victims – has been driven

by Quillen’s children needs two CACs – it already has memory. But while the center was creParke 3,585 6 1.7 them.” ated to serve as an advocate for HamGreen said CPD would still ilton County children and families, Tipton 3,772 22 5.8 be using Chaucie’s Place if DCS exactly how it will continue to do so Jasper 8,526 10 1.2 attended interviews there, and moving forward is not entirely clear.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee The community’s support for Clinton 9,175 67 7.3 Buckingham said his office has not Chaucie’s Place seemingly never has Boone 15,534 38 2.4 noticed a difference in the quality been stronger, as the nonprofit raised of interviews conducted at both record-breaking amounts during its Hancock 18,032 48 2.7 centers. annual fundraisers in 2010 and 2011.

Madison 29,943 289 9.7 Still, Payne said the need in the But with all but the Westfield Police Hendricks 36,778 43 1.2 county is far too low to justify two Dept. now referring cases to The CherCACs. With only 1.1 CHINS ish Center, Chaucie’s Place could (Children in Need of Services) be forced to serve the community Hamilton 80,421 90 1.1 per 1,000 children younger in a different way if it is to remain a than 18, Hamilton County has the separate entity.

Allen 94,334 862 9.1 lowest rate of children in the DCS “We’re going to have to change our Lake 130,241 2123 16.3 system in the state. In fact, despite direction next year,” Stark said. “Behaving a child population of just cause our interview numbers are so Marion 227,659 2665 11.7 over 80,000, Payne said Hamilton low, the board and I have made a deciDespite having one of the highest child populations in InCounty places a smaller per capita sion that next year we will focus more diana, Hamilton County has the lowest CHINS (“Children demand on DCS services than Jasin Need of Services”) rate in the state. (Numbers provided on prevention.” per or Tipton counties, with child Payne said the need for prevention by the Indiana Department of Child Services) populations of 8,526 and 3,772 reprograms is great and government dolspectively – more than 10 times smaller than Hamilton County. lars nationwide are being shifted to fund preventative measures.

On the flip side, Indiana’s two largest counties, Lake and As things stand now, however, he does not see conducting forenMarion, with child populations of more than 130,000 and sic interviews in the future of Hamilton County’s original CAC. 227,000, respectively, have an average of 14 CHINS cases per As CPD’s Green witnessed in October, DCS case workers have 1,000 children. And neither been instructed to stay away one of them, Payne points out, from Chaucie’s Place. It’s an has two CACs. In fact, Lake order that Payne said he does County doesn’t have a CAC. not expect to rescind in the “At what point can Hamilnear future. ton County justify two CACs “His job isn’t to regulate when every other county in the the number of social service state needs one?” Payne asked. agencies in the county; his job The matter of funding for is to set policy that protects the two entities lurks behind our children,” Stark said in an the debate. Other than funds email. “Policy that prevents his received from a federal victim case workers from participatassistance grant, the entirety ing in the forensic interviews of Chaucie’s $250,000 annual at both CACs is not good budget is supported by private child protection policy.”

- Toby Stark Chaucie’s Place has not had donations. And while The Cherish Center will receive a an active service contract with little more than $30,000 this year from DCS, an equal amount of DCS since July, meaning DCS will not compensate the CAC for its $101,000 annual budget will come from corporate donors. forensic interviews. Yet the center is not asking for payment and Though both sides contend that their respective organizations only requests DCS’ presence during interviews. are on solid financial footing, they concede that two CACs “comWithout DCS, part of the multidisciplinary team is missing. peting” for the same pot of community dollars ultimately could At the least, caseworkers must be brought up to end in trouble for both. speed and must review interview tapes at a later time. In some situations, Payne acknowledged Moving forward that DCS must subject alleged victims to a second While differing opinions pulled the two sides apart, all parinterview. Eliminating the need for multiple interties involved – including DCS – agree that the story and legacy views is one of the primary purposes of a CAC. of Chaucie’s Place must somehow be preserved. The center this Asked to comment on DCS’ role in such situayear celebrated its 10th anniversary of serving Hamilton County tions, Payne said, “It is unfortunate.” children.

His reasons for maintaining a firm stance Chaucie’s Place opened six years after the death of its nameagainst interviews conducted at Chaucie’s Place, sake, Chaucie Quillen, who committed suicide in 1995. For eight he said, are rooted in his strong desire to prevent years, Quillen was repeatedly raped by her father, Phillip Quillen, the divisive problems of the past from arising once until she left home and filed charges against him in 1992. Three again. According to Payne, not only could using years later, her father was convicted of sexual battery and senboth centers retrigger the animosity that previtenced to six years of probation.

“Policy that prevents his case workers from participating in the forensic interviews at both CACs

is not good child protection policy.”

Police at the scene of a murder-suicide at a Carmel townhome in October. After the incident, children were removed from the home and taken to Chaucie’s Place, but Department of Child Services case workers were instructed to stay away from the center. ously existed between the two, but he added that he has heard of instances in which law enforcement agencies were confused as to which center they should bring alleged victims, unnecessarily delaying interviews.

But ultimately, Payne said the parties from both centers need to compromise.

“My goal here was to force a marriage between the two. There were lots of opportunities that fell apart,” he said. “I think it was an easy decision. They needed to merge. But they were unwilling to think that children were more important.”

The missed opportunities, Payne said, include Chaucie’s forced relocation, which occurred Dec. 3, when the CAC moved to 4607 East 106th St., Carmel. Stark said the leaders of Chaucie’s Place are “100 percent” open to discussing “how the two centers can help and work with the child victims of Hamilton County cooperatively,” though she said they don’t yet know how exactly that would be accomplished.

“I suppose the best of all worlds would be to take the abilities, assets and skills that both centers offer and create a comprehensive location that provides the best possible service to our communities,” said Chaucie’s Place board president Dan Stevens.

Carter said The Cherish Center also is open to such a discussion, but very little progress has been made to this point. “(Chaucie’s Place) still talks about doing all of the forensic interviews,” Carter said. “According to their Web site, they’re still the same as they were three years ago. That doesn’t sound like they’re willing to compromise.”

Simply abandoning forensic interviews isn’t an easy solution for Chaucie’s Place, Stark said. If the center only offered educational programming, it would lose its status as a CAC. Because the community created the center in the wake of Quillen’s death, Stark said becoming a different organization would mean Chaucie’s Place “would not be doing what the community created it to do.”

Regardless of how this situation plays out, Carter – himself one of the key players in the creation of Chaucie’s Place – said he does not want to see its powerful story lost.

“What Chaucie’s Place becomes is really up to them,” he said.

“If there are things I can do to help them, I certainly will do that.

I have great respect for the people there and Chaucie’s story … I would absolutely talk to them anytime they would like to talk.”

“I think it was an easy decision.

They needed to merge.

But they were unwilling to think that children were more important.”

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Not a trivial experience for Jeopardy! contestant

By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com She is the latest Hamilton County resident to win on Jeopardy! Who is Julia Kozicki of Noblesville?

Last Tuesday evening, Kozicki, 42, defeated Jeopardy! champion Bhibha Das of Mount Zion, Ill., and fellow contestant Rich Beimer of Clarksville, Tenn.

“It’s been crazy, people at work and around here have been talking about it,” she said. “I got 200 texts and Facebook messages tonight (Dec. 6).”

Going into Final Jeopardy, Kozicki had a slim $1,800 lead on Beimer, who was comfortably ahead of the competition midway through Double Jeopardy before betting $13,000 on a Daily Double.

“When he was way ahead it was certainly disappointing,” said Kozicki. “If he gets it we are done, and he didn’t.”

After Beimer’s miss, Kozicki took control of the game by answering four of the five questions in the HUD secretaries category and secured her victory by correctly answering the last question with a smile on her face.

“I did not have a moment’s hesitation on the Final Jeopardy question,” she said. “You have a lot of time to think about your wager during the commercial break. I had bet $1 more than him if he got it.”

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petition and was just $1,000 away from first place as the Final Jeopardy question was asked – “The cup presented since 1887 to the man who wins this is inscribed ‘single handed champion of the world.” Kozicki began writing the correct answer of Wimbledon but changed it to the U.S. Open.

For her trivia knowledge, Kozicki won $28,401 as champion and $2,000 for placing second. The money she won will not be sent to her until 120 days after the show aired. Kozicki said her earnings will be used to pay off bills and for family travel plans.

“Anyone looking for a lovely Christmas present will have to wait,” she said with a smile.

The 1987 Noblesville High School graduate is no stranger to televised trivia games as she competed on the school’s “Brain Game” team three of her four years. Kozicki also creates much of

her trivia knowledge to playing a lot of Trivial Pursuit with her parents growing up.

Kozicki said Jeopardy! records a week’s worth of episodes (five) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then Trebek takes two weeks off before asking questions again. The episodes are recorded as they are shown during the week with a short break in between episodes for the winner to change clothes.

“It was very fun, it was interesting,” she said, adding that the rounds go quickly especially Double Jeopardy as it contains no breaks. “I was asked once if I had any brain lapses where I buzzed in and didn’t know the answer but I really couldn’t remember because it’s been two months (since the show was taped).”

Kozicki said the contestants have little interaction with Trebek besides the brief on air Q&A and after the show wraps as everyone stands

Jeopardy! winner Julia Kozicki has this advice for anyone wanting to be a contestant on the long-time trivia show: “Sign up for an online test right now.” Kozicki said more information about online tests can be found at www.jeopardy.com.

“You don’t have to have a perfect score. I know I missed my very first question,” she explained. “They don’t tell you the passing score.”

After taking the online test, the next step is receiving an in-person interview. Kozicki has her interview in Lexington, Ky. There she took another test, was interviewed and practiced using the hand buzzers. If you do well on the online test and aren’t notified about a followup interview don’t get discouraged. Kozicki said she passed the online test but didn’t make the interview cut and had to wait the mandated two years before trying again. It was on her second try that she made the cut and competed in Los Angeles.

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together talking. Following those few minutes after the show, the contestants get their picture taken with Trebek, who asked Kozicki one final question – “What’s going on with the Colts?”

Paying it forward at Christmas COMMENTARY

By Krista Bocko I was talking with my family last week about a cool idea I read on a blog – a “paying it forward” sort of thing. The idea is to either decide on acts of kindness to do each day for a couple weeks leading up to Christmas, or to let a situation present itself each day, and to follow through to show another human being extra kindness in this season.

Sometimes I struggle with feeling “Grinchy” during the holidays. I want the holidays to be meaningful, but what does that mean and how do I do it? I often become too focused on my wants, my agenda, my to-do list, the next place I have to be, and so on and so on. I feel overwhelmed and unable to enjoy the season. I want my kids to experience the joy of giving to others, but I have to set that example. How do I even start?

The premise is simple: Seek out ways to give freely to others, often strangers, this holiday season. One of the ideas I read was to buy a gift card to the store that you’re in when you check out – it can be just $5 – and then either give it to someone as you’re leaving the store or stick it under someone’s windshield wiper.

How cool would that be? What about this – pay for the person behind you in the coffee shop line. Tip the barista extra. Spend time with an elderly neighbor who craves company. Bake cookies and leave them on someone’s doorstep with a note. Handwrite a note to someone who meant a lot to you growing up. Teach a child something you wish someone had taught you (or did teach you) when you were a kid. Donate stuff you don’t want or need to a local charity. Donate food to a food pantry. Shovel your neighbor’s sidewalk after a snow. Babysit for a single mom or dad.

Hide quarters in a vending machine change slot.

Compliment people freely. Wish the driver who cut you off well. Let go of a grudge.

I’m on a roll but also out of space. We plan to brainstorm ideas and make a list. Getting stuff isn’t just what a good life is made of; it’s being good to each other however we can. Merry Christmas!

Krista Bocko lives in “Old Town” Noblesville with her husband and four children. She can be reached via her blog at www.cachetwrites. com.

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School board approves new district maps

By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com The plan is now in place for kindergarten to eighth grade students as new district maps have been approved by the NoblesKozicki ville School Board. This will be the second consecutive year that Noblesville Schools will redraw elementary school boundaries. Students that were affected this year following Forest Hill’s closing in June did not face changes with the new redistricting lines.

The maps outline the attendance areas for the district’s seven elementary schools and two middle schools and are effective with the 2012-13 school year. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, elementary schools will house kindergarten through fifth-graders and the middle schools will teach sixth to eighth grade students.

Officials said the approved maps contained changes from the first maps presented earlier this year. The redistricting committee met to review the original maps after new enrollment data became available in mid-September.

“We improved the balance between buildings with the free and reduced lunch population,” said Julia Kozicki, a school board member who served on the redistricting committee. “We also

put more students at NMS West to accommodate the area going to grow at Sagamore and Stony Ridge.”

The differences in the earlier elementary map and the one approved include keeping Harbour Woods at Hinkle Creek; Hazel Dell Woods at Hazel Dell; Sagamore, Sagamore East and Stony Ridge at Stony Creek; Rivers Edge, River Run and Westridge at Noble Crossing; and moving Green Valley to White River.

The board amended the Hazel Dell and Noble Crossing districts, but otherwise approved the maps as proposed by the redistricting committee. The amendments moved Slater Farms North back to Hazel Dell and moved the proposed Promenade development along the north side of Ind. 32 between Little Chicago Road and Mill Creek road to Noble Crossing.

School Board member Chris Hamm suggested the amendments saying the Slater Farms North area lived adjacent to Hazel Dell.

“It’s not a large group of students,” explained Kozicki.

The difference in the middle school maps is that the dividing line on the new map follows White River through the township – moving the Riverwood neighborhood and Overdorf Road area to Noblesville West Middle School.

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How St.Vincent Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James Bicos helped the U.S. gymnastics team bring home the gold at the 2011 Pan Am games.

Throughout most of the year, Dr. James Bicos focuses on helping Central Indiana residents overcome orthopedic injuries. But, for a couple of weeks last month, he applied his trade in the high-pressure environment of the Pan Am Games.

managed to compete in the floor competition and uneven bars, helping the team win the gold medal.

Dr. Bicos served as the team physician for the U.S. Gymnastics Team in this year’s games, held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In previous years, he has traveled with the team to London and Rotterdam for the World Gymnastic Championships. This time, though, the stakes were higher. “These gymnasts train for years just for this event,” Dr. Bicos said. “Their entire careers hang in the balance.”

Now home in Indiana, Dr. Bicos is back to helping college Dr. James Bicos athletes, weekend warriors, and even non-athletes overcome everything from sprains and strains to complex joint problems. But his experience in the Pan Am Games has made him a better doctor, he says.

While the team fared well, success didn’t come easily. Two days before the full-team competition began, Indiana’s own Bridget Sloan suffered a freak foot laceration. With just 48 hours before she was slated to compete, Bicos and his team had to act fast.

“I really understand where athletes and other patients are coming from when they want to get back on track,” he said.

“And if USA Gymnastics trusts me with their athletes, I hope other people will trust me with their injuries, too.”

“We sutured it up, glued it, and came up with a custom tape job to splint the area,” he said. Sloan had to sit out the beam and vault competition, but thanks to Bicos’ handiwork — along with some help from St.Vincent associate Holly Heitzman, who was on the trip with the USA Synchro Team — Sloan

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Bicos at St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast, contact his office directly at 317-415-5885.

He is located in Suite 304.

of connecting with patients on a personal level.

“At St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast we strive to provide high-quality care in a manner that assures our patients and their families that we genuinely care for them,” said Dr. Blankenship. “We try to be personable and do whatever it takes to ensure they’re comfortable when we’re caring for them. The staff here is also close with one another, and I think our patients benefit from that.”

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Hamilton County Parks, and the City of Westfield for the 7th Annual Race to the New Year!

Sponsored by St.Vincent, the race is a 5k run/walk through Cool Creek Park. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 9 a.m. Each

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To better serve the Fishers community’s growing healthcare needs, St.Vincent Medical Center Northeast is expanding to become St.Vincent Fishers Hospital — a comprehensive medical center designed to provide a wide range of new amenities and services to area patients. Among them are all-in-one Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum rooms.

These innovative rooms are specially designed for expecting mothers, enabling them to remain in the comfort of one room from the beginning of their labor until the day they return home with their new babies. The LDRP rooms offer many of the comforts of home for mother, baby and family members, and even includes a full-size Murphy bed for overnight stays. From ceiling to floor, the Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum rooms at St.Vincent Fishers are designed to give mothers and their families the comfort they deserve during this exciting time in their lives.

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Christmas recipes Cinnamon Fingers

INGREDIENTS: • 1 cup unsalted butter • 5 Tbsp. sugar • 2 cups flour • 1 tsp. vanilla Topping • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, five tablespoons sugar and flour in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in ingredients until mixture is crumbly. Add vanilla; mix with hands to form a smooth dough.

2. Using small pieces of dough, shape in “pinky fingers,” about 1/2inch wide and 2-inches long. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, being careful not to over bake.

3. Mix the topping ingredients and put in a small bowl.

4. Remove cookies from oven and gently roll in topping mixture to coat evenly. Cool on wire rack.

The recipe for “Cinnamon Fingers” was submitted by Current reader Sue Trent of Noblesville. “This is a favorite of everyone I have ever given them to during the holidays,” she said. “If you want to make them more festive you can use colored sugar.” If you have a holiday recipe to share with the community, please email Robert Herrington at robert@ youarecurrent.com. Recipes can also be mailed to 30 S. Rangeline Rd., Carmel, IN 46032.

Almond Cherry Biscotti

INGREDIENTS: • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup sugar • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed • 2 eggs • 1 tablespoon whole milk • 1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® pure vanilla extract • 1 cup chopped almonds • 1 cup halved candied cherries DIRECTIONS: 1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

2. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and vanilla; stir into flour mixture until blended. Stir in almonds and cherries (dough will be crumbly).

3. Divide dough in half; shape into two balls. On an ungreased baking sheet, shape each half into a 10-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle.

4. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool for 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a sharp knife into 3/4-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets.

5. Bake for 15 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2 dozen.

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This new and exciting destination will impress guests with a top-notch American grille, a 21st Century pub featuring a one-of-a-kind LED bar top and a Las Vegas-style race wagering lounge. Guests will also enjoy hassle-free parking via a connected garage and valet service. The Winner’s Circle will encompass a bold and unique atmosphere, classic and innovative flavors, non-stop excitement and unbeatable customer service!

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Now to Dec. 20 – Continue a family tradition and take a hayride to the field to choose and cut your own Christmas tree during Stonycreek Farm’s Country Christmas, 11366 Ind. 38 East, Noblesville. You will also find a wide selection of freshly cut trees, fresh wreaths and garland at the greenhouse. Sip hot cider and browse through the gift shop featuring custom-made wreaths and other unique items. For more information, call 773-3344 or visit www.stonycreekfarm.net.

Now to Dec. 31 – Tempt your taste buds as you stroll through a wonderland of gingerbread creations in all shapes and sizes at Gingerbread Village at Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. Guests can visit the Science Lab for some gingerbread-themed experiments. Gingerbread village will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday. For more information, call 776-6006 or visit www.connerprairie.org.

around the bonfire and join in the dancing, singing and good conversation at the Campell family holiday party. Tour start times are staggered between 5:30 to 9 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 776-6006.

Friday to Jan. 7, 2012 – Grab your golden ticket as Civic Theatre presents Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” at The Tarkington, 3 Center Green, Carmel. Performances are 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday with no shows on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Join Charlie Bucket and his quirky cohorts on a tantalizing tour of the mysterious candy-maker’s fantastical factory. For more information, call 843-3800 or visit www. civictheatre.org.

Thursday to Sunday – Proudly The Carmel Repertory Presents Its Holiday Season Offering Theater presents “A Saturday – The Winter Market at Carmel Christmas Carol” at City Center will feature 20 vendors from the The Studio Theater, 3 Carmel Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon.

Center Green, Carmel.

The Winter Market will be held in a storefront Produced by Susan Creviston Performances are 8 p.m. at 719 Hanover Place on the interior of Carmel Directed by Jonathan Horton Thursday through Saturday City Center, located on the southwest corner of Choreographed By JoEllen Ambuehl and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Based City Center Drive and Rangeline Road. For more upon the book by Charles Dickinformation, visit www.carmelcitycenter.com. ens, an old miser who makes excuses for his unSunday – Come be merry with the Hamilton caring nature learns real compassion when three County Parks & Recreation as they welcome ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. For more Mrs. Claus and the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa information, call 843-3800 or call www.thecenClaus, during the Holly Jolly Jamboree from 1:30 terfortheperformingarts.org. to 3:30 p.m. at Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000-1 Friday to Sunday – It just wouldn’t be the 151st St., Westfield. The Claus’ will be available holidays without a trip on the Polar Bear Exfor pictures throughout the event. From 1:30 to press. The 17th Annual Polar Bear Express is 2:30 p.m. Jingle John of Silly Safaris will be prea holiday tradition for many families who enjoy senting his Animals of the North Pole program story time, a train ride with refreshments, a visit which will include several animals that like the with Santa and a special gift for each child. The cold weather, including a reindeer. For more inPolar Bear Express departs from the Fishers Train formation, call 774-2500 or visit www.hamiltonStation, 11601 Municipal Dr. There are multiple county.in.gov/ParkCalDetails.asp?id=9230. departures each day and reservations are reDec. 31 – Start your New Year’s resolution to quired. For more information, call 773-6000 or get in shape with “Race to the New Year” at visit www.itm.org.

Cool Creek Park, 2000-1 151st St., Westfield. The Friday and Saturday – ‘Twas the night before Hamilton County Parks and Recreation DepartChristmas more than 175 years ago and you and ment is partnering with Washington Township your family are in Prairietown helping prepare Parks and Recreation and Westfield Parks and for the holidays. During Conner Prairie by Recreation for this 5th Annual 5K walk and run.

Candlelight, guests will visit different homes in Awards will be given in seven age groups. RegisPrairietown on this family-friendly, 60-minute tration begins at 8:15 a.m. with the race starting guided tour. Chat and joke with the Rowdies at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 574-9450.

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A cheesy, long-dormant franchise about talking simians rebooted? Starring James Franco, he of the seemingly stoned Oscar-hosting gig?

And a title containing two clauses? (What’s the sequel to this movie going to be called, I joked, “Return of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes”?)

Then I saw the movie, and the giggling stopped. Easily the best movie of this past summer, “RotPotA” is a thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking film – goofy title and all.

Set in the near-future, the story entails a young scientist, Will (Franco), who develops

a serum to cure Alzheimer’s. He tests it on a chimpanzee, Caesar (Andy Serkis provides the voice and body-motion capture), whose intelligence soars.

As the ape grows smarter, he begins figuring out that taking orders from people isn’t really his bag. After being imprisoned in a facility for apes run by some cruel humans, Caesar leads a revolt against their evil overseers.

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Holiday event concludes farmers’ market season

By Robert Herrington robert@youarecurrent.com A special Holiday Farmers Market held on Dec. 3 at the Hamilton County 4-H Grounds Exhibition Hall C, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville, wrapped up the Noblesville Farmers’ Market season as patrons purchased crafts, art and gifts.

“The event is good, we need Amy Ebbinghaus, from left, and Dana Thompson help to keep it,” said Noblesville Main Street Executive Director customer Shelly France.

Photo by Robert Herrington Joe Arrowood. “We had plenty of vendors with this to buy for Christmas. It was Thompson, who is a board member of Noblesa good time to have it.” ville Main Street and a vendor during the farmers’ Arrowood said the event included more than market summer season, anticipates a 20 percent 50 vendors and a steady crowd of shoppers. increase in her profit from last year’s event.

“It’s a nice opportunity for these people to show “A lot of people came out and did their holitheir products,” he said. “We had a good turnout. day shopping,” she said.

You might think it’s starting to slow down but The farmers market is presented each year by then in comes another group of people.

Noblesville Main Street in partnership with the Dana Thompson of Danawear definitely encity of Noblesville and Riverview Hospital. For joyed the steady flow of customers as and Amy more information about the market, contact Ebbinghaus kept replenishing their display with Noblesville Main Street at 776-0205. handmade jewelry and accessories.

“We’re always looking for diverse vendors to “I think we had an exceptional turnout,” said grow and provide a good variety,” Thompson Thompson. “It was very well attended.” said.

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‘Homeward Bound for the Holidays’ campaign under way at Humane Society Current in Noblesville Every December the Humane Society of Hamilton County holds its annual “Homeward Bound for the Holidays” campaign designed Stevens to find homes for the 50 animals that have waited the longest or have the most urgent need. The “Featured 50” is comprised of 25 dogs and 25 cats.

“Our ‘Featured 50’ includes so many seniors this year,” said Rebecca Stevens, HSHC executive director. “We have seen an inordinate amount of animals surrendered by their families who are 10 years and older this year which is absolutely heart‐breaking.”

In an effort to incent adoptions of the older pets this month, Stevens said a donor has come forward who will make a $50 donation to the shelter for every animal adopted from the “Featured 50” list who is 10 years or older. To further entice adopters, a drawing will be held each week leading up to Christmas offering a different prize package for those who adopted from the featured list. Two prize packages will

be given out each week – one for a “Featured 50” cat adopter and one for a dog adopter.

Remaining prize packages include: Now to Saturday – Two adopters will win a $150 shopping spree compliments of Pet Supplies Plus.

Sunday to Dec. 24 – Two adopters will win a free wellness package including vaccinations on the anniversary due date of their new pet and one year of free heartworm and flea/tick preventative compliments of the Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic.

Additionally, all adoptions include the spaying/neutering of the pet, vaccinations, microchipping, 30 days of pet insurance, a free wellness exam and a 5-lb. bag of food.

“We have an unbelievable selection of dogs and cats waiting for homes,” said HSHC Marketing Manager Jennifer Judd. “None of them deserve to wake up in a shelter Christmas morning.”

For more information on sponsoring a pet for the holidays or the “Featured 50” campaign, call the shelter at 773‐4974 or visit www.hamiltonhumane.com.

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DISPATCHES » Nutritional talk – Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Point Blank Nutrition will host a talk at the Hilton Garden Inn (13090 Pennsylvania St., Carmel) titled “Osteoporsis: Is Your Treatment Plan Placing You at Risk for Hip Replacent and Cardiovascular Disease? The Truth About Osteoporisis and What Your Doctor May Not Know.” For more information, visit www.pointblanknutrition.com. » Well-done meat linked to cancer – A new study has found that men have a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer if they consume a lot of ground beef and other red meat—especially if the meat is grilled or well-done. The men in the study who ate about two servings of hamburger or meatloaf per week were more than twice as likely to have been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer as the men who ate none. But most of that increase in risk can be attributed to how the meat was cooked.

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Alan Carmin, from left, Becky Terry, Jerry Collins, Dr. Kareti, Mike Grubb, Bill Taylor and Roz Brown provide the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville with a plaque and AED. Photo provided by Sarah Matthews

Boys & Girls Club receives life-saving equipment editorial@youarecurrent.com Cardiologist Dr. Kiran Kareti and Roz Brown, director of the catheterization labs at Community Heart and Vascular, recently presented the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville with a full-rescue automated external defibrillator (AED) at their Community Center location, 150 N. 17th St. The full-rescue AED offers Real CPR Help, a technological feature that can “see” the actions of a person administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and provide feedback to assist during a medical emergency. When cardiac arrest occurs, only 50 percent of victims will need a shock. The remaining 50 percent require highquality CPR. The AED audio and visual prompts assist in rescue with assurance and precision.

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According to the American Heart Association, nearly 300,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur each year, with a survival rate of less than 8 percent. Only 32 percent of those victims receive bystander CPR. Effective bystander CPR can double or triple the rate of survival of someone who experiences cardiac arrest. AEDs help because they provide easy-to-follow instructions. The chance of surviving OHCA decreases 7 to 10 percent every minute that no care is provided. CPR prolongs the window for successful defibrillation, but it is the shock, not the CPR, that reverses the lethal arrhythmia.

“It gives the board, staff and club members peace of mind to know we have potentially lifesaving equipment if an event should occur in the future,” said Bill Taylor, board president of the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville.

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Working in a business where customer service is the cornerstone of what we sell, there are two secrets to providing a successful customer experience I’ve learned. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Be exceptional at hiring people.

2. Work with clients that you like.

Both secrets are based on the same oversimplified logic. Nice people tend to be nice. Caring people tend to care. Intelligent people tend to make intelligent decisions. If you make sure you are hiring nice, caring and intelligent people, you’ll find a greater likelihood that they’ll tend to act like that to everyone they work with.

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Minor kitchen upgrades make a big difference REMODELING

By Larry Greene Original kitchen: This home was built in 1998 in the Foster Estates Subdivision on the east side of Carmel. When asked why they decided to remodel, they homeowners said, “We think our kitchen is the hub of the house. It needed some updating and a refreshed look and a little color added.”

Backsplash details: The homeowners said, “We didn’t like the existing backsplash.” The remodel included a new natural stone tile backsplash featuring Sandalwood Monterrey 3x6 pillowed limestone in a staggered pattern with pencil molding and desert bloom colored grout.

Cabinet molding upgrades: The homeowners decided to add new decorative moldings to the existing cabinets. This included new, taller crown molding on the top of all wall cabinets, which were painted to match the existing cabinet color as close as possible. In addition, new light rail molding was installed on the bottom of the wall cabinets. Finally, the refrigerator cabinet and various other wall and base cabinets were relocated to complete the new design.

Lighting upgrades: The upgrades included electrical modifications for new appliances and

Before new hard-wired under-cabinet xenon lighting with dimmer switches. According to the homeowner, “Some areas in the kitchen were very dark and now the new lighting hits almost all areas of the countertops. It looks so warm and homey with all the lights on.”

Final result: The kitchen perimeter, island and desk include new 3-centimeter Amarello Boreal granite countertops with a standard edge.

A new Delta Leland pull-down faucet in Venetian bronze was matched with new Amerock oil-rubbed bronze cabinet knobs. The homeowner commented, “I’m looking forward to the holidays this year. We’re looking forward to

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having people over for dinner now. We are so glad we remodeled. We’ve already had a lot of compliments on the upgraded kitchen.”

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By Darla Kinney Scoles lineage. The project began with a desire to trace Leave it to a child to shake things up – with her one ancestry back to France and blossomed genealogy. from there. More than half a million names “It’s a great thing for history,” stated 12-yearlater, d’Avignon declared, “We are all related – old Bridge Anne d’Avignon, of her unique famit’s just a matter of provily history discovery.

According to a news The project began with a desire ing it.” d’Avignon even has a report from Watsonville, to trace her one ancestry back to website to help the rest Calif., young d’Avignon France and blossomed from there. of us find out if we are has successfully traced related to a president as every U.S. President – via well. At www.weareallrelated.com, she offers a male and female ancestry and with the excepchance to submit genealogical information and tion of one – back to the King of England from even join a club for those in the presidential 1199-1215. family tree.

Says a Central Coast News reporter in a Stated d’Avignon, “Many people, especially video clip now on YouTube, “A seventh-grader those with ancestors from England, will find at Monte Vista Christian School, with the that they are related to some or all of the U.S. guidance of her 80-year-old grandfather, has Presidents. My grandfather and I have a wellresearched the ancestry of all the U.S. presidocumented and extensive database representing dents. She discovered that all the presidents, decades of research into the presidents’ lineages.” but one, are cousins, with a common ancestor She herself, discovered d’Avignon, is an 18thin King John “Lackland” Plantagenet, signer cousin to President Barack Obama. of the Magna Carta. The odd president out is Martin van Buren, whose Dutch ancestry did not link into every other presidents’ English Darla Kinney Scoles is a freelance lines, although he is a cousin to a few presidents journalist living in Noblesville. Her most recent work involves the through different ancestors. creation of “Stories”, an individual“Bridge Anne spent her summer compiling the ized writing service helping people information and collaborating on creating a chart get their personal histories down to display it. She hopes to deliver a signed and on paper. Contact her at darlakinframed version to President Obama in person.” neyscoles@gmail.com.

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Christmas lights a risky proposition LAUGHS

By Mike Redmond You can see a lot from the roof of my house. I know, because I was up there the other day.

What did I see?

I saw that the gutters need cleaning. I saw a Frisbee that I lost about 14 years ago. And I saw that falling off my house would be an exceedingly dumb way to die.

The occasion, of course, was the ceremony I like to call The Stringing of the Festive Holiday Christmas Lights, also known as Mike’s Stupid Idea.

Like most of the nonsense in my life, it all goes back to childhood.

Although both my parents were bona fide Christmas nuts, we were not a Christmas light family. Oh, they liked Christmas lights. They just liked them on other people’s houses.

We used to drive around for hours on December evenings, oohing and aahing at Christmas lights in one neighborhood after another, debating the merits of miniature lights vs. the colossal C9 bulbs, or the multi-color spectaculars vs. the all-blue extravaganzas. But we never had Christmas lights on our house. All we had was a big wreath with one measly string of bulbs on it.

I wanted lights all over the house – along the windows, along the gutters, on the roof. I made this request every year.

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Christmas lights, the more he would like it.

When I got out on my own, holiday decorating was for other people too. I didn’t even put up a bough of holly. “Less is more,” I told myself. I told myself I was happier this way, that this was the way to get the past behind me.

Which was a big fat lie.

So I decided that the best way for me to shake off the “Nonsense of Christmas Past” wasn’t to take it to the minimal extreme. It was to do my holiday decorating by MY rules. That meant Christmas lights. Lots of them.

And that is how I found myself on top of my house the other day. It’s two stories with an attic, but when I was up there with a string of lights between my teeth, I would have estimated the altitude at about 600 feet. And I didn’t like it. See above under “Dumb Way to Die.” But you know what? I got the job done. And when I clambered down the ladder, back to terra firma, and plugged them in, I saw that I finally had the Christmas lights I always wanted. I saw that I had persevered, in more ways than one.

I also saw one blue bulb up near the top that needs to be replaced. And it’s going to stay that way.

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489.4444 ext. 202

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Associates Needed at MCL!

We are looking for hospitality-driven, dependable associates to work part-time as a catering/banquet delivery representative/ driver. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and able to work independently Our staff enjoy the following benefits: • Flexible schedules • Weekly pay check • Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays off • 401k with company match (after 1 year of employment) & more Apply directly to our Carmel location: Merchant’s Square, 1390 Keystone Way Dr. E, Carmel Indiana, 317-844-9217.

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immediate hire for the right person. Must have reliable transportation. Able to work Monday - Fridaystart time 6:00 a.m.

Please contact Helen or Ken 317-706-1011.

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FURNITURE

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