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kNOT TODAY partners with police to mitigate sexual exploitation By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Linda Reich, founder and president of the kNOT TODAY Foundation and wife of Indianapolis Colts LAW ENFORCEMENT head coach Frank Reich, said that in the second year of the nonprofit, she wants to further the group’s mission and vision. “Our vision is to protect the beauty and innocence of childhood throughout the country. We are doing that to mitigate sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of children throughout our country,” she said. Reich said she realized that child exploitation and trafficking isn’t just an overseas problem or a problem that is more prevalent in border states. “It’s alive and well here in the state of Indiana,” she said. kNOT TODAY recently helped Ascent 121, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that provides trauma recovery services to teens, renovate a 17,000-square-foot building on the southeast side of Indianapolis to enhance its services. kNOT TODAY also recently sat down with local police agencies and task forces, including the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Fishers Police Dept., to discuss resources and areas of partnership. kNOT TODAY recently purchased a yellow Lab named Hunter to work as a law enforcement K-9 to assist departments by finding SIM cards. “(Law enforcement) can take the dogs into an arena or space (of someone already under investigation) and they will sniff out SIM cards. You know how small SIM cards are,” Reich said. “Sometimes there are hundreds and hundreds of SIM cards stored with horrific content of children being sexually abused throughout the world. So, we purchased a dog and also are looking to assist organizations and police forces local-

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DISPATCHES F.C. Tucker stats — A strong seller’s market continued in Fishers in February, with home sale prices increasing and homes leaving the market quickly. According to F.C. Tucker Company, the average sale price of a Fishers home increased 12.9 percent, to $365,835, compared to February 2020. Homes in Fishers also left the market 50.8 percent more quickly, selling in 30 days on average. The average price per square foot for Fishers homes increased 14.5 percent, to $148.96. Fishers residents join Martin University’s board – Fishers residents Bishop Lambert Gates, Sr. and Terry Morris are serving Martin University’s Board of Trustees as a new member and as board secretary, respectively.

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ly with mobile digital forensic units.” Fishers Police Dept. representatives said the department is looking forward to working with kNOT TODAY but that a plan hasn’t been outlined. “These dogs are highly trained in areas where human beings cannot find some of these SIM cards, and these dogs can sniff them out how to identify any type of perpetrator and nefarious links in Indianapolis and the greater metropolitan area,” Reich said. Reich said kNOT TODAY was formed not to be a direct service organization but to assist other organizations by providing platforms, resources and networking opportunities to help those organizations acquire resources and raise awareness of child exploitation issues. For more, visit knottoday.org/about-us/. continue deliver to a different 25 percent of the community. That means, in a fourweek month, a different quadrant of the community each week will receive Current by mail. In addition, our practice of making the newspapers available in their entirety online ensues and never will change. It’s starting to appear that we’ll be able to return to weekly circulation at 100

Fishers Deputy Fire Marshal elected to Fire Inspectors Association of Indiana – Fishers Deputy Fire Marshal Josh Earl recently was elected as the Central District Vice Chairman for the Fire Inspectors Association of Indiana. He will represent 34 counties in central Indiana as a member of the FIAI board. The mission of the FIAI is to provide educational and networking opportunities to its members, so they may serve their communities and customers with excellence and effectively advocate for public safety. Earl has been a Fire Inspector with Fishers Fire Dept. since 2015. Fishers attorney recognized – Craig, Kelley & Faultless has five lawyers that are 2021 Indiana Super Lawyers or Rising Stars honorees, including Fishers resident Scott Faultless. Each year, Indiana Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Indiana via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Only 5 percent of the attorneys in Indiana become Super Lawyers honorees each year. percent sooner than later. As we indicated before, exactly when is anyone’s guess, but is something we badly want to restore. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to work to get back to business as usual. Brian Kelly Steve Greenberg President/ Executive Vice Publisher President/GM

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Vaccine soon open to 16 and older By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced all Indiana residents 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 PANDEMIC vaccine beginning March 31. During a March 23 virtual state address, Holcomb said Indiana and all other states were told the federal government will send large shipments of vaccines the last week of March. The federal government has directed all states to make all residents 16 and older eligible by May 1. “What’s been the real life-and-death game-changer has been access to vaccines,” Holcomb said. “Our approach to vaccinating Hoosiers has been simple — vaccinate those who are most at risk for hospitalization and death first, which meant our seniors and those who were medically at risk were first in line.” But now that the state has opened eligibility to residents 40 and older, health care workers, first responders, educators, school staff and those with specific health conditions, Holcomb said it is time to open

eligibility to all residents 16 and older. State officials expect to receive increased shipments of all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the FDA. State health officials will wait to examine trial data from studies that have enrolled children 15 and younger before granting eligibility to those younger than 16. In addition, Holcomb said beginning April 6 local officials will be responsible for determining venue and event capacities. The state’s color-coded advisory map will still be updated but will no longer determine a county’s capacity limitations. Also beginning April 6, Indiana’s face-covering mandate will become a state mask advisory, though face coverings will remain mandatory in all state buildings and facilities and in all vaccination and COVID-19 testing sites until further notice. Masks will continue to be required at all K-12 schools for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, Holcomb said. Additional mass vaccination clinics will be scheduled in April, and the state will continue to send mobile units to targeted areas to further distribute vaccines.

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Lawrence works to increase tourism, awareness of what city has to offer By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com City of Lawrence Communications Manager Daniel Beyer said Hoosiers, and even many Lawrence residents, aren’t aware of all the city has to offer when it comes to tourism. In July 2020, Beyer worked with other city staff members to create a tourism website for Lawrence called visitlawrenceindiana. com, and since then, the city has been working to inform residents and visitors about what there is to do in the city. “I just know how great ( the opportunities are) Lawrence has to offer,” Beyer said. “I eat at these restaurants, I’m going to all these events, so it’s really about expanding upon what we already do in marketing the city with our social media and showing people Lawrence is a great place to be and live. “We realized Lawrence didn’t have anything like a tourism website or organization like Visit Indy, which was our influence. So, we wanted to have a website to show people what Lawrence has to offer.” The website lists local events and attractions such as Fort Harrison State Park, the Indianapolis Salt Cave and the Fort Ben Cultural Campus, among other destinations. “I think people who have been to Fort Ben in Lawrence find it amazing, but a lot of people don’t know, especially people in Indianapolis, and there’s not a huge awareness of Lawrence,” Beyer said. Lawrence purchased TV advertisements and billboards to showcase what the city has to offer. A new hotel may be able to house those tourists who visit Lawrence. A 98-room Tru by Hilton recently broke ground at 9135 Otis Ave. and is slated to open in spring 2022. Fort Harrison Reuse Authority Executive Director Aletha Dunston said a market study several years ago was instrumental in attracting the hotel project. “The overwhelming reason to attract a hotel was because of the tourism aspects of the state park, the Fort and the various soccer tournaments in the fields off of 56th Street,” she said. “I would like to think that’s one of the reasons why our hotel made it through the planning stages during the pandemic when several others didn’t.” The hotel is the first new hotel in the Fort

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within walking distance of the Tru by Hilton hotel and the Fort Harrison State Park Inn. He also wants to create an itinerary of what to do in a day while visiting Lawrence. “(The itinerary would include) a list of restaurants and activities you can do on a day in the trip, like go to the state park, take a historic walk around the loop, eat at certain restaurants, go to the Theater at the Fort, go to the cultural campus, kind of a full day trip of possibilities and what to do,” Beyer said.

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district, and Dunston said it will augment the Fort Harrison State Park Inn, which has 28 rooms. “It will attract bigger and better events like weddings and conferences,” Dunston said of the Tru by Hilton hotel. Currently, the Fort Harrison State Park Inn is the only place to stay near the Fort. “We also are very excited it will help not only for conferences and corporate uses, but the location they chose on Otis Avenue we believe will help support locally owned businesses within walking distance to that area,” Dunston said. “It’s all about promoting the city and helping it grow and attracting people to come visit,” Beyer said of the city’s tourism

One of the restaurants promoted on the visitlawrenceindiana.com site is El Sabor Catracho on Pendleton Pike.

push. In the near future, Beyer plans to design a handout mapping all the restaurants

When visitlawrenceindiana.com launched in July 2020, it had 342 unique visitors. In the months since, the figure has grown to as much as 5,745 per month. The graph below shows the site’s metrics for unique visitors from July 2020 to March 2021: • July 2020: 342 • August 2020: 1,117 • September 2020: 637 • October 2020: 5,745 • November 2020: 2,559 • December 2020: 4,982 • January 2021: 1,388 • February 2021: 621 • March 2021 (as of March 22): 806

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Commentary by Terry Anker Take a wide stance. We want to expand our base. Whatever the cliché, the ambitious among us all are prone to expansion. If properly managed, we proselytize good and encouraging news. We share the knowledge that we have accumulated, hoping to prevent harm and advance the cause of those who come behind us. If not so well directed, some can slant into megalomania. So certain are we in our own rightness that we oppress and cajole all others into submission. So, good, let’s grow market share. Let’s expand the boundaries of our domain. Let’s annex, absorb, correct, enlighten and fix. We are better than most. We can multitask. Unlike normal mortals, we can give 110 percent. We can bend the rules of time and space to squeeze 30 hours into a 24-hour day. Well, maybe we can. But still, even as we attend less to existing clients, donors or family members to pursue new shiny ones, we hope that all the plates continue to spin. As we focus on some, others are being invariably and intentionally underserved and ignored. Growth is tricky business. Change, whatever that may mean, is equally fraught with peril. As long as “I” benefit, then we can figure out the carnage later. We win! Sales teams, government entities and cola manufacturers go to war fighting over our hearts and minds. Would Poland be a better country if seized by the USSR — or Nazi Germany — or the EU? Some would argue so. Epoch, era or Reich, does it just depend upon one’s perspective or gain? If, as Churchill often claimed, history is written by the victors, is it rewritten by later warriors and thugs or by some pseudo-scientific reassessment eager to make their own names long emembered? Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

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I may be getting too old for extreme workouts. A couple of teacher friends and I “coach” our school’s Spartan Fit Club. We train for Spartan obstacle races: 3 to 4 miles, usually over hills or through mud, always with heavy stuff and high walls. Obviously, this year we’ve been limited in opportunities to showcase our athletic prowess, but occasionally such opportunities present themselves, like this past Saturday. A certified Spartan coach (yes, you can officially become Gerard Butler-esque!) in Indy hosted a mini-challenge at his gym and a few of my students and I went. He’d set up a 22-station course that included things like balancing on one leg and throwing a weighted “pancake” over your shoulder. It sounded easy! It even looked easy as the first competitors went through. Sure, there was a fairly high rope climb and an intimidating tractor tire flip, but I had confidence. This near 50-year-old mother-of-four Spartan could do it! And I did. Barely. Literally three minutes in, I seriously considered a coronary event. My heart rate was through the roof! But then I decided if I was going to die, I certainly wasn’t going to do it in a warehouse parking lot amid potholes and random amateur athletes. I pressed on. I fell off a rotating ring contraption and later hit my ankle with a sledgehammer. I nearly stroked out on the sled pull. That afternoon, after the adrenaline of conquering monkey bars and spear throwing (“This. Is. Sparta!”) had finally worn off, I convinced myself I had COVID-19, the muscle aches and fatigue were so great. Spartan schmartan. I’m too old for this. Peace out.

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Patient aims to honor medical team that helped him beat COVID By Ashleigh Swan news@currentinfishers.com In March 2020, as the world was trying to understand the realities of COVID-19, Mike Kueper was living it. PANDEMIC What began as symptoms of a cold or flu soon turned into a nightmare for the Fishers resident. “I didn’t know it was COVID until my taste and smell went away,” Kueper said. “From the reports, I just thought I just had to self-quarantine and I would get over it.” But when Kueper had trouble breathing, he knew he had something serious. “My mom, dad and sister were calling around to different hospitals to see where I could go, and I ended up getting admitted to IU North,” he said. After spending one night in the hospital, doctors decided that Kueper, 53, needed to be on a ventilator. “The last thing I remember was the doctor asking if I had a living will,” he said. What Kueper thought was only a few days napping turned out to be 17 days on a ventilator. When he was taken off the

Mike Kueper pauses with nurse Emily Hackett after being removed from a ventilator. (Submitted photo)

machine, he was confused and didn’t know what was going on. “I thought I was in a plane crash, and I was trying to figure out where I was vacationing when the crash happened,” Kueper said. One year later, Kueper is feeling much

better. He said that he is 90 percent recovered but still has numbness in his thighs and feels winded after walking. “Those things I live with,” he said. “I am just happy to be here.” Now, Kueper wants to give back to the people who helped him beat COVID-19, which

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is why he nominated his doctors and nursing staff for the NCAA Frontline Award. The award recognizes individuals who have worked hard work and shown dedication during the pandemic. Kueper said he nominated his doctors and nurses because they went “above and beyond.” He also said that his doctor tried everything with him and kept his parents informed, something that Kueper greatly appreciated. “I want to do whatever I can to give them thanks,” he said. Kueper stays in contact with his nurses and doctors and has a stack of cards on his kitchen counter which were schedueld to be sent to them March 28, which marks a year since he was admitted to the hospital. Kueper said it’s important to recognize health care workers because they put their lives on the line as they work, which takes an emotional toll. He said one nurse told him she cried more in the past year than she has in her entire life. “It’s ongoing, and I want to give them a break. I want to give them recognition and hugs,” he said. “Without them, I don’t know what would’ve happened.”

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news@currentinfishers.com An eight-part banner series called “Seasons Nouveau” was recently launched on the Edge Parking Garage at 8890 E. ART 116th St. in downtown Fishers. The banner series will be on display for 12 to 18 months. The colorful series highlights the diversity of the Fishers community while drawing inspiration from the four seasons. The banners were designed by Indianapolis-based artist Tasha Beckwith, a graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design. Beckwith was inspired by the Art Nouveau movement, the work of Czech painter Alphonese Mucha, and the Fishers Arts & Culture Master Plan when creating the one-of-a-kind series for the community. “When proposing this specific design for Fishers, I looked at the master plan for Arts & Culture and I noticed that they had core values, specifically the core value of inclusiveness,” Beckwith stated. “I decided that it would be important to present a design that tackled inclusivity and diversity.” Seasons Nouveau was funded by the Fishers Arts & Culture Commission. Propos-

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“I’m excited to see the progress that we’ve made in arts and culture in our community,” Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness sated. “We still have a long way to go, but actions like this reaffirm our commitment to making Fishers a dynamic and vibrant place to live.” To view a video about the project, visit youtu.be/QU-jsaCP0Nw.

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Palladium live-audience concert to feature Feinstein, Manchester By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com As COVID-19 numbers drop in central Indiana, theater and concert venues are beginning to bring back live CONCERT audiences with reduced capacity. The Center for the Performing Arts announced March 26 it will present an “Evening with Michael Feinstein and Special Guest Melissa Manchester” May 15. It’s the first Manchester “Center Presents” concert with an on-site audience since the pandemic began in mid-March 2020. There will be capacity restrictions to allow for social distancing. “As a venue operator, we are eager to welcome our patrons back as soon as that can be done safely and consistent with federal, state and local guidance,” Center for the Performing Arts President/ CEO Jeffrey McDermott said. “We recognize that some patrons will remain cautious and hesitant to return immediately, while others are looking forward to seeing live performances as soon as they are available. We will continue to follow all best practices, using all information available to us as we navigate the return. Artists and their representatives consistently tell us they are eager to perform before live audiences again. They have been hampered in setting up touring routes because of the varying COVID restrictions from state to state where they would perform. “For instance, some states require artists to quarantine once they arrive while others do not, making it difficult to book a logical touring route.” McDermott said the Center has presented many free livestream performances as part of the “Live at the Center” series. McDermott said the Center is in the process of booking a full season. “Currently, we have 25 ‘Center Presents’ performances booked for the 2021-2022

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season, primarily in the fall,” he said. “We have over 30 additional offers outstanding to artists who are developing their tours, so we plan to fill out the spring schedule as the year continues. “Barring unforeseen developments, we plan to make an initial season announcement in June.” Carmel Symphony Orchestra held its first in-person concert March 13, which was its first since November 2020. “Our resident companies are beginning to perform again before live audiences with great success,” McDermott said. “Physical distancing still applies, which limits capacity, but patron response has been strong.” Tickets for the May 15th concert start at $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. April 2 at thecenterpresents.org and by phone at 317-843-3800. Livestream access is available for $25 per household. INDIANAPOLIS OPERA The Indianapolis Opera was scheduled to restart “Sundays at the Basile” series March 28 with resident artists. “It’s an opera highlights concert at Basile Opera Center with piano, singers, sets,” Indianapolis Opera General Director David Starkey said. “It will be a small crowd of 60 people.”

The next event is set for 3 p.m. April 25 outside of the Basile Opera Center in Indianapolis. Starkey hopes for approximately 100 people. The event is free, but Indianapolis Opera accepts donations for its education program. Starkey said the company is performing concerts throughout the Indianapolis area at retirement communities and neighborhood community centers. “We’ll abide by distancing and masking,” Starkey said. The opera will have its first performances May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Zoo with “Madame Butterfly.” “The zoo has a large outdoor pavilion. It would normally hold about 2,000 people,” Starkey said. “The zoo is significantly involved in the planning of this. We are doing three evenings of a concert version of ‘Madame Butterfly’ with singers, orchestra, chorus and lights and theatrical elements. The architecture and acoustics of the space are extremely attractive.” Starkey said he expects seating will be for 350 people per show. People can sit in chairs spaced apart or at bistro tables. “It’s designed to have a wide range of interest and price points,” Starkey said. For more, visit indyopera.org. OTHER REOPENINGS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will reopen with “Smoke on the Mountain” May 4 to June 20. Beef & Boards reopened for a month in July 2020 but closed in August because of capacity reductions. Westfield Playhouse returned to live performances with 50 percent capacity earlier this month. Indianapolis Ballet will present four performances of “Grace to Grandeur” April 16-18 at The Toby at Newfields with 30 percent capacity, an estimated 160 seats. Actors Theatre of Indiana Drive-Ins will return with outdoor shows at Carmel’s Monon Square Shopping Center planned for May 14, June 18 and July 16. ATI debuted the series in September 2020. The May 14 concert will feature themed music of cars and surfing.

Red Barn Summer Theatre set to hold shows in 2021 editorial@youarecurrent.com The picturesque 100-year-old cattle barn bordered by bean and corn fields just off E. County Rd. 150 South in Clinton County will once again be filled with light, music and laughter this summer after being required to “go dark” for the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of directors of On-Stage Foundation, Inc., announced that Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre will open to the public this summer. “This theatre has been in existence for over 50 years and in that time has become a recognized landmark in the history of Frankfort,” On-Stage Foundation President Stacey Martin said. “On behalf of the board of directors, we’re thrilled that we are once again going to be able to entertain the citizens of Clinton County and neighboring communities.” The board also announced a socially distanced seating plan will be implemented for the season. “We felt the only way to make a decision this far in advance was to proceed with caution and try to make all of our patrons as comfortable as possible when attending,” Red Barn Summer Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor said. Community Outreach Manager Bethany Sheets said the ticket brochure will be mailed in April. “Patrons, like always, will be able to look at the seating chart and choose the area where they wish to sit,” Sheets said. “We will still offer handicapped areas. In addition to ordering tickets by mail and over the phone, we will also have online ticketing available on the website. We will only be seating just over 80 people each show instead of a possible 200, so I’d encourage our patrons to reserve their seats as soon as possible after our season brochure mailing.” When the Red Barn Theatre reopens, it will have a new look in the lobby area thanks to donations from longtime patrons, former company members and supporters of the Arts in Clinton County.

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Full Time Laborers and Crew Leader. Must be reliable with valid driver’s license. Experience a PLUS Contact Rick Davis at davisfamilylawn@aol.com or 317-374-7466.

SCOTT POOLS IN CARMEL HIRING

for the upcoming season! We are looking for Full Time Pool Service Technicians and Helpers. Rate based on experience. We are also looking to ﬁll an immediate Part-Time seasonal retail position for our store. Training provided. Saturdays required Drivers license and background check required. Call, email or stop by our store to apply. 904 W. Main St. - Carmel 317-846-5576 scottpools2@gmail.com www.scottpoolsinc.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

March 30, 2021

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