The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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eran's memorial at the town square. Born June 20, 1920, in Wa- bash Township, Smith's par- ents owned the Smith Gro- cer y Store in Crawleyville. Nov. 11, 1942, at age 22, Smith enlisted in the Army, then entered active duty Nov. 25, 1942, training in For t Sill, Okla., in field ar tiller y school. He then posted to a Washington-area militar y base in 1943. He returned to the family for the holidays, before, in 1944, deploying of f to the European campaign with the 112th infantr y, 28th division. He spent time in France, Germany and Luxembourg. He wrote to his family in August 26, 1944, "If I can manage to stay here until Germany falls, I may be all right. I sure don't think it will be long, but I think I will be here for a little while," he said. On Dec. 16, 1944 Smith's regiment defended Our and Sauer rivers at the beginning of a German of fensive that came to be known as the Bat- tle of the Bulge, sometimes called the Coldest Winter. He wrote the last letter to his family Dec. 25, 1944, in what would have been around 10 days into the seri- ous combat. "Dear Folks, Well here I am again and I am ok, hope this finds you all well. Haven't had any mail for quite a awhile. I never did get any of my packages. I don't know whether I will or not, I sure hope so." He goes on to ask if fami- ly members are working the same jobs in Evansville or at Emge's. "Well, I can't write anything this time. I don't know what to write so I will just let you know I am alright and I hope you all had a nice Xmas and have a happy New Years. With lots of love, Dar win P. Smith" He was reported killed in ac- tion by telegram Jan. 30, 1945. He is buried in Ardennes American Cemeter y in Bel- gium among 7700 soldiers killed in World War II. A-2 Tuesday, August 23, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times the position opened. He said he's excited to help the librar y partner with the town board and Owens- ville Community Planners. He said he's grateful for the training he received from English and the rest of the librar y staff. "Librarians are educa- tors just like teachers are educators. The difference is, I'll get to teach an entire community based on what their information needs are. I think that's a really good thing." ty originally passed a jail tax to fund the building. This week, the county re- ceived the bids on 10 pack- ages of jail expenses, sepa- rating for example, concrete from HVAC from masonr y from fire suppression, etc., with the idea of getting the lowest price on each ser vice. Those 10 projects received 22 bids and totaled $23.8 mil- lion. The total includes IT costs, furniture and all soft costs. "How are prices trending in the market right now?" asked Commissioner War- ren Fleetwood. "Do we see it getting better?" "Well these are guarantees through the bid process," said Kunz. "The county is not accepting any risk for inflation or price increases." "This is a maximum price," Fleetwood confirmed. Pet food giveaway Gibson County Animal Ser vices hosted a pet food giveaway from their pet food pantr y program Sunday after- noon at the Oakland City Police Dept. Oakland City Chief Tim Gaines assisted Gibson County Animal Ser vice worker Harold Blackard unloading dog food. The rising price of pet food has caused some people to turn over pets to local shelters. Shelter helps struggling pet owners By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com In the last year, the price of pet food has almost doubled, and low-income pet owners are feeling the strain, Gib- son County Animal Ser vices Director Mar y Essar y said Sunday, during a pet food giveaway meant help str ug- gling owners. "We're aiming at low-in- come and seniors," Es- sar y said, adding the pet food bank program star ted during the COVID-19 pan- demic, but the grant fund- ing from Gibson County Community Foundation has basically r un out, and now the program relys on other donations that have been earmarked by sponsors to the program. She said they're seeing owners come to the shelter to surrender pets they can no longer af ford because food has become much more expensive; with the pet food bank, those pets can stay in their homes, at least for the time being. "With the cost of ever y- thing rising, a lot of people say they just can't af ford it anymore," she said. On Sunday she said the pet food bank, which was set up at Oakland City Police Station, helped a 58-year-old woman who told helpers while she isn't technically a senior and her husband does work, need- ing one adult to stay home with a family member who has Alzheimers has put a strain on the family. The food bank was happy to help the family suppor t that pet, Essar y said. "People fall between the cracks." man who wanted to take the dog in Mark, Ill., and he made Pria his constant com- panion for the rest of her life, which has now ended. "He was hear tbroken," added Nielen. "We wish he could have kept her lon- ger." The book has an appendix with facts about each place Pria lives in the book, and dog treat recipes. The book is $20 on sale at The Brickhouse, and The Brickhouse is donating their part of the proceeds to the Fort Branch librar y con- struction project. JAIL Continued from page 1 HIRE Continued from page 1 ARTIST Continued from page 1 ACTION Continued from page 1 A telegraph announced Dar win Smith was killed in action. The Smith family turned a photo of Dar win Smith in uniform into a painting of him, which the family then made copies of. Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-753-3553 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions. 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