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Holcomb announces plan to reopen state By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com

vate, will remain closed through June 30, except for purposes previously allowed in executive orders pertaining to the stateGov. Eric Holcomb announced May 6 that wide public health emergency. the state is ready to loosen restrictions Stage 3 is set to begin May 24 for all outlined in his counties, but Holcomb said changPANDEMIC stay-at-home order es to the plan’s schedule are still in a five-stage possible and will be driven by “facts plan designed to open most of the on the ground.” During this stage, state’s economy by July 4. social gatherings of up to 100 peoThe state has been under a stayple will be allowed. Vulnerable popuat-home order since late March, and lations may venture out cautiously, Holcomb defined the time between Holcomb said. Retail and commerHolcomb then and May 3 as Stage 1. cial businesses, including malls, Stage 2 will began May 4 for most counwill open at 75 percent capacity, though ties, with the exceptions of Lake, Cass and mall common areas, food courts and related Marion, the last of which recently extended indoor areas where people congregate will its stay-at-home order until May 15. Lake only open at 50 percent capacity. Movie County was set to enter Stage 2 May 11. theaters can open for the first time at 50 Cass County, site of a COVID-19 outbreak at percent capacity. Playgrounds, tennis and a meat plant, could enter Stage 2 as soon basketball courts and gyms may open with as May 18. restrictions. Gyms and fitness centers can “What we don’t want is to entice people open with restrictions. to go back into an unsafe area by being Stage 4 is set to begin June 14 for all premature about any decisions that we’ve counties. Groups of 250 people may conmade,” Holcomb said during a virtual press gregate during this stage, and large venues briefing. “But we also don’t want to be recan reopen. Offices may resume at full caluctant to safely reengage and restart and pacity, as can retail and commercial stores. get back on track.” Restaurants and dining room services will On May 4, the state began allowing open at 75 percent capacity, and bars that gatherings of up to 25 people, following don’t serve food can open at 50 percent social distancing guidelines outlined by the capacity. Sports leagues will be allowed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, begin. Cultural, entertainment and tourism which includes staying 6 feet away from attractions such as zoos and museums can others. All five stages require residents to open at 50 percent capacity. adhere to the social-distancing guidelines. Holcomb said the goal is to get every In Stage 2, people 65 and older and those county to Stage 5 by July 4. Sporting events with preexisting health conditions should can resume at this stage. Working remotely remain at home as much as possible, Holwill be optional. Gym and fitness center comb said. Retail and commercial businessrestrictions will be lifted. Retail businesses, es will be allowed to open at 50 percent nightclubs, bars and gyms may operate at capacity, as will shopping malls, so long as full capacity. Restrictions on amusement they adhere to social distancing and saniand water parks will be lifted, and Holcomb tation standards. However, food courts and said the state will determine how to apother indoor common areas in malls will proach the next academic school year at only open at 25 percent capacity. this time. Restaurants and bars that serve food The plan states residents are recomwere allowed to open dine-in services at mended to wear face coverings during Stag50 percent capacity May 11. Bars that don’t es 2 and 3. But the face coverings are listed serve food will remain closed during the as optional for Stages 4 and 5. stage. Indoor worship services were alBy announcing a plan that details guidelowed May 8 in all counties, but Holcomb lines months in advance, Holcomb said the recommends they take place outdoors, if state has allowed municipalities, businesspossible. Hair salons, spas, tattoo parlors es and residents to “see how far out on and other personal service businesses were the horizon we’re looking and to see how allowed to open May 11 by appointment only. optimistic, quite frankly, we are right now, Office workers are still encouraged to work looking forward.” remotely whenever possible. Holcomb previously said the state would All buildings, facilities and grounds for follow four guiding principles to determine K-12 educational institutions, public or priwhen to loosen restrictions outlined in the

order: 14 days of decreased COVID-19 hospital admissions; retained ICU bed and ventilator availability; an ability to test all symptomatic Hoosiers; and an ability to track all contacts of positive COVID-19 cases. Holcomb said the state has met all of the guiding principles in recent days, and the four guidelines will determine whether the state can adhere to the five-stage schedule. He also said he would open churches and places of worship with no limits on gathering sizes, as long as they adhere to social-distancing requirements and sanitation standards. He said services can be conducted safely and be used as a litmus test for other industries. But he recommends all services be conducted virtually or in parking lots, if possible. “What we didn’t want to do was do all of the above at once,” Holcomb said. “And so, understanding the unique importance of our spiritual nourishment and guidance to our physical and spiritual health, we believe we can take that step right now.” On May 6, the Indiana State Dept. of Health reported a total ICU bed capacity of 2,736. Of those, 40.9 percent are still available; 19.2 percent are in use for COVID-19 patients; and 39.9 percent are in use for non-COVID-19 patients. The department also reported 79.4 percent of its 3,091 ventilators are available. On April 28, state officials announced a $17.9 million partnership with OptumServe Federal Health Services, a health services innovation company, which they expect will increase Indiana’s COVID-19 testing capacity. When all 50 sites outlined in the partnership are open, as many as 6,600 more Indiana residents can be tested per day, which the ISDH expects will provide a more accurate measure of the spread of the new coronavirus in Indiana. Before the partnership was announced, the state only once tested more than 4,000 residents in a day. On April 29, the ISDH announced a plan to enhance the state’s contact tracing efforts. On May 11, it began centralizing all contact tracing for COVID-19 through the ISDH for all Indiana counties. The state entered a $43 million contract with Maximus, an American outsourcing company, that renews yearly to open a call center staffed with more than 500 people trained by ISDH epidemiologists. Local health departments have performed contact tracing since before the pandemic was labeled as such by the World Health Organization on March 11.

COMMUNITY WESTFIELD Project: Road resurfacing Project: Westfield BouleLocation: Various locations vard connector along River Road and LoLocation: The extension gan Street CONSTRUCTION will connect the roundExpected compleabout at Ind. 32 and Shamtion: June 30 rock Boulevard with David Brown Drive. Project: Road resurfacing Construction has moved to the south side Location: Various locations along and of Park Street. within the following areas: Mensa Drive, Expected completion: End of 2020 Country Lake Estates, Oakbay, Southwest Project: Monon Trail bridge Quad, North Harbour, South Harbour, North Location: Monon Trail closed near Ind. 32. 9th Street and adjacent streets, MonuExpected completion: The project has ment Street and various alleys been extended to last until spring Expected completion: Oct. 15 Project: Grand Junction Plaza Project: Herriman Boulevard extension Location: The parking lot west of Union Location: North from Ed Martin Toyota Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: June 30 Expected completion: The gravel parking ZIONSVILLE lot on the east end of Park Street is perProject: Sycamore Street bridge manently closed. Parking is available on reconstruction the west end of Park Street. Location: Sycamore Street Bridge in ZiProject: Natalie Wheeler Trail onsville will be closed as the road bridge Location: On Union Street between Mill deck and bridge railing systems are reand Jersey streets. constructed and new decorative lighting Expected completion: Closed during is installed. construction of the Grand Junction Plaza, Expected completion: Aug. 28 estimated completion in 2021. Detour: Utilize U.S. 421/Michigan Road, CARMEL 106th Street and Main Street. Project: Roundabout paving Project: Irongate drainage and Location: Guilford Road and Main Street improvement Expected completion: Mid-May Location: A new storm sewer pipe is beProject: New roundabout ing installed along the south side of Oak Location: Carmel Drive and Pennsylvania Street from Irongate Drive to just west of Street Ford Road. Expected completion: June 30 Expected completion: The project began Project: Installation of raised pedestrian March 6 and is expected to continue crosswalks through May. Location: Range Line Road and Carmel Detour: No full closures are anticipated. Drive The south lane of eastbound Oak Street Expected completion: A full closure is exwill be closed during the construction bepected through mid-May, with three additween Irongate Drive and the Walgreen’s tional weeks of lane restrictions planned. entrance. Local access for residents and Project: New roundabout businesses within the project area will be Location: 96th Street and Haverstick Road maintained but short-term driveway cloExpected completion: By Aug. 1 sures will be necessary. Project: Lowe’s Way extension, including FISHERS a new roundabout and connection to KeyProject: Ind. 37 Improvement Project stone Parkway. A full closure is planned. Location: 126th Street west of Ind. 37 is Location: Range Line Road at U.S. 31 closed and is anticipated to reopen in July. Expected completion: July During this time, cross access and all left Project: New roundabout turns will be restricted, with only right-in Location: Carmel Drive at Pennsylvania and right-out turns until this phase ends. Street Traffic on southbound Ind. 37 will shift to Expected completion: The closure is anthe northbound lanes and two lanes will ticipated to last through the end of June remain in each direction. Local access to NOBLESVILLE businesses will remain open via Lantern Project: Road resurfacing Road. The official detour route will direct Location: Various locations within Mill drivers to use 116th Street or 131st Street Grove and Meadows subdivisions and at to Allisonville Road. Detour route markers various locations along Cumberland Road and advance warning signs will be in and 14st Street. place prior to the closure. Expected completion: June 30 Expected completion: 2022

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HCCF supports 7 nonprofits with grants By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

was recommended they delay their request for the next round. The applications came from the open The Hamilton County Community Foundaapplication round in November 2019. Poole tion always adheres to the three main comreviewed all the applications before ponents of its the board made a determination. GIVING BACK strategic plan Grace Care Center, which is based when issuing in Noblesville and serves Hamilton grants. County and northern Marion Coun“Almost all of our grant recty residents, received $16,000 to ommendations fall under mental support the growth and effectivehealth, family and youth empowness of the organization’s referral erment and inclusive economic services. Poole growth,” said Mackenzie Poole, “The goal of referral services is HCCF community leadership officer. “We reworking with our Grace Care Center families ally made sure we were helping the people and moving them toward economic self-sufmost vulnerable. For this March grant round, ficiency or achieving a new level of sustainwe had originally recommended a few more ability in their life,” GCC Foundation Execuorganizations, but with COVID-19, our board tive Director Keith Carlson said. “We do that made the decision to only fund the basic through this one-on-one coaching process needs categories, so, for instance, they are over the course of 12 to 18 months. providing food or providing health care.” “The last few months has been a tough The Carmel-based HCCF, an affiliate of time for many of them as they’ve lost jobs and the Central Indiana Community Foundation, (are) having a hard time paying the bills and awarded grants totaling $105,000 to seven making the mortgage and rent payments.” nonprofits serving Hamilton County. Other organizations receiving grants Poole said for organizations that were were: Children’s Bureau, Inc. ($14,000) for approved but not given grants this time, it programming support for children in the

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foster system or adoption services; Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc. ($10,000) to support school-based food pantries; Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry ($5,000) for increased access to fresh meat at food pantries; Second Helpings ($9,000) for the distribution of nutritious meals for vital county community partners; Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County ($10,000) to support Community Caring program matching homebound seniors with community volunteers; and Trinity Free Clinic ($16,000) to support medical and dental services for uninsured or underinsured, low-income residents. In addition to the grants, the board approved the foundation’s continued support of the LINK Advisory Council ($15,000) and a contribution to the Community Scholarship Fund ($10,000). The grants are awarded three times per year. An application round is open through May 31 for grants to be awarded in September. “We expect this September round to be competitive from all the needs from the coronavirus,” Poole said. For more, visit hamiltoncountycommunityfoundation.org/get-involved/not-for-profits/.

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Mask Brigade produces supplies By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Libby Sutherland wanted to help fill the need for personal protective equipment during the coronavirus GIVING BACK pandemic. “I decided I had to do something because I couldn’t sew, so I created this Facebook group,” Sutherland said. She immediately made fellow Noblesville resident Mindy Riley an administrator and co-founder of the Hamilton County Indiana Mask Brigade. “She was able to put her skills, not just sewing, but marketing, to get things out,” Sutherland said. “Within a couple of days, we had 250 people. By 3 1/2 weeks, we have over 1,200 that are registered. We have members whose entire families are part of the (assembly line) chain. We have people who get material, people that cut the material, people that sew the masks, we have people that cut the ties and elastic so our sewers can just sew. “ Volunteers pick up and drive parts to different homes. “Our motivation to start this was because we thought a lot of this could be curtailed if we could protect our people out on the front lines,” Riley said. “When there was a shortage of the N95 mask, we starting making an N95 cover.” The group follows The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention safety methods for producing the items. “We have 3-D (printers) and we need a lot more of them that are printing face shields,” Sutherland said. The group has made deliveries to the Noblesville Fire Dept. and plans deliveries to other fire departments as well. “The mother of a Westfield firefighter said what they really needed was barrier

Alec Firanek and mother Libby Sutherland with dog Brownie. (Submitted photo)

gowns,” Sutherland said. “It’s a single-time use if they are in (contact) with someone who might be infectious.” Jenna Bowling at Costumes by jelebobo in Zionsville created the pattern for the barrier gown for paramedics and assists members with sewing instructions. In addition, Sutherland said requests are starting to come from doctors’ offices and hospitals for cloth masks for their patients. “We (will) feel the need for personal use once we step back into things at the end of the curve flattening,” Riley said. “We might want to wear masks once we get back in the swing of going around people again.” Sutherland said the group has partnered with fabric stores to help them receive business while they offer a discount or donations to obtain more materials. Always in Stitches in Noblesville, Adkins Draperies and Blinds in Westfield and Griffon Decorative Fabrics in Carmel have helped supply the fabrics.

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Resident creates hay sculpture By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Karen Hymbaugh lives on a 5-acre farm on West 159th Street in Westfield. She recently used a hay bale ATTRACTION to create a sculpture to brighten the days of passersby. “I had a couple extra (hay bales) this year I didn’t use during the winter, and I had seen pictures of people using hay bales to make smiley faces, so I thought, ‘Why not?’” Hymbaugh said. “I put out one that had a mask on. I get a lot of bike riders, and I wanted to put a smile on their faces.” Hymbaugh set the hay bale on wood and used a piece of plastic tarp and twine for the mask. She found a few old pie pans and spray painted them to use as eyes. “I only have one color of paint, so that’s why they turned out greenish,” she said. “It was pretty fun.” Hymbaugh set the hay bales at the front of her property a few weeks ago. “People are stopping by and taking pictures, and while I was out working, some guy said I should send it to the newspaper,”

Karen Hymbaugh displays a hay bale she created at her property on West 159th Street in Westfield. (Submitted photo)

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Hamilton County Master Gardener Jennifer Lambert, left, and Christine Owens of Carmel Clay Public Library distribute victory garden bundles at the Carmel farmers market. (Submitted photo)

ton County. “The victory garden is about claiming victory over food insecurity and claiming victory over (COVID-19). It’s about moving on,” Broadbent said. “We want to encourage the public to grow now more than ever because despite everything that’s canceled, gardening is not canceled.” A tote with seed bundles is available between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. near the main entrance of the Education Center at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. Each family may take one bundle, which will be available until May 16 while supplies last. Learn more at hcmga.org.

WHS named in top 10 schools in Indiana — Westfield High School was named a top 10 high school in Indiana (No. 9 of 410) and in the top 4 percent of all schools nationwide (No. 639 of almost 18,000 public, private and charter schools) in the recently-released rankings of high schools by U.S. News and World Report. The WHS College Readiness Index Rank is No. 2 in the state (No. 1 in public schools) and No. 375 in the nation. Housing, utility help — Local housing agencies such are urging residents whose income has been affected by COVID-19 to contact their landlord or mortgage holder as soon as possible to discuss payment options. For those unable to continue to pay their rent and/or utilities despite government programs, a small pool of emergency funds are available locally, depending on eligibility. Those denied assistance by the township trustee or other source can reach out to the Good Samaritan Network at GSNLive.org and apply for one month of support.

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LOWERING HEALTHCARE COSTS He will stop special interest handouts and exorbitant charges by healthcare providers. The healthcare industry makes political donations of $250 million per year for special interest laws resulting in higher drug costs and charges for procedures in excess of 20 times what Medicare pays.

REDUCING TRILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL DEFICITS He will eliminate wasteful spending and tax breaks that benefit the richest 5% of Americans. Increase rates on capital gains to the same rates paid on wages, so the 400 richest people no longer pay rates lower than the middle class, thereby avoiding another financial crisis and bankrupting our children.

ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, NOW He will get rid of $40 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and invest the savings in clean energy technology research. Climate change is impacting our health, agriculture and security by causing increases in respiratory and infectious diseases, droughts and national disasters. We must ensure a safe and healthy future for our children.

REDUCING MINDLESS DEATHS BY FIREARMS He supports the International Association of Chiefs of Police approach to firearm safety. Requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases and stopping production of semi automatic assault weapons is a common sense approach to protecting our children, innocent citizens, and the 2nd amendment.

Matthew (Matt) Hook is an independent minded businessman who is tired of politicians who represent special interests and not the people. Matt retired as a Senior Partner with Centerfield Capital Partners where he invested in numerous companies in various industries throughout the United States. In addition, Matt was an attorney for 11 years and a CPA for 8 years. Matt and his wife Jody have lived in Indiana’s 5th district for the past 25 years where they raised their four children. If you want a data driven independent decision maker who believes Congress is suppose to be a check on the Executive Branch and not a rubber stamp for a political party, I would greatly appreciate your consideration.

Aria Diagnostics reinvents itself to battle COVID-19 pandemic By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

semble 50,000 kits, with 100,000 assembled per week thereafter. Many of the kits will be used locally, with others destined for A lab on 96th Street has quickly transclients in North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and formed its mission from toxicology screenMaryland. Khan and his partners formed ing to testing for Apex Medical to manage the assemPANDEMIC COVID-19. bly and are donating 50,000 of the Aria Diagnostics, kits to New York, one of the hard5635 W. 96th St. in Indianapolis, est-hit areas. typically checks for narcotics and “Nobody that I’m aware of in this opioids, but in recent weeks it has country is manufacturing kits,” shifted its focus to not only offering Khan said. “They aren’t hard to COVID-19 tests but assembling them assemble.” Khan as well. Ramping up Founder Zak Khan, a Carmel resident and As of April 6, Khan said Aria was testing 1994 Carmel High School graduate, said only more than 200 people for COVID-19 each day, testing people showing symptoms of the with results ready within 48 hours. But he disease — the policy in much of Indiana and said Aria has the capacity to conduct 10,000 elsewhere — doesn’t do enough to stop its tests per day. Many of those being tested spread. He said everyone who isn’t staying are first responders from central Indiana, at home — from road workers to grocery including Carmel, Noblesville, Whitestown, store employees — should be tested. Fishers, Zionsville, Westfield, Avon, Pike And he’s not going to let a shortage of Township and the Indiana State Police. But testing kits stop that from happening. the business also is expanding its reach, of“If you create a strategy saying, ‘There’s fering testing for several facilities in Texas. a lack of kits; we only want to test those Each test costs $175. Carmel plans to test who are symptomatic,’ that goes in the face its first responders weekly and other emof the evidence that says people are going ployees at least once, aiming to identify not to be asymptomatic (but contagious),” Khan only those with COVID-19 but also those who said. “The way the disease works is once may have unknowingly had it and recovsomebody gets it, they may be symptomatered. The city expects to pay $600,000 for ic, they may not.” the tests, which city leaders expect to be Khan said he became frustrated hearing reimbursed through the federal government. about testing kit shortages, especially in “The testing can prevent even more costareas hardest hit by COVID-19, so his team ly hospitalizations and additional medical found the raw materials needed to make treatment among our insured,” Carmel Maythem and began assembling them this week or Jim Brainard said. “Each hospitalization at Pure Pharmacy at Old Meridian Street and we avoid will save the city health insurance W. Carmel Drive in Carmel. fund tens of thousands of dollars.” In the first week, Khan expected to as-

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county in Indiana, had 225 deaths from COVID-19 as of April 23 but has not had to request additional morgue space from HamStreets, restaurants and many busiilton County, Chalfin said. nesses have been empty throughout much “There’s an indication numbers are startof the COVID-19 ing to drop, so I don’t think (overPANDEMIC pandemic, and flow in Marion County) will come to fortunately another pass. If it does, we’ll help out with facility has, too. whatever we can,” Chalfin said. Hamilton County officials conHamilton County increased its structed a temporary morgue to morgue capacity from two to 20 prepare for a potential wave of berths in 2018 when it opened a virus-related deaths, but so far they new $1 million facility at Riverview Chalfin haven’t had to use it. As of April Health in Noblesville. Chalfin said 23, the virus had led to 42 deaths in the the morgue was built with future growth county, a number far below the worst-case of the county in mind, but the additional scenario. space has been useful to have during the “When they first came out with projected pandemic. numbers, there were going to be 2 million At this time last year, the coroner’s office (deaths nationwide) all the way down to a had handled 132 cases. This year, it’s hanhalf million,” Hamilton County Coroner John dled 150 cases, but Chalfin attributes most Chalfin said. “Now, we’re getting down to of the increase to the county’s growth and more realistic numbers.” an aging population. Some areas of the U.S. have been hit Chalfin plans to keep the temporary harder by the virus than others, and in plac- morgue, which has space for 32 people, es like New York City, dozens of temporary available until the “crisis is over” in case morgues have been set up to handle the a future wave of infections proves more death toll. Marion County, the hardest-hit deadly than the first.

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deactivated. The only way to enter either the Judicial Center or the Old Courthouse will be through the East Entrance of the Judicial Center. Anyone who enters the Judicial Center must use hand sanitizer and have their temperature taken. Anyone – citizen or employee - with a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed into the building. Public hours at both buildings will be limited to 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

County building access limited — The Hamilton County Commissioners are further limiting access to the Judicial Center and Old Courthouse in Downtown Noblesville to help slow the transmission of COVID-19. All entrances to both buildings re closed and employee key fobs will be

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana elects board members — Thirteen community leaders were recently elected to serve as members-at-large on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. Board positions were filled by individuals from a variety of communities in central

Indiana. New local members include Debi Bardhan-Akala from Fishers, Arwa Ghalawan from Fishers, Sheena Lee from Fishers, Lucia Mar from Carmel, Tiffany Presley from Fishers and Jason Ulm from Westfield. Other members include Jenelle Smagala, Gabrielle Black, Sophie Quick, Hollin Bolden, Dr. Ken Britt, Dr. Sue Ellspermann and Laura Merrifield Wilson. WPD accredited — Mayor Andy Cook recently announced the Westfield Police Dept. received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. in the Law Enforcement program(s). This is WPD’s second award of national accreditation, the first coming in 2016.

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Jeff Mikesell retires from Westfield Fire Dept. By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Someone from the Mikesell family has been a member of the Westfield Fire Dept. for nearly a century, a COVER STORY legacy that ended May 1 when Jeff Mikesell retired. Mikesell said he aspired to be a firefighter since childhood, when his father was a firefighter with WFD. But the family’s firefighting service extends further than Mikesell’s father. “My great uncle was Bob Mikesell, and he was the first paid fire chief at Westfield,” Mikesell said. “He was hired in 1960 as full time, and he started as a volunteer at the age of 16, and that was in 1934. My grandpa, Harold Mikesell, was a volunteer, and he started at the age of 18, and then they both went to World War II, and then they both came back. “They were probably gone a couple years and then came back to volunteer at Westfield.” Mikesell’s father, Darry, began volunteering with WFD in 1966. Darry Mikesell’s brother, Stephan Mikesell, served at the same time, and Mikesell’s cousin, David, served in the early 1980s. Mikesell, 56, joined WFD as a volunteer in 1982. He started full time in 1994. He said he wanted to be a firefighter because of his family’s involvement. “Ever since I was 3 or 4 years old, we always hung out at the firehouse because we lived in town,” he said. “We lived down the street from the firehouse. We always had Christmas parties there and Santa Claus was there for the kids. We used to just go up there and hang out. They had a pool table there, so we played pool.” In 1982, WFD averaged 300 runs a year. Now, the department averages that many in a month. Mikesell also remembers playing on the firetrucks when he was younger. “Back then, when I got a little bit older, maybe 9 or 10, we were able to go into the

From left, firefighter Chris Sears, firefighter Jeff Mikesell, Lt. Chad Everitt and Lt. Steve Lamp. (Submitted photo)

trucks and go on fire runs,” Mikesell said. “We would jump in the truck with Dad and Grandpa and actually would go on fire runs.” Mikesell was born in Westfield and graduated from Westfield High School in 1982. In retirement, he plans to ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, travel and operate his mowing service, Mikesell Mowing, which he has owned since 1978. “I’ll probably keep mowing, and I like to ride motorcycles, so I plan to just go on various trips with that,” he said. The thing he’ll miss about firefighting is the camaraderie. “Working with all the guys is what I’ll miss the most,” he said. “ Mikesell, who drove the ladder truck at Station 81, lives nearby and plans to stay in touch and visit the fire station. “Being there so long, I worked with everybody,” he said. “Everybody is considered my good friend there. All the guys, we’re all brothers. We work there 24 hours and are

off 48, so I just became friends with quite a few guys and still am to this day.” Mikesell also plans to spend more time

with his daughter, Kelsey Childers, and son, Kole McClain (wife, Laci), and his grandchildren.

A PIECE OF HISTORY In 1923, the Westfield Fire Dept. purchased its first motorized firetruck. After being decommissioned, the truck was displayed at Acorn Farms on Oak Road. “They had a place there for kids to go in the summertime, and they had this for amusement,” firefighter Jeff Mikesell said. “They would sit it out in the field, and the kids would play on it. In the early ‘70s, Acorn Farms was going to take it to the junkyard because they wanted to get rid of it, so my dad and a couple guys got the Model T and Dad rebuilt it.” Now, Mikesell owns the firetruck. “(Dad) used to take it to all the car shows and city functions. He passed away about

Darry and Becky Mikesell display the 1923 Model T fire truck, which Jeff Mikesell owns.

five to six years ago, so I have it stored in a barn in north Westfield,” Mikesell said.

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County is resilient Editor, None of us could have possibly anticipated the challenges this spring would bring to our community, nation and world. Many of us have had to learn how to use new technology, create new work routines and maybe even learn some new recipes. Even though the last month has completely reshaped our world, I am grateful that some things never change. I am thankful for the many stories from across the county of people helping one another and community members finding creative ways to celebrate important milestones like birthdays, prom, weddings and graduations. These creative ways to celebrate life and the joy in our community give me hope to

keep moving forward, and I can only hope that it does the same for you, too. We will begin the phased process to reopen Hamilton County. I cannot wait to see our public spaces teeming with people in all four corners of our county, but until then, we remain resolute in tackling COVID-19 aggressively and with care to those around us. Hamilton County is resilient, and I ask for your patience and perseverance as we work together to reopen our county. This will take a conscious community effort, but I have no doubt we will tackle this challenge with grit and grace like every challenge we have faced before. Mark Heirbrandt, Hamilton County commissioner

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the most damage was to divide America by declaring a national disaster, and then leaving it to each state to fend for itself. I applaud Gov. Holcomb for navigating this Trump-induced mess as best he can. Hoosiers owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. As of now, the Trump administration is leaving testing up to the states and is using Indiana’s (Dept. of Workforce Development) to distribute CARES Act funds. Understandably, the DWD was not built for this type of job and is slowly trying to work through the thousands of requests for monetary aid during this national crisis. I

truly hope Gov. Holcomb and our elected officials are up to this task. To quote (screenwriter/director/producer) Aaron Sorkin, “There are times when we are 50 states and times when we are one nation.” If there was ever a time to be “one nation,” it is now. But President Trump chose the opposite. My hope is that Hoosiers remember this in November. Tyler Gresh, Noblesville

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Commentary by Terry Anker A hallmark of good stewardship for our corporeal bodies is regular health care. But in a time of isolation and lockdown, how do we keep up with routine maintenance? Many general practice physicians are waiting by the phone with patient counts low and offices closed. Do we have a responsibility to our good doctors to keep our regular checkups in much the same way that we are ordering carryout from the local trattoria? Many caring citizens have marched on with scheduled appointments, hoping to support the local team and to keep the baseline of personal care up to date. One such recent virtual visit illustrated the gaps of nontouch medicine to both medical professional and patient. The pleasantries of general self-reporting on weight, overall comportment and the vagaries of aging aches and pains became the focus of the exam. Thankfully absent were the more physical elements of the physical. One does not look in their own ear or throat. Also gone were the more invasive examinations that occur as we age. There was some talk of the current state of medicine. There was some talk about appropriate ways to fend off, or forestall, contagion. There was some talk about coping with the stress of it all. Then, there was a prescription for a blood draw – to be administered at a time and place that was available, open and comfortable. One can assume the results would bolster the chat and lead to a bit more accurate diagnosis. It is dangerously reminiscent of the 2006 film on government overreach, “Idiocrasy,” where medicine is largely practiced by vending machine. Still, there is comfort in the abnormal normalcy of it. The doctor closed by admonishing that we get a “real” appointment when able.

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Zooming in on normalcy Commentary by Danielle Wilson One of the benefits of all this time at home is that I am now officially an expert in video conferencing. I Zoom HUMOR or host webinars probably 15 times a week. I know how to schedule, record, moderate, participate, mute, share screen, enable a waiting room, change my name to something funny like Mommy Dearest or System Error, invite people in and kick people out. I’m a veritable Hugh Jackson (as P.T. Barnum, not Wolverine) of the greatest online circus shows in history! Not that it beats in-person interaction. I’d give up my red hair (which, I must say, is still looking incredible given I haven’t seen my stylist in forever. Miss you, SP!) to be in a classroom with my students or host a Derby party with my neighborhood peeps. But I have been pleasantly surprised by the way virtual gatherings have filled the social void. Yesterday, for example, I was

on a Zoom call with my friends from high school who live in North Carolina, Kentucky and California. We talked and laughed and cried (not me, I’m stone-cold dead inside) for well more than an hour. And if it hadn’t been past my bedtime, we might have gone on all night, or at least until 10 p.m.! Getting to see their faces, read their body language and toasting each other with our various cocktails made a huge difference for me. Even us introverts need an occasional dose of community to lighten the spirit. So, I think once the madness has subsided and we return to our normal lives, I’ll continue to be the master of the Zoom domain. Peace out.

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Editor, In response to the “Local businessman announces emergency mask program” story in (a past edition of Current), please also recognize the countless people donating their time and resources to sew cloth masks for our medical community, first responders and others in need of protection in light of COVID-19. These masks are produced at no cost to the end users. Included are local groups such as the Hamilton County Indiana Mask Brigade, the Mask Factory Team, Sew and Serve as well as other groups and countless individuals. To overlook these many generous citizens, yet recognize a local businessman selling similar masks for $9.99 “at the cost of production,” is an affront to those donating their time for the aid of humanity. While I understand this is a free country and entrepreneurship honorable, please give at least equal recognition to the many people producing similar masks for charity, free of charge. Anna O’Cull, Westfield

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For filmmaker Katherine Crump, her short film has a deep personal connection. “’Telling the Bees’ PRODUCTIONS is inspired by the loss of my lifelong friend who passed away in December of 2018,” said Crump, a Geist resident who wrote and is directing the 20-minute film. “We knew each other for 15 years, grew up together, we were Girl Scouts together and moved to Bloomington to attend Indiana University together, and losing her so suddenly was a major adjustment for me and everyone who knew her. The movie focuses on both the mourning process as well as many nostalgic, joyful memories that we shared, and ultimately portrays the nonlinear, muddled nature of grief by intercutting those two timelines. “We’re honoring the memory of a friend, but the more people I talk to about it the more I realize we’re also commiserating in a common experience of grief and loss.” Crump said the story is a fictionalized version of the grief she experienced. The title comes from the custom of beekeepers telling their bees major events in their lives. Like all productions, the schedule of “Telling the Bees” has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. “The necessary need for quarantine has affected our schedule because we were meant to be shooting this month (May) but are obviously needing to create a new plan,” said Crump, a 2014 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate. “We are still uncertain as to when that new schedule will take place, but we’re still moving forward, doing the work and making plans from home as well as we can.” Crump said she hopes to film in late summer or fall depending on actors’ schedules. Kristina Wagner, who plays Felicia on “General Hospital,” is Crump’s aunt. Wagner and “General Hospital” co-star Haley Pullos are in the short film, along with Cassidy Mack. “Telling the Bees” is the third short

The summer concert season is in a state of flux for most area venues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Indiana Gov. Eric HolCONCERTS comb released guidelines May 1 for sites to reopen June 14, with limit gatherings of 250 until July 4. After that, social distancing guidelines will be in place. That prompted the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to announce May 4 it is canceling the 2020 Symphony on the Prairie outdoor concert series at Conner Prairie in Fishers. For those who have purchased a value pack, ISO has provided three options: Ticket donation: ISO would like patrons to consider a tax-deductible donation of the value of the ISO tickets to support ISO’s mission during the tough economic times. Value Pack Voucher Exchange: Symphony on the Prairie Value Pack holders may exchange their current Value Pack for 10 ticket vouchers to the 2021 40th season of Symphony on the Prairie performances. Value Pack Gift Certificate: Symphony on the Prairie Value Pack holders may exchange their current Value Pack for a gift certificate, which is good through August 2021. The gift certificate can be applied to any ISO performances throughout the season. The release stated: “Due to ongoing physical distancing recommendations and crowd size regulations from local, state and federal authorities, the ISO anticipates it will be several months before musicians and patrons can safely gather for concerts in reasonable numbers. Even if concert restrictions are lifted mid-summer in the state’s reopening plan, the remaining guidelines combined with the infrastructure required for producing Symphony on the Prairie is so complex that presenting a partial season is not financially feasible.” Hamilton County Parks Resource Development Specialist Don Nicholls said a virtual staff meeting discussed plans May 6 for the Cool Creek Concert Series, but details aren’t established.

Riley Dismore, left, and Katherine Crump are the producing partners on “Telling the Bees.” (Submitted photo)

film under the umbrella of the production company, Film Wives Productions. Crump’s producing partner is Riley Dismore, a Geist resident and Fishers High School graduate. Dismore and Crump met at Indiana University. Geist resident Amy Pauszek, whose Where’s Amy photo column runs in Current newspapers, is a producer on the film. Pauszek is the executive producer for “The Addict’s Wake,” which focuses on the opioid epidemic in Brown County. Zionsville resident Michael Husain is the director of the full-length documentary. “The pandemic has made production for our feature documentary film more challenging, but it is also important that we gather material during the crisis,” Pauszek said. “The forced isolation is very difficult for those seeking recovery. We have continued to film during the pandemic because being isolated and no work for addicts makes it extremely difficult for them to stay clean, sober and healthy. “There are more overdoses, and COVID-19 has added more stress and disruption to Brown County.” Pauszek said they are conducting online interviews via Zoom and similar software to stay updated with those featured in the

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Carmel resident helps produce virtual concert programs By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel resident Lee Clifford is helping the American Pianists Association’s classical finalists share their PRODUCTIONS music online. Clifford, director of marketing for the American Pianists Association for the past four years, has begun a new online series, American Pianists Awards’ “Live from the Piano Bench.” With live events postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, many arts organizations are turning to online programming. The series has the 2021 finalists paired with past competition winners for conversations and short performances from their home. The Facebook Live performances began April 26. The remaining 3:30 p.m. performances are: May 17, Mackenzie Melemed with 2006 winner Spencer Myer; May 24, Michael Davidman with 1981 winner Sara Davis Buechner; and May 31, Sam Hong with 1985 winner Frederic Chiu. On March 11, American Pianists Association, which is located on Butler University’s

Lee Clifford runs livestream concerts for the American Pianists Association. (Submitted photo)

campus, announced the five 2021 finalists for the classical competition who will be competing during the following months leading up to the finals in April 2021. “Some people are taping things and then making them look like a Zoom show,” Clifford said. “There is an interesting spontaneity to doing things live, so that’s what’s we’re doing. We have two people on screen. Sometimes, both will play. Mostly, just one will play.” To view concerts, visit American Pianists Association streams at Facebook.com/ APApianists/live. For more, visit americanpianists.org.

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We are a high volume salon seeking groomers with knowledge of all breeds. Applicants must have 2 years of grooming experience. Full-time & Part-time positions available with flexible schedules. The job is commission based and includes tips. Applicants must supply their own tools and be available to work some weekends. Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt. Must be client satisfaction driven, detail oriented, professional and a dog loving candidate. If you exceed this requirements, we want to hear from you. Send resume to: kim@happydoghotelandspa.com

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a middle school science teacher that will be responsible for teaching science classes in a progressive environment designed for children with learning differences. This middle school teacher will be responsible for teaching science classes in grades 3-8. Strong communication skills, attention to detail and a child centered mentality are essential to this position. Prior teaching and a bachelor’s degree is required. This position is full time and compensation is commensurate with experience. Please submit your resume and cover letter to Jean Coffman at careers@mymwa.org

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Help Wanted: Looking for an entry level employee to round out my help desk. It is a perfect job for college aged students or someone looking to return to the workforce. Primary duties would be inbound tech support calls, emails, and light office work. Hours are Mon-Thurs 10:00am-2:00pm. Please send resumes, work history, or questions to: mkress@ theankerconsultinggroup.com

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