South Gibson Star-Times

South Gibson Star-Times Front Tuesday, June 22, 2021 A-3 Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com BRIEFLY Mud volleyball sign-ups open Anyone interested in getting a little dirty at this year's Gibson County Fair can sign up for Mud Volleyball. Mud Volleyball is Satur- day, July 17. The fair office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday. For more infor- mation, visit the website www.gibsoncoun- tyfair.com or call 812-385 -3445. Commissioners approve highway projects Gibson County Commissioners, on June 15, awarded bids on two highway projects, awarding them to the lowest bidder, JH Ru- dolph. Accepting the recommendation of Coun- ty Engineer Matt Holden, commissioners approved $1,243,107 on one project and $ 613,202 on the other. THIS WEEK GOP hosts Crouch The Gibson County GOP is hosting its first Speakers Series - A Conversation with Lt. Gov. Crouch at R'z Cafe and Catering Company at 5:15 p.m. June 25, with Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Gibson Coun- ty GOP Chair John Perkins. Contact R'z for reservations or walk-in for the event. JULY EVENTS DPI plans fireworks Sunday, July 4, Downtown Princeton In- diana (DPI) hosts the Annual Princeton Fourth of July Fireworks, with food and a cruise-in at the courthouse beginning at 4 p.m., with awards at 7:15 p.m. For more in- formation, contact Alex Boxell at 812-385 - 9139. Gibson County Fair begins Gibson County Fair is set for July 11-17, with headliner Eddie Montgomery, a new circus and wheel of death act, a game show geared toward children with farm knowl- edge, and multiple motorsport competi- tions, from drag racing to motocross to de- mo derby. For more information, see GibsonCoun- tyFair.com. Watermelon Fest planned Thursday, July 29 through Saturday, July 31, Watermelon Fest returns to Owensville, with the Lifetime Achievement awards, Lit- tle Miss and Miss Watermelon Fest pag- eants, and, on Saturday, the parade, followed by a cruise-in and AT V run at noon. Beekeepers meetings set Beekeepers of Southwest Indiana will meet at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of ev- ery month at the Vincennes University Cen- ter–Fort Branch campus. DOWN THE ROAD Sweet Corn set Aug. 12-15 will be the Oakland City Sweet Corn Festival on Ind. 64 in Oakland City. Tractors pull-in Aug. 21, the Gibson County Antique Ma- chinery Truck and Tractor Pulls will be free to watch at Gibson County Fairgrounds. Cruise into the square On Aug. 27, Southern Indiana Car Club will host a cruise-in on the square at the Gibson County Courthouse. Labor Day celebrated in Princeton Sept. 3-6, the Gibson County Fairgrounds will host that Labor Day Celebration that traditionally has a car show, pageant, guest speakers, free rides, a parade and karaoke. New Beginnings celebration set Lyles Station will host a New Beginnings Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 4. More details as they become available. 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. Registra- tion starts at 8 a.m. Community Bulletin READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to South Gibson Star-Times., P.O. Box 70 Fort Branch, IN, 47648 or e-mail to subscribe@sgstartimes.com. Subscription rates: One year: $32 for Gibson County and all 476/477 zip codes; $40 elsewhere. Paid in advance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Published every Tuesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Phone: 812-753-3553 203 S. McCreary St., P.O. Box 70, Fort Branch, IN 47648-0070 Andrew G. Heuring and John B. Heuring, Publishers Janice Barniak, Editor John B. Heuring, Adv. Mgr. Eric Gogel, Production Mgr. Matthew Haycraft, Sports and Production Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales Pam Lemond, Adv. Sales Brakston Farrar, Adv. Designer • • • Entered in the Post Office in Fort Branch, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Fort Branch, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: ................................................812-753-3553 Fax: .................................................... 812-753-4251 Janice Barniak, Editor ........editor@sgstartimes.com Advertising ......................... ads@sgstartimes.com General News .................. news@sgstartimes.com Sports ............................. sports@ sgstartimes.com Subscriptions ........... subscribe@sgstartimes.com Obituaries PAULA D. (LEISTER) HALL Paula D. (Leister) Hall, 62, of Bowling Green, Ky., for- merly of Fort Branch, passed away peacefully at her home on June 17, 2021. She was born to the late Paul and Helen (Pflug) Leis- ter on Feb. 4, 1959, in Evans- ville. She was fiercely loyal to her family, especially her children and grandchildren, and was always their biggest cheer- leader. She was an amazing cook and loved to garden. She will be deeply missed by her family and everyone she has touched in this life. She is survived by her four children, Matthew (Brooke) Hall, Lyndsey (Billy) Payne and Olicia Hall, all of Bowl- ing Green, Ky., and Kristine (Oliver) Russell, of Louis- ville, Ky; four siblings, Elaine (Don) Klusmeier, of Francis- co, Marlene Davis, of Evans- ville, Steve (Annette) Leis- ter, of Danville, and Diana ( Jesse) Ellard, of Evansville; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A Celebration of Life was at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Stodghill Funer- al Home in Fort Branch, with Reverend Corey Atkins offici- ating. Burial will be at St. Paul Cemetery in Fort Branch at a later date. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made at stodghillfu- neralhome.com Park market opens in Owensville By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Amanda Tindle, also known as "Crazy Plant Lady," brought plants she propagated to sell at the first Steelman Park Farmer's Market Saturday, which opened with Norwex, Color Street, Scentsy, Avon, The Body Shop, crafts, baked goods, yard sales, plants and blackberries signed up to sell, though bad weather did end the market early and prevent- ed some vendors from show- ing up. "We have different hybrids for aloes. Many people don't know there's more than one kind of aloe. They only know aloe vera, so I brought those out to show," Tindle said. She also brought Thanksgiving Cactus and succulents. "I have a Crazy Plant Lady blog, so I thought this was another way to talk to people about plants and let them know if they have plants and need help, there's a website for that." The market had no vending fee for its first event, which led some like Tindle and cake cup vendor Neka Williams to try a risk-free way to meet custom- ers and test the waters. "I would like to have a busi- ness, but this is my first one of these," Williams said. "I just wanted to see how it would go over." She makes cake cups, not cupcakes. Her cake cups are cake and icing in a cup, which makes it more portable and easier-to-eat on the go. On Sat- urday, she brought salted car- amel, red velvet, lemon blue- berry, butter pecan and straw- berry lemonade. Steelman Park Markets are set from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month. To sign up, call the library at 812-724-3335. Neka Williams sold cake cups in Steelman Park Saturday at her first-ever vendor fair. Michael Baldwin, left, and Carter Hoskins sold food at the Steelman Park Mar- ket Saturday. Albert Byrns put away his wood carvings just before it began to rain. Amanda Tindle sold succulents and small plants she grew at the Steelman Park Market. Karla Garrison fought the wind to get her tumblers put away before the storm. Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch. She loved to spend time with her granddaugh- ters, camping and tailgating at dirt tracks (because of her love of friends, sprint cars and late models). Spending time with and taking care of fami- ly and friends were her prior- ities in life. She is survived by her hus- band of 53 years, Darrel Spin- dler, of Fort Branch; sons, Tim ( Jenny) Spindler, of Co- lumbus, Ind., and Kevin (Lo- ri) Spindler, of Haubstadt; granddaughters, Kelsey and Journee Spindler, of Haub- stadt; brothers, Mike (Lin- da) Linxwiler, of Blooming- ton, and Bobby Don Linxwil- er, of Johnson; and nephew, Zach Linxwiler, of Blooming- ton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Pau- line Linxwiler; and a brother, Russel (Lynn) Linxwiler. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Stodghill Funer- al Home in Ft. Branch, with Father Christopher Droste as celebrant. Burial will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Fort Branch. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the funeral. Expressions of sympathy may be made at stodghillfu- neralhome.com. TAMMY SPINDLER Tammy Spindler, 71, left this world on June 18, 2021. She was a loving wife, moth- er, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was born to Bob and Pauline Linxwiler on May 22, 1950, in Princeton. She was a member of Holy

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