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>>> COMING UP ON INDIANA NEWSDESK, A LOT OF RESTAURANTS HAVEN'T SURVIVED THE LAST 14 MONTHS, AND MANY THAT DID ARE NOW STRUGGLING TO REOPEN.

>> WE HAD JOB POSTINGS, COMING UP ON A YEAR, AND TRAIL HEAD FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS.

>> AHEAD, MORE ON THE ECONOMICICS THAT ARE LEAVING MANY RESTAURANTS SEARCHING FOR WORKERS.

>>> GET READY, YOU SOON WON'T BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE SOUNDS OFCY QAEDAS.

>> YOU SOMETIMES GET OVER 1,000 CICADAS.

>> HOW TO PREPARE YOUR TREES FOR CICADAS, HOW LONG THE SINGING BUGS WILL STICK AROUND AND HOW YOU CAN HELP SCIENTISTS TRACK THEM.

>>> NEARLY TWO YEARS OF WORK PAYS OFF IN OWEN COUNTY.

HOW A NEW PUBLIC RESTROOM MEANS FESTIVALS ARE BACK IN DOWNTOWN SPENCER.

THOSE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS HEADLINES RIGHT NOW ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

MORE THAN 2 MILLION HOOSIERS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, THE NUMBER OF HOOSIERS GETTING THE VACCINE ARE DROPPING OFF.

37% OF HOOSIERS AGES 16 YEARS OR OLDER ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

THE STATE IS OFFERING THE PFIZER, MOWDERNA AND JOHNS ING & JOHNSON VACCINES AT CLINICS THIS MONTH.

THERE WILL BE THREE TYPES OF VACCINATIONS DURING THE DAYSP INDIANAPOLIS 500 IS OPEN FOR ACTIVITIES.

>> IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE 16 AND OLDER, WE EXPECT THAT HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK, THEY'RE GOING TO EXPAND THAT DOWN TO THE AGE OF 12 FOR PFIZER.

>> PEOPLE WHO GET SHOTS AT THE IMS CLINIC THIS MONTH WILL RECEIVE A FREE T-SHIRT TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION.

>>> ANOTHER CHALLENGE, FINDING ENOUGH WORKERS TO REOPEN RESTAURANTS.

THE NEWEST CHALLENGE MAY BE MORE SUSTAINED THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

>> JESSICA FITCH IS USED TO WEARING MULTIPLE HATS, TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION.

>> YEAH, SO WE HAD THE FIRST DELIVERY THAT OUR OWNER GINNY TOOK WAS AN HOUR ROUND TRIP.

>> SHE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER AT A PAIR OF BLOOMINGTON RESTAURANTS.

AND HALF OF HER STAFF WORK AT BOTH KEEPING THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

THAT INCLUDES THE OWNERS.

>> WE HAD JOB POSTINGS AT BOTH PLACES.

CERTAINLY WE'RE COMING UP ON A YEAR, AND TRAIL HEAD FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS.

>> TODAY SHE'S HELPING WORK IN THE KITCHEN, PREPARING DELIVERIES AT TRAIL HEAD PIZZA.

ON SUNDAY SHE'LL BE FILLING MULTIPLE ROLES TO GET THROUGH THE BRUNCH RUSH.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO PLANNING ORDERS FOR LARGE EVENTS LIKE GRADUATION AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

>> WE HAD A BOARD MEETING, A LOT OF OUR RESTAURANT FOLKS WEREN'T THERE, I KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THEY WERE WORKING THE GRILL, THEY WERE CLEANING DISHES, CHECKING ON THEIR CO2.

>> RESTAURANT OWNERS ARE USED TO FILLING IN, NOW THEY'RE GIVEN LITTLE CHOICE.

IT'S EITHER CLEAN THE TABLES AND GREET GUESTS OR STAY CLOSED MUCH.

>> SHE KNOWS IT'S NOT READY.

YEAH, I HAVE TO MAKE -- NO, THAT'S -- >> FEWER WORKERS MEANS A SLOWER RECOVERY FOR HER AND OTHER RESTAURANT OWNERS.

>> THAT IS A VERY UNNATURAL AND I WOULD SAY PAINFUL PROCESS TO SAY WE CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE TABLES RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE EITHER WE CAN'T SERVE THEM PROPERLY, THE FOOD WON'T COME OUT ON TIME, WE'RE MANAGING TWO -- WHAT OUR STAFF CAN DO.

>> BOTH TAMM AND FITCH BLAME THE SHORTAGE ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE LAID OFF FOUND WORK ELSEWHERE.

MORE FLEXIBLE AND STABLE INCOMES AT A NUMBER OF COMPANIES RANGING FROM LOGISTICS TO HEALTH CARE WERE AND STILL ARE ATTRACTIVE.

ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF SCHOOL THAT HAVEN'T RETURNED TO IN PERSON INSTRUCTION.

>> 50% OF INDIANA'S RESTAURANTS ARE OWNED BY WOMEN.

WE OUTPACE ANY DIVERSITY INCLUDING WOMEN AS WELL AS MINORITY OF ALL KINDS PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU THROW IN OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS DECISION MAKING.

WHO RUNS OUR RESTAURANTS, OUR HOTELS, WHO OWNS OUR RESTAURANTS ARE OFTEN TIMES THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER OF CHILDREN AS WELL.

>> POLITICIANS BELIEVE THE BUSINESSES ARE COMPARING WITH THE TEMPORARY $300 INCREASE TO UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

SECOND THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR OWNERS.

MICHAEL HICKS AN ECONOMIST AT BALL STATE BELIEVES THERE ARE BIGGER FACTORS AT PLAY.

INDIANA HAS 130,000 FEWER RESIDENTS WORKING THAN IT DID PRE-COVID.

A LARGE NUMBER WON'T RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO CHOOSE NOT TO REOPEN THE LABOR MARKET.

IF THE STRUCTURE OF RESTAURANTS CHANGE SO THAT THERE'S A GUARANTEED MINIMUM WAGE THAT I KNOW I'M GOING TO WORK, I'M GOING TO MAKE 14, 15 DOLLARS AN OPEN, I'M NOT DEPENDENT ON TIPS, I THINK THAT'S DIFFERENT.

>> THE QUICK RETURN TO NORMAL.

MANY RESTAURANTS HAD HOPED FOR, WON'T BE ON THE MENU.

>> IF I WERE AN EMPLOYER, I WOULD CONSIDER THE CHALLENGES IN FINDING LOW WAGE WORK AS A PERMANENT PROBLEM THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ANY TIME SOON.

>> HICKS SAYS HE'S LESS CONCERNED WITH THE STRUGGLES CERTAIN INDUSTRIES FACE, AND BELIEVES WE'RE WITNESSING AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY CAT LIESED BY GENEROUS STIMULUS APPOINTMENTS.

>> IF WORKERS ARE MOVING FROM LOWER WAGE JOBS INTO HIGHER WAGE JOBS.

BE THEY IN A DIFFERENT SECTOR OR ONLINE, THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE ECONOMY.

EVEN IF IT MEANS THAT SOME RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND BARS HAVE TO CLOSE OR HAVE TO MODIFY OPERATIONS, WE HAVE A NAME FOR THAT IT'S CALLED ECONOMIC GROWTH.

>> FITCH IS THANKFUL TO BE TRAINING NEW HELP IN THE KITCHEN.

>> SHE'S HOPING TO HIRE ABOUT A DOZEN NEW EMPLOYEES, AND SAYS SHE'S WILLING TO PAY HIGHER WAGES AND WORK WITH PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A SCHEDULE TO SUIT EVERYONE.

SHE HOPES THIS SUMMER CAN SERVE UP SOME MUCH NEEDED HOPE FOR HER BUSINESSES.

>> WE'RE JOINED NOW BY BROCK TURNER FOR MORE ON THE CHALLENGES RESTAURANTS ARE FACING TO FIND EMPLOYEES.

HI, BROCK, THERE WAS A NEW JOBS REPORT OUT TODAY THAT PAINTED A PRETTY GRIM PICTURE.

MISSED EXPECTATIONS.

CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT REPORT?

>> YES, THE COUNTRY ADDED ABOUT 266,000 JOBS, THAT'S SLIGHTLY HIGHER LABOR PARTICIPATION WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BUT REALLY THAT TELLS US THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THE WORKERS THAT ARE ABLE TO TAKE THEM.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL REASONS FOR THAT.

>> HOW ARE RESTAURANTS AFFECTED BY THIS?

>> IN MARCH, THE ECONOMY CAME TO A STANDSTILL.

RESTAURANTS CLOSED, PEOPLE WEREN'T ORDERING TAKEOUT.

NOW WE'RE REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP.

RESTAURANT JOBS TEND TO BE LOWER PAYING.

TO SAY THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE, BUT THERE ARE A SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE THOSE JOBS.

MANY CAN BE SAID FOR HOSPITALITY JOBS, SOME EXPERTS HAVE SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S TEMPORARY INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS COULD BE PLAYING A ROLE IN THIS.

OTHERS SAY RESTAURANTS SHOULD SIMPLY BE PAYING THEIR WORKERS MORE MONEY.

>> YOU MENTIONED HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY.

HOW ARE THEY IMPACTED?

>> YEAH, HOTELS ARE RUNNING INTO MANY OF THE SAME STRUGGLES THAT RESTAURANTS ARE.

WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE EXPERTS IS, TRAVEL IS STARTING TO PICK UP, THE MARKET LOOKS DIFFERENT NOW THAN IT DID IN 2019.

A BIG REASON FOR THAT IS BUSINESS TRAVEL.

WITHOUT MUCH OF THE DEMAND AND SO MUCH OF THAT HAS BEEN SHIFTED, SO MUCH OF THE DEMAND NOW HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO WEEKENDS.

SO WHILE THE HOTEL MIGHT BE CLOSE TO FULLY OCCUPIED ON A WEEKEND NIGHT, COME MONDAY THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE CASE.

A LOT OF THE DIFFICULTY HOSPITALITY IS FACING COMES FROM FINDING WORKERS ACROSS ALL WEEKS.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY HERE IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS INTERRELATED.

YOU CHANGE ONE THING AND THERE'S SIGNIFICANT RIPPLE EFFECTS FOR A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES.

SO MUCH OF THAT IS EXPECTED GIVEN HOW DRAMATICALLY THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

>> BROCK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANKS A LOT, JOE.

>>> STAY LAWMAKERS ARE COMING BACK INTO SESSION MONDAY TO OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'S VETO OF A BILL THAT WOULD STAY THE HANDS OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS DURING EMERGENCIES.

THE LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE BARRED LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS FROM EMERGENCY RULES THAT WENT ANY FURTHER THAN RESTRICTIONS CREATED BY THE STATE.

WHEN HE VETOED IT, THE BILL UNDERMINES RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

LAWMAKERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'S BILL FOR TAXES AT THE PUMP.

A SIMPLE MAJORITY IS ALL IT TAKES TO OVERRIDE A VETO.

>>> AN HIV OUTBREAK IN 2015, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY THINK IT MAY BE TIME TO END THE NEEDLE PROGRAM.

THEY HORUM DURING THEIR MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MITCH LEEGAN WAS THERE.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE CRAZY IF YOU ALL GOT RID OF THIS PROGRAM.

>> RESIDENTS PACKED THE SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIS WEEK, TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE COUNTY SYRINGE EXCHANGE.

>> WE'RE IN A BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE SIX YEARS AGO.

>> AT THE PEAK OF THE EPIDEMIC, THE COUNTY SAW HUNDREDS OF CASES OF HIV.

LAST YEAR IT HAD ONE.

THE PROGRAM DOES MORE THAN PROVIDE IV DRUG USERS WITH CLEAN NEEDLES, IT ACTS AS AN ACCESS POINT FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY SERVICES, THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO SEEK THEM OUT.

>> IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NEEDLE EXCHANGE, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE TREATING YOU LIKE A HUMAN BEING.

>> IN ATTENDANCE WERE CHRIS BOX AND FORMER U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL DR. JEROME ADAMS.

HE PRAISED THE COUNTY'S EFFORT AS A NATIONAL MODEL.

>> I'VE SEEN THESE PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE NATION.

I'VE BEEN TO CANADA AND SEE HOW THEY DO IT OVER HERE.

THE WAY YOU'RE DOING IT HERE IS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.

>> MIKE JONES HAS VOTED TWICE AGAINST THE EXCHANGE.

HE CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING IT ENABLES TOO MANY DRUG USERS WHO HAVE NO INTEREST IN RECOVERY.

>> THEY WALK OUT OF THE ER, THERE'S NO.

NOTHING HAPPENS.

>> BOX ENCOURAGED THE COMMISSIONERS TO KEEP THE PROGRAM.

SHE SAYS SHE RESPECTS IT AS A LOCAL DECISION, BUT CAUTIONED THEM ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE EXCHANGE IS AXED.

>> WE MAY NOT SEE IT IMMEDIATELY, BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND WE WOULD SEE INCREASED RATES OF HEPATITIS C, INCREASING RATES OF HIV, WE'D SEE INDIVIDUALS COMING BACK TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> THE COMMISSIONERS SAID THEY MIGHT VOTE ON THE PROGRAM NEXT MEETING.

IT'S SCHEDULED FOR MAY 19th AT 5:00 P.M. FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M MITCH LEEGAN.

>>> THE CHANGE COMES AFTER AN INDIANA PROSECUTOR WAS CRITICIZED TO REFUSE TO USE THE LAW TO PROCEED WITH COURT HEARINGS THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED A MAN FROM USING GUNS TO KILL EIGHT PEOPLE LAST MONTH.

INDIANA'S RED FLAG LAW CAN BE USED TO BAN A PERSON FROM BUYING ANY OTHER FIREARMS.

>>> ALLOWING DUPLEXES IN BLOOMINGTON'S CORE NEIGHBORHOODS IS ALREADY A FORGONE CONCLUSION.

NOW THEY'RE CONSIDERING A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT WILL PLACE RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE DUPLEXES.

ONE AMENDMENT WILL ADD A 150 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN ALL DUPLEXES AND A TWO-YEAR GAP BEFORE ANOTHER ONE CAN BE BUILT WITHIN THAT BUFFER.

>> IT WAS, I THINK THE BEST WE COULD COME UP WITH AT THE REQUEST OF OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO WANT TO GET SOME ASSURANCE THAT THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE A FLOOD THAT'S COMING AT THEM.

THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST TO AND ADAPT TO.

>> COUNCILMEMBERS AGAINST DUPLEXES IN THE CITY'S CORE NEIGHBORHOODS SAY THESE RESTRICTIONS WILL ACT AS SAFEGUARDS FROM OVERSATURATING THE LOCAL HOUSING MARKET.

MORE AMENDMENTS WITH EVEN MORE ZONING RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO COME NEXT WEEK.

>>> RETIRING IU PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S LEAVING THE UNIVERSITY IN AN ACADEMICALLY AND FISCALLY SOUND POSITION.

McROBBIE USED HIS FINAL STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS THIS WEEK, TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWTH OF ALL 7 CAMPUSES, AND EFFORTS DURING HIS TENURE TO INCREASE DIVERSITY.

McROBBIE SAYS IU'S CAMPUSES WERE UNDERAPPRECIATED, UNDERVALUED RESOURCES WHEN HE BECAME PRESIDENT.

NOW MINORITIES ACCOUNT FOR 28% OF ALL STUDENTS.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON INDIANA NEWSDESK -- AFTER 17 YEARS CICADAS ARE ONCE AGAIN EMERGING FROM THE UNDERGROUND.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE TRILLIONS OF NOISY TREE DAMAGING INSECTS.

>>> AND A LOOK AT AN EXHIBIT FEATURING GLENN CLOSE'S WARDROBE COLLECTION NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM OF ART.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> STAY CLOSE TO INDIANA NEWSDESK, AS WE TRACE EDUCATION ISSUES FROM THE CAPITOL TO YOUR CHILD'S CLASSROOM.

SO MANY TOPICS THAT ARISE EACH YEAR IN THE STATE HOUSE AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE.

THE WTIU NEWS TEAM IS COMMITTED TO HELPING YOU STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT YOUR FAMILY'S FUTURE.

KEEP YOURSELF INFORMED.

TUNE IN TO INDIANA NEWSDESK, YOUR SOURCE FOR REGIONAL AND STATE INDEPTH NEWS.

>>> THE COVID-19 VACCINE IS HERE, IT'S SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND OUR SHOT, HOOSIERS.

SENIORS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW QUALIFIES GO TO YOURSHOT.IN.GOV.

WE NEED TO KEEP WEARING MASKS AND FOLLOW OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

IT'S OUR SHOT, HOOSIERS.

>>> WELCOME BACK TO INDIANA NEWSDESK.

IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO DECADES SINCE CICADA'S WERE LAST SEEN IN BLOOMINGTON.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS THE INSECTS REEMERGE THIS MONTH.

>> BENEATH THE GROUND RIGHT NOW, MILLIONS OF SMALL WINGED BUGS ARE WAITING.

AND SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THESE CICADAS WILL BURST FORTH ALMOST ALL AT ONCE.

THE GROUP OF PERIODICAL CICADAS EMERGES ONCE EVERY 17 YEARS, TO LEAVE THEIR EX-OSKELETON, BREED AND MOVE BACK TO THE DIRT.

>> THEY'RE THE MOST ABUNDANT INSECT IN FORESTS IN NORTH AMERICA, YOU CAN GET SOMETIMES OVER 1,000 EMERGING OUT OF ONE SQUARE METER OF LAND.

>> ANDREW SAYS BROAD 10 CICADAS ARE LIKELY TO EMERGE AT THE EDGE OF FORESTED LAND BECAUSE THEY FEED ON THE LIQUID OF TREE ROOTS.

IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TREES, YOU'RE LIKELY TO SEE LOTS OF THEM IN A TREE CLEARING.

>> IF YOU HAVE BIG BROAD LEAF TREES IN YOUR YARD THAT ARE OPEN GROUND RATHER THAN CLOSE CANOPY, THE ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD, YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF PERIODICAL CICADAS.

THEY DON'T FEED AT ALL ON CONIFERS, IF YOU HAVE A PINE OR SPRUCE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FEED ON THOSE.

>> YOU'LL SEE THEM BEFORE YOU HEAR THEM, BUT WHEN THE SONG OF THE BROAD 10 CICADAS BEGINS, IT WILL BE TOUGH TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE.

THE RATTLING AND BUZZING OF THEIR MATING CALL IS LIKE A BENDY STRAW.

IMAGINE THE SOUND IT MAKES WHEN YOU BEND THE RIBBED PART OF THE STRAW BACK AND FORTH.

THAT'S BASICALLY THE MECHANISM CICADAS USE TO SING.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE VOCAL CORDS LIKE WE DO.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THIS ORGAN CALLED A TIMBLE ON THE SIDE OF THEIR BODY THAT THEY CONTRACT, AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE NOISE.

MOST OF THEIR ABDOMEN IS ACTUALLY HOLLOW, SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE WITH SOMETHING LIKE WITH A VIOLIN WHERE YOU HAVE THAT HOLLOW SPACE THAT ALLOWS THE STRINGS OF THE INSTRUMENT TO MAKE A LOUDER SOUND.

>> AND IT CAN GET LOUD.

REALLY LOUD.

>> I'M ASSUMING IF YOU WERE UNDERGROUND FOR 17 YEARS AND IT'S TIME TO COME OUT AND MAKE FRIENDS AND POPULATE, YOU WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NEWS AS WELL.

IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 100 DECIBELS.

>> ORRIN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN BUSY FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THESE INSECTS.

THEY ARE NOISY AND CAN THREATEN THE HEALTH OF YOUNG TREES.

THE FEMALES LAY THEIR EGGS IN SMALL SLITS THEY MAKE IN HORIZONTAL TREE BRANCHES.

THAT WON'T HURT A HEALTHY TREE, BUT YOUNGER TREES COULD DIE IF TOO MANY FEMALES USE THEM TO INK BAIT THEIR EGGS.

>> YOU DON'T NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITH THIS, YOU JUST NEED TO BUNCH IT UP AROUND THE BRANCH, WHERE ALL THE BRANCHES COME OUT OF THE STEM.

THE CICADAS WILL ATTACH THEMSELVES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRANCH.

>> MANY HIRE ORRIN TO KEEP THE CICADAS AWAY.

>> IT'S A LOT OF GUESSTIMATING.

TRYING TO SEE HOW WIDE THE CANOPY IS GOING TO BE, AND DRAPING OVER, AND MAKING SURE YOU CAN BUNCH EVERYTHING UP AROUND THE BOTTOM, WITHOUT COMPRESSING THE TIPS OF THE BRANCHES TOO MUCH.

>> IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT A YOUNG TREE IN YOUR YARD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIRE A SERVICE TO PREP IT FOR THE CICADA ONSLAUGHT.

ANY FINE MESH FABRIC WILL DO, AS LONG AS IT'S WHITE.

PAINTER'S TAPE WORKS JUST FINE FOR SECURING THE FABRIC TO THE TREE'S TRUNK.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN.

CICADAS PREFER TREES.

ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO NOW, SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR THEM TO EMERGE.

ONCE THEY START, MOST WILL EMERGE WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AND THE SINGING WON'T BE FAR BEHIND.

FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M EMMA ATKINSON.

>> OWEN COUNTY RESIDENTS CELEBRATED NEARLY TWO YEARS WORK THIS WEEK WITH THE OPENING OF FESTIVALS DOWNTOWN.

>> HOSTING FESTIVALS IN DOWNTOWN SPENCER JUST GOT EASIER.

RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS GATHERED JUST SOUTH OF THE OWEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE FACILITY.

COMPLETE WITH A ROLE OF TOILET PAPER.

>> THIS IS EXCITING FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS AS AN OPTION NOW.

WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON DOWNTOWN NOW.

>> THE PROJECT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO ENSURE VISITORS WOULD HAVE A FACILITY TO USE DOWNTOWN.

IN 2019, THE SKOUNCOUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT PREVENTS ANYONE FROM USING THE COURTHOUSE AS A PLACE FOR AN EVENT.

THE COMMUNITY HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOLD A FESTIVAL WITHOUT THE COURTHOUSE.

WHICH PROVIDED ELECTRICITY, RUNNING WATER AND RESTROOMS.

THE NEW FACILITY MAKES THAT EASIER.

>> BEFORE YOU IS NOT JUST A PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITY.

BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TOGETHER.

>> LAST SUMMER, RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES RAISED $25,000 FROM THE PROJECT IN JUST 20 DAYS.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ALSO CONTRIBUTED $25,000.

>> THEY'RE CONTINUING TO GROW AND DEVELOP SPENCER AND OWEN COUNTY GENERALLY, INTO A NICE TOURIST LOCATION.

AND THIS IS GOING TO HELP.

THEY HAVE LOTS OF NICE FESTIVALS HERE DOWNTOWN.

THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN SORELY NEEDED FOR A WHILE.

>> A LOCAL ARTIST WAS TASKED WITH PAINTING A MURAL FOR THE FACILITY.

>> EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENCES, RECOGNIZING THE DIFFERENCES AND GOING ABOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT EVEN IF THERE IS ADVERSITY, THAT WILL STILL COME TO A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.

>> FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M MITCH LEEGAN.

>>> GLENN CLOSE DONATED MORE THAN 800 PIECES OF HER COSTUME COLLECTION TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 2017.

NOW, FANS CAN SEE 56 OF THEM UP CLOSE IN A NEW EXHIBIT FEATURING THE FILMS FROM "FATAL ATTRACTION," 102 DALMATIANS AND MORE.

HOW THEY GOT TO IU IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

♪ >> A LOOK THAT LED TO AN EVENING.

>> THE CONNECTION IS PROFESSOR BERNICE PESKASOLITO.

SHE STUDIES THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

GLENN HAS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT CALLED BRING CHANGE TO MIND THAT IS DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

BERNICE INVITED GLENN TO COME TO CAMPUS.

DURING THAT TIME, I THINK BERNICE KNEW SHE HAD THESE COSTUMES SHE COLLECTED.

AND GLENN WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.

>> I LOOKED ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, FRANKLY.

THE FIRST PLACE I LOOKED WAS THE MET IN NEW YORK.

THEY HAVE COSTUMES.

THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT COLLECT THEATER OR MOVIE COSTUMES.

I WENT TO AUSTIN WHERE THEY HAVE A BIG ARCHIVE FOR PAPERS.

BUT NO ONE, LITERALLY THAT I KNOW OF -- OR I COULD FIND OUT HAD THE KIND OF FACILITIES THAT INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAS.

>> SHE REALLY WANTS THEM TO BE THINGS THAT SPARK EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE, AND OBVIOUSLY ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE ART OF COSTUME CONSTRUCTION.

>> THOSE WOMEN IN THE BACKROOM AT THE TABLES CUTTING, SEWING, BEADING THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING AS WELL.

>> AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A FILM WRAPS OR A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FINISHES.

THOSE COSTUMES TYPICALLY GET RECYCLED, PULLED APART, GIVEN AWAY.

THEY GET THROWN OUT, AND SHE COULDN'T BARE THE IDEA OF THESE INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART HAPPENING.

SHE STARTED WRITING INTO ALL OF HER CONTRACTS, THAT SHE GOT TO KEEP THE COSTUMES.

>> NOBODY THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT, UNTIL DISNEY REALIZED HOW EXPENSIVE ALL THE COSTUMES WERE.

AND UNDERSTANDABLY, THEY WANTED TO MAKE ME A SECOND SET, AND I SAID, NO, NO, NO.

IT HAS TO BE THE ORIGINAL COSTUMES THAT I STOOD FOR HOURS IN IN THE FITTING ROOM AND SAW COME TO LIFE.

>> I HAVE SO MUCH TO ATONE FOR.

>> UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN THE MOST CONSIST ENLT FORM OF PRESERVING HUMAN KNOWLEDGE.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF PRESERVING HUMAN CREATIVITY.

>> McROBBIE SAYS SHE HOPES CLOSE CAN SEE THE EXHIBIT HERSELF DURING A VISIT IN AUGUST.

THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN THROUGH MID NOVEMBER.

>>> THE INDIANA STATE FAIR WILL MAKE ITS RETURNING AFTER THE PANDEMIC CANCELLED THE EVENT LAST YEAR, IT WILL RUN THROUGH JULY 20th THROUGH AUGUST 2nd.

THEY WILL CLOSE MONDAY AND TUESDAYS EACH WEEK TO HELP SPREAD OUT ATTENDANCE.

>>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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