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<strong>Southern</strong><br />

IndIana<br />

<strong>Jan</strong> / <strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

<strong>Living</strong><br />

All Pro Dad:<br />

Helping dads<br />

become their<br />

kid’s hero<br />

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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812-347-2434<br />

Photo courtesy of Michelle Hockman Photography<br />

<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 6


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<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 7


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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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Shedding Light on Healthcare


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 />

about when Don Walker, a former Marine<br />

and retired Veterans Assistance offcial,<br />

learned there was available space in his<br />

church, Faith Lutheran, Jeffersonville.<br />

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 />

17,000 people in Clark and Floyd<br />

counties alone. Last year, statewide there<br />

were 665,704 adults who do not have a<br />

high school diploma or its equivalent.<br />

“I was shocked,” he says. He requested<br />

space from the church and applied<br />

to the state for start-up help. The<br />

state provided computers and other<br />

materials as well as training for a dozen<br />

coaches.<br />

“Then they turned it over to us,”<br />

says Judy Bertram, LIFE’s director. A retired<br />

teacher and member of Faith Lutheran,<br />

she does intake interviews, evaluates<br />

and matches each student with a coach.<br />

“This space had been used for a preschool<br />

for more than 40 years; we wanted it to<br />

continue to be used for education.”<br />

The program is available to people<br />

18 years and older who need to bring<br />

their reading up to fifth grade level, she<br />

explains. “We opened our doors in April<br />

2014, and have been somewhat disappointed<br />

with the response. It is hard to<br />

get the word to the people who need the<br />

program.”<br />

“I am just waiting for people to come<br />

in the door,” she says. “I hope people who<br />

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 />

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- 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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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 />

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Readers to Leaders<br />

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 />

each year, empowering kids to stay in school and achieve in life.<br />

Working directly with Clarksville, Greater Clark, and West Clark school<br />

districts, CIS of Clark County provides both in- and out-of-school programs<br />

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 />

County.<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 />

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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 />

<strong>Jan</strong>/<strong>Feb</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • 22


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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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longing.<br />

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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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