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<strong>Jan</strong> / <strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>Living</strong><br />
All Pro Dad:<br />
Helping dads<br />
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Plus:<br />
Paoli, <strong>Indiana</strong><br />
Staying Fit with Yoga<br />
Dr. Gonzaba Giving Back
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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 2
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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 4
Featured Stories<br />
13 | LITERACY IS FOR EVERYONE<br />
L.I.F.E. offers hope for students of all ages<br />
14 | BECOMING YOUR KID’S HERO<br />
All Pro Dad helps fathers make a difference in the lives<br />
of their kids<br />
34 | GIVING BACK AND GETTING INVOLVED<br />
Behind the scenes with Dr. Gonzaba, General Surgeon<br />
at Harrison County Hospital<br />
34<br />
36 | A HEALTHY MIND, BODY, AND SOUL<br />
Yoga helps participants at all fitness levels stay active<br />
<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>Living</strong><br />
JANUARY / FEBRUARY <strong>2017</strong><br />
In Every Issue<br />
7 | FLASHBACK PHOTO<br />
A Winter Day, 1912<br />
9 | A NOTE TO BABY BOOMERS<br />
Pork Rinds... and Whatever Else That Really Matters<br />
10 | A WALK IN THE GARDEN WITH BOB HILL<br />
Surviving Winter<br />
22<br />
20 | COMMUNITY PAGES<br />
Spotlight on the 23rd annual Community Rotary Toast<br />
& Benefit, Champions for Children Awards, and more!<br />
14<br />
22 | OUR TOWN<br />
Paoli, <strong>Indiana</strong><br />
28 | #BUYLOCAL<br />
Local Business Spotlight<br />
33 | LIFE BEYOND DUCT TAPE<br />
Laundry Woes<br />
40 | A PATH TO HEALING<br />
Holiday Blues<br />
42 | EVERYDAY ADVENTURES<br />
The Trouble With Squirrels<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 5
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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 7
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fearfully and wonderfully made…<br />
Psalm 139:13-14a<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 8
Pork Rinds...<br />
and Whatever Else That Really Matters<br />
A Note to Baby Boomers<br />
No President yet<br />
has come by to mow<br />
my grass. Not one has<br />
ordered a return of The<br />
Love Boat to TV.<br />
I<br />
have been to one opera and to three<br />
Dollar Trees.<br />
That mean I’m happier with 40<br />
bags of pork rinds than at one night<br />
of Showboat?<br />
The older we get, the easier we are<br />
to pin down. So it goes with me, anyway.<br />
The list about which I truly care shrinks<br />
faster than do I.<br />
To think I used to be the third tallest<br />
guy on the world’s worst parks-league<br />
basketball team.<br />
No matter, I write this on the eve of a<br />
Presidential election, the results of which<br />
I pledge to accept. I hope everyone does.<br />
Like it matters all that much, I argue.<br />
No candidate can do enough to keep<br />
my brave police offcer son safer or to stop<br />
my good-hearted daughter from adopting<br />
every stray animal in this hemisphere.<br />
No candidate can keep my arteries again<br />
from clogging or guarantee a better tomato<br />
crop next year.<br />
No President yet has come by to<br />
mow my grass. Not one has ordered a return<br />
of The Love Boat to TV. I was on my<br />
bumbling own when the stopper stopped<br />
stopping in my bathroom sink. And neither<br />
Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton<br />
seemed eager to be plumber in chief.<br />
Of course I am concerned about<br />
terrorism and the sustainability of Social<br />
Security. Far too many people are<br />
drug addicts and far too few earn a livable<br />
wage. I get all that. I plan always to<br />
vote and keep up with the news and be<br />
community minded. Then again, every<br />
minute I am bugged by knee pain is one<br />
in which climate change must go on without<br />
my focus. The more I pay for heat and<br />
hamburgers, the less I donate to charity.<br />
In other words, the correct agenda is less<br />
and less my agenda. Instead of apologize,<br />
though, I embrace. If aging is frustrating<br />
in most ways, it is freeing in some. Belches<br />
and farts? At least I hold back in public.<br />
Being open-minded about today’s music?<br />
The last concert I attended was put on by<br />
someone a decade older than me.<br />
Along with wrinkles, aging offers<br />
perspective. I relate to friends in Salem<br />
who treat the opening of Wal-Mart like<br />
a life changer. Be it prophetic or pathetic,<br />
I predict no President will impact Salem<br />
more.<br />
I feel too for friends whose youngadult<br />
son recently committed suicide.<br />
America can never be so great again for<br />
them, no matter what.<br />
I see a woman working out at the<br />
YMCA, ever-so gradually overcoming injuries<br />
dealt her by a drunken driver. No<br />
leader of the free world can legislate away<br />
her relentless pain and hardship.<br />
New Ohio River bridges are a reality<br />
as much despite the efforts of the biggest<br />
big wigs as because of them. This is<br />
primarily a grassroots triumph. Bridges<br />
are a tribute to perseverance more than to<br />
power. Darned few people I voted for - or<br />
against - pushed hard enough way back<br />
when bridges could have been built without<br />
tolls.<br />
Unlike some, though, I do not hate<br />
government. It does more for me than to<br />
me, all in all. These days, government installs<br />
a sidewalk alongside my yard. If at a<br />
snail’s pace, it adds lanes to interstates. It<br />
transforms an abandoned Army ammunition<br />
plant into an incredibly bustling center<br />
of commerce.<br />
Government teaches our kids and<br />
locks up people who nonetheless fail to<br />
learn. Sure, government regulations get<br />
ridiculously out of hand. The intent is valid,<br />
however. Regulations help because too<br />
many of us misbehave when left to our<br />
own devices. Would I rob a bank if there<br />
was no law against it? No, the money still<br />
is not mine. But might I drive a little too<br />
fast? Burn the piles of brush out back?<br />
Uh...<br />
I just honestly cannot imagine my<br />
life being all that different if Mitt Romney<br />
or John McCain or John Kerry or Al Gore<br />
would have become President. So I didn’t<br />
hoot and holler at a rally this year. I did<br />
not donate to anyone’s campaign or live<br />
or die by the polls.<br />
I also did not watch, gavel to gavel,<br />
the party conventions. My San Francisco<br />
Giants played on another channel, after<br />
all. Some priorities are non-negotiable.<br />
If you are bitter about the election<br />
results, I predict it too shall pass. What is<br />
most wrong in your life will not be righted<br />
by whatever comes out of 1600 Pennsylvania<br />
Avenue. Sorry about that. Then again,<br />
what is right hopefully remains right. Take<br />
stock. My grandchild lives next door and<br />
my wife somehow continues to put up<br />
with me. Good friends meet me for lunch<br />
and Medicare awaits around the corner.<br />
I gratefully take that over any election<br />
result.<br />
Let us challenge each other to take<br />
control of what we can and not to lose<br />
sleep over what’s left. Meanwhile, I will<br />
keep trying to figure out what at The Dollar<br />
Tree, like those pork rinds, is really<br />
worth a buck. Plus, who knows, I might<br />
show up at another opera.<br />
Though hopefully it, like Showboat,<br />
is in English. •<br />
Photo credit: (above) Shutterstock.com / Tracey Helmbolt<br />
After 25 years, Dale Moss<br />
retired as <strong>Indiana</strong> columnist for<br />
The Courier-Journal. He now<br />
writes weekly for the News<br />
and Tribune. Dale and his<br />
wife Jean live in Jeffersonville<br />
in a house that has been in<br />
his family since the Civil War.<br />
Dale’s e-mail is dale.moss@twc.com<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 9
A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill<br />
Surviving Winter<br />
Arum Italicum, Nandina Domestica,<br />
and Viburnum Dilatatum offer beauty<br />
during cold, gray days<br />
Nandina Domestica<br />
Arum Italicum<br />
Viburnum Dilatatum<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 10
Although probably not foolproof<br />
– and please hold that thought<br />
– I have come up with a very<br />
good way to get through winter<br />
in a place where winter mostly means<br />
gray skies, mournful days and 50 basketball<br />
games a week.<br />
It’s simple: Once we get to the end of<br />
December, I tell myself it’s only six more<br />
weeks until Valentine’s Day. After that,<br />
it’s only another six weeks or so until the<br />
thick of NCAA basketball madness, and<br />
maybe Easter.<br />
BANG: Two stops. Winter over!<br />
So, you better get shopping for a<br />
bonnet.<br />
Bob’s Easy Winter Trip is a meteorological<br />
odyssey made even more simple,<br />
however, with the addition of three plants<br />
to your garden; Arum italicum, Nandina<br />
domestica and Viburnum dilatatum. If<br />
such Latin is all Greek to you, just check<br />
out the following in alphabetical order.<br />
Arum Italicum<br />
Arum italicum is the neatest plant<br />
you have probably never heard about – or<br />
seen. It’s a joy to have in the winter because<br />
its shiny, variegated leaves are up<br />
ALL WINTER, and go away in the summer.<br />
REPEAT: Shiny, variegated leaves<br />
ALL WINTER. They go away in the summer.<br />
It’s other best attribute is about the<br />
time those leaves go away, it shoots up a<br />
columnar seed pod (a spadix to the more<br />
learned crowd) consisting of bright orange-red<br />
berries. Do not eat them. They<br />
are sharp, bitter and a bit toxic, but offer<br />
a lot visual presence. Easily counterbalancing<br />
that bitter taste is a creamy white<br />
flower that will pop up a few weeks ahead<br />
of the seed spadix thing.<br />
Arum is easily grown in part to full<br />
shade and will also take wet soil, an open<br />
invitation to plant them near a shaded<br />
downspout. I planted ours just outside<br />
our busy side door in a moist area where<br />
I can literally see those leaves about ten<br />
times a day. A hard frost will send them<br />
face-down in the turf, but they always<br />
recover. They will also spread nicely, but<br />
should not be considered invasive. Just<br />
check out the picture.<br />
I have come up with a very good way to get<br />
through winter in a place where winter mostly<br />
means gray skies, mournful days and 50<br />
basketball games a week.<br />
Nandina Domestica<br />
Nandina domestica is, as the name<br />
implies, a native nandina with brilliant<br />
red fall and winter berries. It’s native to<br />
eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan<br />
and was imported first to England, then<br />
the USA. Its beauty comes with a couple<br />
of caveats. It is listed as somewhat invasive<br />
in warmer areas of the country – although<br />
sterile cultivars are available – and<br />
its seed is also considered somewhat toxic<br />
to smaller animals. Birds have no trouble<br />
with it, and can be responsible for spreading<br />
it around.<br />
Ours has never spread or re-seeded.<br />
We have it planted just outside our backkitchen<br />
window where its fruit puts on a<br />
gorgeous show all winter with every bite<br />
of toast or bowl of Cheerios.<br />
Nandina likes part sun to full shade;<br />
the more sun, the more color. They are<br />
very effective, low-maintenance plants<br />
when huddled up alongside the house.<br />
There are a lot of newer, fruitless<br />
cultivars on the market such as ‘Fire<br />
Power,’ ‘Gulfstream’ and ‘Sienna Sunrise’<br />
that are more well behaved, very easy to<br />
grow and will produce various amounts<br />
of scarlet-orange color on their leaves, but<br />
in my yard, I’m in the game for the winter<br />
berries. Just check out the picture.<br />
Viburnum Dilatatum<br />
Viburnum dilatatum is another<br />
shrub that deserves so much more attention<br />
than it gets, beginning in late summer<br />
and extending into winter. Its other name<br />
is “linden viburnum.” It likes full sun to<br />
part shade. It makes a great hedge, can<br />
get eight to ten feet tall, has neat white<br />
flowers and offers a scrumptious display<br />
of bright red or yellow fruits that will last<br />
into December.<br />
It will fruit best with two or more<br />
plants placed side-by-side-by-side. The<br />
birds like these fruits, as well as butterflies,<br />
with no hint of reseeding, at least<br />
not near the 30-foot row along our partlysunny<br />
driveway. It has no serious disease<br />
or pest problems, is very low maintenance<br />
and just a great and loyal companion if<br />
your favorite team goes out in the round<br />
of sixteen. Just check out the picture.<br />
Here’s another great tip. All three<br />
of these will be available at Hidden Hill<br />
Nursery & Sculpture Garden in April –<br />
now only a Valentine’s Day and NCAA<br />
basketball tournament away. •<br />
About the Author<br />
Bob Hill owns Hidden Hill<br />
Nursery and can be<br />
reached at farmerbob@<br />
hiddenhillnursery.com.<br />
For more information,<br />
including nursery hours<br />
and event information, go<br />
to www.hiddenhillnursery.<br />
com<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 11
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Education<br />
Literacy is for Everyone<br />
LIFE, a local non-profit, provides adults with individualized coaching<br />
in reading, writing, and math<br />
Story by Sara Combs<br />
These days Henry Dunn spends<br />
much of his time repairing lawn<br />
mowers and other equipment at<br />
his home near New Salisbury.<br />
Dunn, 70, retired after a successful career<br />
operating and repairing heavy equipment.<br />
He also worked in scrap metal and<br />
drove a tractor as lead man at a nursery.<br />
Although from his teen years on, he<br />
worked very hard, Dunn has few complaints.<br />
“We have been blessed,” he says. “I<br />
give thanks to the Lord. We never had any<br />
trouble with our children. We have always<br />
had work.” Leah, his wife of 49 years, retired<br />
from General Electric. They have a<br />
son, a daughter and four grandchildren.<br />
But there was something missing.<br />
Something pretty important.<br />
“I can’t read,” he says. “I always<br />
wanted to learn, but I struggled.”<br />
Now, thanks to LIFE, he is learning.<br />
LIFE – Literacy Is For Everyone – came<br />
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and retired Veterans Assistance offcial,<br />
learned there was available space in his<br />
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He reached out to the <strong>Indiana</strong> Department<br />
of Education to find statistics for<br />
local residents having basic reading difficulties.<br />
That turned out to be (approximately)<br />
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counties alone. Last year, statewide there<br />
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“I was shocked,” he says. He requested<br />
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coaches.<br />
“Then they turned it over to us,”<br />
says Judy Bertram, LIFE’s director. A retired<br />
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“This space had been used for a preschool<br />
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The program is available to people<br />
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“I am just waiting for people to come<br />
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read this will encourage those who could<br />
benefit to apply. There are 12 trained<br />
coaches and we have had only five students.<br />
Sometimes people are reluctant to<br />
admit they need this help. It is embarrassing<br />
and hard for them to walk in.”<br />
“How can anything be more<br />
embarrassing than having<br />
to tell people all your life<br />
that you can’t read?”<br />
That is something Henry Dunn does<br />
not understand. “How can anything be<br />
more embarrassing than having to tell<br />
people all your life that you can’t read?”<br />
he asks. “It is better to try and fail than<br />
never to try at all.”<br />
He started classes in Floyd County<br />
which were discontinued, so he applied to<br />
other programs. None seemed to work for<br />
him. Then staff at a local library told him<br />
about LIFE - just what he needed.<br />
Dunn says he has never tried to hide<br />
his disability. “I always told people,” he<br />
says. “I got by because I asked for help<br />
when I needed it. I was always honest<br />
about it with employers. Mostly, they<br />
want people who will do the work and<br />
I could do that. Sometimes I was even<br />
made boss, or foreman.<br />
“I left school early and went to work<br />
in my Dad’s scrap metal business. He let<br />
me do anything I wanted. I learned a lot<br />
about operating and repairing machinery<br />
and dealing with people. I think maybe I<br />
could have been an engineer if I had an<br />
education. But I got by.”<br />
It has not always been easy. An independent<br />
man, he had to swallow his pride<br />
a bit and ask to take his driver’s license<br />
test orally. “I probably didn’t get some<br />
jobs because I couldn’t read,” he says.<br />
“And the military wouldn’t take me.”<br />
LIFE is designed to help adults with<br />
writing, math and pre high school equivalency<br />
preparation as well as reading. The<br />
program focuses on adult topics and there<br />
is no charge.<br />
Teachers and students are matched<br />
on availability and goals. Because of the<br />
individualized nature of the program,<br />
coaching times are flexible. Coaches and<br />
students usually meet once a week for<br />
an hour or so. All coaching is done in the<br />
church. Transportation is not provided.<br />
Dunn is pleased with his progress,<br />
although admitting it has been a bit slow.<br />
He has been in the program for about two<br />
years. “And I am doing a whole lot better,”<br />
he says, pointing to such things as reading<br />
signs and menus.<br />
He credits his coach, Carol Taylor,<br />
with his success. “She has a lot of patience<br />
and understanding,” he says. “It is like<br />
driving a nail into a rock to teach me.”<br />
“You get out of it what you put in<br />
it,” says Dunn, who studies about an<br />
hour a day. Something, he admits with a<br />
smile, “happens with a little pushing from<br />
Leah.” •<br />
For more information or to register for free<br />
LIFE classes call 1-812-301-2196, Tuesdays<br />
and Wednesdays, 1 to 5 p.m. The church is located<br />
at 2014 Allison Lane, Jeffersonville.<br />
Photo by Chinnapong / Shutterstock.com<br />
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Cover Story<br />
Becoming Your Kid’s Hero...<br />
Pictured: After the meeting, a few dads at Greenville Elementary stay to serve the school and greet students in the car line.<br />
School doesn’t start until 8:00 a.m.,<br />
but Devin, a second grader at<br />
Greenville Elementary School,<br />
can’t wait to get there by 6:30. In<br />
fact, he’s been asking about it all month.<br />
Why? Because it’s an All Pro Dad day.<br />
According to Devin that means, “It’s the<br />
best morning ever before school.”<br />
Hundreds of kids across <strong>Southern</strong><br />
<strong>Indiana</strong> would agree. Once a month approximately<br />
1,000 children and adults attend<br />
All Pro Dad breakfasts in Floyd and<br />
Clark counties. At All Pro Dad breakfasts,<br />
kids like Devin participate in a 45 minute<br />
program designed to help them connect<br />
with their dads, grandpas or another father<br />
figure in their life.<br />
Some All Pro Dad chapters serve up<br />
donuts while others offer Chick-Fil-A, but<br />
the breakfast is really just a fun excuse<br />
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to bring families together and get them<br />
talking. As Devin puts it, “I love having<br />
breakfast with PawPaw and having guy<br />
talks.”<br />
All Pro Dad is a national organization<br />
founded in 2007 with the help of former<br />
<strong>Indiana</strong>polis Colts’ head coach Tony<br />
Dungy to inspire fathers to love and lead<br />
their families well. The organization provides<br />
online resources and special events<br />
like the monthly breakfasts held throughout<br />
45 states in the US and in four other<br />
countries abroad.<br />
It’s no wonder that kids like Devin<br />
love their All Pro Dad breakfasts. Not<br />
only do they get delicious food but also<br />
a healthy dose of encouragement to start<br />
their day. Every month the school’s team<br />
captain kicks things off with a special<br />
pride exercise. During this time dads are<br />
invited to stand up, introduce their child<br />
and share one reason they are proud of<br />
them.<br />
As Regional Team Captain, Troy<br />
Wingler, puts it, “kids are grinning from<br />
ear-to-ear.” Thanks to Wingler this grin is<br />
spreading. When Troy and his family first<br />
moved here from Martinsville two years<br />
ago, the closest All Pro Dad chapter they<br />
could find was in Louisville. Now, thanks<br />
to Wingler’s efforts and the cooperation of<br />
schools and parents, there are nine chapters<br />
active throughout Clark and Floyd<br />
counties.<br />
According to Wingler, “It’s blown<br />
away any expectation I could ever have.”<br />
Wingler had been involved with All<br />
Pro Dad in his daughter’s school in Martinsville<br />
for five years before their move.<br />
He says, “The program has been so im-
All Pro Dad helps fathers<br />
make a difference in the lives of their kids<br />
Story by Jason Byerly<br />
Photos by Michelle Hockman<br />
Pictured: from top left, clockwise) Eric Vanderhoof with his children, Max and Zoe; Aaron Courtney with his daughters, Bella and Izzy Courtney; Adam Whittmore with his daughter,<br />
Addison; Matt McCollough with his son, Ben.<br />
portant and such a special part of our lives<br />
that we really wanted to bring it here.”<br />
Now dozens of other families are<br />
getting the opportunity to make their own<br />
special memories at All Pro Dad breakfasts<br />
throughout the region. “All Pro Dads<br />
has been a great opportunity to connect<br />
and have meaningful life conversations<br />
with my daughters,” says Scott Jerke, Co-<br />
Captain at Grantline Elementary. “It has<br />
helped me to understand who they are<br />
and how I can be a better dad by meeting<br />
them where they are.”<br />
All Pro Dad provides helpful resources<br />
to get these meaningful conversations<br />
started. After the morning’s pride<br />
exercise, the team captain introduces a<br />
monthly character-building topic with a<br />
video and then turns it over to the dads<br />
to lead a short discussion time with their<br />
kids. They make this as easy as possible<br />
by giving fathers simple questions to get<br />
kids talking about the day’s topic.<br />
At the end of the breakfast, each family<br />
is challenged to come up with a plan<br />
to put what they’ve discussed into action.<br />
Not only does this time equip fathers to<br />
help their children make wise choices, but<br />
it’s fun for dads and kids just to have time<br />
together.<br />
However, this bonding time isn’t just<br />
limited to breakfast. Last year the <strong>Southern</strong><br />
<strong>Indiana</strong> All Pro Dad groups took in a<br />
Louisville Riverbats game, toured <strong>Southern</strong><br />
<strong>Indiana</strong> Caverns and enjoyed a good<br />
old-fashioned cookout together.<br />
George Wasson, Team Captain at<br />
Floyds Knobs Elementary School says,<br />
“For many of our families, life is so busy<br />
and time is a precious commodity. Many<br />
of our dads often leave for work before<br />
their kids get up and come home from<br />
work with only a couple hours left in<br />
the day before it’s bedtime. This once-amonth<br />
breakfast has been a super time to<br />
help dads and their kids connect.”<br />
As an added benefit, All Pro Dad<br />
gets fathers into their children’s schools<br />
helping out in various ways. At Greenville<br />
Elementary School’s fall kickoff<br />
breakfast, many dads stayed afterwards<br />
to serve teachers by volunteering as the<br />
car rider and bus greeters as kids arrived.<br />
LuAnne Suer, Floyds Knobs Elementary<br />
Principal, sees this as a win for both<br />
the school and the kids. “Floyds Knobs<br />
Elementary hosted All Pro Dads for<br />
the first time last school year,” Suer<br />
says. “This was a great opportunity<br />
for dads to connect with their children.<br />
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Not only were FKE dads involved in All Pro Dads each month, but<br />
we saw dads more involved in our other school-wide events. Involved<br />
dads are a precious gift for their children.”<br />
The kids agree. When asked about her favorite part of All Pro<br />
Dad, Anna, a first grader at Greenville Elementary School, summed<br />
it up best, “I love spending time with my dad.” •<br />
If you would like to start an All Pro Dad chapter at your school or would<br />
like information about getting plugged into an existing chapter, contact<br />
Troy Wingler at greenvilleallprodads@gmail.com.<br />
To receive daily parenting emails from All Pro Dad or to learn more about<br />
the organization, visit www.AllProDad.com<br />
Looking for resources for moms? Family First, the nonprofit organization<br />
that created All Pro Dad, also provides inspiration and tools for mothers at<br />
www.iMom.com.<br />
Pictured: (above) Troy Wingler, regional team captain, and his daughter Avah Wingler,<br />
select the winning numbers for the giveaway at Greenville Elementary.<br />
Pictured: (below) George Wasson, team caption at Floyds Knobs Elementary, gets<br />
everyones attention before getting started.<br />
Pictured: (top and middle) A batch of chocolate truffes, made fresh in<br />
the store; (bottom, left to right) Kathy Brelage, Bonnie Pinney, Juanita<br />
Eckert, Becky Troesch, Donna Lamkin, and Kylee Eckert.<br />
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“<br />
“<br />
- LuAnne Suer<br />
Floyds Knobs Elementary Principal<br />
Pictured: (top row) Douglas and Autumn Webber; Julianna Brown wins the raffe and<br />
picks a shark prize; Michael Roy with his grandson, Benjamin Vaughan; (middle row)<br />
George Wasson with his daughters, Brianne and Kate; (bottom row) a crowd gathers<br />
for the All Pro Dad meeting at Floyds Knobs Elementary.<br />
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(top left) Suzanne Williams, Sue Bennett, June Greene & Betty Chanley took a copy of<br />
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Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts and (top right) to the Hershey Chocolate<br />
Factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania.<br />
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recently shared his favorite<br />
magazine on a trip to San Juan.<br />
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Annual Rotary Toast<br />
COMMUNITY BANKS ON KEVIN CECIL<br />
Hundreds of people gathered to honor Kevin Cecil at the 23rd annual Rotary<br />
Community Toast and Benefit at Huber’s Plantation Hall in November, with<br />
half of the proceeds going to Rotary and the other half divided between Metro<br />
United Way and the Community Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>. The festive<br />
atmosphere and camaraderie matched the accolades as guests celebrated<br />
Kevin’s professional and philanthropic contributions to the region.<br />
Rotarians Jerry Finn (emcee) and Merrill and Peggy<br />
Peter shared a light moment with Ray and Eileen Day.<br />
Ann and Robert Steiner, Phyllis Robinson,<br />
and Cindy and Kevin Cecil, career banker<br />
and community leader, greeted guests at the<br />
Rotary event.<br />
Jim Rickard and Libby Elswick of Wes-<br />
Banco and Dana and Sharon Wavle<br />
enjoyed the appetizer buffet before the<br />
dinner.<br />
Sharing food and fellowship were Linda Lorch,<br />
Claire Hagedorn, Joe Hagedorn, and Carole and Jon<br />
Lorfing.<br />
Welcome Home<br />
STEVENSON OPENS LAW PRACTICE<br />
After 27 years in the U. S. Air Force and choosing to<br />
return home to serve the community, retired Col. Pamela<br />
Stevenson, left, recently founded Stephenson<br />
Law at 1205 Applegate Lane in Clarksville on the<br />
Personal Counseling Service Wellness Campus. Joining<br />
her at a recent open house were Harold Calhoun,<br />
Anisa Weathers, and David Dageforde of Louisville.<br />
The new practice exists to ensure access to the legal<br />
system for veteran and middle-income families and to<br />
invest in their success by providing affordable family<br />
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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CELEBRATES CHAMPIONS<br />
Hearing heartfelt testimonies about changed lives and honoring Champions<br />
for Children Award winners inspired guests at the first Communities<br />
in Schools (CIS) of Clark County Readers to Leaders Breakfast in<br />
November. Surrounding students with a community of support, the<br />
non-profit touches the lives of more than 4,500 children and their families<br />
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Working directly with Clarksville, Greater Clark, and West Clark school<br />
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and services.<br />
(right, top) Leadership <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>’s NEXGEN program and Christian<br />
Academy of <strong>Indiana</strong> juniors Sydney Fischer and Alexander Nash, standing left,<br />
were honored as volunteers for their work organizing a book drive. CIS Executive<br />
Director Julie Moorman and emcee Dawne Gee of WAVE 3, right, presided<br />
at the breakfast. Seated were Diana Maynard of Steel Dynamics, which received<br />
the Community Partner Award for giving 20,000 books to children in the last<br />
nine years; and Dr. Kim Hartlage, Greater Clark’s Assistant Superintendent for<br />
Elementary Education, who was the honored educator.<br />
(right, bottom) Encouraging children brought smiles to guests like Leslie Cairo,<br />
seated left, of the Salvation Army of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>; Doug Drake of Personal<br />
Counseling Service; and Sharon Jones of New Albany-Floyd County Schools.<br />
Standing were Kye Hoehn and Chip Pfau, board members of CIS of Clark<br />
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A sense of fun and philanthropy permeated Kye’s II late last fall as<br />
guests supported the third annual Evening of Joy dinner to benefit<br />
Hope <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>, a Christ-focused ministry serving the whole<br />
community. In addition to comedian Lyndy Phillips, the crowd enjoyed<br />
the raffe and a scrumptious buffet. Proceeds will be used for<br />
the non-profit’s programs that encourage self-suffciency in low-income<br />
individuals and families. The event also celebrated Hope’s partnership<br />
with churches and the community.<br />
(left, top) Celebrating the season of hope and joy were George and Sue Linn<br />
Ross, Ruth and David Heideman, Becky Wilthers, and Dr. Jim McCullough.<br />
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(left, bottom) Hamming it up at the photo booth before the Hope dinner were<br />
Sara and John Whitbeck, Lindsey and Matt Neely, and Hope Executive Director<br />
Angie Graf.<br />
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Our Town<br />
Our Town:<br />
Paoli,<br />
<strong>Indiana</strong><br />
Story by Jenna Esarey<br />
Photos (this page) provided by Paoli Peaks<br />
Photos (pages 23 - 26) by Michelle Hockman<br />
Pictured: (this page) skiers and snowboarders enjoy the slopes at Paoli Peaks. (opposite)<br />
the Orange County Courthouse, built in 1850, sits in the middle of the Paoli<br />
town square.<br />
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With its picturesque town<br />
square surrounding a stately<br />
courthouse dating to<br />
1850, historic homes, and<br />
cozy small boutiques, Paoli has some of<br />
the hallmarks of the quintessential <strong>Indiana</strong><br />
small town.<br />
But it also has some things you<br />
might not expect, such as snow-covered<br />
slopes for winter skiing, snowboarding<br />
and tubing, or a market selling organic,<br />
local products and serving up great meals<br />
as well.<br />
A Historic Town<br />
Mineral springs, similar to those in<br />
the French Lick and West Baden area were<br />
a draw as well. The town was platted in<br />
1816 and it soon became the seat of justice<br />
for Orange County.<br />
Paoli was named for Pasquale Paoli<br />
Ash, the son of North Carolina’s former<br />
Governor Samuel Ash. The twelve year<br />
old, who died before the Quakers made<br />
the move from North Carolina, was himself<br />
named for Corsican patriot Pasquale<br />
Paoli.<br />
“The historic Paoli square, where<br />
the focal point is the beautiful Greek<br />
Revival Courthouse, is one of the most<br />
photographed courthouses in the state of<br />
<strong>Indiana</strong> and is one of the oldest that still<br />
works as a functioning courthouse,” said<br />
The museum is open Monday<br />
through Saturday, May through November.<br />
For more information visit www.<br />
historicorangecounty.org/museum.html.<br />
Modern Fun and Classic Adventure<br />
While alpine skiing is not something<br />
people from out of state would imagine to<br />
be an option in <strong>Indiana</strong>, Paoli Peaks has<br />
been providing just that on its slopes for<br />
decades.<br />
With a 45,000 square foot day lodge,<br />
a cafeteria-style restaurant and pizzeria, a<br />
bar, pro shop, ski lessons, and ski rentals,<br />
Paoli Peaks has everything for a fun-filled<br />
day on the slopes.<br />
If snowboarding is more your style,<br />
“<br />
“<br />
- Imojean Dedrick,<br />
Executive Director of the Orange County Community Foundation<br />
The Paoli Historic District is listed<br />
on the National Registry of Historic Places,<br />
along with individual buildings - the<br />
Orange County Courthouse, Newberry<br />
Friends Meeting House, Lindley House,<br />
and the Thomas Newby Braxtan House.<br />
“I like the historical significance of<br />
it,” said Lloyd Arnold, executive director<br />
of the Orange County Economic Development<br />
Partnership. “It’s one of the rare<br />
town squares that’s intact. It’s easy to get<br />
around, with no stoplights on it.”<br />
“The history lover will find a variety<br />
of opportunities when visiting Paoli,” said<br />
Imojean Dedrick, executive director of the<br />
Orange County Community Foundation.<br />
“Paoli’s great history can be found while<br />
browsing through the Orange County<br />
Museum on the square. See how the community<br />
was settled, founded, built and its<br />
impact on the county today.”<br />
Quakers coming from North Carolina<br />
looking to settle in a slavery-free area<br />
settled Paoli in the early 1800s. The spot<br />
they found in Orange County held abundant<br />
game, heavy woods and plenty of<br />
water with the Patoka and Lost Rivers.<br />
Dedrick.<br />
The courthouse - the third for<br />
the town – was built in 1850 at a cost of<br />
$13,561.85.<br />
The circa 1852 Lindley House “offers<br />
visits and periodic events to see how<br />
life in the small community used to be,”<br />
Dedrick said. The site was deeded to the<br />
Orange County Historical Society in 1974<br />
and was then restored to reflect the 1850-<br />
1869 time period.<br />
The restored farm home was listed<br />
on the National Register of Historic<br />
Homes in 1985. The site includes a corner<br />
cupboard, washing machine, spinning<br />
wheel, baby crib, and pump organ.<br />
The Orange County Historical Museum<br />
sits on the northwest corner of the<br />
town square in a 130-year-old building<br />
once belonging to Dr. J. H. Sherrod and<br />
now known as the Sherrod House. The<br />
stately building houses antique clothing,<br />
farm tools, church records, books, a rare<br />
miniature English Tudor dollhouse and<br />
much more.<br />
they’ve got you covered. And if you’d really<br />
like to speed down a slope whilst sitting<br />
down, then snow tubing is for you.<br />
The resort is open seven days a week<br />
from mid-December to mid-March with<br />
15 trails and eight lifts. The snow tubing<br />
area offers ten 700-foot long lanes and its<br />
own concession area. For more information<br />
visit www.paolipeaks.com.<br />
Visitors to the Wilstem Guest Ranch<br />
can enjoy horseback riding, ATV tours,<br />
and hiking trails on 1,100 acres at the<br />
southwestern edge of the Hoosier National<br />
Forest. Overnight accommodations<br />
range from cabins to lodges sleeping anywhere<br />
from four to 23.<br />
Let’s Eat<br />
Like any small town, Paoli has its<br />
hidden food gems. “The biggest thing we<br />
have is Lost River Deli,” said Arnold. “It’s<br />
kind of rare, with a lot of local stuff. It’s a<br />
neat little place to visit.”<br />
Just one block off the town square<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 23
Pictured: (top) A sign welcoming visitors to Paoli;<br />
(middle) the Lindley House, built in 1852, by<br />
Thomas Elwood Lindley, an influential Quaker who<br />
served on the State Legislature at <strong>Indiana</strong>’s first<br />
captiol in Corydon; (bottom) The Paoli Methodist<br />
Church was one of the first churches in Paoli. The<br />
building originally had a frame exterior, but brick<br />
was added during renovations in 1923.<br />
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at 26 Library Street, Lost River Market &<br />
Deli is a community-owned grocery store<br />
and deli offering a wide variety of local<br />
products along with select brand-name<br />
items.<br />
Organic foods, regional craft beers,<br />
wine, bulk grains, legumes, beans, nuts,<br />
rice, spices, and more, along with fresh<br />
meat and dairy products make up some<br />
of the inventory.<br />
In the back, the deli serves up soup,<br />
sandwiches, wraps, salads, and desserts<br />
daily. A salad bar and grab-and-go case<br />
filled with homemade foods make mealtimes<br />
a breeze.<br />
The store is member-owned, with<br />
a $90 annual membership fee providing<br />
a number of perks, but the store is open<br />
to all.<br />
“If you’re looking for a change of<br />
pace in restaurants, be sure to visit Porky’s,”<br />
said Dedrick. “The nostalgic setting<br />
with on-site smoking and barbequing<br />
is just the place to sit back and relax<br />
to enjoy one of their tasty home cooked<br />
meals. The Paoli County Club offers great<br />
sandwiches, cocktails and special buffets<br />
while overlooking the quaint nine hole<br />
golf course and is open to the public.”<br />
“Paoli is such a pleasant and comfortable<br />
community to live in,” said Dedrick.<br />
“The school system is superb, cozy<br />
neighborhoods offer comfortable homes<br />
and the people in the community are<br />
friends that last a lifetime.” •<br />
Pictured: (top) a cannon in front of the Orange County Courthouse,<br />
in memory of Orange County soldiers who fought in the Civil War;<br />
(middle, right) JJ’s Hair and Nails on the Paoli town square; (middle<br />
left) One of the many historical homes in Paoli. This Queen Anne<br />
Victorian style home was built in 1893; (bottom) The historic Mineral<br />
Springs Hotel, built in 1896, included an opera stage and a grand<br />
dining room. Today the bottom floor houses the Pure Elegance<br />
Bridal shop.<br />
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Pictured: (top and middle) Persimmon Tree, a locally<br />
owned boutique located on the Paoli square.<br />
Pictured: (bottom) The Lost River Market & Deli, a<br />
community owned store offering natural, organic food<br />
and local seasonal products.<br />
A plaque quoting the ten commandments at a local<br />
church near the town square<br />
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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 32
Laundry day for my mother was a<br />
cross between a sprint and a mental<br />
game of will – woman versus<br />
machine. She loaded clothes into<br />
the loud, wobbly machine, added detergent,<br />
and set a mental timer. The race was<br />
on to see if she could catch the machine<br />
between the rinse and spin cycles to add<br />
fabric softener. (I learned special words<br />
from her when she missed that small window<br />
of opportunity.)<br />
My mother passed on the rinse race<br />
tradition, which I devotedly carried on,<br />
until a few years ago.<br />
Then, my husband and I updated<br />
our tiny bachelor pad kitchen to family<br />
style. A formal dining room was replaced<br />
with a huge laundry/unnecessary stuff<br />
room.<br />
While it was love<br />
at first sight for the laundry<br />
room, the washing machine<br />
left me in a lather.<br />
Life beyond Duct Tape<br />
Laundry Woes<br />
Tips to overcome a smelly problem with<br />
front loading washing machines<br />
Laundry Day Troubles<br />
I enthusiastically purchased my<br />
first front loading washing machine, with<br />
built-in automated dispensers. While<br />
it was love at first sight for the laundry<br />
room, the washing machine left me in a<br />
lather. After a few weeks, the front-loader<br />
smelled as if an animal had crawled inside<br />
to die. I checked in with the “professionals<br />
of everything” - my Facebook friends.<br />
They responded. Many had the same<br />
problem. Several asked if I was also having<br />
trouble with rotten smelling towels.<br />
Why, yes I was.<br />
The retching odor was apparently<br />
coming from the guts of the washing machine.<br />
Water remains in the drum, even<br />
with the door left open after washes. That<br />
moisture turns into mold, a top allergy<br />
inducer. Mold and mildew infestations<br />
then grow around the rubber gasket that<br />
lines the door to prevent leakage. The<br />
mold is then transferred onto the towels.<br />
I took the advice of the Facebook<br />
experts and purchased bottles of Smelly<br />
Washer and Smelly Towel cleaner, a citrus<br />
based powdered substance that cost<br />
approximately $45 (shipping included).<br />
Both products worked, but the price for<br />
these products and others like them, negates<br />
the benefits of saving money by using<br />
the energy effcient appliance.<br />
To find a more affordable solution,<br />
I purchased several bottles of the holy<br />
grail of cleaners, white vinegar – along<br />
with baking soda. After a few trials, the<br />
solution is ready to pass on to other stinky<br />
washing machine and rancid towel owning<br />
<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> residents.<br />
A bonus advantage to this recipe:<br />
When towels are washed in this mixture<br />
it helps keep mold from growing in the<br />
machine. This should be done every two<br />
weeks.<br />
Final cost is less than $10 for a several<br />
month’s supply, using three bottles of<br />
vinegar and three boxes of baking soda.<br />
For each application: 1¼ cup white<br />
vinegar and 1 1/2 cup baking soda.<br />
Distribute vinegar into the auto dispense<br />
areas for liquid detergent, softener,<br />
and bleach. Wash in hot water. Once the<br />
cycle is complete, shake the baking soda<br />
on the wet towels and run another wash<br />
with hot water. (My second wash was a<br />
short cycle, but depending on how smelly<br />
your towels are, you may need the full<br />
wash.)<br />
After the final wash is complete,<br />
dry the towels (dryer sheets are optional);<br />
the funky smell will be gone and towels<br />
are more absorbent.<br />
Try it – hope you like it. •<br />
Photo credit: (above) Shutterstock.com / Vasilyev Alexandr<br />
Carol Dawson is a Jeffersonville<br />
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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 33
People of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong><br />
Giving Back and Getting Involved<br />
Behind the scenes with Dr. John<br />
Gonzaba, General Surgeon at<br />
Harrison County Hospital<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 34<br />
Story and photo (top only) by Nicholas Moore<br />
Photo (bottom and at left) provided by Dr. John Gonzaba
When people think about “being<br />
healthy”, they often<br />
think of losing weight, eating<br />
better, or perhaps quitting<br />
smoking. These all focus on physical<br />
health.<br />
As humans, there’s more to who we<br />
are than our physical health. Full health<br />
involves the body, mind, and spirit. Dr.<br />
John Gonzaba, General Surgeon<br />
at Harrison County Hospital,<br />
doesn’t only know this,<br />
he lives it. His story reminds<br />
us that health can be found by<br />
living life, giving back, and getting<br />
involved.<br />
Gonzaba grew up in San<br />
Antonio, Texas. After finishing<br />
his surgical training in Detroit,<br />
the army came to him with an<br />
opportunity.<br />
“I had two little babies.<br />
The army came around and<br />
said, ‘Hey, you want some extra<br />
cash?’ and at the time, of<br />
course, we were broke. I had<br />
two little kids and thought,<br />
‘Sounds like a good idea’. So<br />
after I was done with my [surgical]<br />
residency, I owed them<br />
six years in the army.”<br />
During these six years<br />
John served as a surgeon in a<br />
forward support hospital in<br />
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.<br />
He also served in Korea and<br />
Honduras for a time.<br />
At Fort Leonard Wood<br />
Gonzaba met Dr. Stephen Bodney,<br />
who was then his Chief of<br />
Surgery. In 2000 Dr. Bodney<br />
left Fort Leonard Wood and headed for<br />
Harrison County Hospital, and recruited<br />
Gonzaba to join him three years later.<br />
“[Dr. Bodney] is very much a mentor to<br />
me. He’s somebody I respect very much<br />
and I’ve been very fortunate to work with<br />
him since our army years. We have a really<br />
good relationship, and that’s why people<br />
stay where they are – because they’re<br />
happy.”<br />
A great business partner isn’t the<br />
only thing Gonzaba was happy about<br />
when he came to Corydon. “I feel [Corydon]<br />
is pretty safe, the community, good<br />
schools, good family values here.” Corydon<br />
was a community where Gonzaba<br />
could settle and get involved.<br />
Gonzaba’s two sons were in middle<br />
school when he arrived in Corydon and<br />
both played in band. Naturally, Gonzaba<br />
volunteered as Corydon Central’s Band<br />
Club President. Even more, he decided<br />
to join the school board as well. “It was<br />
my way of helping out,” he says. “A lot of<br />
times people complain about their school<br />
system and don’t do anything about it. So<br />
I figured one good way [to make a positive<br />
difference] is to join the school board.”<br />
John also taught dual-credit courses in Biology<br />
and Medical Terminology to area<br />
high school students during this time, allowing<br />
students to earn college credits.<br />
Dr. John Gonzaba realizes that life<br />
becomes an adventure when you find<br />
Life becomes an adventure when you find<br />
things that bring you joy and dive into them.<br />
things that bring you joy and dive into<br />
them. His demeanor is jovial, friendly,<br />
and outgoing, and his smile puts you immediately<br />
at ease. He cultivates a passion<br />
and purpose in his life.<br />
When asked what defines “happy”,<br />
Gonzaba says, “Everybody has their own<br />
happiness. It’s whatever makes your soul<br />
feel good.” Truer words have never been<br />
spoken.<br />
Gonzaba has sought to pass this<br />
mantra to his sons, one of whom he took<br />
on a medical mission trip to Guatemala.<br />
He felt that it helped him see the joy that<br />
helping others can bring in a very real<br />
way, and also demonstrated how different<br />
the world can be for different people.<br />
Both of Gonzaba’s sons have traveled the<br />
globe and experienced many different<br />
cultural communities. He felt that it helps<br />
them be thankful for what they have, and<br />
also inspires them to give back.<br />
Today in <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>, Gonzaba<br />
is giving back as a board member<br />
of Family Health Centers of <strong>Indiana</strong>,<br />
which has three clinics in <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong><br />
that offer medical services to people<br />
who have low income or no insurance. He<br />
believes in healthcare for all because he<br />
has seen enough people in enough places<br />
to understand that if someone can’t get<br />
health insurance, it doesn’t mean they’re<br />
too lazy to work to go and get it. “We . .<br />
. just don’t know everybody’s individual<br />
circumstances and where they<br />
come from and what they’ve<br />
been through. We should be<br />
careful how we judge people<br />
because we never know what<br />
their circumstances are. Some<br />
people can’t work, physically<br />
or mentally can’t work.” Gonzaba<br />
also understands that<br />
clinics like these actually drive<br />
down healthcare costs for everyone<br />
else. When these kinds<br />
of clinics are not present, often<br />
people’s only resource is an<br />
emergency room. Hospitals<br />
have to treat them, and if these<br />
people cannot afford to pay the<br />
often extremely expensive ER<br />
bills, those costs are passed on<br />
to other patients in the form of<br />
higher hospital service fees and<br />
higher insurance premiums.<br />
Programs like Family Health<br />
Centers of <strong>Indiana</strong> stop all of<br />
that from happening.<br />
When asked if he had any<br />
advice to give, Gonzaba says,<br />
“You’re going through life and<br />
you’re going through medical<br />
school, you make it up as you<br />
go and you try to do the best<br />
you can do. That’s all you can<br />
do. However things turn out, they turn<br />
out. But as long as you did think that you<br />
did the very best you can do, what more<br />
can you ask?” Pretty good advice for a<br />
truly healthy life. •<br />
Pictured: (left hand page, top) Dr. John Gonzaba, a general<br />
surgeon at Harrison County Hospital; (left hand page, bottom)<br />
Dr. Gonzaba, during his time of service as a surgeon<br />
in the United States Army; (this page, left to right) Dr. Gonzaba,<br />
his wife Rita Gonzaba, and his sons, John Gonzaba Jr.<br />
and Eric Gonzaba.<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 35
Staying Active<br />
A Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul<br />
Pictured: (left to right) students Harry Hottel and Randy Emily perform the warrior I pose (Virabhadrasana I) as instructor Abby Reich Coffman leads the class.<br />
Yoga classes help participants at all ftness levels stay active<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 36<br />
Story by Sara Combs<br />
Photos by Michelle Hockman
To mark her 69th birthday Shirley<br />
Rhodes did something a bit unusual.<br />
“I stood on my head – doing<br />
a yoga handstand pose,” she<br />
says, with obvious pride. She explains it<br />
happened in class at the Harrison County<br />
YMCA, where she has been a student for<br />
about two years. When a stroke caused<br />
balancing problems, she learned that yoga<br />
could help in her recovery. “It has,” says<br />
Shirley, who attends three classes weekly.<br />
“That is why I love yoga,” says Abby<br />
Reich Coffman, who teaches five weekly<br />
sessions at the YMCA, in Corydon. “Yoga<br />
is a genre that accepts everyone. There is<br />
no level (where) you can’t find challenges<br />
and accomplish goals. It meets all kinds<br />
of needs.”<br />
Her students include participants<br />
who are at their fitness peak and students<br />
who aren’t. “I have a student in my gentle<br />
yoga class who uses a walker,” she says.<br />
“Yoga is for the young and old, male and<br />
female. It is amazing how accommodating<br />
yoga is to various levels.”<br />
That includes preschoolers. “When<br />
I teach yoga in schools and preschools, I<br />
do a lot of things to make it fun,” she says.<br />
“We turn it into games and they love it.”<br />
Abby, mother of four (ages 11, 9, 7,<br />
and 2), and former third grade teacher,<br />
says she got into yoga somewhat by accident.<br />
“After my third baby, I was looking<br />
for something to do to get healthy<br />
and called the Y,” she recalls. “The director<br />
suggested I try Pilates.” She did and<br />
found it worked well. In fact, it was such<br />
a good fit that the instructor suggested<br />
she get certified to teach. She did.<br />
And then it happened. A substitute<br />
Pilates teacher introduced her to yoga. It<br />
was the perfect fit – instant love.<br />
Again, she did so well it was suggested<br />
she be certified to teach. “It was<br />
a more complicated procedure,” she says,<br />
“and took a year.” To complicate things<br />
further, she was pregnant with her fourth<br />
child. “But that has helped me relate to<br />
pregnant participants,” she said, “and<br />
they to me.”<br />
Although she leads classes of different<br />
levels, Abby accommodates various<br />
needs in each session. She starts with<br />
deep breathing and telling students to ask<br />
themselves, “What brought me here? Do I<br />
want to get more centered? Be more flexible?<br />
Better balanced?” She tells students<br />
to “think about what you came for and<br />
practice accordingly. Move with intention.”<br />
The camaraderie of the group is an<br />
added benefit, she says. “Sometimes I<br />
have to threaten to use my teacher voice<br />
to stop the chat so we can get class started.”<br />
Pictured: (above) Instructor Abby Reich<br />
Coffman prepares for her class. (below) Jill<br />
Robertson and Pam Mason (in back) perform<br />
the Sukhasana pose. The Sukhasana pose is<br />
a gentle cross legged pose to connect to your<br />
breath or quiet your mind.<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 37
Ruthie Strong attests to yoga’s benefits.<br />
Ruthie, a retired elementary education<br />
teacher and an exercise enthusiast – she<br />
walks 12,000 steps daily and does Zumba<br />
and Tai Chi – attends at least two yoga sessions<br />
weekly. She loves the flexibility it has<br />
given her. “When I started a year and a half<br />
ago, because of a fall, I couldn’t sit on the<br />
floor cross-legged. Now I can easily.”<br />
Abby has also taught yoga in private<br />
studios. “But I am partial to teaching at the<br />
Y. People are more likely to walk in and try<br />
it. Sometimes they return; sometimes not.<br />
But most do,” she says. “Teaching yoga<br />
combines three things I love: the yoga itself,<br />
the Y and people. Besides,” she adds, “My<br />
mother says I am nicer when I am doing<br />
yoga classes.”<br />
And when Shirley Rhodes celebrates<br />
her 70th birthday in March, she hopes to repeat<br />
that handstand. “I think I will still be<br />
able to do it,” says Shirley, adding, “I just<br />
love Yoga. It really changes your life.” •<br />
Pictured: (middle) Randy Emily performs the downward facing dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana.)<br />
This is a great stretch of the shoulders and legs. (bottom) Instructor Abby Reich Coffman leads<br />
the class in the plank pose (Kumbhakasana). Each November, during Abby’s “Plank Appreciation<br />
Month,” the students have competitions for prizes based on their knowledge of plank and the ability<br />
to hold that position for a long time.<br />
Yoga classes are Monday 9 – 10 am and 5:30 –<br />
6:30 pm; Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 pm; Friday 9 – 10<br />
am; Gentle Yoga is Tuesday, 11:30 am - 12:20.<br />
For additional information call 812-734-0770 or<br />
check out the website at www.ymcaharrison.org.<br />
The Harrison County YCMA is located at 198<br />
Jenkins Ct, NE, Corydon, IN.<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 38
“<br />
“<br />
- Abby Reich Coffman,<br />
Yoga Instructor at the Harrison County YMCA<br />
Pictured: (top) Yoga is traditionally<br />
done barefoot. The yoga block is used<br />
to support the body and make poses<br />
more accessible and comfortable, or<br />
to make some poses more challenging;<br />
(bottom) Kathy Backherms and Tiffany<br />
Stewart talk before class starts. According<br />
to instructor Abby Reich Coffman,<br />
the class has a community atmosphere,<br />
and it’s easy to find friends to connect<br />
with in class.<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 39
A Path to Healing<br />
you and do it.<br />
4. Don’t suppress<br />
It is much, much easier to plough<br />
through the season like you’re feeling<br />
nothing, but that’s not healthy for you or<br />
the people around you. If you’re having<br />
a day where you want to cry, then cry. If<br />
you feel like screaming, get in your car<br />
and scream. I can tell you that suppressing<br />
whatever you are feeling does not make<br />
it go away. It makes it crawl deeper into<br />
your brain until you feel numb, and that<br />
is not a place you want to find yourself.<br />
5. Talk to someone<br />
Holiday Blues<br />
If you need to talk through some<br />
stress, grief, or whatever it is, talking to<br />
an unbiased professional is not only helpful,<br />
but healthy. You will feel lighter after<br />
you’ve gone. If you have a hard time<br />
around the holidays, make sure to book<br />
a couple of sessions throughout the holiday<br />
months to maintain your emotional<br />
health.<br />
December and <strong>Jan</strong>uary are not<br />
the greatest of months for my<br />
family. On Christmas Eve of<br />
2003, my sister was diagnosed<br />
with cancer. On New Year’s Eve of that<br />
year she began chemo. On December 2,<br />
2005 we found out she had less than six<br />
months. And on <strong>Jan</strong>uary 28, 2006, my sister<br />
went to be with Jesus.<br />
I reiterate: not the greatest time for<br />
the Eswine household.<br />
Before, I loved the Christmas season.<br />
My sister and I always had a slumber<br />
party in her room on Christmas Eve and<br />
would mainly stay up the whole night<br />
talking about potential presents.<br />
Now, each year I think about how<br />
that evening, after we found out about<br />
her diagnosis, she woke up in the middle<br />
of the night telling me her back hurt (because<br />
of her tumor, I now know) and I<br />
grumbled at her to go back to sleep.<br />
This is my version of the “holiday<br />
blues.” It’s much deeper than ‘oh she’s<br />
just sad.’ It’s living through a season each<br />
and every year that reminds you of something,<br />
whatever it is, that you wish, to an<br />
aching-degree, you had.<br />
One word defines this season to me:<br />
longing.<br />
This year was our 10th Christmas<br />
without my sister. I can’t tell you a cureall<br />
for how to endure the season, but I can<br />
tell you what I attempt to do.<br />
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1. Make yourself do things you used to<br />
do<br />
This is a big thing professionals tell<br />
you when you have depression. Try doing<br />
the things you used to enjoy even though<br />
you currently don’t enjoy them. It could<br />
reignite something. For me, that was decorating<br />
full-out, so this year I decorated<br />
my apartment—tree, lights, nativity,<br />
creepy talking Santa head, mini Christmas<br />
village—the works. It doesn’t solve everything,<br />
but I’m definitely happier when I<br />
step into my home.<br />
2. Leave it up!<br />
Story by Darian Eswine<br />
Photo Provided by Darian Eswine<br />
If you take them down immediately<br />
after Christmas, it’s just another ending—<br />
another thing that’s gone. I leave mine up<br />
to enjoy them and then once it gets into<br />
<strong>Feb</strong>ruary, I’ll probably start taking them<br />
down.<br />
3. Find activities in the community and<br />
do them with people<br />
Wandering around alone helps no<br />
one. Find some community activities<br />
(there are plenty in the winter) and get<br />
some friends or family to go with you.<br />
Go ice skating, go to a show, have a New<br />
Year’s party at your house—whatever it<br />
is that you enjoy, get some people to join<br />
I need to enjoy this season my way.<br />
What happened with my sister—it happened.<br />
The worst thing I could do would<br />
be to ignore that. So instead, I embrace<br />
it. I decorate my apartment like it’s The<br />
Christmas Store and I play my holiday<br />
records, but I also cry for two hours after<br />
setting up the nativity we used to play<br />
with and hug the pillow she made me extra<br />
tight as I sleep on my parents’ pull-out<br />
couch on Christmas Eve instead of with<br />
my sister in her bed.<br />
Let yourself feel. Feeling is healthy.<br />
Not feeling is dangerous territory. •<br />
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Everyday Adventures<br />
The Trouble with Squirrels<br />
Remember the old saying “Never<br />
look a gift horse in the mouth?”<br />
That doesn’t apply to squirrels.<br />
If someone gives you a squirrel,<br />
inspect it with care.<br />
I used to have a cat named Tiny who<br />
loved to bring us gifts: dead birds, rabbits,<br />
mice, moles. Anything she could catch,<br />
she would drop at the doorstep. I don’t<br />
know if she was just showing off, or if she<br />
was trying to intimidate us, but you never<br />
knew what you would find when you<br />
stepped onto our back porch.<br />
That’s why my mom should have<br />
known better. She should have checked<br />
the cat that day before she let her in the<br />
house. But she didn’t.<br />
So left unobserved, Tiny sauntered<br />
into the kitchen with a pelt of limp<br />
fur hanging from her mouth like a giant<br />
moustache. I was only nine or so at the<br />
time but I can still remember my mom<br />
screaming, “It’s a dead squirrel!”<br />
If only we were so lucky.<br />
Tiny dropped her prize to the floor,<br />
and the second that squirrel hit the linoleum,<br />
he snapped to his feet and shot off<br />
into the living room.<br />
I’m not sure exactly what happened<br />
next—a chorus of screaming, my dad<br />
chasing, my mom and I jumping on furniture,<br />
and then eventually all of us joining<br />
in on the pursuit.<br />
The cat was no help at all. At this<br />
point she had either completely lost interest<br />
or was just enjoying the show.<br />
And quite a show it was. The squirrel<br />
was lightning fast, slipping under furniture,<br />
racing around the coffee table and<br />
leaping across the carpet like an Olympic<br />
long jumper. There was no catching it, no<br />
containing it. Our best hope was to open a<br />
door and chase it out. Eventually we did,<br />
but by that time we were all a panting,<br />
frazzled mess.<br />
You can bet my family learned a<br />
valuable lesson that day. We learned to<br />
watch the doors and take great care over<br />
what we allowed to enter our home. Dead<br />
or alive, rodents were strictly banned.<br />
And cats? Cats would never be<br />
trusted again.<br />
Every time I think of that story, it<br />
reminds me of what the Bible says about<br />
guarding our hearts. Proverbs 4:23 says,<br />
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything<br />
you do flows from it” (NIV). Just<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 42<br />
as we have to watch what we allow in our<br />
houses, we must be careful about what we<br />
allow in our hearts.<br />
Why? Because our hearts are the intimate,<br />
personal place from which the rest<br />
of our life flows. It is the deep inner world<br />
of our thoughts and will. If our hearts are<br />
eaten up with fear of failure, for instance,<br />
it’s going to affect our work, our family,<br />
our health, everything.<br />
That’s why my mom should<br />
have known better. She<br />
should have checked the cat<br />
that day before she let her in<br />
the house. But she didn’t.<br />
See, there’s a big difference between<br />
having a squirrel in your yard and one in<br />
your house, because your house is where<br />
you live. It’s the home base of your life.<br />
Everything else you do begins there. Spiritually<br />
speaking, the same thing is true of<br />
our hearts.<br />
That’s why we have to guard them<br />
with everything we’ve got. Let’s say<br />
someone hurts your feelings. That’s just<br />
a squirrel in your yard, but if you don’t<br />
quickly forgive that person, the hurt turns<br />
into bitterness. That’s when the squirrel<br />
moves into your house, and, trust me,<br />
squirrels make terrible roommates.<br />
It doesn’t take long before that bitterness<br />
is tough to contain. It comes out<br />
in your thoughts, your words and your<br />
actions. Soon, you’re saying and doing<br />
things you never would have imagined.<br />
Same thing is true with hatred, pride,<br />
greed and the like. They start off looking<br />
as innocent as a cat at the doorstep, but in<br />
their mouth is a whole lot of trouble. Just<br />
slam the door and don’t look back.<br />
Take it from me. Whether you’re<br />
talking about your heart or your home,<br />
it’s better to keep those squirrels in the<br />
yard. If you open that door, sooner or<br />
later they’re sure to drive you nuts. •<br />
Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Tom Reichner<br />
Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and<br />
dad who loves the quirky surprises God sends<br />
his way every day. You can catch up with Jason<br />
on his blog at www.jasonbyerly.com or on<br />
Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasondbyerly.
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