The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday, August 23, 2022 A-3 Bulletin Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com BRIEFLY Veterans food bank accepts donations The Veterans Food Bank of America in Buckskin is a by-appointment-only food pantr y for veterans and their widows. It's located on Ind. 57 near Ind. 68. To schedule a food pickup or to donate call 812-795-2230. Merit board meets The 2022 meetings of the Gibson County Sheriff's Merit Board will be at 12:30 p.m., the second Tuesday of ever y month, in the Gibson County Community Cor- rections Conference Room, located at 112 E. Emerson Street, Princeton. Trustees meet The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City-Colum- bia Township Public Librar y will meet at 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of ever y month as the dates for their regular monthly board meetings. The meetings are in the Librar y Meeting Room. VFW post meeting day change VFW Post 2714 meetings will be the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. THIS MONTH Princeton FOP plans scramble Princeton FOP Lodge plans a golf scramble at 9 a.m. Aug. 25 to benefit their Christmas shopping trip for un- derprivileged children. Hole sponsorships are $100, and cart sponsorships are $250. For more information con- tact Craig Zurliene at 618-599-2773 or Jen Loesch at 812- 431-5831. Checks can be left at Princeton Police Dept. or the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, or mailed to PO Box 485, Princeton, IN 47670. Donnie Baker fundraiser planned A fundraiser to benefit Gibson County CASA will fea- ture comedian Donnie Baker, Aug. 27, at the Toyota Events Center, in Princeton. Doors open at 5 p.m., with a meet and greet for those who buy special tickets; and the show starts at 6:30 p.m., for general admission. FBHS reunion set Fort Branch High School Class of 1967 Reunion to be held Saturday, Aug. 27 at the VFW in Fort Branch. Res- er vations are required. Please contact Joan Utley French at 812-779-6553, if you have not received a mailing or have any questions. DOWN THE ROAD GOP dinner planned Gibson County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner is of- ficially set for 5 p.m. Thursday Sept. 1 at Log Inn Restaurant at 12491 County Rd 200 E, Haubstadt, IN 47639. The Featured speaker will be US Senator Todd Young. Tickets will be $30/person or a table of 8 for $200. Tickets can be purchased a number of ways includ- ing; A table is available at the Gibson County Chamber of Commerce Monday, Aug. 15 and Monday, Aug. 22, or contact the Gibson County GOP at GibsonCountyGOP@ gmail.com; any member of the Central Committee; John Perkins, Deborah Borchelt, Christopher Cox, or Mar y Key. Underground Railroad program has encore performance Experience the str uggle for freedom Sept. 16 -18 on the Underground Railroad at L yles Station, 953 N CR 500 W, Princeton. Freedom or Captured? In a nation on the road to Civil War, the Fugitive Slave Act ignites a powder keg that intensifies nor th and south divisions and magnifies the dangers for slaves and their compatriots. Meet 10 historical fig- ures as they make daredevil escapes, face unfath- omable challenges, and continue to pave the road on the Underground Railroad with their courage and blood. Lives, a Nation and Tr ue Freedom, in the balance. 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. 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(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 Circulation ������������������������������������������ subscribe@sgstartimes.com IRENE WOLFE Irene Wolfe, of Haubstadt, who celebrated her 102 birth- day on July 16, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the Heritage Center with her family by her side. Irene, who was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catho- lic Church, left an undeniable testimony of faith for her fam- ily and friends. She set an ex- ample of true Christian living by her kind and loving man- ner throughout her lifetime. Family and faith were her fo- cus which was evident in her devotion as a wife, mother, and grandmother. She retired from Hansen Manufacturing and had the pleasure of trav- eling to Medjugorje multiple times along with other desti- nations. She is sur vived by her son, Bruce and his wife Kim Wolfe of New Harmony, her three daughters, Marsha and her husband Barr y Con- rad of Wadesville, Loris and her husband Tom Helfrich, and Nancy and her husband Mick Blackard both of Haub- stadt. Also sur viving are her seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and sev- en great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents, Ed and Ce- cilia (Heck) Speer, husband Ray Wolfe, sister Mar y Lou Field, and brother Bob Speer. A Mass of Christian burial will be 11:30 a.m. Friday, Au- gust 19, 2022 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haub- stadt, with Rev. Andrew Thom- as and Rev. Tony Ernst as cele- brants. Burial will follow in the church cemeter y. Visitation will be Friday, August 19 at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be a Rosar y recited at 9a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The family would like to ex- tend a special thank you to the staff at the Heritage Center for the care given to her over the past few years. Online condolences to the family may be made at wadef- hinc.com. Redevelopment approves $2M for EMS By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Gibson County Redevelop- ment approved a $2 million building for Gibson County EMS in their August meeting. Redevelopment attorney Jim McDonald asked the Gib- son County Council for per- mission to apply for a loan to advance the money and allow the project to get started. "How did we go from a $900,000-something build- ing to a $2 million building?" asked Councilman Jay Riley. "I'm just here for finance," said McDonald. They directed the question to Gibson County EMS Di- rector David Pond who said the added expense allows the EMS to add a 30-foot-by-40- foot office, not in the original plan, and to purchase the ground, as well as to make the building a brick structure instead of a pole-barn-style building to better stand up to the weather. Estimates for all that came to approximately $1.784 mil- lion, plus contingencies. The new EMS facility will also have four bays and sleeping quar ters of the original de- sign. Their current str ucture at the hospital has two bays, and they have one tr uck stored in For t Branch. A large par t of the costs, also, are estimated high because of potential inflation, Pond said. The building quote does not include, for example, IT in- stallation, however, they don't expect to use the entire $2 mil- lion budget and expect it will fall within the amount they are under. "We've never had a train- ing area," said Pond, adding they'd like to do CPR classes, for example. County Councilmen wanted to see the plans for the proj- ect before approving the loan, even though the $2 million was approved by the commis- sion. "We've taken on so much in large projects, we want to make sure there's enough money," said Councilman Craig Pflug. While Pond said he be- lieves EMS has been looked down upon in the county, the council assured him that was not the case, but they also wanted to talk with the hos- pital, who had discussed put- ting the EMS base on their grounds. The matter was tabled until next month's meeting, 9 a.m. Sept. 13. County approves IT for probation building By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Gibson County Council approved $90,885 in technol- ogy for the new probation building, but added it was an unexpected expense commis- sioners approved the work for without consulting the coun- cil, which is the financial arm of the county. "At some point the cof fers won't allow us to do what we've been doing," Over ton said in regards to approv- ing unexpected expenses. The model should involve the commissioners coming to the council, which is the financial arm of the county, to have expenses approved before committing to the ex- pense. The expense includes the internet technology for the whole building, a cost they believed should have been in- cluded when they were quot- ed the price of the probation facility. "That's like building a pool house and forgetting to price the pool," said Councilman Derek Mc- Graw. "I'd love to know how we missed this monumental expense." "We should never commit to something until we have the money in place," said Councilman Craig Pflug. It wasn't the council that ap- proved the work to be done, however, it was commission- ers. In some cases specific funds, for example EDIT funds, are at the discretion of commissioners, but large ex- penses from the general fund are approved by the County Council. They expressed a desire to see the expense in advance in the future. Road closure around Duke Energy By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Commissioners were split 2-1 in favor of allowing Duke Energy to close par t of Coun- ty Road 175S near their prop- er ty. A representative of Duke Energy, David Roellgen, spoke in the public hearing on the county vacating the space for the company, which the county has done in the past. He said the company would put in cul de sacs for people turning around. According to Commissioner Warren Fleetwood there was a previous agreement in 1987, and he thanked the company for not affecting riverfront ac- cess on the Wabash, but said he wanted another look at the proposal, and to vote at the next meeting. He thought neighbors may have concerns and it's some- thing he'd like to check into further. "I don't see anything prob- lematic," he added. Commissioner Mar y Key said she hadn't been ap- proached by anyone in the community opposing the road closure. "I don't have a problem passing it," she said. Commissioner Kenneth Montgomer y agreed. "This is basically on top of Duke Energy," he said. "This is something they've done sev- eral times." The road closure was ap- proved. LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@sfaulknerauto.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. PRINCETON Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? 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