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The Press-Dispatch Legals 63-14-0002-SS PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Sheriff's file No.: 63-14-0002-SS Date & Time of Sale: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Location of Sale: Pike County Sheriffs' Office, Basement Judgment to be satisfied: $100,569.55 Cause Number: 63C01-1108-MF-000232 Plaintiff: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS ASSIGNEE OF BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Defendant: DANIEL M. AASERUD, PROCOL, INC. and STATE OF INDIANA AND MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION SERVICES, INC. By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Pike County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: A part of Fractional Section Twenty-three (23), Township One (1) North, Range Nine (9) West and more particularly described as follows, towit: Beginning at a point in the center of County Road 550 N, said point being 2348.21 feet North 23 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West and 297.94 feet South 49 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds West from the Southeast corner of location 24, Township One North, Range Nine West; thence with the said County Road, South 49 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds West. 375 feet; thence North 1 degree 28 minutes 40 seconds West 445.35 feet to a corner fence post; thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 271.00 feet; thence South 8 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds East 199.03 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.1 acres, more or less. Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. Jeremy Britton Sheriff of Pike County Township: Madison Parcel No.: 63-01-23-800-025.000-005 5266 W COUNTY ROAD 550 N, PETERSBURG IN 47567 The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein. Matthew S Love, Plaintiff's Attorney Attorney No. 18762-29 Feiwell & Hannoy PC, Attorney Law Firm 317-237-2727 (December 11, 18, 25, 2013) hspaxlp notice of annual meeting for otwell water corporation The Otwell Water Corporation will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Otwell Community Center. The purpose of this meeting is to elect (2) new directors and report to the members the financial activities of 2013. Names submitted for nomination: Paul Bastin, Scott Birk and John Dudenhoffer. All members are encouraged to attend. (December 25, January 1, 2014) hspaxlp NOTICE TO ALL FREEHOLDERS IN THE PRIDES CREEK CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, PIKE COUNTY, INDIANA The Annual Meeting of the Prides Creek Conservancy District, Pike County, Indiana, will be held at its office in Prides Creek Park, 1045 E Co Rd 400 N, Petersburg, Indiana, on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., (EST) and there will be held at said meeting an election to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Prides Creek Conservancy District, Pike County, Indiana, for District Area Number Two (2) and for District Area Number Three (3), which election of said directors will be conducted by written ballot cast by the Freeholders of said District at said meeting between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., (EST) on said date. The name of nominees for Member of the Board of Directors of Prides Creek Conservancy District, Pike County, Indiana, for District Area Number Two (2) is Carla Brown, and for District Area Number Three (3) is Ron Like. The purpose of said meeting is the election of two members to the Board of Directors of Prides Creek Conservancy District and for any and all other business that may properly come before the meeting. Board of Directors Prides Creek Conservancy District Karen Elgin, Financial Clerk Prides Creek Conservancy District (December 25, 2013) hspaxlp STATE OF INDIANA SS: IN THE PIKE COUNTY OF PIKE CIRCUIT COURT Cause No. 63C01-1312-EU-000040 IN RE: THE UNSUPERVISED ESTATE VICKY SUE HOWARD, Deceased notice of unsupervised administration Notice is hereby given that ROGER D. HOWARD was on the 18th day of December, 2013, appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of VICKY SUE HOWARD, Deceased, and is serving as Personal Representative of said Decedent's Estate, and is authorized to proceed under Unsupervised Administration. 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 after the Decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Pike County, Indiana, this 18th day of December, 2013. Carol Austin, Clerk Pike Circuit Court Attorney for Personal Representative: Lincoln A. Baker. #3898-63 LINCOLN A. BAKER, PC 818 E. Main Street Petersburg, IN 47567 Tel: (812) 354-8201 Fax: (812) 354-8211 (December 25, 2013, January 1, 2014) hspaxlp town of winslow PO Box 69 Winslow, IN 47598 Phone 812-789-2207—Fax 812-789-2261 Regular meeting on the second and fourth Monday of each month The Town of Winslow Council Meetings will continue to be held on the 2nd monday of each month at 7 p.m. Location: 301 Main Street, Winslow (Town Hall) Dated: December 19, 2013 Beth Bennett, Clerk Treasurer December 25, 2013) hspaxlp Legals 63-14-0004-SS PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE B-11 Wednesday, December 25, 2013 Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Indiana Land and Minerals Company, LLC currently holds surface coal mining permit P-2 pursuant to IC 14-34. The address of Indiana Land and Minerals Company, LLC is PO Box 183, Madisonville, KY 42431. Indiana Land and Minerals Company LLC is making application to the Indiana Sheriff's file No.: 63-14-0004-SS Date & Time of Sale: Wednesday, January 29, Department of Natural Resources to renew permit P-2, including all previously approved revisions and 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Location of Sale: Pike County Sheriffs' Office, amendments, until April 25, 2019. The permit area is located approximately 5 miles southeast of Oakland Basement City, Indiana, and includes areas within Pike Judgment to be satisfied: $13,382.96 County, Indiana, more specifically described as: Cause Number: 63C01-1307-MF-000183 In Pike County T3S, R8W: Plaintiff: MIDFIRST BANK Parts of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 13 Defendant: ROBERT L. LEMOND By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, In Pike County T 3S, R7W: directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Parts of Sections 6, 7, 17, and 18 Pike County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and In Pike County T 2S, R8W: cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder Part of Section 36 at the date, time and location listed above, the fee The area is contained within the area covered simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain by the USGA quadrangle maps titled "Oakland tract or parcel of land described as follows: DETARS ADDITION 30 IN PIKE COUNTY, City, Indiana, Folsomville, Indiana, and Augusta, Indiana". Owners of property within or adjacent INDIANA. Together with rents, issues, income and profits to the permit area are: Richard Falls et al, Richard thereof, this sale will be made without relief from Falls, Tom Buck Farms LLC, Triad Mining, Inc, valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to Longridge LLC, Marcia Perry, James & Joan Bailey, the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall Mark & Jo Ellen Bailey, James & Glenda Bailey, also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real Michael Bailey, BAD LLC, Gerald & Mary Davis, Henry & Alice Bell, Jack Davis, Jason Lammertin, estate upon the owners. Recreational Land Holdings LLC, James & Suzanne Jeremy Britton Genovese, David Watson, Stella Hinkle, Keith & Sheriff of Pike County Linda Fisher, George & Miranda Egonut, Mark Township: Washington & Cinda Dill, Brian & Pamela Juncker, Loretta Parcel No.: 63-07-32-319-008.000-010 Grimes, Mark Gasser, Pine Lake Property Owners 802 E UNION STREET, WINSLOW IN 47598 The Sheriff's Department does not warrant Assn Inc, Kenneth & Rita McAtee, Steven Sweeney, the accuracy of the commonly known address Christopher & Cassandra Brown, Roger & Jacquelin Fisher, Kevin Ramsey & Stephen Garner, Jay Cox, published herein. RJMJ Properties, Robert & Kathleen Claridge, Ralph Anthony L Manna, Plaintiff's Attorney & Beverly Collins, Harold & Elissa Stuckey, Carl & Attorney No. 23663-49 Teresa Muensterman, Marsha Murray et al, Robert Foutty & Foutty LLP, Attorney Law Firm & Judy Euler et al, Charlie & Rebecca Miller, Jay 317-632-9555 Allen Cox & Jay Aaron Cox, Mark & Christy Luebke, (December 11, 18, 25, 2013) Copper Ridge Acres LLC, Cade & Lindsay Knies, hspaxlp Auda Howe, Robert & Deboral Goodman, David & Jonathan Ruhe, Kevin Falls & George Wilson, 63-14-0005-SS Willaim Oxby et al, Matthew & Ashely Becker, Brent PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE & Carmen Norman, Larry & Maria Kraus, Mark TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN Williams et al, Mark Becher et al, Doug Winchell, DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND Mathew & Tara Glomski, Maurice Barber, Harmon ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Robertson, Judith McKnight, Michael & Maureen Braun, Matthew Schmitt, Gerald & Carol Lecocq NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Trust, James Mason, Linc Oxley, Gray Farms, Inc, Sheriff's file No.: 63-14-0005-SS Date & Time of Sale: Wednesday, January 29, Don Falls et al, Randy McCune & William Titzer, Scott Allen, John & Janice Yager, Lannie Ryan et 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Location of Sale: Pike County Sheriffs' Office, al, Daniel King & Guy Spain, Clinton Hudson, Vance Nelson, James Yager & Cathy Marcussen, Basement Michael Meiring, Dennis & Larry Johnson, Myreon Judgment to be satisfied: $128,321.56 & Nancy Krohn, Steve Corn, AWW Railway Cause Number: 63C01-1304-MF-000101 Plaintiff: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE Co, Central Energy Group, Larry Webber, Jason & Amanda Cox, Cecil Poag, Steven & Marilyn COMPANY Defendant: JAMES C. KELL and MARY I. Weigand, Gary & Belinda Rashe, Michael Barley, WALKER A/K/A MARY I. KELL, AND PROCOL, Cheryl Thomas et al, Joel & Phyllis Cox, Stephen Pleiss, Aaron Ruggles, Buryl & Gay Goodwin, INC. By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, Benjamin & Leah Murphy, Willaim Hudson, Staci directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of & Mace Sutherland, Geral & Dianna Fisher, John Pike County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum & Sandra Tyler, Joseph & Diana Flusche, Joseph as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and & Dianna Blatnic, Arville& Edith Rainey, Jason cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder & Blair Gilmore, John Mason, Donald & SHona at the date, time and location listed above, the fee Pancake, Jon & Edra Cannon, Keith & Rebecca simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain Lauer, Aaron Stafford et al, Bruce & Joyce Sapp, John Yager et al, Gregory Allen, Rosanne Parady, tract or parcel of land described as follows: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest William & Linda Ravellette, Ronald & Charlene Quarter of Section 19, Township I South, Range 7 Basham, David Fox et al, Stephen Lutomski, David West, and more particularly described by metes Brantley, David Dealph, Donald & Olga Ferguson, and bounds as follows, to-wit; Beginning at a stone Devin Dougan, Christopher & Benjamin Schmidt, marking the Northeast comer of the Southeast Joseph & Jessica Weigand, Gary & Belinda Rashe, Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section, Donald Rohlman, Joshua & Brooke Ubelhor, Township and Range, and running South variation Mark Boeglin, Daniel Fields, France Island Group, 2 'V2 degrees along the Quarter Section Line, 16.57 Hardwood Hills LLC, South Western Acceptance chains to a gas pipe marking the Northeast comer of Corp, Woods & Water Properties LLC, Aaron the tract herein described thence South, along the Stetter, Steven & Brian Harper, Michael & Michelle Quarter Section Line, 3.80 chains to the center of Williams, Willaim Ricketts, Terry lamey et al, said Section 19; thence North 89 degrees 15 minutes Zachery Luff, Hummingbird Hills LLC, Rodney & West along the Quarter Section Line, 4.60 chains to Michelle Riley, Brian & Beth Luff, REC Group LLC, a point marked with a leaf of a spring; thence North Steven Orth & Melvin Freudenberg, Lakland 7 LLC, 25 degrees 30 minutes West 4.20 chains to a cross Todd Wallwork, Indiana Department of Natural cut on the slab of Indiana State Highway No. 61 as Resources, Greenwell Holdings LLC, Spurgeon now located, thence East parallel with the East and Properties LLC, Kevin & Kay Claridge. There will be no mining activities within 100 West Quarter Section Line, 6.41 chains to the place of beginning, containing 2 acres, more or less. Also, feet of any county roads without further publication a part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of a public notice. A complete copy of the permit of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township renewal application is available for public inspection I South, Range 7 West; and more particularly at the Pike County Public Library, 1008 E Maple described by metes and bounds as follows: St, Petersburg, IN. Written comments, objections, Beginning at the center of Section 19, thence 454 or requests for informal conferences should be feet North along the center Section Line; thence 180 addressed to: Indiana Department of Natural feet East parallel to the center Section Line; thence Resources, Division of Reclamation, 14619 W SR 48, 454 feet South parallel to the center Section Line; Jasonville, IN 47438. Such comments, objections, or thence 180 feet West along the center Section Line requests should be filed no later than 30 days from to the point of beginning and containing 1.87 acres, the last date of publication of this public notice. more or less. Also, Part of the Southeast Quarter of (December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township I hspaxlp South, Range 7 West in Pike County, Indiana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at 63-14-0001-SS a point 3.80 chains North of an iron marking the PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Southeast comer of said Quarter Quarter Section; TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN thence North along the East line of said Quarter DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND Quarter Section 85.00 feet to a point; thence ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Southwesterly 138.00 feet to a point; thence East NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE 111.00 feet to the point of beginning. Containing .11 Sheriff's file No.: 63-14-0001-SS acres, more or less. Date & Time of Sale: Wednesday, January 29, Together with rents, issues, income and profits 2014 at 10:00 a.m. thereof, this sale will be made without relief from Location of Sale: Pike County Sheriffs' Office, valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall Basement Judgment to be satisfied: $82,699.73 also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real Cause Number: 63C01-1301-MF-000028 estate upon the owners. Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Jeremy Britton SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME Sheriff of Pike County LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE Township: Patoka Parcel No.: 63-07-19-200-044.000-009, 63-07- HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Defendant: JADE L. SORRELLS A/K/A JADE 19-100-060.000-009, 63-07-19-200-043.000-009 2443 E SEVEN LAKES ROAD, WINSLOW IN LOREN SORRELLS and KIMBERLY A. SORRELLS A/K/A KIMBERLY ANN SORRELLS 47598 By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Pike County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum published herein. as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and Gregory A Purvis, Plaintiff's Attorney cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder Attorney No. 5848-49 at the date, time and location listed above, the fee Spangler Jennings & Dougherty PC, simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain Attorney Law Firm tract or parcel of land described as follows: 317-571-7690 A part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast (December 11, 18, 25, 2013) quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section Six (6), hspaxlp Township One (1) South, range Eight (8) West, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the notice of meeting Southwest corner of said Quarter section running board of trustees thence North 11 rods; thence East 14 rods 8 feet jefferson township and 8 inches; thence South 11 rods; thence West 14 regional sewer district rods 8 feet and 8 inches to the place of beginning, All residents living within the boundary of containing one (1) acre, more or less. the Jefferson Township Regional Sewer District Together with rents, issues, income and profits are hereby notified of the meeting of the Board of thereof, this sale will be made without relief from Trustees of the Jefferson Township Sewer District to valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at the the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall Otwell Water Corporation Office. also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real The purpose of the meeting is the election of estate upon the owners. two trustees. Any District freeholder wishing to Jeremy Britton nominate a candidate for position of trustee would Sheriff of Pike County make their nominations in writing and deliver to Township: Madison the Otwell Water Corporation Office, or mail to Parcel No.: 63-06-06-100-017.000-005 Jefferson Township Regional Sewer District, PO Box 2351 N. CO RD 250 W, PETERSBURG IN 47567 86, and Otwell, Indiana 47564. The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the acAll nominations must be received by the curacy of the commonly known address published Jefferson Township Regional Sewer District no herein. later than 12:00 noon, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, to be Evgeny G. Mogilevsky, Plaintiff's Attorney eligible for inclusion on the ballot. Doyle Legal Corporation PC, Attorney Law Firm Nominees and persons making nomination 317-264-5000 must be residents of the Jefferson Township (December 11, 18, 25, 2013) Regional Sewer District. hspaxlp No absentee voting will be allowed. Persons wishing to vote for trustees must attend the meeting. (December 18, 25, 2013) hspaxlp Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Indiana Land and Minerals Company, LLC currently holds surface coal mining permit S-33 pursuant to IC 14-34. The address of Indiana Land and Minerals Company, LLC is PO Box 183, Madisonville, KY 42431. Indiana Land and Minerals Company LLC is making application to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to renew permit S-33, including all previously approved revisions and amendments, until March 2, 2019. The permit area is located approximately 5 miles southeast of Oakland City, Indiana, and includes areas within Pike, Warrick, and Gibson Counties, more specifically described as: Pike County in T3S, R8W: Parts of Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, and 16 Gibson County in T3S, R 8W All of Section 17 Parts of Sections 7,8,18, and 20 Warrick County in T3S, R8W Part of section 21 The area is contained within the area covered by the USGA quadrangle maps titled "Oakland City, Indiana, and Lynnville, Indiana". Owners of property within or adjacent to the permit area are: John & Janice Yager, John Yager et al, Auda Howe, Scott Allen, Scott Allen et al, James Yager & Cathy Marcussen, Anthony Bristow, Doug Winchell, Mark Becher et al, Matthew & Tara Glomski, John Loechler, Longridge LLC, Imo Spitler, Marla Bentson & Rick Denton, Gil-Mar Farms FLP, Southworth Farms LLC, Beckley Farms Inc, Betty Howe et al, American Land Holdings of Indiana, Dennis & Elaine Young, S&L Grain LLC, John Mutchman, Mann & Imo Spitler, David & Sandra Fritz, Gibson County, Mary Esarey trust, Marlin & Margie Loehr trust, Mary Pflug & Ione Belveal, Irving Pflug et al, Kenneth Hornby, Carolyn Schmidt, There will be no mining activities within 100 feet of any county roads without further publication of a public notice. A complete copy of the permit renewal application is available for public inspection at the Pike County Public Library, 1008 E Maple St, Petersburg, IN; the Princeton Public Library, 130 S Hart St, Princeton, IN; and The Boonville Public Library, 611 W Main, Boonville, IN. Written comments, objections, or requests for informal conferences should be addressed to : Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, 14619 W SR 48, Jasonville, IN 47438. Such comments, objections, or requests should be filed no later than 30 days from the last date of publication of this public notice. (December 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) hspaxlp 63-14-0003-SS PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Sheriff's file No.: 63-14-0003-SS Date & Time of Sale: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Location of Sale: Pike County Sheriffs' Office, Basement Judgment to be satisfied: $47,687.45 Cause Number: 63C01-1304-MF-000097 Plaintiff: CENLAR FSB Defendant: EDWARD J. WOLF and KIMBERLY R. WOLF By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Superior/Circuit Court of Pike County Indiana, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said DECREE, with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder at the date, time and location listed above, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate, a certain tract or parcel of land described as follows: Part of Lots 40 and 39 in the original plat of the Town of Winslow, Pike County, Indiana, particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning 80 feet East of the Southwest corner of Lot 40 in the original plat to the Town of Winslow, Pike County, Indiana, and running from thence North 105 feet; thence East 60 feet; thence South 105 feet, thence West 60 feet to the place of beginning. Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, this sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. In accordance to the requirements of IC 32-29-7-3, this Notice shall also represent service of Notice of Sale of this real estate upon the owners. Jeremy Britton Sheriff of Pike County Township: Patoka Parcel No.: 63-07-32-3C12-005.000-010,63-0732-302-006.000-010 303 E LAFAYETTE ST, WINSLOW IN 47598 The Sheriff's Department does not warrant the accuracy of the commonly known address published herein. Daniel S. Tomson, Plaintiff's Attorney Feiwell & Hannoy PC, Attorney Law Firm 317-237-2727 (December 11, 18, 25, 2013) hspaxlp Public Comment Invited on the Use of Haying on Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is seeking public comment on a draft Compatibility Determination outlining the use of haying as a management tool to enhance and restore wetland and grassland habitats on Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1997 requires that before permitting new or expanded uses on a refuge, the use must be determined to be compatible with the purposes of the refuge. Compatible means that a use will not materially interfere with, or detract from, the fulfillment of the Refuge System mission or the refuge's purposes. The National Wildlife Refuge System has determined that habitat management practices are compatible on refuge lands. However, since haying is an economic use, it is subject to the compatibility review process which includes a public comment period. Compatibility determinations must be updated every 10-15 years or when the use changes in any way. Haying has been used as a management tool to provide long term habitat improvements to grassland and wetland habitats on federal lands for many years. Haying can be used to remove undesirable or invasive grasses or forbs, remove accumulated plant biomass, remove or reduce woody vegetation, create firebreaks and reduce vegetation fuel levels where wildfires are a concern, such as near urban areas, or to prepare sites for establishment of desired vegetation. The refuge staff would use haying in site specific areas primarily to reduce undesirable or invasive cool season grasses and to promote growth of native warm season grasses. Haying would also be used to create and maintain fire breaks within the refuge and its boundaries to continue to protect urban areas from wildfires. Copies of the draft Compatibility Determination can be obtained by calling 812-749-3199 or by emailing Heath_Hamilton@fws.gov. Written comments on the Compatibility Determination will be accepted through January 10th, 2014. Written comments should be submitted to Refuge Manager, 510 ½ W. Morton St., Oakland City, IN 47660; fax: 812-749-3059; or by email: Bill_ Mccoy@fws.gov. (December 18, 25, 2013) hspaxlp