Southern Indiana Living MayJune 2013

+Meet the new face of Holiday World, and read about planning a wedding this year 

May/June 2013 

Southern 

IndIana 

Living 

A local 

guide to 

summer! 

Music, wine tasting, great 

food, gardening tips, yoga 

+Fun in the Sun for your 

entertainment when 

the weather heats up 

The fastest 

family in town 

The Aranas of Team Lucas Oil 

are burning up the track together 

+ The Artisans issue 

Meet four craftspeople who are making an impact

Where families are born. 

At the Floyd Memorial Birthing Center, we put 

your family frst. You’ll fnd luxurious and spacious 

labor and delivery rooms, and our obstetricians and 

certifed nurse midwife provide whole-family care, 

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in THIS issue 

May/June 2013 

A walk in the garden 

with Bob Hill • 9 

Top 10 summer concerts • 10 

For Love of the Kitchen • 12 

Rules of Engagement • 14 

A guide to 2013 wedding planning 

Building a new legacy at 

Holiday World • 38 

Snapshot • 47 

Flashback photos • 48 

Everyday Adventures • 50 

The Artisan issue 

23 

A yogi for life 

18 

42 

The new Napa 

30 

Fast Family 

Meet the Aranas of Team Lucas 

Oil Buell as they discuss racing, 

family and living the fast life. 

May/June 2013 • 4

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From the Editor 

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IndIana Living 

MAY | JUNE 2013 

VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 

PUBLISHER | 

Karen Hanger 

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EDITOR IN CHIEF & 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | 

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If you can’t fnd me this summer, I’ll give you a hint. Begin your search anywhere that 

has a campfre and a lake. 

Do you remember summers when you were a kid? Before you had a signifcant 

job outside of chores or helping out on the family farm, as was the case 

for me, and summer days seemed long, slow and hot? 

Oh, the dog days of summer. They are here again, and whether or not 

you have the luxury as an adult of being “bored” this summer, are a teenager making 

big plans with your friends, are a parent fguring out what the heck to do with your 

stir crazy kids all summer, or are retired and deciding how to spend your well-earned 

leisurely hours — this issue of Southern Indiana Living magazine will defnitely help 

you out. 

I’ll admit, this issue was way too much fun for our contributors and me to put 

together. What else can you ask for? Racing superstars, wine trails, inspiration 

from a yoga expert, household tips, where to go for the best concerts this summer 

... On and on it goes. We have jam packed this issue with great stuf, handpicked 

just for you! We love our readers! 

Also, be sure to check out our fabulous “Fun in the Sun” insert. It is chocked 

full of coupons, entertainment ideas, and deals that was put together with your 

summer in mind. 

Grab a bottle of water, a copy of SILM, a tube of sunscreen and get out there. 

With love, 

Abby Laub 

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Sheila White, Lacey Reimann, Sheri Huber-Conway 

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Hydrangea heaven 

Make a place for these summertime favorites 

Among all our garden creatures great and small, hydrangeas 

can be the easiest to cultivate, can be the 

best company – and the ones most difcult to understand. 

I guess we all know people like that, too. 

Versatile hydrangea shrubs range from four to 15 feet tall. 

They can serve as anchors at the corners of your house, as repeating 

bloomers in a long bed of fowers or as colorful borders. 

They will brighten up areas of partial shade, provide cut 

fowers that will last a long time indoors and many also ofer 

great reddish-burgundy leaf color after the fowers fade. 

Hydrangea blooms are surprisingly exquisite; ever-changing 

bunches and fares of cup-like fowers in whites, pinks and blues. 

The learning part of hydrangeas is understanding when to 

prune and trying to fgure out why some don’t bloom every 

year as advertised. Then there’s the business about adding lime 

or sulfur to the soil to change the colors from blue to pink. 

Most hydrangeas need good, 

well-drained soil. They can take 

a lot of sun, but they don’t like 

to dry out and will get droopy 

in prolonged drought. So some 

shade is best, at least in the afternoon 

where the colors will be 

more vivid anyway, and a water 

supply nearby is mandatory. 

The easiest hydrangea to grow 

is the smooth hydrangea (H. arborescens) 

which has large clusters 

of thick blooms that morph from 

pale green to white to beige. Once 

established it will grow to almost 

four feet tall every year while offering 

dozens of fst-size white fowers. Because it very happily 

blooms on new wood, it’s best to cut this species back almost to 

the ground in spring or it will become too foppy. 

The long-time most popular cultivar of the arborescens is 

“Annabelle,” so named because it was found growing in the 

wild in 1910 near Anna, Ill., by two women on horseback. 

The toughest of the species is the panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata) 

which grows quickly to eight feet and can create a hedge to 

block the neighbor with the 1951 Studebaker on cement blocks. 

It, too, blooms on new wood and can be thinned in late winter 

or early spring, but will take a lot of sun making it a more 

versatile plant. The fowers will begin white and drift into various 

shades of pink, a welcome sight in late summer to fall. 

There are more than 70 cultivars of this hydrangea. My favorites 

include “Pee Wee,” which will stay smaller and tighter, 

“Pink Diamond,” often pruned into a small tree, and “Pinky 

Winky,” which has larger pink-white fowers on upright stems. 

The hydrangea that produces the most questions is the Bigleaf 

(H. macrophylla) because of its incredible variety of beautiful 

fowers and its repeated failure to bloom, although our 

milder winters and newer cultivars have eased that situation. 

The Bigleaf hydrangea ofers fower shows ranging from 

white, pink, rose, red, purple and blue. This is the species — 

check the labels carefully as it’s often also listed as Mophead 

and Lacecap — is the one whose fower color can be regulated, 

or at least explained. It will bloom pink in alkaline soil and blue 

in acid soil, and the soil can be changed with the addition of 

lime or sulfur products. 

Because it blooms from the previous year’s growth — and 

prune accordingly — the fower 

buds are very susceptible to a late 

spring frost; hence all that wonderful 

leaf growth but no blooms. 

Mulch the plant, and plant it in a 

sheltered sited to protect it from 

a late frost. 

Two old-fashioned favorites 

are “Lady in Red” and “Twist-n- 

Shout.” Then there are the newer 

cultivars, “Endless Summer,” 

“Penny Mac” and the “Let’s 

Dance” series which will bloom 

on old and new wood. 

My favorite climbing hydrangea 

(Schizophragma hydrangeoides) 

is “Moonlight” a delightful silver-green climber with fragrant 

white lacecap fowers that nicely scramble up a wooden 

fence here at Hidden Hill. It shows of for months at a time – a 

perfect choice for light shade. 

My favorite hydrangea of any kind is the Oakleaf (H. quercifolia) 

with its wide green leaves, dramatic white fowers and 

reddish-burgundy fall color on cinnamon-colored stems. This 

fower blooms in late spring and early summer on old wood. 

It can reach 10 feet tall 

and needs selective 

pruning right after 

blooming. 

If you want large 

plants try “Alice” or 

“Snow Queen.” If you 

need smaller plants try 

“Pee Wee” or “Sikes 

Dwarf” – both user 

friendly. • 

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Hidden Hill 

Nursery and can 

be reached at 

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Top Ten: Summer Concerts 

Story // Elise Walter 

Summer 

bonus — we 

just had to 

make it 

top 11. 

Tere is too 

much music 

to hear in 


Indiana this 

summer! 

May/June 2013 • 10 

1. The 47th Annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass festival is 

June 8-15 (www.beanblossom.us). Dozens of musicians will provide an 

authentic bluegrass experience all day and all evening. 

2. Experience bluegrass music in a family-friendly atmosphere at the Cedar 

Valley Bluegrass Festival (www.cedarvalleybluegrass.webs.com). Located in 

Derby, this July event has featured some of the most talented bluegrass artists 

over the years. 

3. Jasper’s Strassenfest (www.jasperstrassenfest.org) celebrates German heritage 

August 1-4. Enjoy delicious German food and beer while you listen to everything 

from polka music to rock, a capella, and strings. This year’s theme is “Celebrating 35 

Years of Food, Fun, and Memories” and includes three stages of entertainment. 

4. Several towns have a weekly concert series all summer long. In New Albany, the Live@5 

concert series is every Friday night in June, July, and August. Corydon also holds summer 

band concerts every Friday night. Check local information to see if there’s one in your area. 

5. Angel Mounds in Evansville hosts Bluegrass and Barbeque in early August; an annual event 

with live bluegrass music, and delicious barbeque (www.lstevansville.com). 

6. The third weekend in August brings Madison Ribberfest (www.madisonribberfest.com), a combination 

of amazing blues music and an assortment of barbeque along the riverfront. 

7. If you like blues, mark your calendar for the Bean Blossom Blues Fest (www.beanblossomblues.com), 

August 22-24. Hear incredible blues bands or participate by taking a harmonica seminar or bringing the 

instrument of your choice and joining a jam session. 

8. Listen to a variety of music while you enjoy fresh catfsh at the Newburgh Fiddler Fest, August 23-25 (www. 

warrickdemocrats.com/newburgh_fddler_fest.htm). Fireworks are featured on Friday, August 23. 

9. Lincoln Amphitheatre’s outdoor musical A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale is presented throughout the summer and dramatizes 

Lincoln’s journey from Indiana pioneer to U.S. president. Details available at www.lincolnamphitheatre.org. 

10. In September, the free Ferdinand Folk Festival (ferdinandfolkfestival.com) showcases acoustic music on an outdoor 

stage at the 18th Street Park in Ferdinand. In addition to music, shopping and children’s activities will be available. 

11. (Why not a bonus?) In early September, head to Leavenworth Riverfest (leavenworthindiana.org). Besides music, you’ll 

fnd many activities, including demonstrations, wood carving, painting, crafts, chicken barbecue, carnival rides, and a parade.

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Spring is here, and without 

delay bathing suit 

season is upon us. For 

some, this time of year 

brings glorious thoughts of 

relaxing poolside with a book 

and a cold glass of lemonade. 

However, if you’re like me, 

bathing suit season brings dark 

thoughts of torturing yourself 

with unsatisfying, favorless 

diet foods in hopes of looking 

decent while lying in the sun. 

There are few things that 

make me sadder than celery 

sticks and dry boneless, skinless 

chicken breasts. I nearly 

cried just typing it. In an effort 

to avoid boring diet food, I 

have searched high and low for 

tasty, health conscious recipes. I 

have included two of my fnds 

for you that I’m certain will satisfy 

your taste buds, while still 

being kind to your waistline. 

The frst recipe for lime garlic 

chicken is sure to be one of your 

spring favorites. This marinade 

tastes so fresh with an added 

tangy kick of favor; it will have 

your taste buds dancing. Plus, 

while the charcoal is still burning 

hot, this marinade is also 

delicious on fsh, shrimp, and 

vegetables. In addition to our 

lime garlic chicken, I added a 

bit of leftover marinade to some 

zucchini and yellow squash cut 

into wedges. A full grill makes 

for a full belly, which makes Ali 

one happy lady. 

The second recipe is for 

homemade slow cooker bananas 

foster. I am obsessed with this 

recipe for several reasons. First, 

duh, it’s to die for! Second, it is 

so simple to make. Before I start 

dinner, I just toss all the ingredients 

in my crock pot, stir, and 

forget about it. A few hours later 

when we are ready for dessert, 

it is patiently waiting. And, it 

only has 110 calories per serving. 

That is few enough calories 

that a scoop of vanilla ice cream 

won’t overwhelm you with 

guilt. Take that, celery sticks. 

Enjoy! • 


Stunning, not starving 

“There are few things that make me sadder than 

celery sticks and dry boneless, skinless chicken breasts. 

I nearly cried just typing it.” 

Lime Garlic Chicken 

3 to 4 limes (or 6 to 8 tablespoons lime juice) 

4 cloves garlic, crushed 

(or 2 teaspoons minced garlic) 

3 or 4 tablespoons cilantro, snipped 

1/2 cup olive oil 

1/3 cup chicken stock 

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper fakes 

2 tablespoons brown sugar 

4 chicken breasts 

Slow Cooker Bananas Foster 

1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted 

(or the cheaper, more accessible canola oil) 

3 tablespoons honey 

1 tablespoon lemon juice 

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon rum extract 

5 bananas, sliced 

Directions 

Add frst fve ingredients to slow cooker 

and stir to combine. While those ingredients 

begin to heat and meld together, cut bananas 

into about ½ inch slices. Add bananas to slow 

cooker. Stir to coat bananas. Cook one and-ahalf 

to two hours. 

Serves 6. 

Directions 

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine 

all ingredients, except chicken. Whisk together 

and pour over chicken. Marinade for at 

least two hours before grilling, turning chicken 

or shaking container occasionally to ensure 

meat is evenly coated. In the frst few minutes 

of grilling, brush on a bit of additional marinade 

on chicken. Grill until cooked through. 

Serves 4. 

Ali Wyman is a recent 

graduate of Indiana University 

Southeast. She lives for 

books, music and family. 

She thinks in our fast-paced 

lives, it’s nice to stop and 

enjoy life’s gifts. No gift 

means more to her than 

a good meal with loved 

ones. Ali can be reached at 

aliwyman@umail.iu.edu.

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Rules of Engagement 

Paving the way 

to a joyful trip 

down the aisle 

does not have 

to include Bridezillalike 

tantrums, hurt 

feelings and mascarawrecking 

tears! 

The modern bride 

has the distinct advantage 

of discarding 

the perfectionism 

acquainted with 

20th century Martha 

Stewart trends and, 

instead, adhering 

to the more moderate 

mantra of “Anything 

goes - no holds 

barred!” 

Parents of the bride, as 

well as those of the groom, 

would be wise to consider 

saying “Yes” to more than 

just the dress if they hope 

to be welcomed participants 

in their children’s collective 

futures. In other words, 

funding a child’s wedding 

should be a gift with no 

strings attached. 

Sticker-shocked parents, 

with pen and checkbook in 

hand, must avoid the temptation 

to use the line: “I’m 

paying for this wedding, so 

what I say goes!” Let’s face 

it mom and dad, it’s time 

to move over and be open 

minded. And while you’re 

at it, why not be fexible to 

the creative, even unconventional 

ideas your bride 

and groom may embrace for 

their own distinctive day? 

After all, whose wedding is 

it anyway? 

Wasn’t it Mother Teresa, 

or maybe it was that great 

musical philosopher Tiny 

Tim who once said, “To give 

and expect nothing in return 

Rule #1 ... Tere are no rules when planning a wedding in 2013! 

Story // Sheri Huber-Conway 

Photos // Sheila White of She Designs

Opposite page: Lesle 

Daniele Conway Stella 

married Dominick J. 

Stella at Beck Chapel on 

the Indiana University 

campus on New Year’s 

Eve 2012. 

This page: The reception 

was held at I.U. Memorial 

Union Tudor Room. The 

wedding was coordinated 

by Bari Kuhlman, 

and the forist was Artful 

Blooms. 

is what lies at the heart of love…” Ha! Easy to say — they obviously 

never doled out the coin for a 21st century wedding. This “no strings 

attached” philosophy is the secret to harmonious modern-day wedding 

planning. 

Now that you have the right attitude, it’s time to face the fear-provoking, 

little “B” word. You guessed it: BUDGET. The good news is 

that the engaged couple can hold on to a budget without compromising 

their vision of a dream day designed just for them. 

Thanks to the Internet, boasting sites such as Pinterest, books like 

Weddings for Dummies (no ofense), do-it-yourself, and the services 

of commissioned wedding planners bringing visions to life, 

it’s not only possible, but practically fool-proof! 

Don’t be overwhelmed by the countless wedding themes and 

choices. Try to choose a theme and stick to it. Couples may have to 

rethink the Elvisinspired 

Love Me 

Tender ice sculpture, 

or the white 

dove release or 

imported European 

gold-foiled 

monogrammed 

chocolate table favors 

for the sake 

Food fght…pass the nachos 

No need to argue over food selections 

for your wedding reception. Anything 

goes, from increasingly popular interactive 

food stations, to sushi chefs and barbeques! 

Whatever pleases your palate — 

“Bon Appetit” 


of budget. But rest assured, these 

extravagances will not be missed. 

Guests will, however, miss a 

blissful bride and joyful groom 

should anxiety invade the day! The 

most valuable present family and 

friends can ofer a couple, besides 

the latest and greatest shiny espresso 

maker, is the gift of cheerful acceptance 

… no matter what quirky 

rituals or “tasteless” elements they 

choose for their wedding day. 

Remember, “a beautiful thing is 

Dollars and “Sense” 

According to Reuters, New York City 

is the most expensive place in the United 

States to be married. The average cost of 

a Big Apple wedding is nearly $66,000. 

West Virginia is the least expensive, averaging 

$14,000. The Hoosier state average 

is $30,000. About $72 billion is spent annually 

on weddings in the U.S. That’s a 

lot of champagne and garters! 

never perfect” so expect your share of wedding bloopers. As wise old Aunt Pearl 

used to say, in spite of those inevitable little mishaps, just “Keep Smiling” and no 

one will be the wiser! • 

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A yogi 

for life 

Story // Jenna Esarey 

Photos // Loren Haverstock 

When Ayanna Brown sufered a 

broken leg more than 14 years 

ago, she had no way of knowing 

that it would profoundly 

change her life. 

The then 26-year-old hair stylist began a 

journey which led her through physical rehabilitation 

to international yoga competitions. 

As a hair stylist Brown spent hours a 

day on her feet, and needed to rehabilitate 

quickly. A friend pointed her toward yoga 

and a love afair was born — eventually. 

“It was a love/hate thing,” she said. 

“The frst time I went it was awful. I knew 

it was something good, though.” 

What started out as a chore quickly developed 

into a passion. “I have a diferent 

relationship with it now,” she said. “Now 

it’s just a joy.” 

She is the eight-time Indiana Regional 

Yoga Asana Competition champion, winning 

again in January. That win qualifed 

her to compete in the national event in 

New York City in February where Brown 

placed 8th, among 62 competitors. 

“It’s addicting,” she said. “I’m defnitely 

going to go again. I’m going for a win.” 

In 2012 Brown competed in the international 

event, fnishing ninth among women 

from 32 countries. 

The regional and national competitions 

are sanctioned by the United States Yoga 

Federation (USA Yoga), a non-proft organization 

which develops and promotes 

Yoga Asana as a sport. The group is working 

to form an international federation and 

to have the sport sanctioned as an Olympic 

event. 

“A lot of people don’t realize it’s a sport. 

It’s not a religion,” she said. “With a lot of 

sports you leave pretty spent. With yoga 

you go and get energy. You’re not depleting 

it.” 

Brown, whose father is from Trinidad and mother is a native 

of New Albany, said she had no exposure to yoga before 

her 1999 accident. Her rehab progressed nicely and her asthma, 

from which she had sufered since she was three, gradually 

vanished. “I attribute that 110 percent to yoga,” she said. 

“I have been to gyms before. I’ve roller-bladed. I’ve been to 

other gym-style classes. But of all the things I’ve done, I fell 

in love with Bikram.” 

Ayanna Brown, owner and instructor of Bikram College of Yoga 

Southern Indiana, was personally trained and certifed by Bikram 

Choudhury, founder of the Bikram method. 

Brown practices yoga and teaches classes at the Bikram 

Yoga studio she opened in New Albany with her brother, Alexander 

King, in 2001. 

Bikram yoga is the original hot yoga, practiced in a room 

heated to around 105 degrees. The classes are quiet, with no 

music and no distractions other than the instructor’s voice. 

Most classes are open to all experience levels. “I’ve been 

doing the same class for 13 years and I’m just as challenged 

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Brown relaxes in spine twisting 

pose. The postures are 

specifcally designed to massage, 

stimulate, relieve tension, 

manage weight, work out stiffness, 

release trapped energy, 

revitalize, and assist in overcoming 

physical and emotional 

problems; Brown in foor bow 

pose; Brown in standing bow 

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competitor in yoga and is 

lobbying to see yoga 

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Olympics within the 

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Out of the 23 classes offered 

at the studio each week, 

Brown teaches 12 of them, 10 

regular classes and two advanced. 

While most of her students 

are not competitors, she is 

training six women, four men 

and three youth. Her student 

Brooke Alexander-Welsh, 15, 

qualifed for nationals, placing 

frst in the regional competition, 

but was unable to attend. 

“I defnitely want to keep 

training youth and adults,” 

she said. “I love teaching 

yoga. I love to see people’s 

growth in the movement. You 

can see the work they’re putting 

into themselves. People 

put so much hard work and energy into it.” 

Brown still does hair two days a week at Salon Alexander, which she co-owns 

with her brother. The two are also partners in 

// Story continues on p. 49 


Harrison County Lifelong Learning, Inc. 

Computer Skills Necessary in 21st Century Workforce 

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Classes: 

Computer Basics 

The Internet for 

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Email Essentials 

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Experts speculate 

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the United States will require 

some level of computing or 

technology skills, and the 

vast majority of newly created 

jobs will require postsecondary 

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In an effort to 

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Artisans 

Southern Indiana has a wealth of people 

who are making some pretty neat things. 

Here, we found four of them —a small 

sampling —and caught up with what they 

were doing. Meet the people, read about 

their work and what inspired them to 

create their masterpieces. 

Therapy from a warrior: Sean Allen’s 

handcrafted futes offer more than music 

Story & Photos // Abby Laub 

Sean Allen does not look like your typical fute player. The broad shouldered, 

rough around the edges, deep voiced Rockport native joined the Army out of 

high school and was a soldier for 10 years before becoming a private soldier. 

“I’ve been a warrior my whole life, and a warrior’s responsibility is to balance 

out his martial side of his existence with artistic and creative outlets,” 

Allen explained. “They’ve been hand in hand for my entire life.” 

Allen hand crafts bamboo shakuhachi Japanese futes and enjoys matching 

people with a good, custom made fute that fts the specifc shape of their 

mouth and face. But most of all, he relishes the chance to simply play and get 

lost in the soul-healing music. 

“If you look at most of the combat veterans that have done well in their 

heads and in their hearts, they’ve been doing the same thing I have done,” 

Allen said. 



Meet the Artisans 

Dorrel Harrison 

moved to Scottsburg 

in 2003 

from upstate 

New York to be closer to 

family. Since then he has 

been preserving the area’s 

history through art. 

“I started handcrafting 

barn plaques,” he said. “I 

noticed that there were 

many unique barns which 

would eventually fall to 

their death, and perhaps 

be burned. I soon discovered 

every barn had a story 

much like each person.” 

Harrison’s work is 

unique — it is a combination 

of three-dimensional 

handcrafted woodwork, 

plus painting. 

“I do little carving since 

I make a template of the 

barn from a photo, and 

after carefully selecting 

barn board to match the 

grain of the barn I reassemble 

the pieces,” he 

explained. “I do make use 

of a dremel tool for detail 

sanding and some cutting. 

I may use paint or 

colored stain for the barn 

plaque.” 

A retired teacher from 

Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Harrison 

was a photographer 

and did some handcrafting 

of covered bridges. 

His artistic eforts now 

are focused on giving new 

life to old pieces of wood, 

while at the same time 

capturing a glimpse of 

history in the form of an 

image of an old building. 

“After I started creating 

traditional barn plaques I 

was reminded that I was 

actually redeeming this 

wood — I was re-creating 

and giving a new life 

to this wood,” Harrison 

said. “That reminded 

me that when one obeys 

the Gospel a person begins a new life and 

a new purpose has begun.” 

The self-taught craftsman continued, 

“I have enjoyed meeting many new 

folks in Southern Indiana as I help people 

attach themselves to their heritage of a 

barn or house.” 

To his knowledge, there is no one else 

in the United States handcrafting barn 

plaques the way he does, and his products 


Handcrafted history: Dorrel Harrison tells the 

region’s story through carved plaques 

Above: Dorrel Harrison meticulously carves each plaque. Left: According to Harrison, “When I saw tobacco drying 

in the Plymouth Rd barn I was attractied to the smell and the drying process. I found out that by taking leather I 

can replicate tobacco after I singe it with a match fame. The Plymouth Road Tobacco Barn is one of 20 framed 

Scott County barn plaques on permanent exhibit at the Mid America Science Park in Scottsburg.” Right: He says, 

“I was rather surprised to learn that tobacco was grown in southern Indiana. When I frst saw the Mail Pouch barn 

in Lanesville I made it and discovered it was a popular seller for our traditional barn plaques.” 

have attracted international attention. 

Harrison’s passion to preserve history 

is evident in his work, and for him it is a 

way to leave his mark on earth. 

“What has inspired me to make these 

plaques is the fact that I have been created 

to ‘do something’ in my retirement,” 

he said. “I dislike being idle. Someday my 

‘spring will wear out’ and I will not be 

able to make barn plaques. I have an apprentice 

who comes to learn the process.” 

Story // Abby Laub 

Photos courtesy Dorrel Harrison 

But no one will be able to truly replace 

Harrison’s original work in preserving 

Scott County’s rural history and the 

barns and homes that people called home 

for generations. One way he leaves a 

mark, is by always including a bird fying 

somewhere in the sky above the structure 

being commemorated. 

Call 812.889.3369 or visit www.barnmillplaques.com 

for more about Harrison’s 

work, exhibits, classes and contests. •

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food should be enjoyed and tasty. We pride 

ourselves of offering our customers a high quality 

product. All of our salsa is preservative free, 

gluten free and all natural! 

Our salsa was developed in July 1996, one day 

while canning salsa and drinking margaritas with 

my daughter Jessie. We added some tequila and 

some lime with our family salsa recipe, and here 

we are today. 

Do grab yourself a jar of our salsa from a local 

vendor (including the Artisan Market in New 

Abany), grab some chips and make a pitcher of 

some tasty margaritas or a nice cold beer. Kick 

back, relax ,enjoy and maybe even smile thinking 

about how much fun it had to be in our kitchen 

that day when the frst batch of, Wenning’s Tequila 

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The Artisan Market features local and regional 

artisan-made home decor, stylish accessories 

and specialty food items from more than 90 artisans 

in Indiana and Kentucky. 

Our relaxed environment is one of the best 

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crafted home decor, one-of-a-kind accessories, 

and unique gifts for both men and women. Our 

blend of Kentuckiana made merchandise makes 

us a truly unique shopping destination. We 

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wood craft, bath & body, art work, ladies apparel, 

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Whether you are decorating your home, jazzing 

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Wesley Chapel’s Grand Celebration 

Hundreds participated in a month of celebrations 

to mark the opening of Wesley Chapel 

United Methodist Church’s new campus 

on Hwy. 150 in Floyds Knobs. It was a family 

afair for Dave and Beth Hussung, seated at 

left, and their grandchildren, Hope, Faith, and 

Grace McGuire, and Paige Hussung McGuire 

and her husband, Josiah. In back are Graceland 

members David and Rebekah Hussung 

and their children, Sadie, Cole, Nate, and Will. 

Dave was co-chair of the building committee 

that oversaw the sale of the former site on 

State Street, transition to temporary quarters, 

and the move to its new home. 

Rauch Imagine Awards 

The 13th annual Imagine Awards benefting the Rauch 

Foundation recently celebrated the accomplishments of a 

community leader who has worked to beneft people with 

disabilities, an individual with a disability, and a business 

that has supported people with disabilities. Recipients are 

Kim Kruer of Floyds Knobs, Community Leader Award; 

Andrew Ganote of New Albany, Individual Award; and 

Dr. Joseph A. Fleck, DDS, of New Albany, Business Award. 

Photo by Roger Fisher. 

Downtown Canvas & Cocktails 

Susan McCane of Jefersonville, standing left, and Bobby 

Sorrells of Clarksville are two of the partners in a new venture 

that invites people to explore creativity under the guidance 

of artists for each two-hour session at 300 Spring in Jeffersonville, 

complete with cocktails and appetizers. Dabbling 

with paint brushes are Emily McDowell, left, and Elle Decker 

of Sellersburg. It converts to Canvas & Cupcakes for kids. 


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Floyd Central High School’s Dance Marathon Executive Committee 

proudly announced the results — a whopping $45,003.62 

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third annual Dance Marathon. Sponsored by the Student Council, 

the event that involved activities in addition to dancing is a fund 

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Meet the Artisans 

// Continued from p. 23 

For him, music was a natural ft to balance his hardened warrior 

side. 

“I love music, I’ve always appreciated the creative communicative 

way of music,” he said. “It’s a fabulous form of communication, 

and I think that’s probably the most important thing to 

me. I’ve learned 10 languages and indulged deeply in maybe 15 

martial arts and studied philosophy on politics. What I discovered 

is that communication has been really critical to me. So I 

think that’s why the music resonated with me. I always thought 

music was universal in being able to appreciate it.” 

When his work took him abroad to places like Asia, he discovered 

these Japanese futes and fell in love not only with the 

sound they made, but with the relaxing qualities of actually 

playing the music. 

Allen explained that the futes’ deep tones send vibrations 

through the skull and jaw bone that vibrate your adenoids, and 

because everyone’s mouths, faces and throats are shaped diferently, 

each fute will reach diferent notes for diferent people. 

“It’s physiological relaxation as well as tonic relaxation, listening 

to the tones,” he said. “And when you play it it’s dramatically 

stronger than when you hear it.” 

And over time, the change becomes psychological. 

“These futes have done the same thing for me as they have 

for everyone else who gets one,” Allen said. “These futes 

change the course of your life — they just do - in a positive way. 

Everybody I know that’s picked one up has had a major change 

of attitude.” 

No musical talent is required, just a desire to fgure out how 

to play. There is a little learning curve in terms of shaping the 

notes, but there is no music to follow or rules to play by. And if 

you don’t want to play, it’s also nice to listen to. 

To fnd a fute that fts, Allen said he often has to present a 

client with 25 or so futes since they are not a one-size-fts-all 

instrument. 

“Not everybody’s face allows them to play a traditional Japanese 

or Chinese bamboo fute,” he said. “They can’t make a 

sound out of it.” 

Allen has had to fgure out how to build the therapeutic instruments 

to ft western faces, since they are shaped diferently 

than eastern faces. He also is working on building shorter futes 

that can still reach the very low notes that have more healing 

principles. Some people have arms that are not long enough to 

reach the notes, Allen explained. 

And sometimes, the fute is a tough sell. He said it needs to 

be understood. It’s not just something you throw on the shelf 

and people fock to buy it. He said learning how to play it and 

getting the right ft are crucial, and he spends most of his time 

teaching. 

“When people get it it’s incredible,” Allen said. “People don’t 

realize they can be part of creating these sounds and tones. It’s 

so easy to play when they fgure out how to play it. Once you 

fgure it out it’s impossible to put down.” 

Allen will be at various festivals and events throughout the 

region this summer and fall. He can be reached at 502.298.7778 

or at blantonstacey@gmail.com. • 

Pottery with purpose: Stacey Freibert’s creations are local, unique hit 

What started as one piece 

made for herself after discovering 

a love for clay, 

turned into a growing business 

and labor of love. 

Floyds Knobs resident Stacey Freibert 

said though she is a graphic designer by 

trade, she always wanted to learn pottery. 

“It was later in life when I had more 

time and freedom that I was able to get 

into doing it,” she said. So she began taking 

classes in 2005 at Mt. St. Francis and 

the love grew from there. 

“Everything I make is hand built as 

opposed to how most people throw on a 

wheel and create from a wheel,” she said. 

“I could never master the wheel.” 

Plus, she liked having more control 

over the clay and being able to build 

from an “empty canvas” of clay. 

Freibert began by making a simple 

prayer box for herself. 

“I made one more myself and had a 

girlfriend that loved it and then everyone 

saw it and loved it, so since then I’ve 


Story // Abby Laub 

Photos courtesy Stacy Freibert

Sculpture master: 

Jerry Voyles creates something 

you can “see and walk around” 

Southern Indiana folk artist Jerry Voyles is standing in the 

morning sunlight alongside one of his exotic creations, 

an eight-foot tall gathering of brightly-painted sculpted 

steel that will spin with the wind. 

The work mixes pink-and-red tulips, green leaves and white 

and purple triangles. It spins in wind on an open ridge along 

Rosewood Road a few miles south of Elizabeth, where Voyles 

lives in an old farmhouse with his wife, Shawna. 

The setting – a pastoral mix of rolling felds and patches of 

forest – serves as Voyles’s outdoor gallery and sales area. 

Joining his painted tulips is a giant, red, blue and pink peacock 

created from painted spoons, forks and golf clubs, a welded 

chain garnished with rusted old bolts, screws and gears and 

a large cowbell sculpted from an old tank and painted Holstein 

black-and-white to look like, well, a cow. 

There’s also a small parade of old metal parts recycled as 

dancing fgures, a bright red and blue Ninja Warrior creature 

brandishing a dull knife and shield made from a farm disc 

and an entire army of fun, funky bug-like creatures created 

from painted rocks and old utensils. 

The raw material for Voyles’s creatures comes from a variety 

of places; he hunts yard sales, friends bring him things and his 

neighbors also help – sort of: 

“Some of the neighbors will ask “Do you want this?” and some 

of them will say, “Hey, I know where I can get rid of something.” 

Then some of his art-in-the-making requires a little bargaining: 

He recently traded an old aluminum fshing boat for a rusted 

1930s, one-row corn picker. 

He already sees that corn picker – along with other assorted 

and as yet unnamed parts – being recycled into a 15-foot dinosaur 

on an axle; the easier to have it prowl around the yard. 

Story // Bob Hill 

Photos courtesy Hidden Hill Nursery 

“It just comes to me,” he said of seeing art in rusted steel. “I 

gather up a pile of stuf and I look at it and start building… 

“Sometimes I may start with the head to know what kind of 

character to give to the body…I may put a part together and 


made about 40 of them,” she explained. 

“People love buying them for gifts, people 

like to get them for someone who’s going 

through a difcult time or is religious.” 

The boxes began when Freibert was on 

a prayer chain for her church. 

“I felt like saying a prayer wasn’t 

enough,” she said. “It made me feel better 

to write it down and put it in the box. I 

flled it up and went to empty it later and 

then went back to see how many prayers 

were answered afterward.” 

And there are other themes she goes 

with, too. Like nature, and leaves. She 

said she has become known for her church 

prayer boxes and her bowls and bakeware 

that incorporate locally picked leaves. 

Freibert said she loves to roll leaves from 

the forest into a one-quarter inch slab of 

clay and create a piece out of it. 

She also makes a lot of functional bakeware, 

like casserole dishes. 

“Every piece is one of a kind, no two 

pieces are the same,” she said. “So I try to 

do unusual shapes — it’s not something 

you could go in a store and buy.” 

It’s the unique, personal touch to each 

of her pieces that Freibert’s customers 

love. What started as something simply 

for herself turned into perfected pieces 

that friends, family and clients love to 

use in their own homes. 

Freibert laughed and said at frst she had 

“separation anxiety” when she parted with 

one of her pieces — they were that special 

to her. Now she is over that and just wants 

people to have something beautiful, meaningful 

and useful for their home. 

“The fact that so many people use these 

things in their own personal way, whether 

it’s a prayer box or the bakeware — I 

like to create it because it’s long lasting 

and meaningful to people,” she said. “It’s 

a good feeling that a piece of art can be 

used and it lasts and it’s so functional.” 

Freibert sells her work at local shops 

and does open houses a couple times a 

year, and is now at the point of being in 

demand. Working out of her home studio 

to create the pieces, Freibert still uses Mt. 

St. Francis to glaze and fre her works of 

art. Visit her website at potterybystacey. 

weebly.com. • 


Fast Family 

Practically royalty in the National Hot Rod 

Association drag racing world, the Arana family 

is more humble than you can imagine for a 

group that has decked out the trophy cases at 

Lucas Oil’s headquarters in Corydon with 

countless winnings. After more than two decades 

of racing, the family is just getting started. 


Story // Abby Laub

Sitting down with Hector Arana Sr. 

and his family in the unassuming 

Corydon headquarters of Team Lucas 

Oil Buell does little to lead an 

outsider to believe that drag racing 

champions and National Hot Rod 

Association super stars perfect the 

tools of their trade there. 

Until you see a twinkle in his eye 

and he fashes his megawatt grin. 

“I’ve always been fascinated with speed,” he said 

with excitement. “When I was a kid I saw a 1957 

Chevy and fell in love with it and speed, and it just 

continued on. I went to the racetrack for the frst 

time and never missed a weekend after that. I have 

worked hard to get to where I’m at. I never quit.” 

The family patriarch sat with his wife, Grace, sons 

Hector Jr. and Adam, and daughter, Abby. Surrounded 

by endless tools, bike parts, racing gear, tires, computers 

and electrical wiring in a spotlessly clean workshop, 

the family talked candidly about racing together 

and what it means to truly be a team and a family. 

Born in Miami, Fla., but spending a large part of his 

childhood in Puerto Rico, Arana Sr. met his wife of 25 

years because of racing. And as a couple they have 

been through losing seasons, discouragement on the 

track, tough fnancial times, bringing up a family in 

the hectic world of racing, and relocating from Miami 

to a tiny town in southern Indiana to join Lucas Oil. 

But when racing comes up it is obvious they 

are where they are supposed to be. And now, with 

23-year-old Hector Jr. and 21-year-old Adam joining 

their father on the drag strip — and trying to beat 

him — the family dynamic is shifting to a friendly rivalry. 

Although the three Arana children grew up in the racing life, 

Arana Sr. never planned for his sons to become pro stock motorcycle 

drag racers. All three children are in college. 

“I never encouraged the kids to be racers, it’s hard to watch 

them race,” he said. “It’s scary, I know what can happen. I never 

told them, ‘I want you to race, let’s race together.’ That was never 

part of it until Hector Jr. came up to me and said, ‘I want to 

race.’ He showed up to help [build motorcycles] every summer, 

helping me and everything.” 

Raised in the racing life 

Since they were infants, Hector Jr., Adam and Abby, 19, were in 

the garage hanging out with their dad, so of course, they took to it. 

Arana said at the end of the summer when Hector Jr. was in 

high school, he patiently waited for his dad to get a bike ready for 

him so he could try it out for himself. 

“He goes to me and says ‘Dad, the summer is almost over, 

and I didn’t get to practice, I didn’t 

Oppostive page, from left: Hector Arana 

Sr., Grace Arana, Adam Arana, Abby 

Arana, Hector Arana Jr. 

Photo // Abby Laub 

Hector Sr. and Grace Arana have been married for 25 years, 

and all of those years have included some form of racing. 

Photo // Abby Laub 

“I never encouraged the kids to 

be racers, it’s hard to watch them 

race. I know what can happen.” 

-Hector Arana Sr. 

get to run anything.’ So I said nothing 

and worked hard that night and following day and got him 

a bike ready,” he said. “On Saturday I said, ‘OK, let’s do a burnout, 

let’s see how it feels, see what happens’.” 

It was the summer before his senior year of high school when 

Hector Jr. was 17 years old. A few short years later, he became 

Auto Club Rookie of the Year in drag racing at the age of 22. 

Team Lucas Oil Buell is not unfamiliar with success. Now 

Adam joins the team’s winning ranks. With his competitive 

sons with him in the ranks, now the patriarch needs to watch 

his back on the track. As of press time in mid-April Hector Jr. 

was 3-2 against his dad. 

“It’s always a thrill just to get a win, and it was cool to say 

you have one up on your dad.” Hector Jr. said. “There’s always 

that extra battle, that extra competition inside the pits. But 

when we race each other there’s no hard feelings. At least one 

of us is continuing on [to the fnals].” 

He added that at the frst race of the 2013 Mello Yello Drag 

Racing season when he beat his dad before the fnal round, “we 

were kind of bummed out because we had to race each other 

before the fnal round. Our goal is to 

always meet in the fnal round.” 

For Adam, the opening weekend 

in March also brought big success. 

He qualifed for his frst race — a 

feat neither Hector Jr. or Sr. were 

able to do in their frst compeition. 

Humble beginnings 


Team Lucas Oil 

Buell reacted as 

Hector Arana 

Jr. (pictured at 

right competing 

in a preliminary 

round) won the 

Gatornationals 

held in Gainesville, 

Fla., earlier 

this year. 

Photos // 

Glenn Gardner, 

G2photos 

Arana began racing as a hobby on the weekends at a local 

track in Miami. He met success and became sponsored, eventually 

forming a close bond with Lucas Oil owners Forrest and 

Charlotte Lucas. He said they made their initial sponsorship 

deal over the phone. 

“I remember his words like yesterday,” Arana said. “He said, 

‘I grow, and you will grow with me’.” 

He continued, “I would like to thank Lucas Oil, because they 

gave us up — I’m living my dream. It’s given me the chance to 

do something that I really love and be successful at it. When the 

time was tough he never quit on me.” 

Grace is happy for the stability for her family. 

“A lot of teams will have sponsors for so long and then they 

don’t have a sponsors,” she said. “We’ve never to really worry 

about that, if we are going to be able to race the next year or not. 

For a lot of racers that’s their one worry, will I have a sponsor 

next year, will I do well enough, will they drop me?” 

But worry and fear mean other things, too, in the world of racing. 

Both Hectors have had some close calls. When you complete 

a one-quarter mile race in less than seven seconds (yes, they travel 

crazily close to 200 miles per hour) danger is the name of the 

game. Grace admitted she gets nervous, but she already knew 


Left: Team Arana, thanks partly to mechanic Charles 

Gordon, second from left, has plenty of gear, tools and 

machinery to perfect its craft, including the “Christmas 

tree” to work on reaction time at the start line. 

Above: The Lucas Oil headquarters in Corydon 

proudly displays dozens of trophies and walls full of 

race memorabilia from Team Lucas Oil. 

Photos // Abby Laub 

the deal going into this. She has been around racing about as 

long as her husband has. She’s just thankful for things like helmets 

and hearty leather racing outfts. 

“We don’t like to spend too much time thinking about [accidents],” 

Grace said. “You’re not stupid, you’re glad it’s there, 

but you don’t want to think about it.” 

Arana said he learned quickly that safety is important. 

“I am blessed to be here,” he said. “I had a bad accident a 

month before Hector Jr. was born in 1989.” 

His son had a little scare of his own, grazing his foot against 

the wall last season. He said he was awfully glad to be wearing 

his thick leather boots — they ended up with a hole through 

them. The Aranas wear all leather outfts with an extra layer of 

leather in key points like knees and elbows. 

For Adam, the fear comes when the race is over. 

“The scariest thing for me is slowing down,” he 

said. “You get up to speed and you let of the throttle 

and get on your brakes and you think, ‘Man I’m 

not slowing down that fast!’ You think, ‘Crap, everything’s getting 

closer.’ You go from 185 to nothing. You feel like everything 

is fying by you.” 

This is where brilliant engineering and obsessive preparation 

comes in. 

Charles Gordon, the team’s pit crew mechanic and right 

hand man, helps the Arana men make sure their bike won’t 

warp, shake or lose balance when slowing down. 

“It’s very important that the bike is straight, that it’s efortless 

when you’re driving it,” he said. “It’s responding to your 

changes, and it wants to go straight and it stays there.” 

Weight transfer perfection is one of Gordon’s jobs to fgure out. 

“As Adam mentioned, you’re pulling the clutch and crossing 

the fnish line at 190-plus, and transferring all the weight to 

Arana family career highlights 

HECTOR ARANA SR. 

Career Wins: 6 

Career Final Rounds: 16 

Career Best Speed: 196.56 

2012: Finished third in the championship 

points standings, made the playoffs for the 

fourth consecutive season; earned four 

No. 1 qualifying positions; 2011: Made 

the playoffs for the third consecutive year; 

set the national E.T. record in Gainesville; 

earned one No. 1 qualifying position; raced 

to fve semifnal fnishes; 2010: Raced to 

fve runner-up positions during the season; 

Qualifed in the No. 1 position six times 

during the year; Made the playoffs for the 

second consecutive season; Set career 

bests for time and speed; 2009: Earned his 

frst career Full Throttle Series world championship; 

Won a career high fve races 

during the season; Won the prestigious 

Mac Tools U. S. Nationals for the frst time 

in his career; Set career bests for time and 

speed; 2008: Earned his frst career win 

(Norwalk); Had no DNQs for the frst time in 

11 years; Came within a round-win of qualifying 

for the NHRA Playoffs; 2007: Finished 

in POWERade top 15 in the standings for 

sixth time in his career; Posted career-best 

time and speed. 

HECTOR ARANA JR. 



Career Best Speed: 197.39 

2012: Finished fourth in the championship 

point battle; Made three fnal-round 

appearances; 2011: Earned the Auto Club 

Road to the Future Award, NHRA’s rookie 

of the year; fnished second in the championship 

point battle; collected three wins 

and seven No. 1 qualifers in his frst year 

of competition. 

ADAM ARANA 



Career Best Speed: TBD 

Information courtesy NHRA.com 

September/October May/June 2013 • 342012 • 34

the front tire which is two inches wide,” 

he said. “You have to be able to stop and 

you want the bike to stay in control instead 

of fexing everywhere and twisting 

and wobbling.” 

Gaining the edge 

Gordon said the thrill for him as mechanic 

is staying within the NHRA bike 

specifcations, all the while making his 

team’s bikes superior. 

“It’s a challenge to make your stuf 

better and faster regardless of the rules,” 

he said. “You have to push yourself to 

come up with new ideas that other people 

haven’t thought of.” 

Hector Arana Sr., left, 

embraces his son, Adam 

Arana, before Adam’s frst 

professional career run. 

Photo // Glenn Gardner, 

G2photos 

The Aranas receive 

things like the bike chassis 

and get harnessing 

made for them, but they 

do every last mechanical 

piece from wiring to 

building engines to moving 

the clutch and pedals to locations that 

are ideal for each rider. 

“We are always learning and trying 

diferent things,” Arana said, adding that 

after each race on a tournament weekend 

the bikes are fne tuned by the team and 

inspected by race ofcials. 

“The NHRA always has tech personnel 

and they’re constantly monitoring to 

make sure people are doing what they’re 

supposed to be doing,” Grace said. “A lot 

of people spend a lot of energy cheating, 

I don’t know why.” It is very regulated 

and very professional. The NHRA is a 

nice organization.” 

Though Gordon and the Arana sons 

have input in how the building happens, 

Adam pointed to his dad and said, “He’s 

top dog. What he says goes.” 

That doesn’t mean that his sons are not 

going to try to beat him this season. Race 

season lasts from March to November. 

Adam, who according to Abby is “very 

chill”, said he’s gunning for Rookie of the 

Year and said that his older brother set 

the bar very high. At frst he didn’t have a 

burning desire to race at all, but the need 

for speed is in his blood. 

Arana does not lose his competitive 

edge when racing against his sons in front 

of hundreds of thousands of people, but 

noted when he frst started racing against 

his namesake, he kept his eye on him. 

Now he’s sharing his crew chief, Dan 

Gonzalez who is based in Miami, with Hector 

Jr. Gordon will be Adam’s crew chief. 

“Dan’s going to have to worry about 

my baby and then worry about me, too,” 

Arana said. 

Grace and Abby assist with weekend 

logistics, paperwork, keeping everyone 

fed and organized and acting as “cheerleaders.” 

But Hector Jr. joked that his baby sister 

“speeds more than all of us.” 

The thrill of racing is contagious. All of 

the Aranas agreed that they do it for the 

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After years that included struggling, 

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fnal 16), Arana said he has no plans to 

slow down. Grace nodded — times did 

get tough. 

“I’m just getting started,” he said, noting 

that he’s been at it for about 20 years. 

“I can’t see giving up now. Finally, I’m 

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Grace said the “low times” would have 

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BUILDING ON A LEGACY: 

Holiday World’s new president and CEO 

Story // Sam C. Bowles 

If you had told Matt 

Eckert when he was 

in college that he 

would end up making 

a career in the amusement 

park industry, he 

would have thought you 

were crazy. But now he 

spends the better part of 

most of his days at the 

only place in Southern 

Indiana where every day 

is Christmas. 

Raised in the small 

town of Wicklife near 

Patoka Lake, Eckert attended 

Patoka Elementary 

and Crawford County 

Jr.-Sr. High School, 

graduating in 1991. He 

attended Indiana State University, double 

majoring in accounting and insurance, 

and following graduation, went to work 

for Arthur Andersen, an accounting frm 

in Indianapolis. While in school, he met 

his wife, Tonya, a native of Schnellville. 

“Although we grew up only about 15 

minutes apart, we didn’t meet until we 

were in college,” he said. 

The two were married in 1999 and wanted 

to move closer to home, so Eckert took 

a job with Masterbrand Cabinets in Jasper. 

A call from Santa Claus 

Eckert was at Masterbrand for about 

seven months when he got a call from 

Holiday World. The then small park was 

looking to hire a controller, and one of his 

Eckert’s good friends from college who 

worked there recommended him. 

“At the time I wasn’t really looking for 

a change,” Eckert said, “but I’ve never 

been one to shy away from a potential opportunity.” 

He met with the park’s President, Will 

Koch, and the next day got a call ofering 

Previously serving as general 

manager, Matt Eckert recently 

took over the reigns at Holiday 

World. 

him the job. Given that 

he was going to work for 

“Holiday” World, Eckert’s 

frst day as the park’s 

new controller was Valentine’s 

Day of 2000. He 

was immediately at home 

in the tightly knit Holiday 

World family. 

“Nothing against accountants, 

but I remember 

being so impressed that 

Eckert has such a good 

sense of humor,” said the 

park’s Director of Communications 

Paula Werne. 

He and Koch were 

particularly close, and 

in August of 2007 when 

the park went through a 

restructuring to accommodate 

its signifcant 

growth, Koch made Eckert one of two 

general managers, helping to spread the 

administrative load. 

Weathering storms 

A few years later, in June of 2010, the 

Holiday World family faced a devastating 

tragedy upon Will Koch’s sudden and unexpected 

passing. 

“Losing him was one of the most diffcult 

things I’ve had to go through,” Eckert 

said. “Will was like another brother to 

me, so losing him hurt. It still hurts.” 

Eckert assumed some of Will’s responsibilities, 

as the organization regrouped 

and moved forward in Koch’s absence. 

Nine months later, Holiday World faced 

another difcult circumstance when Eckert 

was involved in a car accident. 

“The last thing I remember from that 

day is dropping my kids of at school, 

which was probably about 25 minutes 

prior to the accident.” 

He was in the hospital for 23 days, and 

while undergoing rehabilitation he insisted 

that his wife give him his cell phone 

back so he could catch up on e-mails. 

“But I don’t remember that,” Eckert said, 

smiling. “And I don’t remember any of the 

emails that I sent, but apparently I was corresponding 

with people about work and 

things I had tucked away that I knew needed 

to be done. I found out that the brain is a 

very fascinating organ of the body.” 

During his recovery, Eckert received a 

tremendous outpouring of support from 

not only his family and local community, 

but his Holiday World family as well. 

“After being here for so long, working 

as much as we do together, and given the 

atmosphere of our business, we get very 

close; we become like a family,” Eckert 

said. “And during the time of my accident 

there was tremendous support for 

me, my family, and my wife. She knew 

the love was coming from the park, and I 

think that helped her tremendously.” 

Eckert’s accident was scary enough as 

it was, but coming so soon after losing 

Will Koch, it was particularly frightening 

for the Holiday World staf. 

“Eckert had stepped in and assumed 

some of Will’s responsibilities, and I think 

his personality is similar enough to Will’s 

that it made the shock and the worry that 

much worse,” Werne said. 

Eckert had to take it easy for sometime, 

but really pushed himself to return to the 

park and job he loved. 

“I came back to work a lot sooner than 

I was supposed to,” he said. “I got out of 

the hospital on March 23, and I was here 

for opening day in early May. As soon as 

I could get the doctor to clear me to drive, 

I came back.” 

Te Newest Chapter 

In January of this year, Eckert stepped 

into a new role at Holiday World, becoming 

the park’s President and CEO. 

He says that if someone had told him 

when he started at Holiday World that he 

would one day become the park’s President, 

he would have never believed them. 


“But then again, if you had told me I 

would be working at an amusement park,” 

he said, “I wouldn’t have believed you.” 

Now, Eckert says he cannot imagine 

doing anything else, thanks in large part 

to everything he learned working under 

his boss, mentor, and friend, Will Koch. 

“He wasn’t just my boss, he was one of 

my very best friends,” Eckert said. 

And he carries the lessons learned from 

years of watching Koch lead the organization, 

applying them daily in his new role. 

“I constantly ask myself ‘What would 

Will Do?’ and I spent enough time with 

him that in my heart and head I know what 

he would want and what he would do.” 

One of the most valuable lessons Eckert 

learned from Koch was about valuing 

and investing in the park’s own people. 

“We have fantastic roller coasters, water 

slides, and food stands. Those are all 

great assets, but to me our biggest asset is 

our people. And Will really took time to 

invest in nurturing, growing, and developing 

our people.” 

Eckert is taking the helm of an organization 

he knows well and an organization 

that has seen incredible growth in the 

past several years. Holiday World is no 

longer really considered a “small park,” 

as it has had more than one million guests 

every year since 2006. The park has been 

voted the cleanest park in the world the 

last 13 years in a row. It has been named 

the friendliest park in the world about 

a dozen times. And its wooden coasters 

have seen number one rankings as well. 

“I think we’re just as competitive as any 

park,” Eckert said. “We ofer something 

diferent: everything is about families. We 

have free soft drinks, free sunscreen, free 

parking, free tubes…those are things that 

really set us apart from other parks.” 

Holiday World is unique in that it is 

one of the few remaining family owned 

and operated parks that is still seeing signifcant 

growth. As a result, it’s widely 

respected within the industry. 

For four years, Eckert sat on the human 

resources committee of the International 

Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, 

with representatives from such 

parks as Universal Studios, Busch Gardens 

and Disney. It wasn’t unusual for those 

parks to call Holiday World for advice. 

“They would call and say how would 

Holiday World handle this,” Eckert said. 

“To me that said that we were very respected 

within the industry, and to have 

those large parks looking to us as a role 

model was huge.” 

Eckert says Holiday World still has big 

plans for the future, and in spite of the 

bumpy ride he’s looking forward to continuing 

to build on an impressive legacy. 

“When I frst started here in 2000, we 

Eckert enjoys time at Patoka Lake with his wife, Tonya, and their three children. 

Photo // Lacey Reimann Photography. 

had a little over 500,000 visitors per year, 

and we’ve seen incredible growth. More 

than the numbers, though, our mission 

is to be number one for family fun, and I 

want us to continue to do that.” 

Eckert and the Holiday World team 

pride themselves on being a “large park 

with a small park feel” and want to continue 

to maintain a place where families 

can make memories. 

“We truly have a treasure here in Southern 

Indiana, and I think we’re very lucky to 

have Holiday World here,” Eckert said. • 

For more information, visit www.holidayworld.com. 

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The New Napa: 

The story of Turtle Run Winery and Southern 

Indiana’s emergence as a wine destination 


Laura and Jim Pfeiffer 

enjoy a glass of wine at 

Turtle Run earlier this year. 

When you think of award 

winning wine, you probably 

think of Bordeaux, 

France, or Napa Valley, 

California, but these 

days, you need look no 

further than your own 

backyard, at least according 

to the American 

Viticultural Association 

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southern Indiana (including 

the Uplands Wine 

Trail) a designated wine 

grape growing region. 

Turtle Run Winery in 

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Jim and Laura Pfeifer, 

were among the key 

players in getting this 

recognition solidifed after 

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among local vintners. 

Raised in Louisville, 

Kentucky by a family of 

bourbon drinkers, Jim 

Pfeifer’s knowledge of 

wine began with the occasional 

sip at Christmas 

dinner. It was not until 

his time at the University 

of Miami, Ohio, that this young marketing major came across 

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Story & Photos // Loren Haverstock 

a date. On the frst day 

of class the instructor 

curtly informed the students 

that this would in 

no way be a wine appreciation 

class, but rather 

an intense semester long 

dive into the process of 

wine making in Burgandy, 

France, heavily laced 

with science, and not for 

students just looking for 

a GPA boost. Jim decided 

to stick around and as the 

semester unfolded, so 

did his interest and appreciation 

for the art of 

wine making. 

After college Jim returned 

to Louisville and 

soon met Laura, beginning 

a whirlwind romance. 

In only six short 

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with wife Laura’s support, 

decided the time 

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consider diving into the 

wine making business. In 

putting his geography background to good use, Jim realized 

the potential being held in the southern Indiana landscape for 

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From Your Own Backyard: How to Make Wine 

Making wine at home has long 

been a celebrated hobby with 

bottles being given to neighbors and 

friends for gifts. Nathan Blank, owner 

of Cellar on the Square in downtown 

Corydon shares a basic recipe to get 

you started down the path of home 

vintning. 

Common ingredients are: fruit 

(grapes, apples, peaches, etc), sugar, 

acid, and yeast. 

Basic Steps: 

1. Extract the favors from fruit by 

removing the stem and seeds and 

crushing, pressing, or boiling the remainder. 

2. Add sugar, acid, and yeast to 

the fermenting fruit from step 1 (the 

fermenting process for red and white 

wines will difer somewhat). Store in 

a jug or similar container for approximately 

four weeks or longer, according 

to your own personal tastes. 

3. Filter the wine, clarify, and add 

any favor additives you desire. 

4. Bottle and age (some wine may 

require barrel aging prior to bottling) 

If the idea of making wine seems 

overwhelming, there are kits available 

for all levels of expertise, some 

even include wineskins. Blank gives 

the following advice to anyone trying 

their hand at winemaking, 

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highly fragmented, and I wouldn’t get disinterested the way I 

could in another job, and working for myself, I knew I had better 

job security and it would be better for a family.” As the idea 

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and Laura saw an untapped market. At the time there was only 

one other winery in the area and it was still in the preliminary 

stages as well. In 1997, the couple bought a farm just outside of 

Corydon and began to establish their winery, Turtle Run. 

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now in its 13th year of harvest, and has expanded 

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as with an onsite retail shop at the winery. 

When thinking back to the early days 

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gets amused as he recalls having dinner 

with a retired winemaker who entrusted 

him with his secret to wine making, saying 

that the hardest part of vintning, or 

wine making, is putting it in the bottle. 

Although the meaning was not initially 

clear, the metaphor stuck with Jim and 

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that although it took years to fully appreciate, 

he now realizes that “fermentation 

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to hide a faw,” and in living by that 

method the Pfeifer’s have earned the 

reputation of world class vintners. As 

Bob Whitehouse, a member of the American 

Wine Society, Thomas Jeferson 

Chapter puts it, “Jim is the best blender 

of wine we’ve seen, and we’ve tasted 30 

years of wines.” 

While sitting amongst the aging barrels 

in the back room of Turtle Run, Jim 

laughs as he recalls the time he and Laura 

invited friends over to taste their frst Pinot 

Noir. When the wine was presented 

a guest exclaimed in shock “You can’t 

grow that here!” Jim says he pressed her 

to fnd out why, and she persisted in saying 

“But you just can’t grow a pinot noir 

here.” 

The guest had read an article written 

by a so-called wine expert which outlined 

the areas appropriate for growing 

pinot noir grapes. The article dictated 

that a long, cool growing season was necessary 

and regions such as New Zealand, 

Oregon, France, and some parts of South 

America are best suited for those vines. 

With no mention of southern Indiana in 

the article, the guest simply could not accept 

the idea of a Turtle Run pinot noir. 

Once she was fnally coaxed into tasting 

the wine, the response was overwhelmingly 

favorable, but the preconceived notion 

against the pinot noir left an impression 

on the Pfeifer’s. 

For this reason, Jim and Laura are reluctant 

to reveal which of their wines 

have won awards, although judging by 

the medals on the shelves it might be 

easier to ask which wines have not won 

awards. When asked about their winners, 

If you go... 

Turtle Run Winery is open daily from 

noon to 6 p.m. The winery boasts a collection 

of 30 wines ranging from popular 

sweet wines like Lost My Mind and Catherine’s 

Blend, to dryer wines like Max’s 

Small Batch Red #35. All of the wines 

are 100 percent produced, blended and 

bottled on site and are vegan friendly with 

no sugar added. Turtle Run is a family 

friendly winery. Children are welcome 

Jim says “Turtle Run has won numerous 

awards at international competitions, but 

we will never tell you what wines have 

medaled as we don’t want to skew your 

tastes. Like the wines you like, not what 

someone tells you to like.” 

Living by these words, the Pfeifers 

no longer ofer suggested food pairings 

in their wine classes. Gone are the days 

of following someone else’s rules. Jim 

said the most satisfed people are the 

ones who drink what they like with the 

foods they like. As he puts it, “I may very 

well order a white zinfandel with a porterhouse 

steak… should the mood strike 

and be perfectly happy with the choice,” 

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to enjoy the outdoor playground. Jim 

and Laura work full time to ensure the 

success of the winery keeps growing 

so anytime you stop in you will likely be 

greeted by their smiling faces. The winery 

hosts two outdoor concert series running 

early summer and early fall. In addition, 

Jim and Laura host four wine classes a 

year and are available for off-site classes. 

To keep up with Turtle Run Winery, visit 

their website at www.TurtleRunWinery. 

com and subscribe to their e-newsletter. 

advice he gives to visitor’s coming in for 

tastings. 

While some biases may remain toward 

southern Indiana grapes, the recognition 

given by the American Viticultural Association 

and their ofcial recognition of the 

area as a designated wine grape growing 

region, provides validation in what the 

Pfeifer’s and other area wineries have 

known all along — it is possible to make 

great wines, including pinot noirs, using 

southern Indiana grapes. In the words of 

Jim Pfeifer, “This was a long time coming 

and is such a huge deal for us and the 

other wineries in this region.” • 

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A Toughtful Rain 

Tere is a rain upon my windowsill 

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By men who walk along 

A path where there is no throng 

Teir sadness is not unkind 

With questions in there minds 

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And because of the weight of the stone 

It seems I have no choice 

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Te light inside continues to grow 

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Out of the thought of being alone 

I realize that I’m never alone 

Even though my friends are all away 

With no time to come and stay 

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And when the nighttime falls 

Te emptiest times of all 

Even under the city lights 

For a friendly eye I must fght 

A trip to the city is just as far 

As the view from under a star 

So safe in my room I stay 

Waiting for the next day 

Morning time and a yard full of sun 

Happy times have just begun 

I talk to my furry friend 

He’s got so much to lend 

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Te earth would be happy again 

So simply does he give 

Love is why he lives 

And so the rain has all but gone 

Except for the glisten on the lawn 

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I want.” 

Voyles, 51, grew up with four siblings on 

a 40-acre farm near Laconia. Of necessity 

his father could build, fx or weld anything; 

traits he passed on to his teenage son. 

Voyles went to South Central High 

School, but didn’t graduate. 

“I thought I’d learned everything I needed 

to know and joined the Army,” he said. 

He served six years, returned home 

to work in limestone quarries, saw mills 

and, for a time, in an above ground Eastern 

Kentucky coal mine with its “mountaintop 

removal.” 

“It was good money,” he said, “but I 

didn’t really like it. You remember what 

the mountain looked like when you got 

there and when you leave it’s gone.” 

He had the same feeling about logging 

trees. “You go in and look at a seven 

or eight-foot tree (in diameter) and you 

look back afterward and there’s an opening 

in the woods 100 feet wide.” 

He was a natural artist in his youth, 

but didn’t pursue that, noting, “It’s two 

dimensional. I like something you can see 

and walk around.” 

For many years he would create threedimensional 

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house; the neighbors would literally see 

his sparks fy. His latent art abilities blossomed 

when he went to work with new 

neighbor and celebrated Indiana sculptor 

David Kocka about 20 years ago. 

Using Kocka’s nearby foundry and 

forge shop, Voyles began turning out 

more esoteric folk art and hand-crafted 

iron railings for customers. 

A half-dozen of his larger pieces are 

on display at Hidden Hill Nursery & 

Sculpture Garden near Utica, including 

a 12-foot “Watering Can Man” made of 

antique watering cans, a “Milk, Eggs & 

Flowers” creation made of old metal milk 

crates and eggs baskets and “The Mailman,” 

an immense bright blue work of a 

mailman sending a letter to himself. 

He credits his wife with being a large 

part of his art, physical and inspirational. 

“The paint crew, the installation crew 

,and she gives me some guidance,” 

Voyles said. 

His goal is to expand his business, to 

build his own forge shop on his farm to 

do more custom iron work; a place flled 

with old metal and new ideas waiting to 

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“I just want to stay busy, to create 

something that nobody else has even 

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Jerry or Shawna Voyles can be reached 

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Continued from p. 20 

the yoga studio. King teaches a few classes 

each week, but focuses on the salon. 

“The yoga studio is my baby and the salon 

is his baby,” she said. “We both have a 

passion for each.” 

The salon opened in 1991. Brown came 

on board in 1992 and became a partner 

in 1997. The yoga studio opened in 2001. 

“The frst week we had 98 students,” she 

said. “It was amazing. It took of from the 

very beginning.” 

Like all of the instructors at the studio, 

Brown received her yoga certifcation 

after completing a nine-week, 250 hour 

course in California. 

“It’s intimidating,” she said. “You do 

two yoga classes a day, study anatomy 

and take posture classes. It will change 

your life.” 

Brown has been married to Glenn 

Brown for 10 years. He is a yoga instructor 

as wee, teaching his own creation — 

Lionfow Yoga — at several locations. 

The two live in New Albany and have a 

two-and-a-half year old son named Rumi. 

Brown has no intention to stop practicing 

or teaching yoga. 

She refected, “How long will I do 

yoga? Forever. For life. This is it.” • 

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The interview of your life 

“What we all need is my 

103-degree fever to restore a 

bit of candor to our lives. “ 

About 15 years ago I had the 

best job interview of my life. I 

didn’t realize it at the time but 

I was on the verge of coming 

down with the fu. I thought I was just 

fustered and anxious. 

Turns out I was running a fever of 103 

degrees. What made this interview so 

awesome? The fever totally fried my brain 

and acted as a truth serum. I answered every 

question with brutal honesty. 

“So, Mr. Byerly, tell us about some of 

your strengths and weaknesses.” 

“Well,” I said. “This is my frst real 

job so I don’t know what my strengths 

are yet. As far as my weaknesses go . . . 

wow . . . how much time do you have?” 

And, believe me, I was just getting 

started. 

I’ve never been a drinker, but I have 

to think this is what it would be like to 

go into an interview raving drunk. For 

some reason they never called me back. 

I think job interviews are probably 

one of the dumbest inventions of modern 

man. In the old days people apprenticed 

at their craft. If you stunk at it, everyone 

fgured it out pretty fast. In some 

specialized trades, such as fre eater or 

rodeo clown, unqualifed candidates 

generally weeded themselves out. 

That’s really what companies need to 

see, on the job performance. All an interview 

really tells an employer is whether 

or not you’re good at interviewing. So 

if you want to hire a professional interviewee, 

I guess an interview would be 

efective. Otherwise, I say we just get rid 

of job interviews and replace them with 

reality shows. 

Think about it. All of you have to do 

is design a show around whatever job 

you’re hiring for. Turn on the cameras, 

throw the candidates into a room and 

yell, “Go!” 60 minutes later, you will 

clearly have the best person for the job. 

Think of how much time this would 


save candidates from having to pad their 

resumes and brag about themselves. 

Think of how much time it would save 

employers from trying to catch people 

in a lie or ask dumb questions. 

I guess it’s understandable when 

you’re bucking for a job, but sometimes 

I see us play this same game in other areas 

of our lives. Too many of us waste a 

whole lot of time treating everyday life 

like a job interview. We perform for our 

bosses, our friends and even our family 

at times, all to win a fragile approval 

that only lasts as long as we can keep up 

the act. 

I think the real reason I don’t like 

job interviews is that they play to the 

people-pleaser in all of us. In an interview 

you’re not supposed to give away 

too much. You’re supposed to put your 

game face on and tell people what they 

want to hear. You’re supposed to spin 

your resume so that you look like the 

perfect candidate for the job. 

What we all need is my 103-degree fever 

to restore a bit of candor to our lives. 

Imagine living an entire day, a week, a 

whole season not trying to impress anyone, 

but simply being yourself. 

The fact is that the one job you’re supremely 

qualifed for is the job of being 

you. It’s what God made you to do, to 

bring your unique gifts, passions and 

personality to a world desperately in 

need of the best version of yourself. 

This is the job you were born to do. 

The best part is that there’s no interview 

required. There’s a God who 

picked you before there even was a you. 

Why? Simply because He loves you and 

wants the best for your life. 

The Bible says we are God’s masterpiece, 

“created in Christ Jesus to do 

good works, which God prepared in advance 

for us to do.” (Eph 2:10) 

So when it comes to the big purpose 

of your life, the pressure’s of. You’re 

already chosen, already valued, already 

in favor with the only one who’s opinion 

counts. When you’re tempted to put 

on your interview face for the people in 

your life, don’t. Just relax and live out of 

that place of deep security knowing you 

are loved. • 

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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May/June 2013 Local Tourism 

Summer fun ideas 

brought to you by: 

Harrison County Visitor Bureau 

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Lucas Oil Golf Course 

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Southern Indiana is your destination for summer fun! 

35th Annual Starlight 

Strawberry Festival & Street Dance 

Street Dance featuring Endless Summer Band: Friday, May 17, 8 p.m. to Midnight 

Strawberry Festival: Saturday, May 25, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

5K Run for the Berries: Saturday, May 25, 8 a.m. 

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 

8310 St. John Road, Floyds Knobs, Indiana 47119 

At the festival, adults and children alike will love piling their berries high at the 

famous Build Your Own Strawberry Shortcake Station, and the wide variety of 

frozen strawberry fruit drinks and delicious fair foods are always a big hit as well. 

Those seeking a little more will not be disappointed by the buffet-style fried chicken 

and ham dinner. It’s complete with all the traditional fxings, including chicken & 

dumplings, homemade bread with strawberry butter, corn, slaw, green beans with 

new potatoes and dessert. 

Bring the whole family out for a fun-flled day of food, family-friendly games and 

rides and arts and crafts. There will be carnival rides, booth games, bingo and much 

more. Visitors can also enjoy live entertainment throughout the day. Adults can join 

around the tables in the Wine & Beer garden to enjoy beer and award winning wine 

from Starlight’s own Huber Winery. 

At the Street Dance on Friday, May 17, adults 21 and over can enjoy the sounds 

of “Endless Summer Band” from 8 p.m. to Midnight. Come out and enjoy a night of 

great music, games and beer & wine with your friends! 

Strawberry Festival admission is free, and Street Dance admission is $10 in 

advance, $13 for one admission, or two admissions for $25. 

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Celtic Spring: 

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April 14 

2013 Show & Event 

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Mr.Lincoln’s Neighborhood 

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May 4 

Gospel Concert featuring the 

Woodsmen Quartet and 

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May 4 

Tales & Scales present Mice! 

May 19 

A.Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale 

June 7 - June 29 

(select dates) 

Godspell 

July 19 - August 4 

(select dates) 

National Players presents 

Macbeth 

September 13 and 14 

Trail of Terror 

October 12, 19, 26 

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Southern Indiana Living MayJune 2013

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