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A-2 Front Tuesday, May 17, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times 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: $34 for Gibson County and all 476/477 zip codes; $43 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 Office hours: Monday and Tuesday: By Appointment, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. 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Memmer's Memmer's and Easy Rent-All NOW UNDER ONE ———————————————————————— Hwy. 41 North at (812) 385-2641 Monday-Friday 7-6; HOME *Wallpaper *Paint Sprayers *New Hot RENT OUR: • Tables & Chairs • Carpet Cleaners Hwy. 41 North at Lyles Station Road 812-385-2641 or 812-385-5150 and Easy Rent-All Memmer's Kay Vore retires By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Gibson County Council ap- plauded longtime administra- tive assistant Kay Vore after she publicly announced her retirement this last week. "For those of you who don't know, this young wom- an is retiring after 47 years of full-time employment. She worked part-time before that," said Commissioner Mary Key who presented her with Car- dinal red flowers, posing for a picture with former commis- sioners Gerald Bledsoe and Stephen Bottoms. In July, Kay Vore greeted Dr. MS Krishna at a celebration of his more than 40 years in practice. Local author writes historical romance novel By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Author Megan Besing, of Princeton, didn't aim to write a historical romance, but in 2016 she entered a historical contest by a publisher, and her historical novel moved on in the con- test until almost the final round. Eight months later, she had shaped the contest entry into The Rancher's Want Ad Mix Up. In the book, hero Della believes she's an- swering a want ad for a teacher, but it's actually a mail-order bride ad, placed by meddling par- ents without widowed rancher Hank Lamson's knowledge or consent. He agrees, however, to her trial employment as a children's teacher, without realizing the whole family would come to love and learn from the teacher. The appeal of writing historical fiction, Besing said, is settling into a slower time pe- riod. "It's a way to escape what I'm living in now," she said. Fascinating details come out over the course of the writing. "For me it's always the cooking aspect. You couldn't go to Walmart and buy a plucked chicken, for example," she said. In some ways it makes her grateful for mod- ern conveniences. Once Besing finished Mix Up, however, her preferred publisher, the Harlequin Historical series, paused publishing. She moved on, the book entered a polishing and editing process as she agreed to write a different historical novel under contract. Two years later she got word Harlequin Historical was re-opening. This year she saw Mix Up hit bookstore shelves including the local Walmart in Princeton. (Although, at last check, they had sold out of all eight copies they ordered of the book.) Besing is a Wood Memorial grad, and while many authors grew up reading, Besing wasn't an enthusiastic reader in school. Her mother is an author and her husband a voracious reader. It was actually by diving into one of his books at random that she discovered a love of reading, which launched writing for the author. She started writing young adult fiction, but it was a hard sell with the market snowed un- der in dystopian fiction. She transitioned to contemporary romance, and even has a sus- pense novel in her back pocket. For Besing, genre fiction is just one way to express a love of writing. With three book deadlines a year, she's squeezing in writing at 5:30 a.m. before homeschooling her children during the school year, and then returning to it in the evenings. Her next book deadline is for July. As for other aspiring writers, Besing's ad- vice was to find a writer's group to share and improve your work. "Also to read. Read, read, read. If you love it, keep going, you're going to get lots of critics... Find a community to learn and grow." EMS Continued from page 1 MITCHELL Continued from page 1 Union rep Rick Boyles told Overton the overwhelming majority of the service is hap- py with the increase; they ex- pected to pass the new con- tract before the next com- missioners' meeting today— commissioners will also have to pass the contract, though they've previously spoken in favor of raising EMS pay. "It's not an easy problem to solve," said Jay Riley, who thanked Overton for the work before the unanimous vote. Assuming the union and commissioners agree, the new rate will go into effect the first pay in June. Turpen shared memories of Mitchell. "The first time I ever saw an ambulance, I was in an acci- dent at Walnut and Vann, and he was the paramedic that transported my mother and I. That would have been 1980," Turpen said. Seven years later, Turpen had become a paramedic, working under Mitchell, who was the safety specialist. "He taught us that there's nothing to get excited about. No matter what's going on— do your job. Go on." Fort Branch man warns about tax jumps By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Fort Branch resident Mark Fehrenbacher told Gibson County Council his proper- ty taxes jumped 13 percent this year. While that's split between several entities, the rate for the town of Fort Branch ac- tually lowered. He asked Gibson County Council last week to be aware of the steeper increases. He called single digit tax raises "sustainable." "Like I said I'm not com- plaining. I could pay the amount right now," he said. "I just want to bring that to your attention." Author Megan Besing posed for a picture with her new romance novel, at the Walmart in Princeton. CL "Grandpa" Mitchell accepts a plaque upon his retirement in 2020 in Owensville, from former EMS Di- rector Jim Allen.