Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 Issue #406

From Dubois County

Happy Monday, Reader,

I spent the weekend helping with my cousin's wedding in a silica mine in Ohio. Anchor Hocking used the fine sand to make glass in Lancaster, Ohio, at the company's first glass factory.

Off-road enthusiasts now use the mine to run their side-by-sides over sand and rock trails.

My cousin operates a greenhouse and has a connection with a Jurassic Park-themed concert called the Lost Lands Music Festival that occurs nearby annually. Apparently, it is a big deal and draws in about 40,000 people.

Through this connection, she was able to procure a bunch of palm trees and exotic plants for the wedding that took place along the shoreline of the large pit that used to be mined for silica.

So, Amy and I found ourselves on a sandy beach in front of a pair of potted 15-foot-tall palm trees, with about 170 other people, on Saturday afternoon, after the area woke up to its first freeze of the season.

It turned out to be a beautiful wedding.

How was your weekend?

From Dubois County with love.

Matthew and Amy Crane

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​Patoka 2000 Jasper Chamber Bridge Project Thank You​

We have a community calendar full of great activities and events happening in Dubois County.

If you have an upcoming event you'd like the public to know about, please add it to our calendar.

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​Victoria L. “Vicki” Granacher, 74, Jasper​

​Mary Alice Heichelbech, 92, Ferdinand​

​Brenda K. Brown, 73, Jasper​

​Edward J. “Ed” Bredhold, 94, Huntingburg​

​John Leo Verkamp, 55, French Lick​

​Julie Stenftenagel, 83, St. Anthony​

​Anderson Woods seeking Summer Camp Coordinator​

​The Servants Inc. hiring for General Labor​

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