I'm Back, with BACK TO BACK - I'VE GOT YOUR YOUR BACK, FRIDAY STORIES

Last Friday I was doing a walk through in a short sale and I foolishly parked across the street of the house we were checking on.

Why foolish?

I was greeted by a large dog that came up aggressively to my passenger window- a Doberman that was frothing at the mouth to be exact! He was frantically trying to get into the house on the side of the street that I parked.

I waited for him to go around the side of the house before I opened the door and crossed the street with my back turned to the dog. (not exactly the smartest thing I have done lately!)

As I neared the top of the driveway to open up the house we were checking on my buyer all of a sudden yelled, "JUMP INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK!!!" and Tom moved forward to protect me. The frothing Doberman stopped five feet short of saying "hello" to me!

I never opened a lockbox so fast in my life as Tom(my buyer) had my back looking out for a return visit from the Doberman. Tom immediately called animal control as the neighborhood elementary school was about to let out and children would be walking past the house with this aggressive dog still on the loose.

I still had a problem when we were finished of how to get back to my truck without the dog paying me a return visit. That was solved with the arrival of animal control!!!

THANKS, TOM FOR HAVING MY BACK!!!

Yesterday I visited the courthouse and then the county records building to do deed research for an incredible property that we just re-listed. It is almost 50 acres of wooded land with a stream that has a 2500 square foot ranch house with outbuildings located at 4125 North 300 West in West Lafayette, Indiana.

I went to pay for the deed copies in the recorders office and handed the staff member a $20 bill. There was a question about one of the deeds so they suggested I go next door to the auditor's office and discuss the matter with them. I left the $20 bill with the staff member and she said to come back and pay her when I received the information I needed about the deed copies next door.

It turned out I needed two more deed copies so I went back to the recorder's office and paid another staff member the $12 they needed in cash and then walked away.

I met the original staff member in the hallway returning from break and she asked me if I received my change back from the $20 bill I gave her.

I HAD FORGOTTEN I HAD ALREADY PAID HER before I went next door to the auditor's office and the $20 bill was still laying on the counter by her workstation!

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE $20!!!!

Thank you Tippecanoe County Recorder's Office you sure had MY BACK!!!!

Ginkgo Biloba anyone????

PFCU opens 10th branch bank at IVY TECH in Lafayette, Indiana

PFCU President Bob Falk (far left) and IVY TECH Chancellor David Bathe (left) look on as Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski and State Representative Sheila Klinker share the podium and address the crowd at the PFCU ribbon cutting ceremony at the IVY TECH campus in Lafayette.

The PURDUE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION partnered with IVY Tech Community College to bring financial services for the students and faculty at IVY Tech.

PFCU has partnered with the IVY Tech staff to bring financial education information to its students at the Lafayette campus.

The PFCU branch is across from the student lounge and it offers free checking services and a debit card to students and staff who open a new account with PFCU.

IVY Tech Chancellor David Bath(right) and PFCU President Bob Falk cut the ceremonial ribbon with PFCU Ivy Tech branch bank employees.

*****Disclaimer ******

---The author of this blog is a PFCU member and has an unbelievably talented and beautiful daughter who works at the new PFCU branch bank at IVY Tech.

---The author did also consume numerous cookies at the reception refreshment table, but NOT as compensation for this blog post. ^_~

Speechless Sunday: Nature's shelving at the Tippecanoe Battlefield Bi-Centennial

There were lots of great shots of trees in all their splendor at the Battle of Tippecanoe Bi-Centennial over the weekend. This tree on the east bank of Burnett's Creek caught my eye amid the beautiful red foliage.

BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE (1811-2011) Bi-Centennial is this weekend in Battle Ground, Indiana.

YEP! This IS the place that you read about in your history lesson: "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!"

The BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, November 7, 1811, is viewed by many historians as the opening battle of the WAR of 1812 with Great Britain.

The Tippecanoe Battlefield is recognized as a NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK site.

A full schedule of events is set for Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th starting at 9:00 A.M. each day.

On Monday, November 7th, The Harrison High School band will give a musical performance commemorating the Battle of Tippecanoe starting at 10:45 A.M.

There are many architecturally interesting homes located in Battle Ground within easy walking distance of the Battle of Tippecanoe historic battlefield site.

Battle Ground is located about seven miles north of Lafayette, Indiana

The Tippecanoe Battlefield Monument is dedicated to General William Henry Harrison and the regular army and militia troops that defeated the Native American forces directed by The Prophet.

The beautiful white granite obelisk monument is 103 years old, and stands 90 feet tall.

The battlefield site is currently regaling in all its Hoosier autumn splendor with yellow and orange sugar maples and towering crimson oak trees that that are over 200 years old.

General Harrison positioned his troops to the east(left) on an elevated bluff about 100 to 150 feet from Burnett's Creek.

At this point at Burnett's Creek, Native American forces had to climb a steep bank and then cross a floodplain of about 70 feet before climbing a steep embankment to attack General William Henry Harrison's encamped forces.

You can get an idea of General Harrison's strategic camp site as it sits about 20-30 feet above the flood plain of Burnett's Creek. Harrison was offered protection from the high ground and Burnett's Creek protected his western and northern flank. Harrison's eastern flank was protected by high ground and a swamp below.

There are many interesting lectures and interactive sessions on Saturday and Sunday(starting time 9 A.M) on a wide variety of subjects:

*** Woodland Native American culture

*** Native American foods and diet

*** Natural history of Prophetstown

*** The British partnership with Tecumseh and The Prophet

*** Archaeology of the battlefield site

*** Terrain, geologic features and site conditions at the battlefield.

*** The New Madrid Fault

*** The Battle of Tippecanoe and its place in history

*** Trees of Tippecanoe

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 4-16. Children under 4 are free.

Silent Saturday: Burnett's Creek turns red at the Battle of Tippecanoe battlefield historical site in Battle Ground, Indiana.