Southern Indiana Living JanFeb 2016

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Featured Stories 

17 | WEDDING INSPIRATION 

Planning a wedding on a budget 

24 | A PROMISE KEPT 

One family’s dedication to caring for their aging parents 

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38 | DETERMINATION PAYS OFF 

How exercise, healthy eating and accountability made a 

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7 | FLASHBACK PHOTO 

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8 | TOP TEN 

Donut Shops 

13 | A NOTE TO BABY BOOMERS 

Moving ahead with a plan and a groan 

14 | A WALK IN THE GARDEN WITH BOB HILL 

A garden theme set in stone 

20 | YOUR COMMUNITY 

Spotlight on the 85th birthday of Goodwill of Southern 

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TOP TEN: 

Top Ten 

Donut Shops 

in Southern Indiana 

1 

Honey 

Creme Donut Shop 

514 Vincennes Street, New Albany, IN 

(812) 945-2150 

Favorites: Texas donuts - Donuts as big as your head. 

Custom donuts made to order... You suggest the favor, 

and they take the challenge and make it! 

2 

Adrienne 

& Co. Bakery & Cafe 

5801 US Hwy 150, Floyds Knobs, IN 

(812) 923-0011 

Favorites: Candy maple bacon Long John, apple friter 

with four times the apple of any other apple friter, and 

old-fashioned sour cream glazed donuts. 

3 

Jef’s 

Bakery 

5420 Hwy 62 Suite 300, Jefersonville, IN 

(812) 283-3636 

Favorites: Apple friters and tiger tails. Everything here 

is from scratch and made with a hand roller. No machiines 

are used! 

4 

H&R Bakery 

103 E. Walnut Street, Salem, IN 

(812) 883-4903 

Favorites: Filled Long Johns with chocolate crème icing, 

glazed donuts with raspberry flling, and crème pufs 

dipped in powdered sugar. 

5 

Williams Bakery 

1051 N. Clark Blvd, Clarksville, IN 

(812) 284-2867 

Favorite: Chocolate danish, deep fried with glaze over it 

and hot melted chocolate icing. 

Pictured: Donuts from Adrienne & Company in Floyds Knobs, IN / Photos by Michelle Hockman 

6 

Magic Morning Bakery, Bedford, IN 

2513 16th Street, Bedford, IN 

(812) 279-2715 

Favorites: Chocolate creme-flled Long Johns are the most popular 

donut ofered. Other favorite (non-donut) bakery treats include 

homemade cinnamon rolls and the “Smiley Cookie” - a 

sugar cookie iced in red icing with a smile! 

7 

Horst’s Litle Bakery Haus 

220 Clifty Drive, Suite G, Madison, IN 

(812) 265-1295 

Favorites: Kids love the chocolate chip donut - a round donut 

with white icing loaded with chocolate chips. Another favorite 

is the raspberry jelly flled donut with chocolate icing. 

8 

Donuts 

‘N Cofee 

2222 State Street, Columbus, IN 

(812) 376-2796 

Favorites: Made from scratch yeast donuts and apple criters - 

a thinner, crispier version of the traditional friter. Enjoy them 

with a cup of Columbian whole bean cofee, ground fresh daily! 

9 

Lon’s Donut Shop 

325 S. Gardner Street, Scotsburg, IN 

(812) 752-5198 

Favorites: Bow ties - two donuts twisted together and dusted 

with cinnamon sugar - and chocolate creme flled donuts. 

10 

Donut 

Frenzy 

9159 IN-64, Georgetown, IN 

(812) 951-1707 

Favorites: Chocolate Long Johns with chocolate icing and plain 

glazed donuts. 



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Blue River Valley Farm 

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Bob’s 

White Oaks Cabins 

812-338-3120 

patokalake.com 

Cabin In A Circle 

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The Cove On Patoka 

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Horseshoe Bend Cabin 

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The Lake House 

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812-936-7742 

Marengo 

Family Cabins 

812-365-2705 

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Old Stone Lodge 

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Patoka 

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Patoka’s Edge 

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Patoka Lake 

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812-685-2203 

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Scott’s 

Timberline Cabin 

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The Village 

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Wise Old Owl Cabin 

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Calling All Baby Boomers 

Moving Ahead with a Plan and a Groan 

Igroan each time I get out of the car or 

of the easy chair. 

Perhaps it is more of a grunt, arguably 

something of a sigh. 

Anyway, routine rude noise is the 

62-year-old me. So is the fungus that calls 

my left big toe home, along with nagging 

back and knee aches. From head yes, to 

toe, my body had its heyday back when 

Archie Bunker and disco had theirs. 

Plus my wealth -- I use that term 

loosely -- had seemed as over the hill as 

my health. 

Paychecks stopped with retirement. 

Bills keep coming. My bank balance falls 

and cannot get up. I pay dearly for what 

my parents paid nothing -- TV watching 

and cellphones. I struggle to spell austerity, 

though, must less to practice it. 

I lean on an unsteady stock market. 

I especially shuddered losing the value of 

a low-mileage Kia when the Greek economy 

hiccupped. Plan B’s are no beter. 

Interest on bank savings resembles my 

fnal few pay raises. Investing instead in 

kiwi futures or chinchillas strikes me as 

extreme. 

I do not do extreme. I barely do organic. 

Around the corner from panic, I f- 

nally asked questions. They were the ones 

we all have once incomes and everything 

else sag. A few weeks later, a young woman 

sat across from me in a bank conference 

room. She talked me of the ledge and still 

made it out in time for her child’s baseball 

game. Equipped with smarts and software 

and my sordid history of spending 

and saving, my newfound guru mapped a 

blueprint to get my money and me to age 

90, even to 100. 

I applaud her optimism, however 

far-fetched. 

Beter still, she restored my blood 

pressure plus any and all other reasons to 

look forward to 63, if not beyond. I cannot 

go crazy, she confrmed. But I can go 

crazier. Take a trip. Buy a couch or refrigerator. 

Help the grandkid aford college. 

I have not felt this reassured since my IU 

Hoosiers basketball team stayed of the 

police bloter for an entire month or two. 

Like a lot of you, I am new to the 

business of geting old. I don’t know what 

I don’t know. Should I go ahead and take 

Social Security? How long until my pension 

look less like a lump sum and more 

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However much time I have left, or you 

do, is too precious to waste. 

like a dimple? Do I need nursing home insurance? 

More life insurance? A part-time 

job? Adoption by Donald Trump? The f- 

nancial planner crunched my habits and 

hopes. She nudged me in directions I not 

only can tolerate but embrace. 

I am not all that optimistic about living 

long. I do want to live as happily as 

possible for as long as possible, however. 

Go for it, my planner urged. 

My late parents hoarded not only 

income but matchbooks and bread-wrapper 

twisty ties. This stemmed from their 

Great Depression upbringing, I realize. 

They drilled in me that debt is no friend. 

I listened, for once. I practice a good bit of 

what they preached. They left behind too 

much of their nest egg. To them, sacrifce 

was fnancial planning. 

I am more fortunate than I deserve, 

as a result. 

Now I must decide when to spend, 

how much to save, whether to be more, or 

less, like Mom and Dad. By the way, the 

fnancial planner said today’s aging parents 

worry more about their own future 

than anyone else’s. 

That is a litle selfsh and a lot understandable. 

I need to aim for a balance 

between frugal and fancy free. I’ll screw 

up, no doubt. But I will try. 

I suggest that you likewise grab 

hold of your fnancial future. Lay the good 

and the bad on the table. Get expertise to 

sort it out. Don’t assume things will work 

out. Work them out. Your path will be different 

from mine. But please, fnd a path. 

Growing old is difcult. Growing 

old smoothly seems impossible. Will 

cataracts get me before arthritis does? My 

age-related noises only get louder, more 

frequent. However much time I have left, 

or you do, is too precious to waste. 

I never will like hip-hop music or 

liver and onions. But I can like the future. 

No need to dread what none of us can 

control. Plan with me to be all we can for 

as long as we can. 

And let’s help one another out of the 

car or of the chair. • 

After 25 years, Dale Moss retired 

as Indiana columnist for 

The Courier-Journal. He now 

writes weekly for the News 

and Tribune. Dale and his 

wife Jean live in Jeffersonville 

in a house that has been in 

his family since the Civil War. 

Dale’s e-mail is dale.moss@twc.com 


A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill 

A Garden Theme 

Set in Stone 


My favorite gardens are those 

anchored in some sort of 

theme that shows of the 

gardener’s passion. It could 

include favorite seasonal perennials, shifting 

color schemes, fowering shrubs, ornamental 

trees, a fow of grasses, a fock of 

birdhouses, sculpted iron pieces, wooden 

benches, splashing fountains, brick walkways 

or carved messages. 

Messages such as the slightly biblical 

one carved in stone near our side door 

and aimed at garden columnists with perpetually 

muddy boots: “Clean Thyself.” 

Depending on space and budget 

you can combine all those landscape 

items, but most of us – sometimes without 

knowing it – favor an element or design 

that most touches on why we are so happy 

playing in dirt. 

So listen to that inner voice as you 

begin planning your garden happiness. 

Mine speaks only one word: stone. 

My stone addiction came slowly – 

and quite by surprise. We frst began using 

natural stones with rounded edges to 

fence in a small place near our somewhat 

shaded side door. The plants were mostly 

impatiens and shiny purple-leafed ajuga. 

The later is still holding down the fort 25 

years later, albeit the great-great-grandkids 

of the originals. 

Blessed with a heritage of fallen 

stone walls in the neighborhood, we then 

began to dig them up and re-ft the ancient 

rock for larger garden borders; it 

was fun work and the stones appreciated 

the historical resuscitation. 

Stones are very versatile. In areas 

with slopes you can create limestone steps 

and paths, flling in the gaps with wooly 

creeping thyme, hens and chicks, phlox 

and small sedges. For the lower-budget 

or smaller spaces, bricks will work just as 

well. Even landscape timbers will do the 

job. 

Our rock borders were followed by 

a few raised stone beds in shady areas 

that were perfect for ferns, begonias, more 

impatiens and hosta. As my stone passion 

reached obsession, our walls began snaking 

across the landscape to the edges of 

the property. Robert Frost nailed that one 

a long time ago: “Good fences make good 

neighbors.” 

If you want to fll in cracks in walls, 

go with drought-tolerant plants such as 

alchemilla, prostrate rosemary, and candytuft, 

basket of gold, baby’s breath and 

even columbine. It’s tricky but worth 

the trouble. Stuf the cracks in the wall 

with peat moss and loamy soil, stuf in 

the plant and keep it watered as the roots 

spread. Once established, they are remarkably 

hardy. 

Even if you don’t plant them, these 

stone walls make an excellent backdrop 

for seasonal plantings – tulips in the 

spring; heuchera with long-lasting foliage 

a litle later; annuals such as marigolds 

and zinnias to fnish out the summer – 

and then green ferns into early winter. 

Just for fun, we also have a couple of stone 

walls with funky, painted-metal creatures 

draped all over it. 

But you don’t have to build walls. 

About 20 years ago I lucked into much 

larger, gnarly stones 3 and 4 feet thick – 

each a piece of landscape art carved over 

a few million years by time and water. 

Their individual placement required timing, 

a tow truck and a patient driver with 

a sense of humor. 

Those stones work every day in 

the garden, large enough to serve as a 

backdrop for iris, daylilies, dwarf roses 

and even smaller shrubs such as dwarf 

fothergilla and spirea. And on the warmer 

afternoons the neighborhood cat used to 

lounge on top of the stone in the sunlight. 

Our next rock adventure will be a 

Hoosier “Stone Hinge” to be placed in 

our native grass and wildfower meadow. 

It will include about a dozen stone slabs 

10 to 12 feet long placed on edge, with 

other hand-hewed stones laid across the 

top creating a giant’s bench. 

I envision seeing stone benches surrounded 

by stone columns in a wildfower 

meadow; send in Julius Caesar and his 

legions. 

But you don’t need a stone cold 

hardscape to fnd happiness. You can 

easily work a rounded rock or two into 

smaller subdivision yards; they are so nice 

to look at every day of the year, even as 

bare bones in the frozen waste of winter. 

Maybe you would rather focus on a 

trellis with atached bench, or a graveled 

scree garden with all its water-saving, 

drought-tolerant plants, or manufactured 

rock from the box stores. 

Some vegetable gardeners with 

small spaces are focusing on raised-bed 

gardening, and I have friends who have 

just focused on a small patio in thick, 

leafy-green shade. 

It doesn’t mater. Find your own 

happiness. Just go outside, look around, 

and listen to who or what might be talking 

to you. • 

About the Author 

Bob Hill owns Hidden Hill 

Nursery and can be 

reached at farmerbob@ 

hiddenhillnursery.com. 

For more information, 

including nursery hours 

and event information, go 

to www.hiddenhillnursery. 

com 

who or what might be 


Wedding Feature 

Bridal on a Budget 

Alex and Emily Hinckley, enjoying their frst dance at their wedding reception. 

Planning the perfect day without spending a fortune 

Story by Sara Sherley 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 


When Emily Combs, of 

Georgetown, Indiana, met 

Alex Hinckley, of Louisville, 

at the Baptist Student Ministry 

at University of Louisville in 2012, 

she was unavailable, but Alex was patient. 

When Emily’s relationship ended, the two 

started geting to know each other beter. 

They soon became great friends. Then one 

evening, during a dance, Alex asked Emily 

to join him on the foor. A week later, 

he asked her out. The two began spending 

every available moment together. 

Then on Dec. 13, 2014, Alex gathered 

up Emily’s friends and family to surprise 

her with a proposal. He had each of her 

loved ones write her a leter of love and 

support, and show up at her house one 

by one with the leters and each bearing 

a single rose. He had everything perfectly 

orchestrated — including a photographer 

venue. Many local churches and community 

centers are inexpensive to rent 

and make beautiful locations. In warmer 

weather, an outdoor venue provides natural 

beauty. State parks, such as Spring 

Mill State Park, have wedding venues that 

are afordable with fower gardens that 

provide a lovely backdrop without the 

expense of fowers. Alex and Emily were 

able to hold their wedding and reception 

at Alex’s church, Green Acres Baptist, 

without any exhorbitant fees. 

Flowers cost the average bride 

$2,440, according to theknot.com. There’s 

no need to spend so much on perishables. 

Silk fowers are a more inexpensive option. 

A particularly crafty bride, like Emily, 

could even make her own fabric fowers. 

She designed several made of strips of 

cloth. 

The typical girl dreams about her 

to record the event. He led Emily to the 

decorated gazebo behind her house and 

popped the question. An excited and happy 

Emily said yes. 

Because Alex is still fnishing his 

teaching degree, the couple knew they 

would have to plan the wedding for as 

litle money as possible. Emily, a part-time 

children’s minister and full-time nanny, 

became very overwhelmed at the thought. 

Weddings are typically not cheap. She 

stressed about whether they could afford 

wedding, honeymoon and a home in 

which to start their lives together. 

And no wonder, in 2014, the average 

American wedding cost $29,584, according 

to the wedding-planning website theknot.com. 

A whopping $13,385 is spent, on 

average, on a reception alone. That makes 

geting married a stressful event! Weddings 

are supposed to be a celebration 

of love, but it’s easy to get bogged down 

with the sheer magnitude. It doesn’t have 

to be that way! It is possible, even easy, to 

plan a budget wedding. 

One of the biggest expenses is the 

wedding gown from the frst time she sees 

a bride. With so many options, it can be 

easy to overspend on the perfect dress. 

Often local boutiques can ofer a more 

personal experience and a more unusual 

dress. Sample sales are a great way to get a 

dress from the designer at a reduced cost. 

Sample dresses have been tried on but are 

in good condition. Emily looked at several 

dresses and bought a sample dress from 

David’s Bridal at a discounted price. 

Food costs can add up quickly. This 

cost can be curbed by serving appetizers 

or only cake and punch, rather than a catered 

meal. Emily and Alex chose to serve 

mufns, punch and hot chocolate at their 

reception, forgoing a meal. Scheduling the 

wedding and reception away from meal 

times, so that guests do not expect a meal, 

can save any embarrassment. 

Wedding cakes cost, on average, 

$543, according theknot.com. Opting for a 

sheet cake rather than a tier cake will cut 

costs dramatically. Ordering the cake from 

a local family-owned bakery can also trim 

expenses. Or, as Emily and Alex did, asking 

a family member who is skilled at baking 

to make the cake in lieu of a gift would 

eliminate the cost of the cake altogether. 

Another option is a grocery bakery. 

Invitations and save-the-date cards 

are a long-held tradition. However, for 

today’s modern bride, the expense can be 

saved by doing both electronically. Alternately, 

stationery can be made by hand or 

through online templates or do-it-yourself 

kits. Emily made her invitations by hand, 

using plain craft paper, punching a design 

on one side and adding ribbon. Beauty 

and custom do not have to be sacrifced in 

the name of budget. 

A bride may struggle with whether 

to hand out favors. It can seem like an unnecessary 

expense, but it can be done without 

shelling out a fortune. Emily chose lip 

balm, which is afordable in bulk. Custom 

DIY labels from Amazon.com give this favor 

a more personal touch. Favors can also 

be combined with other parts of the wedding, 

such as programs. Programs that 

double as fans are sold in ofce supply 

and craft stores. 

The honeymoon is often the greatest 

expense, but for most brides, it is non-negotiable. 

If a tropical vacation is what the 

couple has their hearts set on, shopping 

discount travel sites and groupon.com 

will save some serious cash. A good travel 

agent is able to get deals you can’t fnd 

elsewhere. Emily and Alex booked a trip 

at an amazing rate. For a more low-key 

honeymoon, trips to closer destinations 

such as Gatlinburg, Tennessee, or Chicago 

may be a more frugal option. 

Ultimately, though, when no one 

remembers the dress or the cake or how 

many guests atended the wedding, may 

the bride and groom remember the love 

and commitment they witnessed on their 

special day! • 

Pictured: (left to right) a handmade fower bouquet made by Emily; 

the wedding cake, made by Alex’s aunt, Rhonda Beeler, and decorated 

with fabric fowers; a handmade fabric fower boutonniere. 


Pictured on this page: (top row, left to right) Dot to dot games set out to entertain wedding guests at the reception; a church shaped 

card holder decorated in wedding colors; Alex and Emily lighting the unity candle; (middle row, left to right) Alex, one of the two 

ring bearers at the wedding; a hot chocolate bar ofered for guests; a children’s activity book designed by the bride and given to 

children before the ceremony; (botom row, left to right) the reception hall decorated with craft paper table cloths and paper lanterns; 

the bride’s cousin, Sophi, standing with the bridesmaids; markers left for guests to write messages to Alex and Emily during the 

reception. 

Pictured on the page at right: (top row, left to right, clockwise) the fower girl, Sophi, waiting on the wedding to start; the wedding 

cake, made by Alex’s aunt, Rhonda Beeler, and topped with fabric fowers made by Alex and Emily before the wedding; a keepsake 

sign used to decorate the cake table; Emily and Alex Hinckley; activity bags given to children before the ceremony; two cousins of the 

bride welcoming guests and passing out activity bags to children before the wedding; Emily and her father, Brian Combs; (center) 

bows and lighted garland draped between pews. 


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Your community, brought to you by... 

Goodwill of Southern Indiana 

Celebrates 85th Birthday 

For decades, Goodwill of Southern Indiana has changed the lives of people with disabilities through its services 

and programs. The birthday luncheon drew together past and present leaders and representatives of The Paul Ogle 

Foundation, which received the non-proft’s frst “Instill Goodwill” Award for outstanding support of its mission 

through its 11 locations in Southern Indiana. 

Pictured: (right, top) Kent Lanum, President/CEO of The 

Paul Ogle Foundation; Goodwill’s Debbie Tiller (seated), Executive 

Assistant; Candice Barksdale, CEO since 2008; and 

Caren Marshall of Sun City West, Arizona, who had been with 

Goodwill since 1970 and served as its CEO from 1978 to 2008. 

Pictured: (botom, right) Goodwill’s Joel Henderson, Executive 

Vice President; Candice Graves, Marketing Manager; and 

board members Marty Tichenor of Brown-Forman, a platinum 

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who gave the invocation; Roger Fisher (LSI 1985), who received 

the Lifetime Achievement Award; Chip Pfau (LSI 1998), whose 

company, Geo. Pfau’s & Sons, sponsored that award; Jack Vissing 

(LSI 1982), who received the Servant Leader Award; and 

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Cover Story 

A Promise Kept 

One family’s dedication to caring for their aging parents 

Story by Beth Wilson 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 


you know I am your 

great-great grandfather?” 

my father asked the 

“Did 

4-year-old. “Yep, you’re 

a prety good fella,” said the litle boy. 

How blessed am I not only to have 

witnessed this conversation, but to take 

pleasure in knowing that this is my family? 

Our family loves one another and 

holds strong to its members. We still 

sit and discuss the events of the world 

around the dinner table. 

My father, Sam, has fought many 

batles in his 94 years. He is a World War 

II veteran, has batled cancer, has survived 

a stroke and is the sole survivor of 10 children 

raised during the Great Depression. 

He served in the Civilian Conservation 

Corps and above all has been married to 

my mother for 70 years and raised fve 

daughters and a son. My father is a man 

of true resilience. 

My mother, Mary, 91, has endured 

the loss of several siblings, their only son, 

and a granddaughter who lost her life at 

the age of 20. Mom has undergone several 

heart surgeries and now lives with a 

pacemaker. 

My family’s situation is like that of 

countless others faced with aging parents 

who still want to remain independent. 

When I tell people their story, I hear one 

common question: “Do they still live at 

home?” 

Yes, my parents live in the home 

they built 35 years ago in Leavenworth, 

Indiana. They live independently but 

with some assistance. As their children, 

we made a promise many years ago that 

we would do everything we could to keep 

them at home and out of long-term-care 

facilities. 

This promise is not easy to keep. It 

is one made of love, devotion and perseverance. 

When people do not qualify for 

assistance programs and health insurance 

does not cover in-home care, this decision 

can become a challenge. Out-of-pocket 

expenses become another household payment 

for which most families do not plan. 

Then there is the mater of trust and 

reliability. Whom do you trust to take 

care of your parents when the family is 

not available? My sister Kelly and I used 

to share the responsibility of caring for our 

parents’ daily needs. Then my husband’s 

profession moved us to Evansville. Kelly 

lives in Leavenworth and now is the only 

one who lives less than an hour away. My 

sister had the majority of Mom and Dad’s 

care placed on her shoulders. It became 

obvious with each hospital stay that she 

needed help. 

Several times, we have hired help. 

We have leaned on friends. We have gone 

through lists of people who do not meet 

our needs or the expectations of all fve 

daughters. 

It was not until this past spring that 

we found who seems to be the perfect ft. 

Her name is Roxanne and she is a blessing 

to our family. Three days a week, 

she takes care of our parents’ every need. 

She provides housekeeping, cooking and 

laundry and stays current on their appointments 

and medications. This has 

allowed Kelly some breathing room and 

even a vacation or two. 

This is not to discount anyone’s help. 

Other friends and family have stepped 

up. Until recently, a family friend, Marvin, 

helped with yardwork and gardening. 

My brother-in-law, John, mows grass 

and does whatever it takes to make the 

folks proud of their home. My three other 

“What we do have is multiple 

generations who stay committed 

to the foundation of our family.” 

sisters, although having very busy lives, 

drive hours when possible to help in any 

way they can. In the midst of winter, there 

is always the kind neighbor who comes to 

clear the driveway of snow without even 

asking. All of these people are blessings. 

It has not been easy. There have 

been many scary moments, and the past 

10 years have been up and down. As 

a family, we struggle and rejoice. The 

struggle is a balancing act of taking care of 

them when they are ill and hospitalized, 

and the rejoicing comes from surviving 

the storms. 

What might seem like a simple day 

to some can be very trying to children of 

elderly parents. Something as common 

as a trip to the grocery or going out to 

dinner must be well thought out. Two 

canes, a walker and at the worst of times, 

a wheelchair, are always in tow. Doctors’ 

appointments are never easy, but for our 

family it is much more than a full day. It 

is an outing and most often an adventure. 

Dad and Mom like to go shopping 

and out to dinner, and at 91 and 94, days 

out are rare. It usually takes two or three 

days to recuperate from a full day of activity. 

There are times that Dad, who sufers 

from short-term memory loss, has wandered 

of in the grocery. 

Although a day out may lead to 

two days of rest, our parents stay mentally 

active, Dad is an avid reader. He 

reads everything from the biblical Psalms 

to political biographies. In addition, although 

his short-term memory is failing, 

he can tell you the details of when he married 

Mom in 1946, what street they were 

on, the name of the church, as well as the 

name of the minister who performed the 

ceremony. 

Mom is a lover of all things artistic. 

She loves to paint landscapes and spends 

many hours in her art studio. She loves 

to read and has even shared her love of 

painting and the love of books with my 

granddaughter Aubrey Faith, who now 

shares her creations with Mamaw Mary. 

Mom has an eBay business in which she 

sells her books. She tries to stay current 

with technology and at 91 has her own 

iPad and laptop. 

If you are a parent, then you understand 

the worry you have for your 

children. It is the same for children with 

elderly parents. We are the “sandwich 

generation,” a generation who are raising 

our own kids and sometimes grandkids, 

while also taking care of the needs of our 

parents. The struggle for independence is 

the same with your parents as it is with 

your child. It is like growing into adulthood 

and driving for the frst time or going 

away to college. There comes a time 

when your parents can no longer drive, 

and their car keys become your car keys. 

You may no longer feel like their child. 

You may worry, but all you can do is have 

faith in God’s will. 

Our family is not wealthy. We do 

not live in palatial homes with full staf 

to care for us. What we do have is multiple 

generations who stay commited to 

the foundation of our family. The promise 

we made to keep our parents at home 

may not be the best decision for everyone. 

Someday it may become too difcult for 

us, but for now, we are able to keep our 

promise to our father and mother. 

In the words of the great Dr. Seuss, 

“Sometimes you may never know the 

value of a moment until it becomes memory.” 

• 

Pictured: (Middle of this page) Sam and Mary Swan. 


Pictured: (top left) Mary Swan, reading. (top middle) One of Mary’s paintings and the devotional book that Sam reads daily. (top right) Sam loves reading every day at his breakfast nook while watching the birds 

& wildlife. 

Family picture: Sam and Mary Swan pictured with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren (Front row) Sam Haskins, Mary, Kelly Birkla holding her grandson Holden Birkla, Aubrey Faith Koons, 

Brenna Hammond, Sam, & Anna Haskins (Back row) Beth Swan Wilson, Wyatt Birkla, Joanna Beaver, Kristin Wade Haskins, Erin Wade Hammond and Gary Wilson. 


Pictured: (top row) Sam and Mary with their daughter, Kelly. 

(middle row, left to right) Sam Haskins, at an old-fashioned desk in 

the playroom at his great-grandparents home; a few of the toys that 

multiple generations of the family have enjoyed. (bottom row) Anna 

Haskins and Aubrey Faith Koons, visiting their great-grandparents. 

home. 

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wear and tear that the foot experiences. It 

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that may be felt along the inside of the heel 

bone and in the arch of the foot. Pain from 

the infamed fascia is often felt with the 

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for a period of time, or after (rather than 

during) exercising. Sometimes when the 

plantar fasciitis becomes a chronic condition, 

a calcium deposit in the area where 

the plantar fascia is atached to the heel 

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plantar fasciitis has been made, the course 

of treatment usually requires rest in the 

initial phase to decrease the infammation. 

Stretching for 10 minutes 3 or 4 times a day 

may bring relief of your symptoms. Sometimes, 

your doctor may order a non-steroidal 

anti-infammatory medication. When 

pain persists an orthotic (shoe inserts used 

for support) may help improve your pain. 

We suggest you to perform the following 

exercises at least 3 or 4 times each 

day: 

• Plantar Fascia Stretch 

With your shoes on, stand with the 

ball of the foot on the stair. Reach for 

the stair below with your heel until a 

stretch is felt in the arch of your foot 

and calf. Hold for 1 minute. Repeat 3 

times. 

• Towel Stretch 

Loop the towel around the ball of the 

foot and pull the foot toward your 

body and hold for at least 30 seconds. 

Repeat at least 3 times. 

• Standing Calf Stretch 

Facing the wall, place your hands at 

eye level on the wall. Keep the injured 

leg back and lean towards the wall until 

a stretch is felt in the back of the calf. 

Hold for 1 minute and repeat 3 times. 

Remember to stretch before and 

just after geting out of bed each morning. 

Stretch before and after any exercise 

Stretch at least 3 or 4 times EVERYDAY. 

Avoid going barefoot. •

Southern Indiana in Pictures 

One SI’s Pearls of Wisdom 

It’s about the heart... and for whom it beats 

Pam Bennet Martin, center, president of Bennet and Bennet Insurance, addressed 

a full crowd at One Southern Indiana’s fnal “Pearls of Wisdom” breakfast 

for 2015 on Dec. 2. She shared an array of life experiences and lessons, including 

the one in the headline, that apply to business as well as personal lives. 

She concluded her presentation by asking her lifelong friend, Denise Orwick, 

left, to speak about the deep value of their friendship and support. Focus was 

one lesson that Pam espoused, noting that she does needlepoint to maintain a 

focus. She then unveiled the 1si logo in needlepoint, which she had created and 

presented to 1SI’s President and CEO, Wendy Dant Chesser. 

Josh Suiter, One Southern Indiana (1si) Director of Signature Events 

and Special Programs, presented a strand of pearls to Gina Wolfe, of 

Southern Indiana Living Magazine. Wolfe won the pearls at the closing 

program in 1si’s Pearls of Wisdom series. The pearls were donated 

by Koerber’s Fine Jewelry in New Albany. 

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Southern Indiana in Pictures 

An “Evening of Joy” 

Hope Southern Indiana 

November 12, 2015 

Photos by John Sodrel 

The Evening of Joy is an annual fundraising event held to beneft Hope Southern Indiana and its many programs. It is an 

unapologetically Christian event designed for working men and women: an evening out, including good food, fellowship, and 

laughter that lasts only two hours. Entertainment was provided by comedic talents of David Ferrell and the meal was catered by 

Stumler’s Catering. 

For more information about Hope Southern Indiana and its programs, please contact Christine Harbeson, direct dial: 

812.206.1800 or email her at charbeson@hopesi.org. Hope is now reserving sponsorships for next year’s one-of-a-kind event in 

November, 2016. 

PIctured: (this page, top row) Christine Harbeson; Sara Whitbeck, Jackie Hardesty, and Robin McCollough. (this page, bottom row) Ruth and Dr. David Heideman; John Whitbeck and Bruce Hardesty. 

(right hand page, top row) the crowd enjoying the event. (right hand page, second row) Ceil Sperzel and Norma Robbins; Vern Eswine. 

(right hand page, third row) Jerry and Stacy Leonard, Jacob Bales, and Danielle Castleman; Comedian David Ferrell entertains the crowd. 



Health & Fitness 

Determination Pays Of 

How exercise, healthy eatng habits, and accountability 

made a diference in one woman’s life. 


Story by Sara Combs 

Photos by Michelle Hockman

It was July 2007 when Renee Manship 

and her niece, 10-year-old Mikayla 

Bowman, visited the Harrison 

County Fair and decided to ride the 

scrambler. They climbed into the seat. 

The atendant came to fasten the bar. He 

couldn’t. 

“I was just too big for it to fasten all 

the way,” said Renee, now 49, a beautician 

and salon owner. “Imagine what 

I felt when I had to tell Mikayla that we 

couldn’t ride because Auntie was too big!” 

It was a wake-up call. “I weighed 

367 pounds. That scared me to death. I 

knew I had to do something,” she said. 

She tried various diets and exercise plans. 

“I struggled,” she added. Although she 

managed to lose 29 pounds over the next 

seven years, her health continued to decline. 

“My blood pressure was way too 

high. I couldn’t seem to get below the 

300-pound mark.” That was way too 

much weight for her 5-foot 4-inch frame. 

Renee and her husband, Mark, pastor 

of Rock Springs Community Church 

and process engineer at Fire King International, 

New Albany, loved outdoor activities. 

“We golfed, fshed and went motorcycle 

riding,” she said. “Each year I was 

able to do less and less. I couldn’t swing a 

golf club. I couldn’t climb in and out of a 

boat. And I certainly couldn’t climb on a 

motorcycle.” 

Then, she developed an infection on 

her foot that wouldn’t heal. 

It was about this time that Mark 

staged an intervention of sorts – she calls 

it a “fat-er-vention.” 

“We have to do something about 

your weight so we can do the things we 

love to do,” he told her, “so that you can 

be healthy.” 

“He gave me the boost I needed and 

he has been supportive and encouraging 

throughout this journey,” she said. 

Shortly before Mark approached her, 

Renee received a pamphlet from Floyd 

Memorial Hospital regarding its Weight 

Management and Bariatrics programs. “I 

decided to look into those,” she said. 

She did. It was a life-changing decision. 

“At frst I considered bariatric surgery,” 

she said. “Then I decided to give 

the Health Management Resources 

(HMR) program a shot.” 

On July 11, 2014, weighing 336 

pounds, Renee started her weight-loss 

journey with the hospital’s program. At 

166 pounds, she has lost 170 pounds and 

gone from a size 28 to a size 12. 

“The staf at the weight-management 

center have been wonderful,” she 

said. “They’ve helped me learn how to 

lose weight in a healthy way.” 

Renee also credited her faith. “Without 

God’s help, I couldn’t have done it. I 

would surely have failed.” 

“I was somewhat overweight as a 

child,” she said, weighing 180 pounds in 

middle school. By the time she was in 

high school, Renee had lost 80 pounds 

and was able to maintain a healthy weight 

for several years. “I started gaining after 

my son was born.” 

As a pastor’s wife, and rearing two 

boys, it was inevitable that her life would 

include lots of food. Mark ofciates at numerous 

weddings and other celebrations. 

Both she and Mark are outgoing, hospitable, 

people who love to entertain. That 

meant many church dinners and gatherings 

of family and friends. The two sons 

and their buddies required a lot of food. 

“When the boys were growing up, we often 

had six hungry teens around our table,” 

she said. Serving as her church’s teen 

leader added to the mix. 

“You have to learn a whole new lifestyle, 

but it has to be a lifestyle you 

can maintain while living in the 

real world.” 

– Renee Manship 

“It was the perfect setup to gain 

weight,” she said. “For 26 years, I weighed 

over 200 pounds. For 15 years, I weighed 

over 300 pounds. It took me 10 months after 

starting the program to reach my goal 

weight.” By combining exercise with her 

food plan, she hasn’t needed surgery for 

loose skin. “That is one reason exercise is 

so vital.” 

About half way through the process, 

the foot infection healed – a good thing 

for someone who spends her days standing 

to “do hair,” something she has done 

for 29 years, the last 16 as owner/operator 

of Family Hair Care in Marengo, Indiana. 

“Everything is easier now,” she said. 

“Before, my work was becoming burdensome. 

Housework was difcult. Now, I 

feel tons beter. I sleep beter. My blood 

pressure has dropped. I can do things I 

couldn’t before.” 

That included cleaning out her 

lower kitchen cabinets. “I used to have 

to hire someone to do that,” she said. “I 

surprised Mark when he came home from 

work one day and I had done it myself.” 

The couple took several motorcycle trips 

last summer. 

Floyd Memorial’s program gives 

people a choice—a tool besides surgery. 

The program includes both exercise and 

learning good eating habits. “It is critical 

to do both,” Renee said. While you 

are learning, food comes from the Floyd 

Memorial Health Center, she explains. A 

day’s allotment included fve shakes and 

two microwave meals a day. When she 

reached her goal, she graduated to fruits 

and vegetables. 

Temptations strike when you don’t 

expect them, she said. “Last year, I had 

no trouble geting through the holidays 

and staying on track. But the Super Bowl 

was tough. All those chips and dips and 

the party foods I love. It was really hard 

for me.” 

“You have to learn a whole new lifestyle,” 

Renee said. “But it has to be a lifestyle 

you can maintain while living in the 

real world. I continue to cook for church 

dinners and family gatherings. I just make 

a game out of it now.” Cooking at home 

is a bit easier because Mark has diabetes 

and their diets are similar. The boys are 

grown. Noah, 29, lives at Milltown with 

his wife and two children. He is a line 

supervisor of a car parts company. Zane, 

25, and his wife live in Colorado Springs, 

Colorado, where he is an army sergeant 

and is currently deployed. 

Her weekly sessions at Floyd Memorial 

will end in 2016. “I knew I would 

still need support and accountability 

when this ended,” she said. So she joined 

TOPS (Take of Pounds Sensibly). “I love 

the support of these people,” she said. 

Although she frst visited the meeting to 

encourage a man in her church, she soon 

joined and has become a chapter leader. 

This summer Renee and her niece, 

now 18, again atended the Harrison 

County Fair. They decided to get on a ride 

similar to the scrambler. This time Renee 

hopped on and the bar fastened easily. “I 

looked over and saw Mikayla was crying; 

these were tears of joy,” said Renee. “For 

me, that closed my fat chapter.” • 

Take Of Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets weekly 

on Monday at 9 a.m. at Hillview Christian 

Church, S.R. 64, Marengo; Treter Center of 

Ferdinand Parish, 341 E. 10th St., Ferdinand, 

Thursday, 6 p.m.; Clarksville Branch Library, 

1312 Eastern Blvd., Clarksville, Wednesday, 

10 a.m.; Silver St. United Methodist Church, 

413 Silver St., Lower Level, New Albany, 

Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; and Jacob’s Chapel, 

4725 Charlestown Road, New Albany, Friday, 

8:45 am. For other meeting location and information, 

visit www.topsclub.com 

Pictured: (left hand page) Pictures of Renne now, and before joining 

Floyd Memorial’s program. 


Floyd Memorial 

Weight Management 

& Bariatrics Center 

Floyd Memorial Weight Management & 

Bariatrics Center is recognizing the 10- 

year anniversary of its Health Management 

Resources weight loss program. 

Since 2005, the nationally acclaimed program 

has helped more than 1,200 people in-clinic 

and hundreds of ‘at-home’ patients lose literally 

tons of weight. 

HMR, a leading provider of medically 

based weight management programs in clinics, 

hospitals and major medical centers throughout 

the country, ofers clinically-proven plans that 

combine structured diets, physical activity and 

lifestyle coaching. The plans are designed to 

help people lose weight quickly while learning 

the skills needed to keep it of. All diet options 

use HMR foods to reduce food choice decisions. 

Patients have lowered their blood sugars, 

blood pressures and cholesterols and reduced 

or eliminated many medications. 

Staf provide support and accountability 

to enhance program compliance. Behavioral 

lifestyle-change education focuses on strategies 

for increasing fruits and vegetables, lowering 

dietary fat and increasing physical activity. 

Free informational sessions are ofered 

twice weekly at Floyd Memorial Weight Management 

and Bariatrics Center, 2125 State St., 

Suite 1, New Albany. Phone: 812-949-7151. • 

Information provided by Nancy Anderson, Floyd 

Memorial Weight Management & Bariatrics Program 

Coordinator. 

Pictured (at top): Renee at her shop in Marengo, styling Susie Broughton’s hair. (Bottom) Renee’s TOPS group, including Ruthie Strong, Glenn Riddell, Renee Manship, and Mary McLain 


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Everyday Adventures 

Stuck in 

Your Own 

? 

Photo by Michele Paccione / Shutterstock.com 

You ever feel like you’re living in 

the movie “Groundhog Day”? 

That’s the one where Bill Murray 

plays arrogant weatherman Phil 

Connors, who gets stuck in time in Punxsutawney, 

Pennsylvania, where every day 

is Groundhog Day. Over the course of the 

flm, Connors is forced to relive the same 

day over and over and over again. 

In the real world, we’re probably not 

going to fnd ourselves trapped in a magical 

time loop like Connors, but we may 

feel just as stuck. 

For you that might mean reliving the 

same day over and over in your mind. It 

could be a day of trauma or regret. It may 

be a day tainted by words you can’t take 

back, mistakes you can’t undo, or pain inficted 

on you by someone else. No mater 

how hard you try, you just can’t seem to 

get past that day. 

Or maybe the day you’re reliving is a 

happy day. Treasuring the positive experiences 

of life can lead to thankfulness and 

joy. However, nostalgia can also be a subtle 

trap that makes us biter. We may fnd 

ourselves pining for the “good old days” 

instead of living the life God has given us 

here and now. 

Some of us, though, aren’t stuck in 

the past. We’re stuck in the present. We 

keep making the same mistakes, chasing 

the same addictions or falling into 

the same kinds of unhealthy relationships 

that have plagued us for years. The 

names and faces might change, but we’re 

living out the same old situations time 

and time again. 

But maybe that’s not you. You’re 


not stuck in the past or the present. You’re 

stuck in the future. You’re trapped in a 

day that hasn’t even happened yet, a day 

that may never happen. Do you worry 

about your kids’ future? Are you scared 

about growing older? Are you dreading 

what’s coming down the road? If so, you 

may be as stuck as Phil Connors, consumed 

by worries and what-ifs, trapped 

In the real world, we’re probably not 

going to fnd ourselves trapped in a 

magical time loop like Connors, but 

we may feel just as stuck. 

by the power of your own anxiety. 

The great news, though, is that we 

don’t have to be stuck. Not in the past. 

Not in the future. Not in the present. We 

can be free of regret, free of anxiety, and 

free to choose our destiny each and every 

moment. How? Well, not like they do it 

in the movies. 

In “Groundhog Day,” Phil Connors 

grew to be a beter person, and it was this 

change that fnally set him free. Eventually, 

Connors learned to be kind and selfless, 

and, as a result, worthy of love. 

But real life doesn’t work like that. 

It’s beter. In real life, we are not set free 

because we become the best version of 

ourselves. We are set free so we can become 

the best version of ourselves. 

God doesn’t love us when we fnally 

get it right. He loves us when we can’t get 

it right. He loves us even when we’re at 

our worst. That’s called grace, and grace 

always leads to freedom. 

When we invite God into our lives, 

freedom is sure to follow. Second Corinthians 

3:17 (NIV) says it like this: “Where 

the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 

How does God set us free? He forgives 

our past and empowers us to forgive 

others. He secures our future, liberating 

us from worry and dread. He even breaks 

the chains of the present that keep us repeating 

the same old mistakes. 

So if you fnd yourself stuck today, 

don’t setle for a world where it’s always 

Groundhog Day. Ask God to help you 

make a change. Ask Him for wise friends 

to give you good counsel. Ask Him for 

the power and courage to fnally move on, 

and step into a bright new day. • 

Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and 

dad who loves the quirky surprises God sends 

his way every day. You can catch up with Jason 

on his blog at www.jasonbyerly.com or on 

Twiter at www.twiter.com/jasondbyerly.

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Joy 

Delivering 

again 

At Just for Women Health Solutions, we know 

there’s nothing more joyous than welcoming your little 

one. And now, more moments of joy are made possible 

with the return of Dr. Karen Boha to obstetrical practice. 

The all-female medical team of OB/GYNs, nurse 

practitioners and a physician assistant at Just for 

Women focuses on building relationships based on 

trust, experience and empathy. When you’re looking 

for an obstetrical/gynecological medical practice 

that understands your unique health care needs of a 

woman, Just for Women is here. Created by women, 

for women. 

KAREN BOHA, MD, 

FACOG 

Dr. Boha is a native of Floyds 

Knobs with experience in obstetrics 

and gynecological care that 

spans 19 years. After a focus on 

comprehensive gynecological care, 

Dr. Boha, is again accepting patients 

for obstetrical care and ongoing 

gynecological care. 

To learn more or make an appointment, call 

(812) 280-7063. Just for Women is located 

at 207 Sparks Avenue, Suite 301 in the 

Medical Arts Building on the Clark Memorial 

Hospital campus. 

clarkmemorial.org

Southern Indiana Living JanFeb 2016

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