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Lawrence North High School senior is sponsored on TikTok, uses the money to establish national scholarships / P12

Police arrest 2 teens after threats to Riverside Junior High School / P3

Indiana Chamber announces legislative priorities / P4

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Police arrest teens after two separate school threats

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Fishers Police Dept. arrested a 13-year-old Riverside Junior High School student after the department was notiSCHOOLS fied of a verbal bomb threat made against the school the morning of Dec. 9.

The threat was the second Riverside Junior High School received that week. Both were deemed not credible, according to the FPD. Per the Dec. 9 threat, according to a

press release from FPD, officers quickly determined the threat wasn’t credible.

FPD filed a charge of false informing, a Level 6 felony, against a male student, who was then released to the custody of his parents. Because he was a minor, the student was not identified.

FPD also arrested a 13-year-old female student on charges of felony intimidation Dec. 8 after a verbal threat was made against the school. After an investigation, officers determined the threat was not credible. The student was released to the custody of her parents.

DISPATCH NCL offering $500 scholarship — The Crossroads Chapter of National Charity League is offering a $500 scholarship to a female high school senior who has shown consistent involvement in community service and leadership. The scholarship application process began Dec. 1. Applicants will have until Feb. 15 to apply. The winner will be notified in April.

NCL was formed to encourage mothers and daughters to build relationship and leadership skills, while serving together in their community. To apply, visit nationalcharityleague.org/ chapter/crossroads/ and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the link to the scholarship application.

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Indiana Chamber identifies key legislative issues

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar spoke on the organization’s key 2022 legislative priorities POLICY during a Dec. 10 legislative session preview breakfast at The Bridgewater Club in Westfield. The event was co-presented by the Westfield Chamber of Commerce, Noblesville Chamber of Commerce, OneZone Chamber of Commerce and Northern Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce.

Brinegar said the chamber’s top priorities for 2022 are economic recovery and modernization; education and workforce development; energy and environment; taxation; technology; and workers’ compensation.

Upcoming legislative update sessions presented by the Hamilton County chambers are Jan. 14, 2022, Feb. 11 and March 11. Each event is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Bridgewater Club, 3535 E. 161st St. Registration can be completed at any of the participating chamber’s websites.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND MODERNIZATION Brinegar said one of the Indiana Chamber’s top priorities is opposing government mandates regarding vaccine requirements.

“We don’t want the federal government telling employers they must vaccinate, and if they don’t get vaccinated, they have to fire them,” Brinegar said. “We don’t want the state to do what Tennessee and a couple other states have done. We believe the employers are in the best position to decide their best policy.”

Other economic recovery and modernization priorities include increasing incentives for attracting remote workers to Indiana and support measures to promote entrepreneurship in the state, such as expanding venture capital investment tax credit eligibility, promoting entrepreneurship in youth via access to grants and curriculum and opening pathways to create startup businesses for people 18 and under.

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Brinegar said his top two priorities in these areas are to support measures that enhance early child care access and quality and support strengthening college and career readiness for Indiana students.

“The lack of affordable, high-quality child care across Indiana is one of the outside factors most negatively impacting attracting and retaining workers,” a handout from the Indiana Chamber stated.

Kevin Brinegar presents on the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s key 2022 legislative priorities Dec. 10. (Photo courtesy of OneZone Chamber of Commerce)

Brinegar said he wants to address college and career readiness by alleviating the business liability burden for students under 18 who participate in work-based learning experiences; strengthening graduation pathway requirements and aligning those more seamlessly with Indiana high school diploma options; and creating potential for members of the business community to serve as adjunct faculty at K-12 schools.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Much of Brinegar’s discussion on energy focused on solar.

“Right now, we have a hodgepodge of rules and guidelines and, in some cases, prohibitions,” Brinegar said. “We have this contradiction where more and more Hoosiers want us to have renewable energy and want to have access to renewable energy, but when it comes to siting windmills and solar farms, they say, ‘Not in my backyard.’ Folks, we can’t have it both ways. Some counties are banning windmills altogether. Let’s have one statewide standard. Right now, we are losing out on investments in renewable energy because of complications because of prohibitions, etc.

“If you have to transport renewable energy, it’s very expensive. It’s much better to have right near the homes and businesses it is trying to serve. It’s going to be a tough push up the hill, but we are going to continue to make the point we need a statewide standard.”

TAXATION Brinegar said the Indiana Chamber opposes any substantial change to the structure of the Indiana Tax Court as an independently operating judicial court of special juris-

diction. The Chamber supports maintaining and enhancing the state’s “attractive tax climate.” He said business personal property continues to be the tax area where Indiana stands out negatively because there is a 30 percent depreciation floor that applies to all personal property assessments.

“Many states don’t tax machinery and equipment, and those who do don’t tax as high as we do,” Brinegar said. “It’s a big source of local income for local government.

It’s an elephant that can’t be swallowed all at once, but we’d like to take a bite out of it.”

Regardless of how old business equipment is or how much it has depreciated, he said business owners still have to pay property taxes on no less than 30 percent of the equipment, even if the equipment has depreciated to only 10 percent of its original value.

“It makes no sense,” Brinegar said. “That’s something we’d like to tackle this session.”

TECHNOLOGY The Indiana Chamber supports the expansion of research and development, manufacturing, testing and deployment of electric vehicles. Brinegar said by 2025, electric vehicles will account for 10 percent of all vehicle sales globally and are expected to increase to 58 percent by 2040.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION The Indiana Chamber supports a cap on reimbursement for ambulatory surgical centers when it comes to worker’s compensation. Brinegar said cost savings from tying ambulatory surgical centers workers’ compensation reimbursement rates to Medicare will provide increased benefits without a subsequent increase in employer rates.

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Project: Roundabout construction on 131st street.

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NOBLESVILLE & NORTH Project: Replacement of a small structure Location: 191st Street between Cyntheanne Road and Prairie Baptist Road is open to all traffic. Some incidental work may still be ongoing. Drivers should use caution while driving through the site.

Expected completion: The road is now open. Some incidental work may be ongoing.

CARMEL Project: Range Line Road reconstruction Location: 116th Street to Carmel Drive. The initial phase affects the right southbound lane of Range Line Road as crews replace a water main. Work will stop for the winter and resume in mid-March 2022 with construction of a roundabout at Medical Drive followed by construction of a roundabout at 116th Street.

Expected completion: Summer 2022 Project: Transmission and water utility work Location: Veterans Way between The Cat Theatre and 1st Street SW. Partial closures will occur.

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Mt. Vernon schools make infrastructure repairs

By Chris Bavender news@geistcurrent.com Mt. Vernon Community School Corp. recently repaired critical infrastructure in all its school buildings CONSTRUCTION through its Stewardship Project. The school corporation contracted with the construction company Emcor in 2019 to provide assessments and prioritize the most critical projects. MCVSC identified approximately $21 million of needed work for all its buildings.

“The most critical districtwide improvements were in HVAC and mechanical systems, with an emphasis on the high school and Fortville Elementary in Year 1,” said Greg Elkins, the school corporation’s CFO. “Originally, this was a three-year plan. We have already moved into the third-year phase due to savings from the first two years’ plan.”

Expanding areas at various facilities also were considered an urgent priority.

“The expansion of the cafe and performing arts at the middle school were high

needs, as was identified by the facilities study and with input from teachers, building administration and the community,” Elkins said. “Those programs were lacking space to adequately support a growing student population. The added space allows us to offer our musical arts curriculum in a physical setting which better supports quality instruction.”

The Mt. Vernon Middle School Choir has been traveling to the district’s administrative center for class since April. The band had been temporarily relocated to another room at the school, making it unavailable for collaborative uses.

The updates and repairs will significantly benefit staff and students, Elkins said.

“The cafe expansion allows the middle school to potentially reduce the number of lunch periods, creating less disruption to the daily schedule,” he said. “The systems upgrades provide more efficiency, less maintenance, potentially lower utility costs and improved air quality.”

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Highway Dept. still needs seasonal help

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Hamilton County Highway Director Brad Davis said Hamilton County is well prepared to treat WINTER roads no matter what kind of weather Mother Nature brings this winter.

The Hamilton County Highway Dept. filled its salt barns with salt at the end Davis of the 2021 winter season, so supply chain issues aren’t expected to be a problem during inclement winter weather.

“So really, we’ve been carrying a full inventory all summer long,” Davis said. “If we have the budget left, we do that. So, we filled up early so we are good going into the winter.”

However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton County Highway Dept. has a shortage of workers. The department increased its hourly pay from $17.50 to $24.26 for winter seasonal help.

“We upgraded the rate of pay to attract people to help us out,” Davis said. “There’s not nearly enough (drivers) to go 24/7, so we have to hire supplemental people in the winter to do that.”

Although the county is in “pretty good shape right now,” Davis said it still is hiring drivers with CDL licenses to drive salt trucks and snowplows this winter.

The Hamilton County Highway Dept. will use approximately 6,500 tons of pre-treated salt to cover 1,200 miles of roadway and bridges in the unincorporated areas of Hamilton County. Trucks also dispense a liquid with de-icing chemicals to assist if cold temperatures reduce the effectiveness of salt.

“There’s not nearly enough (drivers) to go 24/7, so we have to hire supplemental people in the winter to do that.”

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COMMUNITY MSDLT plans elementary dedications — The MSD of Lawrence Township will conduct a dedication ceremony to celebrate the renovated spaces at Winding Ridge Elementary School and Brook Park Elementary School. The Brook Park Elementary School dedication will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 23 at the school, 5259 David St., with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. The Winding Ridge Elementary ceremony will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at Winding Ridge, 11825 E. 46th St. An open house will be from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Applications open for 2022 grant programs — The City of Fishers has opened applications for the 2022 Neighborhood Vibrancy Grant Program and the 2022 Fishers Arts & Culture Commission Grant Program. Applications for both programs will be accepted through Jan. 31. To learn more

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LTSF scholarship applications open — Lawrence Township School Foundation scholarship applications are now open to all seniors in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The deadline to apply is Feb. 7. To apply, visit https://t.co/J1HUUT7Y5Q. Send us your stories — Current Publishing is now accepting photos or story ideas to run in the community section. Story ideas on new businesses, features, school news and more are accepted. All photos must include the names of anyone photographed. Please send them to anna@youarecurrent.com.

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F.C. Tucker stats — The residential real estate seller’s market continued in Fishers in November, with prices increasing and homes selling quickly. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price for a Fishers home increased 17.7 percent, to $416,561, compared to November 2020. Homes in Fishers left the market quickly compared to this time last year, selling 10.5 percent, or 2 days, faster. The average price per square foot for a home in Fishers was $173.15, a 19.9 percent increase.

Hamilton County Democratic Women resume meetings — COVID-19 shut down Hamilton County Democratic Women meetings for a time, but they will meet every third Saturday of the month at the Delaware Township Trustee Building 9090 E. 131st, Fishers. The meeting is from 10 to 11 a.m.

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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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“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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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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Lawrence North High School senior is sponsored on TikTok, uses the money to establish national scholarships

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Lawrence North High School senior Mirajur Rahman is only 17 years old, but he’s already an active philanthropist.

Rahman’s TikTok account, which primarily offers note-taking advice to students in Advanced Placement classes, went viral. Emile Learning now sponsors Rahman, who has used some of the funds to establish several national and local scholarships.

Founded in December 2020, Emile Learning is a subscription education platform that provides premium on-demand courses.

Rahman’s largest scholarship, the Mirajur Rahman Perseverance Scholarship, was recently awarded to fellow Lawrence North High School student Marcelina Perez. There were 1,200 applications nationwide. The scholarship criteria states: “The Mirajur Rahman Perseverance Scholarship, will be awarded to one high school junior or senior who plans to attend college and has persevered through life’s hardship toward a brighter future for themselves and the world.”

Attempts by Current to reach Perez for comment were unsuccessful. The scholarship was for $1,000.

Rahman is paid per each TikTok he makes for Emile Learning. He did not disclose the dollar amount, but he said he keeps a “small portion” of the payments for college. He said he wants to attend either Princeton University or Johns Hopkins University and study philosophy before applying for medical school. “(Emile Learning) does online classes in place of in-person classes for students who can’t be at the school,” Rahman said. “Since my account was all about education, they wanted me to promote their brand because it was brand new at the time. Since my following was already a bunch of students, it was perfect.”

Rahman also creates social media content for Emile Learning.

Rahman’s first TiKTok video, which advises viewers what to do if they accidentally get their phone wet, has more than 1.6 million views. Since then, he’s mostly focused

Examples of Mirajur Rahman’s note-taking videos on TikTok. (Screenshots/TikTok@mirajur1)

on note- and test-taking tips and SAT prep.

“After (the phone video), I started posting a bunch of random facts. I had a video on cool things I didn’t know about science, and people were interested,” Rahman said. “I thought, ‘OK, maybe I can turn it into something educational.’”

Rahman said his account gained traction when students returned to class after the COVID-19 pandemic following several months of virtual learning.

“We started school again, and it was really difficult for all of us to learn,” he said.

“It was hard. We didn’t have the patience to sit in class. We didn’t have the patience to stare at a screen for eight hours a day.”

Rahman had taken organized AP U.S. History notes, and he put them on TikTok. “I saw millions of people liking it and following it, so I decided to do more notes,” Rahman said. “I started making 15- to 30-second videos covering short sections or concepts from U.S. History and a bunch of

other classes. After that, a lot of students (nationwide) were coming to my page and saying, ‘Oh, this guy has XYZ notes for XYZ classes.’ The notes were popular because this happened in the midst of COVID. It was hard on the teachers to teach virtually, and I knew I don’t have a long attention span.

So, I can’t just sit there and watch a screen for like 90 minutes.

“My notes are colorful and well-organized.

That’s what made it easy to follow.”

Many of Rahman’s videos have thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands, of views.

Rahman said he has a heart for giving back. In 2010, he moved with his family from Bangladesh to Lawrence. He wants to study philosophy in college and then apply for medical school.

Rahman said his dream job is to return to Bangladesh and build hospitals.

To view Rahman’s videos, search @mirajur1 on TikTok.

FAMOUS CONNECTIONS Mirajur Rahman said his TikTok account connected him with Noah Schnapp, a teenage actor who stars as Will Byers in “Stranger Things.”

“We talked and it was awesome,” Rahman said. “He was studying for the SAT and said, ‘I noticed you have a bunch of these AP stats notes,’ so he followed me. I got to talk to him, and it was the best feeling ever knowing I have an impact on someone like him.”

Rahman said he and Schnapp are more acquaintances than actual friends.

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by Emile Learning to post education-related TikToks. (Photo courtesy of Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township)

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The squeeze is on

Not decking any halls

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Riverview Health seeks volunteers — Riverview Health is looking for volunteers to join its team. Some of the many volunteer service areas include patient transport, guest services and the gift shop. Shifts are available in the morning or afternoon, at least one day per week, Monday through Friday. If you’re interested in volunteering at Riverview Health in Noblesville or Westfield, please contact the manager of Volunteer Services, Melinda Nash,

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Fiber to fight diabetes — New research shows that people who are willing to more than double the fiber in their diets from 16 to 37 grams per day can better control diabetes. It needs to be a high amount of diverse types of fibers. Getting nearly 40 grams may sound like a tall

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Source: BottomLineHealth.com Helping loved ones recover — When a loved one is ill, you can help their recovery even if you have no medical training. When you talk to them, get an update and be sympathetic, but quickly shift to a positive, upbeat tone.

Don’t talk about your own illnesses. Let the person know that you are looking forward to meeting for lunch, or some other outing, in the near future. Have a funny story or wonderful reminiscence to share. Laughter is a great healer, and it can make the recovering person’s day.

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Carmel couple reach pinnacle with world ballroom dancing championship

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.

YULETIDE CELEBRATION The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presents AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration through Dec. 23 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit indianapolissymphony.org.

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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.

“It was a lot of Jonas pushing and sup-

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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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. “

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Don’t get upsot by these vintage Christmas terms Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt Many of our Christmas songs have strange, almost archaic terms in them. Let’s unpack a few of these old-fashioned words.

The first term is GRAMMAR GUY 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, 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

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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.

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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.

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