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Now that the new season is here, our little communities are getting busy. Isn’t it great? I love sunshine and blue skies. Planting season is close, activities are gradually coming back and we’ve got some stories for you. Racing season is also here and we’ve got a neat one for you. Take a look at the cover story about Eli Holden, a little guy that’s showing a lot of talent and potential. There are also stories about locally raised beef in Country Connections and then check out an easy Midwestern way to do baked chicken in the Cooking Corner - with the help of Grippo’s chips. It’s starting to get busy, so take a minute to see what the local folks have been up to, what’s in the works for the months to come and support your local friends and neighbors. Here’s to a new season and a new beginning. Jancey Smith
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A R ookie in Ju n ior S prin ts for the W in !
Some folks are born with innate talents and gifts, others develop their interests when exposed to certain environments. Seven-year-old Eli Holden of Princeton may be a case of both. As a baby when he accompanied his parents to Tri State Speedway, he was mesmerized by the cars, intently watching the laps. When he finally tuckered out, the constant hum of the engines soothed him to sleep. His mother, Rebekah, said he wasn’t an easy sleeper as a baby and joked that she “thought about taping some races” for background noise to lull him to sleep. “At nine months old, before he could even walk, Eli would crawl to a small Power Wheel and putter around”, remembers his father, Matt. By four-years-old Eli had moved up to go kart racing
in friends’ back yard tracks and he loved it. This continued for a couple of years, but mom wasn’t comfortable with him really racing go carts. She felt for safety sake a roll cage would offer more protection. That’s when the Holden family started to consider junior sprints. Eli’s Uncle Raymond drives mini sprints and that was very instrumental to Eli’s interest in sprint car racing. At just six years old and three weeks, Eli ran his first Junior Sprint Car race at the Wayne County Speedway. When the 2020 racing season started at the Wayne County Speedway, Eli won his first feature, a week before he turned seven. He came out with seven feature wins, six heat wins, four feature 2nd places and three
Cover photo: From front to back on left: Parker Adams, Ella, Rodney, Rebekah, and Matt Holden, Preston Adams. Right: Payten Adams and Julie Holden. Above: Eli and his dad, Matt, in staging at the Tulsa Shootout 2021. (photo courtesy 357 Studios)
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hours helping Matt in the shop and in many other ways, too. feature 3rd places. For a newbie, The entire family is involved. Ella that is quite something and for one so is Eli’s older sister and biggest fan. young, even more so. No one else in She knows all the parts, can spot our county (that we know of) is racing what is mechanically wrong, and Junior Sprints at the age of seven. often commentates the race. Eli’s There are few tracks in Indiana that mom, Rebekah and Grandma Julie offer Junior Sprint racing so Eli share on social media to keep his considers Wayne County in Illinois, his fans up to date. Other family and home track. After all, that was his first friends attend the races and help win. The race season starts in midout as needed. It takes a team and February with the Midwest Winter Eli’s got some backing. Many local Nationals in DuQuoin, on an indoor fans follow him on FloRacing which track. It’s a three weekend event that Eli with his car and feature win trophies in 2020. streams live dirt track racing. runs both Friday and Saturday nights. But since Eli’s The maintenance and repair on sprints of any size is mom is a teacher, there’s only so much school one can time consuming and demanding. It takes sponsors to miss. Keeping his grades up is one of the requirements help with the cost because racing at any level is not an of getting to race and he’s doing a good job of being a inexpensive past time. To acquire sponsorships, Eli must first grader. go give a presentation to people willing to help defray the There is quite a bit of travel involved, the farthest cost. It’s a very good learning experience for a young being to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Tulsa Shootout. The one. races for the Golden Driller, (the name of the trophy) is Junior Sprints are just like other dirt track cars, like the Superbowl of micro sprints. There were 63 cars midgets or mini sprints, but only smaller. Everything is in the Junior Sprint division which was held December smaller, the tires, the frame - everything. They have a 28th-January 2nd. Eli didn’t get the trophy but ended his Briggs & Stratton World Formula motor, and go about 50 first season with a great record and the entire family mph. That’s why safety is key. The Holdens are strict learned a lot from the experience. about having the needed equipment to keep Eli safe. He Eli’s dad, Matt, grew up watching races at nearby local has a new helmet that he’s very proud of and everything dirt tracks, so the family often frequents Tri State he wears is fire retardant. After being used to go karts, Speedway. Eli is quick to tell you that he knows many of the first time Eli was strapped in the car, he freaked out a little because it was so tight. However, after the first time the local drivers and that some of his favorite drivers are he flipped the car, he understood perfectly the reason for Rooster (Kent) Schmidt and Kyle Cummins. He even caution. Now, he encourages his dad “to make them mentioned challenging one of his neighbors, Kyle tighter.” Cummins, to a go kart race. Sometimes that competitive Dirt track racing is a family affair. The Junior Sprint spirit is a very real thing. drivers are 6-12 years old and their families are very However, racing isn’t just about the driver. It takes a involved. “It’s a great group of people - a racing family”, team, a well maintained car, and sponsors. Most of Eli’s said Matt. “Most everyone helps each other out, they team is family and very close friends. Matt is the crew loan each other tools and help repair parts. We all want chief and the only one who touches the car and does the kids to race and do good so they can compete.” repairs. It’s a safety thing. He wants to make sure every That’s the sport of it. bolt is tightened and the safety of his son is most important. Matt’s dad, Rodney, also spends countless continued next page
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2021 Southern Indiana Car Club
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Friday April 23rd 5:30pm - awards at 8:45pm Proceeds go to Brooks and Burkleigh McClellan Friday May 28th 5:30pm - award at 8:45pm Proceeds go to Princeton Dollars For Scholars Friday June 25th 5:30pm - awards at 8:45pm Proceeds go to North Gibson School Corp Back to School Backpack Bash Sunday July 4th-2nd Annual Freedom Fest Downtown Princeton from 4pm - awards at 7:15pm top 25 cars Proceeds going to Downtown Princeton Inc Friday August 27th 5:30pm awards at 8:45pm Proceeds going to Gibson County CASA Friday September 24th 5:30pm awards at 8:45pm Proceeds go to Gibson County Relay for Life Bee-Lievers Team Sunday October 31st Trunk or Treat Show 11am awards at 2 pm Trunk or Treat hours are 11am-1pm Proceeds go to Gibson County Salvation Army …………………………………………………………………
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Eli with his two favorite sets of wheels. Both are #E5 (Photo provided)
The kids may be tossing a football and playing near the track waiting for their turn, but when it’s time, the game is one. Eli’s biggest competitor is a 10-year-old named J. J. Williams. It seems they are neck and neck in most races, but off the field they are friends. The Holdens have great respect for J. J. and his family. That’s one of the things Eli likes about racing - making new friends and traveling to new places. One thing that sets Eli apart is that at just 7-years-old, he understands the strategy behind racing. There are points earned for winning, but also points for passing. That’s where the strategy comes in, sometimes it’s not best to hit the peddle full throttle. Had it not been for last year being a season of covid delays, Eli was up for “Rookie of the Year.” However, the award banquet was delayed and that title and trophy are still awaiting presentation. When not on a dirt track, Eli is like any other busy little kid. He loves fishing and has multiple aquariums. He also plays football and keeping competitive is into wrestling, too. He was so proud that last year his football team won the championship and he went 8-0 in wrestling. It should be quite a race season this year and Eli will be right in the mix of things. To follow his progress follow his Facebook page @EHR Eli Holden Racing or watch the races on FloRacing. Best of luck, one lap at a time.
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The Holden family: Rebekah, Ella, Eli and Matt.
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Partnering Up for Better Beef
Years ago there was a commercial that asked, “Where’s the beef?” A more important question may be, “Where’s the beef from?” When you know the farmer who raises it, the butcher who processes it, and they’re local, you know exactly where the beef is from and the quality of it. What you might not know is that Brian Rexing of New Generation Dairy, is supplying Gibson County raised beef to Kenny Dewig Meats in Owensville. It’s not only grain feed and local, but raised with the utmost care. Brian has been farming for years and has owned and operated New Generation since 2008, but two years ago began a new breeding program. He uses select Holstein cows from the dairy to breed with Simmental/ Angus bulls. This crossbreeding combination of Simmental and Angus has become very successful over the years. The beef tends to be leaner, better marbled and has less waste fat. By combining these traits with the Holstein, the calves are nearly all black, are smaller at birth, thus an easy delivery and less stress. However, they have a very good rate of growth so that by 12 months they are around 1,200 pounds. Being well-fed and cared for, they will produce lean, tender, quality meat. This is reflected in the quality of their meat because less stress is best. After they are weened, Brian’s calves are put in single pens for two to The beef is stored in coolers for freshness.
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Kenny Dewig and Brian Rexing at the meat shop.
four months, then gradually they are introduced to the outside elements. They adjust to outdoors on a large lot with plenty of water and shelter. Then after a time they are put in an open pasture in small groups with plenty of space, nutritional grain feed and an abundant supply of water. Just like happy milk cows produce the most milk, happy beef calves supply the most tender beef. Brian takes a few calves each week to Kenny. They only have to travel a few miles to be processed which is also less stress than a long journey. From there Kenny processes them using the inspection number #18 that was passed down to him by father, Bill Dewig, who acquired it in 1965. His dad was the 18th plant in Indiana under state inspection. Bill also was the Brian with his son Case at the pasture where the calves are raised.
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president of Dewig Brothers Meats as well as the first president of the Indiana Meat Packer Association. Kenny’s been a butcher for over 40 years, learning from his dad and grandpa how to be an experienced meat cutter and butcher. The processing plant in Owensville first opened in August, 1999, and is a state inspected slaughter house facility. The meat shop is then stocked with fresh steaks, ground beef, and roasts of locally raised beef. Unlike large retail centers where you don’t know where the beef comes from, at Kenny Dewig’s
Mylie Rexing shows off some of the fresh meat cuts.
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The #18 inspection stamp that was passed down from Kenny’s dad.
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The Cooking Corner
by Jancey Smith
Back of the Box Recipes Grippo’s Chicken
Those of us who cook often are usually on the look out for new recipes or ideas. Face it, the same stuff over and over gets boring. Itʼs always good to have a few back up dishes in mind, you know, good stand by things that you can do in a pinch, but itʼs nice to try something new. One of the places I often get ideas is on the “back of the box,” whether it be a baking mix box, soup can label, or pasta box. There are all kinds of ideas out there if you keep your eyes open. One of the best places for ideas is on the back of the Bisquick box. There are dishes for all categories there - pancakes (breakfast), biscuits, shortcakes (dessert) and even main dishes. One of my favorites is the Cheeseburger Pie. Itʼs very simple, yet good, and my crew loved it. My Black Forrest Pie was once a “back of the box” recipe. I just canʼt remember on which box I found it. It could have been a Cool Whip label or it could have been a Jell-O Box. Both of these have ideas, but itʼs been so long ago I donʼt know. I just know that I make it for many family holiday dinners. When I was home doing all the prep work for
Thanksgiving one year, the History Channel had on the history of holiday foods - Stove Top Stuffing®, Mrs. Smithʼs fruit pies and Green Bean Casserole. How smart was that of Campbellʼs? Develop a recipe, promote it and market your cream of mushroom soup as a key ingredient to making it. Itʼs now a holiday staple. That was very smart. I have a recipe that should be on the back of a box the Grippoʼs box. Yes, baked chicken breasts covered with Grippoʼs BBQ potato chips. I didnʼt realize until one of my friends moved to Oklahoma that Grippoʼs is a very Midwestern item, that and tenderloin sandwiches. (His mom has a box waiting every time he comes back home to visit. How sweet.) I often send them in a care package to my Navy girl. She says not to worry about them getting broken, because sheʼs just going to crush them anyway - to coat the chicken. Itʼs a Midwestern twist on Shake & Bake® thatʼs quick and easy. Continued next page
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The Gibson County Fairgrounds held its 2nd annual bridal show Sunday, March 27th from 11 am4 pm. Originally planned in January, the event had over 25 vendors and there was a steady crowd attending the event.
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Evansville, IN, Thursday, March 25, 2021— The Isaiah 1:17 Project is seeking applications for its Dream Cycles program. Dream Cycles seeks to improve mental and physical health, mobility, and introduce responsibility for at-risk youth experiencing foster home placement by providing a bicycle and the accompanying safety equipment. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., partnered with The Isaiah 1:17 Project in 2020 with a $18,260 grant to support the purchase of 150 bicycles, safety equipment and associated materials. This May, Toyota Indiana’s business partnering group--Toyota Christian Fellowship--will facilitate a virtual bike build where volunteers assemble 100 bicycles using the company’s renown Toyota Production System. Bicycles will be available for children in Daviess, Warrick, Vanderburgh, Knox, Pike, Posey, Gibson and Spencer counties, ages 3 to 17 and are available to children currently placed with fostering families. This also includes children placed outside their homes in kinship care, or children in home who are working with CASA, DCS, or other protective or advocacy agencies related to foster care. Applications may be obtained at www.TheIsaiah117Project.org/dreamcycles or through a child’s caseworker. All applications must be submitted electronically no later than Friday, April 23rd at 4pm. Families will be notified of the status of their application two weeks prior to the event. Any questions may be directed by email to dreamcycles@TheIsaiah117Project.org. The Isaiah 1:17 Project provides Bags of Hope to be given directly to children as they enter foster care. By working directly with the Department of Child Services, local schools, hospitals and emergency personnel, the bags help caseworkers during the transition by putting something in their hands to help connect with each child, all while giving children ownership of a bag of hope.
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Business Updates
Teel’s Coffee & Chocolate is Moving On
After five years on the west side of Princeton, Teel’s Coffee & Chocolate will not be renewing its lease at Town Fair Shopping Center (across from Walmart) and will be closing its doors on April 17th. They have plans of a new location, so stay tuned for details. They are not taking orders after April 10th.
Bob Evans Bringing Spirits to the Table
Our local Bob Evans has applied for a license to sell beer and wine to their diners. Their request was presented to the commission on March 15th and has been approved.
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New Habitat Home is Making Progress
The newest home of Habitat for Humanity on S. Race St. in Princeton, is coming along nicely. The painting was completed a few weeks ago and now they’re on to laying carpet, installing appliances and many other small details. It should be ready for a dedication by mid to late May.
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Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company names James (Jim) G. McDonald III to its Board of Directors. In his new role, James will join the current directors to oversee Springs Valley through a wide variety of tasks including the establishment of policies and Photo provided objectives, the appointment and review of executive positions, and the approval of annual budgets. President /CEO Jamie Shinabarger laid out a clear case for James G. McDonald joining the Springs Valley Bank Board by stating, “Building on the success of his father and uncles before him, Jim owns and operates a fourth-generation law practice serving the greater Gibson County area. In his 34th year of operation as the principal, McDonald has served as legal counsel for a number of Gibson County municipalities, and he knows a plethora of folks in and around Princeton.” Mr. Shinabarger further stated, “Jim has built strong relationships, cemented by the mortar of trust that only a half-century of meeting his clients’ legal needs in a very personalized, respectful, and timely way can produce. To further grow our Princeton Banking Center, Springs Valley fully anticipates tapping into Jim’s vast knowledge of the Gibson County market.” Mr. McDonald is currently employed at McDonald Law Office. He is a Princeton Community High School graduate. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Valparaiso University. In addition to his professional duties, Jim is a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a Gibson County YMCA Chairman, Knights of Columbus member, Princeton Masonic Lodge member, a member of the Indiana Municipal Lawyer Association and a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. Jim is married to Mary Frances McDonald. They have six children. Jim enjoys being outdoors, gardening, and community youth inspired activities. Mr. McDonald commented, “I am pleased to join the Board of Directors of Spring Valley Bank & Trust. Springs Valley is a team full of professionals that constantly put their customers first, which is something I value. I look forward to contributing my insight and expertise to an already very accomplished team and to a very distinguished Board of Directors to enhance the Springs Valley experience.”
After remodeling the former office of Dan Moon on South Main St., Touchstone Therapy opened its doors the beginning of January. Owners Chloe Renschler and Jillian Moon are licensed private practice therapists specializing in helping those who have undergone trauma, even welcoming children.
Attorney Moon Relocates Office
Attorney Dan Moon has moved his law practice to the former office of Steve Whitehead, on N. Hart St. in Princeton. Whitehead is looking for more free time and is wrapping up outstanding cases so that he can retire.
North Main Dollar Store Opens
After a few months of construction, the Dollar General Store on N. Main St. in Princeton is stocked and open for business to the delight or residents in the area.
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Business Updates
The Hampton Inn Completes Update
Over the last few months, the Hampton Inn located near Menards in Princeton, has been repainting and updating the exterior of the building. Recently, the front sign was once again hung on the front of the building. The colors now match their logo.
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Local Car Dealerships Now Have New Owner At the beginning of March, Jim Wilderman sold both J. Wilderman Autoplex in Mt. Carmel, and Patriot Cheverolet/ GMC/ Buick in Princeton, to Steve Faulkner from the Indianapolis area. No changes have been announced.
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even more investment choices. On March 8, we observed International Women’s Day, • Evaluate your Social Security options - You can a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and typically start taking Social Security benefits when political achievements of women. Of course, women still you’re 62, but your monthly checks will be much tend to encounter more obstacles than men in the larger if you wait until your “full” retirement age, which pursuit of financial security. Let’s consider a few of them. will likely be between 66 and 67. You might also To begin with, women are still more likely to leave the consider whether you’d be better off by taking workforce, at least temporarily, to raise children, spousal benefits, if you’re married and your spouse resulting in lower contributions to employer-sponsored earned more money than you. You’re generally even retirement plans such as 401(k)s. And women are often eligible for spousal benefits if you are divorced, as the ones who become full-time caregivers of aging long as you were married at least 10 years and you parents or other relatives. Caregiving duties can exact a haven’t remarried. big financial toll: The lost wages, pensions (including • Look for unexpected income opportunities - Even 401(k)s and similar plans) and Social Security benefits after you’ve formally retired, you may still find ways to that a woman loses to become a full-time caregiver receive some earned income. Perhaps you can work amount to more than $300,000 over her lifetime, part time or do some consulting. And if you’re a according to the National Academy of Sciences. caregiver, you might be able to receive some Women also may be more susceptible to financial compensation for your work. Many local governments downturns. Consider the COVID-19 pandemic: Just a pay non-spouse caregivers who act as personal few months ago, in December, women lost 156,000 jobs, attendants, although the rules vary greatly by state while men gained 16,000, according to the Bureau of and county. Labor Statistics, which also reported that women These certainly aren’t the only ways you can improve accounted for 54% of the jobs lost from the pandemic in your financial status, but they may prove useful to you. 2020. In any case, be aware of the challenges facing you and And women are not unaware of their circumstances do whatever you can to brighten your future. and outlook. Just 41% of women are confident about retirement, compared with 56% of men, according to a survey by Edward Jones and Age Wave. Tax Preparation • Payroll • Accounting But if you’re a woman, you can take steps to help improve your financial outlook. Here are a few suggestions: • Take full advantage of retirement plans If you are 102 N. First Ave. - PO Box 7 still working and your employer offers a 401(k) or Princeton, IN 47670 similar retirement plan, take full advantage of it. Put in as much as you can afford each year and increase your contributions when your salary goes up. Also, walterarnettcpa.com within your plan, you’ll want to choose the mix of walter@walterarnettcpa.com investments that can help provide the most growth potential, given your individual risk tolerance. Also, even if you contribute to a 401(k) or similar plan, you Phone: 812-385-4431 Fax: 812-385-2208 may also be eligible to fund an IRA, which gives you
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also included in the changes for tax year 2021. Previously, the child tax credit was worth up to $2,000 for qualifying children younger than 17 years, and only $1,400 of the credit was refundable. The entire child tax credit will be refundable, and the amount will depend on the age of each qualifying child: • Up to $3,600 for each qualifying child younger than 6 • Up to $3,000 for each qualifying child younger than 18 Earned Income Credit will also be revised for tax year 2021 and will be easier for more taxpayers to qualify for due to the following changes: • The minimum age for most taxpayers to claim the credit is dropping to 19 • The minimum age for specified students to claim the credit is dropping to 24 • Disqualified investment income is increasing to $10,000 • Taxpayers whose 2021 earned income is less than their 2019 earned income may instead use their 2019 information to determine the amount of the EIC Remember, these changes only apply to tax year 2021. The payback rules for the Premium Tax Credit (APTC)have been relaxed including tax year 2020. Taxpayers who received an advance payment of the premium tax credit will not have to repay any of the advance that exceeds the allowed amount when reconciling the credit on the tax return for that year. Another of the changes that was made retroactive for tax year 2020 is the taxation of Unemployment Income. Federal income tax will be waived on unemployment compensation that doesn’t exceed $10,200 for individuals and married couples filing jointly whose adjusted gross income is less than $150,000. In the case of joint filers, the $10,200 limit applies per spouse. Your unemployment compensation will be included when calculating AGI to determine eligibility for the exclusion. For tax year 2021, unemployment benefits are extended until September 6, 2021, and starting March 31, 2021, weekly compensation will be increased by $300. If you already filed your taxes and reported your repayment of the APTC or reported your unemployment as taxable, the current guidance is to wait—do not file an amended return until the IRS releases official guidance. If you are a client of Liberty Tax we will notify you when the changes are ready. If you have not yet filed, your tax professional should know to hold your return until the change is ready. If you haven’t filed yet, software companies are Continued next page-
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updating their programs now to include the necessary changes. Your tax professional should discuss details with you after completing calculations for your return. There has been argument that the package is too broad, with only 9% of the funds go directly toward COVID-19 relief. They are already discussing how taxes will be raised to pay for all the funds that have been “given away” with the 3 relief packages. Where some people are happy the government is giving them money – they should remember it comes at a cost and we will see that cost eventually.
Santa with a Cause is Making Plans
Broadway Players Prepare for Upcoming Show
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Jill Wright and Tina Porter during rehearsals.
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Volunteers and board members of Santa With A Cause, a non profit organization founded by Charlie Stover (The Glendale Santa), have been meeting and planning events to help raise money for children and families in need for the next year. At the March 13th and 27th meetings, final details were worked out for the Give Back Dinner on April 3rd in appreciation for all past supporters. Plans are in the works for a craft and vendor fair in Mt. Carmel on June 19th, a golf scramble on July 25th, and one of their biggest fundraisers, Christmas in July on July 24th.” Last year Santa With a Cause raised $10,000 so that 75 kids could have Christmas gifts and food, as well as helping some throughout the year have gas and lodging while at Riley Hospital. The motto is Christmas can be 24/7, 365 days a year.
Minnies’ Meals Are Growing at The Center
Every Tuesday and Friday, Minnie Krieg is making homemade meals for seniors at The Center behind Rural King. For a donation and by calling a day ahead, seniors can have a variety of hot homemade meals. Popularity is growing and a limit of 50 has been established, so call ahead. Photo: Jancey Smith
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Props are painted and rehearsals are underway for the Broadway Player’s comedy presentation of “Four Old Broads”. It’s about “retired burlesque queen Beatrice Shelton who desperately needs a vacation. A Sassy Seniors Cruise through the Caribbean may be just the ticket if she can just convince her best friend, Eaddy, to stop praying and go with her.” Humorous adventures ensue to the delight of the audience. Performances begin April 23 and end May 2nd for the beginning of the season shows. Debi Fuhrman laughs at Tina Porter during practice.
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Our Community: Clubs & Organizations The Story Behind CASA Helping Children, Helping the Future
In 1977, CASA was introduced in Seattle, Washington, by a Juvenile Court Judge named David W. Soukup. He realized that children who entered the legal system due to abuse or neglect in their homes were often unintentionally revictimized by the courts and social service agencies that were understaffed and lacking in resources. The parents involved in these cases and the Department of Child Services were typically represented by attorneys, but it was rare that someone spoke on the behalf of the child. He believed this needed remedied due to the children arguably having the most at stake during these court proceedings. Once he recognized the problem, he looked to community volunteers for a solution. He personally recruited and trained volunteers to serve as advocates for children who entered the child welfare system. The idea caught the attention and approval of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and in 1978 the committee adopted the model as one way for protecting the rights of children. Community volunteers who were being trained to gather relevant facts and to speak up for the children in the courtroom became known as CASA. Gibson County started their CASA
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program through the Circuit Court in 1997. The presiding Judge at that time was Judge Walter Palmer. The program started with 10 volunteers. Gibson County CASA became state certified in 2001, and nationally certified in 2004. CASA stands The staff rom left: Lauren, Vickie and Brandi. for Court Appointed Special Advocate. A CASA volunteer is a person in their community from any background or job description that wants to volunteer their time. The process works like this. A call is made into the Department of Child Services hotline, reporting a child as a victim of abuse or neglect. A DCS worker is called to the home where he or she conducts interviews with the family. After the assessment process, if enough evidence is found showing abuse or neglect a case is opened by the state. At this point the child/ren are either removed from the home and placed into foster care, or sometimes left in the home due to certain circumstances. The parents are then required to attend all court proceedings, where they can be offered services like substance abuse treatment or even given a home-based caseworker to help them get their home to the proper safety standards. The case remains open until the family completes services and is reunified. If they family cannot be reunified, a friend or family member can be awarded guardianship of the child/ren, the child/ren can be adopted, age out of the system, or sometimes a child will want to continue services until age 21 in a program called “another planned permanent living arrangement” that can help with transitioning into adulthood. When the court has found that there is a child in need of services (CHINS), there is a DCS family case manager assigned to the family’s case. These caseworkers have multiple open cases, but a CASA volunteer can focus on one case at a time. This is where a CASA volunteer comes in. A CASA volunteer is assigned to a family’s case. The volunteer will visit the child/ren in their home, in their foster home, or even at school. The volunteer can attend visitations with parents and child to observe the bond between them. The volunteer will read all documents regarding the case
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including the initial paperwork, visit reports and therapy notes. The volunteer also forms a relationship with the child/ren, parents, foster parents, and the DCS case worker. Once the volunteer has gathered information, they will attend court hearings where they are asked to write a report and speak up about what is in the child’Äôs best interest. The volunteer is there solely to represent the child and is often the one who knows the most about the child/ren. These volunteers are the child’s voice in court and can recommend a multitude of services like extra therapy or even a tutor for help with schoolwork. At the end of a case a volunteer will help determine what living situation is in the child’s best interest. Currently in Gibson County we have 34 CASA volunteers. This is the highest recorded number of volunteers in the program’s history for our county. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and include a retired teacher, multiple stay at home mothers, multiple local business owners, a truck driver, a restaurant assistant manager, a local photographer, a sales director, and many others. Each volunteer completes 30 hours of training before they can be assigned to a case and must complete 12 hours of continued education
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every year. There are currently 73 children in our program. This is a dramatic decrease from past years partially due to COVID and partially due to procedure changes within DCS. In April of 2020, there were 114 children and in April of 2019, there were 143 children in our program. Gibson County CASA is a program under the Gibson Circuit Court and Judge Jeff Meade. There are three full time staff members, Lauren Johns (Program Director), Vickie Andrecht (Volunteer Coordinator), and Brandi Steelman (Administrative Assistant). Throughout the year the program provides birthday gifts to children, Christmas gifts, and they just delivered 35 Easter baskets to children in the program. All of these items are made possible by donations from the community. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, so if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you can contact the office at 812.386.9305 or apply online at gibsoncountycasa.com.
The Robert ‘Bob’ McDaniel Memorial Scholarship
We are proud to share that donations are being accepted through April 15th, 2021, for the Robert ‘Bob’ McDaniel Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a Senior(s) at Princeton Community High School. Bob was a lifelong educator who loved the outdoors and livestock. Help share his generational impact on students through your gift in his memory. Please include ‘In Memory of Bob McDaniel’ in the memo line. To contribute by mail: Dollars for Scholars - Ms. Susie Mason 1645 E State Road 64 Princeton IN 47670 To contribute online: https://donations.scholarshipamerica.org/index.php... *Note: A fee of $1.50 per $20 donation is assessed for online donations. **Note 2: Specify A Scholarship Fund should be filled out as “The Robert ‘Bob’ McDaniel Memorial Scholarship” In memoriam: https://www.colvinfuneralhome.com/ obituary/Robert-McDaniel
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-Dr. Marybeth Feutz, Princeton Veterinary Hospital
It’s Time for Prevention
This spring weather has been fantastic! It’s so wonderful to be able to spend time outdoors and soak up the sunshine. But warmer weather also brings some not-sofun things…. It’s time to be thinking about fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. We recommend that our patients (dogs and cats) stay on flea, tick, and heartworm prevention all year long. If you took the colder months off, no worries! But it’s definitely time to get your pets started up again. Flea and tick prevention will help protect your pets against flea bites, flea allergies, and several different diseases caused by ticks. Just as important, it will help keep your home from becoming infested with fleas! Heartworm prevention is just as important. Heartworm disease is transmitted by mosquito bites, and those little guys are already out! Even just a short trip outside for your dog to go to the bathroom is enough to
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get bitten… and I’m sure you’ve probably even seen a mosquito inside your home before! Heartworm disease can be very dangerous for our pets, and it is very easy to treat with a pill once a month, or even a shot that lasts a whole year. We have several different options for flea, tick, and heartworm prevention for your pets. We have medicines that you drip on the back of their neck, chewable “pills”, and an injection for heartworm prevention for dogs. When you’re ready to refill your pet’s flea, tick, and heartworm prevention, come on in! No appointment is needed for an exam and medicine refills. If you haven’t been to see us before, no problem! Princeton Veterinary Hospital is still open during our regular hours and we always accept new patients. Call us at 812-385-2733, or find more information at PrincetonVet.net or on our Facebook page.
Betty Ann McCullough Grant Programs Now Accepting Applications
The Betty Ann McCullough Education Seminar and Convocation Grant Program, the Betty Ann McCullough Enrichment Project Grant Program, and the Betty Ann McCullough Teaching Achievement Grant Program are now accepting applications. These three grant programs are administered by the Gibson County Community Foundation. The application deadline is April 9, 2021. For additional information about eligibility and requirements, please visit the Foundation’s website. For questions please contact Melinda Waldroup, Director, Programs and Engagement Department at mwaldroup@communityfoundationalliance.org or 812429-1191 extension 103
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The Gibson County Fair Board would like to present its new board members for the 2021 season and recognize the service of those past. The 2021 Fair Board President: Charles Woodruff Vice President: Janet Hunt Secretary: Rebecca Iunghuhn Treasurer: Sharon Schmits Assistant Treasure: Jacinda Hughen Grounds Superintendent: Lee Binhack
Board Members: Alan Douglas, Bobby Schmits, Jeff Catt, Crystal Schillinger, Kevin Paul, Matt Kolb, Darrel Rexing, Sam Turner, Larry Rexing, Mark Turner, Cody Schillinger, and Jacob Kolb. Non-Voting Life Time Members: Jim Feutz, Bob Schmits, Dave Kunkel, and Rachel Thompson.
Associate Fair Board Members: Marsha DeSchamp, Jennifer Elliott, William Tuley Lexi Hunt, Ryan Scott, Tasha Sturgeon, Joe & Lana Hurst, and Kiersten Rexing.
Setting off the board this year due to term limits: Denny Hadley, John Feutz, Derek Kolb, and retiring from the board Jeff Clark.
Over the past 15 months we have lost some fair friends and family, whom will be missed but not forgotten at this year’s fair and future fairs. Their memories will live on at the fairgrounds that they have donated so much time to improve the Gibson County Fairgrounds for our community. Gone but not forgotten: William Bill Hunt served 8 years as a Fair Board Director and 1 term as President. Randy Schmits was a 19 year veteran on the fair board who specialized in tractor pulls fair week. Nick Michas server 21 years as a director and another 10 years as a Life Time Member of the fair Board. The community will miss Nick as he played an important role in many community events such as the Fair, Heritage Days and the 4th of July Fireworks Calibration just to name a few. Elizabeth Brady,was co-owner with her husband, Marty of Brady’s Amusement. Elizabeth was well known and loved in the carnival business, she always had a smile on her face and would light up a room. I always love how the fairgrounds came to life when Elizabeth and Marty brings the carnival to town. The 165th fair is dedicated to the members of our fair family we have lost and to everyone across the United States that has lost their fight with COVID. Charles Woodruff President
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Picturing the Past Story and photos: Mayor Greg Wright
In Princeton, 1913 was quite a busy year with the completion of the “New” High School as well as a new ultramodern “Federal” Building built at 129 East Broadway. The Federal Building or Post Office was built by August Ohm & Son, of Terre Haute, Indiana. The 92x72 ft. building cost $49,750 to erect and was opened in May of 1913, to great fanfare, as Princeton had outgrown the previous post office location in the 200 block of West Broadway, near where Leon Stone’s office is today. Princeton’s first post office began in 1816, when Indiana began its statehood and back when it cost 25 cents to receive a letter. The Postmaster in 1913, after the new building was complete, was Henry Tichenor who managed seven mail carriers. Materials for construction were purchased locally: timber from White Lumber Company, tin and sheet metal from the Princeton Hardware Company, plastering done by Will Junker, and other utility systems installed by the Noble Plumbing and Heating Company. During the 1937 flood which inundated Evansville, Indiana, most of the mail which would regularly pass through there was re-routed up to
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The construction of the Federal Building in 1913
the Princeton post office. Postal workers here received typhoid shots due to the danger from handling mail sacks taken from the flooded areas. The post office building has served our community for over 108 years and continues to evolve serving the ever-changing needs of postal delivery.
Princeton Post Office in the 1940’s
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Flashbacks from Yesterday Taxi Cabs
Story by Jeff Minnis
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I’m sure at some point and time in your life you have taken a ride in a taxi cab, but did you ever really pay attention to the vehicle you were in? Many manufacturers made bare bones models with heavy duty suspensions, brakes and seats to be used as taxi cabs. One company in particular strictly catered to the taxi industry. Before I go any further with that, here is a little local taxi cab history: The first known and advertised company to operate in Princeton was owned by the Byrne Brothers under the name “Princeton Transfer Company”. They started business as their name implies, transferring freight from one train depot to the other, one by horse and wagon, then added a 1923 long wheelbase Chrysler to be their taxi. In 1955, they started selling Chrysler Plymouth. The building is still standing today on the corner of Broadway and Hall Streets. You can look at the top center and still see the “Byrne Bros.” carved in the stone. Checker Motors Corporation was established by Morris Markin in 1922. For two years they were manufactured in Joliet, Illinois, then production was shifted to Kalamazoo, Michigan, until 1982. Checkers were loved by taxicab companies for their durability in heavy use with special features that included wide rear doors, large rear seats and trunks. At their peak, they produced 8,000 cars with less than 20% being sold to those few individuals who wanted the most durable car made and didn’t particularly care about styling. They promoted them as being 200,000 mile cars back when
most automobile companies shied away from mileage promises. Up until 1964, they used Continental industrial engines and Borg Warner transmissions, then switched to Chevrolet drive trains until the end. Speaking of towards the end, the basic style of their cars had not changed from when they introduced a new model in 1959. The only real changes were because of government regulations on safety such as bumpers, side marker lights, and energy absorbing steering wheels. As late as 1982, when the last Checker rolled off the assembly line, they were still using some chassis components dating back to 1939! A few last ditch attempts to save the company were made, one was to buy Chevrolet Citation bodies and then beefing the suspension for heavy taxi use. Unfortunately this all fell through, so in July of 1982, the last one left the factory. It was an A11 Taxi, painted in Chicago, green and ivory livery and is now on display at the Gilmore Automotive museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, with less than 10 miles on the clock. Hindsight is always 20/20. Back in the late ‘90’s, I had the opportunity to buy an ‘81 model, so I drove to Indy to check it out! Once I arrived and inspected it, the interior was in pretty good shape, but there was just more rust than I was comfortable with so I passed and came home empty handed. Looking back now, I should have jumped on it. I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually put my eyes on one. Happy Motoring and remember my motto: “Don’t Dream it, Drive it”.
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Some might say I don’t do this as often as I should, but I feel compelled today to tell you about some congressional legislation that may be very important to disabled veterans who are also receiving retirement pay. This bill seeks to correct an age old wrong that has cheated certain disabled veterans for many years. H.R. 333, The Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, was introduced in the House this session by Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA). The Bill seeks to end the unfair practice of forcing some retired veterans in receipt of compensation for service connected disabilities to surrender an equal amount of their retirement pay in order to receive VA compensation. In doing so, the combined amount (DOD retirement plus VA compensation) ultimately only equals the original retirement amount. Current law prohibits those veterans
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Last year I saw a Great Crested Flycatcher perched above my purple martin colony. Never seeing one in person before I did not immediately recognize it. I have been interested in attracting a nesting pair since learning about them a few years before. So, when I saw this handsome fellow with his reddish-brown wings and tail with a lemon yellow belly perched in my yard I was thrilled that one was around. The possibility of having a nesting pair in my yard now seemed more plausible. Right away I began building a nest box for this bird. With hopes running high I finished it in record time and mounted it on a post in the prime location recommended for these guys and waited. The Great Crested Flycatcher is a long slender bird with broad shoulders and what appears to be a large head but is more of the crest feathers that these birds fan upward slightly. Feeding in the higher parts of the tree canopy, they will wait until they see their prey and then fly off to catch it. The nest of this fine bird is often found with snakeskin woven into it. Also attracted to plastic cellophane wrappers and union skin can be found as well. The male’s singing voice is more easily heard than seen. Singing from a branch inward from the canopy edges, they perch in places with views throughout the tree of unobstructed flight paths to potential prey. Great Crested Flycatchers live along wooded edges of deciduous trees. The young do not return to where they are born but the parents will return each year to the same nest cavity. My local Red Bellied woodpecker has many abandoned nesting cavities created which may offer more nesting choices for the flycatcher and possibly more preferred locations as well. While last year’s breeding season came and went without the Great Crested Flycatcher nesting in my yard, this year will be another attempt to see what happens. Looking to reach everyone in Gibson County with your product or service? Look no further. Call 812-664-1082 and be a part of Small Town Living!
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A Weeping Fig has the reputation of being a temperamental houseplant. Even though some are temperamental, there are new varieties that are hardier and easier to grow. The older varieties were/are could be temperamental. It seemed if a person looked at it crooked or crossed eyed, it would drop all of its leaves. Any change in light, temperature, or water could cause a WF to lose its leaves. The newer varieties of these plants such as “Midnight” or “Monique” adapt well to medium and even low light. The WF “Spearmint” has green and white variegated leaves and needs more light to keep the variegation. You can find WF small enough to sit on a table or as large as a 5’-6’+ tree. You might find the trunk braided, or twisted in a spiral. The Weeping Fig originally comes from India, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, and the Solomon Islands. Light - Weeping Figs, especially the “Benjamina” and the “Wintergreen” varieties need very bright light. Oppositely, newer varieties such as “Monique” that have ruffled green leaves and the “Midnight” with darker green/black leaves and the “Alli” with elongated leaves. Keep your plant out of the direct sun since direct sun can burn the leaves of a Weeping Fig. Water - Allow the top 25% of the soil to dry out before watering again. Not watering enough causes the leaves to turn yellow and fall off. When the soil is kept too wet, green leaves will fall off and the new growth will turn black. They do much better if you follow a consistent watering schedule. Fertilizer - Fertilize your plant once a month instead of the usual watering starting in April and continuing through August or September. Temperature - WFs like indoor temps of 65-85 degrees. Be careful to keep your WF out of cold drafts, air conditioners, and heaters or it will lose its leaves. Once the outdoor temps stay at 60 degrees+ at night, you can move your WF outside. Place it in a shaded spot with filtered light. Bring it in when the temps are forecast to be below 60 degrees. Humidity - Humidity above 30% is the best for a WF. If you’d like more humidity around your plant, set your it on a tray with pebbles and about 1/2” or so of water. You can also set your WF near a humidifier. Soil and Repotting - Choose a new pot that is about 1”-2” larger than the current pot. Also, make sure this new pot has ample drainage holes in the bottom. Put about 1”-2” of drainage material in the bottom. Then add approximately 2” of a good all purpose potting soil on top of the drainage material. Take your WF out of its current pot and gently place in its new pot. Take potting soil and fill in all around the sides. Put potting soil on the top so
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that, when finished the soil level is about 1/2”-1” from the top edge of the pot. Put your newly repotted plant in a water saucer and water until the water comes out of the drainage holes. Let your fig set in this and soak up as much water as possible. After an hour or two discard any water out of the water saucer that hasn’t been soaked up yet. This is a great plant to have in the home. It helps purify the air of formaldehyde and xylene. The WF is a beautiful and graceful plant that helps a space look nicer. You may have to move your WF to a different spot/location every 2-3 weeks until it likes a specific spot. Once you’ve found this specific spot always...ALWAYS remember to put it in this same spot every time it’s brought into your house or it will protest by losing its leaves. Also, don’t forget we’re in spring now and what better way to say “spring” than to give someone a living plant. Why don’t you make it a Weeping Fig? When was the last time you gave someone something “just because”? If you can’t remember, then it’s been too long. It’s time to surprise someone, out of the blue, with a living green plant. A smaller sized Weeping Fig is just the answer! With just a little bit of consistent care it can grow from a table top sized plant to a 5’-6’ tree.
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Young Meteorologist Planning for the Future
Meteorology: the branch of science concerned with working on his goals early in life. the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, The community has been so impressed with his especially as a means of forecasting the reporting and dedication to providing us all weather. It is also something many of us do weather updates, that many encouraged not give much thought beyond checking our his mom Falon, to start a GoFundMe so cell phone weather apps on how to dress people could donate toward Peyton’s properly for the day ahead of us. college future. His mom wanted to find an Sixteen-year-old Peyton Davis of option that could guarantee the funds all Oakland City, gives weather and all its be used toward Peyton’s college, so she changes a lot of thought. So much that he took advice from his school guidance has quickly become well known locally for counselor and setup a 529 College his Facebook group reporting on the Savings Plan. This account allows people weather and keeping us closely updated to donate to show their support and with not only the changing storms, but encouragement for Peyton to keep up the many school closings around our area as great work and follow his dreams, which is well. specifically set up to pay his college Peyton Davis Peyton strives to be a meteorologist expenses one day. So far, the account is one day, hoping to work for the National Weather up to $800 and continues to grow. Service. A few years ago, Peyton started a Facebook Currently a sophomore at Wood Memorial H.S., group titled: Tristate School Closings & Weather and Peyton is just like other normal teens who go to school, used it to report on the weather and other reporting like except his weather hobby is also helping him work school closings. This past year the group was also used toward a future career. I asked Peyton what is his to report on Covid-19 statistics for our state and fast favorite part about meteorology? He responded: “that we became a valued resource to many in our community. are still learning a bunch of neat stuff and there’s always When the group originally started a few years back, new research – and because it will never go away.” Peyton managed to work up to approximately 2,000 There are only a couple of schools in members in the group and that number stayed pretty Indiana that offer a degree in atmospheric steady. When the recent snow storms came through in science, Peyton hopes attend college at February, the group quickly jumped from 2,000 to 7,000 Indiana University or Purdue. Unlike his members and as of today is up to 9,300 members in two current favorite TV total. meteorologists Wayne Hart and Peyton’s group became the go-to place for the everJeff Lyons, Peyton doesn’t changing weather as he provides updated information have the desire to be on TV, late into the night and early in the morning while keeping but rather to work behind the up with school work and a job! Many commented they scenes following the seasons next felt his findings were more accurate than the weather move! people on television and preferred Payton’s updates to If you have not checked out those on their phones. his Facebook weather group yet, Peyton’s love of weather goes back to being a small I encourage you to utilize his child. His mother remarked her earliest memory of his reporting before planning your weather obsession began one Christmas around age five day! Peyton with his measuring stick. when Peyton asked for a yard stick “to measure the snow like Ron Rhodes on TV, Peyton always had to Don’t W ait,Don’t Forget,Shop Early watch the weather on the news”, she stated. Peyton utilizes public access websites, weather apps and even has his own weather station that attaches to his family’s with one of the many gifts home. from the floral dept at Peyton is the oldest of four boys. His mom Falon HOMETOWN bragged on him about how proud she is of him going after his goals, holding down an after-school job while helping at home with his younger brothers and maintaining almost straight A’s that include honors classes, one of which is a dual credit class giving him college credit as well. Impressive kid to say the least and
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Princeton Public Library Where History Meets Modern
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Libraries were once thought of as large, tall, quiet buildings that housed hundreds of books which were loaned to patrons. They were offshoots of the education system, where many teachers sent students to the library to research and learn for themselves from the vast resources available. Today, libraries have evolved, as all things should, to keep up with modern times. They are now community and technology centers serving a wide group of residents and businesses. The Princeton Public Library is an example of the perfect blend by combining local and One of the new business meeting rooms
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national history with current technology to serve the growing needs of our community. The historic building on the corners of S. Hart and W. Water Streets opened its doors on June 8, 1905. Industrial legend and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie donated $15,000 for the library’s construction. On Sunday, April 11th, the newly expanded library in Princeton will have an open house for the public to view its new features, showcasing how it adapted to Modern sitting room and entry way with a view.
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entrance faces Main Street, with much needed additional parking and leads into a sleek, modern sitting room on one side, and technology meeting rooms that are perfect for business/training seminars on the other, thanks to grants from Toyota. The theme throughout the bottom floor is modern and updated, from the children’s activity room, which has magnetic walls and colored lights, to the other sections of books and computers grouped according to age and interest. Once you go up to the main floor, the appreciation for history is preserved. The genealogy department and other rare local collections are highlighted and surrounded by original features like stained glass windows and fireplaces from 1905. Many don’t realize, or utilize the vast services the library has to offer, it’s well beyond borrowing books. There are countless children’s programs and after school activities, craft clubs and presentations and speakers from well known community members. They also offer space for tutors to help
children privately, as well as many digital services. For those who don’t have “The gallery” with art and a window view. computers or WIFI, to those who just don’t have a printer, and need a W2 tax form or letter printed, our library can help. That’s why the expansion was needed. Before Covid, in 2019, there were 3,610 library card holders, 585 programs with an attendance of 9,902 and growing constantly. They needed space for more computers, tutor rooms and meeting rooms for events. Now that this resource is available to the community, come visit the open house and see how it can be utilized to it’s potential and for the benefit of us all. Summer programs for the kids are coming and so much more - happy reading! April Yockey’s “command central” for the children’s activies.
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Princeton Public Library wishes to acknowledge the following donors to our expansion project:
Anjelica & Steven Maitlen April Yockey Bruce Byers Camille & Leo Caldemeyer Chris & Jennifer Mackay Chuckles Convenience Stores Dennis Meyer Don Hoke Donald & Marilyn Griffith Doug & Paula French Dr. M.S. & Daya Krishna First Bank of Princeton First Place Trophies & Awards Fred & Connie Breiten FRG4 LLC, Wings, etc. Friends of the Princeton Public Library Gerald Bledsoe Gibson County Extension Homemakers Gibson County Redevelopment Committee Gibson County Warehousing, Inc. Gray Cemetery Trust Hacienda Mexican Restaurants Hansen Corporation Jerry Stilwell John L. and Sherry L. Meuser Jonni Watkins Koberstein Rentals & Sales Kurt & Lisa Ristow Lonnie R. & Clara L. Mabe Lynn Joyce
We would also like to express our thanks to everyone for their patience these past two years during the Library’s expansion project, COVID-19 restrictions, and to everyone who donated their extra change to the project.
Main Street Cottages LP Mark & Cheryl Nichols Mark & Terry Iunghuhn Mike & Barbara Wood Mildred Cantrell Murphy Chiropractic Services Nancy Whyms & Richard Blackburn Nidec Motor Corp. Paper Chase - Michelle Kennard Patoka Township Prince Street Cottages, LP Princeton Antiquarian Society Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees Princeton Public Library Staff Princeton Veterinary Hospital Rachel D. Jones Rex Frey, Office Connections Robin Carter Shannon Sturgeon Linsday Southern Indiana Car Club - Alex Boxell St. Joseph Catholic Church & School Taco Tierra Tim & Joyce Nonte Tim’s Computers Tony & Debra Wolfe Toyota Boshoku Indiana Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Tri Kappa : Princeton Alpha Nu Chapter Vivory and Donald Brewer
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~ A Look at Local Authors ~ By Guest Writer: Jaymes Cutsinger Photos provided
As the father of two boys, I am well versed in the phrase “like father, like son” but I haven’t heard that applied to women all that much. At least not until I interviewed Peggy Trotter and Megan Besing, two local authors here in Gibson County that also happen to be mother and daughter. Last month we had a chance to sit down with Peggy and discuss what it means to her to be an author; her insights are really worth reading. This month we will be talking with Megan, a stay-at-home mother that had a desire to write, and through a lot of trial, error and determination saw her dream become reality. Soon, she was not only writing but winning awards like the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Selah award. But enough of my words, let’s hear from the author herself. So Megan, did you always want to be a writer, what got you started as a professional? “I didn’t realize the joy that is reading until my midtwenties. During a dystopian fiction phase, I read a book that made fun of God. The next morning, I decided I would write a story I wanted to read but also honored Him. Once I finished writing that book, I attended a writing conference with my mom, which really propelled
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my writing career.” Looking back, would you have changed how you presented your book to your publisher? “No, I have an agent [and adore working with one]. She gets my books and ideas into publishers I could never have achieved on my own.” What genre of literature interests you most? “Fiction that has at least a thread of love, and as far as Nonfiction: the Bible and Biblical commentaries. I adore sweet, clean happily ever afters. Humor is a plus, too.” What is the hardest thing about writing a story? “Usually, whichever part I’m on at the moment. But if I must choose, I rather despise creating the synopsis for the story, which is the shortened form of the book. I’d much rather be a “pantser”, a writer who writes by the seat of their pants not planning much ahead of time.
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However, plotting allows me to be more proficient with my time.” Does writing energize or exhaust you? “Both. It’s a job now, so some days I just have to put my hinny in the chair and get to work. Yet even on the rough days when the joy is hiding, it’s the job I want. My mind just likes creating stories.” Describe your writing process. “Now, I typically create proposals which are story pitches that includes: synopsis, blurbs, and sample chapters. I give that to my agent, and she shops the proposals around at different publishers. This way I don’t have to write an entire book that no one may want to offer me a contract for, saving me time and money. When I write an entire book, I do a quick rough draft as quickly as possible, which mainly consists of dialogue and character action beats. I like to set it aside for a couple weeks and then dig back in, strengthening descriptions, finding all the thread holes, and putting in character attributes that makes them feel like real people with quirks and problems.” Do you find the process for a series to be any different? “Not really, I just have to keep track of more characters, advanced timelines, and additional plot threads.” How do you develop characters? “At the beginning, I figure out what they want, their fear, and what they actually need. Then I write the rough draft and layer in personality throughout each pass I make of the story. I figure out their finer traits as the ad story progresses.” How do you select the names of your characters? “Depends if I’m writing a historical, contemporary, or a fantasy. I’ve used phone books, online baby lists, 1800’s Census, my imagination, family and friends’ names. I even allowed my daughter to choose one of my
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heroine’s names before. To make sure I don’t have too many names beginning with the same letter, I make a “name alphabet”. Sometimes a side character may get a random name that starts with a “V” just because it’s not a letter I used much.” How do you write for a character of the opposite sex? “No matter which character I’m writing at the moment, I sort of pretend I’m them by putting aside what I would do, and instead, what the character would do in the given situation based on their personality. Sometimes I can “see” and “hear” the scene in my head, detailing how they’d move or react.” What does literary success look like? “For me, when I found my book at Barnes and Nobles and signed it, that made me feel like a “real author” and winning the Selah award for that story was equally as grand. My next book releases through Harlequin’s Love Inspired, and I can’t wait to locate it next year on the shelves of our local Walmart. An author’s goal I’d still love to achieve, besides being on a bestseller’s list, is having one of my stories made into a movie. Maybe one day soon.” I guess I just hold authors in high regard. ANY person that can paint not only pictures with words, but can stir emotion from a blank page, has my attention. I know that is why I enjoyed writing this piece so much. I had a chance to get into the mind of two very talented local authors. And it leaves me continuously amazed at the people, places, and history of our little corner of the world, Gibson County. Maybe, sometime in the near future, Peggy and Megan will team up and write a book together? With their combined talents and shared faith, I am sure that it would be an amazing book indeed. Connect with Megan Besing by signing up for her author newsletter athttp://www.meganbesing.com/. You can also follow her on: Instagram and Twitter: @meganbesing, Facebook: @MeganBesingWriter.
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