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TOP 10 

TOP TEN: 

Christmas Tree Farms in Southern Indiana 

Pictured: Te Christmas tree farm at Huber’s Orchard & Winery / Photo by Michelle Hockman 

1 

Huber’s Orchard & Winery 

19816 Huber Road, Borden, IN 47106 

Take a wagon ride to the tree farm to fnd your perfect tree! Choose and cut your own Scotch pine, White pine, Douglas fr, Norway 

spruce, or Blue spruce, or choose a pre-cut Frasier fr. Enjoy a free cup of apple cider with your tree purchase, or stop by the 

bakery for freshly baked breads, fudge, and Christmas treats. Open daily from November 27 - December 23 from 10 am - 6 pm. 

For more information: www.huberwinery.com or 812-923-9813. 

2 

Meyer Christmas Tree Farm 

24619 Tom Evans Rd, Borden, IN 47106 

Just 20 miles from Louisville, this Borden, Indiana farm is open daily between Thanksgiving and December 23. Trees available 

include White pine, Scotch pine, Blue spruce, Norway spruce, and Canaan fr. The Boy Scouts will be running a concession stand 

on the weekends. Open daily from November 27 - December 23 from 10 am - dark. For more information, call (812) 923- 9355 or 

email mickmeyer@wildblue.net. 


3 

Sheets Tree Farm 

5679 N. Co. Rd. 200 East, Osgood, IN 47037 

This historic farm has been in the same family since 1854, and was home of the White House christmas tree in 1968! Arrive early, 

bundle up, and explore one of the walking trails on this large farm before you choose your tree. Warm up with the free hot chocolate, 

or take a wagon ride. (Wagon rides only ofered on the weekend.) Choose from White pine, Scotch pine, and Canaan fr. 

Landscape trees (B&B) and wreaths are available as well. Open Wednesdays through Sundays between November 27 - December 

20. For more information: www.sheetstreefarm.com or 812-689-4768. 

4 

Roberts Tree Farm 

9977 N CR 25 E, Seymour, IN 47274 

Stop by this picturesque farm in Seymour, Indiana, and search for the perfect tree. Enjoy a wagon ride on your way to choose and 

cut the perfect tree. Choose from canaan frs, frasier frs, White pine, Norway spruce, White spruce, and Scotch pine. If you are 

looking for a few extra pieces for holiday decorating, stop by the Christmas shop for homemade wreaths, garland, and centerpieces. 

Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between November 27 and December 23. For more information: www.robertstreefarm. 

com or (812)521-1902. 

5 

Scherle’s Tree Farm 

825 N. Crystal Road, Crystal, IN 

This local farm near Jasper, Indiana, is open on Thanksgiving day if you would like to start your Christmas tradition early! White 

and Scotch pines are ofered for choose and cut. Wreaths, greenery, swags, precut Frazier frs and ball and burlap landscape trees 

are also ofered for sale. Open November 26-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Then open weekends until Christmas. For more 

information: (812) 678-2000 or www.facebook.com/Scherles-Tree-Farm-115844493437 

6 

Wynn’s Christmas Tree Farm 

10674 E Co Rd 800 N, Seymour, IN 47274 

This small farm near Seymour, Indiana, works hard to help families make lasting memories. While there, be sure and join in on 

their tradition of taking a family photo before cuting each tree down. Worried Santa won’t accept your tree? Their website verifes 

that the farm has been inspected and approved by Santa’s elves! Santa himself occasionally stops by on weekends to hear 

Christmas gift requests. Cut and choose your own Douglas fr, Scotch fr, or Canaan fr. Open November 27, and the weekends 

following until Christmas. For more information: www.wynnschristmastreefarm.com or 812-521-3200. 

7 

Woodcrest Farm 

1427 Pinhook Rd, Bedford, IN 47421 

This Bedford, Indiana farm has been serving the community since 1978. Choose from Scotch pine, White pine, spruce, and Canaan 

fr trees. Don’t forget to check out the selection of wreaths, pine cones, garland, and living trees. For more information: www. 

woodcrestfarmllc.com or call 812-279-5164. 

8 

Tower Family Tree Farm 

4416 W. Lowell Rd, Columbus, IN 47201 

This family run farm near Columbus planted their frst trees in 1984, and opened for their frst holiday season in 1992. Plan to 

head here early in the Christmas season. Last year, they sold out of trees by December 7! Choose and cut your own White pine, 

Scotch pine, Norway spruce, or Balsam fr. Pre-cut Frasier frs and seasonal wreaths are also available for purchase. Opening 

November 21 for the weekend before Thanksiving. Ofering weekday hours between 1 pm and dark, and weekend hours between 

10 am and dark. For more information: htp://towerfamilychristmastrees.blogspot.com or call (812) 378-3505. 

9 

Hein Tree Farm 

12076 S. State Rd 335, Pekin, IN 47165 

Start a new tradition this year with the centrally located Hein Tree Farm in Pekin, Indiana. Choose from White pine, Scotch pines, 

Frasier fr, or Douglas fr. While there, check out the gift shop with holiday wreaths and other seasonal items. Call ahead for hours 

and holiday schedule. For more information: www.facebook.com/TheHeinTreeFarm or (812) 967-3573. 

10 

Harper Tree Farm 

9455 Tree Farm Rd, Rome, IN 47574 

Fill up your gas tank and take a scenic drive into the country to pick your perfect tree. This remote tree farm is located on 100 

acres in the middle of the Hoosier National Forest. Choose and cut your own White pine, Scotch pine, or Norway spruce. Pre-cut 

frasier frs are also available for purchase. They also ofer wreaths, grave blankets, swags, garland, jams and jellies. Open daily 

from Thanksgiving day until Christmas. For more information: www.anditarquini.wix.com/harpertreefarm or call (812) 836-2726. 


Local Boutique Ofers New Jewelry Line 

from Local Artist, Karly Haworth 

Sisters in Salem is proud to announce 

they will now be carrying 

a new line of jewelry by Karly 

Haworth. Karly’s unique, one of 

a kind jewelry was frst seen at Sisters’ 

Fall Fashion Show and Christie’s Holiday 

Fashion & Trunk Show with models 

wearing Sisters clothing and Karly’s 

unique jewelry. 

Sisters in Salem carries unique 

gifts, clothing, shoes, and jewelry from 

designers like Ivy Jane, JAG, Brighton, 

Yellow Box, Fresh Produce, 147 Million 

Orphans, and many more. The boutique 

is located between Christie’s and Brick 

Street on the Square in Salem. • 

For more information, contact Sisters at 

(812) 883-1775 or at 35 Public Square, Salem, 

IN 

As we celebrate or fist decade, we wish to thank or custoes fo yor suppot! 

ON THE SQUARE 

AN EVENING 

WITH SANTA & MRS. CLAUS 

Christie’s new cookbook will be available soon! 

Preorder now by calling Christie’s 

at 812-883-9757. 

103 S. High Street 

Salem, IN 46167 

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Monday - Wednesday: 10:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. 

Thursday - Saturday: 10:30 A.M. - 9:00 P.M. 

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 

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• Have your picture taken with Santa surrounded by a 

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• Receive a free 5x7 photo to take home that night 

• Enjoy appetizers prepared by Christie’s very own 

kitchen elves 

• Decorate cookies in the Visions of Sugarplum room 

• Story Time with Mrs. Claus by the gathering room 

(5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, & 7:30 p.m.) 

• Fill out a comment card to enter a drawing for a free 

8x10 canvas picture 

What a fun night for the kids! 


Book signing with local author, Jason Byerly 

by Jason Byerly 

God’s Big Adventure 

Covenant & Kingdom for Kids, Volume 1 

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Christie’s on the Square 

103 S. High Street 

Salem, IN 46167 

Saturday, January 9, 2 -4 pm 

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Calling All Baby Boomers 

Trying to Get Up... 

About Downsizing 

Photo by Suat Gursozlu / shutterstock.com 

How long can bug bites itch? 

I too had a question the 

day my wife walked across 

our next door neighbor’s front 

yard to the house on the other side. 

She peered and ploted while I 

scratched and scratched. She was thinking 

perhaps years of, possibly decades. I was 

ready to dive into a vat of Benadryl. One 

of us was focused on what maters. 

She was on to something, as well. 

We love our house, my all-butlifelong 

home and hers too for nearly 40 

years. It is big and old, creaky and quirky, 

often too hot or too cold. Quaint joys, 

pesky challenges, this place comes abundantly 

equipped with both. 

It has been in my family since it was 

built in 1861. One man’s legacy is, well, 

also this same man’s obligation. Generations 

would spin in their graves should I 

turn the keys over to a Smith or a Jones. 

Thing is, our kids are grown and on 

their own. Our house is now about half 

used. Most of the busy half is atop a winding 

fight of steps. One broken hip and my 

wife or I would be sponge-bathing in the 

kitchen sink. Our bedroom is up those 

stairs, same with the washer and the dryer, 

most of the closets … plus, indeed, the 

only shower and tub. 

Which is why my wife went up the 

street with downsizing on the brain. 

A one-story, nicely kept stone house 

sat vacant, its sweet, widowed owner having 

passed away. For good and for bad, 

this house is prety much everything ours 

is not. There would be less grass to cut, 

fewer foors to vacuum, a relative pitance 

to owe to this utility and to that tax collector. 

Climbing steps routinely would become 

a fading memory. 

There, we could grow older easier 

and maybe longer. We could thumb our 

noses at the nursing home beter. Meanwhile, 

our staircase seems to grow like the 

proverbial beanstalk. Our friends, more 

than one, do not merely consider downsizing. 

They downsize. They rave about it. 

They wish they would have done it years 

ago. 

No way we could go without someone 

near and dear to us coming. Both kids, 

already nearby, would beneft from our 

larger home, where they grew up. One or 

another could carry on tradition. But are 

both ready to upsize? Is either? These are 

questions I had put of asking. With only 

We do a little less, buy a little less, 

expect a little less. Less really is more. 

That’s downsizing, right? 

children - as I was, and my mom - succession 

planning is as foolproof as microwave 

popcorn. I gratefully had no choice 

but to step up. 

I would hate for either of our kids to 

feel burdened. Beter to have to fip a coin, 

if need be, than to twist an arm. 

My wife returned from her visit and 

was eager to sign papers right then and 

there. I tried to be the voice of reason, the 

constructive skeptic. Like that ever works. 

We could remain close, she explained. 

We could live somewhere else 

without living somewhere else. Can we 

aford it, I wondered aloud. Can we not 

aford it, she fred back. Maybe it was 

delirium from itching. My wife sounded 

right, though, right down the line. My 

feeble mind nonetheless spun just thinking 

about moving, be it two houses away 

or across the world. It takes me an afternoon 

to rearrange paper clips in my desk. 

How would I ever round up and haul 60 

years of stuf. 

My wife rolled on as does the Ohio 

River out front. There would be a wall or 

two to tear out or bookcases to put in, or 

both. We would need to fence in the back, 

to spruce up the front. I blessedly get 

away with being the least handy guy in 

town. Hardware stores thrive just on my 

wife, however. She has put as much into 

our home as had anyone before. She always 

has been up to something. And our 

big, old house invariably ofers opportunity 

after opportunity. 

My wife watches HGTV as if it is 

the only channel, not one of 800. For her, 

fxer-upper is the furthest thing from a 

four-leter word. My wife is as up for this 

downsizing as Michael Jordan was for another 

spectacular dunk. 

Whatever mark we are to leave, we 

prety much already have left it. We are 

happy has-beens. We actually may move 

later, not sooner. We already simplify, 

however we can, when we can. We do a 

litle less, buy a litle less, expect a litle 

less. Less really is more. That’s downsizing, 

right? 

The future is less scary whenever I 

plan for it, accept it. Let me pray we live 

long enough really to need to move. 

In the meantime, can prayer also 

stop itching? • 

After 25 years, Dale Moss retired 

as Indiana columnist for 

The Courier-Journal. He now 

writes weekly for the News 

and Tribune. Dale and his 

wife Jean live in Jeffersonville 

in a house that has been in 

his family since the Civil War. 

Dale’s e-mail is dale.moss@twc.com. 


A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill 

The 

Holiday 

Gardening 

Season 

G 

ive or take a 10-day dry spell – 

and the occasional spring deluge 

only a duck could love – it’s 

been a very good year for gardening 

in our corner of Southern Indiana. 

And it’s not going to end there. The 

holiday season can bring out the best of all 

worlds: bright colors and luscious landscapes 

without weeding or mosquitoes. 

Again, all that takes is a litle spring 

planning and the right plants. While 

you’re at it, think about some garden art 

or whimsy for which you can truly ofer 

Thanksgiving – if not Christmas – blessings. 

Make it fun. Enjoy the seasons. Place 

some just outside your windows and you 

won’t even have to go outside to enjoy it. 

Here are a few possibilities: 

ARUM ITALICUM 

(Arum Italicum) 

THE CERAMIC MUSHROOM WITH 

FROGS (Mushroomus protectus) 

LINDEN VIBURNUM 

(Viburnum Dilatatum) 

A perennial favorite with me because – in 

a loveably cantankerous sort of way – its 

striped-green leaves are up and happy all 

fall and winter. Then they fade away in 

spring leaving a funky red-orange seed 

cone and a bare hunk of ground in which 

you could plant annuals. Arum will give 

you living green color outside the side 

door way past Christmas. 

This bright red creature lives outside our 

kitchen window every day. It looks especially 

cool and wonderful when surrounded 

by a few inches of fresh white snow. It 

is very low maintenance, never requires 

pruning or watering, and provides some 

shelter for the seasonally celebrating frogs 

below. Truth be told, we have three of 

them in vivid colors lurking out there all 

winter. Talk about feliz Navidad. 

This fne and very adaptable shrub adds 

to the seasonal joy because it can be 

shared both with your fellow humans and 

the local bird population. It will grow 8 to 

10 feet tall, thus providing a needed visual 

barrier to your less than fastidious neighbors. 

It has creamy white fowers in the 

spring that give way to those cranberrylike 

red, yellow and even blue berries in 

fall and winter. Then come the grandkids 

to watch the birds feed. Perfect. 


BLACKGUM 

(Nyssa sylvatica) 

Talk about seasonal color, nothing 

provides a more vivid ofering than 

the black gum with its red, scarlet and 

orange leaves in the fall. Beter yet, its 

nectar keeps hundreds of bees happy all 

summer and the birds also like its dark 

blue fruits in the fall. Plant one of these 

in your yard – and it can take wet sites 

– and you’ll never lack for autumnal interest 

again. 

THE BRIGHTLY PAINTED GRINCH 

CHASER (Grinches chaserus) 

We have had our Brightly Painted Grinch 

Chaser outside our house for about 15 

years and have yet to spot a single Grinch 

in the neighborhood. It was lovingly created 

from a large piece of metal, painted in 

seasonally vivid reds, blues and oranges. 

When placed against a bright green yew it 

is capable of keeping an area Grinch-Free 

for 100 miles in all directions. It also adds 

strong needed color to an otherwise bare 

winter landscape. 

FALSE ASTER 

(Boltonia asteroides ) 

This way underused perennial will be 

among the very last to be blooming in 

the fall garden, and will keep it up almost 

to Thanksgiving in a sheltered 

site. It’s tall, bold and will spread nicely, 

especially in wet areas and reindeer 

swamps where other perennials fear to 

fy, or at least tread. It comes in white, 

pink, lilac and purple – all with yellow 

centers. A nice change from the normal 

reds and greens of the holiday season. 

CORNELIAN CHERRY 

(Cornus ofcinalis) 

Talk about a Christmas present, the 

Cornelian Cherry comes almost gift 

wrapped. It’s actually a dogwood. It 

ofers fuzzy yellow fowers in early 

spring, but the real joy comes in fall 

with a tree decorated in hundreds of 

yellow berries that turn a bright Christmas 

red. Beyond that it has exceptional 

exfoliating bark that provides interest 

every day of the year. It will grow 20 to 

25 feet tall and also look great in Christmas 

lights. 

AMAZING GRACE 

(Soundus sweetus) 

Finally, local artist Albert Nelson 

carved this wonderful piece for our 

garden many years ago – and its angelic 

favor actually works every day 

of the year, but especially the holidays. 

We call her “Grace.” We placed her in 

a quiet, shaded area. It’s hard to walk 

past her without thinking good gardening 

thoughts – among many others. 

Happy holidays. • 

About the Author 

Bob Hill owns Hidden Hill 

Nursery and can be reached 

at farmerbob@hiddenhillnursery.com. 

For more information, 

including nursery hours 

and event information, go to 

www.hiddenhillnursery.com. 


Special Feature 

“Eggs by Schickel - Worth Every 

Nickel” was the moto of the family 

business Pete and Joan Schickel operated 

from 1946 until 1988, on their 

farm near Lanesville. Now, the Schickels 

are puting many of their nickels — and 

dollars — to use for others. 

Utilizing the Harrison County 

Community Foundation, the couple established 

a scholarship fund to beneft 

graduating seniors of Lanesville High 

School, a designated endowment fund to 

support landscaping and maintenance on 

the Lanesville school property, a fund to 

support the Lanesville Youth League, and 

one to provide maintenance and facility 

upgrades for St. Mary’s Catholic Church 

in Lanesville. 

They’ve also created an unrestricted 

“Builder’s Fund” that supports programs 

and projects determined by the HCCF 

Board of Directors, as well as contributing 

to the Early Reader’s Fund, which supports 

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 

“We think our purpose on Earth is 

to serve. We need to help those in need, 

those less fortunate,” Joan said. “We are 

especially interested in young folks. We 

fgure if they get a good start in the right 

direction, then we are working on a beter 

community.” 

Kim Harmon, HCCF director of 

development, said that Joan and her husband, 

Pete, have been involved with the 

Foundation from the very beginning. “He 

was a member of the founding board of 

directors and they have loved utilizing 

HCCF to meet their philanthropic goals,” 

she said. 

Pete was appointed to the HCCF 

Board by then-Commissioners Kenny 

Saulman, Terry Miller and Ed Emily because 

of his experience in government and 

agriculture. The Schickels were in the egg 

business for 42 years when colon cancer 

forced him to retire. However, they have 

remained active in community service. 

“We are born to serve others,” Pete 

said. “Serve yourself, it dies with you. 

Serve others, you live on.” 

The Foundation will observe its 20th 

anniversary in 2016. As it does, it will celebrate 

grants to the community exceeding 

$75 million. Major projects have included 

the YMCA of Harrison County, Harrison 

County Hospital, South Harrison Community 

Center, Harrison County Government 

Center, Town of Palmyra Senior 

Citizens Center, multiple athletic felds, 

and many more. “In addition to scholarships 

and grants, HCC is always seeking 

new ways to serve the community,” said 

Harmon. 

The Foundation has more than 210 


charitable funds that support schools, 

churches, nonproft organizations and 

scholarships. In addition to Designated 

Funds, the Foundation has Field of Interest 

Funds that support an area of need 

such as animal welfare or historic preservation. 

County citizens of all ages enjoy the 

benefts of HCCF. A recent example is the 

rebuilding of the Show Barn at the Harrison 

County Fairgrounds. Last year, the 

Harrison County 4-H received a grant to 

do the work, which was fnished in June 

– just in time for the 2015 county fair. 

Harrison County 

Community Foundation 

Story by Sara Combs 

And in 2014, HCCF initiated a fve-year 

pilot program, titled “Jumpstart,” to fund 

preschool for all Harrison County lowincome 

children. 

“After review of the research, the 

HCCF board agreed preschool was one 

of the best programs we could ofer our 

children” said HCCF President and CEO 

Steve Gilliland. 

A designated endowment fund 

may be created with as litle as $5,000, 

and the Foundation ofers a dollar-fordollar 

match for qualifed donations up 

to $50,000 per household per year. “This 

encourages donors to maximize their giving,” 

said Harmon. Thanks to the funding 

received from Horseshoe Casino, there 

are no administration fees. 

Matching funds is something the 

Schickels fnd valuable. “Harrison County 

residents are lucky to have HCCF. It is 

an opportunity for people to work together 

– a team efort to meet needs. These endowments 

allow things you care about to 

continue to be funded long after you are 

gone,” Joan said. 

Both Schickels come from large, 

poor families, said Joan. Years of work 

in the egg business and proftable sale of 

bank stock provided an opportunity to invest 

in the people of their community and 

families, she said. “By investing in HCCF, 

we can make contributions to things we 

care about add up.” 

Married 69 years, the couple live in 

the farmhouse they bought and remodeled 

when frst married. They have fve 

children, 12 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. 

“We were always active in our children’s 

lives and after they were grown 

continued to support our youth,” said 

Joan. They regularly atend local ballgames. 

She served on the school board 

for 12 years and he was school treasurer. 

The Foundation was created in 1996 

by the Harrison County commissioners 

with an initial donation of $5 million from 

Caesars Indiana, now Horseshoe Southern 

Indiana. The casino has contributed 

more than $170 million in total. HCCF is 

a public foundation established to receive 

donations and distribute income from 

permanent endowment funds for the philanthropic 

purposes of Harrison County. 

The 20-year celebration got a head 

start when it was kicked of Oct. 29 with a 

reception and dinner at Horseshoe Southern 

Indiana for donors and nonproft partners. 

“This was just a fun evening,” said 

Harmon, who prepared posters showcasing 

more than 100 endowment funds. 

Cliford Kuhn, M.D. of Louisville – 

known as the Laugh Doctor - was scheduled 

speaker. Kuhn is a physician/humorist/life 

coach who has atracted national 

atention in radio, television and popular 

publications. The event’s primary purpose 

was not fundraising; instead, new 

projects and initiatives were announced. 

“We just wanted it to be an evening 

to celebrate the Foundation’s success and 

visions for the future,” Harmon said. 

Television personality and WDRB reporter 

Keith Kaiser was scheduled master of 

ceremonies. Tickets, which were by invitation 

only, were $20 and included a full 

Horseshoe Bufet. 

HCCF President and CEO Gilliland 

said, “We have a tremendous asset and 

enviable opportunity to make Harrison 

County one of the best communities in 

the nation. I’m very proud to play a role in 

our evolving accomplishments.” • 

Information on establishing an endowment 

or contributing to existing funds is online at 

www.hccfndiana.org.

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MEKINLEY’S MISSION 

12-year-old’s ‘Kinley’s Helping Hands’ is making Kosair kids’ lives a bit brighter during the holidays 


Story by Brenda Reed 

Photos Courtesy of Danielle Barley

Mekinley “Kinley” Elrod received 

remarkable care at 

Kosair Children’s Hospital 

when she was less than a 

week old. Now, this 12-year-old superhero 

is making it her mission to give back 

to the hospital for saving her life and continuing 

to give her compassionate care. 

Kinley began her journey at Kosair 

when she was just 3 days old. After being 

rushed to the hospital with a low body 

temperature, she went into cardiac arrest. 

Baby Kinley lay hooked to numerous machines, 

monitors, IVs and was placed on 

a ventilator. She was moved to intensive 

care, where she would spend the next two 

months. 

Doctors researched her case, one test 

at a time. She took two steps forward and 

10 steps back. An infection from a central 

IV produced a distended abdomen. Surgery 

was the absolute last resort because 

her blood refused to clot. The doctors 

didn’t know if she would make it through 

exploratory surgery. 

Her spleen was infamed and her liver 

toxic. With the help of an experimental 

medication, this issue was resolved. Two 

weeks later, a new problem was discovered 

in Kinley’s heart. It wasn’t pumping 

correctly and more surgery was necessary. 

A PDA ligation was performed. This 

problem was corrected, and then a small 

hole in her heart was discovered. 

Kinley was born without a pituitary 

gland, a condition known as “panhypopituitarism.” 

She was placed on hormone 

replacements, growth hormone injections 

and other medications. She has since been 

in and out of the hospital for a variety of 

illnesses and surgeries. Despite her journey, 

Kinley has an amazing spirit and 

warm heart to give back by helping the 

children staying in the hospital during the 

holidays. 

“I want to give back by giving toys 

to the children in the hospital so I can put 

smiles on their faces and let them know 

that they are loved,” says Kinley. 

She has participated in the “Just for 

Kids” Radiothons held in the lobby of Kosair 

for the past fve years. She shares her 

Kosair story and reads poetry about her 

hospitalizations. Kosair caped Kinley a 

“Wonder Woman” superhero in September 

2014 at Media Day held at the hospital 

and also featured her in the fall 2014 issue 

of “Cart Wheels,” the health care magazine 

of Norton Hospital. 

“I want to give back by giving 

toys to the children in the 

hospital so I can put smiles 

on their faces and let them 

know that they are loved.” 

KINLEY’S HELPING HANDS 

Kinley’s mom, Danielle Barley, recalls 

how Kinley’s Helping Hands came 

into existence. 

“Kinley frst collected 72 handmade 

pillows for the children at the hospital and 

knew she wanted to do even more. She 

desperately wanted to create a carnival 

to help collect toys and other items for 

the children. On June 20, 2015, Kinley’s 

Helping Hands came to life in the form 

of a carnival for her toy drive and was a 

great success,” Danielle says. Mom is Kinley’s 

greatest supporter and handles the 

footwork of the mission. Kinley comes 

up with the ideas and is the voice of Kinley’s 

Helping Hands, while Danielle helps 

make the ideas happen. 

WARMING HEARTS 

Harrison County has embraced 

Kinley’s Helping Hands. This year, she 

warmed the hearts of Nathan Blank, owner 

of Point Blank Brewing Co. in Corydon, 

and Scot Blanchard, general manager, of 

O’Charley’s, with her story and set up toy 

collection sites. Culver’s held a car show 

allowing her to share her story and collect 

toys, as well as Shoe Sensation in Corydon. 

Recently, Corydon Elementary 

School, where Kinley is a student, hosted 

the Harlem Wizards basketball team, allowing 

Kinley to share her story and her 

mission of toy collection for the kids of 

Kosair. She continues to come up with 

new ideas to collect items for the children 

at Christmastime, including another carnival 

scheduled for next fall. Most donations 

are collected by the second week in 

October, giving Kosair time to coordinate 

all the toys and create a fun, warm and 

memorable experience for the children 

they take care of during Christmastime. 

Kinley has collected a lot of toys this year 

that will put many smiles on the children’s 

faces. 

When asked what she wants to be 

someday, she says without hesitating, 

“I want to be a doctor when I grow up.” 

Litle doubt this young lady will achieve 

great things no mater what her age. • 

To fnd out more about Kinley’s Helping 

Hands, join her Facebook page (htps://www. 

facebook.com/kinleyshelpinghands) for ongoing 

events and up-to-date information, including 

purchase of T-shirts and sweat shirts 

to beneft the Kosair children. If you’d like to 

volunteer like Kinley to help the babies and 

children at Kosair Children’s Hospital, go to 

www.helpkosairchildrenshospital.com. 

MEKINLEY’S POEM 

Some superheroes wear capes 

Some superheroes can fy 

But my type of superheroes are dressed in scrubs and white jackets 

They work at Kosair Children’s Hospital 

My heroes are helpful, caring, and always make me better 

They give me ouchy IVs, bandaids and shots 

Thank you, KCH, for taking care of me 

I love KCH and KCH loves me 


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Hope Southern Indiana’s ninth annual Giants in the Faith celebration 

flled the hills of Starlight, Ind., with fellowship, food, and 

faith at Huber Winery’s Plantation Hall. More than 350 people 

gathered as 29 people were honored for their Christian faith’s 

impact on others. 

Hope Executive Director Christine Harbeson provided the program 

recounting the Giants’ backgrounds, highlighting the ripple 

efect that sharing Jesus Christ and God’s truths have on others. 

The News and Tribune was again the title sponsor. Supporting 

sponsors were Seabrook Dieckmann & Naville Funeral Homes 

and First Harrison Bank. Hope Southern Indiana is a Christ-focused 

ministry serving the entire community. 

Seated: Steve Bare and John and Vicki Slider of Trinity UMC and 

Cathy Scrivner of St. Stephen. Standing: Brad and Lisa Farber, 

Wendy Shevlin, Roger and Lynne Boone, and LaDon Olson of 

Grace Lutheran. 

Seated: Don and Sue Calfee, Jelle DeWilligen, and Shirley Owen 

of Wesley Chapel UMC. Standing: Dan and Tess Brunmeier of 

Covenant Community Fellowship, Diana Enlow of Christ UMC 

in Georgetown, Bob McDonald of Culbertson Baptist, Connie 

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Bobbie Baird and Libby Matson of Centenary UMC. Standing: 

Don and Mary Lou Loughmiller of Main Street UMC, Tom and 

Linda Childress of Southeast Christian/Southern Indiana, and 

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and live auctions. 

Among the 275 atendees from throughout Kentuckiana 

were, from left to right, Anne Banet, Marty Ryall, Claire 

Hagedorn, and Linda Lorch. They supported the gala evening 

to raise funds for the noted center in downtown New 

Albany and its exhibits and programming for all ages. 

Jan Lucas, left, Peggy Bannon, Jane and Spencer Harmon, and 

Delesha Thomas, public relations associate at The Carnegie 

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How Sweet It Is 

Schimpff’s Confectionery has been a Southern Indiana tradition since 1891 

Story by Jason Byerly 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 

Pictured: ( from top, left to right) Te limited edition Schimpf ’s Confectionery Ginger Cottage. Te cottage shows the front of the Candy Store and through the window you will see the Soda Fountain; Myrthel 

Payton, making chocolate christmas trees, with Warren Schimpf behind her; Warren and Jill Schimpf making Schimpf ’s signature candy, red hots; Myrthel Payton, working on a batch of melted chocolate. 


Warren and Jill Schimpf have 

the sweetest job in Southern 

Indiana. As the owners of 


in Jefersonville, they make candy, and 

lots of it. Last year they produced 17,000 

pounds of Red Hots alone and are on pace 

to roll out 19,000 to 20,000 pounds this 

year. Think about that. 20,000 pounds of 

Red Hots. That’s about the weight of six 

Honda Accords. 

That’s a serious amount of candy. 

But here’s the kicker. It’s all made 

by hand. At Schimpf’s, Warren and Jill 

make candy the old-fashioned way, using 

the same techniques that have been 

passed down from generation to generation 

since Schimpf’s frst opened in 1891. 

“There are no secret herbs and spices,” 

Warren insists, “just love and tender 

care.” That love and tender care has paid 

of. The candy store has been featured 

on the History Channel’s “Modern Marvels,” 

the Food Network and PBS, as well 

as in several national magazines, and has 

become a tourist destination for old and 

young alike. 

Jill says, “The older generation likes 

to come and reminisce, and we love making 

new memories with the kids who 

come to visit.” The store has two candy 

demonstration areas, one dedicated to 

chocolate-dipped treats and another for 

making hard candy. According to Warren, 

there are very few places where people 

can see hard candy like theirs made up 

close. 

While Schimpfs produces a wide 

variety of candy, the store has become 

known for their signature Red Hots, 

Modjeskas and Hard Fish Candy. Jill and 

Warren, of course, each have their own 

personal favorites. Jill prefers dark chocolate 

peanut clusters with a vanilla cream 

center while Warren loves English Tofee. 

In addition to the candy itself, 

Schimpf’s houses a candy museum 

featuring 4,000 to 5,000 pieces of candy 

memorabilia, and a café that serves up 

soup, sandwiches and other comfort food, 

along with a vintage soda fountain that’s 

still in operation. 

Sweets, however, aren’t the only 

The Holidays 

at 


thing that has drawn customers to 

Schimpf’s over the years. In the 1930’s, 

folks would drive by the store just to keep 

up with Jefersonville basketball games. 

Because Schimpf’s had the only public 

telephone in the area, someone from the 

school would call with the latest score, 

which they would paint on the storefront 

window. People would either drive by or 

call in to fnd out how their team was doing. 

During one nail-biting play of game, 

the store logged more than 2,000 phone 

calls. “We were like the Facebook of the 

day,” Warren says. 

As the oldest retail store in Jefersonville, 

Schimpf’s is brimming with history, 

and next year they will celebrate their 

125th anniversary. 

Pictured: (above) the old-fashioned scale used at the candy counter. 

For Warren and Jill, however, that 

history is personal. Warren’s greatgrandfather 

Gus founded Schimpf’s after 

several years of working in confections in 

Louisville. However, at the prompting of 

his brother, he ventured across the river to 

try his luck in Indiana. 

Gus frst leased the building at 347 

Spring Street for a whopping $300 a year 

(a copy of the original lease hangs on the 

wall), and ever since then, the location has 

Thursday, November 12th, 

Schimpf’s will be decked out for the 

holidays as a part of the Downtown 

Merchants’ Holiday Open House from 

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

During the Christmas season, 

Schimpf’s will ofer several holiday candies, 

including candy canes, ribbon candy, 

Christmas-themed chocolate peanut 

buter meltaways , chocolate Santas, 

hard candy reindeer and 12-inch candy 

served as both a business and a home. As 

Warren says, “The family has always lived 

upstairs and rode the banister to work.” 

Warren and Jill took over the family 

operation in 1990, expanding into the adjacent 

building and beginning the candymaking 

demonstrations that have made 

Schimpf’s such a beloved destination. 

Though they cherish the traditions of the 

past, the couple has an eye on the future. 

They have purchased an adjoining building 

and have plans to expand their business 

in 2016. 

As Schimpf’s fame has grown over 

the years, so has their celebrity clientele. 

The confectionery has sold candy to famous 

customers such as Sarah Jessica 

Parker, Annete O’Toole and the “Fonz” 

himself, Henry Winkler. No mater how 

famous the store has become, though, 

Warren and Jill are keeping their focus on 

what has made Schimpf’s Confectionary 

such a success, a dedication to not just the 

old-fashioned craft of candy making, but 

the art of making memories. • 

Schimpf’s Confectionery is located 347 

Spring Street, Jefersonville, IN 47130. For 

more information, go to www.schimpfs.com 

or call (812) 283-8367. 

If you’d like to see a candy demonstration, 

please call ahead to schedule a tour. The store 

hours are 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday thru 

Saturday. The store is closed on Sundays. 

The week before Christmas, the store will be 

open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and until 3:00 pm on 

Christmas Eve. Tours and candy making 

demonstrations are available, but please call 

ahead. 

Sharing your Memories 

In honor of Schimpf’s 125th anniversary, 

Southern Indiana Living’s own Dale 

Moss is puting together a book capturing 

the community’s favorite memories of the 

store. If you have memories of Schimpf’s 

you would like to share, you can contact 

Dale at dale.moss@twc.com. Please include 

your contact info when submiting 

memories. 

snowmen. 

Special candy making demonstrations 

will be held the Friday and Saturday 

after Thanksgiving. On Friday, 

November 27, stop by for the Ribbon 

candy demonstrations from 10:30 - 3:30. 

On Saturday, November 28, stop by for 

the candy cane making demonstrations 

from 11:00 – 3:30. Each day they will 

produce four diferent batches of candy 

during the demonstration period. • 


“The older generation likes 

to come and reminisce, 

and we love making new 

memories with the 

kids who come 

to visit.” 

- Jill Schimpff 


Pictured: ( from top, clockwise) A few of the old fashioned candies 

available at Schimpf ’s daily; Bennan Wilson, picking out a treat at 

the candy counter; Christmas trees, snowmen, and Santa’s created 

from the chocolate molds; Nicole Safell, packing chocolates in a box.

Pictured: (top) Some of the candy memorabilia in the Museum. (middle) Warren and Jill Schimpf, in the candy 

museum. Schimpf ’s has one of the few candy museums in the United States. It displays thousands of pieces of 

American candy memorabilia and represents decades of collecting candy equipment and artifacts. 

(bottom) Molds used to make candy in a variety of shapes. 

An Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain 

In the old days, according to Jill Schimpf, 

most candy stores had ice cream soda 

fountains because candy was difcult 

to sell in the summer without air conditioning. 

Even though Schimpf’s Confectionery 

has had air conditioning for 

decades, this hasn’t stopped them from 

keeping customers cool. 

The store has had a soda fountain since 

1921 and has had the current fountain in 

operation since 1941, where customers can 

a get a taste of authentic fountain drinks. 

Schimpf’s is also know for its ice cream 

treats including sundaes, malts, foats and 

shakes. • 

The Schimpf’s fountain menu includes shakes, 

malted milks, sundaes (hot fudge, caramel, chocolate, 

cherry, pineapple, strawberry, or vanilla), 

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Stop by for a full meal and order from the soup 

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(on Wednesdays only) or the fruit or cream pie 

of the day. 

Pictured: An old-fashioned chocolate soda. 


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Making a Family 

Alicia Akin, with her parents, Alan and Karen Akin. 

The Akins adopted Alicia 23 years ago;now, she wants the world to know about people who love without limits 

Story by Sara Combs 

Photo by Trina Whalen Photography 

Alicia Akin, an atractive, confdent 

University of Louisville 

senior, hopes for a career in 

research; that’s her long-term 

goal. But as the holiday season approaches, 

she is looking forward to such 

things as baking Christmas cookies with 

her mother. 

“That is something we always do,” 

she said, “and one of my favorite traditions. 

We are prety laid back over the 

holidays, just like to hang out together 

and do the usual things people do to celebrate.” 

The 23-year-old daughter of Alan 

and Karen Akin, of Clarksville, is one of 

the frst adoptees from St. Elizabeth’s 

Crisis and Pregnancy Center in New Albany. 

As November’s National Adoption 

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to celebrate people who love 

without limits. Like her parents who have 

provided a lifetime of love and security. 

Like her birth mother who was unselfsh 

enough to allow her to have a family. Like 

the staf at St. Elizabeth’s who continue to 


care about her. 

“A lot of people look at adoption 

as a negative thing,” she said. “I don’t. I 

see it as a very positive thing. I would not 

be as well of as I am if my parents had not 

adopted me. My parents and I are very 

close. We have an outstanding relationship.” 

That bond was instantly forged 

when social worker Joan Cahill laid 2-day 

old Alicia in her mother’s arms. “When I 

pulled into their driveway,” Joan recalled, 

“Alan, Karen and Karen’s mother ran out 

the door to meet us. He had a movie camera 

going. The two women were hugging 

each other and crying. I was trying unsuccessfully 

to get the baby from her car seat. 

I kept struggling with the car seat straps; 

the three of them were just staring with 

a look of awe and disbelief. They just 

couldn’t believe they were fnally geting 

their baby.” 

She broke the reverie when she 

asked them, “Do you want this baby or 

not?” They all rushed toward the car. By 

then she had managed to free the infant 

from the car seat. She placed Alicia in her 

beaming mother’s arms. “And I knew we 

had a family,” she said. “We all cried, including 

the house mother who accompanied 

me.” 

Karen also remembers that day 

well. “Joan brought Alicia straight from 

the hospital to our door,” she said. “We 

knew just one day before that she would 

be ours. Most people have nine months to 

prepare. We had one day.” 

That was enough. The couple had 

waited a long time for a family. “We felt 

so blessed and a litle overwhelmed. However, 

we were very happy with this life 

change,” Karen said. “We had been married 

10 years. We had done everything we 

wanted to do. We were ready.” 

Alan, a CPA and corporate controller 

for an electrical company in Louisville, 

and Karen, a pediatric medical assistant, 

had been hoping for a child for several 

years. Doctors told them that this was 

not to be. Although saddened by this 

news, they knew they had a lot to give a 

child and right away saw adoption as the

answer. 

Unaware that St. Elizabeth’s New 

Albany center had recently opened, they 

turned to St. Elizabeth’s in Indianapolis. 

“I had a cousin adopted from there,” Karen 

said. “So we knew about that.” 

They were approved and put on 

a three-year waiting list. “That seemed a 

very long time,” said Alan. 

Then something happened that 

changed everything. A patient at the doctor’s 

ofce where Karen worked told her 

about the New Albany St. Elizabeth’s 

center. (The patient was a housemother 

there.) She encouraged them to apply so 

they could be on the list for one of the frst 

babies to be adopted. 

“We did and things went prety 

fast,” said Alan. “We applied in the fall of 

1991 and got Alicia in July 1992.” 

Shortly after that, the Indianapolis 

center called and told them the wait there 

had been extended to four years. “We told 

them to give our place to someone else, 

we already had our baby,” Karen said. 

“We were happy with our daughter.” 

It has been a good ft. Alicia looks so 

much like Karen that 

people are startled 

when they fnd out 

she is adopted. “And 

this is close friends, 

people whose kids 

went to school with 

Alicia,” said Karen. 

“St. Elizabeth’s staf 

do a good job matching 

parent to child.” 

Alan said they 

recently ran into a neighbor whose wife 

had supervised Alicia and other neighborhood 

kids after school. “When it came 

up in conversation that she was adopted, 

his eyes got big, his mouth dropped open. 

He could hardly believe it, she blended in 

so well with our family,” Alan said. 

Karen said, “Alicia has so many 

traits of my mother’s side of the family. I 

don’t think a biological child could have 

as many.” 

Alicia added that she even has 

some unusual food tastes that her maternal 

grandfather had, including Springerle 

cookies, a German licorice-favored 

Christmas confection, not a favorite with 

many. “And he died before I was born!” 

The Akins, as well as other prospective 

parents, had met with the birth 

mother before Alicia was born. “She 

chose us,” said Karen. 

Alan added, “She looked so much 

like Karen that she could have been her 

litle sister.” They think that might have 

contributed to their being selected. They 

believe the birth mother is satisfed she 

made the right choice. “St. Elizabeth’s 

“You soon forget about 

the adoption part. She 

just became ours.” 

– Karen Akin 

sent her pictures for the frst six months 

or so and then she was able to go on with 

her life.” 

“You soon forget about the adoption 

part,” Karen said. “She just became 

ours.” 

Alicia said her family enjoys 

watching sports – especially University 

of Louisville games. “And sometimes we 

take short trips, like to Chicago.” One of 

her favorite family trips, she said, was a 

Christmas trip to Disney World when she 

was 13. She also loves playing with her 

cats, Oliver and Bella, and working out at 

the gym. 

The Akins family support St. Elizabeth 

and have nothing but praise for the 

people there. “The staf love what they do 

and do it well,” Karen said. 

Joan Cahill, now retired, was the 

frst licensed social services director at 

St. Elizabeth’s. She has remained a family 

friend. “She worked with us from day 

one,” Karen said. Alicia added, “She is 

like another grandmother to me.” 

Alan serves on St. Elizabeth’s board 

of directors. “A friend tapped me on the 

shoulder at church 

one morning and 

asked if I would serve 

on a commitee,” he 

said. “How could I 

refuse when they had 

blessed us with this 

wonderful child?” 

That commitment 

turned into a spot on 

the board. 

The family also 

atends fundraisers and other events 

for the center. Alicia said that she, her 

mother and grandmother, Rosemary Mahoney, 

used to volunteer at the “point 

store,” where residents earn points for 

chores and other accomplishments. The 

points are redeemed for baby clothes and 

various items. “We organized donations 

and were prety much in charge of the 

store for a time,” Alicia said. 

Karen takes care of planting fowers 

in all the planters at the maternity 

home, said Dawn Bennet, St. Elizabeth’s 

director of development. “No one else 

has to touch them,” Dawn said. 

After graduating in the spring of 

2016, Alicia, a science major and Frazier 

Rehab Institute intern, plans to continue 

her education, earning a doctorate. And 

then, Alicia hopes to focus on spinal injury 

research. 

“Besides flling a need, I love doing 

that,” she said. “It is just fun.” • 

St. Elizabeth 

Catholic Charities 

For more than 25 years, St. Elizabeth 

Maternity Home, New 

Albany, has been providing 

services to pregnant teens and 

women experiencing an unplanned 

pregnancy. It began with three fulltime 

workers; now there are 20. 

St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities 

has grown to include nine programs 

including a residential maternity home, 

transitional home and an afordablehousing 

program. The original St. Elizabeth’s 

Home, donated by St. Mary’s 

Church in New Albany, has been refurbished 

and is still being used as an 

eight-bed maternity center. 

St. Elizabeth’s ofers outreach services 

including after-care support and 

adoption services to women in the residential 

program. Its Transitional Housing 

Facility opened in May 1996 to help 

women get on their feet after they had 

their babies. Mothers are allowed to live 

in residence for up to two years with 

their children. During that time they 

work toward geting their high school 

diploma, GED, vocational or college degree. 

St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities is 

the result of a merger between two social 

service agencies in 2004, Catholic 

Charities and St. Elizabeth’s. Clients are 

served without regard for race, religion, 

gender, nationality or ability to pay. 

Last year, Adoption Bridges of Kentucky 

merged with Adoption Services 

Program at St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities 

resulting in Adoption Bridges of 

Kentuckiana, which provides multiple 

services to both the birth parent and the 

adoptive parent. 

Dawn Bennet, developmental director 

of St. Elizabeth’s, said that 95.6 

percent of donations to the Center goes 

directly to services, with the overhead 

funded by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis 

• 

To learn more about St. Elizabeth Catholic 

Charities, visit stecharities.org or call 812- 

949-7305. 


Southern Indiana in Pictures 

Breast Cancer Survivor Celebration 

October 6, 2015 

Photos by John Sodrel 

“Buckhead Mountain Grill likes to celebrate success and we can think of no better way than to host 750 breast cancer survivors under one tent for our 16th annual breast cancer survivor 

dinner! Fundraising eforts are great but there is just a diferent feeling we get - togetherness, new friendships, old friendships, celebrate continued good health, share hugs and tears 

over those lost - from hosting these survivors. It’s our connection to the community with real people and real faces. As a breast cancer survivor myself, I am proud to be a part of the 

Buckhead Mountain Grill family.” - Susie Dober Gravatte, Breast Cancer Fighter and Director of Sales and Special Events, Buckhead Management Group 

Buckhead Mountain Grill sponsored the afair at no cost to the breast cancer survivors and guests. Fifty Buckhead and Rocky’s employees volunteered for the celebration. 

Below: (left to right) Susan Stokes, Diane Krall, Hugh Campbell (one of several male survivors there), Jami Vance; Debbie Kniss, Bonnie Lichtefeld, and Edna Campbell; Jean Melton and Alicia Lutz; 


PIctured: ( from top left, clockwise) Esterlena Berry and Terri LaRue; Elka Miller 

and her mother, Christine Moondancer, Creative Director at Turners Circus; 

Sheryl Morrissey, Georgianne Weathers, and Judy Peterson; Annabelle Springer 

with Turners Circus; Gina Robinson and Lois Gardella. 


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Southern Indiana in Pictures 

Women’s Foundation of Southern Indiana 

SIGNATURE EVENT 

September 17, 2015 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 

TOP ROW: 1. ( front row, left to right) Gina Coquerville, Gay Collings, Hope Northan. (back row, left to right) Donna Foley, Drell Frazier, Jennifer Flener; 2. Kiera Hall from the Center for 

Women and Families and Suzy Gessner from the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana.. 

MIDDLE ROW: 1. (left to right) Rose Condra, Barbara Fischer, Natasha Morris, Jill Peden, Julie Rigrish; 2. Leslie Norris Townsend, the comedian at the event. 

BOTTOM ROW: 1. Teresa Ballard and her daughter, Kim Wicklife. 2. left to right; Steve Gilliland, Lei’asia Porter, Leland Krush, Leslie Norris Townsend (with Cedrika Porter behind her), 

Danielle Archer and Kim Wicklife. 


FIRST ROW: 1. Rev. Becky Gibbons of Tunnel Hill Christian Church with Kerri Cokeley standing behind. 2. Cedrika Porter, Leslie Norris Townsend, Danielle Archer and Kim Wicklife. 

SECOND ROW: 1. Guests from the Women’s Foundation Mentoring program enjoy the event. 2. Phyllis Krush. 

THIRD ROW: 1. (left to right) Karen Phillips, Stacey King, Leslie Townsend, Leann Brown. 2. Beth White, Miguel Hampton, Debbie Waiz and Libby Elswick. 

FOURTH ROW: 1. A basket from one of many auction items. 2. Kerri Cokeley, Vice President of the Advisory Board. 3. A snapshot of the crowd at the event. 



A Lifetime of Volunteering 

Annual Bell Awards 

salute outstanding humanitarian eforts 

WLKY of Louisville oversees 

an annual celebration 

presenting 12 Bell Awards 

that salute the outstanding 

humanitarian eforts of local volunteers. 

Southern Indiana volunteers receiving 

the Bell Award at the Galt House on 

Oct. 9 were Cindy Kanning of New Albany 

and Bernie Begin of Jefersonville. 

Kanning has been a volunteer force 

in southern Indiana for more than twentyfve 

years. She directs the friend-raising 

program, “Giants in Faith,” for Hope 

Southern Indiana. She uses her skills as a 

full time consultant to provide pro bono 

training programs for the organization’s 

volunteers and staf. Kanning is a valued 

resource for One Southern Indiana’s 

Chamber & Economic Development, 

where she has chaired and served on numerous 

commitees. In addition, she volunteers 

with Goodwill Southern Indiana, 

Junior Achievement, the YMCA, and her 

church. 

Begin has been a volunteer at St. 

Elizabeth Catholic Charities in New Albany 

for more than fve years. He provides 

maintenance and general handyman 

work for their eight properties. In addition, 

he picks up and delivers donated furniture 

to residents who have moved out of 

their shelters. Mr. Begin has volunteered 

for more than ten years with the Clark and 

Floyd County Special Olympics, serving 

as an Assistant Sports Coordinator coaching 

football and golf. Begin also atends 

and oversees all their sporting events, including 

the Polar Bear Plunge. • 

Pictured: Bell Award recipient Cindy Kanning 

is pictured with her husband, Jim; 

daughter, Jenny Wasson of Floyds Knobs, 

and son, Todd Kanning of Austin, TX. Todd 

few to Louisville Friday evening to surprise 

his mother when she received the award. 

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Our area loves celebrating the 

chillier months with wine walks, 

bourbon trails, and beer tastings. 

When it comes to alcohol 

consumption, most of us know the saying 

“everything in moderation”, but let’s dive 

even deeper into how diferent alcoholic 

beverages afect you. You will fnd that 

many alcoholic beverages, when enjoyed 

in moderation, can actually have health 

benefts to your body and digestive system. 

Have you heard that drinking a glass 

of red wine a day is actually good for you? 

This is no myth, as red wine, specifcally 

Merlot, provides a rich source of antioxidants 

and digestive probiotics. Probiotics, 

or “good” bacteria, are important when it 

comes to maintaining a healthy digestive 

system, and they help food move through 

your gut. Probiotics are also known to 

boost immunity, reduce cholesterol, and 

prevent cancer. Drinking a glass of red 

Merlot wine per day is also said to beneft 

the heart because of its ability to reduce 

blood cloting and chances for heart attacks 

and strokes. 

Moderate consumption of beer 

also has its benefts to the digestive system 

when enjoyed in moderation. Beer is 

known to reduce formations of stones in 

the kidneys because it is a rich source of 

magnesium and potassium. Moderate beer 

consumption can also decrease bile concentration, 

which reduces your risk of developing 

gallstones. Beer acts as a cleanser 

for the GI Tract (gastrointestinal tract) due 

to the soluble fbers found in the beverage. 

And just like red wine, beer also has 

anti-cancer properties and can promote a 

healthy heart. 

Bourbon, another popular alcoholic 

beverage, also has a few health benefts 

when enjoyed in moderation. Like wine 

and beer, bourbon helps prevent cancer. It 

does so because it contains an antioxidant 

called ellagic acid, which destroys cancerous 

cells, and bourbon contains more of 

this antioxidant than most liquors. Bourbon 

is an alcoholic spirit that is low in calories 

and contains zero fat. However, bourbon’s 

ABV (alcohol by volume) is higher 

than beer and wine, so make sure to drink 

no more than the recommended amount 

per day, usually 1.5 fuid ounces. 

As just mentioned, some of your favorite 

alcoholic beverages have been found 

to aid in healthy digestion and a healthy 

heart. So enjoy an outing with friends 

and family to one of the great wineries or 

breweries found in Southern Indiana but 

be sure to consume alcohol in moderation 

only and avoid it if your doctor recommends 

doing so. • 


Everyday Adventures 

If you could meet any person in history, 

who would it be? Abraham 

Lincoln? Cleopatra? Christopher Columbus? 

Personally, I’d pick Clement C. 

Moore. You remember him, right? He’s 

the guy who wrote a poem called “A Visit 

from St. Nicholas,” beter known to us as 

“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” 

I’d love to meet him to ask him one 

simple question: “What were you thinking?” 

Look, I can go with him on the fying 

reindeer. Or even a chubby elf slipping 

down my chimney to deliver gifts. I can 

even buy the fact that guys used to sleep 

in nightcaps, for crying out loud. 

But when he gets to the part about 

children being nestled all snug in their 

beds, I have a hard time buying it. I have 

to think this guy never had kids. The last 

thing my kids want to do on Christmas 

Eve is sleep. 

A few years ago, we had the worst 

batle ever. My daughter Kate was 5, and 

she was so hyped up over opening presents 

that she just would not go down. I’d 

already put her to bed, but she kept getting 

up, and refused to even get back under 

the covers and relax. 

Unfortunately, it was one of those 

Christmases we had something big to set 

up, which meant I needed to see some serious 

nestling in a hurry. However, she 

would have none of it. 

So, I did the only thing I knew to do. 

I played the Santa card. 

Me: “Honey, if you don’t go to sleep, 

Santa can’t come.” 

Kate: “But Daddy!” 


Not a Creature was String 

Me: “Look, if we’re awake, we won’t 

get any presents.” 


Me: “If I’m still in your room, Santa’s 

not going to stop.” 


Me: “Santa will be here any minute!” 

Kate: “BUT DADDY!” 

As you can see, it worked really 

well. The more I tried to get her to sleep, 

the more she was convinced she had to 

The more I tried to get her 

to sleep, the more she was 

convinced she had to stay up. 

stay up. Her emotions were escalating, 

and she was about to go nuclear on me. 

Thankfully, that’s when we heard 

the crash. 

My wife had crept out to fll the 

stockings and dropped something hard 

on the marble around our freplace. 

The second Kate heard it, everything 

changed. Without a word, she dove into 

bed, squeezed her eyes shut and started 

waving me away with her hand. Her message 

was clear: Get out of my room. Do 

not blow this for me. 

We didn’t hear another peep out of 

her the rest of the night. 

It’s funny how kids hate to stop, isn’t 

it? But when it comes to the holiday season, 

they might just be learning from our 

example. Christmas often feels more like 

a race than a time of rest. We cram the 

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season with shopping, wrapping, baking, 

decorating, atending programs, parties 

and family gatherings, and we wonder 

why emotions run high over the holidays. 

We wonder why we feel stressed. We 

wonder why it doesn’t “feel” like Christmas. 

It’s not exactly a season of peace on 

Earth. 

The truth is, if we want to experience 

peace, we have to control our pace. 

Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that 

I am God.” At Christmas, and every other 

day, God longs for us to stop, and release 

the responsibility of running the universe 

to Him. The pressure’s of. We can’t do 

everything, be everywhere and solve the 

problems of the world. That’s His job. 

God wants us to rest so we can be 

blessed. I wanted my daughter to sleep 

so I could give her a gift, and in the same 

way God is waiting for us to stop so that 

He can get to work and give us what 

we truly need. Like any good father at 

Christmas, God is excited about giving 

to His children. Our job is simply to stop 

and receive. • 

Jason Byerly is a writer, pastor, husband and 

dad who loves the quirky surprises God sends 

his way every day. You can catch up with Jason 

on his blog at www.jasonbyerly.com or on 

Twiter at www.twiter.com/jasondbyerly.

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For a healthier, 

happier me, 

I chose Clark. 

Deanne Burger 

(and Moon Dancer*) 

French Lick, IN 

Deanne knew it was time for a lifestyle change. Her 

weight and overall health had become issues over time, 

made more concerning by a family history of heart 

disease. The weight had to go. 

After investigating options offered by fve regional 

hospitals, Deanne chose Clark Memorial’s Bariatric 

Weight Loss Program and the Surgical Associates of 

Southern Indiana. 

Her journey began with a thorough screening, followed 

by a minimally invasive surgical procedure using the 

laparoscopic Lap-Band® system. 

But that was just the beginning. Deanne has received 

constant and enthusiastic support through weekly follow 

up meetings with the Bariatric team at Clark Memorial 

and is quickly closing in on her target weight. 

And enjoying her newest passion... 

showing saddlebred horses. 

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Conference Center on the lower level 

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To register, call 812-283-2087 

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*Moon Dancer American Saddlebred mare at Rock Creek Riding Club owned by Jayne Heines. 

1220 Missouri Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN • clarkmemorial.org

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