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LANDMARK CLOSES...
Spirit of Service Continues
Bob Caesar (right, top) assisted customer Dave Himmel in select-
ing a new watch during the closeout sale of Endris Jewelers on
Spring Street in New Albany. A landmark in downtown for 134
years, Bob and his wife, Jean, will close the doors when merchan-
dise has been sold. Both Bob and Jean have lent extensive per-
sonal and corporate support to area businesses and organizations
for decades.
Jean Caesar proudly placed the valuable clustered strand of
pearls from Endris Jewelers on Jill Peden, who won the drawing
in December at One Southern Indiana's Pearls of Wisdom Break-
fast Series. At left is Leslie Lewis-Sheets, speaker at the fnal 2014
breakfast, and Wendy Dant Chesser, president and CEO of One
Southern Indiana. As a token of its appreciation for Endris Jewel-
ers' generous donation of a pearl item to be given away in each
of the series' four years, One Southern Indiana presented Bob
and Jean with an assortment of toys for them to then give away,
which is one of their many community service projects each year.
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LASTING GIFTS...
With more to come
Kathy and Don Smith of Floyds Knobs posed next to one of several original paintings
which they donated for a newly created, permanent display at the Paul W. Ogle Cul-
tural and Community Center at IU Southeast recently. It was painted by her grandfa-
ther, James L. Russell, a beloved local artist. The Smiths spearheaded eforts to establish
The James L. Russell Wonderland Way Collection featuring paintings by artists who
were part of that movement in the early 1900s to preserve the history and heritage of the
region's art.