December 21, 2021 — Westfield

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Council approves $845,000 in appropriations for legal fees

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committee. The invoices must be received and paid before Dec. 21.

There wasn’t enough time between the The Westfield City Council approved an Dec. 13 council meeting and the Dec. 21 appropriation for $845,000 from the general deadline to issue a notice for another public fund during its meeting. To avoid violating Open GOVERNMENT Dec. 13 meeting Door laws, the council had to have to pay overbudless than four councilors present get legal expenses that have acduring the discussion with Herceg. crued throughout the year and for a The ad hoc committee will share its citywide audit that was completed findings with the rest of the counearlier in the year. cil, and therefore won’t violate Open The legal expenses are the result Door laws.

Johns of lawsuits between Mayor Andy Although the council approved Cook and Clerk-Treasurer Cindy Gossard. the appropriation, it doesn’t mean all inThe approval was contingent on the voices are automatically paid. It moves council forming an ad hoc committee to the money from the general fund into the discuss legal invoices in more detail with appropriate legal funds, but Johns said the city attorney Manny Herceg, who also is council will go through the invoices more an attorney for Taft Law, one of the firms thoroughly before spending the money. that submitted invoices to the council. The Moving forward, the council said it plans council voted 6-1 on both items, with council to request all vendors to submit invoices in member Troy Patton voting against both. a timely manner.

The decision to form an ad hoc committee “We should not be looking at invoices was made after several council members in December for June or July or August,” expressed concern about not having reJohns said. “So, it’s reasonable we ask our ceived detailed invoices. The committee was vendors and our suppliers to invoice in a expected to meet with Herceg sometime timely manner. It’s also reasonable that in the near future, although Herceg stated once invoices have been received, we get he could only provide detailed information them to the clerk’s office as expeditiously on Taft invoices and not on legal invoices as possible. Moving forward next year, if we from other firms. Patton voted against both can address that process, we won’t be in a items, but council president Mike Johns said position like this next year.”

Patton would join fellow council members For more, visit westfield.in.gov.

Scott Willis and Jake Gilbert on the ad hoc

DISPATCHES Heirbrandt elected IACC vice president — Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt was elected 2022 vice president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners. As vice president, Heirbrandt will represent the elected county commissioners in the 92 counties of Indiana. Heirbrandt is a Westfield resident.

Marian University to offers scholarships — Marian University recently announced it will award two full-tuition and 10, $10,000 scholarships – a total of $700,000 over four years – to students in the inaugural class of the university’s new E. S. Witchger School of Engineering. Students who have been accepted to Marian’s engineering program will be eligible to apply for the scholarships, which will be awarded based on academic

achievement, as well as leadership and service to the community. Students interested in learning more or enrolling in the E. S. Witchger School of Engineering may visit marian.edu/engineering.

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 dealine to apply is Feb. 15. 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.

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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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DISPATCHES United Way of Central Indiana in need of volunteers — United Way of Central Indiana is in need of volunteers for the ReadUP program. The initiative helps third graders get on track with grade-level literacy, which has seen growing gaps because of the pandemic. For more, visit uwci.org/readup.

Homework help — A new school year has added video tutoring services to help middle school and high school students better understand their math and science homework through Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s free AskRose Homework Help program.

Rose-Hulman tutors are available Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. for tutoring sessions to help students in grades 6 through 12 by video, telephone call, email or chat. Tutors can be accessed via the AskRose website, AskRose.org, or calling by 877-275-7673.

F.C. Tucker stats — Westfield once again experienced a strong seller’s market with home prices increasing and homes leaving the market quickly. According to F.C. Tucker Company, Westfield homes sold 9 days, or 30 percent, faster than November 2020.

The average sale price for a Westfield home increased compared to this time last year, up 9.8 percent to $440,598. Westfield homes also saw an increase in the average price per square foot, up 13.2 percent to $182.28.

Free budgeting course — Centier Bank has launched a free e-course on budgeting through Centier To You, the bank’s financial education series. The course includes budgeting worksheets for those just getting started and tips for consumers looking to tweak existing budgets. Learn more at centier.com/centier-to-you-budgeting.

Host families needed — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host students age 15 to 18 for the next academic year. Students come from all over the world and have received scholarships to study in the U.S. To learn more or fill out an application to become a host family, call 1-800-736-1760 or visit host. asse.com.

Email scam — MetroNet is alerting customers of a scam email claiming to be from MetroNet asking for payment information to be updated in MetroNet Customer Portal accounts. All emails from MetroNet will come from the @metronetinc.com domain.

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WESTFIELD Project: Utility extension CONSTRUCTION projects Location: Horton Road will be closed between 199th Street and 191st Street Expected completion: Dec. 22 Project: Wheeler Road traffic signals Location: Construction started on Wheeler Road at the intersections of both Ind. 32 and Tournament Trail. The project will add a traffic signal at Wheeler Road and Tournament Trail, complete the connection on Tournament Trail from Wheeler Road to Oak Ridge Road and add a second left turn lane on Wheeler Road at Ind. 32. There will not be any closures.

Expected completion: Before the end of the year Project: Jersey Street Location: From Union Street to Mill Street Expected completion: Jersey Street will be closed for the remainder of the Grand Junction Plaza construction.

Project: Grand Junction Plaza Location: The parking lot west of Union Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking lot on the east end of Park Street is permanently closed as the Grand Junction Plaza is moving into the construction phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street.

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: Burial of overhead lines Location: Guilford Road between Grand Boulevard and Main Street Expected completion: End of 2021

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Marilyn’s Place seeks donations, new space in Hamilton County

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Glenn Conn needs the community’s help to continue the mission of Marilyn’s Place Inc., a non-food pantry FUNDRAISER in Noblesville.

Since opening on Aug. 1, 2020, Conn said Marilyn’s Place has been fortunate to be able to serve more than 96 families and groups, representing more than 212 adults and children. Conn, Marilyn’s Place board president, said the client base is growing daily.

However, the Noblesville resident said the nonprofit has struggled to pay rent.

“Marilyn’s Place has been notified that if we cannot pay our outstanding balance of $11,000 by Dec. 31, we will have to vacate our premises at 1106 S. 8th St. in Noblesville,” Conn said. “We would welcome any space that could be donated for our cause, whether in Noblesville or in Hamilton County.”

Conn said the non-food pantry, which is named to honor Conn’s late mother Marilyn,

moved into its space and began paying rent in December 2019.

“Our business plan was to open our doors by spring 2020,” he said. “Unfortunately, COVID-19 came along and we were forced into self-isolation and other safety precautions. We had to pay rent during this delay, which was around six months.”

Conn said obviously that was a blow financially “We have applied for numerous grants and COVID relief, but at this time have not been awarded any funds,” Conn said. “We were able to open in August 2020. But this was by appointment only. We opened our doors for regular business hours in August 2021. We are seeking donations to help bring us up to date on back rent, if possible. Even so, it may still be necessary to relocate to help prevent recurring debt going forward.”

Donations can be dropped off during regular business hours.

There is a GoFundMe account under Marilyn’s Place Non-Food Pantry.

For more, visit marilynsplaceinc.org.

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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.”

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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.”

I’M RIDING WITHOUT PAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME. On the back of her horse is Ginger’s favorite place in the world.

When her chronic back pain became so bad that it kept her out of the stables, she realized how limited she’d felt for years. She turned to the expert care at Goodman Campbell to get her back in the saddle.

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

Hall is rated as a four-star recruit and ranked 57th in the class of 2023

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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Highway department equipped with salt, needs seasonal help

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a shortage of workers. The department increased its hourly pay from $17.50 to $24.26 for winter seasonal help.

Hamilton County Highway Director Brad “We upgraded the rate of pay to attract Davis said Hamilton County is well prepared people to help us out,” Davis said. “There’s to treat roads no not nearly enough (drivers) to go WINTER matter what kind of 24/7, so we have to hire supplemenweather Mother Natal people in the winter to do that.” ture brings this winter.

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Open Doors adds 3,000 square feet to building in northern Westfield

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Open Doors of Washington Township has served the Westfield Washington Township community for 32 years. Despite moving from an old fire station on Union Street into a 5,000-square-foot building near Monon Trail Elementary School in 2017, Open Doors isn’t finished growing.

The food and clothing assistance organization will unveil a 3,000-square-foot expansion to its existing building in January.

“The whole focus is moving our projects into the new space,” Open Doors Vice President of Special Projects Carrie Larrison said.

Open Doors recently completed its new initiative, the Christmas Project, which provides food and a gift for every child in need who is of high school age or younger.

Parents receive a gift card to purchase pajamas or clothes for their kids. Open Doors volunteers pack the boxes near the food storage areas. When the expanded space opens, there will be more room for volunteers to work on the projects.

Other special initiatives include a Thanksgiving project, a back-to-school project and a cleaning basket project in the spring.

“Thanksgiving is all food. We give (families in need) pretty much all the traditional food of Thanksgiving — turkey, pumpkin pie, Cool Whip and canned items,” Larrison said. “Back-to-school they get an actual backpack they choose themselves and the appropriate school supplies based on age, and a Westfield Rocks T-shirt and a gift card for shoes.

“Cleaning baskets is a tote full of cleaning products.”

Open Doors serves 135 clients a month with donated food and clothing. The number doesn’t include the special projects. Besides Open Doors clients, the special projects also assist people in need in Washington Township identified through the Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County, an organization that serves as a liason with other nonprofits.

Open Doors Treasurer Jerry Rosenberger said the new space also will serve as a sorting area for clothing.

“The showroom will still stay up front for clients to see, but the sorting will take

Rosenberger said income restrictions are based on the poverty level set by the federal government.

“If the federal government says a family of four can get by on $40,000, we allow them to earn more money ($80,000) and still qualify,” Rosenberger said. “We have increased the amount of money they can make and still be served here. The federal number is quite small when you stop and think about how that might even work.”

For more, visit opendoorswestfield.org.

ON THE COVER: Austin Knott, left, and Carrie Larrison volunteer for Open Doors. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

A HELPING HAND

Open Doors Vice President of Special Projects Carrie Larrison packs a box of food for the Christmas project. (Photos by Anna Skinner)

place (in the new space),” Rosenberger said.

“We will move racks ready to be viewed from the back up front. It’s a big deal. We are getting so much clothing in. People assume we are just a food pantry still, but more and more people are also bringing clothing donations here. That’s grown considerably in terms of the amount we need to sort (prior to donating).”

Open Doors clients can shop in the pantry’s front room, which is full of clothing, children’s books and food items, once a week. They are allowed to shop for the bulk of the pantry’s meat, fresh produce, canned items and other food products once a month. Clients aren’t charged for the items.

Many clients are referred to Open Doors

Open Doors will expand into its new 3,000-square-foot space in January.

through word of mouth.

“The only criteria is they have to live in Washington Township and there’s an income restriction,” Rosenberger said.

Open Doors Treasurer Jerry Rosenberger said several contractors donated time or materials in the construction of the new addition to the Open Doors building in northern Westfield.

“A lot of contractors working with us are giving a great deal of their services,” Rosenberger said.

Construction started in July and is expected to finish by the end of next month.

“Contractors are volunteering a lot of time,” Rosenberger said.

Contributing contractors include: Custom Concrete; Farm Building, Inc.; Huston Electric; Sloderbeck Heating & Cooling; Weesner Contracting, Inc.; Dustin Hicks Contracting, Sundown Gardens; and Practical Property Group.

Open Doors did not need to conduct a capital campaign for the expansion.

“We were able to over the last 32 years put money away and have the funds to build this ourselves with a lot of help with people either donating their services or product,” Rosenberger said. “That keeps the cost of it down. We had sufficient funds in our investment fund to cover the rest.”

Open Doors is an all-volunteer organization.

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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.

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

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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.

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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

‘A BEEF & BOARDS CHRISTMAS’ “A Beef & Boards Christmas” runs through Dec. 23 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. For more, visit beefandboards. com.

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

Sept. 25 in England.

“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.

Tickets are available at MeMyselfandShirley.com for $48.

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mentally would be celebration enough, but to receive recognition on top of that is beyond what I could’ve dreamed.”

Noblesville High School jazz director and The winner will be announced during assistant band director Bethany Robinson Grammy week. The Grammy Awards show has earned her share is Jan. 31, 2022.

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Robinson, a Fishers resident and Her latest one is esaccomplished jazz bass player, pecially sweet. Robinson has been began teaching music in 2005 at named a top 10 national finalist for Noblesville Schools. She is chairthe 2022 Grammy Music Educator elect for the National Association Awards. She was selected from for Music Education Jazz Council more than 1,100 nominees across and president of the Indiana Jazz Robinson the United States. She will now Educators Association. She was compete for the top spot, which includes named 2014 Indiana Jazz Educator of the a $10,000 honorarium and matching grant Year, 2015 Noblesville Schools Teacher of for NHS. the Year and was a 2016 Indiana Teacher of “I am thrilled to be included in this list of the Year semifinalist. incredible music educators from across the Robinson’s top jazz ensemble finished country,” Robinson said. “It immediately second at the National Jazz Festival in 2021 makes me grateful for all of the mentors and was named a finalist for the 2021 Jazz and teachers who believed in me early on at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Jazz in my music and teaching careers. To walk Festival. alongside so many talented students and For more about Robinson, visit bethanysee them flourish musically and developrobinsonjazz.com.

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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, owning 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

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Catalina Island’s Avalon Bay. (Photos by Don Knebel)

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,” which is responsible for its palm trees. Descendants of bison imported for “The Vanishing American,” a silent Western, are now an attraction.

Catalina’s glamorous history and pleasant ambiance attract visitors from around the world, most coming by ferry. Others arrive at the Airport in the Sky, built in the 1940s

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