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WELCOMETO AMERICAA Carmel man and his stepson
Greet 18 cuban refugees on the beach in fl orida. P2
Passion for dancePhotos by Karl Ahlrichs
Paul O’Connor (far right) poses with 18 Cubans who came ashore Dec. 22 at Dry Tortuga National Park. They journeyed the 90 miles from Cuba in one small boat (below).
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WELCOME TO AMERICAA Carmel man and his stepson Greet 18 cuban refugees
on the beach in fl orida.
The refugees reach the shore at dawn at Fort Jefferson, after their journey in a homemade boat (below left). They car-ried a cheap compass and some Cuban
money (below right).
“It was ninety miles to freedom, but they took the risk / Though ocean was all motion, and the wind was briskThe deadly gunboats never saw them in the pale moonlight / They were off to Cayo Hueso by the dawn’s early light The gringo in the garden called the customs man / They answered all his questions, were allowed to landThe ladies shared a hairbrush and their husbands had a Coke / And they were taken up to Krome to meet with their kinfolk …”
— from “Everybody’s Got a Cousin in Miami” by Jimmy Buffett
Karl AhlrichsAge: 52Family: Wife Barbara, stepdaughter Sarah, 27, and stepson Paul, 31Residence: The Village of West ClayCollege: Paid his way as a photographer at PurdueOccupation: Human resources consultant
Ahlrichs also found time to snorkel while in the Keys.
By Brandon BowmanCurrent In Carmel
As the sun rose over the hori-zon Dec. 22 at Dry Tortugas National Park off Key West, Fla., Karl Ahlrichs, a Carmel resident, was jarred from his
sleep by his stepson, Paul O’Connor, a Carmel High School graduate living in Colorado.
The two were camping along the Gulf of Mexico at the park. The younger man had been awakened by voices in Spanish coming from the direction of beachfront. The two men rose from their sleeping bags and went to investigate.
What they found was an international incident: A homemade boat carrying 18 Cuban refugees from Havana had just arrived.
“The park that we were in is the absolute closest piece of (American) land to Cuba. The distance is something (less than) 90 miles,” Ahlrichs said.
The United States offers 20,000 visas to the Cuban government each year, but that’s not enough for the overwhelming number of Cubans with desire to leave the island nation. Many Cubans then decide to make the danger-ous journey from Cuba to the mainland on their own.
The boat that carried these refugees was supplied with oranges and water for the trip, which took them a little more than a day.
“The engine they used was from an old truck. It was just some old diesel four-banger that used an old army dairy can to hold gas,” Ahlrichs said. The refugees said the boat took four months to build. “After I heard about this, all I could think about was the number of people who try to come over here and don’t make it,” Ahlrichs said.
Ahlrichs and O’Connor observed the refu-gees from a distance at fi rst and soon realized that they would be the unoffi cial welcoming committee. The refugees were lucky; Ahlrichs
speaks Spanish. “When I got out to where they
beached the boat, everyone was in good spirits. They
were hugging each
other and kissing the sand before they got the supplies off the boat,” Ahlrichs said.
Cubans who decide to come to the United States on homemade boats are treated under a “Wet-foot, Dry-foot” policy. Once they reach dry land, each person has a chance to become a citizen. If immigrants are caught in open water, they are sent back to Cuba under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
Ahlrichs ap-proached the refugees, welcomed them to the U.S. and then asked who was in charge. All of the refugees smiled and pointed at someone else in their party.
“After that, one of the taller guys came forward and it was obvious that he might be in charge,” Ahlrichs said.
The fi rst question the refugees asked was about the adjacent fort near where they landed. “They wanted to know if it was a prison, and I happily told them that it was just a fort in a park,” Ahlrichs said.
He kept talking to the refugees as more people from the six campsites around their landing area started to gather. Ahlrichs made three phone calls to family members of a refugee named Miguelito. “I fi nally got a call back and let them know that everyone made it all right,” Ahlrichs said.
One refugee credited the Virgin Mary for
their successful trip. He carried a medallion with her emblazoned image on it. One of his companions, a woman, disagreed. She said it was because of her Spanish language copy of
The Watchtower, a publication of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
A scream was heard from the growing crowd of other campers. A woman ran back to her tent and grabbed her English copy of The Watchtower, and the two embraced before trading addresses.
“It was a great moment,” Ahlrichs said.
Once park rangers arrived, Ahlrichs and O’Connor had to let the rangers talk to the new arrivals. “Since we were so tan, and most of the Cubans were dressed better than we were, the rangers corralled us with them and wouldn’t let us go back to the camp-ground,” Ahlrichs said. After
some explanations, they were fi nally allowed back to their campsite.
Ahlrichs and his stepson believe that this experience made their Christmas.
“I later found out that they had left for Miami at 6 p.m. that after-noon and would make it to be with their families for Christmas,” Ahlrichs said.
His meeting with the refugees reminded him of what brought his ancestors here.
“My family has had fi ve generations in this country. After all that time you forget the drive that they must have had to get here,” Ahlrichs said. With all the controversy that comes with immigration these days, Ahlrichs couldn’t help but look on in awe as they smiled and rejoiced as they took their fi rst steps on American soil.
Said Ahlrichs: “It just made me feel so proud.”
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It is our position that the city of Carmel was right to keep our tax rate fixed this year. Considering the competitive and global nature of job creation and residential patterns and the ac-tual mechanics of taxation, good policy exceeds the understanding of many civic leaders. However, Carmel has been effective in exploiting tools to keep taxes low and increase services.
Certainly the ideal of living where the streets are clean and safe yet taxes are limited is appealing. But seeking that equilibrium illustrates that tax policy is as much of an art as it is a science. Do companies open or relocate to Carmel,
in part, because of the perceived quality of life resulting from aesthetics, the arts and
recreation? Specifically, do statues in the Arts & Design District draw more
than enough business and thus corporate tax revenue to justify the expense? We ask the same question of the newly launched Monon Center. And the Brook-shire Golf Course. We believe that these ambitious projects
will ultimately be successful but that a reduction in tax, while our city boasts one of the lowest tax rates for any its
size in the state, would be premature until the revenue worthiness of these efforts are proven.
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OUR TAKECRYSTAL CLEAR DEATH AND TAXES
It is our position that transparency is a good thing. This week, the Carmel Redevelopment Commission announced that it will finally begin to broadcast its meetings on our local government cable television channel. This long-overdue move will ulti-mately improve the work already being done by this group.
While nefarious action at CRC is improbable, the very act of broadcast will help keep the mindset more public. As more forms of our government have opened to a universal audience with the development and expansion of television and the Web, the process is irreversibly altered.
Certainly, we have created opportunity for grandstanding political (or want-to-be political)
windbags to usurp precious meeting time to grab for their 15 minutes of notoriety. But it has also created a new age of openness in all things.
With the OJ trial(s), we all learned more about the weaknesses (or depending
on your point of view, strengths) of our legal system. With congres-sional hearings regularly available for easy review by constituents, our representatives are even more
attentive to their own accountabil-ity. Just knowing that one is being
watched – and recorded – makes the game a little different. And, in balance, it is a little more to all our benefit.
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ANOTHER TAKEIT’S AN ELECTION
SMACKDOWN
Happy New Year! While killing time early Christmas morning, waiting for the kids to get up to see what Santa dropped off, Steve was
doing the YouTube thing. He came across commercials by Republican presi-dential candidates Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. The fi ght for fi rst place in the Iowa caucuses Thursday was turned ugly early by Rom-ney. He’s sucker-punching his rival in ads, while Huckabee, courting the evan-gelical crowd, offers a holiday greeting with the strains of “Silent Night” as a
backdrop. The opening of voting season could resemble a 15-round heavyweight boxing championship bout. Don’t sit at ringside, but do enjoy the show.
* * * Tossing out your Band-Aids, Bart?
* * *Welcome to cityhood, Westfi eld. Here’s the
key to the joint, Andy Cook. We wish everyone every success.
* * *You just can’t wait – can you – for the
ribbon cutting of the “skybridge” connection for Midwest ISO buildings on either side of City Center Drive. Neither can we. Imagine!
Actually, it IS a cool design and will cut
down on potential pedestrian fatalities. (Wait! Did we just write that?)
* * *Did you work Dec. 24? We did. But, thanks
to W, government workers had a paid day off … on our dime! Last-minute shopping, and covered by us, at that! We’re all chumps.
* * *Do Mr. and Mrs. Spears have any other
daughters? Enough already!
* * *While you slept: The writers’ strike in
Hollywood ensued, and it will until about the time they sicken from eating catsup on white bread. Oh, well, the writing is better on ESPN, anyway!
* * *Carmel City Council meetings should be
an absolute gas this time around. Look for 5-2 and 4-3 votes … early and often. No cake-walks anymore, apparently.
* * *Quick! Someone give Clay Township
Trustee Doug Callahan “human resources” etiquette lessons. Tsk, tsk!
* * *Hey, didn’t you used to be Brian Mayo of a
fi re department in South Carolina?
FROM THE BACKSHOP
Terry Anker
Wanna write us a letter? You can do it a couple ways. The easiest is to e-mail it to [email protected]. The old-fashioned way is to snail mail it
to Current in Carmel, 1 South Range Line Road, Carmel, IN 46032. Keep letters to 100 words max (we may make exceptions), and be sure to include your home zip code and a daytime number for verifi cation.
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BONDING THROUGH FAMILY DISCORD
Is it really true that no good deed goes unpun-ished?
My almost 12-year-old son fi nds himself
asking that question these days. Some of it maybe is the woe-is-me angst of that demographic, but then again he may be justifi ed in his frustration. With his younger brother looking to him as both a mentor and a playmate, this young man is in a near constant state of self-induced whipsaw. He invites the younger brother to play in his room to both spend time with Younger and to give a momentary respite to Mom and Dad, who are attempting to fi nish a conversation without interruption.
Older’s motives are well-intentioned (even if he enjoys the admiration of Younger). Unfortunately, his implementation is less than masterful. Soon, Older and Younger are play-ing as boys do – a little too rough. Younger suffers some minor injury or equally upsetting humiliation and the inevitable commotion that attends begins. Mom and Dad are now sum-moned from their interaction to resolve the brewing crisis. Older is blamed.
As an oldest child, I can relate. Once my younger sister, in retaliation for my habit of making her eat what my parents proscribed when I watched her – and in what must have been hysterically funny to a 5-year-old – told our grandmother that I regularly made her eat dog food. I hadn’t before, but now believed I should have. Mustering my best teenage righ-teous indignation, I asserted my innocence. I had “done good,” so why was I under scru-tiny? Much discussion about whether a child would “lie” (the answer is occasionally YES, by the way) was interrupted by a fi t of hysterical laughter that overcame Sis as she admitted the tale. But I already felt punished.
When a particularly gray Indiana winter day sets my mood a little south of pleasant, I have been known to indulge a modicum of negative
thinking. History is littered with good folks punished just for being good. Many who signed the Decla-ration of Independence saw their lives ruined by this single act. And martyrs are associated with nearly every religion. If good deeds sealed the fate of those who did them, why do thinking people do them at all? Is it possible that we do good deeds to make ourselves feel important; and in doing so, we overlook the obvious and in-herent risk in the actions? Or is it more likely that we do good deeds in some moment of altruism that exposes the better nature of man?
Our forefathers and their declarations changed the world. Their deeds immortalized them and, at the same time, doomed them. Did they know the risks and assume them anyway? Was that, at least in part, exactly what they were seeking?
Today in the fumbling haze of a Dad under construction, I tell my eldest that the reward of the deed is not the all too apparent punish-ment but instead a far too subtle reward. In his case, Younger has a fondness and affection for Older that will carry them far beyond, God willing, the lives of Mom and Dad. These times together have bonded them. In my case, my sister and I often joke about dog food. As our lives have changed and Grandma is long gone, it takes us immediately back to a shared memory of simple and happy time. The punishment was a reward all along. I just had to wait and be willing to see it.
Terry Anker is the associate editor of Current in Carmel. You may e-mail him at [email protected].
YOUR TAKESLINDNER CHANGED CARMEL
Editor:Last week a friend of mine passed away.
Gary Linder, whom I fi rst knew because of my job as a commercial real estate broker, then a business acquaintance with whom I worked through several projects and fi nally, a friend.
As I attended his memorial service, I listened to the voices of others who called him friend. Later I thought about what I had heard and what those words had told me about the man who was to some a boyhood friend, a
college roommate, a business entrepreneur, a husband and a father …all facets in a life ended too soon at 56.
But there was one other facet of the man Gary Linder. A facet that is now a part of the history of Carmel. His dad owned Ben’s Island, a restaurant where Merchants Square now stands, except then it was called Keystone Square. He worked there learning about the retail business and, after he had started the Linder Company, was asked by the then owner of Merchants Square for advice as to how to save the failing mall. Knowing retail trends and
understanding that this shopping center at 116th Street and Keystone Avenue was where Carmel shopped, he devised a daring plan to redesign and reposition the mall. The owner didn’t want to spend the time or the money, but Gary was so sure the plan would work that he bought Merchants Square.
I was on the City Council and the Carmel Redevelopment Commission when he told us his ideas for saving the shopping center. It involved tearing down and rebuilding the
antiquated indoor design, relocating the Marsh store and the building of new city roads to make that design work. The mayor, the CRC and the City Council all agreed and the rest is Carmel history.
Now the man who changed the face of Carmel and where we shop is gone. I lift my Starbucks to you, Gary Linder. Thank you.
Luci SnyderMember-elect, Carmel City Council
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Each week I try to fi nd interesting people in our community who volunteer to make
Carmel a great place to live, work and raise a family. It seems as though there is never a shortage of good people raising their hand, stepping forward or signing up to make the world a better place. Our community is a mixture of people that create this fabulous place to live. I feel very fortunate to call Carmel my home and I believe that the vast majority of citizens living here are proud of their hometown as well. Everyone has different reasons for loving Carmel, and here are a few of mine.
Our little corner of the world is growing and maturing into a community abundant with diversity. The mix of cultures and backgrounds enhances the environment in which we live. A multiplicity of people, opinions and experi-ences enriches all of our lives, and I see that as a huge advantage not all hamlets get to enjoy.
Some may try, but no one should argue with the facts; Car-melites are a caring and generous people. Not a week goes by that I am not made aware of someone or some group reaching out to help others. A large portion of those individuals never seek attention or glory, as they give of themselves not asking for anything in return. I am humbled at the benevolence exhibited to strangers on a regular basis.
What better place to live if you are looking for opportunities to grow and fl ourish as a person.
If you seek a fi t lifestyle, your community is evolving to enhance our ability to walk and reduce reliance on the automobile. Should you desire the arts, more than you could ever imagine will be ready and waiting for you to access in the new Performing Arts Center ris-ing from the ground.
Children in Carmel rank high on the list as well, with a multitude of choices for their betterment. The Carmel Dad’s Club, a jewel in
our midst, is the most obvious and longest-running benefi t to that contingent of our population. Our school system ranks second to none, and the teachers and staff that serve our students always amaze me with their energy and enthusiasm for K through 12.
If you believe imitation is the best form of fl attery, then you will most likely agree that one of the most surprising assets we have is a city administration that has been creative and innovative in its vision for the future. I am proud of the fact that offi cials from other communities view Carmel as the place to visit for fresh ideas and techniques that they hope will make them more like us.
Last, but certainly not least are round-abouts. If the mayor can handle the jokes, I say keep building them, making 4-way stops a rarity in Carmel. For these reasons and many more, I love living in Carmel and look forward to spending 2008 with you.
Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He rec-ognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” on Cable Channel 16. Contact him at [email protected].
Jeff WorrellCarmelCan!
WHY I LOVE LIVING IN CARMEL
Infertility totally blows. That’s what I’ve decided after having watched a dear friend struggle with it for seven years. It’s stressful for the couple going through treatment and also for
friends and family who can never seem to do or say the right thing.
I only have a small inkling of what it feels like to face the possibility of not having
children. My husband and I tried for one year before conceiving our fi rst child and then another year and some Clomid to get our twins. The planets aligned for our fourth as she only took four months.
But what I remember most was the profound sadness I felt each month when I realized I wasn’t pregnant and the sheer jealousy I
harbored toward anyone else who was. While completely normal I suppose, those feelings made it almost impossible for me to be a nice person, even to family. I got tired of people always asking if I was pregnant because it was a constant reminder of what I viewed as a failure. At the same time though, I was upset when people didn’t ask, as if they no longer cared about me. I oscillated between self-pity (“Why me?”) and hopefulness (“Maybe this month!”). I can only imagine how those feelings would have compounded after two, three, or even 10 years of trying. Would my
husband and I have managed to get through? Would I still be friends with women who had easily managed to have babies? Would I have found joy without kids? I like to think so, but I can’t honestly say “yes.”
So now I’m on the other side of the fence, watching my best friend from high school fi ght the infertility battle. After several years, she fi nally conceived and then lost the baby at eight weeks. She hasn’t been able to get pregnant since. Though she tries to be upbeat, she admits that there are days when she doesn’t even want to get out of bed. She’s so tired of having her hopes crushed that they’ve decided to take a break from treatment for a while and re-evaluate their goals. IVF? Adoption? They aren’t sure yet.
While we remain close, her battle with infertility has noticeably strained our relationship. I’m a stay-at-home mom, so mostly I complain about my kids — how their incessant fi ghting is driving me to prescription drugs, how my body is shot from birthing them, and how I have no real life because
they suck it out of me on a daily basis. But I know she would gladly endure hell if it meant she could have a baby, and my whining, while honest, exemplifi es pure selfi shness to her. So we
don’t have a lot to talk about.There are also times where her self-pity
really annoys me even though I know she has every reason to feel miserable. I want to yell, “Be thankful for what you have! A fantastic husband who supports you! The fi nancial ability to pursue treatment! Good health, a job, a home! Stop obsessing about the negative!” Not really the empathy she’s looking for. Bad me!
So what to do? I’m not sure there is a “right” answer. She still needs to know that I care, even if we can’t be around each other all the time. If she wants to talk about it, I’ll listen. If she wants to forget about it for a while, I’ll bring the movie and pizza. I’ll never truly understand her battle with infertility, but I can remember what it takes to be a good friend.
Peace out.
Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at [email protected].
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DISPATCHESSIGN UP FOR LEAGUES: Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation offers four sports leagues starting in February, which include Men’s and Women’s
Basketball, Recreational
Co-Ed and Competitive Co-Ed Volleyball and Co-Ed Dodgeball.
If you do not have a
team, sign-up on the Free Agent List at The Monon Center. For more information, call 848.7275.
DO YOU LIKE TO SING? Join other singers for the Easter portion of Handel’s Messiah, to be conducted by Timothy Juergensen, at 7 p.m. on Palm Sunday, March 16, at Carmel Lutheran Church, 4850 E. 131st St. Community choir practice begins on Jan. 27 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the church. For more information, call 814.4252 or go to www.carmellutheran.org.
PARENTING CLASSES: The Hamilton County Parenting Coalition is
offering classes called Raising Children, Building Families. The classes focus on a series of age ranges including: birth to 24 months, 2 to 5
years, 6 to 10 years, 11 to 14 years, and 15 to 18 years. The classes cost $15 per person or $20 per couple. Scholarships and child care are available. For more information, call 773.2897.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: Learn about Hamilton County’s involvement in the Underground Railroad at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 at Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000 E. 151st St. David Heighway, Hamilton County historian, will conduct the session in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s free and there is no registration needed.
BEING A FRIEND IS NEVER THE WRONG ANSWER
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SBy Christine BavenderFor Current In Carmel
The families of close to 3,500 Indiana soldiers will gather Jan. 2 at the RCA Dome to say goodbye to their loved ones who are headed to Iraq. It is the largest mobilization of the Indiana National Guard since World War II.
“Most of these units have deployed individually,” Capt. Chad Pittman explained. “But this is the fi rst time they’ve deployed en masse since World War II.”
The 34-year-old Pittman and his 24-year-old nephew, Tyler Pittman, will be among the men and women heading overseas.
They are members of Company B 1-293 Infantry. The unit is based in Fort Wayne, but both men are Carmel residents.
Today is the last day of a holiday leave that started just days before Christmas. They’ve spent the last week with their friends and families, having family photos taken, and just soaking up as much time as they can with those they won’t see for a year.
“I dread leaving, there is no question I dread saying goodbye,” Chad said. “I refl ect on the missed memories, something every soldier has dealt with since the beginning of time. The soccer games, birthday parties, even going to the grocery store and having conversations
– times you will never get back.”Chad’s wife, Cristi, will play single mom to
Frannie, 6; Maggie 4; and Jack, 18 months old and recently adopted from Russia. It’s Chad’s second tour of duty in Iraq, so she knows what to expect.
“The girls are older so they ask more questions” Cristi said. “But with school and activities we’ll keep busy and work through it. We aren’t the only family doing it and you just take each day as it comes.”
Tyler’s mom, Jill Pittman, says she and husband, Scott, will miss their oldest son “ter-ribly.” (He has four younger brothers). But she is convinced this is something he needs to do.
“As a mother my perspective is if this is what God has called you to do and this is where you are called and led then you need to do this,” she said. “He’s been interested in the military since he was little. This is what he has been trained to do and worked toward and I think if his unit were to go without him, it
would kill him.”For Tyler – whose specialty is intelli-
gence – the deployment means leaving school with just a semester left to fi nish. But he is ready for what lies ahead.
“I am maybe a little bit nervous,” Tyler said. “I am more worried about someone I know getting hurt or killed. And I think what I dread more than the danger is what I will miss – hanging with my family and friends.”
But he knows it won’t be forever.“I look at it historically,” he said.
“Soldiers in World War II were gone four years. In the Civil War it was fi ve years, so knowing it’s just a year that is a huge difference. When you can say this time next year I will be home then you have a light at the end of the tunnel.”
After the ceremony at the dome with Gov. Mitch Daniels, the troops will board buses for Camp Atterbury, where
they will spend the night before leaving for Fort Stewart, Ga. They will go through addi-tional training there before getting a four-day pass to say one last goodbye to their families before heading to Iraq in early March.
The Pittmans will be based at Camp Ana-conda, located about 70 miles from Baghdad. They are expected to be home in time for Christmas next year.
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The following is a list compiled by the Carmel City Court showing defendants who have failed to appear in court on their scheduled date to appear or pay. Defendants who failed to appear for a traffi c-related non-criminal offense could have their driving privileges suspended until the case is resolved. Defendants who failed to appear for a criminal offense could have a warrant issued for their arrest. To resolve a case or receive another date to appear, you should contact the Carmel City Court at 571.2440.
Dec. 19, 2007Bennett, Michael L., Indianapolis – operating motor vehicle never licensed, driving while suspended Burnett, David Jr., Indianapolis – driving while suspendedCabell, Ryan C., Indianapolis – operating motor vehicle never licensed, driving while suspendedJavier, Israel G., Indianapolis – operating motor vehicle never licensedTeles, Ricardo, Indianapolis – operating motor vehicle never licensedVazquez, Antonio L., Indianapolis – operating motor vehicle never licensed, operating without fi nancial responsibility
Dec. 20, 2007Bowes, Justin R., Indianapolis – passing in violation of markings, tinted
window violation
Brumbaugh, Elizabeth A., Carmel – speedingDell, Nancy M., Indianapolis – speedingDigiouanni, David, Carmel – seatbelt violationDuncan, Ashley D., Indianapolis – expired plateDyer, Steven M., Chicago – speedingEaton, Kathleen E., Sheridan – seatbelt violationFarafonov, George, Noblesville – no valid licenseFella, Lindsey A., Carmel – seatbelt violation, disregard traffi c control deviceGleghorn, Evelyn L., Indianapolis – speedingGray, Timothy B., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationGrover, Todd W., Westfi eld – speedingHarper, Thomas A., Carmel – seatbelt violationHeaney, James M., Indianapolis – speedingHousley, James R., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationHuddleson, Chad E., Lebanon – driving while suspendedJones, Devinique D., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationJones, Paul H. III, Carmel – front windshield tint
Karani, Sunil A., Suwanee, Ga. – speedingKillacky, John M., Galena, Ohio
– speedingManning, Schyler W., Indianapolis
– tinted window violationMcLain-Mercho, Maureen K.,
Fishers – speedingMesterharm, Kelley W., Indianapolis – speedingMey, Erica, Carmel
– speedingMino, Alexandru A., Zionsville – speedingMorris, Sean D., Fishers – seatbelt violation/passengerNewman, James B., South Shore, Ky. – speedingNicolucci, Candy L., Indianapolis – expired platePhelps, Marcus A. II, Indianapolis – speedingPhillips, Krystyn R., Indianapolis – expired plateRamones, Jose A., Indianapolis – speedingReed, Shamika D., Carmel – speedingRingen, George D., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationRobertson, Amy J., Indianapolis – improper turn at intersectionRodgers, Jeffrey D., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationSavage, Nick, Indianapolis – seatbelt violationSimmons, Gregory L., Carmel – seatbelt violationSmoot, Gwendolyn S., Carmel – seatbelt violation, speedingStreet, Matthew A., Indianapolis – seatbelt violationUlander, Jeffrey W., Zionsville – seatbelt violationVasquez, Demetrio, Indianapolis – no valid licenseVorhees, Sherry G., Indianapolis – seatbelt violation, speedingWilliams, Tia T., Indianapolis – speedingWooden, Jessie M., Carmel – seatbelt violationWoods, Lynne P., Indianapolis – parking violation in handicapped space
DEFENDANTS WHO FAILED TO APPEAR IN COURT
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Bob Newhart recounts his life in comedy from his meteoric rise in stand-up through his success in television. He shares stories of how some of his most famous rou-tines were created, complete with the routines themselves. Newhart talks of his friendships with legends like Johnny Carson and Don Rickles, his family life with his wife of more than 40 years and even the college drink-ing game, “Hi, Bob,” spawned by his television show.
Visit the Carmel Clay Public Library’s Web site at www.carmel.lib.in.us for more book reviews.
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NA Barrel of Trust
A Bushel of PatienceA Gallon of Faith
A Liter of UnderstandingA Quart of RespectA Pint of Humor
Combine all ingredients. Blend with consistency.Stir well to form a ball of love.
Sift out jealousies, guilt, resentments, anger and
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humility, inspiration and communication.
Place in lightly coated heartfelt holder. Sprinkle with fondness and affection.
Bake in a high degree of common sense until bubbles of positive parenting form.
Serves a loving family. Preserved for life.
Whether we can cook or not, the above recipe will prepare us to empower our children to look for the best
within themselves; to experience their self-worth; to envision their future; to never have to say “if only.” Even if we aren’t equipped with all the ingredients all the time, they have an eternal shelf life we can tap into as needed. It’s up to us to keep our pantry well stocked.
Our children, the benefactors of our recipe, in turn have a right to be loved unconditionally; cry when they are hurt; be considered disciples; be given choices; be treated with fi rmness and consistency; be a part of family decisions; not be evaluated or
judged; be respected; be taught how to behave; be allowed to make mistakes; be treated fairly; accept responsibility; be spoken to — not talked at; separate wants from needs; be held accountable; understand limits imposed by family values and, fi nally, speak to others as they would speak to themselves.
My fi rst-hand experience in dealing with problematic children has reinforced the importance of effective communication. Even the worst-case scenario proves that communicating and disciplining the behavior rather than the child results
in the child accepting responsibility for their behavior while trusting us to help them recognize their own emotional intelligence.
Hugs!
Ask Yia Yia (grandmother in Greek), aka Becky Kapsalis, is a mom, grandmother and certifi ed parent coach. She can be reached by phone at 810.9358 or e-mail at [email protected].
DISPATCHESTEACHER RECEIVES GRANT: The Indiana Department of Education
has awarded a $2,100 grant to Carmel High School economics teacher Michelle Foutz. She will use the money to host an economics competition
for local high schools and to train 30 of her students to teach economics lessons to elementary classes. Foutz has been actively involved with the Indiana Council for Economic Education and has sponsored the school’s Economics Club.
SPEECH HONORS: Carmel Middle School speech students earned honors at the Brebeuf middle school competition. They are Arthur Shou, Sarah Larimer, Katie Cheesman, Sally Frazer, Justin Hill, Mary Pat Stemnock, Cam Elliott, Heungtae Moon, Vic Schleich, Priyanka Prasad, Caitie Ward, Bri Zawadski, Ben Burdick, Caroline McCaulay, Tom English, Jeff Hou, Emily Roberts, Cody Donahue, Yuxi Wu, Eric Wang, and Kevin Zhang. More than 350 students competed.
CONFERENCE SPEAKER: Cherry Tree Elementary School counselor Gail Hill has been selected to attend the Sports Backers “Save Our Kids” conference in Richmond, Va. The session will provide participants with information and strategies for addressing childhood obesity. At the conference, Hill will speak about Cherry Tree’s Bronze Award from the Alliance and the school’s “Dial it Up, Down it Down” program, which encourages kids to make healthy choices.
ART STUDENT HONORS: Carmel Clay Elementary School art teachers have selected outstanding student work from each school that will be displayed in the public meeting room at the Educational Services Center through the end of this school year. The students, their parents and their art teachers and principals were recognized at the Nov. 26 school board meeting.
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When I was a kid at church, the Episcopal priest one
day was talking about the custom of giving up things for Lent (the 40 days before Easter).
He made fun of a mythical church adult who made a big deal about “giving up sweets for Lent” and was enjoying all the atten-tion for the effort … but also still enjoying the sweets when out of public view.
The priest’s point – which stuck forever in my mind – was that it is very difficult to “give up” something when you advertise it to others.
That isn’t just a Bible or Christian thing; that is a Truth of Life as a Human Being thing: it is hard to do something hard when people are watching you.
Fourteen years ago, Jan. 1, 1994, I quit smoking. I just stopped. A pack or more a day habit for 13 and a half years … and I just stopped. Big New Year’s Eve party, smoked, got home around 1:30 a.m. Got up the next day and haven’t smoked since.
I had been contemplating quitting for a while. It was the year I turned 40. With sons ages 7 and almost 3, it was my love for them and my desire to see them grow up that
inspired my wanting to quit. I marveled at how much strength I somehow found to actually follow through.
It is important to note at that time I was 20-some years into my 30 years of not going to church and seven years before I came to the Lord. But remembering that childhood sermon about Lent, I didn’t tell anyone I was trying to quit smoking.
Except I told God, whom I did not know very well. But I prayed anyway … who else could I tell? Looking back, that is where my
strength came from.Yes, we are to love others, find strength in
others, and be strong for others. But nothing is as strong as our bond with God through Christ. Through Christ we can do all things.
This is the time of year we all have some sort of resolution, aspiration or hope for the New Year. Don’t feel you have to tell anyone about yours … except God.
He’ll help you. And He already knows anyway.
Bob Walters ([email protected]) wishes you a New Year rich in a deep, growing and abiding faith in Christ. That is something you should tell someone about.
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PERSEVERING IN THOSE RESOLUTIONS AN END TO THE END-TIMERS?
Happy New Year! What does that mean? It is a time to look back, a time to
look forward. A time to celebrate. A time to mourn. We celebrate our gains, lament our losses. People arrived to add to our lives. People have left us, some through death, diminishing our lives. Open-ended dates on tombstones have been filled in. But we have survived another year.
We have survived in spite of end-time predictions. Since the dawn of recorded history, there have been warnings that “the end is near.” But no end came. So, new end-timers emerge every cen-tury, updating and revising forecasts for doom and gloom. Our current crop includes Tim LaHaye, a man who has profited immensely from his Left Behind books. It’s ironic, that people who won’t believe Al Gore’s warnings about man-made causes leading to earth’s eventual destruction will believe prophets from centuries past who foretold final vision scenarios for earth. Who speaks for God? Did God stop revealing centuries ago, or does God reveal new information through new prophets when it comes to stewardship of earth and our lives?
Granted, earth and mankind will someday
perish. Death is part of all life, even planetary or galactic life. Some batch of end-timers will inevitably be lucky enough to live in the end era of earth. But, that may not come for millions of years (through natural causes, that is). As for those who profit, in one way or another, from dire forecasts of endings in our generational lifetime, I offer up this challenge. Contract with me that I, and/or my descendants, will inherit all you own when that end does not come as you predict. I promise you that I and mine will be very wealthy!
Don’t worry; my soul won’t be lost in the pro-cess of this accumulation of your wealth.
When several childhood friends and family died young, I learned that we are wise to live each day as if it could be our last. But we should live so that we leave this earth and our progeny better for our being here. Let this New Year be the first of many more to come when future generations can look back and say, “Thank you, for what you have left us!” Otherwise, our generations will be cursed for turning this Garden of Eden earth into a wasteland.
Bruce Braden is an author and poet. He is the editor of “Ye Will Say I Am No Christian: The Thomas Jefferson/John Adams Correspondence on Religion, Morals, and Values.”
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meeting was a lunch appointment at a local restaurant. I walked in the door and was greeted by a smiling server. I had a laptop
in one hand and an electrical power cord in the other. When he asked if I had a seating preference, I told him I needed to be near an electrical outlet. His response was surprising: “Don’t worry, we have free wireless here.” I was a bit taken back. I didn’t know that technologi-cal advancements had reached the point where electrical cur-rent was hopping out
of the wall and into laptops and other electric-ity hungry gadgets. The dialogue that followed was nothing short of surreal as we chatted briefl y about the difference between electrical current and the wireless Internet.
While my new restaurant friend’s knowl-edge of wireless Internet shouldn’t be consid-ered normal, it isn’t that unusual. Many people
don’t understand technology and could make the same mistake. If you are making those mistakes, you probably aren’t someone who uses the Internet with any regularity. So maybe it’s time to resolve to change some of your habits in the New Year? As another year ends, now is a perfect time to make sure you aren’t left behind.
Consider these top three digital resolutions for 2008.
1. Donate your computer to a charity and buy one made in the last two years. If your computer still runs Windows 95, consider an upgrade. You will be amazed at the changes.
2. Begin a database of friends and family elec-tronic addresses or just get better at tracking it. You probably already have phone numbers and addresses of your friends and family stored away. Why not make it a point to retrieve, store, and use their electronic addresses (e-mail, instant message),
too? People will like you better and think you are quite savvy.
3. Buy one new technology gadget – you know you’ve earned it. Try
something new. Why not buy something that is outside of
your comfort zone and give it a try. See if it doesn’t change, or at least alter, part of your life.
You don’t have to take a huge leap to increase your digital knowledge. How about taking a small step? After all, the start of a new year is the perfect time and you
don’t want to end up confused like our restaurant
friend. Happy New Year!
David Cain is president of MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company
in Carmel. David welcomes your comments at David.Cain@Medi-
aSauce.com.
DISPATCHESJOIN THE DISCUSSION: Check out MediaSauce’s latest site, www.indyadgab.com, a social network for Indianapolis communications, advertising, and marketing professionals and agencies. It has
whitepapers, multi-media projects, viral videos, industry news, blogs and case studies. This specialized social networking platform allows for stronger, more frequent communication among marketers and advertisers.
TRY ORGANIZATION: Indy Organizers will host a free workshop from noon to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Borders Book Store and Cafe at Keystone at the Crossing. Participants can expect to hear expert tips, strategies and book recommendations for getting and staying organized in the new year. To learn more about Indy Organizers, contact Jonie Spetter
of Mind your Ps & Qs at 840.3671 or Janet Nusbaum of Simplifi ed Spaces at 867.1540.
STOCK TIP: READY FOR BIG MOVES: There are a number of companies that could have big moves in their stocks next year, according to 247wallst.com. A recovery for them is risky, but one good quarter, one management change, one buy-out or fi nancing, or one big new customer could cause a signifi cant price gain. Here is one:E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC): This company has taken a brutal beating, and for good reason. E*Trade’s banking operation got too far into the hornet’s nest of subprime mortgages even though its discount brokerage business has been fi ne. If E*Trade can keep its online brokerage arm in good shape like Schwab (SCHW) or Ameritrade (AMTD) have done, and can keep client defections from being excessive, then the market will reward them.
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One night recently, the call came at 10 p.m. “Dad, can you come get me?”
“Sure, but what happened to your ride home?”
“He left.”Off I go to pick up my 15-
year-old son Max after basketball practice. Fortunately, he was still indoors. Once before, the custo-dians locked up the building and made the kids wait outside in the freezing cold for their ride.
Another day, it was 11 a.m. when I received a text message. Max had forgotten his Spanish notebook, and needed it by 12:45. I had a lunch meeting scheduled, so I told him 12:45 would be tight, but I’d do the best I could.
After my lunch meeting, I sped to the house, which fortunately was
between the restaurant and the high school. Pulling into the driveway, I text-
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liant.”Once inside, I began the
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at 12:50. While speaking to the school secretary, I felt a hand on my shoulder. There he stood, all smiles. I handed him the notebook and gave him a quick hug (didn’t want to embarrass him, you know). He looked so tall and mature as he thanked me and
headed back to class.Walking out, I remembered delivering
things like lunch money or a permission slip for a fi eld trip. He was just a little kid then. Now he’s an impressive young man. It felt good to know, however, that old Dad still gets called to the rescue every now and then. Should he have remembered his Spanish note-book that day? Sure. Was I annoyed? No way. Someday he won’t need me to do this stuff.
For now, I’m happy to be Dad to the rescue.
Kent Burns is a Carmel resident and partner at MRINETWORK, the nation’s largest staffi ng fi rm. He is also a professional speaker and author. He can be reached at [email protected]
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Monon Coffee and Sweets has been open in the Carmel Clay Public Library, catering to students and library patrons, for fi ve years. Now owner David Ferrin has opened another Monon Coffee and Sweets in the Arts and Design District on First Avenue. “We have been open for about three weeks now, and we’re about to start
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If you’re impeccable perfection in ev-ery way, please disregard this column and go pose in front of a full-length mirror.
Since we live in a self-absorbed society, no one wants to give up anything, especially money, smoking, overeating, heavy drinking, compulsive spending, fatty meats, and drugs, your best friends when you’re stressed out. Bad habits don’t lecture you and talk back. They chip away at your accrued
health equity.It’s natural that
people think about their own life, prob-lems and challenges a bit more than you think about other people. As they used to say, who need enemies when I’ve got friends like lard, sugar food colorings, high fructose corn syrup, and myriad deli-cious, calorie-dense, belly bursting foods? A waist is a terrible
thing to mind, isn’t it?America, paradoxically uses holidays as
an excuse to eat food we know will cause us future health woes. Regardless of all the warnings out of heart hospitals, do we do it
in spite? This is also heart attack season, when overeating and drinking puts an enormous strain on your heart. Add a scoop of stress, lack of sleep, and we are cleared for a myocar-dial infarction lift off.
Uncover what triggers your desire to eat “dead” foods, which render you less than you are. Is it working stress, a bad marriage, credit card debt and foreclosures? Situations we all can control with intellect simmered in a strong resolve. Consider methods for replacing self-destructive habits with something healthy like switching from mayonnaise on all your sandwiches to mustard.
Two psychologists specializing in human change and motivation offer that relapse is
viewed as a nor-mal part of the change process. Don’t keep your resolution a secret. Share it with the family and ask for their support and cooperation. Avoid triggers, unless you’re Roy Rogers.
Bad habits serve to reduce stress, to lubri-cate socializa-
tion, or to make tasks more enjoyable. When I quit drinking, parties became frightfully dull, watching folks morph into someone we don’t know. We found ourselves fi guring out in advance when Sandi and I planned to exit, stage left.
Slips-up are not relapses; they are oppor-tunities to learn. A big bolt of lightning is not going to come out of the heavens and shoot up your bum. You can do it.
Wendell Fowler is a retired chef, as well as an inspirational speaker, health humorist, storyteller and author. Contact him at [email protected] or go to www.wendellfowler.com. His blog is chefwendellfowler.blogspot.com.
DISPATCHESFREE CLASSES: King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2201 E. 106th St., is offering free yoga and pilates classes. Pilates classes will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday and at 6 p.m. Jan. 10. A pilates and body sculpture class will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 8. A body sculpture class will be at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 10. Yoga classes will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday and at 7 p.m. Jan. 10. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 575.1029.
SWEAT AWAY APPETITE: In a study published in Physiology & Behavior, researchers found that exposure to temperatures above the “thermoneutral zone” — the artifi cial climate we create with clothes, heating, or air conditioning — decreases our
appetite and food intake. At 81 degrees, women in the study experienced a 20 percent
decrease in appetite and ate 10 percent less than at 72 degrees. Bottom line? Sweating it a little can help you lose weight.
— Womenshealthmag.com
LOG YOUR MILES: Carmel Clay Parks will host a walking marathon for seniors from Feb. 1 through April 30. Log miles at the fi tness desk over a three-month period to fi nd out who walked the most. The winner will receive a new pair of shoes. Each participant who logs more than 100 miles will receive a T-shirt. Fee is $15. Visit carmelclayparks.com or the Monon Center to register.
FILL THE INTERVALS: Running hard, backing off, and repeating is great for your ticker, fat loss, and muscle, which is why you’ve heard the praises of intervals before. But here’s a new spin: Instead of resting or slowing down between sprints, fi ll the gaps with basic weight exercises. “This is a great way to do strength training for [people] who hate it,” says Jim Liston, C.S.C.S., of Catzsports.com.
— Menshealth.com
STICK WITH YOUR PLAN, DESPITE SLIP-UPS
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EAT AND LOSE WEIGHT: Some foods can help you lose weight, just by sitting there. You can’t rely on it as a permanent solution – you still have to exercise and build muscle. Try this metabolism booster pack: milk, whole-grain cereal, and oatmeal. Secret ingredients: Calcium, complex carbohydrates, and fi ber. How they work: Complex carbohydrates and fi ber pump up metabolism by keeping insulin levels low after you eat. That’s good, because spikes in the production of insulin send a signal to the body that it’s time to start storing fat. And in order to stockpile fat, your body has to slow down your metabolism, causing you to burn fewer calories, says Margaret McNurlan, Ph.D., a professor of nutrition and medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Since oatmeal breaks down slowly in the stomach, it causes less of a spike in insulin levels than foods like bagels, she says.
— menshealth.com
TEA AND PROSTATE CANCER: Drinking green tea may reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Japan’s National Cancer Center. It said men who drank fi ve or more cups a day might halve the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer compared with those who drank less than one cup. “This does not mean that people who drink green tea are guaranteed to have
reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer,” said Norie Kurahashi, a scientist in the study.
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BACK-FRIENDLY FITNESS: If you’re certain that regular exercise will help, not hinder, your achy body, these doctor-designed workouts can help you stay fi t-not-fat at 40-plus. If you have the classic “bad back,” which is usually caused by either tight or weak
muscles, check with your doctor to see if you’ll benefi t from these moves. Your doctor will probably need to rule out a disk problem or another abnormality that needs special therapy before you begin.Note: All exercises should be done on an exercise mat or soft carpeting.The Bicycle. Lie on your back, and raise your legs straight in the air. Tuck in your pelvis, and put your hands on your abdomen. Pedal your legs, being sure not to arch your back. Start with 30 seconds, and work up to 1 minute over time.What makes it back-friendly: Fosters strong thigh muscles while loosening up the back muscles.
The Bridge. Lie on your back with your knees bent and arms stretched out at your sides. Slowly squeeze your buttocks together while raising your hips and lower back as far as you can while still maintaining fl oor
contact with your upper back, neck, and shoulders. Try to form a straight
line between your knees and shoulders. Hold for 2 to 3 seconds, then gently lower yourself to the fl oor. Repeat 10 times.
— prevention.com
BETTER LABELS ON WAY: It doesn’t
take a Ph.D. to know that an apple is better for you than a bag of Doritos. But when you have a craving, how can you determine which chips are your best choice? Nutrition labels can be confusing, and there’s confl icting opinion about which number on that label is most important to look at. By the middle of next year, it may be much easier to make your snack selection. Two groups are working to develop a scoring system for the nutritional value of foods. Foods would be graded according to factors such as the amount of fat, sugar, and fi ber per serving. The scores would appear on food labels or store shelves. Until then, you’ll have to fend for yourself. The healthiest foods — fresh fruits and vegetables — don’t have nutrition labels.
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The sheer volume of junk e-mail messages that are in circulation has created a problem that is bigger than the nuisance of unwanted
messages: the automated fi ltering of wanted messages.
It’s not a surprise that more of our desired messages are being blocked or fi ltered as the spam problem increases.
A recent check of our corporate mail server showed that 94 percent of the messages coming in were marked as spam, another 2 percent were marked as potential spam (but let through) and only 4 percent was perceived to be legitimate e-mail (which is consistent with what many others are reporting).
When you sign up for a legitimate newsletter, you generally must input your e-mail address into a form and then validate an e-mail message that confi rms that you want to be added (this is often referred to as a “double opt-in” procedure).
Despite all of this, your e-mail program
— or more commonly your e-mail service provider — will automatically mark certain “bulk” messages as spam and keep them from ever hitting your e-mail account at all.
Any message that is sent to more than a handful of users on any given system is generally marked as a bulk message, which is also a common sign of spam messages.
Depending upon the policies of the e-mail provider, this could result in everything from a redirected message (look in your spam and bulk mail folders) to a message never getting past this fi rst, unsophisticated fi ltering method.
If you fi nd that the newsletter is getting through to your account but it is being placed in the spam or bulk folder, you should be able to add the newsletter’s address to your address book or the safe sender list.
Unfortunately, e-mail service providers have to deal with such a large volume of junk, it’s easier for them to summarily kill as much of the stuff before the user is brought into the picture.
That’s because your service provider has decided to kill all messages coming from whoever is sending the newsletter without
asking you if you want it. In some cases you can ask for the
newsletter to be allowed through, but most providers will deny that they are
doing anything to fi lter the newsletters because they can’t deal with the sheer
volume of these types of requests.
If you can’t fi nd the newsletters in any of the junk or bulk folders, and your
service provider is not willing to ensure that the message will be let through, your best option is to sign up for a free-mail account and subscribe from
that address. My favorite is Gmail from Google, because
it’s easy to combine your existing mail with the new Gmail address into one interface.
The other big advantage to using a Gmail account for all of your newsletters as well as other less critical messages is that when the account starts to get overrun with junk, you can simply stop using it and create a new account to start over without impacting your primary account!
Gary Hubbard is owner of Data Doctors Computer Services, www.datadoctors.com.Have a technology question? Send it to [email protected]
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DISPATCHESFOR AGING BOOMERS: Phonak Group makes a hipper, cooler hearing aid (which they call a “personal communication device”) called Audeo. It “comes in 15
fashionable colors, looks more like a sleek ear phone than
an old fashioned hearing aid.” As
Phonak CEO Valentin Chapero explains: “We’ll
only get close to baby boomers — who, whether they’re Europeans or Americans all have a similar psychology — if we take away the stigma and show them a product that is high-tech and hip and easily improves the quality of their lives.”
BLU-RAY VS. HD: Christmas 2007 might have been the deciding joust for the fortunes of competing high-defi nition disc standards, Blu-Ray and HD DVD in the U.S., analysts at Understanding & Solutions claim. Performance of both Blu-ray and HD DVD during this second holiday season were to be crucial in establishing the new generation of optical discs, and may bring the market closer to resolving the war between the competing formats. The analysts observe that drive, chipset and other system component prices are now falling as demand increases, speculating that manufacturers will be able to put together players for either format for under $150 at some point next year.
— pcworld.com
SCRABULOUS REACTION: When two brothers in Calcutta released Scrabulous, an online version of Hasbro’s Scrabble on Facebook, they were mighty surprised by the response, reports Sara Ivry in The New York Times (12/17/07). “We were targeting 2,600 users, about 0.01 percent of the entire Facebook population,” says Jayant
Agarwalla, who created
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Rajat. But within a matter of weeks, “the Scrabulous application had 20,000 users” on Facebook. It currently attracts “upwards of a half a million daily users.” The neat thing about that is, once the newbies get a taste for Scrabulous online, they often express an interest in buying “the original version” so they can play with family and friends offl ine.
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OUT Solutioneering,
or the process of engineering solu-tions, becomes perennially vogue
as we perennially pause to refl ect how we can improve our lives. We gather the annoying suspects of weight, exercise, and family time and courageously deem that we will no longer partake in some-such destructive behavior. And for an inspiring few weeks or months, we actually believe it and witness results.
Somewhere, however, our newfound enthusiasm withers and our friend-ship with those comforting habits, or lack thereof, is renewed like our fading driver’s license.
So, just what strategies should we employ to more confi dently secure the slimming, beef-ing up, more books read and roses smelled results that we arrogantly achieved in our sexy collegiate years? After all, if you can believe and perceive, you can achieve.
Studies brag that three principles increase the likelihood of successful “solutioneering”:
• Accountability. Share your goal with someone you care about.
• Measurable. Precise goals are critical (how many, by when, with whom).
• Written. Reduce it to paper and study it
several times daily.Need some fun ideas to set your
annual process in motion? How about gratitude? All good things fl ow from gratitude. Write down three things daily that you are thankful for. Perhaps we could be better stewards of our surround-ings, like committing to a few organic disease and pest control solutions? Powdery mildew, black spot and aphids all respond to a simple baking powder and soapy water solution.
Refuse to hire a misinformed tree guy who wants to “top” your
tree, an unhealthy and dangerous prospect. Instead, plant a tree on the south or west side of your home to positively impact your house climate, as well as stimulate the local economy. Better, purpose your next home-improvement project to be “green” and really feel good about life.
Please, don’t mistake my eco-friendly views as those of an Al Gore junkie. I’m supply-side economics all the way. But wouldn’t it be great to “solutioneer” our way to a healthier Indiana?
Randy Sorrell is president of SURROUNDINGS by NatureWorks, a Carmel design, landscape and remodeling fi rm. He may be reached at 679.2565, [email protected] or www.choosesurroundings.com.
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Victoria’s Secret. You may be thinking
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rent. Well, not so much. This is about another Victoria. She’s one of the bigger models and her story is one of faithful service.
It all started soon after she was delivered. Her performance was exceptional for a time; however, after a few years of relentless service, she started to feel a little slug-gish and run-down. It seemed she just didn’t have the same zip she used to. While those around Victoria noticed the difference in her performance, they stood by to only watch her continue to degrade. Yet they still demanded the same incomparable (pick another adjective if you don’t like incom-parable) performance from her.
As time passed, it took longer for her to get going in the morning and before long, she didn’t even sound the same as she used to. Eventually, Victoria just wouldn’t move, wouldn’t even make a sound, leav-ing the owners stranded. The call was made.
“Bob, we think Vicky is dead. Can you help us?”
“Well, I’m not sure until we get a look. Let’s get her towed in to see what the
problem is.” While we were waiting for Victoria to
arrive, her fi le was reviewed to determine her most recent visit for service. As it turns out “Victoria,” a 2002 Ford Crown Vic, had missed her important appointments with the repair shop. Now with nearly 100,000
miles on her, she needed a lot of work all at once. Hopefully
it wasn’t too late. When Victoria arrived, she was quickly assessed and it was determined she would likely
make a full recovery. As it turns out, Victoria
made no sound because at 5 years old she still had
the original battery, which had died. She was sluggish because her
fuel and air fi lters were plugged and sounded rough because she was in need of new spark plugs. After changing her fl uids and completing all of the maintenance items on the schedule she was running like new once again.
Victoria’s secret, what she couldn’t say: A little maintenance along the way will provide continued performance and minimize the chance of being stranded by your model.
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I recently saw something extraordinary on television, and no, I am not talking about the infomercial for those
rubber gloves that peel potatoes.It was common sense.Really.On TV.No, I have not been getting
into the New Year’s champagne. I saw it with my own eyes
during the run-up to Awful Terrible Horrible Killer Snowstorm of mid-December.
I turned to one of the local all-weather all-the-time services – you know, those 24/7 Track Watch Local Storm Team Strike Force Weather Warning stationettes that lurk down the cable system, between the Pseudoscience Network and the Bad Reruns Channel, in the numbers you always skip on the way to the ball game or the movie.
I thought it might be fun to see what kind of panic the weather people were in. After all, snow and ice and winter mix (which sounds like a snack) were hammering people to the west of us, and you know what that means: In Indiana, we would have crazed weathermen crashing into each other as they ran around the studio, waving their arms and yelling at us to head for the hills, stay home, be prepared, don’t panic, drive carefully, park the car, button up our overcoats, don’t forget our galoshes, pick up lots of bread and milk, and above all hide the remote so the TV stays on one station and one station only – theirs.
This is what I was expecting.It isn’t what I got. Instead, I tuned in just in time to hear a TV
weatherman say:“You know, folks, we’ve had this kind of
storm before and we’re going to have them again.”
I could scarcely believe my ears. Something I thought I might never see had come to pass. Finally, at long last, a TV weatherman reporting on an approaching storm – or, as they insist on calling them, storm system
– had actually treated the event with some perspective.
Finally, a TV weatherman talking about snow – or, as they insist on calling it, white stuff – had kept his hand off the panic button.
Finally, a TV weatherman had thrown caution to the wind – or, as they insist on calling it, wind out of the north-northwest – and treated viewers as if they had some brains.
Of course, I thought what you’re thinking: “Here’s a guy who’s going to have a short
career.” After all, aren’t weathermen contractually
obligated to be as over-the-top as possible when a storm approaches? Don’t stations pay thousands of dollars to phoney-baloney consultants who specialize in dumbing down the product? Since when does common sense have anything to do with storm systems, white stuff and wintry mix?
I called my brother, a TV veteran, to tell him about it. He was impressed. Then he wondered how our grandparents survived all those harsh Northern Indiana winters – and remember, we’re talking about an area of the state where they get their winters straight from the factory, with no middleman – without TV weathermen to tell them how bad they had it, how they needed to put on their overshoes and tie a rope around their waists when they went out through the blizzard to the barn to do the milking?
I think it was probably by saying, “We’ve seen it before; we’ll see it again.”
So to Jude Redfield of WTHR I say, “Well done, sir.” My grandfather would approve. Anyone who thinks like that has a fine career ahead of him. It’s just probably not going to be as a weatherman.
Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, humorist and speaker. Write him at [email protected] or P.O. Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on speaking fees and availability, visit www.spotlightwww.com.
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WHAT? NO SAINT BERNARDS?
Some relationships are so fulfilling and so beneficial to both parties that the end is tough
to deal with when it’s inevitable. But, I have to accept the fact that it’s over.
The Dollar Store near me is closing. Forever.
I wrote about this store a couple of years ago and admitted my addiction. My house is filled with humongous bags of popcorn, dozens of bottles of generic root beer, tiny tins of anchovies and 14 sets of Phillips screwdrivers.
I am not ignorant about the pitfalls of addiction. My concern had always been that if this store ever closed, would I be able to handle it? Could I keep my world from crashing in on me? As a true junk junkie, I knew that when the supply of cheap product dwindled on the street, I would go through an excruciating withdrawal.
That was the good thing about the Dollar Store. Withdrawal was the smallest of your problems. In fact, a small withdrawal of $30 from the ATM got me all the laundry baskets, pickled okra, gift wrap and power steering fluid that I would need for a week.
I am not a stranger to addiction. When I broke my Twinkie habit many years ago, I nibbled on Yodels and Snowballs during the transition, just to prevent sweating and the shakes. But there is no step-down program for the Dollar Store. Heroin addicts find some relief with methadone as a substitute, but there is no Dollar-Fifty Store — no halfway haven between dollar nirvana and paying three bucks for barbecue potato chips.
Some people yearn for closure. I dread it. Last year Donatos Pizza inexplicably closed up shop just down the block from me. They took their pizza dough and marinara sauce and had the crust to move elsewhere. I dabbled in Domino’s and partied with Pizza Hut for a while. It wasn’t the same. But I managed.
Several years ago, Bruegger’s, a bagel chain out of Pennsylvania, opened for business just down the street. It closed less than a year later, which was sad because Bruegger’s offered a real New
York bagel. I had to go cold turkey. I also went corned beef and roast beef. But I had to do it at Panera Bread and Einstein Bros.
My bank never went out of business, I don’t think, but they keep changing their
name like an uncle of mine who is on the lam. First it was AFNB,
then it was Indiana National, then Bank
One and now it’s Chase. They
should make up their minds, although I think I have made the transitions pretty effortlessly. Of all the banks
that have changed names, why hasn’t Fifth Third? Would you keep your money in a financial institution that can’t reduce a fraction?
There are other dollar stores, but I knew this one like
the back of my hand. I knew where the apple juice was and the ginger snaps. I could
put my finger on the cheap shampoo,
and nobody knew no-name frosted flakes like me.
I’ll miss the place. I do have a great idea for what they could put
there instead. A hundred pennies for my thoughts?
Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. Contact him at [email protected].
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THE DIRT ON CLEAN: Americans spend “more than $50 billion annually on cosmetics and toiletries,” and Katherine
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in “The Dirt on Clean.” It seems America’s cleanliness
trend has its roots in 1927,
when a group known as the Cleanliness Institute, created by America’s soap makers, “sought to convince Americans that they could never be too well-scrubbed.” An ad campaign asserted “there was ‘self-respect in soap and water,’ and an aggressive school hygiene curriculum” featured “a daily ‘Keep Clean’ parade.”
MORE THAN SALAD DRESSING: Olive oil also has plenty of uses around your home, outside of the sauté pan. Just grab a bottle of inexpensive, domestic olive oil for around-the-house use. You can cut down on excess oil by investing in a refi llable spray can. Here are three:Wood Furniture Polish. Wipe with a teaspoon of olive oil and a soft rag. Add a bit of vinegar or citrus juice to bulk up the cleaning power, and add a fresh scent.Care for your kitty. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to your cat’s food to help prevent hairballs, and
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DESIGN DOS AND DON’TS FOR 2008
If 2008 is the year that you commit to fi nally pulling your home together, this list is a foundation of good design basics.
THE DOSDo discover the style of decorating that
takes your breath by keeping fi les of magazine pages that appeal to you.
Do identify the focal point of the room and develop the room around it. This could be a fi replace, a window, a bed or art.
Do select an element that can act as a springboard for decorating decisions. It could be a fabric, an area rug or art. The item should embody both the color palette of the room as well as
the style and mood you hope to create.Do make these decisions before selecting
paint colors. Do purchase investment pieces fi rst, such
as upholstered furnishings, rugs and draper-ies. Good design is like a game of chess. Each selection affects the next, so these are the pieces that will dictate future design decisions.
Do keep pathways in mind when arranging furniture.
Do use the principle of repetition when planning shapes, colors, fabrics and patterns. One green accent in a room may look like an afterthought, but three green ele-ments of differing size and texture will contribute to the overall effect.
Do plan ahead for appropriate task, general, and accent lighting by using a mixture of fi xtures on dimmers for maximum control.
Do purchase the best quality furniture you can afford. Some things can be faked in design, but quality construction is not one of them. Learn as much as you can about the materials used in construction before spend-ing a cent.
THE DON’TSDon’t paint a room without trying a
sample of the color in the room. Paint chips are computer generated and can be quite deceiving in terms of tone and depth of color.
Don’t line up the furniture around the walls. It makes the room feel like everyone is in trouble. Pull furniture into conversation
clusters, and it will add to a room.Don’t turn your back on the focal point
of the room by arranging furniture away from this important feature.
Don’t clutter up a room with so many knick-knacks that your home looks like a gift store.
Don’t construct a color palette from wildly disparate objects. Remember that springboard element mentioned in the “do” list? Edit out, repaint or re-cover items that don’t fi t with the
plan. Don’t decorate around an item that you
don’t love. If your new home has ivory plush carpet when you prefer hardwood, you will never love that carpet. Plan on getting rid of that carpet when the budget allows!
Do have fun while decorating a room and don’t hesitate to call for professional help if you feel overwhelmed!
Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in downtown Carmel. If you have an interior design question, you may contact her at [email protected].
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DISPATCHESBOURNE, PART 3: The Carmel Clay Public Library will show “The Bourne Ultimatum” (PG-13) at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 18. The third installment in the popular Bourne trilogy fi nds former CIA assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) closing in on the truth about his past. Free tickets for this event will be available at the AV Desk beginning Friday. To receive a ticket, you must be age 18 or older, or present an AV-approved library card.
NATURE’S INSPIRATIONS: The Cool Creek Nature Center will host an art exhibit Feb. 16-March 2 featuring nature-inspired work. Paintings, photography and other art mediums will be displayed during the show. Work from professional and amateur artists will be featured. Artists interested in exhibiting fi ne art in this exhibit should contact the Cool Creek Nature Center at 848.0576.
SEE THE SLUGGER MUSEUM: Carmel Clay Parks will offer a President’s Day trip to the Louisville Slugger Museum in Louisville. Bus departs from the Monon Center East Parking Lot at 9 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 18. Fee is $43 and includes
bus trip and tour. Anyone younger than 17 must be accompanied
by an adult. Register online at carmelclayparks.com or in person at the Monon Center.
MICKEY’S CORNER: The Arthur M. Glick JCC’s new talk show, Mickey’s Corner, hosted by local business leader and philanthropist Mickey Maurer, will debut at 7 p.m. Jan. 16. Maurer’s guest will be Angelo Pizzo, writer and co-producer of the movies “Hoosiers,” “Rudy” and “The Game of Their Lives.” The format will be similar to Bravo TV’s “Inside the Actor’s Studio.” It’s free and open to the public.
RESOLVE TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN 2008By Barbara E. Cohen
If one of your resolutions is to reduce stress in the year ahead, look no further than Main Street. A heavenly host of helpful local angels – um, artists – offers a wide range of art-making classes to release your inner Picasso.
“Everyone sets goals for the new year, and painting is an incredible way to start out,” said Robyn Brown, executive director of Blue Egg Gallery, the cooperative artists gallery at Red Robyn Realty on North Range Line Road. “Our members are bent on supporting each other, and they want the community to share in the camaraderie.”
To this end, Blue Egg hosts “Paint with the Artists: An Original Opportunity” on Wednes-days and Saturdays in January. Budding Rem-brandts and O’Keeffes are invited to paint alongside experienced gallery members in a variety of media.
This Saturday, bring your watercolors to work beside Betty Boyle. Artists such as Wendy Volkmar will be on hand to work with oil painters on Jan. 16 and 23, while other members will host ses-sions on photography, calligraphy, pencil drawings and acrylics until Jan. 30.
Artists participating in the freestyle work-shops, which are free of charge and require no
reservations, include water-colorist Debbie Apple, painter Don Baldwin, portraitist Sue Carlson, paint-ers Rosalie Jonquet and Bob Shade, photogra-phers Gary Moore and Marie Reamer, and calligra-pher Erika Woods. Call Blue Egg Gallery at 536.4699 for more information.
Two galleries on Main Street offer classes with a more structured approach.
Artisan Masterpiece presents spring classes with local artists in wheel-thrown pottery, graphite pencil portraiture, pastels, water-colors, oil painting, jewelry design and beadwork, stained glass, drawing fundamentals and mosa-ics starting on Jan. 8. For example, kids ages 6 through 14 can opt for a four-week class on mosaics,
while people age 14 or older can learn to paint with pastels. Call 818.0774 or register online at www.artisanmaterpiece.com.
At the Carmel Academy of the Arts,
operated by Magdalena Gallery of Art, month-long classes by local artists covering a variety of me-dia and tech-niques start on Jan. 22. Call 844.0005 or visit www.magdalena-gallery.com for program
descriptions and fees.A little further afi eld, Carmel artists Janet
Chilton and Susan Mauck offer spring classes at the Stutz Art Space, 1060 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. Mauck teaches oil sketching and painting of fi gural subjects weekly starting Jan. 7. Chilton teaches the principles of color mix-ing in successive four-week sessions Jan. 11 through June 27. Find a list of classes, course descriptions and registration information online at www.stutzartists.com.
Barbara E. Cohen is a freelance writer who covers the arts for Current in Carmel and teaches art history at Herron School of Art and Design (IUPUI) and Ivy Tech Community College. Please send comments or story ideas at [email protected].
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Live MusicThe Von Bondies Date: Thursday. Location: The Music Mill, 3720 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis. Time: Doors open at 7:30 for 8 p.m. show. Tickets: $12. Phone: 239.5151. Web: themusicmillvenue.com.
Mickey’s Irish PubFriday: Fire in the Dawn. Saturday: Why Stop Now. Location: 13644 N. Meridian St. Phone: 573.9746. Web: mickeysirishpub.com.
Jennifer Kirk and FriendsDate: Thursday and Friday. Location: Kin-caid’s at Clay Terrace, 14159 Clay Terrace Blvd. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Featuring half-priced appetizers and drink specials for beer wine and cocktails, everyday from 3 to 7 p.m. and from 9 p.m. until closing. Phone: 575.9005 Web: kincaids.com.
Pianist/vocalist Jeff Deherdt Date: 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Loca-tion: The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. Tickets: $10. Phone: 253.4900. Web: thejazzkitchen.com.
Special EventsTravelogue: Alaska and ChinaDate: 7 p.m. Jan. 15. Hear about upcoming trips to Alaska in August and China in Octo-ber. Location: Washington Township Parks offi ce, 1549 E. Greyhound Pass. Registra-tion for this meeting is required by Jan. 13. See www.washingtontownship-hc.us for
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Karaoke with ‘Pipi’Date: 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays. Location: Mickey’s Irish Pub, 13644 N. Meridian St. Phone: 573.9746. Web: mickeysirish-pub.com.
TheatreRun for Your WifeDates: Friday through Feb. 3. Location: Beef & Boards Dinner Theater, 9601 Michigan Road,
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ComedyAndy KindlerDate: Wednesday, Friday through Sunday. Location: Morty’s Comedy Joint, 3625 E. 96th St., Indianapolis. Price: $10 to $18 depending on day. Phone: 848.5500. Web: mortyscomedy.com.
For KidsPajama-RamaDate: 7 p.m. Friday. Location: Cool Creek Nature Cen-ter, 2000 E. 151st St. Best for families with children ages 1-7. A music educa-tor with Moriah Music will be at the Nature Center to lead us in sing-a-longs, stories, and games. Cost: Free. Pre-registration required: 848.0576.
DanceLatin Dance PartyDate: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday. Location: The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. Price: $7. Phone: 253.4900. Web: jazzkitchen.com.
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Answers to ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING: 1) DEFRAUD; 2) FLUNG; 3) INTEGER; 4) ROOKIE; 5) SEPIA; 6) TERRIBLE
Answers to CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: Among the common words in "In Vogue" are: given, ovine, vogue, give, gone, vine, vino, ego, eon, gin, gnu, gun, ion, one, veg, vie, vig
Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE:Utensils: Blender, Grater, Ladle, Sieve, Spatula, Tongs; Classes: Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Statistics, Trigonometry; Colleges: Butler, IUPUI, Ivy Tech, Marian; Song Words: Auld, Lang, Syne; Coaches: Holtz, Weis; Director: O'Haver
Puzzles by Sanchez J. [email protected]
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List the one common word found in a standard dictionary that falls alphabetically between each pair of words. No proper nouns, foreign words, abbreviations or a different form of either word is acceptable.
Answers below.
HOOSIER HODGEPODGE Find the items in the puzzle going up, down, sideways or diagonally and list them. Each letter is used no more than once. Answers below
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Answers to ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING: 1) DEFRAUD; 2) FLUNG; 3) INTEGER; 4) ROOK-IE; 5) SEPIA; 6) TERRIBLEAnswers to CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: Among the common words in “In Vogue” are: given, ovine, vogue, give, gone, vine, vino, ego, eon, gin, gnu, gun, ion, one, veg, vie, vigAnswers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Utensils : Blender, Grater, Ladle, Sieve, Spatula, Tongs;Classes : Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Statistics, Trigonometry; Colleges : Butler, IUPUI, Ivy Tech, Marian; Song Words : Auld, Lang, Syne; Coaches : Holtz, Weis; Director : O’Haver
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Dec. 25girl — Webb, Brian and Keely
St. Vincent Carmel
Dec. 14boys — Smith, David and Sarah; Kucinsky, Rastilau and
Kucinska, Slavkagirl — Linville, Kyle and Lauren
Dec. 15girls — Owens, Rudy and Michelle; Waltermire, Nathaniel and Traci; Stum, Brandon and Tinson, Jonnae
Dec. 16boy — Ladine, Nick and Melaniegirl — Cordero, Julio and Fernandez, Alissa
Dec. 17boy — Akinrefon, Akintayo and Alaka, Alarape
Dec. 18boys — Hipp, Brian and Nicole; Lollar, Jeremy and Jessica
Dec. 19boys — Herthel, Bret and Strain, Lisa; Smith, Ryan and Kristin; Christie, Sade
Dec. 20boy — Brinkruff, Daniel and Kellygirl — Brewer, Anthony and Lisa
OBITUARYMerle Prewitt, 99, Carmel, passed away Dec. 24, 2007. She was born in Selma, Calif., to Charles and Gertrude (Blankenship) Westbrook on Aug. 31, 1908. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn (Ray) Tyson of Indianapolis; granddaughters Jennifer (Steve) Moe of Carmel and Stephanie (Tim) Craft of Fishers. Her four great-grandchildren also survive. There will be no local services.
Donald Lee Sales, 55, Noblesville, passed away Dec. 20, 2007. He was born in Indianapolis to Morgan and Wauneta (Davidson) Sales on July 20, 1952. Mr. Sales graduated from Carmel High School and was a carpenter by trade, spending his whole career in the construction industry. He enjoyed bowling and was an avid shuffleboard player and outdoorsman. Mr. Sales was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughter, Angela Lehman; son Scott Sales; grandchildren Allyson and Carolyne Lehman, and Audin Allyn and Courlyn Sales; brothers Douglas Sales, David Sales and Robert Zike. Friends and family gathered
Dec. 27 in Leppert Mortuary, Smith Carmel Chapel, and the funeral service was there Dec. 28. Burial followed in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers. Friends are invited to go to www.leppertmortuary.com to sign Mr. Sales’s online guestbook or leave a personal memory or condolence. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs, 402 W. Washington St., Room W298, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
POLICE RUNSDec. 2612:01:31 a.m., investigation, Guilford / College Way12:47:01 a.m., harassment, 12714 Abbott Ave.1:03:44 a.m., security check, 9601 College Ave.1:17:11 a.m., security check, 3900 E. 96th St.2:24:21 a.m., lock out, 12027 Windpointe Pass2:49:18 a.m., security check, 4425 E. 116th St.3:29:04 a.m., investigation, W. 131st St. / Towne Rd.5:45:13 a.m., driving complaint, 31 I 465 West6:22:11 a.m., traffic hazard, 10101 N. Meridian St.
6:34:20 a.m., security check, 1300 E. 96th St.7:47:13 a.m., directed patrol, Oak Ridge Rd. / Nevelle Lane8:28:06 a.m., theft, 11555 N. Meridian St.8:35:24 a.m., theft, 11555 N. Meridian St.8:59:48 a.m., security check, 2700 W. 116th St.9:00:18 a.m., security check, 10909 Gray Rd9:14:12 a.m., security check, 2700 W. 116th St.9:15:32 a.m., alarm hold up, 11711 Pennsylvania St.10:01:42 a.m., trespassing, 650 E. Carmel Drive10:05:41 a.m., driving complaint, State Road 431 N. / East Carmel Drive10:42:42 a.m., theft, 210 N. Concord Lane12:04:46 p.m., animal complaint, 550 S. Range Line Rd.12:13:48 p.m., traffic hazard, North Meridian Street / Clay Terrace Blvd12:15:55 p.m., theft, 3874 Pelham Rd.1:02:40 p.m., traffic hazard, I 465 West / North Meridian Street
1:04:36 p.m., theft, 10201 N. Meridian St.1:12:44 p.m., investigation, 2555 W. 131st St.1:15:44 p.m., security check, 1430 E. 96th St.1:17:36 p.m., security check, 1300 E. 96th St.1:22:48 p.m., juvenile complaint, East Carmel Drive / Hunters Dr.1:46:42 p.m., suspicious activity, East 116th St. / South Guilford Road2:31:26 p.m., accident property damage, East
96th St. / College Avenue2:38:35 p.m., accident property damage, West 146th St. / Adios Pass2:47:48 p.m., investigation, 1320 City Center Drive2:35:59 p.m., theft, 1000 E. 116th St.3:08:14 p.m., investigation, 1010 3rd Avenue SW3:25:20 p.m., suspicious activity, 14288 Autumnwoods Drive3:43:12 p.m., alarm burglar, 3535 Timber Springs Court
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