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12 | STAY AND PLAY 

Lucas Oil Golf Course 

22 | IN AWE OF NATURE 

Local Landscape Artist, Abby Laux 

22 

27 | IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE 

Quick action from husband saves woman’s life 

Southern Indiana Living 

MAR / APR 2021 

Healthcare Spotlight: 

17 | GRATITUDE BEYOND WORDS 

Workers step up during the Covid-19 crisis 

18 | HARRISON COUNTY HOSPITAL 

Pictures from around the hospital during the pandemic 

12 

21 | BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD 

Pictures from around the hospital as workers fight 

Covid-19 

In Every Issue 

7 | FLASHBACK 

A Forgotten Main Street, 1953 

8 | A WALK IN THE GARDEN WITH BOB HILL 

History Begins at Home 

11 | A NOTE TO BABY BOOMERS 

Looking Ahead by Looking Back 

18 

25 | REAL LIFE NUTRITION 

Seven Nutrition Strategies for better sleep 

30 | EVERYDAY ADVENTURES 

Hole in None 



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MAR / APR 2021 

VOL. 14, ISSUE 2 

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This snapshot was taken in the old town of English, Indiana, looking north on old S.R. 37 

near where the Lucas Oil Golf Course resides today. Home to nearly 1000 residents, it was a 

thriving example of small town America, filled with restaurants, hotels, and stores. 

However, a majority of the old town of English was built in flood prone territory, near Little 

Blue River and its tributaries. The town flooded six times between 1959 and 1990. The worst 

episode was a flash flood that sent 13 feet of water down Main Street in 1979. In 1990, history 

repeated itself as nearly 10 feet of water again flooded the town. 

To escape the devastation, most of the town was relocated to higher ground in 1990. A large 

part of old English was converted to the Lucas Oil Golf Course. 


A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill 

History Begins at Home 

I’ve always enjoyed rummaging 

around in history, and of late 

some history has been rummaging 

around in me. The reason was 

coming across an old, yellowed and 

crinkled “abstract of title to certain 

real estate in survey No. 16 of the Illinois 

Grant, Clark County Indiana.” 

More simply put, it’s a history of 

our property on Utica-Charlestown 

Road dating back to 1851. It’s typewritten 

on paper that looks and feels 

about 170 years old. 

The 29-page abstract includes 

tons of forgotten history. All of Clark 

County and parts of Floyd and Scott 

counties were in a 150,000-acre grant 

given by Virginia to George Rogers 

Clark and his 1,200 soldiers after the 

1778-1779 “Illinois Campaign” that 

eventually led to our national expansion. 

Land speculation to follow. 

Our Utica property first shows 

up in the abstract in a Nov. 28, 1851, 

record showing “one hundred and 

four acres be the same more or less” 

being sold by “John Fry and Sarah his 

wife” to William S. Fry for $5,500 – or 

$52.88 an acre. 

That seems a little high for the 

day, but Utica was a busy place back 

then, with its ferry boat carrying settlers 

over the Ohio River from Harrods 

Creek in Kentucky and its busy, 

noxious cluster of lime smelters. 

I know nothing of William S. Fry, 

although he sounds like kin to John 

and Sarah. One of the signers of the 

deed, a Theophilus Robinson, had the 

initials J.P. after it, so maybe it was a 

marriage deal. 

Our old farmhouse was built 

sometime in the 1850s or 1860s; heated 

by fireplaces and wood stoves with 

a summer kitchen in back. This old 

house, its tin roof long ago replaced, 

has held up well, although we long 

ago sold out for a gas furnace, air conditioning 

and indoor plumbing. 

I love those ancient property 

descriptions – many probably still 

applicable. The 1851 deed for the 

8 • Mar/Apr 2021 • Southern Indiana Living 

original 104 acres went, “beginning 

at a stone marked J.D.H.A. and continuing 

…west 103 poles, 15 links… 

east 160 poles to a stone marked B. J. 

J. D”… etc. … etc. … .” 

Pretty much right out of Abe 

Lincoln. 

Moving ahead through the deed, 

the next sale of the property was on 

June 12, 1873, by William S. Fry and 

his wife, Marinda, to a John McCulloch 

for $10,000. I’m figuring at those 

inflated rates, the house, some outbuildings 

and maybe a two-hole biffy 

were also included with the 104 acres 

by then. 

The abstract plot thickens. Two 

days later, McCullough sold the property 

to a William M. Sims for $12,300 

so it would seem – at 148 years distance 

– some real estate speculating 

was going on. 

Then on June 25, 1873, some 69 

acres of the above was sold by William 

M. Sims to Floyd Ogden and Jarvis 

Ogden for $6,300 or $91.30 cents 

an acre. The house – our house – must 

have stayed with the other 35 acres. 

It’s just fun to speculate what 

life was like back then. Who were 

those people living in our house? The 

Civil War was only eight years over; 

the lingering anger and resentment 

with Kentucky just across the river if 

not here; the battlefield survivors as 

neighbors; the constant stink of burning 

limestone in the air. 

OK, let’s fast forward to 1874, 

when that 35 acres and house were 

sold to a William H. Snider Jr. for 

Our old farmhouse was 

built sometime in the 

1850s or 1860s; heated 

by fireplaces and wood 

stoves with a summer 

kitchen in back. This 

old house, its tin roof 

long ago replaced, has 

held up well, although 

we long ago sold out 

for a gas furnace, air 

conditioning and indoor 

plumbing. 

$2,660, or $85.80 an acre. Here comes 

the sad news. A Jan. 4, 1944, page in 

the deed showed William H. Snider 

had died intestate in 1910, leaving his 

only heirs, his widow, Julia Snider, 

and one daughter, Josephine Lentz. 

The Lentz name is the first familiar 

to me. When we bought the 

place in 1975, and it was then down 

to six acres, we were told it was “the 

Old Lentz Place,” meaning when we 

leave it – no hurry – it may finally be 

called “the Old Hill Place.” 

I do know there is “the Old

Lentz Cemetery” off Patrol Road in 

what became the Army Ammunition 

property, the cemetery sealed off 

to the public in the 1930s when the 

plant was being built. The eight Lentz 

graves in there date to the 1860s. It’s 

still open to family. The cemetery also 

includes the tombstone for a Revolutionary 

War drummer named Summers. 

To fast forward, the last few 

pages of the Survey No. 16 of the Illinois 

Grant Clark County Indiana 

winnows down the property from 

104 acres to 69 acres to 35 acres to our 

present six acres. 

It mentions the Myers family, a 

“pioneer family” still on adjoining 

land well over 100 years. A second, 

more current abstract covers two single 

women who lived here about 25 

years. They sold it to the couple we 

bought it from who were getting divorced. 

It showed. Abstract records 

indicated who got the freezer, the riding 

lawnmower and the Mastercard 

bills. 

We’re proud to be in this old 

house more than 25% of its life. I am 

now thinking that with a little work 

and imagination, a guy could write a 

book about it and its inhabitants over 

the past 160 years and at least be sure 

of getting the names right. 

The book would have to include 

Mr. Curtis Hooper, who never lived 

in this house but was its neighborprotector 

for much of our 45 years 

here. He didn’t walk over often, but 

would come to visit on his riding 

lawnmower wearing silly hats. 

Not to forget the two elderly 

women I met about 10 years ago who 

were born in this very room in which 

I am writing. How many columnists 

could say that? • 

About the Author 

Former Courier-Journal 

columnist Bob Hill 

enjoys gardening, good 

fun, good friends and 

the life he and his wife, 

Janet, have created on 

their eight bucolic acres 

near Utica in Southern 

Indiana. 



Looking Ahead by Looking Back 

A Note to Baby Boomers 

How can 2021 miss? 

Bad movies will be 

hits and bad restaurants 

will have waits. Democrats 

will hug Republicans not because 

they miss one another but because 

they miss hugging. Robbers will be 

the only ones wearing masks. Malls 

will remember what it’s like to be 

popular like they were, say, a halfcentury 

ago. 

1971. 2021, just try to beat it. 

1971 was my 2021, that year 

when most everything that could go 

right finally did. 

I look forward to 2021 being 

everything 2020 could not. Who 

doesn’t? I also look back, though, an 

old man leafing through fading mental 

snapshots of old times. I think of 

relatives, of friends, of neighbors, of 

teachers and of coaches, all caring, 

most kind and too many now gone. 

Of course I think of my saintly 

parents, who did their best no matter 

if I did. 

I think of the 18 years before 

1971, how good I had it and how bad 

I sometimes was at realizing it. Anyhow, 

1971 came along to rescue me 

none too soon. 

In 1971, high school ended. I 

envy people who shined in high 

school. I did not. Seems like I wanted 

to be somebody else or do something 

else. There was absolutely no reason 

for my discontent, as if teenagers 

need reasons. 

In 1971, America came belatedly 

to grips with the nightmarish mistake 

that was the Vietnam War. In other 

words, the Army well might not require 

my services after all. I believe 

I would have served. But I confess; I 

feel so lucky not to have found out. 

The draft ended mere months before 

my 103 lottery number could be 

called. 

In 1971, I was introduced to journalism. 

My hometown newspaper 

needed someone eager and cheap to 

cover ballgames and take pictures of 

prom queens and birthday parties. I 

was issued a notebook and a camera 

and, without a clue, I started. 

I haven’t quite stopped. 

And in 1971, I enrolled at IU 

Southeast, then in downtown Jeffersonville. 

Was I mature enough to realize 

I was not mature enough to make 

it in a college away from home? Yeah, 

let’s go with that. 

My entry-level math class ended 

a half hour before my entry-level 

psychology class began. Whenever I 

could, I bided my time between classes 

on a shady porch on campus. 

A classmate named Jean Crone 

did likewise. By mid-semester we got 

to talking. 

By mid-2021, Jean and I will 

have been married 46 years. 

What if I had signed up for different 

courses? What if Jean had? 

What if the two classes had been back 

to back or on different days – no fateful 

porch intermission? Would I have 

been so attracted even if she did not 

wear bowling shoes? Plans can be 

great. Happenstance can be greater. 

In 1971, I kept getting breaks, topped 

by falling in love. 

In 1971, Jean began to learn to 

put up with me. 

The lessons from math and psychology 

couldn’t help her enough. 

Neither entirely has all this time. I will 

be in trouble with her for one thing 

or the other by the end of this day, as 

well as for including her on this page. 

Tomorrow will afford me yet another 

chance for redemption that I, of 

course, shamelessly will blow. 

Along with the clock, hopes run 

out. Father Time wins every time. I 

doubt I will feel better or look better 

than I now do. World travel is about 

as likely as me fitting into skinny 

jeans or running another mini-marathon. 

I am not good at a whole lot but, 

gratefully, I decently play the hands I 

am dealt. 

So no vast fortune, no fame, 

seemingly no more championships 

for Indiana University basketball, I 

cope when I must. Just give me this 

one – please, pretty please, may Jean 

outlive me. 

I do not want to die. I do want 

to die first. 

Jean knows how to reboot the 

computer. Jean knows how to get 

dessert out of my shirts. Jean knows 

Plans can be great. Happenstance can be 

greater. In 1971, I kept getting breaks, 

topped by falling in love. 

how to make sense out of bills. Jean 

knows what books best to read to our 

young granddaughters. 

What do I know? I know to call 

for Jean’s help like 73 times per day, 

per good day. 

Jean excels at all life throws at 

her and could not care less who notices. 

She mastered welfare work 

before mastering bank management 

and then first-grade teaching. Our 

now-grown kids still lean on her and 

she never expects to stop being mom. 

She will swim more laps today at the 

Y than most of us could in a week. 

Then Jean will come home, vacuum 

around my feet and wipe countertops 

that already seem spotless. 

She will watch her favorite TV reruns 

for the 20th time and get mad when I 

invariably interrupt her for no worthwhile 

reason. 

Jean again will ask I quit teasing, 

quit singing, quit letting the dog 

take up so much space in bed and 

quit buying so many sweat socks. As 

if I, at my age, will change. In 1971, 

I happened upon the love of my life. 

Jean and I gave ourselves to each 

other between math and psychology 

and stayed together between all other 

manner of thick and thin. 

Together, Jean and I made it doing 

nothing in 2020. Let’s see how we 

do doing too much in 2021. Thank 

God I have someone with whom to 

make up lost time. I cannot imagine 

growing old alone. 

I cannot imagine any year being 

a good one without Jean. • 

After 25 years, Dale Moss 

retired as Indiana columnist for 

The Courier-Journal. He now 

writes weekly for the News and 

Tribune. Dale and his wife Jean 

live in Jeffersonville in a house 

that has been in his family 

since the Civil War. Dale’s e- 

mail is dale.moss@twc.com 


Cover Story 

Stay & 

Play 

Lucas Oil Golf Course makes it easy to enjoy the 

beauty of Southern Indiana in a relaxing weekend 


Story by Brian Smith 

Photos by Elisa Lucas Photography

Southern Indiana, known for its 

picturesque rolling hills near 

the Hoosier National Forest, offers 

quite the surroundings to 

set up a few days away from everyday 

life. Mining for gems at nearby 

Marengo Cave, a notable National 

Landmark, is common for spelunkers. 

When it comes to hitting the 

links, golfers often want to find hidden 

gems of their own, and not necessarily 

the secrets to the perfect putting 

stroke. If it’s an overnight stay 

and a championship golf experience 

you desire, Lucas Oil Golf Course in 

English has the perfect combination. 

At Lucas Oil Golf Course, convenience 

in planning a golfing and 

outdoor excursion couldn’t be easier. 

The 18-hole course offers relaxing 

accommodations on property, 

with golf cart use at the front 

doorstep. The ranch-style houses are 

situated near the 10th hole, a par-four 

not far from the clubhouse and a full 

restaurant. 

It’s a stay where golf, food, relaxation 

and fun times can be had with 

only a golf cart needed. 

“What makes it unique is we 

give them access to a golf cart at the 

house so they don’t have to load and 

unload their clubs each time they 

want to play,” said Ron Schitter, the 

course’s director of golf. “Once the 

golf season gets going, it’s a great 

convenience.” 

Two houses, with four comfortable 

bedrooms in each, are the lodging 

options. Two beds are in each room, 

comfortably sleeping eight. Throw in 

the additions of sleeper sofas and the 

occupancy can reach 10-12. 

“We have had as many as 20 at 

one time between the two houses,” 

said Schitter. “There are full kitchens 

and dining areas in each. There are 

TVs scattered all around. House one 

has an attached deck on the back with 

a 65-inch TV. In house two, we have 

a 32-by-40-foot shelter house off the 

back with a 65-inch TV, too. It’s great 

for playing cornhole, cards, watching 

people play golf or watching wildlife.” 

Stay-and-play golf has been 

growing in popularity in recent years. 

“The lodging gives golfers the 

option to stay and continue to play,” 

said Schitter. “If you want to take 

long weekends, it’s a perfect opportunity 

to do that. It’s convenient. We 

rent them out year-round. Even if the 

course isn’t open, we still have people 

in the area looking for lodging or 

family wanting to use it in the offsea- 

“What makes it unique is we give them 

access to a golf cart at the house so they 

don’t have to load and unload their clubs 

each time they want to play. Once the golf 

season gets going, it’s a great convenience.” 

- Ron Schitter 

Director of Golf, Lucas Oil Golf Course 

Pictured: (top) The bridge crossing Little Blue River between holes 6 and 7. (bottom) A view from a putting green. 


Pictured: (top, left) The deck at the clubhouse overlooks the golf course. (top, right) Another view crossing 

Little Blue River on hole 4 tee box. (bottom, right) The cart path from hole 6 to hole 7 with a view of 

Little Blue River. 

Families and groups 

can make use of the 

lodging to spend time 

at Marengo Cave, 

Patoka Lake, French 

Lick Casino and 

Holiday World. 

Hiking trails are 

plentiful in the area, 

including the beautiful 

rock formations and 

waterfall at Hemlock 

Cliffs. 


son if it is available.” 

The location, about 10 minutes 

north off I-64 at the intersection of 

State Highway 64 and State Road 237, 

is central to several other Southern Indiana 

activities as well. Families and 

groups can make use of the lodging 

to spend time at Marengo Cave (10 

minutes away), Patoka Lake (30 minutes 

away), French Lick Casino (30 

minutes away) and Holiday World 

(45 minutes away). Hiking trails are 

plentiful in the area, including the 

beautiful rock formations and waterfall 

at Hemlock Cliffs. 

“I recently put it on VRBO and 

anyone can come,” said Schitter. “It’s 

a great market when it’s golf season 

or off season because we have some 

great attractions around us along 

with golf. If you get a couple families, 

the golfers can play golf while the 

others hit the road to Patoka, Holiday 

World or other attractions.” 

The popularity of the rentals is 

gaining steam. Schitter said he has 

one group who has booked a weekend 

over the course of the next five 

years. Others are coming from Indianapolis, 

Cincinnati and other cities to 

spend the weekend at Lucas Oil Golf 

Course. 

The Donald Ross Course in 

neighboring French Lick hosts an 

LPGA Symetra tour event annually, 

with some of those professionals 

electing to stay at Lucas Oil Golf 

Course. 

“They love the setup and what 

we offer,” Schitter said of those who 

book the stay-and-play options. 

Pricing is based on the season 

and number of people staying and 

playing. Meal plans are also available 

and can be found at lucasoilgolfcourse.com. 

The Club House Restaurant at 

Lucas Oil G.C. offers breakfast, lunch 

and dinner. 

“The restaurant is very convenient,” 

said Schitter. “There are some 

groups that will want to grill out at 

the house, but a vast majority eat at 

our restaurant. We open at 7 a.m. and 

close at 10 on the weekends.” 

On the course, there are multiple 

tee boxes, setting up a great round for 

various levels of golfers. It can play 

5,000 yards or back to 7,000, depending 

on your skill. 

“The grounds crew has been doing 

tree work on the golf course for 

the upcoming season,” said Schitter. 

“It’s been in really great shape and is 

great to play.” 

Located in the forest area, Lucas 

Oil Golf Course is certainly unique 

as it takes full advantage of elevation 

changes throughout the round. Some 

holes offer brilliant views, some 100- 

plus feet above a valley. The back nine 

presents the most challenges in terms 

of elevation. There are several creeks 

and lakes that come into play as well. 

The par-72 is a gem. 

And now, the opportunity to 

play the next day is even easier. • 

The course can be reached at 812-338- 

3748 to book a tee time or reserve a stayand-play 

package. 

Pictured: The beautiful putting green on hole 6. 


LOCAL PLACES TO STAY: 

• Big Timber River Cabins 

• Blue River Valley Farm 

• White Oak Cabins at 

Patoka Lake 

• The Cove On Patoka Lake 

• Horseshoe Bend 

Cabin Rental 

• Marengo Cave Family 

Camping Cabins 

• Marengo Family Cabins 

• Morgan’s Cabin 

• Ohio River Room 

• Patoka 4 Seasons Resort 

• Patoka Lake Marina 

& Lodging 

• Patoka Lake Winery 

Suites 

• Scott’s Timberline Cabin 

• Stay & Play Lucas Oil 

Golf Course 

• Stone’s Throw Cabin 

• The Village 

• Wise Old Owl Cabin 

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Amid an onslaught of news 

concerning the COVID 

19-pandemic, people rushed 

to stock up on essentials, 

discussed ways to confront the crisis, 

tried to decide how to protect themselves 

and debated over whether or 

not to mask up, social distance and 

practice frequent hand-washing. 

In the midst of all the noise surrounding 

the crisis, health-care workers 

quickly rose to the occasion. With 

determination, courage and compassion, 

shift after shift, in hospitals, 

nursing facilities and private homes 

across the country, they did what was 

necessary to keep patients alive, comfortable 

and comforted. As others retreated 

to the safety of their homes, 

these professionals moved forward 

to face a line of danger. 

This highly contagious, sometimes 

lethal virus puts doctors and 

nurses and their support staff in danger 

every day. In the best of times, the 

difficult and exhausting work of healing 

requires not only a vast amount of 

knowledge, but compassion, stamina 

and the ability to make life and death 

decisions. This past year, these qualities 

have been tested over and over. 

Some have made the supreme sacrifice. 

Some have suffered the effects 

of the illness themselves. All serve at 

a cost. Many have foregone days off 

and worked extra hours doing what 

they can to keep their patients alive. 

Their stories are heartbreaking 

as they tell about spending time with 

patients during their darkest, loneliest 

hours, often being the only faceto-face 

contact the person has, with 

family and friends available only 

through phone calls. Sometimes, they 

must hold a hand during a patient’s 

last minutes. 

Joey Robinson, a COVID-19 patient, 

spent 11 days in ICU at Harrison 

County Hospital. He praised the 

staff there as he recalled the trauma 

of illness and isolation. “The only 

people I saw were the nurses, and I 

can’t praise them enough,” he said. 

“They were wonderful. Every time 

they came in, even if it was just to 

bring me a drink of water, they had 

to put on all that protective gear. And 

they never did treat me like a leper or 

ostracize me in any way.” 

The virus has affected all aspects 

of health care. 

“I work with surgical patients, 

so I haven’t worked as close with 

COVID patients as some have,” said 

Lexie Byrd, a nurse at Baptist Health 

Floyd. However, the restriction of 

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visitors has led to painful changes for 

her patients. “I can say that the hardest 

part for me is having patients 18 

to 95 years old going through surgery 

all alone,” she said. “We were used 

to having family and friends there to 

wish them luck and kiss them goodbye 

as they go into surgery. Now that 

time is filled with silence and fear. 

And after surgery, when patients 

are healing, their families have been 

there to comfort them. Now that can’t 

happen. My aspect isn’t as hard as it 

is for those dealing directly with CO- 

VID patients, but it has made a big 

difference.” 

Hospice nurse Angie Townsend 

became a COVID-19 patient herself. 

“I don’t know how I contacted it. I 

don’t think it was from a patient,” 

said Townsend. “It is hard to tell for 

sure where you were exposed. It has 

Gratitude Beyond Words 

Workers step up during Covid-19 crisis 

Story by Sara Combs 

Photo by MJGraphics / shutterstoc,k.com 

been a stressful time from the beginning, 

a whole new ballgame. You 

worry about your patients and their 

caregivers and about taking it home 

to your family.” 

Fortunately, she was the only 

one in her household to contract the 

virus. “I am thankful for that. And 

I am thankful that I worked for an 

agency that was supportive while I 

took the time I needed to recover and 

also to allow me to work from home 

until it was safe for me to go back into 

patients’ homes.” 

“We just have to do our best to 

get through this,” Townsend said. 

“Wear masks. Social distance. Avoid 

gatherings. Take Vitamin D. Wash 

hands. We just have to take it one 

week at a time. One day at a time. We 

will make it.” • 



Harrison County Hospital 


// Photos submitted by Harrison County Hospital

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For 25 years now, Harrison County Community Foundation has been helping our community experience 

philanthropy through every season – and every season of life. Scholarship for young people and adults. 

Funding Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten. Supporting youth programs and seniors’ meals. Investing in fiber 

internet backbone. COVID-19 relief. Providing grants and other resources for nonprofits. Funding mental 

health services and addiction treatment programs. 

Of course, plenty of opportunities and challenges remain. Together we can tackle the next 25 years and 

beyond. How are you going to experience philanthropy - this season and next? In what season of life are you 

going to help someone or perhaps need help yourself? 

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Artist Spotlight 

Landscape painter Abby Laux 

can walk to Patoka Lake 

Reservoir from her home 

and art studio, located on 

a wooded country road in Dubois 

County. 

She and her husband, Kerry 

Lueken, both avid hikers, often do 

walk around the lake, absorbing 

the contours of the land, the rock 

formations and the woods as they 

change through the seasons. They 

both grew up in this area, and their 

connection to these woods runs 

deep. For Laux, the place is also the 

inspiration for many of her paintings. 

The roots of Laux’s enthusiasm 

for making art out of landscape go 

back to her childhood. Her father, 

who died when Laux was 20, was a 

painter and stay-at-home parent. 

“There were always art supplies 

around our house,” she said, “and 

trips to the museum. My sisters and 

I also made our own kind of art. We 

found colored rocks – some gold, 

some deep reds – that we pounded 

into powder, then let go into a creek 

to watch the water change color. 

We dug up clay along creek banks 

to make our own pottery. With its 

abundance of natural materials, the 

woods was our playground and art 

studio.” 

Laux continued: “I still have a 

sense of being a child at play when I 

am working in my studio today.” 

Laux’s landscape paintings 

usually begin with her total immersion 

into a place: contemplating, sketching, 

photographing and making notes 

about unique tints. Back in her studio, 

she puts her formalist education and 

training to work designing the space 

– deciding what to draw attention 

to with light, what to shadow, what 

needs to be cropped, and thinking 

about how line will lead the viewer’s 

eye. 

“I might rearrange objects if the 

painting calls for it,” Laux said. “I 

am also enthralled with the colors, 

fluidity and texture of paint itself, and 

am always aware of how that can be 

used, as an expressive mark, to record 

my response to the landscape.” 

A private wooded area near 

Laux’s home is the subject of Laux’s 

painting titled “Dad’s Presence.” 

The painting was commissioned by 

Beth Neukam, who titled the piece 

to honor Neukam’s late father with 

whom she had spent many happy 

hours in these woods on their family 

farm. 

In Awe of Nature 

Local artist draws inspiration from the landscape of SoIN 

“This was his world,” Neukam 

said of the land represented in the 

painting. 

The contrast in the painting 

between the ancient, dense rock 

formations – called “the cliffs” by 

Neukam’s family – and the wispy 

spring trees is striking. The many 

tints and hues of green that cover the 

small patch of earth in the painting 

suggest the power of life, with so 

many things growing – even on rocks. 

The sunflower fields planted at 

Patoka Lake as a habitat for birds and 

bees are depicted in several of Laux’s 

plein air paintings. 

“I paint en plein air more for 

practice than for exhibition,” Laux 

said. “Sunflowers are especially 

irresistible to paint on site because 

their flowers turn their faces to follow 

the sun, offering the opportunity to 

capture a field of swiveling color. 

The time spent in the fields was 

also memorable because of so much 

pollen sprinkling down on me and 

my equipment,” Laux joked. 

Laux’s and Leuken’s engagement 

with the land has led them to hike 

through some of America’s most 

stunning National Parks – they have 

traveled to roughly 20. 

Story by Judy Cato 

Photos by Lorraine Hughes (except where noted) 

Laux, of course, takes her 

sketchpads, paints and camera, 

and has made dozens of beautiful 

paintings of scenes from their travels. 

Her painting “Rialto Beach” is of the 

west coast side of Olympic National 

Park in Washington state. 

“I love this type of beach in the 

morning,” Laux said, “when there is 

moisture in the air and cloud cover. 

When the tide recedes, leaving tide 

pools, you can see all types of living 

creatures – starfish, barnacles – 

clinging to the rocks.” 

On a trip to Rocky Mountain 

National Park in Colorado, Laux 

made the sketches and notes for 

her painting “Quiet in the Crowd,” 

which portrays a scene in a section 

known as Moraine Park. In the 

painting, the light falling on the 

trunks of the Aspen trees and on the 

distant mountain peak is balanced 

by the triangle of sun-lit snow in the 

shadowed foreground. 

Laux has had her paintings 

chosen on a regular basis for the 

Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibition, the 

Indiana Heritage Arts Show and the 

Indiana Artists Club Annual Juried 

Exhibition. Two of her paintings were 

recently selected for a noteworthy

exhibit, “Historic Indiana En Plein 

Air,” that is currently traveling to 

various venues in Indiana until 

October 2021. 

This exhibit combines “the 

very best of Hoosier art and the 

accomplishment of statewide historic 

preservation,” according to Mark 

Ruschman, the chief fine arts curator 

at Indiana State Museum and Historic 

Sites. 

The paintings in the show 

all depict one of Indiana’s 2000 

listings on the National Register 

of Historic Places. Laux painted 

“Sturm’s Hardware,” a store on the 

main square in Jasper, and “Evening 

Prayers,” a rendering of St. Joseph 

Church in Jasper, for this show. 

Like many artists, Laux also 

teaches. She is the full-time art teacher 

at Springs Valley Junior - Senior High 

School. Because art was so much a 

part of her life when she was growing 

up, she is thrilled when some of her 

students find their niche in making 

art, and the art room becomes their 

safe space. 

Laux also considers her 

landscape paintings to be a form of 

education for those who view them. 

“I feel there is a great need in 

the modern world to reinvent a way 

to coexist with nature and mend 

society’s alienation from it,” she 

said. “I hope these paintings inspire 

viewers to gain a sense of respect and 

awe for nature and walk out into an 

intimate conversation with it.” • 

For more information about Abby and her 

landscape paintings, go to abbylaux.com. 

Laux’s landscape paintings usually begin with her total immersion into a place: 

contemplating, sketching, photographing and making notes about unique tints. 

Pictured: (left hand page) Artist Abby Laux paints in her Dubois County studio; (this page, 

from top, clockwise) “Dad’s Presence” is a 36 x 36 in oil painting commisioned by Beth 

Neukam in honor of her late father; The sunflower fields at Patoka Lake provided the perfect 

inspiration for this plein air painting; “Quiet in the Crowd” depicts a scene from the Rocky 

Mountain National Park in Colorado; Laux’s “Sturm’s Hardware” painting was inspired by the 

hardware store in Jasper, Indiana // Photo by Abby Laux. 


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Picture it: After a high-pressure day 

at work, you retreat to your peaceful 

bedroom for some much-needed 

sleep. Grateful for some rest, 

you nestle into the crisp sheets, pull up 

your fluffy comforter, close your eyes and 

… an hour later, you are still wide awake. 

Does this sound familiar? 

If so, you are not alone. A 2019 study 

found that a growing number of Americans 

experience sleep difficulties, and the 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

report that at least 1 out of 3 American 

adults are not getting enough sleep. Seeking 

good sleep is a top health priority. Poor 

sleep is associated with a host of health 

problems, including a weakened immune 

system, cardiovascular disease (especially 

high blood pressure), headaches, mood 

and mental health disturbances, increased 

risk of accidental injury and even an increased 

risk of cancer. Poor sleep directly 

affects nutrition and diet quality, as lack 

of sleep interferes with the hormones that 

regulate hunger and fullness cues, making 

it harder to stay in touch with when 

and how much to eat throughout the day. 

March is National Sleep Awareness 

Month, so it’s the perfect time to improve 

your sleep routine. Did you know the 

foods you eat can help you sleep better? 

It’s true – the ticket to better sleep might 

be in your kitchen! Here are the top seven 

nutrition strategies for better sleep and 

optimal health. 

1. Ditch the sugary drinks. 

Sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas, 

lemonade, sweet tea and sweet coffee 

drinks may be sabotaging your sleep. 

Even drinks without caffeine are linked 

to shorter sleep duration in adults and 

children. Turbulent blood sugar caused 

by high-sugar drinks can cause frequent 

interruptions in sleep, as well as difficulty 

falling asleep after waking. Heartburn 

sufferers who drink sugar-sweetened 

beverages are 24% more likely to experience 

sleep disruptions. And, studies link 

sugar-sweetened beverages to increased 

nocturnal urination. Why not experiment 

with unsweetened drinks like water, 

unsweetened tea or sugar-free water 

flavorings? You may be surprised how 

your sleep quality improves with this one 

simple change. 

2. Curb your caffeine use. 

You may love your morning coffee, 

but if you suffer from sleep problems or 

daytime sleepiness, that cup o’ joe may be 

to blame. A clinical review published in 

Sleep Medicine Reviews explains that caffeine 

dependence develops quickly, and 

even modest quantities of daily caffeine 

can disrupt nighttime sleep, leaving you 

feeling sleepy during the day. If you’re 

drinking caffeinated beverages (think iced 

tea, caffeinated sodas and specialty coffee 

drinks), you may benefit from swapping 

these out for caffeine-free alternatives. 

Consider no- or low-caffeine alternatives 

like chai tea (which has about one-seventh 

the caffeine of coffee), turmeric golden 

milk, peppermint tea, sparkling water, 

decaf iced tea or soft drinks or low-caffeine 

herbal drinks. At the very least, limit 

caffeine-containing beverages, and avoid 

them after lunchtime. 

3. Be mindful about alcohol. 

While alcohol can bring on drowsiness 

and sleepiness, it only helps temporarily, 

and ultimately leads to poorer 

sleep. When the effect of alcohol wears 

off, the restorative phase of sleep cuts 

off, causing premature awakening. Interruptions 

in this restorative phase of sleep 

can cause significant problems – especially 

problems with concentration and 

memory. The National Sleep Foundation 

recommends no more than one alcoholcontaining 

drink daily to avoid sleep disturbances. 

4. Enjoy some kiwi! 

Kiwi is a good source of vitamin C, 

vitamin K, copper and vitamin E, and it 

can help improve sleep. Kiwi contains a 

unique blend of antioxidants and serotonin, 

which may help reduce the time it 

takes to fall asleep, increase overall sleep 

quality and decrease the chance of premature 

awakening. If you want to give 

it a try, eat two kiwi about one hour before 

bedtime for a few weeks, and pay attention 

to how your body responds. If it 

works for you, keep enjoying kiwi! 

5. Try tart cherry juice. 

Tart cherries are naturally rich in 

melatonin, which plays a role in the sleep 

cycle. Tart cherry juice may be helpful for 

treating insomnia in older adults. A few 

studies show that drinking one 8-ounce 

cup of tart cherry juice morning and night 

can help older adults sleep longer and 

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Seven Nutrition Strategies for Better Sleep 

achieve better quality sleep. This may not 

be practical for some, as tart cherry juice is 

one of the more expensive fruit juices. Additionally, 

it may not be appropriate for 

those requiring lower carbohydrate diets, 

as each serving provides 30 grams of carbohydrates. 

Talk with your dietitian about 

whether this strategy is right for you. 

6. Include walnuts and brazil nuts. 

Walnuts are rich in antioxidants, 

melatonin, serotonin, omega-3s and polyphenols, 

which help to promote sleep. 

Including walnuts at your evening meal 

or snack could support better sleep. Try 

adding walnuts to salads or smoothies, 

eating them on their own, or using walnut 

butter as a spread on toast or sandwiches. 

Brazil nuts are an excellent source of selenium, 

which can help reduce restlessness 

and irritability, which may support deeper, 

calmer sleep. Eating just two brazil 

nuts per day provides the recommended 

amount of selenium! 

7. Fight blue light with phyto-nutrients. 

High-energy blue light is a type 

of UV light emitted by devices such as 

TVs and smartphones that can suppress 

melatonin production, leading to sleep 

problems. Phyto-nutrient carotenoids, 

especially lutein and zeaxanthin, help 

naturally filter blue light. Eating foods 

rich in these carotenoids may help prevent 

melatonin suppression and support 

better sleep. Good sources of these carotenoids 

include carrots, kale, kiwi, oranges, 

squash, grapes, spinach and broccoli. 

Enjoy these delicious tips – and 

sweet dreams! • 

About the Author 

Anna Hartman, RDN, 

LD, CD, is a clinical 

nutrition specialist at 

Baptist Health Floyd. 

She also provides 

therapeutic nutrition 

services for people in 

recovery from eating 

disorders. Anna loves to 

help others improve their 

relationships with food. 


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Quick action from husband and Baptist Health save woman’s life 

Nov. 13, 2019, started out like 

most days for Marilyn Williar. 

But it turned out to be 

anything but normal. 

Marilyn, who works from home 

for Humana, began her shift at 6 a.m. 

She walked into her home office, sat 

down, turned on the computer and 

prepared to start working. Just another 

day. 

But in a matter of seconds, normalcy 

turned into panic and fear. 

Marilyn’s husband, Kevin, heard 

her making a strange noise as he was 

getting ready for work. He came into 

her home office and immediately 

knew something was not right. 

“I walked into the restroom and 

heard something banging. I walked 

into her office and her back was to 

me. I spun her around and her face 

was drooping,” he said. “There was 

no response, so it was off to the races 

by that point.” 

For a split-second, Kevin considered 

taking his wife to the hospital 

himself, but he decided to call 911. 

The EMTs arrived in 15 minutes 

and rushed Marilyn to Baptist Health 

Floyd, where she was immediately 

given a CT scan. A blood clot was 

found in an artery supplying blood 

flow to the brain, and hospital personnel 

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that can help dissolve clots and 

minimize stroke effects. Patients can 

only receive the shot within the first 

4½ hours of symptom onset. From the 

time she reached the hospital to the 

time she was administered the drug 

was only 19 minutes. 

She was transferred to Baptist 

Health Louisville, where a surgical 

team was waiting. The team performed 

an endovascular intervention 

to remove the clot. She was in recovery 

by 10:30 a.m. 

“Somebody having a stroke, the 

key is to get to the hospital as soon 

as possible,” said Dr. Steven Pahner, 

an emergency room doctor and director 

of the Baptist Health Floyd stroke 

program. “Every minute that goes by, 

brain cells are dying.” 

Kevin, an employee at Baptist 

Health Floyd, later determined 

that he walked into the home office 

around 6:03 a.m., just three minutes 

after his wife sat down in her chair. 

“I really feel so lucky to be alive 

and I think it was due to Baptist Hospital,” 

she said. 

Marilyn spent one week in the 

hospital before being transferred to 

Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital, 

where she stayed another three 

weeks. After returning home, she received 

services from Baptist Home 

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She continued rehabilitation 

through outpatient services, which 

has helped her regain strength. She 

returned to work June 24, seven 

months after her stroke. 

“I am so grateful to Baptist. I 

could not talk nor walk and did not 

have a clear mind,” she said. “With 

the help from staff and hard work 

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I received were beyond 

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“I walked into the 

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I spun her around and her 

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was no response, so it 

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- Kevin Williar 

husband was able to tell the staff exactly 

what time I had the stroke. I was 

very lucky to have a staff that knew 

exactly what to do for me.” 

Dr. Pahner said it is imperative 

that once stroke symptoms occur to 

not second-guess those symptoms 

and get to the hospital immediately, 

no matter the age. Act and think 

F.A.S.T. (Face drooping, Arm weakness, 

Speech, Time to call 911). 

“Strokes can happen at any age, 

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he said. “Just because you are younger 

doesn’t mean you can’t have a 

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Kevin said his wife continues to 

make strides. 

“Everything has worked out the 

best it could. She is doing very well 

now,” he said. “She has good days 

and bad days, but we consider ourselves 

very fortunate. It takes time. 

We keep moving forward … that is 

all you can do.” • 


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Everyday Adventures 

I 

once fell down trying to hit a golf ball. 

I’m not proud of it, but it happened. 

I needed P.E. credits in college and 

figured golf was an easy way to get 

them. I was wrong. Sure, my golf teacher 

wouldn’t have me out doing push ups 

and running laps, but the mental anguish 

of golf more than made up for it. 

Up to this point I’d never played golf 

that didn’t involve windmills and waterfalls. 

I don’t mean to brag, but I’d once hit 

a hole-in-one by bouncing my ball off the 

side of a pirate ship. Clearly, I’d already 

mastered the putter. How much harder 

could it be to throw in a few more clubs? 

Turns out it was a little bit harder. As 

in impossible. The day I took a dive was 

the culmination of weeks of frustration. 

After hours of instruction on the proper 

way to hold a club and hit the ball, I felt 

like I knew less than when I’d started. 

That particular morning we were 

practicing teeing off with our drivers. If 

you don’t know anything about golf, that 

does not mean sipping Earl Grey with a 

chauffeur (see, I did learn something). 

No, your driver is the big, wooden club 

you use to cover long distances, and teeing 

off is when you hit the ball at the beginning 

of a hole. 

Teed off also describes how I felt 

after trying to hit the ball in front of my 

entire class without even making contact. 

I swung and missed. If I’d been playing 

baseball, they would have called it a 

strike, but when you’re playing golf, they 

just call it looking dumb. 

It was time to try again. Did I mention 

I was in front of my entire class? To 

make matters worse, my teacher was offering 

advice on my form. Keep your head 

down. Bend your knees. Loosen your 

grip. With every word of advice, I could 

feel my anxiety rising, like steam in a pressure 

cooker that was about to blow. 

Yes, I’d swung and missed once, but 

now I was determined to launch that ball 

into orbit. I was going to take everything 

I’d learned in the class, and every ounce 

of frustration over the game and channel 

it into one power-packed, amazing swing. 

What I failed to notice, however, was 

that the morning grass was soaked with 

dew. So, when I drew back my club and 

cut loose, I had no way to stop myself. I 

spun around in a spectacular display of 

clumsiness and hit the ground. To add 

insult to injury, I could see the ball sitting 

about two inches from the tee. I don’t 

know if I actually grazed it or just knocked 

it off with the wind from my fall. 

Either way, there was only one thing 

I could do. I hopped up, stepped on the 

ball, squinted into the distance and said, 

“Anybody see how far it went?” Unfortunately, 

they had. 

Despite our best efforts, there are 

times in life we all fall down. Not just 

physically, but morally, spiritually, relationally, 

and the list goes on. Sometimes 

we fall in private moments. Other times 

in full view of the world. 

But thankfully we have a teacher 

with a big heart for people who fall. The 

Bible says, “The Lord helps the fallen 

and lifts those bent beneath their loads” 

(Psalm 145:14, NLT). In fact, Jesus came to 

earth for this very reason. On the cross, He 

made a way for us to get back up time and 

time again. It’s called grace, and we don’t 

just need it for the past, but for every day 

of living. 

In some ways life is like the game of 

golf. It’s frustrating, complicated and just 

when we think we’re figuring it out, we 

Hole in None 

Up to this point I’d never played golf that 

didn’t involve windmills and waterfalls. I don’t 

mean to brag, but I’d once hit a hole-in-one by 

bouncing my ball off the side of a pirate ship. 

Clearly, I’d already mastered the putter. 

blow it. But the good news is Jesus shot a 

perfect game, so we don’t have to. Shame 

and regret don’t have to define our lives. 

Instead we can be defined by love, first by 

receiving it and then by giving it away. • 

Image: romakoma / shutterstock.com 

Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and 

dad who loves the quirky surprises God sends 

his way every day. You can read more from 

Jason in his books Tales from the Leaf Pile and 

Holiday Road. You can catch up with Jason on 

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