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School Tuesday, October 11, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times B-7 COMMUNITY SCHOOL LUNCH MENU Wednesday, Oct. 12: Chicken Patty, Mashed Potatoes and gravy Corn Green Beans, Chilled Pears and Milk Thursday, Oct. 13: Eggstravaganza, Sausage Patty, French Toast, Tater Tots Juice, Fresh veggies and Milk Oct. 14-17: Fall Break Tuesday, Oct. 18: Chicken Wrap, Romaine Side Salad, Peppers Cucumbers, Baked Apples, Chips and Milk Owensville community School Fort branch community School TWIGS OF THE WEEK KICKAPOOS OF THE WEEK Library news FORT BRANCH AND HAUBSTADT Fort Branch Hours: Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 1 to 7 p.m., Wednes- day and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on first and third Saturday of the month. Haubstadt Hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 1 to 7 p.m., Friday 1 to 5 p.m., also open 8 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Submitted by Dana Gansman Fort Branch Library will be open this Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon. We are currently under construction and things look a bit differ- ent. Patron parking is still the same, just use the side- walk along Locust Street in front of the Carnegie Build- ing to get to the entrance. Stop in and see the progress of our Expansion Project. For information about the project or ways you can help, got to www.fblibraryaddition.com. October is Read-to-Me Month for children 0 -5. For each sign-up of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program, or every completed reading log turned in, your child will be entered into an extra prize drawing. This is a program for children from birth until they start kindergarten to instill a love of reading. Come into either location to sign up your child today and get your first reading log. This program is free and comes with great incentives for your little ones. Classic Book Club will meet to discuss Rommel the Desert Fox by Desmond on Thursday Oct. 13 at the Haubstadt Town Meeting Room at 6:00 p.m. Books & Brews will meet to discuss Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson on Tuesday Oct. 18 and 6 p.m. Why was the skeleton sad? He had no body to trick-or- treat with. Mark your calen- dars for Friday, Oct. 28th where we will be at the Haub- stadt Trick-or-Treat on Main Street passing out some good treats from 5 to 7 p.m. You can also come by for some Spook-tacular treats at the Fort Branch Halloween Fest on McCreary Street Satur- day, Oct. 29 from 3 to 6 p.m. Sign up for our monthly email newsletter for our segment–Kim's Column. This is a featurette by staff member, Kim, who will recommend reads each month from books in the library. To see some of these hidden gems, go to the bottom of our website at fortbranchlibrary.com and submit your email. Grab and Go is always an available option. You can call us to put in requests or log in to the catalog and shop for them yourself, choosing which library you want to pick up from. Using the number under the barcode on your library card and the last four digits of your phone number will get you into your library account. Here you can manage requests, wish lists, or just browse. If you have issues, please call either library and we'd be happy to walk you through it. We gather the books you request and you can choose to be called, texted, or emailed when they are ready to pick up. Please note our hours. Call 812-753-4212 or text us at 812-649 -1084 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon. Please watch our Facebook page for updates about the Fort Branch Library Build. OWENSVILLE CARNEGIE Library hours Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Check out our website at owensvil- lelibrary.org. Library Board meetings are held on the second Tues- day of each month. October's meeting is on the Oct. 11. Come into the library and vote for your favorite contes- tant in the Fall Bash Prince & Princess contest. There will be 3 pairs of winners from various grade levels. Check our Facebook page for information on joining our Book Club. A Halloween Book craft class will be held on Octo- ber 19. The library will be holding its first Bingo night on Fri- day, Oct. 21. There will be snacks and prizes! There will be a Family Fall Bash on the 29th at 5 o'clock on the library lawn. There will be games, a chili cook-off, a trunk or treat, and more! Geri-Fit senior fitness classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM. The library hosts a variety of youth programs, including – Storytime, Toddler Time, Novel Ninjas, STEAM, Dun- geons and Dragons, and An- ime & Manga Club. Check out Kid's Space at Owens- ville Library on Facebook for more information! The library receives doz- ens of new bestselling books each month! Here is a small selection of our new titles: • Check out a bestselling mystery series – The Thurs- day Murder Club by Rich- ard Osman is available along with its two sequels! • The author of Friday Night Lights has a new non-fiction title called The Mosquito Bowl that blends the histories of World War II and college football. • Nicholas Sparks' new novel, Dreamland, is a thrill- ing romance story that ex- plores the past of a would-be musician. • Best-selling author R.F. Kuang returns with Babel, a book that adds a little magic to the Department of Trans- lation at Oxford University. Be sure to check our Face- book and Instagram pages for updates on all the new ad- ditions to our book and mov- ie collections. OAKLAND CITY COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP Public Library hours Monday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sunday. The Oakland City– Columbia Township Public Library has partnered with Mesker Park Zoo recently. Zoo passes are available for checkout to library card hold- ers. A pass allows two adults and up to four children to visit the zoo at no cost. One pass per household may be checked out for three days. The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City — Colum- bia Township Public Library adopted the second Wednes- day of every month at 4 p.m. for their monthly board meet- ings. The meetings are in the Library Meeting Room. Mrs. Boop chose Wyatt Price as Student of the Week. Wyatt is such a hard worker. He' always makes sure his work is finished and puts forth his best effort ee- ry day. He always shows kindness to everyone. Ms. Tichenor nominated Ken- ley Arbuthnot because she is an all-around great student. Kenley works well with her classmates, and has recently enjoyed shar- ing with the class the interesting events that are happening in her independent reading book. Her ef- forts and behavior are appreciated. Ms. Henry chose Ashlinn Fetch- er as Student of the Week. Ash- linn works hard and always tries her best. She is a good listener and is kind to everyone. She is glad to have Ashlinn in her class. Mrs. Garrison answers a question for a student Ol- ivia Moran during the College Go! Week scavenger hunt in the gym. Owensville eighth graders show off their neon colors for College Go! Week. Mrs. Trisha Goodman and Kylee Goodman repre- sent their favorite school for College Go! Week. Mr. Snow chose 6th grad- er Reed Luecke as the Middle School Twig of the Week. Reed al- ways brings positive vibes to So- cial Studies, offers to help class- mates on a consistent basis, and is a great leader in the 6th grade. We are so happy he decided to join the TWIG family this year. Miss Crowell chose Mac Mowrer as the 3-5 Twig of the Week. Mac always goes above and beyond in the classroom. He stays engaged in his work, double checks his an- swers, and takes his time. Mac is a very reliable student who teach- ers can always count on to do the right thing. Ms. Stapleton chose Adalynn Brewer for the K-2 Twig of the Week. She has started the year strong and continues to work hard every day. Adalynn is helpful, re- spectful, and very hardworking. She is such a great role model for the other students because she always follows the rules. Because of her hard work, she has made great progress in first grade and I can't wait to see her grow the rest of the year. We are very lucky to have her in our classroom and are very thankful for everything she does to help not only me, but her peers as well.