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Ife is fleeting.

The older I get, the more I realize this. That reality again slapped me in the face in January. Before I went to bed, I read a Facebook post saying that a friend of mine was in emergency surgery. He was a big, strong guy, so I assumed he’d be ok. I happened to wake up at 3 a.m. and saw that he didn’t make it out of surgery. That slap stung.

His name was Nick Pribble. We went to high school together. We weren’t exactly close, but he was just one of those guys who you stopped to talk to when you saw him. He, like my husband, was a car guy, so they would talk all the time about car stuff and rag each other about Ford vs. Chevy.

He was married to Melissa, who we also went to school with. They weren’t high school sweethearts.

I believe they both married other people soon after high school. I watched their love story play out on Facebook. From the time they reconnected, it was a force bigger than them. They blended their families perfectly. They were partners in every sense of the word.

I still can’t seem to stop thinking about Melissa and the kids. Somehow I know that Nick is at peace, but they’re left to pick up the pieces. That kind of love leaves a big hole. No matter how they rearrange the pieces of their lives, there is always going to be a gap somewhere.

He died on a Saturday. We were scheduled to leave for Mexico early the following Monday morning.

Suddenly, making those memories were even more precious. The trip was a gift from my parents for Christmas. The original plan was for all seven of us to go, but some health issues prevented my parents from joining us. So, my husband, our two daughters and my brother all got on a plane (for the first time for most of us) and headed to paradise.

It was 30 degrees when we got on the plane and 80 when we got off. We got to our resort, ate a quick lunch and went straight to the Caribbean. The color is like nothing you’d ever see in the US. It’s absolutely beautiful!

We spent a lot of time relaxing and recharging. It was the last time we will get a family vacation before our oldest daughter goes off to college. We laughed and talked and laughed some more. We got annoyed at each other. The adults in the group utilized the swim-up bar and the girls soaked up the sun.

I’m sure I’ll write in more detail later.

We got home late Friday night. Saturday, we went to Nick’s funeral.

We all cried - for the loss of a friend, for the loss of a man who had dedicated his life to his community, out of empathy for the people he left behind.

He had been a firefighter for more than 20 years, so he was given a hero’s sendoff. In the middle of it all, a little sunlight broke through the clouds. Maybe it was coincidence. Maybe it was a message from Nick. Even in the darkest, coldest times, a little light will eventually shine through. There will be sunny days again.

But, don’t - for even a second - take anything for granted. Love fiercely and hold on to those you love.

Make memories; they’ll be all you have some day. Life is fleeting.

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storm brought Bill Tanner to Boonville.

A macroburst tore through the city in 2014, taking one of the trees on the courthouse lawn with it. Boonville Now contacted the Warrick County Master Gardeners to put a flower bed in place of the large oak tree. Bill was president.

“They didn’t want to put another tree back in

there,” he said. “We agreed to it and put that in. That’s how I originally got hooked up with Boonville Now. That was just a brief thing.”

Bill isn’t a native of Boonville. He isn’t even a transplant. He was raised on the west side of Evansville. He and his wife moved to Newburgh in 1972. In 2001, they bought property on S.R. 261 and built a home there. But, when Boonville

Now started planning Johnson Park, Sherrie Sievers asked him to serve on the committee.

“I really like landscaping and flowers, so it was right up my alley,” he said. “I was looking for ways to give back, give a little bit of my time. We met on a committee, I’m going to say a year and a half or so. I don’t think we were any further along than when we started. Everybody’s got their own idea what it’s going to look like.”

The original plan, designed by Purdue, called for $150,000 in just dirt work and a retaining wall. Bill came up with the tiered design, which dropped the cost by more than two-thirds.

“The cost went from $150,000 to $30,000 or something like that,” he said. “At that point, I said, ‘Look guys, why don’t you just let me take the park? I’ll keep you all informed. I’ll show you what I’m doing. If you don’t like what I’m doing, you tell me and we’ll change it.’ I think everybody was relieved. They didn’t want to do it.”

Johnson Park became Bill’s baby. He had a hand in everything - from the chair-height walls to the fountain that literally broke the mold.

“I found that fountain just outside of Louisville,” he said. “We paid like $1,300 for that fountain.

That’s probably a $5,000 fountain.

That thing weighs several tons.

Robin Kaiser and John Kaiser and I went over there one day just looking. That fountain, they had broke the mold, so they weren’t going to be making any more.

That was the last one, just sitting there.”

When the project was done, Bill wasn’t ready to sit still. Being a Vietnam veteran, he was per-

fect for the Warrick County War Memorial committee. It wasn’t just his history with the armed forces that drove him to participate, though. It was his admiration for the man leading that project.

“That (memorial) was really dear to Marlin,” Bill said. “He lost his brother. Marlin was the big drive behind that. I’m a huge fan of Marlin Weisheit. They just don’t get any better. They don’t. When they asked me sit on that with Marlin, I was like, ‘Oh, yeah.’ I would have helped them with it whether I was on the committee or not. I’m big on veterans.”

Bill said he volunteers because he doesn’t believe in sitting on the couch. At 74, he still spends countless hours working. Even with Boonville Now’s major projects complete - including moving in to the building the organization purchased - Bill visits the park several times a week to make sure everything is in order.

“I like to stay busy,” he said. “I don’t like to sit around. I like projects. If you look at my front yard, I spend 25-30 hours a week in my yard. In fact, my wife keeps wanting to know when we’re going to move. She’s ready to downsize.

I’m just not ready to give it up yet.

I’m a firm believer that you can’t go home and sit on the couch. If you do, especially when you’re older, you will die. I had a good friend that I worked with - I was operations manager… for 42 years. One guy had been there for like 30 years with me. I knew what Ted would do. The last day of work, I said to him, ‘Ted, do not go home and sit on that couch.’

He was dead in a year and a half.

He was 60 years old. Death is inevitable. But if you work at life every day, you can push it off. I’m

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Looking toward the future, Bill would like to see more of the same.

“I would like to see us build another park,” he said. “We own a piece of property on Main, right there where it curves. It’s a nice piece of property. It’s got big trees on it and stuff. There’s a church that has expressed interest in it. They want to build their parsonage on it. Whether we’ll sell it to them or not, I don’t know. But, we own some pieces of property around town. Or maybe we’ll buy something. I don’t know.”

He nearly missed the chance to volunteer with Boonville Now. He purchased property on the beautiful Lake Murray in South Carolina. He had the land cleared, his home designed and was ready to start building. It was located on a point that included more than 200 feet of waterfront.

Ironically, it was called Tanner Point. And, it would have put them just 20 minutes from their grandchildren.

“My daughter calls me,” he said. “Her husband is an electrical engineer. Fabulous job. He works for a company called Intel. They make the computer chips… If I’d have handpicked my son-inlaw, I couldn’t have done any better. Anyway, they were closing their R&D shop there and offered him a job in Texas. We were just getting ready to start building this house. We would have been 20 minutes from our grandkids. They lived there 16 years. I thought, ‘Well, timing is everything.’ We sold the lot last year. I’m not sure if I did the right thing or not. I made good money on it, but I’ll never own another piece of property like that again. The people already built a home on it.

But, it’s so far away. It was a really good investment, but taxes on it were $6,000 a year for a vacant lot.”

For now, Bill is content living in southern Indiana. That doesn’t mean he can’t see the rest of the world, though. Bill and his wife are avid travelers.

“We’ve been to Hawaii over 20 times,” he said.

“We’ve probably been on 12 to 15 cruises. We have two daughters. A couple years ago, we took them to the Mediterranean and we sailed around the Mediterranean for two weeks. That was my favorite. I loved that. We went to Greece and Athens and Rome. We went to Barcelona and Spain and we went to Malta and Sardenia, Sicily.

I love Hawaii, obviously, but I loved the Mediterranean. I love history. I love old buildings.”

This summer marks their 50th wedding anniversary.

They plan to do it up right, taking the Queen Mary from New York to England and touring Europe.

“It’s really upscale,” he said.

“You have to dress for dinner. Some nights, I can get away with a dark suit, but other nights I have to wear a tux. It’s that upscale. My wife will have to wear gowns.

I told my wife, ‘This is our 50th. We’re not on a budget. I’m not even going to ask how much it costs. We’re just going to do it.’

Then we’re going to spend four days in London.

London is like an hour and a half drive from South

Hampton. Then we’re going to take a train to Manchester, England, which is northern England, and spend a couple days there. Get on another train and take it into Scotland.

Then we’re going to tour Scotland. Then we’re going to go over to the west coast of Scotland and pick up a ferry and take it to Ireland. In Ireland, we’re going to rent a car and do the fringe of Ireland. Then we’ll probably fly home out of Dublin. We were wanting to go to Paris, but this is 22 days already. That will have to be another time.”

When they get back, though, he will be ready to help in any way he can.

“I enjoy what I’m doing,” Bill said. “If you enjoy what you’re doing, then it’s really not a job.”

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Boonville View | 11 St. John’s After School Program (“A.S.P.” for short) has been serving the community of Boonville for 11 years. Children from Loge and Oakdale elementaries are bused to the church after school, where they get a snack and a chance to work on homework before the program begins.

As the program starts, we first say the pledges and recite John 3:16. After opening prayer, we go to our first station, which is a lesson. This year we are talking about the science of God and using experiments to help explain how God works in both nature and our daily lives. It is a hands-on lesson in which the children get to do the experiments, with adult supervision. They really love this part, as they get to be the ones up front helping to teach.

Next, the children break off into three separate groups. Since the theme is science, the group names are also people of importance in the science field: Einstein, Tesla and Hawking. After the group’s lesson, they then go to the different rotations in music, craft and games.

In music this year, they are getting to do karaoke.

They love to be able to get up and sing even in front of everybody. But they also learn about music and are

taught how to play the hand bells.

Craft, I think, is everybody’s favorite. Each week, they do a craft that in some way goes along with the lesson or point for that week.

And last, but certainly not least, are the games.

Each week there is a different group game. One week it may be crabwalk soccer with a balloon, the next it may be balloon baseball. Whatever the game is, the kids put their whole heart in to it. After the games end, whichever team wins is awarded a gold medal for that game. I must say how proud I am of the teams that don’t win; they show great sportsmanship and attitude After all the rotations are completed, then we all sit down together, eat a hot meal and enjoy a movie.

Now, all of this would not be possible first, without the vision of St. John’s to reach out to the community. Second, without the absolutely wonderful volunteers that come every Thursday to help serve, cook, lead groups and just generally be prepared for what ever needs to be done. Several of the “kids” who grew up in the program also serve as volunteers and participate in the church’s Youth Group. And third, the generosity of the congregation, which provides

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I have served at many churches over the years and I must admit that St. John’s is one of the best at reaching out to the community. They love their children and they love being given the opportunity to serve their community through this truly wonderful ministry. I count myself very blessed to be a part of this and that I can help be a positive impact on so many children’s lives, this is the most rewarding career a person can have.

And now, a little history.

About 13 years ago, a gentleman by the name of Jack Sanders came up to me and remarked, “Pastor Bob. When I look at the church calendar, I see that outside people use our church more than we do! We need some more activities around here, you know, get people involved.” My response, “Seriously?”

Not to be dissuaded, Jack went on to form a Men’s Group, and with the able help of many, we started putting on fish dinners, taking on small community projects and enjoying breakfast together once a month.

The following year, Shirley Jamison approached me with her idea of developing a childrens’ ministry to be held after school. A few weeks later, Shirley invited me and our music director at the time, Matt Vanover, to come with her on a tour of the Flock 99 program at the Presbyterian Church in Chandler. It is quite impressive, and it inspired Matt to develop a ministry for children here at St. John’s.

Matt’s vision was for a “once a week” program that would include a heavy emphasis on music, art, tutoring and computer access, all the while providing a free dinner for the kids. He drew up an elaborate lesson plan, lined up volunteers and teachers, and brought it to the congregation. Fortunately, God’s spirit spoke to the majority of our people, and they agreed to the idea. Thus, in August of 2008, the ASP was born, with 41 children registered and an average attendance of 38.

After that first year, Matt decided to move on in his career, and left us for a much larger church in Henderson. That’s just great! We get this program up and running and now he leaves. What are we going to do? I’m not going to run the program!

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Boonville View | 13 But, the people of the church really wanted to keep it going, so we put out a “help wanted” notice at a couple of the colleges in Evansville, crossed our fingers, prayed and waited.

God is good! In August of 2009, a college student from the University of Evansville inquired about the position. His name is Allen Armstrong. He had minimal experience working with kids, but he was the only one to apply, so, of course, we hired him!

Allen’s focus shifted the program to an emphasis on the stories in the Bible, developing lessons and crafts towards that goal. Of course, there was still the tutoring, snacks, play time and dinner. Over the next three years, Allen kept the program going through sheer will, a commitment to the task, and a loving and caring heart. He soon was affectionately called “Mister A.” And because of his effort and the generosity of the volunteers, the ASP developed into a lasting and successful ministry to the children of our fair town.

Mr. A felt the “call to ministry” and moved on to attend Princeton Seminary in New Jersey, from which he graduated and was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Christ last October, here at St. John’s,

and is now a pastor in a small church in New York.

Of course, his departure left us without a director once again. So, once again, we put out “the word” that we were looking for a youth minister to direct the program and to build our youth ministry.

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Last October, Principal Jamie Pryor said she wasn’t seeing the usual quieting down she normally would. In fact, the behaviors were ramping up.

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“We had behavior consultants and I’d call them and say, ‘I’ve never seen anything like this. This kid that was this way last year is completely different from what they were, throwing things, screaming and meltdowns.’ You can only keep that pace up for awhile,” she said. “So, we came and I said, ‘What are some things that we can do?’”

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“We really pulled the reins on academics and said, ‘We’re here for the kids. We want to make relationships,’” she said.

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“Teachers have taken a lot of hits over the last couple of years,” Kala Russell, a fifth grade teacher and one of the chairs of the initiative, said. “I feel like when this initiative - this SEL initiative - came, I think the first thought was, ‘Oh, it’s one more thing on our plate.’ You could either get your butt kicked every day - and we were leaving here a lot of days in tears. We were tired. It was emotionally stressful, draining. Some of us were even starting to have health issues related to the stress. We can either sit here and keep making this excuse and we can keep saying, ‘Man, these learners have changed.’

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That buy-in also had to come from the students and their families. Katie Hubiak, Title 1 teacher and co-chair of the SEL Initiative, said they have worked hard to develop relationships with the parents and bolster the relationship between the parent and the child. A year ago, they started inviting parents in to have an active role in getting their children back on track.

“It’s not a perfect situation,” Katie said. “It might take a couple meetings to get all of us on the same page and decide that we all are here for this child.

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Kala said that helped put things into a little better perspective for everyone involved.

“At the end of the day, I think we all came to the realization that every parent here loves their child,” she said. “It was easy to say, ‘How can you say that when you have a child that is coming to school without clean clothes, without food?’ At the end of the day, every parent loves their child.

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After working on the why, they had to work on the behaviors themselves. They instituted OAKS (Our Awesome Kids Succeeding) time - 40 minutes each day of small group learning. Jamie said working in smaller groups compared to the large class helps both the students falling behind and the students at the higher end of the spectrum.

They developed a “Regulation Room,” a room designed to help children reset their mind so they can efficiently go about the rest of their day. Some students are scheduled daily and others use it as needed. It allows the amygdala, the part of the brain focused on emotions, to relax by utilizing focused activities like breathing exercises, movement, yoga and fidgets.

“What we’re finding is legally, if they have an IEP or are some of our emotionally behavior disorder children, we can do certain things, but so many

of them were just general ed students,” Katie said.

“We can’t legally do anything…

We had to find a way for just the general population.

It might not be all day every day the same kid.

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There’s certain kids that do have certain times of day, though… It’s very differ-

Boonville View | 19 ent for different kids’ needs.”

They’ve implemented a sensory path designed to stimulate a child’s senses. They used different classroom strategies, including focused attention activities and in-room amygdala reset areas. They started “Morning Meetings,” a few minutes of each day dedicated to conversations with the students.

They’ve also taken a little time to take care of their own emotional needs, as well. They started “Wellness Wednesday,” where teachers wear workout attire and workout before or after school.

The teacher’s lounge was redecorated into a calming and comfortable space to decompress.

“Before, we were just putting out fires,” Kala said. “We didn’t have time to do that. It has made a huge difference - in our relationships with each other, our relationships with our kids, our relationship, too, with our parents.”

All of their hard work paid off. In November, they were recognized as one of the top three Distinguished Title 1 schools in Indiana.

“When we put all those things in place, I have to say that is one reason why our scores increased,” Jamie said. “Last year was our first year for iLearn... It’s very rigorous and it’s all on the computer. Really, our scores overall weren’t in your 80s or 90s, what you would typically want, but it was more about those kids that grew, which was our

saving grace.”

All three educators were emotional about the recognition, but said they were happy tears.

“I feel like I have a personal stake in this school.

I grew up here. I went to high school here, I graduated from here. I taught at John H. Castle for like three years and when the opportunity came to get back here, I wanted to be back here. I want my kids to go here. We kind of strayed, I feel like, for a little while, away from maybe what was best for kids because we were so driven by a test score.

Now we are back to what is best for kids and how as a community do we make the futures of these kids bright? I will be proud to send my kids through Oakdale. I wouldn’t send them anywhere else. If I teach outside of Boonville, they will come here. What we are doing as a staff and as a community is truly awesome. I can’t speak for the other buildings in Boonville, but I can speak for this one and I believe in what we’re doing.”

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Good Vibrations

By Barbara Brown Meyer

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obert Whitsell was born and raised in Boonville. Not only was he extremely good looking, his family had money.

All through high school, his sweetheart was Lynette Grandstaff. They were known as “the beautiful couple.” They were together at the pep rallies, the ball games, in study hall, even at church. Lynette was not only pretty, she was kind and sweet, and popular at school. At one point, she was crowned Boonville High School football queen. She was escorted to her throne by Lemois Wire, the captain of the Boonville football team, in 1946.

Anyone and everyone knew that this couple planned to be married after graduation day. The plans were all set, and promises were made.

However, after Whitsell graduated from BHS, his father insisted that he go away to college in California, of all places. In reality, the father was only trying to fulfill his son’s long-time dream of getting

a degree in electronics. After a tearful goodbye, and promises “to write every day” and “talk on the phone often,” Whitsell went out to California.

There is no doubt that, had Whitsell’s father chosen any other location for his son to attend college, something that changed his life forever would never have happened. It all began when Whitsell and some of his buddies were sunning on a beach and a scout with a major movie company spotted the ruggedly handsome Whitsell on the beach and offered him a film audition. And then there was a contract. In all, Bob Whitsell made 10 movies .

Somehow, he also managed to earn a degree in electronics also. After he tired of the movies, he established his own radio and electronic hop in California, where he did some inventing on the side.

Several of his inventions were patented. He never returned to Boonville after that, except to attend his class reunions. The letters and phone calls back to

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his hometown became fewer and fewer and, finally, he married a woman he had met while attending college there. The beautiful and sweet Lynette waited a long time, and finally, married a nice dependable young man and started a family.

A chance meeting with one of Whitsell’s customers, a man named Paul Tanner, a former music teacher at the University of California, proved to be a good one. Tanner was a former trombonist with the Glenn Miller Band during “the big band era”. After Glenn Miller’s plane went down during World War II and was neever seen again or accounted for, Tanner began searching for an invention similiar to Leon Theremin’s creation.

Ironically, one of the inventions that Whitsell was working on at the time was very similiar to what Tanner was looking for. Together, they teamed up on the project, making theirs a lot simpler for nonexperts to hit certain notes specifically and also to control the volume better.

When Paul Tanner used this invention on an album called “Music for Heavenly Bodies,” the sound caught on like wild fire, especially with the younger generation. These eerie, high-pitched sounds were also featured in a movie called “My Little Martian.”

Before long, this weird, sci-fi sound was on every am pop radio station.

In due time, when Whitsell and Tanner were approached by Brian Wilson of the popular “Beach Boys” about using this electro-theremin on a new song that they were planning to record, a very successful agreement and transaction was made.

Initially, Tanner agreed to play the electro-thremin for the recording of this new song, but he declined at the last minute. Brian Wilson, who was known to be multi-talented, as well as brilliant, took over easily.

“Good Vibrations” was the name of the song. And it became a big hit for the Beach Boys. The song won a Grammy nomination for best vocal group performance. Mojo Magazine voted it number one in the top 100 records of all time. Rolling Stone Magazine listed it as number six in their 500 greatest songs of all time. And, finally, the group was placed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Beach Boys were also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994.

The cost of producing this song with the captivating sounds was phenomenal. According to documented facts, it was somewhere between $50,000 and $75,000. Not only did the Beach Boys become even wealthier, so did Paul Tanner and Bob Whitsell.

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he Warrick County Museum hosted local third graders in February.

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For rent

By Emily May

T

he population in Boonville is getting ready to go up.

A new apartment building on Main Street was just completed. But, that’s only half of it.

The building was part of a larger movement by MVAH Partners to build affordable housing in Boonville. That included 22 units in townhomes and single-family homes and the 22-unit apartment complex.

It all actually started with Boonville Now. Five years ago, the nonprofit helped secure a $1.3 million grant for the Blight Elimination Program. When it was all said and done, more than 70 blighted homes were torn down - including many in the city.

Of course, that left vacant lots still not the prettiest things to look at.

“Whenever Miller Valentine and Pete with Miller Valentine came to us, one of the reasons they came to us is we had lots that were blighted - BEP properties - and because they were able to acquire a certain amount of the BEP properties, it gave them more points on their tax credit application,” Sherrie Sievers, current president of Boonville Now, said. “The first time they tried, all of our BEP was not done, so we didn’t have as many available. But the second round that they did, there were a lot available that they were able to purchase. It was $10.1 million,

Boonville View | 31 that was the project amount that was spent here in Boonville.”

Sherrie said there are some misconceptions that she’d like to help clear up. A couple of the properties have become a point of concern after they’ve appeared to go downhill fast. But, with her new position with MVAH and Tony Lehman as the property manager, she believes all the concerns will soon be put to rest.

“One of his main goals for Boonville is to keep everything nice and clean,” Sherrie said. “We understand from code enforcement where they’re at on that. Tony is doing everything the right way to implement clean up of the in-question properties and moving forward with that. I just want everybody to understand that a couple of those properties are not what MVAH Partners intended to have in the community.

That’s not what they’re about. I just want to make that crystal clear.”

All of MVAH’s rental properties are tax credit properties. Basically, they go in to an area and do statewide, regional and local housing studies. The units they build will rent for a certain percentage between 60 and 30 percent - of market value. In return, they’re given tax credits. That is vastly different from Section 8.

“So, we say we’ll reduce from market rate and do this many 50 percent units in exchange for tax credits,” Tony said. “So, we don’t offer low-income housing, we offer reduced-income housing.”

With reduced income housing, there is a minimum and a maximum income level.

“In Section 8, they do a full breakdown of income and expenses,” he said. “We don’t do a breakdown.

We’re income only. We’re not here to manage your life and your finances and your bills and all of that.

We want to make sure you qualify income-wise and let you know where our rents are at. If you qualify, then it’s up to you to make sure you manage your own expenses. That’s the difference between tax credit and Section 8. But we do accept the Section 8 vouchers.”

The renter will have to do all the legwork to secure the Section 8 vouchers.

“If someone goes through all the work to... get qualified and they get into the system and they get into the program and they have a Section 8 voucher, we will rent to that person, but we do not market ourselves as a Section 8 property,” Tony said. “At all.

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Boonville View | 33 of that. You can go to Section 8 and take care of that yourself. Once you have the voucher or once you’re in their system and in their program, we’ll work with them, but we don’t do it for you.”

Sherrie describes the new apartment complex as all inclusive. All of the two-bedroom units have two full baths. There’s a media center that has two computers with free internet. There’s a fitness room, complete with a large TV. They even offer a community center equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher and plenty of room for a get-together. Each unit is equipped with a washer and dryer hook-up, though there is a pay-as-you-go laundry facility on the main floor.

Security is also big. Mailboxes are located inside and only residents can come and go as they please.

“The keypad out back, they’ll be able to scroll through a directory and find the resident’s name, press on the resident’s name and it will call whatever number we program into that,” Tony said. “So if it’s their cell phone, it will call from that keypad to their cell phone where ever they are. They can then carry on a conversation with them. If it’s somebody that they’ve given permission to be in their unit, they’ll be able to press nine, even if they’re in Florida on vacation, they’ll be able to press nine, open the door and that person can then enter and go up to the unit.”

On the first floor, there are four handicappedaccessible rooms. The windows are able to be opened with a cord and all the blinds are powered.

There are also two units designed for the hearing impaired.

“They really went over and above,” Sherrie said.

“Every unit has a washer/dryer hookup. Every unit has a brand new stove, dishwasher and refrigerator.

They’re really done very nicely. The bathrooms are, for apartment buildings, very, very spacious.”

The apartment complex was the final phase of the project - for now, at least. Tony said that there is a possibility of building more single-family homes and

townhomes in the future, particularly if the lease-toown program takes off.

“It’s a longterm lease and there is a balloon payment at the conclusion of this longterm lease...

But the balloon payment is a fraction of the market value of the home,” he said. “If people legitimately execute the lease in the sense of it being a lease-to-own and acquire the funding to be able to purchase at the end of their lease, those assets will transition out of our portfolio, therefore reducing what we are marketing out here, which would then open us up for expansion.”

Sherrie has worn many hats in this project. She is president of Boonville Now and helped secure the partnership with MVAH. She was integral in the Blight Elimination Program. She is a city councilwoman.

She has a vested interest in making Boonville better.

“I know a lot about our community,” she said. “I live in this community. I want it to be great. I want it to stay nice. MVAH is a partner in our community and they’re here to stay... They’re invested in Boonville, as I am. Everybody in our communty is so excited about what’s going on. Boonville now has nice homes that are affordable. So, our goal has been met.”

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A T GE N I V

Boonville

By Emily May

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ob Canada is old school.

At 86 years old, he was reelected to his post as city councilman, a job he’s had for 20 years now. His margin of winning has always been exceptionally high - more so than any other councilpeople.

Why? Because he’s old school. He’s always made a point of being the voice of his constituency.

“They’re the ones we’re there for,” Bob said.

“That’s why there was a difference at times. It could be a generational (thing). The people now that have been on (the council) had it much better than I did.

So, I still think about when nobody had anything. I have explained that to Charlie now. When we have a disagreement, I’ll tell him sometimes that it’s a generational (thing). You go back to where you come from.”

Bob was born at the tail end of the Great Depression in New Goshen. No one had anything, but he said he never realized he was poor.

“My neighbor used to remind me,” he joked. “We used to brush our teeth out in the garden and so on.

She’d say, ‘You say we’re not poor?’ I’d say, ‘No.

We’re not poor.’ But we were... My neighbor sent me a picture not too long ago and the four of us that was neighbors growing up, we were digging a ditch there.

We had old clothes on and she made a note in there, ‘And you say we weren’t poor?’”

After high school, he joined the United States Air Force. The boys his age felt a duty to join up, he said. He saw more action on the ballfield than the battlefield, though.

“I played softball in the service, more softball than anything,” Bob said. “It was fastpitch ball and I was a pitcher. We played a beer game in Mascoutah, Ill. That day, we had all volunteered for Korea. We walked down the street of Mascoutah holding hands hollering, ‘Korea, Korea!’ Of course, we were threefourths drunk. None of us got it. We went everywhere in the world. I went to Newfoundland and then from there to Greenland. We wanted to stay together. We had a terrific ball team.”

It didn’t take long after duty to settle down and get back to real life.

“A week or so after I got home, there was a little

gal about 17 years old that put everything on hold for almost 59 years,” Bob joked. “She said, ‘None of this drinking.’ She put everything on hold for me.”

Bob and Betty married in 1957. They made their way to Boonville via Mt. Carmel, Ill. They had two children, Bob Jr. and Cathy. He didn’t run for office until after he retired from Alcoa. His daughter, Cathy, said he took kind of an unconventional approach to campaigning.

“If you drive through town in an election year, you see numerous, numerous signs,” she said.

“Dad will only order 12 signs. Everybody gets on him and says, ‘You got to buy more signs, you’ve

got to buy more signs.’

His answer every time is, ‘Signs don’t vote. People vote.’ You can have a sign in your yard, but that sign ain’t voting. In every election he’s had, he’s had minimal signs. I think that speaks volumes for being a six-term city council member, being reelected at 86 years old, that the people have that much faith in you.”

That faith may come from his relationship with his constituents. Until a couple years ago, Bob would walk around and talk to his neighbors and get their thoughts on the issues facing the city at the time. Those thoughts didn’t always jive with the way his party or his fellow councilmen wanted him to

36 | March/April 2020 from the defunct municipal electric company, EDIT funds and a minimal rate increase - one the state required. His plan saved the city $1 million over the course of 20 years.

“When we started, they were wanting to raise it 91 percent, and then we got it down to 51 percent, with the state telling us we had to do,” he said. “With my proposal, we didn’t have to pay anything.”

Bob acknowledges that the “D” next to his name has won him elections, but said he is really enjoying the new bipartisan council.

“I think it’s a plus to have a two-party system,” he said.

“Boonville, and I’ve been telling them for four or five years now, Boonville is changing to more republicans than it used to have.

The elections from now on will be more competitive.”

Cathy Canada-Rice said it’s her father’s vote. heart that keeps getting him elected. Her upbringing “The council members, the other ones, kidded me has made her the same way. about campaigning year-round,” he said. “If I would “I can’t see a man standing with a sign on the side see somebody out in the yard, I’d stop. We’d talk. of the road without rolling down my window,” she That’s about the only way you can reach people now. said. “I’ve seen him do it. He’s the type of giver that They don’t come to the meetings. That’s really sad.” is more annonymous and he helps a little bit everyBob said that the city council doesn’t have a lot of where. That’s what he’s taught us. The little things power and that accomplishments are few, but he’s that matter.” most proud of the new sewer plant they built not long Bob said that trait was inherited from his father. after he was elected to his first term. He was able to “My dad always said, ‘Don’t pass that tin cup up. get the $12 million project completed using money

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Put a nickle in there. Even if people says they’re a wino, it doesn’t make a difference.’ We learned that from him,” he said. “If I miss it, it’s because I’m not in the right lane. I just believe in it.”

Cathy said that kindness and loving nature was doubled by her mother. She passed away from brain cancer in 2015, with Bob by her side through the entire illness.

“Everything he did was for his kids and his grandkids,” she said. “We lost my mom, who he was married to 59 years, four years ago. He treated her like an absolute queen and could not keep his hands off of her. He thought she was beautiful with a brain tumor on the last day, dying in hospice... So, growing up in that loving atmosphere has made me love people. Me and him are a team. We grieve the same way. We talk every single day a couple times.”

Cathy has lived less than a mile from her parents her entire life. After redistricting, she doesn’t live in Bob’s district, but she is involved in both her own and her father’s districts. Bob said he’d love to see her take his place some day.

“I’ve learned a lot and I campaigned with someone that is in my district. We had a blast going door to door in my area,” Cathy said. “Of course, I campaigned with dad in his area, new and old. It’s definitely not out of the question that I will maybe get

into city politics. I stand for what I’ve been taught.

If we could just get people to the meetings. That’s what people don’t understand. You can’t gripe about something if you’re not willing to participate and understand and see what’s going on. That’s what he has wanted for every term he’s been in.”

This past election, Bob took Reid Madden, his opponent, under his wing.

“I had a young fellow run against me this time,” Bob said. “He and I had the best day because I want the young to get involved. We laughed all day and I taught him how to go out and meet people when they get out of their car. It was the least I’ve won by in all six elections. I got the message to him.

I said, ‘You run the best against me as anybody.’

That young fella just had a good time that day. He has a really good family.”

At the end of the day, that story aptly describes Bob Canada - a man dedicated to leaving his community better. A humble, kind husband, father, friend and member of the community.

“I’ve said it all my life, ‘You couldn’t have had it better than me.’ I’ve had it so good all my life. I talked at my wife’s funeral and I’ve said this all my life and I wanted to get the point over again, my wife was the best all-around person that I’ve ever seen, that I was ever around. I’ve had it made.”

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SERVICE & LEARNING

The Boonville Garden Club has sponsored a Blue Star Memorial Marker to be placed on the west side of the Boonville Courthouse. At the close of WWII, National Garden Clubs, as well as other public-spirited groups, were seeking a suitable way of honoring our service men and women. Garden Club members visualized a living memorial, preferring to help beautify and preserve. While it was originally begun to honor WWII veterans, it’s mission was enlarged to include all men and women who have served, are serving or will serve in the armed forces of the United States. We extend this invitation to our community to join us for the dedication service and light refreshments.

Dedication service, Saturday, May 30, 2020, 10:00 AM on the West side of the Courthouse. We hope you will come celebrate and commemorate all our veterans.

NEW MEMBERS We are currenting accepting new members for the Boonville Garden Club. We meet the first Friday every month at Main Street United Methodist Church, 222 E. Main Street. Meetings begin with light snack at 9:30 a.m., followed by a speaker.

Some months, instead of a speaker we take “field trips” as a way of learning from others in our community and beyond.

Several of our recent trips included a trip to the Azalea Path in Hazelton and Family Roots Nursery in Dale. We do enjoy lunch out after each informative and fun outing.

An upcoming trip this spring will be to Myra Teal’s Koi Pond and Gardens. We had the honor of having Myra speak at our September 2019 meeting. She has a real passion for bees and told of her lifelong goal to become a beekeeper. She now has multiple hives.

For more information about joining, please contact Thelma Whoberry at 812-617-1405 and like us on Facebook – Boonville Garden Club.

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Preparing

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e all hate to think of the day when we will experience a major disaster. Disasters or emergencies can happen when we least expect them and without warning. The best way to handle these types of issues is to be prepared.

Many people have an idea of what they would do personally, but what about your pets? Leaving your pet out of your plans can put them at danger. The best solution is to be prepared, make a plan and include your pet(s).

Before an emergency happens find out what types of disasters or emergencies might happen

in your area so you can consider your options. Put together a kit for each pet and be sure to rotate food and medications.

Tasks to do before a disaster occurs: • Always make sure your pets wear collars with tags or consider a permanent form of identification such as a microchip. Microchipping is one of the best ways to be sure you are reunited with your pet. Just be sure you register the microchip and keep all the information current. If you are not sure of which company the microchip came from contact a shelter or your veterinarians office to have

your pet scanned. They can tell you what company to contact.

• Keep leashes and/or crates in an area that is easily accessible.

• Be sure animals are up to date on vaccinations.

Diseases, such as rabies and leptospirosis, can spread easily between pets and people during a disaster. Depending on the season, fleas and ticks can spread many diseases, too.

Planning ahead for where you can stay if something should happen to your home will be a burden taken off of you when things are so stressful. Leaving your pets behind should never be an option.

Do you know where you can go and take your pets with you? Contact hotels now so that you know when the time comes to be certain animals are welcome. What about boarding facilities or veterinarian offices? How about friends or relatives that might be able to help? Having this information in advance really helps.

Also having a neighbor that knows your animals and can help you in case you are not at home when an emergency happens can be a real life-

saver for your pets.

Also understand that in some cases your pets may have to be separated from each other.

Taking a CPR or first Aid class for pets can also be helpful. Call your local Red Cross for classes.

Prepare a kit for each pet. This should be in a sturdy container that can be transported easily.

Each kit should include • carriers or leashes, • food/potable water and bowls, • cat litter/pan, • pet first aid kit, • manual can opener if you use canned food or purchase canned food with a pop top, • medications and copies of medical records in a waterproof bag/container. Be sure to include the name and number of your veterinarian. We recommend at least a two weeks’ supply.

• Current photos with attention to areas that could be proven that the animal is yours. Many animals can look alike to people that have never seen your pet.

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• Pet toys and possible beds if easy to carry.

Once a disaster happens, you may have a little time to prepare - or none at all. If you have advanced warning of an impending disaster take just a few moments to go over everything for your pets. Things like making sure the collars and tags are properly fitting and on is important. Calling ahead of where you might be staying to confirm.

Going over your pets’ emergency kits and certain you have enough food/water/medications is important. Please bring all your pets inside so you don’t have to search for them, they might be scared and hide. This can delay your evacuation.

After a disaster can be just as important to the safety of your pets as preparing for it. Make certain of their well-being by taking precautions like giving them some extra decompression time. Their behavior can change dramatically after a disaster.

Even friendly animals may be more irritable. They may need extra time away from other people or animals. Make certain you walk your property area to ensure fences and gates are not damaged and no chemical spills have happened and/or electrical lines are not down.

If you are interested in a checklist, Warrick County Animal Control has several to choose from and you can also find many ideas on the internet. If you would like a free checklist for “Pet Emergency Kits,” a “Pet Boarding Instructions” sheet, “Missing Pet” flyer or other information. Please contact us at 655 Roth Rd in Boonville or call us at (812) 897-

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The ASPCA. org website has a “Pet Disaster Preparedness Plan” sheet with tips to help keep companion animals safe in a time of disaster. It includes: Never Leave Your Pet at Home Alone Check Boarding Place Ask for Help Prepare a Travel Kit Have Carriers Ready Have Medication Plan Ready Provide Plenty of ID Microchip Your Pet Volunteer For more information, please check out their website. They also have a Rescue Alert Sticker on the website. You can fill out the online order form here for a free sticker https://secure.aspca. org/take-action/order-your-petsafety-pack.

The likelihood of us experiencing a disaster in our lifetime is a very real possibility. It is always better to prepare for such an emergency rather than ignore it.

When planning for that disaster, please include your pets in your plans. If you need more information or help in preparing in the event of an emergency or disaster please contact your local Red Cross Organization for your family and Warrick County Animal Control for help with your pet’s disaster plan.

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Daniela Vidal-Tirado will be the featured speaker in the Mar ch 2020 Vision: A W omen’s Speaking Series, sc heduled for March 3 at 6 p.m. at Funxion - A Wedding and Even t Venue

Artifact Show The 56th annual Boonville Artifact Show will be held Sunday, March 29 at the Warrick County 4-H Center. Set up will begin at 7 a.m. and doors will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Awards will be given for Best of Show, Best Personal Find, Three Host Awards, Revis Campbell Award, Best Educational Display, Best Banner Stones, Best Personal Find Collection, Best Single Site Collection, Best Axes and Celts, Best Junior Display, Best Shell and Bone Display, Best Flint Display and Best Slate Display. To reserve a table, contact Bill Clark at 812-897-2417 or Edd Frisse at 812-476-9727. There will be a charge of $15 for the first table and $10 for each additional table. You must have a current IAS or CSAS card to display at Indiana shows. Any item purchased at an IAS sponsored show may be returned the day of the show for a full refund. No reproductions may be sold or displayed. Lunch will be available by the Boy Scouts. Public admission is free.

Stay current on local events on our w ebsite, boonvillevie w.com Stop By The 1901 Emporium and see our large collection of toys, beds and more!

204 W. Locust Street in Historic Downtown Boonville

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The Monthly Women’s Self-Defense Class will be held March 7 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Elliott Kyusho-Jitsu. Each month we will cover different techniques from both Okinawan Karate and Japanese Jujitsu. The cost of the class is $25 and is for ages 8 and up. Registration will begin at 3:45 p.m.

Contact Master Elliott (Class Instructor) for more information.

Mike Carey is premier!

Mike Carey, your Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance agent, has earned a Premier Agent designation for 2020. This is one of the highest honors that can be earned by an Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance agent. Those who achieve this designation must consistently exemplify professionalism and go above and beyond in their service and commitment to their clients.

Thank you for the confidence you have placed in Mike and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. We look forward to continuing to provide you with exceptional service.

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Allyson Claybourn will be the 0 featured speaker for the April 202 ies Ser Vision: A Women’s Speaking nt at Funxion: A Wedding and Eve ce Venue. The speech will take pla April 7 at 6 p.m.

This monthly women’s speaker r, series is designed to empowe . enrich, and enhance your life Light refreshments will be pro vided.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

Boonville VFW Post 3418 will host a Craft Vendor Fair April 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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ProRehab will host its third anniversary party May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. Enjoy food, prizes and a big thank you to the community!

The date has been set! The fourth annual Rockin’ Around the Clock car/truck show, sponsored by Monarchs Rod and Custom, will be Saturday, May 16. Registration at Harold Gunn Pavilion will open at 10 a.m. Participant parking will be next to the pavilion, in the Judicial Center parking lot, on Second Street between Sycamore and Locust Streets, and if needed, on Third Street between Main and Locust Streets. These expanded parking areas will allow us to accommodate 250+ show participants. Awards will be handed out at 2 p.m. Free food and drinks will be provided by Peoples Trust and Savings Bank and Law Chevrolet and Buick.

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1901 Emporium......................................................41 Aigner Construction...............................................51 Boonville Federal...................................................45 Boonville NOW......................................................12 Boonville View.......................................................54 Camp’s Automotive...............................................13 Commander’s Grill...................................................9 Cron’s Body Shop.................................................27 Derr’s......................................................................33 Double D’s.............................................................55 Dr. Eash.................................................................25 Dr. Hyndman..........................................................11 Farm Bureau..........................................................20 Greer’s Flooring.......................................................2 Kyle Krantz.............................................................27 Museum.................................................................13

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Parker’s Ironworks.................................................45 Pet Parlor...............................................................52 Peoples Trust and Savings Bank..........................35

Posey’s Market........................................................8

ProRehab...............................................................56

Quail Crossing........................................................29 St. Vincent Warrick................................................39

Town Square............................................................2 Transcendent ........................................................23

TRU Event Rental...................................................19 United Way............................................................15

Warrick Animal Guardians.....................................49

Warrick Dental........................................................31 Woodmont Health Campus...................................17

Yesterdaze.............................................................47

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