The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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South Gibson Star-Times Front Tuesday, August 30, 2022 A-3 Something Newsworthy? Email editor@sgstartimes.com 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 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 Circulation ��������������� subscribe@sgstartimes.com Obituaries Fort Branch shelterhouse to get facelift By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Fort Branch Town Council will allow Community Pride to update the open shelter house with concrete gables at Fort Branch Community Park. Pride plans to paint the ga- bles and fix dry rot at a cost of about $1,500 to $2,000. They want to have the proj- ect completed by Vine Street Market in October. CHARLES ALLEN CONWAY Charles Allen Conway, 7, of Fort Branch, passed away at his home on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was born to Abigail Conway on December 17, 2014, in Owensboro, Ky. Charlie was born with a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syn- drome. Despite his struggles, he lived a fun meaningful life. He attended kindergarten and first grade at Fort Branch Community School where he loved to play buddy ball. His favorite things included hot chips, spider-man, and his blanky. He was deeply loved by his family and will be truly missed. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Ab- igail Conway and Zachary Patmore, of Fort Branch; sister, Dakota Conway; step- brother, Laken Patmore; grandparents, Charles and Jenny Conway, of Cannelton; great-grandparents, Brenda and Larry Conway and Caro- lyn and Gary Goffinet, all of Cannelton; uncle, Jake Con- way, of St. Charles, Mo.; and several aunts, uncles, cous- ins, and friends. Services will be private per request of the family. Donations in his honor can be made to the National Or- ganization for Rare Diseas- es, www.rarediseases.org, to help further research for hy- poplastic left heart syndrome and other rare diseases. Ex- pressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuneral- home.com. Michael Dennis - (812) 305-1766 President - (Insulators Local #37) Gary Wildt - (812) 202-0624 Vice President - (USW Local #104) Jarrod Skelton - (812) 760-9890 Treasurer - (Teamsters Local #710) Cheryl Dau - (812) 455-5545 Recording Secretary - (USW Local #104) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 5:00 p.m. Carnival Rides - Free Food Booths Vendor Displays Cutest Baby Contests (6 Catagories 0-59mos) Cutest Pet Contest Open Karaoke Night - Free Dollar Bil's LDA Rummage Sale Backyard Cook-Off (Setup Starts) 7:00 p.m. Queen Pageant 8:30 p.m. Queen's Tea SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 8:00 a.m. Cutest Baby Contests (6 Catagories 0-59mos) Cutest Pet Contest Dollar Bil's LDA Rummage Sale 10:00 a.m. Talent Show Backyard Cook-Off (Turn in Time Starts) 1:00 p.m. Junior Miss Pageant 2:00 p.m. Carnival Rides – Free Red Dragon Laser Tag Cornhole 4:00 p.m. Little Mister Pageant (5 - 8 years) Little Miss Pageant (5 - 8 years) 5:00 p.m. Open Karaoke Night – Free Event 7:00 p.m. TBA 21 & Up Entertainment Area * SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 8:00 a.m. Cutest Baby Contests (6 Catagories 0-59mos) Cutest Pet Contest Dollar Bil's LDA Rummage Sale 9 a.m. - Noon Car Show 10:30 a.m. Poker Run Registration - Bikes Last bike out: noon, last bike in: 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Demolition Derby Gates Open * 2:00 p.m. Carnival Rides – Free Red Dragon Laser Tag Horseshoe Pitch 5:00 p.m. Open Karaoke Night – Free Event Demolition Derby * 9:00 p.m. Fireworks MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 9:00 a.m. Parade Cutest Baby Contests (6 Catagories 0-59mos) Cutest Pet Contest 10:30 a.m. Carnival Rides – Free Red Dragon Laser Tag EVENT ADMISSION CHARGES: ENTERTAINMENT AREA - FRIDAY To Be Announced $10 Must be 21 or older ENTERTAINMENT AREA - SATURDAY To Be Announced $10 Must be 21 or older DEMOLITION DERBY - SUNDAY Adults and Children (7 yrs. & older) $10 Pit Pass: You must be 14 and older $15 CARNIVAL RIDES Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday FREE PARKING/SHUTTLE RIDES for all events FREE Bus rides to parade line-up from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. from fairgrounds and after parade until midnight UNIONS ARE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE Celebrati 136 TH SEPT. 2 - SEPT. 5 2022 WARRICK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS BOONVILLE, INDIANA FREE PARKING! FREE CARNIVAL RIDES! For more information, visit: www.LaborDayAssoc.com * Admission charged for event, refer to Event Admission box for prices. Parked vehicle hit at Love's David Beutler, 53, of Lin- coln, Del., told Gibson Coun- ty Sheriff's Officers he left his Freightliner semi to fuel when Delfina Trejo-Salazar, 53, of Juan, Texas, hit the ve- hicle on Aug. 8 at the Love's Gas Station in Haubstadt. She agreed that's what happened. No vehicle needed towed and no citations were issued. Robling reports hit-and-run Mariah Robling reported being hit by a red vehicle pulling a gooseneck trailer just before 9 p.m. on CR 700 S at 1100E Aug. 6 in Oakland City. The damage was to the side mirror of Robling's white Chevy Tahoe. Winslow man collides with Illinois woman Jacob Englert, 30, of Winslow, rear-ended Faith Wernz, 76, of Marshall, Ill., driving his commercial Pe- terbuilt semi-truck while working for Tri-State Live Haul. No one was injured, how- ever Wernz had extensive damage to the back and side of her 2014 Chevy Equinox. Englert told police he has no medical conditions, and didn't remember falling asleep. Driver swerves, goes into ditch James Knarr, of Evans- ville, told police he swerved to miss a vehicle on CR1275 S in Haubstadt before running into a ditch Aug. 9. His Pontiac G8 was towed to Beadles in Owensville. Davis buys Fort Branch's Tundra By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Fort Branch Town Coun- cil members opened bids on the town's Tundra vehicle in their regular meeting moved to Aug. 25th. Of the four bids accept- ed, lowest bid was Michael McGregor, with a bid of $ 901.01; followed by Brandon Roberts at $1100 ; then Dun- can Maikranz with a bid of $1507.50. The winning bidder was Andy Davis with a bid of $2500.99. Local Farm Bureau associates awarded Congressman Larry Bucshon the Friends of Farm Bureau award for voting in favor of farm friendly initiatives over the last year, especially the PPP extension act, eliminat- ing barriers to rural internet, and the Build Back Better Act.From left Ben Heidenreich, Farm Bureau Rep- resentative Marybeth Feutz, Congressman Larry Buchshon, Mike Marvel, Chris Heidenreich, Mike Berry and Laura Heidenreich stand by their 2013 combine, which has a satellite in the top that makes rural broad- band coverage so important. Rising fertilizer costs hitting farmers By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Local farmers have adapted on the fly this year as rising costs of nitro- gen used in fertilizer causes them to trade out previously planned corn crops which require high nitrogen, for soybeans which produce nitrogen on their own and can return it to the soil. That's not an option for every farm- er, however. When they're in large con- tracts with companies to provide corn at a certain price, they're locked in, re- gardless of input costs rising. For farmers like Chris Heidenre- ich of Heidenreich Family Farms, for example, he's still growing the white corn he sells by contract to A zteca Milling for corn flour. The rest of his crops he pivoted to soybeans because of nitrogen costs. He said it's every- thing from inflation to storms to ship- ping to geopolitics that influences ni- trogen costs, and farmers currently are hoping those costs will soon de- crease. "Soybeans fix nitrogen into the ground," said Farm Bureau Represen- tative Marybeth Feutz. "Farmers are planting more soybeans this year, but that's going to affect their bottom line." The farmers have the additional chal- lenge of sourcing buyers for the soy- beans in a market where there's more abundance than in a usual year. They al- so aren't able to provide the corn they normally provide to their customers. "Many farms who have contracts can- not do that, and so they're planting corn for their customers to fill contracts, but sinking in double, triple or even quadru- ple the input costs." Owen charged with OVWI and possession By James Capozella Star-Times Reporter news@sgstartimes.com A single vehicle accident near CR 400S and CR 400 W on August 22 resulted in Levi M. Owen, 28, 102 E Pop- lar (town not listed), being charged by deputy Quinten L. Might with OV WI refusal, possession of methamphet- amine and possession of par- aphernalia. Owen was injured in the crash and transported to the emergency room where he was cleared and taken to the Gibson County Jail. Deputy Logan Lashbrook located a glass pipe with white residue that tested positive for methamphetamine. A hand- gun was also found in the ve- hicle. While booking Owen at the jail, deputy Might located four corner plastic bags and two small straws with white residue inside. Owen said he used them to snort crushed Loratab pills according to the report. Minor damage in private drive mishap By James Capozella Star-Times Reporter news@sgstartimes.com Gibson County Sheriff Dep- uty Bruce Vanoven was called to Zach's Diner for a possi- ble hit and run that turned into a fender bender when a 2021 Chevrolet Trax driven by Brenda Dike, 77, of Andee Lane, Fort Branch, backed out on and struck a 2018 Chevro- let Cruise belonging to her brother Dennis R. Dike, Mill Rd., Evansville. There were no citations or towing and damage was set at between $1,000 and $2,500 according to the Vanoven's re- port.