#LovinLebanon Podcast

The "new normal" created by the coronavirus has been challenging on most of us. That challenge is being dealt with on a daily basis by the city's Street Department. There are regular jobs that need to be completed, while adhering to new social standards.

Street Superintendent Dave Newell joins the special edition of the podcast, to lend some perspective on how life in the street department has changed, thanks to COVID-19.

Dave also gives updates on Spring Cleanup this year, and the state of recycling in the near future.

Dr. Herschell Servies of Witham Health Services serves as Boone County's Health Officer. In this podcast episode, Dr. Servies provides updates on the County's fight against coronavirus, as well as his perspective on the recent report that Indiana is past the peak of COVID-19 cases.

Dr. Servies also passes along tips that we can all use to prevent the further spreading of the virus. 

Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry updates listeners on the county's coronavirus statistics as he kicks off his weekly COVID-19 Special Report weekly segment. 

In this episode, Mayor Gentry also talks about the future of public meetings, as well as potential local support for local small business.

Students within the Lebanon Community School Corporation are getting an extra week off after Spring Break this year, so LCSC staff can prepare materials for the remainder of the school year. A school year that has been altered, thanks to COVID-19.

Dr. Jon Milleman joins this episode of the podcast to shed some further light on this process, while giving his first-hand account of some of the challenges, as well as the positives of this season of remote education. 

During a recent eLearning day, Community Development Director Joe LePage brought two of his kiddos to work, so he could help oversee their progress. During the course of the day, Joe's daughter Landry wanted to try out the podcast equipment set up in the office. What began as a light-hearted "interview," revealed a Corona Virus perspective through the lens of a Lebanon elementary school student. 

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Here's a unique perspective of life, thanks to the Corona Virus. Four members make up the Ferrell family. Their respective challenges are several:

- Dave Ferrell: Husband/Father, Lebanon High School history teacher who is dealing with extended eLearning lesson plans 

- Phyllis Ferrell: Wife/Mother, Eli Lilly Global Head of External Engagement, Alzheimer's & Neurodegeneration, who is juggling working at home, while working for a global pharmaceutical manufacturer.  

- Luke Ferrell: Lebanon High School Senior who is missing out on many of the things he has looked forward to in his senior year.

- Jack Ferrell: Lebanon Middle School 7th grader, in the mix of seeing what his family is going through, while tackling his own challenges.

With so much uncertainty throughout the city, the state, the country, and globally, Mayor Matt Gentry took a moment to give an update from a city perspective on the Corona Virus.

This episode was recorded just after Mayor Gentry cancelled the Board of Works and City Council meetings for Monday, March 23rd, and Governor Holcomb announced that schools would not be meeting in person until at least May 1st. 

While city offices remain closed to the outside public, city services remain accessible. Individual department phone numbers are available on the city's website: www.Lebanon.IN.gov

Taxi service that's available 24/7, 365...it's a claim that Reliable Taxi makes, and as you will hear in Episode 28 - Jeff Aldridge and his team take that very seriously.

Aldridge has driven big rigs and yellow cabs for more than 30 years. In November of 2019 he was excited to bring his passion for helping people get from Point A to Point B to Boone County. Business began busy, and it hasn't slowed down since.

In Episode 28 Jeff talks about how he's already grown his business, his current collaboration with area entities like Witham Hospital and Skjodt-Barret Foods, and where he sees the need for public transit going in the Boone County increasing in the future.

This year will mark the 71st season for Lebanon Little League. The organization has evolved over the years, but one thing that hasn't has been the league's mission of "Character. Courage. Loyalty." Episode 27 of the #LovinLebanon Podcast takes a look back at earlier seasons as well as future ones, with the help of former Little Leaguer and current board president Matt Reynolds.

Matt chats about the benefits of youth sports, and the admiration the league has for its sponsors, and more than 100 volunteers needed for each season. 

Interested in registering your son or daughter? Visit: http://www.lebanonll.org/

Center Stage Community Theatre, located in Lebanon, is celebrating 26 years of existence in our area. The theatre just wrapped up casting for Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water" production. Upcoming shows for the performance run from March 13th through March 29th. 

Theatre board members David Wines and Mary Zurfas walk us through the casting and audition process, letting us behind the curtain, and into the steps of what it takes to put on a season's worth of plays. Find out how plays are chosen, and how many people it takes to bring a play to life.

A point driven home in this episode is the draw Center Stage commands, with a significant number of people, driving significant distances to see the show.

Have you ever wanted to audition? Mary and David share why the time - is now!

Visit the website below to learn more about Center Stage Community Theatre:

https://centerstagecommunitytheatre.com/