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By Andrea PrestonSG Star-Times Editor

Eighth-grader Brittany Kessler ad-mits she wasn’t as nervous as she thought she would be while compet-ing in the 2010 Gibson County Spell-ing Bee on Thursday.

Maybe it was those calmer nerves that helped Kessler to a third-place fi nish in the county spelling bee. The Owensville Community School win-ner was the top fi nisher for all fi ve pub-lic and private schools from the South Gibson area competing in the county spelling bee.

Local schools at the bee included: Owensville, Fort Branch Community

School, Holy Cross Catholic School, St. James Catholic School and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School. Haubstadt Community School did not send a rep-resentative to the county spelling bee.

Kate Bittner, representing Wood Memorial Jr. High School, won the bee on her home court. The bee was held in the school’s cafeteria in Oak-land City. A total of 13 Gibson County students competed in the bee. Bittner will represent Gibson County during the Tri-State Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Evansville Courier & Press, on Saturday, March 6 at Evansville’s North High School. That bee’s winner

Owensville’s Brittany Kessler wins 3rd in county spelling bee


This year’s Jr. Vaudeville 2010 at Haub-stadt Community School will be bitter-sweet for the school’s music teacher/band director, Gary Utley—it is his last.

“It’s bittersweet. We had a lot of suc-cess. It’s been very rewarding,” Utley said, while taking a break Thursday evening, during the show’s fi rst full rehearsal.

In January, the South Gibson School Corporation’s Board of Trustees accept-ed Utley’s resignation, effective at the end of the school year. He has taught music in the corporation for 35 years—mostly at

Haubstadt. Before that, he taught for two years in Evansville.

Jr. Vaudeville 2010—”Rising Stars”—is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19 in the school’s cafeteria. The public is invited to attend.

This year’s show features a variety of en-tertainment, including singing, dancing, comedy and several skits. There are 36 different acts slated for the show. Between students performing on stage, plus the backstage crew, video, spotlights, sound/emcees, line-up and curtains, more than 100 of Haubstadt’s students are involved in the production.

“The backstage work (with students) has been the most rewarding,” Utley said. “For students who do the backstage work, there is no ball game for them do the cur-tains or the spotlights. This is their oppor-tunity to be involved.”

Utley started the annual spring pro-duction 15-years-ago. He thanks his wife, Connie; Haubstadt staff members, Diane Lamey and Susie Powers; and numerous volunteers and parents for all of their sup-port and work over the years.

John Obermeier, Haubstadt’s princi-pal, said Utley “has done a magnifi cent job over the years.”

“He will defi nitely be missed next year, as we continue to put together the pro-gram,” said Obermeier, who is “hoping the tradition continues” with the school’s next music/band teacher.

Tickets are $3 and can be purchased early by contacting the school at 812-768-6487. Tickets, if still available, can be pur-chased at the door. All seats are on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis, so it recommend-ed that patrons come early on perfor-mance nights.

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Haubstadt Jr. Vaudeville will be last for Gary Utley

Quilters move intoold computer roomat Sts. Peter & Paul


It is irony—with a deeper meaning—at its best, inside the old computer classroom at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Haubstadt.

Gone are the young students learning about how to use computers, keyboards and emerging technol-ogies. The students are in a new technology class-room, because of the roughly $3.7 million building project and renovation that was recently completed at the school.

Now, the old computer room is home to one of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church’s most cherished groups—the parish quilters. Here in “The Quilter’s Nest,” a group of ladies are carrying on a time-hon-ored and “labor of love” tradition of making quilts for the church’s annual spring auction.

On Thursday afternoon, the room—and work—was given a blessing and dedicated by the Rev. An-thony (Tony) Ernst, pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul. Ernst also serves as pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fort Branch and St. Bernard Catholic Church on Ind. 168, east of Fort Branch.

“This is great. It is a true blessing and a labor of love. This is a dear gift to all of us,” Ernst said. Since the room is in a place of learning, Ernst said he hopes to see other church members learn the craft of quilting. “The quilts bring in signifi cant amount of income.”

Kenny Allen, president of the church’s outreach committee, said Thursday’s dedication had been part of the committee’s long-range planning for a number of years. Before the dedicated space, the quilters would quilt in the basement of the church’s rectory or in each other’s homes. And in one case, in


In an effort to curb vandalism, Fort Branch offi cials are urging area residents to report any suspicious activities to police.

Town council members made the plea at their monthly meeting Wednesday, after hearing about recent vandalism at the Fort Branch Park, which is located between Vine and John streets.

“We ask residents to be vigilant,” said Lar-ry Holder, town council president.

According to the Fort Branch Police De-partment, shelter house 1 was vandalized in early February. The shelter house is the brick shelter house located next to the playground equipment, along Vine Street.

The report states an unknown person threw a cast iron water meter lid through the window of the north side door of shelter house 1. While inside the shelter house, the suspect moved various items, but nothing was report-ed missing or damaged. The incident remains under investigation.

While there have no recent reports of prob-lems at Marlette Park, offi cials asked for resi-dents to be on the look-out there, as well.

To contact the police, call 812-753-3097 or central dispatch at the Gibson County Sher-iff’s Department at 812-385-3496.

In other town council business:• Adopted an animal control ordinance,

which is similar to Gibson County’s animal control ordinance. The ordinance addresses three main issues: vicious animals; animals running at-large; and animals that cause an annoyance or disturbance by either frequent howling or entering the property other than that of their owner.

“I think it is a good ordinance. I like it,” said Tom Wallace, town council member. “It does two things: helpful for the citizens and it takes care of the animals.”

The ordinance was adopted in response to a citizen complaint of a continued barking dog issue in the E. Williams Street area.

Gibson County Animal Services provides the animal services in Gibson County, un-der a yearly contractual agreement with the County Commissioners. By adopting a simi-lar ordinance, the town is afforded the same basic services as the county.

• Approved the Town Clerk’s offi ce to pur-chase a new fax machine. The current one is more than 17-years-old and is not functioning properly.

• Approved $17,614.80 in claims for the Well Field project and approved a $2,021 change-order for the project.

• Approved training and travel costs for Stacy Elpers, town clerk/treasurer, to attend the Indiana League of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers’ 2010 Institute and Academy in March at Ball State University.

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Owensville offi cials will soon work with en-gineers on a downtown revitalization planning study, thanks to a federal downtown planning award grant.

“What this means is we’ll be able to get the engineers to come in and see what we actu-ally need (in the downtown area),” said Dale Henry, town council president. “This is a re-al good thing for the community. It’s hard to get any funding, for as small as a communi-ty, we are.”

The $47,475 grant was announced during Tuesday’s town council meeting. A press re-lease announcing the grant was released Wednesday by the offi ce of Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman.

The federal dollars are from the Commu-nity Development Block Grant (CDBG) pro-gram. Indiana’s Offi ce of Community and Ru-ral Affairs (OCRA) administers the grants.

The grant will fund a planning study that will assess the current condition of the town’s downtown district and provide recommenda-tions with cost estimates for improvements.

By Andrea PrestonSG Star-Times

The Owensville Police Department is look-ing to purchase a new Dodge Charger for the department.

At Tuesday’s town council meeting, Rod-ger Leister, Owensville’s police chief, present-ed three police car quotes. The quotes were $23,988 with zero in trade allowance from Riedman Motor Company of Connersville; $23,800 with a $5,200 trade allowance, for a fi nal price of $18,600 from Expressway Dodge of Evansville; and $23,031 with a $6,000 trade-in allowance, for a fi nal price of $17,031 from J. Wilderman Autoplex of Mount Carmel, Ill.

The town council approved the purchase of a new vehicle, but did not specify which quote to accept. Kristy York, town clerk, said Leis-ter is still checking about colors and other de-tails. A fi nal decision for which quote will be made between Leister and Dale Henry, town council president.

Leister also told the council that all equip-ment from the current car, a Ford Crown Vic-toria, will transfer to the new Charger except for the console.

In other council news:• Re-organized for 2010 and elected Hen-

ry as town council president for another year.

Ft. Branch residents urged to report

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Owensville ponders downtown revitalization plan

Owensville opens bids for new police vehicle

Brittany Kessler, an eighth-grader at Owensville Community School, attempts to spell a word during the Gibson County Spelling Bee on Thursday. Kessler earned third place in the contest, which was at Wood Memorial Jr. High School in Oakland City. Andrea Preston photo.

Lillian Maurer, left, and Florence Morris work on a quilt in the new quilting room, “The Quilter’s Nest”, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Haubstadt. The old computer classroom will serve as permanent dedi-cated space for the quilters. This year, the parish quilters are making 10 quilts that will be auctioned off dur-ing the church’s auction on Sunday, April 18. Andrea Preston photo.

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The completed plan will out-line solutions for infrastruc-ture needs such as manag-ing traffi c from the three state highways—Ind. 65, Ind. 165 and Ind. 168—that run through the downtown. In addition, the plan could offer initiatives to support the local business commu-nity, opportunities to beau-tify the downtown area, and other strategies to create a more economically viable downtown district.

“These planning studies

are often the fi rst step for communities that want to pursue new economic de-velopment opportunities,” Lt. Governor Skillman, who oversees OCRA, said in the press release. “These stud-ies are costly for rural com-munities, but the state will continue to support com-munities that have a vision for improving the quality of life for Hoosiers.”

Kristy York, town clerk, said the town applied for the grant in November.

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The board did not re-or-ganize in January, due to council member Bernard Thompson being absent.

• Heard a presentation from Jeff Roberts, fi re chief for the Owensville-Mont-gomery Township Fire Pro-tection District (OMTFPD) about a new cadet program for interested 17- and 18-year-olds. Right now, three cadets have taken the re-quired fi re fi ghting classes.

• Appointed Clyde Scott, town council member, to the Owensville REH Cen-ter’s board. He replaces Kristy York, town clerk/treasurer, who resigned her position on the board.

• Set Saturday, May 8, as clean-up day. More informa-

tion about the clean-up will be available later.

• Approved claims to-taling $114,274.36—$58,399.19 from the gener-al fund; $22,536.96 from the water fund; and $33,338.21 from the sewer fund.

• Heard from resident Danny Kautzman about a possible ATV ordinance for Owensville. Ray Druley, town attorney, believes that the Indiana Code does not allow them on town streets. However, said he would draft such an ordinance and present it at a future meeting.

An ATV ordinance is dif-ferent than a golf cart or UTV ordinance. Elberfi eld does have an ATV ordi-nance.

will compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., the week of May 30.

Nolan Vora of Princeton Middle School earned run-ner-up after beating Kes-sler in a spell-off. Both Kes-sler and Vora missed a word in the 10th round, while Bittner spelled her word—perimysium—correct to win the bee. Afterwards, the two went another two rounds, before Kessler mis-spelled gradient.

The top fi ve were round-ed out by Cooper Willis, a fi fth-grader at Holy Cross, who earned fourth place, and Andrew Wilderman, a fi fth-grader at St. James,

placed fi fth.Other area representa-

tives were: Jennifer Re-idford, an eighth-grader at Fort Branch, and Abby Kie-sel, a fi fth-grader at Sts. Pe-ter and Paul School.

The runner-up for each school’s bee was also listed on the bee’s program. The runner-up for each school’s bee was—Fort Branch: Raechel Kiesel, a sixth-grader; Holy Cross: Veron-ica Bittner, a fi fth-grader; Owensville: Abbie Lantrip, a fi fth-grader; St. James: Erica Rexing, a sixth-grad-er and Sts. Peter and Paul: Cameron Spindler, a third-grader.

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The public will soon be able to tour the Toyota Motor Manufacturing, In-diana (TMMI) plant in Gibson Coun-ty.

The new Visitors Center, which was unveiled to the media and invited guests last Tuesday, will open to gen-eral public today, Tuesday, Feb. 16.

“We know this beautiful facility will offer visitors to our area an experience that will be both entertaining and ed-ucational,” Eric Heidenreich, exec-utive director of the Gibson County Visitors and Tourism Bureau, said in a press release. “We anticipate that there will be a large number of peo-ple who are eager to take part in that experience.”

Highlights of the Visitors Center includes interactive, multimedia ex-hibits about Toyota’s history, the Toy-ota manufacturing process, the Tri-

State’s industrial background, the company’s activities here in the com-munity and the company’s environ-mental commitment. Flanked against a wall of windows, the company’s fi ve major manufacturing processes are highlighted: stamping, welding, paint-ing, molding and recycling.

The two-story center and layout is built around a red 2008 Tundra pick-up truck that is suspended from the second-story ceiling. All of the truck’s 180 parts are frozen in place, as if the truck was exploding—or coming to-gether in a completed vehicle.

In addition to the Visitors Center, visitors will be able to ride a rough-ly 45-minute tram ride through the plant’s body welding and vehicle as-sembly shops. Before the ride, there is a safety presentation and short vid-eo about the company. All tours and tram rides are free to the public.

Kelly Dillon, spokesman for TMMI, said construction of the roughly $5 million center was started in January 2008. The plant fi rst began produc-tion in 1998. Dillon said the compa-ny is working with the visitors bureau to market the new center through-out the area and along Interstate 64. Brochures about the new center will be placed at rest stops and other lo-cations.

The new center is located just south of the Administration Building on the TMMI campus, 4000 S. Tulip Tree Drive., along the east side of U.S. 41. Parking for the center is available di-rectly in front of the visitors centers.

For Visitors Center hours, plant tour times and reservations, and oth-er information, visit www.tourtoyota-indiana.com or call 812-387-2266 or 888-696-8211 (88TOYOTA).

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Allen’s basement. The committee al-so furnished a microwave and coffee pot for the new room.

“We want to thank them (the quil-ters) for the gift of their time and tal-ents,” said Allen of Haubstadt. “Their services are a blessing to this commu-nity.”

This year, the group is making 10 quilts for the auction, which is Sunday, April 18, at the old Haubstadt High School Gymnasium. Proceeds from the auction go toward the church’s budget and building campaign for the school’s renovation project. Mary May, a member of the church’s steer-ing and auction committees, said the quilts can bring in $200 or more per quilt. Last year, one quilt was sold for more than $1,600. The group has been making quilts for the church

since 2004. It takes more than 25 hours of stitch-

ing by hand to complete one quilt with the group of women all working to-gether. All quilting patterns and sup-plies are furnished and donated to the group by a church member or quilter.

Since starting Wednesday after-noon, the group had made signifi -cant progress on a King “Heart of Rose” quilt, measuring 105 inches by 110 inches. When fi nished, the quilt will feature a stark white background and a collection of appliquéd roses in various shades of purple with a quilt-ed purple border. The roses form a heart-shaped design in the center of the quilt that surrounds a quilted heart. The quilted hear is the center-piece of the quilt. The pattern is ac-cented by vivid buds, roses, blossoms and hearts. The pattern was donated

May. The original pattern for the quilt

was designed by renowned quilt de-signer C. Jean Horst. The pattern it-self has been replicated countless times is available in several pattern books.

“This is wonderful,” said Mary Rose Ambrose, a quilter, who said the group was treated to an afternoon treat. “We enjoy it.”

Parish quilters include: Ambrose, Jeannine May, Marcia Goedde, Mil-dred Rothemeier, Doris Welte, Irene Balbach, Rosalie Spindler, Ruth Bae-hl, Florence Morris, Lillian Maur-er, Rosemary Maier, Mary Jane Tem-barge, Ruth May, Margie Adler, Alice Chamberlain, Janith Goedde and Bet-ty Hirsch.

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168 from snow early Monday morning, after the area was hit with its fi fth snowstorm of the season. More than four inches of snow were reported throughout the area, causing the cancelation of local schools. Andrea Preston photo.

One of the highlights of new Visitors Center at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, is a red 2008 Tundra pick-up truck that is suspended from the ceiling. The display features 180 of the truck’s parts frozen in place. Contributed photo.

A Pike County woman was killed in a single-ve-hicle accident Thursday morning.

Ann L. Selby, 43, Win-slow, was pronounced dead at the scene by Gibson County Coroner Barrett Doyle.

The accident occurred around 6:40 a.m. on Ind. 64, east of County Road 1250 E. and west of Oakland City.

According to the Gibson County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment, Selby was driving west on Ind. 64, approach-ing Oakland City, when for an unknown reason the ve-hicle went off the right side of the road. After leaving the road, the vehicle trav-eled down an embankment, struck a tree and caught fi re.

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Freda A. Memmer

Freda A. Memmer, 93, of Princeton, IN passed away on Feb. 10, 2010, at Gibson General Hospi-tal in Princeton, IN. She was born on Feb. 21, 1916 in Gibson County, IN to the late John and Mary (Wehmer) Freund.

Freda was a member of the St. Lucas United Church of Christ in Fort Branch, IN.

Besides her parents Fre-da was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond in 1967; brothers, Ad-olf, Edwin and Norman Freund; a grandson, Jeff Edwards; and sister, Hul-da Katherine Freund.

She is survived by her eight children, Betty (Joe) Wade of Owensville, June (Jim) White of Patoka, Ed (Cassie) Memmer of Francisco, James (Loret-ta) Memmer of Princeton, Nancy (Rocky) Edwards of Oakland City, Donna (David) Hall of Princeton, John Memmer of Prince-ton, Rose (Garry) Eads of Franciso. Also surviving are 30 grandchildren, and

34 great-grandchildren.Services for Freda were

on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the St. Lucas United Church of Christ in Fort Branch, IN with Rev. John Heumann offi -ciating. Burial was in St. Lucas Cemetery in Fort Branch, IN.

Visitation was on Friday, Feb. 12, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Stodghill Funeral Home located on Hwy 168 West in Fort Branch.

The family requests that donations be made to the St. Lucas Church or Riley Hospital for Children. En-velopes will be available.

Expressions of sympa-thy may be made at www.stodghi l l f unera lhome.com.

William O. Sides

William O. Sides, 76, of Fort Branch, IN passed away on Feb. 7, 2010, at Deacon-ess Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born on April 20, 1933 in Fort Branch, IN to the late Robert Eugene and Minnie Belle (Barrett) Sides and resided here his entire life.

Bill owned and operat-ed Fort Branch Shoe Re-pair for 52 years. He was a member of the Fort Branch First United Meth-odist Church. He was a Ko-rean War Veteran, having served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Haubstadt American Le-gion Post #194. He was al-so an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Po-lice.

Besides his parents Bill is preceded in death by his brothers, Thomas, Ken-neth and Gordon Sides.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sonja (Romer-haus) Sides and four chil-dren and their spouses, Rick (Elaine) Sides of Fort Branch, IN, Sherri (Tim) Heldt of Floyd Knobs, IN, Jeff Sides of Fort Branch, IN, and Mike Sides of Evansville, IN. Also sur-viving is a brother, Robert Sides of Henderson, KY; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services for Bill were on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Stodghill Funeral Home located on Hwy. 168 West in Fort branch, IN with Rev. John Windell and Rev. Steve Oeth offi ciating. Burial was in St. Stephens Ceme-tery in Warrenton, IN.

Visitation was on Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the funer-al home. Military servic-es were conducted at the graveside by the VFW Post #2714 and Amercan Legion Post #194.

The family requests that in lieu of fl owers, dona-tions be made to the Fort Branch First United Meth-odist Church or the St. Ste-

phens United Church of Christ.

Expressions of sympa-thy may be made at www.stodgh i l l f unera l home.com.

Anthony A. Elpers

Anthony A. Elpers, age 90 passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 at Transcen-dent Health Care of Boon-ville. He was born Oct. 17, 1919 in Haubstadt to the late John B. and Caroline (Keil) Elpers. He resided in Haubstadt his lifetime.

He retired from farming and as a carpenter from Elpers Brothers Construc-tion.

Anthony was a life-long member of St. James Cath-olic Church and was a mem-ber of The Men’s Club. Af-ter retirement, he spent much of his time volunteer-ing at St. James Church and School. He was a US Army veteran of World War II where he was a recipient of The Purple Heart.

He was also a member of American Legion Post #194 and V.F.W. Post #2714. He was preceded in death by his brother, Clarence Elp-ers.

Anthony is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nadine (Seib) Elpers; two daugh-ters, Rita Rae Beckley and Lois Jane Hasenour. Two sons, Ronald Paul Elpers and Earl Anthony Elpers. Seven grandchildren; niec-es and nephews.

A Mass of Christian buri-al took place on Monday, Feb. 15, at St. James Catho-lic Church with Fr. Kenneth Betz as celebrant. Burial

followed in the church cem-etery with military rites by American Legion Post #194 and V.F.W. Post #2714.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Church or Sisters of St. Benedict.

ELVA G. GREENWELLElva G. Greenwell passed

away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. “Gerry” was born to Glad-ys and Avery Clevenger on Dec. 16, 1926, in Buffkin. She became the war bride of Stephen F. Greenwell on July 25, 1942. Their family grew to ten with seven sons and one daughter. Gerry’s daughter, Diana, passed away on March 2, 1992. Her husband of fi fty years, Ste-phen, passed away on Nov. 18, 1992. Her oldest son Stephen Franklin, died on July 14, 2001.

She was one of seven chil-dren. Her brothers, Bill, James, Charles and Jerry, along with her sister, Jane, preceded her in death.

Geraldine has a lone surviving sister, Georgia Reeves, who resides in Ow-ensville. She is also sur-vived by her sons, John of Newburgh, Roger and Har-old of Evansville, Robert of Mt. Vernon, Jeffrey of New Harmony and Tony of San Diego, Calif. and 16 grand-children.

Services took place on Friday, Feb. 5 at Alexander West Chapel, offi ciated by the Rev. Ora Johnson, with entombment in Alexander Memorial park.

Condolences may be made at www.mem.com.

BILLIE (KARNES) TEEL

Mrs. Billie Karnes Teel, 90, formerly of Gibson County, passed away on Feb. 5, 2010 at the home of her daughter in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was a de-voted wife, mother, grand-mother, and great-grand-mother, who will be great-ly missed.

Billie was married to Robert Teel for 71 years and is survived by him and her two children, Steven Teel and Andrea Bartorelli; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.


Local town and coun-ty offi cials want all Gib-son County residents to be aware of how important fi lling out 10 questions for the 2010 Census can be in terms of dollars and ser-vices.

“Every penny that we can get would be a big help not just for Owensville, but ev-erywhere,” said Dale Hen-ry, president of the Owens-ville Town Council.

The United States Con-stitution requires a head count—or snapshot—every 10 years to draw congres-sional districts and fi gure out votes for the Elector-al College. In the last cen-sus in 2000, Indiana lost a representative. Also, state legislative offi cials use the numbers to do re-district-ing within their own state borders—something that’s a hot topic at the statehouse in Indianapolis right now.

Bob Townsend, president of the Gibson County Com-missioners, said for every person not counted in the county, “we loose $4,000 per person for the life of the census.” The count is used to distribute more than $400 billion each year in federal aid to state and local governments for things like hospitals, senior centers,

schools, transportation, housing, emergency servic-es and community develop-ment.

Gibson County is unique in that every 10-question form will be hand-delivered to every household through-out the county. This will be-gin in late February or ear-ly March. Nationwide, the bureau will mail forms to about 120 million house-holds in March. Residents who don’t send back their forms will get a follow-up postcard. Those who still don’t respond can expect a visit from a census taker by early May.

Townsend said the de-cision was made to deliver the forms, because it was only about two-years-ago the project of converting all addresses over for the coun-ty’s E911, or Enhanced-911, system. He said census of-fi cials did not want to risk missing any households and not counting someone.

Sandy Appler, Indiana se-nior partnership specialist with the Bureau of the U.S. Census, said “this form is the shortest form in the his-tory of the census.” Resi-dents will be asked the num-ber of people living in each household as well as their age, race and whether they own their home or rent.

“If you buy something

online, you will give them more information than you will give us. It is short, im-portant and easy,” said Ap-pler, who is based out of Evansville.

Appler said many peo-ple have privacy concerns about their information, but advises them not to worry. “By law, the Census can-not share any individual re-sponses with anyone, in-cluding law enforcement agencies,” Appler said.

In addition, all Census Bureau employees take an oath and are sworn for life to protect the confi dentiali-ty of the data. The penalty for unlawfully releasing the information is a fi ne up to $250,000 or imprisonment of up to fi ve years, or both.

Nationwide, more than 300 million residents are being asked to fi ll out their once-a-decade census forms.

A number of “census as-sistance centers” will be set-up throughout the coun-ty, including at the coun-ty’s North Annex build-ing in Princeton and Haub-stadt. The centers will be staffed and able to answer questions about the census or help someone fi ll out a form. Additional forms, in case one is lost, will also be available.

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South Gibson, along with the tri-State area, was greet-ed Monday morning with another blast of snow and winter.

The area’s fi fth snow-storm of the season brought a considerable bigger punch, compared to sever-al recent dustings of snow in recent weeks—leading to local school cancellations. Forecasters were predict-ing four inches or more of snow before the storm was expected to end Monday af-ternoon.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a potent weather system mov-ing east across the Ohio Valley region is to blame for the accumulating snow-fall. A winter storm warn-ing was issued for the ar-ea between 7 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday. A win-ter storm warning means a signifi cant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is either occurring or likely to occur, and is a threat to life and property.

Parts of Gibson and Pike counties were already re-

porting three to fi ve inch-es of snow at daybreak Mon-day morning. Three-and-a-half inches of snow in Fort Branch was reported to the NWS just before 6 a.m.—with a fi nal total of four inch-es by 9 a.m. Just over fi ve inches of snow was report-ed in Princeton by 5 a.m.

The Indiana State Police’s Evansville district, reported Monday morning that many roads were snow covered, slick and hazardous. The Evansville District covers Knox, Pike, Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties.

State troopers had al-ready responded to numer-ous slide-offs on U.S. 41, In-terstate 64 and Interstate 164 as of 8 a.m.—but no se-rious injuries were report-ed so far. Due to the blow-ing and drifting snow that is currently occurring, state troopers were reporting near white-out conditions in various areas throughout the district.

“We’ve had a couple of rescues, but no serious ac-cidents—just a couple of slide-offs. We’re hopeful it stays that way,” said Gib-

son County Sheriff Allen Harmon, adding that with-out Presidents’ Day, it could have been worse. “Had it not been for that (the fed-eral holiday), there would have been more accidents and slide-offs.”

Within hours of the win-ter storm warning starting Sunday night, numerous slide-offs were being report-ed along U.S. 41, according to the Gibson County Sher-iff’s Department. At one time, deputies and local law enforcement were dealing with three slide-offs on U.S. 41, between Fort Branch and Princeton. No major in-jury wrecks were being re-ported by county offi cials as of 9 a.m. Monday.

Harmon said the next ma-jor problem will be the drift-ing of the snow. He said the outlying area roads are hor-rible, because of the drift-ing snow.

Weather-related road con-ditions:

• INDOT Traffi cWise service: 800-261-ROAD (7623)

• INDOT’s Traffi cWise website: www.Traffi cWise.IN.gov

Area hit with another round of snow


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Haubstadt town meeting Feb. 17

The Town of Haub-stadt will be having an executive meeting at 4:15 p.m., Wednes-day, Feb. 17, at town hall for personnel mat-ters. A special meeting will follow at 5 p.m., if needed.

Knights of St. John dinner and dance is Feb. 27

The Knights of St. John will be having a dinner dance with all the trimmings. Din-ner is served at 6:30. Dance by the Daugh-tery Brothers will be from 7:30 to 10:30 on Feb. 27. For reserva-tions call 768-6755 or 768-6767.

Fort Branch seventh grade art exhibit

Plan on attending a student art exhibit at Gibson General Hos-pital’s Second Floor Gallery in Princeton through Feb. 28. The exhibit, entitled “Wa-tercolors: Creatures in their Habitat” will fea-ture selected watercol-or paintings created in Mrs. Hayden’s sev-enth grade art classes at Fort Branch Com-munity School. The ex-hibit will be on display daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Gibson County Art Guild and Gibson General Hospital.

GSHS Post Prom meeting for parents March 3

The Gibson South-ern High School ju-nior class will conduct a Post Prom meeting on Wednesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All ju-nior class parents are encouraged to attend.

World Day of Prayer March 5

The World Day of Prayer will take place on Friday, March 5 at Mt. Olive United Methodist Church in Mt. Olympus at 1 p.m. CST.

Churches repre-sented last year were Decker Chapel U.M. Church, Hazleton U.M Church, Mt. Olive U.M.Church, Patoka U. M. Church, Union Community Church, Hamline Chapel U. M., Walnut Grove U. M.Church, Wheeling U. M. Church , Fran-cisco U. M. Church and the First Baptist Church of Princeton. Other churches are invited to join us ion prayer as we break off ion several groups and their leaders to encour-age each other and share our concerns.

Ball State fall dean’s list

The following stu-dents were named to the Ball State Universi-ty dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester:

Michael Cox and Elizabeth Spangler, both of Fort Branch; and Melissa Klemeyer and Shane Young, both of Haubstadt.

The current dean’s list for Ball State Uni-versity recognizes un-dergraduates who earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average for 12 or more credits of graded course work during a semester or for six or more credits of graded course work during a summer term.

Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Ag-ing and More (SWIRCA) is sponsoring a “night out” including a University of Evansville Purple Aces basketball game and din-ner at Longhorn Steak-house on Tuesday, Feb. 23. This event is open to the public. Cost for the evening is $15 per per-son. Tickets are available at SWIRCA, located at 16 West Virginia Street at Baker Avenue, in Evans-ville.

A bus will leave the SWIR-CA Ivy Room, located at 16 West Virgina Street at Bak-er Avenue (behind Turo-ni’s Pizza on Main Street), in Evansville at 4:45 p.m. Dinner will be at Longhorn Steakhouse on Green River Road. Dinner will include a sirloin steak or chicken breast with a baked potato, salad, ice cream and drink. Following dinner the bus will head for Roberts Stadi-um for the UE Missouri Val-ley Conference basketball game with Northern Iowa.

On Friday of letter P week at Fort Branch United Methodist Preschool, all children were encouraged to wear their pajamas to school. The kids really en-joyed it and even the teachers wore pajamas. Tuesday/Thursday students (l to r): Chloee Bent, Asher Braden, Zayne Whitfi eld, Teagan Baker, Blake Cun-ningham, Stella DeLong and Bryanna Dockery.

Monday/Wednesday/Friday students sporting pajamas on Friday (l to r) were, front row: Jasmine Harvey, Alex Stevens, Aiden Hammer and Johna-thon Jenkins; middle row: Karissa Tinsley-Meeks, Conner Stevens, Caleb Douglas and Tyler Martin; back row: Danielle Young, Jenna Mathes, Callie Matthews, Jaylyn Pegram and Brayden Pegram.

Pajama Friday at United Methodist Preschool

Wabash County 4-H will be hosting a mid-winter rab-bit show on Saturday, Feb. 27, beginning at 10 a.m. It will take place at the Ma-bel A. Courter 4-H Center, 15039 Four H Center Lane, Mt. Carmel, Ill. Doors open at 8 a.m. The show is open to all 4-Hers and youth in the area ages 8-18.

All exhibitors should be in the Anderson Exhibi-tion Building and have rab-bits entered prior to the 10 a.m. start of judging. This is an entry fee show; fees are $1 per rabbit. All entry fees will be awarded as prize money. Trophies and rib-bons will also be awarded.

Enter as many classes as you wish. This is a carry-ing cage show and all rab-bits must be in leak-proof carrying cages. Rabbits not already ear tattooed will be ear marked with a pen when

entered in the show. Class-es will be bucks and does six months of age or older. No market classes.

Breed classes include New Zealand, Satins, Dutch, Rex, Californian, Florida White, Champagne D’argent, Lops, Flemish Gi-ants, Palomino, Dwarfs, An-goras and two open classes for Other Small Breeds and Other Large Breeds.

The Wabash County 4-H Dog Agility Club will have food available all day during the show. A vendor will be available selling cages, rab-bit equipment and supplies. There will also be a raffl e of many items donated by var-ious local businesses along with free informational ma-terial.

For more information, contact show superinten-dent Vernon L. Henze at 618-446-5199.

Fort BranchPublic Library HoursMonday, Wednesday and

Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday 12:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Haubstadt PublicLibrary Hours

Monday and Friday 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday 5 to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

News submittedBy Jan McGrew

I guess it doesn’t matter that we have big plans or not, if the snow decides to dump on us, we get dumped on, don’t we? So, the writ-er’s workshop that was sup-posed to take place last Tuesday night will be to-night, the 16th, starting at 6:30. If you thought that you had just lost out be-cause of the weather, think again. Ms. Day will be here tonight to teach us all we need to know about writing. We have 25 people signed up, so it will be interesting. Join us, okay?

For all of you who are participating in our Win-ter Blues Reading program, you only have until the end of this month to get your list of the fi ve books you have read in to us. We will be drawing for the great big bags full of really neat priz-es, so if you are interested in winning books and DVDs and popcorn and hot choco-late and a whole bunch of other stuff, you need to get your list in!

Toddle Time starts on Monday, March 1 at 10 a.m. and we still have a few open-ings. Don’t get left out! Sign your 2- to 3-year-old up now for 10 weeks of learning fun. You will sing and play and dance and meet new people. You both will enjoy these 30 minutes on Mon-day mornings.

Are you seeing all the pro-mos for the new DiCaprio movie, “Shutter Island?” The book is written by Den-

nis LeHane. We have it on cassette recording, if you are interested in “hearing” it before you “see” it. This is one of those creepy books that sometimes doesn’t translate well to a movie, but if Leonardo is willing to give it a try, perhaps this will work. It is about an is-land where they keep the criminally insane (I wasn’t kidding about creepy), the people on it and two police-men who come to the island to do some investigating and realize that they may never leave.

“Faces of the Gone” is the debut book of Brad Parks. This fi rst of the Carter Ross mystery series is a grabber. Ross decides to take on the dirty back streets of New-ark when the story the cops give about the recent four murders just doesn’t ring true to his reporter’s ears. He enlists three friends, two at the newspaper to cov-er for him and a stripper to guide him. When they dis-cover the one thing that all of the victims have in com-mon, he becomes a target for the murderer, too.

Patrick F. McManus has written another Sheriff Bo Tully mystery and those of you who enjoyed the fi rst two, will not be disappoint-ed in “The Double-Jack Murders.” This one fi nds our hero trying to solve a 75-year-old missing per-sons case and trying to track down an escaped pris-oner who has vowed to kill him, all the while trying to get in a little fi shing and gold prospecting with his father and a friend. Sheriff Bo’s outlook on life seems to be a perfect fi t for Blight County, Idaho.

Rhys Bowen has anoth-er mystery for Molly Mur-phy to solve. This one is called “In a Gilded Cage” and fi nds Molly’s P.I. busi-ness thriving, even though she has been incarcerat-ed while demonstrating for

women’s rights. Before Po-lice Captain Daniel Sullivan can bail her out, she has two more cases to solve.

Remember—No. 10 on Regina Brett’s Life List— When it comes to choco-late, resistance is futile.

Owensville CarnegiePublic Library hoursMonday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;

Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Feb. 18—Toddler Time 11 a.m. (stories and games for 2- to 3-year olds); Story Time 1:30 p.m. (4-year-olds stories, games and crafts)

March 4—Library Board of Trustees meeting

Visit our Web site at Ow-ensvil lel ibrary.org—you may get into the online cat-alog and see what is avail-able in the library.

We have state and federal tax forms available.

Spanning the 20th cen-tury, “Roses” is the story of the powerful founding fam-ilies of Howburker, Texas, and how their histories re-main intertwined over the span of three generations.

Cotton tycoon Mary To-liver and timber magnate Percy Warwick fell in love, but because of their stub-born natures and Mary’s devotion to her family’s land, they unwisely never wed. Now they must deal with the deceit, secrets and tragedies that surround them, and the poignant loss of what might have been—not only for themselves, but also for their family lega-cies.

With expert and un-abashed big-canvas story-telling that reads like a Tex-as “Gone with the Wind,” Leila Meacham pens an ep-ic of three intriguing gen-erations. A deeply moving love story of struggle and sacrifi ce as well, “Roses” is steeped with nostalgia for a time when honor and

good manners were always the rule; it is destined to be cherished and read again and again.

You will fi nd “Roses” by Leila Meacham in the Ow-ensville Carnegie Public Li-brary

So many books, so little time.

Poseyville CarnegiePublic Library hoursClosed Sunday and Mon-

day; Tuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday 3 to 8 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Our library Web site is www.librarydirector.com

Our card catalogue is available online and can be accessed through our Web site.

Rabbit show open to area 4-H groups and youth

SWIRCA sponsoring ‘night out’

Library news

to challenge new Marine re-cruits both physically and mentally.

Garrett and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a.m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Gar-rett spent numerous hours in classroom and fi eld assign-ments which included learn-ing fi rst aid, uniform regula-tions, combat water surviv-al, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They per-formed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during fi eld training.

Garrett and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps’ core val-ues honor, courage and com-mitment, and what the core values mean in guiding per-sonal and professional con-duct.

Garrett and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culmi-nating in an emotional cere-mony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as “Marines” for the fi rst time in their careers.

Pvt. Garrett completes basic trainingMarine Corps Pvt. John

R. Garrett, son of Edward D. Garrett of Owensville, re-cently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Par-ris Island, S. C., designed

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Area HappeningsAARP Members Meeting.—Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at

the fi rst shelter house at Fort Branch Park. Fort Branch G.B. All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast—

Saturday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the cafe-teria at Fort Branch Community School. All proceeds will be used to purchase food and supplies to distrib-ute on the 2010 Honduras mission trip. Menu includes bacon, eggs, pancakes, biscuits, gravy and fried pota-toes; $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-10 and ages 3 and under are free.

Gibson County Winter Workshop—Monday night, Feb. 22. Banquet program to start at 6:30 p.m. Cowpea Storage in Nigeria and the Adventures of Two Extension Educators: Maria Restrepo and Adrienne Held. This banquet is for farmers and their spouses.

Gibson County WIC offers Infant Feeding Class—There will be a Breastfeeding Basics class on Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Gibson County WIC offi ce lo-cated on 421 south Main Street in Princeton. Anyone is welcome to attend and there is no cost. Call Carrie at 724-2019 for more information.

Soup Supper to Benefi t March of Dimes—Team Kendra’s Lifeline is having a soup supper at the Hazleton Community Center on Saturday, March 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. They will be serving chili, vegetable and potato soups with a sandwich, dessert and drink. All proceeds benefi t the March of Dimes. Dine-in or carry-out will be available. Adults $8, children 5-12 $5 and 4 and under free. For carry-out call 779-6137. There will also be a raffl e for a homemade quilt and baskets of goodies.

Benefi t Dinner for Haubstadt Fire Dept.—There will be a benefi t dinner at the Knights of St. John for the Haubstadt Fire Department on Feb. 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu includes fried chick-en, dressing, dumplings, green beans, mashed pota-toes, corn, coleslaw and dessert. Carry-outs will be available. Adult $8.50, Child $4.

Senior citizens menuWednesday, Feb. 17: Smoked sausage, black-eyed

peas, coleslaw, apple cobbler, roll/margarine and milk.

Thursday, Feb. 18: Oven fried chicken, mashed po-tatoes/gravy, green beans, bread/margarine, straw-berry applesauce and milk.

Friday, Feb. 19: BBQ pork, yam patties, mixed veg-etables, wheat bread, fruit and milk.

Monday, Feb. 22: Chicken and noodles, green beans, bread/margarine, fruit cocktail, brownie and milk.

Tuesday, Feb. 23: Salisbury steak/gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, bread/margarine, banana and milk.

The Next Step dance company is all smiles after winning the High Gold medal for their production number at the recent Hollywood Vibe Dance Com-petition in Nashville, Tenn. The Next Step is located in Poseyville.

Holly Gonyer, shown in mid-perfor-mance, wins the High Gold medal for her age category for her acro-batic solo dance. She is from Owensville.

Emily McKee and Jarrett Klusmeier, both of Haubstadt, pose after receiving awards for their duet. Contributed photos.

The Next Step competi-tive dance team attended a Hollywood Vibe convention and competition in Nash-ville, Tenn., Jan. 30-31.

Choreographers from Los Angeles taught class-es in tap, ballet, lyrical, jazz and hip hop. Three students from The Next Step dance company received scholar-ships after attending an au-dition that started with over 100 students in each age group. Winners included, in the mini division—Emi-ly McKee; junior division—Mia Schmitt; and in the se-nior division—Jalyn Stough.

In the competition The Next Step dancers brought home High Gold, Gold and High Silver medals and nu-merous fi rst places in their categories. The Next Step received the Best Costume award from the mini-ju-nior age group for “Doctor + Three.” Jennifer Collins received a choreography award for “Rock Around the Clock.” In the mini solo divi-sion, Emily McKee received top mini solo, receiving $50 and along with Jarrett Klus-meier, received overall mini top duet.

In the intermediate divi-sion Mia Schmitt and Hunt-er Lehman received top overall duet. In the teen divi-sion Arionna Collins and Ja-lyn Stough received top du-et, winning $50. In senior di-vision, Brakston Farrar and Sydney Davis also received top duet.

Members of the dance company include Stephen Barnett, Courtney Bunting, Haley Butler, Arionna Col-lins, Sydney Davis, Maken-zie Doane, Brakston, Kalyn and Kierstyn Farrar, Hol-ly Gonyer, Ali Graff, Jacob Grisham, Lindsey Koester, Jarrett Klusmeier, Hunter

and Isaiah Lehman, Mad-ison Livers, Kaitlyn Mc-Gee, Emily McKee, Brook-

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‘One Rose-One Life’ campaign

Keith Dewig, Grand Knight of Knights of Co-lumbus Council 2215 presents a check to Joanie and Nora Luttrell, representing Right to Life of Gibson County. The donation was the proceeds of the Jan. 9/10 weekend “One Rose—One Life” campaign at Sts. Peter and Paul, Holy Cross, and St. James Catholic Churches.

By Cathy Boerste, Purdue Extension Educator

Gibson CountyThe Agriculture and

Natural Resources Exten-sion Educator position in Gibson County remains open and will be fi lled when a qualifi ed applicant is hired. Purdue Exten-sion encourages people with a Masters Degree and an agriculture background to consider a career oppor-tunity with Purdue Exten-sion. For more information or to apply go to purdue.taleo.net/careersection/wl/joblist.ftlMaster Gardener Host

Seminar Feb. 20The Gibson County Mas-

ter Gardeners are spon-soring an advanced train-ing seminar on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Princeton Com-munity High School. This is a great way to beat the winter blues and focus on spring.

Seminar topics include: • Vines and Xeriscap-ing for the Homeowner with Mary Welch-Keesey.

• Landscaping for Hom-eowners—Do’s and Don’ts with David Kissel.

• Beekeeping with Richard Mull.

• Birdscaping with Sha-ron Sorenson. This event is open to the public. The cost is $40 and includes presentations, breakfast, lunch, and door prizes. For more information, con-tact June Neyhouse at 385-4921.

Regional Goat Meeting Feb. 18:

• Goat producers are in-vited to attend a program on feeding goats on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m., (CT) at the Pike County Fairgrounds. Mike Neary, Purdue Small Ruminant Specialist will present Feeding Programs for Meat Goats and the US-DA Natural Resource Con-servation Service Region-al Grazing Specialist will present Grazing Programs for Goats. The program is free and open to the public. For more information or special accommodations, contact Maria Restrepo at 812-354-6838.

Gibson Southern Win-

ter Workshop Concludes Feb. 22:

• This year’s Farm Win-ter Workshops will con-clude on Monday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Gibson Southern High School with a banquet for farm-ers and their spouses. The program, Cowpea Storage in Nigeria and the Adven-tures of Two Extension Ed-ucators, will be present-ed by Maria Restrepo and Adrienne Held, Purdue Extension Educators.

Regional Dairy Meeting Feb. 23:

• The Indiana Regional Dairy Meeting will be held in conjunction with the SW Indiana Holstein meet-ing on Feb. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CT) at the Log Inn in Warrenton. Top-ics include: Keys to Prof-itable Calf Rearing with Sam Leadley of the Attica Veterinary Assoc., Current Issues in Nutrition and the Environment with Tam-ilee Nennich, Purdue Uni-versity, and How Will Ani-mal Welfare Issues Affect Your Dairy? With Mike Schutz, Purdue Universi-ty. The registration dead-line is Feb. 19. Forms are available in the Exten-sion Offi ce and online a w w w.extension.purdue.edu/ces/Gibson/news/2010regionalmeetings.pdf.

Cargill Hosts Farm Man-agement Meeting Feb. 24:

Cargill is hosting a meeting featuring Io-wa State Extension Farm Management Specialist Steve Johnson www.ex-tension.iastate.edu/polk/farmmanagement.htm or w w w.extension.iastate.edu/ag/fsfm/farmmg5.html) on Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Confer-ence Center in Evansville.

Agenda topics will be: • 2010 Crop Supply/

Demand & Price Outlook Pre-Harvest Marketing Tools & Strategies.

• 2010 Crop Insurance Overview SURE & ACRE Program Review.

• Southwest Indiana Crop Seminar, Feb. 24 in Dubois County.

• The Southwest In-diana Crop Seminar will take place on Feb. 24 from

7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (CT) at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds. Attend-ees will receive a printed copy of the presentations, refreshments, and lunch. The PARP credit fee is $10. Attendance for the entire program is required for PARP credit.

Reservations are re-quired by Feb. 16. Call the Dubois County Extension offi ce at 482-1782.

• 7 to 7:30 a.m. Regis-tration, coffee and donuts.

• 7:30 to 8 a.m. USDA Staff, “2010 USDA Farm Bill and Conservation Pro-gram Update”.

• 8 to 9 a.m. Chris Hurt — Purdue Extension Ag.

Economist, “2010 Ag. Out-look”.

• 9 to 10 a.m. Hans Kok - Indiana Conserva-tion Cropping Systems Ini-tiative,

“Conservation Cropping Systems in Indiana”.

• 10 to 10:15 a.m. Break, Coffee and Donuts.

• 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Shaun Casteele—Purdue Extension Soybean Spe-cialist, “Soybean Manage-ment for High Yields”.

• 11:15 to noon Lunch sponsored by German American Bank.

• Noon to 1 p.m. Glenn Nice - Purdue Extension Weed Specialist, “Manag-ing Herbicide Resistant Weeds ”.

• 1 to 2 p.m. Charles Woloshuk - Purdue Plant Pathologist, “Manag-ing Mold and Mycotoxins in the 2009 & 2010 Corn Crops”.

• 2 to 2;15 p.m. Break, Soft Drinks and Cookies.

• 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Ken-neth Eck - Purdue Ex-tension Educator, “Clean Sweep Pesticide Disposal”.

Sign up for the Direct and Counter-cyclical and ARCE Programs has start-ed. Janet Ault of the Gib-son County Farm Service Agency would like to re-

mind everyone that sign-up for the 2010 Direct and Counter-cyclical and ACRE programs has began. The deadline to enroll a farm in DCP or ACRE for 2010 is close of business June 1. All required signatures must be obtained before close of business June 1.

For further questions or to schedule an appoint-ment please call the FSA offi ce at (812) 385-5033 ext. 2. Offi ce hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Upcoming Dates:• March 4: Choco-

late—It’s OK—Presented by Mary Duke, Purdue Ex-tension Educator. Oakland City Library, 5:30 p.m. Call the Library to reserve your place at 812-749-3559.

• March 13: 4-H Live-stock Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CT) at the Dubois County Fair-grounds. For more infor-mation or to register, con-tact Jeremy Oeding at 812-549-5093.

• March 15: Serv Safe Recertifi cation class at Princeton VFW, 8 a.m. un-til noon. Certifi cation Ex-am is at 1 p.m. For more in-formation contact Purdue Extension—Gibson County at 385-3491.

• March 16: Food Aller-gies—Informative program by Mary Duke, Purdue Ex-tension Educator. Duke En-ergy Building, West Broad-way, Princeton. 9 a.m. Call Gibson County Extension Offi ce for reservations, 812-385-3491.

• March 16: Remi-nisce—Keeping your Mem-ories—Informative pro-gram by Karel Kirschner, Purdue Extension Educa-tor. Duke Energy Building, West Broadway, Princeton, 10 a.m.

Call the Gibson County Extension Offi ce for reser-vations, 812-385-3491.

Purdue Extension news- Master Gardener class



FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

CHURCH SPOTLIGHT

Holy Cross Catholic Church200 S. Church St., Fort BranchFr. Anthony Ernst, PastorSaturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:45 a.m.; Tuesday through Friday morning Mass 7:30 a.m.

Pardon vs. Justifi cation

Draw near to GodInsight . . . with Dave Ingler

“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out” (Romans: 7:18-19).

I believe that all of us will admit that we experi-ence periods of spiritual lapse where those things which were once exciting become monotonous and our hunger for the knowl-edge of God becomes sat-isfi ed with what we al-ready know. It is during these periods that we can identify with the Apostle Paul and his internal bat-tle with the fl esh to be-come all that God wanted him to be.

When we experience dry spells in our Christian life, we must quickly learn that enduring faith is not a feeling but a steadfast hope and an endless com-mitment to Jesus Christ who gave His life for us. Simply because we do not feel like studying the Bible is no reason to remove our-selves from its transform-ing truths. Simply because we do not feel like being in-volved in the lives of others is no reason to stop serv-ing and allowing Christ to live His life through us.

Our being tempted to feel that God is distant and does not hear our prayers is no reason to stop seek-ing and praising Him for He has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I for-sake you” (Hebrews 13:5).

Because Christian disci-pline and attitudes have to come with effort, spiritu-al apathy and laziness are never excuses for gravitat-ing back to what we once were. On the contrary, the book of James gives a prom-ise that is fulfi lled as we re-main faithful to God dur-ing these times of testing. “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will fl ee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and pu-rify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up” (James 4:7-10).

Being spiritually luke-warm is a demonic snare that can affect us all. As one becomes cold toward God the very means by which we are strengthened to overcome Satan’s grip are often put aside and discour-agement, drifting and de-feat quickly follow.

If you are struggling in your walk with God, step out in faith and begin to draw near to Him. Turn from any action or attitude that is contrary to God’s will for your life and commit your-self totally to Him. Not on-ly will you fi nd strength to overcome those areas that are causing you defeat, you will discover that even your desire to draw near to God comes from Him.

By Cornelius R. StamDid you read, recently,

about the man, named Zim-merman, who spent near-ly twenty-fi ve years in pris-on for a murder which, it is now clear, he never commit-ted! The mistake was dis-covered two years ago, and he was released, of course, but only after spending al-most a quarter of a century in prison for a crime he did not commit!

This was a grim mis-take, but even at that, it must be wonderful in such a case, to be free—and to have people actually sym-pathize with you! Yet, after two years of liberty, Zim-merman says he still feels a bit numb. Waking up morn-ings he still imagines he hears the harsh sound of the prison bell, and looking about he still thinks he sees bars on the windows.

Things could be worse, though: Suppose he were guilty of the crime, mere-ly pardoned and released. Then everyone would be

saying: “There goes that murderer. They pardoned him. Don’t get too friend-ly with him.” The stigma would always remain—as long as he lived.

Let us thank God that believers in Christ are not merely pardoned. Romans 3:24 declares that we are “justifi ed freely by [God’s] grace, through the redemp-tion that is in Christ Jesus.” Christ died for our sins and satisfi ed the just claims of the Law, and more: through the Holy Spirit He revolu-tionizes our lives and makes new creations out of us, for “If any man be in Christ,” says II Corinthians 5:17, “he is a new creation.”

“For by grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast. For we are His workman-ship, created in Christ Je-sus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Ladies’ community Bible study

A weekly, in-depth ladies’ Bible study, “When Godly People Do Ungodly Things” by Beth Moore, begins on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Owensville Unit-ed Methodist Church. An open invitation to women in the Owensville community is extended.

This is a seven-week Bi-ble study which confronts the hard questions of faith and faithfulness.

Contact the Owensville United Methodist Church offi ce at 812-724-4041 to re-serve a spot in the study and order your student book, or e-mail Margie Waible at [email protected]. Ev-eryone is invited to attend.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

212 West LocustFort Branch

Dr. James Cramer, PastorPhone: 812-753-4623 or

812-615-0087 for infoE-mail:

[email protected] school 9 a.m.;

worship service 10 (Com-munion fi rst Sunday); Wednesday prayer 6 p.m. followed by Bible study; youth fellowship fi rst and third Sundays, 3 to 5 p.m.

Women’s fellowship groups: Second Cup of Cof-fee, 9 to 10 a.m., second Wednesday monthly; and EFGs at 6:30 p.m. (day vari-able).

ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH

5342 E. SR 168 (East of Fort Branch)

Fr. Anthony Ernst, PastorFr. John Sasse, Jr.Associate Pastor

Stephen Hall, Jr., DeaconSunday worship 9:30 a.m.

FORT BRANCH SOUTHERN

BAPTIST CHURCH801 S. Main, Fort Branch

James Bean, Interim Pastor

Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:40 a.m.; Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and wor-ship service 6:30 p.m. Any-one needing a ride may call the church at 753-4365.

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTHwy. 168, Fort BranchRev. John S. HeumannSunday worship 9 a.m.;

Sunday school 10:15 a.m.

ST. LUCAS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

6777 S. 350 East Fort Branch

Rev. John S. HeumannSunday school 9:30 a.m.;

Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; youth fellowship second Sunday.

BETHLEHEM GENERAL BAPTIST

CHURCHCR 325 W. off of Hwy. 168

Fort BranchRev. Ron Austin, PastorSunday worship 10 a.m.

For information, call 729-7787.

GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH

Corner John and Eastview Fort Branch

Stephen Akins, PastorMorning worship ser-

vices 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Childcare is available for ages three and under.

WESLEYAN CHURCH202 E. Vine St.

Fort BranchRichard Comer, PastorSunday school from 9:30

to 10:25 a.m.; Sunday wor-ship, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.; children’s church 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. (for children there is singing, worship, handcrafts and snacks); and Sunday evening—Bi-ble study from 6 to 7 p.m.; Friends and Teens Club (4-12), programs meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday during the school year.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Vine and Main, Fort BranchJohn Windell, Pastor

Sunday worship services 8:15 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday school for all ages 9:30 a.m. Nursery provided at 10:30 services. Wednesday WN-AC pot-luck supper at 5:30 p.m.; children’s hour and administrative meetings at 6, and choir at 7; youth min-istries meeting on fi rst and third Sundays at 6 p.m.

FORT BRANCH CHURCH OF THE

NAZARENE601 S. Lincoln

Rev. Brian Dale PullumSunday school 9:30 a.m.;

morning worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening prayer meeting and youth group 7 p.m.

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH

200 S. Church St., Ft. BranchFr. Anthony Ernst, Pastor

Fr. John Sasse, Jr.Associate Pastor

Stephen Hall, Jr., DeaconSaturday Mass 4:30 p.m.;

Sunday Mass 8:45 a.m.; Tuesday through Friday morning Mass 7:30 a.m.

OWENSVILLE CHURCH OF THE

NAZARENE101 N. Third Street

OwensvillePaul Drake, Pastor

Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Sunday youth services at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer time 6 to 8 p.m.

DAYSTAR COMMUNITY CHURCH

Hampton Inn, Princeton (temporarily)

(non-denominational)Tony Edwards, PastorSunday school 9:30 a.m.;

Sunday morning worship 10:30 a.m.

OWENSVILLE FIRST GENERAL

BAPTIST CHURCHCorner Brummitt and Mill

Rev. Bob DouglasSunday school 9:30 a.m.;

Sunday service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night worship 6 p.m.

Bible study and prayer meeting and men’s prayer group meet 8 a.m. every Sunday. All men welcome.

Disciples and Jr./Sr. youth meet every Sunday evening at 7 p.m. All youth are invited to attend.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH208 West Street, HaubstadtDusty McCandless, Pastor

Phone: 812-644-2944Sunday school 9:30 a.m.;

Sunday service 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday prayer time 6:30 to 7 p.m.; service, kids church, youth group meet at 7 p.m.

Food pantry hours: Mon-day 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Fri-day 4 to 6 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

302 N. Main St.Owensville

Bart W. Newton,Preaching Minister

Phone 724-4181Fax 724-2161

E-mail: [email protected]

Sunday school for all ag-es of youth and adult Bible fellowship 9 a.m.; adult Sun-day worship and Sonshine Alley children’s church 10. The church is a non-denom-inational church and is lo-cated two blocks north of Holder’s Furniture Store.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH(Disciples of Christ)

Corner of Oak and Brummitt, Owensville

Rev. John CharlesPastor

Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m.

OWENSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Corner Third and Brummitt, OwensvilleLinda Lawler, Pastor

Sunday school for all ag-es 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; every fi rst and third Wednesday we have a high school youth group meet-ing from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Transportation is avail-able for all by calling the church or call 724-2240.

Everyone is welcome to worship with us!

SOUTH GIBSON APOSTOLIC CHURCH

OwensvilleSunday morning service

and Super Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evange-listic services 6 p.m.; pre-teen and teen class and ju-nior choir practice and ac-tivities 7 p.m.

For more information about the church servic-es, home Bible studies and transportation to the church, call 812-729-7231.

MAUMEE GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH

9482 W. SR 165Owensville

Rev. Kenneth Reeder, Pastor

Sunday morning Bi-ble Connection 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.

Our Kids For Christ Children’s Ministry (ages fourth-fi fth grades) meets at 9:30 a.m. for Kids Bible Connection and at 10:30 a.m. for Kids Own Wor-ship.

For more information about our worship service, small group Bible studies or other ministries, call 812-729-7230. Come be our guests! We would love to see you!

DAYSPRING COMMUNITY CHURCH

120 N. Main St.Owensville

Scott Burr, PastorSunday morning Dis-

covery class 9:45 a.m.; morning worship and kids’ church 10:45 a.m.; prayer and communion services 6 p.m.; Wednesday Life Ap-plication Bible study 7 p.m.

Youth group, Uncom-mon, for grades 6-12, meets

on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more in-formation contact Beth Brown, youth minister, at 215-0174.

For a ride to church, call 724-4114.

ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH

Old Princeton Rd. Haubstadt

Father Kenneth R. BetzSaturday Mass 5 p.m.;

Sunday Masses 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

ST. STEPHENS UNITED CHURCH

OF CHRIST12152 S. 200 E., HaubstadtSteve Oeth, Interim Pastor

Sunday service 9 a.m.; Bible school 10:30 a.m.

BLYTHE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST

One mile W. of GSHSOwensville

John Windell, PastorWorship 9 a.m.

STS. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH201 Vine St., Haubstadt

Fr. Anthony Ernst, PastorFr. John Sasse, Jr.Associate Pastor

William Brandle, DeaconSaturday worship 6 p.m.;

Sunday worship 7:15 and 10:30 a.m.; Monday 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday 8 a.m.

NEW LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Hwy. 68 between Cynthiana and Haubstadt

Gordon Jones, PastorServices Sunday at 10:30

a.m.

ST. JOHNS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

R.R. #2, Box 323, BuckskinRev. Frank Sapp, Jr.

Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship service 10:15 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH1-1/2 miles south of I-64 and U.S. 41, Volkman Rd.

Rev. Kirk HorstmeyerSaturday evening servic-

es 5:30 p.m.; Sunday wor-ship services 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.; Sunday school 9:10 a.m.

OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN

CHURCH (ELCA)US 41 and State Rd. 64

PrincetonRev. Karen McNeill-Utecht

Sunday worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10 a.m.

BARNETT CHAPELStanley Road, Lynnville

Don Williams, PastorSunday school 9 a.m.;

worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday night prayer service 7 p.m.

LIVING WATER CHURCH

225 West Emerson St.Princeton

Larry Stephenson, PastorPhone 385-1243

Sunday 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

SALVATION ARMY CHURCH

(non-denominational)201 S. Gibson St.

PrincetonLt. Jonathan Cooper

Phone 386-6577Sunday morning break-

fast 9 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30; morning worship 10:45; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m.; Men’s Club and Home League at 7.

Ask about boys’ and girls’ clubs.

FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Corner of North and Walnut, Cynthiana

Gordon Jones, PastorSunday worship service,

9 a.m.

FAIR HAVEN CHRIST FELLOWSHIP

Church Street, Cynthiana Mike Douglas, Pastor

Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday eve-ning 7 p.m.

Phone 724-4735

CYNTHIANA PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHNorth & Whiting, Cynthiana

Kevin Morris, PastorSunday school 9 a.m.

Worship 10 a.m.

OLD UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Hwy. 165 S. of JohnsonDon French, Pastor

Bible study 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:15 a.m.

CYNTHIANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH10951 Main St., Cynthiana

Rev. William PingFellowship 10:30; wor-

ship 10:45.Call 724-2265 for trans-

portation. Everyone wel-come!

PROVIDENCE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST

CHURCHCR 550 S. NE of Fort Branch

Sunday school for chil-dren and adults at 10; wor-ship 10:30; Thursday eve-ning Bible study for adults. For more information call 753-3386.

ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Second and Elm St. Elberfeld

Rev. Rick BenderSunday school 9 a.m.;

worship service 10 a.m.



History Club Fort Branch High School 1935This is the History Club photo taken from the Fort Branch High School yearbook “Gratia Victoria” in

1935. In the front row (l to r) are: Genevieve Wood, Elizabeth Davis, Margaret McGuire, Hildred Beck, Betty Jane Humphrey, Louise Hemmer, Mildred Emge, Mary Louise Hickrod and Estelle McReynolds; in the back row: Kenneth Blum, Walter James Dilbeck, Ben Williams, Billy Kell, Loren Yager, Charles Davis, Charles Blackard and teacher Charles Epperson.

The following items were taken from the 1965, 1975 and 1985 issues of The Star-Echo and Fort Branch Times.

25 years• Regina Lynn Lewis

and Patrick William Waters were married on Saturday, Dec. 1, during a 4 p.m. cere-mony at the United Method-ist Church in Fort Branch. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lew-is Sr., Fort Branch, Mrs. Shirley Thomas of Long-mont, Calif., and the late John T. Waters of Evans-ville. The bride is a 1983 graduate of Gibson South-ern High School, attended Wabash Valley College and is employed at the Gibson County Recorder’s Offi ce in Princeton. The bride-groom, a 1978 graduate of Tecumseh High School, is employed by St. George Warehouses of Evansville.

• The Town Hall in Haubstadt, formerly the Haubstadt State Bank build-ing, has been named to the National Register of Histor-ic Places. The building was built in 1904 and used by the Haubstadt State Bank until they moved to their new building in 1980. The building was sold to the town for $35,000. Clerk-Treasurer Alice Chamber-lain initiated the idea of ap-plying for historic recog-nition. In addition to the town offi ces, the building houses the Fort Branch-Johnson Township Library branch. The building was the fi rst bank in Haubstadt constructed with support from Dr. Victor Marchand and several Haubstadt resi-dents. The Haubstadt State Bank was one of few state banks to survive the De-pression.

• Janet and Steve Seib-ert of Haubstadt announce the birth of a daughter. She arrived on Friday, Jan. 25, at Deaconess Hospital weigh-ing 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 20 inches in length. She has been named Jen-na Lynn. To welcome Jenna Lynn home are three broth-ers, Kevin, Chad and Brett. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Seibert of Poseyville and the late Mil-dred Michel and late Har-old Simon. Great-grand-mothers are Olivia Meny of Fort Branch and Theresa Simon of Evansville.

• Principal Karen Kyle of Sts. Peter and Paul School announced that Ker-ri Elpers will represent the school in the area Spelling Bee. Kerri, age 9, is in the fourth grade. Runner-up is her sister Krista, age 8, a third grade student. Par-ents of the students are Mr. and Mrs. David Elpers.

• Drs. Bill and Susan

Ahlfeld announce the birth of their daughter, Jenni-fer Laurel. She arrived at 10:28 on Wednesday, Feb. 6. At birth Jennifer weighed 7 pounds 11 ounc-es and was 20½ inches in length. A brother, Eric, wel-comes her home. Grand-parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Jones of Washing-ton and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Ahlfeld of Mt. Carmel, Ill. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Grace Ahlfeld of West Salem, Ill., Mrs. Beulah Rader of Linton and Louis W. Jones of Beehunter.

• Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wil-zbacher of Fort Branch an-nounce the birth of their second child, a daughter. She arrived on Monday, Jan. 28, at Welborn Hos-pital at 11:26 a.m. weigh-ing 10 pounds. She has been named Alison Kaye. To welcome Alison home is a brother, Brian. Grand-parents are Don and Carol Sheridan of Haubstadt and LaVon and John Wilzbach-er of Fort Branch. Great-grandmothers are Su-san Sheridan, Helen Mei-er and Josephine Emge, all of Princeton. Margaret Thacker of Haubstadt is the great-great-grandmother.

• Mr. and Mrs. Robin Douglas of Owensville an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Jessica Ann. She arrived at Gibson Gener-al Hospital on Friday, Feb. 1. At birth, Jessica weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 20½ inches in length. Grandparents are Mrs. Robert Smith of Prince-ton and Mr. and Mrs. Stan-ley Douglas of Owens-ville. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Grace Smith of Owensville, Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Yeager and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hoar of Fort Wayne. The new moth-er is the former Shannon

Duncan of Princeton.35 years

• Jenny Jackson, daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Jackson, Fort Branch, has just received word that she has been chosen winner in the sixth grade division of the DAR Historical Essay Contest. Jenny is a sixth grade student at the Fort Branch Middle School. Mike Fichter, fi fth grade student at Holy Cross, was winner of the fi fth grade di-vision contest. Mike is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lar-ry Fichter of Fort Branch. Karen Jones, eighth grade student of Owensville Mid-dle School, was winner of the Historical Contest in the eighth grade division. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Jones of Owensville.

• Students of Fort Branch Middle School were the winners of Division 1 ratings in Solo and Ensem-ble Contest in Evansville on Saturday. Soloists in the seventh grade group were Debbie Reininga, fl ute; Tammy Wheaton, fl ute; Jer-ry Jackson, saxophone; and Glenn Goedde, saxophone. Soloists in the eighth grade group were Jodi Irvin, clar-inet; Tracey Teal, saxo-phone; Wayne Arbuthnot, saxophone; Alice Fich-ter, drum; and Kevin Mi-ley, bassoon. First Division winners in ensembles were Joanie Titzer, Donna Lueb-behusen and Lisa Coker, clarinet trio; Dana Georg-es, Debbie Reininga, Ani-ta Fauquher, fl ute trio; and Tracey Teel, Paula Hagedo-rn and Wayne Arbuthnot, saxophone trio. Soloists winning in the Second Di-vision in the seventh grade were Dottie Borup, fl ute; Donna Luebbehusen and Joanie Titzer, clarinet; Mar-ion Harmon, clarinet; Amy

Dunkel, clarinet; and Melo-dy Mullen, trumpet. Those in the eighth grade plac-ing second in solos were Anita Fauquher, fl ute; Da-na Georges, fl ute; Jan Huff, clarinet; Jane Douglas, clar-inet; Paula Hagedorn, sax-ophone; Becky Reynolds, trumpet; and Dan Jackson, trombone. Third Division winners were Beth Kiefer, clarinet; and a clarinet en-semble, Beth Kiefer, Jodi Irvin and Jan Huff.

• Approximately 100 rel-atives and friends attended the open house on Sunday afternoon at the Owensville General Baptist Church honoring Mr. and Mrs. Per-cy Tichenor who were cele-brating their 35th wedding anniversary.

• Eugenia Robinson has resigned her position as Ed-itor of The Star-Echo and Fort Branch Times effec-tive Friday, Feb. 21, for rea-sons of health. Prior to be-coming a full time employ-ee at the Owensville offi ce on Oct. 7, 1960, Mrs. Robin-son had already been asso-ciated with the Fort Branch Times for some time. She began writing personals and other small items at her home in Fort Branch in the fall of 1957. Publisher Phyllis Armstrong accept-ed Mrs. Robinson’s resig-nation with regret follow-ing eleven years of close business association and a warm personal friendship.

• Mr. and Mrs. Art Frohbieter of Owensville have received the address of their son Jeff who is pres-ently serving a tour of duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. He is at present on a cruise of the Mediterranean. Jeff is also the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edger Frohbieter of Fort Branch.

45 years• John A. Overton has

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Lisa Davis of Prince-ton, has earned the Legal Nurse Consultant Certi-fi ed (LNCC®) credential. By becoming an LNCC, Li-sa has demonstrated not on-ly a background in nursing, but also experience, educa-tion, and involvement in the specialty practice area of le-gal nurse consulting.

Administered by the American Legal Nurse Con-sultant Certifi cation Board (ALNCCB), the LNCC pro-gram is a means of identify-ing professionals who have achieved defi ned levels of knowledge, experience, and education in the med-ical legal system. Certifi -cation is granted by exam-ination to registered nurs-es with at least 2,000 hours of current practice as a le-gal nurse consultant, and a minimum of fi ve years licen-

sure as a registered nurse. The LNCC exam is the on-ly exam in the legal nursing consulting fi eld that is ac-credited by the American Board of Nursing Special-ties (ABNS), the national accrediting body for nurs-ing certifi cation programs.

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Lisa has lived in Gibson County for 36 years and is the daughter of Bert and Mary Lou Selby of Owens-ville. She plans to open an independent practice as a legal nurse consultant.

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completed his six months active duty training with the Armed Services. He has been stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and has re-turned to his home here. Overton will continue farm-ing with his father, Jim Ben Overton.

• Mr. and Mrs. Orval Graham of Fort Branch, are announcing the en-gagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Judith Ann, to John Wes-ley Dierlam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dierlam, Ow-ensville. The wedding will be solemnized on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., in the Pil-grim Holiness Church at Fort Branch. A reception will follow at the Freedom Hall in Fort Branch.

• Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deal announce the birth of a daughter born Friday morning at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounc-es and has been named My-ra Sue. The Deals have four other daughters, Joan, Te-resa, Rebecca and Sandra who also welcome the little sister. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deal are the grandparents.

• An 8 pound 12½ ounce son is the newest addition at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cody Garrett. The lit-tle one arrived on Jan. 27 and has been named Rob-in David. Welcoming the baby are a sister, Judy and brothers, Ricky and Marty. Grandparents of the tot are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gar-rett of Owensville, and Mr. and Mrs. Clella Manning of Poseyville. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Garrett of Owens-ville are the great-grand-parents.

• Mr. and Mrs. Wil-liam Carner, Owensville, are announcing the birth of a daughter, Tamara Fay, born Feb. 4 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and is welcomed by three sisters and one brother. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mc-Carty of Owensville and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Carner of New Harmony.

• Mr. and Mrs. Alm-

on D. Christmas, Prince-ton, are announcing the en-gagement of their daugh-ter, Genevieve, to James (Jim) Wade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolfa Wade, Owens-ville.

• A 6 pound 10 ounce daughter is the newest ad-dition at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Byrne of Princeton. The little one was born on Monday morn-ing at Gibson General Hos-pital and has been named Lisa Lynne. The mother is the former June Finney of Fort Branch. Mrs. James Byrne of Princeton is the paternal grandmother.

• Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weiss announce the birth of a 7 pound 15½ ounce girl, Ramona Lee, born on Friday, Jan. 15, at Gibson General Hospital. At home there are fi ve girls, Don-na, Gloria, Nanette, Kel-ly and Marlene and one boy, Ricky. The grandpar-ents are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dewig and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Weiss, both of Haubstadt.

• Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Bryant are announcing the arrival of their fi rst son, Darren Drew, on Saturday morning at Welborn Bap-tist Hospital in Evansville. The little man tipped the scales at 9 pounds 3 ounc-es. The Bryants are also the parents of three daugh-ters, Denise, Donna and Dwana.

• Miss Carole Kuester became the bride of Mr. Robert Wallace St. John in a lovely candlelight service on Saturday evening at the St. Lucas United Church of Christ. Rev. Theo F. Me-hl offi ciated for the impres-sive double ring ceremony before an altar banked with palms and baskets of white fl owers. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuester of Fort Branch and the bridegroom’s par-ents are Mr. and Mrs. Rob-ert L. St. John of Indianap-olis. The bride was grad-uated from Fort Branch High School and is a se-nior at Indiana University. The bridegroom graduated from Center High School in Manchester, N.H. and at-tended Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He was graduated from In-diana University and will enter the U.S. Navy as an ensign this spring.

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Above: Megan Davis, a fi fth-grader, lays across the stage at Haubstadt Community School for her part in the skit, “Water.” Davis, along with Melissa Davis and Jayden Grit-ton, are one of 36 acts in this year’s Jr. Vaudeville.

Right: Samantha Bittner, a fi fth-grader, practices a scene from her skit, “Breakfast,” for the Jr. Vaudeville 2010 show at Haubstadt Community School. Also in the skit are Joely Will and Arika Seaton.

A group of second-graders at Haubstadt Community School practice their skit, “Doggie,” for the Jr. Vaudeville 2010 show at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

Callen Ambrose, left, Claire Jones and Molly Will rehearse a dance to “Quit Clowning Around.” The girls, along with Rachel Jones (not pictured) will perform the routine during Haubstadt Community School’s annual Jr. Vaudeville this week. Andrea Preston photos.

Junior Vaudeville


With less than four days re-maining for candidates to for-mally fi le for the upcoming May primary election politics in Indiana has been turn up-side down.

Two-term Democrat Sena-tor Evan Bayh has announced he will not seek re-election. It leaves his seat open, just days before the deadline to fi le. Numerous Republicans have announced their intentions to run. However to run for Sen-ate a candidate has to have 500 signatures from each of the nine Congressional dis-tricts in Indiana.

Bayh, now 54, was elect-ed Governor of Indiana at the age of 33 and then re-elect-ed. He was elected to the Sen-ate in 1998 and again in 2004. Bayh said on Monday he was tired of the “rancor” of parti-sian politics in his surprise announcement.

The last day for candidates to formally fi le for the prima-ry is noon, Friday, Feb. 19. The primary is Tuesday, May 4, with the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both election days. Filing began Wednesday, Jan. 20.

In Gibson County, the of-fi ces up for grabs are: Coun-ty Assessor; County Clerk; County Prosecutor; County Recorder; County Treasur-er; County Sheriff; and Supe-rior Court Judge. For county boards, County Commission-ers District 1 is up, plus four seats, representing the four districts, on the Gibson Coun-ty Council are up for grabs.

Also on the ballot are all 10 township trustee spots, plus the three-person town-ship advisory board for each of the 10 townships: Barton, Center, Columbia, Johnson, Montgomery, Patoka, Union, Wabash, Washington and White River.

Seats for South Gibson’s two state senators and three state representatives are also up for a vote this year. Plus, one of Indiana’s U.S. Senate seat and the area’s represen-tative for the 8th District in the U.S. House of Represen-tatives is also up.

School board seats up in 2010 will appear on the ballot in November. Since the seats are not party affi liated in Gib-son County—meaning candi-dates do not fi le as a Demo-crat or Republican—the seats do not appear on the primary ballot.

The last day to register to vote or transfer registration for the primary is Monday, April 5. It’s also the same day voters can begin absentee voting. Voters are now able to turn in an absentee voting ap-plication. Currently, there are more than 21,500 registered voters in Gibson County.

Candidates, and party af-fi liation, that have fi led for ei-ther a county, township trust-ee, township advisory board, state or federal offi ce as Fri-day afternoon are:

County-related offi ces & seats:

• County Assessor: Juan-ita L. Beadle (D)

• County Clerk: Becky Woodburn (D)

• County Prosecutor: Robert Krieg (R) and Wil-liam Wallace (D)

• County Recorder: Deb-bie S. Wethington (D)

• County Sheriff: George

A. Ballard (D) and Jack Pick-ett (R)

• County Treasurer: Mary B. Key (R) and Sandra K. Gruebel (D)

• County Commissioner District 1: Alan Douglas (R) and Jim Kolb (D)

• County Council Dis-trict 1: Tony Wolfe (R)

• County Council Dis-trict 2: Cecil R. (Bob) Allen, Jr. (D) and LeAnn Smith (R)

• County Council Dis-trict 3: D. Craig Pfl ug (R)

• County Council Dis-trict 4: Jeremy Overton (R)

• Superior Court Judge: Earl G. Penrod (D)

Township Trustees:• Barton Township Trust-

ee: Wilma Miley (R)• Center Township Trust-

ee: Ruth Ann Hurt (D)• Columbia Township

Trustee: Karen Rowe (R) and Hubert R. Loveless (D)

• Johnson Township Trust-ee: Ed Pruitt (D)

• Montgomery Township Trustee: Dewayne E. Wade (D);

• Patoka Township Trust-ee: Bradley D. Schmitt (R)

• Union Township Trust-ee: Brenda J. Sollman (D)

• Wabash Township Trust-ee: Genevieve Wade (D)

• Washington Township Trustee: Tony Schroeder (D)

• White River Township Trustee: No one has fi led

Three-person Township Advisory Boards:

• Barton Township Adviso-ry Board: Kenneth E. Willis Sr. (D); Curt Strickland (D;) and Preston B. Richardt (R)

• Columbia Township Ad-visory Board: Bob Buttrum (D)

• Johnson Township Ad-visory Board: Charles Field (D); David Hambry (D); and Andrew Goedde

• Montgomery Township Advisory Board: Wayne M. Dearing (D) and Eric A. Cal-lis (D)

• Patoka Township Adviso-ry Board: Bob Jines (D)

• Union Township Adviso-ry Board: Roger J. Holzmey-er (D); Joseph F. Vessels, Jr. (D); and Brett Lemmons (D)

• Wabash Township Advi-sory Board: Bill Penner (D); Dorothy Jaquemai (D); and Jerry Jaquemai (D)

• Washington Township Advisory Board: Rusty Hill (R); Kelly Hope (D); and Bill Penner (D)

• White River Advisory Board: Sue Stuckey (D) and Fred Anthis (D)

State & federal candi-dates:

• U.S. Senate seat: Don Bates, Jr., R-Richmond

• U.S. Representative - 8th District: U.S. Rep. Brad Ells-worth, D-Evansville; Larry Bucshon, R-Newburgh; Billy J. Mahoney, R-Newport; Kris-ti Frisk, R-Spencer; John K. Snyder, R-Washington; and Dan Stockton, R-Greencas-tle.

• Indiana Senate, District 48: Sen. Lindel O. Hume, D-Princeton

• Indiana Senate, District 49: Sen. Bob Deig, D-Mount Vernon; Jim Tomes, R-Wades-ville; and Andrew Wilson, R-New Harmony

• Indiana House, District 64: Rep. Kreg Battles, D-Vin-cennes and Ken A. Becker-man, R-Halezton

• Indiana House, District 75: Ron Bacon, R-Chandler

• Indiana House, District 76: Wendy Mac McNamara, R-Mount Vernon

Gibson Co. primary election update

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