Southern Indiana Living MayJune 2012

Living 

S 

May/June 2012 

outhern I ndIana 

Te BEST of Southern Indiana 

Summer 

DRIVE-INs & 

ICE CREAM 

not to miss 

// MEMORIAL DAY 

A MArch to 

rEMEMBEr 

The Faces of Hope 

Henryville 

shows its 

true colors 

in tornado 

relief effort 

UP, UP & 

AWAY 

// From semis to flying whiskey bottles 

// PLUS: Stephenson’s General Store, Dare to Care, 15th & Oak Outreach

Where families are born. 

We’ve created a birthing center dedicated to the 

whole family. With labor and delivery rooms that 

feel like home, and advanced surgical suites 

nearby, if needed. We personalize your birthing 

plan to meet your individual wishes, with 

options including doulas, garden tubs for labor 

and skin to skin bonding after birth. We have 

certified lactation experts to help with breastfeeding. 

And, we offer classes so dads and siblings can 

learn how to play an important role, too. Discover 

for yourself all the reasons why Floyd Memorial 

is the first choice for families. 

www.floydmemorial.com/baby 

Floyd Memorial 

Birthing Center

in THIS issue 

May/June 2012 

Features 

Top 10 Drive-Ins and Ice 

Cream Joints • 8 

Northside on Oak 

10 

up, up and AWAY • 18 

Exclusive Coverage: 

Faces of HOPE • 24 

An Unforgettable Year • 28 

A March to Remember • 14 

Dare to Care • 30 

Stephenson’s General Store: 

Ice Cream, Sodas and a Little 

Bit of Everything • 32 

Snapshots • 17 

Chicks in the Kitchen • 36 

Regulars 

Flashback Photo • 40 

Everyday Adventures • 44 

SOUTHERN INDIANA 

Living 

MAY | JUNE 2012 

VOL. 5, ISSUE 3 

PUBLISHER | Karen Hanger 

karen@silivingmag.com 

EDITOR | Sam C. Bowles 

sam@silivingmag.com 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Abby Laub 

abby@silivingmag.com 

SALES REPRESENTATIVE | 

Kimberly Hanger 

kimberly@silivingmag.com 

DISTRIBUTION | Jim Hamilton, 

Chase Scott, Summer Whelan 

CONTRIBUTORS | Jason Byerly, 

Darian Eswine, Lisa & Kim Greer, 

Angie Glotzbach, Kathy Melvin, 

Brooke & Julie Garrison 

Contact Us 

Southern Indiana 

Living Magazine 

P.O. Box 145 

Marengo, IN 47140 

812.989.8871 

karen@silivingmag.com 

Subscriptions 

$25/year, mail to: 

Southern Indiana Living 

P.O. Box 145 

Marengo, IN 47140 

SUBMISSIONS | Do 

you have a great story idea 

or photo opportunity? 

Please e-mail editor@ 

silivingmag.com for our 

submission guidelines. Not 

all will be accepted. 

SNAPSHOTS | We 

invite you to submit a 

photo of yourself reading 

Southern Indiana Living in 

an interesting place. E-mail 

color photographs to 

editor@silivingmag.com. 

Include names, location and 

your phone number. 

ADVERTISING | Take 

advantage of Southern Indiana 

Living’s prime advertising 

space. Call us at 812-989- 

8871 or e-mail ads@ 

silivingmag.com. 

Southern Indiana Living is published 

bimonthly by SIL Publishing 

Co. LLC, P.O. Box 145, Marengo, 

Ind. 47140. Any views expressed 

in any advertisement, signed 

letter, article, or photograph are 

those of the author and do not 

necessarily reflect the position 

of Southern Indiana Living or its 

parent company. Copyright © 

2012 SIL Publishing Co. LLC. No 

part of this publication may be 

reproduced in any form without 

written permission from SIL 

Publishing Co. LLC. 

May/June 2012 • 4

BOUNCE BACK. 

Michelle actively teaches others to reach their personal fitness 

goals. When a serious back injury threatened to keep her 

from training, she turned to the world-renowned experts at 

Norton Leatherman Spine Center. They helped her get back in 

the gym – and back to what matters. If you suffer from a serious 

neck or back injury, call the experts at Norton Leatherman 

Spine Center. 

FOr MOrE INFOrMATION, 

CALL (888) 4-U-NORTON Or 

vISIT NORTONLeaTheRmaN.cOm. 

MIChELLE dENhAM 

pATIENT 

Restoring lives.

Mom & Dad deserve the best! 

Treat them to our Deluxe Buffet 

Mother’s Day: Sunday, May 13 -- Father’s Day: Sunday, June 17 

Plan on treating mom and dad to our deluxe buffet featuring three 

mouth-watering entrees, six delicious sides and a wide variety of freshly 

- 

made salads, not to mention our homemade desserts! 

Reservations are required for Mother’s Day & recommended for 

Father’s Day. Call today! 

34 Public Square 

Salem, IN 

Tel: (812)883-9757 

Good 

food. 

Good 

company. 

Weddings, Receptions, Graduation Parties, 

Special Dinners ... Let us handle it! 

We have multiple private rooms for special occasions and functions or 

get all your favorites catered to your location! Call today to reserve a 

room or to discuss how we can help you with your event. 


Schmidt Cabinet Company is 

located in New Salisbury, IN. 

Family owned and operated 

since 1959. 

Our Philosophy: Build it right, 

Build it to last, and keep it affordable. 

Visit our showroom 

Monday thru Friday 

8 a.m.—5 p.m. or evenings and 

Saturdays by appointment. 

You can view our website at 

www.Schmidtcabinet.com and 

see our unmatched selection of 

cabinets and countertops for 

every room of your home and 

office. Schmidt offers a variety 

of styles from Traditional to 

Contemporary, in a 

wide array of woods 

and colors. 

With Schmidt You Get: 

• Affordable Quality Cabinets for EVERY ROOM of your home. 

• All Wood Construction 

• Beautiful Catalyzed Varnish and Sealer Finish 

• Lifetime Guaranteed Drawer Box 

• Free Estimates 

• Delivery and Installation 

• A Company and Product You Can Depend On 

1355 HWY 64 NE, NEW SALISBURY, IN 47161 

812-347-1031 • 877-747-8877 

Schmidt Cabinet Company is located in New Salisbury, IN. 

Family owned and operated since 1959. 

silivingmag.com • 7

Southern Indiana has loads of great places to go for good food and great ice cream! 

Check out the locations included here. (listed in alphabetical order) 

A.J.’s Gyros To Go 

(Georgetown) 

An amazingly wide selection 

of both food (including their 

famous gyros) and ice cream 

makes A.J.’s “the little place 

with the big menu.” 

Berry Twist 

(Floyds Knobs) 

In a beautiful new location, 

Berry Twist is still offering the 

food, ice cream and sherbert 

that has made them a favorite 

for over 30 years. 

Emery’s Ice Cream 

(Corydon) 

An old-fashioned ice cream shop 

MLH[\YPUNV]LYKPMMLYLU[ÅH]VYZVM 

premium ice cream as well as sodas 

and nostalgic candies. 

Polly’s Freeze 

(Georgetown) 

In business since 1952, Polly’s has 

an extensive selection of ice cream 

and food. Try the homemade 

Orange Sherbet twisted with Vanilla! 

Chillers Ice Cream 

(Sellersburg, Scottsburg, 

& Jeffersonville) 

A franchise born right here 

in Southern Indiana with 12 

different homemade hand dip 

ÅH]VYZ`VN\Y[PJLJYLHTWPLZ 

& cakes and other various ice 

cream creations. 

Stephenson’s General Store 

(Leavenworth) 

Step back into time at 

Stephenson’s and peruse the 

diverse selection of goods, 

including preserves and candy 

galore. Enjoy an old-fashioned 

soda, ice cream or a slice of madefrom-scratch 

pie. 

Curb-ette Drive-In 

(English) 

In business for over 50 years, 

the Curb-ette is still serving all 

kinds of ice cream and classic 

drive-in food. Try the Curb- 

Burger Basket! 

Salem Apothecary 

(Salem) 

The soda fountain has been a 

Ä_[\YLVU[OL:HSLT:X\HYLMVY 

nearly 25 years. Old fashioned 

sodas are a speciality as are 

hand-dipped cones, and a variety of 

other ice cream products. 

Homemade Ice Cream 

& Pie Kitchen 

(Clarksville) 

All the ice cream and pies are 

made from scratch, and they 

are delicious. Try the signature 

Caramel Iced Dutch Apple 

Pie! 

Zesto 

(New Albany & Clarksville) 

Featuring a wide selection of 

premium homemade hand-dip ice 

cream products, Zesto has 

something for everyone. 


A.J.’s Gyros To Go 

The little place with the big menu! 

6 different types of Gyros in 3 sizes, 

Handbreaded & Greek Style Pork Tenderloins, 

Philly Cheese Steaks, English Style Fish ’n’ Chips 

plus much more! 

Ice Cream: We’ve got it all! 

Shakes, malts, sundaes, flurries, soft-serve (including 

Flavor Burst cones) & 10 flavors of hand-scooped 

9280 State Rd 64, Georgetown 

Like us on Facebook Tel: 812-951-1715 

Specializing in 

Ice Cream Treats 

including Milk 

Shakes, Malts, 

Cones, Sodas and 

floats! 

www.salemapothecary.com 

Mon-Fri 

10 - 6 

Sat 

9 -12:30 

#3 Public Square 

Salem, Ind. 

South on Hwy 62 less than 1 mile 

from I-64 (Georgetown Exit) 

Ice-Cream 

Burgers 

& More! 

(812)945-6911 

Lunch served 

weekdays 11-2 

Tel: (812)883-4500 

618 W. Hwy. 62, Leavenworth, Ind. 

Open Monday-Saturday, 7am - 8pm 

Ice Cream, Deli, Pizza, Groceries, Nostalgic Candies, Jellies 

and Jams, Amish Crafts, Toys and Marbles, Antiques, 

Knives, Hardware, Coin Laundry 

AND MUCH MORE!

NORTHSIDE ON OAK: 

Reaching out to make a difference 

It started in 2008 with a once-a-month outreach 

called “Saturday in the Park,” but the Northside 

Christian Church leadership and those involved 

in local missions quickly realized they wanted to do 

more to give back to their city, particularly in the 

downtown New Albany area. 

Story // Sam C Bowles 

Photos // Abby Laub 

It was the vision of Northside’s Senior 

Pastor George Ross to “have a lasting impact 

on the community” rather than being 

known simply for “[creating] a traffic jam 

on the weekends,” says Gary Norman, one 

of the church’s elders. 

Because Northside was already working 

in the downtown area, partnering with S. 

Ellen Jones Elementary School, they knew 

the need was great. They were able to purchase 

a building on the corner of 15th and 

Oak streets that formerly served as a machine 

shop, and the “Northside on Oak” 

campus was born. 

A different kind of church 

Brian Combs, the campus pastor, joined 

the team in January of last year, and says 

he’s right at home in this unique ministry. 

“We are a church, but it looks very different,” 

Combs says. “We’ve taken the shape 

of the neighborhood we’re trying to reach.” 

For example, the Northside on Oak campus 

does not meet on Sunday mornings for 

a “typical” church service. Instead, the primary 

outreach time is on Monday nights, 

when people from the neighborhood come 

together for a short time of corporate worship 

and teaching — usually a few songs 

and devotion from Combs — followed by a 

free meal and a time of teaching, including 

an adult Bible study and kid’s classes. 

On Thursday mornings, the church does 

a café, serving breakfast and giving ministers 

and volunteers a chance to interact with 

people very personally and informally. 

And on Monday and Tuesday evenings, 

Northside operates a food pantry out of the 

main campus on Charlestown Road. It’s 

mostly volunteers from the main campus 

who prepare and serve the meals on Monday 

nights, serve as the teachers and leaders 

for classes, and help make other events and 

outreach efforts possible. In fact, Combs 

says, the ministry on Oak could not exist 

without volunteers from the main campus. 


Campus Pastor Brian Combs said the 

ministry is all about personal relationships 

and sharing the love of God. 

Focusing on kids and families 

“We’ve taken the word ‘OAK’ and 

developed our strategy around that 

[acronym]:” Combs explains, “Outreach, 

Assistance, and Kids.” 

And children are certainly a focal 

point of the ministry. 

“The focus of what we do here is on 

the next generation…our goal isn’t to 

come down and solve all the issues of 

poverty,” says Combs, “but to bring the 

love of Christ to this neighborhood.” 

Volunteers offer homework help 

and tutoring to children on Mondays 

leading up to the main gathering time 

and meal. 

Once a quarter, Northside on Oak 

does a large community outreach event, 

almost always focusing on children and 

their families, and the largest event of 

the year is a Summer Vacation Bible 

School for kids of all ages. Approximately 

100 kids attended last year. 

“This year we’re studying Daniel, 

which is basically how to stand firm 

in your faith in a hostile area,” Combs 

says. “The connections to what kids 

experience in this neighborhood are 

just abundant.” 

Another exciting project is the community 

garden the ministry is facilitating, 

including a few raised beds for 

those in wheelchairs, which is giving 

locals a chance to get their hands dirty 

and see the fruits of their labors. 

“At the end of the summer, we’re 

actually going to have a celebration 

and supplement our Monday night 

meal with the garden,” Combs says. 

Restoring dignity, sharing love 

One of the main goals of the ministry 

is restoring and instilling dignity 

in those it is trying to serve. 

“What we want to do is reshape the 

way we try to help so that we’re actually 

elevating people’s dignity, giving 

them resources and opportunities to 

be able to care for themselves,” Combs 

says. “We’ve got the Biblical mandate 

to care for those who need help.” 

According to Combs, the area is a 

statistically high-crime, high-poverty 

area that in 2010 ranked in the top five 

percent of the most dangerous neighborhoods 

in the nation. Consequently, 

it’s a neighborhood that can use all the 

love and assistance it can get. 

“No program or service is going to 

fix the problems of this area,” Combs 

says. “It’s really about getting into the 

mess of personal relationships and 

sharing the love of God with people 

on a relational level.” 

One shining example of this approach 

is Ronnie Reinhardt, someone 

from the neighborhood with an admittedly 

rough past who has had a pretty 

incredible transformation through his 


interaction with the Northside on Oak 

ministry. Reinhardt has evolved from 

merely a local being served by the 

ministry and has now become a key 

“I feel now that I can 

give back, and that’s 

what God wants me to 

do, and I feel so much 

better about myself.” 

-Ronnie Reinhardt 

volunteer leader within the ministry 

himself. 

“I love this place. This community 

is so lost: you’ve got divorce, alcoholism, 

and the kids need the 

love.” Reinhardt says. 

“I didn’t get to do it when 

I was young, so I feel now 

that I can give back, and 

that’s what God wants me to 

do, and I feel so much better 

about myself,” he added. 

Northside on Oak is making 

a difference one meal, 

one child, and one relationship 

at a time, as Combs 

and his associate minister 

Preston Searcy lead volunteers 

in outreach efforts that 

meet physical and emotional 

needs in tangible ways, all in 

an effort to share the love of 

Jesus Christ. 

“I meet lots of folks who’ve 

come to believe they don’t 

matter,” Combs says. “They 

believe God couldn’t love 

them, and when they show 

up at a traditional church they feel out 

of place, judged, and unwelcomed. We 

want people to know they are loved: 

by us and by God.” • 

Open a 

Home Equity 

and receive a 

$250 gift card. 2 

No Closing Costs 1 

Competitive Rates 

We’ll close your loan in 18 days 

or we’ll pay you $100. 

Visit MainSourceBank.com for a location nearest you. 

LIMITED TIME oNLY 

1 

Special offer available for Home Equity Line of Credit and Loan. For Home Equity Line of Credit, Annual Percentage Rate is 3% for a 10 year loan. APR is 

variable. Maximum APR is 18%. $50 annual fee. You must carry insurance on the property that secures this plan. Your minimum payments will not repay the 

principle that is outstanding on your line. You will be required to pay the entire outstanding balance in a single payment. Restrictions apply. Subject to credit 

approval. See branch for details. 2 To receive gift card, customer must make a minimum draw of $20,000 and maintain that balance for 30 days for 

Home Equity Line of Credit. Draw must be taken within 90 days of account opening. For Home Equity Loan, customer must have a 

minimum opening loan balance of $20,000. Gift cards will be mailed after loan balance is verified. Offer expires July 14, 2012. 

Requires automatic debit for payment from a MainSource checking account. Subject to credit approval. See branch for details. 

Member 

FDIC 


Precision Compounding 

Pharmacy • Wellness Center • Boutique 

Denise Orwick, R.Ph. 

Laura Pfaffenberger, Pharm.D. 

Personalized Care for Women by Women 

 

 

 

 

Bio-Identical Hormones Designed Specifically with You in Mind to Manage Symptoms 

such as Hot Flashes, Difficulty Sleeping, and Low Libido 

Nutritional Supplement Recommendations for Optimal Brain, Cardiovascular, and 

Bone Health 

Topical Pain Creams 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialized Pediatric Dosage Forms 

Weight Loss Program using HCG 

Customized Pet Medications 

Rx Skin Therapy & GloMinerals 

Unique Accessories for Easter & Derby Events 

2113 State Street, Suite 2 | New Albany, IN 47150 

Phone: 812-941-9300 | Fax: 812-941-9417 

Toll Free: 1-866-941-9301 

Hours: M-F 8:30a-6p 

www.pcpnewalbany.com 


A march to remember 

Photos courtesy Angie Glotzbach 

Story // Angie Glotzbach 

When most people think about World 

War II, they envision the attack on Pearl 

Harbor, European and U.S. troops fighting 

the Germans, the Holocaust and the 

dropping of the first nuclear 

bomb, but a great portion of 

the war was also fought in 

the South Pacific. Many servicemen 

lost their lives in that 

tropical setting. 

One horrific event that took 

place during the battle in the 

South Pacific was the Bataan 

Death March. 

After valiantly defending 

the main Philippine island of 

Luzon and the harbor defense 

forts of the Philippines with 

no naval or air support, approximately 

70,000 to 75,000 

U.S. and Filipino troops retreated 

to the Bataan Peninsula, 

and on April 9, 1942, 

surrendered to the Japanese 

army. 

“There aren’t many surviving WWII 

vets left and we need to take the 

time to thank them for their service 

and contributions to our freedom 

before it’s too late.” 

-Dr. Howard Pope 

For six agonizing days the troops were forced to 

march an estimated 65 miles up the hot, dusty peninsula 

toward prisoner of war (POW) Camp O’Donnell. 

The already malnourished and diseased captives were 

subjected to inhumane treatment during the crucible. 

They were denied food and water, tortured and executed 

at the whim of their Japanese 

captors along the way. 

Although springs ran 

along the roadway, the prisoners 

were denied water, 

and bayoneted or shot if they 

ran to drink from the stream 

or disease-ridden puddles. 

There are several WWII letters 

from survivors that tell 

of POWs being stabbed, 

beaten, shot, disemboweled 

and beheaded. Prisoners 

were routinely killed for 

not being able to walk, and 

were tortured or murdered 

by their captors for trying to 

help fellow prisoners. 

When the men arrived 

in San Fernando they were 

packed into boxcars and tak- 


en by train to Camp O’Donnell, but 

those who could not fit into the boxcars 

were prodded another five miles 

to the camp. The railway cars were 

packed so tightly that many died from 

the sweltering heat and suffocation, 

right where they stood. The majority 

of the men remaining on the march 

later perished in transit aboard “hell 

ships” bound for Japan, in forced labor 

or POW camps. Some POWs were 

held captive in the camps for several 

years before being released. 

There are still a handful of survivors 

of the Bataan Death March, and thousands 

of military and civilian supporters 

meet each year in New Mexico to 

remember those soldiers who died 

during the horrific WWII event, by 

traversing a trek of rough, desert terrain 

that spans 26 miles across the 

White Sands Missile Base. 

One Sellersburg man was 

among those marching to honor 

the fallen and living veterans. 

Dr. Howard Pope, family physician 

for Floyd Memorial Medical Group 

in Georgetown and retired Brigadier 

General in the U.S. Army Reserve, 

made the trip to White Sands on 

March 25, nearly 70 years after the 

World War II atrocity. 

He joined his daughter, Dr. Jennie 

Ellen, Occupational Medicine, PM&R, 

who is a graduate of New Albany 

High School and now lives in Phoenix 

serving as a Regional Medical Director 

for Concentra in Tucson, Phoenix 

and central California. Pope asked 

her to cover those miles with him as 

a bonding experience and laughingly 

admitted, “With her being a fellow 

physician I figured she could help me 

if I croaked.” 

Getting in shape for the grueling 

course took some time. Pope explains, 

“I trained for over a year with a personal 

trainer in order to get in good 

enough condition to cross the desert.” 

He added, “There are many teams 

and individuals who make a race out 

of it. Different military corps and units 

use the Memorial March as a chance to 

not only remember fallen fellow soldiers, 

but to compete against each other 

for bragging rights. I just wanted 

to make it through the tough course, 

Dr. Howard Pope and daughter, Dr. 

Jennie Ellen, train together. 

and I was able to do it.” 

Before leaving on his trip to New 

Mexico, Pope was given true inspiration 

from recent Medal of Honor 

recipient, Marine Sergeant Dakota 

Meyer. Sgt. Meyer let Pope borrow the 

bracelets of two of his friends and former 

marines who died in Afghanistan 

while serving our country. 

Pope noted, “I was so honored that 

Sergeant Meyer allowed me to carry 

the bracelets with me. They gave me 

the inspiration I needed to finish the 

26 miles. I shared the story of the 

bracelets with other walkers and runners 

and they were all touched by his 

gesture.” 

This Memorial Day will be a special 

one for Pope. 

“I will always look back on my 

Bataan Memorial Death March experience 

as a humbling and inspiring 

time,” he reflected. “I’m proud to honor 

all of our veterans, especially those 

from World War II. There aren’t many 

surviving WWII vets left and we need 

to take the time to thank them for their 

service and contributions to our freedom 

before it’s too late. 

“We also need to applaud all who 

have served in the past and those 

serving now for their personal sacrifices 

and patriotic efforts to protect 

our country,” he continued. 

Happy Memorial Day, from Southern 

Indiana Living! • 


Alstott’s 

Hometown 

Hardware 

Store 

Established in 1943 

// snapshots 

“Your 

Old-Fashioned 

Hardware Store” 

65 of years of Helpful Service 

Marvin and Louise Alstott 

200 South Capitol 

Corydon, IN 47112 

812-738-2266 

Mark and Patty Bliss of Bliss Travel Inc. 

(www.blisstravelinc.com) visited Sandals 

Royal Bahamian in Nassau, Bahamas, 

with their copy of Southern Indiana Living 

magazine! 

Jamie Whitman Auto Sales, Inc. 

812-738-2822 

Selling and Financing Pre-Owned Automobiles 

Jamie Whitman, Owner 

204 W. Walnut St. • Corydon, IN 47112 

“Serving our Community since 1956” 


up, up & 

AWAY 

Story & Photos // Sam C Bowles 

Meet the man who’s flown a semi-truck, a giant 

whiskey bottle and the Michelin Man 

Photo courtesy Jerry Copas 

Jerry Copas has loved 

hot-air balloons since the 

first time he saw one as a 

child. 

He and his wife, Kathy, have turned their passion 

into a career and business, travelling 

the world doing what they love. 

Fortunately for Southern Indiana, they have 

always been more than eager to share their 

unique craft with anyone who is interested. 

Copas’ love of things that fly started at an 

early age. “I was the little kid that was all the 

time drawing pictures of helicopters, airplanes, 

jets,” he says. 

But his favorite piece of aviation technology 

has been his aircraft of choice for nearly 30 

years, the hot air balloon. 

When the Kentucky Derby Festival began 

its hot air balloon race in the mid-1970s, they 

promoted the event with balloons on display 

at various locations around the area, providing 

a 12-year-old Copas with his first up-close 

experience with the aircraft. 

“My mother drug me along, and I got to see 

the thing up-close,” he says. “From that point 

on I thought, ‘This looks like a lot of fun.’” 

Copas continued to learn more about ballooning 

and started getting to know local pilots. As 

soon as he was able to drive, he began making 

the trek over to Louisville to volunteer as a crew 

member whenever he could. 

Hot air balloons fall under the jurisdiction of 

the Federal Aviation Administration, and piloting 

a balloon requires a license. 

“I took my first flying lesson when I was 16,” 

Above: The Copas family flies over Louisville. 


Copas says. “And I learned 

to fly on the cheap. I would 

help people with their balloons…and 

I started trading 

in my ‘sweat equity’ with 

these pilots in exchange for 

lessons and flights to get 

my license.” 

Copas was commercially 

licensed by the time he was 

19 years old. 

“It was a pretty big deal 

back then, when I was a 

teenager with a pilot’s license,” 

he says. “I was very 

proud of that.” 

Following high school 

Copas says he “annoyed” 

his father long enough that 

they found and purchased 

a used balloon and started 

building a small business 

enterprise around the hobby 

he loved. 

“There are really only a 

few ways you can make 

money ballooning,” Copas 

explains. “Chartered flights 

(where you take people up 

for a balloon ride), teaching 

people to fly, or doing it 

commercially for advertising. 

So I got into that right 

away.” 

Copas partnered with 

various businesses including 

a local car dealership, 

Dominos Pizza and others, 

establishing credibility and 

giving him experience as a 

commercial pilot, and continued 

to fly for various corporations 

as he completed 

his college degree. 

He married his high 

school sweetheart, Kathy, 

who earned her pilot’s license 

within the first five 

years of their marriage. 

“I’m proud to say that I 

taught her how to fly,” he 

says. 

In 1992, after losing his 

job as an art director for a 

large company that was 

sold overnight, he and his 

wife began ballooning fulltime. 

“I told Kathy I’d make a 

Top: Jerry, Kathy and 

Spencer Copas. 

Bottom: Copas lands in a 

local’s back yard, only after his 

crew (usually his wife and son) 

secure permission from the 

homeowner. 

few calls, and we would see 

if we liked it, and within a 

week we were on the road,” 

he says. 

For the next 13 years Copas 

and his wife worked as 

full-time commercial hot 

air balloon pilots, flying 

all over the United States 

and the world representing 

numerous corporations 

in such varied locations as 

the Australian Outback, the 

Swiss Alps, and the Las Vegas 

strip. 

Much of his corporate flying 

involved special shape 

balloons, popular promotional 

tools for many large 

corporations. 

“An older, more experienced 

pilot once told me if 

I was going to fly commercially 

and for a living then 

I was going to get to know 

these special shape balloons, 

and boy was he ever 

right,” Copas says. 

He has flown a giant 

paint bucket for Porter 

Paints, a bottle of Jack Daniel’s 

for Brown-Forman, 

the Michelin Tire Michelin 

Man, a United Van Lines 

semi-trailer, and many 

other custom-made special 

shape balloons. 

Copas said the unique 

shapes stand out, particularly 

at events where most 

of the other entrants are 

standard balloons. “You 

talk to people after the fact. 

They are going to remember 

those special shape balloons,” 

he says. In fact, Copas 

still vividly remembers 

the first such balloon he 

Story continues on page 23 


www.exploresouthernindiana.com 

World Premiere of the New 

Lincoln Signature Piece 

The Rock of Ages is the 

largest formation in Squire 

Boone Caverns. It stands 

over 33 feet tall and is 

still growing. A column is 

normally formed when a 

stalactite and a stalagmite 

grow together, in this case 

it has taken over a million 

years to form! 

June 8 - June 30 

Wednesday to 

Saturday evenings 

Sunday matinee 

on July 1 

OPTIONAL BUFFET HOMESTYLE 

MEAL SERVICE PROVIDED 

(M UST HAVE RESERVATIONS AT LEAST 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE ) 

VISIT WWW .L INCOLN A MPHITHEATRE . ORG 

OR C ALL 800-264-4223 FOR THE 

COMPLETE 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE . 

LOCATED INSIDE L INCOLN STATE P ARK 

15032 N. CR 300 E. • PO B OX 7-21 • L INCOLN C ITY , IN 47552 

1-800-264-4ABE 

May/June 2012 • 20 

Special Advertising Section

Blue River, Indiana’s first 

scenic river. 

Experience a wild cave adventure! 

Families love visiting 

Marengo Cave. 

$2 OFF per person* 

Canoe/Kayak Rental 

*Limit 4 people/2 boats. Coupon valid through December 2012. 

Snickerdoodle 

loved her first 

canoe trip! 

Our new 

“River 

Friends.” 

What’s Hiding in Your Back Yard? 

Come get muddy at Marengo 

Cave! Experience a wild cave 

adventure! 

$2 OFF per person* 

Cave Tours *Limit 4 people. 

Coupon valid through December 2012. 

exploresouthernindiana.com 

Special Advertising Section 


Blissful 

Treasures 

Cards 

& Gifts 

“Your Corydon 

Hallmark Store” 

We’re Open Sunday, 

Mother’s Day 

409 Old Capital Plaza, 

Corydon, IN 47112 

M-F 9A-7P, Sat., 9A-6P, 

Sun., 12 Noon-4P 

Kim’s Classic Impressions 

Photography 

Find the Coffee News Guy 

EVERY WEEK! 

Kim Greer 812-989-7887 

kci@insightbb.com 

kimsclassicimpressions.com 

Coffee News ® 

New Albany Edition 

Clarksville/Jeffersonville Edition 


Portraits • Special Events • Weddings • Senior Photos 

Book your event by May 1st 

& receive 10% off! 

Delivered to over 150 restaurants and 

waiting areas. For a complete list of 

distribution or to add your favorite 

restaurant to our distribution, visit: 

www.CoffeeNewsSunnySide.com 

or call Stacy at (812) 786-2224. 

Pick up your free 

copy TODAY!

Continued from page 19 

saw: a balloon promoting KFC, 

which was shaped like a giant 

chicken. 

In 1999, their son Spencer was 

born, but having a child did not 

slow them down and Spencer 

spent the first few years of his life 

on the road with them, taking his 

first flight when he was only six 

weeks old. 

As Spencer got older, the Copas 

family decided to settle down 

so he could attend school, and 

they opened their New Albany 

business Fine Signs and Graphics, 

Inc. 

The family, including Spencer, 

who is now 13, has never stopped 

flying as they continue to balloon 

part-time with their other 

company Images Aloft, offering 

charter flights, instruction (both 

Jerry and Kathy are licensed instructors), 

and promotional work 

for various businesses including 

regular flights for the French Lick 

Resort and Casino. 

In addition, the business is a 

dealer for Cameron Balloons, 

representing and selling the 

popular company’s balloons and 

equipment. 

Copas serves as President of 

the Balloon Society of Kentucky, 

leading the organization as its 

members make a concerted effort 

to get more young people interested 

and involved in ballooning, 

and he continues to participate in 

multiple balloon races each year. 

Balloon races are not about 

speed, but accuracy. A lead balloon 

takes off and the racers follow. 

The lead balloon lands and 

sets out a large target that the racers 

try to hit with a beanbag. The 

closest to the center of the target 

is the winner. 

In addition to the target, many 

races also include what’s called a 

“key grab” where a set of keys is 

attached to a 15- to 20-foot long 

pole. If a pilot can bring his balloon 

in close enough to reach 

over and grab the keys, he can 

win what is often a very substantial 

prize. 

“It’s essentially the equivalent 

of golf’s hole-in-one,” Copas explains, 

noting that in many ways 

balloon racing is a lot like golf 

in that it is very, very difficult 

to perfect. But it’s “those times 

when you come into a target from 

5 miles away and put it right on 

the nose that keep you coming 

back for more.” 

One of the highlights of Jerry’s 

balloon racing career came only 

a year into his marriage when 

he successfully pulled off a “key 

grab” at a race in Evansville, winning 

a John Deere tractor. 

Ballooning has come a long 

way since he started, with more 

accurate and detailed wind and 

weather data making it easier for 

pilots to better plan and execute 

flights, and Copas says southern 

Indiana has some beautiful places 

to fly. • 

For more information visit their 

website: www.imagesaloftballooning.com. 

KNOWLEDGABLE 

& NIMBLE 

Meet Chris O’Bryan 

Chris joined Limbwalker as a full partner 

in 2006. He graduated from Dupont 

Manual, earned a Bachelor of Science 

in Forestry from the University of 

Kentucky and a Master’s in Forest 

Resources from Clemson University. 

Chris has been a Certified Arborist 

for ten years and is a five-time 

Kentucky tree climbing champion. 

At Limbwalker, we take pride in 

staffing only the best and brightest 

to care for your trees. Give us a call 

to learn what our experts can do 

for your landscape. 

502.634.0400 

www.limbwalkertree.com 

Fully Insured • Locally Owned 

Certified Arborists 


Faces of HOPE 

St. Francis Xavier Church 

When Father Steve Schaftlein drove into 

town immediately after the storm he saw 

the steeple and knew the St. Francis Xavier 

Church (pictured on right hand page) still 

stood as a beacon of hope to the community. 

The church became a “place of refuge” and 

a “visible place to come and gather” Father 

Schaftlien said. He estimates that at it’s peak, 

nearly 8,000 meals where served each day in 

the area surrounding the church. 

RICH CHEEK 

Rich Cheek (pictured above) is pastor of the Henryville 

Community Church, which opened its doors immediately 

following the disaster and has become a major 

hub, feeding as many as 1,500 people at its peak in 

the days following the disaster, coordinating hundreds 

of volunteers and sorting and distributing literally millions 

of dollars of items that have been donated. 

In addition, the church has committed to rebuilding 

upwards of 100 homes at no costs to the homeowners. 

“We’re restoring dignity to these residents…not just 

getting them back to where they were but even better,” 

Pastor Cheek says. 

Anna Morgan 


Henryville native Anna Morgan 

teared up as she recalled her days 

spent growing up in the now-destroyed 

town she once called home. 

It was the close connection to so 

much destruction that brought the 

mother of four back to help with 

relief efforts. She busily sorted 

food and supplies at the Henryville 

Community Center. 

Morgan said people are “coming 

out of the woodwork to volunteer” 

and that it was “really cool to see” 

her kids also get involved in the efforts. 

Morgan added that she was 

amazed at the upbeat attitudes of 

the people coming for help at the 

community center.

HOPE 

We talked to the people busy 

bringing life back to the 

tornado ravaged region. 

Stories & Photos // Abby Laub & Sam Bowles 

Te volunteers highlighted here are only a small sampling of the thousands of people and organizations 

from all over the world who have come to the aid of the tornado ravaged towns in 

Southern Indiana. In preparing this piece we heard time and time again of the great generosity 

and continued outpouring of support particularly from those in neighboring communities 

and counties. While we mourn the loss, we celebrate the resilient spirit of those affected and the 

faces of hope who are helping rebuild and restore the lives of those in need. 

silivingmag.com • 23 25

Faces of HOPE 

KELLY KINZER and FAMILY 

When the tornadoes struck Indiana and Kentucky, Kelly Kinzer (second from right) and her husband and three children 

knew they needed to help. 

The family is from Joplin, Mo., and knew first hand the devastating effects of a major tornado. Kinzer said it was 

spring break for her teenage children and they took the initiative to head to Indiana to help with the relief efforts. 

Boisey Beverly/ 

Duane Phillips 

Duane Phillips (left) of 

Memphis, Ind., has become 

an almost full-time volunteer 

in the relief and recovery 

effort has no plans of 

stopping anytime soon. 

Pat Werner & 

Barb Pieper 

Sisters Pat Werner of Greenwood, 

and Barb Pieper of Brown County 

drove down together because they 

“wanted to give something back.” 

“You would like to think if this happened 

to you, people would do the 

same thing,” Pat said. 

Boisey Beverly (right) of 

Baton Rouge, La., saw the 

difference volunteers made 

when Katrina ravaged his 

home and church. His ministry began serving people immediately after 

Katrina and saw nearly 150 homes rebuilt in a 3 year period following 

the disaster. Now Boisey is giving back to other communities when 

disaster strikes. 


Faces of HOPE 

Above: Utility crews worked around the clock to restore power to the community. 

Below: Signs of hope were prevalent around the community in the storm’s aftermath. 

Jose Ortega 

Pastor Jose Ortega, with the 

National Association of Christian 

Churches Disaster Action Team, is 

helping organize and operate the 

ad hoc warehouse just outside of 

Henryville that is being operated 

in cooperation with the Henryville 

Community Church. 

Pastor Ortega says serving is 

“the most satisfying thing you 

can do. All of us have it in us and 

when the opportunity presents itself 

it brings out the best.” 

Janetta Coley 

Janetta Coley of Cordon grew up in the area. “This is my community 

too…I grew up here,” she said. She came to Henryville on 

day one and put her past experience operating a café and managing 

restaurants to good use, serving three meals a day at the Henryville 

Community Center (also a major distributor of food and groceries to 

those in need) for two weeks following the storm. 


An unforgettable year 

The students and staff of 

Henryville schools roll 

with the punches 

Story // Darian Eswine 

When spring’s 

tornado spawning 

storms destroyed 

Henryville 

Elementary 

School and High 

School, around 

1,200 students 

plus their 

teachers and 

staff were left 

without a place 

to finish the 

school year. 

“The school is in total devastation,” 

said PTO president and parent 

Melinda Coats. “The top floor 

is gone, the gym is missing a wall. 

There are cars inside the school. 

Buses were thrown everywhere. It is 

completely unrecognizable.” 

Though cleanup began at the 

school and in the community immediately 

after the storm, it was 

instantly obvious that the students 

and teachers of Henryville would 

have to finish the year 

somewhere else. 

Photo // Abby Laub 

The main objective was to keep the students together, and that has been 

accomplished by moving the elementary students to the Graceland Christian 

School, the junior-senior high students to the Mid-America Science Park and 

pre-kindergarten to Silver Creek Primary. 

Junior-senior high counselor Renee Eckart said “the kids all cheered” 

when they learned they would be back in school and in it together. 

Music teacher Amanda Lochner said she is not concerned about the building. 

“The students are what make the school. It’s like the people make the 

home; the kids make the school,” she said. 


Routine is important in times of instability. 

Getting back into the everyday 

schedule of school will provide the students 

and staff with a sense of solidarity. 

“I think it’ll be good. I’m glad they 

are keeping them together. It’s good to 

get back to some type of normalcy,” said 

PTO treasurer Meradith Eickholtz. 

Belfor Property Restoration, the 

company overseeing both the cleanup 

and reconstruction of the schools, took 

care of cleaning out the buildings and 

moving supplies. The Belfor employees 

went room by room to retrieve 

any salvageable materials. They then 

boxed, labeled, and moved the materials 

to the new locations. 

“We still feel like the school is salvageable 

and we want to get back in as 

soon as we can,” said West Clark Community 

Schools Superintendent Monty 

Schneider. 

Schneider said it usually takes 18 

months to build a school and it will be 

a hard goal to accomplish. The plan is 

to be back in the new building in time 

for next school year. 

“It will be tough to achieve, but it’s 

a good possibility,” he said. “That is 

our goal; to be back in our school 

in the fall.” 

Meanwhile, the transition between 

buildings will be hard as 

students and staff struggle to 

cope with the changes. 

“The most important thing is 

to make the kids feel safe and let 

them know we are here,” said elementary 

counselor Karen Epley. 

She added that crisis counselors 

will be available for students and 

staff. 

“We’ll have counseling professionals 

and they will talk to the 

teachers and the students for the 

next few months,” Eckhart added. 

Even after school has started in 

these new buildings, there will be 

continuing long-term emotional 

issues to deal with. 

“We’re going to have some 

panicked kids and parents the 

next time we have a thunderstorm. 

We’ll need to plan for tornado 

drills and things like that,” 

said sixth grade teacher Kyle Riggins. 

Epley said overall it is a mat- 

students. 

“I think it’s important to keep 

“We still feel like the school is everyone as close as we can. A lot 

salvagable and we want to get of people really have nothing, and 

it’s important to keep the community 

together and the student body 

back in as soon as we can.” 

-West Clark Community Schools 

together [with these events],” said 

Superintendent Monty Schneider Harrell. 

No matter the destruction, the 

community continues to stay 

ter of encouraging the students and strong and come together to work 

staff to talk about what happened, through this difficult time with not 

letting them know they have support only those at Henryville Elementary 

and making the transition smooth and School and Henryville Junior-Senior 

comfortable for the students. 

High School, but also those around 

Although the entire community was them, as they recover and look towards 

affected, this tragic turn will make “senior 

year” that much more unforget- 

“Thank you to everybody for keep- 

the future. 

table for high schoolers. 

ing us in your thoughts and prayers,” 

“Now that everything has sunk in, Eckart concluded. “It is overwhelming. 

I think it will be a memorable year. I Please do not forget about us. People 

can’t say it’ll make it better or anything will move on, but don’t forget.” 

but I think it will bring us closer as a Out of all of this wreckage, Harrell 

class and it will definitely be memorable,” 

said senior Jenna Harrell. to her own life. 

has learned a lesson and now applies it 

Prom and field day, even with the “Love and respect what you have because 

you never know when it could be 

change of venue, were two events that 

the school still wanted to hold for the gone.” • 

Classic Oldies 

FM 102.7 

AM 1550 

Original Do-Wopp 

Rock & Roll Music 

is now on FM 

at 102.7! 

Harrison County’s Radio Station 


DARE 

to 

CARE 

HElping 

SoutHERn inDiAnA 

onE mEAl At A timE 

Story // Lisa Greer 

Photos // Kim Greer 

When we think of hunger, we think of far-away 

places and third world countries or city living 

in, but we seldom think of it as being in 

America’s suburbs or our next door neighbor’s 

home in rural southern Indiana. 

The disturbing trend, according to Dare to Care Food 

Bank Executive Director Brian Riendeau, is that people who 

wouldn’t normally fall into the at risk group are now becoming 

part of these statistics. 

Not long after Riendeau began working with Dare to 

Care, he received a call from someone desperate to feed her 

children. 

“It was someone in the community who was well educated, 

with a good job and the resources to provide for her 

family,” he said. “Except that she’d had a series of dominos 

fall in her life that included massive medical bills, divorce 

and job loss.” 

After receiving assistance from Dare to Care, Reindeau received 

a call to say the woman found a job, was back on her 

feet, and planned to pay back the organization. 

“That’s the face of hunger that we are seeing now. It’s very 

different than a few years ago,” Riendeau said. 

While scenarios like this are all in a day’s work for Riendeau, 

it’s an act that can make the difference between life 


and death to someone, as in the instance of 9-year-old Bobby 

Ellis who died on Thanksgiving Eve in 1969 from starvation. 

“Bobby’s death was tragic, but it started a spark in this 

community causing people to come together,” Riendeau 

said. 

From that heartbreaking event 42 years ago, and the efforts 

of Father Jack Johns, the Dare to Care food bank was 

born.Johns began by collecting food and storing it in his 

church basement, then delivering it out to people in need in 

the community from the back of a pick-up truck.

Though Dare to Care is a Louisville based organization, their 

reach in Southern Indiana is immense, covering a 13-county 

service area that includes eight in Kentucky and five in Southern 

Indiana. 

“This year we will distribute 16.3 million pounds of food,” 

Riendeau said. “That equates to about 14.5 million meals dispensed 

into the community.” 

That’s up from about 12 million pounds of food three years 

ago, as the organization has been growing dramatically in the 

last few years trying to stay ahead of the expanding need. In the 

Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison and Washington alone, about 

2.5 million pounds of food is currently distributed annually. 

The organization currently has 69 agency partners and is 

looking for more to help reach those in need. Partnering agencies 

are a critical part of food distribution. When someone 

comes to Dare to Care seeking food assistance, they try to connect 

them with an agency near them, as the agency can often 

provide other services as well. 

To ensure the needs are being met, Dare to Care did a study 

to take a closer look at the number of people hungry and where 

they are located. 

In the last 12 months, Dare to Care has assisted 192,000 individuals. 

That’s a 68 percent increase over the last four years. 

The biggest driver behind the need for food assistance right 

now is employment. In addition, Dare to Care has other programs 

to assist with hunger, such as Kid’s Café, a safe place 

to go after school, where kids can receive tutoring and a hot 

meal five nights a week. Another program, Back Pack Buddies, 

addresses weekend hunger by providing a backpack full of 

nutritious, kid friendly food items to sustain kids through the 

weekend. 

One of Dare to Care’s biggest 

challenges now is dealing with 

perishables like fruit, meat and 

other chilled products. Of the 16 

million pounds of food Dare to 

Care distributes, about 4.5 million 

is fresh fruits and vegetables 

that have to go out to the community 

very quickly. 

There also is a mobile pantry 

for areas where there may not 

be an agency. At least two trucks 

full of food, produce, boxes and 

tables are sent out daily to distribute 

food on location. 

In addition, raising awareness is 

critical in this fight against hunger. 

“It’s one of those issues that 

remains largely invisible,” Riendeau 

said. “The sad part is that 

people don’t understand the 

magnitude of problem.” 

Food, dollars and volunteer 

time are critical to this organization, 

and there are numerous 

ways to help. For more information, 

call 502-966-3821, or visit 

www.daretocare.org. • 

“Supporting our Community Since 1954” 

812-738-2249 

1991 Hwy. 337 NW, Corydon, IN 47112 

Helping you with Everything 

you need for your 

Home Improvement Projects 


Stephenson’s GeneralStore is here to stay 

Story & Photos // Sam C Bowles 

Stephenson’s General Store in 

Leavenworth opened in 1917. 

Originally located in a building 

close to the Ohio River, the flood 

of 1937 forced the move to its current 

location where it has been ever since. 

But when the Stephensons closed the 

doors of their family business in 2008 and 

sold the contents at auction, many in the 

small town of Leavenworth feared that was the end of the general store which had 

been a staple of the town for more than 90 years. And for a few years it looked like 


“We still have the old counters and shelving, 

the squeaky wood floor, and we’ve tried to 

build on that hometown, nostalgic feel.” 

-Owner Grant Jones 

they were right. 

But in May of 

2010, locals Tony 

and Judy Gallina 

and Grant 

and Tara Jones 

bought the store. 

“I’ve just loved 

this place over 

the years, and it had always been 

an idea in the back of my mind that

Ice cream, SodaS, 

and a LIttLe BIt of 

everythIng 

Pictured at left are Tony and Judy Gallina, and at right are Grant and Tara Jones with three of their children. 

it would be nice to have it,” Owner Grant Jones says. 

When they learned that the Stephenson’s were ready to 

sell, the two families purchased the property. 

“And then,” Jones says, “the real work began.” 

They completed all of the necessary structural improvements 

and repairs necessary to restore the historical building 

to useable condition in just a few months, reopening on 

September 1, 2010. 

“We look back at photos of our opening day and just 

laugh,” Jones says. “We had so little inventory, but there’s 

only so much four people can do.” 

But when they opened at six in the morning, there were 

people waiting at the door, by seven there were already several 

people eating breakfast in the restaurant, and the business 

has just continued to grow from there. 

A step back in time… 

Stephenson’s is a true “general store,” featuring an array 

of nostalgic toys & candies, preserves & old-fashioned sodas, 

locally made crafts, food, and, well…a little bit of everything. 

The store feels like it’s from a forgotten era and is a 

delight to peruse both for locals and those passing by. 

“We still have the old counters and shelving, the squeaky 

wood floor, and we’ve tried to build on that hometown, 


Gas Furnaces • Heat Pumps 

Air Conditioning • Geothermal System 

Free Installation 

Estimates 

Ky. License # M04453 

Fast Professional Service All Brands 

Duct 

Cleaning 

www.andersonheatandcool.com 

Your Home Loan Professional 

Ph# 812-941-0926 Fax# 812-941-0952 

www.smithbroady.com 

leslie@smithbroady.com 

Leslie Smith - Senior Loan Officer 

Cell# 502-644-7010 


Smith 

Broady 

& ASSOCIATES 

3103 Blackiston Mill Road 

New Albany, IN 47150 

NMLS#143637 Leslie Smith #55797 

nostalgic feel,” Jones says. 

The building’s history has made for 

at least one very memorable day, as 

an interesting episode ensued when 

the new owners discovered a very old 

stick of dynamite while cleaning up 

the basement. Police and fire agencies 

responded, evacuating the building, 

and eventually a bomb squad was 

even called in. 

“So we made the news that week 

for sure,” Jones says. 

The small restaurant in the back of 

the store serves up simple but tasty 

home cooking, pizza, ice-cream, and 

a variety of made-from-scratch pies 

and bakery goods. 

English 

Hardware 

&Xstom 3aint 0i[inJ 

Small (nJine 5eSair 

:inGoZ 5eSair 

3iSe 7hreaGinJ 

.e\s &Xt 

+XsTYarna(cho 

Sales 

3hone - 

SerYice 

P.O. Box 369, Hwy. 64 E, 

English, Indiana 47118 

-- 

A large side room contains a healthy 

stock of grocery items for both locals 

and those who might be camping or 

staying in the area, and in another 

part of the building the two couples 

also operate a coin laundry, the only 

one around. 

The final phase of their business 

plan included the addition of a hardware 

store in the building’s basement. 

And the reopened and reimagined 

Stephenson’s General Store has been 

a hit so far. 

“We knew it would be a success. 

People love the store and the concept… 

but we immediately exceeded 

our projections and have every 

month,” Jones says. 

Locals are very supportive of 

the store, stopping in regularly for 

this or that, but the store is equally 

popular with the many people 

who travel through the area. 

“People are glad we’re here… 

and we’re amazed at the visitors to 

this area,” Jones says. “And it’s a 

congregating point for the town.” 

In fact, some regulars even have 

their own coffee mugs. 

“It’s hard work, of course,” Jones 

says, “but the best part of it are the 

people we’ve gotten to know. It’s

not like they are just customers; 

they are our friends.” 

The new owners of Stephenson’s 

General Store have already 

exceeded their own expectations 

and plan to continue to grow 

their business. 

“We want to build on what we 

have here…and I think the restaurant 

still has a lot of growth,” 

Jones says. 

The Jones and Gallinas knew 

they wanted to help protect the 

history of this small town they 

think is very special. 

“The longer the store stayed 

closed, the more likely it would 

never come back,” Jones says. 

“So we saw this as an opportunity 

to contribute to the history 

of the town.” 

They hope to see others opening 

businesses in the area. 

“This downtown area would 

lend itself very well to some 

small shop owners opening little 

specialty businesses,” Jones says. 

In addition to Stephenson’s, 

Leavenworth already boast the 

popular Overlook Restaurant 

with its stunning view of the 

Ohio River’s horseshoe bend, a 

beautiful bed & breakfast called 

The Inn, and The Dock, a riverside 

restaurant scheduled to reopen 

soon. 

“Because of its location on the 

Ohio River Scenic Byway, the area 

really has great potential with all 

the tourists,” Gallina says. 

If not for the Jones and Gallina 

families, a small-town treasure 

might have faded into a distant 

memory, but thanks to them, Stephenson’s 

General Store has only 

just begun a new chapter of serving 

the people of Leavenworth 

and those who pass through the 

town. • 

Stephenson’s General Store is 

open Monday through Saturday 

from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Auto Sales 

Aaron & Bob Scott 

scottauto1.com 

2346 Hwy. 64 NW 

Ramsey, IN 47166 

(812) 347-3731 (Office) (812) 267-2435 (c) 

Help Support Your 

Local Community. 

Looking to buy or sell 

Recreational property? 

Larry Bye, Principal Broker 

cell (812) 267-2752 

Call Us! byerealestate@frontier.com 

BYE 

Laff Worx is a Newsless Paper featuring Jokes, 

Puzzles, Coupons, Ads & Recipes. 

Pick up your FREE copy today!” 

We’ve teamed up with local businesses to provide 

YOU with some great coupons and deals. 

Join our mailing list today. IT’S FREE & EASY! 

Visit facebook.com/laffworxharrisoncounty, click 

“Join My List”. 

Or text the word “Local” to 42828 to sign up. 

Real Estate & 

Development 

190 S. State Road 66 Marengo, IN 

TIRES 

WHEELS 

BRAKES 

SHOCKS, ALIGNMENTS 

812-347-3134 

1529 Hwy. 64 NW 1-800-847-0770 

Ramsey, IN 47166 Fax: 812-347-2166 

www.vanwinkleservice.com 


chicks in the kitchen 

Spring in the Kitchen 

Mother Daughter cooking column by Julie and Brooke Garrison 

What a busy time of year! May is full of great events starting 

with the Kentucky Derby, Mother’s Day and finishing 

out with Memorial Day. Since it’s a time of pitch-ins we 

thought this potato casserole would be a big hit, and it’s 

versatile enough for breakfast or dinner. My grandma made the best 

mashed potatoes, but there’s no recipe for that. My cousin Nathan is 

getting close to replicating them though!! 

Strawberries will be in season here in southern Indiana, so we picked an 

easy to make dessert. You can add other fruits if you like, just omit the 

glaze and place sliced fruit on top of the cream cheese mixture. 

Happy cooking! 

Grandma Luda’s Potato Casserole 

1 (2 lb.) package frozen hash browns, slightly thawed 

( cup melted butter or margarine 

1 tsp. onion powder 

1 can cream of chicken soup 

1 pint sour cream 

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (I use mild cheddar) 

Salt and pepper to taste 

Crushed potato chips (for topping) 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in the 9 x 13 baking 

dish. Stir together all the ingredients, pour butter from 

the dish into the mixture. Spread in pan. Top with crushed 

potato chips. Bake for one hour. 

Strawberry Pizza 

1 pkg. sugar cookie dough 

8 oz. cream cheese 

1 cup sugar 

1 tsp. vanilla 

1 qt. strawberries stemmed and sliced 

1 pkg. strawberry glaze 

Cut cookie dough in circles and place on pizza pan. Bake 

at 325 degrees until cookies are light brown around pan 

edge. They should bake together to form the crust. Mix together 

cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Spread on cooled 

cookie crust. Mix the strawberries and glaze together and 

spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Keep refrigerated 

before and after serving. 

For the little chicks – 

Mom’s Play Dough 

2 cups flour 

2 cups water (add food coloring 

to water) 

1 cup salt 

2 tsp. cream of tarter 

2 Tablespoons oil 

Cook over medium low heat 

and continue stirring till dough 

gets very sticky and thick. 

Knead like bread. 

Refrigerate in a covered 

container to make it last longer. 

Pictured are Brooke (left) and Julie 

Garrison. Photo // Allen Jones 

Photography 


Harrison County Lifelong Learning, Inc. 

Computer Education Classes 

Computer Basics, Email Essentials and several 

Microsoft 2010 Applications 

Adult Education 

Day and evening classes available free of charge 

Official GED Testing 

Available in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Crawford, 

Scott & Washington Counties 

YOUR SOURCE FOR ADULT 

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES! 

Certified Nurse Aide Training 

In partnership with Kindred Healthcare in Corydon 

Ivy Tech Community College 

Classes available each semester via 2-way video 

101 Hwy 62 W. Suite 104 Corydon, Indiana 

812.738.7736 

www.HarrisonLifelongLearning.com 

Advantage 

Barbara Shaw 

812.972.1505 

GRI, CRS, ABR 

Broker Associate 

barbarabshaw@aol.com 

BarbShaw.com 

Helping families find the 

perfect backyard for over 18 years! 


To start a Relay For Life 

team in a community near 

you, go to RelayForLife.org. 

Each year communities come together to create a world with less cancer and 

more birthdays. At Relay For Life they celebrate the lives of those who have 

had cancer, remember those lost, and fight back against this disease. Join 

your local Relay event. Visit RelayForLife.org or call 1-800-227-2345. Together 

we’ll stay well, get well, find cures, and fight back. 

To find an event in Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, or Washington Counties 

visit RelayForLife.org. 

©2012 American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Jessica Bliss 

Owner 

& 

Soul 

Heart 

Phone: (812) 738-7556 

& 

WalterÕs Pub 

(812)739-4264 

Leavenworth, IN 

Only 3 miles from I-64 

at Exit 92 

ngell 

SALON SPA 

Now Available 

Florist, LLC 

We’re More Than Just a Flower Shop 

411 Old Capital Plaza, NW., Corydon, IN 47112 

M-F 9A-7P, Sat., 9A-6P, Sun., 12 Noon-4P 

We’re Open Sunday, Mother’s Day 

Large Selection of Fresh Flowers and Hanging Baskets 

Dining on the Ohio 

Don’t forget to make your 

Mother’s and Father’s Day 

reservations! 

Hair 

Nails 

Facials 

Waxing 

Massages 

Pedicures 

Wig Maintenance 

Open Monday-Saturday 

812.246.1400 

102 Hometown Plaza Sellersburg, Indiana 47172 

Jeff Esarey, AAMS® 

Financial Advisor 

. 

Direction 

in a 

volatile 

market. 

2015 Allison Lane 

Jeffersonville, IN 47130 

812-288-2178 

Member SIPC 

MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING 

www.edwardjones.com 

Mike Huddleston 

ConstruCtion, inC. 

703 E. St. Road 64, English, IN 47118 

Excavation Work, Septic Systems, 

Water Lines, Ponds, Concrete Work, Etc. 

Mike Huddleston 946-0209 

Stuart Sturgeon 613-0028 

THERE’S A NEW NEIGHBOR 

in your neighborhood. 

Now that I’m right here 

in your area, there’s no 

one better than a State 

Farm agent to serve 

your insurance needs. 

Call me today. 

Theresa Lamb 

2441 State Street Suite B, 

New Albany, IN 47150 

(Located in the same plaza as Tucker’s Restaurant) 

(812)945-8088 

LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR 

STATE FARM IS THERE 

Providing Insurance and Financial Services 

State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices Bloomington, IN 

statefarm.com 


Flashback Photo 

1889 

Men enjoying a day 

on the Ohio River 

The two steamboats in the background 

are the Dunbar and the Tell City, built in Jeffersonville 

in 1889 for the 

Louisville-Evansville Mail Line. 

// Photo reprinted with permission from 

the Indiana History Room of the 

New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. 

A gift of Orville Carroll. 

YOU CHOOSE WHEN 

YOUR RACE IS RUN 

What if you could still make a difference long after you’re gone? Tat’s why 

the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana and the Harrison County 

Community Foundation exist…to help you make an impact beyond one 

lifetime. 

We give you a way to make a gift, now or in your will — and know that the 

income from your gift will be used to help meet a need of your choice for 

generations. You can even give to an existing fund already managed by the 

Foundation, and join a neighbor in strengthening your community. 

If you’d like to make sure the race continues for generations, call your 

Community Foundation today. 

4104 Charlestown Road, New Albany, Indiana 

(812) 948-4662 | www.cfsouthernindiana.com 

PO Box 279, Corydon, Indiana 

(812) 738-6668 | www.hccfindiana.org 

CONCEPT AND DESIGN PROVIDED BY IDEALOGY MARKETING + DESIGN | WWW.IDEALOGY.BIZ 



everyday adventures 

Spectator Sports 

“What happens in those years between third grade and 30 to rob us of our courage?” 


If you want to get kids fired up, 

ask for a volunteer. If you want to 

freak out a room full of adults, do 

the same thing. 

I’ve taught kids in church for the past 

sixteen years, and without fail, whenever 

I’ve asked for someone to come up 

front and help tell the story, I’ve seen 

nearly every hand in the room shoot 

up like a rocket. It doesn’t matter if the 

kids are from the country, the suburbs 

or the inner city. Rich or poor, black or 

white, preschool or fifth graders, kids 

are wired to participate. They love it. 

On the flip side, ask a crowd of adults 

to volunteer, and you get blank stares. 

You can take the most rambunctious 

crowd you know, invite someone to 

come up front and help with a presentation 

or answer a question, and you’ll 

hear nothing but crickets. After a couple 

of awkward minutes, with much hesitation, 

the first brave soul will raise their 

hand. Then, if you’re lucky, two or three 

others may follow suit - mostly motivated 

out of guilt or pity for the guy asking 

for volunteers. 

Just as kids are wired to participate, 

adults are conditioned to watch. That’s 

why we build sports stadiums with 

thousands of seats in the stands and 

room on the floor for only a handful to 

play. That’s why our theaters are packed 

with chairs, while the silver screen is reserved 

for only an elite few. That’s why 

we have 500 channels of cable TV, and 

we fight over who gets the remote. 

If you think about it, it’s kind of 

weird how we’ve created these industries 

around professionals we pay so 

we can watch them do stuff. We have 

a professional class of everything - athletes, 

movie stars, musicians, politicians, 

priests - and we love to both idolize 

and criticize them all. As adults we 

don’t want to be the ones to take the risk 

and put ourselves out there, vulnerable 

to criticism, but we thrive on playing 

armchair quarterback. We are not just 

a culture of spectators but of critics and 

connoisseurs. 

I love this quote from Teddy Roosevelt 

taken from his speech, “Citizenship 

in a Republic”: 

It is not the critic who counts; not the 

man who points out how the strong man 

stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could 

have done them better. The credit belongs to 

the man who is actually in the arena, whose 

face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; 

who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes 

short again and again, because there is no 

effort without error and shortcoming; but 

who does actually strive to do the deeds; 

who knows great enthusiasms, the great 

devotions; who spends himself in a worthy 

cause; who at the best knows in the end the 

triumph of high achievement, and who at 

the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring 

greatly, so that his place shall never be 

with those cold and timid souls who neither 

know victory nor defeat. 

So, what’s the deal? How do we end 

up as “cold and timid souls?” What happens 

in those years between third grade 

and 30 to rob us of our courage? What 

steals our desire to jump up in front of 

our peers and be right in the center of 

the action? 

I believe it’s because on the way to 

adulthood we all learn the fine of art 

of fear. We become self-conscious and 

afraid of getting the answer wrong, 

dropping the ball or performing poorly. 

We watch others blow it and see the 

ridicule that is their reward. It’s like 

a bunch of prisoners who’ve seen too 

many of their friends getting shot trying 

to scale the wall in the prison yard. 

As we grow older, we learn to keep our 

heads down and play it safe. 

That’s why I love working with kids. 

Kids don’t care what everyone else 

thinks. Kids just want to have fun. Kids 

just want to act and play and move and 

do. Maybe that’s one of the reasons Jesus 

said we should have faith like a 

child, because a child has the guts to act 

on what they believe to be true. Adults 

just talk it to death. 

Life is not a spectator sport. God did 

not make us to sit back and watch others 

live. He made us to do the living 

ourselves. 

The more I read the Bible, the more 

I realize it’s a book of action. Jesus said 

anyone who hears His words AND 

puts them into practice is like a wise 

man who builds his house on a rock, 

a rock that survives even the strongest 

of the storms. The Bible also says that, 

“Anyone, then, who knows the good he 

ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” 

I remember the first time I read that 

verse thinking, “Are you kidding me? 

Following God isn’t just about avoiding 

bad stuff? I actually have to do something 

too?” 

The fact is I can I say I believe all 

kinds of things about God until I’m blue 

in the face, but unless I’m willing to put 

it into practice, I’m just another guy in 

the stands watching a great game. 

Ever notice how much a church looks 

like a theater? There are plenty of people 

in the audience, with a paid professional 

up front under the lights. It’s just 

one more place we can sit back, offer 

our critique and enjoy the show. 

Unless, of course, you’re a kid. Then 

you’re next door in children’s ministry, 

your hand stretched high in the air, saying, 

“Pick me! Pick me! I want to play.” 

Who knows? Maybe some of them will 

forget to outgrow it. Those, of course, 

will be the ones who will change the 

world while the rest of us applaud 

them. • 

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.

Excellent Fuel Savings, 

Long Lasting. 

FARM BUREAU MEMBERS GET $500 ON THE 

PURCHASE OF GM VEHICLES* AND TRUCKS. 

1-800 I SELL GM www.gmcity.com 

*Offer 

*Service 

available through 

work 

4/1/14. 

must 

Available 

be scheduled 

on all 2011 

on 

and 

May 

2012 

18 

New 

& 

Chevrolet 

19. †One 

vehicles 

per 

(excluding 

month for 

Volt 

1-Year. 

& Cadillac). This offer is not compatible with other private offers. Only customers who have been active members of an 

eligible Farm Bureau for a minimum of 60 days will be eligible to receive a certificates. Customers can obtain certificates at www.fbverify.com/gm. See us for Details.

TIME FOR A TUNE-UP? 

MEN’S HEALTH FAIR 

& CAR SHOW 2012 

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 | 9 AM - 1 PM | FREE 

ON THE GROUNDS OF CLARK MEMORIAL, rain or shine. 

It’s the return of our most popular event, where we bring together classic cars 

and valuable health information and screenings for men. 

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS 

• Prostate screenings (DRE and PSA)* (8-hour fast recommended) 

• Cholesterol screenings (9 AM until Noon)* (8-hour fast recommended) 

• Skin Cancer 

• Vision 

• Blood Pressure 

• And many more 

* Pre-registration recommended, call (812) 283-2101. 

CLASSIC CAR SHOW (awards presented at 2 PM) 

Sponsored by the Christian Hot Rod Association. 

For more information, call (812) 288-0829. 

Find out more at www.clarkmemorial.org. 

Sponsored by 

(812) 282-6631 | www.clarkmemorial.org

Southern Indiana Living MayJune 2012

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?