The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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Bridges of Hazleton, will com- pete for the role. In uncontested elections, Tim Schurmeier will be coun- ty recorder, Mar y Ann O'Neal will be county treasurer, and Kim Beadle will continue as assessor. Jay Riley of Princeton is un- contested for Dist. 1 of County Council, as is Bob Schleter of Francisco for Dist. 3, and Jer- emy Overton of Haubstadt for Dist. 4. For Dist. 3, Joshua Brewer, Orbie Day and Rebecca Fred- erick, all of Oakland City, all Republicans, will vie for East Gibson School Board. In the at-large East Gibson post, Republicans L ynn Rowe of Oakland City will face Ste- ven Schenks of Oakland City. South Gibson School Board Dist. 2 race will see Mark Fehrenbacher and Rachael Hi- leman both Fort Branch, Re- publicans, in a contested race. UNCONTESTED RACES Thomas Wilkerson of Buck- skin has registered uncontest- ed for the Barton Township Trustee position. Democrat Patrick Bengert, of Haubstadt, registered as Johnson Township Trust- ee, and Democrat Dewayne Wade, of Owensville, will continue as the Montgomer y Township Trustee. Princeton's Phyllis Ernst, a Republican, will be the Patoka Township Trustee, and fellow Republican Jessica Kramer, of Fort Branch, will be Union Township Trustee. Dorothy Jacquemai, Owens- ville Republican, will continue as Wabash Township Trustee, and Democrat Tony Schroed- er, of Patoka, will be Washing- ton Township Trustee. Barton Township Board Members include Ronald Cromer and Larr y Wira, Sr., of Elberfeld. Registering for Center Township Board are Brad Blaize, Samuel Watkins, and Tracy Krieg, all of Fran- cisco. Registered for the Johnson Township Board are Andrew Goedde, Michael Priar, and Shawn Spear, of Haubstadt. For Montgomer y Township Board, Republican Carl Mont- gomer y of Owensville, and Democrats Keith Armstrong, of Princeton, and Donald Hale of Owensville. Patoka Township Board has three Republicans registered, including Larr y Matthews, of Princeton, George Pickersgill, of Princeton, and Jim Wil- liams, of Princeton. Union Township Board has Republican Brenda Hook- er and Democrats Roger Holzmeyer and Craig Kuester, all of Fort Branch. Wabash Township Board has Jerr y Jaquemai and Ryan Winterheimer, both Owens- ville Republicans, and Demo- crat Jacky Penner, of Griffin. Washington Township Board will see Republicans Eli Fears, of Hazleton, and Rusty Hill, of Francisco, and then Democrats David "Mike" Hill, of Hazleton, and Kelly Hope, of Patoka. White River Township Board Members on the No- vember ballot will include Republican Jim Austill, of Pa- toka, and Democrats Herbert Gray, Tricia Kolb and Jimmy Miller, all Patoka Democrats. Republican Stephen Sevier, of Fort Branch, is uncontest- ed for the East Gibson School Board Dist. 1 race. For North Gibson School Board Michael Ice, Hazleton Republican, is uncontested for Dist. 1, and Republican Amy Bingham of Patoka is uncon- tested for Dist. 2. Finally, for South Gibson School Board, Mike Bengert of Haubstadt is uncontested for Dist. 1 and Stacy McClel- lan of Owensville is uncontest- ed for Dist. 3. Uncontested in the at-large of Dist. 4 is Re- publican Steve Gruszewski of Haubstadt. and places of Pike and Gib- son Counties that our read- ers will love. I call it refrig- erator journalism because my parents would always cut out articles about their chil- dren and post them proudly on their refrigerator for all to see," Hurd commented. Hurd is a 42-year pub- lishing veteran in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. His career in print media started when he was 11-years old as a paperboy for the Warsaw Times Union. He grew up in the Warsaw area. Hurd went to Mentone High School and was in the first graduating class at Tippecanoe Valley. Hurd was also the first Vi- king mascot at Valley. At one point in his long career, Hurd was president of more than 30 newspapers in Indiana and Illinois. He is a graduate of Ball State Uni- versity with degrees in tele- communications, marketing and journalism. Hurd has been the recipi- ent of more than 80 national and state advertising, edito- rial, graphic design and pho- tography awards from sever- al industr y organizations. He was also an 18-year Hoosier State Press Associ- ation Board member where he ser ved as President and Vice-President. Additionally, Hurd ser ved on the Illinois Press Board of Directors and was President of the Indiana Advertising Executives As- sociation. Hurd's staf f members have more than 170 years of combined local commu- nity newspaper experience. Each staf f member is to- tally focused on keeping local journalism alive and vibrant. "We look for ward to work- ing with the residents of Pike and Gibson Counties to pro- vide them with an all-local community newspaper. We want our readers to be proud of their hometown newspa- per," said Hurd. "We encour- age all local residents to let us know what they want to see in their local newspaper." Hurd encourages reader engagement with the news- paper. You can contact Hurd by emailing him at: presi- dent@hoosiermediagroup. com. ed from Vincennes Universi- ty with an Associates Degree in Science and Funeral Ser- vice in 1978. The two generations worked together until Bob's death on Aug. 23, 1989. Scott took over operations of the business as the sec- ond generation. In June of 2012 Andrea Stodghill, Scott and Julie's daughter, and the third generation complet- ed schooling at Vincennes University and passed the Indiana State Board Exam, to come into business with her father and continue the Stodghill family tradition. On June 4, 2000, Scott and his wife Julie built and opened a new location on Ind. 168 West in Fort Branch, and in June of 2006, they opened their own Monument Compa- ny, Stodghill Monuments. In 2019 their son, Michael also joined the family work- ing in the business. The business has it's chal- lenges — they see their share of tragedies, Scott Stodghill said, but he feels like they're doing something important. "The most challenging is when you deal with trag- edies and tr y to hold your own composure at the same time," he said. "The best part is helping families in their time of need. This is the hardest time of their life, so if I can make their life a little better, make the blow a little softer than I've done my job," said Scott Stodghill. Business of the Year final- ists are Princeton Veterinar y Hospital, Springs Valley Bank and Trust and Youth First. Nonprofit of the Year nom- inees are Sheep Dog Impact Assistance Southern Indiana Chapter, Maple Hill Cemeter y and Gibson County Special Olympics. Tulip Tree Executive Direc- tor Kristine Georges said the organization was surprised. "As a small Federally Qual- ified Health Center, it is such an honor to be nominated by the community and rec- ognized for the ser vices we provide Gibson County. We have a wonder ful team that works ver y hard to make a dif ference in the lives of the people we ser ve," Georges said. Maple Hill Cemeter y mem- bers were also surprised, but excited to be recognized for the work of their volunteers over the last two and a half years, adding the commu- nity's donations have been instrumental in improving the cemeter y. They hope the nomination will help draw attention to the beauty of the cemeter y. Polka Dots Play Cafe owner Leigha Reinbrecht said she hadn't expected the honor as such a new business. "I was so surprised when Sam showed up at the cafe to let us know we had been nom- inated...we are so new and just starting out. I would have nev- er guessed we would be nom- inated and potentially receive an award. We are extremely honored and grateful to be considered. As far as what this means to me...For me it's confirmation! As a mom of six with no business back- ground, I often wondered if opening our business was the right thing to do or if I was just crazy! Our doors have only been open for three months, so to receive this type of rec- ognition assures me that I am doing what God intended. I'm grateful to have the opportu- nity to ser ve families in our area!" Princeton Veterinar y Hospi- tal's Mar ybeth Feutz said it's the employees that are mak- ing the difference. "We were shocked to be nominated for Gibson Coun- ty Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year! We are so thankful for the commu- nity we ser ve and for our team, we couldn't do what we do without them," she said. Sheep Dog Impact Assis- tance volunteer Chris MacK- ay said he's excited to see the results at the Chamber Ban- quet, and he's glad the hard work of the organization is paying of f. "I want to thank the com - munity for believing in us and our mission. It was a complete surprise! When they told me I was overjoyed. I can't wait to see if Sheep Dog will get non-profit of the year." A-2 Tuesday, September 6, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times LOCAL Continued from page 1 STODGHILL Continued from page 1 CHAMBER Continued from page 1 FALL Continued from page 1 Gibson County Special Olympics was nominated for the Gibson County Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit of the Year award last week. Special Olympians compete in regional, state and even recently national competitions. Above, Special Olympians take to the baseball field. The team also competes in basketball, running and many other sports. Sheep Dog Impact Assistance was nominated for Non-Profit of the Year by Gibson County Chamber of Com- merce. The group deploys to natural disasters with veterans and first responders. Jason Sexton and Jackson Absher ser ve whole hog at the 50 year celebration of Stodghill Funeral Home Saturday. Need something interesting to read? subscribe to 812-753-3553 subscribe@sgstartimes.com CALL or email For a print or NetEdition subscription, Set the thermostat where you want for a more comfortable home. The Ultimate Wood Heat. *US Internal Revenue Code Sec. 25(D) effective Jan. 1, 2021, for heating a residence. For more details visit CentralBoiler.com. Information provided here as a convenience and may not be relied upon as substitute for professional tax advice. 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