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Our nation has all sorts of arcane, nonsensical laws on the books. Each week, we’ll share one with you.

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Every week, we will print a por-tion of the U.S. Constitution, fol-lowed by a portion of the Indiana Constitution. We encourage you to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today: the U.S. Constitution.

Article. I. Section. 4. Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Sena-

tors and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legisla-ture thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

Clause 2: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, (See Note 5) un-

less they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

Section. 5. Clause 1: Each House shall be

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

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

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

An increasing number of parents are making changes to the recom-mended vaccine schedule or opting not to vaccinate their children at all. Outside of a small percentage of children that have health-related issues that prohibit them from being fully vaccinated, most parents are mak-ing the choice to exempt their children based on philosophical reasons. Perhaps this generation has never known a person that has been paralyzed by polio; a person that has died from complications of the measles or a person that has become sterile from the mumps. Recently, cases of pertus-sis (whooping cough), which is extremely contagious and can be deadly to infants, were reported in several Hamilton County schools.

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

Give them a shot New Year’s resolutionsIt is our position that with the new year comes

a great opportunity to assess our strengths and weaknesses and make goals to better ourselves. We believe the time to make our New Year’s resolutions is now, so we can come up with an edu-cated plan to make the most of our goal(s).

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

We recommend everyone starts to think about their goals now so when the ball drops we can hit the ground running and make the most out of 2012.

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Christmas is coming, and Santa will be bringing all manner of electronic doo-dads to (some of ) the good girls and boys of Fishers. That cache of doo-dads surely will include the latest, greatest cellphones. You know the thrill associated with busting open a box containing a new cellphone, right? Admit it, it gives you a buzz. You can’t wait to charge it, update it with all your apps, music and contacts, right? Now, imagine for a moment not having a cellphone. Do you remember those days, which have gone the way of what used to be a nation reliant on pay phones? We do. We also know there are others who don’t have the scratch to afford a cellphone, and who really could gain security by having one in an emergent situation. So, before you toss your 2-year-old “antique,” consider donating it so others might benefit. To that end, the Staff Association of the Hamilton East Public Library is partnering with Prevail to collect unused or retired cell phones to assist victims of domestic violence. Donated cell phones will be refurbished and reprogrammed for emergency calls, or sold to help to raise funding for agencies that fight domestic violence. If this is something you are willing to do, please deactivate the phone you will donate before handing it

over. Donations will be accepted through February at the Fishers Library and the Noblesville Library.

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

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COMMentarYBy terry anker

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

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

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

sulted by the pay, the customer is insulted by the price, and, it seems, the government is insulted by the entrepreneur who is working to bridge the two. If one assumes that most of us are both cus-tomers of someone and employees of someone,

are we working against ourselves? Does our own spending (whether enticed by overconfidence, stu-pidity or victimization), lead us to an untenable position and eventual sur-render? If the market (all of us when we are custom-ers) is unwilling to pay us enough to meet our bloated personal obliga-tions do we have a right to anger? And, can we envy those employees among us

who (through sweat, genetics or luck) thriftily are meeting their responsibilities with room to spare? Is it the system that is broken or is it our willing-ness to play by its natural rules?

Are we truly working on it

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» Town talks business with legislators – Fishers officials met with members of the Indiana State Legislature Nov. 30 to dis-cuss upcoming legislation – potential or otherwise – which could affect the town. In particular, Town Manager Scott Fad-ness said the town expressed its concerns about the state’s COIT distribution for-mula, and about a potential consolidated 911 dispatch for the county. “The town is a big proponent of a consolidated dis-patch, but there needs to be an adequate revenue source to support that,” Fadness said. The Fishers Town Council will meet next on Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at Fishers Town Hall, 1 Municipal Dr.

» First joint replacement surgeries in Fishers – The first joint replace-ment surgeries performed in Fishers took place last week at the new Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital. Dr. Michael Meneghini, orthopedic surgeon with IU Health Physicians Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, performed joint replacement surgeries for two central Indiana residents. One patient received a hip replacement and the other received a knee replacement. To learn more about IU Health Saxony Hospital, visit iuhealth.org/Saxony.

» Water park land to be developed – Rookwood Custom Builders last week purchased 17 acres at Fishers Market-place, at the northeast corner of State Road 37 and 131st St. Rookwood plans a 300-unit apartment development called “Addison Landing” on the site – formerly the location of the failed “Paradise Bay” water park project.

» Teacher of the Month – Does your student have a teacher worth special rec-ognition? Do you know an educator who goes above and beyond the call of duty? If so, submit them to be the Marco’s Pizza Teacher of the Month. To do so, send your name, number, address and a 100-word description of the educator you’re nominating to Managing Editor Jordan Fischer at [email protected].

» HSE freshman selected for jazz en-semble – Hamilton Southeastern High School freshman trumpet player Kevin Moranski was selected by audition to perform with the Indiana All State Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble, made up of In-diana high school musicians from across the state, will rehearse and perform at the Indiana Music Teacher’s Convention in January 2012.

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Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at [email protected].

COMMentarY By Danielle wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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I remember the Christmas several years ago when my daughter had her heart set on accumu-lating as many “Littlest Pet Shop” houses, play sets, animals and accessories as possible. She had to have them. So we (and all the relatives) bought all the pink and purple plastic toys in bulk. Hasbro made out pretty well from our investment alone that year. Christmas morning, she opened her Lit-tlest Pet Shop extravaganza and was thrilled.

The following year, if you had asked what she got the last Christmas, she couldn’t tell you –completely forgotten. What she could tell you, in exact detail, were all the things we actu-ally did as a family over the holiday: building gingerbread houses; baking gingerbread men to occupy the houses; making ornaments for the tree; seeing the lights at night in her pajamas with a cup of cocoa; baking cookies with her grandparents; watching our favorite holiday movies with a glass of eggnog; even just watch-ing the fire crackle with carols playing in the background. She remembered every single one

of these small gestures of the season. The Littlest Pet Shop, in all its pastel plastic glory, was ulti-mately forgotten.

I have to remind myself every year that de-spite what the media would like me to believe, I don’t need to run around trying to find the perfect gift for my children to make the holiday special or meaningful. This season’s “must have” present is often next year’s garage sale item. Sure there have been favorite presents over the years – we have had our “Red Rider BB Gun” mo-ments – but in general the “wow” factor of these gifts quickly fades. The best holiday memories we’ve had haven’t been a function of how much money I’ve spent on the kids, but how much time I’ve spent with them. My presence was more valuable than their presents.

Now, if even one small tradition is forgotten, my daughter is the first to let me know. I have a feeling that someday her children will be re-minding her of all these things as well.

Susan Bryant is a freelance writer and mother of two in Fishers. You can reach her at [email protected]

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By Jordan [email protected]

The Delaware and Fall Creek Township Food Pantries will soon be restocked with more than 7,000 donated food items – thanks in no small part to the efforts of Fishers firefighters and HSE Junior High School students.

The effort was part of an annual food drive held by the HSE Junior High Student Council to collect items for the township pantries, which are supplied completely by donations. Students from the school loaded their several-thousand pound collection into a truck, which was then unloaded by members of the Fishers Fire De-partment before township staff began the pro-cess of sorting through all the donations.

“Without the help of the firefighters, we would surely face an insurmountable task,” said Delaware Township Trustee Debbie Driskell in a press release. “Fire Chief Orusa and Deputy Chief Brian Lott are to be commended for their leadership in lending their personnel – as well as themselves - to help the community in this way.”

Once sorted, the food will be distributed between the Fall Creek and Delaware Township Food Pantries, the latter of which had a record month in November – serving 282 people with 3,999.5 pounds of food, toiletries and house-hold supplies.

Driskell offered thanks to the HSEJH stu-dents who participated in the food drive, and faculty sponsors Michelle Feeney and Lori Tru-lock for their support.

“The majority of our students have never

skipped a meal, or worried about what or when they are going to eat next,” said Feeney in a press release. “I think it is very important for our students to feel and see what other families have to go through just to get food on the table. They all did an amazing job raising awareness for the cause. Due to their actions, more people within our own community will be able to en-joy warm meals over the holidays.”

The Delaware Township Food Pantry is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and serves the residents of the three townships within the HSE school district – Delaware, Fall Creek and Wayne.

Township pantries resupplied with 7,000 items

HSEJH students who helped load the truck with more than 7000 items of food

Fishers Tree LightingTop: Town Council President Scott Faultless welcomed Santa to the stage prior to lighting the Town Christmas Tree. Left & Right: The tree lighting ceremony featured traditional songs performed by the costumed Dickens carolers, and the Fishers High School choirs.

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Current investigates why the county has two child advocacy centers

editor’s note: With a tug-of-war over child advocacy support services in Hamilton County, we decided to let those on the front lines of the issue tell the story. In the interest of disclosure, Current Publishing, LLC is a sponsor of Chaucie’s Place, which is a part of this story. Current Publish-ing owns this newspaper, but its owners and officers did not participate in this special report.By Jordan Fischer and Kevin [email protected]

Three children were in the care of the Carmel Police Dept. in October immediately after losing their parents in a murder-suicide at the family’s townhome. CPD took the children to Chaucie’s Place, a child advocacy center in Carmel, where they would await the help of the Department of Child Services and other members of a multidisciplinary interview team.

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

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

After that incident, Green ordered CPD to begin taking all of its cases involving minors to another Hamilton County child advocacy center

– The Cherish Center, 493 Westfield Rd., Noblesville.“Ultimately what made that decision was that DCS would not

go to Chaucie’s Place,” Green said. “There were several instances when our department was involved in investigations and, had DCS gone to Chaucie’s Place, it would have been a smoother process in meeting the needs of the minors … I was no longer willing to accept that there was a potential here for a problem.”

How we got HereOn Sept. 7, 2009, the Board of Directors

of Chaucie’s Place received a letter from Doug Carter, then Hamilton County sheriff, expressing his concerns that, without a “substantial change of direction,” law enforcement no longer would be able to conduct interviews of child victims at the CAC.

The letter was undersigned by police chiefs from four major county departments: Kevin Jowitt, Noblesville; Michael Fogarty, then Carmel; George Kehl, Fishers; and David Hildebrand, Cicero.

Referring only to “historic issues” with the “operation and direction” of Chaucie’s Place, the letter lays out three options for the future of the child advocacy process in Hamilton County. The first option was for the majority of the Chaucie’s Place board to resign; their replacements to be selected by undersigned law enforcement. Option Two was the creation of a new 501(c) (3) corporation which would operate as a child advocacy center, ef-

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

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

Leerkamp, no longer officially affiliated with Chaucie’s Place, contends that problems stemmed from a failure on DCS’ part to collaborate with local law enforcement agencies, a dispute over the termina-tion of Rayburn from her position at Chaucie’s Place, and personality clashes between herself and others. Citing a desire to ease those tensions, Leerkamp resigned her position from the board toward the end of 2009.

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

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

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

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

my experience.”On Feb. 18, 2010, following a letter from both groups stating

that they could not reconcile, Payne informed the two sides that his staff would participate exclusively in interviews held at The Cherish Center.

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

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

statement. “I have reflected a lot on

my actions, and whether I was motivated by power or ego … and I think it’s hard not to be,” Leerkamp said. “For whatever responsibility I had in causing (the split), I regret it terribly.”

tHe Hard numbersThe lack of any DCS

presence at Chaucie’s Place, beyond a breakdown of the multi-disciplinary interview

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

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

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“With a level playing field, the law enforcement agencies should determine where these children are best served,” Stark said. “It’s not the responsibility of DCS to determine whether or not Hamilton County needs two CACs – it already has them.”

Green said CPD would still be using Chaucie’s Place if DCS attended interviews there, and Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Buckingham said his office has not noticed a difference in the quality of interviews conducted at both centers.

Still, Payne said the need in the county is far too low to justify two CACs. With only 1.1 CHINS (Children in Need of Services) per 1,000 children younger than 18, Hamilton County has the lowest rate of children in the DCS system in the state. In fact, despite having a child population of just over 80,000, Payne said Hamilton County places a smaller per capita demand on DCS services than Jas-per or Tipton counties, with child populations of 8,526 and 3,772 re-spectively – more than 10 times smaller than Hamilton County.

On the flip side, Indiana’s two largest counties, Lake and Marion, with child populations of more than 130,000 and 227,000, respectively, have an average of 14 CHINS cases per 1,000 children. And neither one of them, Payne points out, has two CACs. In fact, Lake County doesn’t have a CAC.

“At what point can Hamil-ton County justify two CACs when every other county in the state needs one?” Payne asked.

The matter of funding for the two entities lurks behind the debate. Other than funds received from a federal victim assistance grant, the entirety of Chaucie’s $250,000 annual budget is supported by private donations. And while The Cherish Center will receive a little more than $30,000 this year from DCS, an equal amount of its $101,000 annual budget will come from corporate donors.

Though both sides contend that their respective organizations are on solid financial footing, they concede that two CACs “com-peting” for the same pot of community dollars ultimately could end in trouble for both.

movIng forwardWhile differing opinions pulled the two sides apart, all par-

ties involved – including DCS – agree that the story and legacy of Chaucie’s Place must somehow be preserved. The center this year celebrated its 10th anniversary of serving Hamilton County children.

Chaucie’s Place opened six years after the death of its name-sake, Chaucie Quillen, who committed suicide in 1995. For eight years, Quillen was repeatedly raped by her father, Phillip Quillen, until she left home and filed charges against him in 1992. Three years later, her father was convicted of sexual battery and sen-tenced to six years of probation.

Quillen took her life that same year. She was 21.

Since its inception, the mission of Chaucie’s Place – to serve as a safe space for interviews of alleged child victims – has been driven by Quillen’s memory. But while the center was cre-ated to serve as an advocate for Ham-ilton County children and families, exactly how it will continue to do so moving forward is not entirely clear.

The community’s support for Chaucie’s Place seemingly never has been stronger, as the nonprofit raised record-breaking amounts during its annual fundraisers in 2010 and 2011. But with all but the Westfield Police Dept. now referring cases to The Cher-

ish Center, Chaucie’s Place could be forced to serve the community in a different way if it is to remain a

separate entity. “We’re going to have to change our

direction next year,” Stark said. “Be-cause our interview numbers are so low, the board and I have made a deci-sion that next year we will focus more on prevention.”

Payne said the need for prevention programs is great and government dol-

lars nationwide are being shifted to fund preventative measures. As things stand now, however, he does not see conducting foren-sic interviews in the future of Hamilton County’s original CAC.

As CPD’s Green witnessed in October, DCS case workers have been instructed to stay away from Chaucie’s Place. It’s an order that Payne said he does not expect to rescind in the near future.

“His job isn’t to regulate the number of social service agencies in the county; his job is to set policy that protects our children,” Stark said in an email. “Policy that prevents his case workers from participat-ing in the forensic interviews at both CACs is not good child protection policy.”

Chaucie’s Place has not had an active service contract with

DCS since July, meaning DCS will not compensate the CAC for forensic interviews. Yet the center is not asking for payment and only requests DCS’ presence during interviews.

Without DCS, part of the multidisciplinary team is missing. At the least, caseworkers must be brought up to speed and must review interview tapes at a later time. In some situations, Payne acknowledged that DCS must subject alleged victims to a second interview. Eliminating the need for multiple inter-views is one of the primary purposes of a CAC.

Asked to comment on DCS’ role in such situa-tions, Payne said, “It is unfortunate.”

His reasons for maintaining a firm stance against interviews conducted at Chaucie’s Place, he said, are rooted in his strong desire to prevent the divisive problems of the past from arising once again. According to Payne, not only could using both centers retrigger the animosity that previ-

ously existed between the two, but he added that he has heard of instances in which law enforcement agencies were confused as to which center they should bring alleged victims, unnecessarily delaying interviews.

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

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

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

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

Carter said The Cherish Center also is open to such a discus-sion, but very little progress has been made to this point.

“(Chaucie’s Place) still talks about doing all of the forensic interviews,” Carter said. “According to their Web site, they’re still the same as they were three years ago. That doesn’t sound like they’re willing to compromise.”

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

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

“What Chaucie’s Place becomes is really up to them,” he said. “If there are things I can do to help them, I certainly will do that. I have great respect for the people there and Chaucie’s story … I would absolutely talk to them anytime they would like to talk.”

countychildren under 18

Total chins

chins per 1,000 children

parke 3,585 6 1.7

Tipton 3,772 22 5.8

Jasper 8,526 10 1.2

clinton 9,175 67 7.3

Boone 15,534 38 2.4

hancock 18,032 48 2.7

Madison 29,943 289 9.7

hendricks 36,778 43 1.2

hamilton 80,421 90 1.1

allen 94,334 862 9.1

lake 130,241 2123 16.3

Marion 227,659 2665 11.7

dcs numbers by county

“polIcy tHat prevents HIs case workers from partIcIpatIng In tHe forensIc IntervIews at botH cacs

Is not good cHIld protectIon polIcy.”

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“I tHInk It was an easy decIsIon.

tHey needed to merge. but tHey were unwIllIng to tHInk

tHat cHIldren were more Important.” - James payne

Despite having one of the highest child populations in In-diana, Hamilton County has the lowest CHINS (“Children in Need of Services”) rate in the state. (Numbers provided by the Indiana Department of Child Services)

Police at the scene of a murder-suicide at a Carmel townhome in October. After the incident, children were removed from the home and taken to Chaucie’s Place, but Department of Child Services case workers were instructed to stay away from the center.

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The holidays bring out the best of us all when it comes to charitable giving and helping those in need. I don’t know anyone who would want to see a child passed over by Santa or a family without food on the table at Christmas.

I’m touched by how generous people are dur-ing the holidays. But unfortunately, people are in need every day. In a perfect world, we could all readily open our wallets to every charitable organization that needs our help. But in the real world, and in the midst of one of the worst reces-sions on record, choosing which cause to donate to can be a tough decision. We wish we could say “yes” to everyone, but we know we can’t.

If you want to give a holiday gift that will make a year round impact, I hope you will consider giving to United Way of Central Indiana. United Way works with more than 99 certified agencies that help families build stronger economic futures, provide job training, promote health screenings, feed the hungry and much more.

Contributions to United Way also support UWCI’s “Ready to Learn, Ready to Earn” prior-ity that helps kids start school ready to succeed and read at grade level – so they can graduate and go on to achieve their own good quality of life.

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• $3 a week pays for 16 victims of domestic violence to attend a self-defense seminar.

• $5 a week pays for six weeks of before and after school care for a child from a low-income family.

• $10 a week provides two homeless veterans with housing, food and supportive services for one month.

• $20 a week will provide a mother and her two children breakfast, lunch and dinner for two months.

• $30 a week will pay for 40 students to have reading tutors for one year through United Way’s ReadUP program.

• $50 a week enables an at-risk youth to have a caring adult role model through a mentorship program.

I’ve worked for United Way for almost seven years, and I’ve been a donor for nearly 18 years, because I know giving to UWCI is improving lives throughout our entire community 365 days a year.

To give today, please visit: www.uwci.orgIf you’ve never donated to United Way and you

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Joan Isaac is United Way of Central Indiana’s area director for Hamilton County. To contact Joan, write her at [email protected].

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character of the land he grew up on, Hamilton County farmer and conservationist Van Eller has made certain that at least one part of it would remain forever undeveloped. Before he died last year, Eller donated 40 acres in the rapidly developing area between Fishers and Carmel to the Central Indiana Land Trust.

Located on the southeast corner of 116th Street and Eller Road, the property, valued at $2 million, is across the street from Wapihani Nature Preserve, a 77-acre tract the Land Trust purchased at a discounted price from Eller and another landowner.

Eller lived most of his life on the land settled by his family in 1831. He was born in a house that still stands on the property, and when he married, he built a second house on the prop-erty and lived there with his wife, Betty, until she died in 2007.

Eller’s attachment to the land was strong. He enjoyed seeing the rolling terrain and naturally occurring woodlands mingled with trees he planted. He saw development shrink open spaces and wildlife habitats and watched a two-lane road become a four-lane highway near his property.

“I think Van made up his mind a long time ago that he wanted to see that land stay open,” said Heather Bacher, executive director of the

Central Indiana Land Trust. “When he sold us part of his farm that became Wapihani, he’d been offered a lot of money for it. He’d seen Fishers and Noblesville change so much, and he wanted to leave some-thing natural.”

The location of the latest Eller gift is significant because of its proximity to Wapihani. It is part of the Central Indiana Land Trust’s larger initiative called “Greening the Crossroads.” Involving many public and private partners, the initiative aims to conserve more than 300,000 acres of green space and forested stream corridors throughout nine counties.

A plan for restoration and access to the land will be developed, and eventually, it will be open to the public, as Wapihani is now. In the five years since the Land Trust has owned Wapihani, its 77 acres have undergone extensive restoration. The Land Trust has planted more than 19,000 hardwood trees, along with tall grass prairie and buttonbush – a native but rare plant to Central Indiana – in some of the swampy areas.

“Central Indiana Land Trust is grateful to receive this gift from someone as committed to protecting natural beauty as Van. It shows his faith and confidence in our organization’s abil-ity to see that his wishes are honored and future generations can enjoy open space in the bustling suburb of Fishers,” said Bacher.

Eller gifts 40 acres to Central Indiana Land Trust



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typically alive with red and gold and filled with school spirit. However this month, the largest elementary in the Hamilton South-eastern District will be filled with holiday spirit.

In lieu of traditional classroom parties, each student will be contributing a food item to a special holiday package. School counselor Lori Karnuta explains, “For most students the holiday break is a magical time to spend with family and relax away from school. However, for families struggling to afford food, the loss of school-supplied meals can lead to a stressful two weeks. It is our hope that the food we collect will make a difference for families in our community facing economic hardship.”

The students, staff and parents of HRE are ready to help combat childhood hunger and at the same time highlight the joy of giving. Each classroom will build a “two week” box filled with enough easy meals

and snacks to feed one child for the entire winter break.

Hoosier Road parent and kindergarten teacher Amy Simmonds noted, “Children learn through hands-on, interactive activi-ties. This is a wonderful way to teach stu-dents about the community around them, and more important, to inspire them to become involved even at a young age.”

The 754 student elementary has built a culture of community involvement and social responsibility – the school currently holds the record for the largest elementary blood drive in the state of Indiana. In ad-dition, students are active in recycling pro-grams and book donation drives. Parent Lis Murray summarizes the school philosophy, “Caring is contagious. It makes all of us – kids, teachers, parents – feel good.”

The school is comprised of 30 classrooms, but has set a goal to feed 50 area children. If you or your business would like to con-tribute food, please contact Lori Karnuta or Principal Will Hurst at 317-915-4240.

Elementary students set goal to feed 50 children for two weeks in holiday food drive

Hoosier Road hopes to collect 700 days of food

By Jordan Fischer [email protected]

Jeff Mast is taking a gamble on Fishers: That kids just want to jump.

Yesterday, Mast officially opened his new Sky Zone franchise at 100880 East 121st St. The 25,000-square-foot facility is the metropolitan area’s first all-tram-poline walled playing field. The floors are trampolines. The walls are trampolines. The 10,000 block

foam pit is foam, but you take a trampoline to get there.

Safety being a big concern, Mast said, all trampoline in-tersections are covered in thick foam padding, and bounce areas (most little more than 5 feet over the ground any-way) come with redundancy safety nets below them, should something break.

The facility represents a $1.2 million investment into a community which, Mast said, they choose specifi-cally for its family-friendly reputation.

“We designed it with fam-ily entertainment in mind,” he said.

Beyond the jumping itself, Sky Zone will fea-ture 32-person “3D” dodge ball (on trampolines), basketball hoops for dunking (on trampolines) and “Skyrobics,” an adult aerobics class (yes, on trampolines).

Mast seems confident that people will embrace the unique entertainment option, saying 12 events have already been scheduled for the recreational center’s opening weekend.

“I don’t expect you to give up bowling if you’re a bowler,” Mast said. “What most people are saying is they like the variety.”

Although he doesn’t par-ticularly promote it, Mast said, trampolines can provide a pretty decent workout as well.

“We don’t really advertise the health benefits of getting kids off the computer and jumping on the trampolines,” Mast said. “But, I get a kick out of seeing a bunch of rosy-faced kids having fun.”

Sky Zone Indoor Tram-poline Park is now open in Fishers, just off Cumber-land Road and 121st Street. For more information, visit http://indianapolis.skyzonesports.com or call 317-572-2999.

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Last week (part one) I gave you the tip to use a soft sided cooler as your carry-on bag for your flight. That cooler, when loaded with ample ho-tel ice cubes, will work fine. Now it’s time to talk about the hot food you’ll want to serve. That’s right; you can still cook tailgate food at a faraway bowl game.

Tip Two -(more tips will follow next week). Purchase a disposable charcoal grill in your des-tination city. EZ Grill makes a readily available $10 disposable grill, loaded with charcoal and ready to light, that can cook chicken or brats

enough for three people. Their larger size grill costs less than $15 and will work for a larger group of six or seven people. But what do you do about cooking utensils?

Tip Three – Pack a new pair of white cot-ton work gloves. These can be dipped in an ice bucket full of tap water so that they can be worn by the grilling person while he or she turns the food. An added advantage is that these gloves, when clenched into a fist, will drip water on the fire, thus cooling the coals. These gloves can be washed and reused.

Joe Drozda is a Carmel resident and an author about sports and food. You may contact him at [email protected] or visit www.tailgatershandbook.com.

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Smoking: Not permittedDress: CasualHours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The restaurant is closed Sunday.Phone: 867-5200Website: www.quesoblancowestfield.comAddress: 102 S. Union St., Westfield

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powder• 1/4 cup cold butter,

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each half into a 10-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle. 4. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove to wire

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Cinnamon Fingers INGREDIENTS:• 1 cup unsalted

butter• 5 Tbsp. sugar• 2 cups flour• 1 tsp. vanilla

TOPPING• 1/2 cup sugar• 1/4 tsp. cin-

namonDIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, five tablespoons sugar and flour in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in ingredients until mixture is crumbly. Add vanilla; mix with hands to form a smooth dough.

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3. Mix the topping ingredients and put in a small bowl.4. Remove cookies from oven and gently roll in topping mixture

to coat evenly. Cool on wire rack.

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

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the OtbThe Winner’s Circle OTB is an energetic environment that is warm and inviting, bringing a new dimension to the traditional OTB. Guests have the option of modern “community” carrels with individual viewing monitors and lamps, or accommodating lounge chairs vibrantly upholstered with “bit-like” hardware. The OTB is highlighted by a 40 foot long media wall with over 25 monitors of varying sizes that bring all the action to life. a large scaled custom patterned carpet adds dimension to the area while wood ceiling panels add an element of luxury. Wall sconces and pendant lights with fabric shades provide soft, ambient lighting. Live mutuel tellers are located on either side of the OTB, with a player’s club located at the entrance. self-service mutuel machines are conveniently located, and food, beverage and other services are available. adjacent to the OTB, a private lounge is adorned with rich, vibrant materials with a direct access to the OTB.

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the grilleillustrating the beauty and intense action of horse racing, three large framed photo images of thoroughbred horses mid-race set the mood for The Grille. adding height and drama to the center of the dining room, the three dividers make a subtle reference to cross buck stable doors and the ambiance of a racing arena. elegantly wrapped in saddle tone leather with oversized metal nail head trim, the dividers are anything but barn-like. Large pendant lights with fabric shades and metal accents lend soft ambient lighting. Green lacquered courthouse-style arm chairs and bolster back style booths with a combination of smooth and hair-on-cow hide with leather straps and buckle detailing support the horse racing theme in The Grille. a green and brown over-scaled herringbone pattern carpet adds a warmth and tailored feeling to the space.

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Thursday to Sunday – The Carmel Repertory Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” at The Studio Theater, 3 Center Green, Carmel. Perfor-mances are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Based upon the book by Charles Dickens, an old miser who makes excus-es for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. For more information, call 843-3800 or call www.thecenterfortheperformingarts.org.

Friday to Sunday – It just wouldn’t be the holidays without a trip on the Polar Bear Express. The 17th Annual Polar Bear Express is a holiday tradition for many families who enjoy story time, a train ride with refreshments, a visit with Santa and a special gift for each child. The Polar Bear Express departs from the Fishers Train Station, 11601 Municipal Dr. There are multiple departures each day and res-ervations are required. For more information, call 773-6000 or visit www.itm.org.

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

Saturday – The Winter Market at Carmel City Center will feature 20 vendors from the Carmel Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon. The Winter Market will be held in a storefront at 719 Hanover Place on the interior of Carmel City Center, located on the southwest corner of City Center Drive and Rangeline Road. For more information, visit www.carmelcitycenter.com.


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DeCOratIng By Vicky earley

Christmas morning without the traditional tree overflowing with abundant reminders of childhood and Christmas past is inconceivable. The heart of this holiday ripe with memories is the mismatched ornaments that have been lov-ingly collected over the years and paired with treasures handmade with love by children.

The counterpoint to such memory-makers is the tree that effuses beauty, opulence and won-der with holiday artistry.

Creating a sophisticated version of the tra-ditional Christmas tree is mastered with just a few tricks of the trade. Some items might be purchased; some might be waiting behind closed cabinet doors to be enlisted for holiday splendor!

Regardless of the size of the tree, use some oversized ornaments. Large ornaments have a huge impact and are generally the element that distinguishes a tree with panache. Though over-sized decorations may be pricey, you won’t need many for a stunning effect. If purchased, con-sider a color that can be paired with other colors in the future for different effects.

Repeat one type of ornament so it creates a color, shape or theme through a tree. These mono-chromatic ornaments help unite the other one-of-a-kind ornaments. Various sizes, shapes or finishes will add even more flair.

Try using ornaments that aren’t actually orna-

ments. Shiny accessories such as silver trays, tea-pots, picture frames, mirrors or small lamps wired onto the sturdy branches of an artificial tree are a spellbinding twist to tradition. A petite crystal chandelier can act as a tree topper while pheasant feathers can add texture and color.

Designers often create trees using colors and themes that relate to the room where the tree is displayed. Repeat a room’s hues and style using rib-bon, fabric, garlands and ornaments to harmonize.

Rather than placing ornaments in a neatly spaced overall pattern, try spiraling from the top down with several types of garland. Concentrate lights deep in the tree and ornaments on the garland spiral. This provides a compelling depth to the tree.

Try a totally monochromatic tree for a truly high design look. One-color trees are success-fully created with shape and texture. Vary the size of the decorations and mix up shiny and matte finishes.

Fill gaps between branches with some type of filler. Polyester fill from a fabric store creates a snowy iridescence if tucked deep in the branches so that lights twinkle through it.

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A: Most of the time when one refers to “fat in or under the armpit,” they are speaking of fullness at the top of the bra around the strap creating what is often called “axillary breasts.” Most of the time this is not true breast tissue but simply fat as it is sitting above the pectoralis muscle. This can be removed very effectively by liposuction. If the fullness is more towards the inner aspect of the armpit, below the edge of the pectoralis muscle, then it may be real breast tis-sue. This needs to be removed by direct excision with a resultant scar as opposed to liposuction.

Q: I had my nose broken seven years ago, which has left it with a crookedness that I am pretty sure is due to the bone. I have also had trouble breathing through the left side of my nose since the injury. I would like to get my breathing problem fixed and the nose straight-

ened like it was before. In addition, I would like to get the tip narrowed and shortened, which I think would make it look better overall as well. Will insurance cover all the costs of the proce-dure since most of my nose problems were due to the injury?

A: The complete corrective procedure to which you refer is known as a septorhinoplasty. This is a combined reconstructive and cosmetic procedure. Insurance will usually cover the medically necessary parts of the operation that relate to breathing improvement, the septo-plasty and turbinate reductions. Changing the outward appearance of the nose, known as the rhinoplasty portion, however, is not covered by insurance since it results in improvement in appearance not function. Both septoplasty and rhinoplasty are commonly done together and the out-of-pocket expense for the rhinoplasty is often less when done together with an insur-ance procedure than when done as a standalone operation.

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» Nutritional talk – Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Point Blank Nutrition will host a talk at the Hilton Garden Inn (13090 Pennsylvania St., Carmel) titled “Osteoporsis: Is Your Treatment Plan Placing You at Risk for Hip Replacent and Cardiovascular Disease? The Truth About Osteoporisis and What Your Doctor May Not Know.” For more information, visit www.pointblanknutrition.com.

» Well-done meat linked to cancer – A new study has found that men have a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer if they consume a lot of ground beef and other red meat—espe-cially if the meat is grilled or well-done. The men in the study who ate about two servings of hamburger or meatloaf per week were more than twice as likely to have been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer as the men who ate none. But most of that increase in risk can be attributed to how the meat was cooked. The men who preferred their burgers well-done had double the cancer risk, while those who liked them medium (or rarer) had a negligible increase in risk—just 12 percent. A similar pattern was seen with grilled or barbecued steak.

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» How generics will affect Pfizer – The U.S. patent recently expired on Pfizer’s Lipitor, the best-selling drug of all time. But Matthew Herper of Forbes writes that, despite the sud-den availability of generic versions, Lipitor could remain a big seller thanks to Pfizer’s aggressive marketing and pricing tactics. Les Funtleyder, a fund manager at Miller, Tabak, told Herper that the stock, which his fund holds, could perform well partly because Lipitor sales may decline more slowly than investors expect, allowing Pfizer to beat earn-ings expectations. In fact, Pfizer probably has more to gain in the short term by controlling Lipitor’s descent than it does from any of sev-eral experimental drug programs, including a pill for rheumatoid arthritis and the use of its Prevnar 13 pneumonia vaccine in adults, that could show results in the next year.

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» Who owns the U.S. debt? – In terms of total debt, the U.S. has the biggest IOU in the world at $14.3 trillion, just above Japan’s $13.8 trillion. So who owns that debt? 1. Federal Reserve and U.S. intragovernmental holdings: $6 trillion; 2. U.S. state and local governments plus private holders: $3.8 tril-lion; 3. China: $1.1 trillion; 4. Japan: $0.9 tril-lion; 5. Other foreign countries: $2.4 trillion.

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» Next year’s too late – If you are shopping for a used car, buy it now for the best deal. That’s the word from analysts at Kelley Blue Book, who say you could pay 4 percent to 6 percent more for that car if you wait for the first three months of 2012. Used car prices went for a roller-coaster ride in 2011. But after peaking in June, gas have fallen back below $3.50; used car prices overall are down 10 percent; and those for high-MPG cars have plummeted by 20 percent.

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BUsIness By David Cain

Every business requires customer service. Even with technology today, you can’t hide from your customers. You can’t ignore them. And, today’s technology actually makes it easier than ever for your customers to find you. It makes it easier to talk to you or about you.

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

1. Be exceptional at hiring people.2. Work with clients that you like.Both secrets are based on the same oversim-

plified logic. Nice people tend to be nice. Car-ing people tend to care. Intelligent people tend to make intelligent decisions. If you make sure you are hiring nice, caring and intelligent peo-ple, you’ll find a greater likelihood that they’ll tend to act like that to everyone they work with. The same goes for clients. I don’t work with anyone I don’t like. Like any relationship, if you

don’t like each other, it won’t work for long and it will most likely end poorly.

Too often businesses hire based on the résumé of a candidate when the personality and their related values and behaviors could be more important. It’s also common for businesses to

feel like they have to take any job that comes in the door. If you take every job, you’ll eventually have a problem. It’s the same principle with employees: If you don’t like each other, it will not work for long. While it sounds too simple, it’s actually the secret. There really isn’t any magic. Consider

every relationship in your working environment as the key to your success. Always be on the lookout for people with whom you connect. Those are the people that will make your work more enjoyable.

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David Cain works at MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company. David welcomes your questions or comments at [email protected].

Consider every relationship in your working

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BUsIness By CJ McClanahan

Have you ever heard of the MPMan? How about the Diamond Rio? These two devices, released in 1998, allowed you to listen to com-pressed internet audio files on a small device that could be held in your hand.

Unfortunately for the manufacturers of these products, the only MP3 player you’ve ever owned was released in the winter of 2001, by Apple – the iPod.

Why is that? Why did a similar device come along a full three years after the first MP3 device and dominate the market?

Some argued that it was easier to use, while others found the music selection far superior and many just liked the shape. Regardless, the reason nearly everyone purchased an iPod over the competition is because at some level they felt it was a better value.

This history lesson provides a great example of a principal that is often overlooked. The marketplace will always choose the product or service that provides the most value. Your job as an entrepreneur is to determine what your mar-ketplace really values and deliver a product or service that takes this into consideration.

Probably the greatest example of a company that understands the value principle is Star-bucks. They quickly figured out that customers value a great atmosphere, tons of unique drink selections and the best customer service in the industry. Everyone who regularly spends $5 a day on a cup of coffee illustrates that if the per-ceived value is high, price doesn’t matter.

What do your customers value?

The unfortunate truth is that you probably have no idea. For example, virtually every ac-countant, engineer, architect and attorney I have worked with over the years is convinced that their clients are most concerned with the quality of their work.

Not true.If you’re an accountant, please tell me the last

time one of your clients sent you an email thank-ing you for the way you handled accumulated depreciation on the 74th page of the return. They assume you do quality work. They value the in-novative solutions you bring to the table and how well you communicate throughout the process.

The good news is that as soon as you figure out what your marketplace really values, you will attract loyal customers, enjoy higher mar-gins and a healthier bottom line. The better news is that finding out what your customers value doesn’t require a consultant.

All you need to do is ask. Take your best customers out to lunch and ask them why they continue to work with you. See if you can get a prospect to fill out a brief survey and make cer-tain you find out exactly why you lost a deal.

As with most things in life, intellectually speaking this is easy. All you need to do is choose to execute.

Choose wisely.

Move the needle: Value

CJ McClanahan is the founder and president of reachmore, a leadership training and consulting firm, and also the author of “Thrive.” To contact CJ, or to find out more about reachmore, go to www.goreachmore.com.

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Amarin (AMRN) – This is a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company focused on developing improved treatments for cardiovascular disease. This stock has dropped around 12.4 percent so far in 2011 and has been trending down signifi-cantly for the last couple of months. Shares of Amarin were trading as high as $15.02 in July but have since then dropped to a recent low of $6.43. Since hitting that low, the stock has started to rebound and is now approaching a breakout trade if it can manage to move above some past overhead resistance levels. A high-volume move and close above that level should set this stock up for a big bounce back towards its 50-day moving average of $8.77, or possibly much higher towards its 200-day moving aver-age of $11.45.

Lucas Energy (LEI) – This independent oil and gas company based in Houston has approximately 12,500 gross acres of oil and gas leases in Texas pri-marily in the Gonzales County and Wilson County, Texas. This stock has been trending lower so far in 2011, with shares off by around 11.5 percent. Traders should now watch LEI to break out above $2.15 and $2.25 on high volume. Look for volume that’s tracking in close to or above its three-month average volume of 219,642 shares. If you see a sustained move and close over $2.15 to $2.25, then look for the stock to take out its 200-day moving average of $2.53 with volume. If we see all of these overhead resistance levels taken out to the upside, then look for a big spike higher in this stock poten-tially back towards $3.30 to $4 a share.

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Are one of the cheaper tablets a good choice for my 10-year old to use for games and watching videos?

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is creating a lot of confusion in the marketplace and a lot of parents are perplexed with all of the choices.

My primary concern with any tablet for a younger child is the fragile nature of these de-vices, so unless you are very sure that your child is capable of caring for one, I’d consider some alternatives first.

Having raised two veracious consumers of digital content myself, I think the best choice for a 10-year old would actually be an iPod Touch because of its size, access to content and parental controls.

You can find numerous rubberized cases for an iPod Touch to help protect it from the in-

evitable ‘drops’ that will occur and the selection of apps, games, video and music are second to none.

You can also easily restrict use of apps like Safari (web browsing) and YouTube and lock the device down so nothing can be installed without your code.

The current generation of iPods start at $199 (8 GB) and even include cameras, so this could double as a digital camera for your child.

If you feel that your child is capable of caring for a larger-format device like a tablet, you have a few options in the under-$300 range, but you really need to do your homework.

Most of the devices in the class will be in the 7” range and just about all of them run some flavor of the Android operating system.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire at $199 is probably the “best bang for the buck” but it limits what can be installed on it (versus wide-open Android tablets) and has no parental control features. Amazon uses the “walled garden” approach that

Apple employs to guide you to purchase content and services from them only, which also simpli-fies the process, especially if you are already an Amazon customer.

Barnes and Noble’s Nook Tablet at $249 is a solid device with a slightly better display that is more responsive, but it lacks the depth of content and apps available from Amazon so I’m not sure why you would want to spend the extra money for use by a child interested in games and movies.

If your child is extremely tech savvy and is a big tinkerer, this class of device may be a good fit if you want to fuel their curiosity, but it will require you to do more work as a parent to keep on top of what they are doing with it.

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Last Saturday my small group volunteered at a church that was serving lunch and ministering to the homeless. We had a number of conversa-tions with people who live on the streets of In-dianapolis. One of those people was a man in a wheelchair. His clothes were old and torn, what was left of his hair was tangled, and he clearly hadn’t bathed in quite some time. Here right in front of me was a homeless, retired soldier a long way from home without the means to take care of himself. This broke my heart. My mind was racing with all the possible reasons for this outcome in his life. Was it something that he couldn’t help, like a mental disability? Was it a pattern of bad decisions that left him with no one who trusted him or wanted him? Hon-estly, I don’t know. After the lunch, there was a drawing for prizes, and he ended up winning a new backpack filled with snacks and a few cans of soda. I was struck by the joy that such a simple gift brought to this man. He was so over-whelmed, he was brought to tears.

I knew this backpack wasn’t going to truly fix his problem, nor was this lunch he had been served. At the end of the day, he would still be homeless. That night he would camp out again under an overpass or huddle near a fire to try to keep warm. We weren’t really fixing the greater

problem; we were just alleviating some of the pain in this person’s extremely difficult life.

Too often in response to some of the world’s greatest problems, like poverty, we feel the need is too great, so we do nothing. I want to sug-gest the problem isn’t that we can’t change the way the world works, it’s that we use this as an excuse to turn a blind eye to the hurting around us. It was Mother Theresa who said, “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” A seemingly small thing to us, like a backpack, can make a huge difference in the life of some-one else.

Zechariah 7:10-11 says: “Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart. But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.” God doesn’t call us to change the way the world works. He calls us to do whatever good we can in it. This Christmas season refuse to turn a deaf ear to those in need… serve. Join the conversation, find ideas at www.luke117.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Final result: The kitchen perimeter, island and desk include new 3-centimeter Amarello Boreal granite countertops with a standard edge. A new Delta Leland pull-down faucet in Vene-tian bronze was matched with new Amerock oil-rubbed bronze cabinet knobs. The home-owner commented, “I’m looking forward to the holidays this year. We’re looking forward to

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

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laUgHs By Mike redmond

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

What did I see?I saw that the gutters need cleaning. I saw a

Frisbee that I lost about 14 years ago. And I saw that falling off my house would be an exceed-ingly dumb way to die.

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

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

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

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

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

“Less is more,” our father would intone. I thought he was talking about lights, but what he really meant was the less I bugged him about

Christmas lights, the more he would like it.When I got out on my own, holiday deco-

rating was for other people too. I didn’t even put up a bough of holly. “Less is more,” I told myself. I told myself I was happier this way, that this was the way to get the past behind me. Which was a big fat lie.

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

And that is how I found myself on top of my house the other day. It’s two stories with an attic, but when I was up there with a string of lights between my teeth, I would have estimated the altitude at about 600 feet. And I didn’t like it. See above under “Dumb Way to Die.”

But you know what? I got the job done. And when I clambered down the ladder, back to terra firma, and plugged them in, I saw that I finally had the Christmas lights I always wanted. I saw that I had persevered, in more ways than one.

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

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During my years at WISH-TV, my faithful beagle Barney and I would often visit elemen-tary schools to talk about our on-camera career together. After I spoke, teachers would suggest to their students that they write me a thank-you letter. It was really an assignment, so that’s why the kids took the suggestion. Here are three that I’ll never forget…

Dear Mr. Wolfsie, I would like to watch you and Barney on TV, but my mom just lets me watch stuff that is educational.

Dear Dick and Barney, We were all very happy you visited us. Mainly because Mrs. Potter cancelled the test.

Dear Dick, It was very cool how Barney begged when he wanted something. My father can do that.

Since Barney passed away in 2004, I have gotten far fewer invitations. Last month at Ste-phen Decatur Elementary School, I gave a short presentation on the art of writing. The follow-ing week, I received scores of thank-you letters. Here are a few of my favorites…

Thank you for coming to our school. You taught us to look at the funny side of everything. I fell down the stairs that night and cracked my head, but I couldn’t think of anything funny about it.

You made writing sound like a great job. I think I will be a doctor or a lawyer so I can make a living.

It was really neat that you drove a whole hour to talk to us. Didn’t you have anything better to do?

My teacher read your book and said you can turn nothing into something. I think that is a compliment.

Receiving these letters motivated me to reread “Sincerely, Andy Rooney,” a compendium of com-muniqués sent to the world’s greatest curmudgeon. Rooney, a self-described pack rat, kept a record of all his correspondence. One fan felt snubbed for not getting an immediate reply from the author, so Andy penned: “You may have assumed that I have ignored your letter, but I didn’t. I put it in a special pile of letters I wanted to be sure to answer. I didn’t answer any of those either.”

Andy was not very accommodating to devotees who wanted his photo and autograph. “Every night,” he told an admirer, “I throw away eight or 10 self-addressed envelopes from people who want a signed picture. Throwing them away makes me feel bad, but not as bad as sending an autographed photo of myself to everyone.”

I can relate to Mr. Rooney’s problem. It must have been tough for him to send personalized photos to everyone who wanted one. But it’s been even tougher for me. No one asks.

Receiving the perfect letter…

Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist, and speaker. Contact him at [email protected].

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(317) 846-4166(317) 509-3943

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Guitar LessonsWith Baker Scott

Beginners thru AdvancedAll styles

Electric-Acoustic-BassPrivate Lessons

Parent-Child Lessons

near Carey Road & 146th

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Happy Pets In-Home Pet Care

A less stressful and economical alternative to boarding with loving care for your

pets in the comfort of your home. Experience in Exotics.

Insured/BondedMember of Pet Sitters Associates LLC

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References available

In-Home TuTorIngMaster’s Degree Instructors

SAT/ACT Test Prep, Math, English, Study skills, and all subjects

Learn to Speak English! for all grades through adult

Call 317 776 7615

ClassifiedsVISA, MasterCard acceptedReach 91,350 homes weekly 489.4444 ext. 202

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FurnITureExecutive conference table. Nearly new. Mahogany with 8 matching leather swivel chairs. Too large for our new space. Value approx. $9,300. Will sell for $3,000 OBO.

Call 847.5022.

guITar LessonsWth recording artist Duke Tumatoe

Learn from professional and have fun All levels - in Carmel

[email protected] or 317-201-5856

NNLS 267466

now HIrIng: LIne Cook Full time/Part time Dooley O’Tooles

160 E Carmel Drive 843-9900

now HIrIng Local computer center seeking qualified tech for computer work. send resume to

[email protected]

now HIrIng DAY TIME (11am-5pm) position available at Cold Stone Creamery at Clearwater 82nd/

Keystone location. Call 501-6468

experIenCeD uTILITy/panT presser

immediate hire for the right person. Must have reliable transportation. Able to work

Monday - Fridaystart time 6:00 a.m.Please contact Helen or Ken 317-706-1011.

For saLe - BICyCLesSet of 2 Ultralite – Road Warrior

Combination: Street and All-Terrain 18 Speed Bikes Excellent Condition

Brand New – Never been rodeVery Reasonable: Ideal Christmas Gift

Call James 1- 317-374-1326

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(317)403-7379

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$15.00+/HRDue to booming business we have 17 positions available! No.Exp.needed Company training, must have great

communication skills and own vehicle. Call for immiediate interview

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paraLegaL posITIon wITH LoCaL CarmeL FIrm. ConTaCT

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DrIve way snowpLowIng call today to get on our route

Shady Days 710-7903

seasoneD FIrewooD$60 Rk 2 Rk. Minimum

No delivery chargeComplete tree and snow removal

317-626-5604

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assoCIaTes neeDeD aT mCL!We are looking for hospitality-driven,

dependable associates to work part-time as a catering/banquet delivery representative/

driver. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and able to work independentlyOur staff enjoy the following benefits:

• Flexible schedules• Weekly pay check• Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays off• 401k with company match (after 1 year

of employment) & moreApply directly to our Carmel location:

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“a man For oDD JoBs”handyman , repairs

hauling, paintingcall Tom - 847-3753

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Free list of Foreclosure Properties. Receive a FREE daily list by e-mail;

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peT servICes Home away From Home

Retiree will board your pet in my home. Very Reasonable Rates!!

317-607-8541

Donations of gowns — tax deductibleGowns — greatly discounted

Proceeds donated to local charitiesGowns from $100

(317)796-9432BridesRevisted.org

[email protected]

Gowns for the Greatest Good

Gowns for LessPet & House Sitting Service

9 Years Experience317-802-6565

“The Safe and ReliableAlternative to Boarding”

Insured/BondedServing Carmel & West�eld

[email protected] Available

13 Years Experience317-432-1627

now HIrIng Residential cleaning company in Fishers

is seeking FULL time housecleaners. M-F 8am-5pm. Need reliable transportation and

a great attitude. To apply Call 317-579-1988 or email marla@

housekeepingmaideasy.com

HeLp wanTeD Full- time receptionist wanted for Pediatric office. Please call 872-0400 between the hours

of 8am – 5pm

The Leader in senior Home Care services is Looking For

men and women who want to make a difference in the lives of seniors. Join our

team of non-medical caregivers today! We are anxious to meet you and discuss how you can assist us serving North Indy

and Hamilton County.Call Today! 317-252-4472

Pet Grooming ServicesLAURA’S LAUNDERMUTT

Mobile Dog Grooming

Fully Equipped Grooming VanFor information of to make an

appointment call:317-202-1005

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