By Crystal Garcia The Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE — High costs have affected how Sonny Byers, 66, of Linton travels. He used to go to Florida and Missouri or wherever else he wanted to go, he said. Over the years, he’s been to every state except Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Now, he said he can’t afford to go on vacation. Rising costs of food, gas and everyday expenses have forced Wabash Valley residents to get creative when deciding between luxuries and necessities. Byers goes to Fowler Park two or three times a year, he said, noting “it’s not a bad value.” Compared with other campgrounds, he says it’s less expensive, and it’s one of the few places where he can walk out of his camper and go fishing. “It’s a place to get away and it’s half-way reasonable,” Ron Dickus, 47, Byers’ nephew, said last week. “It’s not so...
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