South Gibson Star-Times

A-2 Front Tuesday, September 14, 2021 South Gibson Star-Times Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com THIS WEEK Opening on parks board Owensville Parks Board has an opening. Those inter- ested can put their name in for consideration at Town Hall. Family Feud planned Heritage Days will host Family Feud night Sept. 18. Par- ticipating teams are playing for a non-profit or charity of their choice. Teams must designate non-profit or charity at the time of registration. With only eight teams available, sign-up now before spaces run out. Haubstadt's Dump Day set Haubstadt's town Dump Day will be Sept. 18 at the old Haubstadt gym. VFW unveils five youth contests VFW #2714 announced five separate youth contests re- cently. Students will submit their entries to the local VFW Post in Fort Branch by the noted deadline. Competition winners will advance to district, state and national levels. • Voice of Democracy Audio Contest – Grades 9 -12 – Deadline is Oct 31 • Patriot's Pen Essay Contest – Grades 6 -8 – Dead- line is Oct 31 • Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue Singing Contest – Grades K-12 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 • Patriotic Art Contest – Grades 9 -12 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 • Illustrating America Art Contest – Grades K-8 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 Contact VFW Post 2714 at 812-753-4161 for informa- tion/forms or you can visit vfw.org or vfwauxiliary.org. THIS MONTH Cruisin' in downtown Princeton Sept. 24, Southern Indiana Car Club Cruise-in starts at 5:30 p.m., with awards at 8:45 p.m. on Princeton square. Crawleyville Crawl plans Scholarship Poker Run Saturday, Sept. 25 is the Crawleyville Crawl AT V Run. Last year, hundreds of riders and their passengers raised $23,000 for Gibson Southern Scholarships in this one-day event in rural Owensville, located at 6970 S. 1500 W., Owensville. The poker run party has food, raffles, live music, Chinese auction and more. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Oak Grove Cemetery meeting cancelled The Oak Grove Cemetery Board meeting has been can- celled due to COVID-19. Since the board can't have their annual meeting, the board seeks help from the communi- ty. Last year, the cemetery spent $2,640 in just lawn care to take care of the cemetery. For more information, contact Emily Gardner, Treasur- er, Oak Grove Cemetery, 1344 Stonehaven Circle, Boon- ville, IN 47601 or email Oakgrovecemetery1@gmail.com. OCTOBER EVENTS Budget adoption planned The Town of Haubstadt plans to pass a budget at their monthly meeting on Oct. 4. Subdivision discussed County Commissioners will hear information concern- ing the new Fairview Heights subdivision, including from adjacent property owners at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Republicans plan dinner Gibson County's GOP Lincoln Day Dinner will be on Wednesday, Oct 6 at 5 p.m. at the Gibson County Fair- grounds in the 4-H Event Center. Featured speaker Con- gressman Larry Bucshon will be sharing updates and dis- cussing local efforts to affect national levels. The GOP's Gun Raffle for the Sig Sauer P365X will be drawn at the end of the night and the half-pot ticket will be drawn the following evening on Facebook Live. For tickets to the Lincoln Day Dinner, contact the Gib- son County GOP Central Committee members, chair- man John Perkins, vice-chair Deborah Borchelt, treasur- er Mary Key or xecretary Chris Cox or email gibsoncoun- tygop@gmail.com or at facebook.com/GibsonCountyGOP through Facebook Messenger. United Way Day set United Way's Annual Day of Caring will be Oct. 1. Check with United Way for more information on how to volunteer. Oct. 16 gardeners plan program Master Gardeners are planning a Once Upon A Garden seminar Oct. 16. For more information, call Purdue Exten- sion Office at 812-385 -3491. Car club hosts classic car trunk or treat Oct. 31, Southern Indiana Car Club will host their annu- al Trunk-or-Treat. The show opens at 11 a.m., with awards at 2 p.m. Cars entering bring candy for trick-or-treaters. DOWN THE ROAD Downtown Princeton, Inc. plans Market Downtown Princeton, Inc. will host a Christmas Mar- ket at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. Thanksgiving tractor pull planned Nov. 26 USAP Thanksgiving Weekend Antique Trac- tor Pull is planned for the Gibson County Fairgrounds. Eclipse comes to Gibson County During the next full solar eclipse, on April 8, 2024, Gib- son County will be on a path of totality, giving a unique tourism opportunity. Gibson County Visitors and Tourism will be looking at ways to partner with organizations to make the eclipse a big event for the county. To offer ideas or assistance, contact eric@gibsoncountyin.org. bulletin RELAY Continued from page 1 FLOODING Continued from page 1 REMEMBER Continued from page 1 BIKES Continued from page 1 Mon-Fri 7AM - 6PM Saturday 7AM - 5PM Sunday 10AM - 4PM Hwy. 41 N., Princeton at Lyles Station Rd. 812-385-2641 Memmer's FALL BLOWOUT HOURS Clean up with big savings on our tools and equipment. BG 56 $179 Clean up quick with these accessories Gutter Kit & Vacuum Kit (for gas-powered models only) We offer expert repair on all Stihl equipment Antiques, Furniture, Vintage, Coffee, Fudge and Tasty Foods VENDORS WELCOME 522 Market Street MT. CARMEL, IL 618-263-7750 www.backyardmarkets.com Sample While You Shop member Kenny Reinbrecht said. All town construction is de- signed by engineers who ac- count for water flow. Moreover, the town cannot do work on a ditch on private property without easements, which the town does not have. "It's not our ditch. There's a lot of ditches in town that are not our ditches. We don't have the right to go on that prop- erty and do anything," Rein- brecht said. Ken Beadle, of the Beadle Bunch, said the meals they normally sell were cancelled, and fundraising efforts had scaled back over the last year. They did sell dried noodles, sandwich bread and pies. "We weren't able to fund- raise this year like we nor- mally do. Usually there are a couple of $20,000 teams, and we're one of them. But we're on the border of that this year. That's just the times we live in," he said. Brian Douglas, of the Bee-lievers, said his team's fundraising was also down over the last year. The Bee-lievers couldn't have their annual corn maze in 2020, so they raised another crop on the same ground, then sold the crop and donated the pro- ceeds to Relay for Life. The Bee-lievers team was started by Brian's mother, Brenda Douglas, who was di- agnosed with breast cancer in '96, and survived nine years and three rounds of cancer, before passing in 2006. "She was involved in a lot in the community. When she came down with it, she did a lot to help other people deal with it. She was one who al- ways loved giving back," Douglas said. Ashley Douglas, Brian's wife, was diagnosed with ovar- ian cancer in 2016, during an ultrasound for pregnancy with her daughter, Adalynn, whom she calls her lifesaver. "Relay is something that is a big part of our lives," Ash- ley said. This year, the Bee-lievers will host their corn maze ev- ery Saturday and Sunday, while collecting donations for the American Cancer Soci- ety at the field adjacent to the Princeton CVS Pharmacy. The attraction will be haunt- ed the last two nights, Oct. 30 - 31. Adalynn Douglas poses by her family's Walk 4 a Cure sign. Had she not been conceived, her mother would likely have continued to have her ovarian cancer un- diagnosed. Crowds were thinner at Relay for Life after a hard fundraising year for the American Cancer Society. years knowing it would be a stretch for the small church, which often has 50 people or less for a service. "We knew it was going to be expensive. At least $ 8,000 for 100 bikes and helmets," he said. The church was able to present a check for $15,000 to Isaiah 1:17, and their bike build exceeded expectations, ensuring the list of 100 chil- dren in foster care who have a bike on their wish list will get one. "It was overwhelming to me," Heumann said. "Peo- ple just kept showing up and showing up, and showing up to build. Someone said, 'You have a small congregation but every one of them must have been there.'" people's everyday lives. "What was really remark- able about being there that se- mester is I could see the city start to heal," she said. She went to The Lion King and the actors talked about the 9/11 experience. The rescue and recovery continued over the months she was there, and New York still had a beautiful Thanksgiving and Christmas. "New Yorkers love nothing more than New York," she said. She's been back to the city since, and even stayed down- town on a business trip, but said the city is completely dif- ferent. As the mother of a 9 -year- old, this year, the 20th anni- versary, she said she talked to him about Patriot's Day, which he learned about in school, from her own perspective. "He has an elementary un- derstanding. He knows the buildings fell, a number of people died. We talk about heroes," she said. "I think for me now Sept. 11 is about the healing and recovery process, the human spirit and people coming together for some- thing greater." St. Lucas volunteers built bikes for children in foster care Saturday morning.

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