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TERRE HAUTE LIVING JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2014
CONTENTS
NEIGHBORS7 DECADES OFMARRIAGEJohn and MarjorieNewlin talk about
what ittakes to stay together By Katie Shane
22
ARTS & ENTER-TAINMENTMAX EHRMANN PO-ETRY COMPETITIONThe 4th
annual MaxEhrmann Poetry Compe-tition is all about treasureBy Steve
Kash
52
GIVING BACKTHINK PINKA local organizationfinds new ways to
helpcancer patientsBy Katie Shane
42
FEATURENOTHING SIMPLEABOUT ITJeanette Winchesterknows what it
takes tosucceedBy Katie Shane
26
FOODYOU GONNA EATTHAT? 18
CALENDAREVENTS ANDHAPPENINGS 54
PHOTOSFACES AND PLACES 58
SPECIAL SECTIONWEDDINGS 20
LAST THOUGHTSTHE RIOT ACT 62
FEATURENO PLACE LIKEHOMELori Mitchell brings bigideas to a small
shopDowntownBy Stacey Muncie
32
FEATUREWHAT AREFRIENDS FOR?Friends of the Librarybring great
programs tothe communityBy Dorothy Jerse
38
INBUSINESSA CUTTING EDGEBUSINESSKirkham Hardwoodsshows theres
more thancorn in IndianaBy Dorothy Jerse
6
INBUSINESSTHE GENUINE, THEORIGINALFor almost 50 yearsOverhead
Door Com-pany has been there foryouBy Dorothy Jerse
10
INBUSINESSREDUCE, REUSE,RECYCLEISUs RECYCLING CEN-TER helps save
the earthone can at a timeBy Tammy Hoppenjans
14
GIVING BACKBLANKETS FORSOUTH AMERICALocal schools help
impov-erished communities inSouth AmericaBy Steve Kash
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INBUSINESS
Dont buy only U.S.A., BUY INDIANA...allyou have to do is ask to
support ourstate, emphasized Percy Mossbarger, ownerand president
of Kirkham Hardwoods, Inc.,as he proceeded to list what the wood
indus-try does for the states economy.
Indiana is theNo. 1 producer
of woodenoffice furniture
in the nation,the No. 3
manufacturerof mobile
homes
the No. 3producer of
woodencabinets,
and the No. 5manufacturerof upholstered
furniture.
A CUTTING EDGEBUSINESS
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WORDS: DOROTHY JERSE PHOTOS: JOE GARZA
Percy Mossbarger,owner and presi-dent of KirkhamHardwoods
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our mill, we producelumber for the fur-niture industry,railroad
ties, and4x 6 cants for the
pallet industry, andwe use everything in
the process. Sawdustbecomes fuel and animal bedding, bark isused
for hardwood mulch and the outside
slabs are chipped for paper manufacture.The operation begins
with buying standing
timber in Indiana and Illinois. Four licensedforesters,
generally Purdue University grad-uates, go and buy standing timber
fromproperty owners and state forests. Environ-mentally sound
harvesting methods areused.
The busiest time for cutting is summerand early fall, Mossbarger
said. We have
one company crew and two contract crews.We make 40 percent of
our products from
standing timber and 60 percent is pur-chased from the outside.
With WestonPaper located here for years, a good
logginginfrastructure has been established.
Kirkham Hardwoods, located at 3956 S.State Road 63, employs 10
timber cuttersand 35 mill workers which include
sawyers,electricians, mechanics, forklift drivers and
At
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lumber graders.Our new mill, completely computer-
ized, was finished in 1992 and runs all year-round, Mossbarger
reported. Ourworkforce averages 15 to 20 years with verylittle
employee turnover. We have twosemi-trailer trucks, but the majority
of ourshipping to seven or eight states is contracthaul. Our
location is good being close to I-70 and big cities.
Timber is a crop, he explained. Tokeep it healthy it has to be
harvested every 15years to get rid of unhealthy and inferiortrees.
Cutting opens up the canopy and lets
the sunlight get to the floor so the seed fromGod and the
squirrels can grow. Mother Na-ture does the best replanting of
hardwoods,deciduous trees which include oak, yellowpoplar, ash and
maple. Urban sprawl is thebiggest claimer of the timber
industry--notcutting them down but taking them out ofthe tree
base.
Mossbarger, an industrial arts graduateof Western Kentucky
University, left teach-ing to work for Kirkham Hardwoods in
1974.The company had been established by his
father-in-law, Robert S. Kirkham, in 1973when he purchased the
two-year-old Cen-
tral Indiana Sawmill. Current companymemberships include the
Indiana Hard-wood Lumbermens Association, the TerreHaute Chamber of
Commerce and the VigoCounty Taxpayers Association.
He is optimistic about the future. Weare well-established with a
30-year cus-tomer base, although I had to cut back em-ployees to a
32-hour week during the 2008recession. This was a time during which
25to 30 percent of sawmills in the nation wentout of business;
However, Kirkham Hard-woods will keep going, recessions or not.
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INBUSINESS
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WORDS: DOROTHY JERSE PHOTOS: JIM AVELIS
"Open and close yourgarage door by remotecontrol from your
car...
saves you 29,000steps a year!"
This Overhead Door Co. of Terre Haute, Inc.advertisement is
almost 50 years old, thedoors and openers have improved, but
theproduct is still
and the address is the same.
the genuine,the original!
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his business site at 533 N. 15th Street has been inuse since
1901 when T. J. Martin Co. opened aplaning mill at the corner of
15th Street and theVandalia Railroad. By 1926 it was the W. J.
GiffelCo. at the same corner, only the railroad becamethe
Pennsylvania. Giffel signed a contract withthe Overhead Door Corp.
of Hartford City, Indi-
ana, in 1929, and 20 years later the name was changed to the
Over-head Door Co. Inc. of Terre Haute.
Operations were taken over by Marvin and Richard Giffel,
then
by John Wiggins and DuWayne Ramsey until1996 when James (Jim)
Stolt became theowner and president. Now Jim, who is aunion
carpenter by trade and a former com-pany manager, and his son
Brian, an IndianaState University graduate (Information Sys-tems),
own and manage the business. BothStolts, the technicians and
installers aremembers of Carpenters Union 133. TheBoard of
Directors is a Stolt family affair withJim, Susan, Brian and Leshia
as officers.
The Stolts own this Overhead Door fran-chise, one of about 450
in the nation. Jim ex-plained, "We do residential (40%)
andcommercial (60%) doors and operators. This includes every size
from a golf cart doorto an airplane hangar door; we have a
solu-tion for about every opening."
"We have some competition from Indi-anapolis in the commercial
line, but ourquality, custom service and installation expe-rience
give us little competition from localbig box stores," Brian added.
"We are theonly actual door business a customer can
walk into in Vigo County."Sally Julbert, office manager since
1998, credits much of this suc-
cess to good customer service. She commented, "I talk to a lot
ofnice people who are happy to talk to a real person."
"We install and service primarily Overhead-branded products,but
we also service other makes and models of doors and openers aslong
as the parts are available," Jim said.
The commercial line includes section steel, counter
doors,rolling steel doors, security grilles and a complete dock
door pack-age. Residential upgrades are popular as an investment
and to im-
TJim Stolt and hisson, Brian ownand manageOverhead
DoorCompany
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prove security, insulation and convenience."Garage doors are a
large part of 'curb appeal,'"
Brian noted. "Our customers can use Door View,which pictures the
home with a variety of differentdesigns to help in the
selection."
Five service trucks cover five counties in each ofIllinois and
Indiana. Emergency service is offered.As Jim said, "When a customer
is desperate, we are
there."The technology has changed since Overhead
Door's founder, C. G. Johnson, invented the upward-lifting
garage door in 1920 and the electric garagedoor opener in 1926.
Since then the doors haven'tchanged except for design and the
materials used,but there have been many changes for the openers
toimprove safety and convenience. Brian sees morechanges in the
future as openers are integrated withhome automation systems and
Wi-Fi internet.
The firm is a member of the local Chamber ofCommerce, Home
Builders Association, and Associ-ated Building Contractors. It
holds an A+ ratingfrom the Better Business Bureau and is
accreditedby the International Door Association which setsthe
standards for the industry, In addition, Over-head Door won the
Women's Choice Award in 2012and 2013 as the most recommended by
female cus-tomers.
The Stolts support and are active in Kiwanis andBoy Scout
activities. Although Jim is a native ofMinnesota and a former
resident of Michigan, he be-lieves the Wabash Valley is the best
location for hisfamily and his business. Terre Haute is home.
www.OverheadDoorofTerreHaute.com
Office manager,Sally Julbert
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New Year is full of hopes, goal, and resolutions. This year,
considermaking a New Years resolution to become more sustainable
andhelp out the environment. You can easily accomplish this with
theuse of the ISU Recycling Center.
The Recycling Center first opened its gates in May 1990 in
orderto serve the community and the world by aiding in the clean-up
ofthe environment. Their mission is to make the Terre Haute
commu-nity become a greener and more sustainable place to live. It
is avail-able for use by the entire community on and off campus.
Althoughthe students and faculty on campus use the recycling center
often,the people of the community contribute twice as many
recycleditems than does the campus.
Paul Reed is the Director of Custodial and Special Services of
theISU Recycling Center. He encourages everyone to recycle to
cutdown on greenhouse gases and to save the valuable resources
thatwe use every day. According to Paul, aluminum can be recycled
overand over again without ever becoming contaminated. Yet, he
re-
cently read that about $3 million in aluminum goes to landfills
fromIndiana alone.The center accepts the more commonly recycled
items such as cans,glass, cardboard, paper, and plastic. There are
a few items that theRecycling center cannot accept. They cannot
take carbon paper,window glass, motor oil containers, Styrofoam,
and Pyrex contain-ers. They also take what the staff calls E-scrap.
This consists ofelectronic objects that you may want to recycle,
including game sys-tems, VCRs, DVD players, laptop computers, CDs
and much more.The Recycling Center began accepting E-scrap in 2007
when a localnonprofit, Trees INC., came up with the idea. The
organization did-nt have a place for the members of the community
to bring the ob-jects. At first, the ISU Recycling Center hosted
two one-day events ayear for people to drop off the items.
Eventually, the center accepted daily drop offs of recycled
electron-ics. They currently accept most electronics daily.
However, theyhave currently stopped taking in televisions. The
process of recy-
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cling televisions is a complicated one and required the person
drop-ping it off to pay a small fee. The staff of Indiana State
Universityand the Recycling Center chose to discontinue that
service in orderto remain free of money exchanges. They are
currently planning aTV Tuesday coming up in January when people may
choose to recy-cle their televisions for a small charge. The
electronic items that arerecycled are donated to a nonprofit
organization in Indianapoliscalled Recycle Force. This organization
provides jobs, training, andcounseling to individuals that are
being released from the prisonsystem. The ISU Recycling Center is
just one of the centers that giveelectronic recyclables to Recycle
Force. The computers are brokendown into scrap to ensure that no
information is transferred fromone place to another.
Recycling helps to continue the use of natural resources,
saysPaul. We want to give people the opportunity to recycle as much
aspossible.The ISU Recycling Center does more for the community
than sim-
ply recycling. They also give tours togroups and individuals.
The tours areavailable from March through Novem-ber. People of any
age are invited toparticipate in order to learn moreabout the
process of recycling as wellas learning how to prepare your
recy-clables for the center. During thetours, the staff is able to
teach youngpeople the basics of recycling. Theyare told about
different materials thatcan be recycled and how the ISU Recy-cling
Center collects and prepares thematerials. The main goal of the
staff isto impress upon children the impor-tance of recycling.
People who takethe tours are given the opportunity toparticipate in
crafts created with therecycled items, such as bookmarksmade of
recycled paper. You canschedule a tour for yourself or a groupby
calling Neal Wagner at (812)237-8840 or Paul Reed
(812)237-8197.Last year, the ISU Recycling Centerwas able to
collect 798 tons of materialfor recycling. Help the communityclean
up the environment by bringing
your materials from home to the Recycling Center. The center
isopen Monday through Friday from 6am to 5pm and Saturday from6am
to noon. They are closed Sunday. There is no payment for theuse of
the center by the community and no payment by the center topeople
who bring the items for recycling. The ISU Recycling Centerprovides
a place for people to bring materials instead of throwingthem
away.The staff continues to try to look for additional recyclable
items andmarkets for each material. Paul has had many requests to
accept Sty-rofoam, but he has not found a market accepting it yet.
Some of therecycled materials go to paying markets and businesses.
Businessesare actually able to take more desirable plastics and
turn it into aform of oil. Some of the items are collected by
different organiza-tions in the Terre Haute area for crafts and
activities. The RecyclingCenter is also available for students and
other members of the com-munity that may be moving to collect boxes
at no charge.
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WORDS: STACEY MUNCIE
BECAUSE TIME IS VALUABLEQUICKERTHAN QUICK
ou ever have one of those weeks where youre running from one
thing to the next, withbarely time to breathe, let alone tend to
the most basic meal preparation? Me, too. Itstempting to just pick
up a pizza, but unless youre made of money, you cant solve all
of
lifes dinnertime dilemmas with carry-out.Im sure that many of
you are more organized than I am, and if so, you may employ a
crockpot.
I do too, but I often find my forgetful self in the situation of
having neglected to thaw the roast orchop the veggies in a timely
fashion. What then?
Luckily I have a few go-to recipes that are super quick. Not
like 30-minute meals. Thats notexactly fast when youre hungry and
need to be out the door in half an hour. I mean really,
reallyquick. One such recipe is this fast and fabulous tortilla
soup.
Recently, I again found myself pressed for time,multitasking
between writing assignments andhousework, and needing to hit the
road in about anhour. My daughter and her cousin would be comingto
our house to work on a school project while I wasgone, and at the
rate I was going theyd be staringat the snackless result of my big
fat Mom Fail.
I certainly didnt have time to make cookies,with all that mixing
and spooning and in-and-out-of-the-ovening. And I didnt need
anything toocomplicated, because remember, I was
alreadymultitasking as it was. This simple brownie recipewas the
solution. One bowl (in my case, the bowlof my KitchenAid mixer),
one pan, basic ingredi-ents, done in half an hour.
And they are awesome. I mean, theyre danger-ously delicious.
Now, if you like your brownies cakey, go talk toBetty Crocker.
But if you like your brownies moistand dense and over-the-top
chocolatey, this recipeis going to be your new favorite.
FOODYOU GONNA EAT THAT?
NEARLY INSTANT TORTILLA SOUP
Y
1 Tbs olive oil2 garlic cloves, minced1 tsp chili powder1 tsp
cumin1 16-oz jar salsa2 15-oz cans black beans, rinsed
anddrained
4 cups chicken broth2 cups frozen corn kernels2 cups crushed
tortilla chips, plus extrafor garnishJuice of 1/2 lime
In a large saucepan, heat oil overmedium. Cook garlic, chili
powder andcumin until fragrant, about 1 minute. Addsalsa beans,
broth, and corn. Bring soupto a boil, then reduce heat. Add
crushed
tortilla chips and cook until softened,about 2 minutes. Remove
from heat andstir in lime juice. Serve soup with addi-tional
tortilla chips for garnish.
This soup is meatless, but filling. Feel free to throw in some
cooked chicken if youwant and have some on hand. Use vegetable
broth if youd prefer it to be truly vegetarian.
SUPER CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
1/2 cup vegetable oil1 cup white sugar1 teaspoon vanilla
extract2 eggs1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1/4 teaspoon baking powder1/4
teaspoon salt1/2 package semi-sweet mini morsels
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greasea 9x9 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together theoil, sugar, and vanilla. Beat
in eggs. Com-bine flour, cocoa, baking powder, andsalt. Stir into
the egg mixture until wellblended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Spread
the batter evenly into the prepared pan.Bake for 25-30 minutes,
or until the
brownie begins to pull away from edgesof pan and a toothpick
inserted in thecenter comes out clean. Let cool beforecutting into
squares.
YOU CAN ADD SOME VARIATIONSTO THE SUPER CHOCOLATEBROWNIE RECIPE
BELOW:
Kick these delicious browniesinto overdrive with the addition
ofwhite chocolate chips.
Add dried cranberries (ordried cherries), with or withoutwhite
chocolate chips.
Make it minty by substituting ateaspoon of peppermint extractfor
the vanilla. Double the deca-dence by adding white chocolatechips
to this version, too.
See whats cooking in my kitchencheck out my Pinterest food board
at
pinterest.com/muncie/nom-nom-nom
Photo by: Madison Muncie
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When gazing to the skies a fewweeks ago to catch a glimpse ofthe
International Space Station,owners Pedro & Araceli
Pilonireflected on their own specialjourney. What a year it has
been,perhaps not quite at warp speed,but in every way
satisfying.
This is not a journey withoutmutual commitment. 19 employ-ees
contribute to the soul of therestaurant, bursting with pride
and striving to meet customerexpectations. Pilonis is a
teameffort from which success andgrowth are its by products.
Ive many years of experiencein the restaurant business, andknow
full well I look only as goodas my teams performance. Thereis no
second squad. Every playertouches the game ball day-in,day-out,
exclaims Pedro.
It was always my dream to
reach to the stars and be proud ofwhat I owned, observes
Pedro.Little did he realize his statementssymbolism, as the Space
Stationseemingly zipped from one star toanother. Terre Hautes
support forthe restaurant energizes thePilonis and their staff. The
com-munitys encouragement is notonly reassuring but the most
vitalingredient to our success,emphasizes Pedro.
There is nothing easy about therestaurant business. It takes
hardwork, discipline and an unflinch-ing desire to excel. Luck has
nopermanent booth at Pilonis,rather only gets an occasional
seating. Each day is a new dayand every patron deserves thebest
possible product with unfail-ing service. We are not perfect;we
make mistakes, but we try toturn a negative into a positive,and use
it as an educationalopportunity, says Piloni.
Evening has come to Pilonis.Tables are quickly filling. Araceli
isgreeting customers with her gen-uine sense of appreciation,
andthat inimitable Piloni smile. Pedrohustles to the kitchen to
createanother marvelous dish. Frankiebellows Fly me to the
Moon.Show Time! The stars are trulyaligned.
1733 Lafayette AveuneTerre Haute, IN(812)
466-4744www.pilonis.comNow Serving Mixed Drinks
Lunch: M-Sat 11am-4pm, Dinner M-Th 4:30pm-9pm, Fri/Sat 4pm-10pm
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a financial climate where mostpeople are pinching pennies,
itcomes as no surprise that many
engaged couples seek ways to cut costswith regard to their
weddings. Some cou-ples are undecided whether certain com-ponents
of their wedding are necessary.
The decision to hire a videographer isone such area couples fret
over. After all,with a photographer snapping hundredsof pictures,
having a video may seem likean unnecessary luxury. However,
peopleoften find that having a wedding video tocherish long after
the day has passed is well worth theprice.
There are several advantages to hiring a profes-sional
videographer to capture the day. A professionallyproduced wedding
video is not the same as Uncle Fredcarrying around his archaic
camcorder and catching afew embarrassing dance moves during the
reception. Aprofessional video will showcase all moments of
thewedding from perspectives not easily captured by pho-tography.
In addition to showcasing the images of thewedding, the video will
also share the sounds and emo-tions of the day. Here are some
things to think about.
Choose a videographer who will work in conjunc-tion with the
wedding mood and parameters. You proba-bly don't want a
videographer who uses bright lights thatcan be distracting. Nor do
you want a videographer whopushes the camera in guests' faces for a
less-than-can-did interview. Today's professionals are
inconspicuousand simply record the events as they unfold.
The videographer often works in tan-dem with the photographer.
Some pho-tographers have a videographer on staff.But it is fine to
bring in your own if you likethe quality of the photographer's
photosbut not the videographer's work.
A videographer will capture thethings you may have missed during
thebusy day. He or she can serve as theeyes and ears for the things
you're notseeing and hearing.
Although ours is an increasingly digi-tal world where people
capture photos
and videos on their smartphones and other devices on aregular
basis, a wedding video can serve as a familymemento. What other
time, apart from the holidays, doyou have all of your friends and
loved ones together inone place?
Sound is a portion of the wedding that photos sim-ply cannot
capture. To relive the music and the words ofthe day, a
videographer is a necessity. Professionalswho use wireless
microphones will produce a video withthe best sound quality.
There are many things that you will not see at thewedding but
may have liked to, such as the first gaspsof wonder upon guests
walking into the reception room,or the tears on the face of an aunt
who was sitting toofar back in the church pews. This is where a
weddingvideo can prove invaluable.
Although brides and grooms may be cutting costswith regard to
their wedding, they may not want to passon the wedding video.
SPECIAL WEDDING SECTION
IN A Videois Worth...
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arethosewhohave
attended a wedding have witnessed some popu-lar traditions take
place. The bride wears a veil,a court of wedding attendants
accompanies thebride and groom, and birdseed, rice or flowerpetals
are tossed. But have you ever wonderedwhy? The wedding customs are
ripe with tradi-tion and harken back to days when superstitionand
myth often ruled the day.
Throwing rice: Today it has become derigueur to blow bubbles,
toss birdseed or releasedoves when the bride and groom leave
thehouse of worship newly betrothed. That's be-cause savvy
individuals found that raw rice canpose a hazard to birds pecking
in the area. How-ever, rice throwing is an old custom that
datesback to the Middle Ages, when wheat or rice
where thrown to symbolize fertility for the cou-ple.
Bouquet: Nowadays, the bride carries abeautiful bouquet of
flowers. But the purpose ofthe bouquet held different meanings in
the past.Saracen brides carried orange blossoms for fer-tility.
Others carried a combination of herbs andflowers to ward off evil
spirits with their aroma.Bouquets of dill were often carried, again
for fer-tility reasons, and after the ceremony, the dillwas eaten
to encourage lust.
Bridesmaids: There may be argumentsover dresses and how many
bridesmaids tohave in a wedding party now, but in ancienttimes it
was "the more the merrier." That's be-cause bridesmaids were
another measure tokeep the bride safe against evil spirits.
Essen-tially the bridesmaids were decoys for the spirits-- dressing
like the bride to confuse the spirits ormaybe help deter them to
leave the bride be.
Wedding rings: Wearing of wedding ringsdates back to ancient
Egypt. The round shape ofa ring symbolizes eternal love. The ring
is wornon the fourth finger of the left hand because it isbelieved
this finger has a blood vessel that goesdirectly to the heart.
Wedding cake: The traditional weddingcake evolved from Roman
times when the cakewas originally made from wheat. It was
brokenover the bride's head to ensure fertility. All of theguests
eat a piece for good luck. Single womenused to place a piece of
wedding cake undertheir pillows in the hopes of finding their
ownhusbands.
Father accompanying the bride: This tradi-tion symbolizes that
the bride's father endorsesthe choice in husbands and is presenting
hisdaughter as a pure bride to that man.
Kissing the bride: In older times, a kisssymbolized a legal
bond. Therefore, the brideand groom kissed to seal the deal on
their be-trothal.
There are many traditions surrounding awedding that people
simply accept. But under-standing their origins can make the
ceremonymore meaningful.
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LoveStory
John and Marjorie NewlinCelebrate More Than7 Decades
Together
Want to know the secret to findingtrue love?
Just ask John T and MarjorieNewlin the couple has been to-gether
more than 70 years.
It wasnt a blind date, a moonlitwalk on the beach or even a
dozenroses that got John and Marjorie to-gether it was the
alphabet.
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There is no se-cret, it doesnttake any specialskill, just
pa-tience, Johnsays. We arelucky, I guess.
Marjorie inter-jects, It takesmore than luck.
I guess itdoes, Johnagrees pattinghis wifes hand.
ON WHAT ITTAKES TOMAKE IT FOR7 DECADES:
We sat alphabetical in school, John ex-plains. So that was the
reason, I sat behindher.
Yep, agrees Marjorie laughing. He satbehind me; my (maiden) name
was McCan-dless.
It may have been the letters M and N thatinitially introduced
the couple, but Johnsays even without the help of the alphabetthe
two would have gotten together one wayor another.
We lived within two blocks of one an-other, I think it would
have worked out thisway, he explains. I remember we bothwent to
dancing school and I could havedanced with other people if I wanted
to, butwe danced together.
The two became a pair during highschool and dated throughout
college; Mar-jorie at Indiana State University and John
atRose-Hulman.
I was going into the Army as soon as Igraduated, during World
War II the classeswere accelerated, John explains. I was tograduate
in February and go straight intothe Army, so we were married
duringChristmas vacation.
That was December 1942.If you are going to have one girl
your
whole life, there was no use in waiting until Iwas older, John
says.
The couple was married in a small cere-mony, We married in the
priests office,and it was very simple. It wasnt a big thing,he says
of the wedding.
Its different than they are now, Mar-jorie adds.
The newlyweds honeymoon period wasshort, John left to serve as a
2nd Lieutenantin the Army Corps of Engineers in February1943.
He served for two years in New Guineaand the Philippines.
The couple says looking back, the twoyears apart was one of the
hardest times oftheir marriage.
Now the men can get on the computerand see their wives and
children, John saysof technology. Not to say that what they
gothrough is easy, but its different. I wouldwrite a letter and she
would get it two weekslater. I would write a letter every day and
Iwould communicate by mail. The idea ofgetting on the phone or
computer; its sodifferent now.
Once back on American soil John ac-cepted a position teaching
civil engineeringat his Alma-mater, Rose-Hulman.
Marjorie put her degree in Home Eco-nomics from Indiana State to
good use;working as a stay-at-home mother to thecouple's three
children; John S., Tom andSally.
We had two boys and we wanted a girl,so that made three,
Marjorie said with alaugh as she talks about her children.
After a stint teaching at Rose-Hulman,John joined the family
business in 1952 as areal estate agent with Newlin-Johnson
Real-tors.
I thought I would check out real estate,so I went to my father
and told him I mightwant to try working there. He was pleased,John
says of his father, Charles C. Newlin.
John was successful in real estate, be-coming President of the
company in 1965and Chairman of the Board of Directors in1999.
Now in his 90s John isn't slowing downor retiring, he still
works for the companyand performs home appraisals.
While professionally John has built astrong business he says his
greatest accom-plishment is the family he built with Mar-jorie.
Its easy to take pride, John says. I
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think I was most proud when John gradu-ated from Rose (Hulman)
and Tom has al-ways been a successful person... When Sallygraduated
from nursing school at IndianaState, that was a pleasure.
All of John and Marjories children andgrandchildren have earned
college degrees,an accomplishment they too achieved in
the1940s.
They have set the bar and the standardto how you live your life;
you work hard, tellthe truth, that is the story of their lives.
Theharder you work the better person you are,we have all seen that,
says middle son Tom.
Tom explains its not just with college de-grees or professional
accolades that havebeen motivating to the family. The true
in-spiration comes from their astonishing 71year marriage.
I think they are inseparable, Tom sayswith a laugh. They have
been together sincethey were 15 years old that is amazing three
quarters of a century They grew up ablock from each other and I
have reason tobelieve they never had a date with anyoneexcept each
other. They started dating inhigh school, that is amazing if you
thinkabout it.
When asked about the seven decadesJohn shrugs.
In the beginning we were compatible,always have been. I dont
know if I adaptedto her or if she adapted to me or if we were
just adaptable, he says beginning to laugh.It was a nice walk
from her house to myhouse, so it was convenient and her mothermade
good Sunday dinnerInterrupts Marjorie, So that helped!
But convenience and a nice Sunday mealcant be the key to a long
marriage, can it?
The two pause and then look at eachother.
They ponder the question for a few mo-ments before
answering.
Well, no, John says with a smile. Allyou have to do is be
patient. Enjoy your lifetogether, expect there will be
problems,what the heck, problems are opportunities.Plus, we are
fortunate that we are both still
alive.And in good health, adds Marjorie.There is no secret, it
doesnt take any
special skill, just patience, John says. Weare lucky, I
guess.
Marjorie interjects, It takes more thanluck.
I guess it does, John agrees patting hiswifes hand.
The couple says they do feel lucky whenthey get to visit with
their ever growing fam-ily.
The Newlins have five grandchildren; TC,Christopher, Brian and
John K Newlin andKatie (Newlin) Smith.
Those grandchildren have their own chil-dren, making John and
Marjorie greatgrandparents to Ella and Stewart Smith,Veronica
Newlin and Thomas (Tre) Newlin.
It's a joy, John says of his grandchildrenand great
grandchildren. Of course they arejust as cute as can be.
With an expanding family John says life'sups and downs are put
into perspective.And a little humor helps too.
We are fortunate, we don't have toworry if we will have
something to eat or ifthe furnace breaks we can hire someone tofix
it, he says.
And I don't have to worry about her run-ning around anymore,
John says motioningto Marjorie's walker. It's just part of life!And
it's been a great one.
All you have to dois be patient. Enjoyyour life together,expect
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FEATURE
NOTHING
ABOUT ITsimpleJeanette Winchesterhas created a
successfulbusiness from scratch
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In 2013 Winchester and her staff of threefull time employees
executed more than 350events, an impressive number until
Win-chester estimates she has done an astound-ing 4,000 events
since 1999.
I just turned 60 years old and I havenever worked this hard in
my life, she sayssmiling.
That statement is hard to believe whenWinchester talks about her
pre event plan-ning career.
Some people may be surprised to knowbefore opening her own
business Winches-ter worked in corporate America for Avco
Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron. I started as a cashier
back in 1971 when I
got out of high school, Winchester says ofher beginnings. I
ended up moving throughthe ranks, that was when it wasnt popularfor
woman to do that. They actually wouldhave women sign a form to say
that theywerent interested in going into manage-ment.
Winchester didnt conform and didntsign that paper.
They didnt know what to do with me,she says smiling. I ended up
as a managerand went on to be the only woman corporate
officer for the company.That position took her all over the
world;
sometimes weeks away from her husbandGreg and children Jeff and
Jenny.
My dad raised us for a lot of our child-hood, Jeff says. The
reason I am sayingthis is because she worked her butt of; it
wasbecause of her hard work, goals and the sup-port we had from my
dad that she was sosuccessful.
As she moved up in the company the fam-ily was transferred to
Terre Haute in 1989.The Wabash Valley was the perfect locationto
manage offices in Indiana and Illinoiswhile still traveling to
places like Californiaand Dallas.
Not long after relocating, the companyapproached Winchester to
again move, thistime to Dallas.
With her children settled into life andschool in Terre Haute and
husband Gregworking in his own career the thought ofmoving again
did not interest the family.At the time Winchester was helping
plandaughter Jennys wedding.
She saw a void in the event planning in-dustry in Terre Haute,
leading her to enter-tain the idea of a totally new career path
inevent planning.
I needed someone to do the work forme, Winchester says of a
wedding planner.
If youve ever been to a wedding or event in TerreHaute chances
are youve seen Jeanette Winchesterswork.
The owner and mastermind behind Terre HautesSimple to Elegant
wedding, event and party planningbusiness, Winchester has her hand
in just about everyevent in town.
We do it all, Winchester says while sitting in her of-fice and
showroom. We do everything from one singletable cloth for a familys
Thanksgiving meal to hugecorporate events.
Chamber ofCommercePresident KenBrengle says
itsWinchestersbusiness savvythat got her tothe top.
Jeanettes Community InvolvementUnited Way of the Wabash Valley
Cabinet member Terre Haute Childrens Museum Board memberSmall
Business Development Corporation Board memberWabash Valley Bridal
Society Board memberMarch of Dimes board chairSaint
Mary-of-the-Woods Community Leadership CouncilChamber of Commerce
Chairman of the board
Awards and Recognitionas owner of Simple to ElegantAthena Award
WinnerSmall Business Woman of the Year2011 Chamber of Commerce
Small Business of the Year2013 and 2014 Best of the Best by
TheKnot Weddings. (This is awarded to just thetop 1% of businesses
worldwide in the weddingindustry.)United Way Beyond the Call
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There were companies in town, but no one that did it all. I
knewif I needed it there were other people out there that must need
thesame thing.
Winchester decided to retire from the corporate world.
Shequalified for the companys retirement plan and worked out a
sweetdeal at the end of her final project that included seed money
for hernew career dream.
I never really had to negotiate because I did a good job and
thecompany took care of me I used (salary money from Avco) to
buythe first inventory (for the new business). I didnt have to go
intodebt in those first years.
Starting her own business had always been in the back of
Win-chesters mind, but making it a reality was a leap of faith.
I was always intrigued by the word entrepreneur One thingabout
my corporate days I had the experience in event planning,marketing,
human resources, budgeting and all I had to do was usewhat I
learned from the corporate level and condense it for my
ownbusiness.
Winchester started Simple to Elegant in late 1998 and revved
upbusiness in early 1999.
The beginning was bumpy literally.We had this LeBaron
convertible, I think it was a 92 or some-
thing. We used it to transport an archway for a wedding,
Winches-ter says laughing. So Greg is driving and I am in the back
seatholding it thinking, we need a truck or something.
She eventually got a van, plus six warehouses to hold the
hun-dreds of wedding and event items shes collected over the years;
in-cluding 62 styles of centerpieces and countless sets of china.
My husband says I never tell people no, she says. That is why
wehave stacks and stacks of stuff.
In addition to buying supplies, one of Winchesters first orders
ofbusiness was to join the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce.
She started as a Chamber Ambassador, a group of business
pro-fessionals who serve as a link between the Chamber and
business
community.Staying true to her personality Winchester couldnt do
anything
on a small scale and soon moved up the ranks at The Chamber
serv-ing as Vice Chair of Strategic Planning and overseeing the
Ambassa-dor program.
In 2014 Winchester will make history, becoming the first
womanTerre Haute Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Board.
Winchester is humble when talking about the honor.There are a
lot of business women in the community that could
have the position, she says. I was just the person in the spot
at thetime. Im not being humble; its just the way it is.
But Chamber of Commerce President Ken Brengle says its
Win-chesters business savvy that got her to the top.
She brings both perspectives corporate and small business -and
you want a mix of entrepreneur and corporate, says ChamberPresident
Ken Brengle. She understand what the membershipfaces and that's an
important aspect that she brings to the board andto the leadership
role. I have tremendous respect for Jeanette as acolleague and as a
friend. I have to say with Jeanette, there wont beany dull
moments!
United Way of the Wabash Valley Executive Director Troy Fearscan
second that sentiment.
Jeanette serves on the United Way Campaign Cabinet and lends
ahand to the numerous United Way events throughout the year.
Its fun to work with her because she gets so excited, Fears
says.Jeanette is detail oriented, she wants things to be perfect
she is
a perfectionist and it shows. We cant do it without her.Involved
in everything from the United Way to the Terre Haute
Childrens Museum to the March of Dimes, Winchester says beingso
heavily involved in the community is her way of making up forlost
time. When working in her corporate job Winchester didnthave the
ability to truly get involved in the community.
Im involved so much because I want to make up for the time
Ididnt do anything, she says. One of the reasons I wanted to
startmy own business was to be able to give back to the community
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cause I have been blessed.Winchester says one of those blessings
is being able to work with
her family.Jeanettes son Jeff is the manager for Simple to
Elegant and his
wife Dana is an event planner for the company.While working
alongside family isnt always ideal, the mother-
son duo thinks of themselves more as business partners than a
bossand employee.
Jeff plans to take over the family business in the future.Its
the hardest job you will ever have, working with your family
especially your mom, Jeff says. But its business, its nothing
per-sonal.
Interjects Winchester, I dont want to hurt his feelings, hes
mylittle boy!
Regardless if they are disagreeing on a topic, they both can
agreethat the customer is always right.
Winchester says some of her proudest moments are when shenails a
brides vision for her special day.
When we know that we have captured someones dream - itsnot our
dream its their dream - when we step back and know this isgoing to
be their most perfect day, its wonderful.
In 2013 and 2014 Simple to Elegant was voted Best of the Bestby
The Knot Weddings.
The prestigious award is given to only the top one percent
ofbusinesses worldwide in the wedding industry.
When asked if shes proud of what shes accomplished in
bothcareers Winchester is uncharacteristically silent.
With tears in her eyes she responds, I am at peace with
myself.When I was younger I was proud of myself, it makes me cry. I
am atpeace with my family, my career, I am able to give back. I
know thatwhen I chose to not be Simple to Elegant anymore its still
going tobe Simple to Elegant and that is so important to me. That
makesme cry.
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PLACEHOME
Lori Mitchells dreams couldhave taken her anywhere. ButHome is
where her business is.WORDS: STACEY MUNCIEPHOTOS: CHLOE
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ori Mitchell straightens some items and de-bates whether or not
to give the floor asweeping before her photo shoot. Its
chillyoutside, but Mitchells boutique, Millie &Maude, is
toasty. The ornate, vintage tinceiling provides a dramatic sky
above the
racks of soft, colorful textiles and displays of glittering
costume jew-elry.
I knew in high school that I wanted to go into something in
fash-ion, Mitchell recalls. In her teenage years, she fed this
desire withjobs at mall clothing stores. At ISU, she further
pursued her passionwith a degree in Textiles, Apparel and
Merchandising.
But her roots in the area are as strong as her passion for
fashion.The call of famous design houses and big city boutiques
couldntcompete with the desire to be near home. So for several
years,Mitchell put her talent to use locally, managing retail
apparel chains.
I managed Davids Bridal for seven years. Prior to that I
man-aged Victorias Secret for six years, she relates.
All the while, Mitchell dreamed of owning her own boutique.
Shecraved a place where she had the freedom to express her
creativity,employ her eye for fashion and parlay her retail
management savvy
into a unique shopping experience.Enter Shelley Klingerman, the
owner of Cocoa, a womens cloth-
ing boutique. Klingerman had started the shop as a side
businesswhile working at Sony, with the goal of providing a trendy
storewhere customers could find unique clothing not offered in the
area.
Ive known Shelley for a long time and she knew that Ive
alwayswanted to own my own boutique. She offered for me to come
hereand manage, Mitchell explains. The plan was that in a year or
two,when Mitchell was ready, she would buy the business. I was
happyto be working with her because she always has great ideas.
As it turns out, Mitchell was ready to take the jump much
sooner. Girls Night Out last year [November 2012] was my very
first
day with Cocoa, she says. By February 2013, she knew she was
readyto take the plunge. By June, Cocoa had been reborn as Millie
&Maude.
For those who may be wondering just who Millie and Maude
are,Mitchell explains, I originally thought I was gonna do Maude,
be-cause I thought it was a fun play on the word, but I wanted to
incor-porate my grandma, so Millie is my grandmas name.
But the renaming wouldnt be the only change Mitchell wouldmake
as the boutiques new owner.
Shelley opened Cocoa to provide trendy clothing and acces-sories
that you couldnt find anywhere else. Ive kind of tried tokeep that
motto.
And once its gone, its gone, she adds, which means that
cus-tomers are unlikely to show up at an event wearing the exact
same
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outfit as someone else. I kept several of the brands that she
car-
ried, but eliminated some. Just in generalIm a little more
casual a person. Ivebrought a couple more casual lines in.
During her stint as Cocoas manager,Mitchell has also recognized
another need.
I had customers come in and I saw theneed for an expanded size
range, she says.I lost 40 pounds before I got pregnant withmy
daughter, and I was still a size 12. I wasselling things that I
couldnt even wear.Theres definitely a need not just for plussizes,
but for average size women, too.
Mitchell has been working to bring in awider range of sizes, but
she admits than itsnot as easy as it sounds. There are a coupleof
brands that I offer that only carry up tosize 10 or so. Im still on
the search for agood plus size womens line.
Shes also tried to appeal to a broaderrange of ages. Ive lowered
the price onabout 70% of the items and brought in somestuff to
appeal to the college students, too.
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Terre HauteSullivanLinton
A couple of my best customers are prob-ably in their 60s, she
adds.
One item that has been particularly pop-ular is a simple t-shirt
emblazoned with thestate of Indiana and the word home.
I just happened to see the Home T onPinterest, Mitchell says. I
thought, Ivegotta carry that. Once I got the Indianaones, I got
requests for Illinois. I cant keepthem in stock!
Mitchell also carries a US Home T. All ofthe Home T shirts are
made in the USA, andthe producers of these shirts donate a por-tion
of the proceeds toward Multiple Sclero-sis research.
Other brands at Millie & Maude includeAlternate Apparel,
B.B. Dakota and Henry &Belle Jeans.
The boutique also offers a variety oftrendy jewelry and
accessories, from the art-fully painted Gleeful Peacock line out
ofTulsa, Oklahoma, to the subtle Dogearedjewelry collection from
Southern Califor-nia.
For Mitchell, Millie & Maude is the bestof all worlds. Its
given her the ability to dowhat she loves, on her own terms, on
herhometown.
Smiling, she says, After managing retailfor so long, this
opportunity came at theperfect time because it allows me to behome
with my family, rather than workinglong, regular retail hours.
Im glad to live here in my hometownand to be promoting our
downtown busi-nesses.
Millie And Maude11 S. 7th St.(812)
239-8864millieandmaude.netTuesday & Wednesday:
11am-5:30pmThursday: 11am - 8pmFriday: 11am - 5pmSaturday: 10am -
2pm
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What wouldwe have donewithout ourFriends forthe past
30years?
Friends of the VCPL help tomake services and programsavailable
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igo CountyPublic Librarypatrons andstaff membersagree, "Wewould
havemissed somany pro-grams andservices with-out the sup-port of
our
Friends, and we still need their help."The organizational
meeting for the
Friends of the VCPL was held April 29, 1984,on the fifth
anniversary of the opening ofthe new main building. Eva Hopp, chair
ofthe Friends Steering Committee, remem-
bers, "The Long Range Planning Committeemet a lot and put the
ideas together. Thefact that Lake County already had a verylarge
Friends group stimulated us to thinkabout organizing one in Vigo
County."
Betty Martin, VCPL director at the time,listed these reasons:
"(1) The new librarybuilding provided the space where a
Friendsgroup could work, grow and flourish. (2) Asthe new Director,
I felt I needed all the com-munity support I could get to
continuemoving the the VCPL ahead. (3) Public li-braries were
giving much more attention todeveloping programming for adults. (4)
Na-tionally, and particularly in Indiana, atti-tudes were changing
about the role ofFriends groups."
The first officers and directors electedwere James R.Brown,
MarjorieDavis, Nina Babcock,Jean Hollar, JerriRedman, JoyceKeenan
and EvaHopp. The Certifi-cate of Incorpora-tion, issued July
28,1992, made theFriends a 501(c)(3)organization withthe stated
purpose topromote the VCPL asan educational, cul-tural and
recre-ational asset to VigoCounty. A board of15 members, headedby
Susan Hoffman,meet each month tocarry out these
re-sponsibilities.
Hoffman, a char-ter member, an avidreader, and a litera-ture
instructor with astrong belief inbooks, said, "Thirtyyears have
gone byand our membershipdues have remainedthe same -- $5
indi-vidual, $10 family,and up. These duesand used book salesare
the sources of thefunds we raise tosupport VCPL pro-grams and
services. Our members workvery hard to set upthe main sale in
May,the Holiday Sale inDecember, and theweekend sales eachmonth. We
sell do-nations of books (fic-tion andnon-fiction), newer
magazines, CDs, DVDs, audio books and LPrecords in very large
quantities and at verylow prices. The quantity of reading
materi-als stored in our renovated Friends' work-room is
overwhelming."
Hank Metzger, president of the VCPLBoard of Trustees, said,
"Many times myson, Luke, and I have helped set up theFriends' book
sales. I always am amazed atthe amount of hours volunteers put in
tomake them happen. They do an immeasura-ble job raising funds for
the 'extra' thingslike programming. Their help became evenmore
important after the property tax capwas adopted by the State
Legislature in2008. That first year the VCPL experienceda funding
cut in excess of $337,000."
The three well-used, beautiful branches,East-North-South, had to
be closed. NancyDowell, the library director in 2009, wasquoted in
the West Vigo Times, saying,"These were not one-time cuts, but
perma-nent ones."
Current library director Kristi Howestated, "The financial
support of the Friendscontinues to be extremely valuable as wemake
adjustments and tighten budgets tomeet the fiscal restrictions
demanded bythese property tax caps. The 2013 shortfallwas
$837,000.
"Beyond the fund-raising , though, theFriends are a group of
volunteers who givegenerously to support an institution theybelieve
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time and advocate for libraries is every bit as noteworthy as
the moniesthey give."
Linda Hardin, administrative assistant and liaison to the
Friendsuntil she retired last year, noted, "I am proud of the
Friends' accom-plishments and my part working with them. Their
sponsorships are toomany to list, but to name a few: annual visits
of second graders from allVigo County public and parochial schools
for eight years at a total costof $31,905, the support of the
popular Big Read project, the summerreading program, book
giveaways. and English as a Second Language ac-tivities as well as
supplying funds for equipment."
Dennis Shepard, Linda's successor, commented, "I'm really
excitedto be a part of this group which raises funds for the
library which mywife, Paula, and our four children use. The Friends
are here many hoursand do so much good work."
Active in the community, the Friends partner with United Way,
VigoCounty School Corp., West Vigo Community Center, Terre Haute
Chil-dren's Museum, Altrusa International, Wabash Valley Literacy
Coali-tion, Swope Art Museum, and local college and universities.
Oneparticularly interesting community partnership is with Habitat
for Hu-manity. The Friends provide a shelf and basic books to each
new Habi-tat home completed.
What can you, a Terre Haute Living reader, do to help this
activegroup further enrich our local public library services?
(1) Volunteer if you can, but even if your time is limited,
become amember and support the Friends with your dues--only $5
individual,$10 family and up. Applications are available at the
library.
(2) Donate books, newer magazines, CDs, DVDs for resale, but
notextbooks or encyclopedias more than five years old.
(3) Shop the book sales. The winter weekend sales are set for
Jan. 4 -5 and Feb. 1 - 2. See the Friends in action and add to your
personal li-brary at rock-bottom prices.
Questions? Contact Dennis Shepard at (812) 645-3624.
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Terre Hautesnewest nonprofitis filling a void inbreast cancer
aid
PINKWORDS: KATIE SHANE PHOTOS: JOE GARZA
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Funds raised through PINK provide sup-port to women and men
going throughbreast cancer treatment.
While traditional breast cancer nonprof-its focus on fundraising
for medical ex-penses and research, PINK isunconventional. Money
goes towardsother expenses patients have while goingthrough
treatment.
We cant pay for peoples total care butwe can help, Amy says of
PINK. If theyneed help with a prescription or gas for thecar to get
to a doctors appointment or radi-ation, the bills dont stop. So we
cant pay forthe whole medical process, but to know peo-ple are here
to help, to listen, thats a lot.
Amy should know, she was diagnosedwith breast cancer in
2010.
I was diagnosed at age 44, she explains.It was time for my
annual mammogramand right before that I found a lump, sodidnt skip
it because I knew something waswrong.
While she knew deep down thingswerent right, Amy didnt fully
grasp whatwas happening when she consulted a doctor.
I just knew to get a mammogram, butthen I left to see a customer
(for work). I
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Amy Bagnoche sits sipping a cup of coffee over a
latebreakfast.
Spread out in front of her, in between plates of fruitand eggs,
are stacks of paperwork, a laptop computerand a cell phone with a
pink cover.
I have a lot going on, the wife and mother of twosays
laughing.
That is an understatement.On a daily basis Amy juggles family
life, a fulltime
job and her family-run custom printing business,Bagnoche
Sports.
Adding to her already full load, Amy and Dr. DarrenBrucken
manage the nonprofit organization, PINKof Terre Haute, which they
founded in 2012.
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said (to the doctors),I cant come back be-cause I have a lunch
meeting It was justnot clicking that something was wrong be-cause
everyone was in denial.
Even after being told breast cancer was astrong possibility by
her doctors, Amy andher husband Rick lived an entire
weekendavoiding the truth.
Rick said, Maybe if you rest it will bebetter on Monday, what
were we thinking?she says throwing her arms up at thethought.
Doctors called that Monday and askedfor Amy and Rick to come to
the office.
I asked, Why does he need to come?Nothing was clicking, she
explains.
Once given her diagnosis the truth wasstill too much to wrap
their minds around.
Rick was like, Does she have cancer?And they said Yes, Amy
explains. Hestarted to cry. I didnt cry at all. I have onlyseen him
cry once, at his moms funeral.Shock, I was in shock.
Amy held it together until she had to saythe words breast cancer
to her teenagedaughter Dominique.
When I saw my daughter I fell on theconcrete crying, Amy says. I
think you arein denial until you have to say it. I had to tellmy
daughter and it was the worst moment.
Once the initial shock subsided Amy gotserious about beating
breast cancer and en-tering recovery. She says what got herthrough
the chemotherapy and tough timeswere her family and friends. The
loyalty ofthose closest to her during that dark timewas
overwhelming.
I had amazing support, I feel guilty be-cause I had so much
support, she says. Ihad so much support that sometimes therewere
fights about who would take me tochemo, who brought me lunch, who
wasgoing to sit with me. There were so manypeople that the nurses
had to tell people toleave.
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While support for Amy was overflowing,she noticed others going
through the sametreatments had very little support. That waswhen
the idea for PINK of Terre Haute wasborn.
Ladies dont have someone to sit withthem during chemo or a mom
had to bringin her two year old because she doesnt havea babysitter
story after story and I wouldjust sit there and I would think I had
such agood cancer because it was Stage 2 andeverything was going
well for me; I hadrides, family, support.
Amy decided she had to take action andwriting a check wasnt
going to do.
I felt like I was the person that said,Here is your check and I
dont have to doanything. I am happy to write a check andthats all I
have to do. I didnt volunteer foranything. I was always the check
writer andthen I realized that people need more.
In 2012 Amy started organizing a golftournament at Hulman
Links.
She enlisted the help of Brucken; a friendand her family
doctor.
Amy asked if I would help with the golftournament, Brucken says.
I handled themedical side of things, we put resources to-gether and
worked to get this off theground.
Even though Amy says she and Bruckendidnt know what we were
doing the eventraised $16,000.
After that success, leaders at KomenWabash Valley suggested Amy
start her ownnonprofit to fill the void in service thatmany other
breast cancer organizationscant fulfill.
Even though he works with patients,some that may have breast
cancer, Bruckensays it wasnt until he began working withPINK that
he realized the amount of need inthe community.
I was under the impression that thereare plenty of resources out
there; pick up the
phone and call someone, but thats not thecase, Brucken says.
Not only does Darren see the effects ofcancer through his job,
but his own familywas touched by breast cancer, giving him amore
personal reason to get involved.
His mother-in-law died of breast cancer.We lost Holly's mom to
breast cancer,
he explains. That is of course a traumaticintroduction to the
disease. To spend thetime with her mom trying to cope that wasa
motivating force for me.
Now expanding PINKs scope to morethan just a golf tournament,
Amy and Dar-ren say they inspired when they hear howtheir efforts
help breast cancer patients ofthe Wabash Valley.
PINK reached out to help one patientnamed Michelle.
Michelle was diagnosed with Stage 2breast cancer in December of
2009 and un-derwent a radical mastectomy. In February2010 she was
told the cancer had spread andher vertebrae was fractured by a
tumor. Thischanged the diagnosis to Stage 4.
On June 26, 2013 Michelles apartmentflooded, destroying many of
her belongings,including furniture.
PINK stepped in to help. My daughters bed was one of the
things
we lost, Michelle explains. PINK pur-chased a full size mattress
set and bed framefor her. They also gave her a gift card toKohls so
she could pick out bedding that sheliked.
Michelle says the generosity was a bless-ing.
Having an organization like PINK letsyou know that you're not
alone. It's greatthat they are able to help people financiallybut
just having someone to talk to that un-derstands is just as
important.
Amy and Darren have recruited numer-ous volunteers to help with
PINK, somebreast cancer survivors themselves. Many
are available to listen when a patient needsto talk, other
volunteers work in fundrais-ing. Since the very beginning the group
hasbeen busy, thanks in part to the Wabash Val-ley community.
The community support is unbeliev-able, Amy says. All these
people want togive us money. We want to help patients andthey give
us more than I can even dream of.There is so much I need to do and
want to doand this is a huge help to the cause.
Its apparent Amy is passionate aboutPINK, just ask Darren.
Her husband calls me her other hus-band, Darren says laughing. I
call her crazywhen she calls I ask her not to text meagain at 2am
with ideas, but thats who sheis; she is a driven woman I applaud
her.
For Amy the drive and passion is per-sonal.
Maybe I got this to open my eyes, shesays of the diagnosis. This
is what I am sup-posed to be doing.
And she encourages others to make itpersonal too.
If you have a mom, mother in law,daughter, sister, friend that
is a woman;think of the first eight women in your life,there is a
chance one will get breast cancerand it sucks, but to know someone
is thereto help, it makes it just a little bit better.
Get Involved WithPINK of Terre HauteWeb
site:www.pinkofterrehaute.comFacebook
Page:facebook.com/PinkOfTerreHaute
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Terre Haute students assist families andchildren in South
America
Giving Warmthand Comfort
GIVING BACK
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The plight the dispossessed Embera Indigenous people, one ofthe
South American Indian groups driven from their ancestralhomelands
in Colombia's jungles during the past decade wastaken to heart by
students at Sugar Grove Elementary, WoodrowWilson Middle School,
and Sullivan High School. During Octoberuntil November 14 the
students and their families purchased and insome case made 250
fleece blankets in order to help the Embera.Corporations have been
taking over their lands to exploit them fornatural resources, as
well as by armed conflicts between rival fac-tions of paramilitary
groups and drug cartels seeking to use the landfor their own
purposessometimes in collaboration with theColombian army.
"Teaching children to have a 'service' heart is a valuable part
oftheir learning experience," said Sugar Grove principal Gail
Artis."Some of our children receiving assistance themselves have
beenmade to feel good by having the satisfaction of giving back to
othersless fortunate. The experience of helping collect blankets
for theEmbera has broadened the children's perspective about the
worldthey live in."
The blanket project was initiated by Terre Haute resident
andphotographer Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo, a native of
Colom-bia. During the past two and a half years while visiting her
family inBogota, McNichols-Torroledo became increasingly aware
thatmembers of the Embera group were wandering and living on
citystreets, in tents in refuge centers, and in an extreme case
living in alandfill.
Since then, McNichols-Torroledo has been documenting the
Em-bera's situation and helping themaccording to the United
Na-tions, Colombia has possibly five million displaced people,
thesecond most of any country in the world; among this group are
Em-bera people, who have an overall population of about 71,000.
McNichols-Torroledo's first pictorial chronicle of the plight of
theEmbera was displayed in part by Arts Illiana at the Terre Haute
Sav-ings Bank and reported on in the September/October 2012 issue
ofTerre Haute Living.
During a subsequent September 2013 trip McNichols-Torroledotook
to Colombia, she met with an Embera leader in Bogota. Soonafter
returning to Terre Haute, she received an E-mail from the man.
He told her the Colombian government had agreed to bus 350
Em-bera back to their homes. But a bus ride home in Colombia is not
thesame as a bus ride home in the U.S.A. The Embera live in the
rain-forest in villages two days to a week's walk from where the
buseswould drop them off.
"The leader told me his people could get cold and sick on long
jour-neys like the ones they would have to take, especially at
night be-cause they must travel up and down across the
mountains,"McNichols-Torroledo said. "It is never cold, but it can
get cool eventhough it is in the jungle. The Embera have nothing
but the clotheson their back and are too poor to buy jackets. I was
asked to help getblankets for the people to put over their
shoulders like a shawl andto use as bedding. The blankets were not
to be too heavy for the gen-erally warm climate."
McNichols-Torroledo realized that the best covering for
blanketsthe Embera needed was two thicknesses of fleece, a very
lightweightfabric sewn together into a blanket not too heavy for
the generallywarm Colombian jungle climate and easy to make into
no-sew blan-kets. But how to procure so much fleece for blankets?
The studentsand teachers at Sugar Grove, Woodrow Wilson, and
Sullivan Highhelped McNichols-Torroledo resolve the dilemma.
Her daughter, Maya, attends Sugar Grove, so she thought
thisschool would be a good place to start a blanket drive. Debbie
Hill,the secretary of Sugar Grove's parent-teacher organization,
had pre-viously seen the Terre Haute Living article about
McNichols-Tor-roledo's photography of the Embera and had offered to
help them ifan opportunity became available. Hill put her in
contact with SugarGrove's Mrs. Artis, whose daughter was born in
Guatemala as aMayan Indigenous. Artis invited McNichols-Torroledo
to give apresentation at Sugar Grove about the Embera's
problems.
After hearing about the Embera, Sugar Grove's student
councilbecame involved in the project. Daily progress reports were
an-nounced over the school's intercom system. Popcorn
incentiveswere offered to classrooms collecting five or more
blankets.
"It was wonderful the way the kids came together," said fifth
gradeteacher, Amy Bunch."We collected 125 blankets."
McNichols-Torroledo's son, Gabriel, attends Woodrow Wilson
Mrs Tiffany Scamihorn informs the StudentCouncil at Sugar Grove
about the collection ofblankets and the awards for the classroom
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and studies seventh grade science with Melissa Jordan, whois
interested in South America and this past summer visitedIquitos,
Peru, on a service mission. Jordan got permissionfrom her
principal, Susan Mardis, to conduct a class projectwith the
blankets.
Mardis then invited McNichols-Torroledo to talk aboutColombia
and its Embera population to the Woodrow Wil-son students during
the school's lunch hours. Soon Wilsonkids were gathering and making
fleece blankets.
"It's good for children to learn compassion and to see
thedifference between life here and elsewhere," said Mardis.
Jordan bought several sections of fleece for her sciencestudents
and invited them to help make blankets in theirfree time. Fifteen
kids began coming to school at 7:15 tobind together two sections of
fleece into one usable blanket.Eventually, Wilson students
collected 75 blankets for theEmbera.
Sullivan High School teacher Rachel Wheeler had for-merly been a
classmate of McNichols-Torroledo when theywere students at Indiana
State. When McNichols-Tor-roledo presented at ISU her photographic
display of the Em-bera for her MFA in Photography exhibition in
April '13,Wheeler happened to see it, and as a consequence
invitedher former classmate to give lectures on the Embera
andColombia to Spanish classes she taught at Sullivan High.
After receiving the help request from the leader of the Em-bera,
McNichols-Torroledo contacted Wheeler for help making theblankets.
Wheeler received permission from Principal DavidSpringer for
Sullivan's Spanish Club to take on the project. Theschool teaches
11 section of Spanish, and its Spanish Club has 100members. The
club purchased fleece and during a two-hour after-school session
club members managed to make 45 blankets.
McNichols-Torroledo's received financial assistance from
Baesler's, DeBaun Funeral Homes, Terre Haute South's Rotary
Club,and some individuals to transport the blankets to Colombia.
Herformer neighbors Greg and Georgia Gorski spent several days
help-ing her pack the blankets into five vacuum bags.
In late November, she had the opportunity to deliver the
blanketsto Colombia to help the Embera with the challenge of their
longwalks home.
Students from Sugar GroveWoodrow Wilson bring blankets todonate.
From left to right Gabe Mc-Nichols, Erin and Debbie Hill, Mrs.Artis
principal at Sugar Grove,Maya McNichols, and Gina HillSubmitted
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At the Max Ehrmann statue down-town is (standing L to R)
MaryKramer, Executive Director, ArtSpaces, Inc., Lillien Chew,
MaxEhrmann Poetry Competition secondplace winner 2011, Petra
Nyendick,Director, ISU Community School of theArts. Seated is Zann
Carter, MaxEhrmann Poetry Competition Grandprize winner 2011, 2013
and thirdplace winner 2011, 2012
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treasure. Perhaps there are treasures ofgold rings, diamonds,
and other jewels in your lockbox or hiddenaway at home to be worn
on special occasions. Or have you everwondered what might happen to
your future if you found a vaultfilled with bars of gold or won the
lottery? Or is your most cherishedtreasure in a scrapbook with the
pictures of loved ones or photo-graphic images of special
occasions? Perhaps you might be hopingfor the ineffable pleasure
your soul will experience if you believe in aplace called heaven
after physical death. Reflect for a moment onany other subtle
treasures of the purse, the heart, or concepts inyour mind that
someday may bear fruit.
Now muse about your thoughts, about any kind of treasure
youplease. Try coining whatever it is into words abounding with
similes,metaphors, figurative language, and apt word choices
singing anddancing across a page with a troubadour's lanyour poem
couldbe worth as much as $500 if judged to be the grand prize
winner ofthe 4th annual Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition.
To be eligible, an entrant must be living, working, or
attendingschool in Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and
Vigo Coun-ties in Indiana. Each entrant can submit up to two poems.
There isno entry fee. Poems must be typewritten and no single poem
can belonger than one page. In addition to the grand prize, there
will be asecond prize of $250 and a third of $100, plus cash and
gift prizes forhigh school, middle school, and elementary school
students plus acouple more $25 gift certificates to Barnes and
Noble at IndianaState.
"We have poetry judges from outside of this area to ensure
fair-ness," said Mary Kramer, executive director Wabash Valley
ArtSpaces, which will be administering the 2014 competition in
con-junction with Indiana State University's Community School of
theArts. "We will have an awards ceremony in the spring for all six
cate-gories at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.
"Interest in the schools has been high from the beginning of
the
competition four years ago. We didn't know the first year how
muchinterest the Ehrmann competition would create, but it has
beengreat. Last year we had 400 poems submitted, including 212
fromadults."
The competition started after the 2010 installation of the
MaxEhrmann statue at Seventh and Wabash as a way to encourage
peo-ple to learn more about the poet of "Desiderata" and to be
inspiredto do their own poetry.
Kramer credits the original interest in the Ehrmann statue and
theensuing poetry competition to the appearance in the Terre
Hautearea of Cormack O'Duffy, formerly the choir director at St.
Joseph'schurch. O'Duffy, a natural-born Irishman, loved Ehrmann's
poetry.Upon arriving in Terre Haute, he was surprised that there
was novisible memorial of Ehrmann in the city. In 2007, an opinion
col-umn O'Duffy wrote in the Tribune-Star about the lack of
remem-brance triggered a movement to memorialize Ehrmann.
TheSeventh Street and Wabash Avenue Ehrmann statue created byartist
Bill Wolfe was the revival's premiere physical outcome.
For the first poetry competition, Art Spaces partnered with
theSwope Museum, and for the next two years it partnered with Arts
Il-liana. This year Arts Illiana is working with the Community
Schoolof the Arts. Previous themes have included poems about the
city inwhich entrants lived, poetry inspired by nature, a work of
art, and anurban environment. During 2013's Year of the River,
poetry was tobe in some way on the theme of "water."
"I always look forward to seeing what kind of responses we get
toour themes in the Ehrmann competition," said Kramer. "Often
thepoems take unexpected approaches. I think Max would be
happy."
To download an entry form, please
visit:www.bit.ly/ehrmanncontest or Phone Art Spaces at (812)
235-2801or visit their office at 669 Ohio Street.
Entries must be received by February 14, 2014.
Think
The 4th annual Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition
Writea PoemGo placidly amid the noise and haste, and...
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Live Pro WrestlingJan., 11th 2014New Wave Pro Arena1439 Ash St.
Terre Haute,IN 47804Doors 6:00pm Show 7:00pm$7.00 ADV $10 Day of
Show -- All seating Gen-eral AdmissionMain Event Steel Cage
MatchTolerant Xero (C) vs Richard KentPlus Much
More!www.facebook.com/NewWavePro
Alpaca 101Jan., 11th 2014White Violet Center for
Eco-JusticeSign-in begins at 9:30 Dont know what to do with your
fiber? This isthe workshop for you!This class will help you
understand fiberlanguage. This will be a hands-on approach; soyou
will get the chance to skirt, card, wash andfelt.We will also
demonstrate spinning and weav-ing and share some ideas on shearing
and
fiber preparation. The most important thing inthe alpaca
business today is to use you fiber.The alpacas gift to the world is
their luxuriouswarm fiber but that means we have to knowhow to
process it.Instructors: Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ, di-rector of
White Violet Center/White VioletFarm Alpacas, and Candace Minster,
fiber co-ordinator.a.m. with coffee and rolls.Cost: $75, lunch
includedRegistration prior to Jan. 6.Limited to 15
participants.Pre-registration is required. Contact RobynMorton at
812-535-2932 [email protected]
Health Fair1703 N 13th St, Terre Haute, INVenue CARE Ambulance
Headquarters1703 N 13th St, Terre Haute, INFree to attendShare on
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2/8/2014
1pm - 6pmOur goal is to partner with local organizationsin our
community to encourage healthy bod-ies and lifestyles. The mission
of the CAREHealth Fair is to join together with
communityorganizations to promote healthy heartsthrough education,
motivation, and aware-ness. There is no registration fee charged
toparticipants or vendors, therefore, CARE Am-bulance is seeking
partners to help sponsorthis event.Contact Kathi Davis at
765-719-3027Email [email protected]
Rose Hulman Hatfield HallMoscow Festival Ballet Swan LakeJanuary
8, 2014 - 7:30 pm$20 student$25-29 adultClassical Ballet Returns to
Hatfield Hall WithSwan Lake. Hatfield Hall continues its tradi-tion
of bringing classical ballet to the Wabash
JANUARY - FEBRUARYEVENTS
THEATERAND MUSIC
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Valley with the return of The Moscow FestivalBallet performing
Swan Lake. Tchaikovskysmusical masterpiece provides the
foundationfor the story of Odette, a beauty who has beenturned into
a swan at the hands of an evil sor-cerer, and Prince Siegfried, who
vows to saveher.* The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in1989 by
Sergei Radchenko* Hatfield Hall hosts the Wabash Valleys
onlyprofessional classical ballet performance
Rose Hulman Hatfield HallGrace Kelly QuintetJanuary 18, 2014 -
7:30 pm$10 student$18-22 adultWunderkind Grace Kelly Has Won
PraiseFrom Greats Like Wynton MarsalisGrace Kelly is a dynamic
singer and saxophon-ist, composer and arranger. She has per-formed
in over 30 countries, collaborating andperforming with such legends
as DaveBrubeck, Gloria Estefan, Huey Lewis, WyntonMarsalis, and
Phil Woods. Her most recent ac-colades include winning Jazz Act of
the Year at2013 New England Music Awards.* Grace Kelly plays with
intelligence, wit andfeeling. She has a great amount of natural
abil-ity and the ability to adapt that is the hallmarkof a
first-class jazz musician. -WyntonMarsalis
* Only 21 years old, Grace has played over 500concerts as a
leader since the age of 12.
Rose Hulman Hatfield HallThe Official Blues Brothers
ReviewFebruary 7, 2014 - 7:30 pm$15 student$23-27 adultBlues
Brothers Combine Music, Humor AndMayhem Into A Raucous
PerformanceYou dont have to be a fugitive from justice to
join Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues for this rau-cous evening of
humor and song based on theoriginal motion picture. The Official
BluesBrothers Revue pays homage to Chicagos richhistory of blues,
soul music and gospel in thetrue spirit of the original Blues
Brothers.* Produced by Judy Belushi Pisano and DanAykroyd* Backed
by the high-energy IntercontinentalRhythm & Blues Revue
Band
EDITORSPICK
Rose Hulman Hatfield HallMoscow Festival Ballet Swan LakeJanuary
8, 2014 - 7:30 pm$20 student$25-29 adult
Hatfield Hall continues its tradition of bringing
classicalballet to the Wabash Valley with the return of TheMoscow
Festival Ballet performing Swan Lake.
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Rose Hulman Hatfield HallLightwire Theater DiNO-LightFebruary
17, 2014 - 7:00 pm$5 student$10 adultBack By Popular Demand,
Lightwire TheaterDelights All AgesThey sold out last years Hatfield
Hall per-formance, and now the imaginative pup-peteers of Lightwire
Theater return withDiNO-Light, created by Corbian Visual Artsand
Dance. Electroluminescent creatures lightup the darkness in a
heart-rending originaltale for all ages.* Featured on Americas Got
Talent* What a fantastic show last night! Our kidsare still talking
about it and cant wait to telltheir friends at school. A Hatfield
Hall pa-tron after last years show
Rose Hulman Hatfield HallEric Bibb & Ruthie Foster Thanks
for theJoy!February 21, 2014 - 7:30 pm$10 student$18-22 adultBibb
& Foster Blend Soulful Sounds In ThisMust-See ShowBlues lovers
wont want to miss these twogreat solo performers joining forces on
stagefor an evening of raw emotion, soulful singingand finely honed
musical virtuosity. Grammy
nominees Eric Bibb and Ruthie Foster are atthe forefront of a
new generation of blues andsoul.* Foster performs with what Blues
Revue callsa full-on blast of soul.* Eric Bibbs earthy voice and
finger-style gui-tar have drawn comparisons to Taj Mahal,John Lee
Hooker, and many other Delta Bluesheroes.
ISU Performing Arts SeriesCirque ZivaGolden Dragon
AcrobatsFebruary 21, 2014Tilson Auditorium7:30 p.m.The 21-member
company from Xian, China,delivers beautifully choreographed
routinesshowcasing their amazing skills and physical-ity,
accompanied by a musical score of tradi-tional Chinese music
filtered through a NewAge sensibility. Juggling everything from
um-brellas to soccer ballsand with props as var-ied as ladders and
giant spinning wheelstheperformers show just why they're
world-fa-mous.The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent thebest of a
time honored tradition that beganmore than twenty-five centuries
ago. TheGolden Dragons are recognized throughoutthe United States
and abroad as the premiereChinese acrobatic touring company of
today.
The newest show from producer Danny Chang(Artistic Director of
the Golden Dragon Acro-bats), Cirque Zva was created in 2011 for a
10-week engagement at Asbury Park BoardwalksParamount Theatre, the
first-ever summerrun held at the venue in its more than
80-yearhistory. An instant success in Asbury Park,earning critical
acclaim and packed houses,Cirque Zva is a fast-paced, technically
innova-tive and beautifully presented new show. Thelarge cast and
spectacular set designs illus-trate the best of AAPI brand of
artistic merit,high production value, and solid commitmentto
cultural exchange. New York PostPrice Level 1Adults: $21Youth:
$5ISU Faculty/Staff: $16ISU Students: Free with ID
Price Level 2Adults: $19Youth: $5ISU Faculty/Staff: $11ISU
Students: Free with I
Community Theater of Terre HautePicasso at the Lapin AgileComedy
by Steve MartinDirected Sandra GrovesFridays and Saturdays, January
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