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Evelyn Young, front, assists her parents Brittany and Cody Young in announcing the pregnancy. (Photo by Mandy Stewart)

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COVID-19 deaths and announced that 30,869 Indiana residents have been tested for the disease stemming from the new coronaviIndiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has extended rus. To date, 5,943 residents have tested the state’s stay-at-home order for another positive for the disease. two weeks. “It’s a signal that we are at the PANDEMIC The initial order start of this surge, but just at the was set to expire start,” said Holcomb, noting that April 6 at midnight. The extension Indiana is still in the “first quarter” runs through at least midnight April of the pandemic, signaling the state 20. will continue to take preventative Marion County residents are measures for some time. under stay-at-home order until at Indiana State Health CommissionHolcomb least May 1. Other municipalities are er Dr. Kristina Box said, according under a similar order until May as well. to recent data, the mortality rate for Indi“We’ve taken the two-week approach beana residents diagnosed with COVID-19 is cause we’re more nimble to be able to ad2.9 percent. But Indiana has implemented dress the executive order in its entirety and targeted testing for the highest-risk people adjust, as I’ve said many times, to the facts and health care workers, meaning the actuon the ground,” Holcomb said at a recent al mortality rate is likely lower, she said. press conference. “We can go through lineBox said most of the Indiana residents by-line (and) tweak if we need to. We don’t who have died from COVID-19 had underlying have to wait a full month.” health conditions. Holcomb also extended the state’s public To further the state’s efforts to stop the health emergency order until May 3. spread, Holcomb signed a new executive During the press conference, it was anorder that enacts even stricter standards nounced that President Trump approved for businesses during his statewide stayHolcomb’s request for a major disaster at-home order. declaration for all of Indiana, freeing pubEssential businesses can stay open as lic funds for Indiana to battle the spread long as they adhere to social distancing of the new coronavirus and support local standards, but retail businesses that proeconomies. vide necessities of life may remain open As of press time, the state reported 203 only if they limit the number of customers

in a store at any one time. Holcomb’s executive order defines social distancing standards as maintaining a 6-foot distance between people, marked by tape, signs or some other measure; having hand sanitizer and other sanitizers available; and adhering to the order’s new requirements. Retail businesses also must adjust hours to accommodate vulnerable populations, such as elderly individuals, and limit hours to restock, clean and comply with all state-mitigation measures. According to the new executive order, all retail deemed nonessential will now operate the way bars and restaurants have in recent weeks: They must operate solely by carryout, delivery and online sales – what the order calls “minimum basic operations.” Holcomb’s order also closed all campgrounds. “We had those open with good intentions in mind,” Holcomb said. “It was meant for exercising. We can’t have parking lots full of hundreds of folks taking in our beautiful state parks, so they are now closed.” To help slow the spread of the virus, the state recommends all residents postpone all in-person purchases unless necessary and to use call-in or online deliveries as much as possible.

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The Hamilton County Economic Development Corp. is doing its part to provide job opening information for ECONOMY those who have been displaced due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is partnering with Hamilton County Tourism along with OneZone Chamber of Commerce for Fishers and Carmel, and the chambers in Noblesville Sergi and Westfield, who are sharing job opportunities for the job board. “We’re trying to work together to help the situation,” said Carol Sergi, director of workforce strategy for Hamilton County Economy Development. “My job is workforce strategy and I’ve been concentrating on workforce attraction. Obviously, that’s not the issue right now, and we’re really pivoting to work on workforce recovery.” A new job board on the website, investhamiltoncounty.com, was launched in late March. “We’re adding to the jobs every day,” said Sergi, a Fishers resident. Sergi said she reached out to the HR Advisory Council with a survey asking what was happening at their 25 companies, which are different sizes and industries across Hamilton County. The survey asked companies questions such as if they were furloughing employees, moving ahead with hiring and conducting interviewing by phone. “I was surprised that most of them said they were still planning on hiring people, especially being part of the tourism office,” Sergi said. “I hear every day how decimated the hospitality office is and how those workers have been displaced, so we wanted to find a way to connect those two. Whether they are hospitality or not, we wanted to show people are still hiring. “Those jobs range from temporary because of help that is needed at Kroger or Walmart, and even some of the restaurants that are doing delivery need additional delivery people.” Sergi said there are some regular jobs for which companies are still hiring. Most of the jobs are in Hamilton County or the north side of Indianapolis.

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Brittany and Cody Young said with their first child, they believe they paid around $6,000 after insurance. For the midwife services, the estimate is between $3,000 and $6,000, plus materials for the home birth. “I think we will be saving $1,500, at least. We are definitely not doing it to save money, but it’s a perk,” Brittany said. “Home is where I feel the safest and most at peace, and I felt led in that direction.”

Couple plans home birth due to coronavirus pandemic By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Brittany Young is 38 weeks pregnant with her second child. She has long been interested in giving birth at home but didn’t plan to seriously explore it until her third pregnancy. COVER STORY The COVID-19 pandemic sped up her decision process. “When everything started coming out with the coronavirus, we had a doula with our daughter, and I knew right away there was some chance she wouldn’t be able to attend with us (due to hospital restrictions with the pandemic), and there was a threat that (spouse) Cody wouldn’t be able to be there, so I said, ‘You know what? Let’s just do this at home,’” Brittany said. The Youngs’ due date is April 28. Although Brittany sees an obstetrician and gave birth at a hospital to her daughter Evelyn, she has had a passion for holistic living and has done extensive research on home births. “A handful of our friends have done home births, so it’s not a foreign concept for me,” she said. “We’ve seen the success and beauty of it and it was always on our radar. We just thought maybe it would be with our third.” When the Youngs decided on a home birth, Brittany was 34 weeks pregnant. They contacted Marisol Holman with Sol Midwifery Services. Her doula is Brandie Stoneking. “We’ve met with (Marisol Holman) every week since with two-hour appointments to get caught up,” Brittany said. “We had to order a birth kit, which includes pads and cer-

From left, Cody, Evelyn and Brittany Young will welcome a fourth member of the family April 28. (Photo by Mandy Stewart)

tain things for the newborn, tub liners since we are hoping to do a water birth, and we rent the tub from her. The big kit arrived (April 3), and we had to order it right way since a lot of people are deciding to do home births.” When Brittany goes into labor, Cody will be tasked with preparing the tub. “It’s definitely been a roller coaster, and when we first switched, I was going off adrenaline and was so excited. I’m still really excited,” Brittany said. “I’ve truly always wanted to experience home birth, and our families have been so supportive and understanding, and we haven’t met any obstacles.” Brittany said she is grieving the fact she won’t have the same post-partum experience she did with Evelyn, such as visitors coming to see the new baby. “Mentally, I’ve been a bit emotional thinking how different

the post-partum will be, but I have no fear in home birth,” Brittany said. “I trust the care I’m under and we’ve done so much prep work. I actually feel excited about the birth part. Yeah, I’m definitely nervous. I just know (the baby) is due when they are projecting the peak of all this (COVID-19 pandemic), and I really feel like we made the right decision for our family.” Cody agrees. “I’m most comfortable with whatever she’s most comfortable with,” Cody said. “She’s the one giving birth to our son, and I want her to feel as safe and comfortable as possible, and I’ll do whatever I need to do to support her in whatever that environment is.” If more medical attention is necessary, the Youngs said they will go to a hospital. Cody is a financial advisor with Edward Jones and is an assistant coach with the Westfield High School baseball team, and Brittany is taking online classes to become a health coach and works part-time as a Beautycounter consultant.

“It’s definitely been a roller coaster, and when we first switched, I was going off adrenaline and was so excited. I’m still really excited,” Brittany said. “I’ve truly always wanted to experience home birth, and our families have been so supportive and understanding, and we haven’t met any obstacles.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker The firstborn had recently entered a “transition to kindergarten” program, and while it was more emotional than expected to nudge him alone into the wide world, he seemed to enjoy and benefit from the social interaction with others of his own age. Good, because this was very much the reasoned intention. As an only child, it was sensible to worry that he’d miss that which only peers can teach. As soon became the ritual, each evening meal demanded some report on the happenings of the day. What was learned? Who told a good joke? How was lunch? As is appropriate with a newly minted 4-year-old, details were sparse, but eventually a story or two could be cajoled through intentional and persistent interrogation. To be sure, one could expect the odd account of the art project or time spent in the gym. But the more interesting news would be in the form of quantifiable learning. New words, math concepts and increasing gradations of color could all be adroitly defined. “Do you know what today is?” Imagining it to be some recently conceived holiday absent from our childhoods decades earlier, the answer was, “No, what is it?” The disgruntled scholar responded incredulously, “Well, it is Wednesday!” Thinking from the previous answer that he’d identified a significant gap in adult learning, he proceeded to inform that each day had its own name – and, to tell them. He’d gone from dependent to independent. He’d gone from pupil to professor. He’d gone from consumer to expert. No longer would the days pass unnoted; they would progress in his order from one to the next. Knowledge is power.

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Stop the insanity Commentary by Danielle Wilson Uncle! I’m calling uncle. Enough. I thought I could handle the social distancing, the school closures, the quaranHUMOR tine, but I can’t. My perimenopausal self was not made for this madness. Every day here at chez Wilson is a crapshoot, mostly because I don’t know what kind of garbage I’ll have to deal with nor how well I’ll respond (my emotional fuel tank indicator broke on Day 6). Will my husband, Doo, now working from home, sit too close while eating a chicken taco, driving me mad with his loud chewing? Will my oldest pick a fight with his arch-nemesis, his younger K-poppin’ sister, forcing me to mediate between the inane and the stupid? Will her twin brother suck me into yet another depressing diatribe about how much he hates Indiana and longs to be back in the great state of California? Will my 16-year-old decide to bake brownies at

midnight, awaking me from my restless but all too precious slumber? Will we run out of toilet paper? Will someone start coughing? Will I lose my effing mind? Granted, certain weeks are better than others. Depending on my hormone levels, I can be either Little Orphan Annie (“The sun’ll come out tomorrow, kids! We got this!”), or Sweeney Todd (“I will cut every last one of you!”). When I’m feeling positive, I remember to extend grace and appreciate the important things, like employment and good health. But when the Butcher of Fleet Street emerges, it’s passive-aggressive irritability like you’ve never seen. I’m truly a master. So, I call “uncle!” My family and my sanity cannot take this much longer. Peace out.

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Granted, certain weeks are better than others. Depending on my hormone levels, I can be either Little Orphan Annie (“The sun’ll come out tomorrow, kids! We got this!”), or Sweeney Todd (“I will cut every last one of you!”).

Editor, Americans are hurting. There is chaos and confusion from the media sweeping our nation while President Trump and his administration work to combat COVID-19. While Americans are coming together to support one another during this pandemic, (U.S. Speaker of the House) Nancy Pelosi and her liberal colleagues were busy holding up much-needed funding for families and businesses. Now is not the time for partisan politics. When our government officials were supposed to be working together to ensure the safety and security of our nation, Pelosi was pushing her own political agenda. As a pro-life candidate endorsed by Indiana Right to Life, I find it unacceptable that Pelosi attempted to work abortion funding into the relief legislation. The amount of sweetheart deals for liberal special interest groups packed into the legislation was almost unfathomable. Almost. We need conservatives in Congress who will fight against Pelosi and her liberal allies. As your next congressman, I’ll do just that. Micah Beckwith, Noblesville, candidate for Congress

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As a new Fishers Arts Council board member, Olivia Holt determined quickly there was a need for information ART for area artists to become entrepreneurs. With the support of partnerships with Nickel Plate Arts, Ignite Studio and Hamilton County Tourism, Holt and the Fishers Arts Council have helped shape a four-part lecture series. After surveying artists and community members for six months, Holt discovered artists wanted marketing help, community connections and information on getting into galleries. Holt, a 2011 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate and mixed media artist, graduated with a degree in fine arts from Ball State in 2016. She joined the Fishers Arts Council in October 2018. “I like that we have the ability to make this program very flexible for artists and community members to learn,” said Holt, who now lives in Broad Ripple. “This year we are focusing on four specific topics: marketing, galleries, exhibiting and local success stories. The topics were selected based on community feedback. Artists told us what they wanted to learn, and we responded. As we receive more feedback from artists, we will be able to update the programming to include new future topics.” The series is intended to help artists with their business, community and professional skills. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first session, and possibly others, will be offered online. Although intended for artists, the series is open to the public. Registration is required. The series is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the following four Thursdays: Marketing for Artists — Skill Building, April 23; Inside the Gallery World — Be in the Know, June 25; Exhibiting Artists — Learn the How, Aug. 20; and Hoosier Success Stories — Be Inspired, Oct. 22. Ignite will host sessions if it is able to be open for any of the final three. “Our panelists will have the opportunity to speak individually before we transition into a Q&A panel style,” Holt said. “After the

Carmel Symphony Orchestra Music Director Janna Hymes wants to keep the music alive during the coronaGIVING BACK virus pandemic. “Some of our musicians are making videos and these are appearing on our Facebook page,” Hymes said of the Music Heals, Music Unites, Music Brings People Together program. “It’s a great diversion and gives our musicians a chance to express themselves.” “Let the Music Play ... Getting to Know YOUR CSO” was scheduled to debut April 11 on the CSO Facebook page. A second edition will be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 18, and that likely will continue on more Saturday nights during the spring. “We’ll have interviews and snippets of different musicians just talking or playing,” Hymes said. “It’s a way of getting to know your orchestra in a way you didn’t get to before.” Hymes said musicians might talk about interests and life experiences. “They are 80 different people and they all have different stories and we’re going to be telling those stories and interweave it with concert video,” Hymes said. Hymes said the CSO was building good momentum when the final two concerts were canceled due to the pandemic. “We’re trying to keep the work going, so we are rescheduling concerts, putting the finishing touches on the 2020-21 season and will announce sometime this spring with the hope we can go full force in October,” Hymes said. “The Journey into Jazz” concert with Edgar Meyer was originally scheduled for March 14 and was postponed the day before because of gathering limits. It was postponed again until May 30, but Hymes said it will now be held as part of the 2020-21 season, likely a January date. “The Passport to Prague” concert, scheduled for April 18, has been canceled. But other concerts and events will be added, Hymes said. “It’s a real hard time for some of our musicians. They go from gig to gig, so we feel for them,” Hymes said.

Olivia Holt seeks to help artists become entrepreneurs. (Submitted photo)

moderator’s questions, the participants will be able to ask questions via the online Webinar and in person once social distancing is lifted. We will have different presenters for each session. Our first two panels have marketing experts and art gallery owners. Our final two panels will feature artists from various disciplines living in Fishers and surrounding areas.” Holt said the Fishers Arts Council is thankful to have other organizations within the community to collaborate with and provide different art opportunities and education. “Nickel Plate Arts reached out to us and other local groups who already had

programs in mind for this year,” Holt said. “NPA pulled us together for a 2020 season of professional development programming, with Hamilton County Tourism supporting us all through countywide promotion. Conner Prairie and the Da Vinci Pursuit, along with the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce, help round out the programming. “With all of these groups supporting each other and promoting the other’s programs, this aids in our reach to the community at large. We are hopeful when social distancing restrictions are lifted, everyone’s programming can come back.” For more and to register, visit fishersartscouncil.org.

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April 14, 2020

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