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Winter weather plans in place

By Heather Lusk • news@currentzionsville.com

As the weather outside becomes frightful, school and town officials are prepared with their winter weather preparedness plans. “It is noteworthy that our schools have only experienced a few days of closure per year (some years – none at all) in the past decade,” aside from the unusual winter of 2014, according to Zionsville Community Schools Supt. Dr. Scott Robison via email. If school is cancelled, the first day will be made up May 27. The Indiana Dept. of Education has approved ZCS’s Robison request to utilize e-days to avoid subsequent make-up days, requiring students to complete assignments electronically during the day that school is cancelled. Robison does not plan to have more than two consecutive days in the e-day format without face-to-face instruction. “ZCS does not plan to become an online school district, and we believe that a face-toface day of instruction to assess and recalibrate instruction is essential,” Robison said. In the event of a longer cancellation, makeup days may need to be added to the calendar in June. School cancellations and delays will be shared via the SchoolMessenger emergency notification system. The Town of Zionsville has the same plans in place as previous years and salt trucks have already been on Lantz the road for the first snowfall. “Our goal is not to have clear streets,” said Lance Lantz, superintendent of street/ stormwater services. “Our goal is to have safe

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safety tips To help the street department keep roads safe during snowy and icy weather: • Don’t park on streets. It’s a hassle for plow operators and leaves a mess when the cars eventually move. • Shovel snow behind your sidewalk away from the street or on grass. Shoveling into the street dilutes the salt or washes it away, impacting what is needed to keep streets safe. • Clear sidewalks of snow by noon on the second day of snowfall.

Santa’s mailbox – Your kids have written letters to Santa and want you to mail them. But what is Santa’s address? Earth Explorer Toys, 27 E. Pine St., has a special Santa mailbox outside the store. Kids drop a letter to Santa in the mailbox and can receive a personalized reply back from the man himself if they include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The mailbox will be available through Dec. 24. Haffner honored – Zionsville resident Kent Haffner placed No. 38 on the 2015 Stitches Power 75 annual ranking. The list honors equipment makers, software developers, accessory and apparel supplies and educators, among others, in the decorated apparel industry. Haffner Haffner is director of retail customization at Lids Sports Group and has placed on the list the past three years. New ownership for airport – Eagle Creek Aviation Services has completed the purchase of Montgomery Aviation. The name will remain the same for now, with one small exception – the company will be Montgomery Aviation, LLC instead of Inc. Watts Christmas celebration – Watts Christmas Trees and Anything Christmas Sparkle Shoppe, 165 W. Sycamore St., has joined the village in celebrating the holidays. Holiday hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Christmas ornaments, greenery and trees up to 20 feet tall are available. Bring in old wreaths to get freshened up by owner Deborah Watts. Boy Scouts food drive – Boy Scout Troop 804 of Zionsville, in cooperation with Boone Village Marsh, is collecting non-perishable food items, gently used clothing and toys through Dec. 13. Designated carts will be available in Marsh for food items (look for Troop 804 signs). Please bring in items or consider purchasing a few items during shopping trips.

Legal fees double from ongoing land dispute By Sam Elliott • news@currentzionsville.com

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streets. “It’s all temperature dependent,” Lantz said. “We evaluate each storm independently” Lantz said there must be a minimum of three inches to plow the culs-de-sac in town, because – with 167 of them – it takes longer to clear them than all of the other streets in town. Recognizing that three inches of snow can be reasonably navigated, the streets department will leave the snow alone with one caveat: temperature. “Arctic temperatures would make that snow difficult to drive through,” he said. “It generally takes two to three inches on the roads before we start plowing efforts,” Lantz said. Generally the town goes through 1,100 to 1,200 tons of salt each season, but lacks the space to store more than roughly a third of that amount. “We have to manage our storage,” Lantz said. Salt is reordered as needed which generally isn’t an issue. “In the most dire of winters that can become problematic,” he said, if there are weather-related delays between the supplier and Zionsville. The town is on pothole patrol throughout the winter and will repair any reported issues as soon as possible.

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ministrative legal [fees] and we’re up to about $420,000,” Town Manager Ed Mitro said. “We’re $220,000 over our budget and of that, about As the battle over Perry Township drags on, $175,000 is the litigation with Whitestown. Litithe town’s legal fees continue to pile up. gation is not cheap.” The Zionsville Town The town’s 2015 legal fees are much lawsuit Council was scheduled higher than previous years thanks in to discuss a resolution large part to litigation surrounding the Dec. 7 that would appropriate funds ongoing land dispute with Whitestown to cover legal fees that are more than over Perry Township, which has made double what was allocated in the 2015 its way to the Indiana Supreme Court. budget. Visit CurrentZionsville.com for The court heard oral arguments but has updates on the public hearing and counMitro not decided if it will rule on the matter. cil meeting. Zionsville will face additional legal fees should “This year, we budgeted $200,000 for ad-

the Supreme Court take the case, but Mitro said it’s impossible to predict how much more that would cost. Earlier this year, Whitestown moved $400,000 from unappropriated cash reserves to cover its mounting legal fees. Mitro and other town officials are hopeful the Supreme Court will rule soon. “We’re closing in on the end here, whatever that end is going to be,” Mitro said. “This has gone on and we need to move on with our lives. Whatever the decision, everybody I think just wants to get there.”

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Town considers options for north-south road By Sam Elliott • news@currentzionsville.com Although its construction is likely years away, Zionsville has completed a study to assess possibilitransportation ties for a proposed north-south road connecting CR 575 and Oak Street on the west side of town. “For many years, it was part of our thoroughfare plan and future transportation plans for Zionsville. It’s been in there since at least 2000,” said Lance Lantz, Zionsville superintendent of street/stormwater services. “The 2000 transportation plan is the oldest one I have archived.” The town’s transportation plans were amended in 2010, resulting in the road being eliminated from the plan as a specific project and identified as a study area for the future. “The general north-south mobility is obvious when you look at road maps and there are just very limited ways to go to the northwest portion of Zionsville where the residential areas are growing,” Lantz said. “It’s needed now and its need will only increase in the future.” The study prepared for the town by Beam, Longest and Neff LLC included three options for a proposed connector road ranging in total

Three possible routes have been identified for a future north-south road in west Zionsville. (Submitted photo)

price from $1.142 million to $1.47 million. At their northern points, all three options would begin at the intersection of CR 575 S and CR 875 E. Two alternates, one needing a bridge to cross a small stream, would connect to Oak Street at CR 850 E. Alternate 3 would create a new intersection on Oak Street to the east of CR 850 E. “That would be kind of a drawback to Alternate 3 because it introduces another intersection on a busy street,” Lantz said. “There is nothing imminent on this project that the town is going to initiate,” he added. “One of the purposes of having a transportation plan or any future land planning exercise is so that at such time as development comes into the area — there is one very large property there — if that property would ever happen to be sold to a developer, that is when we have the approved transportation plan to force them to install a roadway network that is in support of our plan. It helps the town with its planning and approval processes in the future when we have these identified routes available to developers.”

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Federal funds sought for Sycamore Street bridge By Audrey Bailey • news@currentzionsville.com

the only way we, as a municipality, can actually get federal highway dollars.” Parks has requested approximately $1.2 The Boone Co. Highway Dept. is hoping to million from the MPO, while the total cost is receive federal dollars to fund a rehabilitation expected to be around $1.8 million. project According to Parks, Boone County transportation for the has already set aside its share of the 60-year-old cost. Indiana code requires county Sycamore Street bridge over Eagle governments to be responsible for Creek in Zionsville. inspecting, maintaining and reconThe proposed project includes restructing all vehicular bridges within moval and replacement of the bridge the county. There are 289 bridges in deck, new railings and bringing the Parks Boone County. structure up to modern standards, Boone County will compete with several according to Craig Parks, Boone County highother entities for MPO funding on a 100-point way engineer. scale. Factors in the rating include whether To get the process started, Parks recently the bridge is structurally deficient or not, the submitted a letter of commitment to the Intype of roadway and the amount of traffic dianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization that passes through the area. requesting funds for this project, which is exRegardless of whether or not the project pected to begin sometime between 2019 and receives funds from the MPO, the next step in 2021. The MPO is responsible for distributing the process is to sketch out a plan. federal highway funds to qualifying projects “We would hire an engineering consulting within its boundaries. firm to do the design,” Parks said. “That would “All of Zionsville is in the MPO, and so that’s include the design, the survey and the enviwhy (the bridge) is within the MPO, and that’s ronmental documentation.” why we’re going after it,” Parks said. “That’s

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Free course teaches teens driving safety By Audrey Bailey • news@currentzionsville.com The Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville is one of only two clubs in Indiana offering a course to help teens learn boys & girls club how to drive safely before they ever get behind the wheel of a car. The club has partnered with the UPS Foundation to offer the Road Code program, a free, three-hour driving safety course that Sanford includes trained instructors, videos and a driving simulator. The next class will be offered Dec. 21 at the club’s east campus, 1575 Mulberry St. “It’s a wonderful program to not just teach kids how to be a driver, but how to be a safer driver,” said Glenn Sanford, unit director at the Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville-East. Two driving simulators at the club allow teens to learn the difference between good and bad driving habits in a safe environment. “There’s an impaired driving program that shows you what it’s like to be under the influence of alcohol and try to operate a motor vehicle,” Sanford said. “There are delayed re-

Emma Gawor uses the driving simulator at the Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville-East. (Submitted photo)

sponse times and over-calculation on steering and things like that.” The UPS Foundation has been working with the Boys & Girls Club of America since 2009 to develop the program. “The UPS Foundation, their experience is more with the technical side of things, where the Boys & Girls Club has the experience with how to best reach young people. So it was a great partnership that way,” Sanford said. In order for this program to continue being

offered, Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville must continue filling classes and fulfilling grant requirements, which has not been a problem so far. “Currently, we’re still under that test cycle. The first test cycle of it was only three years long, and it was to see who was able to meet their grant requirements,” Sanford said. “And our club was one of the fortunate ones to not only reach that goal, but to exceed it.” For more, visit bagcoz.org/events.

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“We may never know the full story,” Denise said. “For parents, this ‘not knowing’ can be as hard as the grief as it leads to guilt and other emotions.” Last year, DJ Preece helped sort toy and As they wrestle through the holiday season, food donations at Zionsville United Methodthe family is taking comfort in rememist Church as bering the good times with DJ, whom in memoriam a volunteer Denise described as witty, charming, through the intelligent and “honest to a fault.” She Character Counts program, part of said he was known for his love of the R.O.C.K. before- and after-school video games and books. care ministry. R.O.C.K. director Kathy Gibson said This year, the event was held in DJ – who was a junior staff member in his memory, as the 12-year-old ZionsPreece the program this year – touched the ville Middle School student died Sept. lives of everyone who knew him. 12 after a brief illness. The ZUMC missions “DJ had a huge heart full of love and comteam and children in the Character Counts passion for people,” Gibson said. “He loved to program partnered to sort and box about help others and loved children. He had a joy 2,400 donations, the largest amount ever coland presence about him that you could not lected in the annual drive. help loving him.” “It brings tears to my eyes to have our son The Preece family has started a Facebook honored in such a way,” said Denise Preece, page in DJ’s memory at https://goo.gl/7PHOFl DJ’s mother. “Most kids think they don’t have to share thoughts and memories of their son. an impact on others, especially adults, at They have also started a Facebook group the age of 12. This honor shows the impact a called #IamDJ for those who knew him per12-year-old can have on others and the lasting sonally to connect and support each other impression that can be made in the actions through their grief. kids take.” The outpouring of support from the comDenise, her husband, Doug, and daughter, munity has shown the Preece family that they Arden, are still trying to wrap their heads made the right decision in moving to Zionsville around what happened to DJ less than three in 1999, Denise said, even as most of their months ago. He woke up the morning of Sept. family members are out of state. The food and 11 with what appeared to be flu-like symptoms. Early the next morning he became unre- toy drive proved that. “The fact that we’ll never have another sponsive and was rushed to the hospital, but tomorrow with DJ here on this Earth, and that doctors were unable to save him. The family only recently received the results so many people took the time to honor what he was, creates more memories for us to hold of an autopsy that revealed DJ suffered from onto,” Denise said. “Combine that with providappendicitis, although he did not show many ing for others in need and it’s the perfect of the usual signs, such as fever or doubling combination of paying it forward.” over in pain.

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The Zionsville Fire Dept. will escort Santa Claus through the community on a fire engine in the two weeks leading christmas up to Christmas.

See updates on the tour schedule, current location and photos on the ZFD Facebook page. Nightly routes are subject to delays and cancellation, and the department will try to make up any cancelled routes in the days before Christmas.

santa’s tour schedule Dec. 11 • 6:30 p.m. Pine Ridge • 6:35-6:45 p.m. Timberwolf • 6:45-6:55 p.m. Mallard Pond • 6:55-7:10 p.m. Saddlebrook Farms • 7:10-7:20 p.m. Pleasantview Lane • 7:20-7:30 p.m. The Woods at Huddersfield • 7:30-7:40 p.m. St. Claire Estates • 7:40-7:50 p.m. Countrywood • 7:50-8 p.m. Fox Run Dec. 12 • 6:30 p.m. Taylor Avenue • 6:40-6:50 p.m. Big Springs • 7:20-7:30 p.m. Brookhaven • 7:35-7:50 p.m. Willow Glen • 7:50-8:10 p.m. Willows (west side) • 8:10-8:30 p.m. Fieldstone Dec. 13 • 6:30 p.m. Willow Springs Drive • 6:45-6:55 Brittany Chase • 6:55-7:30 p.m. Austin Oaks Dec. 14 • 6:30 p.m. Hunters Glen • 6:45-6:50 p.m. The Hearth • 7:05-7:10 p.m. The Sanctuary • 7:10-7:15 p.m. Zion Hills • 7:20-7:30 p.m. Clarkston • 7:30-7:40 p.m. Coventry Ridge • 7:40-7:45 p.m. Colonial Heights • 7:45-7:55 p.m. Becker Addition • 8-8:05 p.m. Ravinia • 8:15-8:30 p.m. Bridlewood Dec. 15 • 6:30 p.m. Stonegate • 7:15-7:30 p.m. Sycamore Court/Eaglewood Drive Dec. 16 • 6:30 p.m. Blackstone • 6:45-6:50 p.m. Shannon Springs • 7-7:10 p.m. Enclave • 7:20-7:35 p.m. Cooper Lane • 7:45-7:50 p.m. Beck Lane/Cheval Rue Court/ Hunt County Road • 7:50-8 p.m. Old Hunt Club Road Dec. 17 • 6:30 p.m. Royal Run Dec. 18 • 6:30 p.m. Sycamore Bend • 6:40-6:50 p.m. Quail Valley • 6:50-7:15 p.m. Cobblestone Lakes • 7:30-7:40 p.m. Cheryl Lane

Dec. 19 • 6:30 p.m. Spring Knoll • 6:50-7 p.m. Preserve at Spring Knoll • 7:05-7:15 p.m. Rock Bridge • 7:30-7:40 p.m. Allen’s Acres • 8-8:10 p.m. Smith Meadows Dec. 20 • 6:30 p.m. Zionsville Meadows • 6:50-7 p.m. Sugarbush Hill • 7-7:10 p.m. Clifton Pond • 7:10-7:20 p.m. Oldfields • 7:20-7:30 p.m. Irishman’s Run • 7:30-7:40 p.m. Roundstone • 7:40-7:50 p.m. Fox Hollow • 7:50-8 p.m. Huntington Woods • 8-8:10 p.m. Woodlands at Irishman’s Run • 8:10-8:20 p.m. Soaring Hawk Drive • 8:20-8:30 p.m. Pineview Road Dec. 21 • 6:30 p.m. Quail Run • 6:35-6:45 p.m. Village Walk • 6:45-6:55 p.m. Deer Ridge • 6:55-7:05 p.m. Lakeview Drive • 7:05-7:15 p.m. Russell Lake • 7:15-7:25 p.m. Thornhill • 7:35-7:45 p.m. Trotwood Lane • 7:45-7:55 p.m. Hunters Glen • 7:55-8 p.m. Old Dominion • 8-8:10 p.m. Irongate Dec. 22 • 6:30 p.m. Hoosier Village • 6:55-7:05 p.m. Reserve at Williams Glen • 7:10-7:20 p.m. Domain at Bennett Farms • 7:30-7:40 p.m. Timber Ridge • 7:40-7:50 p.m. Raintree Place • 7:50-8 p.m. Wayfield Lane Dec. 23 • 6:30 p.m. Benderfield • 6:35-6:40 p.m. Bloor Woods Court • 6:40-6:45 p.m. Isenhour Hills/Terrace Drive • 6:45-6:55 p.m. Colony Court/Williamsburg Court/Bennington Drive • 6:55-7:05 p.m. Colony Woods • 7:05-7:10 p.m. Colony Square • 7:10-7:15 p.m. Mulberry Place • 7:15-7:25 p.m. Buttondown Farms • 7:25-7:35 p.m. Oak Ridge • 7:35-7:45 p.m. Equestrian Way • 7:45-7:55 p.m. Cedar Bend Dec. 24 • 6:30-8 p.m. Zionsville Village

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Arc program matches workers, jobs By Heather Lusk • news@currentzionsville.com Adam Masten has big dreams. The 25-year-old Zionsville resident is a part of the Arc of Greater Boone nonprofit County’s new community membership program and job connection program, which works with businesses such as Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, Goodwill and OmniSource to match people with disabilities to employers. Through the Arc program, Masten found a position working at Lowe’s. But it’s his connection with horses that seems to mean the most to him. “My hopes for the future are to be in the Olympics and win a gold medal,” Masten said. Masten, whose father is a horse trainer, started riding at the age of 4. Expressing to his father that he wanted to learn to jump horses, Masten began riding lessons on a 42-year-old pony. When he was 13 he participated in his first horse show, placing first, second and third in various classes. He learned to jump a few years later, and received a blue ribbon in his first opportunity to compete in a jumping division. The Arc of Boone County features a variety of programs which help persons with disabilities become part of their community, such as the job connection program, which is growing. “We have a brand new staff,” said Marcia Clutter, community relations director for the Arc of Boone County. “They’re really making a big effort right now to get in touch with employers and expand the program.” Masten shared his love for horses with the newly created community membership program, which pairs a participant with a staff member to together participate in community activities such as book clubs, shopping and library visits. “My advice to everyone,” Masten said, “is if you have dreams, you need to work hard and go after them!”

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Chili cook-off – Bring your best chili recipe to the Zionsville American Legion Chili Cook-off to be held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Sign up by Dec. 9 at the Legion. Entry fee is $5 per recipe. Dinner is open to the public and the $5 admission fee includes all-you-can-eat chili. For more information, call 695-8885. Free antibiotics – From now until Feb. 28, Market District Advantage Card customers can receive generic oral antibiotics free with a prescription. The pharmacy will provide up to a 14-day supply of the following generic oral antibiotics free of charge: Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin, Ciprofloxacin, Penicillin VK, SMZ/TMP, SMZ/TMP OS. Visit www. GiantEagle.com/Free-Antibiotics or the pharmacy for a complete list of qualifying medications and restrictions. Youth basketball league – Traders Point Christian Church will begin the winter session of its youth basketball league for boys in grades 5 through 12. Practices start the week of Jan. 4. Games will be held on Saturdays, Jan. 9 through March 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church. There will also be an end-of-year celebration on March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with the Indiana Pacers. Visit www. tpcc.org/youthbb to learn more or to register. Caregiver support group – A new caregiver support group has started. The next meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Old National Bank, 385 S. Main St. The group will meet the second Wednesday of each month and will provide a safe and nurturing space for caregivers to build relationships, share information, discuss frustrations and gain emotional support. Contact Jessica Evans at 765-482-5220 for more information. Art exhibit and sale – Eagle Creek Park will host Celebration of Nature, an art exhibit and sale at the Earth Discovery Center, 5901 Delong Rd., Indianapolis. All art is by local artists in a variety of mediums. A portion of proceeds from every sale benefits the Eagle Creek Park Foundation. The exhibit and sale run through Dec. 13. Admission is free with park entry. For more information, visit www.EagleCreekPark.org. Lunch and Learn – Boone County Senior Services presents military historian Allen Andrews, who will share stories about the brave men and women who have served our country, from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 11 in Zionsville Town Hall Fireplace Room. Lunch, which is free to the first 30 registrants, will be provided by the Hearth at Tudor Gardens. Call BCSSI at 765-482-5220 or 873-8939 to register. New Orleans trip – Boone County Senior Services Travel Group is taking reservations for a New Orleans trip from April 17 through 23. Cost is $679 per person based on double occupancy. Cost includes: transportation, tours, six nights lodging and 10 meals. $75 deposit is required at registration. The first 20 reservations received will get a $50 discount. For more details, contact group leader, Dan Warkentien at 765-894-2665 or BCSSI at 765-4825220 and 873-8939.

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Credit cards are everywhere Commentary by Ward Degler When we got home from vacation a couple weeks ago, I unburdened my pockets and dumped all the credit card plain talk receipts on the desk. These crumpled slips of paper offered a record of just about everything we spent. Everything from gas, meals and groceries to a couple boxes of mints and bottled water at a convenience store in rural Georgia. I still had most of the cash I had started with. Actually, it wasn’t much to begin with. We used the credit card for everything. When I was a kid we used to spy on old Mr. Warner when he bought something at the store or had lunch at the café. He would pull out a wad of money that would literally choke a horse. I think it was a point of pride for people in town to understand that Mr. Warner could afford to buy just about anything. He already owned several businesses, and the joke was he wouldn’t quit until he bought the town streets and everybody had to pay him to drive on them. I remember converting my paper route money to singles so I could imitate Mr. Warner. Credit cards got started in 1900 with the oil companies – sort of an early version of today’s gas cards. It wasn’t until 1946 that a Brooklyn banker got the idea of issuing an actual credit card. The rub was, you had to have an account at that bank to get the card. And, you could use it only at businesses that

were customers of the bank. Diners Club showed up four years later, and by 1951 the company sported 20,000 cardholders. The cards themselves were paper until Diners issued the first plastic cards in 1961. American Express had been issuing money orders since 1850 and finally got into the general credit card business in 1958. The problem with both Diners and American Express was cardholders had to pay them off every month. The revolving balance card started in 1966 with BankAmericard. After a few short years a consortium of banks joined with Bank of America to form the Visa Assn. MasterCard wasn’t far behind. And in 1987 American Express issued its first revolving balance card. Everybody including the family dog has credit cards today. It’s interesting to note that MasterCard world headquarters is in the small town of Purchase, N.Y. And I’m sure Mr. Warner would still enjoy showing off his wealth today by pulling out a gigantic stack of credit cards.

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Dispatch Senior Van Trips – Van trip to L.S. Ayres Tea Room for lunch, 10 a.m. on Dec. 10. Van trip to Civic Theatre for Mary Poppins, 10 a.m. on Dec. 10. Call Boone County Senior Services at 765-482-5220 or 873-8939 to register. Meet at BCSSI for departure. Arrangements can be made for pickup at Anson. Transportation fees and meal costs are the responsibility of the attendee.

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Christmas in the Village Families gathered along Main Street Nov. 28 for the kickoff of the annual Christmas in the Village. Festivities included pony and carriage rides, s’mores, a parade and the lighting of the Zionsville Christmas tree. Upcoming Christmas in the Village events include Ladies Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, the Christmas Crawl from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17 and weekends with Santa. Pictured, The Indiana Cosplay Association showed up on Main Street to bring a Star Wars holiday theme to the evening and took pictures with families throughout the event. (Photos by Keith Shepherd)

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Zionsville resident Kristi Lee of the Bob and Tom Show (WFBQ-94.7) was the emcee with Santa to start the countdown for the tree lighting.

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Purdue gift guide promotes engineering gifts for kids By Heather Lusk • news@currentzionsville.com Purdue’s INSPIRE Research Institute has put together its second annual guide of nearly 90 educational toys, books holidays and applications that help promote STEM - science, technology, engineering and math. INSPIRE’s focus is examining how children learn engineering as well as providing teacher resources and guides. Zionsville’s Earth Explorer Toys on Pine Street has copies of the guide and sells many of the selected toys throughout the year. The items in the gift guide had to pass certain criteria to make the cut: fun for kids, educational, reasonable price point and promoting engineering and design. Also important were toys that promote activities like coding and those that appealed to both boys and girls. Among the top toys are the Osmo Game System, with a pack of tools to use with an iPad, and Puzzlets, which teaches coding using either an iPad or Android device. Both of the toys can grow with the kids and offer challenges as they age and learn. “Even 5-year-olds can learn something with

coding,” said Monica Cardella, Purdue professor and director of INSPIRE. Also popular during their research were K’nex Mighty Makers building sets. The femalefriendly line encourages the use of blueprints and plans with building and creativity. “When girls are helping people, they’re more engaged and learning more,” said Elizabeth Gajdzik, assistant director for INSPIRE. “They want to make it for a purpose,” Cardella said. More detailed information about each of the toys is available on the website. “We’ll have explanations about how each of these toys promote engineering, thinking and design,” Gajdzik said. This year, all of the toys were given a “Purdue University Gift Guide 2015” seal of approval to use on packaging or on their website. The guide can be found online at inspirepurdue.org/EngineeringGiftGuide and offers advice to promote STEM learning and discusses engineering with children. “We’ve taken our research and translated it into something that’s more open for parents,” Cardella said.

Dispatch Art Classes – Boone County Senior Services art classes are held every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Zionsville Town Hall. Join instructor Shirley Luttrell, who is happy to work with beginners, intermediate students and any medium; oils, acrylics, watercolors. Cost is $5 per class.

Exercise for seniors – Boone County Senior Services hosts an exercise class called Fun & Fit for Over Fifty every Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Zionsville Meadows, 675 S. Ford Rd. Notice: There must be a minimum of five participants or classes will be cancelled.

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and claimed the overall tournament championship; team 6SySTEM, which earned first place in the Core Values competition; team Goat Bots, which demonstrated the most innovative solution to the Trash Trek project; and team Techno Tyrants, which finished fourth in the robot game. Also competing in the tournament was team Robo Raptors, which finished third in the robot game but just missed qualifying for the state competition.

Speakeasy studies Zionsville Community High School juniors Caitlin Tanona and Katie Hamori recently helped transform Amanda Harmon’s U.S. history classroom into a speakeasy to learn about the Roaring ’20s. Students portrayed iconic figures from the era, including Ernest Hemingway, Coco Chanel and others. (Submitted photo)

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The Pitman-Moore Company was on land now occupied by Dow AgroSciences. (Photo courtesy of SullivanMunce Museum)

Pitman-Moore helped save hogs By Terri Horvath • news@currentzionsville.com Before global manufacturers Dow AgriSciences, DowElanco or Elanco Animal Health moved into the back in the day state, there was the Pitman-Moore Company, a manufacturer of animal health products just southeast of Zionsville. Two years under construction, PitmanMoore was built on the former Moore farm with an operational facility completed in 1914. The company sprung up in response to the rise of cholera in hogs. Thousands of hogs died annually because of the disease, clearly a crisis for the nation’s farmers. Pitman-Moore took on the responsibility of manufacturing a serum to combat the outbreak. According to an Indianapolis Star article on Oct. 3, 1914, Pitman-Moore is “without an equal

in point of cleanliness and scientifically prepared serum.” In fact, the company was the “only one in the country making commercial serum, which is equipped with a complete bacteriological laboratory.” Seven separate buildings comprised the complex plus pens for the hogs. Add the land planted for corn, and the complete complex measured 53 acres. The newspaper proclaimed that Pitman-Moore was the “start of a new industry in the state.” Harry C. Pitman led the company as president. By 1915, he became well-known as a leading expert on the cholera serum. Eventually the company expanded into making other products. Pitman-Moore’s offerings eventually were folded into the mix of Elanco, which was formed by pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company in 1954. From there, through mergers and buy-outs, Dow AgroSciences planted itself on the current site.

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opened briefly and hoping she would consider doing it again in the future. “Everyone said ‘We’re so thankful you did It’s just for a day, but artist Nancy Noel will this, would you do it again?’” Pierle said. return to the Sanctuary on Dec. 12. The gallery Everything in the gallery will be will be open from 10 marked 25 to 50 percent off, which holidays a.m. to 5 p.m. selling includes both framed and unframed artwork that didn’t pieces. Noel will be at the gallery fit in her new studio. throughout the day. In March Noel moved her 75 North Noel returns often to Zionsville, Main Street gallery from Zionsville to maintaining the home and farm she Aspen, Colo. Unable to fit everything has had for 40 years. into the new gallery, some merchanNoel The 11,000-square-foot building, dise was left behind. known as the Sanctuary, is still on the market “We opened two days in October,” office with an asking price of $1.7 million. The buildmanager Kathy Pierle said. “We had a wondering is thought to have been built around 1854 ful response those two days.” Noel decided to give customers a chance to as a church and has had previous lives as furniture and antique stores. shop for the holidays after listening to their feedback in October, grateful that she had re-

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Original bricks from Zionsville’s Main Street are among the treasures at Airs & Graces.

Airs & Graces items include a vintage sign, bowling pins and other items.

Zionsville couple turns trash into treasure By Renee Larr • news@currentzionsville.com Home decorating is a uniquely personal experience for every individual. Tastes, preferences and style all play a role. Airs & Graces in Zionsville hopes to help tailor one-of-kind finds to fashion homes in the area. The cover story business, owned by Doug and Dawn Rapp, sources local reclaimed items with the intent of getting them back into the hands of the community. “Airs & Graces was a concept that my wife, who is an interior designer, and I came up with – kind of a collaborative idea,” Doug said. The Rapps got started sourcing salvage materials accidentally after Doug purchased some architectural letters for friends in the vintage industry. “It turns out they wanted about 100 of them, and I ended up with about 250 leftover,” he said. “I put a picture up on Facebook, and I started getting a bunch of calls immediately. It all just kind of fell into place.” The Rapps focus on architectural salvage and reclamation. “We try and take anything that is old, industrial or vintage and get it back out in the hands of people who appreciate it,” Doug said. “It might be anything from a fireplace mantle to a piece of old science equipment to an architectural letter to an antique train. Things that we find that would normally end up in a landfill somewhere, we try and keep those things out of the landfill and get them back out to people.” Items are sourced from a variety of places. The Rapps are always on the lookout for the right pieces. “It can be as simple as taking a look on Craigslist,” Doug said. “Most of it is word of mouth, believe it or not. People

Doug, Dawn and Urban Rapp work together to run the family business, Airs & Graces. (Photos by Lisa Price)

who see the types of things that we have and say, ‘Oh, I have something similar.’” Airs & Graces subscribes to a few core values when it comes to business. “We live by a couple of principles, and the first is it shouldn’t cost more to do the right thing,” Doug said. “When we look at recycling or upscaling, our philosophy is that we want to get things back out to people as cheaply as possible so it’s not cost prohibitive. “It never made sense to us that you would have to pay a premium for something that was reclaimed,” he added. “We keep things as low in cost as possible so people will use

things more readily. The other (principle) is that we believe that every object has a history to it, and we try and tell that story with every piece that we sell.” Doug, who soon plans to retire from the military, has plans to involve other veterans in the business. “We’d like to expand into more partnerships utilizing more veterans. Being a disabled veteran myself, I want to be able to offer jobs and mentoring opportunities to veterans,” Doug said. “We also want a partnership with educational organizations, whether it’s partnering with Zionsville Community Schools to teach children about re purposing or salvaging or taking care of the environment.” The name is a play on the phrase “putting on airs and graces.” Doug said his company was meant to be tongue in cheek. They’re not putting on airs and graces with what they are – the self-proclaimed junk dealers of Zionsville. For more on A&G, visit reclaimedgrace.com.

Meet Doug rapp • Favorite restaurant: “Three-way tie between Cobblestone Grill, The Friendly Tavern and Salty Cowboy. Oh, and Patrick’s. I like to eat.” • Favorite thing about living in Zionsville: “The incredible people that choose to live here.” • Dream vacation destination: “(Mount) Everest base camp” • Interesting fact: “I studied art in Italy and Egypt.” • Favorite TV show: “BBC’s ‘Sherlock.’” • Children: Jade, 22, Urban, 17 • Pets: German shorthaired pointer named Raiden • Favorite book: “A Man of the People” by Chinua Achebe • Favorite musician: Peter Murphy

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We know from independent marketplace research that arts, entertainment and dining are of upmost importance to our readers. For that reason, when the opportunity arose to help sponsor the New Year’s Extravaganza at the Palladium on the campus of the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, we jumped at the chance. And so it is that the Palladium will be the venue Dec. 31 for parties, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres throughout the site and live entertainment, including local favorites The Bishops, Flatbed Twitch, as well as karaoke by P3 Productions. After whetting your appetite with all that, you will enter the main performance area to be treated to a main-stage concert by The Hot Sardines, a high-energy band featuring unique and vintage dancehall stylings. The Sardine are “one of the best jazz bands in New York today,” states Forbes magazine, while The Guardian reports, “The charismatic front-runners of vintage jazz play big halls as if they’ve just dropped in to a party.” As the Palladium says, it’s going to be a guaranteed bash. Tickets include champagne, two drink vouchers, hors d’oeuvres, the concert and all the preliminary festivities! As of press time, ticket prices were starting at $100. Those may be purchased at thecenterpresents.org. If you have a group of 12 or more revelers, ticket purchases may be arranged by calling the box office at 819.3503. We hope you’ll be a part of the party that we’re only too pleased to support. In concert with the festivities, our partner, Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, is offering a four-course dinner for two as a prelude and an overnight stay as a postlude for $230. You may make a reservation at aws.passkey.com. Brian Kelly, publisher, and Steve Greenberg, general manager, are co-owners of Current Publishing, LLC. Write them at info@ youarecurrent.com.

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The easy button

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The office supply giant Staples is well into an advertising run extolling the ease with which we can order, restock and manage our need for paper, pens and printer ink refills. In the campaign, various users are imagined to be confronted with an office supply dilemma and they push a big red “easy” button wherein the problem is instantly resolved and the challenge is successfully confronted. The ads have proven so successful that the retailer is now offering mock-ups of the easy button at its stores. And, they are selling quite well. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such a device? Whenever we are confronted with the travails of ordinary adult life, we could simply push the button and all would be made simple. Sipping a cup of coffee while reviewing this column would have required extraordinary effort only a few generations ago. Getting the coffee was almost impossible. Then, heating it required the collection of wood and the tending of the fire.

Today, we push a button and Nespresso delivers a perfect, steaming cup from coffee delivered to our doors. We could call it the easy button. If life can be tamed from chaos to sublime by the mere press of finger, what other annoyances might we relegate to buttondom? Is the television remote control a device that we can use to remove us from irritating or offensive humans? Can we click “delete” on our computers to retire email that complicates or mires our lives? Is it possible that the “easy” button is already there but that we don’t make use of it? Sure, an office supplier cannot solve all of our problems with an imaginary button. But, it can show us that the solution to many of our worries is already available if we simply know to take action. Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may e-mail him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

Q U O TE  O F THE WEEK Failing and laughing at our own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent. – Jim Gaffigan

Low expectations, my friends. That’s what we all need to have heading into the Christmas festivities if we are humor to survive the next few weeks. Don’t plan the perfect dinner, don’t anticipate a healthy household and don’t count on content children. You can hope for the best, sure, but only if you expect the worst will you guarantee yourself a satisfactory holiday season. Thanksgiving provided a good test site for my new underachieving mantra. Because the Wilson family six-pack would be staying with my parents, I knew I wouldn’t be sleeping much and that downtime would be at a premium. I also understood that the 2015 turkey feast would comprise of an unusual hodge-podge of relatives, including an 86-year-old ex-dancer on oxygen, my sister’s new boyfriend, and two sets of uncles and aunts whom I only see once a year. And, just to make things a little more interesting, none of my other three sisters would be there with their spouses to provide conversation buffering and/or assistance. Needless to say, my expectations of an ideal Thanksgiving were extremely low. So when my youngest’s cold turned into a marathon fever and cough fest, it was honestly no big deal. When my dad and sister cheated on our pledge to wait and see “Mockingjay” together, I rolled with it. And when Aunt Doris the Dancer regaled us with tales of teaching ballroom lessons after working all day at the American Tobacco Company, I was extraordinarily entertained. Overall, a pretty nice Thanksgiving. With Christmas and New Year’s approaching, I am now prepping myself for more illness, disappointed teenagers, dog intestinal issues and at least one person over-imbibing at some party. I’m also planning on rain, a power outage, a minimum of two tree disasters and an impressive argument with my husband Doo. Maybe I’ll get lucky this year and none of these potential holiday derailments will come to fruition. But if they do, they won’t be ruining my holidays. Why? Because I’m expecting the worst, and therefore can only be pleasantly surprised. I suggest you do the same. Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@currentincarmel. com.

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warned if you overcook your waffle, breakfast guests will say their food is a little Chewie and showing its dark side. The Single-handed Barber: The typical affluent HS shopper will love the idea of giving himself a haircut. On the Internet, buyers comment it’s a great product but requires practice. Who do you practice on? Don’t worry, if you have compliant children to humiliate, the kit includes two baseball caps. The GPS Homing Device: This is a device for people who travel, so they can find their way back to their hotel. I mean, really, only a total loser would need one of these. My wife is getting me one. Finally, the Table-top Fireplace: Provides all the sights and sounds of a real fire, but the whole thing is 100 percent fake – the perfect gift for your friend who is romancing that cute inflatable doll. Happy shopping!

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The Hot Sardines bring unique jazz blend to New Year’s Eve By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com The Hot Sardines feature their own spin on hot jazz and jazz standards. “We have a love affair with all cover the pop music from the first half of the last century,” singer Elizabeth Bougerol said. “We play jazz that goes back as early as the 1910s and goes as late as the 1950s. It’s old music but we’re definitely playing it in 2015.” Bougerol, known as Miz Elizabeth, and Evan “Babs” Palazzo are the co-founders of the group. The Hot Sardines will be the featured performers at New Year’s Eve at the Palladium. “This music has a lot of spirit and there is something a little magical about New Year’s Eve,” Bougerol said. “It will be fun way to ring in 2016. We believe music should move you and we have a lot of love for the early days of jazz and American popular song. Those are the two points on the map. We’re playing music and we’re on a stage. The tap dancer is not just a percussionist. He’s a visual part of the show. You don’t hear this kind of jazz too often any more. This is sort of our Valentine to the songs of that era and the joy of playing them live for audience.“ Bougerol said their live performances are always evolving. “You are never going to play the same song (the same way) twice,” she said. “There is a lot of fertile ground between 1900 and 1950 so we’ve definitely evolved in terms of adding more repertoire and bigger arrangements. We’re an eight-piece band with a three-piece horn section, so that gives us a lot to play

Flatbed Twitch members, from left, Brett Hogle, Brady Jacoba, and Mark Hutchins, will also entertain guests on NYE. (Submitted photo)

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The Hot Sardines will perform on New Year’s Eve at the Palladium. Tickets for the NYE party are now on sale. (File photo)

with. We’re constantly finding new material from the first half of the last century. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface.” Bougerol and Palazzo met at a jazz jam in 2007 that was advertised on Craigslist. Bougerol said they connected musically right away with many of the same loves. “There were a lot of the same people that we musically admired,” Bougerol said. “We never intended to start a band. Each of us was just trying to find one other person to

explore this love of music with.” Bourgerol and Palazzo were not professional musicians at the time. “He had taught himself piano, and I sang mostly in the shower,” Bougerol said. “I had done one or two high school musicals, but beyond that, I never sang outside my apartment.” The other members of the band were all trained musicians. “We learn so much from them every day,” she said.

• 8 p.m. — Kickoff the celebration with parties throughout the Palladium. Explore the building and find heavy hors d’oeuvres, champagne and three music rooms. The Bishops and Flatbed Twitch Trio will each be in separate rooms. Karaoke provided by P3 Productions will be in a third room. The bands and karaoke will run until 10 p.m. • 10 p.m. — The Hot Sardines will begin their performance on the Palladium stage. • Midnight – There will be party favors as the countdown is led by the Hot Sardines. • 12 to 1 a.m. – Enjoy gourmet desserts and coffee in the lobbies. Tickets for the New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, start at $100 and include champagne, two drink vouchers, hors d’oeuvres, the Hot Sardines concert and all festivities. The New Year’s Eve Extravaganza is on sale at TheCenterPresents.org, the Palladium Box Office and by phone at 843-3800.

Dispatches St. Francis in the Fields – St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville is hosting a Christmas Brass Concert from 7 to 8 p.m., Dec. 15. For more, call 873-4377. HCAA exhibits – The Hamilton Co. Artists’ Association is hosting its exhibit displaying 14 local artists. The exhibit is at Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. The exhibit runs until Jan. 10. Also on display now is the Holiday Miniatures Show, in partnership with the Museum of Minature Houses, at The Birdie Gallery at 195 S. Fifth St. in Noblesville. The show includes a diverse collection of small artwork and items for holiday gifting and a display of miniature worlds.

NYE giveaway – The Center for the Performing Arts will be doing a scavenger hunt style social giveaway each day this week at lunchtime with the opportunity for someone to win two free tickets for the NYE extravaganza at the Palladium. For more information, visit thecenterpresents.org. Gingerbread Village at Conner Prairie – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., ThursdaySunday, until Jan. 3. $8/adults and youth, ages 2-12. Free for members and youth under age 2. See a variety of gingerbread creations made by both amateurs and professionals. Expand your gingerbread-making talents by enrolling in Gingerbread Making 101, on Nov. 12. Enter your own gingerbread house for a chance to win great prizes (entry deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 13). For more, visit connerprairie.org.

Santa House in Carmel – The Arts District Santa House is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily from now until Dec. 19. The Santa House is in the PNC Bank parking lot at 21 N. Range Line Rd. Santa at Clay Terrace – Santa is at Clay Terrace from now until Dec. 24. He is located in his special house in front of Dick’s Sporting Goods. For hours and more, visit clayterrace.com. Beef & Boards’ 43rd season – Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s 2016 season is now available to the public. Tickets to all shows in the 43rd season are on sale through the box office during regular business hours. VIP memberships for the 2016 season are also available. For a complete listing of the 2016 season shows, visit currentnightandday.com.

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Pictures with Santa • Kids will love sharing their Christmas wishes with Santa and getting a picture with him! Live reindeer will also be on-site to make the experience even more special. Parents, take advantage of this opportunity for a free picture and frame. Light refreshments will be served. Submit your funniest photo with Santa for a chance to win a prize. • Dec. 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. • Free, registration not required • Fishers City Hall: 1 Municipal Drive, Fishers • 595-3150

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Gingerbread Village at Conner Prairie • Come and see a variety of gingerbread creations made by people of all skill levels. Children are welcomed to these family friendly events as everyone can enjoy the smell of gingerbread and admire the beauty and creativity of the displays. • Dec. 10-Jan. 3 on Thurs.-Sun. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24 & 25, and Jan. 1) • Conner Prairie Interactive History Park: 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 776-6000 • www.connerprairie.org Mary Poppins on Stage and High Tea • Enjoy a special combo of English classics: tea and Marry Poppins! Tickets include your spot in an English High Tea in a beautiful English tearoom prior to the showing, followed by the Civic Theatre’s musical performance of Mary Poppins and featuring classics including “Chim Chim Cer-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” • Dec. 11. High Tea at 4 p.m., Show at 7 p.m. • Tina’s Traditional Tearoom: 30 N. Rangeline Rd., Carmel. Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre: 3 Center Green #200, Carmel • $60 per adult ticket, all-inclusive • 843-3800 • www.thecenterpresents.org

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A Year with Frog and Toad • The Center presents a holiday musical production, “A Year with Frog and Toad.” Walk through four fun-filled seasons with Frog and Toad as they explore the strength of friendship that is so prevalent throughout the book series. All ages will enjoy the musical enchantment of this beautiful story. • Dec. 11-27 at varying times • The Studio Theatre: 355 City Center Dr., Carmel • 843-3800 • www.thecenterpresents.org Gingerbread Jamboree • Head on over to Conner Prairie where you can find a gingerbread extravaganza like no other! Find out how gingerbread is made, listen to the gingerbread man story and spend some time decorating gingerbread men cookies. There will even be an opportunity to meet the gingerbread man himself! Kids will love

this interactive event, and parents are invited to stay and listen. • Dec. 11 from 9:30-10:15 a.m. • Conner Prairie Interactive History Park: 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers • 776-6000 • www.connerprairie.org The Nutcracker • The Ballet Theatre of Carmel presents a holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” this weekend. This pre-professional student production is a beautiful rendition of the classic story that will leave you filled with the Christmas spirit. Performances led under the direction of Jane Hachiva-Weiner. • Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. • Carmel High School: 520 E. Main St., Carmel • $25 per adult ticket • 716-8019 • www.ballettheatreofcarmel.org

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Coffee with the Birds • As the winter season continues to grow chillier, take the opportunity to relax on a crisp morning with a cup of coffee and our feathered friends. The birds will be up and about at the Zion Nature Center, offering a relaxing and entertaining view. Coffee is provided, but participants are encouraged to bring a favorite mug from home. • Dec. 12 from 9-10 a.m. • Zion Nature Center: 690 Beech St., Zionsville • 873-8950 • www.zionsville-in.gov/town-services/ parks/zion-nature-center Pet Photos with Santa • Wanting to include your four-legged family member in the Christmas pictures this year? At this unique meet-and-greet with Santa, pets are welcome to come and get their photo taken with him! It is sure to be a memory you won’t soon forget. Pets must be leashed at all times. • Dec. 13 from 7-9 p.m. • Hamilton Town Center: 13901 Town Center Blvd., Noblesville • Registration available • 770-5996

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Nature Ornaments • For those still looking for the perfect way to catch the holiday spirit, look no further! Zion Nature Center will host a nature-inspired Christmas ornament making party. Your creations will be perfect for gifts or personal decorations. It is also a great family event to incorporate into your traditions. • Dec. 13 from 12-5 p.m. • Zion Nature Center: 690 Beech St., Zionsville • 873-8950 • www.zionsville-in.gov/ town-services/parks/zion-nature-center Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt • Join the community in the 7th annual Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt, beginning at Auntie Em’s on Main St. or High Garden Realty. Follow the hints on your clue sheet to find hand-decorated gingerbread houses in merchants’ holiday windows. After completing the hunt, prizes can be picked up from either Auntie Em’s or High Garden Realty. • Dec. 14-23 • Auntie Em’s: 111 W. Main St., Suite 115/130, Carmel • 571-2787

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CIDE to perform ‘Nutcracker’ at ZPAC By Audrey Bailey • news@currentzionsville.com For two Sugar Plum fairy dancers, Eva Highberg and Ashley Melcho, the goal of any ballerina is to make things look as easy as possible. dance “I think one of the rules as a ballerina is to make everything look effortless, and to make it look so beautiful and enchanting,” Highberg said. “So, that’s the hardest part, in addition to doing all the hard work and technical things, is to make it look so effortless.” So, with enchantment and beauty in mind, The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble (CIDE), a pre-professional dance ensemble and resident company of The Center for the Performing Arts, will be presenting its upcoming performance of the Nutcracker on Dec. 11, 12 and 13 at Zionsville Performing Arts Center. CIDE has been putting on productions of the Nutcracker for 16 years, and according to Suzann DeLay, CIDE’s Artistic Director, the ballet has been largely refined over the years. That being said, this season, the ballet will be adding a variety of new components, as well. “This year we have re-choreographed most of the ballet,” DeLay said. “So, we have new costumes, the Battle Scene (Act 1) is new, the

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Sugar Plum fairy dancers from The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble. (Photos by Audrey Bailey)

Waltz of the Flowers is all new, and most of the variations in the second act are new.” In addition to revamping the choreography, CIDE has also welcomed several guest artists who will be performing familiar roles in the Nutcracker. Marte Osiris Madera, apprentice with Dance

Kaleidoscope, will be performing the Arabian pas de duex. Zhanna Sinitsyna, a former soloist with Ballet International and Central Indiana Dance Academy teacher, will be creating the role of Mrs. Stahlbaum, Clara’s mother. And, Jakob Pringle, freelance artist & former Ballet West trainee, will be the Cavalier.

“It’s exciting to see these wonderful guest artists that we have join our production this year,” Delay said. Lastly, there will be a Dessert Party prior to each Nutcracker matinee performance at 12:30pm, where children will be able to have story time with Nutcracker characters, partake in craft activities, and enjoy a snack. Performances are on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 per adult and $18 per child. Sugar Plum Fair Dessert Party tickets are an additional $10. For more information visit, cidedance.org

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Co-hosts continue Beef & Boards tradition By Mark Ambrogi • mark@youarecurrent.com Deb Wims describes Kenny Shepard as her partner in crime. In actuality, they are partners in Christmas cheer. Wims and Shepard serve as co-hosts of “A Beef and christmas Boards Christmas.” It’s the 17th show for Wims and 22nd for Shepard, who calls it “our Christmas tradition.” “Kenny is one of my oldest and dearest friends,” said Wims, an Indianapolis resident. “I’ve known him since I was 19 years old. It is such a special show for me.” “A Beef & Boards Christmas” will run through Dec. 23. “When I started doing the show, I lived in New York, and I wanted an excuse to come home for the holidays because I grew up in Indianapolis,” said Shepard, a Fishers resident. “I moved back here 12 years ago. It’s (the show) like a second family. It’s a nice little reunion.” Wims said the show is always a little bit different each year. “But it’s very traditional that when people come, there are some things that can count on seeing or hearing,” Wims said. Shepard and Wims do several song-and-dance numbers together in this, and usually do two or three other musicals a year together. “This is my favorite time of year and my favorite thing to do at Beef & Boards,” Wims said. One of the highlights of the show for the audience and cast members is the rich powerful voice of Kendra Lynn Lucas, who sings several favorites such as “Let it Snow.” Shepard said when Lucas sings “O Holy Night,” it’s his favor-

Santa and his friends take the stage in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s annual original holiday production, “A Beef & Boards Christmas.” Now on stage through Dec. 23, tickets range from $40 to $65 and feature Chef Odell Ward’s holiday buffet and select beverages. For more, visit beefandboards.com. (Submitted photo)

ite part of the show. “She is an amazing singer,” Shepard said. When Shepard is not on stage, he enjoys watching the reactions children have to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” “Rudolph flies in from the back of the house, and the kids just love that,” Shepard said. For show times and tickets, visit beefandboards.com.

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Shopping for a tailgater By Joe Drozda and Bob Bley This is the season when we begin to struggle with our shopping lists and invitations, aggravated by December’s iffy weather. We need to remind ourselves there are people in our lives who are worth this trouble, and people to whom we are worth the same. Think about that tailgater on your list. We’re writing about the guy/gal on your list with a smile almost as broad as his or her heart. The one who is generous to a fault, making sure every guest and even occasional passersby gets something to eat and drink. There are two ways to shop for a real tailgater. First is the practical way, which is finding some piece of equipment you think he or she wants. The second way to shop is to buy something extravagant that can be enjoyed by any tailgater at any time. I always like the chocolate candy items that are a bit unusual but useful at any time of the year, especially Christmas. Sure one might see them at a tailgate party, but they are great at a Christmas or New Year’s party or any gathering when one wants to serve something special. The South Bend Chocolate Company has collegiate-licensed chocolate candy for both Notre Dame and IU fans. There are chocolate dome-shaped truffles called Domers. They also have Rocknes, which are chocolates with coconut, almonds and a cherry flavor. They also make chocolate-coated fancy mixed nuts called Nuts for ND, or for Indiana fans, Nuts for IU. Checkout their website at www.sbchocolate.com for viewing and possibly ordering online. Back home during the Christmas season we are featuring some special treat recipes

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These Notre Dame Domers chocolates, made by the South Bend Chocolate Company, are just one of many good gift options for the tailgaters in your life. (Submitted photo)

that you can enjoy and make for little gifts for friends. Here is one of our favorites. Easy Bourbon Balls (Submitted by a reader from Kentucky) Ingredients: • 1 lb. vanilla wafers, crushed • 2 cups walnuts, chopped • 2 tbs. cocoa • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar • 3 tbs. light corn syrup • 4 oz. bourbon Preparation: Mix together crushed wafers, chopped nuts, cocoa and sugar. In a separate bowl mix corn syrup and bourbon together, then gradually add to crumb mixture. Shape into balls the size of small walnuts and roll in confectioners’ sugar, then chill overnight. This recipe will yield up to five dozen balls - proceed with caution.

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At the recently opened Aspen Creek Grill, delicious foods at competitive prices are key. Meals are made from scratch and include appetizers, entrees, side items, fresh salads and comfort food classics. A setting of rustic wood and mountain lodge décor is welcoming and soothing, offering an up-scale yet cozy dining experience. Now conveniently located across from the Hamilton Town Center mall. Type of Food: Burgers, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, soups and salads. Alcoholic beverages and desserts also available. Food Recommendation: Chipotle Bleu Cheese Burger – topped with fried onion

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Throughout the month of December, visit participating galleries in the Arts & Design District to find “100 Artworks Under $100,” featuring one-of-a-kind masterpieces perfect for holiday gift-giving priced at $100 or under.

Christmas is the most joyous celebration of the year in Latin America. After attending midnight mass everybody rushes home for “La cena de Navidad” - Christmas dinner. Impress your family and guests this holiday season with a dish that has all the amazing Latin flavors of Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian Coconut Rice is a savory-sweet recipe with a delicate and subtle aroma of coconut and couldn’t be easier to prepare! This rice goes well with meat, fish and/or vegetables. Note: Coconut oil isn’t just for cooking. It is packed full of health and beauty-enhancing ingredients. The magic behind this oil is MCFA (medium-chain fatty acids). MCFAs, unlike LCFA (long-chain fatty acids) found in vegetable oil, have anti-microbial properties which are easier to digest and boost your energy level. Serves: 6 Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons coconut oil • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon garlic • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 2 cups organic coconut milk • 2 cups water

Colombian Coconut Rice pairs well with meat, fish and vegetables and can be a good Christmas dish. (Photo by Ceci Martinez)

• 2 cups high quality long grain rice (washed well) • 1/2 cup raisins Directions: In a large saucepan over medium heat, put coconut oil, salt, garlic and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add coconut milk and water and increase heat to medium high until milk/ water starts boiling; add rice, raisins and stir to combine. Put lid on, bring rice to a simmer and cook until water evaporates, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and let it rest for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve. Ceci Martinez is a Zionsville resident who was born in New York and raised in Peru. For more of Ceci’s recipes, visitcurrentzionsville.com.

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Jessica Brockway had run her business out of her Lebanon home for six years. Now her company has found new biz a home in Zionsville. “We wanted to feel we were part of a small business community,” Brockway said. “The Zionsville Village definitely gave us that. It just felt like this is home.” Accounting Solutions Plus had its grand opening in late September at 88 N. First St. “We’re not a stuffy accounting firm,” Brockway said. “We do financial management, financial coaching and we also do bookkeeping. We do controllership and financial analysis.” Brockway said she has seen her business expand since the office opened. “More people being aware of the business helps,” Brockway said. “The grand opening helped a lot and just curiosity. We’re in a pretty high traffic area. We did the office in a pretty cool, funky way. Again not your typical accounting firm. I think that’s brought it a lot of curiosity.” The office is open Monday through Friday. Brockway had previously done accounting for small businesses. Born in Lebanon, she is a Lebanon High School and Kaplan College graduate. She has a full-time employee in Christy

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Brooks, assistant controller. “She’s my right-hand person, an executive assistant,” Brockway said. Brockway has a part-time employee in Kathy Flanigan, bookkeeper. The Payroll Department also opened a remote sales office in the same building as Accounting Solutions Plus in September. The Payroll Department owner Teresa Ray and Brockway are business associates who have known each other for several years.

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Lighten your load with bird pose Commentary by Anne Johnson Namaste! On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree. On that musical note, I’m yoga proud to feature December’s yoga pose: bird pose. Yoga helps us find a balance of effort and ease and live fully in the present moment - an idea we could all remind ourselves of during the anticipation that comes with the turning of a new year. Have you ever wished that you could fly? Wouldn’t it be spectacular to ride the wind and see the world from the sky? Using your strong body, and a little imagination, you can soar like a bird. Lay on your stomach. Bend your knees and point your toes straight up like a tail. Sweep your arms wide to “T” your body. Now soar. Lift your chest away from the ground until only your hipbones are touching the floor. Open your fingers wide like feathers and practice taking a deep breath in to guide your chest higher! Flying and soaring teaches us trust and openness. Our backs get stronger as we lift and spread our wings. A bird’s light weight allows it to lift off. Free yourself of anything

Bird pose helps teach trust and openness. (Submitted photo by Brett Johnson)

that is weighing you down and give bird pose a try! With every breath, feel your load lighten and your body lift away from the ground. Join me next month to learn about another yoga pose, its benefits, and even give it a try yourself. The sunshine in me honors the bright sunshine in you. Anne Johnson teaches kids, tots, expectant and new mothers yoga at Simply Yoga in Zionsville. As a 200 RYT registered yoga teacher, engineer, and children’s book author, Anne enjoys writing and sharing “adult ideas” in a way that makes them accessible to children.

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Blueprint for Improvement: Traditional master bath with a fresh look Commentary by Larry Greene

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The goal was to achieve increased visual space, light and functionality. 1. White cabinetry replaced the dated oak cabinetry, increasing storage and function. 2. The tub was shifted to allow for additional storage space. 3. The shower wall was replaced with clear glass to increase light and visual expansion into the shower. 4. The toilet room door was relocated to make wall space for the new towel warmer. 5. Additional recessed can lights and decorative light fixtures were incorporated into the design.

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317.957.3849 *$100 Visa Gift Card fulfilled by DEFENDERS through third-party provider, Mpell, upon installation of a security system. Shipping and Handling Fee applies. ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services, which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle, require the purchase and/or activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer, cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access. These ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipment/systems that are connected to the ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services/ Equipment. All ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services. All ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services may not be available in all geographic areas. You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services features you desire. **Thermostat controls not available in all states. ^$99 Customer Installation Charge. 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $36.99 per month ($1,331.64), 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $36.99 ($887.76) for California, including Quality Service Plan (QSP).

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