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Maintaining heart health during the holidays Commentary by Dr. Hugo Rios Meza When the temperature drops and the holidays near, it’s common to ease up on efforts to maintain good CARDIOLOGY health. But even through the holiday season, it’s important not to let your heart health take a back seat. NUTRITION IS KEY Eating well is one of the best things you can do for your heart. Enjoy holiday treats in

moderation and remember to include plenty of green, leafy vegetables. Keep an eye on your salt and sugar intake, as well as the amount of alcohol you are consuming. For those with known heart disease, avoiding salt is key to maintaining heart health. START OR MAINTAIN AN EXERCISE ROUTINE Exercise improves your circulation, strengthens the heart and lowers blood pressure. Build your exercise routine gradually and be careful not to over-exert doing

things such as hanging lights, shoveling snow or moving packages. COLD WEATHER MAY INCREASE HEART ATTACK RISK A lesser-known fact is cold weather causes blood vessels to constrict and blood pressure to increase. This puts strain on the heart because the muscle has to pump harder to move blood through the body. Make sure to dress in layers when going outside and avoid extremely cold temperatures.

KEEP STRESS LEVELS LOW Stress has an impact on heart health by causing blood pressure to spike. Be intentional about taking time for yourself and relaxing during the chaos of the holiday season.

Dr. Hugo Rios Meza is a cardiologist at IU Health in Fishers.

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LEGAL NOTICE DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC Public notice is hereby given to affected property owners pursuant to 170 IAC 4-9-4(f) that within two (2) to six (6) weeks of the date of this notice, weather permitting, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC will be performing vegetation management as part of its power line maintenance program in the area described below. As part of this project, one of its qualified contractors will be applying EPA approved and registered herbicides to control vegetation that may interfere with the safe operation and maintenance of power lines. This vegetation management will be performed in/near Carmel, Eagletown, Julietville, Westfield, Zionsville on or near streets identified below: • Beginning at the substation located just E of the intersection of West Rd & W 121st St, to include the areas around & near: S & W of the substation, N of Weston Pointe Dr, E of Raintree Dr • Beginning at the substation located near the Range Line Rd & 8th St intersection, to include the areas around & near: S & E of the substation, W of Keystone Pkwy, N of 126th St • Beginning at the substation located near Ditch Rd & 169th St intersection, to include the areas around & near: N & W of the substation, S of 226th St, E of N CR 1100 E The date this notice is published initiates the two (2) week period for calculating implied consent by an affected property owner under 170 IAC 4-9. If you have any questions you may contact the Duke Energy Vegetation Management toll free number, 866-385-3675. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC

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Friends, I am so proud of myself. I survived (and thrived?) at a three-day social studies conference in Nashville HUMOR with two colleagues who feasibly could be my children. It was touch and go at times, but ultimately it was a good experience. Let’s explore. Day One was horrible. It started with the hotel emailing to say it would cancel my reservation unless I provided the credit card number I had booked with back in April. I could not, because four months earlier, that particular Visa had expired. I eventually resolved it, but in the process discovered that neither I nor my teacher friends had actually registered for the conference! We are very smart women, but somehow this one not-so-small detail had escaped all of us. Good lord. By the time we had sorted the mess and got on the road, I was particularly frazzled, knowing full well these things come in threes — or in this case, fours. Five hours and one sketchy Taco Bell run later, I realized that I had Google mapped us to the wrong hotel, but only after we had lugged our suitcases, winter coats and my 20-pound weighted blanket through a questionable parking garage and up a flight

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Indianapolis Children’s Choir concerts feature European Holiday theme By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Indianapolis Children’s Choir concerts will have more than a touch of Europe. “This year’s PERFORMANCES concerts will bring back memories of walking around the many holiday and Christkindlmarkts throughout Europe,” said ICC Artistic Director Jose Pedde, a Carmel resident. “All of the music has its origins from a European country from Germany and England to Spain and Ukraine.” The ICC will present four performances from Dec. 15-17 at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. The European holiday-inspired performances will feature children as young as age 5, and as old as founding members of the ICC from 1986. “All the concerts have a slightly different flavor due to the age of our singers,” Pedde said. The 7 p.m. concerts Dec. 15-16 are titled “Angels Sing: A European Holiday” and feature the Indy Voice and Master Chorale. The Dec 16 evening concert is a candlelight performance. “Celebrate the Season: A European Holiday” concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 features Neighborhood Choir Academy, Foundations Choir, Preparatory Choirs, Jubilate Choir, Beginning Level Choirs and Master Chorale. The “Sounds of the Season: A European Holiday” is at 4 p.m. Dec. 17 and features the Lyric, Indy Voice and the Alumni Choir. “The 7 p.m. concerts are our most advanced singers and the pieces they are singing are more challenging in nature,” Pedde said. Pedde said the Dec. 16 afternoon concert features the youngest singers from the program, along with the high school division. The Dec. 17 concert includes a special set by the annual holiday alumni choir. “We had a special commission of ‘Silent Night’ and the ‘Sussex Carol’ arranged for the choir this year as well as some clas-

‘WHITE CHRISTMAS” Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents “White Christmas” through Dec. 31 at the Indianapolis venue. For more, visit beefandboards.com. ‘ELF THE MUSICAL’ Civic Theatre presents “Elf The Musical” through Dec. 24 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org. ‘MOON OVER BUFFALO’ Carmel Community Players’ production of “Moon Over Buffalo” runs through Dec. 17 at The Cat in Carmel. For more, visit thecat.biz. BALLET THEATRE OF CARMEL ACADEMY The Ballet Theatre of Carmel Academy presents “The Nutcracker” Dec. 15-17 at STAR Bank Performing Arts Center in Zionsville. For more, visit ballettheatreofcarmel.org. ‘WILD & SWINGING’ HOLIDAY PARTY’ Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s “Wild & Swingin’ Party” is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

Joshua Pedde leads the Indianapolis Children’s Choir holiday concerts. (Photo courtesy of ICC)

sics like ‘Angels We Have Heard on High’ and ‘The First Noel,’” Pedde said. This is a busy but enjoyable time for the choirs, Pedde said. “The singers always seem to love this time, not just because of the music, but because of all the special events we do during the season that bring so much joy to so many people,” Pedde said. “Although it is busy, these singers love spreading cheer throughout central Indiana. They love being together and hanging out while they wait to perform. And they get to do some really fun things from performing at the (Indianapolis) Zoo, to ‘Nutcrackers’ to tree lightings. It really is a lot of fun.” Pedde said Second Presbyterian Church is a perfect setting for this type of concert. “It is a beautiful gothic church that looks like it was picked up from Europe and dropped in Indianapolis,” Pedde said. “We do, however, add some special touches with lighting.” Westfield High School freshman Whitney

Bontrager is a member of the Indy Voice Choir. “I love the candlelight holiday concert because it reminds me of an ‘Angels Sing’ from a couple of years ago when the power went out unexpectedly,” Bontrager said. “We had to perform in the dark, but it was so much fun, and we really embraced the chaos. It brought everyone so much unexpected joy. “I love that we’re shining a spotlight on other cultures for this concert, because there are so many different ways to celebrate Christmas and they’re all unique and incredible in their own ways.” About 500 singers are slated to participate in the four concerts. “Now is a great time for interested singers to join the ICC for the second semester,” Pedde said. Pedde said those interested should see a concert and then contact the office to schedule a visit. For more, icchoir.org.

‘CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS’ Actors Theatre of Indiana’s “Celebrate the Holidays” shows feature Wayne Powers and the All-Star Jazz Trio Dec. 13-14 and vocalist Katy Gentry and pianist Eric Baker Dec. 15-17 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org. ‘FESTIVAL OF CAROLS’ The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and vocalist Anthony Nunizata will perform concerts at 3 p.m. Dec. 16-17 at the Palladium. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

DISPATCH Sedaris appearance set — WFYI Presents “An Evening with David Sedaris,” author of several bestsellers and regular National Public Radio contributor. He will appear at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, following the release of his newest books “Happy-Go-Lucky “and “A Carnival of Snackery. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at thecenterpresents.org.

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