612 N. Main
612 N. Main
Lindsay Lacasto
612 N Main welcomes Lindsay Locasto to the turret!
Lindsay's story is down right inspirational! What do yoga, running marathons, French cuisine, Downtown Henderson Partnership and helping others overcome grief from tragedy have in common ... Lindsay Locasto of course.
Get to know Lindsay right here in this episode of 612 N. Main.
Here are a some links to some of the topics we discuss:
- Downtown Henderson Partnership
- 7 Sisters
- Trail Sisters
- Studio 3 (Yoga)
- Charges with Rex Chapman
- Couch to 5K
- Naloxone
- Gordon Ramsay Ultimate Cookbook (This is an affiliate link)
- French Laundry Ad Hoc Cookbook (This is an affiliate link)
Hey guys, welcome to six 12 north Maine. If you're interested in learning more about the Henderson Evansville Owensboro area, well, you're in the right place. This is where you hear the story of us and amazing stories. They are to sit back and relax while we welcome our special guests to the turn. Welcome to six 12. This is Brent
Speaker 2:We're back in, in the torrent and today's special guest is Lindsay LaCosta Lindsay. It's great to have you here and welcome to six 12. Thank you so much for having me today. It's a beautiful day outside. It was a beautiful day in downtown Henderson and you know, a little something about downtown Henderson. But before we get to that, let's start where we always do Lindsay LaCosta. Who are you? So
Speaker 3:Who am I? I am, uh, Lindsay LaCosta. I am a daughter. Uh, I am a granddaughter, a stepdaughter. Uh, I am a older sister. Um, I am the executive director of the downtown Henderson partnership. I love my job. Um, I look forward to going to work every day, which I know. Um, I've been in a position before when that was not the case in a former job. So I love my job and going to work. I'm also a yoga instructor. I've done that now for about 11 or 12 years. Uh, I am a runner. I am a co-founder of a nonprofit organization with six other women. Um, I lost my brother about four years ago, four and a half years ago, um, to it, to an opioid overdose. So we formed a, uh, awareness group bringing awareness to, um, you know, reducing the stigma that's associated with addiction, uh, about four years ago. So that is definitely something that I put a lot of my time to, uh, an efforts towards, but I'm also a, you know, a lover of downtown Henderson,
Speaker 2:Uh, condolences for your brother, what an incredibly difficult challenge we have in the Commonwealth and in the United States. And we'll come back around and talk about that a little bit. Are you a native Henderson?
Speaker 3:No, I grew up across the river. So, um, I was raised in Newburgh, Indiana, uh, in the town of Newburgh right near there downtown, uh, which will always hold a special spot in my heart. It's where I grew up. Um, I went to Western Kentucky down in bowling green. I moved back. I have lived in Evansville, lived in Henderson. So I'm definitely a tri-state girl Hilltop or two. Yes, yes. What'd you study there public relations,
Speaker 2:Of course. Well, uh, you do a great job at it, so they've, they've done an excellent job in training you, so Newburgh is a beautiful little place, right? We love to go over there, uh, on an occasional weekend and we may, uh, of course we eat out here more than anywhere else, but, uh, you know, there are some great restaurants, there are some great shops downtown. Uh, what a, what a cool little Burg
Speaker 3:It is. It is, you know, it's a lot different than our downtown. We have our beautiful wide streets. Um, and we have such wonderful downtown residential areas, right where we are now on north main street, uh, there layouts a little bit different, but unique and charming in its own way. Yeah.
Speaker 2:So, uh, you graduate you're, you're coming back to this area. How did you end up in him? So,
Speaker 3:Um, you know, I came back from Western and, you know, my tail at Western, um, I was a, uh, gal that was having sometimes a little bit too much fun and not knowing exactly what I wanted to do. So I didn't finish my studies at Western. I moved back here, um, again, not, not knowing what I wanted to do yet with my future. Um, and you know, and at that time it was very much press that everyone needed to go to college. Like that was the one and the only thing that you needed to do. Um, so when I came back, I really didn't know what I wanted to do and I fell into and fell in love with, um, yoga. Um, I had started going to yoga and I had started, um, becoming more and more interested and was asked to be an instructor. So I went through training and got my certification to be a yoga instructor, uh, which is what I credit to being able to be in a public space and being able to talk to people in, in that capacity. Um, but it also, uh, you know, I, I took a lot of different kinds of jobs in conjunction with that through a few years. Um, and then I started a job actually at channel 25 in sales. I got into sales, which I liked, and that was over here in Henderson, uh, on, you know, on Marywood, right off the strip. So I was working, working over there, but what brought me to Henderson was, uh, a relationship, you know, growing up in Newburgh, whenever you, uh, I'm one of those people that my only memories of Henderson as a child were driving on the strip. Right. Which is definitely, which is what, you know, in my job now I'm trying, you know, we're trying to make that happen. Right. So maybe a good experience for you, right? Yeah. It was just driving on the strip. And I remember coming over with my grandparents and going to shops and restaurants that run the strip back in the, in the nineties. Um, and then, you know, whenever I moved over here, I was like, wow, this downtown is so wonderful. It's so beautiful. The riverfront is something I still think we sometimes take for granted how lucky we are to be on this beautiful riverfront. Like when I travel places, you know, we're so, so lucky about where we are on the Ohio river. Like the sunsets here, they there's nothing like them spectacular it's it really is something that whenever I go away and traveling, wow, this is nice. But our riverfront really is something really, really special. It's amazing.
Speaker 2:And you pair that with the wide streets and they're fairly flat, but there's a little bit of a rise and fall to them. So when you're out walking, it's like the perfect place now, what is it about these roads and these beautiful houses that we have along the way in downtown, it just feels good to get out and be on them.
Speaker 3:It does, you know, and that the great thing about walking is you can really take in the beauty a lot more than when you're huffing and puffing.
Speaker 4:That's exactly what it is.
Speaker 2:Well, we're going to come back to downtown and we're going to talk a little bit more about that. I do want to touch a little bit on the yoga though. That's pretty cool. I'm interested in that. So you're a trained instructor. That's one of those things you don't have to have a lot of equipment to get into. If you wanted to start, what do you need to do? Right.
Speaker 3:So, so I'll first start off by saying I grew up not being, uh, athletic at all. I'm very clumsy. So, which is why I like sports and activities that involve minimal equipment I E running and yoga. So for yoga, the great thing, all you need is a mat, which is very inexpensive, um, some comfortable clothes, you know, and a little bit of patience. Also, I think, um, a lot, a lot of times I hear people saying I don't like the quiet of yoga. Um, but it's one of those things that sometimes that's what we need the most is the thing that we, uh, resist. Right. You know, um, just being with yourself, finding that, you know, um, stillness and quiet. So it's not just physical. Oh, no. Yeah. You know, when I first started yoga, I did it for the physical. I did it too. Whenever I came back from bowling green and I wanted to shed a couple of the college weight that I, a little bit of that college weight that I gained. Um, but after years and years of doing it, um, or even just shortly after doing it, you realize there's so much more than just the physical aspect. There really is a way to connect, you know, your mind, your body, your spirit people come in to do yoga for the physical benefits. But, um, over time there's so much more of a deeper connection that people can, can get from practicing. Yeah. Amazing.
Speaker 2:So if there was a, like this old dude that, uh, is completely inflexible, has bad knees, uh, is overweight and, uh, wanted to start this kind of thing. Is that something you could compensate for all of those maladies?
Speaker 3:The great thing about, um, yoga there, you know, yoga is for everybody and every body. So there's, oh, there is all different kinds and styles. So there is a style I believe for everybody. And it might, you know, you might start off with just more restorative yoga things just to, especially if you have, um, any injuries, knee injuries, or low back injuries, you know, we have, there's a great studio here in Henderson, uh, and with great instructors and it's, I think it's worth even saying, you know, reach out to Erin, um, and her instructors and, and just say, you know, I'd like to do a first, a private class just to get the basics, if you're brand, brand new, just to get the basics and kind of what to know when you go into a class. Um, and then just, and know that everybody is on a diff a different journey within their practice. And, you know, you have to just realize that somebody there might have been practicing for 10, 10 years, you know, and it's your first 10 minutes. So it's definitely an ego check when you go into a yoga room. So no matter, no matter what. So, cause you'll see somebody that's 65 and just, I guess what you would say is doing every pose as to what you think would be perfect, but there really is no perfect. It's definitely an activity. That's more about progress rather than perfection, which is just a great way to think about a lot of things in life.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. So we'll put a link in the show notes to the studio that we've referenced here so that you can find that if you're interested in that sort of thing, now I'm fascinated that you mentioned that you knew where Henderson was because you drove through it. That's exactly how I got here in the mid to early nineties. I had a friend who was working at TNT drugs when Mr. Marshall passed away and John took the store over and they needed a third pharmacist in, and I had gone to school with Doug bell and Doug ball. I'm sorry, not Doug bell. Nobody wants to buy drugs from Doug bell, but, um, uh, sorry, Doug. Uh, so Doug called me up and he said, Hey, uh, you know where a Henderson is. Right. I said, yeah, I used to drop the word there all the time. So when we have an opening, do you want to, do you want to talk to my boss? And you know, uh, she, a few short days later I had a job and I've been, uh, been here and this has been my home for quite a while because of that, that the opportunity that I knew where a Henderson was, but man, we've got some work to do to, uh, share what we have here. Right. Oh yeah.
Speaker 3:And you know, when people, um, it's great to the riverboats are back. I know everyone, I I'm sure Abby, you know, I know she touched on that. Um, but everyone has such nice kind, um, positive things to say about our community when we visit here. And again, it's when, when we live it every day, we sometimes don't see, um, the charm and, um, just the wonderful quality of life that, you know, especially our, our downtown has and, and the things that people are doing to give back to their community, um, from the people that grew up here to the transplants that, um, fell in love with Henderson and, and wanna contribute and make it a better place also.
Speaker 2:Sure, absolutely. So, you know, I, 69 is going to happen at some point, we're going to have a new front door, we're going to have a new corridor down to, uh, into downtown. Right. So, uh, what is your, what is your vision? What do you, what do you think is going to happen there?
Speaker 3:So, um, our organization, the downtown Henderson partnership, uh, whenever, you know, it's, our organization is 30 years old now. Um, and it was started actually as a project of the chamber of commerce and it was, its focus was the central business district, which, um, for those that don't know that is from water to green street and Washington to forth. Um, you know, and whenever I think of downtown, I include residential to 12th and then also down into, um, the south side of main street and Elm as well. Um, but we really have expanded our scope and what we look at and include second street, which is the gateway district and will be the front door as people come into downtown from 69. So, you know, my vision is to just have that be as welcoming as our downtown is having, you know, beautiful flowers, light pole banners, um, just keeping thing, you know, cleanliness and no litter, things like that, that aren't a lot of effort, but make a really big impact for people as they come into our community. Um, you know, we have great people that have started to put businesses on that second street corridor, new houses going up. So I definitely think it's going in the right direction. And as you know, the years go on and 69 gets closer and closer, I expect for that to continue the great growth there as you cross over the,
Speaker 2:Yeah, you come over the overpass and there's going to be this beautiful revelation. I think so. Very cool. So D H P D downtown Henderson partnership has this 30 year history. It's a very cool group. I don't know how to explain it. It is. It's like this, uh, entrepreneurial spirit has been brought to life and married with the beautiful downtown area. And this is what we have. And there's so many offerings, uh, from the group, from the HP w what's going on these days,
Speaker 3:You know, I am so excited that we are able to plan events again and have those happening. I mean, we have a jam packed summer and I'm so excited. I mean, it's great to be busy doing. I am. Um, you know, whenever he asked who I was, I'm a planner. Um, and I have loved the past six weeks. It's been a lot of, uh, early mornings and later nights planning things. Um, but last year we got to focus on some other, some areas that we maybe had put more towards the back burner. We really focus more on some beautification projects, you know, getting the new Christmas decorations with that went over, um, famously. And we're working with Phyllis Crafton also on getting some new decorations. Um, she's helped us out a lot, getting new Christmas decorations for, for this year even, but, you know, so, but what we have coming up, you know, next Friday, we, we, I found another community that, that did this to this margarita crawl. I was like, oh, you know what? I think that would go over really well in Henderson, right? People are running to get out and it's something summery. So we put the tickets for sale and they sold out in seven hours, seven hours. So the first day gone, uh, calls for winning. So hopefully we'll be able to do another something else like that down the road, but that will be on Friday. And then we have market on Maine, which is a vendor market. And that's been in a few places downtown over the years. Uh, it's been an Audubon mill park and we have moved it to, um, south main street and in front of the judicial center on that section, uh, between first and Washington. And that'll be on Saturday the 22nd from 10 to three. And we have over 50 vendors, uh, regional vendors that will be there selling their artists and goods. So it should be a great, a great event. It went over really well in 2019 when we brought it downtown. So we expect a great turnout. And then we also have next month, the first Saturday in June, which will be porch, right? Yes. Again on south main, right? Yeah. Starting at the library and then going down to Leo and Marietta Peck and Paul's house. And we have 10 homes on the, the Fest porch Fest this year and the homes are so excited. It, they really have made this, their own event, found their own musicians. You know, if you go down south main street, you'll notice the work that a lot of these homeowners are also putting into their landscaping. I was putting yard signs in earlier in the week. And I was like, wow, everybody's lawns look magnificent. So it, it was a great event. And that, you know, I can say that was an event that we talked to, uh, Haney's corner in Evansville. They had started that, and then Owensboro had, had kicked it off. It's actually an event that originated in upstate New York. And it had just spread like wildfire across the country and, you know, our community, I thought, I think this will go over well in Henderson. And the first year mother nature was on our side. We had a beautiful night and people just came out and, and love it.
Speaker 2:Right. And I had to work last year. So I'm super excited to get to go to my first Porchfest
Speaker 3:This time. And, you know, something that makes this event unique. Um, and, uh, we've had a little bit of controversy with it or different. A difference of opinions is we leave the road open on south main street. A lot of our events, you know, there's a lot of road closures, but we leave the road open so that people can drive slowly down the street and take it in. And what ex what happened that we didn't expect is a lot of the nursing homes in town brought their residents. And, and so, so they were able to experience Porchfest and to experience an event in our downtown that normally they wouldn't be able to. So that was something that I really advocated that we left those streets open and maybe, you know, it'll be patrolled a little bit more, um, but nobody was driving fast and just be mindful of the people crossing the street and the pedestrians, but it should, it shouldn't be a problem in it. That was really something special about 2019 that I didn't.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Oh, well, this is going to be very cool. Don't know what it is about Henderson and music, but they're just, they just go together. Right. I can't wait, uh, for handy Fest again, that's going to happen. I'm sure DHP works closely with the handy Fest folks, right.
Speaker 3:Handy festival be here the week before father's day. So, uh, always, I mean, it brings the most people out of all of our events. It brings the most downtown out of all of the events that go on in Henderson, for sure.
Speaker 2:Well, that's excellent. And, uh, if somebody wanted to join the HP, what is the value that, uh, they receive?
Speaker 3:Sure. So we have a couple of different types of memberships. We are a membership based organization. That's partially how we are funded and you, we have businesses that are members, and we also have residents that are members. So for a resident membership, which you, your value, your investment is a hundred dollars. And we have a nice little swag bag for everybody, but you also get a coupon book of great deals from our downtown members. And also we will be doing a couple of VIP events for members only, and you can bring a guest. So those will be happening later this summer, but for businesses, um, you know, we like to work closely with our downtown businesses and merchants. So if they have any specials or sales going on or things that they want to get out into the community, we have a really strong following through our social media and through our newsletter. So we try to get all of that information out to the community, also working with them, if they have, you know, our organization itself works really close with the city. So sometimes we'll have people call our members and ask questions, whether it's about parking, can they put tables outside to eat? So we sometimes make sure that they get in touch with the right person, or if they're, uh, calls for building space. We have listings for that on our website or any homes or condos or downtown apartments that are for lease. We have all
Speaker 2:Of that. Okay. So if you're looking for an awesome downtown apartment, keep an
Speaker 3:Updated list of that on our website, under property.
Speaker 2:And listen, if you find yourself in the position that I did a few years ago, and you are looking for a place to live, and you, you kind of are thinking in the apartment, there is nothing cooler than living above one of those buildings downtown. I lived, uh, uh, above Kurt Hamilton's law office for a couple of years, and it was just awesome. It was great. So I highly recommended if you're looking for an apartment, I reach out to DHV and see what's available.
Speaker 3:You don't remember as we also have, um, a shopping and dining guide and your listing is included in that at no additional cost, which is great, especially this year, now that the riverboats are back whenever the, um, the river boats are able to go and explore a little bit more later this summer, they'll have those in their hand and they'll know where to find your business. So that's something that we really work on, you know, but really a lot of the, the value is a big picture. Uh, you know, these help put the, the investment that you make helps us put on these events that we try to get people to come downtown, not to just come to the event, but to also to come downtown, to spend money, to visit your shop, to know that it's there and to continue to come back. So that is definitely,
Speaker 2:Absolutely. And that's the, one of the reasons why six, 12 north main and premier, pediatrics and wellness, both have memberships with DHV
Speaker 4:Is just a pleasure
Speaker 2:To be a part of that. So, you know, downtown has shopping, it has amazing food and it has this great ambiance and it's just a flat out beautiful place to be. And there's always something going on. It's a great energy down there. So thank you for everything you do there with, uh, with DHV, anything else going on with DHP that you want to discuss? Um, you know, we,
Speaker 3:There are some exciting things coming along also with, um, our July 4th or July 3rd fireworks celebration. We partner with independence bank on that, and that will be happening on the third. This year. The fireworks are back on, on July 3rd. And one of the reasons why we did move it to the third again, our mission is a big portion of our mission is to bring people to downtown Henderson and to have them go to our businesses, to shop, to dine and to spend money. So with it being on the third a lot on the fourth, a lot of those businesses are closed. So this way, it just gives another day for people when they come downtown, they can go and shop and dine as well as stay for the fireworks celebration. Uh, so that will be on the third and at the riverfront. So be sure that you come down,
Speaker 2:Listen and, and, uh, get vaccinated so you can take those mask off and let's all just get back and be able to see faces again. Wouldn't that be nice.
Speaker 3:I, I got mine at Butler's apothecary. It's been over a month ago, so I'm good to go. Very
Speaker 2:Good. Very good. Yeah. So Lindsey you're, you're a runner, right? Uh, yes. Some would say that some would say like a marathon. I have done a couple of marathons. Yes. Do you run every week? Well,
Speaker 3:Okay. So right now I am definitely taking some time off. I did a marathon on April 3rd. Um, you know, I, I know there are people, I was one of those people, if you're listening and you think I hate running, I can't run. I've been there. I was one
Speaker 2:Of those people. And if you can't see it on here, but yes, that's
Speaker 3:Me. I was one of those people until probably my, um, early twenties. Uh, whenever I, after I, you know, yoga actually got me into being more aware of wellness and just taking care of myself, taking care of my body in that through the years that has grown more and more. Um, but it, it did get me into running. And, uh, for me, for years, I just ran solo. I had done a few 5k days and, um, I had done a half a handful of half-marathons just training by myself with plans that I had found online. And again, it was not anything that I was working to be super fast. I just enjoyed the challenge. Um, I am one of those people that whenever I set my mind to something I'm, I'm all in balance is a struggle for me. And sometimes it has, uh, uh, in a good way, but also in a bad way. So, um, whenever I would say, I'm going to do this half marathon. I was going to do it. And, uh, with the marathon that's, that's how it was. But I did, you know, I trekked in a lot of miles on the Riverwalk. Our Riverwalk here is challenging. So if you go out there and you're like, I haven't ran in a long time, I'm going to do this. And it's hard. It is hard. It's, it's hard, you know, and the thing with running is it doesn't, you know, you say, wow, this is getting easier. It's not getting easier. It's still hard, but you're just getting stronger. Your body's getting stronger, you know, you're taking in more, uh, you're, you're gaining that endurance over time. Um, running, I know definitely can pound on the joints, especially if you have those knee injuries, um, or hip injuries, treadmills are definitely a lot less pounding for the joints. Uh, just remember those rescue good shoes. Those are some of my, the things that that helped me. Um, but during my marathon training, I was up to about 50 miles a week towards the end. Um, but I'm pretty injury prone. So, uh, the group that I trained with, I was definitely putting in less miles than a lot of them. Um, I didn't have the experience in this last marathon. I was really working on getting faster during the pandemic. One of the things that I focused on was that I wanted to become a faster, more serious runner. And, you know, when you want to be better, you go and find people that are better than you. And that's what I did. I found a group of people that were, um, encouraging strong, uh, runners, and I chased them a lot, but it made me a better runner.
Speaker 2:That's interesting. Uh, let's talk about different groups of renders. If you're a beginner, you need a good pair of shoes as you, as you've mentioned. Right. And you just, you just launch, or do you like more of the guided approach to like a couch to 5k, kind of a thing.
Speaker 3:Great things about the couch to 5k. I personally, haven't done that. Um, you know, I think sometimes it's good just to be instead of worrying about distance. Um, and I think the couch to 5k is this approach go more for time, like, okay, I'm going to jog for one minute and then I'm going to walk for one minute. Right. And just do that even just for the first week, because when you run, you want, they always advise to stick to a 10% increased role. So don't jump from running five miles one week to trying to run 30 miles the next week. You know, just another thing where you'd just be gradual and have patience, especially if you're like me and didn't have any athletic background, which I did not at all. I mean, I, I did not have, so, um, for me it was definitely gradual over, over a long time, but yes, if go, go to a place that has good shoes, get an invest in a night, good pair of shoes and have patience with yourself again, a little bit at a time, run that minute, walk them in it, and then just increase, you know, run two minutes, walk two minutes or walk a minute. There are so many different things that you can find online for renting first
Speaker 2:Labs out there. And I've used a couple of them and it's awesome because you can stream music through them and they'll tell you when to run and when to walk, you don't have to keep up with all that kind of stuff. So that's kind of cool to get started. I think, well, let's talk about the intermittent runner, the person who's, uh, not a beginner has been doing this for a little while and, and wants to step it up and get to the next level. What do they need to do?
Speaker 3:You know, I think that for a big chunk of the time that I had been running and I would even still put myself in this classification again, be sure that you're watching for injuries, making sure that if something, if there's one thing to run through discomfort, it's another thing to run through pain to where it puts you out for three months, which I've been there and it's not fun. So I would, again, if you're running, maybe sign up for a 5k, such as the street stretch 5k on Wednesday, June 16th, that we're putting on. Uh, and those five Ks are just fun and you don't do it to win it. You know, you just do it to, to complete it, personal victory. Yeah. And that's, what's great about running. You don't have to, you are not in competition with other people with running. You can just be in competition and set up these personal goals for yourself, which is what's makes it great. It's a challenge for yourself that you can set, um, or a goal that you wish to reach. And so many things factor into that goal. Like whether how you feel, um, you know, whenever you are becoming more of that intermittent runner, like you mentioned, I think it's more important to watch diet also, you know, you don't want to go maybe eat a bunch of chips and salsa before you try to run five miles, then it doesn't work well for me anyways. So did you
Speaker 2:Do, let's talk about diet just a second. Did you already know all the information you needed in terms of how to fuel yourself when you started becoming a more serious runner or did you go out and learn that somewhere? Um,
Speaker 3:It was a lot of trial and error, you know, I, um, definitely have made some for a while. I was running. I thought that I did best when I run in a fasted state, like for, cause I, I run first thing in the morning and I think if you are a morning person getting out and just doing it, first thing before you have time to talk yourself out of it is as good advice or that that's what, what helps me. Um, but so I would, I used to think that running in a fasted state, uh, was best for me because I thought, oh, I don't want anything in my stomach. But what I found was, um, that if I had something light on my stomach, I was able to recover faster. I was able to put in a much harder workout and put in more effort and work on those faster speeds rather than trying to complete a workout in a fasted state. Um, so that was just something that I found out through trial and error. And again, working with runners that have, um, a lot more experience than, than I did, um, and taking their advice. And so, you know, for me, it's a banana and peanut butter or oatmeal work work before around just getting those, you know, I think it's unfortunate that the, and I was wrapped up in this for such a long time, the, the low car mentality of, um, you know, but for me, those carbs, those it's, your fuel
Speaker 4:Right carbs are around for a purpose.
Speaker 2:And, you know, you get to do everything in moderation now, do I like a protein rich diet? Yes. And, uh, when you look at me, you don't think this guy knows anything about nutrition. I actually do know a little something about it. Uh, not only for my clinical training, but, uh, I have lost about 45 pounds in the last year. And so, you know, thank you, you got to have all of them. You got to have protein, you gotta have carbs, you gotta have fat, uh, how you mix those. And when you eat, those are important and it turns on and off so many different hormones and other chemicals switches in your body, uh, in terms of when you eat them. But, uh, you know, it is very important in terms of your body chemistry, all right, nutrition lesson over, let the fat guy shut up and hear more from the person across the table here. So when you're not running and you're not doing awesome yoga, and you're not leading the downtown Henderson, uh, partner, uh, partnership, what do you do for fun?
Speaker 3:I love, um, I love to cook. I really love to cook. I love to be outside. Um, you know, last year during the pandemic, uh, I found a group, a national group called trail sisters, uh, that was formed out in Colorado. And this group has different organizations around the country. Last year, I reached out to that organization, trail sisters, and we actually have an organization here now in Henderson trail sisters. So with things picking back up busy with work, I unfortunately haven't been able to put time towards trail sisters, but I love to do the trails out at Audubon. So again, more, more running, but it's, yeah,
Speaker 4:I love those trails and challenging. Some of them can be cool. Yeah, they are.
Speaker 3:It's great to hike. Um, great for a run out there. Um, so I love, uh, I love to travel. So, um, I do have a small dog, Charlie, who is, is very sweet. She, um, is spotted a lot downtown and can be found at my office during the week a lot. But yeah, you and, and we live in, I love to travel, but we have such great things going on in the community that we live in. And there are so many cool things to go and do and see regionally, um, that that's so great. So, you know, and I do have the seven sisters organization that I co founded about four years ago, um, after the passing of my brother. So that is, um, we work with a great facilitator, Elisa, Saif. Um, she is a counselor and therapist and she facilitates our monthly group meetings. We have those actually at the Y WCA over in Evansville. Um, there are some people over there that, that join us that are from Henderson. It's open to everyone. Uh, it's free. Um, we've had great sponsors over the years that have,
Speaker 2:Would someone find that, is there a social media or
Speaker 3:Sisters, you can find us on Facebook. So, you know, our mission is just to first off reduce the stigma that's associated with addiction to advocate the different recovery options that that are out there. You know, Henderson is, um, very lucky to have the warm center and how that is set up, especially, um, with it being affordable. Uh, and the mark center down in bowling green for men, uh, another great facility. So we really tried to advocate for those, um, different recovery options that are out there and where family members can go. Whenever we started this organization, um, back in 2017, we received a lot of questions from the community, as you know, my son or daughter is, you know, suffering with a drug addiction. And I just, I'm struggling, you know, addiction affects the entire family and, um, they didn't know where to go or groups to find. So we try to help link people up with different groups and organizations that are out there and where everybody can find help. Um, and, and that's been a great thing for me and just in my self-discovery with being a part of seven sisters and, um, you know, uh, Lisa SIFA is a wonderful woman and has done a lot of great things for the, the tri-state over the years. Um, but if anyone has questions on where the, when and where those meetings are, seven sisters, the number seven sisters, um, you can find us on Facebook and again, it's, it's free for the entire community and everyone's, well, yeah, what amazing,
Speaker 2:Um, what an amazing mission, uh, that is, and, and so needed as a pharmacist. I see this, um, uh, almost every day where folks have problems and their loved ones, their caregivers just don't know what to do or where to turn. So thank you for doing that. Thank you for bringing that forward and we're going to help get that message out there. We'll certainly post a link to that organization in the show notes. Now, the thing that came to mind as you were talking that a little bit was Naloxone availability. If you're not sure what that is, that's a rescue drug that you can get at virtually any pharmacy. You don't have to have a prescription for it anymore. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a new law that allows pharmacists to dispense that to individuals. So if someone does overdose and you find them, you can, uh, give them a shot. It's kind of like an epi pen in one way, in terms of being able to inject someone or to know spray either one, that drug again is called Naloxone. And if you have someone in your life that you are worried about, who is at risk, please go see your pharmacist and get a dose to have on hand in case something does happen. So when it comes to this organization, do you guys have events or do you have, um, efforts to get the word out? You know,
Speaker 3:We have, so again, we started back in 2017. Uh, and the first thing that we wanted to do was to have a public speaker come, you know, we didn't know what we wanted to do. We just knew that we needed to do something 2017 was a horrible year, as far as the numbers of overdoses and overdose related deaths. And we wanted to have, after we formed our mission, we thought let's get a speaker in. And, um, who better than someone who has walked that, that path through addiction and had come out on the other side, then, um, someone that people knew in the community, and that was from the tri-state the Rex Chapman. So we had Rex Chapman come and he did a, uh, again, it was free for the community. Talk about his past, uh, his past struggles with addiction, with opioids, um, and how, you know, his sports injuries. So we had a lot of teams come in high school teams, even younger than high school kids come in and listen and take in his message. And, and you know, that the room was standing room only. So yeah, it was great. And we, we in the past have done 5k races where, um, definitely more of a family fun or more of just a walk run just to bring families together and to honor loved ones that have passed. We usually have a table set up where people can set up pictures and notes. Um, it's, you know, very moving very sad, but it's a great way to get people that have been through what you've been through. Um, and you don't, you know, I feel like a lot of times people still feel ashamed or embarrassed, um, or uncomfortable about talking about, you know, um, these overdoses and that, you know, all of our group, the girls in our group, our families were all regular families, good upbringing. Um, all of the kids, all of our siblings went to, um, Memorial, high school or castle high school or Washington, Indiana, so good upbringings, a good areas of town. Um,
Speaker 2:And you know,
Speaker 4:It knows yeah, singular group, it doesn't matter
Speaker 2:If you have money, if you don't have the money, if you're a good looking or not, uh, it is a non-biased problem.
Speaker 3:Exactly. Right. And so we've, we've also gone to some high schools and junior high schools in different fairs to talk to kids, um, and have them ask questions. That was one of the things, uh, when we talk about the stigma, uh, we asked when, when we say drug user or opioids, what, what do you see in your mind? And the kids said, you know, those things kind of like a gutter user, somebody that's homeless, somebody that doesn't have family, somebody that's dirty. And that as you know, that's not the case at all. So it's, it's just getting that information out. Knowledge is so powerful and that's really what we're trying to spread and, and just educate, um, everybody on, on that. And I've learned so much from it. It's something that I, every meeting I go to, I walk away with new knowledge and, um, an understanding. Yeah,
Speaker 2:Well, th that's awesome. And I'm glad that's there. Uh, interesting enough, Rex Chapman has decided to start a podcast. He's going to be on iHeart radio podcast, a system. I think the name of it is going to be charges. And as he describes it, he talks about his spectacular, I'm doing air quotes, his spectacular fall from grace, and he's inviting other athletes that have had problems and have had similar issues with him. And, uh, they, they just want to get their message out there for transparency sake and trying to do some good. So look for that. Very cool. So what kind of cooking do you do?
Speaker 3:I love, I love baking. Baking is probably, yes. I love sweets. I love to, uh, which is maybe one reason why I like running also so much because I love sweets just as much. Uh, I definitely have a sweet tooth. Um, and then, uh, I started actually a couple of years ago. I really got into charcuterie board making. So for those that don't know it's as, um, some people in my life would say a fancy cheese plate. Yeah. But delicious plate. My boyfriend sent me a picture of his one day and it was a couple of, um, slices of cheese, some Ritz crackers, and, uh, some carrots and maybe like, I don't know what the meat might be. Maybe like sliced bologna or something like that. There is a for effort. So he did a good job.
Speaker 2:So I think baking is, is, uh, pretty cool. I've not a good baker. I like to cook as well. I'm trying to learn though every time the king Arthur flour, uh, catalog comes around and they used to have a magazine called sift, which is now out of print, but I can find one, I pick one up, uh, I love to try to cook or bake bread. My mother was from Germany. So I have this fond recollection of when, whenever we would go over to see my grandmother, uh, every morning we would walk half a block down to the bakery and get just enough bread for the day. I need some breakfast rolls and bring them back. And it was the best food ever, you know, good bread
Speaker 3:Is, I love a good, like fresh loaf of bread. That's right.
Speaker 2:So, uh, Jennifer and I like to watch a lot of different, uh, cooking shows when we, when we do watch television, which is not very often anymore, but, uh, you know, whether it's, um, uh, Bobby Flay or some of the other guys where we're trying to pick up any tips that we can. So Gordon Ramsey is a, is the latest show we're watching. He has not always been my favorite, but he has this show, uh, from his house or he has his kids help him. And, uh, it's got some great recipes. So we'll see what happens. I've got a new recipe, uh, that I'm gonna try out tonight. So, well, it's a sausage, uh, bake, so there are different, uh, sausages that are, uh, brown. And then you put in some mushrooms and, um, a caramelized, some red onion put in some beef broth and, uh, some red wine, I think. And I'm not sure what else is in there. And then you bake that for a little while. Um, it's kind of like a one-pot meal sort of thing. So yeah, I'm anxious. I'm anxious to try it. So I'm not really sure how that got into this podcast, but there you go, that's a freebie and maybe we'll put a link in the show notes, who knows?
Speaker 4:So that's right.
Speaker 2:So charcuterie boards, um, you know, it's the trend, it's the trend. And, and, uh, I love to go, uh, you know, we try to do as much shopping here at home as we can, but sometimes you just need to go to a specialty grocery store and some, occasionally there's one or two in the Evansville area that we'll go to just for cheese, right. Cheese and mortadella and, and that kind of thing. So, uh, yeah.
Speaker 3:Yeah. I love, like, I know a lot of people really enjoy the delivery of the grocery store, you know, grocery store delivery, um, or drive up to, you know, the grocery and have them deliver it to your car. Not me. I love to grocery shop. I love just, I love going in. I love looking, especially like with the charcuterie boards, it was so much fun. Cause I would have like four places that had different things that, cause again, like to find that special cheese, um, or the charcuterie meat or the right crackers or the, the fruits and vegetables that are in season at some stores and, you know, maybe not another finding those, it, it was just a, it's a lot of fun. I, um, you know, for a while I was selling them and then it got a little bit bigger than what I could manage. Um, time-wise and time-wise and counter space wise. So, so, um, but yeah, you know, it's, and it's something that people like, oh, I can't do that. Yeah. I mean, it's, it's really, um, it's just fun. You just place, you know, use colors and it can be almost a food art, which, which is always fun. Yes. Yeah. And I love, um, different cookbooks and trying to find, you know, I have a, um, a French laundry cookbook, which is a restaurant out in, uh, California. It's pretty popular. And my goal one day, uh, is to make one, to make everything out of the cookbook because it's all very challenging, like French style cooking, which I do not know how to do yet, yet being the keyboard. So that is something on my, uh, to do bucket list is to work through that cookbook. And they have a, um, an ad hoc cookbook, um, for their bakery, which is maybe one that I could, uh, attack first.
Speaker 2:Have you ever been tempted to take culinary lessons?
Speaker 3:I do. Yes. For a while. Um, I did actually wonder if I wanted to ever go to culinary school. Um, that was something for a very brief time. I thought what I want to do this, but it's something I enjoy so much as, um, a hobby that I think I, yeah, don't make it like, that's something that I want to keep as, as a hobby. And, um, I just like to cook for other people and you know, food is definitely, uh, I think making food and giving food is definitely a love language for, for some people. It's always good to see somebody enjoy something that you make.
Speaker 2:Absolutely Lindsay LaCosta, it's been an honor to have you here today. It's been so much fun to getting, getting to know you. I thank you for everything that you do for our downtown Henderson partnership. Thank you for everything that you do with seven sisters and the terrible problem that we have with addiction. Uh, I can't wait to hear more of your tails, uh, and see, uh, and see more of your story on all kinds of social media. And hopefully you'll come back and tell us what's going on with you in the future. I'd love to
Speaker 3:Thank you so much again for having me. It's been great. All
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