Progress 2015

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Growth in many sectors ANDREA HOWE Editor, The Daily Clarion

A healthy economy is more than jobs.

It’s infrastructure, housing, shopping, education, dining opportunities and more.

On all those counts, Gibson County is making progress, with more goals to strive for, according to Gibson County Economic Development Corp. CEO Todd Mosby.

Mosby said GCEDC’s

strategic plan for the past decade has been to help companies local or expand to create new jobs, and to work to improve roads, water, sewer, broadband and other infrastructure to make it easier for developers or residents to live and work here.

That is a work in progress — which is one thing the GCEDC members know about. Mosby and members of the not for profit corporation are making their own progress in transforming a

local drug store in the heart of Princeton into a business incubator and economic development hub. The multi-stage process, which involves facade work and complete transformation of the former DeMoss drug store building, should be finished by 2018, totally debt-free.

The work is happening in tandem with Princeton’s Stellar Communities downtown revitalization project. “The Stellar revitalization of downtown Princeton is one piece of the puzzle that needed to be fixed,” said Mosby Continued on 4A

Remarkable progress When good things happen over a period of time, it’s easy to lose track of just how many positive features make Gibson County a great place to work and raise a family.

Princeton Publishing’s 2015 Progress edition presents a condensed look at some of the great things about Gibson County, its businesses, public service, education and atmosphere.

Each section in this special edition focuses on a sector of the community we call Gibson County.

There’s continued progress in all the above areas. In addition, take note of the progress achieved by the businesses in this edition who supply our county with continued goods and services.

We hope you enjoy the edition, and make it a point to take stock of the many good things about our community that we witness every day.

—Jeff Schumacher, Publisher

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Gibson County’s Millenium Steel warehouse south of Princeton was the place President Barack Obama chose to observe Manufacturing Day in October. The president met with company owner Henry Jackson and toured the facility, talking with employees before making an address .

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Section A Princeton Daily Clarion.............................................1A Patriot Chevrolet/Buick/GMC..................................2A Hall, Partenheimer & Kinkle.....................................2A Vuteq..............................................................................2A World Finance Corporation.......................................2A Uebelhor & Sons..........................................................4A WIN Energy REMC.....................................................5A Modern Personnel Services........................................5A Old National Bank.......................................................6A Duke Energy..................................................................7A FirstBank........................................................................7A Peabody Energy............................................................7A Toyota Indiana...............................................................8A

Section B Gibson County Area Rehabilitation Centers......................................1B Gibson County Government.....................................2B Hi-Tech Investigative Services...................................2B Gibson County Council on Aging.............................2B Gibson County Chamber of Commerce.................3B Gibson County Health Department .......................3B Lyles Station..................................................................4B Princeton Public Library.............................................4B Gibson County Fairgrounds.......................................5B City of Princeton..........................................................6B

Section C

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Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) workers aged 16 and over Indiana 8th district Congressman Larry Gibson County Commissioner Alan Douglas during a 23.2 Average forBucshon workersmeets in State of Indiana

tour of the new Gibson South Coal Mine.

3. Employment Sectors:

Gibson County employment by industry

Annual Industry Distribution of Jobs and Avg. Wage in 2013 (NAICS)

Establishments

Jobs

Total Covered Employment and Wages

736

18,934

100.0%

$46,615

Private

7

672

17,562

92.8%

$47,649

6

20

127

0.7%

$29,737

16

Mining

16

1,051

5.6%

$85,291

1

Construction

66

399

2.1%

$50,269

13

Manufacturing

46

6,947

36.7%

$62,891

10

Wholesale trade

25

319

1.7%

$44,536

43

110

1,525

8.1%

$24,165

19

Transportation, warehousing

46

540

2.8%

$44,669

23

Utilities

10

450

2.4%

$85,797

11

7

107

0.6%

$21,791

78

Finance and Insurance

39

153

0.8%

$44,532

34

Real Estate, rental, leasing

16

65

0.3%

$24,172

58

Professional, technical services

48

344

1.8%

$62,240

4

4

12

0.1%

$139,168

1

Administrative, waste services

35

2,423

12.8%

$30,255

13

Educational services

27

708

3.7%

$35,462

8

Health care, social assistance

61

D

D

D

N/A

Arts, entertainment, recreation

Retail trade

Information

Mgmt. of companies, enterprises

7

50

0.3%

$8,748

75

Accommodation and food services

66

1,252

6.6%

$11,544

57

Other services, exc. public admin.

60

237

1.3%

$25,406

27

Public administration

29

527

2.8%

$31,417

60

Section D

Accommodation & food services Holder’s Furniture.......................................................1D Admin, support, waste mgt, Deaconess Clinic..........................................................2D remediation services Prince Street Cottages...............................................2D Arts, entertainment & recreation Construction German American Bank.............................................2D Educational services Deaconess VNA Plus...................................................3D Finance & insurance Metro Carpets Inc........................................................3D Forestry, fishing, hunting, and ARC Construction Co. Inc..........................................4D agriculture support Transcendent Healthcare of Owensville LLC.........4D Health care and social assistance Hometown IGA............................................................4D Fantastic Sams Hair Salons.......................................5D Crimson Fire Protection Inc.....................................5D Kiesel Enterprises Inc.................................................6D Save A Lot Foods..........................................................6D River Oaks Health Campus.......................................7D Gibson General Hospital............................................8D

Church directory.......................................................1-2E Susan Bobe’s Pizza.......................................................3E F&M Building and Home Supplies Inc......................3E Stoll’s Country Inn.....................................................4-5E Princeton Lawn & Power Center, Inc........................6E New Image Family Fitness Center............................6E Right To Bear Arms......................................................7E The Eye Center.............................................................7E Greenwell Auto Body Repair......................................7E Good Samaritan Home & Rehabilitative Center....8E

Rank in State

Agri., forestry, hunting

Oakland City University..........................................2-3C North Gibson School Corporation.......................4-5C Gibson County Ivy Tech Community College Princeton Center.....6C Small Firms (1-4 Employees) Employment East Gibson School Corporation...............................7C 2008 The Pediatrics Center..................................................7C Vincennes University...................................................8C Total Category Firms

Section E

Annual Pct Dist.

Average Wage in County Per Job

2009 Change in Small Firms

Small Firms

Total Firms

Small Firms

66 28

23 11

67 28

26 16

3 5

10 66 6 43 3

6 50 2 26 2

10 65 6 43 3

7 50 2 25 2

1 0 0 -1 0

80

34

80

39

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Hundreds of prospective employees came out to visit booths from over 20 area employers and schools during the job fair hosted by Princeton Publishing Company at the Gibson County Fairgrounds last spring.

County’s agriculture roots run deep ANDREA HOWE Editor, The Daily Clarion

PRINCETON—Growing things has always been a staple of Gibson County’s economy.

According to data compiled by Gibson County Economic Development Corporation, local farmers rank second in the state for winter wheat production, harvesting 1.5 million bushels.

The county ranks fourth in the state for sorghum production, 10th among the state’s 92 counties for corn crops, ranks 11th in production of vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes./ Gibson County is home to one of only nine dairy farms in the state.

Data shows the average farm size is 379 acres, and 84.2 percent of the farms in Gibson County are operated by a family or individual.

The GCEDC’s data shows the average value of ag products sold, per farm, in Gibson County is $97,826, with average total farm production expenses of $77.748.

Countywide, farmers harvest 85,036 acres of corn, 19,020 acres of wheat 84,421 acres of soybeans, 706 acres of vegetables and maintain seven acres of orchards.

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Schmitt Farms’ workers harvest a 65-acre crop on County Road 350 East.

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Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015

Growth in many sectors Continued from 1A

A lot is happening in downtown Princeton, with streetscapes, shop facades around the square, the new Bicentennial Plaza and the transformation of an empty theater building into a community/performing arts center.

But on reflection of the past year, there’s a lot happening all over the county.

Princeton’s west side shopping center is in the midst of a remodel, new shopping and dining establishments have opened downtown and all along Broadway.

Construction is under way in Princeton, extending Second Avenue to link to McCarty Road, which will open up the area for new development between Ind. 64 and U.S. 41 on the west side.

A developer, working in partnership with the city of Princeton, created a new apartment living complex just south of the square this fall and is planning another similar facility along South Main Street.

Mosby noted that Express Inn hotel owner Priti Patel is working with a Realtor to make her property at the U.S. 41/Ind. 64 interchange available for apartment and other development.

Habitat for Humanity’s Gibson County chapter finished a home for a Haubstadt family, is nearly complete with the first build in a planned Habitat development on Princeton’s east side, and is moving forward with its own relocation from Princeton’s south side to a new office and warehouse construction project on Brumfield Avenue.

County commissioners are working with coal companies for mining jobs in the east and southwest areas of the county.

Gibson County Commissioners are studying a proposal to provide Tax Increment Financing revenue for infrastructure to develop a residential subdivision that would help meet part of the county’s growing housing needs. Last summer, the Gibson County Redevelopment Commission invested TIF revenue in expansion of Ivy Tech’s Princeton campus, and a multi-year improvement plan for the Gibson County Fairgrounds.

The county is also reviewing a proposal to designate nearly two-thirds of the acreage in the county that isn’t devoted to agriculture use, as an economic development area. That designation could speed up the process of improving infrastructure for development.

A study of infrastructure needs at the three state highway interchanges of Interstate 69 in Gibson County is nearly complete as well.

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TMMI President Norman Bafunno counts down to the start of production during the Toyota Highlander launch celebration at the TMMI plant in Princeton. The production includes hybrid and export models. The $430 million investment has added 600 jobs to the facility.

Last year Toyota announced plans to invest $100 million to build more Highlander sport utility vehicles, adding 300 jobs by the summer of 2016. “What a corporate citizen Toyota is to everyone,� remarked Mosby. “We are so fortunate, we really are.�

One of the county’s oldest manufacturing businesses, Hansen Corp., was acquired by ElectroCraft Inc., which expands the opportunities for the business. Mosby said Gibson Countians may not realize that the company works with technology that allows homeowners to activate their heating and cooling systems on smart phones.

With I-69 travel comes opportunities for development, and it’s happening, noted Mosby.

Last year Koetter-Smith, a biomass producer that recycles wood and other organic waste into renewable products, made plans to locate on former Peabody Coal property near Buckskin. County Council members approved a five-year abatement incentive.

Oakland City’s common council also approved incentives to attract

Shamrock Engineering, an Evansville systems integrator company. The company’s 28 employees are coming to the former medical center on West Morton Street, after a 15,000 square feet expansion is completed this year. “That’s a real coup for Oakland City,� said Mosby, who credited local Realtor Tim Mason for working to find the right spot for the company in Oakland City. “The council stepped up to make it happen,� he said.

New businesses and public projects are progressing in Fort Branch, Owensville and Haubstadt as well, with support from those communities, Mosby noted.

Mosby said the county’s agriculture base is a strong backbone of the economy, with the third-larges coal fired power plant in North America, a 200-year supply of coal reserves and oil production ranking tops in the state. “When speaking to most outside our county, they understand how we have many positive things going for us and that we are on the right track; poised for future growth,� said Mosby.

“ Whatever one’s perspective, we can do one of two things moving forward.

One, we can sit back and rest on our accomplishments and hope the future brings about prosperity because of what has been built. Or, two, we can plan to move forward and strategically plot out what our county needs to do to grow our businesses and population,� said Mosby.

Mosby said GCEDC believes working with local officials to build or improve roads, make utility improvements such as water line upgrades or extensions, or wastewater capacity increases, and upgrading broadband capabilities are some of the projects that will keep the growth possibilities open in Gibson County. “Our plan includes working to help officials get roads, water, wastewater, broadband and other infrastructure in place throughout our county to make it easier for any developer or resident to locate in Gibson County and retain the current population and business.� —email Andrea@pdclarion.com

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A sign warns motorists of the Vectren Energy work on South Gibson Street in Princeton Monday. The utility provider is upgrading gas distribution mains and lines across the city.

• In Gibson County, 36.7 percent of our 18,390 member labor force works in manufacturing.

That’s 69th best of all 3,141 counties in the United States. • Our average manufacturing wage of $62,891 is 274th best in the United States, 10th best in Indiana — and between our manufacturing, energy, education and agricultural industries — our average median wages of $46,615 is 313 best of all 3,141 counties in the United States. • In addition, our $807.7 million payroll by industries in Gibson County is second best in our region, excluding Vanderburgh County. • We have a mining industry with an annual average wage per job at $85,291, which ranks first in the state, professional and technical services with average wages of $62,240, which ranks 4th in the state. • The average wages in the utility industry of $85,797 ranks 11th in the state, while wages in the agriculture, construction, retail, administrative and waste services all rank in the top 20 in Indiana. • In Gibson County we have roughly 7 million square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space.

Of that, we only have four buildings — one that has 365,000 square feet, one with 9,650 square feet, one that has 5,000 square feet, and one that has 3,000 square feet — available. That’s it! • Gibson County has 14,611 homes with 87.2 percent of the families living more than one year in that same house. That beats the state average of 84.7 percent. • Our home ownership rate is 77.6 percent, which is 7 percentage points better than the state average. • The median household income of $49,320 is above the state average of $46,954. • Better yet, annual real estate property taxes paid in Gibson County averages $816.00, which is the 2,061st lowest of all 3,141 counties in the United States and is 1.48 percent of annual income. • To put that in perspective, in Hamilton County, Indiana, otherwise known as Carmel, their average real estate property taxes are $2,274, which is 332nd highest in the United States and 2.44 percent of their yearly income.

—Data presented by Gibson County Economic Development Corporation CEO Todd Mosby, compiled in 2014.

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VU manufacturing technology puts students to work at Toyota TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

Several Gibson County students are taking advantage of a program that they say provides them with hands-on opportunities and guarantees them a place in the workforce.

Vincennes University’s advanced manufacturing technician program includes a two-year degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Robotics and gives students a paid working experience with Toyota in addition to a lab and lecture.

Mondays and Fridays the students work at Toyota, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday they have school— manufacturing labs and lecture.

On one particular day, the class was working on designing a circuit for a double-acting cylinder. (It takes a machine of air and electricity to move the cylinder in this particular lesson.)

Students study megatronics--winding up relays, learning to do industrial wiring (five weeks in to the second semester) and learn pneumatic diagrams, among other things.

The AMT program with Toyota began in fall 2013, but the robotics program has been at VU since 1983, when the class’s instructor, Tim Hedrick, went to school here.

He’s been in the industry since then.

“The good thing is a lot of this is hands-on,” he said, citing the labs.

“That’s the key to learning, troubleshooting, figuring out everything.”

As long as the students keep good grades and learn, they should have immediate access to a job, he said.

“We have more job opportunities than we do students,” Hedrick said.

“I’ve never had a problem with them finding jobs.”

First year students Nick Casey of Oakland City and his lab partner, Neil Trotter of Owensville, say they already have job possibilities lined up with Toyota Boshuku.

Casey said he enjoys working with his hands.

“I was always taking stuff apart and trying to put it back together,” he said.

“I really wanted something that was more hands-on,” said first year student Dustin Meny of Winslow.

Princeton freshman Korbin Karges agreed.

“I like to fix things here and there,” he said. Originally interested in mechanical engineering, he first heard about the program while he was at Princeton Community High School.

“It started out when I was in machining and my instructor (Larry Sisk)

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Vincennes University Computer Integrated Manufacturing Instructor Tim Hedrick talks with Ryan Gish of Poseyville about an upcoming lesson. edged me toward looking into this program,” he said.

The first six months of the program they got to be in production to get a feel for the processes and how production works, he said, then they were transferred into the welding and assembly maintenance side of things.

Karges has enjoyed the opportunity of shadowing a person in the shop and learning from them.

“When something breaks down they try to show me...why it happened,” he said.

One of the more challenging aspects of the program is putting in the hours.

“It can be kind of stressful to do homework on the side too,” he said.

The lab lessons take team work and dedication to study, too.

“It challenges you to a point, but Tim’s there to help us out. It always challenges,” Casey said.

Ryan Gish of Poseyville said he has a farm mechanics background and took electricity classes in high school.

“I really like the work part,” he said, “I enjoy working at Toyota, the maintenance aspect, it’s a good opportunity.”

Vincennes native Samantha Scott is the only female in the class of 19 men.

“It doesn’t really bother me,” Scott said, noting that some manufacturing companies have to hire a certain amount of women, and there’s a lack of women.

“So it could put me at an advantage, but not necessarily,” she said.

“I was going to do engineering, but a lot of the classes are going to be similar,” Scott explained as she worked on her circuit.

Haubstadt native Blair Lamey reflected on his employment future as he drew

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Samantha Scott of Vincennes and Dustin Meny of Winslow work on their control circuit lesson during their computer integrated manufacturing robotics class at Vincennes University in February. The class is part of the Toyota Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program (AMT) which includes a two-year degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Robotics.

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Princeton makes ‘Stellar’ progress Other projects happening outside of the Stellar grant included the new aquatics center, replacing a 55-year-old facility.

The city has 13 projects running concurrently.

Overall, Mayor Hurst thinks the grant “has been good for Princeton and Indiana.”

“In the long run it’s great for the quality of life,” he said.

He said the city has received $470 million in grants to improve the quality of life.

He said he likes where Princeton is heading.

“We want to make it so people stay in Princeton and have things for them to do in Princeton and the outskirts,” he said.

QUICHE MATCHEN Staff writer

PRINCETON—Princeton residents may have noticed a few changes around town.

Those changes are the result of the $22 million Stellar Communities grant awarded in 2012.

The city’s commitment included $2 million, with $1.7 million from local businesses.

The improvements include renovating an old theater building into a performing arts/community center, a bicentennial plaza, downtown facades, walking trail, downtown senior housing and more.

Mayor Bob Hurst said planning and designs were Hurst said this was due to bidding, economic development and more, but some projects are almost finished now.

What once was a parking lot now houses a bicentennial plaza designed to be used for festivals,

markets and other community events. The plaza has walk ways, a fountain and seating areas.

Downtown facade work is under way to give businesses around the square improved storefronts.

Hurst said he hopes downtown facades will bring in more businesses and investments.

He thinks that business has held steady in Princeton, and in 5-10 years businesses and new programs could increase.

The facades project should be completed this summer.

Princeton Theatre’s renovation Princeton Trail System Contact quiche@pdclarion.com into a live performing arts venue is well under way, targeted for LEGEND: completion this spring. a. Gibson County Fairgrounds b. LafayeƩe Park Downtown walking trails c. Bicentennial Park will d. Lincoln Park connect Lafayette Park to North e. Future Park f. Princeton Community High School Gibson School campus to make g. Princeton Community Intermediate School h. Princeton Community Elementary School walking safer for pedestrians.

Danco Construction crews work on the interior entrance of the Princeton Theatre last summer. The structure of the new walls for the renovation was erected for the project slated to be finished this spring.

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Gage Maglis, 8, tries his hand at making it across the lily pads at the Princeton Aquatic Center during the grand opening last summer.

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New Frontiers Employment Services With offices in both Gibson and Pike Counties, New Frontiers Employment Services has been serving disabled individuals for over 24 years.

Our services are designed to assist in preparing for, locating and maintaining employment in the community. New Frontiers can also help to answer questions related to how working might affect benefits.

New Frontiers also coordinates Project Search Indiana. Project Search provides students with disabilities the opportunity to do internships in order to develop employment skills as well as interpersonal skills on the job. While interning, the student is also working toward the goal of placement in community employment by New Frontiers. Project Search is a collaborative effort with Gibson County Special Services, Gibson General Hospital, the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University and Vocational Rehabilitation.

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Gibson County Government New Haubstadt public library utilized more QUICHE MATCHEN Staff writer

Auditor Sherri Smith - 385-4927

Ambulance Service Jim Allen - 385-8967

Treasurer Mary Key - 385-2540

Solid Waste Mike Stilwell 385-3136

Assessor Kim Minkler - 385-5286 Recorder Tonya Thompson - 385-3332 Clerk Jim Morrow - 386-6474 County Commissioners Stephen E. Bottoms Gerald Bledsoe Alan Douglas 385-8260 County Highway Chuck Lewis - 385-4887

Sheriff Tim Bottoms - 385-3498 Surveyor Michael Stevenson - 385-4853 Prosecutor Robert Krieg - 385-5497 Superior Court Judge Earl Penrod - 386-6237 Circuit Court Judge Jeff Meade - 385-4885 County Extension Office Hans Schmitz - 385-3491

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HAUBSTADT—Haubstadt’s library has grown from one small room to a new user-friendly building.

Since 1982, Haubstadt’s public library has been housed in the town hall’s meeting room.

“We were stuffed to the gills,” said Sabrina Frederick, Haubstadt and Fort Branch library director. Frederick said it was hard to navigate in the aisles, it was dark, and bathrooms were falling apart.

“We made do with what we had,” she said.

Frederick said some people didn’t know there was a library there, because of the location.

The opportunity came for a new library location when the property beside town hall became available for sale.

The town and Sommerfest volunteers came together to buy the property, plans and designs were established, and everything started coming together.

Frederick said the building cost more than $600,000 and $20,000 came from donations.

Frederick said foot traffic has vastly increased in the library’s first full year of business. She attributes more people coming, to the library being out in the open and more noticeable.

Now the library has more programs for all ages.

Programs include story hour for kids ages 3-4, toddler time ages 2-3, book clubs, reenactments and more.

When they first started

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Michael H. Smith portraying Matthew Hooks, also known as “Old Bones,” accidentally lassoes himself during ‘The Black Cowboy Show’ at the Haubstadt Library. Smith told the story of Hooks, a cowboy in the 1870s and 1880s, and how he lived and herded cattle from Texas to Kansas. with the new programs sign-ups would slowly fill, but now they’re filled to capacity.

Their technology has also been upgraded with four new computers, a projector screen and more.

She said the technology is used on a daily basis and helps those who don’t have a computer or need one.

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“People are amazed by it,” she said.

Haubstadt Town Council President Kenny Reinbrecht said the project was big for the community.

“I think it makes a statement about a town,” he said. “It’s good for the community.”

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Fort Branch parks board established QUICHE MATCHEN Staff writer

FORT BRANCH—Last spring, a parks board was formed to help with the organization of park improvements in Fort Branch.

Fort Branch Town Council members re-established the board to help with projects.

The council decided to form a parks board last July and they meet once a month.

Fort Branch Town Council President Tom Wallace said improvements have been ongoing ever

since.

Park board members are John Hollis, President; Jim Reid, Jason Blackard and Rod Lankford.

They also have three park workers, Jason Blackard, John Barnett and Jon Adams.

“The community park was always kept up, it just needed organization to set long term and short term goals,” Hollis said.

Hollis said the work that’s been done “hasn’t been glamorous, but

it’s what’s needed.”

Press box windows were broken and community members donated windows for it.

Other work accomplished includes painting behind the field, new windows for concessions, putting down grass seed and more. ‘ “We have pride and everything is turning around,” Hollis said.

Hollis said the parks board doesn’t have money. Most of it comes from donations.

“When the park is in need, the people are great,” he said.

“We’re blessed to have workers,” he said.

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QUICHE MATCHEN Staff writer

OWENSVILLE—Owensville is making sure drinking water for all citizens is protected by continuing their wellhead protection.

The town developed a Wellhead Protection Plan approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in June 2004.

Phase two plan report was submitted to IDEM last summer and approved in December 2014.

The main source of the drinking water in Owensville is groundwater from wells. Water Operator Randy Ross said Owensville will focus on contaminant sources within the wellhead protection.

Ross said they’re concerned about containment of any potential spillage that could leach into the water system, or chemicals that are used, since it’s located in an agricultural area.

He said farmers around the area know not to apply a lot of chemicals and they have to cut back on ammonia, nitrogen and pesticides.

The town has a local planning team, including the agricultural community on the team.

Ross said they have signs up to let the public know it’s a protected area.

As a part of the wellhead protection, they keep inventory on septic tanks, oil wells and more.

Ross said the project is ongoing and there are more things that have and will be added later.

To help protect drinking water: Recycle use oil, automotive fluids, batteries and more Don’t dispose hazardous products in toilets, storm drains, wastewater systems, creeks, alleys, or the ground Service septic system regularly Properly plug and abandon water wells no longer in use Contact Quiche at quiche@pdlcarion.com

Above, Medal of Honor winner Sammy Davis addresses Gibson County Republicans at their annual Lincoln Day dinner at YMCA Camp Carson lodge near Princeton last year.

At left, US Congress 8th District candidate Tom Spangler speaks at the Truman Dinner hosted

by Gibson County Democrat Central Committee at Wirth Park in Oakland CIty.

Chamber membership triggers an automatic positive response among consumers toward a business. According to a recent Schapiro Group study “Consumers are 44 percent more likely to thank favorably about a chamber member business than a business which is not a member of the chamber. ... 57 percent more likely to think positive of its local reputation. ... 63 percent more likely to shop with that business in the future”

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Members of the Cops Cycling for Survivors group make their way south on Old U.S. 41 just south of Patoka en route to Princeton last summer.

Health Department Programs

Sanitarian Services

*Sharps Disposal Program -Offering a safe way to dispose of needles and lancets *Tobacco Free Gibson County -Gwen Siekman 812.677.2018 *Angel Store of Gibson County -Pregnant women and new mothers earn coupons to exchange for new baby items at the Angel Store.

Nursing Services Public Health Nurses

Public Health Nurses: *Qualify expecting women for Medicaid *TB testing and case investigation *Pregnancy testing *Provide proof of pregnancy documentation *Lead screening *Lice screening and treatment recommendations *Immunizations for children and adults *Communicable disease reporting *Resource referrals *Collaboration with other Health Departments *TB Skin Test Certification Classes *Adult and Travel Immunizations *Confidenital STD Testing & Treatment Bio-Terrorism/Preparedness: *Disaster response coordination *Responds to public health emergencies *Collaboration with community partners

General and Food Sanitarian Food Sanitarian: *Issue Food Permits *Perform Institutional Inspections -Restaurants -Gibson County Fair Booths -Heritage Days Festival -School Cafeterias

General Sanitarian: *Septic system permits *Septic system inspections *Septic system consultations *Education of septic system requirements *Vector investigations (mosquitos, ticks) *Perform Institutional Inspections: -Swimming pools -Mobile home parks -Summer camps *Tattoo Parlor Licensing and Inspections

Vital Records Vital Records Clerk: *Gibson County Birth Certificates *Gibson County Death Certificates *Genealogy

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Phone: 812.385.2134 Fax: 812.385.2401

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Phone: 812.385.3831

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OC completes water infrastructure project QUICHE MATCHEN Staff writer

OAKLAND CITY—Oakland City has completed projects to improve water, police department and recreation for families.

The town finished a multimillion-dollar water infrastructure project without a rate increase.

Work included rebuilding renovated water towers, water line and water main work,water treatment and more.

Mayor Hugh Wirth said the work has prevented water loss—it was 38 percent— saving the community money. “It should help with future rate increases and have things more sustained,� he said.

The town also built a new 400,000 gallon water tower on Cherry Street for $830,00, and repainting the tower near Wood Memorial High School . The plan also included building a $1.4 million water treatment plant, and dredging Old Lake to eliminate health concerns.

The total $6.9 million project was funded by $4 million in grants and a $2 million bond issue. “The main reason to do all this work is to get the best water

quality,� he said. “We have excellent water now.�

The city also moved the police department in a new location and remodeled the new quarters in the former town hall building.

Wirth believes the building gives officers and the public more room to operate and an overall better location. The remodel cost $15,000 and took six weeks to complete.

Wirth said the community is also working on attracting more business and recreation opportunities.

Major landscaping was done along the Main Street business district. Flower beds were planted, the fountain in the mini park was replaced, landscaping and stone work was completed. “We do what we can to promote where people want to come and shop or do business,� he said. “It looks pretty good.�

Wirth believes that with a better looking business street, more people will want to start businesses there.

Businesses like the antique shop, beauty shop, pizza place and more already occupy the business district, but Wirth said they’re hoping to fill some empty buildings business district.

Work is under way to create a new stage at New Lake campground to attract more activities.

Before the stage, events were staged on a hay bed trailer. The new venue was built to meet state regulations.

The stage cost $9,000 to get the foundation built to “stand the test of time.� “It will be used for more than the annual hog roast,� he said. “It’s pretty safe up there.�

They have hosted several concerts, weddings and more on the stage. “It’ll be there for many years,� he said.

Wirth said it’s good for local entertainers to showcase talent and it’s in compliance with state fire marshal codes. “It worked out fine,� he said.

Wirth said he’s proud of where Oakland City is headed.

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Princeton Fire Territory firefighter Nick Bratcher cuts into a practice piece of metal during the grain bin rescue training. Cutting holes on two sides of a grain bin and removing the grain at a controlled rate is one way responders can get a trapped person out.

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Volunteers make their way through the line to answer medical questions as part of the Gibson County Health Department’s emergency preparedness drill.

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Brenda Helmerich reacts after receiving an award form Gibson County Rehabilitation Services Executive Director Stan Keepes for her work to bring the Toyota Enclave program to GCARC during the annual meeting Monday evening at the Princeton Community Intermediate School Cafeteria. The program gives GCARC workers skilled employment positions in the community working along side TMMI staff.

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Norman Howell works on the sign for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles office on West State Street. The office moved to 405 West State Street Suite 3, last fall.

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Thank You for supporting the Improvement Project.

Current Midway

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FAIRGROUNDS OFFICE

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Future Concessions & Merchant Building

ACTIVITIES BUILDING

CONCESSION BUILDINGS STORAGE BUILDINGS

POULTRY BUILDING

MERCHANTS BUILDING ENTRY

Donations for the Fairgrounds Improvement Project are being accepted by the Gibson County Community Foundation. Help the Fairgrounds now and forever. Make your contribution now to the Fairgrounds Improvement Project and the Lilly Endowment Inc. will match your gift fifty cents for every dollar donated! All matching monies will be placed in an endowment fund to benefit the Gibson County Fairgrounds forever.

Current 4-H Exhibit Building

6,000 SQ. FT. STORAGE BUILDING

2015 Fairground Events

Future 4-H Exhibit Building

March March 6, 7, 8 April April 8 April 18, 19 April 25 May May 4

May 8, 9, 10 June June 6 June 19, 20 June 26

July July 5-11 July 19

7,800 SQ. FT. 4H BUILDING

AKC Agility Trial in the Pavilion Gibson County Fairgrounds Contact: Jennifer Henderson (812) 568-3439

Fourth Grade Farm Fair in the Pavilion NADAC Agility Trial in the Pavilion Gibson County Fairgrounds Contact: Teresa Hatcher 812-457-7616 Bark for Life Cancer fundraiser in the Pavilion Contact: Toni Kohlmeyer 664-5827 On the Midway March of Dimes Wonderwalk March for Babies Gibson County Together we are walking for stronger, healthier babies.

Register to March for Babies!

Call Mike Ball 1-800-923-WALK or online at www.marchforbabies.org IKI Horse Show Relay for Life inside the Pavilion Longhorn Cattle Show inside the Pavilion Winchester Futurity North Contact: D. Sanders 618-780-5365 Miss Gibson County & Miss Gibson County Sweetheart Contest

160th Gibson County Fair 4-H County Tractor Contest

July 26 September September 19, 20

Mail donations to: Gibson County Community Foundation, 127 N. Hart, Princeton, IN 47670

Area 4-H County Tractor Contest

ACE/NADAC Agility Trial Gibson County Fairgrounds Contact: Teresa Hatcher 812-457-7616 September 25, 26, 27 Trucks 4 Kids and Antique Machinery Show Truck Pull-Mud Drags Friday Mud Drags Saturday Truck Pull Sunday TBA Proceed to benefit the Riley Foundation!!!

Contact Chris Buck 812-664-5449 truckinforkids@gmail.com October October 3 Tri-State National Garden Tractor Pull Contact: Doug Bacon November November 27, 28, 29 USAP Antique Tractor Pull Call John Lampkin 270-929-5669 Sunday Monday Tuesday

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Princeton

A Stellar World Class Community 1814 - 2015

working to make, our community a better place to raise your family

Our Mission Statement To provide residents, visitors and the business community with the highest quality municipal services in an efficient, courteous manner and to enhance the quality of life through planning and visionary leadership.

Gibson County was created in 1813, the same year the territorial capitol was moved from Vincennes to Corydon. The territorial council designated Gibson County as “All of the land South of the White River, East of the Wabash, North of the Rector Base Line, and Eastward to Harrison County.” Gibson County was named in honor of General John Gibson, who was a close associate of Governor Harrison and a gallant soldier in the French-Indian and Revolutionary Wars. In 1763, Gibson had been captured by the Indians and adopted by an Indian squaw whose son he had slain in battle. Because of this experience, Gibson was able to speak several Indian dialects and was Harrison’s secretary during his meetings with the famous Indian Chief Tecumseh. General John Gibson died near Vincennes in May, 1822.

The wheels of county government began turning in 1813, and so did the push for a county seat. This town would most likely have been Patoka, but during that summer the “Black Plague” killed many of her residents, Captain William necessitating the move to higher Prince (Sketch courtesy of ground.

Richard Day) On February 14, 1814, Commissioners Robert Elliott, William Prince, Abe Westfall and William Polk gathered to name and locate the county seat. These four men drew lots among themselves, with William Prince winning – hence the early name of “Prince Town.”

The Farmers National Bank, was located on the corner of the west side of the Square.

The bank, shown here in the late 1920’s, would later expand into the Welborn & Criswell Building.

Local Milkman George Jones poses in front of the Tip-Top Creamery.

Princeton firemen in the early 1900’s

Byrne Brothers Motors at 331 W. Broadway

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Labor Day parade

58th Regiment monument on the southwest corner of the courtyard taken in the 1870’s

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Princeton Community’s high-to-middle school renovation TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

PRINCETON—In a few months, the inside of the old Princeton Community High School will be completely transformed.

The second half of the $4.4 million renovation creates a new Princeton Community Middle School.

Third through fifth graders are already housed on the western portion of the old high school in Princeton Community Intermediate School.

Inside, as of February, almost all the dry wall was complete, along with ceiling grids. A faculty lounge, offices, and nurse’s station won’t be too far from where two computer labs will be situated.

When it was first built, Princeton Community High School was an “open concept” school where walls and classrooms could be moved around, with padded walls and systems, explained NGSC Assistant Supt. Eric Goggins.

Now, where one large classroom was, two are built.

Every classroom will have a touchenabled short throw projector system that will allow students to do write on their touch screens so everyone can see.

There will also be a sound system connected in every class, with an amplifier, and a built-in system to assist with hearing-impaired students. New stateof-the-art phone systems are also part of the renovation.

New hallways are being built, and they smell of fresh paint and wood.

Grade levels will be divided by those hallways.

“Sixth grade in a hallway, seventh grade in a hallway,” Goggins said.

“It’s about 80 percent done,” he said.

A secure entry is being added to the school on the west entrance near the auditorium. Everyone will have to enter through that secure door, and there will be buzzers along with a second set of doors before access to the school or the school office, Goggins said.

North Gibson’s administrative office is now located on the east side of the building.

All over the school, occupancy sensor (LED) lights come on when a person walks into a classroom.

Another welcome change is a stateof-the-art heating and cooling system that’s individually based on each classroom.

“We’ve built it much more efficient than the old,” Goggins said.

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Plans inside the halls of the future Princeton Community Middle School, which used to be Princeton Community High School.

According to ARC Construction’s Allan Herdegen, about 30 construction employees have been working on the renovation each week.

Blue, red and gray tones are throughout the school, along with red blocks with red Tiger (for the Princeton Tiger mascot) paw prints in the middle.

Some notable additions include the better organization of special education classes. One such room, the life skills classroom, will be a place students can cook meals, do laundry and other life skills.

There will also be a sensory room with access to the special education classrooms.

“A lot of times our autistic students need a moment or a break,” Goggins said, “now they can just come right in with a teacher and have their time within the life skills classroom.”

There will be three restroom areas throughout the school. The cafeteria remains in the same area as before, but will have three different entrances.

The gym isn’t part of the renovation, he said.

The recently built science labs are freshened up with paint. The science and media centers will be renovated in another phase down the road, Goggins said.

Work last to be finished is the industrial technology lab, which includes an open roof industrial area.

Goggins said they expect teachers and staff will start moving into the school in July, just in time for classes to begin in August.

“We’re excited that we’ll get all but first grade level in a renovated

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An ARC Construction worker in the renovation of the old Princeton Community High School, which will be Princeton Community Middle School.

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A room under renovation at what will be Princeton Community Middle School. environment conducive to learning,” Goggins said.

It’s a real commitment from the community, that’s for sure,” said North Gibson School Corporation Superintendent Brian Harmon of the current and recent NGSC renovations.

Princeton Community High School has a new building, Princeton Community Middle School is about to, Princeton Community Intermediate School is in a renovated building, and so is Princeton Community Primary School North.

Princeton Community Primary

School South is the only school that isn’t in a renovated building just yet.

“You can really tell it’s appreciated by students and staff.” Harmon said.

They commend the school board for budgeting well for the projects.

An open house will be held in the summer, Goggins said, so past students can see all the changes.

He believes they’ll be surprised to see the school’s evolution.

“It’ll look like a completely different place,” he said.

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Local schools turn to technology for teaching, learning TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

East, South and North Gibson School Corporation are all on a mission to make sure their students are fluent in the latest technology.

In East Gibson schools students use iPads throughout their classes, and at Princeton Community High School and Gibson Southern High School Chromebooks are the tool that links students with their resources.

Students generally have an easier time with new technology, Gibson Southern internet technology and communication teacher John Spradley said.

“They are digital natives,” Spradley said, “You throw the tech ball to where the kid is going to be.”

It didn’t matter if it was an iPad, laptop or Chromebook, he said. At Gibson Southern they use the Chromebook to connect to the internet and use sites like Schoology and InformationNOW. “It makes research easier,” said Gibson Southern sophomore Kate Ziliak.

North Gibson Assistant Superintendent Eric Goggins said that at Princeton Community High, they’re in the second year of Chromebooks.

“Chromebooks were chosen at PCHS for the ease of deployment and system management, as well as their affordability,” Goggins stated, “We also like that there was a built in keyboard.”

If a student misses a school day, they can pull up the assignment from online.

Allowing students to see their assignments for the year makes it so there are no surprises, Spradley said. There’s a flexibility for teachers now where they don’t have to be stuck within one way or doing things but can change content immediately.

“I can put up my lecture notes day by day,” he said, or make a change simply,

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Francisco Elementary first-graders Owen Riley, right, and Christian Mowery break in the school’s new iPads the Parent Teacher Organization purchased with a quick selfie. PTO president Tesha Doerner said the group did multiple fundraisers to purchase 10 iPad Minis and Otter Boxes for the entire school to use. First grade teacher Ryan Sparrow said he will use the iPads for math and reading exercises. and everyone can participate in discussion boards.

Gibson Southern English teacher Kyle Brashear employs the Chromebooks and online learning in his tenth and eleventh grade classes.

“I used to write what we’re doing every day on the board but now they can log into the calendar,” he said.

Some students are more comfortable learning with the Chromebooks than others. Some students need a reminder to check Schoology, the platform that connects their discussion boards and resources. Both Gibson Southern and Princeton also use the My Big Campus learning management system where teachers post assignments, tests, instructional resources and videos for

students.

Security is also something that educators considered.

“We use Lightspeed as our filtering system which blocks certain sites based on specific categories to ensure that our students are safely using the Chromebooks for educational purposes,” said PCHS assistant principal Amy Fitch.

“I receive a report daily detailing suspicious search queries and attempts to access proxy servers which may be used to try and bypass the filter.” The IT department has been an integral asset to their technology endeavors, Fitch said.

Brashear works with all his students so they can learn in the way that makes them most comfortable.

“Some feel they don’t comprehend as well (reading) on the computer,” he said, so hard copies of reading assignments can be printed out for them.

“It’s nice for classes like English,” Gibson Southern senior Jordyn Milheiser said, “we don’t use (the Chromebook) in math. I still like using the book for that.”

Sometimes students have to make adjustments, such as when using Google Docs instead of Microsoft Word, Milheiser said.

Assignments at Barton Township and Francisco Elementary Schools are posted online with Schoology, Wood Memorial Principal Roger Benson explained.

The interweaving of education and technology has been fine-tuned.

Like with the Chromebooks at North and South Gibson, East Gibson students use their iPads “for research, revision of work, daily spelling tests, academic content and teacher-generated games,” he said. At Oakland City Elementary, sixth graders in the health class use it with science and homework. Students throughout the corporation use their iPads for typing assignments, PowerPoint presentations and more. They do math problems along with Apple TV so that everyone can see how they’re worked. Geography, tests and other work require no paper and pencil.

Sometimes they’re used as a supplement, and for eighth grade history writing prompts, family and consumer sciences, and other projects.

It’s not without a few drawbacks.

“Sometimes it’s hard for books to be loaded,” he reported.

“With technology, there are always obstacles to overcome but our teachers and students approach those with flexibility and patience,” Fitch said.

This is true throughout the county, whether it’s Chromebooks or iPads.

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Rewriting the rules: NGSC re-thinks teaching TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

PRINCETON—North Gibson School Corp. faculty are working on perhaps their most colossal project of all time—a curriculum rewrite.

Changes and fluctuations in Indiana education standards led to NGSC’s decision for the curriculum redesign, NGSC Supt. Brian Harmon said.

“It’s driven by application of skills rather than just writing down answers,” he said.

NGSC Assistant Supt. Eric Goggins said that with help from the Southern Indiana Education Center and the Curriculum Consortium, NGSC created a year-long map of three to five week units to be taught.

The school planned from August to May and then started planning teaching units in January, he said.

“Everyone is giving the same assessment, teaching the same content and standards,” Goggins said.

The new standards allow administrators to see strengths and weaknesses with more hands-on, performance-based examinations, he said.

After every three to five week unit, teachers should be able to know what those strengths and weaknesses are, instead of waiting until ISTEP testing.

Then there will be classes broken into group remediation with teachers focusing on their particular group’s weakness. This is with the goal in mind of helping students with their particular weakness instead of just moving on to a new unit, Goggins said.

“It’s going to be a continuous

adjustment,” Goggins said, “I really believe over a two year period we’ll see improvement.”

At first, some teachers weren’t too pleased about the changes. But now, many have realized it gives them “freedom to be engaging and creative,” he said.

“I think what was most challenging for us was to step aside and...break the routine.

It does take time to develop these things.

Sarah Day

NGSC fifth grade teacher Fourth grade teacher Deb Duvall said a change in mindset was necessary.

“I wasn’t 100 percent sure when I first heard about it,” said Duvall, who is in her 16th year of teaching.

Before, teachers would have students memorize information and repeat it back on a test.

But now things are different.

“Kids have to prove they understand the concepts before we move on,” Duvall said.

Princeton Community Intermediate School principal Jeanette Lobeck said that from the beginning, Harmon and Goggins had a “vision” to create a curriculum map and be ahead of the game when it came to new state standards.

“They have provided us with many, many opportunities to be able to do that,” Lobeck said, “it has been a lot of work.”

We haven’t had to start completely

from scratch,” said fifth grade teacher Sarah Day. “We have changed the way we teach,” she said, “it has been quite time consuming...we really want to do this right.”

Teachers have been working to prepare thorough, engaging, thoughtprovoking lessons, she said.

“I think what was most challenging for us was to step aside and...break the routine,” Day said, “it does take time to develop these things.”

New and old ideas can be recycled in different ways, and the workload will lessen, Lobeck predicted.

Now the teachers are “asking (students) to think more deeply about their concepts,” Day said.

“It’s the first time in my career I can draw from any resource I find,” Duvall said.

“It’s a whole new approach and the children are very receptive,” she said.

Because of the new focus, students know what they have to be able to do at the end of a unit, she said.

Lobeck added, “I think too, initially, maybe because educators haven’t been given the freedom to do their profession...they weren’t as confident in being able to create this unit,” she said.

But as they worked through it together, they got through the fear of it, she said. Teachers are empowered now since they can bring in outside sources.

“Now (the teachers) know they’re creating quality products,” Lobeck said, “They’re very confident now that ‘we’re doing this and we’re doing a good job.’”’

She said there’s a lot of excitement in the classroom now.

“It’s really exciting to see all the energy,” Lobeck said.

“I think, too, initially, maybe because educators haven’t been given the freedom to do their profession...they weren’t as confident in being able to create this unit.”

Jeanette Lobeck PCIS Principal

“Sharing what seems to work, it’s really opened a lot of communication,” Duvall said.

“It truly requires them to be a team,” Goggins said, “We’re expecting them to do that.”

The collaboration and sharing between classrooms, teachers and administrators has contributed to their success, they said.

“I’m really impressed by our superintendent, our assistant superintendent and our administrators in that they’ve answered all our questions,” Duvall said, “they’ve been right there with us all along, and I think that’s one of the reasons why it’s working as well as it is.”

Day added, “We were stuck in these routines where we would open up our teacher’s manual and recite what the teacher’s manual said. We were stuck in that way because it was easy... I felt my passion come back when I put away my teacher’s manual.

“It was challenging in the beginning but it’s definitely paid off.”

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“Some of our teachers are really using these while some...are getting there,” Benson said.

“As with any major initiative like this, there has been a learning curve for both staff and students, but is has been an overall success,” Goggins said, “Students are more engaged through the use of technology.”

This initiative is something Goggins says North Gibson will continue to improve “through the continuous development of digital curriculum and content to be used in the classroom.”

“I like them but some teachers just don’t use them and some that is all that they use,” said Gibson Southern sophomore Camille Greenwell.

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Jon Denve,r Ben Greenwell, Dick Reisinger and Tom Benned play Oakland City University President’s Golf Classic.

But at the same time, the iPads allow for continuous work (such as in biology class where they use the note-taking app Everynote) especially when it comes to creating a yearbook.

Gibson Southern senior Kiana Smith said she thinks using technology makes things easier.

“I only have one book, for government. With the Chromebooks you can just get on and check your grades. You can’t forget (assignments) because you can check it all the time.”

Smith said she thinks it doesn’t matter which platform is chosen, Chromebook or iPad. “To me it’s all the same. It all runs the same way,” she said.

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Ivy Tech expands with welding, adds models to tutoring lab TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

PRINCETON—Ivy Tech Community College’s Princeton site is developing in ways administrators say will benefit Gibson County.

A new welding class will be held in the warehouse-like portion of the site, not too far from where the advanced manufacturing class is held.

“It was an underdeveloped area we kept in anticipation of some kind of technical major in this area,” site manager Kyla Krieg said.

That anticipation paid off. In fact, the site is receiving $600,000 over a five-year period thanks to TIF money approved by the Gibson County Redevelopment Commission in summer 2014.

But why welding?

Industry needs in the Princeton area played a part, she said. After all, the Highway Machine Company is located just next door.

“That is a job where students can complete it and find jobs rather quickly,” she said.

Ivy Tech has been considering what jobs students can get training in and not have to leave Gibson County.

Krieg said they expect to have 10 to 12 students per class.

“That’ll be a good start,” she said.

The welding lab should be built and ready for students by the end of this semester.

The Ivy Tech Princeton site was established in October 2008. Enrollment varies, but as of January 2015 it had increased to an enrollment of 90, Krieg said. She says the growth was probably spurred by full staffing and an increase in knowledge of what is available.

“That’s a good place for us to be,” Krieg said.

Ivy Tech’s Princeton site offers a variety of different courses, but among the most popular are the ones related to the medical field.

Many local students are planning medical careers, so they take classes like medical terminology, medical law and ethics and anatomy and physiology, in order to prepare for their degree.

Ivy Tech’s Princeton site and Tulip Tree recently received a grant from the Southwest Indiana Area Health

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Dr. Trent Phillips talks to students about the new anatomy and physiology tutoring options at the Ivy Tech Community College site in Princeton.

Education Center for their anatomy and physiology class.

Anatomy models were formerly kept at Tulip Tree, but are now in the tutoring lab at the Princeton site.

The molded, handpainted models are worth thousands of dollars, according to Dr. Trent Phillips, a local chiropractor and instructor.

They detail everything from heart valves to hair follicles and are numbered so that students can quiz themselves. The pieces are removal, too—even the digestive system of the human model. The human model can be “changed” into a female or male, and there’s a model of muscle fibers.

Phillips says he hopes in the future they’ll be able to have an anatomy lab space so students can save more time and money and not have to travel to Evansville.

“There are two different grant potentials that we’ve been trying to do forever, and (Krieg) is pretty optimistic about it.”

“Our hope is to create a partnership with a local high school,” Krieg said. “It may be a long process.”

Phillips said the plan was to make things more convenient for students so they don’t have to travel to Evansville

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Dr. Trent Phillips talks to a student about the new anatomy and physiology tutoring options and models at the Ivy Tech Community College site in Princeton. every time to study.

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The Pediatrics Center has served the area for 36 years

ediatrician, Dr. M.S. Krishna loves children and it shows from the first time you step into the waiting room of his office at 312 N. 3rd Avenue in Princeton, Ind., not far from Gibson General Hospital.

Dozens of color photographs of just some of his patients fill a bulletin board display.

Dr. Krishna founded The Pediatrics Center 34 years ago in August 1979, providing medical care to pediatric patients from birth through college-age.

Office Manager Karen Boxell has been with Dr. Krishna for 35 years in August, Jamie Slinker has worked in billing for 23 years. Amanda Sailer, front desk, and Kimberly R. Smith both started Fall of 2012.

The staff also includes part-time front desk assistant Brenda Frederick and Ashley Douglas, accounts receivable.

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Dr. Krishna was instrumental in developing the Head Start and WIC (Women, Infants & Children) nutrition program along with The Trulip Tree.

Among other activities, he has served as “Team Physician” for basketball and football. Dr. Krishna, along with Gibson General Hospital, introduced the athletic trainers program at the schools. Some of his projects include, opening of the pediatric unit at Gibson General Hospital, Princeton and The Rural Health Clinic, Mt Carmel, and past President of the Chamber of Commerce. He currently is the President of the Gibson County Health Department, a Day Care Physician and Physician for YMCA’s Camp Carson east of Princeton. He also serves on the hospital board, along with other voluntary organizations and boards.

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Vincennes University Gibson County Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics

The VU Gibson County Center helps students and workers excel in a variety of career fields, with major area employers — such as mining and manufacturing — that offer excellent wages. college classes at the Center, saving themselves and their parents money due to VU’s low tuition rates. Continue your studies on the Vincennes Campus or transfer to another college.

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VU’s $12 million commitment to the Center, with additional backing from Indiana and business and industry partners, has created a 57,342 square-foot facility that is strategically located on U.S. 41 near Toyota and several other regional manufacturers. “VU is excited to have this outstanding facility and its talented instructors and staff that provide wonderful opportunities for area students, workers, and our industrial and educational partners,� said Robert Hudson, Director of Business and Industry Training.

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Complementing the vocational and technical training in modern labs are a variety of general education courses in subjects such as Economics, Sociology, Speech, Math, and English. Additional courses focused on community and employer needs are introduced as required to assist community development.

Area students planning to graduate high school in 2015 can complete basic

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The Gibson County Center also is home to VU’s Coal MiningHeavy Equipment Program. It offers great opportunities for persons wishing to gain valuable industry skills for a promising career in the heart of this rich mining area of the nation. VU’s constant schedule of classes means you can be ready to start your mining career in as little as one week.

VU is proud to be Indiana’s designated recipient of federal grant funding from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to provide assistance in the training and retraining of Indiana’s miners. This includes miners in all segments of the industry, such as coal, sand and gravel, cement, crushed stone, dimension limestone, gypsum, shale and clay. This program

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VU’s Mining Program provides the first 32 hours of required training for new underground miners and the first 24 hours of required training for new surface miners. In addition, MSHA requires an 8-hour Annual Refresher class for all miners. This training, too, can be delivered through VU’s group of MSHA-certified instructors. All instruction has been approved by and adheres strictly to the requirements set forth by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30. Training is accomplished through classroom instruction as well as at mine sites located throughout Indiana.

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Educate yourself at your library TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

PRINCETON—Whether you’re school age or not, the Princeton Public Library offers ways for everyone to learn.

With a library card, patrons can have access to more than books sitting in the library— they have access to ebooks and emagazines, music, practice tests, and even ways to learn a new language.

OverDrive, which is linked on the library’s website (http://www.princetonpl.lib.in.us), has books and movies that can be “borrowed” with the library card.

“They recently added magazines to that, you can go on there and check out magazines and read magazines,” Princeton Public librarian Shannon Lindsay said. There’s even a teen section and a way you can stream videos and movies.

Some books can be read in a simple browser, and they work for Kindle and Nook devices, too.

“They’re constantly adding more things to OverDrive,” she said.

And with a PPL card, music lovers can download and keep three songs a week through Freegal, Lindsay said.

With a library card patrons also have access to the Chiltonlibrary.com, a selfhelp manual for fixing cars.

And with the Indiana Inspire database of magazines, how-to information, practice tests like the GED and so on, there are even more ways to learn, Lindsay said.

With World Book (also available with a library card number) “it’s just an encyclopedia online but it’s more than that,” library director Brenda Williams said.

“It’s really good for homeschooling

More resources:

• http://occtpl.lib.in.us The Oakland City library also offers similar services with a library card, along with Owensville • http://www.owensvillelibrary.org • and Fort Branch http://www.

or even with preschooling,” she said, “It has mazes, early books to read and nursery rhymes.”

There are basic learning techniques that parents can do at home with their children, and it’s available in Spanish, too.

Speaking of Spanish, the Pronunciator (find it on the library website) is a free way to learn another language.

“We haven’t had it very long,” Linsday said.

The Pronunciator offers lessons in 80 languages, and 50 different ESL courses for non-English speakers. Each course has at least 1,500 phrases to learn, in fact, most have 10,000 phrases.

Family history resources Those wanting to know more about their family history can use their library barcode number and discover census records with Heritage Quest.

The Ancestry library edition has to be used at the library, but Heritage Quest can be accessed anywhere.

Bonnie Johnson, new head of the

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Hannah Garrett of Fort Branch adds polka dots to her cake as instructor Andrea Martin watches during the last session cake decorating course, presented by the Princeton Public Library, at LeAndrea’s Sweet Treats. Participants learned basic cake decorating techniques including icing and using piping bags to make decorations. The library put on a program for children, as well, and will host more sessions in the summer. local history and genealogy department, is available to help where needed.

“We’re trying to preserve the history of the North Gibson area and Gibson County,” Williams said.

So the library is also working to digitize items and help with the Wabash Valley Visions and Voices digital memory project.

“We have 300 glass negatives people gave us, so we’ve done those,” Williams

said.

The Gibson County marriage application books from 1890 to 1910, Civil War veteran history and histories of folks along the Wabash River.

New skills At the library, there’s always something going on, whether it’s a cake-

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Since 1874 this family business has been built on the tradition of providing quality products and outstanding customer service.

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Homeschooling resources available in Gibson County TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

Home schooling four children is not something Cheryl Toepfer regrets, and she hopes other parents considering home schooling will take heart from that.

Toepfer, of Hazleton, has been home schooling for 17 years.

“I wanted to be with my children,” she said. As a Christian, she wanted to impart those values to her offspring as well.

“I also love teaching,” she said.

Out of Toepfer’s four children, ages 17 to 24, the youngest is still being home educated.

Two of her children got fulltuition scholarships at Oakland City University, and another child decided to be finished after graduation.

“I’ve really enjoyed the uniqueness of each child. It’s interesting to see what they take away,” she said.

But if you’re wanting to start home-schooling, where do you start?

“The very best place to begin a search for understanding home schooling is with the Home School Legal Defense Association,” Toepfer advised.

Visit http://www.hslda.org/hs/ state/IN/ .

All the different stages of education, (because people begin home

schooling at different times) up to high school graduation, are covered. There’s information on the ACT and SAT and so on. In Indiana you’re not required to have a degree to home school, although it can obviously help.

“It gives them that support and encouragement—just be knowledgeable,” she said.

Toepfer says it’s important to set goals at the beginning when deciding to home school— and it’s important to be diligent despite the challenges.

“And it is challenging,” she said.

Home schooling is also a very successful way to educate students with learning problems.

And if a student excels in one thing and struggles with another, home school parents or tutors can teach accordinly.

“And we have so many resources,” she said.

“The Internet is the number one resource,” Toepfer said.

“You can’t go wrong using the library. Each family is a resource to another family, especially during the challenging high school years,” she said.

Toepfer has also found that home school curriculum publishers are often available to help answer questions.

“Publishers are very, very dedicated to helping families succeed,” she said.

And new home schoolers won’t be alone.

“There’s a good support group, Gibson County Christian Home Educators Association,” she said.

The group has been around since about 1992.

There are 30 to 50 families involved in the group, while there are additional home schooling families who aren’t officially part of the group.

Extracurricular activities include boys basketball, girls volleyball, cheerleading, the annual spring formal, and clubs. (The ages for the sports teams range from mid-elementary to high school age.)

The Gibson County Envirothon team has made several splashes in national competitions recently.

There’s an annual picnic in the summer where families can meet other home school families and learn more about the group, she said.

“While the group is stable, the activities vary from year to year,” Toepfer said.

“I would just encourage parents, do not be intimidated by it. There’s a lot of encouragement to be found.

It’s been a wonderful experience.”

Visit the Gibson County Christian Home Educators page on Facebook, and feel free to email Cheryl Toepfer at toepfer2@gibsoncounty. net for more information.

Daily Clarion archive/Quiche Matchen Students from East Gibson school corporation, Bethel, St. James, and homeschooled students participated in the annual science sensation. Students participated in making ice cream in a bag, designing miniature wind turbines, utilizing robots to solve a fictional oil spill crisis and using handheld GPS devices to find clues.

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Gibson County Envirothon team members Ivy Heldt and Kanaan Doyle prepare a cake in the Fort Branch Community Park shelter kitchen for their team’s fundraiser. The team competed in the national envirothon competition in Illinois last summer.

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decorating or knitting class, or the upcoming summer reading program, Adobe Photoshop class, resume building classes or basic knife skills cooking class.

And since the Princeton Public Library is also part of the eIndiana Digital Consortium and the EverGreen Indiana cataloguing system (meaning patrons have access to 107 libraries), getting a hold of popular books is easier.

In the children’s area, they have AWE (advanced workstations in education) early learning stations for children ages three to eight.

Those stations are programs for learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes,

science and geography.

There’s an open lab three times a week along with the second Saturday of each month where patrons can bring any laptop, phone or computer and an IT person will be there to answer questions.

In February, the open lab is every 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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“He’ll help you to learn to download books,” Lindsay said, or whatever else one may need help with.

While there aren’t really many WiFi hotspots in Princeton, free WiFi is available at the Princeton Public Library.

“You just have to get the password

from us,” Williams said, “and you don’t have to buy food to get it.”

What else is going on?

Money donated in honor of former library trustee Frances Stewart has created a new slat wall in the basement hallway. In March, art by Sarah Wolfe will be displayed, and then in May, an Indiana State 35-picture photo display.

The library is also trying to solve the mystery of who are in photos from days gone by. Some of the photos are from the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s.

Williams said that names on some of the photographs are Morris Robinson, Bernard McGuire, James Williams,

Marianne Boerke, Sarah Chavis and others. However, those aren’t necessarily who is in the photographs, but it is who ordered the photograph eventually.

In other news, a poster contest is being held in March for those 16 and up.

Whoever designs the best poster during the six week contest of what the library means to the community, will win.

Their artwork will be displayed outside the library and they’ll receive a $50 gift card “We’ve just got a lot of new and exciting things coming up,” Lindsay said.

Contact the library at 812-385-4464 for more information.

—Contact tabitha@pdclarion.com

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New parks board created TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

Plans for Gibson County’s first county park are pushing through.

Since October 2014, when the county park board was founded to help with the donation of Gwen and Richard Hopkins’ farmland, they took on a one year development plan, said Gibson County Park Board president Preston Richardt.

It hasn’t been easy.

“We’ve done all of our fact checking on who’s got contracts on the land,” said ex-officio board member Hans Schmitz.

They are working to make sure it’s surveyed and that titles are transferred over to the county.

They’re also considering whether they need to set up a 501C3 for gifts and donations.

Gibson County Economic Development Corporation Board has guaranteed up to $2,000 for expenses, Schmitz said.

“We don’t anticipate it costing that much,” Schmitz said.

Natural space is important to the members, but utilizing that space in a way that creates opportunities to enhance the quality of life of Gibson County residents by getting active and outdoors, interacting with natural landscapes, and doing so in a safe way are the true goals, Schmitz said.

They’ve been working with Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge to build a wildlife habitat.

Most of the 40 acres, just off I-69, will be prairie, wetland, and a possible lake.

“I think we’re further along than I thought we would be,” Richardt said.

A year from now they hope that 40 acres is diversified into an appropriate wildlife habitat, Schmitz said.

“Establishment of that is probably going to take most of this year -- getting that landscape established,” he said.

“We’re still working on that,” Richardt said.

Most likely, people will begin seeing activity around the property in the spring.

“There probably won’t be a lot there until late summer or early fall,” he said, “we’ve got to get it from the farm field it is to something more.”

It’s a very hilly land, he said. There’ll be trails for walking and running.

They’ll make it so that all the school corporations can use the park for cross country. A parking lot will be put in.

“We’re going to leave a certain amount of acres as a green space,” he said, “if they want to go out there and play pitch and catch they can, if they want to play Frisbee they can.”

Eventually shelter houses will be there, too.

“Honestly I feel this is good the county has done this,” Richardt said.

“I hope we can build on this; we’re hoping this takes off.”

The next meeting Gibson County Park Board meeting is March 4 at 6 p.m. at the South Annex in Princeton. The meeting is open to the public.

—Contact tabitha@ pdclarion.com

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Kobe Wright, 5, from right, of Indianapolis and Ayden Lucas race for a floating noodle as Aden Fogle, 6, cheers, at New Lake Campground in Oakland City.

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Indiana University student Mark Samadder takes a photo of a frog with his phone with others during the birding tour at the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge. Dozens of bird watchers gathered and explored new trials in the Columbia Mine Preserve area of the refuge in the event sponsored by the Sycamore Land Trust and the Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge.

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LOCAL FANTASTIC SAMS WINS NATIONAL AWARD! Salon Is Recognized as One of the Best in the Nation

January 7, 2015: The Fantastic Sams Salon in Princeton, Indiana recently received a national award at the Fantastic Sams National Convention held in Las Vegas in September. Out of over 1,300 salon locations nationwide, the Princeton Salon location was recognized as one of the National Top 50 Salons!

This long time Fantastic Sams in Princeton is managed by Brandee Mehringer and supported by 12 professional hair stylists. The salon is located at 206 S. Fifth Avenue across from McDonalds and is open 7 days a week with no appointment necessary.

The salon offers a full range of services for men, women and children including haircuts, conditioning and color services, highlighting and perm services, eyebrow waxing and much more. Plus they offer a full line of professional salon products.

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A new sign at the entrance to Gil Hodges Field at Lafayette Park in Princeton designates the venue on the Heartland Historic Baseball Trail.

Guests to fireworks in Oakland City Saturday enjoy the show from Wirth Park. The show was put on but the Oakland City Golf Course and People Promoting Our Community organization.

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Drag racing fans sit on a truck to get a better view of the action at the Gibson County Fair.

4-year-old Charlie Pea, dressed as a cowboy, tosses a softball through a ring during the Harvest Festival at the Gibson County Fairgrounds.The event gave guests a chance to win prizes, candy, take a hayride and compete in a costume contest.

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Kiesel Enterprises has expanded many times since its inception. In 2004 we opened our Lawn Equipment Sale and Service department. It has been a tremendous success winning us Country Clipper’s “Key Dealer Award” the last two years.

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Centered Around You.

We are here. . . for YOU!

Emmett Schuster President & CEO

Progress. It is something that we strive for each and every day at Gibson General Hospital—to always get better.

As you can see from the selected highlights, 2014 was another year in which Gibson General Hospital made solid progress by enhancing our programs and services, partnering with talented employees and physicians, collaborating with area organizations, and maintaining our commitment to providing the highest quality, patient-centered care available locally.

On behalf of everyone here at GGH, I want to thank you for your support throughout the year. It is this support that allows us to be here to impact the health of our community while also providing a boost to our local economy. If you haven’t visited our hospital recently, I invite you to try us out the next time you need healthcare services. We think you’ll like what we’re doing, right here in Gibson County.

When it comes to our community’s health, we are here for you. And we’re providing better care than ever before!

Highlights

Community Impact Analysis Charity Care Uncompensated Care Unreimbursed Care for Medicaid/Medicare TOTAL

2013 $ 2,455,775

2014 $ 2,385,162

$ 3,667,000 $ 6,122,775

$ 3,729,000 $ 6,114,162

Community Provided Benefits Community Health Services* $ 2,159,751

$ 2,300,546

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December 2014 Gibson General Hospital Pain Management Center opened on the 2nd Floor of the hospital, and offers treatment for those suffering from neck and back pain, sciatica, work-related injuries, persistent pain after back or neck surgery, arthritis and joint pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), nerve injury and muscle pain, shingles pain and other types of pain.

Treatment can include physical therapy, medication management, interventional procedures and referral for alternative treatment.

GGH Pain Management Center is led by Dr. Daniel Lynch, a board certified and fellowship trained pain management physician.

Economic Considerations Local Payroll and Payroll Taxes Property Taxes Support of Local Businesses & Organizations TOTAL

$ 15,794,228 $ 36,420

$15,045,727 $ 40,116

$ 1,776,593 $ 17,607,241

$ 1,749,383 $ 16,835,226

Total Community Impact

$25,889,767

$25,249,934

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*Includes health services and programs such as Lifestyles Diabetes Center, Mental Health Services and Multi-Specialty Clinic.

October 2014 Local health and first response agencies started meeting at Gibson General Hospital to prepare a unified response for the possibility of the Ebola virus, or other community health issues, entering Gibson County.

Meeting participants included representatives from Gibson General Hospital, the Gibson County Health Department, Gibson County EMA, Gibson County Sheriff’s Department, Gibson County EMS, Princeton Fire Territory and Princeton Police Department.

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The program requires a referral from a primary care doctor. For more information, call GGH Pain Management Center at 812-385-1701.

November 2014 The Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) recognized Gibson General Hospital’s efforts to improve quality and patient safety as part of IHA’s Coalition for Care. Gibson General is one of 116 hospitals that partnered with IHA to participate with the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Education Trust to increase patient safety and reduce hospital readmissions.

August 2014 Dr. Doris Best, Family Physician, moved to a new office, located at 7851 S. Professional Dr. in Ft. Branch. To schedule an appointment, call 812-615-5071.

Gibson General is also part of the Patient Safety Coalition of Southwestern Indiana/Kentucky to help create regional response plans.

October 2014

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Gibson General Wellness Clinic was launched to provide area employers with a more convenient, cost-effective way to improve the health and wellness of employees and their family members.

The Wellness Clinic operates with dedicated appointment times through the offices of Dr. Michelle Snyder, Princeton; Dr. Michael Clark, Princeton; and Dr. Doris Best, Ft. Branch, to offer easy access allowing employees and their family members to see a doctor and return to work or other activities quickly. A dedicated wellness coach is also available to help them improve their lifestyle and create habits to improve their overall health.

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Gibson General Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Silver Quality Achievement Award. This marks the sixth year that the hospital has been recognized with a quality achievement award.

Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure is a quality improvement program that helps hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients.

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Living healthy in Gibson County TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

How can Gibson Countians stay healthy?

Gibson County Purdue Extension Educator Andrea Kohlmeyer has a few tips for the every day Gibson Countian, even the one who doesn’t regularly make it to the gym.

Kohlmeyer says when beginning a new meal plan or exercise regimen, remember why you want to adopt a healthier lifestyle. “Write down your motivation everywhere, from the bathroom mirror, to your sun visor in your car, to your computer monitor at work. That contact reminder of why you are making these changes is critical in making it a lifestyle change and not just a quick fix,� she stated. “Examples could be to watch your grand babies grow up, to have more energy, to feel more confident, or to be able to play with your kids without being out of breath.� “There are little things that can be done to keep a person healthy,� she said.

If you don’t go to the gym, you can do squats, pushups or sit-ups at home, she said, sitting on a bouncy exercise ball at her desk. “If you can only do one or two pushups it’s okay, just work your way up,� she said.

Calf raises on the stairs, sit ups or jogging in place during commercial breaks and trying to be outside as much as possible are all good ways to stay fit. “When you’re brushing your teeth do some squats or raises,� she said, “Get on a ball, do sit ups during a commercial break. Try and target different muscle groups. Lift one or two pound weights or canned foods while on the

treadmill.�

Set a goal to do races every now and then. “There’s lots of opportunities in the area,� she said.

Exercise videos (even on YouTube) are also a great way to get active.

Kohlmeyer enjoys PiYo and Turbo Jam with Chalene Johnson. “Those are my two favorite home videos,� she said.

Nothing is too silly to do for your health. “Get your pet involved,� she advises, “I’ll chase my dog around the house for 10-15 minutes.�

And not just pets. “Just be creative and get the whole family involved,� she said.

Create a fun obstacle course for kids.

Play a game with a beach “fit� ball.

Write some favorite exercises on the ball. Wherever your right thumb lands when you catch the ball is the exercise to do.

It’s important to find the activity that’s right for you so you can stay committed to it. “If you don’t like it, move on to something else you do enjoy,� she said, “there’s something for everybody.�

Grab a friend and get moving, she said.

No matter how much you’re active, if you don’t eat nutritious foods you won’t ever be completely healthy.

Easy meals can be found online. A meal of oven-baked chicken breast with Mrs. Dash as seasoning along with raw veggies, hummus, and yogurt, is one example. “I think people overanalyze nutrition

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Fort Branch Community School fifth graders prepare a snack of grapes, cheese and strawberries during a segment on nutrition at Toyota Indiana’s annual Live Well Camp at the Toyota Visitor Center. More than 350 fifth grade students from across the county participate in the sessions focusing on the benefits of exercise, healthy snack options and good nutrition, as well as healthy hygiene habits. help with nutrition choices. “If you don’t have vegetables for breakfast, have it for a snack,� she said, “I don’t always have dairy for breakfast, so I have yogurt for a snack later on.�

Beans are a great way to get fiber in addition to fruits and vegetables.

And keeping a food diary with your smartphone or even pen and paper is good to do. “I try to log my food 75 percent of the time,� she said. “But on holidays, just have fun,� she said, “enjoy the day.�

The Gibson County Health Fair is March 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Princeton Community High School.

so much,� she said.

If you can afford organic foods and special spices, that’s great, but it’s not necessary to eating healthy.

When it comes to drink, the liquid of life should be top priority. “Water is always best...even tap water,� Kohlmeyer said.

And it’s very important to wash your fruits and vegetables before eating them, even if they’re in a bag.

A lot of elimination diets are unrealistic. “Who’s not ever going to have bread again in their life?’� she said. “If you feel better without gluten, don’t have it,� she said.

Checking out choosemyplate.gov can

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10:00 AM Worship Service & Sunday School 6:30 PM Worship

WEDNESDAY

7:00 PM Worship & Bible Study 7:00 PM Super Church* or Keepers and Contenders** (alternate weeks) *Super Church is Kid’s Church where children learn about the Bible and their place in God’s Kingdom **Keepers - Girl’s class (ages 8-16) teaching many skills, academics and Godly womanhood.

Some of the activities and skills include: hand and machine sewing, nature studies, Biblical womanhood. **Contenders - Boy’s class (ages 8-16) teaching them Christian manhood: including camping, fishing, light duty chores on cars and home.

2088 S. Old Hwy. 41, Princeton, Indiana 47670 Phone: (812) 386-8901 • Cell: (812) 664-7379

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United Presbyterian Church

1810-2015

201 YEARS & COUNTING

Local Area Churches

United Presbyterian Church Sunday Services

Sunday School............9:15 AM Worship...................10:30 AM Children’s Church. . . .10:30 AM

Sunday Morning 9 AM Worship

(Praise Time, Prayer Time, Preaching, Sunday School for Children)

Wednesday Night Kids Night 6 - 7PM

On the corner of Main & Third in Hazleton (Right next to the Railroad tracks)

812-784-2318

Princeton, IN 47670

812-385-3194

Oakland City First General Baptist

Hazleton United Methodist Church Pastor Mike & The People of the Congregation welcome you to worship with us...

130 East State Street

Founded in 1853

Francisco Gospel Ministry Church 5941 Hwy 64, Francisco, IN 47649

(812) 749-3323

A Non-Denominational Bible-Believing Church of God Established April 1975

Sunday Sunday School...........................9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship....................10:30 a.m.

Evening..........................................6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening..........................................6 p.m.

Rev. Pat McCandless

SUNDAY WORSHIP at 10:20 a.m.

“Be Our Guest”

FREE Community meal on the last Tuesday of each month

Sunday

9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship Service

Wednesday 7:00 pm

Bible Study Children’s Groups

Come To The Cross At The Crossroads

of Ministry in 2015 “Friendly People Serving a Faithful God”

(Disciples of Christ) 201 East Broadway, Princeton, IN 385-4511

812-749-3724 ocfgbchurch.com

Is something getting between you and God? Any hurts, habits, or hang ups you’d like to be free from in 2015?

CELEBRATE RECOVERY!!!

CELEBRATING 126 YEARS

Broadway Christian Church

224 W. Harrison Street Oakland City, IN 47660

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Bible Study: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Adult & Youth Ministry: 6 p.m.

Celebrate recovery meets every Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner, large group, small group and dessert are included.

Feed your soul as you feed your body.

Make 2015 the year you let God free you from your burden!

3467 US 41S • 812-385-2122 • e-mail: enongbc@gmail.com

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Cleaning up the Patoka watershed TABITHA WAGGONER Staff writer

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things...I am tempted to think...there are no little things.”

—Bruce Barton Down a private drive among the remotest rural Gibson County farmland, everything is not as it should be.

Unbeknownst to many, except those who abuse it, the land off Ind. 64, not too far from I-69, is used as an illegal dump.

Lower Patoka Watershed Coordinator Julie Loehr is concerned about the affect that dump is having on water quality in the area, so she’s organizing another Patoka Watershed Cleanup for March 25 at 9 a.m.

“If you can load it into a truck and drive eight miles out of town, you can drive it to the compost,” Loehr said.

Some think their gum wrapper or tossed out trash doesn’t affect water quality, but it does, she said. Keep a trash bag inside your car—don’t throw cups or wrappers out your window.

Only 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is fresh, and nearly 70 percent of that is frozen in glaciers and icecaps. Human activities can negatively impact surface water quality, even when the activity is far from the body of water. For example, there’s a dead zone (hypoxia) in the Gulf of Mexico.

“It’s because of all the trash we threw out,” she said.

“Maybe they don’t know where to take it,” she said hopefully. “I think some is ignorance and some is ‘I don’t care’ attitudes.”

Loehr said her goal is to educate people to use the county’s recycle centers.

Gibson County Commissioners, Gibson County Solid Waste and the Gibson County Highway Department are all involved.

Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge manager Bill McCoy says the dumping has been a constant problem—even on refuge property.

Construction debris, home garbage, appliances, mattresses and tires are just a few items that have been tossed off roads or pushed into rivers.

“It seems once somebody starts dumping and it doesn’t get cleaned up, it gets worse and worse,” McCoy said.

Once 45 tires were dumped by the river, and then someone came with a tractor and pushed it all into the river.

“We never did actually find out who did that for sure,” McCoy said.

With help from the Youth Conservation Corp., they were able to pull out most of the tires.

“I guess the people who did that thought oh we’ll just push them in the river and no one will know the difference,” he said, “it’s atrocious.”

McCoy said that in one area of the refuge, there’s a sign that says “Keep America Beautiful” and reminds people to pick up after themselves. Once someone even came and dumped trash right in front of the sign.

“None of this has to be put out in the forest,” Loehr said.

She’s hoping to have a head count of volunteers ahead of time so they’ll have the appropriate amount of trash bags, gloves and bottled water available.

“Hopefully those doing a staycation can help us,” Loehr said, since it will be spring break for many.

“It’s a great opportunity for children,” she said, “teach ‘em young not to do that.”

They’ll meet at the USDA Service Center in Princeton at 9 a.m. that Wednesday.

“It should be better weather,” she said.

A special dumpster on a truck will be on hand to help transport the trash away.

“We’re not even sure if one truck is going to be enough,” she said.

“We won’t have to lift couches,” she explained, since a special machine will be there to give a boost.

Volunteers will walk up to a two to three mile stretch filling trash bags, so wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

“I realize it’s one spot in the county, but let’s make it a county issue,” Loehr said.

“I bet we could find these sites around Johnson, too,” she said.

She’s willing to help organize cleanups all around Gibson County, not just in the lower Patoka watershed.

“I’d like to drive every road of Gibson County and never find another site,” she said.

Seeing the dump “does change you” she said. Loehr worries we are “destroying the very Earth that sustains us.”

McCoy said when the refuge buys property, they often deal with landfills

Pizza, Pasta, & Sides Since 1995

Left to Right: Akeisha Tinsley, Susan Bobe, Diane Bond, Mariah Wilhite, Kenzie Shoultz

Susan Bobe’s Pizza has been a part of the Gibson County Community since 1995. At Susan Bobe’s pizza all pizza dough is hand made in house. Customers enjoy the signature pizza and Farouk and custom favorites like the Princeton Tiger. Pizza’s can be customized with over 20 toppings to choose from. Italian pasta dishes are served with Susan’s secret spaghetti sauce. Susan Bobe’s also offers Sandwiches, Strombolis, Salads, and Hot Wings are also available, don’t forget Cinnamon Sticks for dessert. Susan serves great food at a great value with a variety of daily specials.

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An illegal dump on private property not too far from the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge.

“Some of that stuff that people throw away, people could take to the recycle center and get paid for it...People love to throw stuff out, off the bridges into the rivers. It’s not gone if it’s in the river”

Bill McCoy

Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge manager

on farms because before the county had a landfill, farmers had their own landfills.

“Some of that stuff that people throw away people could take to the recycle center and get paid for it,” he pointed out.

People dump off road banks nearly every county roads throughout Gibson and Pike Counties.

“There are numerous sites, and the sites change all the time,” McCoy said.

“The sites that have been selected right now have become chronic,” he said, “unfortunately it’s been going on for years and years.”

“People love to throw stuff out of bridges into the rivers,” he said. “It’s not gone if it’s in the river.”

One of the dump sites is on the old Wabash Erie Canal, in a scenic area.

“Big old sugar maple trees are growing on both sides of the road, and they have just trashed it; they don’t see the

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aesthetics in the sites at all.”

If you see someone dumping trash, notify the authorities.

“Call me, I’ll make sure the right people know,” Loehr said.

McCoy said that they may have to put cameras up in those locations.

If you have large items to be disposed of, it makes more sense to do at one of the following county solid waste locations.

“Let’s do it the right way, be honorable, take care of our trash and keep our water clean,” she said.

McCoy said he’s glad the Lower Patoka Watershed District is working on cleaning up the dumps.

“It’s going to be a major effort,” he said, “it’s steep, it’s dangerous.”

Register by March 23 by contacting Julie Loehr at 812-385-5033 ext. 116 or email julia.loehr@in.nacdnet.net to ensure there are plenty of supplies.

—Contact tabitha@pdclarion.com

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Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015

A LONG STANDING TRADITION Southern Indiana’s Oldest Amish Style Restaurant – Established 1989

26 Years In Business In The Tri-state Area

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toll’s Country Inn Restaurant, Bakery and Catering is celebrating 26 years in business in the Tri-State area. Boasting a long tradition of Home Style cooking. Stoll’s Country Inn began in Linton, IN in 1989, and has amassed quite a group of loyal customers in their 26 years of existence.

This August, Rodney and Carla Miller, Owner-Operators, and their family, proudly will mark their 10 year anniversary at the Evansville, IN, location. The Miller’s extend a warm invitation to you to enjoy a large selection of delicious foods, great service with wonderful southern hospitality.

Aside from the establishment itself, Stoll’s is renowned in the catering business ~ known for their drop off and full service catered events. They cater anything from small, intimate affairs to large, corporate events and excel at their wedding reception catering.

More specifically, Stoll’s prides itself on using only the freshest of ingredients including real potatoes, prime cuts of meat and fresh garden veggies.

Stoll’s Country Inn offers you the peace-ofmind when choosing a caterer for your event.

No shopping – Stoll’s provides all buffet food items, condiments, service ware and drinks.

No cooking – food is fresh and ready to serve.

No planning – Stoll’s offers experienced event

Managers Nickie Axe and Ryan Miller with owners Carla & Rodney Miller and Manager Elisha Emmons Manager Matt Blackwell unavailable for picture.

coordinators. No clean up – Stoll’s will do all set-up and clean up. In choosing Stoll’s, they will do the work for you on your special day, so that you can be the guest at your own party!

If you seek a banquet room, Stoll’s has that covered too. The Stoll’s event room holds up to 100 people. Dine with us and the room can be used at no charge. The facility boasts big windows, spacious interior and a heartwarming fireplace. WIFI is available, along with a podium and large screen. Perfect for business meetings, rehearsal dinners, birthday, bridal showers or any family get together.

Stoll’s menu includes items such as fried chicken, mouth watering pork chops, cod fish, baked chicken, catfish fiddlers, BBQ ribs, country fried steak, kraut and sausage, ham and beans with cornbread, sliced turkey roast, chicken and dumplings, pulled BBQ pork, plus a bar full of delicious vegetables, salads, fruits, cobblers, cakes and ice cream!

Stoll’s offers a tasty breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The buffet includes homemade biscuits and gravy, toast, bacon, ham, sausage patties and links, scrambled eggs, hobo breakfast, fried potatoes, tater rounds, apple crisp, pancakes, french toast, danishes, muffins and fruit. Order eggs anyway you like!

Now that you have an idea of the food offered at the restaurant, it is easy to see that if you want home style cooking the best choice, hands down, is Stoll’s Country Inn for your dining pleasure or catered event.

Stoll’s Country Inn’s newest addition is a fabulous gift shop. The gift shop, known as CJ’s Home Décor and more, is located within the restaurant facility. Stop by and check out our beautiful line of candles, primitives, quilts, popcorn, Americana, canvases, home décor, plush, yard flags, spring decorative items, and so much more.

Rodney and Carla Miller and the entire Stoll’s family invite you to dine with us at

either of our locations. Stoll’s Country Inn Evansville location is on Highway 41, just off I-64, exit 25A. Our address is 19820 Castle Creek Drive. We can be reached at 812-867-7730.

Whether it’s a special event or just needing a great meal, let Stoll’s take care of you.

Here at Stoll’s, you are always our special guest.

KID’S CLUB - available for children ages 12 and under. Monthly incentives and fun things for all kids.

REWARDS PROGRAM - Join Stoll’s Rewards program for the most up to date information on our restaurant.

SERVING OUR DELICIOUS, HOMEMADE BUFFET DAILY ~ ALWAYS FEATURING OUR: Famous Fried Chicken, Pork Chops and Cod Fish!

Breakfast Buffet every Saturday & Sunday starting at 7 a.m. now serving Farm Fresh Eggs, pancakes, waffles and French toast fresh off the grill!

Hours: All the Time

Monday – Thursday 10:30 a.m. –8:00 p.m.

Friday 10:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sunday 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

LIKE us on FACEBOOK for special offers and incentives for FACEBOOK customers only

Highway 41 North & I64 at Castle Creek, Evansville

(812) 867-7730

www.stollscountryinn.com

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Let us work for you.

CATERING We will cater any event from small private dinners to large banquets and weddings. Stoll’s Country Inn invites you to enjoy our home style Amish Recipes, made from scratch in our kitchen.

We offer the finest catered foods using on the freshest ingredients available: real potatoes, fresh garden vegetables and prime cuts of meat. Stoll’s Country Inn will offer you a real peace-of-mind when catering your event.

Looking for a reliable caterer that you can trust?

Stoll’s Country Inn has 26 years of catering experience.

Use Stoll’s for your Wedding Reception and the Bride and Groom will receive a Gift Certificate for 5% of their purchase to be used here at Stoll’s Country Inn ~ It never Expires.

10 Reasons you’ll be thrilled with our exceptional catering services.

1 No Shopping – All buffet food items, condiment service-ware & drinks provided.

2 No cooking - ready to serve 3 Effortless party planning with experienced event coordinators.

4 Fair pricing - Several packages for every budget.

5 Reliable service - We have catered thousands of repeat customers over the past 26 years.

6 Easy clean up - We set up & clean up - No work for you. Just enjoy your gathering.

7 Large banquet room.

8 Sample tasting - Prior to booking your event.

9 Discounts when booking your rehearsal dinner & wedding reception - Our place or yours.

10 We guarantee you will not run out of food, or you will not pay a dime for our services!

WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, COMPANY EVENTS, SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Be A Guest At Your Own Party Basic Buffet Package Here’s Our Most Popular Menu: • • • • • • • • • •

Turkey roast Green beans Cole slaw California blend (broccoli, cauliflower & carrots) Mashed potatoes with gravy Bread (white & wheat) with butter & apple butter Peach & blackberry cobbler Coconut cream pie Cherry pie Tea & coffee (sample menu only - MANY options available)

Quality Home Cooking, Excellent Variety, & Great Customer Service!

• Fresh ingredients • Real mashed potatoes • Prime cuts of meat Rehearsal dinners, reception, wedding showers & bridal showers!

Any event - full service or drop off • large or small - JUST GIVE US A CALL

CJ’S HOME DECOR & MORE

FRIED CHICKEN TO GO

BY THE BUCKET ~ OR JUST GET A PIECE

Our gift shop features...

• Amish Quilts • Primitives • Many Candle Lines

Stoll’s also offers meals to go!

Call (812)-867-7730

anytime to place a pick-up lunch!

• Children’s Items • Picture Frames • Candies

• Purses • Home Decor and Much more!

8 PIECE BUCKET ~ $9.25 PLUS TAX 2 BREASTS, 2 THIGHS, 2 LEGS, 2 WINGS PLUS 4 SLICES OF BREAD

12 PIECE BUCKET ~ $14.25 PLUS TAX 3 BREASTS, 3 THIGHS, 3 LEGS, 3 WINGS PLUS 6 SLICES OF BREAD

16 PIECE BUCKET ~ $18.25 PLUS TAX 4 BREASTS, 4 THIGHS, 4 LEGS, 4 WINGS PLUS 8 SLICES OF BREAD

20 PIECE BUCKET ~ $23.00 PLUS TAX 5 BREASTS, 5 THIGHS, 5 LEGS, 5 WINGS PLUS ONE LOAF OF BREAD

24 PIECE BUCKET ~ $27.50 PLUS TAX 6 BREASTS, 6 THIGHS, 6 LEGS, 6 WINGS PLUS ONE LOAF OF BREAD

36 PIECE BUCKET ~ $41.25 PLUS TAX 9 BREASTS, 9 THIGHS, 9 LEGS, 9 WINGS PLUS 2 LOAVES OF BREAD

48 PIECES ~ $55.00 PLUS TAX 12 BREASTS, 12 THIGHS, 12 LEGS, 12 WINGS PLUS 3 LOAVES OF BREAD

72 PIECES ~ $82.75 PLUS TAX 18 BREASTS, 18 THIGHS, 18 LEGS, 18 WINGS PLUS 4 LOAVES OF BREAD

100 PIECES ~ $114.75 PLUS TAX 25 BREASTS, 25 THIGHS, 25 LEGS, 25 WINGS 5 LOAVES OF BREAD

ADD ANY OF THESE SIDES FOR $3.80 A POUND Mashed Potatoes, Potato Wedges, Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, Slaw, Bean Salad, Pea Salad, Rotini Salad, Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad, Cucumbers & Onion, Corn, Green Beans, Baked Beans

PIECE BY PIECE BREAST 1.95 THIGH 1.25 LEG .95 WING .75

Fried Chicken To Go/Carry Out Did you know that you can get Stoll’s delicious Fried Chicken to Go? Buy it by the bucket, along with all the sides you need to provide you a great home cooked meal. Not in the mood for chicken? Try a buffet to go ~ anything you like and as much as you like.

Highway 41 North & I64 @ Castle Creek • Evansville • (812) 867-7730 www.stollscountryinn.com

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Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015

Keep Gibson County beautiful There’s no need to throw items in the river when they can be accepted for free

by Gibson County Solid Waste.

• Princeton Recycle and Trash Center is located at 771 Old U.S. 41 North. It’s open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• The Compost Yard at 3702 S. 175 East (behind the Gibson County Highway Department) is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Recycle in Fort Branch at 46 West 650 South on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• In Oakland City, visit the intersection of South Madison and Oak Street on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• In Francisco, visit 6960 West 150 South on Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• In Haubstadt, go to 158 West 1100 South on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• In Hazleton, visit 201 West 2nd St. just off Ind. 56 on Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• In Johnson, visit 9969 West State Road 165, also on Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• In Owensville, visit 6045 West Mill St. on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• In Somerville, visit 10043 East 600 South in Somerville on Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Daily Clarion archive /Michael Caterina

Workers lift an old mattress out of a truck bed during the annual Spring Cleanup Day. Gibson County residents came out and got rid of everything from appliances to florescent light bulbs to be disposed of properly.

The following can be accepted at all county solid waste stations, but all items must be clean and empty: -Paper, magazines and catalogs, phone books, office paper, grocery sacks, junk mail, glossy paper -Cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, paperboard boxes -Milk jugs, soda and water bottles, juice bottles, detergent and shampoo bottles -Aluminum cans, steel and tin cans -Glass (food beverage jars and bottles) -Batteries and florescent bulbs -Oil, oil filters and antifreeze Take the following materials to the compost yard: -Yard waste and tree limbs -Appliances -Furniture -Tires -Bulky material and scrap metal *Electronics, including televisions and computers, are only accepted at the Princeton site.

Who knew

a mower could LOOK LOOK

Daily Clarion archive Tabitha Waggoner

New Image Family Fitness Zumba Instructor Alicia Pieper leads Oasis Committed Youth group in a Kids Fit program at the church’s new Family Life Center.

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What started out as New Image Nutrition Depot, became New Image Family Fitness… New Image does more than give families a quality place to work out in Gibson County, New Image gives back to the local community. This January, owner Nick Burns decided he wanted to help Gibson County youth who wanted to play sports, however didn’t have the means to do so weather it be not being able to afford uniforms, fees, equipment, etc. by creating a charity to sponsor Gibson County Youth who can not afford to take part in sports. A former athlete, Nick knows the benefits and skills youth today get from being part of a team. The New Image Family hope you will join us this April for our first fundraiser, a cops vs. fire fighters basketball tournament, with a fashion show during half time featuring New Image’s Line of athletic apparel!

Look for New Image apparel coming Spring 2015

SEE YOU AT OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER THIS APRIL! 1601 W. Broadway, Princeton, IN 47670

812-386-7825

NEW IMAGE NEW YOU

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PRINCETON DAILY CLARION

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015

Caring People Make the Difference When you walk into American Senior Communities, the difference is clear: there is a passion our people bring to their work that you simply won’t find in any other senior health-care community.

When someone chooses to live in one of our communities, we become an extension of their family. We take the time to get to know each of our residents and their families on a personal level. Our communities are made up of individuals and with that in mind, we focus on serving individual needs.

Our Services Include: • Moving Forward Rehabilitation • Auguste’s Cottage Memory Care • Skilled Nursing Care

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