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It’s the place where almost 

every woman arrives when 

she reaches a certain age. 

The hot fashes. A lack 

of focus. Loss of energy. 

The lack of desire. All the 

telltale signs of menopause. 

But you don’t have to 

stay there. The experts at 

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to develop bio-identical 

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that mimics your own 

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The Precision pharmacists 

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questions and concerns. And 

because they insist on only 

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and test regularly to ensure 

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Ask your doctor or specialist 

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And you can always stop by 

(we’re next to McDonald’s 

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Featured Stories 

16 | PROVIDENCE SELF SUFFICIENCY 

MINISTRIES 

Changing the world one smile at a time 

26 | FROM BRAZIL TO INDIANA 

Q&A with a local exchange student 

28 | TRAINERCONNECT 

Launch party at the Lucas Estate 

26 

32 | GLADDEN HOUSE B&B 

Salem couple’s retirement dream comes true 

38 | FINDING STRENGTH IN COMMUNITY 

Breast cancer support group for men 

CONTENTS 

JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2015 

In Every Issue 

7 | FLASHBACK PHOTO 

Basketball: New Albany vs. Corydon 1940 

32 

8 | TOP TEN 

Snow Day Activities 

11 | A NOTE TO BABY BOOMERS 

Welcome to Southern Indiana... wherever it is! 

14 | A WALK IN THE GARDEN 

WITH BOB HILL 

The Forgoten Art of Hardscape 

22 | YOUR COMMUNITY 

Spotlight on the closing of a local landmark, Endris 

Jewelers, sculptor David Ross Stevens and more! 

37 | RECIPES 

Ham and Potato Soup and Hoppin’ Johns over White 

Cheese Grits 

16 

42 | EVERYDAY ADVENTURES 

A Cat’s Tale 


Stick around 

for the encore. 

If you hope to enjoy all the memories 

the years can bring, you should know 

that the experts at Gastroenterology of 

Southern Indiana are all about keeping 

you here and healthy. 

How? Here’s an example. When 

we perform a colonoscopy, GSI’s 

“adenoma detection rate” is more than 

twice the national average — even 

matching the rate at the Mayo Clinic. 

And a higher ADR means fewer deaths 

from colorectal cancer. 

In addition to introducing advanced 

techniques and new approaches, 

our team keeps you informed and 

comfortable at every stage of care. 

That’s probably why we enjoy a 99% 

patient satisfaction rating. 

From a colonoscopy or infusion 

therapy to a more complex procedure, 

ask your doctor to refer you to 

Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana. 

And enjoy a longer, healthier life. 

ARE YOU 50? 

Colon cancer is 

extremely preventable 

through proper 

screening by removing 

polyps. Begin screening 

at age 50, then every 10 

years thereafter unless 

you have risk factors for 

colorectal cancer. 

WE TREAT: 

WE PERFORM: 

• Cirrhosis 

• Colitis 

• Crohn’s Disease 

• Diverticulosis & 

Diverticulitis 

• Gallstones 

• GERD/Heartburn 

and Refux Esophagitis 


• H. Pylori and 

Peptic Ulcers 

• Hemorrhoids 

• Hepatitis 

• Irritable Bowel 

Syndrome 

• Lactose Intolerance 

• Pancreatitis 

• M2A Capsule 

• Flexible 

Sigmoidoscopy 

• G-Tube Removal 

• Infusion Therapy 

• Colonoscopy * 

• EGD * 

• ERCP * 

• Bravo Probe 

(48 hours pH testing) * 

• EUS - Endoscopic 

Ultrasonography * 

* Always performed at 

an afliated hospital 

A division of Gastroenterology Health Partners 

2630 Grant Line Road, New Albany 

812.945.0145 | www.ghpsi.com


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Top 10 

TOP TEN: 

Snow Day Activities 

1. 

Build a fort. 

Besides the fun 

of designing and 

creating the fort, 

it’s a comfy spot for 

reading, coloring or 

pretend play. 

2. 

Help someone. 

Brainstorm about 

whether someone in 

your neighborhood 

needs help shoveling 

snow or would enjoy 

a yummy treat you’ve 

baked. 

5. 

Make frozen bubbles. 

Go outside 

and blow a bubble 

with bubble solution, 

catch it on your wand, 

and wait a few moments. 

It will freeze into an ice 

bubble before shattering. 

7. 

6. 

Color the snow. 

Fill spray bottles 

with water and food 

coloring and let kids 

spray designs onto 

the snow. 

Make soapy foam to play with. 

In a food processor or blender, 

combine some dish soap 

with water until frothy and bubbly. 

Put it in a plastic container 

or baking sheet 

and let kids play with it 

with measuring cups, spoons, 

or their hands. You can also give 

them some old rags 

and have them wipe up spills 

and/or clean off kitchen cabinets. 


Being stuck inside on an unexpected snow day can be cozy and peaceful. Before the 

kids get bored, try one (or several) of these ideas for making snow days magical. 

By Elise Walter 

3. 

Make snow ice cream. 

Combine 8 cups 

(clean, fresh) snow, 

½ cup sugar, 1 ½ tsp 

vanilla, and stir in milk 

until you’ve reached 

desired consistency. 

4. 

Go on a hunt. 

Create a simple treasure 

hunt or scavenger hunt 

with things around the 

house. Preschoolers will 

enjoy a fashlight safari 

looking for stuffed animals 

you’ve hidden. 

8. 

Have a picnic. 

Put a blanket on the 

family room foor, 

fnd some picnic 

food, and enjoy 

pretending to eat 

alfresco. You can 

also make a special 

treat together like 

homemade pretzels 

and include it in the 

picnic fare. 

9. 

Make cloud dough. 

Simply combine 1 

cup baby oil with 8 

cups of four. This 

soft, moldable dough 

should be put in a 

large plastic container, 

and kids will 

love sculpting with 

it (be prepared for a 

mess). 

10. 

Put on a show. 

Get creative juices 

fowing by planning and 

performing a concert, 

talent show, or puppet 

show (you could also 

make puppets from old 

socks or paper bags). 

Recruit neighbor kid if 

necessary. 



Calling All Baby Boomers

Welcome to Southern Indiana... 

wherever it is! 

Afriend atends craft shows in 

Ohio and wherever. She tells 

people she is from Southern 

Indiana. 

Oh, you’re from Evansville? 

Southern Indiana must be Evansville. 

The University of Southern Indiana 

is there. North Vernon and South Boston 

likewise claim membership, not just my 

friend’s Sellersburg, my Jefersonville 

and everywhere at least from Vincennes 

to Batesville. This magazine, Southern 

Indiana Living, defnes it one way while 

Southern Indiana Pediatric Dentistry, in 

Bloomington, fgures it something else. 

Whoever cares to join our Southern 

Indiana club, well, who can blame them. 

Wherever Southern Indiana is, it is a lovable 

place. It is certainly is plenty good 

enough for me. I worry too much about 

my future. But I do not worry about fnishing 

right where I started, right here. 

I know, I know, I should not say 

Southern Indiana is beter than Southern 

Minnesota or Southern Mississippi or 

Southern Maine or Southern Montana. I 

have not been within a tank full of any of 

them. I still choose to believe Southern 

Indiana is not just beter but best, though. 

And I do so proudly. 

I do not have to be right. I just have 

to feel right. I have my reasons, after all, 

really good ones. What Southern Indiana 

does maters, not where Southern Indiana 

is. 

Southern Indiana is the reason two 

new bridges are being built across the 

Ohio River. Kentucky was not remotely 

interested in the project, for years and 

years. But Southern Indiana insisted, 

pressed on through a million frustrations, 

won converts in Indianapolis and Washington 

D.C. and, ultimately, made it so 

Kentucky had to stop saying no. 

Southern Indiana is the home both 

of Papa John Schnater and of the late Col. 

Harland Sanders. Both hit it big after leaving, 

but their greatness and drive were 

forged right here. Same goes for some guy 

named Abraham Lincoln, by the way. 

He had even bigger, well, fsh to fry. 

Plus there’s Forrest Lucas, another 

totally down-to-earth type who soars as 

high as entrepreneurs can. 

Southern Indiana indeed can be full 

of surprises. It is not stuck in its ways in 

every way. There’s the young man from 

Austin, for instance, who won a chance to 

sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New 

York City. That’s right, this wonderful 

singer is not from Austin, Texas, but Austin, 

Indiana, now known for more than 

Morgan Foods and that ungodly junk 

yard at the city’s exit of Interstate 65. 

There’s also the young woman 

headed of to play college football, after 

geting a chance to prove herself at Jefersonville 

High School. 

A gay bar opened recently in New 

Albany, still another sign that Southern 

Indiana eventually can realize it is part of 

the real world. I likewise point out how 

‘Thankfully, Southern 

Indiana is Donald Trumplike 

rich in kindness.’ 

Southern Indiana acknowledges homelessness 

by its reliable support for the 

always-crowded Haven House shelter in 

Jefersonville. 

Southern Indiana increasingly confronts 

its shortcomings, all right. More 

and beter animal shelters help, like do 

literacy programs and alternative schools 

and food pantries and homes for troubled 

children and addicted adults. None of 

this would be available if Southern Indiana 

embraced the status quo. 

Money does not exist to fx everything. 

Thankfully, Southern Indiana is 

Donald Trump-like rich in kindness. I 

think of the amazing response to Relay 

for Life - an annual American Cancer Society 

fundraiser - especially in Washington 

County, one of our region’s poorest. I 

love too how some women in Campbellsburg, 

also in Washington County, cook 

prety much monthly for the entire community. 

I hope they do that in Southern 

Montana. 

Bit by bit, day by day, Southern 

Indiana becomes more than Northern 

Louisville. It lands its own jobs, its own 

restaurants and shops, its own top-notch 

health care and wide-ranging higher 

education. Add all that to the immense 

natural beauty - the lakes and forests and 

parks - and Southern Indiana becomes 

more a regional force and less Louisville’s 

litle brother. 

One of these days, even Indianapolis 

might look south with respect. 

Southern Indiana is also those families 

in and around Starlight - the Hubers 

and Koeters and Smiths and probably 

others - that have built prosperous businesses 

with incredibly hard work, teamwork 

and perseverance. To say work 

ethic is dead is to forget about these enduring 

examples. 

Southern Indiana continues to have 

its struggles, like does anywhere. I wish 

I saw more diversity; I hate to think it is 

mostly more than happenstance. I count 

too on the arrival of real breadwinning 

jobs; no one employed full time should 

be poor. I also hope rates increase of college 

graduates, of voters and good candidates, 

of devoted servant leaders and 

of regular churchgoers. 

I believe in Southern Indiana, 

though, more than ever. We are more 

about solutions than problems, more 

about helping than leting others help. It 

is a great place, en route to greater. I welcome 

one and all to Southern Indiana, 

wherever it is. • 

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 



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A Walk in the Garden with Bob Hill 

The Forgotten Art of Hardscape 

Bob and Janet Hill, in stone, from the 

gardens at Hidden Hill Nursery. 

Photo credit: Michelle Hockman 

Adding beauty and interest to your garden 

with treasured objects of wood, brick, rock, and iron 


Hardscape – the use of iron, 

rock, brick, wood and found 

objects in the home landscape 

– is not a very useful word in 

garden planning. It’s too harsh, ugly and 

even limiting. 

No one sits around in early spring 

knee deep in plant catalogs and impossible 

dreams and thinks: “Oh boy, I just 

gota do something this year to improve 

my hardscape.” 

Where’s the joy and poetry in that? 

But Hidden Hill thrives on the hardscape 

concept, the use of such objects to 

softly meld local history, great vacations, 

antique hunting, loving family and the 

kindness of strangers into our landscape 

– and your garden can beneft from that 

philosophy, too. 

So think about the memories, artifacts 

and life souvenirs you can add to 

your garden as you plan for 2015. At the 

very least, they rarely need watering. 

When we moved onto our bare and 

weedy 8 acres almost 40 years ago we kept 

digging up thick, rectangular stones buried 

just below the soil, with some ragged 

edges almost at lawn mower height. 

We learned from the neighbors they 

were the buried remnants of the long 

stone walls that once angled up and along 

the farm felds that preceded us – the 

walls dating back into the 1800s. 

We dug up those rocks – added others 

from a nearby feld – and resurrected 

our local Hoosier history with fowing 

walls and raised beds for the 21st century. 

They are a perfect ft – and the word 

“hardscape” never applies to even an inch 

of it. 

For those whose home sites are 

smaller than 8 acres – and perhaps firting 

with the EPA, local ordinance and crimes 

against geology – we rarely visit a wavepounded 

beach or rocky trail on vacation 

without fnding a rock or two to bring 

home as a remembrance. 

We never, of course, indulge in the 

practice without leaving a few billion 

trillion water-and-time-washed rocks behind. 

Some of the stones we do collect end 

up in the outside landscape, the smaller 

ones on a living room shelf where proper 

lighting softens the harder edges. 

The stones then serve as walk-by 

memory makers: a Nova Scotia vacation; 

the pounding waves of Lake Superior; the 

indescribable strata at the botom of the 

Grand Canyon; a towering cut in a sculpted 

New Mexico canyon. 

I do it guilt-free. The stones are personal, 

not high on the inheritance list. I’m 

sure they’re all going to end up back beneath 

Mother Earth at some point, anyway. 

Our split-rail fence might roughly 

fall under the description of hardscape, 

although it has literally softened over 

the years, slowly roting away into the 

ground. 

It was purchased from a farmer 

down near Hodgenville, Ky. – not far 

‘Hidden Hill thrives 

on the hardscape concept, 

the use of such 

objects to softly meld 

local history, great 

vacations, antique 

hunting, loving family 

and the kindness 

of strangers into our 

landscape’ 

from another farm where a guy named 

Lincoln was born – a guy who split a few 

rails in his day himself. 

It’s been a joy to own, a continual 

source of pleasure and discussion even as 

its landscape worth has been reduced to 

fencing in a few hundred ferns and hosta 

beneath a spreading sugar maple tree. 

So what? It came from a place near 

a place where one of our greatest presidents 

was born. Who wouldn’t want that 

in their garden? 

The two horse-drawn cultivators 

that rest on our small mounds of earth 

above beds of iris, sedum, roses and ornamental 

grasses were gifts from customers 

who valued the cultivators’ history and 

worth – and had no earthly place for them 

in their smaller yards. 

Our small railroad cart of a type 

once used by Gandy Dancers in the earlier 

days of American railroads was a memorial 

gift from a woman whose husband 

worked on the railroad – a remembrance 

we both now share. 

Our 150-year-old, Civil War-era window 

from the Jefersonville Quadrangle – 

soon to up decorated with stained glass 

– needs no justifcation. 

But let’s reduce all this to some artifacts 

that would ft in your yard, the smaller 

yard, even the patio home. Almost 40 

years ago I bought a piece of stone carved 

into small steps that was said to have been 

used at a stagecoach stop in nearby Utica 

… the steps too lovely and the story too 

good to be checked too carefully. 

We now own a few of the old cobblestones 

that once paved the streets of 

downtown Louisville; they would ft in 

any garden. We have a small, fat stone 

at the entrance to Hidden Hill on which a 

friend carved a whimsical “You are here” 

with a large “X” on it. 

A water-flled iron pot once used for 

rendering lard is a constant reminder of 

my wandering-Kentucky columnist days. 

It’s of great use for our foating plastic 

“Guard Ducks” and brightly colored plastic 

balls. 

Not far away is nostalgia gone way 

over the top: the tub from our frst washing 

machine – which makes a great planter. 

It’s never sacrilege to use Great- 

Grandma’s old, rusty teapot to grow 

sedum. The kids don’t want it. Great- 

Grandma would have done the same; she 

never threw anything away.• 

Bob Hill owns 

Hidden Hill 

Nursery and can 

be reached at 

farmerbob@hiddenhillnursery. 

com. 


Special Feature 

Providence Self Sufciency Ministries 

Changing the world one smile at a time 

Story by Sara Combs 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 


Michelle Harris watches her 

3-year-old son play at her 

feet as she describes her journey 

from addiction to purpose. 

The 29-year-single mother fashes a 

bright smile – a smile she says was made 

possible by Patchwork Program. It says 

much about her struggle from a life of 

abusive relationships, drug abuse, incarceration, 

alienation from family, and the 

temporary loss of her son. 

Gertie Eubanks, 91, sits in her comfortable 

living room, crocheting a pale 

pink baby sweater and watching Dick 

Clark host a $25,000 Pyramid rerun. A 

pleasant aroma of simmering beef rises 

from her kitchen. “I’ll add a potato, cook 

a litle broccoli and have a good meal,” 

she says. 

Surrounded by family pictures and 

furniture from her former home, the onetime 

delivery room aide says she enjoys 

living in her single-bedroom apartment, 

one of 25 in The Meadows of Guerin 

Woods, providing independent living for 

low-income people age 62 or older. 

Harris and Eubanks are just two of 

the lives changed – or at least made more 

comfortable – by a chain of events that 

began in 1994 when Sister Barbara Ann 

Zeller, now president/CEO of Guerin Inc./ 

Providence Self Sufciency Ministries, 

spoted numerous ads for foster parents. 

“I just got tired of seeing these ads,” 

she says. “Why don’t we have some of 

these kids live with us?” she asked the 

others in the Sisters of Providence Convent 

in New Albany. They agreed. 

Two decades later that has evolved 

from caring for a half-dozen children to 

the 28-acre Guerin Woods campus in 

Georgetown, Indiana. The site hosts programs 

for family reunifcation, two senior 

citizen apartment complexes, and villas – 

innovative nursing facilities for elderly. 

“If there is a need to be met, and you 

can meet it, it is no longer a need. And 

you go on to the next need,” says Sister 

Barbara, explaining the varied programs 

ofered. 

“It is all about people,” she says. 

“Our campus ofers a blend of people of 

all ages with a variety of needs.” 

For instance, Roberta Koerner, a retired 

bookkeeper, enjoys a two-bedroom 

apartment in Guerin Woods, adjacent to 

The Meadows. “The extra bedroom gives 

me room for an ofce and crafting,” says 

Koerner, the designated craft person for 

the campus’ Senior Center and recipient 

of a handful of art awards at the Floyd 

County 4-H Fair this summer. 

“I appreciate the neighborhood environment 

and the way residents look after 

each other,” she says. 

Fern McClain, with her husband, 

Roy, a retired minister, were among the 

frst residents of these apartments. The 

couple served Georgetown Christian 

Church for many years and were missionaries 

in Mexico. Health issues caused 

them to return, and they planned to enter 

a home for seniors in Louisville. 

“But when we saw Guerin Woods 

being built, we knew it would be ideal 

for us,” says Fern. “We could be among 

people we knew and loved. We are happy 

here.” 

Having both housing and nursing 

programs allows residents to “age in 

place,” says Sister Barbara. She cites Roseta 

Harvey as an example. Harvey lives 

in a two-bedroom apartment, serves on 

the board of directors and has been instrumental 

in organizing health fairs and 

other events at the Senior Center. After 

undergoing surgery, she needed full-time 

care and moved from her apartment into 

a villa. As Harvey’s condition improved, 

she switched places with an apartment 

resident needing nursing care. 

Each of the four 7,100-square-foot 

villas has 10 private rooms, an open kitchen 

and dining room, therapeutic spa, a 

den, a patio garden and ofce. Meals are 

served family-style. Plans for a traditional 

90-bed nursing home were scrapped when 

Sister Barbara learned of the Small House 

Model (originally Greenhouse Project). 

“I listened to information about this 

concept for two days,” she says, “then 

came back, called an emergency meeting 

of the board, and told them, ‘We need to 

do this.’” In the ‘40s it was discovered that 

children didn’t thrive in an institutional 

seting, she says. “It took another 50 years 

to fgure out that is true for senior citizens 

as well.” 

The Journey 

Soon after initiating foster care, the 

Sisters expanded the project, licensing 

to host additional children. To support 

this efort, they provided New Albany 

Housing Authority residents with adult 

education and other services. “We also 

ofered child care while parents availed 

themselves of these services,” says Sister 

Barbara. “We did it all, and cared for our 

Above: Sister Barbara, on the lawn mower. Mowing grass is one of her favorite activities. 


foster kids at night.” 

Although by then the Sisters had 

moved into another facility to make room 

for their charges, they saw the need to 

further expand the ministry. It was about 

this time that Sister Barbara discovered 

that the Georgetown property was available. 

“It belonged to the (Indianapolis) 

Archdiocese,” she says. Although she 

had no negotiating funds, Sister Barbara 

met with church ofcials. Surprisingly, 

that resulted in the owners donating the 

grounds. But there was a condition. 

“It was a $168,000 gift,” says Sister 

Barbara. “We had three years to begin to 

develop it; if that didn’t happen, we had 

to give it back.” With God’s blessing, as 

well as a community that embraced the 

efort, and tireless work of the Sisters and 

other staf, development was not only begun, 

but completed. 

The Sisters had seen a need for family 

involvement, Sister Barbara says. “We 

noticed many children returning. They 

would call their caseworker and say that 

Mom had fallen of the wagon, or whatever, 

and ask to come back. We were getting 

the same kids over and over. One out 

of two kids was returning.” 

So in 2000, the Family Unifcation 

Program was initiated, starting as six 

campus apartments. Then when Providence 

House, the on-campus house that 

began as a youth shelter, closed because 

of a change in state funding, Sister Barbara 

saw an opportunity to expand the mission 

that includes Patchwork House and 

Reunifcation Apartments. 

Dr. Liz England, the clinical director, 

explains that Patchwork House provides 

intensive, closely supervised living experience 

for up to six Division of Family and 

Children (DFC) involved mothers and/or 

fathers and their children. When families 

are ready, they may move into one of the 

six campus apartments that provide support 

with less supervision. 

“We consider Michelle (Harris) one 

of our greatest successes,” says England, 

referring to the family reunifcation program. 

Harris says: “My life change in 

the last year has been huge. I have done 

a 360-degree turnaround. Providence 

House gave me a great foundation to 

help build on and grow for the rest of my 

life. I am grateful to Liz and her staf. I 

have learned parenting skills, relationship 

skills, how to trust others and to be independent. 

“Once, all I could think of was getting 

my next fx. Now I have my son and I 

think I am a good mother. I have goals. I 

want to get my driver’s license, more education 

and to become fnancially stable.” 

And that nice smile? Visible evidence 

of her life change, says Harris. “After 

15 years of beatings and drug use, my 

teeth were such a mess, I didn’t want anyone 

to see me smile.” 

Now, thanks to good dental work 

and a healthy lifestyle, she has a smile that 

can light up a room. “Now, I am proud of 

my smile,” she says. • 

Current Programs 

• Family Preservation Program, beginning 

in 2000 and serving 94 families 

and their 214 children. 

• Patchwork House for families and 

children, which began in 2012, has 

served 19 families and their 34 children. 

• Guerin Woods Apartments, 22 

two-bedroom apartments for older 

adults with limited incomes opened 

in 2005 and has been home to 45 individuals. 

• The Meadows of Guerin apartments 

for well/independent older adults 

with limited incomes opened in 

2009 have been home to 37 people. 

The Meadows consists of 24 onebedroom 

apartments and one twobedroom 

apartment. 

• The Villas of Guerin Woods have 

provided assisted living and skilled 

nursing for people 62 years and older. 

The Villas opened in 2008 and 

have been home to 163 frail elderly 

people. 

• Guerin Woods Senior Center, 

opened in 2005, has served 850 individuals 

Moving Forward 

Supported by a waiting list of 60 eligible 

people, a $2 million capital campaign 

is underway. Plans are to build two additional 

Villas for personalized care for 

individuals living in long-term-care 

and assisted-living situations. One of 

these buildings will be designated for 

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tour of a current Villa, or to make a donation, 

contact Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, 

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Residents, staf and visitors were all smiles 

at Providence Self Sufciency Ministries 20th 

anniversary celebration. Tours were provided 

for the two apartment complexes, the Senior 

Center, Villas and Family Preservation Program 

houses. History of the projects were told in 

photos and newspaper clipping displays as 

the past, present and future were celebrated. 

Luncheon and supper bufets were provided at 

the noon and evening sessions. 

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and his granddaughter Katie attending the 

open house at Guerin Woods; Christel Willian 

and Rosemary Leist ; Bob Stehele, Sister 

Joanne Cullins, and Don Lafoon; Mary Keith in 

her apartment; Jonel Davis in her apartment. 


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Sculptor David Ross Stevens of Borden, Ind., right, displayed 

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Francisco A. Vincente is a foreign 

exchange student from Brazil who 

was part of Kevin and Carla Batman’s 

family from August 25, 2013 

until June 27, 2014 and atended Crawford 

County Junior-Senior High School. He recently 

talked with Southern Indiana Living 

about his time here. 

What is your favorite thing about America? 

How does it compare to your country? 

“My favorite thing about the U.S. is how 

you love your country. I think it is awesome 

how people are proud of their country 

and how they like to show the American 

fag.” 

What is your favorite American food? 

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What is the strangest/funniest experience 

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trying to speak Portuguese.” 

Have you been to America before? Where 

else have you traveled? 

“It was the frst time I was out of Brazil. It 

was kind of scary, but defnitely worth it.” 

Are you a native English speaker? What 

other languages do you speak? 

“My native language is Portuguese, Brazil’s 

ofcial language (not Spanish, nor 

“Brazilian”). I have had English classes 

since frst grade, starting with basics. I’ve 

also had Spanish classes.” 

If you could tell Americans one thing 

about your culture, what would it be? 

“We don’t live in forests!!” 

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What have you learned as a foreign exchange 

student? 

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learnt that people love, fght, and laugh 

the same, all around the world.” 

Did you ever get homesick? 

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like I was part of the family, but it is impossible 

not to get homesick sometimes. 

The holidays were a difcult time, but I 

was always able to work it through.” 

What about your country do you think 

would surprise Americans the most? 

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something a lot of people ask. I think 

they’d be surprised with how rich our culture 

is, how smart we can be, and how we 

are alike.” 

How is school diferent in your country? 

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school here is more adapted to each student. 

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and always treated me well. I was surprised 

with the hospitality that I’d never 

thought I’d fnd so far from home. Brazilians, 

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November 20, 2014 at the Lucas Estate 

Photos by Michelle Hockman 

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From Historic Victorian Home ... 

To Charming Bed & Breakfast 

Salem couple fulfills retirement dream when they open a Bed & Breakfast 

Story and Photos by Darian Eswine 


Just outside the city square of Salem 

sits a three-story Victorian home 

built in 1898, now home to the 

town’s new B & B, Gladden House 

Bed and Breakfast. 

Chris and Jenny Bundy opened 

the house in June after spending several 

months redesigning it. 

“The frst thing we did was the kitchen 

remodel. I’d wanted a new kitchen for 

a long time,” Jenny said. “And then we 

turned the porch into a dining area.” 

Chris said they also repainted the entire 

house and replaced the wood on the 

front staircase entrance. Other projects included 

bathroom remodeling, new foors 

and additional showers. 

Chris also said the couple spent a lot 

of time on the gardens. 

“They’re important to the house. People 

appreciate that as much as anything,” 

he said. “Out on the patio it feels like the 

country, and it’s a great place for lunches.” 

The couple bought the home in 1978 

and moved in when “’70s shag carpet and 

green and orange papers” still occupied 

the house, according to Chris. 

“You’re supposed to act very cool 

when walking around with a Realtor, but 

I knew we had to have this house,” Chris 

said. 

When Chris was growing up, he 

knew of the house as “Gladden House,” 

which is how the bed and breakfast received 

its name. 

Chris and Jenny decided to open the 

B & B after they retired from teaching in 

2012. 

“We had both talked a long time 

about how our house would be ideal for 

that,” Jenny said. 

Chris said they love to go to B & Bs. 

“There are so many people from all over 

the country, and you get to hear about people’s 

lives.” 

Jenny fnished her teaching career at 

Salem Elementary School in special education. 

She also previously taught at Springs 

Valley and Paoli. 

Chris retired from Floyd Central 

High School after 15 years as the theater director. 

He was succeeded by Robbie Steiner, 

a former student teacher under Chris. 

“Robbie’s our third son,” Jenny said. 

Chris is also a member of the Washington 

County Tourism Board and has 

writen several books on historic landmarks 

of Indiana, along with an autobiography, 

“Worms in the Apple — A Memoir 

of Life, Love, and Laughter.” 

“We like being involved in the community 

and sharing with people,” Chris 

said. 

Although both enjoyed long teaching 

careers, Jenny said they wanted to be able 

to move on to other dreams, as well. 

Lef page: The Gladden House B&B. 

This page, from Top: The Living Room at Gladden House B&B; Looking up at the main 

staircase from the hallway, you can see three fights of stairs; the back pato is a favorite 

for guests, and is even used for small weddings, luncheons, and other events. 


“The point is opening the house to 

share it with people,” Chris said. “We 

both have a love for other people and 

want them to enjoy it, as well.” 

Some people have stayed to research 

family history, while others simply visit 

for a weekend away. Chris and Jenny 

also hosted the family from whom they 

bought the house. 

“They grew up in the house as 

children. There were fve girls and one 

boy and the brother loved it,” Chris said. 

The brother, who recently died, 

had wanted to be buried in Salem, so 

three of the sisters joined one who lives 

in the area. 

“It was a wonderful day and a sad 

day, reliving so many great memories,” 

Jenny said. “The girls actually said they 

wanted to come every year. It was very 

much like having family here.” 

Gladden House provides a full 

breakfast and spacious rooms for guests, 

along with a place for events such as baby 

showers, weddings and teas. 

Jenny said business was good in 

June and a litle slow in July, but she expected 

things to pick up with fall event 

season. 

‘The best part is listening 

to people’s stories.’ 

Chris said they always have recommendations 

ready for places to visit while 

staying at the B & B, including the John 

Hay Center Museum Complex, Beck’s 

Mill, French Lick, Spring Mill State Park 

and Scotsburg’s Delaney Park. 

Overall, the couple’s goals are just to 

see more and more events happen at their 

home ranging from wedding brunches to 

sorority teas. 

“We have the most beautiful seting 

for small weddings and we do the food, 

cake, all details or as much as they want… 

fowers, decorations,” Chris said. “We 

tent the backyard.” 

Jenny said they could also do birthday 

dinners, luncheons and provide a 

meeting space for small groups. Chris 

would also like to ofer cooking classes 

one day. 

“People that usually stay at a B & B 

like the home feel and the more personalized 

feel,” Chris said. “The best part is 

listening to people’s stories.”• 

For more information on Chris and Jenny’s 

Gladden House Bed and Breakfast, log on to 

their website at gladdenhousebandb.com 

Photos (clockwise from top): Chris and Jenny, in front of the Gladden B&B; 

Memorabilia from Chris’s teaching career and days as Floyd Central theater 

director; the library, flled with antque fnds, including at least one item datng 

back to the 1600’s; the back staircase, formerly a servant’s staircase, now home 

to photos of Chris’s family history on one side and Jenny’s on the other. 


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In the Kitchen 

Beyond the Sandwich 

Two uses for leftover ham 

By Kristen Rogers 

Ham and Potato Soup 

Serves: 8 Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 25 min 

Craving comfort? Seeking simplicity? With items that are likely already 

in your fridge, this soup is warm, flling and easy to prepare. 

3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes 

1/2 cup diced celery 

1/2 cup fnely chopped onion 

1 cup diced cooked ham 

3 1/4 cups water 

2 tablespoons chicken base 

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste 

3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste 

5 tablespoons buter 

5 tablespoons all-purpose four 

2 cups milk 

Optional Garnishes: Shredded cheddar cheese, diced green 

onions 

Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. 

Bring to a boil, and then cook over medium heat until 

potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken 

base, salt and pepper. 

In a separate saucepan, melt buter over medium-low heat. 

Whisk in four, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 

1 minute. Slowly whisk all of the milk to prevent lumps from 

forming. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 

4 to 5 minutes. 

Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until 

heated through. Serve immediately. Garnish with cheese and 

green onions. 

Hoppin’ Johns Over White Cheese Grits 

Serves: 8-10 Prep time: 5 min Prep time: 15 min 

Another great lefover makeover! Whether served as a traditional New 

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fx and a nice mix of comfort and spice. 

5 tablespoon buter (split) 

1 cup chopped smoked ham 

1 medium onion, chopped 

2 (15-oz.) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed 

2 (10-oz.) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained 

1 cup frozen corn kernels 

1 teaspoon sugar 

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 

4 ½ cups water 

4 teaspoons chicken base 

1 cup uncooked quick 5-minute grits 

2 cup (8 oz.) shredded white cheddar cheese 

Melt 1 tablespoon buter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; 

add ham and onion, and sauté 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is 

tender. Stir in black-eyed peas and next 3 ingredients. Cover, 

reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. 

Remove from heat, and stir in cilantro. 

While stew is simmering, bring water, remaining 4 tablespoons 

buter, and chicken base to a boil in a medium saucepan 

over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in grits, and return 

to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover, stirring 

occasionally, 12-14 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese 

until melted. 

Serve stew immediately over white cheddar grits. Garnish 

with cilantro. 



Pictured (lef to right): Greg Rankin, Larry Maze, Doug Drake, Gerard Gephart, and Geof Wohl 

Finding Strength in Community 

Breast cancer support group offers comfort to men, the silent caregivers 

Story and Photo by Kathy Melvin 

In a small room at Gilda’s Club in 

Louisville, flled with warm light 

and soft chairs, fve men sit together 

exchanging all-too-familiar stories. 

They have one very important thing 

in common. They are men caring for 

women with breast cancer. 

Doug Drake of New Albany is 

the president & CEO of “Together 

for Breast Cancer Survival, “A Men’s 

Caregiver Support group. He lost 

his mother to breast cancer in 1999. 

His reaction to her illness, he says, 

was to stick his head in the sand. 

And then she was gone. 

He remembers looking in the 

mirror and making a promise to God that 

if he ever faced this situation again he 

would be a beter caregiver. 


Unfortunately, he would have that 

chance. 

Nine months after marrying Janet, 

the love of his life, she was diagnosed 

with breast cancer. “I waited a long time 

to fnd my soul mate and now I was afraid 

‘The goal is not to try and fix 

problems, but to be supportive 

and share information and 

understanding.’ 

I was going to lose her,” he said. “I was 

devastated.” Fortunately, 14 years later, 

they are still together, but it was a long 

journey that they traveled side by side. 

In keeping with his promise, the frst 

thing he did was ask Janet what he could 

do to support her. Her requests were simple. 

She wanted him to accompany her to 

chemotherapy treatments and join her at a 

support group for women with cancer she 

had heard about at Floyd Memorial 

Hospital. 

When Doug and Janet atended 

the frst support group meeting, 

Doug quickly realized he was the 

only man there. He didn’t want to 

make the women feel uncomfortable 

so he asked the leader, Deena Kleehamer 

and then the group, if it was 

OK to stay. They welcomed him, made 

him the unofcial mascot and joyfully 

took turns at trying to make him turn red.

The thing he kept hearing over 

and over was, “I wish my husband 

was here.” And so the idea of starting a 

support group for men was born. Cofounders; 

Allen Schuler, John Loi, Cindy 

Cooper, oncology nurse and Doug 

Drake met in December of 2001 and 

agreed to form this 501 (c) 3, non-proft 

organization. With help from many others, 

the group now has monthly meetings 

in both New Albany at Floyd Memorial 

Hospital Cancer Care Center and 

in Louisville at Gilda’s Club. 

Drake said, at frst, he didn’t “realize 

the gravity of having a group like 

this for men.” The goal is not to try and 

fx problems, but to be supportive and 

share information and understanding. 

“Unless you’ve been through it,” 

said Greg, who lost his wife a year ago, 

you can’t possibly understand. There is 

no botom to this rabbit hole.” 

The group sometimes starts sessions 

by talking about sports or current 

events and the conversation naturally 

gravitates toward their loved ones. 

Emotions run the gamut from laughter 

to tears. Several past members of the 

group say they had contemplated suicide 

but this group allowed them to process 

their thoughts and was a lifeline for 

them. These men have found love once 

again and are happily remarried. 

The members face similar struggles. 

“You hear it over and over,” said 

Drake. “I’m trying to take care of the 

woman I love. I’m physically and emotionally 

drained, but I have to be strong. 

And worse I feel guilty for even thinking 

about my own well-being.” 

Although the size of the group varies 

week to week, many men have been 

coming for years. Not to get support but 

to return the support that they received. 

“I cannot see a time when I won’t 

come,” said Greg. “This is a club where I 

will always be a member.”• 

For more information about Together for 

Breast Cancer Survival, contact: Doug 

Drake at 502-649-6911 or ddrake@pcscounseling.org. 

Tips from The 

men’s supporT 

group 

• You have to take care of 

yourself. 

• Give yourself time to grieve. 

• Take support and help when it 

is ofered. 

• On a day your signifcant other 

is feeling good, take half the day 

and do some thing you really 

enjoy. 

• Hide or send her cards or leave 

love notes around for no reason. 

• Accompany your loved one 

to as many oncology 

appointments as possible. 

Take notes. The stress and 

confusion can be overwhelming. 

Are We Too Busy? 

A Poem by Janet Drake 

Tere has to be a heaven 

So much beauty in the world 

Are we too busy to see it? 

Te rainbows, clouds, colors of the sky 

All show the magnifcence of God 


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And the shadows shimmer in the moonlight 


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at home and take them with you 

to the doctor. 

• Listen. 

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Everyday Adventures 

A Cat’s Tale 

When loving the unlovable doesn’t make sense 

I 

don’t hate cats. I’m just not particularly 

fond of the one who lives in my 

house. 

I’ve had cats all my life: funny 

cats, afectionate cats and mouse-catching 

cats. But the cat we have now? He’s none 

of the above. He’s rarely playful, never 

comes near to be peted and, as far as mice 

go, probably couldn’t catch anything but 

feas. 

My whole relationship with this 

white ball of fur named Fluf revolves 

around his digestive process. When his 

food dish is empty, he bites me. When 

his liter box is dirty, he goes elsewhere. 

A towel. A shoe. Wherever is convenient. 

When that happens, as it did twice 

this week, guess whose job it is the clean 

it up. This guy right here. The same guy 

who gets to change his liter box. Hard to 

believe I’m not a fan. 

The way I see it, I’m basically Fluf’s 

butler, and according to his standards, not 

a very good one at that. 

But wait, it gets beter. As a bonus, 

I’m allergic to cats. Clogged sinuses. Itchy 

eyes. Scratchy throat. The whole nine 

yards. Yes, these are the perks of living 

with Fluf. 

When I was cleaning up his latest 

mess this week, the disgusting details of 

which I will spare you, I started thinking 

about Fluf’s virtues and realized that 

there is absolutely no logical reason for 

me to tolerate this cat. 

If it were just the two of us, next December 

I would wrap him up in a box, like 

‘Unconditional love 

makes the unlovable 

loveable even when it 

doesn’t make sense.’ 

the old lady from “National Lampoon’s 

Christmas Vacation,” and give him to a 

lucky family member at Christmas. 

But then, there’s my daughter, 

Emma. Emma adores this cat. She plays 

with him, dresses him in doll clothes and 

snuggles him in bed every night. She is 

completely and totally in love with Fluf. 

That, of course, makes all the diference. 

My daughter loves this cat, and it is 

her love that compels me to love him, too. 

Despite the messes. Despite the hassle. 

Despite logic. 

Unconditional love makes the unlovable 

lovable even when it doesn’t make 

sense. It’s true for cats and true for people. 

We all have messy people in our 

lives, people who are high maintenance 

and hard to love, people who our lives 

would be much simpler without. 

Yet, God loves the unlovable. That, 

of course, makes all the diference. God 

loves difcult people, and it is His love 

that compels us to love them, too. Despite 

the messes. Despite the hassle. Despite the 

logic. 

One of Jesus’ followers, Paul, once 

said it like this: “For Christ’s love compels 

us, because we are convinced that one 

died for all” (2 Corinthians 5:14 NIV). Jesus’ 

death, His ultimate statement of love, 

gives everyone worth. Everyone. 

Which, of course, applies to us, too. 

Sometimes we are that difcult person 

who is tough to love. Sometimes we are 

unlovable. Yet, God didn’t let that stop 

Him from loving us just the same. 

So, when we are about to give up on 

someone, maybe we should think twice. 

Logical? Maybe not? But neither is the fact 

that I still have a cat. 

For now, I’ll keep on changing liter 

boxes and cleaning up messes because I 

love the one who loves old Fluf, and no 

mater how hard I try to deny it, that kind 

of love is contagious. • 

Photo (Left): The lovable cat, Fluf. 


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.


For more quality 

time with my 

loved ones, 

Pat Stucker, 

Salem 

I chose Clark. 

P 

at loves preparing large meals for her family. But when severe arthritis 

pain in her knees made it too diffcult to stand and cook, she knew it 

was time to revisit Clark Memorial Hospital. Pat had already attended 

Clark’s Open House to learn about joint replacement surgery. She 

then chose Dr. Brent Walz at Orthopedic Surgeons of Southern 

Indiana for her bilateral knee replacement. Now, just a few months 

after surgery, Pat is back on her feet and back in her kitchen. 

Knee & Hip Pain Seminars 

Thursday, January 29 at 6 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 25 at noon 

Conference Center on lower level 

of Clark Memorial Hospital. 

To register call 812-283-2926 

or visit ClarkMemorial.org. 

(812) 282-6631 • ClarkMemorial.org • 1220 Missouri Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN

Southern Indiana Living JanFeb 2015

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