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It is our position that all patriotic Americans now have occasion to and should say job well done to our elected Senate and House of Representatives! The Bipartisan Deficit Commission on Nov. 10 articulated recommendations aimed at curbing big-spending politicians of all persuasions (all too often more concerned with spreading the pork than with the statesman-like spending temperance due our good nation). While much of the recommended course will require painful expenditure discipline and management of federal taxation, we must consider sacrificing immediate gain with an eye to the long term. While political rhetoric has become largely unreliable, the basics of elementary mathematics remain unchanged. For each of the last few years and far into the future, we have chosen to spend more than a trillion dollars in excess of our collective budget. Doublespeak aside, we all must understand that this is not sustainable. The Commission urges that both foreign and domestic spending must be considered (defense and public dole included). Social Security must be made solvent, all the while encouraging self-responsibility and sufficiency. Any thoughtful tax discussion must include purposeful consideration of abundant benefit programs.

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It is our position that the 50-mile-per hour speed limit posted on the just-completed Keystone Avenue from the Marion County line to Westfield is a welcome change. The highway’s innovative design in absence of the once ubiquitous stop lights, coupled with the wide lanes and clear visibility, should lead to a safe and efficient driving experience for all. While most are thankful the limit was raised from the construction-era maximum of 30 mph, many feel the new number to be too constraining. Thanks to the elimination of pedestrian traffic and to the broad crosswalks at the roundabouts, the road is no doubt safer to foot and bicycle traffic as well even at a higher limit. But we also understand that the higher speed limits will lead some, believing traffic laws to them do not apply, to choose to drive at far greater rates. Those can expect continued police patrols to help keep the area safe scofflaws in check. With no stop lights, no pedestrians and broad lanes, we believe that behavior on the stretch should be monitored to consider an increase to that posted if we motorists prove able to drive both comfortably and securely.

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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 Indiana Constitution. ARTICLE 4. Legislative. Section 11. Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may meet, adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum being in attendance, if either House fail to effect an organization within the first five days thereafter, the members of the House so failing, shall be entitled to no compensation, from the end of the said five days until an organization shall have been effected.

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Section 12. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same. The yeas and nays, on any question, shall, at the request of any two members, be entered, together with the names of the members demanding the same, on the journal; Provided, that on a motion to adjourn, it shall require one-tenth of the members present to order the yeas and nays. Section 13. The doors of each House, and of Committees of the Whole, shall be kept open, except in such cases, as, in the opinion of either House, may require secrecy. Section 14. Either House may punish its members for disorderly behavior, and may, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member; but not a second time for the same cause.

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From the backshop Little leaving Legacy to build in Iowa We’re extremely familiar with what it takes – and how satisfying it ultimately is – to build something from the ground up. So when we hear that someone else is doing it, we aren’t as much amazed as we are completely energized by the notion. Such is the case with Brad Little, the executive director of The Legacy Fund, which we back and will continue to back far into the future. Little, who is a not-for-profit leader across several categories, is giving up a sure thing with the fund, which benefits not-for-profits in Hamilton County, to take on the seemingly monumental task of launching a similar initiative in Ottumwa, Iowa. If anyone can do it, it’s Little, who said the chance to build something from scratch was too good to pass up. For years, we’ve watched his confident, measured handiwork with the Carmel Dads’ Club and now the fund, all of which added up to make a major difference for everyone those entities touched. And now, it’s off to the upper Midwest, where he once again will deploy his skills to rally a community and make a positive impact. In our view, Little is a rising star. Cliché though it may be, our loss is Ottumwa’s gain, and the good folks who acquired

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg him will realize that in short order. Fare thee well, friend. Now, go work your magic. ••• Anne Poynter doesn’t need to see her name in lights, but she does need to see more lights – holiday lights - in Westfield. The new, can-do executive director of the Downtown Neighborhood Association is launching her first major initiative, Westfield in Lights, and we urge your participation. Join fellow residents at Union and Main streets on Friday at 5 p.m. to kick off the holiday season in a bright, shiny way!

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» Westfield Chamber Event – Join the Westfield Chamber and Carmel Chamber of Commerce at Charlestons at 146th and Meridian Street, Dec. 2 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. for a joint networking breakfast. Reservations requested. Visit www.westfieldchamber.org for more information.

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

» Online auction helps underprivileged children – Christel House International is hosting an on-line auction of dream vacations, and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit the children of Christel House International. The on-line auction will take place from Nov. 22 – Dec. 3. Log on to www.biddingforgood.com/christelhouse to participate in the auction. Your dream vacation can help their dreams for a better life come true!

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» United Way helps two local organizations – The United Way of Central Indiana awarded grants to two Hamilton County organizations: the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville and PrimeLife Enrichment. The funding is designated to help improve and maintain their facilities, and also to help the groups further develop their technology.

back or side sleeping. And guess what else presents a potential suffocation risk? Those adorable crib bumpers! Who knew? Miscellaneous: Gone are the old-fashioned walkers; stationary exer-saucers are the only way to prevent an accidental trip down the stairs. Forget about restoring your baby crib; lead paint and too-large spacing between the bars means you can’t turn it in to a family heirloom. And don’t even look for baby aspirin at the pharmacy; those delicious candy-like morsels now cause Reye’s syndrome in children under 18. The good news? Precedent shows that despite the evils I am surely exposing my own children to, they will probably turn out OK. Like me! Peace out.

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» Personal safety class – The Westfield Police Department will be hosting a personal safety class in an effort to educate, inform and protect residents. The class is titled “Refuse to be a Victim” and it will be held Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Westfield Public Safety Building (17535 Dartown Road). The class is free for Westfield residents and space is limited. To make a reservation, please contact Lt. Mike Seagrave at 804-3200 or email mseagrave@westfield.in.gov.

no car seats. Today, Indiana law requires both. Click it or ticket! Smoking: On said road trip, our favorite part was the “purses” my mom packed with goodies to keep us occupied on our 18-hour trek across the South. Among them, candy cigarettes. We would pop those babies out and smoke to our hearts content. I’ve also heard tales of how women in the 60s and 70s would smoke alongside their doctors while at their OB appointments. Can you imagine what would happen if I walked into a hospital with a cigarette, noticeably pregnant? In an Indy suburb? I shudder to think. Sleeping: I am a stomach sleeper, and according to my mom, I always have been. “We used to put you girls on your stomachs to sleep, and none of you died!” True, true, but I could easily get CPS called on me if I put an infant to sleep on his belly in today’s world. And actually, that’s probably a good thing. SIDS-related deaths have decreased by perhaps as much as 25 percent since pediatricians began recommending

COMMENTARY By Danielle Wilson I was talking to a good friend of mine who is literally about to burst with a twin pregnancy. She was surprised to learn that I had not delivered my twins until three days before my 40week due date, and that was only because I had gone mental on my OB and had begged him to induce labor. “Yah, they don’t do that anymore,” she said. “It’s too risky to go past 38 weeks.” That got me thinking about how quickly safety recommendations can change, and how it’s a miracle anyone survives childhood. Let’s take a walk down Memory Lane, shall we? Car safety: I distinctly remember driving to St. Petersburg with my family in a big old Ford LTD station wagon. Two of my sisters could lie spread eagle in back while another sister and I sprawled across the middle bench. My infant sister was snuggled up front at the feet of my mom in the front passenger seat. No seat belts,

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» Food Pantry feeding families for holiday – Open Doors, Westfield’s Faith Based Food Pantry hosted its annual Thanksgiving Food Giveaway last Saturday at the Westfield City Services Center, and was able to provide a full dinner to over 300 families. Sponsors for this event included Kroger, Nestle, U.S Foods and the City of Westfield.

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Local teacher awarded honor for musical service By Brandon Bowman Current in Westfield The Sons of the Revolution awarded Westfield music teacher Wayne Shipe with the Silver Good Citizenship Medal during the Veterans Appreciation Concert, last week. The honor is one of the highest anyone can receive from the Sons of the Revolution, and is given to people serving in government (including military service), religion, education, business and other professions. “I’m surprised by this award. I’m astounded, and I don’t really know what to say,” Shipe said after accepting the honor. Before retiring from service in 1990, Shipe served in the U.S. Army and obtained the rank of Lt. Colonel. While serving, he was the assistant band director at West Point, and performed for the Queen Elizabeth II during the bi-centennial visit in 1976. Eventually he was also the commander of the Army Navy School of Music and served as chief of the army bands. He also received a Bronze Star and Merit of Service. “His activeness in the community has en-

riched the learning experience at this school,” Wayne Eells, the secretary of the Sons of the American Revolution chapter. His service extends far beyond the military however, as Shipe is still very involved in Westfield Schools. Shipe started a chime Shipe choir at Westfield Washington Schools, and the class has grown so large that a second choir was started to accommodate the interest. During the Veteran’s Day program that Shipe organizes second and fourth grade students are bring in photos of family members that have or are currently serving in the military. The photos are then run with a slide show and number of photos that the students come back with gets larger every year. “Families start to dig in their genealogy and find members of their family that have served. Sometimes these photos go back 3 or 4 generations,” Eells said. Wayne Shipe was awarded the highest honor, for his service to his community and nation through music and education. “He’s taught kids that anyone can be musical because they have a voice,” Eells said.

Local nonprofit finds success in mission the story of the founding is difBy Margaret Sutherlin ficult, it’s clear the staff love the Current in Westfield mission of the organization. Big things are happening at “I just really love this place,” the small, unassuming white said Jennifer Cutcliff, who farmhouse at the corner of works at Chaucie’s. “As I Rangeline Road and Old Meobserved the work that was ridian Street. For a staff of just happening here I knew that three, Chaucie’s Place is becomChaucie’s was a different kind ing a prominent child advocacy of place and different kind of centers in the area. experience.” Celebrating their 10th anChaucie's Staff: In addition to being very niversary next spring, the new Wendy Smith, Toby involved in the interview proexecutive director Toby Stark, Stark, Jennifer Cutcliff cess, Chaucie’s Place works with who has moved here from Prevail Inc to arrange counseling services for Texas, will help lead the growing nonprofit to victims and their families, and does much work a new location, further develop programming in the community for education. The recently for the community, and kick off a major capital started Stewards of Children program, where fundraising campaign. parents and adults can learn about recognizing “When I first learned about Chaucie’s I think the signs of abuse, has consistently been filled it was love at first sight,” said Stark. “I think to capacity. The Body Safety course taught by with our ten year coming up it will really be a Wendy Smith, Chaucie’s educational coordinachance to shift our eyes back on the ball and tor, has been happening at the majority of the remind the community of our story.” elementary schools in the area. Chaucie’s Place is one of 21 child advocacy And while there is much to be done to concenters in Indiana, and offers a safe, home-like tinue to grow and develop Chaucie’s Place, the space for the interview process for children who staff are always aware of their mission and the have been physically or sexually abused and nechallenges a nonprofit faces in today’s current glected. The organization is named and foundeconomic climate. As the organization contined for Chaucie Quillen, a Carmel resident who ues to grow, Stark and her staff are confident had been sexually abused by her father and after that Chaucie’s Place will continue to be a leadyears of silence and a court battle that ended ing child advocacy center in the area. badly, Quillen committed suicide. And while

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You can't believe all you hear COMMENTARY By Ken Kingshill Can you believe that the Colts are actually going to move to Los Angeles after this season? I have to admit, I’ve worried about it a little bit in the past, and now it’s actually happening. Just my luck, too. I moved here from L.A. and immediately became a Colts fan. I suffered through the last few lean years and then have thoroughly enjoyed the Peyton Manning era. Now, at the height of their success and popularity, they up and leave for the very same city that I came here from. Just kidding! Alright, it’s not April Fool’s Day, but I’m trying to make a point. You can’t always believe what you hear, much less what you read on the internet. It recently came to my attention that there was a rumor going around about a secret city plan to turn a whole Westfield residential neighborhood into a commercial or retail shopping area. When I finally stopped laughing, I felt like crying over the absurdity of it all.

In the next few months, local election season will start to ramp up in Westfield. Please listen carefully to what is said and written about local politics. If you hear something that just doesn’t sound right, don’t hesitate to call or email me, one of my colleagues on the City Council, or the Mayor. We’ll answer your questions. If we don’t know the answer right away, we’ll find someone that does and get right back to you. So if next week’s water cooler talk is all about how Westfield’s going to lease the Midland Trail to the foreign parent of a wholly owned subsidiary of a United Nations non-profit insurance cooperative for 99 years in order to finance the building of the Grand Junction Plaza, you might want to take a deep breath and then ask someone who really knows. City Councilor Ken Kingshill is a Westfield resident and Realtor. You may e-mail him at kkingshill@ westfield.in.gov.

Westfield students make art, reflect values By Brandon Bowman Current in Westfield A new art installation is hanging up at Westfield Intermediate School. The new mural explains the five guiding principles of Westfield Washington Schools, and was created by the Westfield students and also, Active Student Artists, from the Herron School of Arts and Design in Indianapolis. “It has been great working with the students at Westfield Intermediate School, and hopefully we’ve worked up some encouragement for future artists at this early age,” said Abbey Chambers, of Herron School of Art and Design . Fifth and sixth grade students at Westfield Intermediate School discussed the five core values of responsibility, compassion, respect, honesty and hard work in class before starting the mural. They were asked to sketch out what the guiding principles mean to them on paper before applying their ideas to the four-foot by four-foot panels.. “Through the sketches we got an idea of what they might want to draw, but we figure that it’s more fun to let them discuss what they want to paint as it’s happening,” said Drue Worrell, an Active Student Artist. Amanda Clark is a sixth grade science and social studies teacher at Westfield Intermediate School and her class was the first class to participate in the painting of the mural. She said that when considered with the Westfield Washington School’s anti-bullying message, this project helped students come together and gain an appreciation for their other classmates.

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Students at Westfield Intermediate paint the school value murals.

First year Westfield teacher Katherine Lunsford organized the 33 classrooms for the mural project. Her inspiration came from an art gallery in the school library. “The pieces we had hanging in there were all done by local artists, but I slowly started to see some of the students take interest in the art,” Lunsford said. The mural of Westfield Washington School’s guiding principles is on display in the main hallway of Westfield Intermediate School.

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‘Puppy Love’ strong in Westfield She also currently has a By Brandie Bohney puppy from Miami County’s Current in Westfield shelter, Perry County’s Suzanne Cox started as a shelter, and two puppies foster home for dogs awaiting that were being sold off the adoption. After an unusual back of a truck in Peru. “Of incident in her fostering course, I bought them right experience, Cox decided away,” Cox said. that starting her own rescue When Cox takes the pupoperation would be a better pies in, they get a thorough fit for her. examination and vaccinaSo in July, Cox, a retired tions from Dr. Emily King in business owner, started Puppy Westfield. Love Rescue. Since then, she Cox and 8-week-old “I don’t know what I’d do has adopted out close to 60 chihuahua Dora without her,” Cox said. puppies to homes that have Cox also gives each puppy a medicated bath been heavily screened for safety and the best and treats it for fleas and parasites. She adopts possible compatibility. “All of our parents have to go through screen- the puppies out young enough that they aren’t yet spayed or neutered, but families adopting ing and a contract,” Cox said. “I have had the her puppies must sign a contract stating that best parents ever.” She explains that her screenthey will spay or neuter the dog by the time it is ing process is more rigorous than most shelters, six months old. and while it may eliminate some potential Although the adoptions are a bit heartrending adoptive homes, it’s in the best interest of the for Cox, who grows quite attached to the puppuppies. pies, she acknowledges that there’s nothing else She had some connections for finding puppies from her fostering experience. “The puppies she’d rather be doing with her retirement. “This is what I was meant to do,” she said. come from all over,” she explains. “I always have For more information contact Suzanne Cox a litter waiting to come in … I can’t take in as at 317-432-9800 or puppyloverescue2@aol. many as I’d like to.” com. Listings of puppies currently available may One of her current puppies came from a be found on Pet Finder: www.petfinder.com/ woman who had to return to China, but many shelters/IN506.html come from various shelters and larger rescues.

Current in Westfield As the holidays approach, the return of the holiday home tours across the area are getting underway. In Carmel, the Carmel Clay Hisotrical Society hosts its 14th annual tour Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4. Each tour includes visits to some of Carmel’s 19th century homes to learn about the history of the area. Each home will be decorated with traditional holiday décor and also fine antiques. Friday’s tour includes dinner and an auction, and hors d’oeuvres will be served after Saturday’s afternoon tour. In Noblesville the second annual holiday tour will also be happening, along with the popular Candlelight Holiday Home tour on Main Street’s First Friday event on Dec. 3. Tour chairperson Joni Corbett had no idea what kind of attendance to expect last year. But she is planning for at least this year’s crowd to match last year’s. “We were pleasantly surprised when last year’s inaugural tour exceeded our expectations. This year we plan to build on that excitement by adding a fourth house and inviting additional retail shops to take part,” Corbett said. Four downtown shops will be participating in the event by showcasing their holiday wares in these special

settings. Each participating shop will be decorating a home, and décor items will be available for purchase the night of the event. For Carmel, call (317) 846-7117 for more information, or make reservations by calling (317) 587-1017. The Friday tour and dinner tickets are $55 and the dinner begins at 6:00p.m. The Saturday tours start at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. and also 2:00 p.m. which also includes hors d’oeuvres after. Tickets on Saturday are $20. All tours meet at the Carmel Christian Church at 463 E. Main St. Visit http://carmelclayhistory.org/index.htm for more information. In Noblesville, the Candlelight Holiday Home Tour, presented by the Noblesville Preservation Alliance, is set for Dec. 3 from 5-9 p.m. Luminaries will light the way to the homes and welcome visitors into four warm and welcoming historic private residences, all located on North 10th Street within walking distance of the Courthouse Square. Proceeds from the tour will fund NPA projects, such as the new homeowner façade grant program which will award $3,000 a year to historic home owners in the city limits for exterior improvements. Visit www.noblesvillepreservation.com or call 317.73.4549 for more information.

Local photographers to lend talents for good cause By Kevin Kane Current in Westfield A local photographer hopes to be surrounded by at least 150 smiling faces this weekend. Chelsea Moore, a Carmel resident and co-owner of CW Photography (www.chelseaandwendy.com), is organizing a group of photographers and stylists for this weekend’s global Help-Portrait event. Started by celebrity photogMoore rapher Jeremy Cowart, HelpPortrait is an annual worldwide event in early December during which photographers donate their time, talents and equipment to take professional portraits of individuals who otherwise could not afford them. For the past eight weeks, Moore has recruited other Hamilton County photographers and stylists to help her provide a special day for less fortunate individuals and families. There is no money involved, and no pictures taken this Saturday will appear in any photographer’s portfolio. These photo and beauty professionals are donating their time simply to provide something special for those who really need it. “It’s all about making the less fortunate feel appreciated, and it really does,” Moore said.

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“You think it’s just a photo but they come in off the streets and people are seeing them for who they really are.” Moore participated in last year’s Help-Portrait after being recruited by a friend, but when that photographer announced she would not be able to work this year’s event, Moore stepped up and took the reins. With a little help from her friends, Moore has posted flyers at area food banks and shelters, hoping to draw as many people as possible to the event – both in front of and behind the camera. Moore said she’ll have about 35 to 40 volunteers helping her this Saturday, and while about 75 people were photographed for free last year, Moore said she’s aiming to double that number. Moore’s group, one of about four participating in Help-Portrait in the Indianapolis area, will work at the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation center, 964 North Pennsylvania Street, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. The group is still in need of donors of some financial support. Those interested in contributing time or money can call Moore at 332-0594. To learn more about the event, visit www.helpportrait.com.

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Holiday tree lighting has become Westfield in Lights, an event packed with activity and excitement

By Brandie Bohney Current in Westfield

Not just a tree lighting Last year, Westfield had a tree lighting. This year, Westfield has an event extravaganza surrounding a tree-lighting ceremony. Downtown Westfield Neighborhood Association Director Anne Poynter found a tremendous resource in Wendy Vivirito, who volunteered as the chairperson for Westfield in Lights. And with their guidance, a simple tree-lighting has evolved into Westfield in Lights, a multi-faceted, multi-day event for downtown Westfield.

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Anne Poynter, left, has reworked Westfield in Lights into a multi-day event during her first year as executive director of the Downtown Westfield Neighborhood Association.

First Friday holiday kickoff Friday marks the beginning of downtown Westfield’s First Fridays, a draw to downtown businesses on the first Friday of each month. And what an inaugural event it will be. Three stations with a variety of holiday activities, shopping and dining opportunities, and community fellowship will be the focus of the event. “Our idea was to create a true community event, where everyone comes out and sees their neighbors and gets ready to do their holiday shopping,” Vivirito explains. “It’s getting the community involved, and we’ve been very, very successful in that.” Cave and Company Printing, 5 – 7 p.m. Cave and Company Printing will host the first leg of the event: a gingerbread house decorating competition featuring houses created by Girl Scout troops of the JoSheWe Council. The houses will be available for viewing starting at 5 p.m., and judging by Mayor Andy Cook, his wife, and Poynter will occur shortly thereafter. Westfield Lions Club, 5 – 9 p.m. An indoor winter craft market including a Cash-For-Gold booth will be held in the Westfield Lions Club. “[The market] features thirteen different merchants,” Vivirito notes. “And one of the very first Girl Scout Troops to be active in Westfield will be selling hot chocolate.” At the same time, horse-drawn carriage rides will be available starting at 5 p.m. from the Westfield Lions Club. The rides will feature stops at seven locations which will feature a special theatrical treat: “People from the Westfield Playhouse will be doing historical interpretations in costume at each one of the stops,” says Vivirito. Carolers from Westfield Friends Church and Union Bible College will also be circulating the downtown area throughout the evening. Red Man Park, 5 – 9 p.m. Red Man Park will house a flurry of activities throughout the evening. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available for hearing children’s wish lists and photo opportunities at the Santa House starting at 5 p.m. At 7 p.m., Mayor Andy Cook will be escorting the Girl Scout troops from Cave and Company to the park for the official tree lighting. The tree this year will be an impressive 20-foot tree saved by Westfield Public Works from the construction area behind Wal-Mart. Also at Red Man Park will be the Boy Scout Pack 129 Christmas Tree Sale. Kids of won’t want to miss another event: Kay DeLullo of Wild Feather Farm will be bringing two of her gentle-giant Fresian-cross horses to the event, who will be decked out in elaborate angel costumes.

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Westfield in Lights isn’t merely a one-evening event. Many of the activities from the First Friday Kickoff will extend into Saturday, including the carolers, Santa House, Christmas tree sale, and evening hours for downtown shops and restaurants. In addition, a living nativity put on by Westfield Friends Church will be featured at Hadley Park on Saturday. In addition, the holiday lights organized by Westfield in Bloom will remain lit throughout the holiday season. And for those who may just be looking to find great places to see home light displays, the map of participants and winners of the Westfield in Lights competition are listed at www.westfield.in.gov/parks.

Opportunities abound! There are a number of opportunities to either get involved in the community or donate to local organizations through this and other DWNA events. Amanda Strong Food for the Needy: Currently, the greatest need for Amanda Strong Food for the Needy is cash. Collection jars will be available at the First Friday events in several locations including the Santa House, Cave and Company, and the Westfield Lions Club. “If everyone can just give a dollar, it will make a huge difference,” Poynter explains. Youth Volunteers Needed: If your youth organization or children need volunteer opportunities, Poynter has numerous opportunities throughout the year for fulfilling scouting, National Honor Society, and other volunteering requirements. Contact her at info@dwna.com.

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DISPATCHES » A Very Tacky Christmas – Join Tacky the Penguin and all his friends from Nice Icy Land at the Westfield Washington Library as they get ready for the holidays. Read the book, play penguin games, hear penguin Christmas carols, and make Tacky into a Santa Christmas tree. Kids 18 months to kindergarten can come at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec.6, or Tuesday, Dec.7. Then there will be a special program for everyone on Saturday, Dec. 11, also at 10:30 a.m. All the programs are free, and registration is not required. » 10th Annual Clothing Drive & Giveaway – Westfield schools are collecting gently worn clothing items of all sizes and types (except undergarments). Simply bag up any unneeded clothing items and drop them off at any school. All collected items will be available to the community at Washington Woods on Saturday, December 4. Questions can be directed to Brian Sawa 867-7906. » College planning night – Come learn about the college admission and application process, and how to best prepare as a parent and student. The meeting is open to all high school and middle school students and their parents and will be today, Nov. 30 from 7-9 p.m. in the Westfield High School auditorium. Contact Cindy Huston at (317) 867-6807 with questions.

Don't accept excuses from your children PARENTING By Becky Kapsalis Internationally renowned author and inspirational speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer has authored a book titled Excuses Begone. I use it as a reference for the many times I find myself making excuses for myself, my children and, yes, even my grandkids. Dr. Dyer makes perfect sense. For example, he writes, “When you resort to using an excuse, the ultimate payoff is that you remove responsibility for your own shortcomings and place responsibility for them on the shoulders of someone else.” In other words we blame others for our shortcomings. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “When you point your finger to blame someone else ... three are pointing back to you.” I interpret that to mean, “When I blame you, I’m making three more excuses for myself.” Put another way, any excuse means something did not get accomplished that we were responsible for. Which of these excuses sound familiar? He hit me is an attempt to dodge the fact he shouldn’t hit at all. She made me do it passes the blame on someone else to justify doing something you weren’t supposed to do in the first place. I’m too tired is the age-old excuse for getting

someone else to do the chore. The quickest excuse, without accountability, is “I can’t.” It is also the lamest excuse. In most instances of making excuses, we focus on being convincingly right. The necessity to be right feeds the ego, which, in turn, fuels the excuse. We make and hear excuses all the time, and if you think back on any excuse, it’s almost always, a disappointing response: “Were you able to get your homework done? No, I forgot my books at school.” When we allow our kids to make excuses, we’re teaching them how to be helpless. There are plenty of opportunities for our kids to stand up to their responsibilities without making excuses. When they say “I can’t” our response should be, “What can you do?” Hugs! You can contact Becky Kapsalis at becky@indyparenthelp.com or 317-508-1667 for Parenting Classes.

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» Family story time – The Carmel Clay Public Library hosts family story time on Dec. 4 at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. in the Story time Room. Families and young children can come read together, play games, and sing songs all about Cookies, Cakes and Pies. For more information visit www.carmel.lib.in.us. » Low graduation rates – A recent report by the nonprofit Education Trust found that graduation rates are low at for-profit colleges. Specifically looking at the University of Phoenix, the report found only 22 percent of fulltime, bachelor degree seeking students graduated within six years, compared with 55 percent at public colleges and 65 percent at private ones. In addition to high tuition costs, the low graduation rates are major concerns being addressed by legislators nationally. -Educationnews.org

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It’s that time of year … GRAMMAR LESSON By Brandie Bohney This year, just to shake things up a bit and put you in a festive mood, I’ve set my annual holiday-card grammatical warning to music. Of course, this is a newspaper, so you’ll have to listen to the music in your head, but I think I’ve chosen a really recognizable tune. Sing the following lyrics to “The Christmas Waltz.” You can choose whether it’s the Carpenters or Frank Sinatra who is singing in your head. “Apostrophe Waltz” Writing Christmas cards, a tradition you see, And you’ll sign your name frequently. So remember dears, to punctuate it well. There’s no apostrophe! It’s that time of year when grammar goes amok Sprinkled punctuation everywhere: “Happy holidays” should have no apostrophe. And this song of mine in three-quarter time Wishes you will save apostrophes!

***** OK, OK, so the rhythm is a bit off, and I’m not going to win any awards for lyricists anytime soon, but I hope you get the picture. Holiday cards should be signed The Bohneys or The Bohney Family, not The Bohney’s, The Bohneys’, or The Bohneys’s. Of course, you should be using your own family’s name rather than mine. If your family name ends in s, You can add –es or you can avoid the whole issue altogether: The Joneses or The Jones Family. Happy Holidays does not get an apostrophe, but Season’s Greetings does. And it’s New Year’s Day or New Year’s Eve, but Happy New Year. Let the card writing begin! 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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DISPATCHES » Santa arrives at local malls – Santa made his grand entrance to both Clay Terrace in Carmel and Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville last Friday. He will be available at both locations through Dec. 24. For more information, visit www. simon.com. » Save money on red eyes – As the airline industry’s loss leaders, red-eyes are often cheaper than their daytime counterparts. JetBlue, Virgin America, American Airlines, and Delta offer coastto-coast red-eyes. Book a window seat to avoid disturbances, and don’t forget your eye mask and earplugs. -www.travelandleisure.com » ‘Catch 22’ now an e-book – The late Joseph Heller's million-selling send-up of war and military bureacracy, one of the notable missing links in the digital library, has been released electronically by Simon & Schuster, the novel's original publisher. “Catch-22" first came out in 1961 and Simon & Schuster plans a special 50th anniversary edition in hardcover and paperback next year, featuring an introduction by Christopher Buckley and reprints of essays by Norman Mailer, Anthony Burgess and others. -www.msnbc.com » Louis-Dreyfus lands HBO pilot – Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to star in “Veep.” HBO describes it as, “a comedy set very near the White House. Former Senator Selina Meyer [Louis-Dreyfus] finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned about.” -www.ew.com » The best red you’ve never heard of – While Blaufränkisch is hardly a household wine term, it has risen from nothing in 1995 to, well, more than nothing. During that time, growers in eastern Austria, the grape's ancestral home, have started to take care with the grape to plant it in good sites, reduce yields and stop blending it with other varieties. Some of these wines sell for about $130 in the U.S., but there are at least a couple entry-level options, such as the Moric 2007 Blaufränkisch (about $22). The only trick will be hunting it down, which you can try to do at www.wine-searcher.com/find/ moric/2007/usa. -www.forbes.com

Discover SoHo Café and Gallery By Barbara E. Cohen Current in Westfield SoHo Café and Gallery opens on Friday, Dec. 3 at Mohawk Place, on Range Line Road between the growing Arts & Design District and Carmel’s new performing arts center. The newest business in Carmel’s oldest shopping center – originally developed by Harry C. Elliott and now owned and managed by the Lawhead family – consists of a café serving light refreshments, an art gallery featuring works by local and regional artists, and studio space for working artists. “We saw a need for a different kind of experience within the city, not only connecting to the design district and arts center but also focusing on foot traffic along the Monon Trail,” said Jess Lawhead, a co-owner of the new gallery and snack bar. The success of a pop-up gallery in the shopping center in July emboldened the entrepreneur to undertake the SoHo project, named by co-owner Vivian Lawhead after New York City’s art-friendly SoHo district. SoHo Café will feature locally made baked goods with premium coffees and specialty drinks. Revitalized greenspace fronting the Monon will make a welcome spot for convivial breaks come spring, when the new patio landscaping is completed. Two local artists, J. Scott Bugher and Micah Davis, have already taken up residence in the reconfigured building, which formerly housed the

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Polar Bears to Penguins What: Polar Bears to Penguins Exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis When: Now-Jan 2, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St. Price: Included in museum general admission: $10.50 Youth (ages 2-17), $15.50 Adult (ages 18-59) $14.50, Senior (60+) $13.50 Info: www.childrensmuseum.org Details: An educational and fun multimedia exhibit for families, Polar Bears to Penguins looks at the unique nature at the polar regions and the scientific endeavors being undertaken there. Learn about the animals how they survive the extreme environments, and the different people that live in these chilly conditions! After learning about the arctic, take a trip to the North Pole to go ice fishing, visit Santa and ride the Yule Slide during Jolly Days. Target Family Free Night is Dec. 2 from 4-8 p.m., where there is free admission to the museum and exhibits.

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Broad Ripple restaurant Taste, located near Butler University, has been open for five years and recently added After-Taste, an evening dining option. Taste provides delicious, savory café-styled breakfasts and a relaxed vibe for soups, salads and sandwiches for lunch. Striving to stimulate its customers’ senses for the ultimate dining experience, Taste offers a large variety of foods, created by professional chefs. The restaurant also features healthy style menus, complete with smoothies, parfaits, omelets and Belgian waffles. The restaurant is now ready to serve up a new, tasty variety of foods. Taste transforms into a sophisticated, urban dining restaurant by night. Its extensive dinner menu offers signature champagne cocktails and other selections from an expansive wine and beer list. Taste’s unique, savory foods from appetizers to desserts make the experience. 5164 N College Ave. Indianapolis IN, 46205 Phone: 317.925 2233 Web: www.tastecafeandmarketplace.com/

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THEATRE Every Christmas Story Ever Told

Three actors, instead of performing “A Christmas Carol” yet again, decide to throw together a Christmas show based on stories and traditions from all over the world. The Carmel Community Players will present this show at the Carmel Community Playhouse at Clay Terrace Dec. 9 through Dec. 19 with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students. Visit www.carmelplayers.org or call 815-9387 for tickets or details.

Hanukkah with Hoosir

Indiana University’s premier a cappella group, Hoosir, will perform a special Hanukkah concert of tradition Jewish liturgy and more contemporary popular music at the Carmel Community Playhouse, 14229 Clay Terrace Blvd, Suite 140 in Carmel, December 4 at 8 pm. Sponsored by Hillel Jewish Community Center. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at http://www.carmel players.org/tickets or by calling the Carmel Community Playhouse box office at (317) 815-9387.

A Year with Frog and Toad

Join Actors Theatre of Indiana as they present the family-friendly musical A Year with Frog and Toad. Performances are at the Pike Performing Arts Center (6701 Zionsville Rd.), Friday Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec 4 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for children, $19 for students and $25 for adults. For more information visit www.actorstheatreofindiana.org or call (317) 216-5455.

Redneck Christmas

Main Street Productions at Westfield Playhouse is bringing a little Redneck to Christmas. A Good Old Fashioned Country Redneck Christmas opens for a limited engagement on Thursday, December 2. Show dates are December 2 – 5, and 9 – 12. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. curtain for Sunday matinees. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $10 for seniors. For reservations, call 896-2707. For details, visit www.westfieldplayhouse.org.

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THEATRE A Carol of Christmas

This musical adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” will be playing dinner theater performances this Friday and Saturday and a free matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reserved seat tickets are $15. For tickets or details call 773-4630 or visit www.familypraisecenter.com.

IBC Nutcracker

The Indiana Ballet Conservatory will present “The Nutcracker” Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., Dec. 18 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Madame Walker Theatre Center, 617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for teens, seniors and military personnel and $10 for children age 2 and older. For tickets or more information, call 866-398-NUT or visit www.Indianaballetconservatory.org.

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The following performances and events will take place this week at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N. Meridian Street. For more information call 573-9746. Friday – Soul Street Saturday – Peace Train and the Flower Power Brass

Mo’s Irish Pub

The following musical acts will be playing live at Mo’s Irish Pub, 13193 Levinson Lane in the Hamilton Town Center, Noblesville. For more information, call (317) 770-9020. Dec. 3 – Sour Mash Dec. 4 – Through Being Cool Dec. 10 – Loo Abby Dec. 11 – Cari Ray Band

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Jesse L. Spear, mD, has joined St.Vincent medical Group and starting november 29th, he will be accepting new patients at his office near east State road 238 and olio road, fishers. for your convenience, Dr. Spear is offering same-day appointments. Dr. Spear received his medical degree from the indiana university School of medicine, indianapolis and completed his internal medicine residency at St.Vincent indianapolis hospital. his areas of expertise are adult internal medicine and preventive medicine. he is a member of the american College of physicians. please call today to schedule a free get-acquainted visit with Dr. Spear.

The following musical acts will perform live at the Slippery Noodle Inn, 372 S. Meridian St. in downtown Indianapolis. For more information visit www.slipperynoodle.com. Dec 1 - Blues Jam with Gene Deer Dec 2 - Quintas McCormick Band Dec 3 - Big Daddy Caddy, Them Bones w/ Sweet Alice Hoskins Dec 4 - Dwight Edwards, Them Bones w/ Sweet Alice Hoskins

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DISPATCHES » Remove cranberry stains – Did you get cranberry sauce on your clothes last week? Use this remedy to remove the stain. 1. Flush stain with cool water. 2. Mix one tablespoon of white vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon of liquid laundry detergent with one quart of cool water. Soak in this solution for 15 minutes. 3. Rinse with water. 4. If the stain remains, sponge the stain with rubbing alcohol and rinse thoroughly. 5. Launder, using chlorine bleach, if safe for the fabric. -www.goodhousekeeping.com » Don’t get eaten alive – Defend yourself against an attack from wool-eating moths, which can completely devastate your wardrobe. Buy Cedar Fresh cedar chips. It may be the best $4 you ever spend. -www.gq.com » Give yourself a mini facelift – Apply blush starting at your upper cheekbone (at the hairline near your ear) then brush across your cheek horizontally – not diagonally or downward – until you get to the center of your face. When blush is darkest at the hair line and faded at the apples, instead of vice versa, it creates a more youthful look. -www.goodhousekeeping.com » Tallest heel on the market – Brave ladies are set to get a boost with the launch of the nine-inch Sky Heel, billed as the tallest heel available on the market. The vertiginous shoe -- due to be released next year -- will come in sparkly red or gold and retail for less than $100, according to reports. -www.stylelist.com » Ditch the fat wallets – The bulge caused by fat wallets is ugly - and bad for you, too. Sitting on a thick wallet can stress your back and cause pain. "You're elevating your pelvis on one side, which bends the spine," says Stuart McGill, Ph.D., a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. "You're also compressing the sciatic nerve, which runs behind your hip." Move the wallet from your back pocket, or switch to a much slimmer version. It'll force you to edit the cards, cash, and trash you're carrying now. -www.menshealth.com

Commentary By Vicky Earley Just like diamonds paired with holiday attire, crystal is the perfect accessory to dress a home for the holidays in 2010! A holiday party is the ideal time to open the china cabinet and gather crystal pieces and allow them the honor of center stage. The dining room is the natural place to appoint a home with such radiance. Remember those cast off crystal pieces that have kept vigil in the depths of the china cabinet? Every home has an inventory of clear glass candlesticks. Orphan crystal goblets can be given a new opportunity to serve. These simple elements, paired with an abundance of white candles, can serve in the new role of holiday jewels. A crystal table-scape can be used as a grand holiday decoration or as the focal point for a holiday feast. If the table will be used for food presentation, begin by protecting it with a solid white table cloth. White is the only supporting color since it projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality. It is white that will allow candle light to flicker and dance through the crystal without interference.

Follow the tablecloth with the placement of a lift for varied height. Try using a solid piece such as a silver ware box at the focal point of your table. If the table is to be used for serving rather than dining, select a focal point other than the predictable center and build forward. A second white table cloth should be allowed to gently fall and twist naturally over around the “lift” with gentle folds. A generous sprinkling of

artificial snow on the cloth will provide a delicate bedding for the crystal ornaments, bowls and candlesticks that are to come next. Look through holiday decorations for clear glass or crystal reindeer or trees. The varied sizes and shapes are will provide even more opportunity for the candle light to dance across the table. The sizes and shapes of the candlesticks are best if varied from votives to pillars. Mixing old with new creates an even richer play of light. White tulips and greenery flocked with white are perfect organic elements to add to this scintillating presentation without detracting from the play of light. As with diamonds, crystal has the quality of unleashing the pure essence of light so include an abundance of candles. When artificial lights are dimmed and the candles are lit, this well dressed home will be ready to welcome the holidays! 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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DISPATCHES » Car to get 99 mpg – The electric Nissan Leaf will get the equivalent of 99 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving, based on government testing. Nissan Motor Corp. said last week the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel efficiency window sticker, which provides information about the car's energy use, would estimate the electric car will achieve the equivalent of 106 mpg in city driving and 92 mpg on the highway. -Associated Press

» High-caliber earbuds – Munitio’s standard-issue titanium S Nine Millimeter Earphones ($160) resemble 9mm bullets, and in addition to looking cool, the sound is killer too (pun intended). Although still not wallet-friendly, these buds are worth their weight in … titanium. -www.wired.com

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How fast is your Internet connection? TECHNOLOGY By Gary Hubbard The importance of a fast Internet connection in today’s multimedia world goes without saying, but understanding all the variables that can impact your actual user experience is vital. The first thing you must understand is that consumer-grade Internet services are on “shared pipes,” meaning that others in your neighborhood or others on the same service can have an impact on your overall speeds. Most Internet providers tier their packages, so as long as your speed is within the range of the tiered package, they have provided the service that’s in their fine print. For example, a provider’s first tier may be an offering up to 3 Mbps, while their second tier is may only be up to 15 Mbps with “PowerBoost or Turbo” (or 12 Mbps without). Unless you are willing to pay for a substantially more expensive business grade service, which has a tighter guarantee of speeds, your actual speed on their “preferred” package at any given moment will range from 3-12 Mbps. Another very important factor for anyone who wants to upload pictures and video to YouTube or Facebook or for those who want to remotely access their computers is the “upload” speed. In various tests, the upload speeds were generally the biggest problem with what was perceived as a slow connection. There are a number of speed tests you can run to check the average speed between your Internet connection and a remote Internet server; however, understanding how to use these tools is essential. Running a speed test on one site one time is absolutely useless, as it simply gives you the speed for that one moment. Since we know speeds will vary throughout the day, you should use at least three different test sites (running each three times in a row) at

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DISPATCHES » HATS has a new location – Touchpoint Healthy Aging Transition Services (HATS) now has a location in the Hamilton Healthcare Campus in Noblesville, 9669 E. 146th Street. This new location brings the program’s expertise in caring for the complexities of elderly patients closer to northern Hamilton County residents. The new office offers the program’s multi-disciplinary team consultation approach for patients in Hamilton County. For more information, visit www.ecommunity.com\touchpoint. » Get up at work – Too much sitting during your workday can hamper your productivity, and it can also send you to an early grave. The American Cancer Society this year reported that men and women who sat six hours or more a day were likely to die younger, and that was the case even if they were physically active. The risk for women was even higher. Some employers are now purchasing adjustable desks which allow employees to move around or stand while working. These companies say the improved health and morale of workers outweighs the cost. -www.msnbc.com » Binge drinking could affect teens later in life – Binge drinking during adolescence may permanently disrupt a person's stress hormones, leading to mental disorders in adulthood, based on new research on rats. A study found that rats exposed to high levels of alcohol in adolescence have altered stress responses in young adulthood. These changes could produce disorders like anxiety and depression. Although researchers don't yet know if the results apply to humans, the findings raise alarming questions about teenagers' binge drinking. -www.msnbc.com » New drug drops cholesterol – An experimental Merck drug safely boosted good cholesterol to record highs while dropping bad cholesterol to unprecedented lows in a study that stunned researchers and renewed hopes for an entirely new way of lowering heart risks. The drug, anacetrapib, won't be on the market anytime soon. It needs years of additional testing to see if its dramatic effects on cholesterol will translate into fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths. -www.msnbc.com

Teenagers: It’s about diet and nutrition for building muscle NUTRITION By Laura Marenco Building muscle as a teenager is not an easy task. Some teens might find difficult to achieve this with a high metabolism and busy extracurricular schedule. But there are no short cuts. It’s about a solid diet and getting both enough calories, as well as muscle building proteins. To promote muscle building, it is crucial that you are getting enough nutrients to maintain your muscles in an anabolic state, which allows for muscle growth. As an active teenager, you need to shoot for at least 20 times your body weight in calories, and in a daily diet, include approximately your body weight in grams of protein. (Example: If you weigh 160 pounds, shoot for 160 grams of protein throughout the day.) Also, it helps to spread your meals throughout the day into 4 to 6 meals, with no longer then a three-hour time period in the day without eating. Your calories should come from sources such as lean meats, raw or cooked vegetables, fruits and nuts, and plenty of water. Supplements are simply what the name states: They are meant to supplement your diet and not be used in place of food. The products I would highly recommend for a teenager are a whole

food multi-vitamin, a quality fish oil, and whey isolate protein. Whey isolate protein is an excellent source of readily absorbable amino acids and is the best form of protein for building muscle and recovering after sports activities. As a rule, supplements in the form of vitamins, protein and carbs are a safe and effective means to help build muscle for a teenager. Any supplements that affect hormones, or could have unnecessary health risks, should be avoided. At a young age, you have more than enough natural hormonal activity going on. Also, proper use of any supplement is important. Even something like creatine that is a naturally occurring and generally safe can cause problems when taking too much. More than what’s recommended doesn’t mean you can reach your goals more quickly. Keeping healthy calories, protein and vitamins first in mind, any active teenager can build muscle. Laura Marenco is a certified personal trainer and nutritional advisor for PointBlank Nutrition. You may e-mail her at laura@pointblanknutrition. com.

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COMMENTARY By Dr. Berry Epley Our skin is the largest body organ, and it has more medications and treatments per surface area than any body part. The skincare world is full of thousands of products that claim to either protect it or make it look younger. The sheer cacophony of skin care products clamoring for our attention leaves most women (and a few men) completely confused about what to use. One newer type of skin care technology is that of antioxidants. Antioxidants are actually a bit nostalgic and remind us that our great-grandmothers had the right concept all along. Most of today’s antioxidant skincare potions derive their properties from the naturally available fruits, vegetables and whole grains that were once the main ingredients of age-old facials and historic healing compounds. The fruit-acid facials of today (also known as alpha hydroxy acids or AHAs) derive their ingredients from extracts of grapefruit (procyanidin), lemon (vitamin C) or apple cores (vitamin C and phenols), and are actually quite old. I have had more than one older patient who has told me they used to rub lemon juice or the cut edge of an orange on their face to reduce wrinkles or on their scars to make them look better. The ancient use of green tea facials (and

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you thought it was only for drinking) has been found to contain catechin, which has potent antioxidant properties. Old vegetable masks contained tomatoes, which are rich in lycopenes and carotenoids, to help control oily skin and reduce wrinkles. Oatmeal powder and other grains contain ferulic acid, which has an antioxidant effect – not to mention the skin-calming benefits of the wellknown oatmeal bath. Curd contains lactic acid, which is a chemical peel. Cucumber and pumpkin have high levels of the potent antioxidant vitamin C. Honey and egg yolk have been used in facials dating back to ancient Egypt. Honey contains flavinoids and vitamin C, while egg yolks have the antioxidant carotenoid in them. Before we wax romantically and start rubbing lemons and green teas leaves on our faces, it is important to realize that science has several advantages over nature. Through purified and concentrated extracts from these natural sources and using technologically advanced delivery systems, what does come out of that expensive bottle is easier to use and does work better. Dr. Eppley is an Indianapolis board-certified plastic surgeon. Comments can be sent to info@ eppleyplasticsurgery.com

COMMENTARY By Angela LaSalle M.D. With cold and flu season descending upon us, many are driving to the local pharmacy to find the latest and greatest over-the-counter cold remedy. However, just because a medication is available without a prescription doesn’t guarantee it will be safe for everyone to use. In fact, it was the number of emergency room visits and some fatalities in infants that prompted the 2007 ban on over-the-counter could medicines for children under 2 years of age. Since that time, a CDC study has shown a 50 percent drop in the number of cold medicine related ER visits in that age group. But infants aren’t the only ones that can have bad reactions to cold medications. Adults can have severe side effects too, and it is important to talk with your doctor before you get sick to see what he or she suggests as appropriate over-the-counter remedies given your unique health conditions. The most common medical conditions of concern with these medications are the following: • Heart disease, abnormal heart rhythms and high blood pressure • Thyroid problems • Kidney or liver disease • Use of medications that cause drowsiness

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• Balance issues or neurologic problems • Elderly • Driving or use of heavy machinery Remedies containing decongestants like pseudoephedrine can cause rapid heart rate and elevated blood pressure, and antihistamines and cough suppressants can cause drowsiness and may interact with other prescription medications. The biggest problem is that many cold products contain more than one medication, so it is very important to read the label for all of the active ingredients. It’s also important to know what is in your prescription medications. It’s happened more than once that someone has taken their prescription allergy medication and an over-the-counter product together and not realized both contained a decongestant. If you have questions, ask the pharmacist. They can alert you to possible reactions and help you choose a product that is more appropriate for you. Angela LaSalle, M.D. practices integrative medicine with the Indiana Health Group in Carmel and is board certified in family medicine. For more information, visit, www.angelalasallemd.com.

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DISPATCHES » Local business designs award-winning church – The creative designs of local church design/build company, Aspen Group, resulted in a Northwest Indiana church winning national honors at the 2010 Solomon Awards. Grace Fellowship Church partnered with Carmel-based Aspen Group to design and build a 10,900-square-foot addition that would provide much-needed space for its growing ministries and a facility that would be welcoming with a “wow” factor. » The Web’s big upstart – Marc Benioff left a top spot at Oracle a little over a decade ago to launch Salesforce and has since created a $1.4-billion-a-year business selling Web software to sales departments. Salesforce tracks a slew of sales-rich data--leads, detailed histories of who bought what when, and how to reach them. Benioff was the first and loudest cheerleader of the software migration from servers to the Web and has waited for the rest of the industry to catch up. Since going public in June 2004, it has returned an average 36.8 percent a year to investors, compared with 15.1 percent for Oracle. -www.forbes.com

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nesses. And I’d never really thought about how important it was to find the right chemistry. The “team” goes well beyond your company’s walls when it comes to delivering exceptional service. The shared purpose and respect has to extend from your team and also be respected by the client. When it comes to business, how are your teams structured? Do members of your teams get along? Do you have any consideration to how someone in your organization is “assigned” to a client or a service? Especially if you are in a business that delivers a service, maybe it’s time to consider the chemistry of your account service team and how they fit with the client. I’ve always thought that a good and healthy relationship between a company and a client is like a marriage. It’s got to make sense and be grounded in honest and open communication with a shared purpose – and you have to like each other. If you don’t have that, you’re probably just arranging marriages and hoping they work. Not exactly a recipe for success. David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your questions or comments at David.Cain@MediaSauce.com.

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Offering 30 flavors year round, Boyd’s Fudge adds a certain sense of creativity to a seasonal treat everyone is familiar with. Fudge flavors at Boyd’s Fudge include heath English toffee, raspberry chocolate, pumpkin pie and apple pie. “You know, someone came up to me an asked if I could make a hot pepper fudge. It turned out to be a surprisingly delicious flavor,” owner of Boyd’s Fudge Lori Shreve said. Shreve has been making the fudge by herself since 1996. She started the business in the small town of Greentown, Ind. When Shreve talks about how she learned to make these flavors of fudge, it sounds like an epic tale. “In Kentucky, I met this gentleman who made fudge. I was looking at his antique fudge case. He told me some secrets to making fudge. I’ve been inspired by him to make interesting flavors ever since we met,” Shreve said. Boyd’s Fudge is a participant in the Indiana Artisan Development Project, which is a group of Indiana’s best artisans. Boyd’s Fudge is reasonably priced, considering Shreve crafts every batch herself. A halfpound of fudge only cost $7.50. A 20-ounce assortment of four different flavors is priced under $10. The real pay off for Shreve is watching her customers take a walk down memory lane with every bite of her fudge. “I love it when people tell me it’s like their grandma’s fudge,” Shreve said. Phone: (765) 860-8997 Website: www.boydsfudge.com

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paired with a Moen tub and shower faucet in brushed nickel including a hand-shower on slide-bar. TILE WORK: New Thermae Saturnia 12x12 porcelain tile was installed in a straight set pattern on the bath floor and shower walls. The shower included a recessed niche with shelves to match quartz countertops. VANITY WALLS: New Amethyst Brick glass tile was installed from Before the countertop all the way to the ceiling behind the vanity. VANITY DETAILS: New stock vanity cabinets in an Arborcrest style in Espresso finish were installed including full extension and soft close drawers. The cabinets were topped with a Cambria quartz 3cm countertop with standard edge and under mount sink cutouts. FINAL DETAILS: Finally, a new solid wood, six panel paint grade door and new paint grade shoe molding was installed.

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HUMOR By Mike Redmond The other day, I was reminded of something so important that I can’t understand how I lost track of it to begin with. I was getting dinner at that restaurant named after a group of guys who number more than four but less than six. I got the usual: one of their exceptionally good cheeseburgers (with everything) and an order – well, they call it an order but it’s more like a truckload – of the best fries I’ve had that weren’t homemade. Oh, and a Diet Coke. Gotta watch my calories, you know. (My friend Frank and I used to point to this as an example of just how stupid we humans are becoming. You see it all the time, too – someone ordering a 4,500-calorie cheeseburger and a bushel of fries, and the getting a diet soda to wash it down. Like that low-cal soda is really going to make a difference when you’re already taking in enough fat, sugar and salt to stop your heart and three others besides.) Anyway, I was sitting there waiting for the man to call my number when the music in the restaurant caught my ear. It was old school soul music: Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Sam and Dave, Aretha Franklin… you know, the really GOOD stuff. And then I noticed something else. Everyone in the restaurant – white, black, young, old, male, female, worker, customer – was enjoying the music, too. They were smiling, tapping their feet, softly snapping their fingers, and in the case of the true devotees, doing that thing where you stick your head out like a chicken in time to the music. This is known to musicologists as “doing that chicken head thing.” It indicates that you are so in love with the music that you really don’t care how ridiculous you look.

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It hit me just how unusual that was – to have an entire restaurant, a well-mixed bag of people, all truly enjoying the same music. I went looking for the manager and found myself talking to a bright young woman from Indianola, Mo. (that’s B.B. King territory, for you blues enthusiasts), someone from the hiphop generation who puts the store radio on the satellite soul station and keeps it there. “I was raised on it,” she explained. “It’s what I like. It’s from the heart.” That it is. And the great thing about hearts is they only come in one color. You know, Berry Gordy founded Motown Records under a very clever motto: “The sound of Young America.” Not young BLACK America. Young America. And it was. Soul music tells stories of love and loss, heartbreak and glory, with immediacy and rhythm. And it is the flip side, if you will, of another of my best-loved genres, classic country music. In fact, during my days as a music critic, I talked to any number of soul singers who loved country music, and country singers who loved R&B. I guess it just goes to prove what Duke Ellington always said: “There are only two types of music: Good and bad.” There was good music in the burger joint, and everyone, as the saying goes, knowed it and showed it – smiling, snapping, doing that chicken head thing. The hamburgers brought us to the restaurant. The music brought us together. Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244.

What will come of phone books?

HUMOR By Dick Wolfsie I thought I was having trouble selling my books. Apparently, the phone company can›t even give theirs away. They›re piling up in hallway closets and on doorsteps. Halloween night, witches and goblins grabbed for a Reese›s Peanut Butter Cup at the Wolfsie house and then stumbled over huge a stack of phone books. Will the White Pages survive? This is a gray area. Telephone companies claim that people who want to reach out and touch someone simply go to the Internet – but not before those subscribers reach for the new phone book and put it in the recycling bin. A typical phone book weighs 3 pounds, 9 ounces, a little more than a dozen iPhones. Or exactly the same as 3 pounds, 9 ounces of potato salad, which I think is a much funnier image. Half a billion phone books are printed each year in the United States, the product of 19 million trees. That›s pretty funny because the best phone number I ever got in my life was carved directly into a tree. Emily Goodman of Northwestern University is doing her doctoral thesis on the history of phone books, probably because her roommate took her first choice: What ever happened to the doily? Emily may need to change the names of all 300 million people in her potential page-turner because this is clearly a class libel suit waiting to happen. Emily laments the passing of this cultural icon. «It›s sort of heartbreaking,» she said. This is one sensitive chick. I hope her cat never dies. Combine the end of the phone directory with the demise of the phone booth, and that means the end of late-night retreating into the glass enclosure looking up and phoning people with names like Bart Simpson, James Kirk and Barney Rubble. «Hey, Barney, you are my favorite actor,» or «Captain Kirk, can you tell

Scotty to beam me up?» I›m sure going to miss those days. Robert Thompson, a pop culture professor at Syracuse University, is now on AARP›s hit list with this tacky observation: «Anyone who doesn›t have access to a computer is probably too old to read the small print in the White Pages, anyway.» This prompted his 87-yearold mother to get out her bifocals, look up her attorney›s phone number, and hack little Bobby right out of the will. No more White Pages also means the end of notoriety for three residents of the Indianapolis area. The name Aaaron (yes, three A›s) will no longer have the status of being first in this soon-to-be-defunct book. I tried to call all day last week, but the line was always busy. That›s what happens when your name starts with AAA. You get lots of calls from people who drove their SUVs into a ditch or left their lights on while they were in Walmart. Zymbroski is the very last name in the Indianapolis phone book. The couple used to live in Toledo, which has a higher population of Polish people, so they were bested by the Zyponskies and the Zyronskis. Motivated to move down in the world, they relocated to Indy and secured their highly coveted lowly position. I called the other day to see how they felt about the news. «This is Dick Wolfsie. I wanted to talk to you about the phone directory possibly ceasing production.» «I guess you›re calling us because we are the last name in the Indianapolis phone book?» «Actually, I called everybody in the book. I’m just glad this nightmare is finally over.”

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

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DISPATCHES » Leo’s celebrates 10 years – Indianapolis veterinarian Gregory Magnusson recently celebrated his 10th year in practice with the opening of Leo’s Pet Care, a new veterinary clinic at the southwest corner of the shopping center at 106th Street and College Avenue in Carmel. For more information, visit www.leospetcare.com. » Choose toys based on personality – Good Housekeeping’s pet expert, Kathy Santo, says because all dogs are unique, they should not all be given the same toys. Choose toys based on your dog’s personality and style of play, she says. For a tough dog that enjoys chewing through things, try Galileo bones, Orka Jack, Kong toys, Tire Biters, and indestructible plastic balls, which are tested on elephants. Very clever dogs or ones driven by food rewards, however, should be given toys that keep them working towards a payoff. -www.goodhousekeeping.com » Indulge your dog healthily - Made with real meat -- slow-grilled chicken and beef -- Dog Joy Treats by Freshpet provide a healthy, irresistible snack for dogs. The all-natural treats break into smaller pieces, making them ideal training tools. Dogs tested by www.pawnation.com responded immediately to the texture and taste of these goodies, preferring Dog Joy Treats over less wholesome, drier biscuits. -www.pawnation.com

Thing influencing a lost dog’s travel PETS By John Mikesell At this time of year, with all of the holiday hustle and bustle, we must be especially careful with our pets. Doors are left open. Children are running in and out. There is a good chance the family pet might take off. The following are some ideas about what to if that happens. 1. Temperament of the dog. Friendly dogs are the most likely to walk up to the first person they see, be rescued and either returned to the owner, taken to a shelter or “adopted” by the finder. Aloof dogs are more likely to avoid strangers until they get hungry, and they may travel a considerable distance before someone befriends them. Fearful dogs are likely to travel farther and actively avoid contact with humans, even when hunger calls. Sometimes the only way to capture a fearful dog is with the use of a humane trap. 2. Circumstances of the disappearance. A dog that wanders out of curiosity is likely to stay close to home and wander back in fairly short order. One who bolts from fear can run for several miles in blind panic. 3. Terrains. Wide open spaces are more conducive to distance travel than residential neighborhoods, where fences create barriers to travel. 4. Appearance of the dog. “Warm fuzzy” dogs are quicker to be rescued than large, aggressive-appearing dogs. 5. Weather. A dog in a blizzard or a driving rainstorm is likely to seek shelter. A

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Like every 5-year-old, we’re growing fast. We’re not just celebrating a birthday. We’re celebrating babies we’ve brought into the world, athletes we’ve patched up, partnerships we’ve built in Hamilton County and lives we’ve saved. Still, we’re eagerly anticipating what’s to come and looking forward to future innovations. Until then, we wanted to take the time to say thanks for these first 5 years.

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