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" While Fears said she some- times feels like the moth- er of mustangs Phin, Pista- chio, Chilena, and mule-stang Abilene, it's a road trip unlike any other mother has under- taken as Fears rides her mus- tangs 5,000 miles across the US hoping to inspire 5,000 mustang adoptions with non-profit Mustang Discov- ery Foundation. Averaging 100 miles a week since September last year, starting in Delaware, and working west, they've been through urban areas like downtown Washington, DC, and ridden the open fields of rural Haubstadt, where they stayed with the Eppersons Saturday night. A support driver trails them on busy roads, the director of the foundation helps with awareness and a documen- tary crew is covering the ad- venture. While mustangs have a rep- utation of being wild, untrain- able animals, that's not what Fears' sees. "I want to show what they are capable of," she said. "They're absolutely amazing animals that deserve good lov- ing homes." Every taxpayer supports the 60,000 mustangs in hold- ing corrals out west, very few people have experienced a mustang meeting up close. She hopes meeting the horses will inspire adoptions. Each has a personality, espe- cially among her animals. Chilena is the jock, athlet- ic but not the brightest of her mustangs. Pistachio has a hy- per, quirky personality and likes to chew anything. Phin is a family friendly horse, great in parades and doing ranch work. Her mule-stang Abilene, (a rare donkey-mustang hy- brid,) acts above the antics of her peers. "She's too cool for school," said Fears. She hopes that more than getting mustangs adopted her journey will inspire others to pursue their passions. "It's cliche, but life is super short." From Haubstadt, the team planned a trail south to catch the ferry to Kentucky. Fears, a sixth generation Wyoming native, grew up on a 55,000 acre cattle ranch and has 10 horses at home, as well as, cats she's left during the 14 month trek. The hardest part of the journey is finding places to stay, which involves either finding one of her followers on Facebook to put up her and the horses—which was the case staying with the Eppersons— or knocking on doors. In ur- ban areas, that means using the electric fencing to stay in a yard or using high lines to tie the horses between trees for the night. "Once you get that trust- ing bond with mustangs that you have to work so hard for, they'll do just about anything for you," said Fears. "We have a mutual understanding... These horses have absolute- ly revolutionized my life and changed everything for the better. I wanted to show peo- ple what these horses are ca- pable of." She will finish the trip mid-November in California. "I owe my entire life to my horses, so I can do a year ded- icated to the mustangs." County considers election sign regs By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com First year Election Board Member Ed Richardson asked County Commission- ers to consider an ordinance to clarify election signs on county property. "Everyone wants to step over the line just a little bit," Richardson said. The policy in the past, for example, has been to not to have election signs on the courthouse square. "It can be a walking hazard, a driving hazard, and frankly it can be rather ugly. We had done it on all county property. Especially at solid waste in the past, it got to where it looked like a junkyard," Commission- er Mary Key said. "I think an ordinance is a good idea." She suggested doing an ordinance to cover all coun- ty property which would cov- er everything from the court- house, to the jail, to the health department. The difficulty with that might be people on the elec- tion board not knowing what county property covers, sug- gested Attorney Jason Spin- dler. Key said the courthouse could be a start, and then asked if that would include the lawn sidewalk and parking lot. Spindler said it would be hard to regulate the park- ing area. On the lawn a per- son could just pull out a sign, compared to tracking down the owner of a vehicle who may or may not be on site. Gibson County Commissioners supported EMS services with the purchase of a new Dodge ambulance powered by an Indiana-made Cummins diesel motor� Commissioner Warren Fleetwood, left, poses with Kasey Polk, Ellery Cochrane and an Ivy Tech paramedic intern, at the unit last week� GCAS applies for facility grant By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Gibson County Animal Ser- vice Board Member Sharon Werne requested and received approval for the animal shelter board to apply for a grant that would help the shelter replace the 1970s era facility and their vehicles. Currently the shelter has a contract, and the county owns that land. There are approxi- mately five acres in the area, and, because it's between the highway department and the landfill it isn't in high demand. Clearing extra space would allow the county to temporar- ily house farm livestock that occasionally get loose, or to house, for example, horses involved in neglect cases. If the shelter received the grant, the improvements to the facilities could last the shelter an estimated 20 -30 years. Commissioner Kenneth Montgomery said the shelter vehicles do need replaced. "Animal control is import- ant for animals and people," said Commissioner Warren Fleetwood. Commissioner Mary Key said she remembered a case a number of years ago that in- volved rescuing seven to eight horses at once. Commissioners unani- mously approved. Lisanne Fears holds her dog as she rides mustangs as Triple E, the Epperson homestead in rural Haubstadt, Sunday� The mustangs and Lisanne Fears are averaging 100 miles a week over 14 months during their Delaware to California trip� Lisanne Fears leads mule-stang Abilene to a post for brushing, Sunday at the Ep- person home; Fears was invited to stay by JJ and Sky Epperson�