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TABLE of CONTENTS Brew in the ‘Burgh
Castle High School graduate Dustin Gunter is in the process of bringing craft beer to Newburgh.
[24] Real Talk
Bill Maher wowed a local audience with his honesty, humor and emotion.
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Passion becomes career
Rick Mitchell has made a career of digging in the dirt and making things beautiful. He’s traded a life of luxury for a life of necessity.
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From player to peer
Former Castle High School pitcher Beth (Harmon) Zachary got to relive her state softball championship with her former coach, Pat Lockyear. Only this time, they were on opposite sides of the field.
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A life of love [8] Cooling Off
Beat the stifiling summer heat at a local watering hole.
Laura Warner was born on the land she still lives on. She’s faced divorce, death and everything in between. She married her husband, Edward, a decade ago but refuses to settle down.
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Also inside Welcome.............................................7 Newburgh Events...............................14 An Unwanted Staycation....................12 Youth First..........................................18
[34] A Star amongst us
Janet Stout grew up in the Appalachian Mountains with no indoor plumbing. She then made her way in Hollywood designing some of the biggest celebrities’ costumes. Now, she calls Jennings Street in Newburgh home.
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ummer along the Ohio River is the definition of picturesque. The calm waters of the river, coupled with greenery of the Rivertown Trail make for an experience that is unlike any other in the area. This is why on any given day that you might see hundreds of people walking through the quaint rivertown. No where else in the tri-state can you experience what a Newburgh summer has to offer. This summer’s edition of Newburgh on the Ohio Magazine takes a look at a story of rags to riches. With the help of writer Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt, we are able to peak through one of Hollywood’s decorated stories. Newburgh’s own Janet Stout moved from the mountains of eastern Kentucky to the back lots of movie studios. From Sunset Boulevard to where no man has gone before, Stout’s career in Hollywood made her into the woman that she is today. Next, we’ll take a look at a continued rising star in the golf arena, Castle’s Kayla Katterhenry. Now a student at the University of Evansville, Katterhenry continues to drive for perfection on the links. Writer Emily May pops the top on the story of Dustin Gunter’s dream of opening a microbrewery in Newburgh. Sports editor Travis Rockhold chronicles the story of former student athlete Beth Harmon, who now finds herself coaching against her former softball coach. Writer Dereck Dowdle gives us a glimpse into the worldly travels of retired schoolteacher Judy Dukes. From Peru to the Galapagos Islands, Dukes has seen it all. We’ll also take a look at why you are never too old to fall in love with the story of Laura Warner-Johnson. This is just a highlight of the great stories in this edition of Newburgh on the Ohio Magazine. Enjoy the magazine and have a safe and happy summer.
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into Splashingsummer [by Dereck Dowdle]
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or the past few weeks an unmistakable aroma has permeated the air in Warrick County. As warmer weather (finally) finds a steady foothold across Southern Indiana, a fragrant mixture of freshly cut grass, honeysuckle, and sweet, smoky barbecue wafting through the area can only mean one thing: summer is here! As temperatures continue to climb, edging closer and closer to triple digit readings on the thermometer,and local schools allow students a reprieve for the next several weeks, a problem unique to this time of year presents itself: what to do to cure those ol’ summertime boredom and blues? Any parent knows, per chance all too well, that Apple, Playstation, Xbox, and that old standby, Nintendo, offer up a plethora of options to waste away these hot days. However, as much as my smart phone, tablet, and laptop may belie the fact, I personally cannot help but feel that a summer vacation expended by staring wide-eyed and slack-jawed for hours upon hours at an LCD screen is time misspent. Where the high definition television may offer millions of colors to delight the eyes, Mother Nature gives infinitely more to delight upon, and although the technology present in modern video games allow a player to recreate nearly any experience, a swimming pool or a campsite will invariably leave a memory that lasts longer. The challenge of motivating the kids to step out of virtual reality and into “actual reality� is undoubtedly formidable. Nevertheless, if you as a parent are up to the challenge, our fair community offers several opportunities to get out and get a healthy dose of vitamin D. Starting right here in Newburgh and working outward, listed below are few choices to make the Summer of 2014 a bit more memorable. First, the Newburgh Community Pool begins their season on Saturday, May 24 and is open until Sunday, Aug. 10. Hours run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. General admission is $3 for children ages 3 to 15 years old, $6 for those between the ages of 16 and 54 years old, and $2 for adults 55 and older. Children under 2 years old are admitted free of charge. Season passes are also available, costing $50 for those residing inside the town of Newburgh and $75 for non-residents. Family season passes are $125 for residents and $175 for non-residents. Additionally, the pool offers swimming lesson for those not yet comfortable in the water. Offered to those with any degree of skill, instruction takes place for 40 minutes a day Monday through Thursday (with Friday as a make-up day in the case of severe weather). Participants can choose between a 9:15 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. session, a 10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. session, as well as an evening session from 6:05 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Four separate sessions are scheduled, with the first running from June 2 to June 12, the second from June 16 to June 26, followed by June 30 to July 10 and the final session taking place from July 14 to July 24. Please note that participants are required to pre-register at least one week before the session they wish to attend. The Newburgh Community Pool also is home to the Newburgh Dolphins Swim Team, allowing those wishing to join the opportunity to improve their techniques and endurance and participate in competitive swim meets. The season runs from June 9 to July 17 with practice scheduled Monday through Thursday 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a one time registration fee of $50. For more information about the Newburgh Community Pool, please call 812-853-0051 or visit www.newburgh-in.gov/
pages/parks_pool.php. A little further down the road, Richards Pool in Boonville opens on Wednesday, May 28 and runs Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily admission costs $2 per person, with children under the age of 2 admitted free. The last day of operations for Richards Pool is scheduled to be Thursday, Aug. 7. Thinking about throwing a summer shindig but don’t have the space? Richards Pool is available for rental during the evening hours and the weekend. Cost to do so is $25 per hour with a two hour minimum required. To ensure the safety of swimmers, two lifeguards are on-duty during pool rentals, costing $10 per hour per lifeguard. Additional information about Richards Pool can be attained via calling 812-897-6990 or by pointing your web browser to www. cityofboonvilleindiana.com/pool.htm. If you’re seeking to get a bit more personal with Mother Nature, Scales Lake in Boonville offers a variety of activities for those wishing to get down and dirty. The beach and swimming area opens to the public on Saturday, May 24 and does not close until Sunday, Aug. 10. Admission to both the swimming area and adjacent water slide are $3 Monday through Friday and $4 for the weekend and holidays. Children under the age of 5 are always admitted free of charge. In addition to swimming and sliding, Scales Lake also offers a petting zoo, a full campground with or without water, electricity, sewer hook ups, rental cabins and literally miles upon miles of trails to hike or ride through. For directions as well as full details about the park’s offerings, the office may be reached via telephone at 812-897-6200 or through their website: www.scaleslakepark.com. Regardless of how you choose to spend the summer, I urge you to take a moment (at least) to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and warmth while they’re here. After all, if southern Indiana has proven anything in the past several months, it is that this is the land of dysfunctional weather, and as such, there exists the very real possibility that we’ll all be by snowed-in come August.
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f April showers bring May flowers, then what will May and June showers bring? The answer is mosquitos. Spring rains in May this year have created conditions conducive to heavy outbreaks of mosquitoes. What have rains and mosquitoes to do with each other, you might ask. It is true that standing water promotes mosquitoes. Eggs are laid on the surface of existing water or in low lying places where water is likely to accumulate. Common breeding places are flood waters, woodland pools, slow-moving streams, ditches, marshes, and around the edges of lakes. Mosquitoes may also develop in tree cavities, rain barrels, fish ponds, bird baths, old tires, tin cans, guttering and catch basins — in other words, in anything that holds water. Eggs hatch and develop through their larval stages in as few as seven to 10 days when temperatures are high. Females can lay up to 400 eggs and thus begins the cycle all over again. As you might expect, a few weeks of good mosquito weather and lots of standing, stagnant water and presto, there will be huge populations of the hungry little beasts. Most mosquitoes remain within a mile of where they hatch but some, can fly several miles from their breeding sites especially if there is a bit of a wind. Because they can move so far, local eradication programs are generally ineffective. Mosquito control in a city or town is a community-wide problem and can be solved only as an entire community. The most effective control of mosquitoes around the home is to prevent them from breeding. This can be done by eliminating or altering existing breeding sites as follows: •Destroy or dispose of tin cans, old tires, or any other artificial water containers. •Make weekly inspections of the water in flower pots and plant containers. If mosquito larvae are seen, change the water. Also, be sure to loosen soil in flower pots regularly to ensure that water penetrates through the soil instead of forming a stagnant pool on the surface for mosquitoes to breed in. •Change the water in bird baths and wading pools once or twice a week. Drain wading pools when not in use. •Stock garden and lily ponds with top-feeding minnows. •Keep rain gutters unclogged and flat roofs dry. •Drain and fill stagnant pools, puddles, ditches, or swampy places around the home and property. •Keep margins of small ponds clear of vegetation. •Place tight covers over cisterns, cesspools, septic tanks, fire barrels, rain barrels, and tubs where water is stored. We have the perfect floor for you... •Remove all tree stumps that may hold water. • Carpet • Wood In addition to the elimination of breeding sites, it may be necessary to control adult mosquitoes that migrate in from surrounding areas. The adults like • Ceramic • Vinyl to rest in vegetation. Therefore, do not allow weeds to grow uncontrolled near • Laminates • Cork the home, and keep weeds in nearby lots well-trimmed. Leave insecticide treatments to trained mosquito control personnel. For one time events like picnics or deck parties, a granular repellent containing napthalene compounds, Mosquito Beater, can be applied on lawns and other mosquito-infested areas. It 8088 Robin Hill Road effectively keeps mosquitoes repelled for several hours. More long term soluNEWBURGH PLAZA SOUTH tions need to be done by a trained professional. Remember that mosquitoes Newburgh, Indiana are most active at dawn and dusk. If you are going to be working near areas of (812)853-7361 high mosquito infestations, especially in shaded areas near heavy vegetation, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants thick enough to prevent mosquitoes from reaching the skin. Wear light colors which tend to attract mosquitoes less We’ve been providing quality than darker colors. In addition, use registered insect repellents to keep mosfloor covering since 1965! quitoes at bay. For concern about products for use on children, choose those
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hen I started noticing black crud around the tops of my walls and ceilings, I was quite concerned. Each day it got worse, so I decided to call my insurance company. Because I had a new roof put on only months before, I thought that might be the problem. However, after roofers, an engineer, an environmentalist and a man from the furnace company all came and went, I was really getting scared. After two insurance adjusters came and still seem puzzled, I thought I would live in this unknown phenomenon forever. Finally, an engineer said what we had was “ghosting,” something I did not understand. But if they were going to fix it, I was euphoric. David Jones from the cleaning service said they would have to get all this soot stuff off my walls, ceilings, furniture and carpeting. He also said they would take down all my pictures and drapes and just about everything in my house. What was I going to do? We had to go to a hotel. As my husband and I agonized over leaving our cat at the vet, we thought it would only be for a couple of days. My rescue dog, Spencer, was allowed to stay at the hotel with us. Because he had such a horrific life before we adopted him, we did not want him to think he was being deserted. I felt like the Clampetts from the “Beverly Hillbillies.” We had clothes in the car. Toothpaste, hair supplies, laptops, notebooks, along with a huge bag of dog food and many cans and treats, as well, were seemingly strewn everywhere. The hotel was wonderful. They did not charge us extra for Spencer and gave us a lovely room right by a door, leading to grassy area outside. They also had free wine and beer in the early evenings Monday through Thursday and a lovely breakfast bar with hot food in the morning. Although it seemed like a mini-vacation on one hand, both of us had to work. I had two book signings and interviews. Although a couple of the days were considered vacation days for my husband, his company also allowed him to work two days from the hotel room. Of course, there was more than “ghosting” going on at our house. Our sump pump was not working and the cleaning service people had to use their own pump to clean up our crawlspace while working on the house.
MAKING the BEST While all of this craziness was going on, I had still had one thing to look forward to. On the Sunday we thought we would’ve already been back home, we had tickets to see Billy Joel in Louisville and I was so excited. We had planned to leave Spencer at home because there was no way he could be left alone at the hotel. His behavior had been perfect. There no messes and no barking, but we were with him all the time. When we needed to go places, he waited in the car. So when I got the call that our house was still not ready, we were faced with a dilemma. We didn’t want to eat the more than $100 per-person ticket. But I did not want to drive alone at night to parts unknown while Gordon baby-sat Spencer at the hotel. My gal pal Terry jumped at the chance to go to the concert and said she would drive. Gordon assured me that he had plenty of work to do while we were gone and everything would be fine. When we arrived at the massive KFC Yum Center in Louisville, my friend Kris Griffin, a Newburgh native, was there with his girlfriend, Brandi, and her mother, both forever Newburgians. He offered to buy me a drink. Did I mention we got lost in Louisville, my nerves were shot and a drink was not for fun, it was more of a necessity? I called my husband, upset that our expensive seats were in the nosebleed section. However, when Billy, a native of a town 15 miles from where I grew up in Long Island, hit the stage, I was on cloud nine. I sang and danced and thought it was one of the best concerts I had ever seen — and I have seen many. After more than a week of living out of suitcases and in limbo, what a wonderful diversion it was. On the way home, Terry and I missed the turn, so we stopped a police officer. He led us all the way over the bridge and to the Indiana line. While I was in a great mood, my poor dog spent most of the night sitting by the door at the hotel, wondering if mommy was ever coming back. Two nights later, we finally returned home. People are still coming back to fix things and I still have not gotten my things in order. But we turned an ordeal into an adventure. After all is said and done, there was lots of aggravation but there was lots of laughter and fun as well. In some ways, you can go just four miles from home and it still seems like a vacation.
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Give back to the community all while watching professional golf. Old National Bank’s Golf Gives Back allows local nonprofits — including Historic Newburgh, Inc. — to benefit from ticket sales. To purchase tickets and participate, visit www.ulcgolf.com. Tickets are $35 for the week. Children 17 and younger are free.
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Farmer’s Market
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It’s not just a market, it’s a happening! Shop for fresh, local vegetables and grass-fed beef and pork. There is also artists, plants, flowers and honey. To complete the festival atmosphere, each week will feature live musicians. The market is open every Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. 812-853-2815.
Fireworks and Evening in the Park July 4 • Old Lock & Dam Park
The annual Fourth of July celebration features food, music and games beginning at 6 p.m. The color guard and other ceremonies will begin at 8:30 p.m., followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. Buttons to the VIP area are $5 each. The rain date is July 6. 812-853-2815.
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The 34th annual Newburgh Fiddler Fest won’t change much this year, but that’s by design. Enjoy catfish dinners and live music while enjoying the breathtaking views of the Ohio River. Dinners include two catfish fiddlers or fillets with two sides and bread for $10 per plate Additional fish can be purchased for $2.00 each. Plates for kids 11 and younger are $5. Times are Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or the fish runs out. There will also be a beer garden Friday and Saturday night.
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Newburgh gets a little bit spooky with its annual Ghost Walks. Entering it’s 21st year, this annual event gives a glimpse into a little darker part of Newburgh’s history. One tour offers river lore, family legends, mystery and a sinking ship. Another offers local history, Civil War tales, thrills and things that go bump in the night. Both tours offer their share of historical murder, mayhem and mysteries. Guided tours leave every 15 minutes from Perservation Hall and lasts approximately an hour. The Rivertown Storytellers will also be on hand to tell scary stories on Saturday night. Tickets are $8 in advance for adults or $4 for children 4 to 12. After Oct. 17, tickets will increase by $1. Tickets go on sale Sept. 1 and can be purchased by calling 812-853-2815.
Ghostly Stroll Walking Parade October 25 • Downtown
Trick-or-treat the downtown merchants. At 4 p.m., the streets will close and the walking parade through town will begin. Kids of all ages are encouraged to come in costume and participate in the costume contest and other events. All willing pets are welcome! 812-853-2815.
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Step back in time and see what Christmas was like in the 1880s. Take a ride on the Santa Express and learn about Christmases past. Take part in the Find the Elf contest, a scavenger hunt of sorts, in hopes of winning a downtown Newburgh shopping spree. See Santa and Mrs. Claus. Eat chestnuts roasting over an open fire. See carolers from another era. All without venturing too far from home. 812-853-2815.
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xciting things are happening in Warrick County! For the past several years Youth First, Inc., a local non-profit organization devoted to strengthening youth and families, has been coordinating Communities that Care coalitions in Warrick, Gibson and Posey counties. Communities That Care is part of a national and statewide initiative to engage community members in the prevention of substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, violence and behavioral health issues. The CTC process identifies risk factors that predict problem behaviors and finds protective factors that can help buffer children and teens from risky behaviors. The Warrick County Communities That Care Coalition began in 2010 under a state grant that brought together organizations and community members who live and work in Warrick County. Working with the Warrick County School Corporation and other area non-profits, the group is addressing several concerns related to underage drinking and its consequences. These strategies include Strengthening Families, an evidence-based program for families with children ages 3 to 14. This evening program helps strengthen the bonds between parent and child, improves family relationships and increases children’s social and life skills. Family Connections is another program for families with youth ages 14 to 18 who are in trouble at school or referred by the courts due to problem behaviors. The program helps families develop coping and communication skills and effective ways to handle discipline. The program assists the family in identifying and carrying out the appropriate consequences if the teen’s detrimental behavior reoccurs or continues. Project ALERT is a program implemented during the school day for seventh grade students, and it helps youth learn ways to resist peer pressure and substance use. The coalition received a five year Federal Drug Free Community Support Grant in September 2013 to provide additional support. Environmental strategies work towards changing the whole community, not just a selected group of participants in a program. Through a campaign called “The Truth Is,” the coalition is working to correct misperceptions about youth underage drinking. For example: •Youth may believe the majority of their peers drink, but “The Truth Is” the majority of youth do not drink and are not interested in being around teens that do. •Parents may believe youth aren’t interested in listening to them about the consequences of underage drinking, but “The Truth Is” a recent survey showed that 76 percent of Warrick County teens want adults to talk to them about the dangers of alcohol use. These messages, along with others, will provide accurate information about what our youth really do and what they want to know from adults in the community. Knowledge is power and creates the opportunity for teens to resist the pressures to drink. It also helps parents and the community support them. Through the various strategies, awareness of the coalition and its mission, and the other great things taking place in Warrick County, our communities will be the best they can be! If you want to know more, visit wcctcc.org and youthfirstinc.org. 18
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Bringing brew to the ‘Burgh [by Emily May]
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ustin Gunter is trying to turn passion into a career. Gunter, who will graduate from Purdue in a few weeks, became interested in brewing beer his freshman year of college. He got a home brew kit and started experimenting with different recipes. “I got excited about what I was making,” Gunter said. “I really had a lot of fun while I was doing it. Then, when I got done, I got to give it to family and friends that would then consume it and they really enjoyed it. They loved the taste and the aromas of great beer. I kept doing it, I kept getting better at it and the rest is history.” Through his experimentation, Gunter has developed four beers — Anecdotes Ale, Dynamite IPA, American Wit and Sister City Brown — that will be the core of Burgh Brewing Company, a microbrewery he’s establishing in Newburgh. Gunter grew up between Newburgh and Boonville. He graduated from Castle High School in 2010. Newburgh is where his family is, where he met his girlfriend — who he hopes will soon be his fiancee — and where he calls home. “It’s just a great place, has a lot of great people in it,” he said. “I have a lot of friends there, my family’s there. I went to school and am more or less homesick a little bit. I’ve recognized Newburgh has a lot of great people. Newburgh fits the mold perfectly for craft brewery.” There are a few microbreweries in the area — as well as wineries — and Gunter hopes to bring that economic bolster to Newburgh. The multiple wine trails in the area are also a benefit. “There’s a large beer tourism trade, more or less, in Indianapolis and also in other large cities — Louisville, Chicago, other large metropolitan areas,” he said. “There’s a really large beer tourism industry.” A craft brewer is defined as “small, independent and traditional.” That means the brewery has to produce six million barrels of beer or less per year, maintain 25 percent ownership by a member of the alcoholic beverage industry and produce beer traditionally. “You want to be innovative, so that can be encompassed in the traditional because part of the tradition is being innovative,” Gunter said. He’s been able to look at others in the industry as a source of inspiration. He said Jim Koch of Samuel Adams and Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head have been role models for him, but he has also developed relationships with local brewers. 20
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“I know some of the guys who work in some of the breweries in Indianapolis and they’re great guys,” Gunter said. “I know some of the guys in Laffayette, some in Evansville. It’s a great community of individuals. It’s kind of a mutual respect between everyone that’s in the industry. Everyone learns from everyone and everyone is pursuing the same goals. It’s kind of looking up to those rock stars in the industry, as well as looking up to people who are close to you and keeping them close.” Gunter is using crowd funding to help get Burgh Brewing Company off the ground. “This is something that we’re really wanting the community to get involved with,” he said. “Our motto, more or less, is we are the sum of the people we’ve met and the experiences we’ve had. We’re really wanting that to be incorporated into the brewery. So, if that means the community can help out, the community can fund it, then that would be great because that means the community has a stake in the brewery itself. That’s really what we want to do is create a place for the community to be.” Gunter said his ultimate goal is to be brewing beer for great people on whatever scale he’s able. “Like most brewers, (we) want to grow, but they want to make sure that they maintain the same quality,” he said. “If could grow the brewery to distribute statewide or to the Midwest or even nationally would be great. I’m always wanting to make sure that what I’m doing, or what I’d be doing five years down the road if I were going statewide, I’d want to make sure that I’m still making the same quality as what I made on my stove or what I made on my stove a couple years ago.”
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HONESTY in POLITICS
[by Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt]
The Victory Theatre was full and people of all ages awaited one of television’s best-known comics and political humorists. Most were in disbelief that Bill Maher was actually coming to Evansville. Newburgh resident Bob Wuerth hit the nail right on the head when asked his opinion of the show. “Bill Maher’s no-holds barred, intellectually stimulating, creative, highly energized, non-stop two-hour one-man show in Evansville was a pure delight and he need absolutely no assistance,” Wuerth said. He went on to say that Maher’s humor continually spewed out of his brilliant mind. “I always have my mind wander when I watch any movie or TV show,” Wuerth said. “But my mind was 100 percent attentive for Maher’s entire two-hour show. What he says and his amazing energy had the audience in awe. I left his show with so much new information and with different ways of looking at many of my commonly-held views. I love his HBO show (“Real Time”), but his Evansville show makes his weekly show seem run of the mill.” Along with poking fun at right wingers, Maher’s love of animals is well-documented. Maher has two rescue dogs and is a major contributor to PETA. He said he has a good friend who works for PETA and told her, “You guys deal with this up front every day. You see dogs dying, innocent and defenseless. I couldn’t do it.” Maher also enjoyed talking sports. He is a minority owner of the New York Mets and says, “I have high hopes when the team acquired Curtis Granderson and Bartolo Colon (in the offseason). A good pitching staff is the key.” Like most of us formerly from the New York area, he calls himself a long-suffering Knicks fan. He said Phil Jackson joining the front office could be the start of something big. “I have lived in L.A. for 30 years, but I am a fan of the team I grew up with,” he said. Maher’s dad was born in 1921 and the modern New York Giants franchise was born in 1925. “I grew up watching football on my dad’s lap and I remembered how he loved (listening to broadcaster) Marty Glickman,” Maher said. In 1986, Bill did not have lots of money yet, but found a way to fly his dad to Pasadena, Calif., so they could watch the Super Bowl together at the Rose Bowl in January 1987. This man, who never appears sentimental on the surface, said, “I still have a pillow from that game in my office, a great memory.” Like her husband, Cynthia Wuerth summed up the evening perfectly. “We loved Bill Maher,” she said. “It was the best live show we have ever seen. His intelligent humor is amazing. His high energy for the entire show was exhilarating! We were so lucky to have him here in Evansville. We would pay top dollar again and again.” Before Maher even walked on stage, the crowd was already on its feet and gave him a standing ovation. The laughter and applause were non-stop. From here in Newburgh, we can see shows that people in New York and Los Angeles see and only drive 15 minutes to the performance. Bravo, Bill Maher and all the Warrick County people who were at the show. 24
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Indiana’s State Coach of the Year. Two years later she won her 100th game. Every year, Zachary wanted to find a way to play her former team and coach and so did Lockyear. “I have been working on playing them (Castle) for years,” Zachary said. “I don’t think there’s much more of an honor for a coach than to have your players go on to give back to the sport you love and coach themselves.” The only problem is the location of the two schools. Castle High School and Penn High School are seperated by more than 300 miles, making it nearly impossible for the two to play eacher other at home. The best chance for these two teams to meet in the regular season would be in a tournament, somewhere near Indianapolis. For the past few years, Penn had been playing in the Carmel Tournament and Castle was finally able to get invited to play in it also. When Castle was accepted to play in the tournament, Lockyear had one question. “I requested to play her (Zachary),” Lockyear. Lockyear’s request was granted and he would get a chance to coach against his former pitcher. This wasn’t the first time Lockyear has coached against a former player or a parent of a former player, but this time it was different. “Coaching against (Zachary) was better because of her team’s success and because she’s one of the top coaches in the state,” he said. The two schools may have been as far apart as two schools can get, but Zachary’s team knew all about Castle. “My players were more excited than I was I think to get to play Castle,” Zachary said. “They have watched my state championship film and they ask a lot of questions.” On April 25, Lockyear and Zachary returned to the site of their state championship in 2001. Both have played at Cherry Tree since 2001, but this was the first time they would coach against each other. “I have had the opportunity of playing at Cherry Tree in this tournament for the past six seasons and every time I walk up to the fields I remember what it felt like to be that teenage girl walking up with my bat bag and my best friend and catcher to this very day, Kacie Stone Wagner, by my side,” Zachary said. “It’s very nostalgic and means a lot to me to get to watch my own players play there, too.” The complex has been through some renovations over the years, but that hasn’t changed the feelings of those who witnessed the state championship and returned this past April. “Back then there were only two fields and the one we played on, home plate was out in centerfield,” Castle
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wrestling coach and Zachary’s father, Bob Harmon said. “I think Scott Fischer (Castle assistant coach) said it best when he walked out to coach first. He looked over at me and said, ‘we’re on hollowed ground.’” Before the game started, there was a little humor between the two coaches as they met at home plate for their meeting with the umpires. “I called the coin toss and lost,” Zachary said. “Coach Lockyear chose home and I had to laugh and snicker at him. I told him that if I had won, I would have called visitor because during our entire state run - wine or lose - we chose visitors. I think he forgot.” “I think she was shocked that I picked home,” Lockyear said. As the game got started, Penn jumped out to a 6-0 lead. However, Zachary didn’t feel at ease. “No lead is ever too big in softball,” she said. “Softball is a game of momentum and I teach my players to win every half of their inning. I also preach that same motto that my own Castle softball team said, ‘one pitch at a time.”’ Zachary was nervous and in the bottom of the sixth inning, it showed why. Castle struck, scoring five runs. In the top of the seventh Penn added another run, but wasn’t out of danger yet. The game headed to the bottom of the seventh inning and was the only game still being played as the clock hit 11 p.m. As Zachary watched her team try to hold on, the hardest part was having to watch. “Being as competitive as I am I just wish I could get the ball in my hand and get back in that circle again,” she said. “Not having control of every pitch has been the hardest part of transitioning from a pitcher to a coach.” In the final half inning, Castle mounted one last comeback. The Knights got the bases loaded, but were unable to convert, giving Penn the victory. “I had so much fun,” Zachary said. “What a great experience we both got to have through all of this. I hope we meet again in June.” Talking about meeting again in June, Zachary is referencing the state championship. Zachary continues to chase her first state championship as a coach. On the flip-side, Castle has been back to the state championship since 2001, but have been unable to bring home another title. “There’s no feeling in the world (except marriage and motherhood) that compares to winning a state championship,” Zachary said. “I think of my players as my own children and I want nothing more than for them to get that experience, too.”
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Year Hired as Head Coach: 2008 Overall Record as Head Coach: 147 Career Wins as Head Coach College: Indiana University-Purdue University Ft. Wayne Occupation: Penn High School English Department Instructional Coach English 9/9H Teacher Coaching Awards: 2009 NIC Coach of the Year 2010 NIC Coach of the Year 2010 All-District Coach of the Year 2010 Indiana’s State Coach of the Year 2010 Coach of the North Squad for North vs. South All-Star Game Overall Record as Head Coach: 6 NIC Conference titles 2008, 2009, 2011 Sectional Championships 2011 Regional Championship 2011 Semi-State appearance Coach Zachary received her 100th career win on April 5, 2012
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My roots in real estate began in the 1970’s. Various venues within the industry such as property management, development and appraising brought me back to real estate sales over a decade ago. Here I love to represent both buyers and sellers as well as small business owners. I find myself enjoying new home buyers as well as real estate investors for all of the specialized assistance I can offer. Please know I would be honored and pleased to be your personal realtor.
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Around the world and back again [by Dereck Dowdle]
Planning a trip to another country can be a stressful undertaking. Whether it be for business or pleasure, there are numerous I’s to be dotted and T’s to cross before one embarks to seas to be crossed. Simply put, travel preparations take careful thought and consideration. Have the hotel accommodations been booked? Are the passports in place? Have the plane tickets been bought? Is the itinerary set? And personally, the most tedious of tasks: are the suitcases packed with all the necessities? The prospect of having multiple root canals done holds infinitely more appeal than trying to decide if I’ve crammed enough of my belongings to suffice for a few days out of town. Even when venturing just a few hours away from home, I always arrive at my destination with armloads upon armloads of luggage only to find that I forgot at least one crucial item. It is my educated guess that many, if not all of you, can commiserate with me here. Retired schoolteacher Judy Dukes, however, has never had troubles with ensuring she’s packed appropriately throughout her many journeys across the world. In fact, for Mrs. Dukes, it would seem that she feels most comfortable traveling to the most exotic of locales with as little as possible. Allow me to explain. For nearly the past 40 years, Judy has crisscrossed the globe, visiting locales that many of us will only ever learn about in the comfort of our own homes. Her journeys have spanned five continents and over twice as many nations, and she has done so more often than not with little more than minimal gear going along with her. My recent conversation with Dukes has thus turned my idea of “roughing itâ€? via a weekend spent camping in a southern Indiana woods (with a smart phone, store-bought food and vehicle within reach) seem like a silly joke. Since 1974 Judy has slept in thatched roof huts in the Amazon jungles, made her way across the Serengeti, and even been up close and personal to watch the Mount Arenal Volcano erupt in Costa Rica (one of the most active volcanoes in the world, mind you). Yet she began her fantastic adventures doing what many of us envision when the phrase “primitive campingâ€? is used: camping with her sister, Joan Osburne, a retired school librarian, at nearby Mammoth Caves in 1974. Six years would pass before she and Joan began to venture out camping on a regular basis. Then, in 1989, the sisters made their expeditions an annual event. From this point on, Mrs. Dukes began a series of travels across the globe that could easily (and perhaps should) fill the pages of a book with nary a dull sentence. As I listened to Judy outline her voyages, I felt once more like a boy listening to the tale of a fictional character whose travels were too awe inspiring to actually be real – yet they are as real as the rain that fell nearly continuously across Warrick County for much of May. As I attempt to outline the highlights of her trip, please understand that I can only hope that I am able to give you, the reader, a rough idea of the places they’ve been and the experiences they’ve had. Judy and Joan have been to both Brazil and Peru in South America and Ecuador in New Location in Newburgh! Central America, making their way through jungles, engaged in canopy walking (imagine crossing 110 feet above the treeline with little more than a tiny, wobbly ladder : +Z\ ‡ 1HZEXUJK ,1 board to support them) and lodged much the same way as the natives do in primiKathryn C. Melton tive dwellings. A few years later on a trip to Auto • Home • Life • Commercial • Health Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (think Cell: (812) 629-8577 Charles Darwin), they swam with sea lions 2IÂżFH and spent a few tense nights at sea as )D[ NDWKU\Q PHOWRQ#ÂżUVWDGYDQWDJH FRP )LUVW$GYDQWDJH,QVXUDQFH FRP
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rom attending a one-room schoolhouse and living in a home with no indoor plumbing until she was 9 years old, Janet Stout has gone on to live a life most could only dream of. She served as a photographic double for Elizabeth Taylor in the 1957 movie “Raintree County” and later became a costume designer for movies and television. Stout has associated with the most famous of celebrities, yet remains a selfproclaimed “Appalachian girl” who lives in downtown Newburgh, whose view from the back terrace overlooks the Ohio River. Far from being egotistical, Stout pointed to the piano in her living room that once belonged to Vincent Price. She was born in Onton, Ky., in Webster County. She soon moved to Hazard, in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. She gained a full tuition scholarship to Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., earning a theater arts degree. While she was at Transylvania, she joined the cast as an extra on “Raintree County.” “They were scouting locations and came to Transylvania,” Stout said. “They were looking for extras. The producer asked me if I would like to be a double for Elizabeth Taylor.” Part of the movie was shot in and around Danville, Ky. Walking into the wardrobe area on set, Stout noticed two identical costumes from the 1860s hanging there. “One dress had Elizabeth Taylor’s
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This piano once belonged to Vincent Price, a prominent actor in the mid to late-1900s. It now belongs to Newburgh resident Janet Stout (below). Stout was a photographic double for Elizabeth Taylor in the 1957 film “Raintree County.”
name on a white piece of paper and the other had Janet Stout,” Stout said. “I was beside myself.” During filming, Montgomery Clift was involved in a serious automobile accident and nearly died. The damage to his face was apparent in several scenes. The left side of his face was partially paralyzed. Stout said Clift just wasn’t the same after the accident. As far as Elizabeth Taylor was concerned, she was nice, but playful, flirty and a jokester on the set, said Stout, who didn’t approve. “I was a serious actress at age 18,” she said, recalling that Clift bummed cigarettes off her. It was one of the most exciting times of her life and she was still a college student. “It was just beyond belief,” Stout said. “We never had an indoor toilet until I was 9 years old.” But things turned sour when Fred Scott Downing told her she had to attend a party for the cast and crew, which was overwhelmingly male. She was expected to be a party girl. “He told me if I didn’t (attend the party), that was the end of me,” Stout said. “I packed my suitcase
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Stout lived in the same apartment in West Hollywood for 21 years. She moved to Newburgh in 1989, but still returns to Hollywood a few months each year.
and left on the Greyhound Bus.” Stout went to New York to study acting and met her future husband, Frank Jamus. He was a successful commercial artist who appeared in the 1970 movie, “Airport.” Eventually, he was so discouraged he became an alcoholic. “He started drinking too much and didn’t do his artwork,” she said. While in New York, Stout was a stewardess for Pan Am. When she had enough of her husband, she left and moved to California, working on the ground for TWA. She attended drama school at UCLA, earning a degree in fashion design. “For 21 years, I lived in the same apartment in West Hollywood (near Sunset Boulevard),” Stout said. She helped design costumes for the play of Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi classic, “The Martian Chronicles.” “He was there every night,” Stout said. “He was very congenial and within himself. He never socialized.” Stout was later costume supervisor for the first two seasons of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The first thing she noticed about Gene Roddenberry was that he had “terrible feet. He could hardly walk. He was a big man, but not obese. He was full-bodied. He definitely knew what he wanted. You get a lot of petty (people) in the film business. He was in no way petty. He was just the opposite.” Stout was later president of American Costume Corp., a major period wardrobe company in Los Angeles, which provided costumes for films such as “Titanic,” “The Patriot,” “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Back to the Future Parts 1 and 2” and “Django Unchained.” She continued to live in Los Angeles part-time, but asked herself, “If I had my druthers, where would I want to be? I would like to be in (the Evansville-Newburgh area) with my family.” Her sister, brother, aunt and uncle all lived in the local area. When she visited the historic Bates-Walden House in downtown Newburgh, “it just hugged me.” She bought it in 1989. Stout worked in the costume department of several movies and TV shows through the years, including “Family Ties.” She helped design costumes for the 1990 movie “Sibling Rivalry,” starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Attending a movie party, Stout had a few glasses of champagne. On her way home, she fell asleep at the wheel and drove “up and under a city bus.” “I have no memory of any of it,” Stout said. She was rescued by the jaws of life, spent three months in a hospital and couldn’t walk for a year. Stout broke
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every bone in her body except for her left arm. “I came back here (to Newburgh) for nine months to recuperate,” she said. Stout, who had to undergo facial reconstruction, has had a personal trainer ever since. She retired in 2003, but designed costumes for the Newburgh play, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Unexplained” last fall, along with Luster Bayless. He owned American Costume Co., before handing the reins to Stout and served as John Wayne’s personal costume designer the last 15 years of his career. Stout loves living in Newburgh with her dog, Rosie, and still returns to Hollywood for a few months each year. Her house looks like a scene from an old Bette Davis movie. Walking into her basement, you find tons of authentic costumes from various jobs through the years. Residents of Newburgh often gather by the river at night, either running, walking dogs or having an ice cream. They always could see thousands of stars in the sky, but now we know we have a bright star in human form living on Jennings Street.
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n this day and age, Laura Warner-Johnson remains an enigma in many ways. Laura still lives on the same property where she was born 97 years ago on Schneider Road, named after her family. In a time when no one ever got divorced outside of Hollywood, Laura did just that. She was a strong woman before the word feminism was ever heard. She and her little son, Fred, left a bad marriage in the 1940s. With the help of her mother, Laura began a career at Mead Johnson and this wonder woman embarked upon a new life and met challenges that were uncommon all those years ago. She flourishes as a bride from 2004 and remains as smart as a whip. Snapping her fingers, Laura said, “It (the wedding) felt like yesterday.” People might wonder why a woman 87 years old would decide to embark upon marriage again. After her second husband, Al Warner, and her sister Edna, both died, she and Ed Johnson, her brother-in-law, found they had so much in common and fell in love. The couple holds hands and act like newlyweds in their 30s. Ed and Laura have traveled all over the world, from Bermuda to the Bahamas to Mexico to Hawaii, and several stops in between. They missed a trip to England last year, however, because both Ed and Laura were not in great health. Overall, they have taken 28 train trips around the United States, said Johnson, who has been to England nine times since serving in World War II and has made several trips to Japan. Asked for advice on someone contemplating a trip, Ed said: “If you go anywhere, you should go to England. If you have the opportunity to go to England, experience it for yourself.” Some people may just sit back and relax when they retire, but not Ed and Laura. They go out to dinner and take part in several couple-oriented activities. Ed recently traveled to Sault Sainte Marie, Canada, for business reasons.
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The Johnsons got married at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Newburgh on Valentine’s Day. Every year, they would eat dinner at Paradise Pavilion on Oak Grove Road. However, the pavilion was knocked down a few years ago to build a subdivision, so the couple had to find new places to celebrate. Not too long ago, Laura suffered a minor stroke. But aside from being a bit slower, you would never know it. Her longevity probably has something to do with her genes. Her mother, Catherine, died at 106. Her oldest sister, Rose, died two years ago at 98. Her brother, George, is 99. “My mother’s mind was as clear as ever, up until a few days before she died, “ Laura said. Ed, who will turn 90 on July 31, is technically savvy. He grew up in north Philadelphia and studied engineering at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. He met Edna, Laura’s sister, at a dance when he was a soldier stationed at Camp Breckenridge, near Morganfield, Ky., in 1946. He enjoys living in southern Indiana, but there are times he misses the Big Apple. “One thing I miss is the Easter Show and Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall,” Johnson said. Growing up, Laura attended a one-room schoolhouse, where Newburgh Elementary School is currently located, from first through eighth grade. Students rode to school on a school wagon pulled by horses. There were lots of animals on her land, ranging from pigs to cattle to turkey to ducks, geese and chickens. She served as secretary for Dr. Warren Harned, vice president of research at Mead Johnson. After retiring, she volunteered at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, took exercise classes and lived life to its fullest. She also belonged to several clubs and associations. Laura lives in the fourth house built on her land, built about 35 years ago. Through the decades, Laura has seen Newburgh change immensely, from a sleepy little town to a bustling suburb. “It looks crowded,” she said. “There used to be a lot of space.” Although her family sold most of its 220 acres to Alcoa many years ago, there’s still acreage of beautiful green fertile land to admire when you take a look out her back door. Ed and Laura are also a couple to admire, showing the world that young love can be shared in their 90s. You don’t have to be a teenager.
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or four years, Kayla Katterhenry shined on the golf course for Castle High School. During her high school career, Katterhenry led the Knights to two SIAC championships and racked up plenty of individual accompishments. She qualified for the state high school championships all four years, finishing in the top-15 all four and finished in the top-4 twice. Katterhenry also won the Girl’s Indiana State Junior Championship in 2011. She was the runner-up in the 2012 Indiana Women’s State Amateur and was also the runner-up at the North South Junior Amateur. In her freshman season golfing at Univeristy of Evansville, Katterhenry continued where she left off after high school, completing one of the most succesful seasons in history of their golf program. She became just the third golfer in school history to win a tournament. She was also the second in school history to win multiple tournaments as she won the Saluki and Bradley Invitational. By the end of the year, Katterhenry had been named MVC Golfer of the Week four times. She then earned All-Conference honors. She was also named the MVC Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first person at Evansville to receive this honor. “I wasn’t expecting too much,” Katterhenry said. “I just wanted to get a good start, place top-five in a couple events. I wasn’t expecting to necessarily to win my freshman year.” In her first collegiate 46
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Kayla Katterhenry is picking up in college right where she left off in high school. As a freshman at the University of Evansville, Katterhenry had one of the most successful golf seasons in school history.
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tournament, Katterhenry finished in third place with a score of 219, four shots behind first place. Katterhenry didn’t win, but the conference took notice as they voted her MVC Golfer of the Week. “I was really excited,” Katterhenry said. The following week Katterhenry came in third place again and her expectations were starting to change. She said it was then she believed she could win a tournament and that she could compete with the other girls. Other people were also changing their expectations on Katterhenry, but that was something she was fine with. “I like to thrive under pressure,” she said. “ Just as Katterhenry was starting to inch closer to her first career victory, her scores started to go up. In her last two tournaments of the fall season, she finished outside of the top-10. “My scores went up around mid-terms,” she said. “It was hard to stay mentally focussed.” On the course, Katterhenry also had to get adjusted from the difference between high school and college. “The pin location is a lot tougher,” she said. “You can’t always attack the pin. Sometimes you have to play it safe.” Another change was the difference in a course from one day to the next. One day the course might be soft and allow for greens to be attacked and the next day the greens are fast. While adjustments were needed from day-to-day, Katterhenry liked playing in tournaments rather than in high school. In high school, golfers typically only had 18-holes, making every hole important. In college, teams played in two or three day tournaments, creating more room for error. “I liked it in college better because if you have a bad hole you have possibly 35 more holes,” she said. “In high school you don’t have much time to make up for it.” Before each tournament, golfers were able to get a practice round in. This allowed golfers to get familiar with the course, something that wasn’t possible in high school. “I would take notes on holes,” she said, “where I could be aggressive and where to take par.” Katterhenry showed the ability to adapt in the fall, but it was in the spring where she took off. One area that helped her succed on the course was her class schedule. “I planned out my classes better in the spring,” Katterhenry said. Competing in the Saluki Invitational, Katterhenry was able to finally break through. She finished three-above and won her first college tournament. As Katterhenry inched closer to a firstplace finish, her goal was simple. “I tried to shoot for pars,” she said. “I knew if I shot par that it was going to be good enough.” RETIREMENT & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, P.C. Winning the tournament, Katterhenry Wealth Management • Tax • Insurance said it provided her with a boost of confidence. It wouldn’t be long till she would be Start Building Wealth Today back in the winner’s circle. Are you ready to take control of Katterhenry followed up her first place your future by leveraging finish at the Saluki Invite with another vicwealth preservation strategies? Call 812-842-2254 today tory at the Bradley Invitational. to speak with one of our After winning her first tournament, KatJeffrey Baker, experienced team members. CPA, CFP , MS terhenry said she felt added pressure. Protect and Grow Your Wealth When she won her second tournament, Our approach to wealth management is she said the pressure dissipated and it multifaceted. With an emphasis on wealth preservation strategies, we most frequently help proved to her that she belong at the top of people like you navigate situations such as: the MVC. • Portfolio Management • Planning for Retirement Needs With her freshman season over, KatPlanning Shoes • Handbags • Jewelry •• Legacy terhenry is already looking forward to her Planning for Aging Family Members and Special Situations sophomore season. One of the areas of • Hosiery/Socks • Scarves her golf game she wants to work on the • Hats • Accessories most is her short game. 12 E. Water St. • Newburgh She also said she has bigger goals for www.bakerwealth.com 473-2622 Securities offered through Vanderbilt Securities, next year. Katterhenry said she would like LLC. Advisory Services offered through Vanderbilt 8 W est J ennings , S uite B to finish higher at the conference tournaAdvisory Services, LLC. Member: FINRA, SIPC * Registered with MSRB. Clearing Agent: National ment next year and at some point in her Financial Services, LLC. Supervising Office: 125 CieloNewburgh.com Froehlich Farm Blvd, Woodbury, NY 11797 * 631-845-5100 career be named, MVC Golfer of the Year.
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ne would expect a 1978 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Landscape Architecture to be a man in a suit and tie, overseeing jobs being done. Rick Mitchell is more likely to be seen wearing his jeans and work clothes, with his hands in the dirt. Instead of living in an executive home in a pretentious subdivision, Mitchell lives in a little house in downtown Newburgh just big enough for him. “I have a roof that doesn’t leak, a truck to drive, a good bicycle, all the food that I need to eat, more clothes than I can wear, insurance and I travel,” Mitchell said. “I don’t feel like I live the simple life. I have everything I need. Sure, I want some things or experiences that I don’t have, but that is the human condition.” He has his computer, his garden, his bike and the Ohio River at his doorstep. To him, that’s like having a fortune. That’s what means the most to a man who has done landscape designs for, to name a few, Orthopaedic Associates, Boston’s Gourmet Pizza, the main entrance to Bristol-Myers and the fountain in downtown Newburgh. As a kid, Mitchell was a child of the woods, playing with snakes and anything he could find in nature. “I am a success in work in that I have some impressive work and I believe that I do good work,” he said. “I am not rich at all. I like stuff, but I realized a long time ago that the more things you have, the more time (and money) it takes out of your life to take care of those things. So I traveled light through life (possession wise). I would rather do things than have things.” An accomplished biker, Mitchell started riding bicycles when he was 15. “Most 15-year-olds were getting their licenses and driving cars. I started driving bicycles,” Mitchell said. He enjoyed the sensation of speed and motion and enjoyed exploring new territory, adding that he still does in his 50s. Mitchell has ridden 160 miles twice. Once from Evansville through Terre Haute to Brazil on back roads. The second time he rode from the west side of Evansville through Cynthiana and Haubstadt to the east side of Louisville. Last fall, he rode across Kentucky from Reelfoot Lake to Middlesboro and up Pine Mountain to Pikeville: 748 miles in 11 days, counting the ride in Western Kentucky from Mayfield to Reelfoot after dropping off the rental car and riding to get his truck where he left it at the start. Mitchell’s next long ride will be from Evansville to Pikeville, Ky., starting May 15. He started racing at 16 or 17 and qualified for the U.S. Pan Am Trials in 1983. Sixty people qualified and from them the team was selected through a series of races. Although he did not make the team, he said being in the top 60 was “rarefied air.” A usual bike ride for Rick takes an hour and a half to two hours and he rides 20 to 30 miles. Mitchell is proud of every job he does. He tries to put the same diligence in every project, no matter the size. “I believe my clients deserve that,” he said. Mitchell never becomes tired of talking about design and landscaping with his clients and feels he chose the right profession for him. Another one of Mitchell’s passions is disc golf. “I always liked flying things and as a boy I built and flew countless model airplanes and lost countless kites in trees,” he said. “Disc golf is related to my fascination with flying things. I love to watch the discs fly.” He said playing disc golf sort of reawakened the competitive nature that went dormant after he quit bicycle racing. The sport has gotten really big and there are tournaments in our local area where people from all over come to play. Mitchell could have lived next door to Henry David Thoreau on Walden Pond. He seems to be living in the wrong era. As you pass his house or his truck or just see him working in the dirt, you can feel his happiness and fulfillment. How much simpler life would be and how many less heart attacks would happen if everybody could think like him. 50
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products that indicate on their labels that they are safe for use on children. Follow label directions for specific use guidelines. Citronella candles are available, but may be of limited effectiveness because of variable outdoor wind movement. Mosquitoes can be prevented in the home by keeping windows and porches tightly screened. Inspect screens in windows, doors, and porches for holes or tears. Likewise, fill gaps around windows and doors with weather-stripping. Space sprays or aerosols containing synergized pyrethrins are effective against mosquitoes found in the home. Use these materials as directed on the label. Several species of ticks are found in Indiana. The most frequently encountered outdoor species is the American dog tick (also known as the eastern wood tick). The lone star tick and, more recently, the deer tick may also be found occasionally in outdoor, wooded areas. Another species, the brown dog tick, may sometimes become a problem indoors, primarily in association with dogs. For preventing outdoor tick exposure, avoid tick-infested areas, and wear protective clothing. Stay on established trails, and avoid brushing against vegetation. Wear light-colored clothing, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts so that ticks can be more easily seen. Tuck in your shirt, and pull your socks over the pant cuffs. Apply an insect repellent to your shoes, socks, and pants. Effective tick repellents are those containing diethyl toluamide (DEET) or permethrin. Occasionally check yourself and your children for ticks, especially on the head, groin, and underarm area. Showering after coming indoors may help remove ticks that have not yet attached to the skin. Inspect pets after they have been outdoors, and remove ticks found. Our dogs love “tick inspection season” because they think they are getting an abundance of ear and belly rubs. If a tick is found attached on your skin or a pet’s, use the following procedure: •Use blunt forceps or tweezers. •Grasp the tick as close to the skin surface as possible and pull upward with a steady, even pressure. •Take care not to squeeze, crush, or puncture the tick. •Do not handle the tick with bare hands because infectious agents may enter via mucous membranes or breaks in the skin. •After removing the tick, disinfect the bite site and wash hands thoroughly with soap and water. •Consult a physician immediately if a rash or flu-like symptoms develop. Outdoor control is aimed primarily at the American dog tick, lone star tick, and deer tick. Keep overgrown and heavy vegetation cleared and cut in tick-infested areas. Eliminate unnecessary vegetation around yards or property, along wood edges, or along the edges of trails and paths. Residual insecticides such as malathion and stirofos (Rabon®) can be applied on infested areas such as along roads, walks, and trails where ticks congregate. Also, treatment can be made near ground level on grass and under shrubbery and trees, and along edges of wooded areas. Follow all label directions and precautions carefully before using any of these insecticides. When using spray formulations, keep children and pets off treated areas until dry. Some residual insecticides are available for use by professional pest control applicators only. They include bendiocarb (Ficam-W®), dioxathion (Deltic®), cyfluthrin (Tempo®), deltamethrin (Suspend®), and lambda-cyhalothrin (Demand®). Indoor control is aimed primarily at the brown dog tick. It is difficult to control because of its many possible hiding places. Because tick eggs may hatch over a period of up to 5 months, more than one treatment may be necessary to eliminate the problem completely. Available spray insecticides for indoor treatment include: pyrethrins and carbaryl (Sevin®). Carbaryl is also available as a dust. Apply treatments around sleeping quarters of household pets, around baseboards, window and door frames, wall cracks, local areas of floors, floor coverings, and similar places where ticks might conceal themselves. Do not spray animal quarters directly. These can be treated with carbaryl (Sevin®) dust. Replace bedding in animal quarters after treating.
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