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Indiana officials support reopening schools, expect more cases

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Despite a rise in COVID-19 cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations, Indiana State Health Commissioner PANDEMIC Dr. Kristina Box said it is still important that Indiana reopens its schools.

“I get a lot of questions about whether schools should be reopening now because we have more cases than when schools were shut down in March,” Box said. “We shut things down in March to prevent a surge that would overwhelm our health care system.

That allowed us to build the infrastructure for testing and secure the needed ICU beds, (ventilators) and PPE to ensure hospitals could manage the outbreak for the longterm. We were successful in this effort, so the conversation now about schools reopening is really quite different.

“I continue to believe that our schools can safely reopen by wearing masks, practicing social distancing and good hand-washing, cohorting students and ensuring people who are sick or who are close contacts of someone with COVID stay home.

This does not mean our schools will be free of COVID. What it means is that we all need to do everything possible to limit the spread of COVID.” This month, many Indiana schools have opened or plan to reopen with mitigation efforts to stop or slow the spread of the virus. Some schools are offering in-person and remote learning opportunities. Many secondary schools have adopted a hybrid learning model, allowing older students in sequestered groups to attend in-person classes two or three days a week and learn remotely the remainder of the week. Other school systems have delayed reopening indefinitely.

To date, state officials have left reopening decisions to local leaders and school officials.

In the first days of the new academic

year, multiple Indiana schools reported COVID-19 cases, some on the first day of in-person classes, causing other students and staff to quarantine.

The decision whether to conduct in-person classes comes as the state reports increased COVID-19 hospitalizations, daily hospital admissions, positivity rates and cases. The number of daily tests conducted, however, also has increased. State officials reported 923 COVID-19 hospitalizations as Box of Aug. 4. On June 26, the state reported 595 hospitalizations, its lowest mark since a high of 1,579 on May 4.

On July 29, the state had a 7.4 percent seven-day average positivity rate, according to the Indiana State Dept. of Health. The rate measures the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive. Since midJune, the rate has steadily risen. State officials reported a seven-day average positivity rate of 4.3 percent June 18, 6.3 percent July 4 and 7 percent July 14. The rate peaked at 14.5 pecent on May 3.

Although state officials expressed concern about the positivity rate, they acknowledged it varies by county and that mulitple factors could affect a county’s positivity rate. As of press time, Boone County had a positivity rate of 7.5 percent. Hamilton County had a positivity rate of 6.3 percent, according to the state’s online dashboard, which can be viewed at coronavirus.in.gov.

Some counties had positivity rates less than 5 percent, and others had rates higher than 15 percent.

State officials will continue to monitor positivity rates in Indiana counties, Box said, by examining the number of tests per 100,000 people, sources of outbreaks, emergency department visits for specific

symptoms, emergency room visits and hospitalizations to help school and local officials make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Box said there is no single statistical metric to objectively determine whether reopening a particular school would be safe.

She said that COVID-19 cases are expected in schools that allow contact sports.

“We have certainly seen cases from these contact sports,” Box said. “That’s to be expected. I’ve said all along that I think that this is a decision that will be made not only locally at the community level with the schools and the public health people in the community, but also individually for each family depending on that individual child’s health and the family’s health and who that individual child might bring an infection home to that lives in the same home.

“I think all of that is a personal decision that needs to be made. That being said, we will see more cases of COVID with these contact sports because you can’t do wrestling or some of these other sports without being in each other’s face.”

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said the pandemic has caused virtually all Hoosiers to make adjustments, including schools.

“I have, too, received a lot of input from school administrators saying how excited they are for school to get back,” Holcomb said. “So, yes, there are different opinions along the way, but it’s also really brought us together from the most local perspective – with your local health department, local school corporation, with the state and all of our resources. It really has brought us together to get us through this together.

And it will change. There will have to be adjustments. That is a little unnerving, but the comforting fact is we are all in this together.”

“This does not mean our schools will be free of COVID. What it means is that we all need to do everything possible to limit the spread of COVID.”

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Doctors explain how the fight against COVID-19 has changed

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Dr. Tracey Ikerd has spent the last several months helping patients at Ascension St. Vincent battle a disease no one PANDEMIC had heard of a year ago.

With COVID-19 not likely to end its worldwide rampage soon, doctors and researchers have scrambled to understand the new coronavirus and find a treatment or vaccine. Progress has been made, but for Ikerd, who specializes in infectious diseases, the biggest lesson learned so far is to be prepared for almost anything.

“I’m impressed with the severity of some of the patients contrasted with the extremely mild presentation of the others,” he said. “Some are minimally symptomatic, others come and have an inexorable disastrous decline and literally fall off the end of the earth and there’s very little you can do about it. There’s times I’ve felt helpless watching people deteriorate and pulling every trick out of my pocket to keep them going, but other times people turn around almost on a dime.”

As the pandemic rages on, there’s still much to learn, but medical professionals have made great strides in understanding COVID-19 and developing treatment strategies since the disease arrived in Hamilton County in March It’s not like the flu When COVID-19 first began making headlines in the U.S., it was often compared to the flu. Although both illnesses have similar symptoms, doctors have learned they aren’t as similar as once thought.

Doctors said they are grateful COVID-19 didn’t begin spreading rapidly in the U.S. until the flu season was nearing its end, because treating surges of both diseases at the same time would have put hospital beds and personal protective equipment in even shorter supply than they were when the pandemic began.

And that’s exactly why they’re stressing the importance of getting a flu vaccination this fall.

“We need you to not get influenza, because (concurrent surges of the flu and COVID-19) will potentially overwhelm hospitals and health systems,” said Michele Saysana, chief quality and safety officer at IU Health.

What’s working Although there’s still no cure or vaccine

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for COVID-19, doctors have begun using treatments that appear to help some of the sickest patients.

Riverview Chief Medical Officer Eric Marcotte said convalescent plasma, which is taken from the blood of a person who has recovered from COVID-19, seems to make the most difference, but it’s in short supply.

“That’s more valuable than gold right now,” he said. “Having the liquid part of the blood from someone that’s immune (to COVID-19) and having their antibodies to give someone that’s dying from it is miraculous.”

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Doctors also said they have seen positive results in some patients given remdesivir, an antiviral drug developed by Gilead Sciences to treat Ebola, although it wasn’t effective against that disease. The drug is in short supply, so it’s only given to the sickest patients.

It’s not as deadly as first thought As doctors continue learning more about COVID-19, the chances of surviving it continue to rise.

“The chances of dying and the chances of having significant complications and problems in the hospital have been dropping pretty much every week,” Marcotte said.

In June, 6.2 percent of the COVID-19 cases reported in Indiana were fatal. That number dropped to 5.6 percent in May and 4.3 percent in June. Hamilton County saw 68 COVID-19 deaths in April, 21 in May and 7 in June.

Although that may provide comfort for many people, doctors say it’s important to continue social distancing, wearing masks and making other efforts to keep the disease from spreading to those most vulnerable to COVID-19, including the elderly and those with a compromised immune system.

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When brainstorming events for its summer series, the Westfield Welcome team wanted to include THINGS TO DO some smaller, more low-budget options for all residents to enjoy, so it came up with Sunrise Cycling and Pop-Up Picnics.

According to Bailey Spitznagle, hospitality coordinator for Westfield Welcome, so far the events have achieved the goal of bringing residents together and engaging them in the Westfield community.

“We’ve gotten such a positive response from all of our either virtual events or smaller events that we’re doing in the summer series,” Spitznagle said. “We’re so excited, and I believe we’re going to continue these on for summers to come.”

Sunrise Cycling is offered every Tuesday through Aug. 25. Each week, the public is invited to meet at a predetermined location in Westfield for an 8 a.m. bike ride, which can range from 4 to 10 miles, depending on the consensus of the group.

Spitznagle, who led the ride on July 14, said the participants embraced the opportunity for cycling and socializing.

“It was almost like when you go to a lunch with some friends and you just kind of sit around chatting, but instead of eating food at the same time, you’re pedaling a bike,” Spitznagle said.

The Pop-Up Picnic, another event from the summer series, occurred July 17 in Quaker Park. Families were encouraged to stop by and chat with other attendees, enjoy the atmosphere and take advantage of the park’s activities for the afternoon. Kona Ice also was available for purchase.

Spitznagle said smaller events like PopUp Picnics and Sunrise Cycling allow residents to build relationships and connect directly with their community.

“In my opinion, the smaller events really capture our city better,” Spitznagle said. “The attendees get to talk to us, the managers and planners, on a little bit more of a personal level. They get to actually get to know the community.”

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Sam Hinds comes by his love of racing naturally.

His grandfather, Don Reed, RACING was a Top Fuel drag racer, and Hinds’ father, Steve Hinds, worked on Reed’s and later Steve Torrence’s Top Fuel crew. Steve is technician at an auto dealership.

“We made a monster out of him, unfortunately,” Steve Hinds said jokingly of his son.

Sam, a Westfield High School sophomore, has raced go-karts on sprint courses since he was 5 years old.

“Whenever I close my visor, I just feel I’m away from all the drama in the world, I can go out there and have fun and go as fast as I can,” Sam said.

This year, Sam is running in the Kenyon Midget Series, which is named for sibling Midget car racing legends Don and Mel Kenyon.

“It’s a cross between a common day midget and a sprint car. It’s a little bigger than a common midget,” Steve said.

Sam, 15, ran four races in the Kenyon Midget Series in 2019 to see if it was something he wanted to do. Not surpisingly, he loved it.

“We bought a car and he’s racing the full series,” Steve said.

Sam said there has been a lot of learning in the series, “I have to shift gears,” Sam said. “The racing is a lot more intense. We’re all within a tenth of a second versus in carting where you can be off the pace a second or half a lap.”

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“It’s probably one of the best drives I think I’ve ever done,” he said. “I led every lap. I won the pole. I qualified for the pole. I won by 8 seconds.”

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debunk some of those myths to show available solar resources in states where there is a lot of sun and some without much.

Solar United Neighbors Indiana Program “Indiana is right there in the middle of the Director Zach Schalk recently offered his range,” he said. “The map compares Indiana virtual prewith Germany, which has some of ENVIRONMENT sentation of the highest solar penetration in the Solar 101. world, even though they have much “We are a nonprofit that is workless solar resources in Germany ing to build a new energy system than we have here in Indiana. If that is clean, just and equitable and they can harvest sunshine in Gergives control to local communities,” many, we can certainly do so here Schalk said during a Zoom session. in Indiana.”

Schalk “We help Hoosiers go solar, join The south face of a roof is genertogether and fight for their energy rights ally the best option for panels. because we think we need a strong solar “Panels are efficient enough today that movement here in Indiana and around the east or west installation can often make country that is pushing for rooftop solar economic sense, but really, you just want to and other clean energy technology (and) avoid a north-facing roof. That’s when your policies that allow everybody to benefit production will really fall off,” Schalk said. from a clean and equitable energy system.”

“We want to avoid as much shading as posIndiana’s program was launched in 2019 sible because when your system is being and is one of the newer of the 12 states shaded, it is not producing electricity.” that have the program, Schalk said.

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240 of our solar co-ops and helped nearly 5,000 homes and businesses go solar since we started as a volunteer neighbor group in 2007 in Washington, D.C.,” he said. “Here in Indiana, we’ve helped about 40 homes and businesses go solar through three solar coops. We have two solar co-ops in Hamilton County and Boone County that just selected an installer (July 14), so we’re hoping to help more groups go solar through those groups as well.”

The free solar co-ops make it easy to save money with a bulk discount by going solar with a group.

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Westfield Playhouse will open Aug. 14.

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Westfield Playhouse moves to new downtown facility

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Paul Estridge Jr. knew little about the business of community theater when Westfield Playhouse board members John Sampson and Tom Smith asked him to give his thoughts on renovating the more than 150-year-old home of the theater.

Estridge, president of Estridge Homes, knew immediately it would not be wise to sink more money into the building on Ind. 32, which was originally a church.

“Paul said, ‘I’m not putting a dime into this place, we’re going downtown,’” Smith said.

Estridge decided the time was right to talk with Westfield Mayor Andy Cook and city leaders to see if there was an appetite to have a theater in downtown Westfield.

Former Westfield City Councilor Jim Ake helped the organization get approval from the council for funds and the land downtown.

“It went through the city really fast because no one was against it (getting the space),” said Smith, a former Westfield City Council member. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

The Westfield City Council issued a $300,000 grant for the project in August 2019.

The Estridge Family Foundation contributed more than $400,000.

“We built it for no fee, so our whole company lent its expertise in construction management to the project,” Estridge said.

Westfield Playhouse, which is operated by the nonprofit Main Screen Productions, will open Aug. 14 with three performances of “The Monologue Show,” a youth production.

The first 2020-21 production, “Hedda Gabler,” is set to run Sept. 24 to Oct. 4. The playhouse, which is in a building with more than 6,000 square feet and a capacity of 160 at 220 N. Union St., was finished in late July.

“Our foundation has always felt its primary mission was to build community in everything we do,” Estridge said.

“From Day 1, we have invested our assets into different projects that serve the community. It kind of goes hand-in-hand with our background of being builders. It allows us to see the extended impact of building community. We believe the more you build community, the more you create venues and places for people to gather and enriches people’s live.”

Estridge understands amenities helps people select neighborhoods, so the foundation’s mission goes behind the neighborhood houses that Estridge Homes builds every day.

“The area is walkable, and that’s one of the key things today is walkability from dining and entertainment,” he said. “You got the restaurant district, the park and the new theater. You got a lot of cool things happening.”

Westfield suits Estridge A 1976 Carmel High School graduate, Estridge has lived in Westfield for 31 years and in the same home for 26 years.

“Our children have all gone to school here, and we love it,” Estridge said. “We chose Westfield because it reminds

me of the Carmel that I grew up in. I would say this about Westfield, it’s more home cooking than formal wear.”

Estridge said he doesn’t think he’ll ever appreciate the theater as much as people who have been part of the playhouse.

“I’ve always loved it, but the business of putting on plays was foreign to me,” he said. “Tom and John helped me a lot to understand what was necessary, and we applied our knowledge of creating space. It’s important to recognize the fact that there has been hundreds of thousands of dollars of time and materials by different vendors in the marketplace.”

Custom Concrete and Westfield Steel contributed to the playhouse, which has suffered some delays.

“The pandemic affected everybody with material deliveries,” Estridge said.

Some of the delays happened before the pandemic.

“The commercial theater code was new to us,” Estridge said. “There is a completely different fire code and things like that.”

Smith, who retired as a FBI agent in 2006 and then worked as a private investigator, became a board member in January 2017.

“All I had under my belt at that point was six months of acting experience,” Smith said. “I was looking around, and there were hundreds of years of acting, directing, sound, set building (experience). They knew everything about it, what do they need me for? The only thing I could think to do something about was the building. I knew Paul back when I was (on the) city council in 2010. I said, ‘Would you look at our building?’ That was all there was to it.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker Among the many changes delivered by the proliferation of media outlets is subspecialty programming. For decades, television ran at a consistent cadence.

It had limited choice and very high control. Viewers could either tune into one of the three major networks, which aligned their schedules to identical time and style, or catch one of the lessthan-a-handful of independents as they delivered reruns of network stock or the occasional lesser sporting event. We all watched the news at the same time, and we all came to expect that family drama would begin and end within the 22 minutes squeezed in between the commercials and opening and closing credits.

Evidence of the change is this month’s annual return of Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.” It includes hours of new programming aimed at all things about the apex predator of the high seas and their often bloody interactions with humans. The cable network promises to deliver dozens of hours of themed product that, even when discounted for the countless ads, is sure to bring some learning about the impressive animals.

Fans will attest that the producers have found a formula and have stuck with it. They build anticipation by use of short, often ominous, outlines — then cut to commercial. “You may die on this Florida beach, standby for more information.”

Then, they explore a years-old attack and cut to a modern study that might explain the circumstance. “Is it safe to go back into the water?” Again, commercial. From there, they wrap up with something that seems like an answer but always with a caveat: “Scientists disagree on the variables and impact — more study is required.” It is all very exciting but intellectually unsatisfying. Is it safe to get into the water or not? How much death risk is a day of fun and exercise worth?

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

I just can’t ‘Belize’ it Commentary by Danielle Wilson Friends, my husband, Doo, is having a midlife crisis, and if my memory is correct, this is his second in 10 years.

HUMOR Perhaps the first was simply a warmup, or maybe he’s going to now make it to 100. Regardless, amidst all the other shtick that’s currently hitting the stupid proverbial fan, I’m dealing with a partner who spent the weekend researching live-aboard sailboats in Belize.

That’s right! Apparently, we are quitting our jobs, selling our house and moving to either an ocean or a sea, details TBD. Not immediately, of course. We still have one kid in high school and three who may or may not be staying put, depending on the COVID-19 status of their colleges. There’s also a rather pesky ban on all international travel. But according to Doo, this is happening soon.

So, he’s looking for trial-run opportunities, first to see if he can actually captain a

boat in open water, and second, to ensure we won’t kill each other in such a confined space. Forget our commitment to paying off credit cards or the other small vacays we already have on the books (Murrell’s Inlet, S.C., 2021!), Doo’s focused on weeklong excursions featuring taglines like “off the grid” and “a yachter’s paradise.”

However, as the self-appointed monitor of the purse strings and the official Chez Wilson reality checker, I’ve been less than supportive.

Doo is calling me “Destroyer of Dreams.”

But I’m not in crisis.

I love my work, I like our home and I am perfectly content with our yearly Carolina vacays. I’m also fairly confident that, like last time, this, too, shall pass. Peace out.

That’s right!

Apparently, we are quitting our jobs, selling our house and moving to either an ocean or a sea, details TBD.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Editor, Like thousands of my fellow physicians who are members of the Indiana State Medical Association, I applaud Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to order face masks for use by all Hoosiers in public. This mandate is a necessary step to prevent another surge of COVID-19, a disease that spreads whether the sick ever develop symptoms or not.

Many patients are at risk for serious complications if they become infected with COVID-19. But wearing a mask is a minor inconvenience compared to the dangers of the coronavirus no matter what age you are. Young and old alike who test positive have described their symptoms as the worst illness they have ever experienced.

Wearing a mask is one of the only effective ways to prevent COVID-19 in addition to staying at least 6 feet apart from others and washing hands often.

The emerging evidence proves that cloth face coverings reduce the spray of respiratory droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. And studies have shown no significant decrease in oxygen and/or increase in carbon dioxide levels as a result.

I hope you will mask up yourself and encourage others to do the same.

Angela Wagner, DO trustee, Indiana State Medical Association past resident, Indiana Osteopathic Association

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Cody Young, left, and Jason Van Skike are partners at an Edward Jones office in Westfield.

They are baseball coaches at Westfield Washington Schools. (Submitted photo)

was quickly able to get involved with coaching at the school prior to moving to the city.

“We are here to serve. I feel like the calling on my life is service in this area, whether that’s serving my family, serving my clients and serving the youth of Westfield,” Young said.

Van Skike’s values fall in line with Young’s.

“For me, baseball had no question been the biggest part of my life and now being able to invest in this town to where I can share some of those experiences, and not only that but give back to the game that’s given me so much,” Van Skike said.

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As we enter the fifth month of this public health crisis, I continue to take comfort in seeing the compassion and commitment of everyday citizens to protect Indiana communities, families and neighbors and help our health care heroes stop this virus.

It is important to understand that COVID-19 is easily spread and can have devastating effects. Therefore, our communities should come together to use every mitigation tool at our disposal to halt its spread. Looking after each other and being neighborly is what American values are all about.

We should all be taking some simple steps to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting COVID-19. For starters, we should all wear a mask or face covering while in public. Masking helps prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people, an important aspect of “source control” of the virus.

Frequent hand-washing for about 20 seconds with soap and water, and refraining from touching your face, are two of the most effective ways to remove germs and prevent infection to yourself and others, requiring nothing more than a few moments of your time. This kind of hand-washing should extend beyond the pandemic and become a regular, healthy habit.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Noblesville High School senior Rosie Allenson had to expand her creative skills.

Allenson plays three difTHEATER ferent roles in the ensemble performance of “The Monologue Show” for Westfield Playhouse’s youth production.

“It’s more characterization work because you want the audience to have a clear understanding you are playing three different people,” Allenson said. “It was a lot more work in creating three completely different characters, but the writer (Don Zolidis) really helps with that. He’s brilliant.

Each monologue is incredibly unique.

“The Monologue Show” will be the first production in the new Westfield Playhouse at 220 N. Union St. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 and 15 and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 16.

“I have had some experience before doing ensemble-type shows and played different characters, but not as starkly contrasting as these three girls I’m playing,” Allenson said. “I love the characterization process no matter what show I’m in, and this was especially fun since I got to do that times three.”

The cast has been rehearsing in person in face masks since July 29. Previously, it was rehearsing virtually.

“We’re going to perform in face shields so you can see all the expressions,” Allenson said.

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“Funny enough, I played their teacher in that show as well,” Haas said.

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Restrictions force Beef & Boards to take another break editorial@youarecurrent.com Tanya Haas and her son Charlie appear together in “The Monologue Show.” (Submitted photo)

Westfield Playhouse over the years,” she said. “Besides appearing in shows myself, most of my children have also appeared in Westfield shows over the years. When (producer) Tom Smith pointed out to me that I would be speaking the very first lines on the new stage, I was really honored. Originally, I was scheduled to direct a full youth production for the Playhouse this summer, which I was very excited for. When current circumstances made that production unwise to produce due to social distancing guidelines, the idea for this show came up. I did not feel I was the best person to direct a monologue show, so I happily turned the new show over to Brandi Davis. When the opportunity arose for me to actually be in the show, I was more than happy to take the role. Having worked with a few of the young cast members previously as an actor or director, and having seen quite a few of them in other productions, I knew it would be a unique and fun show.

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Charlie plays three characters.

“It’s a little odd having a lot of the people playing multiple characters, including myself, but I feel like it works really well, and everyone brings so much to the characters they play,” he said. “It’s also interesting to see how people react to what’s going on as the characters they’re playing at the moment.”

Davis, from Elwood, is the director. Jadin Payton, Davis’ son, is playing three roles.

“The biggest challenge is COVID-19 and keeping them socially distant on the stage while still staging the show,” Davis said.

“I spent two hours on the stage (July 30) marking the stage to keep them apart. The staging keeps them 6 feet separate at all times. There are a couple of pass-throughs but when they are sitting and standing, they have to stay 6 feet apart from one another.”

For more, visit westfieldplayhouse.org.

Due to increased restrictions on entertainment venues in Indianapolis because of COVID-19, Beef & Boards THEATER Dinner Theatre will take an unprecedented second intermission this season, starting Aug. 10.

Since reopening in July after postponing shows due to the pandemic, Beef & Boards has worked diligently to make entertainment in its venue as safe as possible with its comprehensive responsible reopening plan that included plated meals, reduced audience sizes, spaced seating of parties, germicidal lighting in all air handlers and mask requirements for all. However, with Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s restricted audience size reduced to 25 percent, it is simply not sustainable to continue productions at this time. The theater’s plan is to reopen in the fall.

“It breaks my heart to take this ‘time out’,” stated Doug Stark, owner of Beef & Boards. “However, for the safety of the Beef & Boards Family and their guests, it’s the grownup thing to do. Please stay happy and healthy, and we sincerely hope we can play again in the fall.”

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Starkey said there will be a video menu of music education material for elementary When the coronavirus pandemic hit through high school students. in mid-March, Indianapolis Opera began Those materials will become available in shaping its eLearning mid-September.

MUSIC program to replace “We are working with funders to music education in the replace the lost revenue of us not classroom. being in the classroom this fall,” The Indianapolis Opera website Starkey said. “We’ve got this wonfeatures free programming from derful facility with the Basile Opera previous performances to launch Center in this very large room we the program. are able to transform into a studio Starkey “It’s been seen by hundreds of where we are going to do the repeople — school teachers, parents, kids hearsing and taping of the material.” and families for extended education in the Starkey said it will be similar to a video spring, and we carried (it) into the sumbroadcast center. mer,” Indianapolis Opera General Director The website now features summer acDavid Starkey said. tivities for kindergarten students through In the fall, Starkey said a new group of fifth grade: “The Tails of Cats and Mice” resident artists will provide content. (children’s opera); fifth through ninth: “Ve“Instead of going into the classroom, we dem” by Lori Laitman and Jewish Federwill be creating weekly education content ation of Greater Indianapolis’ teacher rethat will be new,” he said. “It will be availsources for Holocaust education; and sixth able to schools and teachers, parents and through 12th grade: “Singing for Success.” families. Some of it will be free and some Those activities will be available through of it will be at a low cost. We have some end of August. funding that is coming together to be able For more, visit eLearning on indyopera.org.

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“We approached this series with caution for changing times and to ensure we could ensure concertgoers would be able to distance and enjoy the concert safely. We intentionally started with a small series in order to gain proof of concept before adding additional events to our schedule,” Sandquist said.

Toy Factory performed July 24 with two shows at Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, also called the NDP AMP. Huckleberry Funk, a rhythm and blues band based in Bloomington, is scheduled to perform at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21.

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Huckleberry Funk will perform two shows Aug. 21 at Nickel Plate District Amphitheater in Fishers. (Submitted photo)

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Mary Magdalene was the patron saint of Russian Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the mother of Czar Alexander III. In 1881, a year after his mother died, Alexander visited a Russian Orthodox mission in Jerusalem and was persuaded to build a church honoring his mother on the western slope of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Garden of Gethsemane. The church, featuring sev-

en gold onion domes, each topped by an Orthodox cross, and a sandstone exterior finished to resemble marble, was built in 1888 and dedicated to Mary Magdalene. The interior includes a large painting illustrating a legend that Mary Magdalene appeared in Rome before Emperor Tiberius, protesting the killing of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria who converted to Orthodoxy when she married Alexander III’s brother, Sergie, commissioned the church’s artwork. When Sergei was assassinated in 1905, Elizabeth became a nun and founded a Moscow convent. In 1918, Elizabeth and Sister Barbara, a fellow nun, were among those tossed into a mineshaft and killed by the Bolsheviks. The bodies of these now sainted women lie in marble sarcophagi in the church. The church is also home to about 30 nuns of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, established in 1936.

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LPN, CNA, HHA (will provide training no experience necessary) Dietary, and Housekeeping If you have a passion for seniors and would like to start a rewarding career in healthcare then we would love to speak with you!

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STYLISTS NEEDED: The Salon Indy is looking for experienced stylists to rent booth space.

Call us at 317-946-3250 for more details.

NOW HIRING

7235 Riverwalk Way North, Noblesville, In 46062 317-770-0011

Apply at: careers.fivestarseniorliving.com COMPUTER TECHNICIAN NEEDED

Local Computer repair shop in need of PC and Mac techs with experience pref both PC and Macs, certification strongly desired, pleasant personality & some sales experience. Pay starting at $16/ hour and up for F/T. Send resume with cover letter to jobs@ctcarmel.com

UPSCALE HOTEL AND SPA FOR DOGS IN CARMEL SEEKS ADDITIONAL STAFF:

Full time and part time groomers with 2 years of experience.

Must have proper training on all breeds.

Also seeking Front desk receptionist, daycare/ hotel attendants.

Our staff works as a team and we require a team minded spirt, client driven satisfaction, detail oriented, professional, and a dog loving candidate.

Full time and part time position available.

If you meet this criteria, we want to hear from you.

Email your resume to: Kim@HappyDogHotelandSpa.com

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR SKILLED CARPENTERS!

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

For immediate consideration, call Gary Simpson at 317.703.9575.

SOUTHWEST FOOD SERVICE EXCELLENCE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HIRE

people for this upcoming school year at Westfield Washington School District for a variety of positions including: Nutritionist, kitchen lead, barista, office admin, and cafeteria worker. Please call Linda McCoy 317-867-8061 or Joey Healy at 317867-8060 for more details. Apply at the Support Services office at 18160 Market Court, Westfield, Indiana 46074.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER ASSISTANT POSITIONS The International Montessori School (www.intlmontessori.com), located in Carmel, Indiana, has several Teacher Assistant positions available for the 2020-2021 school year starting in August. Working hours will be between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM Monday through Friday, although specific schedules will be determined by the position.

Qualifying candidates should have an undergraduate degree or a diploma from a technical school and experience working with children ages 3 through 6 years old, should be enthusiastic, kind, and creative with a love for children.

Compensation is competitive and based on experience.

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