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chose Belcher to receive the award in Bock's memo- r y. They wanted to be at the banquet to give the award, but organizers explained it's still ver y hard for the par- ents. He called Special Olym- pics the best thing that hap- pened to him, after his fam- ily. "Whatever's going on in my life, it doesn't matter, be- cause you guys need me out there." Other recipients included Athlete of the Year Brittany Koberstein, who is known for taking on ever y spor t that needs a team mem- ber, sharing her love of Pokemon, and her bubbly attitude. Coach of the Year, R yan McKinzie, drives athletes from teams he doesn't even coach to their games, shows up for ever y prac- tice, and mentors athletes to give their all, shared or- ganizers. Volunteer of the Year was Jef f Smith, who goes with- out sleep to make softball practice happen, and Family of the Year, the Lewis fam- ily, who has two involved athletes that have grown up through the Special Olym- pics program. "My wife and I don't have kids so this is a way...we can pass down lessons we've learned," said McKinzie. "To the athletes I've coached or will coach in the future — Thank you so much." "I always had a pocket knife when younger, but I didn't get into collecting un- til six to seven years ago," he said. While he thought the bulk of sales would be re- tail, walk-in purchases, it was his online sales that took of f. So when the pan- demic hit and Bloomington shut down, Ziliak was in the position to decide whether he wanted to continue his lease. Instead, he decided to come home to Haubstadt, and has set up in the Amer- iprise building owned by brother-in-law Jeremy Over- ton, in the suite that faces the Carriage Inn. Why folding pocket knives? "It's something you can trade out ever y day, a lot of people have five or six." In Ziliak's opinion fixed blades get less use, not be- ing on hand—he estimates he uses one once or twice a year for camping. Whereas pocket knives are handy for ever ything from opening a letter to removing a tag — pretty much anything except boarding an airplane. He said it's nice to come home. "I grew up by the gun club on 68. I bought a house just a block from here," Ziliak said. As for sharpening, he's started offering it in the last few weeks after recently ac- quiring a water cooled sharp- ener — the water cooled system is great, he added, be- cause it doesn't ruin the heat treatment on the blade the way using a traditional grind- er can. He's added lockers outside his business so that people can drop off knives for sharp- ening. "It was kind of weird at first — a lot of ppl think I make knives which I don't," he said. "It took a couple years in Bloomington to go full time. But now — I mean, you'd be amazed what some people carr y ever y day." gym. Board member Robin An- germeier has been involved with the gym for 17 years as part of the church small group that originally, in October 2004, decided local teens need a safe place for entertainment. The center sees 2,000 to 3,000 people each year, she added. Teens have planned events like human foosball, Battle of the Bands, casino nights, slip-and-slides and more. "It's been an honor and priv- ilege to be part of this group," Angermeier said. Commissioner Warren Fleetwood said the center has been home to many great events and occasions, and he sees investing in the center as important for future growth and prosperity. "Thank you to ever yone who played a selfless role to make this happen. It's ver y humbling and greatly appreci- ated by folks of all ages." In a jam: New business preserves the art of canning By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Substitute teacher and Ow- ensville mom Emilynne Ram- sey started her business Aun- tie Em's Homemade Jam and More after a trip to Decker's Blueberr y U-Pick. They had more blueberries than they could use, so Ramsey decided to make a jam out of the left- overs. She already did a lot of the canning for the family, and thought it might tur n out. "It was a fluke. It turned out excellent," she said. "The next time our neighbor gifted us 15 pounds of peaches. I didn't know what to do with them, so I made jam." She made peach jam and a peach-and-pepper jam. "I sold out of it." That was the beginning of a business that, while young, is keeping her busy. She's also getting to use the cookbooks specif- ically about jams, jellies and marmalades that she inherited from her grand- mother. She said many people don't realize jelly is from juice while jam uses the whole fruit, and marmalades are for citrus. She said she's learned a lot through trial-and-error as well as from books. She went blackberr y pick- ing at her grandparents, got strawberries and watermelon from Ritter's Produce Stand, and continues to source local ingredients. While her husband had initial reser vations, he was on board when he told peo- ple at work about her project — then sold $100 in jam in a day. "Ever ything is pretty much local except the pine- apple," she said. "Which, I mean, that doesn't grow around here." A-2 Tuesday, September 13, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times Health Dept. adds new COVID vaccine By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com The Gibson County Health Dept. will adminis- ter a new COVID booster that will include vaccination against newer variants like omicron. Health Dept. Director Diane Hornby told Gibson County Commissioners to receive the vaccination, it needs to have been two months since a person's last vaccination. The new vaccine is consid- ered a booster, so a person has to have had the primar y series first. She added many people still utilize free testing at the health department to be test- ed for their employers. They also have free home tests available. At the health department's COVID testing site, approxi- mately one in three people are testing positive, compared to one out of two last month. "So I guess that's positive," Hornby said. The health department has lowered the administration fee on students' school vacci- nations from $25 to $20. First responders treat TBIN employees First responders treated 25 employees of Toyota Boshoku Indiana, trans- por ting many to the hos- pital, after fumes from a concrete sealant caused respirator y complaints among employees, includ- ing dif ficulty breathing and blood pressure issues, according to a statement from Princeton Area Fire- fighters Union. Princeton Fire Territo- r y Station 2, Gibson County EMS, Toyota Fire Dept., Pike County EMS, Wabash Coun- ty EMS, Scott Township Fire, AMR EMS of Evansville, Posey County EMS, Warrick County EMS and Evansville Fire Dept. all responded. Multiple ambulances were needed for the large number of patients. TBIN closed for the re- mainder of the night shift. CENTER Continued from page 1 SPECIAL Continued from page 1 LOCAL Continued from page 1 Emilynne Ramsey, of Owensville, opened Auntie Em's Homemade Jams and More this month. She's started selling at local vendor fairs. 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