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Remember the song that goes . . “Oh the weather outside is frightful . . ?”

Well they should stop right there, because we’ve all just about had enough of the snow and it’s not all that delightful. For a while we were all stuck inside and shivering, but we’ve got places to go and things to do. Despite that week where events were canceled and our plans were changed, we still managed to be a busy bunch last month.

As you glance through the pages in this issue, you’ll find gardeners making plans for spring, winter farm babies, recipes for Fat Tuesday and news on some of the local businesses. There’s even a few highlights for Black History Month.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, be sure to check out the ads for ideas.

It couldn’t hurt and it’s better than finding yourself in the dog house!

Now take a break, grab a hot toddy or cup of tea and see what’s been going on with the local folks.

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Concerts & Events - pg. 25

Behind the Scenes - pg. 30 Sports Insider - pg. 32

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Country Connections

By Jancey Smith

In Honor of Black History Month

Farming at Lyles Station in Days Past

For many of us Gibson County natives, if we go back to our ancestor’s past, we would probably discover a link to early farming.

This is also true of the natives of Lyles Station. According to Stanley Madison, some of the key families in the 1800’s were - Hardiman, Nolcox, Walden, Morris, Steward, Cole, Lyles, Cliff and Jones. They were the backbone of the farming community.

When the early settlers came to Lyles Station in the early 1800’s Anitque farm tools from Virginia and the South, there was lots of wood. Forestry was an important resource and being located near the three rivers (White, Wabash and Ohio) enabled the wood products to be transported.

There were barrels produced in Gibson County for holding salt and flour. Furniture was also made from the trees and wooden crates to gather and transport

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produce like cantaloupes, apples and melons.

But before the wood could be used for these items and before farmers could plant crops, the trees had to be cleared. This was quite a challenge and often farmers planted around the large tree stumps until they could later be removed. There were no bulldozers in those days. It took an incredible amount of labor to have the fields that we have today.

Stanley remembers helping his father and uncle cut and clear trees. Many of the logs went to Jasper and the ones smaller than 15 inches went to Mt. Carmel. They were made into large paper rolls, four fitting on a train car and taken to Chicago.

Then they were made into a black felt paper that went under shingles for roofs. Forestry was a huge business for the Lyles community. William Roundtree and James

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Cantrell operated a timber market that employed many from farm to farm for threshing wheat. Anything left workers for over 60 years. over was taken to the grain elevator at Lyles Station.

After the logs were removed, the stumps pulled out Because of the sandy nature of the soil, Lyles and the brush cleared, there was good farm land left for Station became famous for its melons. The Greer and corn and wheat. The early farmers rotated those crops Hardiman families were a part of that. Southern trains with alfalfa, hay and rye. Soybeans came from Europe carried huge baskets of melons from Poseyville to the later and the Hull and Jones families were the first to East Coast. Cantaloupes came into season the middle plant soybeans in rows. Just like in all of Indiana, corn of July and watermelons around the first of August. was a primary crop at Lyles The prices were always highest Station from the beginning. It at the beginning of the season. fed not only families, but the Now days, Stanley believes livestock, too. the “family touch of small farms In the 1830’s agriculture is getting lost.” Many of the was undergoing a reform. smaller farms are sold to large New machinery was being corporations who only see the developed to help save the land a few times a year. It’s not farmer’s time. The first like when farmers knew they combine was developed in were feeding their neighbors 1836 and John Deere came down the road. However, to take out with a steel plow in 1837. a look at how farming was done The Clift brothers of Lyles in the past with its antique tools Station were the first in the and methods, one only has to area to have a threshing go to Lyles Station for a visit to machine. They would take it take a trip to the past.

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Country Connections continued

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The MLK award for community service was presented to Travis Nolox and Danielle Scott. The event was held at Saint Paul Baptist Church. The keynote speaker was D’Angelo Taylor, who is the Assistant Director of the Multicultural Center at the University of Southern Indiana.

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Backyard Birds

By Guest Writer, Shawn Keith

If you look outside your window you might see a handsome fellow wearing a bright blue jacket with tails, a cinnamon colored vest with a white shirt. He is currently looking to be a tennant and will provide some insect control as payment for himself and his spouse. He is the Eastern Bluebird and this is the time of year he is looking for a place to raise his family this spring.

My name is Shawn Keith. This is my new article where I will cover the different birds that I provide nest boxes for, with tips and a “how to” section for those that want to try their hand at providing nest boxes in their own yard.

You can also follow along with the progress in my yard as I update on the number of eggs, how many hatched and how many fledged. Providing housing for these fellows is a very rewarding and enjoyable hobby that you can share with your children and grandchildren.

I have provided housing over the years for Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Purple Martins and House Wrens.

Now, back to Mr. Bluebird. He is scouting out housing in January through February. Once he has staked his claim he will defend his nest box until he has found a mate for the season. If she likes his choice she will begin nest building in March with the first egg being laid in late March, depending on the weather. The Eastern Bluebird

will raise two broods of young each season.

If you have Bluebirds in your yard you can put up a Bluebird nest box for them following a few simple guidelines (see links below). Bluebirds are very territorial to other Bluebirds looking for housing. They will protect and defend from other Bluebirds for a 300 foot radius around the house.

If you have not seen any Bluebirds in your yard it does not mean they are not around since they are somewhat quiet this time of year. Remember when picking a location for your nest box just as it is for humans it is the same for birds, location, location, location. They like open spaces usually rural areas or outer edges of town.

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Gardening Goodies

Phalaenopsis Orchids - Part 2

(Sometimes referred to as, the ‘Moth’ or ‘Butterfly’ Orchid)

by Guest Writer, Kevin Smith

Repotting - There are seveal different opinions on repotting a phal orchid, however, one point is unanimous....Never.....never repot a phal orchid when it’s in bloom or in bud.

You want to repot your orchid AFTER the last bloom falls off. Do not cut off the bloom stalk. Wait for a few weeks and then if the bloom stalk turns brown, woody and dried out, cut it off at the base.

However, the bloom stalk may stay green and a bloom stalk will grow out of the existing stalk, with buds appearing in the weeks to come. I repot phals when the plastic pots they are in begin to bulge/get lumpy on the sides. Also, I know it’s ready to repot when the plastic pot begins to split/crack open. If your orchid is in a clay/ ceramic/thicker plastic pot, you’ll know it’s time to repot when the phal & planting medium begins to rise up out of the pot. Take the orchid out of the pot. You may have to cut the pot off with scissors, if the roots are really packed

A Master Gardener Profile ~ June Neyhouse

by Guest Writer, L. M. Smith

June Neyhouse needs no introduction, but I’m inclined to give some background information because she and her husband are true gems of the County. She graduated from Evansville College and married Ervin Neyhouse in 1956 (62 years if you do the math). June taught school, helped raise sons Daniel and Don, while Ervin grew wheat, corn and soybeans. Both were 4-H leaders for several years and still help with open class exhibits at the Gibson County Fair. “I have been a Gibson County Master Gardener for 18 years and have accumulated 2000 volunteer hours helping with local gardens and educational programs. I enjoy helping at the Azalea Path each Spring because it is so beautiful

in. Some of the planting medium(bark/moss) will fall off, which is fine. In fact, gently shake the root ball to knock off some more of the plant medium. Find a pot slightly bigger; put rocks or packing peanuts in the bottom of the pot, for drainage. Make sure the pot you choose has plenty of drainage holes. Put a thin layer of medium on the bottom, on top of the rocks/packing peanuts. Next take the orchid and place it in the center of the pot. Make sure that the bottom of the plant or top of the soil, is about 1/2” below the top of the pot. Fill around the root ball with potting medium*. Also, put a thin layer on top.

You will notice some of the roots are growing above the soil. In fact, they may look like they’re growing up in the air. They are, because they’re collecting moisture from the air. Then sit your newly repotted phal in a plant saucer of water for about 3-4 hours, to water it. Take out the potted orchid and dump out any remaining water.

Place it in a sunny location and enjoy! *I prefer the smaller bark planting medium. There are sometimes two different kinds of orchid potting medium....smaller pieces/bits of bark, mixed with pieces of perlite and bits of lava rock...OR...large pieces/chunks of bark, mixed with the same as the small bark mixture.

NEVER plant orchids in regular potting soil; it’s too dense and heavy. It will kill your orchid quickly. and peaceful to work there. I belong to the Cinderella Home Extension Club, the Gibson County Extension Board, the Homemakers Council, and the Hillside Church and Choir.” June is busy. Perhaps we can all take a lesson about being involved and sharing our talents.

Ervin is a retired farmer who helps cultivate, plant, and maintain their vegetable garden, which is 125 ft. by 100 ft. wide, surrounded by fencing and an electric wire at the top. They live beside a forest, so they deal with a lot of wildlife. June Neyhouse is the true definition of Master Gardener: Certified in Gibson County, born in childhood. In her own words: MY VEGETABLE GARDEN I have been raising vegetables for many years since I grew up on a farm where my parents raised vegetables and fruit to sell at the market to people who loved fresh, high quality food. Everyone in our family helped to plan,

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order seeds, and plant a large garden. Then we cared for it, harvested, cleaned, and sorted it for sale day.

When I moved to Gibson County to raise a family, I wanted to continue to grow fresh vegetables and fruit for my family with no pesticides, so we would have quality food each year. There are several reasons I like to raise my own produce: I enjoy seeing vegetables grow from seeds to plants; I like being outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine; I like the taste of fresh vegetables; I know my vegetables are not covered in pesticides; Gardening gives me lots of exercise.

In the Fall, I clean the garden of old residue and plant a cover crop of soybeans or rye grass, and add chopped leaves and manure to increase fertility in the soil. In early Spring, I enjoy looking over all the garden catalogs and start selecting which seeds I will order or buy locally. I order seeds I know will fit well into my garden plan and soil, and then add a few new ones to try and see how they will grow in my garden, and if my family will like them. Some plants I purchase locally to transplant into my early garden. I have a soil test done to see what amendments I need to add to replenish minerals that are missing or in short supply. These are added in the Spring when the cover crop is turned under and as I plant later during the season.

I draw on paper a plan to plant each vegetable so I have a 3 year rotation to minimize pests and diseases.

Sometimes I have to change my plans because plants take up more room. Each year I study where I planted each variety the year before. I also do succession planting and enter-planting which allows me to use the same space twice in one growing season. I might plant radishes between my spinach, then when the radishes are gone, the spinach fills in the space; or I plant radishes between the cabbage plants, since cabbage takes longer to mature.

Some early “cool” vegetables I plant are spinach, several lettuce varieties, and radishes in a raised bed area that is covered with a cold frame to keep them safe from hard frost. I also set out early cabbage, kohlrabi, broccoli, and cauliflower, which I cover with plastic milk

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cartons (caps removed) to prevent frost kill. Potatoes and onions are planted after the hard frost is over and covered later with straw to help hold moisture.

In May when the soil is warmer, I plant “warm weather” vegetables like beans, tomatoes, peppers, okra, eggplant, beets, squash, and zucchini. My tomato plants are protected with 5 gallon buckets, bottoms cut out, which protects them from frost and wind damage.

Later, they are put inside wire cages, mulched with straw, grass clippings or leaves to retain moisture. All season I am tilling, hoeing, and weeding the entire garden, trying to keep it clean – which requires several hours of work each week. I don’t water such a large area, so I am dependent on adequate rainfall.

I do raise strawberries and raspberries to freeze for winter use. In the Fall, I plant turnips, winter radishes, and some lettuce. I harvest all season, starting with lettuce and ending with sweet potatoes, turnips, and radishes. We eat some of our produce, give some away, and preserve some by canning and freezing. I can then enjoy vegetables and fruit all winter long.

There are other ways to raise vegetables as in buckets, pots, greenhouses, and in straw bales. So anyone can try to raise some plants in any manner they want to. It is best to start small at first to see if you have the time to take care of them.

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As the Vet Says -

-Dr. Marybeth Feutz, Princeton Veterinary Hospital

When Was the Last Time Your Pet Went to the Dentist?

Crazy, right? Pets don’t need a dentist!

Or do they?

Actually, dental care is a very important part of keeping your pet healthy. Lucky for you, it doesn’t require a trip to a different office – your regular veterinarian can help to keep your pet’s teeth and mouth healthy.

Dogs and cats can’t brush their teeth, but they still get plaque build-up that can progress to tartar and gingivitis if it isn’t taken care of. At your pet’s annual appointment for their physical exam and vaccines, your veterinarian should also check your pet’s teeth. Your vet may recommend a dental cleaning to help keep them healthy.

Dental cleanings are important to remove any plaque or tartar build-up from your pet’s teeth. If plaque and tartar aren’t removed regularly, it can cause gum disease. Bacteria can get into your pet’s blood through

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their damaged gums, and can cause other serious health problems.

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A little bit of dog breath or cat breath is normal. But bad or stinky breath is not normal. If your dog or cat has smelly breath, they most likely need to have their teeth cleaned. If you notice that your dog or cat has yellow or brown material on their teeth, they most likely need to have their teeth cleaned to remove that tartar.

If you think your dog or cat has a sore mouth, please have your veterinarian check them out quickly. A toothache is just as painful for our pets as it is for us!

Some signs of mouth pain in pets include not eating or eating very slowly, chewing on only one side of their mouth, drooling, or pawing at their mouth. Your veterinarian can look inside your pet’s mouth to see if there is anything obviously wrong, like a broken tooth.

Most of the time, your dog or cat will need to be sedated or put under anesthesia for a more thorough examination and cleaning.

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Indoor Events in the Winter Annual Soil and Water Dinner

Monday, January 23rd was the Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Meeting. It was held at the Gibson County Fairgrounds in the 4-H building. Dinner was served, door prizes and awards were presented. The World Bird Sanctuary had a program about Raptor Awareness.

Joe Muncy (right) accepts the award for River Friendly Farmer.

Stephen Bottoms (center) holds his award for the Conservation Farmer of the Year.

A familiar face to the Soil & Water group, Ethel Osborn, smiles as she returns to her table with drinks.

Many of our young people received awards in the categories of - a poster contest and forestry competitions in both junior and senior levels.

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Events in the Winter Winter Farm Babies

Courtesy Mary Ann O’Neal It’s been busy at our little farm!

Six babies have been born! Three boys and three girls, all with different markings and colors.

Usually we plan for kidding season the first of April, but sometimes your Buck has other ideas after getting through a hole in the fence.

Two baby bucklings were born when it was two degrees outside!

We moved them to our heated garage and momma and babies are doing fine!! They would have frozen to death if we were not watching closely!

All mothers and babies are doing great!!

Courtesy Jill Kolb Embree

“It takes about 145 days for a ewe to birth a lamb. One important point for a ewe to breed is the amount of sunlight and the weather on the day they breed. So, on the day we had the solar eclipse when the Earth, Sun, and Moon were in line, we were shorted a minute or so of sunlight. I told our sheep buddies I was going to mark 145 days forward in my calendar for eclipse lambs . . . . when I got up I told Dad today is the Eclipse Lamb Day. Sis had her triplets and we also had a single . . . the triplets are Eclipse babies.”

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Abby Cox is seeking the Republican nomination for Gibson County Circuit Court Judge in the upcoming primary election on May 8th. Abby has been an attorney for over 16 years. The last 7 years she has served at the Gibson County Prosecutor’s Office where she is currently the Chief Deputy Prosecutor. Abby has also spent time as an Indiana Department of Child Services’ staff attorney as well as extensive experience in civil and family law at the law firm Rudolph, Fine, Porter and Johnson LLP (now Jackson Kelly, PLLC).

• She has performed all aspects of litigation including trial, pleadings, court appearances, mediation and depositions.

• Chairman of the child fatality review team • Member of Caring Communities of Gibson County • Speaker for Purdue Extension Power Of You • Speaker at local schools about social media and it’s consequences as well as thru the Indiana Kids Election Bureau • Devoted wife of 19 years • Mother of 2 girls • Has attended Bethel Memorial church in Princeton for several years with her family.

Attended Hillside United Methodist prior to that.

Abby is proud to call Gibson County home and wants to give back to her community, and if elected would seek to improve accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness of the resolution of cases. Abby will promise to be a good steward of tax dollars. Abby would also explore Mental Health and Drug Courts for Circuit Court. Thank you for your consideration of her as a candidate.

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B usiness T oday Sign photo & story Jancey Smith

Twenty Years of Cars in the County

How does one go from coal mining to selling cars? car dealers and bought their new car trade-ins. It Ron Parke can tell you how he did it. After working for 20 years for Old Ben Coal near Oakland City, they didn’t take long for the downsized and he found himself unemployed. That is business to take off. He had the loan paid off in a life changing moment for anyone. Ron then went back to school, studying business and management three months, and half of the amount went to a at Oakland City University. sign for the lot.

After graduation in 1997, he began working for a In 2001, Ron moved car financing service called Dealers Financial the business to Services out of Lexington, Kentucky. They had a good concept for automotive financing for small mom Princeton, where he leased a building on and pop dealerships, however it didn’t pan out and Ron Parke Main Street that used to within six months, Ron found himself out of work be a detail shop and bought the lot next door so that again. he could have more lot space for cars.

Business Not one to dwell on the negative, Ron figured moved along just great until the economy something tanked in 2008. The “Cash for Clunkers” would work program in 2009, changed the out. He was automotive industry, leaving few used asked by a cars available. This drove used car prices friend, “Can up and they’ve stayed there since. One you sell of the ways The Auto Parke survived was cars?” That through financing and Ron’s relationships question with other car dealers. The “Buy Here, led to being Pay Here” theory worked. But as the stationed at Princeton economy bounced back, so did Ron. a Another obstacle was the resurfacing and “receptionist desk” inside the door at the Bob Kranitz renovation of Main Street in Princeton. Many local dealership. Even though it’s courtesy among businesses suffered throughout that time period when salesmen to take turns when customers arrive, so many people knew Ron and sat down to chat, it didn’t access was limited at best. work out.

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goal was to have a small local lot in each part of the county. Ron laughed and said, he “should have named the business “Gibson County Auto Parke.”

Well, he hasn’t covered the county yet, but he did expand to Ft. Branch, along Hwy. 41, in October of 2017.

Ron said the people of Ft. Branch and its community

“have been so friendly and helpful.” He’s glad to make new friends and do business there. It was a gamble but “They’ve just been great.”

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Studebaker did well through the years and during WW I and WW II, they were a major player in production of military grade trucks and aircraft 224 W. Warnock St., Princeton engines. During WW II, most of the production of Story by Jeff Minnis the 2-1/2 ton trucks went to Russia which The Crandall family entered the car desperately needed good reliable heavy-duty business in 1957, taking on the trucks. In appreciation for the supply of trucks, Studebaker franchise that was available Joseph Stalin sent Studebaker an official letter of from Frank’s Studebaker when it closed in 1953. thanks.

Frank’s was located just down the road on the corner After the war, Studebaker beat the big three in the of Main and Warnock which became Broadway Motors, showroom with an all new design. Ford, Chevy and selling Desoto and Plymouth, owned by John Bill Chrysler were selling freshened up prewar design cars.

McGarrah. Later the name was changed to McGarrah Studebaker’s campaign ad was “FIRST BY FAR WITH Dodge.

A POST WAR CAR”. Sales were good but in 1953, The Crandall family had a good reputation and Ford and Chevrolet got in a pricing war which was the operated the dealership until the end of the Studebaker beginning of the end for the independent automakers.

Corporation. I have been told that even though Studebaker merged with Packard in 1954, but Studebaker sales were poor across the nation, continued to struggle and by December 20, 1963, they Crandall’s sales were very good for the size of their closed their South Bend factory and in 1966, closed dealership. At this time in Princeton every American their factory in Canada. make was being sold, so unfortunately there were no Studebakers were good cars and even when times available franchises for the family were drawing near, they kept trying to to take on. In 1967, S & P Auto survive and compete with the big Parts bought the building and three. They brought out the operated there until the mid 80’s.

Studebaker Avanti with a The building still stands today on supercharged engine. An interesting Warnock. note is that a group of employees Studebaker started business in bought the rights to the Avanti and The Avanti 1852, making parts for wagons continued production using Chevrolet and in 1902, Studebaker entered the automotive components until they ceased production in 2006. business with electric vehicles and in 1904, with If anyone has information or photographs of new or gasoline vehicles. Studebakers, in the early years were used car dealership from Gibson county please call me large, more upscale cars compared to the Fords and at 812-664-3315 or by Email at Chevrolets of the day. Most of us reading this today copcars2623@gmail.com. I love doing these articles remember Studebakers being small, low priced cars. and always looking for new ideas for future stories!

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Business Today Continuedlive within his means and he applied that to business as well.

The business expanded slowly in steps, from adding employees to adding locations. Ron has also tried to take a proactive approach, which paid off during the road reconstruction, when he moved his cars across from Enon Church and to where Donut Bank is today. Since one of the important things to Ron, is helping people without high pressure sales, that

The ribbon cutting of the Ft. Branch location, October 13, 2017.

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Mexican Restaurant Coming to Oakland City

New EFTCU Building in the Making

A new branch of the Evansville Federal Teacher’s Credit Union is under construction to the west of the current location (near Walmart). It’s membership has increased over the last few years and more space is needed.

could be one of the many reasons “The Auto Parke” is still here after 20 years and still going strong.

He’s always tried to work with people and give back to the community. Ron believes in turning negatives into a positive.

To celebrate 20 years of success, plans are in the works for a big “Customer Appreciation” event in the spring. There’s always something happening at The Auto Parke.

For the last few months, right across the street from the IGA store in Oakland City, the building is being remodeled into a Mexican restaurant. Opening date is unknown.

Top left, is an old photo of the building as a market and gas station before it became Maidlows. On the left, the building that was home to Maidlows Liquors, in Princeton, for over 45 years.

In the center, their new building that opened September 8, 2016.

On the right is the lot where the old building stood. It’s recently been leveled and removed.

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A Few More Things to Note about the New Tax Law

By Felicia Bowden, Liberty Tax Service

Last month we looked at four tax changes in the new tax law that could affect taxpayers in 2018. This month, we’ll look at some other changes that could affect your bottom line when you have your taxes prepared next year.

Standard vs. Itemized Deduction: Taxpayers still can itemize their deductions, but by nearly doubling the standard deduction, the new tax law makes it likely that more taxpayers will choose the standard deduction. The standard deduction goes from $6,350 in 2017 to $12,000 in 2018 for single filers, and from $12,700 to $24,000 for those married filing jointly.

Health Insurance Tax Penalty: The Affordable Care Act requires Americans and legal residents to have health insurance. Those who do not have health insurance must pay a tax penalty. Under the new tax law, taxpayers will not have to pay that penalty, starting in 2019. That means taxpayers may be required to pay the penalty this tax year and next.

Medical Expense Deduction: The tax law saves the medical expense deduction, and it adds a gift. Taxpayers can deduct qualified medical expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of their adjusted gross income (AGI) in tax years 2017 and 2018. Taxpayers must itemize to claim this deduction.

State and Local Tax Deduction or SALT: The law caps the deduction at $10,000 for state and local sales, income and property taxes. Taxpayers must itemize to claim this deduction.

Unreimbursed Employee Expenses: Moving expenses, home office expenses and other unreimbursed employee expenses or “miscellaneous deductions� have been eliminated.

Student Loan Interest Deduction: Taxpayers paying off student loans will be pleased to know that the tax law retains the deduction – up to $2,500 – for interest on student loans. Taxpayers do not have to itemize to claim this deduction.

Although the tax changes have been signed into law, tax professionals still are analyzing the changes and how they will affect taxpayers. The best place to go for answers about the new tax law is your local Liberty Tax office. You can find the nearest Liberty Tax office by calling 1-866-8711040 or by visiting http://www.libertytax.com/ .

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Finding the time for a yearly mammogram can be challenging for many women. Fortunately, Gibson General Hospital is making it more convenient for women to get their annual screening mammogram by offering Saturday morning appointments. Beginning in January, women can schedule screening mammograms for the first Saturday of each month from 8-11:30 a.m. “Many women are juggling family, jobs, and other activities, and sometimes their health gets put on a backburner,� said Mona Grinslade, Gibson General Hospital’s lead mammography tech. “We want to make it easier for women to make their health a priority.�

Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among women and statistics show that one in eight women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. If detected early, the fiveyear survival rate is 97 percent. The American Cancer Society recommends an annual mammogram paired with a clinical breast exam for women 40 and older. “No one should have to sacrifice taking care of their health due to a busy schedule,� added Grinslade.

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Veteran’s Voice Allow me to tell you about one of the best kept secrets around. Owned by the state, and operated under the direction of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a gem that few Hoosiers have heard of.

Located in beautiful Madison, IN, adjacent to the Madison State Hospital and Clifty Falls State Park, the facility opened for internments on December 1, 1999.

Located on 55 pristinely-manicured acres, this place of honor is the final resting place of just over 1,800 Hoosier veterans and has a total capacity of nearly 60,000.

Burial here is available to any veteran eligible to be buried in a national cemetery. Essentially, this means any active duty member of the US Armed Forces who

dies on active duty or who was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. Members of the National Guard or Reserve components, under certain circumstances, may also be eligible.

Consistent with the 135 National Veteran Cemeteries (in 40 states), eligible spouses and some children may be buried with the veteran as well.

For eligible Hoosiers, there is no charge to the family for this benefit. This free service includes the plot, headstone, grave opening and closing, perpetual care, a burial flag, chapel usage, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. For eligible veterans from outside the state, a fee determined by the type of grave site selected, will be assessed.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this well-deserved benefit, you may call me or the cemetery director at 812 273-9220. Either of us would be honored to help you with this process.

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OCU Guest Writer

- Em Harris, Collegian Staff Writer

Taking Time for the Past

Have you ever been curious about family history?

Looking into genealogy is a great way to find information on relatives.

Genealogy is the tracing back into the lineage of a family. Sandra Harrington, also known as Sandy, has been looking into her family background even before she first started working at Oakland City University as cleaning staff in 1998.

Supporting her three children, two of whom attended school here, she was too busy to really dive into details of her family history prior to her grandparents.

She plans on creating documented files of her genealogy when she retires next year.

What she was able to find in her research is that her grandparents were originally from Pike County, and were married in Gibson.

Originally she had trouble finding the marriage license but discovered it had simply been misfiled.

Her cousin wanted to connect to the Daughters of the American Revolution, so she hired an expert to look into it, thus helping the investigation.

She does not know a whole lot about her mother’s side other than that they are mostly of European origins.

Her father’s side is German, and he has descendants that boarded the Mayflower during colonization.

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The only notable relative she has been able to find on his side was Colonel William P. Sanders. He fought on the Union side of the Civil War. Advice given by Harrington is to “Pay attention to history; research, and document your findings. One may never know what will come in the future, and itís important to remember past lessons learned from history.”

Knowing family that has been lost may even give insight into oneís personality as well as lineage to figures of interest.

A couple of places to look at genealogy may be here in the campus library or online. Some online resources are ancestry.com and myheritage.com, OCU itself has a history, and even as long as Harrington has been here, she has noted some changes, such as the trees of the grassy knoll having been destroyed by, what she called ‘a microburst,’ or bats taking shelter at the late Stinson Hall, which had been the religious studies building in the past.

If you have any questions or are interested in the history of OCU, just ask around, plenty of people are knowledgeable on the subject.

Harrington, the other ladies of the cleaning staff and the Maintenance workers know just about anything about the school, from the layout to the plumbing.

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by Guest Writer, Christian Hinojosa, Technology Columnist

How to Create Strong, Easy-To-Remember Passwords

Do you use “123456” as your password for any websites? How about “qwerty”? Maybe 123456789?

If you do, you’re not alone. In fact, nearly 1,000,000 people use those passwords.

But there’s a problem.

Each of those can be cracked in less than a millisecond, leaving you and your personal information exposed to data thieves.

So what can you do to stay more secure, but still be able to remember your passwords?

Don’t Reuse Passwords Using the same one or two passwords for everything drastically reduces your personal security. Obvious, right?

Maybe, but that doesn’t stop over 80% of people from reusing passwords. Instead, use a unique password for each website you visit.

Most people can’t remember that many passwords, so I recommend using a password management service like LastPass to safely store your passwords for you. It can even generate passwords that are practically impossible for computers to guess.

Use Longer Passwords Hackers don’t type in passwords one at a time.

Instead, they often get millions of them at once from data breaches. They target the short passwords first and, with enough passwords to compare, they’re able to decrypt thousands of them in just a couple of hours.

If your password is 8 characters or longer, however, there’s a good chance it will be overlooked.

Hackers don’t want your password: they want as many as they can get in the shortest time possible.

Assuming it is not a common password such as “password123,” each additional character over eight

could potentially add days, months, years, or even decades to the time it would take an algorithm to crack, making your password very unappealing to hackers.

I suggest using passwords with at least 10 characters to keep yourself off hackers’ radar.

Use Sentences as Passwords Which is easier to remember: “Tl|_|,BwwB2R” or “My favorite kind of pie is chocolate!”?

The latter, of course.

However, you don’t want to use real words, as they are easily cracked.

Instead, use only the letters from your sentence as a password.

In this instance, “My favorite kind of pie is chocolate!” turns into “Mfkopic!.”

If you’re feeling clever, you could even change “pie” to “3.14” (pi = 3.14, in math terms), then the “1” to a “!”.

This leaves you with “Mfko3.!4ic!” – a password which cannot be easily guessed and would take 200 million years to crack.

As long as you avoid using common words or phrases, this simple technique will keep you much more secure than most complex, hard to remember passwords.

Remember: a password that is hard for you to remember is not always hard for a computer to guess.

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Three New Directors Join Indiana Farm Bureau Board

(Indianapolis) – January 2, 2017 – Indiana Farm Bureau welcomes three new directors to its state board of directors. Joining the existing 10 board members is Kermit J. Paris representing District 8, Dr. Marybeth Feutz representing District 9 and Bob Geswein representing District 10.

All three new board members were voted into their positions in late 2017 by INFB member delegates in their district. Board members serve three-year terms and can serve no more than four successive terms.

Kermit J. Paris, District 8 Paris, who lives in Rush County, now represents members in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Johnson, Rush, Shelby and Union counties.

Paris is filling the position previously held by Mark Bacon, also of Rush County.

Paris and his wife, Diane, are heavily involved in agriculture. They own and operate Clifty Creek Farm in southern Rush County where they raise alpacas and process the fiber into products sold at farmers markets, festivals, online and elsewhere. They also own three farms in Shelby, Fountain and Boone counties, two of which they co-own with Paris’s brothers.

Prior to his election to the board, Paris served in the staff position of regional manager at INFB for 37 years where he served on numerous strategic planning and steering committees for the organization.

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Feutz has a degree in veterinary medicine, holds a separate Ph.D. in equine respiratory disease and is a consultant for the veterinary hospital owned by her husband, John, and his father. She farms with her husband and his family, maintaining a cow-calf herd that includes registered Angus cattle for breeding stock or show and commercial beef cattle. They also raise hay and sell produce.

Prior to her election to the board, Feutz actively participated in the INFB Young Farmer program, winning the Indiana Excellence in Ag Award in 2012. She also served one term as the District 9 education and outreach coordinator and as the public relations coordinator for Gibson County Farm Bureau.

Bob Geswein, District 10 Geswein, who lives in Floyd County, now represents members in Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and Washington counties. Geswein is filling the position previously held by Robert L. Schickel of Harrison County.

Geswein is an energy advisor for Harrison Rural Electric Membership Cooperative, a position he’s held for more than 22 years, where he’s presented around 1,000 energy seminars. He also owns a small farm that produces corn and soybeans and Geswein also collects vintage tractors.

Prior to serving as director, Geswein was the Floyd County Farm Bureau president for 14 years. He’s also served as the county’s vice president and delegate. At the state level, Geswein has served on several committees and nationally as a delegate at the American Farm Bureau convention.

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Events in the Winter

Political Candidates - The Race is On!

These are some of the local candidates that have officially declared that they are running for office in the primary election on May 8th. November 6th will be the general election.

Bruce Vanoven is running for sheriff.

Abby Cox is hoping to be the first woman elected as judge in Gibson County.

Ken Beckerman is tossing in his hat for State Representative in district 64. Leather Vore assisted Ken at the courthouse.

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The Cooking Fat Tuesday Favorites Corner For more recipes visit my blog at janceys.blogspot.com

by Jancey Smith

It’s no secret that I like Cajun food with its bold flavors and seafood tidbits and I like to travel. So when the hubby and I got married, we checked one off the bucket list and took a road trip to New Orleans for our honeymoon. We knew we’d never have a moment alone once we said “I do” and it’s proven true. But we loved every bit of the “Big Easy”, especially it’s food.

Now I could probably give you some travel tips on what to eat and see while you’re there, but we’ll save that for another day and just focus on the food. Since Mardi Gras is approaching, I thought a tribute to this type of creative cooking might be good for us Midwesterners. We can broaden our horizons right at home.

One of the questions is - what’s the difference between Cajun and Creole. Well, that part is pretty simple. Creole cuisine comes from the upper class of New Orleans and reflects their Italian, French and Spanish heritages. It could be described as city food

with tomatoes, numerous ingredients and an assortment of spices that are in dishes like etouffe’ and jambalaya.

Cajun cuisine is basically country food from the French Canadians that were transplanted to the bayous and swamps of Louisiana. The fare is simple country food using local ingredients like okra, crawfish and rice with a little flare.

Using sauces and gravies (made from a roux) give a simple dish rich, bold flavors that are not really hot, just robust like gumbo and red beans and rice.

There are a few dishes that we can make for Mardi Gras, or anytime, that are easy to do here in the Midwest. Take your basic Alfredo sauce over pasta, add some Cajun spice and shrimp with the andouille sausage and you’ll be good to go with a filling meal. For us with a German farmer heritage, a country boil is the thing. Toss spuds, sausage, corn and shrimp in a pot of seasoned water, serve with rice and cornbread and dinner’s done. Here’s to some easy and fun Fat Tuesday dishes.

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Andouille sausage, sliced in 2-inch pieces deveined and deveined cut in 3/4-inch pieces 2 lb. (8-10) small red 3 T. Old Bay seasoning 1 cup cooked chicken 1 tsp. Cajun spice potatoes 1 cup cooked white rice 1/2 lb. angel hair pasta 5-6 small corn on the cob (optional) Preparation halves warm corn bread (optional) Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions Preparation and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute’ about 5-6 Half fill a large stock pot or dutch oven with cold minutes. Add garlic and shrimp and continue cooking, water, so that water covers ingredients. Put potatoes in stirring, another 3-4 minutes. Remove shrimp and set water, add Old Bay and bring to boil. Cook about 25 aside. minutes until potatoes are fork Then add sausage and Cajun spice, tender. stirring to combine. When meat is Add smoked sausage and corn lightly browned and veggies are tender, on the cob. Boil about 5 minutes. stir in Alfredo sauce. Reduce heat and Remove from heat and add add chicken. Stir well and let simmer shrimp. Cover and let sit for about for about 5 minutes. Return shrimp to 5 minutes while dishing rice and pan and simmer 5 minutes more. Serve cutting corn bread. over cooked pasta.

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An Artist Profile Susie Turpin By L. M. Smith Susie Turpin is a trailblazer and a painter who uses her talent to teach others the beauty of Art. Q: Tell us about yourself.

A: I have lived in Princeton most of my life. I married Dennis Ray Turpin in 1965. We have 2 sons and a daughter. We have six grandkids and four great-grand-kids. Dennis was a Medic in the Navy and served in the Viet Nam War. He died from cancer in 1996. I have had several jobs, and recently retired from Uniquely Michaels. When I lived in West Salem, ILL, I worked for Frontier College.

They sent me to Senior Citizen Centers in West Salem, Grayville, Albion, and Browns to teach art classes. “Have paints, will travel” was my motto. I taught year round, carrying my daughter Dusti to work in a backpack, long before that was acceptable. Taking my boys in the summer, the men gave them pool lessons and taught them to weave rugs. These experiences have given me insight into the importance of exposing

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everyone to the beauty of Art. Q: When did you become interested in Art and when did you know you had a knack for it?

A: I always loved to draw. When Pansy Blaise, my Art Teacher in the 1st grade, took one of my drawings to Evansville College for display, I realized I had a knack for Art. Q: Did you ever take lessons?

A: I learned from Pansy Blaise in grade school. When I got to high school, I could not fit Art class into my academic schedule. RoseMarie Hall, the Art teacher at the time, told me: “You can learn more from Mechanical Drawing class than I can teach you in Art class.” So I signed up. I was the first female to ever take the class. Mr. Hugh Wilson, my instructor, had no idea what to do with me at first, but I wound up being “Teacher’s Pet”. And Miss Hall was right. I learned volumes about Art. Q: What inspires you, draws you to certain subjects?

A: I love landscapes in Nature, scenes. I use photographs and pictures in books. Colors are anything I have. I prefer oil because it is easier to repair.

Q: Tell us about the Art classes you teach at the Gibson County Council on Aging in Princeton.

A: My class is for everyone at any level. Beginners, painters, anyone with an interest in Art. I have volunteered since its opening. My class is every Thursday at 9AM – 11AM, at the Gibson County Council on Aging, 212 S. Richland Creek Drive, 812385-8818. The only requirement is that you be of a certain age – 55 years young – or that you have a disability. The other requirement is that you laugh a lot.

The Art Room is in the back because we laugh loud and a lot.

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This quilt was made by imates of the Carlisle Correctional Facility and the raffle drawing will be held around July 4th. The winner of the last raffle was Dolores Donahay.

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Here’s a history note - 133 years ago on February 27th, 1885, work began in Stumerberg at a rock quarry. It was supposed to take four to five years to remove the amount of rock needed for the government improvements to the Wabash River channel. They projected that 100 workers would be employed. Many of those hired were Italian.

The quarry is still with us today. It’s practically in the back yard of Wayne Richardson of Oakland City.

Wayne keeps it mowed and they have family picnics there. Sherrie Sullivan also uses if for photo shoots.

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On January 6, 2018, Gibson County resident Kiersten Brittingham competed in the Indiana State Festival Association Scholarship Pageant.

Brittingham was recognized as the 1st runner up and the winner of a scholarship to be used in her academic endeavors.

She was one of 25 contestants who had won local festival pageants.

This past summer, Brittingham won the title of Miss Sweet Corn in association with the Oakland City Sweet Corn Festival, sponsored by the Photo submitted Oakland City Lions Club. She currently studies exercise science at Indiana University in Bloomington.

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~ Flick Picks ~ The Butler

I like movies, but have never written a movie review in my life. However I saw a movie recently that caught my attention – The Butler. The reason I was intrigued was because on my visits to Lyles Station, I’ve seen the display about Alonzo Fields (from Lyles) who became the first Black American butler in the White House and served four presidents of the United States. That’s a fascinating story that deserves its own article and/or a trip to the museum to see for yourself.

As to the movie itself, since I like history, I was hooked. Once the all-star cast kept rolling along with tieins to real life history it was intriguing. Names like Robin Williams, John Cusiak (a very good Richard Nixon), Cuban Gooding Jr., Forrest Whitakre, Ophrah Winfrey and Lenny Kravitz popped across the screen. Watching Jane Fonda play portray Nancy Reagan made me laugh right out loud. Touché.

The film reminds me of a version of the movie Forest Gump from a Black American point of view. It shows just

February Movies

Friday, Feb. 2nd - Winchester (PG13)- Helen Mirren stars in this supernatural thriller inspired by one of the most haunted houses in America.

Outside of San Franscico it stands seven stories tall and becomes a prison for the enemies of the Winchester family.

Friday, Feb. 9th - The 15:17 to Paris (PG-13)Clint Eastwood directs this true story of a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris where three American heroes advert tragedy. The real heroes play themselves in the movie.

Friday, Feb. 16th - Black Panther - Chadwick Boseman plays T’Challa, a prince of Wakanda, who takes over the throne after his father’s muder.

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a slice of history and some of the struggles, triumphs and a completely different perspective to the history books.

The cast was big time and the acting very good. The costume design and music fit the time periods well.

On the downside it was long when you factor in commercials. I’d recommend recording it on DVR so that you can skip ahead as you wish. At the least, it was a good historical view of our country and a reminder that one of our locals shared that unique responsibility.

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Oakland City Eagles Treasure Hunt Oakland City Eagles Saturday, Feb. 10th Drawing 8 pm

Bayou Benefit for Bonnie

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Indoor Events in the Winter

River Oaks Held Sip and Canvas Event

Thursday, January 25th, River Oaks hosted a sip and paint party.

Other events are in the planning, like another cooking class.

Every artist inspiration wine and cheese.

About a dozen painters met for an evening of art and sipping.

A barn with sunflowers was the goal.

Paper Chase Had Winter Paint Party

A winter design was made on a Christmas ornament shape.

Beadle Bunch Relay for Life Team Soup Supper

The Beadle Bunch Relay for Life team is having an all you can eat soup supper fundraiser on Saturday, February 24th from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Princeton Community Middle School cafeteria.

The menu includes chili, vegetable and potato soups, chicken salad, ham salad, cheese spread and peanut butter sandwiches, hot dogs, drink and various homemade desserts. For more information please call 812-779-6110.

Michelle Kennard sketches the wood as a guide for painting.

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A group of nearly a dozen painters made winter door hangers.

This snowman was one of the designs painted.

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Travel Tidbits - Fort Meyers ECHO for Gardeners Snowbirding Gardeners Should Not Miss Fort Meyers ECHO: ECHO is a Place you Won’t Forget.

Are you a “Florida Snowbird” and a gardener?

Florida has many magnificent tropical gardens filled with plants you could never grow in Southern Indiana, but ECHO, in Fort Meyers, is a unique place you will not forget. Local people recommend it, and Trip Adviser gives ECHO tours a grade of 97%, so you know it is worth the visit.

Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) was organized over 25 years ago as an international Christian organization that focuses on providing sustainable solutions to hunger for overseas workers such as missionaries and other NGOs. This 50acre demonstration farm houses a tropical resource library, 350variety seed bank, research and training center, global nursery where Florida gardeners can purchase plants, and a bookstore. It houses one of the largest collections of tropical food plants in Florida, which has allowed it to share seeds with people seeking solutions to hunger problems in developing countries.

If you take the tour of the ECHO Farm, offered Tuesdays through Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the guide will take you through seven different tropical growing regions. They show the unique plants that have the power to change a family’s nutrition. Expect to pass through hot humid lowlands, urban gardens, monsoon, tropical rainforest clearing semi-arid tropics and other areas. You will see technologies, developed at ECHO, which demonstrate methods and gardening techniques that can be used in areas without electricity and allow

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gardens anywhere, even on rooftops.

People who take the ECHO tour gain new respect for diverse growing areas, the vast array of plants that grow there and what is being done in over 180 countries around the world through innovative options, agricultural training and networking. This is powerful stuff, and you can witness it firsthand.

Allow two hours minimum. It is closed Sundays and holidays. The tour is $12.50 for adults, with discounts for seniors, $9 for teens and $6 for children under 12.

Children under five years old are free. Call before you visit, (239) 543-3246. ECHO Farm is located at 17392 Durrance Road in North Fort Myers. More information at http://www.echonet.org This News Release is from the Gibson County Master Gardeners.

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Gibson General Health Foundation Mardi Gras Jazz Gala

Oasis Upward Cheer Group

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March 10 at Cambridge Golf Club 5:30 social hour, 6:30 event Hors d’oeuvre and cash bar Music by Bob Ballard Trio RSVP by Feb. 23rd

Oasis Upward Sports provides basketball and cheer leagues for youth in grades K-8 in Gibson County and surrounding areas. This is a picture of one of the cheer groups.

Cheyenne Fauquher, Staff Writer GSHS Southener Guest Writer Dance Marathan for Riley at Gibson Southern

Every year, Gibson Southern hosts a dance marathon, benefiting Riley Hospital for Children.

Student Council members are excited to host their 5th Annual Gibson Southern High School Riley Dance Marathon, also known as the GSDM. Students are able to register for the dance marathon up until February 16, 2018. Those who sign up before this deadline will receive a tee shirt to wear at the dance. If students do not sign up before the deadline, they are still capable of going to the dance marathon, but will not receive a shirt. It will cost $15 to sign up from now till February 16th, and $20 to sign up on the day of the dance marathon at the doors.

The goal for this year’s fundraiser is to raise $15,555.55, an idiosyncratic goal for the fifth dance marathon Gibson Southern has hosted. Last year the fundraiser raised $11,304.85. Each student who signs up is supposed to raise $55 individually for Riley’s.

The students are to do this by setting up a GoFundMe account through Riley Hospital.

Matthew Arnett, Senior and Student Council member states, “The dance marathon is a great way for high school students to gather in a positive way.

Not only do I get to spend time with my friends, but I can also support a great cause. There will be food,

Elizabeth Angermeier and Sydney Goedde worked the sign up table.

music, games, prizes, and a mechanical bull this year.

Please attend and help the student council support Riley Hospital for children.”

The Riley Dance Marathon will be on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The event will last from five o’clock in the afternoon to ten o’clock at night. High school students from other schools are allowed to come and support Riley’s as well. GSHS Student Council urges students to come out and help them make this event a memorable one.

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Behind the Scenes

by Jancey Smith of Area Eateries

Teel’s Coffee & Chocolate

Did you know that chocolate actually comes from a fruit tree? To be exact, the Theobroma Cacao tree makes cocoa beans. Did you know that white chocolate isn’t really chocolate because there’s no cocoa in it? Well one person who knows a lot about chocolate is Sonya Teel. She’s been the owner of Teel’s Coffee and Chocolate since 2012. However, her baking and chocolate go further back than just six years ago.

When Sonya was just 18-years-old, she worked at the Buy-Low in Oakland City in the bakery department.

While there, Nancy showed her cake decorating. She caught on so well that she was scheduled on Sundays to keep the case full for Mondays and sales went up. It was quickly noted how much Sonya paid attention to detail. That’s when the baking bug bit.

Years later, when she and her husband attended Blythe Chapel Church in Owensville, they met Barb Edwards. Sonya helped Barb in the mission group and that’s where she learned to do candy molds. They made suckers for many church projects. Barb just happened to be the backbone of Edwards Holiday Shop in Ft. Branch. Teels took that over in 2012, wanting to continue Barb’s legacy and in her honor, they still serve the chocolate pizza.

The shop full of Christmas goodies

They began in Ft. Branch but were approached by the Chamber of Commerce about Kyle Johnson’s development of the square in Princeton. With the traffic congestion in that area, the Teels went shopping around the square for a new home. After much consideration, they landed on the south side of the square, just down from Susan Bobe’s Pizza. That’s when the menu Sonya, right, helping one of her customers. expanded and they broadened into Teel’s 7C’s. Each “C” stood for a different category. Since chocolates are a seasonal item, expanding the menu would help fill the gaps.

There were coffee, chocolate, cakes, cookies, candy, cola and comfort food. This location worked well for awhile, especially when Sarah Wolfe was running the Farmer’s Daughter. The south side of the square had lots of activity and traffic. But with traffic comes parking and that got to be an issue.

In April of 2016, Sonya and Todd moved to a new location with more space, better parking and more traffic. Teels have been brewing coffees, making

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cakes and selling chocolates out on West cupcakes, but gift baskets and Broadway, down from the movie theatre for cookie trays are also available. For almost two years now. They’ve cut out the Thanksgiving and Christmas she extra trimmings and have concentrated on puts together pumpkin rolls, made coffees and sweets. Sonya does cakes, pies, from scratch fruit and cream pies suckers, cupcakes, cookies and just about any and brownies. The most popular little sweet treat you can think of, except tiered holiday item is the dipped fruit. wedding cakes. Her and fondant have not yet Sonya dips strawberries, grapes, Personalized cakes become friends. cherries and pineapple in chocolate One of the most popular new items that for an elegant treat. She said she will Sonya offers is cake balls. They’re little round scoops of go through 500 cake in array of flavors. They’re perfect as a finger pounds of snack paired with one of her strawberries in two many flavored coffees or teas. days for Valentine’s And quite an assortment of Day. Wow! What else coffee beans might be an is there to say . . . understatement. She has over that there are 40 50 flavors of whole bean grapes in a pound coffees as well as cappiccino, and she’ll dip 250 expresso and frappe’s. It’s pounds of grapes for like Gibson County having the occasion?? That’s their own version of a mom another wow, just like and pop Starbucks. the treats you’ll find Now, as you would expect, when you go visit the holidays really have Sonya at Teel’s Sonya hopping. She not only Coffees and Over 50 flavors of coffee beans Dipped strawberries does suckers, candies and Chocolates.

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Specia lOlym pics Hosted Ba sketba llTou rn ey Sunday, January 21st, Gibson County Special Olympics had six teams play in a basketball tourney at Princeton Community High School gym. Twentyone teams from six Indiana counties participated in the all day event.

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Sports I nsider continued OCU Guest Writer Stepping Stones of Life

Rachel Hanold, a senior at Oakland City University, is one of the captains for the Lady Oaks soccer team. A local from Haubstadt, Indiana, Hanold transferred to Oakland City University for her Junior and Senior year.

Hanold has been playing soccer since she was four years old because “four-year-old me thought it looked fun.”

Throughout the last seventeen years that she has been playing, Hanold’s favorite part has been “Being able to forget everything stressful for ninety minutes and to just go out and work hard.”

Hanold has enjoyed meeting all of her best friends through soccer, and her favorite part about the team has been “Spending everyday together for three plus months; they become like a second family.”

If the opportunity presented itself, Hanold would be willing to coach soccer.

The reason that Hanold chose OCU was because of ìthe opportunity to continue my soccer career and to get closer to getting my dream job.”

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Hanolds dream job is to open her own Veterinary practice or become a Veterinarian for a - Haubstadt Native Zoo. Her desire to be a vet was caused by her love for ìanimals, science, and problem solving.”

To get closer to that dream, Hanold is majoring in Biotechnology and minoring in Chemistry here at OCU. With her free time, Hanold is involved with the OCU Biology Club and CrossFit. Hanold enjoys these activities because “they have allowed me to meet people outside of just soccer that I wouldnít have met any other way.”

Although OCU is within her home perimeter, Hanold hopes that, if the opportunity presents itself, she will be able to move farther away.

While her degree at OCU is a stepping stone in Hanoldís dreams, by the end of May, she will be off to a new start along the path of life to fulfill her dreams.

- Madison Brooks, Collegian Editor

Three Steps Ahead

Patrick Donnell, senior soccer player at Oakland City University, hails from Channelview, Texas, and helps coach his old high school soccer team in Princeton, Indiana. Donnell has a wife named Shelby and a fiveyear-old daughter, Kynlee. He said that being a good father gives him the most satisfaction.

He chose to attend OCU because of the small class sizes and to participate on the men’s soccer team, where he became a striker.

Donnell is majoring in Health and Physical Education.

He said, “I was inspired by my high school librarian; she kept on me about striving to always keep improving myself.” Donnell added that his love for coaching made him want to inspire students to better themselves.

Within the next five years, Donnell hopes to have a job in Physical Education and be working towards a Masterís degree in Counseling.

“I would like to inspire kids to better themselves through furthering their education or by being a wellrounded person,” Donnell explained.

For other students going into Health and Physical Education, Donnell gives the advice of keeping notes

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and enjoying the process.

Donnell has been playing the sport of soccer ever since he was five years old. He said that his favorite part of playing soccer is making friendships and working as a team to “achieve goals greater than ourselves.”

- Princeton Coach Although soccer can be rewarding, there are challenges that come with it.

Donnell explasined, “You have to be physically in shape, but even more so, you have to be mentally strong. If you are not mentally tuned into a game or practice, you are three steps behind when you need to be three steps ahead.”

Some of Donnell’s favorite memories at OCU are road trips with the soccer team and spending that time talking and joking with his teammates. He explains that he will miss seeing them in class and at practice when he graduates in the spring.

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Women can shoot, too. Ask anyone at Haubstadt’s Right to Bear Arms and they will tell you that women can shoot just as well as any man. It’s all about a steady hand, a good eye and practice.

Every month Right to Bear Arms host The Well Armed Woman meetings. It’s a national organization that teaches gun safety and operation so that women can defend themselves if needed.

It’s taught Ashley opens the meeting with by women an information slide show. so that it’s a more comfortable and a less competitive setting. Their motto is to educate, equip and empower.

Currently there are 70 active members coming from as far as Jasper to the monthly meetings. It’s a diverse group of women ranging in age from their midtwenties, to over fifty. The group is led by three women Ashley Stotlar, Dee Hicks and Michele Bennet.

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Dee and Michele show the group how to clean their guns.

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During the January meeting there were about 30 women in attendance and the educational topic was gun cleaning. Instructors showed how to break down the gun, clean, lube and most importantly, how to put the firearm back together. That’s not always an easy task, but there were plenty of experts happy to help.

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Volunteers Sought as Students Showcase Projects IHS issues call for judges at NHDI contest at USI on March 20

Evansville, Ind.—Enthusiasm is required, but no experience is necessary to judge at the 2018 National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) contests. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is issuing a call for volunteers for the Southwest Region Contest, Tuesday, March 20, at the University of Southern Indiana campus in Evansville.

NHDI is a yearlong program in which students in grades 4 through 12 research a historical topic of their choosing and create projects in the form of documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances and websites.

Judges work in teams to interview students about their project, give feedback, and ultimately, rank winners.

Regional winners advance to state, where the top two entries from each junior and senior category become eligible to compete in June at the National Contest for National History Day (NHD).

“As a judge, you serve an important role, but you do not have to be an expert in history,” said Bethany Hrachovec, IHS coordinator for learning and NHDI. “You just have to be interested in encouraging young people to explore something new.”

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A group gathered at the Gibson County Council on Aging for a lunch of turkey pot pie on Tuesday, January 23rd. The Senior Center offers reduced rate lunches each month. Check their monthly calendars for details.

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NHDI is presented by the Indiana National Guard, The Richard W. and Irene Rooker Family Foundation, TCU Foundation, Vigran Family Foundation and Junior League of Indianapolis. To register as a volunteer judge, visit http://link.email.dynect.net/

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Gibson County Community Foundation -

Just one reason Gibson County is a great place to call home We live in a great place, Gibson County, and I bet you know it! I sure do. My family moved here 18 years ago.

Before that, we had lived in two different countries and two different states. My wife and I grew up far away from here. Our parents taught us how important our community was and that being actively engaged in the community and its future was an important part of living in it. The people are what make a community special. When we realized how lucky we were to live in Gibson County, we wanted to become an active part of it.

As a family, we became involved. We’ve served on several boards in our county that benefit everyone. One organization I’m particularly passionate about is the Gibson County Community Foundation and my nine years of service on its board. I love participating in the intelligent planning for our community’s future and working with people who give so generously to keep the foundation active, current, and growing!

The Gibson County Community Foundation, a partner of the regional Community Foundation Alliance, has been around for almost 25 years. The Foundation is a collection of endowed funds that provide annual grants and scholarships to non-profits and students in Gibson County. Our grants have helped positively impact our entire county, and I am willing to bet that every one of our residents has benefited from these grants in one fashion or another. You might know us as the administrator of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in Gibson County and other scholarships established by our donors, but we also administer nearly 70 charitable funds established by donors that help our community. Maybe you’ve seen a movie at the library or have a preschooler in the county who has touched an iPad already. Do you know a Boy or Girl Scout? Maybe you have enjoyed a walk in the Patoka Wildlife Refuge

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or attended the County Fair at the 4H center. Have you participated in a Habitat Build, received services from Tulip Tree Family Health Care Center, or seen plays in Oakland City or Princeton? We have participated in funding all of these organizations and programs - and so many more.

When I went to college my parents provided loans to me to pay for tuition, and when I repaid them shortly after graduation, they gave all the money back to me to with instructions to invest in my future. My wife and I came to the realization that investing in Gibson County was the best investment we could make for our future, so several years ago we established the Brown Family Fund, a permanent endowment with the Gibson County Community Foundation. The fund is invested so that it can grow over time. Earnings from this investment are used to make annual grants that will benefit Gibson County forever. Our fund also gives us the pleasure of honoring our parents and their values, while helping the community we love.

While we are proud that the Foundation grants over $200,000 each year to non-profits in our community, we receive far more funding requests than we are able to fund. That’s why we continue to work so hard to grow our Foundation’s entire family of endowed funds, in addition to our own family fund – we have a dream of one day being able to fund every need in the community that we love, the ones we know about today and the ones that are sure to arise in the future. We’d love to tell you more about how we all, with the Foundation, can continue to create greater good together in Gibson County. Contact us at 812-386-8082 or visit the Foundation website at http:// www.communityfoundationalliance.org/gibson/ today!

Sincerely, Ted Brown Proud Board Member Gibson County Community Foundation

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Gibson County CASA Information Session

Princeton Moose Held Community Giveaway

Have you often thought about being a CASA Volunteer? Come to the information session and ask questions and find out what being a CASA Volunteer is all about. Drop by anytime on Tuesday, February 20th, between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. and get more information. Come join our CASA Family and help the children of Gibson County.

If anyone is interested in becoming a CASA volunteer they can contact Joy Jines at 812-3869305 or there are applications on the website: www.gibsoncountycasa.com

The Princeton Moose collected clothing and household items for recent fire victims and then opened their doors to the community on Saturday, Jan. 27th.

Photo Jancey Smith

- Rebekah Busler, Collegian Staff Writer OCU Guest Writer Timeless Faith at Oak Grove

Life is full of changes, and Oak Grove Church has gone through its share of changes over the years.

However, faith in God and His teachings remains throughout time and trials.

Founded by Jacob Speer in 1881, as Forsythe General Baptist, the church started on Texas Eastern Road. The location was changed in 1994 when the church started to outgrow its old place, so they purchased a building from another church that was moving. Oak Grove now has its home.

Sunday service is at 10 a.m. in the morning and 6 p.m. in the evening.

Wednesday night programs, starting at 7 p.m. and include an adult group that meets to study the Bible verse by verse. Also, children ages two through junior high can ride a bus to the church for Wednesday night Bible classes.

Cutting through ideology, Oak Grove is a strong fellowship that focuses on God’s Word.

“Coming to the church has been such a blessing by being surrounded by individuals who take the learning and presentation of the Gospel seriously,” says Harlee

Ray Toepfer.

Oak Grove is always looking for ways to serve and reach out to the community with the Gospel. They love working with the campus, such as the Resident Assistants and Resident Directors dinners. During their training over the summer, before the cafeteria opens, different churches take turns feeding the R.A.s and R.D.s.

Other community programs include the clothing bank.

People drop clothes off at the church, where volunteers/members sort through them and then give them out on Tuesday morning from 9 to 11.

The church is currently going through some new changes as they look for a new permanent pastor.

They also have a new sign designed by OCU’s own Tom Gruenloh.

While waiting for a new pastor, they have taken the study of scriptures more seriously than ever. They have extensively studied salvation, focusing on important and difficult topics.

As Cheryl Toepfer put it, “Getting the Gospel right is the one thing you can’t get wrong.”

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Princeton Public Library invites our patrons to try out some programs in February! We have computer classes, book club, knitting club, crocheting club, free movie nights, and so much more! We have programs for all ages and they are free! If you have not been to the library this year, now is the time to come and visit us!

We are here to serve you!

February Special Programs: February 1: AARP Tax Help, 10am-4pm. Geared for low income families and senior citizens.

February 3: Knitting Club, 9am-noon. Free and open to all ages and skill levels, no pre-registration required.

It meets the first Saturday of every month.

February 6: Free Computer Class, 5:30-7:30pm. 3D Modeling Class. Utilize free web-based 3D modeling software, Tinkercad. Call 812-385-4464 to register, 6 spots available.

February 8: AARP Tax Help, 10am-4pm. Geared for low income families and senior citizens.

February 10: Free Computer Class, 10am-noon. 3D Modeling Class. Utilize free web-based 3D modeling software, Tinkercad. Call 812-385-4464 to register, 6 spots available.

February 12: Free Family Movie Night, 6pm. My Little Pony. Free popcorn. Rated PG. February 15: AARP Tax Help, 10am-4pm. Geared for low income families and senior citizens.

February 15: Crocheting Club, 6-8pm. Free and open to all ages and skill levels, no pre-registration required.

It meets the third Thursday of every month.

February 19: Adult/Youth Movie Night, 5:30pm.

Dunkirk, Rated PG-13. For ages 13+. Free popcorn and water will be served.

February 22: AARP Tax Help, 10am-4pm. Geared for low income families and senior citizens.

February 22: What Would Jane Austen Read? 6pm.

New book club for all ages. What books would Jane Austen find interesting in today’s day and age? Meets

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the fourth Thursday of every month.

February 26: Princeton Railroading: history of railroads in Princeton, 6pm. Local history program presented by Bob Gibson. Princeton is one of the first towns on C&EI Railroad frequently mentioned in early railroading annuals.

Also, a reminder in the event of inclement weather, the library may have reduced hours or we may close. We will contact WRAY, place the information on our Facebook page, and send out text alerts if we need to change our library hours. If you are not sure if we are open, please call 812-385-4464, and if you hear our answering machine that means that the library is closed. See you soon at YOUR Princeton Public Library! Visit our website at: princetonpl.lib.in.us for more program and library information.

Victory Theatre is New Home for Gibson County Sculpture

On January 20th, local artist, Bob Zasadny presented this sculpture of a treble clef to the Victory Theatre. It is made of fiberglass and resin, stands nine feet tall, weighs 125 pounds and took 200 hours to complete. Its inspiration was the treble clef on the orchestra program of the Evansville Symphony.

More of Bob’s work can be found at the Evansville airport, Oakland City University and Princeton Community High School.

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Indoor Events in the Winter

Photos by Jancey Smith

History of the Wheeling Bridge

Harold Williams presented his reconstruction of the Wheeling Bridge and its history to the public at the Princeton Public Library on Saturday, January 20th. This Gibson County native has built replicas of several local buildings besides the bridge, including the Mt. Pleasant church which was originally built in 1894, and the Union Community Church.

The original bridge at Wheeling was built in 1877, and was brought in from Toledo, Ohio. It took Harold 10 weeks, working six days a week for 6-7 hours a day to make the replica of the bridge.

Harold has also made log cabins and an outhouse.

A church that uses corsage pins as door hinges.

A handmade 8-foot replica of the Wheeling Bridge on display at the Princeton Library.

A replica of the church in Union.

Harold had lots of information on Wheeling and the bridge for the crowd.

New African Art Display

The Princeton Library hosted the unveiling of a new photographic art display.

Former exchange student from Sweden, Bjorn Persson, donated his close up photo of an elephant. Due to weather, the event was rescheduled to Saturday, January 20th.

Refreshments were served for patrons that attended and Bjorn Shannon Linsday and April Yockey unveil the photo, “Africa” donated by Bjorn Persson. joined over the internet.

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