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Affidavit: Alleged gunman found passed out in parking garage

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As he nears the parking garage entrance on the east side of the building on 1st Ave. NW, he appears to fire a shot upward at 4:19 An Indianapolis man accused of firing a.m. toward the apartments above Anytime multiple gunshots into Sophia Square on Fitness. Police later found a shell casing in Dec. 8, injuring a man that area.

POLICE working out at AnyOne minute later, the footage time Fitness, had used shows Shoaga firing several rounds Airbnb to rent an apartment for the into the north and south walls of night in the building and was found the parking garage, with one of by police passed out and smelling the bullets shot at the north wall of alcohol in the parking garage, acstriking the man working out inside cording to a probable cause affidaAnytime Fitness.

Shoaga vit filed Dec. 13 in Hamilton County.

After being called to the scene, Moses Shoaga, 25, is facing felony officers began searching the area and soon charges of criminal recklessness and aggra- found Shoaga, who matched the suspect’s vated battery and a misdemeanor charge of description, passed out on the first floor carrying a handgun without a license. The of the parking garage. He was initially unman he shot, who was working out with his responsive but woke up as he was being girlfriend at the time, was later discharged detained. He had a 9mm handgun in his from the hospital with the bullet still lodged possession. in his upper right thigh, according to the Officers found video showing Shoaga affidavit. near an apartment in Sophia Square listed Police used video footage from Anytime as an Airbnb and determined that he had Fitness and the surrounding area to piece rented it for Dec. 7-8. together what happened. According to the During an interview, Shoaga told Carmel affidavit, the footage shows Shoaga exit police he was in the area attending a party the north side of Sophia Square Apartments at an Airbnb at Sophia Square but that he at approximately 4:16 a.m. and appear to be did not remember leaving the apartment or stumbling as he walked along 1st St. NW. using his firearm during the incident.

CPD chief to retire in January news@currentincarmel.com Carmel Police Dept. Chief Jim Barlow has announced he will retire on Jan. 7, 2022.

Mayor Jim CITY NEWS Brainard has appointed Deputy Chief Jeff Horner as the department’s next chief.

Barlow has served with CPD for 38 years and has Barlow been chief for five years.

He served as a firearms instructor for more than 30 years and spent 20 years on the SWAT team.

“Chief Barlow has played an integral role in making our police department one of the best in the country and one that continues to earn professional accreditation,” Brainard stated in a press release. “He has gone above and beyond in his dedication to serving the residents, visitors and business owners in

Carmel and he will be missed. We wish him well in his well-deserved retirement.”

Barlow is a graduate of Indiana University and the FBI National Academy. He has worked as an investigator in both the Criminal Investigations Unit and Special Investigations Unit and served as the director of the Hamilton County Drug Task Force and was the commander of the operaHorner tions division and support division. In January 2011, he was promoted to assistant chief of police.

Horner has 28 years of experience in law enforcement with CPD. He received his bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Horner announced he will appoint Lt. Joe Bickel to serve as deputy chief of administration.

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Carmel to install 4 classic car-inspired sculptures in 96th Street roundabouts

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The City of Carmel plans to install four sculptures in roundabouts on 96th Street that pay homCITY NEWS age to automobiles designed and built in Indiana in the first half of the 20th century.

The Carmel Redevelopment Commission on Dec. 15 approved a contract with artist Arlon Bayliss to provide the sculptures in roundabouts at Priority Way, Delegates Row, Gray Road and Hazel Dell Parkway. The city will spend $2.5 million for the sculptures, with funds coming from TIF bonds approved by the city council.

“After considering lots of other concepts for four roundabouts on 96th Street, it was decided that classic cars of Indiana was a really solid concept,” Bayliss told the CRC. “It will allow us to make work that’s going to be relevant, not just now but 50 years from now, the kind of work that people would appreciate.”

96th Street borders Indianapolis across Carmel’s southern border. Many of the city’s car dealerships are along the corridor east of Keystone Parkway, where the sculptures will be placed, which provided inspiration for the theme. CRC Director Henry Mestetsky told commissioners that Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard wants to ensure the dealerships remain in Carmel rather than move north, as many Indianapolis-based dealerships did with new development.

“We want to lock (the dealerships) in place. We want this to be the premiere place to buy a vehicle in the state,” Mestetsky said. “The mayor’s thinking always has an economic development component behind it, and that’s a huge one for this location.”

The sculptures are expected to be installed in 2022 and 2023.

Bayliss has created three other sculptures in Carmel roundabouts: Beacon Bloom at 96th Street and Westfield Road; Grace, Love and Joy at N. Pennsylvania and Old Meridian streets; and Homage to Hoagy at 3rd Ave. SW and City Center Drive.

The following provides details about each sculpture.

A sculpture inspired by Marmon cars is set for 96th Street and Priority Way. (Images courtesy of the City of Carmel)

Priority Way: Marmon The sculpture set for 96th Street and Priority Way is inspired by Marmon, which built the Marmon Wasp, the car that won the first running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Bayliss’ sculpture includes a black and yellow car — the same colors as the first Indy 500 winner — slanting forward with its front wheels rising off the ground to symbolize speed. The base will be finished in Indiana limestone and brick, representing the Brickyard track.

The sculpture and base will be 25 feet long and more than 12 feet high and will be illuminated at night.

A sculpture inspired by Stutz cars is set for 96th Street and Gray Road.

Gray Road: Stutz The sculpture at 96th Street and Gray Road is inspired by the Stutz “Ra” Art Deco hood ornament, only this one will be 16 feet tall and set on a 5-foot Indiana limestone base. The sculpture will be built with vertical slices that allow light to flow through and display illumination from within at night.

A sculpture inspired by Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg cars is set for 96th Street and Delegates Way.

Delegates Way: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg A sculpture inspired by Studebaker cars is set for 96th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway.

Hazel Dell Parkway: Studebaker The tallest of the four sculptures will honor Studebaker and be placed at 96th Street and Hazel Dell Parkway. Three forms ranging from 18 to 36 feet tall taper to the sky inspired by the Studebaker Lazy S car badge and logo.

Standing 32 feet tall, the sculpture planned for 96th Street and Delegates Way will feature silhouettes of well-known Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg designs on curved stems tapering toward a star of achievement bursting with gears, pistons and wheels. It will be illuminated at night by LED spotlights, with the top including multi-colored sparkling dichroic lighting similar to that used in Beacon Bloom.

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CHS principal to retire Compiled by Ann Marie Shambaugh • AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The Carmel Clay Schools board of trustees met Dec. 13 at Clay Middle School. It was the first meeting to allow public attendance since the September meeting, when several members of the audience consistently shouted over school board members as they attempted to conduct business. There were no disruptions from the audience at this meeting, which did not provide opportunity for public comment.

What happened: Assistant Supt. Thomas Oestreich announced that CHS Principal Tom Harmas will retire at the end of the school year.

What it means: The school board approved the retirement as part of a vote on personnel matters. Harmas has been the CHS principal for four years and has worked for CCS for nearly 20 years. His career in education spans 40 years.

What’s next: CCS will post the open position toward the end of January with the goal of naming a new principal by early April.

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What happened: The board approved a management agreement with the Carmel Dads’ Club.

What it means: The updated agreement directs $35,000 from the club to individual campuses where the club uses gymnasiums and other facilities. Previously, some of the payments went to the district as a whole. The change is intended to help offset the reduced value of an exclusive beverage agreement with Pepsi, which is providing approximately $16,500 less revenue to schools than previous agreements. The overall amount from the club is reduced from previous years because the club recently opened its own fieldhouse building.

What’s next: The agreement runs through 2041.

What happened: The board approved a new policy regarding audio, video and digital recordings on school property.

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What it means: The policy prohibits recordings made in or of classrooms or other school property without prior approval from administrators. It prohibits video recordings of parent meetings but allows for audio recordings. It is not intended to prohibit recording of school board meetings, extracurricular events or student programs.

What happened: The board recognized an instructional assistant and student recently involved in saving lives in two separate incidents.

What it means: Ryan Berry, an instructional assistant at Towne Meadow Elementary, recently successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on one of his students in the Life Skills program who was choking on a sausage.

Carly Hahn, a student in Carmel High school’s EMT program, recently helped give CPR to a patient while on a ride-along with the Muncie Fire Dept. The patient survived and is recovering.

Carmel High School Assistant Principal Brittany Wiseman, right, hugs student Carly Hahn after sharing how Hahn helped provide CPR that saved a life. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

What happened: The board approved a one-time $750 stipend for most cafeteria managers, with the cafeteria managers at Carmel and Clay Center elementary schools receiving $1,000 stipends.

What it means: A staffing shortage in school cafeterias has led to extra work for the managers. The managers at Carmel and Clay Center received larger stipends because they helped open new buildings this year, which included setting up new kitchens. The cafeteria managers have also been challenged this year by supply chain issues leading to food shortages and last-minute menu changes.

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City: Gas station not permitted in WestClay after all

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Plans for a new gas station in the Village of WestClay have been halted as City of Carmel attorneys deterCITY NEWS mined a new ordinance prohibiting gasoline sales within 500 feet of residences applies there, after all.

The city council’s land use committee on Dec. 9 was set to discuss a proposal to update the WestClay planned unit development ordinance — which governs development in the expansive neighborhood — to include the 500-foot setback, but after announcing the city attorney’s new position on the matter, the committee tabled it.

Councilor Tim Hannon said the city on Dec. 9 notified the applicant seeking to build a new gas station on Harleston Street — which is within 500 feet of residences — that the matter had been dropped from the technical advisory committee’s Dec. 15 meeting. The applicant can appeal the decision to the Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals.

The city council passed the ordinance requiring a 500-foot setback in September, but at the time city attorneys said it didn’t include WestClay because the planned unit development ordinance that governs zoning in the neighborhood didn’t prohibit gas stations.

In an email sent to the petitioner seeking to build the gas station, Director of Community Services Mike Hollibaugh stated that the new setback requirement applies because the WestClay PUD “is silent regarding use-specific setback requirements for gas stations.”

Jackie Phillips, a WestClay resident who launched the Carmel Healthy Neighborhood Alliance in 2020 to raise awareness of the health risks of living near gas stations and encourage the city to adopt a setback requirement, praised the city’s decision in an email to those following the situation.

“I am encouraged that the City thoroughly reviewed our information, collaborated with our lawyer and took the position that showed that the Village of West Clay PUD was silent on the matter of gas station setbacks,” Phillips stated. “The City is taking the effort to protect our homes and those who frequent nearby amenities, the seniors at Stratford, and the children that attend Primrose.”

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The Carmel Swim Club displays the Winter Junior Championships trophy. (Photo courtesy of Carmel Swim Club)

Freshman leads Carmel Swim Club to 1st national title

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we can win with the quality athletes who could compete.”

On Dec. 10, Shackell won the 100-yard A freshman helped the Carmel Swim Club butterfly, CHS teammate Berit Berglund capachieve a first. tured the 100 backstroke and Devon Carmel High Kitchel won the 100 breaststroke.

SWIMMING School freshman Kitchel has always swam competiAlex Shackell tively for the Carmel Swim Club but earned seven gold medals and two swims for Zionsville Community silver medals in girls events to proHigh School. pel the Carmel Swim Club to its first Shackell participated on five Winter Junior Championships title winning relay teams. She also won Shackell Dec. 11 in Greensboro, N.C. the 200 butterfly and was second in “Alex has been improving rapidly over the the 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle. past year at Carmel Swim Club,” Carmel Swim Berglund, Kitchel, Shackell and Gretchen Club Coach Chris Plumb Lueking set Carmel’s only said. “It was great to see national record in 3:33.88 “Going against some in the 400 medley relay. her best performances on a big stage, and we are Plumb is encouraged of the largest clubs excited for her future.” by what he sees. CHS will in the east is always seek its 36th consecutive The Winter Junior Nationals, which started Dec. a challenge, but we IHSAA girls swimming 8, were divided into east state title in February never want to use it 2022 and the eighth conat Greensboro and west at Austin, Texas. secutive state title on the as an excuse.”

Carmel won with 659 boys side.

— CARMEL SWIM CLUB points, topping SwimMAC “It is highly encouraging COACH CHRIS PLUMB to be this fast now, and Carolina, which had 617.5 points. we know we have more “Going against some of the largest clubs work to do,” Plumb said. “Ryan Malicki and in the east is always a challenge, but we Aaron Shackell each had top-eight finishes never want to use it as an excuse,” Plumb and we had four relays in the top eight.” said. “We demonstrated at this meet that

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ZCHS junior forward Hall takes game to new level

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com In Zionsville High School girls basketball coach Andy Maguire’s view, junior forward Laila Hall has improved in every aspect of her game.

“Her outside jump shot has improved,” Maguire said. “She spent a lot of time this summer and offseason working on her shooting form and improving her shot.

She has also gotten much stronger inside. Her work in the weight room has paid off and she is able to finish better through contact. Her rebounding has been outstanding.”

Prior to Dec. 16, the 6-foot-1 Hall was averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the Eagles (7-3).

“Overall, she has become a better leader on and off the court, and her maturity has been a big part of our success this season,” Maguire said. “Her play on the court has been very valuable. Her scoring is important to our success, but her rebounding and ability to defend have been keys to our success.”

Hall averaged 17.9 points and 7.8 re-

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Favorite movie: “The Wizard of Oz” Favorite musician: Steve Lacy bounds as a sophomore and 13.4 points and 5.1 rebounds as a freshman.

“I feel like my patience and rebounding have made the biggest improvement in comparison to my previous seasons,” Hall said.

“I have been taking the weight room a little more seriously this year and it has definitely assisted in my rebounding improvement.

I started taking APC, a weightlifting class, during school and it has been really helpful.”

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Laila Hall is averaging a double-double for the Zionsville High School girls basketball team. (Photo by Tom Marron)

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by HoopGurlz/espnW rankings. She already has 15 college offers, including from Big Ten schools Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Purdue. She also has received offers from Butler, Florida, Seton Hall and Oklahoma.

“I am looking to narrow down my list sometime in 2022 for sure, but I’m not completely sure (of) the exact time,” Hall said. “I am really looking for strong relationships, similar to how my high school team is now, and a system that is supportive and not adamant on putting restrictions on my game or anyone else’s.”

Hall said she is extremely optimistic about Zionsville’s potential.

“I think the sky is the limit for us if we can be consistent and play the way I know and have seen us play,” Hall said.

Hall has played basketball since kindergarten. She played soccer when she was younger and ran for the track and field team in middle school.

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Teens in top 10 at nationals

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Park Tudor School junior runner Sophia Kennedy surpassed her own expectations.

The Carmel resiCROSS COUNTRY dent placed seventh in 17 minutes and 34.7 seconds in the Eastbay (formerly Foot Locker) Cross Country Nationals held Dec. 11 in San Diego.

“I think it was a great race for me,” Kennedy said.

“It was not my best time.

Due to it being a notoriously difficult course, I was pretty proud of how I ran.

It was better than I was Kennedy hoping to finish, which is really exciting. My goal was top 10, but I wasn’t expecting anything other than 10, to be honest.”

Kennedy, the daughter of former Indiana University runner Bob Kennedy, a two-time Olympian and four-time NCAA champion, qualified by finishing third Nov. 27 in the Eastbay Midwest Region Championships at Kenosha, Wis.

“Five weeks before the sectional championships, I got an Achilles tendon injury,” Kennedy said. “That set back my season a little bit. I didn’t perform the way I wanted to at the state meet. That was disappointing. I wanted to push through from that point and not let that injury keep me from being successful post-state meet. Keeping consistent is key when you have injuries.”

Kennedy finished third in the IHSAA state meet Oct. 30 in Terre Haute.

In the boys race of the Eastbay nationals Dec. 11, Carmel High School junior Kole Mathison placed fifth.

He was the top junior in the race, finishing in Mathison 15:22.3. He had set the Indiana high school 5,000-meter record in 14:23.3, finishing ninth in the RunningLane nationals Dec. 4 at Huntsville, Ala. “I feel blessed to have had the opportunities to compete against the best athletes in the country in back-to-back weeks,” Mathison said. “And to have raced as well as I did on those two occasions showed me how much strength God provided for me.”

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Carmel removed from MIC

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com With Carmel and Center Grove seeking a move to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, the principals from the other SPORTS six Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference schools voted to remove the two schools Dec. 13.

The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is expected to vote soon on whether to allow Center Grove and Carmel to join.

If approved, they would join eight other schools: Avon, Brownsburg, Fishers, Franklin Central, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield and Zionsville. All the schools are in suburban areas outside Marion County, except for Franklin Central.

The MIC issued a letter that stated it will honor contracts through the 2022-23 school year but plans to become a six-team conference by the spring of 2022.

“This past fall it came to our attention that for athletic reasons, as well as a desire to ‘culturally align’ (as reported in the media) with surrounding suburban schools, Carmel and Center Grove were seeking placement in a different conference,” the letter stated. “We value the historical relationships with these two communities, and while this news was sad to those of us who understand the rich history, we also understand that these two schools no longer share the vision that we are more than an athletic conference, that athletics should not drive our decisions and that our unique characteristics are what make us strong.”

The six remaining schools, Ben Davis, Lawrence North, Lawrence Central, North Central, Pike and Warren Central, are all in Marion County.

Following the MIC’s announcement, Center Grove and Carmel released a statement confirming the formal petition to join the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.

“We respect the coaches, faculty, administrators and student-athletes of the MIC conference,” the statement read. “We have long-standing and positive relationships with the MIC conference and appreciate the 26 years of collaboration and competition with the MIC schools. The decision to request to change conferences is rooted in the belief that this move would provide our schools with the collaboration, competition and support necessary to grow our programs over the next 20 years.”

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CFD firefighter Micah Abbott demonstrates transporting a pet in an ambulance. (Photo courtesy of CFD)

CFD, MedVet partner to care for pets after emergencies

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com As a dog owner, Carmel Fire Dept. Lt. Michael McNeely grew tired of leaving startled and injured pets in CITY NEWS need of medical care with families reeling from their own shock of experiencing a house fire or vehicle accident.

“It was always extremely tough for me to see us pull an animal out and not really be able to do anything beyond what we could do in the front yard,” McNeely said.

Beyond providing a pet oxygen mask and CPR at the scene, there was little else CFD could do to assist pets, who are often considered as much a part of the family as its human members. So, he started reaching out to local veterinary offices to see what could be done.

McNeely found a willing partner in MedVet, a 24-hour provider of veterinarian services on the southwest side of Carmel.

Through their agreement, CFD will transport injured pets to the office at 9650 Mayflower Park Dr., and the MedVet team will provide care free of charge — to the pet owner and City of Carmel — for the first 48 hours after the emergency.

“They just lost everything, they don’t need a $5,000 or $10,000 bill from us,” said Kalen Guffin-Allen, MedVet hospital director.

“That’s not going to feel good for anyone.”

After 48 hours, pet owners are responsible for medical costs. CFD will not charge

for transporting the pet.

CFD firefighters will always rescue, assess and provide care for human patients first, but when that’s done and resources are available, they’ll turn their attention to the pets. They can transport pets to MedVet in the back of an ambulance or the back of another CFD vehicle. CFD will only transport a pet when the owner is unable to do so.

McNeely estimates MedVet’s services will be used through the partnership six to 12 times per year. He and Guffin-Allen are not aware of any similar partnerships between a fire department and veterinarian office, but they have received several calls since announcing the agreement several weeks ago inquiring about how to start something similar.

“We’re trailblazing here,” Guffin-Allen said.

“We don’t know what that looks like long term, but we definitely think it is a supportive, compassionate way to be here for our community until it becomes financially impossible for us to do it, which we don’t foresee.”

MedVet also is providing bags to be kept on ambulances filled with emergency pet care supplies, such as medications, sedatives, bandages and other medical equipment.

CFD firefighter Tim Griffin, who is also a dog owner, said many families have adopted pets during the pandemic, making the agreement with MedVet more timely than ever.

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Applications open for 2022 500 Festival Princess Program

By Isabella Simons news@currentincarmel.com Memorial Day weekend and the Indianapolis 500 race are several months away, but the deadline GIVING BACK for submitting applications for the 500 Festival Princess Program is Jan. 19, 2022.

One of the original features of the 500 Festival, a nonprofit founded in 1957 that organizes civic events, the Princess Program annually selects 33 college-age Hoosier women to serve as ambassadors for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing throughout the state and learn about leadership development at the same time.

Lindsay Labas, vice president of marketing and communications for the 500 Festival, said the Princesses get to do a little bit of everything. They come from different majors and backgrounds and are involved in different organizations at their colleges.

“We challenge them to take what they are already involved in and ways that they are already connected and just expand upon that,” Labas said.

Participants can customize their experience. For example, elementary education majors can visit classrooms and speak with children about the Indy 500 Festival, and STEM majors can teach an after-school program.

Gloria Xue, a Carmel High School graduate and student at the IU School of Medicine, said that during her time as a Princess in 2021, she did a lot of community outreach, such as volunteering, visiting children’s hospitals and participating in parades.

“We got to understand the behind the scenes, and we got to know a lot of people from Indiana,” Xue said.

Labas said other opportunities include going to Pacers games and the Indianapolis Zoo for the turtle race to cheer on the participants.

“They get to do all kinds of fun things, all with the mission of spreading the excitement for the race,” Labas said.

Xue said her favorite activity as a Princess was community outreach, specifically talking to students virtually at the Asian American Cultural Center at IU Bloomington.

“I think it was nice to use my platform and raise awareness for certain things and to connect with students,” Xue said.

Each participant in the Princess Program can participate in the 500 Festival Leadership Development Program, where they can learn from a variety of speakers. In addition, there are 33 business executives throughout Indianapolis who are paired with the Princesses as mentors.

Xue said she loved being a part of the Princess program and encourages all girls to apply.

“I think it was great, because you are surrounded by 32 other females from Indiana who are really driven and passionate about helping their communities,” Xue said.

“Learning from each other, we gained a lot of leadership experience.”

Applicants must be full-time college students between 18 and 23 years old. Those selected will receive a $1,000 scholarship to assist with educational expenses. To apply, visit 500festival.com/princessprogram.

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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized four first responders for their lifesaving efforts. They were recognized for using CPR and naloxone, an opioid antagonist, to save lives. Because of the medical nature of the calls, HCSO declined to release details about the runs. The first responders recently received Lifesaving Awards. From left, Deputy Skyler Moe, Deputy Tyler Abbitt and Deputy Jared Wilcox. Not pictured: Lt. Kurt Delong. (Photo courtesy of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)

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Lifeguard honored for lifesaving efforts — The American Red Cross honored Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation lifeguard Matthew Selear with the organization’s Lifesaving Award at the Cardiac Selear Arrest Survival summit held Dec. 8 for using his Red Cross training to save a man’s life. In September, Selear was on lifeguard duty at the Monon Community

Center when he was alerted to a man who fell unconscious on the basketball courts.

The patron was not breathing and lacking a pulse. Selear began chest compressions, provided automated external defibrillator support and continued rounds of CPR until the man regained consciousness.

Region granted $20M through READI – The White River Regional Opportunity Initiative has been awarded $20 million through the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. Hamilton, Marion and Madison counties partnered with the City of Zionsville and City of McCordsville to submit a plan that enhances opportunities along the White River. Learn more at IndianaREADI.com.

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between 199th Street and 191st Street Project: Range Line Road Expected completion: Dec. reconstruction 22 Location: 116th Street to CONSTRUCTION Project: Wheeler Road Carmel Drive. The initial traffic signals phase affects the right Location: Construction started on southbound lane of Range Line Road Wheeler Road at the intersections of as crews replace a water main. Work both Ind. 32 and Tournament Trail. The will stop for the winter and resume in project will add a traffic signal at Wheeler mid-March 2022 with construction of a Road and Tournament Trail, complete roundabout at Medical Drive followed by the connection on Tournament Trail from construction of a roundabout at 116th Wheeler Road to Oak Ridge Road and add Street. a second left turn lane on Wheeler Road at Expected completion: Summer 2022 Ind. 32. There will not be any closures.

Project: Transmission and water utility Expected completion: Before the end of work the year Location: Veterans Way between The Cat ZIONSVILLE Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures Project: Templin Road Bridge will occur but access to all addresses will reconstruction be maintained.

Location: The shoulder of this bridge Expected completion: The four-phase is closed. The Templin Road bridge over project, which will later impact other Eagle Creek was inspected and an areas, is expected to be complete by May engineering firm has been hired by the 2022.

Project: Burial of overhead lines Boone County Highway Department to Location: Guilford Road between Grand work on design of a complete bridge Boulevard and Main Street replacement.

Expected completion: End of 2021 Estimated completion: Construction will start in 2022.

FISHERS Project: C.R. 300 S. corridor project Project: Roundabout construction on 146th Location: The town has partnered with street. the Boone County Highway Dept. to Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and conduct a corridor study along C.R. 300 146th Street. Best detour is bypassing S. from C.R. 800 E. to the Boone/Hamilton 146th street by taking 141st street.

County line. The purpose of this study Expected completion: May 2022. is to identify a preliminary scope and a Project: Roundabout construction on 131st potential design of future road widening street. and intersection improvements.

Location: The intersection of Ind. 37 and Estimated completion: While there is 131st Street. Best detour is to avoid 131st one known bridge replacement project street by taking 126th street. planned within the next four years, there Expected completion: July 2022. are no identified intersection or road WESTFIELD projects at this time. The information learned from this study will initially guide Project: Utility extension projects bridge design as these structures are Location: Horton Road will be closed maintained and replaced as needed.

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OBITUARY Maxiene Rogers, of Carmel, passed away peacefully December 3, 2021.

Maxiene was employed with Eastern Airlines in Sales Management for 38 years. She was a member of the Eastern Airlines Retirement Association and an affiliate member of the Retired Eastern Pilot Association.

Other memberships include King of Glory Lutheran Church, where she served on several committees and ministries. Maxiene was a longtime member of the Carmel Golden K Kiwanis Club where she was actively involved.

Maxiene is survived by her chosen family, Alan, Dinah, Laurie, Adam, Ashley and Logan Burns.

In fulfilling Maxiene’s requests, funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Maxiene, can be directed to King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2201 E. 106th Street, Carmel, IN 46032 or Carmel Golden K Kiwanis Club, 15120 Count Fleet Court, Carmel, IN 46032.

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Sisters, close friend follow passion with Something Splendid gift box business

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com An idea to launch an online gift box company took shape after a casual dinner conversation between sisters Elyse and Erynn Petruzzi and their close friend, Allison Pirtle.

Six months later, in 2019, the three Carmel residents decided to start Something Splendid as what Elyse described as a side hustle.

“It was fun for us to go and find perfect gifts for people, whether they were personalized or really unique,” Elyse said. “We would spend weekends going to small gift shops.

We all enjoy giving a gift, and that made it easy to transition into a gift box company. We started with trying to find as many companies as we could to incorporate (their products) into the gift boxes. It has grown national. We have certain values in what we pick. It can be woman-owned, it can be a company that gives back. We will preference those over other companies.”

Elyse said the company experienced tremendous growth in 2020.

“We were all fortunate enough to leave our jobs and take this on full time,” said Elyse, adding each of the women left their full-time jobs at different junctures in 2020.

The business started in Elyse’s spare bedroom in downtown Carmel. The business partners now rent warehouse space in Westfield. They plan to have a gift store and warehouse space on Mill Street in Westfield by the fall of 2022.

Elyse said during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were not going out to shop.

“People wanted to stay connected,” Elyse said. “We put a hand-written note in all the boxes. People will pick a card and write a note to whoever they are sending a gift. During the pandemic, I think that was the way of people connecting. It was very empowering to see the type of notes people were sending. Companies were working remotely, and they wanted to incentivize and show appreciation, and they came to us at that time. We did (work for) companies like Snapchat, Spanx, Microsoft, Google, really big companies during that time.”

Erynn said the company was perfectly positioned to spread cheer when the pandemic began. Care packages to nurses were especially popular.

Pirtle said all three build boxes and select inventory for the website.

“Elyse’s main role is the books,” Pirtle said. “Erynn does more of the social media. I do more of the buying for the inventory. But I would say we dabble in it all because we have to. It’s a total startup. It’s all hands-on deck all the time.”

Erynn said all three have a marketing background. She said she concentrates on keeping up with trends.

“We’re all versatile and eager to learn new things,” Erynn said.

Erynn, 27, studied psychology at Indiana University while Elyse, 35, majored in education at DePauw University. Pirtle,

From left, Elyse Petruzzi, Allison Pirtle and Erynn Petruzzi package gift boxes at the Something Splendid warehouse in Westfield. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

36, has a degree in selling and sales management. Elyse graduated from Carmel High School in 2007 and Erynn is a 2013 CHS graduate. Pirtle, a longtime friend of Elyse, is a 2005 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate.

One thing that surprised the partners was their buyers’ desires.

“When we started the company, we thought a lot more people would like having an already built-to-ship gift box,” Erynn said. “But it’s exciting for us as we see a ton of our customers go and build their own for each gift recipient. We have a higher percentage of customers building their own because their mom and their best friend have different likes.”

The website features more than 300 items that can be viewed by theme and seasons. Popular items include candles and treats, such as candy and cookies.

Elyse said they can find specific items that are not on their website and include them in the gift boxes.

Pirtle said they also can brand items for companies in corporate gift boxes.

“So, they can give those to their employees for an event or appreciation gift,” Pirtle said.

November and December are naturally their busiest months of the year.

“We’re packaging orders every day,” Pirtle said. “We had a corporate order of 800 boxes, and they want them there by a certain date. Some days we are building those, but we’re not shipping them out until next week.”

Erynn said when the founders first started the business, they were getting orders by word of mouth.

“Right now, we’re focusing on social and Google ads to bring traffic to our website,” Erynn said. “We also have earned media. We’ve had articles in People and Forbes.”

For more, somethingsplendidco.com.

FAMILY TIES While some might be concerned about working on a business venture with family members or good friends, it has been a perk for sisters Elyse and Erynn Petruzzi and their longtime friend, Allison Pirtle.

“It’s definitely fun. We get to hang out with sisters and best friends,” Pirtle said. “It’s a startup, and it is stressful with how much is going on. At least it makes it more fun because we have a passion for it. It’s not just a mundane job where you are sitting at a computer. We get to interact. We get to see the orders coming in and see the notes and orders they pick. It’s something different.”

Erynn said there are other perks, too.

“When we have victories with the business, we get to celebrate with our business partners and our best friends,” she said. “It makes it extra special and meaningful for us.”

Erynn and Elyse live across the street from each other.

“We work out together. There is not much we do apart,” Elyse said. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Erynn and Elyse had already worked together at their uncle’s battery company.

“We knew how each other worked in a professional setting,” Erynn said.

ON THE COVER: From left, Something Splendid founders Allison Pirtle, Erynn Petruzzi and Elyse Petruzzi display their company’s gift boxes. (Photo courtesy of Something Splendid)

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ESSAY

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The squeeze is on

Not decking any halls

Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Many media outlets reported last week that the rate of inflation in the United States surpassed its 39-yearhigh mark posted in 1982. Then, Madonna was first “Burning Up” the stage and “The Dukes of Hazzard” raced to top ratings. Fueled by any number of variables, including — but not limited to — the lingering effects of the pandemic, those of us not benefitting from the seismic shift in the way we work, live and shop continue to be caught in a gap.

Although wages are increasing, they are not able to keep up with the sticker spike of almost everything. And America’s small businesses struggle to pass through the surging costs of labor and materials to we consumers, who, back to the beginning of the circle, must demand higher wages to compensate for increasing prices. With shrinking margins, business owners push on their suppliers to reduce their fees and drive their own beleaguered employees to the brink with additional demands on their time. If labor outlays grow with no way to pay, increased efficiency per job may be the only path to achieve financial balance.

If we are all richer, how can we be getting poorer? Families live amid wages outpaced by inflation; and employers are caught between customers expecting reductions and staff demanding increases. For now, the squeeze is on.

Eventually, we will adjust. We must.

Increasing expenses and decreasing margins invariably lead to bankruptcy or abandonment. If there is no reason to work, why do it? Isn’t the same true for both our families and businesses? So, we plod along looking to pass our problems off to someone else, to take their surplus to help prop up our own deficit.

Is it just the simple nature of things or should we demand a redistribution?

Who is to benefit?

I’m feeling weird. As you know, our little six-pack will be abroad for Christmas, and though international travel always is a bit stressful, and particularly so during a global pandemic, this is the most relaxed December I can remember since becoming a parent 23 years ago.

Literally, no Grinch in sight. What gives?

For starters, we have no family obligations whatsoever. There’s no debate on when we’re going to Louisville to celebrate with my mom and sisters, there’s no coordinating Mass and Christmas Eve dinner with my husband Doo’s folks, and there’s no determining a time for either set of cousins to do a gift exchange that ultimately ends with us single-handedly bringing Five Below into the black. We have completely eliminated ourselves from the multiple equations that normally drive me bonkers. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” truly.

Secondly, I don’t have to worry about gifts for Doo or any of the kids. Not one.

Airline tickets and room/board were paid for months ago and are far more than Santa usually brings. I’m not even doing stockings for fear their hand-knitby-my-nanny socks might get lost en route. Our 2021 “Miracle on 34th Street” is that we’ll be on the Champs-Élysées!

And you’re welcome.

Finally, I scaled way back on the home décor. I brokered a fake tree, deep-sixed the insufferable 12-house light-up tabletop village, and apart from some garland around the front door, did not do anything with the front yard. In terms of set up and maintenance, less is abso-“Elf”-ly more this year.

So, yeah, I’m feeling weird. But I’m Red Ryder-excited by this far-less stressful “Christmas Story.”

Peace out.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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Let’s listen instead of accuse Editor, Considering recent debate over declining test scores, we must acknowledge there is concern voiced by authoritative figures. Recently, I attended a House Education Committee meeting where Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana secretary of education, gave a presentation about Indiana’s scores, including pre-pandemic decline. Federal, state and local education leaders and legislators are concerned about the data from the Indiana Dept. of Education.

Carmel residents writing this publication to suggest “test scores don’t reflect school quality” are failing to address the declining proficiency of Indiana’s students in math and language arts. Are we considering that test scores are completely irrelevant and that we should only utilize subjective measurements such as “student well-being,” “career satisfaction” and “community involvement?” One could make an argument that we should add those metrics, but I would disagree that they alone would accurately measure proficiency. We cannot simply

ignore our current metrics that establish the educational goals of the state, which consume 60 percent of the state budget. Indiana Code 20-19-2-14 requires it.

Using charged and dismissive language to engage with community issues is divisive, unprofessional and dehumanizing. Can we encourage each other to listen instead of accusing our neighbors of “lying” or “peddling illusions?” We all agree to take academics seriously and disagree on how to measure success. The “how” matters.

As a parent of several children, it matters to me that they develop academic proficiency in addition to character attributes such as happiness and kindness. As for skills, we must not focus primarily on the individual (i.e., “critical thinking”) in lieu of developing the technical (i.e., math computation).

Highly technical career fields require actual proficiency in technical skills as well as the ability to think creatively.

Both are needed to become productive members of society.

Jennifer Hendrix, Carmel

Help ease burden of Alzheimer’s Editor, Providing care for an individual living with dementia involves many unique and often challenging elements. As a loved one of someone who passed away with Alzheimer’s, I understand how complicated it is to navigate this health care maze.

My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around the age of 60. At that point, my family began to navigate the complicated process of trying to determine how to best care for her. We didn’t know all of the services available to us, and there was no easy place to find all of our options. There was a lot of second guessing ourselves, even early on in her progression. Then came the time where we finally determined that she could no longer live at home and had to find a full-time facility for her. That took months of agony and research, as well as placing her in several homes until we could find the right fit.

When COVID-19 came, we had to trust that we had made the right decision. But again, we kept thinking, why isn’t this easier? Why is the Medicare/Medicaid process so difficult? We couldn’t possibly be the first ones to have gone through

this. My mom passed away in 2020, and I vowed to do what I could to make it easier for the next family.

Thankfully, the bipartisan Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act (S.1125/ H.R.2517) would create a path to better dementia care and address shortcomings in the way dementia care is currently delivered. Because comprehensive dementia care has been shown to reduce costs while providing better quality care, this legislation would also call on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a payment structure for dementia care management.

It is estimated that nearly 13 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by 2050, so it is critical we find better ways to care for them. By enhancing the coordination of dementia care, we can lessen the burden for individuals and their caregivers while reducing health care costs.

Please join me and the Alzheimer’s Association in asking Sen. Todd Young to co-sponsor the Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act. To learn more, visit alzimpact.org.

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Mirthful memories, Part 2 Commentary by Dick Wolfsie Here is Part 2 of my look back on the people, places and peculiarities that made it into my column in 2021.

To the various streaming services that have made it difficult for the Wolfsies to stay friends with anyone who doesn’t subscribe to the same options we do: This makes it tough to find things to talk about over dinner. I feel bad about Mikki. She doesn’t have cable. We had been so close for 30 years. I miss her.

To my friend Marc Allen, who has been the subject of dozens of butt dials because his name is the first on my contacts list: He asked to be taken off the list, so now my insurance agent Ashley is getting all my unintended calls. She told me she is changing her name to Zelda.

And thanks to me, who has been trying unsuccessfully to be a grumpy old man, a title I deserve to have at 75: To attain this distinction, I complained about everything in my neighborhood. I yelled at kids for playing basketball in our cul-de-sac Sunday morning; I wrote nasty letters to people who put their garbage out a day early. I left nasty notes for people who left their garage doors open and who didn’t shovel their sidewalks. Did people call me grumpy? No! They elected me president of the homeowner’s association.

Thanks to the dental website I went to that warned against eating sugary treats: I had the best laugh of the day when I read at the bottom of their homepage, “We Use

Cookies.”

To the young man in the office supply store who seemed stumped when I asked for a landline phone for my office: “Oh, I don’t know if we carry them,” he said. “But look in the very back corner of the store next to the carbon paper, the white-out and the floppy disks.”

To the folks at AARP who sent me my 300th copy of their bulletin that included recommendations for how to live a stressfree life. For example, AARP said to take time to appreciate your partner’s skin (I thought that sounded very romantic. Then AARP added: “Be on the lookout for suspicious moles.”

Well, that kind of ruined the mood).

To the chirping noise that went on in our house every 30 seconds: We could not locate the problem and it was driving us crazy for three days. We finally located the errant smoke detector. The constant chirping has had no lasting effect on us, but our cat is still in therapy once a week.

To Mary Ellen, who was traumatized when our cat killed a mouse in our basement storeroom: She humanizes the animals, and her heart goes out to them. I suggested we try to not think about it that night and just watch a fun movie. “Ratatouille” was probably a bad choice.

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

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From left, Steve Dilk, Taylor (Chamberlain) Dilk and Chloe Chamberlain have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2022. (Photo courtesy of Balance Athletica)

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Three Carmel High School alumni have been named to the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 list, which annually ACHIEVEMENT recognizes some of the nation’s top young entrepreneurs and businesspeople.

Steve Dilk, 29, his wife (former high school sweetheart) Taylor (Chamberlain) Dilk, 29, and her sister, Chloe Chamberlain, 26, co-founded Balance Athletica in 2018. In three years, sales have gone from zero to $36 million.

“It is an honor to be on the list,” said Steve, Balance Athletica chief operating officer and a 2011 CHS grad. “It feels like validation that what we are doing is special.”

Taylor, the company’s CEO and a 2011 CHS grad, said being named to the list “symbolizes all of the extreme lows and extreme highs we have had these past three years.”

“We are self-made and self-taught. We trusted our gut with every decision we have made thus far and learned by trial and error,” Taylor said. “Being a woman in business comes with its challenges, so I hope to inspire all young women that anything is possible as long as you keep pushing to be the best you can possibly be each day.”

Balance Athletica, headquartered in Denver, Colo., was founded after the trio noted a lack of inclusivity in the apparel industry.

They began making leggings, sports bras and other clothing designed to flatter and empower all bodies.

“As a curvy woman, I experienced firsthand a lack of representation in the fitness apparel market for all women, finding it

difficult to acquire pieces that fit me well and that I could wear with confidence,” said Chamberlain, Balance Athletica’s chief of design and a 2013 CHS graduate.

The business owners said Balance Athletica’s rapid growth can be attributed to its design philosophy, a mission of empowerment magnified in 2020, and industry-defying design components — notably, an expanded size range from XXS-4XL. “We keep our ‘why’ at the forefront of everything we do, which helps cultivate the strong community and culture we have today,” Taylor said. “We also have an incredible team who believes in this company just as much as we do, and when we all combine heads, magic happens.”

Being named to the list does add some pressure to continue to succeed, Steve said.

“Being someone without any prior experience or education in entrepreneurship/ business there is a pressure associated with being named to the list,” he said. “But with that pressure there is also a motivating factor that drives me to get better every day to help the company to scale.”

The goal of the company is to become a household name in the U.S. and expand into the international market.

“A little over three years ago, Balance launched from a garage. With all the growth that has occurred, that feels like a lifetime ago,” Chamberlain said. “It’s hard to say exactly what the next three (years) might look like, but I know that if we continue this exponential trend of development, our growth and aspirations are limitless.”

Learn more at balanceathletica.com and forbes.com/30-under-30/2022.

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HCHD: vaccines safe for children Commentary by Dr. Charles Harris The Pfizer vaccine has been approved for kids as young as 5 years old. The Hamilton County Health Dept. enPANDEMIC courages you to get your child vaccinated as soon as possible, as the vaccines are both safe and highly effective at preventing COVID-19.

We understand some parents are concerned about the vaccine’s safety — questioning the speed at which the vaccine was developed and distributed. However, it’s important to remember the COVID-19 vaccine has been through rigorous testing and thorough review. Consider the following: • The science behind the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been in development for 20 years.

• Tens of thousands of volunteers for clinical trials enabled rapid accumulation of data on safety and effectiveness.

• The vaccine completed three phases of clinical trials like all other vaccines.

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While risk of heart inflammation after vaccination has emerged as a concern for older children, it is considered less of a risk for young children partly because myocarditis usually occurs after puberty.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com It has been quite an eventful year for Jonas Kazlauskas and Kathleen Ilo. They were engaged Feb. DANCING 20 and celebrated the birth of their son, Renzo Vincent Kazlauskas, in March.

Five months later, they were back in high-powered ballroom dancing competitions. The Carmel couple captured the 2021 World Professional 10-Dance Championship Sept. 18 in Ukraine. It was their first world title. Their previous best finish in the World Championships was third.

The 10-Dance is a combination of the five standard ballroom dances (waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep) and five Latin dances (cha cha, samba, rumba, pasodoble and jive).

“There are people that specialize in just five,” Kazlauskas said. “Then there are people like us who like both and cannot choose, and we can do both quite well. It’s probably the hardest category.”

Ilo credits the couple’s drive to prove they could balance home life and competing for their success.

“We want to prove that it’s possible to do both,” Ilo said. “You can have a family and still chase your dreams.”

Both agreed it was a major sacrifice not having as much time with their baby, especially because the COVID-19 pandemic made for a crowded schedule.

The week prior to the World Championships, the couple also won the United States 10-Dance Championships for the fourth consecutive time on Sept. 11 in Orlando.

“We were home for three days, trained and then left again,” Ilo said. “Actually, I had a left knee issue, and the last two days we couldn’t train before we left for World, I was watching him practice.”

Ilo said adrenaline helped pull her through the competition.

After the Worlds, the couple won the United Kingdom 10-Dance Championships

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‘ELF THE MUSICAL’ Civic Theatre’s production of “Elf the Musical” runs through Dec. 24 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts Center in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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Kathleen Ilo and Jonas Kazlauskas hold the American flag after winning the 10-Dance World Championships in September. (Photo courtesy of Jonas Kazlauskas)

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“Those competitions usually happen sometime (within) in a year,” Kazlauskas said. “This time, it happened all in the same month because of COVID.” Kazlauskas, 30, and Ilo, 33, teach at Starlite Ballroom, which is owned by Ilo’s parents, Rauno and Kristiina Ilo, on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

“The fact that Kathleen pushed so hard to get back to where we were was amazing,” Kazaluskas said.

Ilo was active through her pregnancy.

“I taught my last lesson the night before giving birth,” she said. “My first lesson I taught was two weeks after he was born.

We really started to come back training about a month after he was born.”

Kazlauskas’ mother stayed with the couple to help with the baby when their training picked up.

“It gave us a lot more freedom to work and train for these competitions,” Ilo said.

Ilo said it was hard to get her stamina back after giving birth.

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porting,” she said. “Usually, I’m the driving force to (say) let’s go practice.”

That changed after the birth of their son.

“She was saying, ‘Can’t we stay home and hug him for a bit?’” Kazlauskas said.

“We wanted to defend our national title.”

Ilo was born in Estonia but moved to Carmel at a young age and graduated from Cathedral High School. The couple met when Ilo advertised for a dance partner.

“He came here for a tryout, and it obviously worked out,” Ilo said. “That was in August 2014.”

The couple has returned to teaching and getting ready for a 2022 wedding.

Although not much prize money is awarded at competitions, Ilo said the prestige does help attract students, who are mostly adults. But Kazlauskas would like to see ballroom dancing become bigger for boys like it is in Europe.

“Once we do retire (from competition) and I have more time, I will spend energy toward that,” he said.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘Me, Myself & Shirley’ set for The Tarkington editorial@youarecurrent.com Cindy Williams will perform her one-woman show, “Me, Myself & Shirley” March 23, 2022, at The Tarkington for the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

The star of the iconic comedy series, “Laverne & Shirley” will share memories of her career and hilarious backstage tales from her lifetime in entertainment. Although best known for her role as Shirley Feeney, Williams is a versatile actress and comedienne who overcame a challenging childhood to pursue her love of acting and found stardom.

During “Me, Myself & Shirley,” Williams will chronicle the stories, the secrets, the embarrassing moments and the highs and lows of her life in Hollywood.

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By Chris Bavender editorial@youarecurrent.com It’s been an amazing past few months for dancers from Darren’s Ballroom in Carmel, who traveled to Los Angeles in DANCE late October to compete in the Hollywood Dancesport Championships. Several dancers were named top in their divisions, while owner Darren Cupp won Top Instructor. The studio was also named Top Studio out of more than 150 competing studios.

Cupp said this year’s competition was special after it was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The competitors and performers at my studio do it for a reason,” Cupp said. “When that is taken away from us, you start to find yourself looking for and missing that creative and challenging output that dance provided for you. We were all very anxious to get back out on that competition floor and prove we still had it. That’s exactly what they did. “ Dancers competing this year were Priscilla Turner, who has been dancing at the studio for 12 years; Julie Phillips, who has been with the studio seven years; Kelly Miller-Crider, who has been with the ballroom for four years; and Stephanie Jackson, who has danced with the studio for about 18 months. All four are from Carmel.

“After being cooped up for so long, it felt awesome to be in the midst of such beauty and talent,” Turner said. “The thrill of competing is, indeed, exciting. The team is cohesive and supportive of one another, so we have fun on and off the dance floor.”

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back on the dance floor.

“One of the best things about Darren’s Ballroom that is different from a lot of studios is that we spend time together outside of the ballroom, too,” Phillips said. “The friendships we have formed and continue to make are rewarding.”

Cupp lauded the performance of all the dancers.

“Having two veterans there to look up to and ask questions to for the newbies really helped them shine,” Cupp said. “I think it was nice for the veterans who have done the Hollywood Dancesport Championships before to relive their first times and find that same passion all over again.”

Miller-Crider agrees. “(It was) one of the best times I’ve had in years. Despite the early mornings and long days, it was such an amazing, fun and rewarding experience,” Miller-Crider said. “I feel part of the dancing community now.”

Jackson also enjoyed the experience.

“Traveling to LA with Darren’s Ballroom was everything I dreamed it would be and more,” Jackson said. “I got to bond with our Darren’s Ballroom Dance Studio family, improve my dance skills and be inspired by all of the jaw-dropping talent and beauty that exists at a ballroom (competition).”

Cupp said the competition now has the newer dancers hooked.

“Getting to see the dances performed at such high levels really tends to light a fire in someone who wants to improve,” he said.

“We also just have so much fun together.

Anytime that we go away and compete as a team, we build such amazing memories and bonds with each other. To be part of the competition team is very special.”

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A visit to Catalina Island Commentary by Don Knebel With winter upon us, I am suspending my visits to Indiana landmarks in favor of warmer destinations.

TRAVEL About 10,000 years ago, Native Americans discovered a 22-mile-long island, 29 miles south/southwest of present-day Long Beach, Calif. A Spanish explorer stumbled onto the rugged island on the eve of St. Catherine’s 1602 feast day and named it “Santa Catalina.”

In 1919, chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. purchased controlling interest in the company that owned 99 percent of what is usually simply “Catalina.” Using Wrigley Field’s architect, he built a summerhouse on a hilltop overlooking Avalon, the island’s only incorporated city, and began bringing his Chicago Cubs in for spring training. To give the island a European flavor, Wrigley and his wife installed Westminster chimes on a hill above Avalon Harbor.

On May 29, 1929, Wrigley opened the 12-story Art Deco-style Catalina Casino, its 20,000-square-foot rooftop ballroom still the largest circular room in the world without interior support. Mainlanders flocked to the Casino (which has never had gambling) to hear the big bands and watch movies in its theater. Hollywood celebrities came to Catalina because of its relaxed atmosphere, some joining the still-exclusive Catalina Yacht Club. U.S. presidents joined the island’s famous Tuna Club. Catalina was the location of a number of movies, including “Mutiny on the Bounty.” Descendants of bison imported for “The Vanishing American,” a silent Western, are now an attraction.

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ambiance attract visitors from around the world, most coming by ferry. Others arrive at the Airport in the Sky, built in the 1940s atop a hill. The many attractions include a long zip line, a glass-bottom boat and the candy store where 17-year-old newlywed Norman Jean Dougherty (Marilyn Monroe) worked as a taffy puller. The Wrigley summerhouse is now a hotel.

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Many of our Christmas songs have strange, almost archaic terms in them.

Let’s unpack a few of these old-fashioned words.

GRAMMAR GUY The first term is an antiquated word duo: lo and hark. We find the word “lo” in both “Go Tell It On the Mountain” and “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” It’s a word used to call attention to something.

We find “hark” in the well-known carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” “Hark” means to tell someone to listen or to pay attention. Both “lo” and “hark” are ways to get people’s attention in an exclamatory way. They are the modern equivalent of “Hey!” or “Listen up!”

When’s the last time you “trolled the ancient Yuletide carol?” For me, it’s been a while. In modern times, “troll” means to harass someone on the internet by making controversial comments, usually in an obnoxious way. When “Deck the Halls” was written in 1862, “troll” meant to sing in a “full, rolling voice” or to “chant merrily or jovially.”

In the lesser-known second verse of “Jingle Bells,” we hear the line, “We got into a drifted bank/And then we got upsot.” With some context clues, you can surmise that the person singing the song,

along with Miss Fanny Bright, somehow crashed the sled into a snowbank. When “Jingle Bells” was written in 1857, “upsot” meant literally to capsize or get turned over. It also meant to become upset.

The next time you hear an autotuned, nasal rendition of an old holiday tune, at least you’ll know what some of these bygone terms mean.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Carmel Plan Commission meeting on January 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 Civic Square, 2nd Flr, Carmel, Indiana 46032 will hold a Public Hearing upon a Development Plan/ ADLS application in order to construct a new auto repair building and parking lot improvements on an existing industrial zoned and developed property.

The application is identified as Docket No. PZ2021-00217 DP/ADLS. The real estate affected by said application is described as 4810 Northwestern Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077 with Tax ID Parcel Number 17-13-07-00-01-008.000. All interested persons desiring to present their views on the above application, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the abovementioned time and place. The petition may be examined prior to the hearing at the City of Carmel Department of Community Services office.

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A Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 12.13.2021 will be held Monday January 10, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the TriCo Regional Sewer Utility Office 7236 Mayflower Park Drive, Zionsville, IN 46077 ORDINANCE NO. 12.13.2021 An Ordinance to pay for costs associated with the creation of easements and the repairs to the sewer infrastructure in order to meet dedication requirements for sewers providing service to parcel #’s 17-09-3200-01-013.000, 17-09-32-00-01-011.000, 17-09-32-00-01-012.000, 17-09-32-00-01-042.000,17-09-32-0001-027.000, 17-09-32-00-01-014.000, 17-09-32-00-01-043.000,17-09-32-00-01-041.000,17-09-32-00-01029.000, 17-09-32-00-01-028.000, also identified as Crossfields Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 83, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99; and Parcel # 17-09-32-00-00-007.000; in Hamilton County, Indiana; provisions for financing of payment and other matters connected therewith.

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the TriCo Regional Sewer Utility heretofore approved the acceptance of the dedication of private sewer lines that provided sewer service to an area within Crossfields commonly known as 2490, 2495, 11880 and 11910 Durbin Drive and 2420, 2440 and 2460 Scarborough Lane, and 2430, 2445, 2460 Crossfields Ct., and 2410 W. 116th St. (not in Crossfields).

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Every person whose premises are within Parcels as stated above, served by the sewage works of the Utility is charged the monthly user charge in the amounts and in the manner provided for by the Utility AND shall be assessed a surcharge associated with the cost of the creation of easements and the repairs to the sewer infrastructure in order to meet dedication requirements.

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Clevernest is a growing company servicing homebuilders, architects, and residential clients throughout central Indiana, as an Andersen Window and Door Dealer, specializing in the installation of all that we sell.

We are looking for an Operations Manager, who possesses a strong supportive mindset of “how can I help” and deeply appreciates finding joy on executing tasks and projects on a daily basis.

This position is responsible for the activities related to operations after the sale; therefore, one must have the ability to juggle multiple projects at once and be an advocate for our clients.

Requirements: The ideal candidate is professional, entrepreneurial minded, and able to lead and assist with all aspects of a project post sale until completion; day to day warehouse, inventory, and field supervision; and likes to get his hands dirty! Construction or Carpentry skills required.

To Apply: CLEVERNEST INC 240 W. Carmel Drive 46032 tom@clevernest.com; 317-688-8100 www.clevernest.com

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Looking for job security? Simpson Construction Services has so much work that it must hire five people for residential remodeling NOW. The skilled carpenters we select will have strong abilities in bathroom remodeling, but also with respect to kitchens, decks, basements, wood and tile flooring, doors and windows, interior and exterior painting, drywall, plumbing and electrical, siding and room additions. Again: Only skilled carpenters need apply. For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

Hiring experienced lawn care laborers, shrub and tree trimmers, Bobcat operators immediately. Text/call Jay 574-398-2135

Organic vegetable farm outside Noblesville hiring full and part time positions for 2022. Idyllic location, tight knit team, work that matters to people and the environment. www.fullhandfarm.com/employment for more info.

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This position is responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds. Manager will manage the care of grounds and buildings as well as facilitate projects, which may include lawncare including specialized golf greens, cultivation, fertilization, and irrigation. Flowers and bed maintenance, repairing and maintenance of buildings/structures of 30 ac private estate.

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Key Responsibilities • Hire and manage temporary/seasonal employees • Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.

• Lawn mowing and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.

• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.

• Apply pesticide, fertilizer • Snow removal • Tree shrubs maintenance • Perform repairs and maintenance of equipment • Project management • Maintain expenses and contracts with outside contractors • Interact with owners and family members • Special projects: Seasonal/Holiday decorations, other

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Part-time tax Preparer needed for upcoming tax season.

We offer a laid-back work environment with flexible hours.

There is the possibility of some remote work, if desired.

A degree in accounting or related field OR individual tax preparation experience required. Prior knowledge of Lacerte tax software would be a plus but is not required.

Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills and be customer service oriented.

Please email resumes to admin@fisherscpa.com JOIN A FORBES WORLD’S BEST EMPLOYER!

The Sherwin-Williams Commercial store located on Herriman Blvd; Noblesville is actively recruiting to fill full time, in-store sales positions.

Store hours are 6:30 am-5 pm MondayFriday and Saturday 8 am-Noon. For qualifications and to apply, visit posting 21000Mk8 at jobsearch.sherwin.com.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace.

OFFICE MANAGER: CARMEL PART TIME Must be mature and experienced Must have internet skills CALL 317-844-0747

HELP WANTED:

Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce. Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Mid-morning, approximately 15 hours per week. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@theankerconsultinggroup.com

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