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B-8 Opinion | Legals Tuesday, September 6, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times STATE OF INDIANA SS: IN THE GIBSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Cause No. 26C01-2208-EU-001063 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANICE S. MCELLHINEY, DECEASED NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that Ramona J. McEllhiney was on the 22nd. day of August, 2022, appointed personal representative of the estate of Janice S. McEllhiney who died on the 2nd day of August, 2022. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months aer the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Princeton, Indiana, this 24th day of August, 2022. Jim Morrow, Clerk Gibson Circuit Court James G. McDonald, III Attorney for Personal Representative McDonald Law Office 120 S. Main St. Princeton, IN 47670 Ph: 812-385-4816 Jeffrey Meade, Judge, Gibson Circuit Court (September 6, 13, 2022) hspaxlp TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-4 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING STORING, OR ALLOWING TO REMAIN, TRASH CANS, TRASH CONTAINERS AND TRASH DUMPSTERS ON OR NEAR THE STREET IN THE TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (Hereaer referred to as "Town Council"), is responsible for the performance of various functions of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (hereaer referred to as "Town"), and WHEREAS, the Town Council has identified storing, or allowing to remain, trash cans, trash containers, and trash dumpsters on or near public streets, presents a safety hazard with regard to safely utilizing the public streets for purposes of safe travel and for purposes of emergency response to emergency situations; and WHEREAS, aer careful consideration, the Town Council now desires to prohibit storing, or allowing to remain, trash cans, trash containers, and trash dumpsters on or near public streets of the Town of Fort Branch, with penalties assessed, for violation of this prohibition. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA, that this Ordinance Prohibiting the storing, or allowing to remain, Trash Cans, Containers and Trash Dumpsters on or near the public streets of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, is hereby adopted as follows: SECTION 1. Any type of trash can, trash container, trash dumpster, or other items used for the purpose of the disposing of refuse, trash, garbage, or debris shall not be stored, or allowed to remain, on or near any sidewalk, street, or public right-of-way of the Town of Fort Branch, SECTION 2. Trash cans, trash containers, trash dumpsters, or other items used for the purpose of collection may be stored, or allowed to remain, overnight near the street, but must be immediately returned to the home or other building once collection has been completed. Large trash dumpsters may be stored, or allowed to remain, on the street with a permit obtained from the Town Hall. SECTION 3: Penalties for any violation of this Ordinance, shall be assessed, as follows: a. e Town Marshall, Clerk Treasurer, or Council of the Town of Fort Branch may issue a notice to the owner(s) and/or person(s) or entity(s) in possession of premises requiring that within twenty four (24) hours of the date of the notice the person(s) or entity(s) shall abate the nuisance by removing the trash can, trash container, and trash dumpster from on or near the street and return the trash can, trash container, and trash dumpster to the home. e notice shall be in writing and worded so as to sufficiently identify the Homeowner, Entity, or Renter, and the Street where the violation occurred. e notice shall also contain a statement that if the required action is not completed within twenty-four (24) hours of the date of the notice, then the person(s) or entity(s) shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for each day the violation continues. e notice shall also state that if the required action is not completed within forty- eight (48) hours of the date that the notice is delivered, then the Town may remove the specified trash can, trash container, and trash dumpster, at the expense of the owner. If removal by the town remains unpaid for a period of more than 15 days aer completion of the removal, then the Town shall send notice to the owner and any other person or entity having a substantial interest in the premises requiring full payment within 15 days aer the date of delivery of said notice, then the Town shall certify the amount owed to the County Auditor. b. If the violation is deemed to be a threat to public health or safety, the enforcement authority may order the violation to cease and desist immediately, regardless of whether a notice has been issued. c. e citation and order of abatement shall be deemed properly served if a copy is sent by certified return receipt mail, hand delivered by an employee of the Town, placed in a conspicuous place on the residence of the Owner, or Renter, or by any other method of service acceptable pursuant to Indiana Code. d. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of th is ordinance or who does not obey within the time fixed any order issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be subject to a fine in the amount of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or continues. e. A person adjudged to have committed a violation of this Ordinance is liable for the court costs, fees, and attorney fees. No costs shall be assessed against the enforcement authority in any such action. SECTION 4: Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the Town from having any trash cans, trash containers, or trash dumpsters, in violation of this ordinance removed, provided the Town has adhered to proper statutory procedure. SECTION 5: is Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and aer passage and publication thereof as required by law. SECTION 6: is Ordinance 2022-4 is in effective as of the signing and adoption by the Town Council of Fort Branch, Indiana on this 25th day of August 2022. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Counsel of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, this 25th day of August 2022. is Ordinance shall be effective upon passage. STACY ELPERS, CLERK TREASURER TOWN COUNCIL OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA SANDRA BIRCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT SCOTTY DELONG, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT REINHART, COUNCIL MEMBER (September 6, 2022) hspaxlp TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-5 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING BOATS, TRAILERS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, AND CAMPER PARKING ON THE STREET IN THE TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (Hereaer referred to as "Town Council"}, is responsible for the performance of various functions of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (hereaer referred to as "Town"), and WHEREAS, the Town Council has identified the parking of Boats, Trailers, Recreational Vehicles (hereaer referred to as "RVs"), and Campers on the public streets, presents a safety hazard with regard to street-side parking, for purposes of emergency response to emergency situations; and WHEREAS, aer careful consideration, the Town Council now desires to prohibit the parking of Boats, Trailers, RVs, and Campers on the public streets of the Town of Fort Branch, with penalties assessed, for violation of this parking prohibition. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA, that this Ordinance Prohibiting the parking of Boats, Trailers, RVs, and Campers on the public streets of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, is hereby adopted as follows: SECTION 1. Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes, shall not be parked or stored on any street of the Town of Fort Branch, or within ten (10) feet of the sidewalk, street, or public right-of-way. However, Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes, may be temporarily parked on the street for no more than 48 hours during loading or unloading. Continuously relocating Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes, in order to avoid enforcement of this ordinance, shall be strictly monitored, prohibited, and may constitute an additional fine. SECTION 2: Penalties for any violation of this Ordinance, shall be assessed, as follows: a. Any person who parks or stores Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes shall be issued a notice and order for abatement by the Town Marshall, Clerk Treasurer, or Council of the Town of Fort Branch. e notice shall be in writing and worded so as to sufficiently identify the Owner, Operator, or Licensee, and the Street where the violation occurred. If the required action is not completed within twenty-four (24} hours then then the person(s) or entity(s) shall be subject to a fine owenty-five dollars ($25) per day for each day the violation continues. b. e notice shall also contain a statement that if the required action is not completed within twenty-four (24} hours ohe date ohe notice, then the person(s) or entity(s) shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25} per day for each day the violation continues. e notice shall also state that if the required action is not completed within forty-eight (48} hours of the date that the notice is delivered, then the Town may remove Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes, at the expense of the owner. If removal by the town remains unpaid for a period of more than 15 days aer completion of the removal, then the Town shall send notice to the owner and any other person or entity having a substantial interest in the property requiring full payment within 15 days aer the date of delivery of said notice, then the Town shall certify the amount owed to the County Auditor. c. If the violation is deemed to be a threat to public health or safety, the enforcement authority may order the parking activity on the street of Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes to cease and desist immediately, regardless of whether a warning ticket or citation has been issued. d. e citation and order of abatement shall be deemed properly served if a copy is sent by certified return receipt mail, hand delivered by an employee of the Town, placed in a conspicuous place on the residence of the Owner, Operator, or Licensee, or by any other method of service acceptable pursuant to Indiana Code. Section 3: Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the Town from having any Boats, Trailers of all types, RVs, and Campers, including travel, camping, hauling, boat, and mobile homes in violation of this Ordinance towed, at the Owner, Operator, or Licensee's expense, provided the Town has adhered to proper statutory procedure. SECTION 4: is Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and aer passage and publicationthereof as required by law. SECTION 5: is Ordinance 2022-5 is in effective as of the signing and adoption by the Town Council of Fort Branch, Indiana on this 25th day of August 2022. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Counsel of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, this 25th day of August 2022. is Ordinance shall be effective upon passage. TOWN COUNCIL OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA SANDRA BIRCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT SCOTTY DELONG, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT R INHART, COUNCIL MEMBER (September 6, 2022) hspaxlp TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-6 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS AS NO PARKING ZONES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE FOR THE TOWN OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (Hereaer referred to as "Town Council" ), is responsible for the performance of various functions of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana (hereaer referred to as "Town" ), and WHEREAS, the Town Council has identified various public streets, as further designated herein, that present a safety hazard with regard to street- side parking, for purposes of emergency response to emergency situations; and WHEREAS, aer ca reful consideration, the Town Council now desires to designate these streets as "No Parking Zones," with penalties assessed, for violation of this parking prohibition. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE FORT BRANCH, INDIANA, that this Ordinance Designating Certain Streets as No Parking Zones for the Purpose of Public Safety and Welfare for the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, is hereby adopted as follows: SECTION 1. e Town Council hereby identifies the following streets as a "No Parking Zone," due to the safety hazard that parked ve hicles, trailers, or other encumbrances present, should a first responder vehicle have to respond to an emergency: a. Tretter Park Drive from the west end and the south side from the dead end to Eastview. Parking is allowed on the north side of Tretter Park Drive 25 feet from the entrance of the Park. SECTION 2: Penalties for any violation of this Ordinance, sha ll be assessed, as follows: a. Any person who parks from the west end and the south side from the dead end to Eastview of Tretter Park Drive a citation in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the fi rst offense and fiy dollars ($50) for each additional offense. b. For the purpose of this ordinance, an offense shall be considered an additional offense if the commission of the additional offense occurred within thirty (30) days of the first offense. c. Any individual in violation of this Ordinance, who has received a citation, sha ll have Twenty-Four (24) hours to correct the violation, before it becomes an Additional Offense. d. e citation shall also state that if the required action is not completed within forty-eight (48) hours of the date that the notice is delivered, then the Town may remove the vehicle, at the expense of the owner. If removal by the Town remains unpaid for a period of more than 15 days aer completion of the removal, then the Town shall send notice to the owner and any other person or entity having a substantial interest in the vehicle, requiring full payment within 15 days aer the date of delivery of said notice, then the Town shall certify the amount owed to the County Auditor. e. If the violation is deemed to be a threat to public health or safety, the enforcement authority may order the parking activity to cease and desist immediately, regardless of whether a citation has been issued. f. e citation and order of abatement shall be deemed properly served if a copy is sent by certified return receipt mail, hand delivered by an employee of the Town, placed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle, or by any other method of service acceptable pursuant to Indiana Code. Section 4: Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the Town from having any vehicle in violation of this Ordinance towed, at the Owner, Operator, or Licensee's expense, provided the Town has adhered to proper statutory procedure. SECTION 5: is Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and aer passage and publication thereof as required by law. SECTION 6: is Ordinance 2022-6 is in effective as of the signing and adoption by the Town Council of Fort Branch, Indiana on this 25th day of August 2022. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Counsel of the Town of Fort Branch, Indiana, this 25th day of August 2022. is Ordinance shall be effective upon passage. TOWN COUNCIL OF FORT BRANCH, INDIANA SANDRA BIRCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT SCOTIY DELONG, COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT REINHART, COUNCIL MEMBER (September 6, 2022) hspaxlp LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS net edition sgstartimes.com/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet 812-753-3553 203 S. 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Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." out of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming to China and the rest of Asia. That really helps the planet. Perhaps the union was simply bought off by the leftist interest groups. Other AFL - CIO affiliates have made the same bone- headed decisions. Pipefitters, steel work- ers, construction workers, auto workers, truckers and many other hard-hat unions are putting themselves in similar peril. The anti-industrial green movement will lead to higher energy costs for every union across the country. The jobs will be shipped off to China — which doesn't care about cli- mate change and where miners make per- haps $2 an hour. The Left calls this an "energy transition." At the end of that transition, there will be no American coal produced and no coal work- ers to produce it. Biden was wrong about "no one producing coal" when he became president. And there are new coal jobs out there. But they are in China, which is build- ing 43 massive new coal plants right now. Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at Free- dom Works. He is also author of the new book: "Govzilla: How The Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy." My So Called Millennial Life By Stephanie Hayes Let's consider 'quiet quitting' everything. Yes, I mean everything! Maybe you've heard the term "quiet quitting." Or maybe you've quietly quit the in- ternet, in which case you are well on your way to blissful self-actualization. The premise is this: Working folks, fed up with toiling a r o u n d - t h e - c l o c k for pay that isn't keeping pace, are deciding to ... do less. "You're not out - right quitting your job, but you're quit- ting the idea of going above and beyond," TikTok user zaidleppelin said in a viral video. "You are still performing your duties, but you are no longer subscribing to the hustle culture mentality that work has to be your life." Doing the bare minimum is not a virgin concept; just ask my 11th grade Algebra 2 teacher. Homo sa- piens have been lying low since the dawn of ancient lute-making. But this phrase has got- ten traction because everything about American work life in the clarifying light of a pandemic is up for examina- tion. Do we work from home? Hybrid? Four days or five, part time or overtime? Standing? Walk- ing on a treadmill? Bouncing on a yoga ball? Are we essential workers? What does essential mean? Hey, who ate my leftover fettuccine from Olive Garden? Lots of variables here, lots of room for debate. Some have argued that doing exactly what you're paid for within the hours you're paid to do it is not quiet quitting, but rath - er, just ... work? And the rest is, like, abuse? Ambition will always hinge on personality, too. We all know the plot of "Hamilton" by now. Alexan- der Hamilton was never going to quiet quit. Aaron Burr, meanwhile, was begging for chill time to watch "Gilmore Girls" with a pumpkin spice candle nearby, but that was not the revolutionary vibe. Work is worth thinking about as Labor Day has just past. While some consumers think this holiday exists only for screaming deals on Maytag agitator top-load washers, there's more to it. The day cele - brates the labor movement and trade unions, which advocate for better conditions, hours and pay. Fighting worker exploitation is very much the current revolution- ary vibe. Quiet quitting could use a re- framing, though, an extension outside the office. The fetish of busyness seeps into every corner of modern life. We love to sigh and say, "I am so BUSY," because it is not that alluring to say, "I have a lot of free time and my blood pressure is finally in check." Picture a world in which life is not so trammeled with invisible labor. Quiet quit the dishwasher twice a week. Guess what? No one will die. Quiet quit dinner by boldly proclaiming Honey Nut Cheerios night. Quiet quit seasonally themed bento boxes of carrot sticks and or - ganic millet. Sometimes, lunch can be processed and beige. Book club selections not hitting? Quiet quit the discussion and post up by the all-you-can-eat turkey pinwheels. Co-worker suggesting happy hour under the guise of ask- ing you to join a subcommittee, any subcommittee? In this new world, subcommittees are out. Quietly do not go! Margarita and taco festivals are fun, but every weekend does not need one. When did we start go- ing to so many festivals? It's time to start taking kids back to Bank of America waiting rooms and funer- al visitations, where they belong. It's time to relearn to be bored, to accept strange lollipops from bank tellers named Pam. The pandemic gave us license to quiet-quit casual acquaintances who sop up precious Aaron Burr time. This goes triple for internet friends. Ask yourself, does this person bring me joy at all? Or is he waiting in the shadows to launch an aggressive thread with 14 col - lapsed comments? This Labor Day, feel the freedom in disengaging. It will be fine to read about President Joe Biden's return to a campaign theme of "de- mocracy in peril" on Thursday in- stead of Wednesday. Do nothing for a minute. Shh. Do you hear that? Right. Neither do I. Stephanie Hayes is a columnist at the Tampa Bay Times in Florida. Follow her at @ stephhayes on Twit- ter or @ stephrhayes on Instagram.