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JUNE 2019
CAMPS FOR KIDS
BASEBALL LEGACY CONTINUES
RIVERTOWN TRAIL OFFERS A PLACE FOR RECREATION FOR ALL AGES
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EDITOR Megan Purazrang editor@warricknews.com
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Maegan Saalwaechter
CONTRIBUTORS Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt Marisa Patwa Carol Hicks Schaefer Wyatt Squires
This spring, I decided to begin a hobby I’ve been researching for the past year: porch gardening. My cozy apartment has many aspects that I truly love, but lack of ground to grow plants in has been a challenge, not to mention, a limited amount of space.
PHOTOS Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt Marisa Patwa Lisa Polk Carol Hicks Schaefer Wyatt Squires
I started by taking my huge flower pots, which contained the sad remains of the sunflowers I attempted to grow last season (the birds enjoyed them more than I could) and filled them up with miracle grow soil, and my selection of kale, strawberries, cherry tomatoes and jalapeno plants. I’m thrilled to share that my endeavor is working — so far. Just weeks later and I’m already watching the fruit of my labor, quite literally and I have a feeling the warming temperatures will expedite the process.
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My recent experience ties quite nicely into this month’s edition of our Newburgh Magazine. Writer Carol Hicks Schaefer shares a DIY idea for creating your own rain garden. She explains how rainwater can be a beneficial tool to providing beautiful scenery while building a habitat sure to attract birds, bees and butterflies. Julie Rosenbaum-Engelhardt shares her love for running in the summer in her regular column. She also highlights new stores Three Oaks and R4Shoppes, and shares the legacy of the Joe Lis baseball school. Inside, you will also find a collaboration of youth summer camp ideas by writer Marisa Patwa, highlights of Newburgh residents enjoying the sun and a guide to planning your next outdoor adventure and must-try places to dine by Wyatt Squires. I would love to hear from our readers as we continue to build a magazine compassing the lifestyles of the town. Please feel free to contact me personally with submissions and ideas to editor@ warricknews.com
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2 BOSTON STRONG ! Newburgh resident competes ! in iconic marathon 6 OUTDOOR DINING ! Check out these patio ! seating for food and drinks 8 CAMPING ! Get outdoors in Warrick County 12 BATTER UP Lis family legacy ! continues with baseball school 14 CAMPS FOR KIDS ! These camps are perfect ! to get kids outside
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18 DIY Get your tips to ! build a rain garden 22 FAMILY BUSINESS ! R4Shoppes brings unique ! home decor to Newburgh area 24 BEHIND THE SCENES ! A Q and A with ! boutique owner Tara Tapp 28 WALKING ON SUNSHINE ! Trip Advisor and the ! Rivertown Trail
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Marathon on television just a year after the 2013 bombing, which left three people dead and hundreds injured, he couldn’t help but let his emotions run free.
IN ICONIC MARATHON
“I was watching the race itself and that’s whenever Meb Keflezighi won the 2014 marathon and an American hadn’t won since 1983,” Howell, 36, said. “To have an American come out and win a year after the bombing, I was a little emotional when he came roaring down the finishing line.” Just five years later and Howell has completed his fifth Boston Marathon, finishing in 121 place out of 30,000 runners in two hours and 31 minutes and 25 seconds — an incredible feat considering only about one percent of marathon runners actually qualify for the Boston Marathon, which took place on Monday, April 15 this year. Jason Howell said his wife, Kate, also encouraged him to start running again after she gave birth to their daughter Charlotte, now 6. They also share son, Leyton, 2, and daughter Meredith, 11 months. “She just wanted to get me to do something more active and have more of a healthy lifestyle, is what it boiled down to,” Jason Howell said. Although Jason Howell has excelled as a runner again in his 30s, he had to condition himself after taking a break from the sport following his high school track days.
“It’s really hard starting again and it sucks, it hurts and I definitely went through the injury bug,” he said. “But, as you continue to do it more, it gets easier and easier. It’s really just one foot in front of the next for quite a while.” Luckily, his role as an accountant with Berry Global actually helped to give him encouragement. “I got on the top running apps and being a numbers person, I got stuck into how can I improve,” he said, “and then watching the improvement from the data, it kind of snowballed from there, and I started pushing the envelope a little bit more.” He also joined a local running group, called NERC, which includes some of the participants who also ran in the Boston Marathon this year. “A lot of us train together as we are getting ready,” Jason Howell said. “It’s not one of those things were you show up and race.” That included getting up at 4 a.m. ever y morning and running around 100 miles a week. Thankfully, Kate Howell, who just graduated with her nursing degree from Ivy Tech, picked up some of the parenting slack so her husband could train. “She is my biggest supporter and I couldn’t do it without her,” Jason Howell said. “I’ll lay
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• The first ever Boston Marathon took place on April 19, 1897 and it is the oldest marathon in the world. • Any runners in the 18-34 age range must finish the marathon in three hours and five minutes if they are a male or three hours and 35 minutes if they are a female. And as the runners get older, that qualifying time is adjusted to reflect that. • The female and male winners of the race each receive $150,000 in winnings. • Roberta Gibb made history in 1966 by being the first woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon. Although she did not run with an issued bib number and for three years of running the race, would jump in after hiding in the bushes. • Kathy Switzer was the first woman to ever participate in the marathon and have a number assigned to her in 1967 because she did not articulate she was a woman on the application. Officials actually tried to remove her from the race but, she still completed it.
in bed at 8 p.m. watching TV and she’s like, ‘Don’t you need to run?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m tired.’ And she’s like, ‘Well, you need to get off your butt and get running.’ She pushes me to be the best I can be.” Other Warrick County runners, who participated in the 2019 Boston Marathon included Brian Joyce, Jason Land and Kyle Sharrer, of Newburgh, and Shawn Smith, of Boonville. Although it was cold, 40 degrees and raining, Jason Howell still remembers the first Boston Marathon he ran in fondly in 2015. “Once you are up there, you kind of lose sight of all the [weather] because you are in something a lot bigger than yourself,” he said. “The race is like nothing else with half a million people cheering and screaming you on even in 40 degree weather.” Most of those in the crowd are in Boston, close to the edge of the race, but the participants actually start the race 26 miles out of the city. “At 9 a.m., they release you and you have to walk a mile to the start line through a residential area, with houses on the side and kids are out there saying, ‘good luck!’ — it’s pretty cool,” Jason Howell said. “Then, they announce all of the elite runners, have a flyover with Air Force jets and then they release you and fire the gun.” Jason Howell said the race includes running through a lot of jam-packed town squares.
“Once we got to the Wellesley women’s college they are all out there getting loud cheering you on,” he said. “And they are drinking from the start of the day, so it gets pretty wild.” Doing well was a top priority for Jason Howell, but one thing that wasn’t on his mind in that first Boston Marathon or any of the others he has ran in after, was fear about another potential bombing. “First off, they do an amazing job with security and there are Boston Police all over the place,” he said. “My view on it is if you sit back and don’t do it, then the people who did the bombing, win at the end of the day, so you kind of have to go on with your life the way you normally would.” Jason Howell is also now passing on his love of racing to his daughter Charlotte, with them running the Newburgh Rivertown Trail 5K together in May. “She is in competitive dance and tumbling, so it’s amazing what she can do at 6-years-old,” he said. “She’s always on me too — ‘Can we go out for a run tonight?’ I want to show her and my other kids that if you work hard, you can get a lot done and she has already adopted that.” Jason Howell said he has no plans of stopping running anytime soon, especially in the prestigious Boston Marathon. “As long as I stay healthy,” he said, “I am going to do it every year.”
• Ibrahim Hussein became the first black man to win the Boston Marathon in 1988. • The marathon began to include a wheelchair division in 1975, becoming the first big time marathon to do so. • Three people, included 8-year-old Martin Richard, were killed in 2013 when two bombs went off right by the finish line. Over 260 people were injured from the blast, which detonated around 2:50 p.m. in the afternoon. Information courtesy of https:// www.infoplease.com/boston-marathon-fact-sheet and https://www.baa. org/races/boston-marathon/results/ history
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OUTDOOR DINING
CHECK OUT THESE PATIO SEATING AREAS FOR FOOD AND DRINKS WRITER: WYATT SQUIRES
In our neck of the woods, summer is all about being outdoors. This is a time to soak up the sunrays and enjoy longer days and warmer temperatures. These dining options offer best of both worlds with the opportunity to enjoy great dishes and beverages with a beautiful view. 6 NEWBURGH MAGAZINE June 2019
Cafe Arazu In the heart of downtown Newburgh is Cafe Arazu’s beautiful outdoor dining patio. With a view of the river along with the featured fountain and plants the patio make sitting outside for a bite or drink with friends feel like you’re having a cozy tea in a garden. Owner Penny Nejad said the restaurant, where its location has been for 10 years in downtown Newburgh, was always meant to be a place for people to come together and enjoy a cozy dining experience. She said the international fare was inspired by her husband’s Iranian heritage and the couple’s travel experiences. Cafe Arazu’s menu of international comfort foods will please any craving with options from the J. Street Newburgh sandwich to specialty cocktails and a hummus plate. Plus, the patio experience seems to enhance each dish on the menu. The restaurant is also bringing on some new additions to include even more fusion dishes with a Korean Banh Mi which already blends Vietnamese and French cuisine, a Japanese-style Ponzu Mahi Mahi, a French and Spanish duet with a Filet Mignon paired with grilled shrimp Romesco and a South American steak and potatoes featuring beef medallions with chimichurri sauce and fried yucca root. To cap off Cafe Arazu’s outdoor dining allure, ever y Thursday the restaurant hosts live music from the patio with a featured singer songwriter for another reason to relax and enjoy the restaurant’s gorgeous patio and delicious menu. For more information, visit Cafe Arazu’s website at www.visitarazu.com or to make a reservation call 812-8422200.
Knob Hill A Newburgh staple for nearly 80 years, Knob Hill is the perfect place for summer eats and drinks. Known for their catfish fiddlers, Knob Hill also boasts a rotation of seven craft beers on tap and over 100 fine bourbons in stock. Owners Dan and Karson Kollker said the restaurant has more than catfish. Handmade pizzas, steaks and fried chicken livers add even more depth to the traditional tavern fare offered. Knob Hill’s outdoor terrace gives the perfect place to enjoy a meal or a drink. The covered deck area offers a cozy spot to take in a meal or some drinks with friends and family. In addition to the restaurant and outdoor terrace, Knob Hill now also includes the Knob House event space. The original house on the property was remodeled to hold about 40 people both indoors and on a patio for parties, meetings or other events. For information about Knob Hill visit their website at www.knobhilltavern. com or call 812-853-9550. For information about Knob House, call Jamie Elliot at 812-499-8880, send an email to knobhouse@gmail.com or visit the Knob House on Facebook.
Fiesta Acapulco Outdoor dining is at it’s finest at Fiesta Acapulco. Not only is the restaurant’s outdoor patio situated perfectly over the pond and fountain with a small songbird enclosure, but the restaurant also offers a floating dock and playground for even more entertainment. Owner Melvin Ortez said the outdoor space is the passion of his wife Blanca who spends time and money perfecting the outdoor space. Ortez said they love children, and with two boys of their own, he learned that adding features for children offers parents an opportunity to relax and enjoy a good meal outdoors.
Plus, Fiesta Acapulco has an enclosed patio and indoor kids room that are climate controlled and open year round. If the amenities aren’t enough, the sprawling menu is designed to appease any craving. Unlike many Mexican-inspired restaurants, Fiesta Acapulco has many veggie options from broccoli to asparagus, and also features a wide variety of fish and seafood. Altogether, Fiesta Acapulco is the perfect spot to take a mini vacation for lunch. For information or to make reservations, visit their website at www.fiestaacapulco.com or call at 812-858-7777.
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FISHING WRITER: WYATT SQUIRES
It’s summer break and time to take the family outdoors, but don’t fret about breaking the bank or those long road trips. While Indiana and neighboring states have a lot to offer for camping and fishing, stick nearby and enjoy several local options for a quick weekend excursion or Saturday afternoon fishing lesson with the grandkids.
Miles Landing
Scales Lake
Miles Landing is a less known spot for both RV camping and tent camping, and offers a cabin for those looking to stay off the ground. Located off New Harmony Road near Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area, the 28-acre park offers an escape that is quiet, refreshing and close to home. For more information or to make reservations, check out the park’s website at www.mileslanding.online or call 812-457-6447.
Scales Lake is the perfect option for a quick weekend getaway with the family. Nestled northeast of Boonville, Scales Lake Park offers a 66-acre lake for boating and fishing, a beach area for swimming, a petting zoo, hiking trails and biking trails. With options of cabins, utility-served campsites or primitive camping, Scales Lake can help get the whole family on board for a camping trip. For more information or to make reservations, visit the Scales Lake website at www.warrickcountyparks.com/ scales-lake-park/.
Lynnville Park
Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area Blue Grass is one of the best outdoor gems in Warrick County. With space to experience all of nature, Blue Grass is the perfect place to hop on a boat or set up on ground and catch a few fish. The entire 2,532 acres of land was previously strip-mined and features 28 pits and lakes for a total of 600 acres of water. Outdoor enthusiasts may already be familiar with Blue Grass, but with seven boat ramps and common possibilities of largemouth bass, black and white crappie, catfish and muskie or even bluegill, redear and river species, it’s a must for summer fishing excursions. For information, check out DNR’s webpage for Blue Grass at www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3099.htm.
Lynnville Park is another perfect option to get far enough away to call it a trip, but stay close enough to home to not be exhausted by the travel. With options for both RV and tent camping and a sprawling 275 main lake for fishing and boating, Lynnville Park will get you in tune with nature. The wooded area surrounding the lakes at the park is home to whitetail deer, quail, rabbits, squirrels, muskrat, wild turkeys, Canadian geese, beaver, ducks, songbirds and maybe a red fox. The park was also established on previously strip-mined land and the main lake promises large mouthed bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. The lake features a concrete boat ramp, handicapped fishing pier, and a boat dock. For more, head over to the Town of Lynnville’s webpage for Lynnville Park at townoflynnville. com/lynnville-park/.
Fishing all around Don’t forget that there is public access to many other fishing options including City Lake in Boonville, the pond at Vann Road Park north of Newburgh, the pond at Chandler Park and at access points to the Ohio River at the Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh.
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BATTER UP! WRITER: JULIE ROSENBAUM-ENGELHARDT
LIS FAMILY LEGACY CONTINUES WITH BASEBALL SCHOOL When “Big Joe” Lis was undergoing cancer treatments and no longer going to his baseball school, his granddaughter Jackie was too little to go to school. Despite his condition, grandpa would pick Jackie up in the morning and she would hit balls off the tee at the school. Joe Lis Sr. started Joe Lis Baseball School off Burkhardt Road in Evansville in 1991 because he wanted Joe Jr., and his brother, Jim, to play on baseball teams that were competitive. ‘”He wanted us to play with other kids that could play so we could compete at a great level,” said Joe Lis Jr. “So he took me and my brother and a group of our friends and started working with us at our garage at our house.” Joe Jr. said they put up a tarp to hit into off a tee and soft toss drill. The kids kept working out with Joe during the fall and winter workouts. The first five or six years Joe Sr. used a kerosene heater to heat the garage and was losing money. “He started charging the kids $5 a month to help pay with the kerosene bill,” Joey explained. The concept became a pretty good business and Joey helped him for about 15 years until his dad got sick with prostate cancer. They took over for Joe Sr., who passed away in 2010, and have carried on his tradition. “Big Joe” started a legacy that has shown no signs of abating. He played in the majors for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and one year in Japan. He finished his career for the Evansville Triplets in 1979, the year they won the AAA pennant. This is how the Lis family, originally from New Jersey, came to make their home in Newburgh. GROUP THER AND A AND MY BRO E ITH US AT M W K G O IN TO “SO HE ARTED WORK ST D AN S . D JR N LIS OF OUR FRIE USE.” — JOE E AT OUR HO OUR GARAG
Joe Jr. and Jim played baseball at Castle High School while sister Becky played softball for the Knights. Joe advanced to the AAA level in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization and was a AAA All-Star. He also played for Buffalo, the Cleveland Indians’ AAA team. “I decided after that year (with Buffalo) to give it up and just help dad with his baseball school,” Joe Jr. said. Jim played collegiately at Murray State University. Becky played softball for Southern Illinois University and was later named to the SIU Athletic Hall of Fame. They still run the baseball school like their dad wanted. “It’s a place where we get to know the kids and their families.” Joey said. The Lis family is still going strong in our town. Jenna, Joe’s oldest granddaughter and Joe Jr.’s oldest daughter, is an all-state catcher for Castle’s softball team and signed with the University of Evansville. After high school, she wanted a small school environment as well as being close to home, her father said. Younger sister Jackie is the starting shortstop on Castle’s varsity as a freshman. Becky has a 17-year-old son who plays football for Castle as well as a 15-year-old son who plays football and baseball at Castle as well. Jimmy Lis has a 12-year-old son, Landin, who plays baseball in Newburgh and is on a travel team with the sons of former Evansville Otter Marty Watson and former UE All-American Pat Schulz. All the grandchildren being so competitive would make Big Joe really proud. “I wish he would have been around to see his granddaughters play,” Joe Jr. said. “I know he would have been extremely proud of their work ethic and love of the game.” Joe Lis Baseball School is still in the same location as when the school began and Joe Jr. teaches many of the kids of the people he taught, which makes him feel old sometimes. They all have nice things to say about his dad. Mom Sue Lis never missed a game when Joe, Jimmy and Becky played, and attends all the grandchildren’s games. She is the cheerleader for the Lis family. Real players who can help young students reach their goals work at the baseball school.
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KIDS WRITER: MARISA PATWA
Summer camp is all about having fun and making memories and friends. Here in Warrick County, children of all ages have all kinds of options of the most sporty, recreational, brainy, crafty, artistic and scientific adventures to choose from thanks to summer camp options at Angel Mounds on the Evansville/Newburgh border, Blue Heron Farm in Chandler, The Foundry Center for the Arts in Newburgh and Scales Lake in Boonville. And for any child athletes craving some playing time, the Warrick County schools are also hosting plenty of sports camps as well this summer thanks to the Tecumseh Volleyball Camp and Boonville Youth Soccer Camp. So what are you waiting for? Sign your kids up now!
Angel Mounds Wish you had survival skills like Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games?” Want to learn what it was like to live in the Roman Empire or learn to play Muggle Quidditch and train dragons? Or do you just want to ride down a 70 foot long slip and slide? From the Wizards Academy and the Rowdy Romans to SurvivorKid and Junior Crime Scene Investigators, Angel Mounds, located at 8215 Pollack Ave, Evansville, In., 47715, is hosting weeklong sum-
mer camps for any creative kid. While those who just want one day of fun can try their day camps, which include Extreme Engineering, Angel Mounds at the Movies and Science with a Sweet Tooth to name a few. According to the Angel Mounds camp brochure, brainiacs and “candy lovers” alike will love the Science with a Sweet Tooth camp on July 31, which will allow kids to “explore how sugar can become sticky,
slimy, gummy candy and watch sweets dance, grow and explode!” Sounds like a sugary sweet time. These camps run from June up until August. Your child can then end their summer of adventures with Camp Overnight: Night at the Museum from Saturday, Aug. 3 to Sunday, Aug 4 with games, fireworks, s’mores, and a weenie roast. To register, visit https://ismhs. syncedtool.com/shares/file/30d2b576b58e15/.
The Foundry Center for the Arts For children who are more artistically inclined, The Foundry Center of the Arts, located at 8255 Bell Oaks Dr, Newburgh, In 47630., is hosting camps all summer long for children ages 7 through 12. According to their website, they have have full day and half day options “in everything from triple threat and storybook writing to puppeteering!” Each camp also includes “Biblical teachings” to explain how their “gifts as artists can be used for the glory of God.” The Puppet Playmakers camp lasts from June 3 to June 7, the Write this Way, Storybook Illustration and Storybrook Adventures Writer’s camps take place from June 10 to June 14; the Triple Treat and Great Artists camp lasts from June 17 to June 21; the Improv and Behind the Scenes Theatre camp takes place from June 24 to 28 while the Visual Arts and Summer Musical Theatre camps take place from July 8 to Aug 3. For more information about camp prices and to register, visit https://foundryarts.org/2019-summer-camps/. flip
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Blue Heron Farm and Riding Academy Is your child an animal lover or are they interested in riding horses? Then the Blue Heron Farm And Riding Academy, located at 733 Inderrieden Rd, Chandler, IN 47610, is the perfect place for them to explore those interests in a fun and creative way. The SUPERHEROES-JUNE HORSE EXPERIENCE will be on June 15 and it is a two-hour monthly workshop for kids ages three to 12. Children will learn lessons on grooming and saddling and horse riding through an obstacle course. They will also play superhero games, make their own superhero cape and mask craft, do a coloring activity book, and be provided a snack and bottled water for a cost of $30 per child and $25 each for each additional sibling. Your child will get extra splash worthy as they learn to give a horse a bubble bath during the BUBBLE BATH TIME! WORKSHOP on July 27. Blue Heron also hosts the classic HORSE LOVER’S CAMP with sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 3-6, June 17-20 and July 22-24 and the Farm Camp on June 10-13, June 24-27 and July 29-Aug for children ages 7 through 15. The cost is $275 a week and all campers will get a camp activity book, T-shirt and downloadable pictures. At FARM CAMP, children will enjoy their mornings riding horses and spend their afternoons playing with the chickens, ducks, goats, and potbelly pigs with a chance to bottle feed baby goats and milk momma goats. And for the tinest of tots, Blue Heron’s newest session for the summer season, LITTLE BRITCHES, is the perfect camp for children ages 4 to 7. This day-long camp costs $35 a day per child and an adult will need to accompany them. Children can also come for all four days, which are July 16-19 and can receive a free camp T-shirt. For more information, or to register for any of these camps, visit: www.blueheronridingacademy.com/ summer-camp.
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Scales Lake For a summer full of kickball, crafts, hiking, playing at the beach and sports, Scales Lake Camp in Boonville is hosting their 2019 WeekLong Play Dates Camp again from 8 to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday from June 3 to Aug. 2 this year. The cost is $80 per child weekly and is due along with a $25 non-refundable deposit the Monday of the start of camp. If a child is
registered for more than one week, the cost is $75 per week after, while it’s $60 per week for a sibling. Any payment made after Monday will be assessed a $10 late fee per child. All applications are available either at the Scales Lake park office, located at 800 W Tennyson Rd, Boonville, In 47601 or by your child’s Warrick County school. For more information, visit https:// www.warrickcountyparks.com/scales-lake-park/ around-the-park/summer-camp/.
SPORTS CAMPS Boonville Youth Soccer Camp Children in grades K-7 can participate in the Boonville Youth Soccer camp from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. from 24 to June 27 at the Boonville Middle School Soccer Fields. The registration fee is $45 and is due on June 24. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.warrick.k12.in.us/about/camps/ BMSSoccer.pdf
Tecumseh Volleyball Camp Tecumseh Volleyball Camp will take place for 1st through 4th graders from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5th through 8th graders from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from Monday, June 10 to Thursday, June 13 at Tecumseh High School. The cost is $40 per player and $15 for any extra children. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.warrick.k12.in.us/about/Camps/THSSoftball.pdf
Hiking
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WEEKEND GETAWAYS in the great OUTDOORS
By 2015, the United States was home to nearly 240,000 miles of hiking trails on federal and state lands. Hiking opportunities also are abundant in Canada, where the 2016 General Social Survey found that 44 percent of Canadians go hiking in a given year, making it the country’s most popular outdoor activity. Hiking is a rewarding, healthy hobby that also happens to be free, which can be especially appealing to budget-conscious parents. When exploring potential hiking destinations, parents should look for parks with kid-friendly trails. Many parks have paved trails on flat surfaces, which are ideal for families with small children.
Rivers/lakes Escaping to a nearby river or lake for a day on the water can make for a memorable, family-friendly getaway. Look for activities like fishing and bring your own rods or rent from nearby bait and tackle shops. If cruising is more your family’s style, look for boat tours that offer a chance to explore local history while giving the whole family a chance to relax on a boat and soak up some sun.
Zoo/aquarium According to the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, there are more than 220 accredited zoos and aquariums in the United States and Canada. That makes it easy for families that live just about anywhere to plan day trips to local zoos, where they can spend the day soaking up some sun and marveling at exotic wildlife. Zoos and aquariums with outdoor exhibits make for wonderful, family-friendly weekend getaways.
Theme parks Theme parks make for a great weekend getaways for families. Many theme parks even offer rides and attractions for young children, but parents should call ahead to confirm this before planning their trips.
Historic Rockport Indiana A Quaint Little River Town
Plan a visit to the Rockport Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum Bring the past to life in Historic Rockport Indiana Open May 1st- Oct 31st Mon-Sat 9-4 Sun 12-4 Off season by chance or appt. 928 Fairground Dr Rockport IN
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Heritage Day Oct 26th Treemendous Christmas in the Village Dec 7th For a complete list of events visit www.lincolnpioneervillage.com fb.me/LincolnPioneerVillage June 2019 NEWBURGH MAGAZINE 17
HOW TO BUILD A
RAIN GARDEN WRITER: CAROL HICKS SCHAEFER
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LOCATION, LOCATION
In planting a rain garden, the most important consideration is location. This is part of the fun. Get your rain gear on and walk around your yard in a rainstorm. Observe how rainwater flows through your yard. Most of the rain will soak into the ground but take note of where the water drains from your concrete areas or your roof. Is there erosion or standing water?
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DIGGING
Here are just a few tips for planning your rain garden. You will be digging a shallow depression (6 inch to 12 inch maximum depth). Make sure the spot you choose will dry in 48 hours (preferably 24 hours or less).
CREATE THE FOUNDATION
Be sure to use deep-rooted plants and surround them with soil amendments such as compost. Design your landscape feature to be natural, formal or a blend and to integrate into your existing landscape.
For many people, digging in the garden is one of their favorite forms of recreation. The task provides a diversion from long hours of the workweek and is a form of relaxation and enjoyment. Have you thought about the effect your gardening has on your neighbor? After reading and studying rain gardens, I feel enlightened. For most people, you probably only think about rain water runoff when you have a yard or street that is flooded. Where you drain your downspouts, the use of an irrigation system and where it drains along with unusual rain weather all contribute to pooling and puddling yards, as well as, overflowing ditches and storm water sewers. This brings us back to planting flowers and shrubs in your yard that can help with erosion problems created by too much water. A rain garden is a garden with a 6- to-12-inch depression designed to catch rainwater runoff from your yard. The plants used in your rain garden are ones with long deep roots that don’t mind living in a wet area occasionally. Rain gardens provide habitat for birds, bees and butterflies while creating a colorful landscape. By soaking up the rain where it falls, rain gardens slow the water runoff, help prevent erosion and remove pollutants such as potassium and nitrogen that we do not want in our rivers.
PICK YOUR PLANTS
Finally, there are many sources for choosing appropriate plants. Do you enjoy annual planting of flowers or do you prefer perennials that come up every year? While there are many native plants that are a great choice, there are non-invasive non-native plants that can certainly be used.
KEEP IN MIND
Is your garden in the sun or shade or partial shade? There are charts available to share with you the height, spread, bloom, flower color and fruits. Since this is a rain garden, it will be important that your plants take medium to wet conditions.
TADAH!
Enjoy the beauty and the color you have just created in your yard. Also, remind yourself that you just completed a positive project for your community and your neighbors. Being conscious about how we effect our environment is important, but can also be fun.
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I always have said that if I could afford to, I would move to L.A. and never have cold and snow in my life again. While I still feel that way, now that the season has changed, I am euphoric. Perhaps I would not appreciate the warmth if I did not have to go through the tribulations of winter. Now that the freezing cold is gone, running is so much more fun and less of a job. Putting on leggings, running pants, layering a longsleeve shirt over short sleeve shirt and sweatshirt, followed by a stocking cap, made for a job before I left the house. Now, all of a sudden, I can put on my running shorts, running top with a sleeveless shirt over top, sneakers and sunglasses and I am ready for my run. This is a wonderful difference. Another wonderful thing about the warmer weather is that I can turn on my television and watch baseball. I can see my Mets. Good or bad, they are my home team. I have become friendly with many of the Cardinals and Melody Yount, who is a media relations representa-
tive for the Redbirds, who even came here to visit. Baseball is still America’s game, even though football seems so important to people. On Jackie Robinson Day, every player on every team wore his number 42, which is retired. Only on that special day is it worn. I love baseball. My daddy had me watching it before I could even walk. Now the high schools are playing baseball and kids are outside with their bats and balls and it feels like home. I am getting a chance to see my neighbors such as Judy, Terry, Brennan and Lou, who I do not see often in the cold. Now they are out mowing and sprucing up their homes, and a smile and a wave is always nice. Even the local dogs are out to say, “hi.” My dog Spencer sees Bella, Cooper and Gilbert, who he loves. I think four-legged friends are happy to be out more and enjoy socializing. The lawns are green and flowers and trees are popping up and you cannot help but feel better. My favorite running place, Friedman Park, is full of walkers, bikers, runners and dogs. With the season change, it is almost like the earth opened up again for so many people. I know my friends who golf are in seventh heaven as well as the tennis players and those who want to walk by the river and enjoy nature’s beauty. Yes, winter can be beautiful and fall is always full of foliage of exquisite colors. However, to me, there is nothing like the freedom of warmth and neighbors and not shoveling the driveway. When my son calls to say it is 65 degrees one night and he is cold and putting on the fire, I want to kill him. So, as I leave with Spencer and my husband to go run and take in some sun and exercise, I am thankful for the carefree, warm days of spring and summer. To quote my favorite band ever, “Here Comes The Sun.”
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“We love unique statement pieces that enhance your living space and give you that happy, excited feeling every time you enter the room,” Rita Meeks said. “It’s great to give each room its own unique personality or theme. That finished, contented feeling is a wonderful thing to accomplish in your home. We also like shopping to be a fun experience, so we try our best to make our shops a fun place to visit.” Rita’s four daughters have all helped with their own special talents as they opened each of these shops, Jessica with them full-time. “When we go to market, some of the other daughters go along, our tastes are all so different that we end up with quite an array of items at the shops,” Rita said. The most impor tant thing that a shop can offer is variety and R4Shoppes there is definitely something for virtually everyone’s taste and style.
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Tara Tapp decided to open her Three Oaks Lifestyle Boutique in Newburgh after being victimized by corporate downsizing. And after years of unhappiness in her professional career, she decided to do something drastically different. “I have a habit of taking on large scale projects, ideas, such as starting non-profits, fundraising events, being on the ground level of a charter school, a Tri-State cancer prevention study and my most recent project was a holiday artisan market (Urban Cellar Market) to fill my creative, big picture side to see if it is something I enjoy and most importantly, does it benefit others in some way,” Tapp said. “I have always had a very strong desire for entrepreneurship and a passion for design, but I didn’t have any formal education in either one so I wasn’t sure how to connect the dots. After spending years working on various projects and taking risks I felt like it gave me the confidence to put my ideas into action.” As a result, she started Ball & Twine Candle Company four years ago, which opened up several doors for her creatively and led to her opening Three Oaks.
Q: What did you do before? A:
“Before I became an entrepreneur, I worked in corporate America for 25 years in the areas of banking and finance, then transitioned into non-profit. My last employer was the American Cancer Society, where I was the Director/Market Manager for Southwest Indiana.”
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Explain what you have at Three Oaks and what is unique?
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“We consider ourselves a lifestyle boutique because we offer a variety of items that add a stylish, yet comfortable sophistication to your everyday life. We offer modern home décor, quality jewelr y pieces, unique gift items, music, stylish clothing and of course the popular Ball & Twine Candles. We still hand-make ever y single candle. We also stock the popular doTerra essential oils and are adding a beauty/skin care line as well. “We offer two things that are truly special. 1. Our style — customers are always telling us that our style is unique to everything else around here. 2. Our customers love our shopping environment. According to our loyal customers, we offer a comfortable, relaxing shopping experience that does not over whelm the consumer. An escape, if you will. The overall feel of the shop, the smell of Ball & Twine candles burning, the noise of soft jazz, the visual appeal and genuine camaraderie. People come in as customers and leave as friends. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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Q: Do you cater to all ages and all tastes? A:
“We mainly cater to men and women between the ages of 35 to 65, but are finding that we are attracting all ages and types for gift buying and home styling.”
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When did you open and what would you like to tell future patrons?
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“Our first day open to the public was March 15, 2019. Our official grand opening celebration was April 13. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In May, we began hosting informative events around a variety of topics on all things lifestyle, so look for those on our Facebook page under the events tab. We also plan to add interior designs services in the very near future.” Tapp was born and raised on the West Side of Evansville, graduating from Reitz High School and the University of Southern Indiana, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Public Relations. She lived in South Florida for years, before returning to the Newburgh area eight years ago. She is a small business and non-profit advocate and has spent much of her adult life supporting and promoting both. Her and her husband, Chris, are members of the Warrick County Chamber of Commerce and hope to become huge assets to the Newburgh community. Chris is a singer/songwriter and national recording artist. His band, The Cold Stares, can be heard on Spotify, Amazon and iTunes. His music has also been featured on ESPN, Disney, Monster Energy, the NFL and more. They have three children and two fur babies. Her father and mother, Rodger and Karen Poole, often help her in the shop. At Three Oaks, the Tapps are adding even more of an eclectic feel to downtown Newburgh.
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WALKING ON SUNSHINE TRIP ADVISOR AND THE RIVERTOWN TRAIL WRITER: CAROL HICKS SCHAEFER
Most people don’t google Trip Advisor for their hometown. If you have a free weekend with beautiful weather, Trip Advisor has insights that will help map out a fun weekend here in Newburgh. I Googled The Rivertown Trail and was pleased to see that visitors had taken the time to review this extraordinary feature of the Town of Newburgh. “We took a chance we’d find a place to stretch our legs along this river while traveling. We were surprised to find this gem,” Rebecca H. wrote on Trip Advisor this past March. “We walked quite a ways both directions. What a wonderful place. We saw all ages, moms with strollers, family’s on bikes, elderly, people walking dogs, it is a beautiful area, well kept. The area is fortunate to have such a great place to walk and ride bikes away
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from traffic.” Rebecca isn’t the only person going to the website to review our destinations. “Beautiful corridor in Newburgh Indiana for connecting with outdoor space and gentle terrain,” Username 434brendar commented. “You can stroll, jog or cycle along the riverbanks of a historic community on the Ohio River.” The Rivertown Tail was constructed in two phases. In 2009, the Riverfront Walkway was completed with dreams of adding to the trail. An extended Trail and the newly installed historic bridge was dedicated November 2011. Today the trail is approximately 2.5 miles one way from the new Lock
and Dam to the Gene Aurand Trailhead at Frame Road, Yorkshire Drive and Hwy 662. Charles and Catherine (York) Hester donated the land for the Gene Aurand Trailhead. At one time the Yorks owned most of the surrounding area. The York Hester Estuary at the Trailhead was just recently dedicated and is just one of the special places along this trail that you can sit and reflect. Flash-forward to 2019, Warrick Trails has provided the monies needed to match the INDOT/LPA grant (Indiana Department of Transportation/Local Public Agency grant) the Town was awarded. Construction is underway for phase three, the Trail Extension, which will add another 1.5 miles and connect with the Baseball fields in front of Mulzer Crushed Stone. As some point, a new Trailhead will be added at this location.
Construction will be complete by fall, along with improvements to the Aurand Trailhead Building. A coat of paint will carry-on the retro gas station theme and the red stripe will match the red of the historic bridge. The bathroom will be refurbished and a new handicap access bathroom will be added. A shed addition will provide much needed shade and seating. Vanderburgh County has started a lane reduction on Covert that will allow for bike lanes on the north and south side of the street connecting eventually with the Rivertown Trail at Pollack. This is all part of a bigger vision of Warrick Trails to provide a donor-supported trail system that connects neighborhoods, schools, parks and retail establishments. Biking, walking and running trails promote and encourage healthy lifestyles where residents get outdoors and take in nature.
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