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Fishers business members share app advice By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Steve Burzynski’s goal was to present about at least one app ONEZONE the OneZone chamber audience found useful. “We all have unique makeups and unique likes and dislikes,” Burzynski said during the recent OneZone Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Ritz Charles in Carmel. “So, how we use apps is so different, and what we find beneficial for each other can be different with apps.” Burzynski is one of the owners of the parent company, Imavex, a website design and development firm, and is president/CEO of Gideo, an online video software platform. The digital marketing portion is now IMX Marketing. The businesses are based in Fishers. Burzynski was joined at the presentation by Cary Chandler, chief operations officer for Imavex, and Keriann Rich, president and CEO of IMX Marketing. “I need to have an app that was necessary to keep all the information that was coming in an enormous rate,” Chandler said. Chandler said he discovered a free app called Otter, a voice messaging app he uses for business and personal use. “I actually keep my sermon notes from church on there,” Chandler said. “It knows my pastor’s voice clearly now and types it for me. I do my family journals on there as well. It’s actually free for 600 minutes a month, which I am able to stay under.” Burzynski said the app is good for listening while maintaining eye-to-eye contact. Rich said she uses Venmo to pay freelancers who aren’t local. “Some of them are younger, and that quick access to payment is important,” she said. “I’ve been able to use Venmo for contractor payments, which is awesome because I can screenshot when the payment is sent through. I haven’t been using Venmo for that long and kind of came about it with babysitters because they look at you like you are a dinosaur (if you don’t have it). I had to get with the hipsters.” Burzynski uses the Stocard app to

Steve Burzynski speaks to a OneZone audience about apps. (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

store all his loyalty rewards cards such as Kroger, Speedway and others, instead of carrying all the cards or keychain cards. With fax machines having become mostly a thing of the past, Burzynski said iScanner, a free app, is useful to scan documents. “If I have a document and I have to sign and date it, I don’t have to go to the printer, copier and scanner. I can take my phone out, take a picture, and that’s the scan,” he said. “I save it and then I can save it, share it or email it. It’s an app that I use, if not daily, weekly for sure.” Burzynski finds Shoebox useful for collecting receipts for expense reports and using GPS from his phone to record mileage. Chandler has been using Quire, a free app, for task management. “It allows you to customize how you work,” Chandler said. “I am constantly looking for better task-management apps, but this is one that I like a lot.” Chandler uses Boomerang to separate his email from personal and business emails.

To our valued readers: We hope you are well and will continue to be well. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has played havoc on businesses across the nation and around the world. Current Publishing is in no way immune to that. Difficult decisions are being made by ownership and the boards of directors, some hour by hour, and it is with unyielding earnestness, empathy and respect that we inform you of important measures we are taking to secure the long-term viability of Current in Geist. Beginning with the editions of April 7 and up to and including the editions of June 30, Current will divide its total circulation to the Geist area by approximately 25 percent. That is, in a four-week month, a different quadrant of the area each week will receive Current by mail, and a supply of the editions will be made available at locations each week, including: • MashCraft Brewing: 11069 Allisonville Rd., Fishers. Hours of operation are 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and noon to 8 p.m. Friday through Saturday. Phone number is 317-863-5165. • Porter Books and Bread: 5719 Lawton Loop E. Dr, Lawrence. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Phone number is 317-388-5046. • St. Yared Ethiopian Cuisine: 11210 Fall Creek Rd., Indianapolis. Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is closed Monday. Phone number is 317-363-4435. In addition, our practice of making the newspapers available in their entirety online will not change. Again, as of this writing, this is an interim measure until we can gain more clarity as soon as the pandemic fades. Would you please support us and our advertisers as we continue to be the source for hyper-local news? Thank you for your understanding, and here’s to this cloud lifting sooner than later so we all can get back to business as usual. Please let us know if you have questions, and please be well and stay well. Sincerely, Brian Kelly Steve Greenberg President/ Executive Vice Publisher President/GM

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McCordsville issues call for artists news@geistcurrent.com After a January 2019 comprehensive study of the Mt. Comfort SIGNAGE Corridor from McCordsville to Cumberland conducted by Urban Land Institute, town leaders have organized a coalition to implement the study’s findings. The Coalition for Smart Growth includes leaders from McCordsville, Cumberland and New Palestine. “One of the recommendations was to brand the corridor and install consistent signage along the 15-mile stretch of Mt. Comfort Road,” stated Ryan Crum, director of planning and building for the Town of

McCordsville. To begin the process, a request for proposals from local artists was issued. Artists are asked to design a sign to brand and identify the Mt. Comfort Corridor. Signs will be 2 by 6 square feet and placed 1 to 2 miles apart. Artwork will be selected based on creativity, relationship to the corridor and the ULI report. The chosen artist will receive a $500 stipend through a donation by Hancock Health and NineStar Connect. The signage is expected to be constructed this summer. For the full request for proposals, visit any of the town’s websites and social media pages.

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City council extends travel advisory By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com

diana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order, which runs through April 7. The council granted the request. The Fishers City Council met March 23 to vote on extending a What happened: The council approved a GOVERNMENT travel advisory, waivresolution waiving certain procedures and ing certain formalities formalities pursuant with the Emergency during a disaster emergency and more. Management and Disaster Act. What it means: The act allows cities to What happened: The council continue to operate during times approved a resolution to extend a of emergency when it is unknown local emergency executive order how frequently government bodies that issues a travel advisory and a convene. It allows the mayor to see secondANOTHER executive order to suspend to essential matters as necessary COMMERCIAL BUILDING SOLD BY TAMMY KELLY door-to-door solicitation.RE/MAX ABILITY PLUS COMMERCIAL in the interim. In response to the DIVISION What it means: To protect resipandemic, the act has allowed the dents during the COVID-19 pandemic, city to delay stormwater payments Mayor Scott Fadness asked the for 60 days, create signs to assist Fadness council for an extension of the restaurants with takeout deliveries, executive order through the duration of Inclose park playgrounds and more.

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TOURISM CAN REBOUND By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

Hamilton County Tourism is taking the pandemic 90 days at a time, according to President Brenda Myers. The tourism agency has partnered with other local organizations and county officials to plan a disaster response. “We (have met) with the (Hamilton County ComMyers missioners) office to see how to assist with the emergency communications,” Myers said. “Their agency has been busy trying to prepare for the next phase, and we have the talent to be able to (assist with communications). That’s what we are doing as an organization while trying to keep Hamilton County Tourism alive on life support.”

MORE IMPACTFUL THAN 9/11

Myers said Hamilton County Tourism recently received a report from Tourism Economics, an Oxford economics company, that estimates an impact six times that of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “With 9/11, the drop-off was immediate. But, the message after 9/11 after a certain

Hamilton County Tourism President Brenda Myers said the county argues hotels are essential services. Gov. Eric Holcomb did include hotels in his March 23 executive order. (File photo)

time was to get out there, travel and support the nation,” Myers said. “This is stay at home, don’t go anywhere, don’t do anything.” Based on the study and what she’s seeing locally, Myers said Hamilton County Tourism expects a 60 percent decline in revenue. Although local tourist destinations like Grand Park, Conner Prairie, the Center for

County leader envisions ways for voids to be filled

the Performing Arts and others are closed, local hotels are still operating. As of press time, hotels are still considered essential and can remain open. Currently, local hotels are being used by emergency workers, families coming to the county to visit loved ones who are sick or for extended stays by new residents who may be in the process of building a house. “We are arguing some of them need to stay open. We will not get money off these people, but there has to be some sort of alternative housing right now,” Myers said. “We have to, because it will, quite frankly, help keep those hotels alive. This type of loss is going to be significant to our hotel and tourism in the county. It’s too expensive to run a hotel and keep it closed for eight weeks.” As of press time, county hotels were still open and operating under new safety standards, altered breakfast services and altered cleaning programs. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, another option for hotels to remain open is if they are used to house the mildly ill if hospitals become overrun. However, only hotels with negative airflow, such as many extended stay hotels in which rooms have their own HVAC units, would be used to house the sick.

GETTING BACK ON TRACK

Myers said if social distancing is effective, she’s seen models illustrating the nation could pull out of the pandemic by June. “If that’s the case, (Hamilton County Tourism) could salvage some of the summer travel season and the fall travel season,” she said. “It all depends on if people comply and if they can, you know, suppress the surge. It extends the life of the virus but it’s less impactful on the health care industry. If we could be in business by June, and if Grand Park could pick up the June travel season, it’ll be a significantly more optimistic forecast.”

BY THE NUMBERS 60 – Percent decline in revenue forecasted by Hamilton County Tourism 6 – Times the impact as the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks this pandemic will have on travel and tourism 41 – Number of hotels still open in the county 31 – Percent decline in revenue nationally forecasted by Tourism Economics 90 – Days ahead Hamilton County Tourism is planning

WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT DO WITH COVID-19 Compiled by Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Current Publishing asked the Hamilton County Health Dept. what someone should or should not do during the COVID-19 pandemic. What should someone do if they think they are infected?

If someone thinks they are infected but has not tested positive for COVID-19, they should stay home and quarantine themselves for 14 days. The patient must remain at home until 72 hours after symptoms resolve with no fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and seven days have passed since symptoms began. What should someone not do if they think they are infected?

Do not panic. Eighty percent of COVID-19 cases have reported mild symptoms which have not required medical intervention. What is the best way to prevent the spread of the disease?

Avoid contact with other people. Internationally quarantining has proven very effective in preventing the transmission of COVID-19. Limit trips to public spaces (grocery stores and other facilities) as much as possible. Best place to go for local resources:

• hamiltoncounty.in.gov/1595/COVID-19-Coronavirus-Information • in.gov/coronavirus/ • cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

SYMPTOMS Fever Headache General aches, pains Fatigue, weakness Extreme exhaustion Stuffy nose Sneezing Sore throat Cough Runny nose Diarrhea

COVID-19* Common (measured at 100 F or higher) Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes (progresses slowly) Rare Rare Rare In more serious infections Rare Sometimes

COLD

FLU

ALLERGIES

Rare

High (100-10 F) can last 3-4 days

Rare Slight Slight

Sometimes No Sometimes

Common Common Common

Intense Common, often severe Common, often severe Common (starts early) Sometimes Sometimes Common

Rare

Common

Common No

Sometimes Sometimes**

Common No

Never

No Common Common No

For more information: https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/covid-19

* Information is still evolving. ** Sometimes for children.

Sources: KDHE, CDC, WHO, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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Pollard’s videos hit home for many

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Editor’s note: Scot Pollard, 45, is a Carmel resident, Realtor with Kempler/Pollard and Encore Sotheby’s in the Village of WestClay and former NBA 11-year veteran with the Indiana Pacers and other teams. After noticing a Twitter post in which he volunteered to send a video greeting to anyone celebrating a birthday or otherwise in need of a pickme-up, Current Publishing caught up with Pollard as he and his wife, Dawn, and their three at-home children were self-quarantining as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What follows is a quick discussion about his goodwill-video gestures.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO THE VIDEO INITIATIVE? Pollard: Someone requested a birthday video, and I know a lot of “celebrities” that are on a platform called Cameo, which allows them to profit by doing videos for people. For example, someone wants a video birthday message for their friend who is a huge “Survivor” fan (Pollard was a contestant on the show in 2016), they pay whatever it costs to get their favorite “Survivor” character to do the video and it gets sent to them. I decided to do the same thing - but personally and for free. People have enough to worry about right now; no need to try to make a buck off panic. For me, though, I am more concerned about the people who are truly struggling with isolation. Whether it be from lack of family, funds or anxiety, this can be very difficult for some people. That was the impetus behind my idea. WHAT’S YOUR METHOD TO ANSWERING THE NUMEROUS REQUESTS, AND HOW MANY HAVE YOU DONE? Pollard: My method has been direct. I get the request, I film a video and direct-message it to their social media inbox. I’m on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, but I have only done this on Twitter and Instagram. I haven’t counted how many, but it’s been a lot more than I expected. I never should have underestimated the need for levity in times of stress! WHAT TYPES OF REQUESTS HAVE COME IN, AND HOW LONG DO YOU FORESEE BEING ABLE TO DO THIS? Pollard: Mostly it has been birthday wishes or fans of one of the teams I have played for, whether it’s Kansas, Detroit, Sacramento, Indiana, Cleveland or Boston, there have been requests from all of those fan bases. I’m willing and able to do this as long as my schedule allows. Like everyone else, my

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Scot Pollard in his home office. (Photo by Dawn Pollard)

schedule has freed up considerably with the cancellation of a lot of events my wife had booked for me and us, as well as herself, in the upcoming months.

WE’VE SEEN SOME OF THE RESPONSES TO YOUR OFFER, BUT WHAT HAS THE FEEDBACK, OVERALL, BEEN LIKE, AND HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? Pollard: I haven’t had a single negative feedback thus far, which is odd, given social-media users’ ability to be anonymous and libelous. That, in itself, makes me feel good, that maybe we can all be better and uplift without the garbage anonymous negativity that some people engage in. As far as the positive feedback, there has been one that has stood out so far. It was from someone who flat out said, “I’m one of those people” (that may just need reassurance). Seems pretty obvious they were in need of someone to acknowledge and appreciate them. That one feels good, and I hope that person hangs on.

IN ADDITION TO THE “PICK-ME-UP” VIDEOS, WHAT’S YOUR RECIPE FOR MAKING THE MOST OF EACH DAY AT HOME WITH YOUR FAMILY? Pollard: We, like most everyone, I’m sure, have spent too much time on (computer, phone and tablet) screens. However, we have bundled up for some walks, we have made a family video and plan on doing more of those. Just the production of them has created memories. The kids have cleaned out their rooms and prepared toys and clothing for donation, so we are continuing to keep the focus on other people that are having hard times. Idle hands and minds are dangerous, so the focus is to stay busy at all costs!

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NO BOREDOM HERE Compiled by Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Current Publishing asked local residents to submit photos and descriptions of ways they are keeping boredom at bay during their self-quarantine. Below are some of the responses:

CARMEL: The Walters family is using this time to foster some kittens. Michelle Walters displays the kittens.

NOBLESVILLE: Korie Pickett is spending more time creating metal work such as stamping and upcycling silverware to create jewelry. She also is a storyteller. Since all of her pop-up events have been canceled, she’s selling her items on hoosierqueen.com. GEIST: KimAnn Schultz is finalizing a business related to her mother’s recent move into a senior-living community and needed to make a stop at the bank. Since the streets were quiet due to the restrictions, she allowed her 16-year-old daughter Hannah to drive them to the bank to get more experience behind the wheel as she works toward her driver’s license. She then allowed her daughter to drive them around the community and down a few bigger streets and tricky intersections for a half hour.

ZIONSVILLE: Summer Steenburg and her children, Sophia and Sullivan, are staying active during self-quarantine by doing activities like online art classes, science experiments, bike riding and starting an indoor greenhouse. WESTFIELD: James Zenor recently purchased a cello to learn something new. The selfquarantine has provided him more time to “annoy (his) neighbors with the sweet offpitch sounds of this wonderful instrument.” Zenor also runs trails and helps Student Impact with food deliveries.

Students look for positives behind cancellations By Renee Larr editorial@youarecurrent.com

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, local schools are closed until at least May 1. With these closures comes the cancellations of extracurricular activities such as sports. Parents, coaches and student-athletes are grappling with ways to cope with the disappointment. Parents are encouraged to allow student-athletes to discuss their feelings but not wallow in them. “Parents and coaches should acknowledge the fact that it’s OK to feel frustrated or disappointed over the cancellation of a season,” said Casey Miller, vice president of external relations for Positive Coaching Alliance. “It doesn’t make you weak to grieve, but afterward students should try to find Blake Braden is a Fall Creek Junior High School student in Fishers who plays the positives in the soccer for the Indy Premier Soccer Club. situation.” (Submitted photo) Positives include working on a new skill or drill the athlete has yet to master. Blake Braden, an eighth-grader at Fall Creek Junior High School in Fishers, plays soccer with Indy Premier Soccer Club. “We aren’t having practice anymore, but our coaches are sending us videos of skills we can try, so we’re staying active and not sitting at home doing nothing,” Braden said. “They’re posting on Instagram and using an app called sportsYou so we can stay connected.” Braden has a positive attitude about the situation. “I’m bummed out about it, but I know this is being done to keep us safe,” he said. “As long as we all do what we need to do and still practice, I think we’ll be fine if we do get to come back later this year.” Parents, meanwhile, are encouraged to coach their children at home. “They should ask for permission to offer feedback,” Miller said. “Then they should offer truthful and specific feedback about their performance rather than a generic response of, ‘Good job.’” For more, visit positivecoach.org.

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Veterinarian talks pets and COVID-19 By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

Fortunately for pet owners, they don’t have to worry about becoming infected with the new coronavirus by their pets or passing it to their pets. Dr. Dana Graham, a mobile veterinarian who sees patients between Pendleton and Dr. Dana Graham Speedway, including Hamilton County, said lots of research has been done on the topic. “One of our nationwide labs has done thousands of tests because they’re a global lab and they have found no sign of this virus affecting animals,” Graham said. “We are also being told animals can’t transmit the disease.” Graham said no correlation has been found between an infected individual coughing and then petting an animal and then the owner becoming infected. Animals, however, can contract other illnesses. Graham said she is taking precautions to protect her patients’ owners and herself during the pandemic. Safety measures include working in garages instead of homes and using washable gloves because of a nationwide shortage of medical gloves. She’s also trying to stay away from her older clients and check on them via phone. Veterinarians nationwide are working to reschedule elective appointments, like annual vaccinations, unless a dog needs a rabies vaccine. Veterinarians also are using telemedicine. “If a dog starts limping, you can take a video of the limp and then we can say whether it’s something that needs X-rays or if you can come by to pick up medicine,” Graham said Veterinary hospitals are offering curbside service for pets requiring care. For more, visit heydrdana.com.

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Churches find ways to stay connected to members By Mark Ambrogi and Ann Marie Shambaugh mark@youarecurrent.com Carmel United Methodist Senior Pastor Rev. Patti Napier understands the stress the coronavirus pandemic is putting on the nation, so staying in touch with her congregation is crucial. “We are looking for creative ways we can remain connected with anyone having challenges right now,” Napier Napier said. “If we have someone in the hospital with a serious illness, (we are) staying connected, using phone, using different kinds of Zoom and FaceTime. We know that some of our folks are going through situations in life already, compounded by this. Also, I think it’s important to address the emotional stress and strain that this whole experience is creating with anxiety and worry and fear (and) isolation we have already.” Napier said it’s important the church pulls together as a community and follows state guidelines, such as staying at home, as directed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. “My great concern is that we look out for one another as people of faith. That’s what God calls us to do is love one another,” Napier said.

Carmel Christian Church

Pastor Jerry Zehr said church members have stayed connected with technology. “We are able to do the service (with) Facebook Live,” Zehr said. “We’re encouraging our elders to stay connected with people and

to make calls to them. I’m probably doing more of that with people. I just sent out a thing about my feelings on what we can do to find some positive things in this time when you’re at home. This, too, will pass. I think it’s helping people not be too fearful Zehr but be smart.” One thing Zehr is having trouble dealing with is the fact he can’t visit congregation members in the hospital. “What’s frustrating as a pastor and for the family, the hospital is on lockdown, so I can’t go see (patients in the hospital),” Zehr said. “I think they look forward to their pastor to come and be with them or bring them Communion, and we can’t do any of that.”

Mercy Road Church

Mercy Road Carmel Lead Pastor Josh Husmann said the church prerecorded services through Easter Sunday last week to have those ready to go online. Husmann said there is a guide for devotionals, Bible study and discipleship group meetings on the website and Facebook page. “We’ve moving all the services online,” he said. Husmann said there is a prayer form to fill out for a digital connect card. “If they fill those out, we connect right away with a pastor reaching out to help or assist them,” Husmann said. “We’ve got benevolence funds we know are going to help people (in need) during this time.”

Grace Church

The church has been live-streaming worship services on Saturdays and Sundays

on GraceChurch.us and Facebook Live since March 14. “In addition to that, we are doing regular touch points via phone calls and Zoom with some of the more vulnerable population,” said Tyler Bender, executive director of communications for Grace Church. “We are hosting a virtual prayer gathering Wednesday nights. We also are sending out daily creative worship videos featuring music, crafts and messages to kids so they can continue to worship.” Bender said the staff is ramping up efforts in its Grace Care Center where people can place online grocery orders. “Our staff is taking daily shifts to stock shelves and serve people with the groceries they need for the week,” Bender said. “People are asked to simply drive up and we place the bagged groceries in their cars. (The week of March 15) we served 618 families this way. That service is open three days a week.”

Northview Church

The church made the decision March 12 to hold services online for four weeks, and officials plan to continue to monitor that. “We stream our services each week at northviewchurch.us/watchonline,” Northview Church Communications Director Maddie Hall said. “We are thankful that we already had this process set up and could recommend everyone watch online. We are offering an online experience specifically for kids and students as well. At-home resources can be found at northviewchurch.us/next. If people would like to talk with a pastor, or they have any other questions, they can call the church between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They can also email info@northviewchurch.us or send us a Facebook message.”

PANDEMIC A POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

“Essentially, the fear, the panic all those things are real emotions, but the market, the economy, is still foundationally strong,” he With thousands of people losing jobs besaid. “Those things haven’t changed, not like cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, many fear 2008-2009 where banks were an issue, the a severe economic downturn. Finaneconomy was an issue. This is dealing cial advisory Allen Duros said that with a medical issue, and that mediwon’t necessarily be the case. cal progress will dictate the timeline “What I would tell you right now for reducing market volatility. is this is a tremendous opportunity,” “But most people believe, when it he said. “That’s the conversation is addressed, (the market) will relawe are essentially having with our tively quickly recover because it’s not clients.” an economic issue.” Duros Duros, who works for Edward Duros said some investors may Jones at 8049 N. County Rd. 600 W. Suite make emotional decisions during the pan102 in McCordsville, said fear and panic don’t demic, but they should refrain from doing so reflect actual economic or financial reality. if their long-term goals haven’t changed.

“I will talk to anyone for a complimentary conversation, because right now, fear is what’s dictating this,” he said. “So much of what I’m doing right now is not financial, but more emotional. (Financial advisors) are preachers, teachers and coaches, and right now we are doing all three. “If you have money on the sidelines, it is a tremendous opportunity to get in.” Duros has partnered with Vice President of JP Morgan Client Relations Ryan Wardlow to provide a free 15- to 20-minute market update and outlook at 10 a.m. April 2. Anyone is welcome to join the teleconference. The callin number is 1-857-318-0900 and the call-in toll-free number is 1-888-575-5762. The access code is 196 452 04.

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and on dialysis. “It was hard to find a donor. We were advertising where we could but never found March is National Kidney Month - an a living donor,” Paula said. “Two weeks into awareness-raising dialysis - she was at her weakest point and TRANSPLANT grassroots effort to I was at my breaking point - I called the spread the message of church and asked them to pray for a donor.” the importance of kidney health and the imTwo hours later, the family received a call pact it can have on lives. Lydia Check they’d been waiting for – there was is a 10-year-old who’s enjoying all that a donor for Lydia. life has to offer after a kidney transSince her transplant, not only has plant in 2018. Lydia been able to go back to school “She is doing fantastic. She’s on and dance class, but she’s ridden nine meds a day but they are keeping on a float, run a 5K and been busy her going and she is just doing amazmaking up for lost time, according ing,” said Paula Check, Lydia’s mom. to her mother. Lydia Check When Lydia was 4, her energy Lydia also helps with fundraising levels started to drop, along with her for the Children’s Organ Transplant weight. Doctors initially thought it could be Association. She also is an ambassador for motion sickness or lactose intolerance. By Make-A-Wish and was recently granted her the time she was 5, doctors thought she was wish to visit Paris. suffering from ulcerative colitis. “She wants to see the art and soak up the “On Labor Day, they told us she had a geculture,” Paula said. netic kidney disease which turns the kidneys Lydia, who wants to be an entrepreneur to scar tissue and she needed a transplant,” when she grows up, has a simple message Paula said. for others. Lydia was Stage 4 when she was diag“Just be brave, strong and grateful, and nosed. In 2018, she was considered end stage everything will go good,” Lydia said.

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Ken Nelson records a video at the traditional burial site of Jesus. (Submitted photos)

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A former radio and TV broadcaster, Ken Nelson views himself COVER STORY as a storyteller. “What I’m doing now is no different,” he said. The Geist-area resident has created a multipart series of videos to help pastors, church staff and Bible and small-group leaders present the basic teachings of Jesus as written in Scripture. Nelson tells the stories with the visual backdrop of the Holy Land. Nelson, 75, formed the idea after a Holy Land tour with his wife, Susie. “What motivates me is we have over a thousand identifiable Christian denominations,” said Nelson, who was a field anchor at WRTV-6 in Indianapolis from 1978 to 1984 and later ran Ken Nelson Productions. “Christianity in America and around the world is losing members. Churches are closing by the hundreds. You hear about the megachurches that are growing but a lot of people are staying away from church.” During their tour of Israel, Nelson and his wife visited the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, in Jerusalem. As Nelson was standing there, he said he thought as a storyteller there has to be a simple way to

relay the stories as Christ did. “Jesus was not a complicated storyteller,” Nelson said. “He told a lot of simple parables and stories that made a lot of sense and were very profound. I thought as a storyteller and filmmaker there has to be a way to translate the simplicity of Christ into the basics of Christianity.” Nelson originally envisioned one video to distribute to churches, so he put a video on his cellphone and showed it to some church audiences to get feedback. He was encouraged to make it a series, and it has now grown to 10 videos. The website, basicchristianityvideo.org, will be available for livestreaming or downloaded for future use as a whole series April 12, Easter Sunday. There is a leadership and discussion guide for each video. “We stick to this principle that if it’s not in the Bible, we don’t address it,” Nelson said. “If it’s what Christ said and did, we talk about it. It’s nondenominational.” BRINGING BIBLE STORIES TO LIFE To tell the stories, Nelson interviews David Faust, a Fishers resident and East 91st Street Christian Church associate minister, who joined Nelson on one Holy Land visit. “We go to 45 places in the Holy Land,” Nelson said. “For instance, we go to Lazarus’ tomb and say this is where Jesus

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brought Lazarus back to life. So, what happens is the Bible becomes a living story to them. It’s not just words on a page.” Nelson has been to the Holy Land nine times in the past two years. He befriended a family of Palestinian Christians, whose leader, Fadi Zoughbl, founded the Church of The House of Bread in Bethlehem. When Nelson visits Israel, he stays with them and helps their ministry, and Zoughbl has helped with the series. Nelson operates the camera, edits and writes the script. “All the things I’ve done in life has prepared me to do this,” he said. “If I had a whole production crew over there, I could never do this with the cost I’m doing. I do a lot of photography myself. I’ve hired people to go with me when I’m on camera.” Technology gives him the ability to update and refresh the videos. Despite his busy schedule, Faust said he had to accept Nelson’s request to help with

the videos. “How can any minister of the Gospel refuse an opportunity to go to Israel and teach about the life of Jesus?” Faust said. “I think Ken has done a a terrific job. Ken is a great storyteller. He has a good way of asking the question the viewer of the video would want to ask. You can tell he has years of experience at it.” Nelson started Ken Nelson Ministries approximately 1 1/2 years ago. “We’ve spent thousands of dollars on it,” he said. “Susie questioned at times the wisdom of all of this but now she understands it and I have her blessing to do this.” Nelson’s ministries have accepted donations to help defray all expenses. “I’ve had people asking me if we can have it translated into different languages,” he said. “I think this is going to explode in use around the world. We think the demand for this is going to be overwhelming.”

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Commentary by Terry Anker As most of us now find ourselves with considerably more time at home these days, many turn to streaming services and television for a bit of escape from the rapidly changing and evolving circumstance in the real world. Still, it can be hard to find a bit of humor that isn’t downright dumb. Most sitcoms insult our intellect as entertainment elites underestimate the intelligence of the standard American. But a precious few bring laughs without making us feel guilty for watching. CBS-TV’s now-concluded “The Big Bang Theory” is often regarded as one such program. In its tight 30-minute runtime, it tells the fictional story of Sheldon Cooper, a stereotypical genius without much common sense. Cooper grew up in Galveston, Texas, and while the show never specifies, it is widely assumed that he suffers from Asperger syndrome and OCD. But because of his odd charm, he has managed to surround himself with a cohesive band of close friends and family. He lives in a distinctly restrained way, preferring the familiar to the new and often repeats the favorite songs and aphorisms of his loving, if a bit odd in her own right, mother. With all his impressive strengths and countless near-debilitating weaknesses, Cooper manages to prod himself along in life. “If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, then we’d all have a Merry Christmas” he chides his friends if they aren’t able to move along or decide. Even in urging their action, he often finds the strength to take his own steps. In our own real lives of considerable tumult, the saliency of this childlike admonition rings a clarion call. Is the world returning to “normal” quickly? Are we going to survive unscathed? Who knows? However, we can manage how we confront it – no ifs, ands or buts.

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

Steeled for the SAHM trenches Commentary by Danielle Wilson I won’t lie. The first few weeks of this pandemic madness were rough. Fear, uncertainty and other people’s HUMOR apocalyptic panic all conspired to put me on the edge. But now that the new normal has settled in, I’m looking at this craziness in a whole new light. Friends, this is my time to shine. As an introverted, ex-stay-at-home mom in my late 40s, I have what Liam Neeson calls “a very particular set of skills.” Let’s explore: • Introvert: I’ve been perfecting social distancing my entire adult life. Large groups of humans drain me to the point that I often create excuses to leave early or not go altogether. So, to have every level of government telling me I am not allowed to leave my house for the foreseeable future, that’s nutritious and delicious heavenly manna for this introverted soul! • SAHM, aka, stay-at-home mom (retired): Although I’m not thrilled to have been pulled out of retirement, the nine years I spent on active SAH parenting duty are serving me well. With my

trusted assistant Cab Ernet, I’m once again brilliantly scheduling, multitasking and preventing gang warfare. Momma is back! • Gen-X: A fellow child of the ‘70s commented that our generation was essentially born for this crisis. Raised like feral wolves, without supervision, seat belts or iPhone trackers, we were forced to fend for ourselves in the neighborhood and in the kitchen. No toilet paper, eggs or mall shopping? No problem! Improvisation plus imagination equals survival. Plus, we’re too young to be high-risk boomers and too old to be apathetic millennials/GenZers. We’re basically superheroes. Let us unite, ye introvert SAHMs of Gen-X (separately, of course). It’s our time to shine! Peace out.

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

Editor, I must take issue with Danielle Wilson’s column in the March 10 issue of Current. Her diatribe on “Phoning it in” was very disturbing. Her admitting to failing at a resolution to give up her “potty mouth” was bad enough. Then, her talking about giving up something for Lent, indicating adherence to a religious tenet, she admitted to failing at that and telling her kid(s) to make their own F****ing mac & cheese was a clear indication of how far our society has become such an uncivil mess. Did she think that was funny? Did she think that was cute? Did she think that was being liberated? Did she think at all? I agree that I am probably a dinosaur, but I see absolutely no redeeming social significance to the use of the F-bomb in mixed company or, especially, in front of one’s own children. To do so should, in my view, be an easily prosecutable felony. There is enough coarseness on TV and the movies, it sure isn’t necessary for parents to reinforce it. Garry Lyon, Fishers

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Actors disappointed by postponed performances By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com When Matt Kraft learned the show would not go on approximately three hours before its debut, he felt that familiar disappointment. THEATER Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kraft learned Civic Theatre would have to suspend “A Few Good Men” performances at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. “It was a little like runKoharchik ning out to the ice cream truck when you’re a kid and learning it’s sold out of everything but pistachio,” said Kraft, a Carmel resident and a 2008 Carmel High School graduate. “I’m not sure if that’s the right analogy, but I am sure pistachio is a terrible flavor for ice cream. I was very sad to hear about the postponement, but I am keeping a positive outlook. It was awesome working with the entire cast and crew on this for the time that we got to work on it. “Obviously, there are much bigger problems in the world to deal with now, and I just feel lucky that I got to work on this play at all. I’m hopeful that in the future we can finish what we started.” Like Kraft, Carmel resident Jonathan Scoble had a lead role in the military drama. “We were all devastated,” he said. “It kind of felt like getting punched in the stomach. All that work we put into our production and we didn’t get to share it with anyone. It was a real shame. At the time, we were a bit naive to how serious the national crisis was and was going to be. I have since found some peace in the decision to postpone. We were simply doing our part to prevent further infection. “While I credit the Center for the Performing Arts for the swift decision, it wasn’t without a fair amount of heartache and sadness for all of us involved in the production.” Civic Theatre officials said they hope to reschedule “A Few Good Men.” Scoble said the cast would be ready to go on without too much more rehearsal.

From left, Matt Kraft and Jonathan Scoble pause prior to a rehearsal for “A Few Good Men.” (Photo by Mark Ambrogi)

“I’m an optimist, so assuming the original cast and crew are still available to proceed, I’d say not much (rehearsal time would be necessary) given we were show-ready when our run was postponed,” Scoble said. “That said, if we are in fact offered the opportunity to put on this amazing production, it will be our director’s responsibility to make that call.” Another group of Civic Theatre actors was in its third week of rehearsing “Matilda the Musical,” which was set to open April 24. Zionsville Middle School seventh-grade language arts teacher Mikayla Koharchik was cast as Mrs. Wormwood, Matilda’s mother. “It’s always disappointing to lose something which you have envisioned coming to fruition,” she said. “At this strange,

unprecedented time we are all grieving loss, whether that be a job, a loss of being with students and colleagues or a special event or trip. Civic and community leaders absolutely made the right choice, but I am thankful for the many people making sacrifices right now so that places like Civic and other businesses and services can get back to work as soon as possible. “I definitely hope that ‘Matilda’ can be remounted at a later date.” Main Street Productions was set to open “A Raisin in the Sun” at Westfield Playhouse March 20. Nancy Lafferty, a McCordsville resident, was fulfilling a longtime goal of directing the powerful play. She said the cast grew concerned when Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced March 12 a gathering

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Responding to the new reality Commentary by Jeff McDermott How quickly things change. On March 10, the Center for the Performing Arts hosted a naturalization ceremony at the Palladium, ENTERTAINMENT where 98 immigrants from 42 countries became U.S. citizens. It was a joyous and inspiring occasion that evoked a great sense of pride in our nation. We expected the same two days later, when the U.S. Army Field Band was scheduled to play a free concert for a capacity crowd. Meanwhile, however, America was coming to grips with the reality of COVID-19. That Thursday afternoon, when the governor’s office issued its first limits on public events, we had no choice but to cancel the concert, even as the band was loading into the concert hall. The decision was heartbreaking, and it was only the first of many postponements and cancellations to come. Now, like you, my colleagues and I are focused on finding the best path forward. Our goal is always to bring people together, so how do we live up to the expectations of our patrons and supporters while we’re all being urged to stay apart? Though some

may see the arts and entertainment as low priorities, we believe the opposite: Now more than ever, we all need the inspiration the arts can provide. So we persevere, in a barrage of emails and online meetings. The Center’s management team has become a COVID-19 task force, meeting regularly to make decisions on the health and safety of our patrons, artists, employees and community, and developing new policies and processes to ensure the continuity of our operations. We also formed a creative working group that is collecting arts-related content we can share through social media and other digital means, including material from artists on our Center Presents schedule and streaming performances by local and national artists. Best wishes to you and your family, friends and coworkers as you find your own ways to respond to this crisis. Jeffrey C. McDermott, the president/CEO of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation, is an occasional columnist. He can be reached as JMcDermott@ TheCenterPresents.org.

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