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TERRE HA UTE LIVING • JUNE /JULY 2014CONTENTS

INBUSINESSHOVERINGSUCCESSNeoteric Hovercrafthelped make TerreHaute The HovercraftCapital of the WorldBy Dorothy Jerse

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FOODYOU GONNA EAT THAT? 20

COLUMN(TERRE) HAUTE MOMMY 10

CALENDAREVENTS AND HAPPENINGS 56

UP FRONTKopecky Family Band 6Seen for Syria 8Yogurt in (free) Love 9

LAST THOUGHTSTHE RIOT ACT 62

INBUSINESSRagle & CompanyA (Commercial)SuccessBy Dorothy Jerse

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FOODDELISH-OUSA Northside restaurantcelebrates a few yearsand lots of awards andrepeat customersBy Katie Shane

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FOODHOW ABOUTANOTHER SLICEWise Pies opens a newhip location downsouthBy Stacey Muncie

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FEATUREFAMILY BUSINESSWith Father’s Day welook at a few localfather-child teamsBy Katie Shane

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COVER STORYPARKS, PARKS ANDMORE PARKS!Terre Haute and VigoCounty have moreparks than you canshake a stick atBy Katie Shane

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FEATUREBABY, IT’S HOTOUTSIDE!With the heat of somerecent summers wetake a look back at thehottest day in TerreHauteBy Dorothy Jerse

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TRAVELGET ON BOARDTravel south for a stepback in time on theSpirit of JasperBy Katie Shane

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COMMUNITYNIFTY FIFTYJunior Achievement ofthe Wabash Valley cele-brates 50 years of serv-ing local childrenBy Katie Shane

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MUSICROCK CAMPTake part in creatingyour own rock band thissummerBy Steve Kash

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MUSICSOUNDCOMMUNITYTerre HauteCommunity Band kicksoff another greatsummer of musicBy Dorothy Jerse

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EVENTSNORTH & SOUTHCOME TOGETHERThis Year, North andSouth are combiningtheir reuinion for agood cause By Stacey Muncie

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amily” is a w ord thatencompasses a varietyof definitions . Withthat in mind, let this in-troduction to Kopecky

Family Band be tak en with an openmind and with a grain of salt. This fam-ily is connected not by blood or by her-itage, but by cir cumstance. This is afamily bound by the miles on theirodometer and by the songs they havecrafted over the years. These six youngmusicians have cr eated a familythrough their commitment to eachother and to their craft . Crack openyour dictionary, if you need to.

The Kopecky Family Band – a non-traditional family, at that – is dynamic,and they wield an equally dynamicslew of instruments. Their thoughtfulsongwriting is supported by a diversebackdrop of sound. And the musicalcanvas is co vered with br oad brush-strokes – ranging fr om clanging tam-bourines and guitars , boomingpercussion, intelligent string arrange-ments, and triumphant horns . These

six bandmates – siblings , if you will –swap their musical tools without a sec-ond thought, creating an emotive, ad-venturous, and energetic environmentonstage.

In late 2007 , founding membersKelsey Kopecky and Gabriel Simon be-came united with four friends whoshared a mutual vision. They plantedseeds that have been nurtur ed for thepast five years thr ough persistenttouring and r ecording – and thoseseeds ar e rapidly r eaching maturity .With thousands of miles traveled, andsurely thousands to come , theKopecky Family Band is only just be-ginning their adventur e – and theywant to bring you along for the ride.

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oulaf Abas (Soully)was born and raised inDamascus, Syria. Shereceived her BFA andMFA in Fine Arts/

Painting from Indiana State Uni-versity, T erre Haute , IN , wher eshe currently teaches.

Soully went back to visit herfamily in the summer of 2012, a

year after the r evolution in Syriabegan. To her great surprise, shefound that what used to be herplayground had been r educed toa pile of rubble, with blood stainseverywhere. The smell of gun-powder filled the air of Damascusfor weeks at a time. The visit com-pletely changed her perspectiveand her sense of what home

means. It was life changing interms of ho w her surr oundingshad changed and how many peo-ple she had lost.

Upon her r eturn fr om Syria,she started cr eating images inpainting and printmaking that de-picted what she experienced. Forthe first time in years, her subjectand her process were working to-

gether in such harmony that shefinally began to understand ho wfar painting can be pushed interms of pr ocess and concept ,and how healing it can be.

8 months ago , Soully decidedto do something about the crisisher home is going thr ough, andthat is when “Seen for Syria” wasborn.

“Seen for Syria” is divided intothree main components includingtraveling art exhibitions to raiseawareness about the ongoingconflicts in Syria, An art educa-tion pr ogram at the Salam Cul-tural Museum in Amman, Jordan,and an art exchange program be-tween childr en in the UnitedStates and childr en in SyrianRefugee Camps.

The 10 week art education pro-gram will include children ages 5-14 years old and include an arttherapy component to help Syr-ian children express the traumathey have gone thr ough at suchyoung ages.

Arts Illiana is the Fiscal Spon-sor for the pr oject and is raisingmoney to help fund this humani-tarian effort which will help chil-dren expr ess their feelings andgive them a voice to get back theirself-worth, confidence and hopefor the future.

You can get mor e informationand help fund this project by June28th by going to: indiegogo.com/projects/seen-for-syria or call Arts Illiana at(812) 235-5007.

Seen For SyriaOne local artist aims to bring art andsome healing to her birthplace

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When I moved t o Terre Haute in thefall of 2006 I was barely an adult. At24 years old I had just wrapped my

first “real job” with F ox Sports and gleefullypacked my bags t o take a reporting job withNBC2. My plan, as a naïve 24 year old, was t ogain experience, move on t o another TV sta-tion and become the next Katie Couric by age30.

My reality at 30 was much different than Ihad envisioned. I was get ting up at the crackof dawn like many news anchors, but insteadof changing into a power suit and reading theday’s top headlines I was changing poopy di-apers and reading about how to get an infantto sleep through the night.

The old saying goes, “Life is what happenswhen you’re busy making other plans .” Forme that couldn’t be more true. I’m grat efulfor the life that’s happened, but I have to won-der, when did I become an adult?

I knew it was bound to happen, but I guess,even at 32 years old, I didn’t think it wouldhappen so soon. I’m married with a child andone on the wa y, so on paper it sounds pret ty“adult” but in my head I’m still a 20some-thing planning my weekend.

The first time I realized I ma y actually bean “adult” was on N ew Year’s Eve. M y hus-band R yan and I had just moved t o a newhouse; a significant upgrade from our twobedroom one bath off Ohio Boulevard. To cel-ebrate the N ew Year and new house we in-vited our friends over for a party . When ourfriend Tim walked in he commented on how“grown up” the house was, which made Ryanlaugh. As our friend’s kids ran around the liv-ing room Ryan told Tim, “Well, we are adults.”

Wait. What? Adults? Ma ybe they wereadults considering they are older than me(okay, three years but that still counts asolder).

I pushed the “adult” notion out of my headuntil a few weeks ago when I got a cold hardtaste of reality. My friend Sarah and I went toThe Copper Bar for a going a way party for afew of my co-work ers. As Sarah and I wait edfor our drinks at the bar I noticed a guy smil-ing at me. Now, as a married lady I had no in-tention of doing anything, but it’s nice for myego, so I smiled back. As we grabbed ourdrinks and headed for a table I wat ched theguy’s expression as I crossed the room frombehind the bar . The sheer t error in his facesaid it all, “GUH! That girl is pregnant!” Yep,I was THAT girl, pregnant at the bar.

Later I sipped my Sprit e and look edaround. I sa w guys hit ting on girls, somedrunk girl falling over and one guy in zebraprint pants yelling and dancing around. It wasat that moment my heart sank into my stom-ach and I realized I was 10 years older thanmost of the kids there. That ma y not soundlike a large age gap, but I was looking at themas peers and they were looking at me askingwho invited the pregnant mom?

I began t o come t o t erms with my new“adult” life and I wondered if any of myfriends felt the same. I called my friend Jason,one of the first friends I made in Terre Haute.We had some great times t ogether, if he feltlike a “grown up” it must be for real.

It took Jason and me about a week to con-nect on the phone. W e finally got in t ouchafter our kids went t o bed one night, whichwasn’t really helping me feel lik e less of anadult. When I ask ed about his adult realiza-tion he said it happened while he was puttingtogether a swing set for his son Will.

“I think it was the point when I was throw-ing pieces of wood across the yard,” he ex-plained laughing . “I should ha ve beensleeping-in and I was putting together a swingset at 7 in the morning.”

As J ason and I continued t o talk aboutkids, jobs and the “good old da ys” I decidedas much as we are “adults” there is still a littlebit of “kid” left in us as we laughed andlaughed over one of Jason’s jokes.

“I spend more on Metamucil than I spendon alcohol,” he said with a sigh.

Okay, maybe not the same jok es that weused to laugh about, but it was good t o knowthat even the poop jokes never get old.

COLUMN(TERRE) HAUTE MOMMY

WORDS: KATIE SHANE

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WHEN DID WEBECOME ADULTS?

The old saying goes ,“Life is what happenswhen you’re busy mak-ing other plans.” For methat couldn’t be moretrue. I’m grateful for thelife that’s happened, butI have to wonder, whendid I become an adult?

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INBUSINESS


n 2013, 60 per cent of thehovercraft we manufac-tured in Terre Hautewere exported with Asiabeing the primary mar-ket,” Chris Fitzgerald,president of the com-pany, reported. “Ourhovercraft is the only onein the world with effec-

tive brakes, and it is the lightest and qui-etest one on the market. The problem isthat so few people actually are aware of thehovercraft and its usefulness.”

Hovercrafts improve travel over land,water, sand, mud, swamp, snow and ice allover the world. Amphibious operations in-clude search and rescue on land and waterand disaster relief. They are the perfect so-

lution for rescue on thin ice.Five of the hovercraft, manufactured in

Terre Haute, were used after the Washing-ton State mudslide earlier this year. Onehovercraft pilot was responsible for coor-dinating the entire rescue operation.

“Although our light hovercraft are usedfor military, commercial and personal use,recreational purposes make up the biggestmarket,” Fitzgerald said. “There are morerecreational and leisure people than rescuepeople; they are looking for ‘something dif-ferent.’ Every customer is a ‘Neotericspirit’--intrigued by newness. Each wantsto be an innovator out in front, the first touse it.

“Some of the more unusual applicationshave been hovering billiard balls for the co-median Gallagher, spreading sand over

WORDS:DOROTHY

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Located in Terre Haute,Neoteric Hovercraft Inc.

is the world’s originallight hovercraft

manufacturer withcustomers in 50 nations.

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cranberry fields, and supplying 25 hoveringdragons for Disney World which were fea-tured at Epcot for 2 1/2 years.

“Publicity helps educate the publicabout hovercrafts,” Fitzgerald explained.“A helpful advertisement by Oakley Inc.,

manufacturer of sports performanceequipment, featured our golf hovercraftwith Bubba Watson. We are capitalizing onthis YouTube viral video. Incidentally, itbrought us an order from the Windy KnollGolf Club in Ohio for two hovercraft to useas golf carts.”

Company headquarters at 1649Tippecanoe Street serve as an office, fac-tory and training center where more than1,000 people from all over the world havebeen trained as pilots and have learnedhow to maintain hovercraft. Plans call forexpanding this training center and build-ing training trailers as a way of marketing.

“As an engineer, I want to take an ideaand employ people to make it work,Fitzgerald stated. “That is the basis of eco-nomics in action.”

And, he has done just that, employing20 full-time people at his plant. The chal-lenge is keeping control of manufacturingcosts as this production is very skilled-labor intensive.

His personal and the company historyare most interesting. He recalls, “I was al-ways interested in flying, when in 1959 onAustralian television, I saw ChristopherCockerell cross the English Channel in ahovercraft. I saw it as flying but with onefoot on the ground. Cockerell gave this air-cushion vehicle the hovercraft name, and Idid get to meet him many times.”

Fitzgerald and two other Australiansfounded the company in 1960 in Mel-bourne, Australia. In 1969, he received a


Rotary Foundation Award which allowedhim to travel for two years to whereverthere was hovercraft activity.

He moved to the United States in 1975,originally to try to sell the technologythrough demonstrations and displays toAmerican companies. He visited Jan Eglenin Terre Haute who allowed him to use hisfacilities for a place of operation to demon-strate this unique technology. And, theWabash River was a natural draw.

“In Terre Haute I attended a RotaryClub meeting, and I explained I was look-ing for a place to locate,” he recalled. “TheEldreds leased us some of their Fort Harri-son Industrial Park space and it workedwell for 15 years. We moved the companyto our present location on TippecanoeStreet in 1991.

“We haven’t suffered from a depressedeconomy, because our market is world-

wide. We delivered one to the Ukraineshortly before the uprising there. I tookFilip Przybysz, our public relations direc-tor, with me to help with the training. Hecan speak Russian.”

Fitzgerald founded the Hoverclub ofAmerica in 1976, the same year that the In-diana Magazine in its October issue la-beled Terre Haute as the “Small HovercraftCapitol of the World.” This statement stillholds true.

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s "location-location-location," an age-old principle in thebusiness world, still valid?

"True-true-true," answered John Ragle, president andowner of Ragle & Co. "That's what it is all about.":

Ragle & Co., 324 S. 25th st., is a privately-owned family busi-ness owning and managing commercial real estate. The com-pany has owned and/or managed in excess of one million

square feet of commercial facilities in Terre Haute, Greenwood, In-diana, and North Port, Florida.

"The business was founded by my father, Jack Ragle, in 1958,"John recalled. "At that time the family was part of Graham Grainand the sole purpose of Ragle & Co. was to build additional grain

storage bins. Once Graham Grain was sold to ConAgra in 1988,Ragle & Co. began pursuing property management."

Founder Jack Ragle remains active in the company. His grand-daughter, Vanessa Prox, is vice-president and the person who writesmost of the leases and manages the employee health and buildinginsurance. Cindi Lacey has been the controller for more than 15years, and Michael Pinkston the facilities manager since 1984. Thecompany employs eight full-time staff.

Four of the properties managed by Ragle & Co. are located inTerre Haute. They are Corporate Square, Southland Shopping Cen-ter, The Meadows and their South Third Street properties.

Corporate Square, the former Schulte High School which opened

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Opening in 1959, Southland at Margaret Avenue and South Sev-enth Street is the second oldest shopping center in the city. It wasbuilt by Forrest Sherer, Carl M. Graham and D. C. Johnson in 1958and owned by the Washington Avenue Building Corp. Ragle & Co.took over the management from Wayne Sherer and Jack Ragle in1986.

The 18 acres between Ohio Boulevard and Poplar Street east of25th street is known as The Meadows, the first shopping center inTerre Haute. It was constructed in 1955 by Terre Haute Realty, awholly-owned subsidiary of Hulman & Co., and opened with acrowd of 5,000 spectators in 1956.

"We added the Baesler's Market building in 2000 as part of TheMeadows. This was our largest construction project to date," Johnreported. "We are a licensed general contractor for constructionand design renovation. However, we are not a contractor for hire;we build only for tenants and ourselves."

Ragle & Co. also owns and manages four buildings on SouthThird Street. Their tenants include Persi Biryani Indian Grill, TruArch, Sun Factory Tanning and the eBash Video Gaming Center.

The company's most recent project is the acquisition of the for-mer Ichiban Japanese Steak House restaurant, 3495 S. Fourth St.Plans call for converting the building into offices.

Jack added a little more company history. "We were approachedby Hulman & Co. in 1992 to help renovate Plaza North. We actuallyowned part of it, filled it with tenants, and helped bring in Menards.We sold our interest to an out-of-town corporation in 2000."

John lists these four elements of operation in the business. "(1)

Development: we're always looking for projects and properties. (2)Leasing: the lease states who manages what and who pays for what.Negotiation is a challenge; it may involve month-to-month terms orall the way to 10 years. (3) Maintenance: it is ongoing every day ofthe year. We have four full-time staff at The Meadows and one full-time person at Corporate Square. Michael Pinkston is our rovingmaintenance man overlooking the work at the other properties. In-cidentally, the 2013-2014 winter was a real sore spot with the cost ofsubcontracted snow removal and salt. (4) Administration: Vanessaand I deal with problems as they arise."

Advertising has become an internet phenomenon. Tenant refer-rals and commercial property listing sites on the internet are the "goto" places. All Ragle & Co.vacancies are listed on LoopNet.

"The economy in 2009 and 2010 impacted us most dramatically,"John noted. "Tenants told us they needed help with rents for themto remain in business. This was a new experience for me, but every-one in business had it at that time. We had to negotiate to keep thebusinesses open.

"The trend seems to be toward more village-like developmentsrather than big or strip malls. There aren't many big malls beingconstructed now except in growing communities."

"Terre Haute is a challenge with retail due to the shrinking popu-lace," both Jack and John agreed. "To keep valid retail in town is aconstant struggle; the area has to grow in population. This lack ofgrowth is why we looked to expand elsewhere."

As for his own personal goal or mission, John said, "I'm looking atthe next generation in our family. I would like to give them a goodfoundation and keep Ragle & Co. a family business."

WORDS: STACEY MUNCIE

BERRY GOODne of the best things about summer isthe abundance of fruit. Whether you hitthe farmers market, a u-pick, roadside

stand, or grocery st ore you’re bound t o find agood selection, beginning with berries.

Berries make summertime dessert a super-easyendeavor. You don’t even have to cook them—and really, please don’t cook them, because theyare fabulous fresh and beautiful t o look at. Infact, berries can make you look like an absolutekitchen rockstar with almost no effort on yourpart.

Dress up ice cream with sliced strawberries (orget really fancy and add some balsamic vinegarwith touch of sugar), mak e a stack of pancak espiled high with blackberries, or gussy up yourmorning yogurt with a handful of granola andfresh blueberries.

Or, with just a lit tle more work you can mak e afresh berry tart. The bulk of the work here is inthe pastry cream filling. Yes, you could probablysubstitute bo xed pudding mix, but youshouldn’t.

First of all, boxed pudding has an artificial tastethat will clash with your beautiful fresh berries.Secondly, making the pastry cream is a lit tletime-consuming but it’s not hard labor. And youreally should master the skill of t empering eggyolks, anyway.

I put this tart t ogether recently when we werehaving a friend over for dinner . It was perfectbecause I could just make it ahead and boom, itwas done and I didn’t have to worry about it. Mytart pan seems to have disappeared, so I had t ouse a springform pan in its place. While my tartdidn’t have the pretty fluted edge, no one evennoticed because the berries made it look greatanyway.

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Crust1 stick butter3 Tbs sugar1/4 tsp salt1-1/4 cups flour

Pastry Cream Filling2 c milk1/4 c + 1/3 c sugar, divided4 egg yolks

1/4 Tbs corn starch2 Tbs butter1 tsp vanilla

Topping4 c assorted berriesPowdered sugar for dusting

Cut butter into chunks and combine allingredients in the bowl of a foodprocessor. Blend until you have a mix-ture of very fine crumbs. Press into the

bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan(or use a springform pan, like I did) andbake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.Set aside to cool.

In a small sauce pan, combine milk and1/4 cup sugar and bring to a boil. In abowl, combine remaining sugar, corn-starch and egg yolks, whisking untilsmooth. Gradually whisk half of the hotmilk mixture into the egg mixture,whisking quickly to keep mixturesmooth. Add new mixture back to thesaucepan with remaining milk using thesame method. Slowly bring to a boil,

whisking constantly, until thickened.Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool to roomtemperature before adding to cooledcrust. **This will make about doublewhat you need for your tart. My familyalways seems to conveniently wanderinto the kitchen and eat any leftovers Ihave. Pair your leftovers with extraberries, or make two tarts.

Spread half of pastry cream over crust.Top with your choice of berries and

dust with powdered sugar. Chill untilready to serve.

See what’s cooking in my kitchen—check out my Pinterest food board at pinterest.com/muncie/nom-nom-nom

Photo by: Stacey Muncie

SUMMERTIME AND THEFRUIT IS RIPE



ust about every weekday morningJimmy Wallace and David Inglecan be found at Delish Café.

After finishing their shift forDuke Energy the two stop in to the

restaurant to unwind and eat breakfast. “We usually come here every morning. I

get off at 6am, I work for Duke. So, on theway home I come here and eat,” Jimmy ex-plains between bites of bacon, eggs and pan-cakes.

For Jimmy and David going to Delish Caféis a no-brainer.

“Its excellent food and you get a nice por-tion of food,” David says. “You don’t everhave a bad meal.”

Agrees Jimmy, “I have probably eatenhere 150 times and I have never left thinking,that was a bad meal or that was bad service.”

With a name like Delish Café good food isexpected. But it’s not just a cute title, but theowner’s last name.

Mico and Senka Delish opened theirnorth side restaurant two years ago, a dreamSenka says she’s had since she was a younggirl in Bosnia.

“That was my dream and he let me followmy dream,” she says nodding to her hus-band.

Senka came to the United States in 1993as a war refugee. A widow at the time, shefled with her two daughters and not muchelse.

Who knew years later she would be mar-ried to another Bosnian immigrant?

Mico, arrived in the US in 1961 at the ageof 16. Impressively, in just 11 years he learnedEnglish, graduated from high school and col-lege. He finished Purdue University with aPharmacy degree.

Now working locally as a pharmacist,Mico plays proud husband as Senka pursuesher passion.

“This country is great,” Senka says with awarm smile. “You can spread your wings anddo what you want, you just have to take it andwork for it. I am here constantly. The onlytime I leave is for a delivery or if we needsomething.”

That unstoppable work ethic is evidentwhen looking around the newly remodeledrestaurant.

Earlier this year Mico and Senka ex-panded; adding new dining room seating, ad-ditional parking and extra space in thekitchen.

The pair says the addition was nearly de-manded by their regular customers.

“People were asking for the expansion, wewere packed like sardines!” Mico says.“When we won the Best Tenderloin(awarded by WTHI-TV) we were packed thenext day. They were coming from both sidesand we couldn’t get them in fast enough.”

As Mico and Senka continue to talk abouttheir expansion a man approaches theirtable. Senka reaches out to hold his hand as

Delish-ousTerre Haute’s northsiderestaurant redefinesfamily dining

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she listens to a story about his grandkids.She and Mico laugh and wave good-bye as heyells over his shoulder that he’ll be backagain tomorrow.

“He’s a regular. He always comes up withsomething and I will go back and make it forhim,” Senka says. “He is always saying, ‘CanI have this mixed with that.’ I make it and hesays, ‘It’s perfect’.”

Senka says she even went out of her wayto make his wife’s favorite meal; cabbagerolls. It’s not on the menu, but Senka saysshe made the dish because she knew itwould make them happy.

“They are really like family to us,” Senkasays of her customers.

In addition to the couple’s four daugh-ters, Maja, Azra, Nicole and Lydia, Mico andSenka say their customers have become likeextended family in their adopted home-town.

“We have elderly people that come in andif we don’t see them for a few days we callthem. It’ not just a business it’s a family andI think that’s what they feel,” Senka says.“We talk to them like they are our unclesand aunts and family.”

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And another extension of the Delish fam-ily is the restaurant staff.

Busy bopping between tables, deliveringfresh coffee, large breakfast platters andsmiles are servers Christy Crowder andKathy Clark.

When asked about their bosses the twolaugh saying they are a delight.

“Senka and Mico are wonderful people towork for,” Christy says. “The people thatcome in here are really wonderful, everyoneis really nice.”

Adds Kathy, “It’s like a family.”And a family wouldn’t be complete with-

out some good old fashioned home cooking.Senka plays the traditional mother role

right down to the apron.As the restaurant’s main chef Senka

makes every dish by hand. “I think what sets us apart is we peel our

own potatoes, bread our own tenderloin,”she says. “It is a home cooked meal; itdoesn’t come from a box.”

Adds Mico, “When you order it we beginto make it. It’s made right here.”

And if Mico and Senka’s word isn’tenough, check out the wall behind the cash

register. Boasting accolades such as the 2014Tribune Star Reader’s Choice for Best Ten-derloin or WTHI’s Fork In The Road awardfor Best Tenderlion. The restaurant’s ham-burger has also won a local award.

There may be more awards in the restau-rant’s future, Mico and Senka say althoughtheir location has seen turnover in the past,they are here to stay.

“We are going to stay here for a long longtime,” Mico says.

Agrees Senka, “A lot of people don’t like achain restaurant. They need somewhere tonot be rushed, they need somewhere to sitand relax.”

That plan to stay around is surely goodnews to Jimmy and David.

As the two men leisurely finish theirbreakfast, pay their checks and walk out thedoor Senka smiles and says, “Thank you, I’llbe sure to see you tomorrow.”

And she will.

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SPOTLIGHT

HOW ABOUTANOTHER SLICE?


Wise Pies opens a newlocation with a hip,fresh look to matchthe taste

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MUNCIEPHOTOS:

CHLOEJENNINGS



ough flies high and pizzadisappears into the hands ofhungry patrons almostfaster than it can be made.Laughter ricochets off thegalvanized metal ceiling in

the derelict service station-turned-eateryat the corner of 3rd and Margaret duringthe recent soft opening of the new WisePies location.

You might think that owner Zack Wisehas his sights set on expansion. He has,after all, just doubled his pizzeria presencein town. But for Wise, the move is as muchabout building as it is about selling slices.

“Well actually, it’s fun making pizzasand that,” he confides, “but to be honestwith you I just like to create things.”

It’s been just over four years since Wisecreated the first Wise Pies, renovating aonce neglected space at 9 South 6th Streetinto a classic pizzeria, where red and greenneon beckons customers to belly up to acheckered tablecloth for a savory slice. Thedowntown location does a brisk lunchtimebusiness daily with both eat-in and carry-out orders from nearby workplaces, notunlike several other longstanding restau-rants.

More remarkably, in the evenings it hasmanaged to lure students to cross CherryStreet from the ISU campus and coax fami-lies to once again dine downtown. Since itsopening in 2010, the success of Wise Pies’downtown store has encouraged othereateries to invest in the heart of the city,which now boasts a variety of options fromCajun to frozen yogurt.

But Wise was ready for a new challenge.

“I just thought that downtown has beenvery good, the people love it but we wantedto try reach a different clientele, and thetravelers from the interstate,” he explains.He and wife Joni spent about two yearslooking for the ideal spot for a second loca-tion before making a deal on the servicestation property.

“It had set empty almost 5 years. I’dcome in and the glass was busted and I’dwalk around and think about what I coulddo,” he recalls. “I just love the creation of it,in my head, you know how you see some-thing? I knew exactly how it was gonna layout for the most part.”

Wise, who spent more than a dozenyears as a union carpenter, did much of theremodeling of the original shop himself.The new location, with its former life as anoil change shop, offered a unique chal-lenge. The open pits in the floor were spe-cial kind of dirty that only an old auto shophas. The ceiling’s peeling paint hung liketattered rags. The existing restroom wasnasty, and the overhead doors weren’t ex-actly energy efficient.

He relied on friend and former col-league Tim Furrey for help with the reha-bilitation. Wise also called on Brian andLuke Stewart from B & S Plumbing & Heat-ing, Inc.

“I asked them ‘what can I do to get readyfor you?’” he recalls. Between clean-up,constructing kitchen space, painting andmore, “Hell, I was at Lowe’s three times aday!” exclaims Wise.

Remodeling went beyond carpentrywork and into new wiring, plumbing andHVAC systems to bring the building up to

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the necessary standard to house a restau-rant. The bay doors were replaced withconcrete block half walls topped with win-dows which mimicked the old garage doordesign. The floor pits were covered with anew concrete surface made to resembletile, preserving the basement area formuch-needed storage space.

“It’s fun to get back to doing construc-tion again,” Wise says. “Tim and I basicallydid all the architecture, and Brian and Lukebent over backwards to help me.”

The result is a bright, open seating areawhere the aroma of garlic and cheesy good-ness has replaced the grungy smell of gearlube and grime. And though the building isnot at all like the original Wise Pies loca-tion, some things remain the same. Cheerycheckered table cloths and the eatery’s sig-nature red and green neon hope to enticelocals and travelers alike to stop in for aslice.

Wise is clear that he wants to make thestore stand out in the south end’s sea ofchain restaurants, and the characteristicneon is one way to do that. “People said tome, ‘Why do you want neon? Everybodydoes LED these days.’ But neon is cool!” heenthuses.

It’s that propensity for being the realdeal that sets the pies apart as well. “Unlikeall the chains, we grind our own cheese, wemake our own dough. We use the best in-gredients,” says Wise.

“Everything has skyrocketed and it’s

putting a pinch on us,” he adds. The restau-rant has raised its prices once in the pastfour years, even though the price of sup-plies has continued to climb.

At the new location, with its proximityto several hotels, the question many havebeen asking is whether or not Wise Piessouth will offer delivery. For Wise, it’s asmuch a consideration of safety as it is of lo-gistics. He hesitates to put his employees asrisk by sending them out on deliveries. Healso can’t compete with some of the chainsin terms of speed.

“We’re not set up to do that, nor do Iwanna be,” he explains. “I don’t think peo-ple realize what it takes for us to turn out apizza, because our pizzas are made fromscratch. You can’t get this kind of crust in aconveyor oven.”

He’s hopeful that travelers will spot thebrightly lit building with its glowing neonletters perched on top and decide to stopin. So far, he’s had a good bit of traffic at theshop, often from folks who decided tostroll over from their hotels.

But for locals, the new Wise Pies loca-tion is another sprout of revitalizationwhere an aging structure once sat unkemptand neglected at one of the busiest andmost visible intersections in town.

“I’ve had several people stop and say,‘we are so glad you’re doing this because itwas an eyesore,’” says Wise. “I can’t thinkof a better location in town, truly.”


or many families in the Wabash Valley a typical dinnertable conversation varies between topics of work, theday’s events or the kid’s school.

But for a handful of families the conversation atdinner is a little more intense; talking clients, profitsor a company business plan.

That’s because for some, Dad is not just the head of the house-hold, but the head of the company. And his kids aren’t just offspringbut business partners.

“While we are at home eating dinner we are talking about workthe whole night,” says Vigo County Prosecutor and local attorneyTerry Modesitt. “That puts you in a position that you don’t reallyever get away from work.”

It’s hard to get away from the office when the people you share anoffice with are your own kids.

Terry and his son Jared are a good example of one of the WabashValley’s father-son duos.

Not only do the two operate the Modesitt Law Firm but they alsowork side by side in the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office. After grad-uating from Thomas M. Cooley Law School Jared returned to TerreHaute to join the family business as an attorney with Modesitt Lawand as one of the county’s deputy prosecutors. For Jared there wasno question about his future aspirations.

“I have always thought I was going to work with my dad,” Jaredsays proudly.

The feeling of pride is mutual. Terry says having Jared (youngest son Joel just finished his first

year at IUPUI Law School) follow in his footsteps is a dream cometrue.

“I can say that I had always hoped that one or both would want tocome back here and work in the law firm,” Terry says of his two sons.“But I was realistic. The door is open and they have to make theirown decisions.”

The same can be said for Kristy Glidden, who says joining thefamily business was always an option.

“I thought that I didn’t want to do it but I am the one that fell inlove with the business,” she says of Glidden Furniture. “I love peo-ple. I like to talk to people… and help them find their way of decorat-ing. I want to help them find their way and their style.

Sitting in the family’s showroom Kristy laughs as her dad Billtalks about her start in the business.

“Kristy started in on the sales floor,” Bill explains before hisdaughter interrupts.

“That’s not true. I started cleaning,” she says with a smile. “Istarted literally from the floor up, but you learn more that way.”

Kristy took that knowledge and climbed the family corporate lad-der along with her brother Roy and sister Cathy Cunningham, whoalso work at Glidden Furniture (brother Tony and sister Kelly workin other careers out of state).

Bill opened Glidden Furniture in 1970, bringing in his childrenalong the way. He has since retired, but came back briefly to overseethe business’ move to its current location at 3631 Wabash Avenue. Ashe sits at one of the store’s dining room sets he talks about the senseof pride he has watching his children carry on the business.

“It’s not only the pride but the joy and the fact that they are verytrustworthy,” Bill says. “I’m very humble… (the business) is success-ful and it’s a great accomplishment to serve the people in theWabash Valley.”

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All in theFamily

WABASH VALLEY RESIDENTS CELEBRA TEFATHER’S DAY WITH THEIR BOSS

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SHANE


3850 Wabash Ave.Terre Haute, IN 47803

(812) 232-9766

For more than four decades Sycamore Engineering has beenserving the Wabash Valley and surrounding areas. President TomDinkel is the company’s second generation, working side by sidewith the third generation, daughter Sara Smith.

Tom says the company’s success is thanks to a strong foundationbuilt by his father.

“My dad and I worked together for 32 years and never fought orhad a disagreement that we didn’t settle that day. I took the leadfrom him,” Tom says. “I try to remember that and part of that, Sarahas been able to run with her ideas, in this business you need tomake a decision. Engineering is not gray.”

Although Tom allows his daughter, the company’s Vice Presidentof Engineering, to run with her ideas that doesn’t mean they are al-ways well received in the beginning.

Sara laughs as she talks about her first project after joining thecompany.

“I remember the first change I made when I came here,” she saysstarting to laugh. “It was a phone system; they had no voicemailwhen I started here!”

“Those pink message slips worked just fine,” Tom teases hisdaughter.

After 14 years of working together the father-daughter team hasgotten in a good rhythm when it comes to business.

“We each have our own roles, although they may not be defined,”Sara explains.

Agrees Tom, “I don’t do her work and she doesn’t do mine.”“Being in a family business, if one part of the company is not

looking too good we will jump in and try to nurse it along,” Sara con-tinues. “We both recognize things at different times because wehave different roles.”

“Ours is made up of so many different functions,” Tom says of

the engineering business. “We have a lot of people out in the fieldand the only worry I have on a daily basis is that we might not havework for all those families. I don’t like to lose money but I reallythink about the people that are working on site. We can’t go out anddo that work and they can’t set up the projects. They need us and weneed them.”

Whether it’s a father-daughter or father-son team at the helm,each of these Wabash Valley businesses have one thing in common;their business is a family despite genetics.

And to be successful in the business employees don’t have to callthe boss “Dad”, sometimes even his own children don’t do that.

“Generally I call him Dad but if he doesn’t answer I call himTerry,” Jared says with a laugh.

Kristy Glidden gladly calls Bill “Dad” in and out of the showroom.But Sara may have found the best way to mesh her work life and

family life, calling Tom by the name his grandkids calls him,“Banks”.

“In a business situation I would refer to him as Tom or evenBanks,” she says.

“Sometimes it’s all I answer to,” Tom says laughing. “It’s what myold ears can pick up.”

Regardless of the small details like names, each family attributestheir success to trust, hard work and a love that extends beyond theoffice.

Sara explains it best saying as a third generation she’s fortunateto have an amazing foundation.

“I have a tremendous sense of pride. I’m so grateful to be part ofsomething started so long ago and humbled to be able to have thatopportunity,” she says. “My grandfather started something and myfather built it into what it is today and I’m just riding the coats tails.I’m very lucky and very proud.”

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re you ready to getoutside after a longand brutal wint er?Let T erre Haut eLiving Magazine

walk y ou thr ough theWabash V alley’s parksand trails. Some may beyour family ’s fav orites,others may be a little offthe beaten path, but eachpark has plenty to enjoy.

We’re taking you step bystep thr ough both T erreHaute City Parks and VigoCounty Parks; giving youa taste of what they haveto offer and explainingthe differ ence betw eenthe tw o. Put on y ourshoes, grab the kids andget outside!

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eslie Wright is amom on a mission.

The mother oftwo is unpluggingthis summer; say-ing good-bye to

video games, television andiPads in favor of some good oldfashion outdoor fun.

But instead of a few hours inthe backyard or an afternoon atthe neighborhood pool, Wrightand her kids will be touringTerre Haute.

The family has made a “sum-mer bucket list”, included onthe list; visiting the 20 plusparks in the Terre Haute ParksDepartment system.

“The parks offer free activi-ties to do with them and it’ssomething that will interestboth age groups,” Wright says ofher kids, 9 year old Laney and 11month old Blaine. “It's hard tofind something to interest bothage groups. Plus, I want to get to

CITY OF TERREHAUTE PARKSDeming ParkCollett ParkDobbs ParkFairbanks ParkHulman LinksRea Park Golf Course

Trails, Greenways andBoulevardsNational Road HeritageTrailJones TrailheadHulman Street TrailIndiana Veterans'

Memorial MileTwigg Rest AreaOhio BoulevardSixth Street Boulevard

Neighborhood ParksMaple Avenue Nature ParkBrittlebank ParkCurtis Gilbert ParkCoy ParkHerze-Rose ParkSheridan ParkSpencer F. Ball ParkThompson ParkVoorhees Park Washington ParkBooker T. WashingtonCommunity Center

Block ParksAnaconda ParkBoy Scout ParkCentennial ParkEdgewood GroveFive TrianglesGold Medal ParkGraham ParkJohn Hanley, Jr. ParkOakley ParkVi Cottrell Park

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know more about my commu-nity, get some exercise and beoutside.”

Wright is obviously takingadvantage of all the city parkshave to offer, something ParksSuperintendent Eddie Bird sayshe loves hearing.

“In the winter time I go toDeming Park and there aren’t asmany people there, but thenwhen it’s nicer out and there are200 kids there,” Bird says. “It’sso nice to see the usage… if webuild it they use it.”

With over 1,000 acres ofland, Terre Haute has fourmain parks; Deming, Col-lett, Dobbs and Fairbanks.

Bird, along with TerreHaute City Planner PatMartin have been busyplanning expansionsand upgrades to theexisting parks foryears.

“The use feeds ourfire,” Martin says. “It’swhat keeps us going.When the parks are busyyou see the time and ef-fort pay off. The money(that goes into a project)doesn’t mean anything, Idon’t care about the money,it’s the time and effort.”

That time and effort haspaid off for Terre Haute resi-dents.

During an early morningmeeting with Bird, Martin poursover park maps and plans,pointing out numerous high-lights, upgrades and futureplans for the city parks system.

“We have thirty-six milesright now connecting all themajor parks in the city,” Martinexplains. “Trails, we have a vari-ety… we have a family friendlyclosed loop trail, the IndianaMile, the Maple Avenue NaturePark Trail Loop. And then youhave self-contained loopswithin the parks. Dobbs Park ismore of a nature trail. And withthe additions that we have com-pleted a trail from Deming toFruitridge.”

With a smile on his face andan inability to hide his passionMartin goes on to talk about


plans for park additions includ-ing a new trail head at DresserDrive, plus an extension of theDresser Drive Trail and a newballpark. Other plans include anongoing partnership with Indi-ana State University to developa riverwalk alongside the Uni-versity’s new sports complex. At the helm of future city parkplans is Terre Haute MayorDuke Bennett, who says theparks not only benefit cur-rent citizens, but futureresidents.

“They are a hugeasset,” Mayor Bennettsays of the parks. “It'sabout the quality of lifefor the community.How much you investin the parks helps tosell the community tonew businesses look-ing to come in or tothose looking to

make Terre Haute their home.But just as important you needto have the parks for the peoplethat are already here.”

For Bennett the parks havealso become more personal overthe last year, as the new grandfa-ther is looking forward tospending the summer monthswith his family’s newest addi-tion, grandson Kash.

“As a youth, I spent a lot oftime in the city parks during thesummer months,” Mayor Ben-nett says. “My wife and I tookboth our kids to the parks asthey were growing up and nowwe intend to take our grandchildto enjoy the various park activi-ties.”

Wright also shares theMayor’s excitement of futureactivities as she maps out hersummer plans.

“I sat down with my 9 yearold and we wrote down what wewant to do at each park; we havea plan,” Wright says. “We aregoing to visit the tennis courtsare Fairbanks, horseshoes atSheridan, disk golf at DemingPark, we want to do an airboatride at Fairbanks, fishing atDobbs and also the Story Walk,roller blading at Voorhees… thelist goes on and on!”

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t’s an early Mondaymorning and Kara Kish isalready swamped withwork.

The Vigo County ParksSuperintendent jumps

from one project to the nextwhile quickly answering herphone and directing staffers.

She pauses, smiles and apol-ogizes.

“We have a lot going on,” shesays laughing.

It’s understandable. After along and bitter winter, Kish andher staff are working in over-drive to get Vigo County’s parksand trails ready for spring andsummer visitors.

With around 2,700 acres, theVigo County Parks system of-fers a unique experience forcounty residents with trails,forests and numerous learning

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Neighborhood Parks• Lee Fields• South Seventh

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opportunities.“We have our niche,” Kish

says. “(County parks are) moreof a natural setting.”

Vigo County Parks are madeup of three main parks; Fowler,Hawthorne and Prairie Creek.

The county system alsoclaims the Wabashiki Fish andWildlife Area, a destination formany of the county’s numeroushiking groups.

“We are doing the iWalk pro-gram, it’s basically walkinggroups that we started,” saysNatural Resource ProgrammerAmber Slaughterbeck. “We en-courage the community to notstrenuously workout but towalk to improve your health.”

Slaughterbeck, who hadjust returned from thegroup’s first morning hike,says getting outside withother Vigo County residentsis one of her favorite activi-ties.

“I think it’s great to getpeople to connect with ourparks, that’s my passion,”she says. “It’s great that Ican get people to connectand I can connect with thecommunity, especiallychildren. These are thingsthat are much more im-portant and interestingthan the iPad or com-puter.”

Many of the thingskids see on an iPad orcomputer can be seen up-closeand personal within the VigoCounty Parks.

Kish says the three mainparks give visitors the chance tocompletely engross themselvesin nature.

“The county parks offer a dif-ferent experience, a chance toget out in nature,” Kish says.“Within the landscape you havelarge bodies of water, boatingand fishing, at Hawthorne wehave a beach… When you pullinto these parks you are in na-ture.”

But the problem, Kish says, isthat many people don’t evenbother to pull into the countyparks.

“All of our parks are outside


of city limits,” she explains.“They drive past them but don’tthink to expand from what theyalready know, they don’t travelin the county and they are un-aware of the county parks.”

But with the addition ofSlaughterbeck to thedepartment in January

Kish hopes countyparks will see even more

visitors.Slaughterbeck has

been tasked with creatingnew and exciting pro-

grams at the parks, includ-ing the iWalk program and

many others. The Parks De-partment calendar is filled

with summer activities in-cluding Pioneer Days,

Creepy Crawly Fest and Pad-dle In The Park.The majority

of the events are free, but dorequire registration.

“Attend one of the programs,attend all of the programs,”

Slaughterbeck says with a laugh.“Take a day and explore… youare only five miles away fromgreat hikes and peace and seren-ity.”

When asked about their ownfavorite location within the VigoCounty Parks system Kish andSlaughterbeck look at eachother and laugh. They each sit insilence for a moment beforeKish confesses that the twoboth enjoy the same place, ElliotWoods within Prairie CreekPark.

Inside the woods and 1.5 miletrail are at least 26 species oftrees, eleven varieties of flow-ers, and nine species of wildlife.

“You can walk it for exercisein 25 minutes or extend it for a 3hour hike and really take ineverything,” Kish explains. “Yougo through prairies, a creek bed,the terrain is just wonderful.”

And Kish reminds peoplethat not only are the parks openin the spring and summer, butall year round, giving countyresidents no excuse to take ad-vantage.

“We have people active in theparks all year,” she says. “As theseason change the activities andopportunities change too.”


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BABYIT’S HOTOUTSIDE

July 14, 1936Terre Haute Sizzles

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ld-time Terre Haute residents recall the veryhot, dry summers of their childhoods, and JesseWalker, Chief Meteorologist at NBC 2, confirmstheir memories.

He reports, "The hottest day in Terre Hautehistory was on July 14, 1936, when we hit 110 de-grees. The next two hottest days were the twodays before that! On July 12th and 13th, 1936, we

hit 108 each day."Parts of an article from the Terre Haute Tribune on that sizzling

Tuesday read: "Hey, sit down--sit down, and quit fuming. Courseit is hot, and cooler weather has been promised again and again,but we've heard that all signs fail in dry weather for a whale of along time.

"This is positively the hottest July we have ever seen, that is in astraight row of days. The report last Tuesday from Washingtonpointed that the week was the hottest and driest we have ever ex-perienced...and you know that sure is hot.

"(And), we have a had a total deficiency in rainfall. There was notone-half of an inch rain fell in the whole month of June, and thenon July 2 we had a rain with a registration of 44 hundredths of aninch."

A headline on the following day (July 15) read: "Heat takes 15local victims." It was a local, all-time record of fatalities from thiscause. One day later (July 16) was the 12th consecutive day for100-plus degree heat.

Tribune readers were encouraged to "send in what you can to thefree ice fund." The ice was distributed to those in need by mem-bers of the Volunteers of America. Contributions listed in thenewspaper ranged from 10 cents to $5.

The following suggestions were listed to avoid heat exhaustion."Don't rush, don't worry, keep out of the sun. Eat fresh vegeta-

bles daily, avoid heavy foods, and if you drink, do so moderately.Bathe frequently and sleep at least eight hours. Keep your mind

on your work."Electric fans hummed and circulated the hot air, and ice boxes

kept food cold. Refrigerators and air conditioning were not part ofordinary household life. Local residents, who were children at thetime, remember pallets being made up and placed on the floor infront of the screen doors on these hot nights. Others remembersleeping on the porch or in the yard on the grass.

Regardless of the discomfort, everyday business continued. Thedowntown department stores on Wabash Avenue advertised "hot

weather sales." Herz Basement offered eyelet batiste dresses at$1.49. Smith's Department Store listed men's "sanforized" slacks--79 cents - $1.49. Meis advertised women's pure silk hose at 35cents a pair. And, the Root Store (Wabash Ave. through to OhioSt.) advertised ladies' summer hats, 77 cents to $1.17, but alsoadded, "Enjoy air-cooled shopping comfort. We control ourweather with our Frigidaire air conditioning system."

A downtown grocery, Liberty Market, 524 Wabash Ave., offeredsirloin steak at 15 cents per pound and fresh spareribs at 10 1/2cents per pound. This market was one of more than 325 retail gro-ceries listed in the 1936 City Directory.

Upstairs in the Fairbanks Building, the LaRue Permanent WaveShop offered a finger wave, completely dry, at 52 cents, a perma-nent at $1.50, and a New Ray machine-less, non-electrical perma-nent wave at $3.50.

Perhaps "going to the show" was the best way to get one's mindoff the heat. Choose any one of 13 "motion picture theaters." TheIndiana, Grand, Orpheum, Hippodrome, American, Fountain,Savoy and Liberty were located in the downtown area. Just a fewblocks away the Lyceum was at 1235 Wabash and the Rex at 838 N.Sixth Street. The Swan was in Twelve Points, the Little Virginia at15th and Locust streets, and the Grace in West Terre Haute. Whocould resist movie stars like Raymond Massey, Fred MacMurray,Joan Bennett and Merle Oberon?

One way to get free tickets to the Indiana Theatre (35 cents each)was to hire an individual through the Terre Haute Home Improve-ment Association initiated by the Chamber of Commerce. Prop-erty owners were urged to repair or improve their properties togenerate employment in the building trades. Just sign a pledgecard, and be assured that the smallest job would help. Two freetickets to the Indiana were given for each pledge which might callfor a paint-up, clean-up, roof repair or concrete job.

For those Terre Hauteans who wanted to get away, the C&EIRailroad advertised a round-trip ticket to Chicago for $3.80. Abreeze off Lake Michigan might cool down the temperature just alittle.

And, for those who had the means, an escape to the French LickSprings Hotel looked inviting. The special July rate was $6 a daywhich included a room with bath, meals, greens fees, and a dailymineral bath and swim.

Yet for most, it was a matter of "sweating it out" during these leanyears.

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IN TIME ON THE SPIRIT OF JASPERGET ONBOARD

Pulling onto Mill Street in theheart of J asper, Indiana it’shard t o fight the urge not t opinch yourself.

Mill Street is full of Hoosierhistory; including the J asperCity Mill and the J asper TrainDepot.

Touring the two landmarksgives visitors a nostalgic feel-ing, making them wonder ifthey’ve actually traveled backin time.

But there’s no special timetravel car lik e in the movieBack To The Future, in J aspertime travel happens on a train.

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pening for a fourth full season in June, theSpirit of Jasper is a fully restored locomo-tive, complete with four cars including aparlour car and dining car.

“The Spirit of Jasper is a luxury excur-sion train,” says Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz.“When I say luxury, three of the cars weregutted and rebuilt from scratch… theywere turned into three very unique cars.It’s a train unlike no other in the Mid-west.”

A project of the Redevelop Old Jasper Action Coalition, the Spiritof Jasper and the Jasper Train Depot were developed to enhance thecity’s economy and tourism.

The project was started 10 years ago, beginning with the depot. Itwas built in 2005 and is a replica of Jasper’s original 1906 traindepot.

The train was brought in a few years later thanks to a partnershipwith Crane. Tours officially began four years ago.

Owned and operated by the City of Jasper the train is fondlycalled the city’s “labor of love”.

“It puts our best foot forward for visitors and guests,” MayorSeitz says of the attraction. “If they see old movies this is what theythink of… they are regular traditional cars that they have seen. Theseare luxury, the seating is wonderful, you can’t describe the experi-ence and guests are treated as luxurious as the cars.”

Mayor Seitz continues to boast about the train, saying while thedepot and exterior of the train may look like an old movie, once visi-tors step inside they’ll see the interior is surprisingly modern.

“If (guests) have an idea of what train cars look like in the insidethey have no idea what they are going to experience,” he says.“These are extraordinary machines, the lap of luxury.”

The train’s “Parlour Car#400” is one of the most im-pressive.

The rebuilt car looks moresci-fi than 1900s with blackleather seating, silver trim andLCD flat screen TVs.

According to the train’s website the car was originally usedas a military hospital car. It wasrebuilt by local businesses andindividuals in 2008.

From the “Parlour Car#400” guests can step into the“Lounge Car #300”.

Originally equipped withshelving and used as a “coffincar” to transport deceasedWorld War I soldiers, the refur-bished car is now used as thetrain’s primary dining car.

During many Spirit of Jasperexcursions guests are treated todinner catered by the Schnitzle-bank Restaurant. A landmark inJasper, the restaurant has beenserving traditional Germanfood since 1961.

The Schnitzlebank and itsfamous fare is featured on thetrain’s “Ride and Dine” excur-sions, an 18 mile round trip ex-

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perience.This summer a new

twist will be added to the “Rideand Dine” called the “CowboyRide and Dine”. A mix of a tradi-tional excursion and dinnertheatre, the train will be “heldup” as guests watch the plot un-fold.

For travel enthusiastslonger trips are available, likethe Jasper to French Lick Ex-press. The two hour trip ends atthe historic French Lick Depot.

The partnership be-tween the two cities is a way toincrease tourism on each end.

“We would love to bethe middle spoke in the wheel;chose Jasper and then choseother areas and attractionsaround us,” says Darla Blazey,Director of Community Devel-opment and Planning. “Wewish people would come for theweekend.”

After riding the trainand meeting some of the peopleinvolved it may be hard for visi-tors to leave.

Even before steppingonto the train, visitors are

greeted by attendants, all of which are volunteers.Many of the volunteers are retired couples. “They just love doing this,” Blazey says. “They are really great

ambassadors for the Spirit of Jasper.”Continues Mayor Seitz, “We are very grateful… they are the

Hooiser hospitality folks and I think from working the ticket boothto working the train to the buffet, it’s just something that we don’twant to take for granted. We count on them every year.”

The mayor’s assistant, Louis Kuntz, has volunteered as an atten-dant in the past.

She says not only do the attendants form a bond with guests, butthe guests with each other.

“The way people intermingle with each other it’s wonderful.They are sharing conversations with each other,” she says. “I don’tknow what it is; everyone feels so much more friendly. There is a ca-maraderie and friendship.”

There’s no doubt the Spirit of Jasper is unique. Mayor Seitz saysit’s hard to trade stories or get advice from mayors in other cities be-cause a city attraction like this is hard to find.

“A lot of times city officials can call up other city officials for in-formation or advice,” he explains. “But it’s so unique that I don’thave anyone else to call and ask, ‘How’s your city train?’ It’s so farbeyond what someone would experience. “

And in the age of cell phones, facebook and constant communi-cation the Spirit of Jasper and its piece of history gives many peoplethe chance to unwind, unplug and enjoy.

“How often in this world do you have the chance to enjoy life andonly focus is living in the lap of luxury and carving that out, that’sour focus,” Mayor Seitz says. “You just never know when you get onthe train what will happen and who you will meet. It’s that experi-ence and that common time and nothing matters other than thefriends you meet on the train.”

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ince 1919 Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valleyhas worked to help school age children accomplishand celebrate their achievements.

Now it's JA's chance to celebrate it's own achieve-ment; 50 years in the Wabash Valley community.

“This 50th anniversary is a true celebration,” saysJA Board Member and volunteer Fredia Haviland.

Not only is the organization celebrating 50 years of service, butalso celebrating a new direction, new goals and new energy.

JA was left without a President three years ago causing a shortrough patch for the organization. Haviland says although the organ-

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ization has faced tough times the mission and passion of the group'sboard and volunteers never faltered.

“Any organization goes through challenges over the years, but JAhas had stable support from the community and great board to helpus through those challenges,” she explains.

JA is now stronger than ever thanks to the addition of InterimPresident Peggy Murdock.

“The organization is currently being lead by Peggy and the boardof directors,” Haviland explains. “Together as a board with Peggy wehave been able to rebuild the organization and look forward to thefuture.”

Unable to hide her passion for JA's mission, Murdock gushesabout her involvement in rebuilding and continuing the longstand-ing organization's mission.

“It was forty-seven years when I walked in the door and I was de-termined to get us to fifty,” Murdock says. “JA came into my lifewhen I needed something to hold on to, my kids had left home, I hada bit of empty nest syndrome. It came into my life when I didn't haveanything and I felt like I needed to pay it forward to the organiza-tion.”

Paying it forward is just one of the reasons business professionalsof the Wabash Valley get involved with Junior Achievement.

For decades JA volunteers have worked with Wabash Valley stu-dents to educate and empower.

According to Haviland Junior Achievement is the world's largestorganization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge andskills they need in three areas; economic success, financial literacyand workforce readiness.

“We mainly focus on K through 12 programs and they are typi-cally classroom programs,” Haviland says. “Professionals will comein to volunteer their time. They focus on those three goals whileteaching children about themselves and what they do for a living.”

One of JA's annual events is called “Let's Get Real”. During the

exercise 8th grade students are given a mock life scenario includinga profession and family situation. Students move from station tostation where they must budget their earnings, pay bills and care fortheir family. With more than 200 volunteers from around the com-munity pitching in, students are taught lessons of planning, ac-countability and responsibility.

“During one of the exercises I had a little girl sitting on thebleachers. She was just sitting there shaking her head,” Murdock ex-plains. “She was so upset, she said she had four kids and worked (aminimum wage job) and she told me she didn't have enough moneyto pay her bills and take care of her family. This makes them thinkabout what you could end up with if you don’t make the right deci-sions. We try to teach them what they need to do and how they needto stay in school.”

During its 50 years, JA Wabash Valley has reached around 85,000students; 4,500 just last school year.

Murdock says as part of the 50th anniversary Junior Achievementwill host an Alumni Reception for former students to gather andshare stories of how JA has influenced their lives.

The reception is scheduled for July 22 at the Ohio Building.And the event is not just for JA student alumni, but volunteers

from the past and present are also encouraged to attend.“We have been so blessed with community partners,” Haviland

says. “We have really have some businesses that have been tried andtrue and supported us. We just value those partnerships whether it'sthrough annual donation, supporting at event as a sponsor or takingthe time to volunteer.”

Adds Murdock, “Without them we would not exist.”And without the passion of leaders like Haviland, Murdock and

the board of directors JA would surely not be where it is today. Hav-ildand says throughout it's 50 years JA has truly been a communitylabor of love... and that's a big achievement.

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icture a pleasant summer evening in FairbanksPark: the sun is slowly setting over the river,beautiful music fills the air...this is Wabash Val-ley living at its best.

Just who is this Community Band performingthese free concerts? "We are approximately 50unpaid musicians who enjoy the opportunity to

perform a program with wide public appeal," Jim Chesterson, presi-dent of Terre Haute Community Band, Inc., reported. "Some areprofessional musicians and many are students, retirees, teachersand regular working folks. A few are physicians and Ph.D.s. Agesrange from 15 to 80 plus. In some cases it is a family affair of two oreven three generations."

Who is the audience? "We attract a variety of people from manywalks of life--all ages. Older couples share space with young fami-

lies. Often they bring their own lawn chairs and blankets," BettyMartin, board secretary, explained. "The outdoor band concertsymbolizes many of the 'old fashioned' virtues of a simpler time."

The 2014 summer season is inviting:Sat., June 7 - "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"Sat., June 21 - "Don't Fence Me In"Fri., July 4 - Celebration of AmericaSat., July 5 - "Gone with the Wind"Fri.-Sat., July 18,19 - On the Banks of the Wabash

Fourth Community Band FestivalSat., Aug. 2 - "Star Date 2245"Sat., Aug. 16 - "Show the World What'cha Got"

The Fourth Annual Community Band Festival will showcase areabands and attract audiences from Newburgh/Owensboro,Zionsville, Greenwood, Bloomington, and Jackson Township/Clay

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County. One of the highlightswill be a performance by theGymnasium Heide-Ost sym-phonic band coming all the wayfrom northwest Germany.

Yvonne Newlin, retired Per-forming Arts Coordinator atLincoln Trail College in Robin-son, Ill., has served as conductorof the Terre Haute band since2004. She succeeded GlennaGibbs, former North VermillionHigh School band director.

No one but the conductor re-ceives compensation. It is a to-tally volunteer effort by themusicians and Chesterson andMartin, who each give 35 hoursper week to keep the office/li-brary on a regular schedule.

The office and extensive musiclibrary have been moved frompillar to post. Originally, it waslocated in the former Labora-tory School at Indiana StateUniversity. When that buildingwas slated for renovation to be-come University Hall, it found ahome at the Freebirds SolutionCenter housed in the formerGreenwood Elementary School.Then in 2007, Saint Mary-of-

the-Woods College offeredspace in its Rooney Library andthe option to use the CecilianAuditorium for rehearsals andconcerts. This arrangement hasworked very well.

Looking back, David Mc-Conkey founded the TerreHaute Concert Band in 1985, andhe served as conductor andbusiness manager until 1999. Atthat time Ron Dunbar, MarciaMeurer and Chesterson began


reorganizing the band into theTerre Haute Community Band,Inc., a non-profit corporationserving the band and the TerreHaute Sinfonietta Pops Orches-tra which performs concertsfrom October through March.The board is made up of five

musicians and four individualsfrom the community at large.

A contract with the TerreHaute Parks & Recreation De-partment, gifts from individualsand corporations, and advertis-ing in the summer program pro-vide funding. Grants also havebeen received from Arts Illiana,the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation and the City ofTerre Haute.

Very proud of this communityeffort, Chesterson remarked,"We do not intend to become amuseum band. We want to per-form music that will appeal toall ages and types of people.

"We cannot change what weare--we are a community band.But we do select music that in-

corporates the sounds andrhythms of a variety of types ofmusic."

The Terre Haute CommunityBand fills a special niche in thelocal musical scene by offeringfree concerts, and at the sametime, providing an outlet formusicians who may otherwisenot have an opportunity to per-form.

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etting up a rock concert, a fantastic, “Let’s put on aperformance that’s awesome!” concert is always a

frantic undertaking filled with unexpected last-minute things that need to be done after al-

ready having gone through practices andrehearsals. But when the stage musicians are kids

in their teens, in many cases kids who have just learned how to usethe instrument they will be playing, kids who may be doing theirbest to hide emotions ranging from butterflies to old-fashionedstage fright, getting things organized effectively for the concertmight at first glance seem to be an unsettling undertaking for itsadult directors.

“No problem—we have an excellent staff trained to deal with thekinds of last-minute problems that can pop up at concerts,” saidTim Doyle, director of Rock Camp ‘14 and its guitar and bass instruc-tor. “Our camp is administered by ISU’s Community School of theArts. We had an excellent concert at the end of our 2013 rock camp.This year, since we’re going to have a longer camp with residency, wewill have even more rehearsal time and set up time.”

Amiee McKee and Bella Dunbar, who both attended CSA’s 2013’scommuter camp for teen rockers, recall the experience.

“It was amazing,” said McKee, who is going to be in the ninthgrade next year. “Everybody was so nice, and I learned so much, likehow to project my voice and to listen to the instruments around meto keep on beat. We got to perform one of my favorite songs, ‘In theEnd,’ by Black Veil Bride. By being at the camp, I overcame my stagefright. Last year I worked on my vocals. The camp’s going to havemore activities this year than last because it’s a full week, and we’llget to stay on campus.”

Dunbar, who goes to Otter Creek Middle School, recalled that herfavorite musical experience in Rock Camp 2013 was playing the

drums. “I went from scratch to being able to play drums in a con-cert—it was really cool,” she said. “My biggest challenge was play-ing the drums loudly enough. It’s easier playing with a whole groupthan by yourself. The most fun I had was playing with everybodythere. Playing ‘In the End’ at our concert was great. We’ll have moretime to learn this summer because it will be a residency. We’ll beworking on something every day.”

According to Doyle, even though the 2013 camp was successful, itwas too short to be able to attain the fullest potential that a rockcamp might offer.

“Playing an instrument alone, plus with peers, is hard,” said Doyle.“To get the maximum results, we felt we needed more time, and nowwe have six nights and seven days. This year’s camp is going to focuson teaching voice, bass, guitar, drums, and keyboard. The longercamp will allow not only for more learning and practice time but formore social bonding among the campers.”

In addition to Doyle, who has a masters in guitar from ISU’sSchool of Music, other ISU faculty who will be teaching at RockCamp ‘14 include Christine Boone, a voice and theory instructorwith a doctorate and masters in music from the University of Texas,and Brent McPike, a rock camp guitar instructor who holds a doctor-ate and masters of music from Indiana University. Additional teach-ing will be given by Sean Carey, an assistant strings instructor whohas taught private violin lessons through the CSA; Will Pool, an as-sistant guitar instructor who has taught private guitar lessons andclasses through the CSA for the last year and a half, and Sean Cook,an ISU percussion music major.

Petra Nyendick, Director of the Community School of the Arts(CSA), has promoted Rock Camp ‘14 by sending out postcards to allthe high schools in Indiana, the states that border it, and Wisconsin.She is hoping the camp attracts 50 rockers-in-residence. The camp

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will accept registrants who are beginning, intermediate, and ad-vanced level students.

“As far as I know, Rock Camp ‘14 is the only suchcamp in this part of the country with a residencyprogram,” said Nyendick. “We are also offering anoption that lets kids commute to camp.”

For this summer’s camp, CSA applied for grantsfrom the Indiana Arts Commission that will en-able up to 10 students in the 21st Century ScholarsProgram to participate as rock camp residents.

Rock Camp ‘14 will run from Sunday, July 6through Saturday, July 12. Musicians will stay onthe ISU campus in Jones and Hines ResidenceHalls. Although the boys and girls will be in sepa-rate halls, there will be time for social minglingand CSA has also made For this summer’s camp,CSA applied for grants from the Indiana ArtsCommission that will enable up to 10 students inthe 21st Century Scholars Program to participateas rock camp residents. arrangements so thecampers will be able to use ISU’s recreational fa-cilities. Rock campers in the residency programwill not be allowed to leave the campus unsuper-vised.

When the kids arrive for their first day of camp,they will begin with group discussions of strate-gies for using their time most wisely while in camp. Auditions willbe held to assess the campers’ musical abilities, and later in the daythe students will brainstorm in groups. Each day will be filled withactivities, from campers learning how to play new instruments orpracticing with the ones they have chosen, through having class ses-

sions on rock history, studying music and theory, and being taughtabout how to become successful in the music business by self-pro-

motion. Wednesday and Thursday morning ses-sions will offer classes in Show Development I andII. The students will also learn how to set up astage with rock music equipment. The week’s ac-tivities will feature a talent show. On Friday,campers will have an instrument set up and a dressrehearsal for their concert.

“The concert will be in a huge room in ISU’s FineArts Building at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 11.” saidNyendick. “We know it’s going to be a blast foreverybody who participates as well as the audi-ence.

Experienced campers Dunbar and McKee havealready been making plans to get the most out ofRock Camp ‘14. Said McKee, “This year I’m goingto try to learn guitar and bass. I already know a lit-tle guitar, but I don’t know anything about how toplay the bass.” Dunbar said,“This summer I’m going to stick with learning theguitar.”

Rock Camp ‘14 will cost residents $510 and commuters $300. For

more information please call theCommunity School of the Arts’ office at(812)-237-2575 or (812)-237-2528 or visitwww.unboundedpossibilities.com/csa.

On-line registration available.

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hough the crosstown rivals have nursed a grudge forover 40 years now, Terre Haute North and South VigoHigh Schools’ alumni are joining forces to turn theirupcoming reunion weekend into a benefit for a wor-thy cause.

David Hunt graduated from Terre Haute South in1984. He describes how he and his band, The MacDaddys, becameinvolved in a fundraiser to support the Vigo County School Corpo-ration’s BackPack Program.

“So what happened was 10 years ago North and South decided tohave Friday night be more casual. So we gathered at The Verve and itended up being more fun than the normal reunion.” When it cametime to plan the 30th reunion, he explains, they decided to onceagain hold Friday nights’ mixer at The Verve.

Hunt recalls that owner Connie Wrin suggested, “If we’re goinghave all these people here why don’t we have a benefit for the Back-Pack Program?”

The program was founded by Terre Haute North’s media special-ist, Susan Eisman. When an ice storm forced schools to be closedduring the winter of 2009, Eisman says she was concerned thatsome students—particularly those on the free and reduced lunchprogram—might not have enough to eat.

“As a Christian, when I have a concern, I take it to the Lord inprayer,” Eisman explains. The answer to her prayer came in theform of an idea to supply students in need with basic packs of foodto tide them over each weekend. Through an anonymous donation,she says, “The Lord supplied the means to carry the programthrough the remainder of the school year if the staff would pick it upafter that.”

The organizers take great care to respect the privacy of recipi-ents. Students need only slip a blank sheet of paper into a box to des-ignate the need for a pack. The items are assembled, placed in ashopping bag from a retail merchant, and staged in a central loca-tion where students may discreetly pick them up. To the unin-formed, the bags simply might appear to be gym clothes or otherpersonal possessions.

BackPacks currently consist of an 18 ounce jar of peanut butter,one can of Vienna sausage, one container applesauce, saltine crack-ers and jelly packets.

In the beginning, the program supplied 10-20 packs each week.In 2010, Eisman sent a typical BackPack to Vigo Schools Superin-

tendent Danny Tanoos, who was participating in that year’s Hunger

Challenge. The event is organized by the United Way and CatholicCharities to highlight “food insecurity” or “limited or uncertainavailability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.” According toCatholic Charities, one in four children in their seven county servicearea is food insecure.

Although Hunger Challenge rules precluded Tanoos from ac-cepting the pack, he responded with a donation to the program.

With the superintendent’s support and the help of the UnitedWay, the program expanded corporation-wide the following year. Itcurrently serves 600 students each week. Eisman explains that thepacks are available, anonymously, for any student who needs them.

For Hunt and the class of 1984, their reunion seemed like a primeopportunity to help out. The group is planning a block-party styleevent for the evening of June 20, with activities taking place both in-side The Verve and on 7th Street.

“Now that it’s a fundraiser we’re going to open it to the public,”Hunt explains. “Inside it’ll be like an open stage and make it kind of athrowback to the old talent shows in the spirit of what we used todo.”

Outside, he says, for $5 folks will be able to groove to the soundsof The MacDaddys. Food will also be available for purchase.

“People are going to be coming back and this will be a way forthem to help a school corporation they came up in,” he says, adding,“I think it’s great for people that have not been in this communityfor 5-10 years to see everything that has happened downtown.”

Eisman’s answer to prayer expanded this winter to include theTerre Haute Fire Department. Scattered throughout the city’sneighborhoods, fire stations make convenient food distributionpoints in the event of emergency school closures.

The program, which is entirely funded through donations, can bea lifeline to a student whose home life is at best unstable, and atworst unsafe. Eisman recalls students whose parents used grocerymoney for weekend drug and alcohol binging, and one student, nowattending college, who told her that the program enabled her to faceeach day.

“It gives kids the chance to look forward, because good thingshave happened in their life,” she says.

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Downtown Farmer’s Market9th & Cherry StreetEvery Saturday June-October 2014The Downtown Terre Haute Farmer’s Marketis growing up, and is becoming its own entity.Originally founded as a project of DowntownTerre Haute, Inc., now the market will be runby the growers themselves. You can expect thehigh quality, local emphasis that has sup-ported our growth to continue.Spring brings strawberries, rhubarb, lettuces,onions, meats and cheeses, eggs, honey, pota-toes, radishes, free-range chicken, maplesyrup, organic herbs and spices, live herbs,fresh flowers, jam jellies, fair trade coffee,pickles, natural soaps and lotions, handcraftedwooden crafts, and a lot more.For more information about the DowntownTerre Haute Farmer’s Market, please visitdowntownterrehautefarmersmarket.com.

National Cancer Survivors Day/PicnicJune 1Deming Park Lyon's Shelter #2Food will be provided, but you may bring acovered dish if desired. Cancer survivors andcancer patients ContactEmail:[email protected]

"Spirit of Christmas" Tyler O'Hara MemorialCo-Ed Softball TournamentJune 6, 6:00 PMJeff & Kathy O'Hara along with help from fam-ily & friends, would like to raise money to do-nate to the Bicknell Park Board to be used topurchase Christmas light displays for theBicknell Parks in memory of their son, TylerO'Hara. Tyler played Santa for many youngchildren over the years and the O'Hara'swould like for his love of the season to con-tinue to put smiles on many more faces. Toenter a team or to make a donation please con-tact: Clerk-Treasurer's Office [email protected] P.O. Box 127 Bicknell,IN 47512. $125/team Trophies will be awardedto the top two teams. There will also be visitsfrom Santa, games for kids, and food. Anyquestions please contact the Clerk's office.

MLB Legends for Youth ClinicJune 7, 9:00 AMFree baseball clinic for youth ages 6-16. BobWarn Field 9am -12 noon. All instructors areformer MLB players. Free baseball, t-shirt,lunch for participants. Register at www.bit.ly/mlbpaath

Family Day at the WoodsSaint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN June 8, FreeFamily Day at the Woods will be held at FoleyPark in front of Providence Center, Sisters ofProvidence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. All arewelcome.The day features outside games, crafts, an eco-obstacle course, hay rides, alpaca shuttletours, prizes and even Booth Bingo wherefolks receive a stuffed animal or game for visit-ing a certain number of the booths during theday.Returning favorites each year are the SugarCreek Fire Department’s ladder truck, LarryBlack, the motorcycle-riding animal-balloonclown and a visit to the alpaca pasture.Best of all, activities and food are free, includ-ing hot dogs and buns, cookies, popcorn anddonated Pepsi products (while supplies last).The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Families comefrom Terre Haute and West Terre Haute, Paris,Brazil, Bloomington, Marshall and other sur-rounding areas. It’s an energizing day for sis-ter and staff volunteers who love seeing theWoods filled with laughing children and par-ents, and even an occasional family pet (on aleash).For more information, contact Diane Weiden-benner at 812-535-2802 [email protected].

Taizé PrayerSisters of ProvidenceChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionSaint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN June 10,Free will donationEach service occurs on the second Tuesday ofevery month and begins at 7 p.m.Taizé Prayer takes place in the Church of theImmaculate Conception, is open to persons ofall faith traditions, and is free to attend.This hour-long service includes prayers, sim-ple, beautiful music, a time for silence, spokenand silent prayers. The prayer is quiet and re-flective, deeply peaceful and joyful and is litprimarily by candlelight. Songs are sung manytimes over as a prayer of the heart. The 2014focus of Taizé is “Prayer for the Life of theWorld.” We will use Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 to helpfocus our prayer – ”To everything there is aseason, and a time for every purpose underheaven.”For more information, call 812-535-2952 oremail [email protected].

Baesler's Cook-out for ScoutingJun. 11, 11:00 AMBaesler's Cook-out for Scouting benefits localyouth involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts

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by helping them attend camp. 11am-8pmmeals of a brat or hotdog, potato salad, chips,cookies and a drink are available for $6.00.Tickets can be purchased prior to the event oron the day of the event.

26th Annual Strawberry FestThursday, June 12, 10:00 am 6th & Ohio, Terre Haute

3rd Annual Golf ScrambleRea ParkJune 13Help us continue provide community healtheducation programs to the Wabash Valley byparticipating in our 3rd Annual Golf Scramble.Our mission is to provide integrative healtheducation and offer clinical services that com-bine the best of modern medicine and comple-mentary care.$400 team / $120 per personFor more information, please contact DeannaFerguson, our Executive Director at (812) 234-8733 or [email protected].

3rd Annual Summer Camp Car Show andSilent AuctionK-Mart, 4651 S. US HWY 41, Terre HauteJune 14, 9:00 AM, $15.00Them One Guys Car Club is hosting our 3rdannual fundraiser car show on Saturday, June14th 2014 in K-Mart parking lot at 4651 S. USHWY 41 in Terre Haute, IN 47802. All proceedswill be donated to Boy Scout Troop 504 to helpthem pay for summer camp. Troop 504 willhave a free will donation concession stand andare hand making the awards to be given to thewinner of each class.The winners of each class will be determinedby the spectators' popular vote and there willalso be a scouts choice award which will bedetermined by the popular vote of Boy Scoutsof any troop who come to the car show withtheir BSA membership card or Class A shirton.There will be a $10 fee for early bird registra-tion or day of show fee of $15 to enter cars,trucks or motorcycles. Registration will beginat 9:00 am and continue through 11:00 am,Show and voting will begin at 11:00 am andcontinue until 2:00 pm. Awards presentationwill follow promptly after 2:00 pm.Silent Auction will take place from 11-1:45..There will be lots of Items from differentbusinesses across vigo county! Don't missout!To enter contact Them One Guys by visitingwww.themoneguyscarclub.webs.com, emailus at [email protected], messageme or call 812-841-5639 to receive your regis-tration form.Please come out and support our local scouts!Can't wait to see you there!

Grill Masters CompetitionClinton, IN - Sportland Park$5 per ticket

June 14, 2014Bring on your appetite as the best grillers inthe Wabash Valley go head to head to benefitValley Child Development Center's new play-ground! It is going to be a great event! Grillerscan make any type of meat they wish with tro-phies awarded for the fan favorite, most spon-sors, judges choice, and the best theme grillstation/team. Please call for registration [email protected]

33rd Annual Kids' Fishing RodeoJune 14, 9:00 AMFree fun for kids ages 2-15. You may register inadvance. Call 812-877-1095 for information.Please bring a bucket.

Birding with the WVASJune 21, 10:00 AMCome to the Dobbs Park Nature Center andjoin a member of the Audubon Society to helpyou learn how to identify birds. Free

Native American Flute CircleJun. 21, 1:00 PMFree family fun and music. Stop by the NativeAmerican Museum in Dobbs Park and listen tothe music or learn to play the flute. Call 812-877-6007 for information. Call 812-877-1095

Vigo County Fair July 6-12A week long event that provides fun for theentire family. You can enjoy carnival rides, car-nival food on the midway, and many 4H activi-ties.

Frontier Days Parade Downtown July 4thhe 69th Annual Frontier Days Parade inDowntown Terre Haute on July 4th. A tradition on the Fourth of July, the WabashValley Horseman’s Association’s 69th AnnualFrontier Day Parade. Frontier Day Parade9:30 am (Parade route: Starts at 4th &Wabash down to 9th Street circling aroundHulman Center back to Wabash Avenue thenback down to 4th St.) for more informationvisit: www.wvha.info/calendar/calendar.htm

Action Track of Terre HauteWednesday, July 9UMP Late Model Summernationals & UMP

ModifiedsWednesday, July 16“Don Smith Classic” USAC Sprint Week pre-

sented by First Financial

Adult Prom for Cystic FibrosisThe Landing at Fort Harrison$25.00 per ticketJune 28, 7:00 PM- 11pmAdult Prom benefitting Cysitc FibrosisIndividual tickets are $25.00 eachPlease contact Juli at the foundation if youwould like to be a [email protected]


Color & PrayerWhite Violet Center for Eco-JusticeSaint Mary-of-the-Woods$75, materials and lunch includedJuly 12, 2014Join us in reflection and experience the worldof color, line, shape and imagination.We are all artists and creators. Our innerselves have much to reveal concerning life andthe divine. No technical art training necessary.Instructor: Sister Paul Bernadette Bounk, CSJ.For more information, contact Robyn Mortonat 812-535-2932 or [email protected].

Personal Day of PrayerSisters of ProvidenceSaint Mary-of-the-Woods$25 (lunch is included)July 12, 2014Come away from the stress and noise of yourlife to enjoy a quiet day in God’s presence, sur-rounded by natural beauty, reading in a com-fortable chair and reflecting in the silence ofone of our beautiful chapels or at the Reflec-tion Garden.9 a.m.–4 p.m. (EST), July 12, 20149 a.m. Opening prayer and suggestions for theday11:30 a.m. Mass available12:15 p.m. Silent lunch4 p.m. Departure (or earlier if desired)For more information, call 812-535-2952 oremail [email protected].

Summer Solstice CelebrationWhite Violet Center for Eco-JusticeReflection Garden, White Violet Center forEco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsJune 20,FreeCelebrate the gift of God’s changing seasonswith prayer and song in the Reflection Gardenbehind the White Violet Center for Eco-Jus-tice, weather permitting.In the case of inclement weather, the celebra-tion will take place inside the center.No reservation required.For more information, please contact RobynMorton at 812-535-2932 or [email protected].

Live Jazz and Open MicThe Verve, 677 Wabash AvenueEvery Monday, 9pm

Kopecky Family Band With Special Guests,The Highland Reunion & Lunes DomingoThe Verve 677 Wabash Ave.June 5, 7PMKopecky Family Band Rocked The Verve lastyear when they came around The Haute. Ifyou were there, you know. If you missed it youwere sorry.Don’t miss this show! Tickets available atwww.thehaute.com

PFreak ShowZorah Shriners FestivalTerre Haute, IN Friday, June 06, 201410:00 pm

Boot City OpryAmerican Pride (Statler Brothers Tribute)June 73:00pm, 7:00pmA name that is recognized worldwide in anygenre of music, The Statler Brothers. Firstperforming at local churches until fatebrought them together with Country giantJohnny Cash in 1964. Entering that relation-ship as the backup vocals for Johnny on stage,records, and T.V. During their eight and a halfyears with the Man in Black, they recordedtheir first hit record, “Flowers on the Wall”,and became regulars on the weekly JohnnyCash Show, seen on ABC T.V.

The Nerve and BreeThe Verve, 677 Wabash AvenueSaturday, June 0710pm

Terre Haute Community Band 2014 Summer Concerts:Fairbanks Park- Saturdays, 8:00 p.m.June 7, 21 July 4,5 18,19 Free Admissionfor more information contact 812.535.6440www.terrehautecommunityband.org

Theater Techniques: The Center of Attention Indiana State University Non-member/$150, member/$135June 16, 2014, Ages: 8-11The goal of this class is to create a one-actplay that is written by the students. Theatertechniques covered in this class include voiceprojection, body movement, pantomime andimprovisation. Students explore character de-velopment and development of the story line.On the last day of class, students will presenta staged performance.Contact [email protected]

The Terre Haute Guitar Club Indiana State UniversityNon-member/$150, member/$135June 16, 2014, Ages 9-12The Terre Haute Guitar Club is for beginningto intermediate levels, offering an opportunityfor students to learn to play the guitar andcreate music while working with a group ofpeers. Students work on guitar techniquesand musical concepts through engaginggames and activities. Guitars are supplied tostudents [email protected]

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I'm An Artist! Arts Sampler Indiana State University, Fine Arts Building,room 232Non-member/$220, member/$198June 16, 2014, Ages 5-7Arts Samplers provide comprehensive, multi-disciplined experiences in art, music and the-ater. Designed for beginning to intermediatelevels, students need no prior experience.These one-week, all-day classes are a fun andeducational way to learn about the arts! Stu-dents must bring a brown-bag lunch and twosnacks. Classes, lunch and breaks are fully su-pervised by instructors and CSA staff. Instruc-tors are ISU faculty, ISU graduate artsstudents and ISU undergraduate arts educa-tion majors.Contact [email protected]

Squiggles and Doodles: Preschool Indiana State UniversityNon-member/$55, member/$49.50June 16, 2014 Ages: 4 & underThis class provides a great introduction to dif-ferent art techniques and mediums for pre-school children. Students will paint, makeprints and collage, and experiment with clay.Parent or guardian encouraged to attend classat no additional [email protected]

Photography FUNdamentals Indiana State UniversityNon-member/$85, member/$49.50June 16, 2014, Ages: 8-11Students must bring a digital camera on thefirst day of class and for the remainder of theweek. This class introduces students to thebasics of photography and explores how tocreate a successful photograph. Students willbe shooting in- and out-of-doors on-campusas well as learning basic Photoshop editingskills in ISU’s Mac [email protected]

Soft Sculpture: Sculpture in Fabric Indiana State UniversityNon-member/$175, member/$157.50June 16, 2014(Ages: 16 & up or permission from instructor)Participants use a variety of fabrics, attachingmethods, and stuffing to create several softsculptural forms. During the first weeks ofclass, students will explore simple two-shapewall hanging designs to learn techniques. Thelast few weeks of class will be spent makinglarger floor or tabletop constructions. Whilethere may be sewing involved in an individualproject, participants need no prior sewing ex-perience. A list of required supplies will beposted on the [email protected]

Exploring Landscapes from Different Continents Indiana State UniversityNon-member/$150, member/$135July 28, 2014Students explore the globe and learn about di-verse ways in which landscapes are rendered.Using a variety of drawing and painting mate-rials with a focus on acrylics and watercolor,students use Asian, South American andAfrican landscape paintings as inspirationwhile creating their work!http://www.unboundedpossibilities.com/com-munity-school-of-the-arts.aspx

Budding A.M. Actors Indiana State UniversityJun. 30, 2014

9:00 AM, (Ages: 5-7)Students delve into theater games and warm-up practices during four days of fun-filledtraining in the theatrical arts. In an atmos-phere of fun and excitement, students learnvoice projection and body movement throughfocusing on pantomime and improvisation.Morning and afternoon classes cover differentaspects of theater; students may enroll in oneor both to heighten the learning experience. Ifenrolled in both sessions, students can bring abrown-bag lunch and spend a free, supervisedlunch-break with the teachers and CSA staff.The camp culminates with a staged showcaseat the end of the week.

Build-A-Band Indiana State UniversityJun. 30, 2014 - Jul. 03, 20149:00 AM. (Ages 9-12)Students make their own musical instruments– no experience necessary! While learningabout the families of musical instruments, stu-dents grasp the basic mechanics of sound pro-duction. Using both new and recycledmaterials to make the instruments, studentsthen construct a simple instrument from eachinstrument family from scratch! At the end ofthe week, students perform a short concert ontheir band of DIY instruments.

Digital Photography MINI-CAMPIndiana State UniversityJun. 30, 2014 - Jul. 03, 20141:00 PM (Ages: 11 & up)Students must bring a digital camera on thefirst day of class and for the remainder of theweek. Working with a series of visual con-cepts, students learn about the elements ofphotography and ways to manipulate camerasettings. They also discover editing tech-niques in Photoshop, working in ISU’s MacLab.

Music Around the World Jun. 30, 2014 - Jul. 03, 20141:00 PM (Ages: 8-11)This class provides diverse multicultural

learning experience using age appropriate ac-tivities, games, singing and stories. Childrenexplore music and instruments from othercountries including China, Germany, Africaand more. At the end of the week the class willpresent an informal recital to share the songsthey have learned with family and friends. Allmaterials are provided. Come and join us for afun and educational musical trip around theworld! No previous music experience re-quired.

Acrylic Painting for Serious Artists! MINI-CAMPIndiana State UniversityJun. 30, 2014 - Jul. 03, 20149:00 AM (Ages: 11 & up)This 4-day class is designed for students thatwant to learn and improve upon painting tech-niques and skills. Students revisit the basicsof painting with acrylics by studying color the-ory, and mixing and application techniques.Working to improve painting skills, studentsthink creatively while completing projects in-cluding realistic and abstract still lifes andself-portraits. Critiques are held to inform stu-dents of progress and to improve their “artlanguage”. Students are provided with materi-als, but are welcome to bring their own tools,if desired.


Sycamore Drum Major ClinicFull WeekIndiana State UniversityJul. 06, 2014 - Jul. 12, 20148:00 AMThrough the use of small instruc-tional teams, students are able todevelop skills that will apply towhat they are doing with theirbands at home. It is a priority toput students in groups that allowthem to grow, while keeping thegroups small enough so that stu-dents get plenty of individual at-tention. In addition to theinstructional teams, students re-ceive two hours of private in-struction on music they bringfrom home. Another priority isthat the Drum Majors spend timeconducting live musicians in sev-eral different settings. This givesstudents leading experiences invery real musical situations. Indesigning the curriculum, con-centration is given to the thingsthat students actually need, notthe things that are convenient toteach. Focus is given on otherreal-life skills that many DrumMajors are asked to perform,such as executing salutes, moti-

vating their peers and teachingdrill. Our leadership curriculumallows Drum Majors to considermany of the questions they willencounter as student leaderswhile placing them in numerous,realistic situations that may beexperienced on and off the field.

Rock Camp for Commuters andResidents Indiana State University(Ages: High-school students)Jul. 06, 2014 - Jul. 12, 20148:00 AM (SEE STORY ON PG. 50)Rock Camp! provides a fun andeducational opportunity for high-school students at any experiencelevel to benefit from music educa-tion. Music education leads to thedevelopment of creative and criti-cal problem-solving skills, higherself-esteem and pride in accom-plishment. Students learn differ-ent aspects of music includingperformance, music business andmusic history, providing themwith the understanding thatmusic can be a viable careerchoice. Rock Camp!, an intenseseven-day residency program, be-gins Sunday, July 6 at 10:00 a.m.

and ends Saturday, July 12 at 4:00p.m. Students choose to play oneof five traditional rock instru-ments: guitar, drums, bass, key-boards or voice. ISU music facultylead the program, with ISU musicstudents assisting.

Making Masterpieces Indiana State University(Ages: 8-11)Jul. 14, 2014 - Jul. 18, 20149:00 AMThis class is for the artist wholikes to paint! There will be astrong emphasis on color andshape during the exploration ofpainting like a pro! The week be-gins with a lesson about basicshapes and areas of color in his-torical masterpieces. Studentschallenge their perceptual skillsby matching colors, mixingpaints, and learning the mediumof acrylic paint. The week con-cludes with a creative project inwhich students will paint famousartworks upon every day objectssuch as skateboards, chairs, andguitars. Students are providedwith reference images for theirpaintings. Materials are provided.

Jazz Camp Indiana State University(Ages: 11 & up)Jul. 14, 2014 - Jul. 18, 20149:00 AMDuring this course, students ex-plore the basics of performing in asmall jazz combo. Participantswork on developing an under-standing of the jazz language, in-cluding reading lead sheets,interpreting chord symbols, anddeveloping improvisational skills.Participants are required to haveprevious experience on their in-struments and have a basicknowledge of reading music. Allinstruments accepted. Drum set,piano, and amplifiers for guitarare provided; all other instru-ments must be provided by stu-dents and brought to class.Students participate in a perform-ance on the last day of class. Stu-dents must bring a brown-baglunch to class.

My First Piano CampIndiana State UniversityJul. 14, 2014 - Jul. 18, 20149:00 AM (Ages: 5-7)This camp is designed for chil-dren who are considering starting

piano lessons. No experience isrequired! Throughout the week,students use songs, games andhands-on activities to learn musi-cal basics that prepare them forpiano lessons. To learn about theconcepts of beat and rhythm,children make their own percus-sion instruments and participatein group music-making. A varietyof different song- and motion-based games and activities areused to learn about pitch. The ba-sics of music notation and thepiano keyboard are also taught ina fun, game-based format. Thisclass is for students who areready to learn about music andhave FUN! The week culminateswith a demonstration for friendsand family.

Summer Choral Experience Indiana State UniversityJul. 14, 2014 - Jul. 18, 20149:00 AM, (Ages: middle & highschool)The ISU Summer Choral Experi-ence is a comprehensive musicprogram for young singers. De-signed to assist local middleschool and high school choralprograms, this week-long eventgoes well beyond a typical sum-mer music camp. Led by a dy-namic staff of ISU faculty andstudents, participants will worktoward improving their individualsinging skills through one on oneprivate instruction. Additionally,students will attend daily classesdesigned to improve other as-pects of their overall musician-ship. These classes include basicpiano, basic theory, and how tobetter sing in both large and smallensemble settings. The event willculminate with a public recital onFriday, July 18, in which all partic-ipants will have an opportunity toperform a prepared solo.

Draw Yourself Silly! Indiana State UniversityJul. 14, 2014 - Jul. 18, 20141:00 PM, (Ages: 5-7)This week-long class is designedfor artists who love to draw andbe creative! Students learn “pen-cil tricks” that allow the magicalcreation of words that wiggle,creatures with loads of character,and mysterious castles! The as-signments have an underlyingemphasis on the elements of de-sign and the basic structures oflanguage, story telling, and cre-ativity. Materials are provided.



River Wools Knit Happy Club OneRiver WoolsTerre Haute, INWednesday, June 04, 201410:00 am - 3:19 pmWednesday, July 02, 2014 10:00am - 3:19 pmFreeThe Knit Happy Club is a greatway to expand your knittingskills...and make new knittingfriends! Each month you'll receivea newsletter with a new techniqueand suggestions for using thattechnique. We'll have a group ac-tivity, show and tell and loads offun!

River Wools Knit Happy ClubTwoRiver WoolsTerre Haute, INSunday, June 08, 20142:00 pm - 3:19 pmSunday, July 13, 2014 2:00 pm -3:19 pmFreeThe Knit Happy Club is a greatway to expand your knittingskills...and make new knittingfriends! Each month you'll receivea newsletter with a new techniqueand suggestions for using thattechnique. We'll have a group ac-tivity, show and tell and loads offun!

Dyeing and Coloring fiber withRobin EdmundsonJun. 14, 2014Time: 9:00 AMWhite Violet Center for Eco-Jus-tice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN47876 Color basics and harmonies(morning 9:00 a.m. – noon): Take the mystery out of puttingcolors of fiber together. Learnhow to combine colors in beauti-ful ways from a master colorist.Topics will include basic colortheory, using color tools, wheelsand books, classic color combina-tions, etc. We will spend timemaking your own color note-books. Expect to get a lot of prac-tice putting colors together andusing your new skills. Dyeing ani-mal and protein fibers: acid dyes(afternoon 1:00-5:00 p.m.): Ex-plore the use of acid dyes to turnyour stash of ‘boring’ proteinyarns and fibers into designeryarns and fibers that you won’t be

able to wait to knit, weave or spinup. You will learn how to put sev-eral colors onto a skein to makevariegated yarns as well as learnto do immersion [single color]dyeing. Cost is $65 for Color Ba-sics and Harmonies workshop,$65 for Dyeing Animal and Pro-tein Fibers workshop, or $100 forBOTH (lunch included) per per-son. Housing available at SaintMary-of-the-Woods, so please in-quire if interested. Registrationdeadline: June 9. Each class islimited to 20 participants. To reg-ister for these events, emailRobyn [email protected] or call 812-535-2932.

iPad Basics - Free ClassJun. 18, 20142:00 PMWest Branch of Vigo County Pub-lic Library 2-3:30pm Please call 812-235-2121 to register.Please bring your Apple ID (email& password) with you. This classwill cover Settings, App Store, Sa-fari, and Overdrive (ebooks).

Simple Bookmaking for Beginners (Ages: 16 & up or permission)Jun. 18, 20145:00 PMIn this class, participants makeartists’ books and sketchbooks.Students learn basic paper fold-ing and binding techniques toform the books. Matrix and inkmaking techniques are also ex-plored, enabling students to addprinted material to their cre-ations. Special topics includeways in which to add interestingcovers to the books. While in-struction focuses on simplebooks and book forms for begin-ners, more experienced book-makers are encouraged to enrolland continue to explore theirbookmaking skills. A list of re-quired supplies will be posted onthe CSA website.

Word 2 - Free Computer ClassJun. 24, 2014, 6:00 PMVigo County Public Library 6-7:30pm Please call 812-232-1110 toregister. In Microsoft Word 2010,you will learn text, paragraph andpage formatting. Please be famil-iar with the skills in Word 1.

Terre Haute REX Baseball at BobWarn FieldHannibal, Mon, Jun 2 , 7:05 PM Hannibal, Tue, Jun 3, 7:05 PMQuincy, Wed, Jun 4, 7:05 PMQuincy, Thu, Jun 5, 7:05 PMDanville, Sun, Jun 8, 5:30 PMDanville, Mon, Jun 16, 7:05 PM Springfield, Tue, Jun 17, 7:05 PM Butler, Wed, Jun 18, 7:05 PM Butler, Thu, Jun 19, 7:05 PMHannibal, Fri, Jun 20, 7:05 PM Danville, Fri, Jun 27, 7:05 PM Springfield, Sun, Jun 29, 5:30 PMSpringfield, Fri, Jul 4. 7:05 PM Hannibal, Sat, Jul 5, 7:05 PM Hannibal, Sun, Jul 6, 5:30 PM Quincy, Sat, Jul 12, 7:05 PM Quincy, Sun, Jul 13, 5:30 PM Danville, Mon, Jul 14, 7:05 PM Chillicothe, Thu, Jul 17, 7:05 PM Hannibal, Fri, Jul 18, 7:05 PM Springfield, Mon, Jul 21, 7:05 PM Quincy, Fri, Jul 25, 7:05 PMQuincy, Sat, Jul 26, 7:05 PMHannibal, Sun, Jul 27, 5:30 PMWest Virginia, Tue, Jul 29, 7:05 PM West Virginia, Wed, Jul 30, 7:05 PM Springfield, Thu, Jul 31, 7:05 PM

Vigo County ParksWalk Wabash Valley: Early BirdStrollEvery Monday,Beginning April 7 - August 47:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.Wabashiki Wetlands: DeweyPoint Trailhead

iWalk Wabash Valley: Backpack-ing BabiesEvery Thursday,April 10 - August 710:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Prairie Creek Park: Elliot WoodsTrailhead

iWalk: Paws ‘n’ PalsEvery Monday,Beginning June 2 - July 28 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Hawthorn Park: Beach House

Nature Quest Day CampMonday - Friday, June 9 – 138:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Fowler Park: Log Barn

Naturalist in the CampgroundFriday, June 274:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Hawthorn Park: Campground

Creepy Crawly FestSaturday, June 28 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.Hawthorn Park: Dogwood Shelter

Paddle the ParkSaturday, July 12 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Hawthorn Park: JI Case WetlandArea

All About Learning 4 Day Camp:Gears & GadgetsFowler Park: Log BarnMonday-Thursday,July 14 – 179:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

All About Learning 4 Day Camp:Collision CarsFowler Park: Log BarnMonday-Thursday,July 14 – 171:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

City of Terre Haute ParksFairbanks Community BankConcertsJune 7th & 21st, July 4th, 5th, 18th& 19th, August 2nd & 16th33rd Annual Kids Fishing RodeoJune 14Independence Day CelebrationJuly 4National Dance DayJuly 26Annual Buffalo Chip ThrowingContestAugust 23

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Stacey Muncie is a freelance writer,humorist, proud Hautean and all-aroundword nerd. Her light-hearted rants abouttopics ranging from peevish to "Daang!"Stacey Muncie can be reached [email protected] her on Facebook atfacebook.com/StaceyMuncieWrites orTwitter @StaceyMuncie.

In past issues of this magazine, I’ve rantedabout cell phone rudeness, and I’ve rantedabout being involuntarily subjected to tel-

evision in public places . But t onight I had avery special experience—the perfect storm ofmealtime electronic annoyance, if you will.

The Hubster and I had one of those weekswhere we had barely seen each other, let alonehad time to actually talk. Between work andend-of-the-school year stuff with the kiddo, itseemed like we were on the go constantly.

Last night was much the same, except thatwe also managed t o work in an impromptuduct tape fix of the side mirror on the kid’shooptie. (Some of you ma y not be a ware thatmy name is, in fact, derived from the Old Eng-lish word for ‘classy.’)

And so it was that Hubster and I found our-selves hungry and on the road at about 9:30 ona weeknight.

We stopped in at one of our haunts . It’s aplace that I love because it has delicious food,but also because it doesn’t have televisions. Ihate TVs in restaurants. If I go out to eat withsomeone it is, presumably , because I enjoytheir company, and t elevisions will distractanyone—even me—from focusing on my din-ner companions.

It amazes me when I go t o an otherwisenice restaurant and they’ve got a giant t elevi-sion strapped t o the wall showing CNN orwhatever—because calamari just doesn’t tasteright without a side of breaking news--or evenworse, T Vs at every table. What is THA Tabout anywa y? I don’t need a T V hoveringover my table, alt ernately thwarting any at -tempts at conversation and loudly trying t osell me stuff. If I did, I’d invite an informercialhost t o dinner, or ma ybe the guy who doesvoiceovers for monster truck radio commer -cials.

But back to last night.It was 9:30, so there were only two other

couples in the place when we arrived. W e satat a table closer t o one of the couples, whowere mid-meal. As we wait ed for our food,Hubster and I began our first real, sit -downconversation of the entire week.

At this point, the couple near us was finish-ing their food. I glance over in time t o see theguy pulling out his phone and starting to fiddlewith it. The woman sits there being ignoredfor a minute before pulling out her phone andfiddling with it. Hubs and I continue chatting,until suddenly I realize I’m having a really hardtime hearing him over something that soundslike a TV.

In fact, I was being subjected to television,playing on someone’s phone, in a restaurant .And it was volume-all-the-wa y-up-hearing-protection-required loud, pla ying the NFLdraft.

The woman has st opped looking at herphone. They are done eating , and she’s nowjust sitting there watching him be annoying .After a few minutes, she asks him if he’s readyto go. “Just 30 more seconds,” he replies with-out looking up, mumbling something aboutthe Cowboys before sit ting there for at leastanother minute.

Do I really need t o sa y that this is rude?(Well, yes, apparently I do .) First of all--youwant to watch the draft? Go to B-Dubs, or anyof the other bazillion places that ha ve T Vs.Don’t blare anything—soap operas, the NFLdraft or Sesame Street --over your crappy-sounding iPhone in the middle of a restaurant.Ever. This ma y seem lik e a foreign concept,but some folks do actually lik e to talk t o thepeople they dine with. Your phone was so loudI couldn’t even form complet e thoughts t otalk to myself, let alone converse with anotherperson.

Secondly, dude, get a grip . That stuff willtotally keep until you get home. Your wife/girl-friend got a double whammy by being ignoredAND embarrassed. Unless you ha ve the po-tential t o actually be draft ed (which youdon’t) this should not hijack date night.

On your death bed, I promise that you willnot regret missing the t elecast of the NFLdraft back in 2014. But you just might regretthat you weren’t really present at dinner moreoften.

WORDS: STACEY MUNCIE

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