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From the Editor 

Love is easily the most sung-about topic of all 

time. We hear about love all the time. 

The Beatles, Elvis, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet 

Boys, and Taylor Swift all seem to be 

lost on the topic. They are still trying to Àgure out 

what love means. Has any pop star ever worked this 

complicated topic out in their music? Nope. 

I could go on and on about what I think true love 

means. SacriÀce, selÁessness, reliability, joy, friendship, 

timelessness ... The list goes on. In this issue 

we’ve let three local couples — whose relationships 

have withstood countless years, peaks and valleys — 

tell us what true love is, simply by telling their own 

love stories. In all three of these interviews, tears were 

shed, laughter was abundant and love was on display. 

Also in this issue, we have a courageous heart attack 

survivor, a midwife, restaurant owners who are 

still in love after working together for nearly three decades, 

date ideas and plenty of tips to love yourself 

and take care of your own health. 

So go give your loved ones a kiss, and then curl 

up with this issue of Southern Indiana Living and let 

your heart soften up. 

What do we love? Our readers! Thank you for picking 

up our magazine. 

With love, 

Here’s me with the one I love. A throwback photo from 

my wedding to Jeff more than seven years ago. 

Abby Laub 

Love... 

Better to have lost and loved than never 

to have loved at all. -Ernest Hemingway 

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the 

mind. -William Shakespeare 

Love is composed of a 

single soul inhabiting 

two bodies. -Aristotle 

Let the wife make the husband 

glad to come home, 

and let him make her sorry to see him leave. 

-Martin Luther 

If you judge people, you have 

no time to love them. 

-Mother Teresa 

January/February 2013 • 4 

A simple ‘I love you’ 

means more than money. – 

Frank Sinatra 

Love is not aectionate 

feeling, but a steady 

wish for the loved person’s 

ultimate good as 

far as it can be obtained. 

-C.S. Lewis 

There is no fear in love; but perfect 

love casteth out fear. -1 John 4:18 

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn 

is just to love and be loved in return. 

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inTHIS issue 

January/February 2013 

A walk in the garden with Bob Hill • 7 

Snapshots • 8 

Top 10 date ideas • 10 

Chicks in the Kitchen • 12 

From farm to furniture • 14 

Kevin Nowlin takes recycling to a new level 

Back to life • 20 

Jodie Smith’s miraculous story of survival 

Southern Indiana Sweethearts • 28 

How three local couples defy the odds 

The hottest Àtness trends • 34 

A look at new ways to sweat 

Fireside restaurant • 38 

Smiths stay on top of food service trends 

The baby deliverer • 42 

Floyd Memorial welcomes its Àrst midwife 

New Albany bicentennial • 46 

Locals are connected to the past 

Flashback • 48 

Everyday Adventures • 50 

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January/February 2013 • 6

Just two steps outside our 

side door one of Mother 

Nature’s most interesting 

green elves has again 

sprung to winter life. 

It thrives in a nicely 

spreading patch on the far 

side of the sidewalk, totally 

happy in part shade and rich, 

organic soil, it’s crinkled, 

trowel-shaped, bright-green 

leaves marbled in decorative 

white lines. 

The plant is Italian Arum, 

and if you long for some irrepressible 

green in the dullbrown 

landscape of January 

and February then it’s the 

perfect solution in any language, even the 

dead ones. 

Speaking of which, the only down side 

of the arum is that all of the plant is relatively 

toxic. It can cause damage if ingested 

in large amounts, although there are 

very few case studies of that in animal or 

human behavior. 

Among the funky aspects of the arum 

is its many nicknames, particularly those 

for the more common woodland plant, 

the lighter green Arum maculatum. The 

names – mostly related to its somewhat 

salacious looking body parts – include 

Lords and Ladies, Devils and Angels, 

Black Calla, Cows and Bulls, Adam and 

Eve, Wake Robin and the Italian Cuckoo 

Pint. 

The arum’s life cycle is fun to think 

about. We’ll begin in October, when the 

Àrst tiny green leaves begin to push up 

through bare ground. 

The leaves eventually reach to 12 to 16 

inches tall – spreading out with pointy tips 

and gentle indentations. They will remain 

all winter, a perpetual welcome surprise, 

although come a real cold snap they may 

just pass out on the ground, laying there 

as if clinically exhausted. They’re just kidding; 

the leaves will recover with the next 

warm spell, resuming their regal bearing. 

It also helps that most of my plants are in 

a sheltered, east-facing site. 

In early summer – just about the time 

other plants are fully greening up – the 

Arum’s green leaves fade away. The process 

roughly coincides with the arrival of 

its Áowers, which are borne on an upright 

spike called a spadix. 

Brighten up a dull 

winter garden 

Italian Arum 

The spadix will be enclosed in a leaflike 

hood called a spathe; think of jackin-the-pulpit. 

The tip of this spadix gives 

o the odor of dead meat – or worse. The 

Áowers – which aren’t much to look at 

anyway – are clustered at the bottom of 

the spadix with a ring of female Áowers 

at ground level and another ring of male 

Áowers above them. 

Now here’s where it really gets interesting. 

Just above the male Áowers are 

rings of downward leaning hairs. Flies 

and insects attracted by the barnyard 

odor crawl down below the hair and are 

trapped there for a day as they are dusted 

with the male pollen; the plants even produce 

some gentle heat on their own to expedite 

the process. 

Then the all-knowing plants release the 

insects to Áy around to other arum, where 

they cross-pollinate those female Áowers 

– all of it furnishing more proof of the incredible 

symbiotic relationships between 

plants and bugs that we so often take for 

granted, if we think about it 

at all. 

Soon after the pollination 

is completed the green leaves 

begin to die back. At about 

the same time the plant will 

develop its characteristic, upright 

cluster of bright orangered 

berries. These spikes of 

color will last weeks, adding 

more Áavor to the emerging 

landscape. Then, when the 

berries fade away into the soil, 

there’s nothing left but brown 

dirt; that once vibrant space is 

empty until fall. 

Arum can be grown from 

the orange berries; just plant 

their seeds in a container under a Àne 

layer of mulch, but they are very slow to 

grow. The plants will also happily spread 

beneath the soil on their own. I’ve read 

complaints they are aggressive – but who 

can have too much marbled green outside 

in mid-winter? 

Arum is also easy to divide, or you can 

grow it in large containers, thus bringing 

the show up more closely to eye level. I 

dig up mine in spring when there is still 

enough leaf left to know where the roots 

are hiding. They can also be divided in 

fall just as the new foliage appears. 

Because of this odd life cycle – and inexplicable 

lack of popularity – very few 

retail nurseries carry them. We do sell 

them at Hidden Hill but the customers 

must consider it an act of faith: “Yes, we 

promise there is a great and showy plant 

in that pot even if all that’s showing at the 

moment is dirt.” 

Arum is available at many mail-order 

nurseries. If you really get hooked seek 

out such exotic cultivars as arum “Scottish 

Silver” with its more glimmering 

European shine. The only thing missing 

from that three-season wonder is bagpipes. 

• 

Bob Hill owns 

Hidden Hill 

Nursery and can 

be reached at 

farmerbob@ 

hiddenhillnursery. 

com. 


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Official GED Test 

Pre-Registration 

Agencies: 

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812.738.7736 

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812.981.3777 

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Your Future is Calling….Answer the Call! 


Lifelong Learning and the 

GED Testing Service recently 

announced that the current 

version of the GED test will 

expire at the end of 2013. 

The current version, known 

as the 2002 Series GED 

Test, will be replaced with 

the new 2014 GED test on 

January 2, 2014. 

Those students who 

have taken the 2002 Series 

but not passed all five sections 

have until the end of 

2013 to pass or they will 

need to start over again in 

2014 with the new test in 

order to receive their high 

school credential. The 2014 

GED test will be based on 

emerging national and state 

standards. It will offer dual 

performance levels where 

test takers can earn the high 

school equivalency credential 

as well as an additional 

endorsement that indicates 

career and collegereadiness. 

The new test will 

be delivered solely on computer. 

“The GED test 

opens doors to college, better 

jobs and the satisfaction 

of earning a high school 

credential,” notes Doug 

Robson, Chief Examiner and 

Director of Harrison County 

Lifelong Leaning, the test 

center for Region 10 in 

Southern Indiana. “We want 

to be sure that everyone is 

aware of the deadline and 

ready to improve their future. 

GED test takers must 

act now to finish and pass 

before the current test expires.” 

Adult Education 

classes are available at the 

learning center for students 

who need to improve their 

skills before retesting. Convenient 

pre-registration and 

testing sites are also available 

at agencies in New 

Albany, Jeffersonville, Corydon, 

Salem and Scottsburg. 

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Lifelong Learning is warning 

prospective students of 

online “GED Certificates” 

that have little or no value. 

“The GED Test 

must be taken in-person at 

an official testing center,” 

reports Doug Robson, Chief 

Examiner at Harrison County 

Lifelong Learning. The programs 

that advertise widely 

through search engines and 

falsely promise a quick way 

to obtain an “alternative” 

high school credential are 

not issued by the State of 

Indiana and not associated 

with the GED Testing Service. 

These programs, vastly 

more expensive than the 

Official GED test, will not 

provide any benefit to students 

seeking better jobs or 

admission into college 

“Although there is 

computer-based testing at 

locations across Indiana, 

the GED Test can only be 

taken at approved testing 

sites” notes Robson. 

Instead, students should 

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websites. 

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top 10 Romantic destinations 

(The resource for smart local men this February!) 

Story // Lisa Greer 

Illustration // Kelly Leigh Miller 


Schedule a couples’ massage at J. Nicholle 

Salon in New Albany. J. Nicholle is a 

full service Aveda salon, oering massage 

packages for a relaxing, special moment 

to share together. Packages oered in celebration 

of Valentine’s Day include a room 

where couples can receive Áowers, chocolates, 

and a relaxing massage together with 

some of Aveda’s sensual oils. Manicures 

& Pedicures during this time will include 

chocolates, as well as rose petals in the water. 

Call 812-944-4050 to book your appointment 

today. 

If getting away from 

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home is more to your 

liking, try a quiet, relaxing 

weekend at Tranquil 

Inn & Spa in Shoals 

Indiana. Not far from 

French Lick, this Bed 

& Breakfast is quaint, 

friendly and beautifully 

decorated. For February 

2013, the Inn will oer a Sweetheart Special 

that will include a two night stay for two 

with 2 breakfasts, 1 candlelit dinner, 2 sixty 

minute massages, roses and Àne chocolates. 

For more information, call 812-247-2053, or 

visit www.tranquilinnspa.com. 

For a day trip together, 

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spend a fun day driving 

to wineries throughout 

southern Indiana, such as 

the Grateful Goat in Salem, 

Best Winery in Elizabeth, 

Scout Mountain 

in Corydon and Turtle 

Run in Lanesville. There 

are numerous wineries 

throughout the area, each 

with merchandise available and its own 

unique wine tasting experience. 

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If you are a fan of the Washington County area, consider a few 

days together at the James Wilkins House Bed & Breakfast in 

Washington County. Romantic packages are available and include 

Áowers and candlelight . If you stay over the last weekend 

in February or Àrst weekend in March, you may want to 

check out the nearby Sugarbush Farms where you can participate 

in a festival celebrating locally harvested maple syrup. 

For special packages, visit www.jameswilkinshousebnb.com 

or call 812-755-4274. 

If a quiet dinner together is more to your liking, check out 

Christie’s on Salem Square in Salem or Overlook Restaurant 

overlooking the Ohio River in Leavenworth. For further information 

on their Valentine’s specials, call Christie’s at 

812.883.9757 or the Overlook at 812.739.4264. 

Downtown New Albany in recent years has developed into an 

area focused on food, fun and unique shopping options. Spend 

the day together experiencing one-of-a-kind local restaurants. 

Stroll the streets to discover specialty shops such as imported 

goods oered by Colokial, or the Gallery on Pearl which oers 

goods from local artisans. When you’re done shopping, the 

Carnegie Center for Art & History is within walking distance, 

oering artistic and historical exhibits. 

Many think of Schimp’s Confectionery as being just a candy 

shop, but it can be a fun afternoon to spend together. Visit the 

museum to see candy making artifacts and memorabilia, then 

stick around to watch a demonstration of candy being made. 

Stay for lunch to enjoy tasty homemade soups and sandwiches, 

then bring home a box of candy to enjoy together later. For more 

information on Schimp’s, visit www.schimps.com 

Brown County Indiana is popular in the fall, but why not in the 

winter, too? There are numerous hotel and bed and breakfast 

options, such as Corner Stone Inn at www.cornerstoneinn.com. 

Many artisans have shops open year round, and you can wind 

down the day with a wine tasting at local wineries, or taking in 

one of the area’s activities. For ideas on things to do during the 

winter months, visit www.browncounty.com, or call the Brown 

County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-753-3255. 

If keeping it simple with a quiet dinner at home is more your 

style, pick up a bottle of wine from Chateau de Pique on Veterans 

Parkway in Clarksville, then head to Karem’s Meat Market on 

State Street in New Albany for fresh cuts of steak, Àsh or other 

varieties of meat. If you want new ideas on ways to prepare your 

purchase, just ask. Karem’s oers numerous special seasonings 

and great advice on preparation and cooking techniques. 

If you’re looking for a more elaborate way to spend time together, 

Sybaris in Indianapolis could be your option. Suites, 

depending on your selection, include a private indoor pool, 

hot tub, a Àreplace, waterfall, and other amenities focused on 

creating the ultimate romantic experience. For information on 

this facility, visit www.sybaris.com or call 317-337-9000 for a 

brochure. 


chicks in the kitchen 

BIRTHDAY 

takes the cake 

Story // Julie Garrison 

Test out these tried 

and true favorites! 

With the new year begins a busy season of birthdays 

in our family. It starts with my uncle at the end of 

January and then six of us have birthdays in February, 

three in March, etc. We’ve always had big 

celebrations with the whole family and often have a big cake 

with everyone’s name on it. There’s also been a tradition of being 

able to request your favorite cake be made as well. One that 

we get asked to make a lot is Red Velvet wit Cream Cheese Icing. 

I have to confess we don’t make it from scratch — we use 

the boxed mix and it’s wonderful! My daughter, Brooke, especially 

likes to make it into cupcakes. 

Here are a couple of our favorite cakes for you to try. 

Mandarin Orange Cake 

1 box Butter Recipe Cake mix 

1 small can mandarin oranges and juice 

3 eggs 

1 stick butter, melted 

Combine above ingredients and pour into 3 greased cake pans. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. When cool, ice with the following: 

1 carton whipped topping 

1 small can crushed pineapple and juice 

1 small box instant vanilla pudding 

Mix above until thick and spread over cooled cake layers. 

Italian Cream Cake 

1 stick of butter 

½ cup shortening 

2 cup sugar 

5 egg yolks 

1 small (3 ½ oz.) can coconut 

5 egg whites, stiy beaten 

2 cup Áour 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1 cup buttermilk 

1 tsp. vanilla 

½ cup chopped pecans 

Cream together butter, shortening and sugar; beat until smooth. 

Add egg yolks and continue to beat. Add Áour, baking soda, 

and buttermilk. Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Fold in egg 

whites. Pour batter into 3 greased cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees 

for 25 minutes. When cool top with cream cheese frosting. 

Cream Cheese Frosting 

1 (8 ounce) pkg. cream cheese, softened 

½ stick butter, softened 

1 pound powdered sugar 

1 tsp. vanilla 

Beat cream cheese and butter, slowly adding powdered sugar 

and vanilla. Once the cake is iced, sprinkle chopped pecans on 

the top (about ½ cup). 


From Farm 

to Furniture 

Story & Photos // Jenna Esarey 


New Washington 

artist 

Kevin Nowlin 

takes the 

concept of recycling to 

a whole new level as he 

creates unique handpegged 

furniture from 

lumber salvaged from 

tobacco barns built over 

a century ago. 

“My whole thing is recycling,” said 

Nowlin, owner of Just Plain Twisted, the 

furniture business he operates from his 

home. 

“We’re taking something out of a barn 

that’s 150 years old to build furniture out 

of it – you’re giving that tree another life 

of a couple of hundred years. That’s extreme 

recycling.” 

“It’s worth saving, if only for the history,” 

he said. “Plus, I don’t care how 

much you spend, you can’t buy wood 

like this.” 

Each of his furniture pieces comes with 

a photo of the original barn from which 

the lumber came and as much of the history 

of the structure as is known. 

The oldest barn he has salvaged was 

found on Lena Bower Road in New 

Washington. Based on a date carved on 

a beam in the structure, Nowlin believes 

it was built in 1741. “I’ve been told it was 

one of the oldest barns in the county,” he 

said, although there is no way to verify it. 

His First Barn 

Nowlin, 62, took down his Àrst barn 

about Àve years ago after learning that 

a neighbor planned to knock over and 

burn his old tobacco barn. 

“Southern Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee 

is the burley belt. That’s where all 

your tobacco is, so that’s where the big 

tobacco barns are. A lot of barns around 

here date to the Civil War era. 

The thing is, most farmers aren’t growing 

it anymore. Their barns are of no use 

to them anymore.” 

He oered to take the barn, thinking 

he would sell the lumber. “I couldn’t 

stand the thought that he was just going 

to burn it so he wouldn’t have to pay 

taxes on it,” he said. 

Nowlin took down the barn and transported 

the lumber to his 50 acre property. 

“It was hand-hewn, wood-pegged — a 

beautiful barn,” he said. 

His neighbor eventually gave Nowlin 

two barns and his son gave him an additional 

two. An old tobacco barn on his 

own property is full of salvaged wood, 

but the bulk of it is under cover in a Àeld 

across the street. “When you take down a 

barn, that’s a lot of wood,” he said. 

With the economy doing well, he started 

selling beams from the barn as Àreplace 

mantels. Then the economy took 

a turn for the worst. “All at once that 

stopped and I had all this wood,” he said. 

After running a piece of lumber 

through a planer, Nowlin said he realized 

how beautiful it was. He stopped trying 

to sell the wood and kept all of it to build 

furniture.” 

“I’d never built any furniture before,” 

he said. 20 years ago his wife gifted 

him with a compound mitre box saw for 

Christmas. “It scared me. Since then I’ve 

never quit buying tools.” 

But still, for about 15 years he used 

them only for projects around the farm 

– reÀnishing the barns and refurbishing. 

His Àrst e ort at furniture was a restaurant-style 

booth in an old dairy barn 

on his property which he was converting 

into a party barn for family gatherings. 

Other pieces of the old barns found 

their way into the building as well, Ànding 

new life as kitchen cabinets, mirror 

frames and other items. 

“I started with the idea of making 

conventional furniture like they used 

to make,” he said, and his early work 

reÁects that. Now he uses angles and 

curves and adds lights wherever he can. 

His designs are his own. “I have a million 

of them in my head,” he said. “I have 

books full of them that I sit around and 

draw. He started selling his work quietly 

and soon started receiving commissions 

for custom pieces. Nowlin uses 

old school construction methods on his 

furniture. No nails or screws are to be 

found. “This furniture is hand-pegged,” 

he said. “It will last forever.” 

Birth of a Business 

Nowlin owned and ran a commercial 

landscaping and farm machinery business 

for 21 years out of Charlestown. 

“When the economy failed we went 

bust,” he said. “We went broke. It’s actually 

the best thing that happened to me.” 

“At the height of our business we had 

52 employees in three states. We did rest 

stops and things like that. I will never go 

through that again.” 

With that enterprise gone, Nowlin dedicated 

his free time to creating more furniture, 

selling a few pieces here and there 

and accepting a couple of commissions. 

His work drew the attention of an old 

friend, Julie Schweitzer, the Executive 

Director of the Southern Indiana Arts 

Council, based in New Albany. 


Kevin Nowlin said it costs about $5,000 to take down a barn with equipment, help and gas. 

From there, every single board has to be de-nailed and treated for re-use. 

She invited him to show his work in 

the organization’s “Knock on Wood II” 

art exhibit in June. He brought along several 

pieces, including two from the Lena 

Bower Road barn — a dresser and a chair 

crafted from a feed trough salvaged from 

the structure. 

“A lot of people say, how can you 

charge this much for furniture?” Nowlin 

said. “I could buy new lumber cheaper, 

but it wouldn’t be this good.” 

Also factored in is the cost of taking the 

barn down. “I have to hire help. I can’t 

take down a barn by myself,” he said. 

“It’s about $5,000 to take down a barn 

with equipment, help, gas, and everything. 

Then the boards must have every 

nail pulled out and be prepared for use.” 

A Life in the Country 

Raised mostly in Louisville, Nowlin 

spent three years living on his grandfather’s 

farm about seven miles outside of 

New Washington as a child. 

As an adult, he continued to live in 

Louisville until he realized his landscaping 

business would do better in Charlestown. 

“I never thought I’d like living in 

the country,” he said. “But I love it.” 

He married his wife, Debbie, nearly 

20 years ago in the home the couple had 

spent two years renovating — gutting the 

house to the exterior walls and starting 

from scratch to his design. 

A former dairy barn serves several 

purposes. Part of it has been transformed 

into an apartment which Nowlin rents 

out. The upper level loft is a storage area, 

but Nowlin foresees a time when it could 

host classes and workshops. 

The remaining space is the family party 

barn, which they use frequently. With 

Àve children and eight grandchildren 

ranging in age from three to 15, family 

gatherings had outgrown the small farmhouse. 

An art room in the former dairy barn 

allows the grandchildren to express their 

creativity. His granddaughter, Sera Waters, 

15, exhibited some paintings at the 

same art show he showed his furniture 

in. 

“They can do art here,” he said. “They 

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Back to Life 

Story // Kathy Melvin 

Clark Memorial gives life back 

to heart attack victim 

As Jodie Smith sat on her Àancé’s front porch with the Sunday 

newspaper on a beautiful spring morning, she had no idea 

that she was about to die...and then live again. 

In a split second she collapsed when a piece of scar tissue hit 

her heart. Her Àancé, John Buckwalter, began performing CPR 

and called 9-1-1. As a Jeersonville resident, EMS took her to 

Clark Memorial Hospital, a decision for which she is forever 

grateful. 

Even before she reached the hospital, the Critical Care Team 

at Clark began evaluating whether a new leading edge technology 

called “Arctic Sun” could 

save her. Following a CAT scan 

and lab tests to ensure she Àt 

the appropriate medical protocols, 

the Clark Memorial medical 

team used the machine to 

put her into a mild hypothermic 

state (a body temperature 

of 91.4°F) to preserve tissue 

and brain function. Targeted 

temperature management has 

emerged as a treatment strategy 

for some cardiac patients. 

The purpose of this is to slow the metabolic processes and the 

chemical cascade that occurs when the brain goes without oxygen 

for a period of time. Research has shown, that by reducing 

body temperature the brain may recover to normal function in 

approximately 60% of the patients treated. 

Non-invasively induced therapeutic hypothermia has been 

shown to reduce mortality of successfully resuscitated cardiac 

arrest victims by 35 percent and increase the chance of a good 

neurologic outcome by 39 percent. 

The Arctic Sun Temperature Management System uses a set 

of pads that adhere to the patient’s skin using a gentle, waterbased 

gel, which directs cool or warm water to circulate through 

the pads, regulating the patient’s body temperature. Smith was 

kept in a mild hypothermic state for 24 hours before her body 

temperature was gradually brought back to normal. 

Very quickly, she opened her eyes and was able to respond to 

“There’s no medical 

reason you should 

be alive.” 

simple questions. 

Kerri Byerly, an RN and Critical Care Nurse, who was involved 

in Smith’s care, said, “As far as I’m concerned, having 

the Arctic Sun available saved her life.” 

Smith can’t say enough good things about the physicians and 

nurses who cared for her. Her favorite nurse, “Mama Beth,” 

brought her homemade milk shakes when she couldn’t eat anything 

else. 

A history of health problems 

In addition to the expert care of her medical team, she is 

also thankful to the Clark Memorial Hospital Foundation for 

giving her another chance at 

life. Through community donations, 

the Foundation purchased 

the machine that ultimately 

saved her life. “I don’t 

know if anyone realizes that 

the money they donated saved 

my life,” said Smith. “ Because 

of what they did, I get to hold 

my granddaughter, kiss her 

and watch her reach important 

milestones in her life. How do 

I say thank you for giving me my life back?” 

Only 44 years old, Smith’s health problems began in April of 

2000 when she was having a “squeezing sensation” in her upper 

abdomen. She put o going to the doctor because she didn’t 

think she could take the time away from work or her children. 

Finally the pain got so bad she could no longer ignore it. 

She regrets that she didn’t go to Clark Àrst, because a series of 

doctors told her the symptoms were caused by acid reÁux, her 

appendix or her gallbladder. One doctor even suggested she see 

a psychiatrist. On August 10th, 2000, the reason became very 

clear. She had a massive heart attack. Doctors found a complete 

blockage at the bottom of her heart. 

The doctor told her it wasn’t her Àrst heart attack. There were 

layers of damage. “He told me, ‘There’s no medical reason you 

should be alive.’ ” He inserted a stent, which was very eective, 

but with only 20 percent of her heart functioning, she knew it 

was not the end of her problems. 


Control heart disease 

with good choices 


Photo // Kathy Melvin 

Using her experience to help others 

She began not feeling well again in March of 2012 but it wasn’t until May 27 that 

she was rushed to Clark. After she was taken o the Arctic Sun, she was confused 

and disoriented. Although she doesn’t remember anything about collapsing on the 

porch, she does remember waking up in the hospital, seeing all the machines and 

thinking, oh...this can’t be good.” 

She didn’t recognize her children at Àrst and couldn’t even write her name. She 

still has the paper she used to practice her signature over and over again—a good 

reminder of how far she has come. The doctor told her it was a miracle she didn’t 

have any signiÀcant brain damage. 

On November 2 Smith had surgery to replace her deÀbrillator but she feels good 

and believes everyday is a gift from God. In addition to spending as much time as 

possible with her granddaughter, she hopes to join the American Heart Association 

as a volunteer and she is working with the Clark Memorial Foundation to give back 

to the organization that gave her life. 

Smith uses her experience as a way to encourage other women not to ignore their 

According to the American Heart 

Association (AHA) cardiovascular 

disease claims a life every 36 seconds. 

It is the number one killer in 

America, but unlike most diseases, 

cardiovascular disease is controllable 

and preventable. 

February is heart month, and 

education is crucial. Many are surprised 

to learn that more women 

die of cardiovascular disease than 

from the next four causes of death 

combined, including all forms of 

cancer. But 80 percent of cardiac 

events in women could be prevented 

if women made the right choices 

for a healthy lifestyle. 

A heart attack occurs when the 

blood Áow to a part of the heart is 

blocked, usually by a blood clot. If 

this clot cuts o the blood Áow completely, 

the part of the heart muscle 

supplied by that artery begins to die. 

The AHA says that symptoms of a 

heart attack vary, but frequently the 

individual will feel an uncomfortable 

pressure, squeezing, fullness 

or pain in the center of the chest. It 

lasts more than a few minutes, or 

goes away and comes back. Sometimes 

there can be pain or discomfort 

in one or both arms, the back, 

neck, jaw or stomach and shortness 

of breath with or without chest discomfort. 

Other signs such as breaking 

out in a cold sweat, nausea or 

lightheadedness can also occur. 

As with men, women’s most common 

heart attack symptom is chest 

pain or discomfort. But women are 

somewhat more likely than men to 

experience some of the other common 

symptoms, particularly shortness 

of breath, nausea/vomiting 

and back or jaw pain. 

Heart disease and stroke are 

largely preventable if you work to 

lower your risks. It’s important to 

know that there are a range of factors 

that can raise the risk of heart 

disease and stroke. The more risk 

factors you have, the greater your 

chances of developing heart disease 

and having a heart attack or stroke. 

These risk factors can be controlled 

or treated with help from 

your healthcare professional: 

Cholesterol 

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“Women take care of 

everyone else ¿rst, then 

take care of themselves. 

It’s so easy to say ‘I just 

don’t have time today.’ I 

beg you not to ignore it. 

Listen to what your body 

is telling you.” 

-Jodie Smith 

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Hospital Foundation 

Jodie Smith and her ¿ance, John Buckwalter, 

spend time with Smith’s granddaughter. 

health. “Women take care of everyone else Àrst, then take care 

of themselves. It’s so easy to say ‘I just don’t have time today.’ 

I beg you not to ignore it. Listen to what your body is telling 

you.” 

Smith said she is not the typical heart patient and never suspected 

there was anything wrong with her heart. She is thin, not 

overweight, and she doesn’t have high cholesterol. Her symptoms 

were non-descript--shoulder and neck sti ness, and sometimes 

a tingling in her left arm that felt like her arm was asleep. 

She said if she meets a woman who says she is having unexplained 

symptoms, she tells them to “make a doctor’s appointment 

right now.” And she hands them her phone. • 

Triumph Gala to support cardiac health 

The Clark Memorial Hospital Foundation is holding its 

second annual Triumph Gala. 

“We ‘inherited’ the Triumph Gala from the Melissa 

Deluca Foundation, which has a focus on breast cancer,” explained 

Kerri Cokeley, executive director of the Clark Memorial 

Hospital Foundation. 

Last year the event raised more than $21,000 and Cokeley 

said she expects it to grow this year. Each year the gala supports 

a di erent health cause that Clark Memorial Hospital 

treats. The gala is held Friday, May 3, 2013, from 7:30 p.m. to 

1 a.m. at Kye’s I & II in Jeersonville, Ind. 

“This year it will feature cardiac health,” Cokeley said. 

“This event is helping us to raise funds for our endowment 

that will help ensure top quality health care is available in 

Clark County well into the future.” 

Guests can expect a festive cocktail party with three event 

spaces — a piano lounge, red carpet courtyard, and a lively 

ballroom. The Triumph Gala will again host the popular 

Glam Suite featuring hair and make-up touch-ups by Tranz4mations 

Salon and Clinique “so you can come straight to 

the event after the Oaks and get freshened up,” Cokeley said. 

The gala will also feature tethered balloon rides from Images 

Aloft and will have plenty of fundraising games, raes, 

and a silent auction throughout the evening. 

Our 2012 silent auction featured many celebrity items 

including a Hank Williams Jr. signed guitar, autographed 

books from Dean Koontz, Jane Fonda, Alice Cooper, and 

John Gresham; and horse racing and other sports memorabilia,” 

Cokeley said. • 


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We hear a lot about cholesterol and the incidence of heart 

disease. Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like substance found in the 

blood and in all the body’s cells. A high cholesterol level is bad 

because cholesterol can build up with other substances in the 

inner walls of arteries. This buildup, called plaque, can narrow 

the arteries and reduce blood Áow. Plaques that rupture can 

cause blood clots that can totally block blood Áow in the artery. 

Clots also can break o and travel to another part of the body. 

If a clot blocks an artery that feeds the heart, it causes a heart 

attack. 

High cholesterol has no symptoms so many people have it 

without knowing it. Find out what your cholesterol levels are, 

so you can lower them if you need to. Your LDL is your “bad” 

cholesterol and your HDL is your “good” cholesterol. The AHA 

says a diet low in saturated fat, trans fat and an exercise plan 

can reduce LDL and raise HDL. 

Clark Memorial oers a free way to Ànd out if you are at 

risk for heart disease. It’s Heart Aware, an online cardiovascular 

risk assessment that takes about seven minutes to complete. 

Just visit www.clarkmemorial.org, click on the HeartAware 

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New Albany Rotary toasts Jerry Finn 

Jerry Finn, executive director of the Horseshoe Foundation 

of Southern Indiana, shared a special moment 

with Gerry and Joe Proctor, longtime friends from New 

Albany, at the annual Community Toast and BeneÀt in 

November hosted by the Rotary Club of New Albany. 

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The Women’s Foundation of Southern Indiana, which works to 

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New Albany Housing Authority and hosted an evening of fellowship 

and encouragement with women residents there. Among the 

board members are Donna Riley and Susie Stewart in front, and 

Marty Gutmann, Gloria Wood, and Diane Murphy in back. The 

group also presents monetary Awards of Excellence to local organizations 

and agencies, scholarships to non-traditional female 

students at Ivy Tech Community College and IU Southeast, and 

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and spontaneous speeches of accolades were Debbie Meyer, 

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Posing in front of a framed vintage Red Cross nurse’s uniform at the 

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retiring executive director Phyllis Wilkins, Bill Scott, and Bobby 

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Sweethearts 

Story // Abby Laub 


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For Valentine’s Day this year, we decided to talk to three local couples whose relationships have withstood many years 

together, career changes, blending families, health scares and a myriad of normal couple issues. 

They seem to have Àgured out how to live happily together, and so we thought we would share their stories with 

you. Jim and Cindy Kanning, Theresa and Rusty Lamb, and John and Tina Konkler graciously shared their stories of 

love with us. We hope you enjoy the results as much as we enjoyed talking with them. Their stories are inspiring. 

Jim and Cindy Kanning: 

Have a rock solid friendship 

Cindy Kanning described her 42-year-long marriage to husband 

Jim as “unusually fast.” 

“It has been what I thought,” she reÁected. “Marriage for me 

seemed like the deepening of a really rock solid friendship.” 

The couple met at Indiana University, where Jim later went 

on to work for most of his career, and became fast friends. They 

have two grown children and now six 

grandchildren. 

Cindy, a communications consultant, 

said the highlights of the couple’s marriage 

is when their entire family, exchange 

student included, is all together. So much 

so that Cindy immediately teared up 

when recalling a “magical summer” when 

her whole family was in one place for several 

weeks. 

But for the rest of the year, the Kannings say communication 

is key, as is working hard to be friends and give 100 percent to 

the relationship. 

“Something that drew me to Jim even before I started dating 

him was the fact that he was everybody’s friend,” Cindy added. 

“Everybody had such tremendous respect for him and he 

for them. The authenticity of him has never changed. That just 

made me fall in love with him — plus he is absolutely a riot.” 

She joked that their relationship was “pretty boring” because 

“Manage your marriage 

by prevention instead 

of cleanup.” 

-Cindy Kanning 

they cannot think of a time when they ever grew tired of each 

other. 

“We have so much fun and can make anything fun, the simplest 

things fun,” she added. “I have never been disappointed 

in marriage. I’ve felt so blessed by it, but it’s because of Jim.” 

Jim added, “And it’s been easy, I guess is one way of putting 

it — simply because I think we’re very compatible. We have the 

same values, the same beliefs.” 

Opposites don’t attract here. The only opposite thing, Cindy 

joked, was the fact that she doesn’t like chocolate and he does. 

Their secret to 42 years of success that 

they tell young couples? Jim says being 

“equally yoked” in a belief system is crucial, 

as is giving 100 percent. 

“They talk about marriages being 50-50, 

but we all know it’s 100-100,” he said. “If 

each person gives 100 percent it makes it 

better.” 

Cindy added, “Manage your marriage by 

prevention instead of cleanup.” 

The couple agrees that our “throw away society,” as Jim 

called it, is not condusive to lasting relationships. Instead, understand 

what a “lifelong commitment means,” Cindy added. 

“You need to clarify expectations up front, and then have a plan 

when you get married.” 

Jim and Cindy can be found doing a lot of walking in their 

free time. Or singing, sometimes riding bikes, mentoring 

younger couples, and hosting a Bible study in their home. • 

Cindy and Jim Kanning, pictured, say 

marriage is not about a 50-50 deal. 

It’s a 100-100 deal. 


Rusty and Teresa Lamb: 

Remember to laugh 

When Rusty and Theresa Lamb met 

at work nearly 20 years ago, they did 

not think they would end up getting 

married. 

“I did not like him at Àrst,” Theresa, 

47, said with a laugh about her husband, 

56. “I got me an old guy so he can 

take care of me. I keep thinking I can retire 

and he can take care of me!” 

When Theresa revealed her age Rusty 

revealed his sense of humor. 

“Man, I didn’t realize you were that 

old — you’re kidding!” he quipped. “I 

thought I married me a young girl.” 

Now married for 18 years, the Lambs 

have made it through career changes, 

blended families and plenty of fun 

along the way. 

Rusty owns a siding and gutter business 

and Lamb is a self-employed State 

Farm agent. With busy jobs and a family, 

the two admit they don’t see each 

other as much as they would like and 

make sure to stick with a schedule. 

Rusty joked that Theresa just tells 

him where to be. 

“We try to laugh as much possible,” 

she said. “We do laugh a lot. We are really 

blessed, especially when you consider 

what’s going on in the world and what’s 

going on with a lot of other families.” 

They said their biggest challenge has 


been raising a blended family. When 

they met he had two teenagers and she 

had no kids, then along came a baby for 

the two of them. Now the couple has 

Àve grandkids. 

Rusty said he is surrounded by girls 

(he joked that it was a “curse”) but takes 

pride in his desire to protect them. 

Between owning two businesses and 

keeping track of so much family (including 

a 14-year-old daughter), the 

Lambs said balancing time and respecting 

each other’s schedules is key. 

But Rusty and Theresa said they 

always make a point to have fun — 

whether it is camping or going on a 

yearly vacation to Florida. 

Keeping the spice alive on a daily ba-

sis, though, takes work. 

“I’m in bed by the time she’s getting 

home,” Rusty deadpanned. “That’s how 

you keep the spice alive.” 

“He’s exaggerating,” Theresa said 

with a smirk. “We do try to eat supper 

together by 8:00 every night.” 

Every night the couple makes a point 

to eat together as a family, regroup and 

recap the day. 

“Sometimes we just have to sit down 

and say, ‘Can we chat a minute? Let’s 

Ànd a time’,” she said. 

Jokes aside, Theresa teared up as Rusty 

talked about her ambition. 

“She’s just a hard worker and church 

goer, a good woman, and she takes good 

care of our daughters,” Rusty said. “You 

can’t ask for much more than that.” 

The Lambs said they are still very 

much in love. 

“I’d have to be or she’d kill me,” Rusty 

“I think I was just blessed, 

I really do. Sometimes 

I just wonder why she 

stays. Because I’m a pain 

... That’s why we have the 

house and I have my barn 

way over here.” 

-Rusty Lamb 

laughed. “She is really tough.” 

Laughter helps, they said. 

“I think I was just blessed, I really do,” 

he added. “Sometimes I just wonder why 

she stays. Because I’m a pain ... That’s 

why we have the house and I have my 

barn way over here.” 

He joked that when he drives Theresa 

crazy she can’t kick him out to his 

barn because he loves it out there — it 

wouldn’t be punishment. 

The couple also connects by giving 

back. Active in the community as mentors 

to teenagers, they spend a lot of 

time opening up their home to kids in 

the community, mentoring, helping with 

homework and just being a listening ear. 

“There’s one kid who comes around 

a little too much,” Rusty joked about his 

daughter’s boyfriend. “I don’t care too 

much for boyfriends.” 

They try hard to protect their daughter 

and admit teamwork is necessary. 

“With a 14-year-old it’s hard to explain 

to her, with things as bad as they are, the 

way the world is,” Theresa said. “The 

main thing you’ve got to keep in mind is 

that God’s in control ... We’ve got a job to 

do together, that’s raise our daughter and 

keep her on track.” • 

John and Tina Konkler: 

Raising an “army” of children 

takes faith, commitment 

When Tina Konkler Àrst saw John 

Konkler at church in Scottsburg 17 

years ago, her mother advised her to 

stay away. 

“He was a single dad at church and 

he brought all the kids to church every 

Sunday,” she remembered. “And I 

knew how hard it was for me with two 

kids and he had six. And his youngest 

son was just a little devil.” 

Tina, 47, laughed and smiled at her 

husband, 58, as she remembered the 

day. 

“I said, ‘Look at him. What’s his 

name?’ And my mom said, ‘Don’t you 

dare look at him, he’s the one with all 

of those kids.’ And so that was my cue. 

That’s when I decided to look at him, 

which little did I know he was already 

looking at me.” 

From John’s perspective, Tina was 

an attractive younger woman whom he 

thought would never give him a second 

glance, especially considering his crew 

of six children from his previous marriage. 

“When we started seeing each other 

and the relationship developed I felt 

like she either needed a tax deduction 

or she really loved me,” he joked. 

To this day Tina said she has so much 

respect for his “gumption” to get six 

kids ready for church when she was 

struggling to get her two children to 

church. 

It is this mutual respect and admiration 

that has kept their marriage rock 

solid. The two are obviously in love. Sitting 

at The Fireside Bar and Grill in November, 

John smiled as he talked about 

Tina’s talent at baking cakes — a second 

career she has embarked on after years 

of working as a hairdresser. He works 

as an outside sales account executive 

for John Jones Auto Group. 

The pair are empty nesters and enjoy 

nine grandchildren. Their relationship 

has been full of children from the start, 

so now they are taking time to reconnect. 

“You look at what we’ve been 

through and really it hasn’t been that 

hard, because we communicated so 

well,” Tina said. “It gets hard now just 

because our kids are all grown and they 

have di erent problems of their own.” 

John teared up when talking about 

Tina’s potential and how giving of herself 

she is. 

“Her giving of herself to take me 

and my family on — that means everything,” 

he said. “We’ve had our tough 

times, but she’s always been there.” 


The pair has been 

through cancer scares, 

job loss, raising a chaotic 

household and career 

changes. 

The secret? 

“You just pray a lot,” 

Tina said matter-of-factly. 

“When you think that 

everything is just falling apart, wait a 

couple of days and it all changes.” 

Their key to success raising so many 

children, they said, was sticking to a routine 

and teaching their children to be responsible. 

But they did still have their moments. 

Tina and John recalled going to a movie 

with all eight kids when they were 

young, and when the lights came back on 

realized that two of their kids were missing. 

They had sat with other families in 

“You just pray a lot. When you think everything is just 

falling apart, wait a couple of days and it all changes.” 

-Tina Konkler 

the theater. 

He referred to their family as an 

“army” and joked that their car was like 

a clown car showing up at events. 

Children aside, the Konklers have always 

made a point to focus on their relationship. 

“I think people are so used to getting 

things quickly, and I think they’ve approached 

marriage as something that is 

easy to get out of,” John said. “You have 

to be dedicated that you’re going to give 

everything you’ve got. And I know I 

have that from her.” 

Tina added that they 

have to daily give up 

their problems to God. 

Plus, her sternness and 

stubbornness in tough 

situations helped the 

couple get through a 

bevy of trials. 

Another key? 

“Fall in love with your spouse every 

day, every day,” John said. “I get up early 

in the morning to have my quiet time because 

that’s something you have to do in 

life is take care of yourself. Unbeknownst 

to her, every morning she gets a glance or 

a prayer, something from me.” 

Tina laughed, “A little snore, maybe 

drool. Fifteen years ago it might have 

been a little bit better.” • 



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in Southern Indiana 

Story // Sam C Bowles 

Many New Year’s resolutions center around weight 

loss and/or physical Àtness in general, and indeed, 

the start of a new year oers the perfect opportunity 

to commit to a new exercise regimen and physical 

Àtness plan. 

Many in the area will consider running, swimming, cycling, 

weight lifting, and more traditional forms of exercise, which are 

certainly valuable. But many other emerging exercise programs 

and new twists on classic routines are growing in popularity 

and oer both the novice and the experienced new, fresh and 

fun ways to get active. 

Running/Walking 

Perhaps one of the oldest and most basic forms of exercise, 

men and woman have been running both for exercise and competition 

for quite some time. Where the traditional road race 

is a primarily individual event, the emerging trend nowadays 

makes races not only more of a social activity but arguably more 

fun as well. 

Consider the Color Run, a unique and brightly themed 5K 

phenomenon sweeping the nation that, according to thecolorrun.com, 

“focuses less on speed and more on crazy color fun 

with friends and family.” In fact, you can’t even register as an 

individual, but instead have to sign-up in a unit with 4 or more 

people. Runners/walkers start out wearing all white, but are 

“blitzed with color” (imagine a rainbow powdered sugar food 

Àght) as they pass through each of the 4 “color zones,” ending 

the race a multi-colored splattered canvas. It’s completely painless, 

loads of fun for the entire family and returns to the area in 

July. (visit thecolorrun.com) 

On the other end of the spectrum is the hardcore Tough Mudder 

event. Created by British Special Forces, these 10-12 mile 

adventure obstacle courses are designed to push participants 

to their physical limits, while still having a blast. Again, it’s as 

much a social event as a race, as the course cannot be completed 

alone, and all participants are expected to help others to the Ànish 

line. It’s all for a great cause, too: 

Tough Mudder has raised over 3 million 

dollars for the Wounded Warrior 

Project. (Visit toughmudder.com) 

These are just two crazy variations 

on the classic race. In addition, Southern 

Indiana is home to plenty of road 

races year round, varying from 1K 

walks and 5/10K runs to mini and full 

marathons. There’s a race for everyone 

and most support great local causes. 

CrossFit 

Want to take your physical Àtness to 

a whole new level? Check out CrossFit, 

an intense workout and nutrition regimen 

that is growing in popularity. 

“We combine weightlifting, bodyweight 

gymnastic movements, and 

cardio in as many ways as creativity 

will allow,” said Case Belcher, owner 

and head coach at ClarkFloyd CrossFit. “We teach everything 

from nutrition to strength and conditioning principles in order 

to help people stay healthy for the rest of their life.” 

According to Case, several athletes (as all members are called) 

have reduced their body fat by more than 10 percent, and many 

have completed other notable accomplishments such as marathons 

and Ironman competitions with their CrossFit training. 

But great results aren’t the only reason CrossFit is growing. 

“People come to us because of the results they see others having, 

but they stay for the community,” Case said. “Everyone at 

the gym knows everyone else’s name—we consider ourselves a 

family.” 

If you’re looking for a radically intense physical Àtness program, 

CrossFit may be the perfect thing for you. 

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September/October January/February 2013 2012 •• 34 34

Hot Yoga 

Arguably the “hottest” trend in Àtness, hot yoga, has actually 

been around for a long time. But Ayanna Brown of the Bikram 

Yoga College of India in Southern Indiana is pleased to see so 

many people getting interested in this art that is over 1,000 years 

old. 

“Hot or cold, all yoga is good,” Brown said. 

“Bikram Yoga, the original hot yoga, is designed to enhance 

the mind, strengthen and reshape the body, and fortify all bodily 

systems,” and, Brown explained, hot yoga is advantageous “because 

it warms your muscles and makes you more pliable, so it’s 

easier to stretch without getting injuries.” 

Another unique feature of Bikram Yoga is that every 90-minute, 

sweat-inducing class features the same 26 postures. 

Brown said there are “most deÀnitely more people doing 

yoga, youth included,” and you could be, too! 

(Visit indianabikram.com) 

The list of di erent forms of exercise is endless, but it is certainly 

safe to say that anyone can Ànd something healthy to do 

in Southern Indiana. 

With tons of gyms, including fabulous YMCAs, that o er a 

variety of exercise programs and classes, there is literally something 

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Fireside is the ‘exception to the rule’ 

Owners keep local restaurant business on top of the trends 

Story & Photos // Abby Laub 

When you walk into The Fireside Bar and Grill in 

Sellersburg and see owner Patty Smith buzzing 

around chatting up the locals, serving up food, 

smiling and laughing with pure delight for her 

job, you would think she had lived in Southern Indiana forever. 

Then she opens her mouth and out comes a thick Boston 

accent that would rival any Ben Aeck and Matt Damon big 

screen original. 

“We are the exception to the rule,” Smith said about owning 

and operating Fireside with her husband, Neil, and staying 

happily married through the process. 

The couple, married for 29, years are the parents of three 

grown children. Their daughter, Lauren, works at the restaurant, 

too, and has brought marketing and drink smarts in particular 

to the restaurant. 

Originally from Boston, Patty married Neil — an Indiana native 

— and the two opened Fireside in 1985 after purchasing the 

space that formerly housed Longbranch Saloon. 

Years of hard work were made possibly by a strong sense of 

family and having faith, Patty said. 

“Whenever I’ve just had enough, it seems like Neil would 

say, ‘Ok I got it, I got it.’ Or when he got to a breaking point, I 

was the one to keep things going,” Patty said, joking that they 

would take turns getting frustrated over the years. 

The key to being successful marriage partners and business 

partners, she added, is “having each other’s back and just respecting 

the other person’s place in life.” 

She joked that when Neil needed some time to get his mind 

o the restaurant last year she “reeled him back in.” 

But the payo has been worth it. 

“Our clientele is amazing,” Smith said, adding that they have 

allowed their customers — many regulars — to be a part of 

what the restaurant does. “I feel like it’s important to allow customers 

to feel like they’re on a journey with you” 

And in return their clients are loyal. The Smiths have hosted 

hundreds of reunions, dates, baptism and graduation celebrations, 

rehearsal dinners, surprise parties and other monumental 

events. 

Their private ownership and deep relationship with the community 

allows Fireside’s owners to be more Áexible, personal 

and even cutting edge. 

“One of the things I’m most proud of is the fact that we took 

the initiative to go exclusively non-smoking in the whole restaurant 

a year before anyone else did,” Smith said. “It was scary 

to do that but we felt like we had to. We did it and people said, 

‘Why’d you do that?’ I said, ‘I don’t want the government to tell 

me to do it. It was the right thing for us to do’.” 

Another decision they made was adding bison to their menu 

early on. 

“That was really cool,” she reÁected. “No one knew what bison 

was.” The bison burger is still a menu staple. 

Also, 20 years ago, the Smiths had cards printed up with the 

breakdown of calories and fat in the menu — a concept some 

restaurants are just now catching on to. 

Their most recent addition is Gourmet To Go. What started 

as Ànding a way to showcase the restaurant’s mouth-watering 

homemade coee cake — served in slices that are almost a meal 

all alone — turned into a way to highlight gourmet pre-made 

meals for clients to take home or take back to the o ce for lunch. 

So the Smiths decided to knock down a wall, take over part 

of a dining room and transform a corner of the restaurant into 

a cozy cafe style showcase of food that beckons customers to 

bring a gourmet meal back to work for lunch. 

Inspired by ideas from chef Marshall Jewell who came to 

Fireside from La Peche Catering in Louisville, the display cases 

of Gourmet To Go have been a hit. 

“He is brilliant in putting the foods out there,” Smith said. 

“And it’s all made from scratch. It’s with the idea that you don’t 

want to go to a restaurant, you don’t want to look at a menu 

but you come in, and you see the food and make a decision 

Opposite page 

Top: Lauren (left), Neil and Patty Smith stand 

behind the counter with some of the many selections 

from their new venture, Gourmet To Go at The 

Fireside Bar and Grill. 

Bottom Left: The Fireside Bar and Grill has a big 

salad selection, including this salmon, brie and 

berry special. 

Bottom Right: Lauren Smith has worked hard to 

expand the restaurant’s impressive craft beer and 

local wine offerings. 

This page 

Patty Smith says the mouthwatering meatloaf featured 

in Gourmet To Go has a secret recipe. 


Don’t leave Gourmet To Go without Patty’s 

Homemade Coffee Cake (above.) 

whether something is appealing to you. 

ItÕs constantly changing, we never have 

the same stu in there.” 

The sta and clients of Fireside are still 

adjusting to the new concept, but like 

anything else Fireside Bar and Grill has 

done over the years, Smith said the new 

process will surely pan out to everyoneÕs 

beneÀt. 

“I consider this restaurant a child,” 

she said. “I have so much respect for this 

restaurant and for what it’s given to Neil 

and I. And we’re now putting this other 

piece into it, so now you’re trying to make 

the two of them blend, and I think they 

will. Whatever we don’t sell out of the togo 

cases we run as specials so thereÕs no 

waste and things are constantly turning 

and moving.” 

The restaurant still serves customer favorites 

like hand cut and hand breaded, 

fried to order chicken Àngers. Fireside 

also creates unique lentil patties and a 

meatloaf so special that Smith “can’t tell 

you” the secret. 

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Photos // J.A. Laub Photography 

November/December 2012 • 42

Carla Layne believes that education is the key to empowering 

women to make informed choices about their 

health. Belief became action on December 1, 2012, when 

she helped start the Àrst midwifery program at Floyd 

Memorial Hospital and joined the practice at OB/GYN Associates 

of Southern Indiana 

There are a number of misconceptions about the role of the 

nurse midwife, including the widely held idea that midwives 

only deliver babies. As both an advance registered nurse practitioner 

and certiÀed midwife, Layne is able to provide gynecological 

and obstetrical care for patients ranging in age from adolescence 

through menopause. For her pregnant patients and those trying 

to conceive, she focuses on the entire birthing family. She strives 

to support whole family care, education and support through the 

pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum journey to mothers 

interested in both interventional and natural childbirth options. 

And that’s another misconception, midwives do not just assist 

with natural childbirth. Layne says she begins discussions with 

pregnant women early in the process, asking them about their 

preferences, even their pain tolerance. “Education allows choice,” 

she said. 

Her interest in midwifery (pronounced “mid-wif-ery”) began 

when she had her Àrst child, a daughter, at 19. She had a caesarean 

section (also known as a c-section) because the physician had 

plans to leave town. By the time she was ready to deliver her second 

child, she had begun to educate herself and knew she wanted 

to experience a di erent delivery method. 

Her formal education in midwifery was completed at Frontier 

Nursing University in Hyden, Ky. The school was founded by 

Mary Breckinridge, a pioneering nurse who founded the Frontier 

Nursing Service (FNS) in eastern Kentucky and was the Àrst to 

bring nurse-midwifery to the United States. Breckinridge established 

the FNS in the early 1920s to provide family health services 

to isolated areas in the Appalachian Mountains by sending public 

health nurses to their patients by horseback. 

After learning about nurse-midwives in Europe, she saw Àrsthand 

their contributions to maternity care by traveling to France 

and England. In 1929, she brought British nurse-midwives to FNS 

who were the Àrst nurse-midwives in America. They joined the 

public health nurses in providing quality healthcare to patients 

in remote areas. 

The role of the midwife, though, appears long before its creation 

in Europe. It is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, 35:17: 

“And when she (Rachel) was in her hard labor, the midwife said 

to her, ‘Fear not, for now you will have another son.’” The book 

of Exodus, 1:20 states, “Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: 

and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.” 

Layne said throughout the centuries, midwives and physicians 

have sometimes been at odds, but she looks at it as a symbiotic 

relationship, a win-win for the patient, the physician and the 

midwife. Dr. Stephen Baldwin of OB/GYN Associates of Southern 

Indiana agrees with Layne and said he and his partners are 

thrilled that she is joining the practice. 

“We know there are women out there that desire a more personal 

experience,” he said. “Having Carla here allows us to expand 

our o erings and serve a greater cross-section of the community.” 

Did you know? 

Midwives have been around since Biblical times, 

with midwives making appearances in the books 

of Genesis and Exodus. 

A call for 39 weeks 

Floyd Memorial Hospital, and thousands of others 

across the country, is joining with the March of Dimes 

to encourage women to stay pregnant for at least 39 

weeks. 

The March of Dimes has seen a dramatic increase 

in scheduling births before 39 weeks for non-medical 

reasons and the trend is causing problems for both 

mother and baby. The organization stresses that if 

their pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor to begin on 

its own. A number of important things happen to a 

baby in the last few weeks of pregnancy. 

According to the March of Dimes babies need 39 

weeks because: 

• Important organs, like the brain, lungs and 

liver, get the time they need to develop. 

• There is less likelihood of vision and hearing 

problems after birth. 

• There is more time to gain weight in the womb. 

Babies born at a healthy weight have an easier 

time staying warm than babies born too small. 

• Babies born too early can’t suck, swallow or stay 

awake long enough to eat. 

A due date is an approximation. Even with an ultrasound, 

it can be o by as much as two weeks. 

If you induce labor or schedule a c-section and the 

date is o by a week or two, the baby may be born too 

early. 

The March of Dimes says inducing labor can also 

result in stronger and more frequent contractions and 

there is also the possibility that inducing labor may 

not work, which may require a c-section. 

Babies born by c-section may have more breathing 

and other medical problems than babies born by vaginal 

birth. 

A c-section is major surgery. It takes longer for you 

to recover from a c-section than from a vaginal birth, 

starting with a two- to four-day hospital stay, then 

four to six weeks at home to fully recover. 

There is also a greater risk of complications from the 

surgery, like infections and bleeding. 

The Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait education 

campaign was developed by the March of Dimes in 

response to the growing number of inductions and c- 

sections prior to 39 weeks for nonmedical reasons. 

The March of Dimes recommends that if your doctor 

or certiÀed Midwife recommends that you have 

your baby before 39 weeks that you ask the following 

questions. 

• Is there a problem with my health or the health of 

my baby that requires I deliver my baby early? 

• Can I wait to have my baby until I’m closer to 39 

weeks? 

• Why do you need to induce labor? 

• How will you induce my labor? 

• Will inducing labor increase the chance that I’ll 

need to have a c-section? 

• Why do I need to have a c-section? 

• What problems can a c-section cause for me and 

my baby? 

• Can I have a vaginal birth in future pregnancies? 


Certainly a more personal experience is what Layne’s patients 

can expect. She said many of her former patients tell her 

that an appointment with her is much like “having coee with 

a friend.” For those embarking on the birthing experience, she 

is there every step of the way. Unlike a physician who may be 

called away on an emergency or to perform surgery; if you are 

her patient, she guarantees that she will be the one to deliver 

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Layne encourages fathers 

to be involved in the entire 

process, if possible. She 

said it increases bonding 

between the father and the 

child and provides important 

support for the mothers. 

The level of involvement in 

the actual delivery varies by 

the individual. Some fathers 

want to assist in the actual 

delivery and cut the umbilical cord, but some prefer a little 

more distance. She said she delivered three babies for one man 

and he never made it out of the corner. 

Her husband, Jerome Geller, also believes in the importance 

of education. He plans to start a boot camp-style program for 

new dads. The goal is to start a workshop to help new fathers 

learn what to expect, how they can help their wives, and how 

to help care for a new baby. When those new dads graduate, 

they will become the mentors for a new class, bringing their 

babies back and letting the new expectant fathers practice 

with real babies. 

Although she was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, Layne spent 

the majority of her nursing career in South Florida with more 

than 15 years experience as a professional nurse and 10 years 

as a nurse midwife. In fact she was required to make at least 

40 deliveries before graduation from FSU. 

Although she remembers each and every one, one in particular 

stands out in her mind and all these years later, she still 

tears up when thinking about it. She said a woman came to see 

her when she was about 28 weeks pregnant. 

She had to travel 10-15 miles to get there, taking four buses 

round trip. Yet, Layne said, she never missed a scheduled date 

and she was never late for an appointment. What struck her 

was the woman’s courage. She had another child and absolutely 

no one to lean on for support but Layne. With Layne, 

and the help she provided, the woman gave birth to a healthy 

child. 

At her last job with a sole practitioner in South Florida, one 

of Layne’s deliveries was featured on The Learning Channel’s 

“A Baby Story.” The reality television show follows a couple 

as they prepare to welcome a new addition to the family. It 

follows a couple through the late days of the pregnancy, sometimes 

showing the baby shower, Ànal family outing, or dinner 

party. Then, it shows the family getting ready to go to the hospital, 

birthing center or prepare for a home birth. 

A Baby Story also depicts labor and birth. At the end of the 

program, the family is interviewed about life after the newborn 

and shows the child a few weeks after birth. BabyPowerl 

is the featured story. 


Left: Carla Layne, nurse midwife, ARNP, CNM, recently joined the staff of Floyd 

Memorial Hospital and OB/GYN Associates of Southern Indiana. Right: Dr. Stephen 

Baldwin of OB/GYN Associates of Southern Indiana said he is thrilled to have 

Layne join his practice. Photos courtesy OB/GYN Associates of Southern Indiana. 

When her mother was diagnosed 

with a critical illness, she began to long 

for a place where care was warmer and 

kinder. She applied for jobs in 10 di erent 

states and several were interested, 

but there was no question that Floyd 

Memorial was the right decision. 

“They were committed to, not just having 

a midwife on sta but to having a 

true midwifery program,” she said. 

“The sta , the doctors, have been so 

supportive and made me feel so welcome. 

I truly feel like I’m home.” 

And quite a home it is. The Floyd Memorial 

Birthing Center, 1850 State Street 

in New Albany, o ers seven specialized 

labor and delivery rooms which 

allow women to labor and deliver in 

the same comfortable room, two state 

of the art surgical suites for emergency 

and scheduled cesarean section births, 

one antenatal room, two new recovery 

rooms, an expanded nursery, and remodeled 

post-partum rooms. The hospital 

also o ers a wide array of classes 

covering pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding 

and cesarean births as well as classes 

directed towards new siblings, infant 

health and CPR, and infant massage. 

If you are interested in scheduling 

an appointment with Layne, she can 

be contacted at OB/GYN Associates of 

Southern Indiana, (812) 945-5233. • 

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History Lives 

Looking Back 200 Years: Two descendants of New Albany area icons 

continue the hopes and dreams of their forefathers. 

Story // Lisa Greer 

Photos // Kim Greer 

James L. Russell’s granddaughter, Kathy Russell Smith and husband 

Don, in front of a collection of his paintings. 

DON & KATHY SMITH 

Where one man left his artistic footprint in New Albany, nearly 

100 years later his granddaughter, Kathy Smith, and her husband 

Don, have continued the dream that would put area artists in a 

greater light than ever before. 

Kathy’s grandfather, local artist James L. Russell, started the 

Wonderland Way Group in his Spring Street studio in1906 envisioning 

a place for artists to connect, learn, grow and teach. His 

passion for his craft, and his zeal for developing other artists will 

be forever remembered through stories passed down from family 

and friends whose lives he touched –stories that depict a man ever 

growing in popularity, but remaining humble in spirit. 

Russell’s talent extended into various techniques and mediums 

as he experimented and perfected his artistic ability, earning him 

notoriety as a pastel artist. His intriguing paintings of scenes from 

New Albany was inherent in who he was, both as a person and 

an artist. For someone with such a love and appreciation for the 

area, it’s no wonder Russell was asked to design the logo for New 

Albany’s Centennial. Fifty years later his son, Jim, also an artist, 

was asked to design the logo for the Sesquicentennial. 

Russell’s paintings, along with the stories have instilled in the 

Smiths a passion to resurrect and further the Wonderland Way vision. 

After years of hard work, the Smiths recently received con- 

Àrmation that art from the 312 members of the Wonderland Way 

group will become part of a permanent exhibit in the Ogle Center 

at IUS. “This will be a world class project,” says Don. “One that 

will draw art collectors from all over the world, surpassing anything 

anyone in this area has seen with regard to an art exhibit.” 

This news couldn’t have been more timely, coinciding with New 

Albany’s Bicentennial Celebration. • 

Dave Elliott is an ancestor of Obadiah Childs who purchased 

one of the ¿rst lots in New Albany in 1814. Elliott played Captain 

Conner in the Stories behind the stones. 

DAVID ELLIOTT 

David Elliott’s involvement with the New Albany Bicentennial 

Celebration isn’t just something of entertainment and 

enjoyment for him. It’s personal. A member of the Living History 

Committee, Elliott portrays Obadiah Childs in Stories 

Behind the Stones, as well as other area events featuring reenactments 

of milestones over the last two centuries. His e ectiveness 

in his role is not only because of his talent as an actor, 

but also that he is a direct descendent of Childs. 

Elliott’s family has been in this area since its founding in 

1814 when Obadiah Childs bought one of the Scribner lots 

and built a cabin on Market & Bank where the old Wolfe 

Meat Market was formerly located. Childs was a Quaker 

from Maryland and eventually left the church, starting meetings 

in area homes. He became a Methodist, and eventually 

started the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church. 

Elliott’s mother, Eleanor, was the great granddaughter of 

Childs, born Eleanor Van Dyke to Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Van 

Dyke, and later becoming Mrs. Frank Elliott. His involvement 

in the Bicentennial Celebration not only preserves his 

heritage, it serves to educate the community about its history 

and what made this town what it is today. 

“During reenactments, you have to be very particular,” he 

explained. “You need to wear the exact clothing from that 

exact period. You must be very accurate. Otherwise, people 

notice. “ 

His attention to detail ensures his authenticity in portraying 

his memorable ancestor. Look for Elliott in costume at 

Bicentennial events throughout 2013. • 


New Albany’s countdown to 2013 ... 

Bicentennial book release 

Jim and Linda Keith, Kevin Brandenburg of Cincinnati as a 

bronze- plated statue of a riverboat captain, and Bob Caesar. 

sellout crowd gathered at The Grand in downtown New 

A Albany on Oct. 4 for a dinner and program to celebrate 

the release of Historic New Albany, Indiana: By the River’s 

Edge, a hardback book commissioned for the Bicentennial 

in 2013. 

Special guests were two Pulitzer Prize winners: the book’s 

author, Jim CrutchÀeld, and photographer, Robin Hood. Attendees 

received special donor commemorative editions 

numbered and signed by them as well as David Barksdale, 

Bicentennial Commission member and president of the 

Floyd County Historical Society, who wrote the captions. 

As emcee, Floyd Circuit Court Judge J. Terrence Cody 

epitomized historic family roots, since his grandfather 

served on New Albany’s Centennial Commission in 1913, 

and his parents served on the Sesquicentennial Commission 

in 1963. 

Steven Lohmeyer sang “Feels Like Home to Me,” with 

music and lyrics he had written. Also recognized were major 

Bicentennial donors: John and Penny Neace and family; 

the City of New Albany; Judge Cody and his wife, Peggy; 

Jamey and Sarah Aebersold; and the Clark-Floyd Counties 

Convention and Tourism Bureau. 

Bob Caesar and Shelle England are co-chairs of the Bicentennial, 

while Connie Sipes and Rosalie Dowell co-chaired 

the dinner committee. • 

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sometimes restricted to the envelope 

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And southern gales sweeping 

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Like sweet music pealing 

Far o’er the blue sea, 

There comes o’er me stealing 

Sweet memories of thee. 

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everyday adventures 

Life lessons from Ken 

I 

have a four-year-old daughter 

who’s passionate (borderline obsessed) 

about her Barbie dolls. As a 

result I spend much more time than 

your average 40-year-old man playing 

Ken. What can I say? Men have done 

crazier things for love. 

But my time with Ken isn’t all fun 

and games. No I’ve learned a lot from 

my fashionable little friend. First of all, 

plastic hair is totally the way to go. You 

never have to wash it or cut it, and it always 

looks perfect. 

Second, you have to change with the 

times.When I was a kid, Ken looked 

like a Bee Gee. Now he looks like Justin 

Bieber. For my money, though, the coolest 

Ken was the 1972, Mod Hair Ken. He 

came with a stick-on beard, mustache 

and lamb chop sideburns. I am not making 

this up. I’m sure in 1972 he was appropriately 

groovy. 

Third, a guy needs an outÀt for every 

occasion. Ken is like a Swiss army knife 

of clothing. No matter what situation 


Sometimes you just have to realize life is not about you 

he’s in, this guy has 

the clothes for it. 

Since his debut 

in 1961, Ken has 

been, among other 

things, a doctor, a 

roller skater, a pilot, 

a prince, a soda jerk, 

an Olympic skier, a 

rapper, a rock star, a 

safari guide, a cowboy, 

a disco dancer, 

a Harley rider, and 

a member of at least 

three of the armed 

forces. This guy 

gets around and he 

has the clothes to 

show for it. 

The biggest thing I’ve learned from 

Ken, though, is that sometimes you 

just have to realize that life’s not about 

you. Take one look at the pink, plastic 

universe that Ken inhabits - the convertible, 

the Malibu beach house, the Áashy 

clothes and all the 

accessories. They 

have Barbie written 

all over them. 

Sometimes quite 

literally. 

There’s no 

doubt about 

it. It’s Barbie’s 

world, and Ken’s 

just living in it. To 

believe anything 

else would be delusional. 

The same goes 

for all of us. It’s 

tempting to look 

at the amazing 

world around us 

and think it’s all 

about us. It’s only 

natural to imagine 

ourselves the hero 

of our own story. 

But we’re not the 

star of the show 

any more than 

Ken is the star 

of the Mattel toy 

shelves. 

Check out a 

breathtaking sunset 

over the Gulf 

of Mexico or spend 

some time studying 

the complexity 

of the human body. 

Get lost in a Renaissance 

painting or 

swept away by the 

power of a skilled 

musician. his world 

has God written all 

over it. 

The Bible says 

that the earth is the 

Lord’s and everything 

in it. To think 

that this life is about 

us is as ridiculous as 

a Ken doll insisting 

the Barbie world 

is all about him. Unlike, Ken, though, 

we’re not merely a part of God’s world. 

We’re the point of it. God made creation 

to share with us, not as mere spectators, 

but as His kids. 

Sometimes it’s hard to give up trying 

to run my little universe, but when I À- 

nally surrender control, it’s sheer relief. 

Because the world is not about me, the 

pressure is o . I don’t have to have all 

the answers or solve all of the world’s 

problems. I don’t have to be strong 

enough or smart enough or anything 

enough. I can just relax, enjoy the ride 

and make the most of fun, quiet moments 

like sitting around and playing 

Barbies with my girls. 

Thanks, Ken, for all you’ve taught me 

about life, fashion and the freedom that 

comes from taking a back seat to the true 

star of the show. • 

Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and 

dad who loves the quirky surprises God sends 

his way every day. He believes life is much 

funnier and way cooler than most of us take 

time to notice. You can catch up with Jason on 

his blog at www.jasonbyerly.com or follow him 

on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jasondbyerly.

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