November 11, 2014 - The Posey County News

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Republicans maintain, gain Posey County places By Dave Pearce While the head of neither political party in Posey County seemed particularly surprised by the outcome, both leaders indicated that good candidates were elected to serve Posey County for their coming respective terms. The non-presidential election brought out one of the highest turnouts on record for such an election, with over 40 percent of registered voters casting ballots. “I thought we could do well based upon the job the officeholders have done,” Posey County Republican Chairman Greg Newman said, following the election. “And the ideas and fresh approaches from some of the new candidates were positive, as well.” The closest county-wide race, by far, was the only Posey County Commissioner’s seat. Incumbent and New Harmony resident Jim Alsop edged long-time Posey County businessman Bill Gillenwater by a

count of 3,786 to 3,741. “I want to congratulate all the people who were elected,” Democratic Party Chairman Ed Adams said on Sunday evening. “In some races, I wish things would have turned out a little bit different. But we already had the sheriff’s race determined and the coroner’s race and one of the council spots. We just had to worry about the rest of them. They obviously didn’t go our way but it is time to move on and I hope all those people who were elected serve the people of Posey County.” While Newman expected a close race for that particular seat, Posey County Democratic Chairman Ed Adams said he was surprised that the race was a close as it was. “I think the people made the right choice in that race,” Adams said. “Jim has done a lot of positive things for Posey County. A win is a win, whether it is by five or by a hundred.”

Republicans claimed wins in the race for Prosecutor as Travis Clowers ran unopposed and Betty Postletheweight edged newcomer Crystal Collins by a count of 4,067 to 3,429. In the race for county auditor, Kyle Haney defeated Liz Miller by a count of 3,921 to 3,478. Democrat Mary ‘Hoehn’ Rhoades ran unopposed for recorder. There were some races in Posey County that generated considerable interest. Those included the race for County Assessor, where incumbent Republican Nancy Hoehn was challenged by former office worker Sherri Lueder. Lueder’s name was

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Schmitt, Gentil, Oakley, Will, and Stock win at NP By Dave Pearce Two things were certain regarding Posey County’s school board elections this year. North Posey would have several faces and Mount Vernon’s school board would remain just as it is. From that standpoint, there were no surprises in Tuesday’s election. Mount Vernon’s school board remained intact so the only thing to determine was just how many new faces would be around the board table come January at North Posey. The voters made that decision on Tuesday. Current board members Joe Neidig, Steve Bender, and Linda O’Risky decided not to run again. That left only Geoff Gentil and Jim

Scarafia as current board members running for re-election. At the end of the day, only one of those, Gentil, will serve the district again in January. In North Posey District One, Gentil led the voting, accumulating 1,811 votes and Vince Oakley was a close second, receiving 1,751 votes. Incumbent Jim Scarafia received 1,180 votes. In District Three, Greg Schmitt led the way with a total of 1,851 votes while Amy Will was a close second with 1,772 votes. Brett Stock tallied 1,230 votes and Rick Sellers tallied 976 votes. Assuming that nothing changes when the election is certified, that

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At top, winning Black Township Trustee candidate Lindsay Suits is congratulated by her mother and winning Posey County Assessor candidate Nancy Hoehn. Just above, Ron Bennett, Ed Adams, Greg Newman, and David Whitten await the election results in the Posey County Courthouse. Photos by Dave Pearce

North Posey schools are ‘straight A’ Officials of the MSD of North Posey County is proud to announce the results of this year’s A-F Accountability Report Cards. Once again, all four of North Posey’s schools received the ‘A’ school designation and are ranked as an ‘A’ school district. “A point should be made that we are a successful public school district. We educate the general public which is vastly different than our private school counterpoints. Last

year, 30 percent of our students received free and reduced lunches, living at or below the poverty level. Twenty percent of our students received special education services. Despite these challenges, our students performed at a high level making us one of the top 10 best performing school corporations in the state,” reports Dr. Angela Wannemuehler, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum. All of this is due to the talented

hard-working teachers, administrators, support staff and motivated students, along with supportive parents and an involved community. Dr. Todd Camp, Superintendent of North Posey Schools stresses, “This is a true collaborative effort of school staff, parents, and community members to support our students to reach this level of academic achievement. Again our sincere thanks to all involved.”

Evansville woman faces drug-related charges here

On Monday afternoon, November 3, Posey County Deputy Sheriff Dan Montgomery stopped in at the Mount Vernon CVS Pharmacy. As Montgomery approached the pharmacy counter, he noticed the on duty pharmacist motioning

to get his attention. The pharmacist informed Deputy Montgomery that a female individual in the pharmacy waiting area, appeared to be attempting to submit a forged prescription for the drug OxyContin. Montgomery briefly detained

Briefly MV American Legion to hold Flag Retirement Ceremony American Legion Post 5 in Mount Vernon will hold it’s annual ‘Flag Retirement and Disposal Ceremony’ on the court square in front of the coliseum, November 11 at 5 p.m. This is an event that parents and grandparents should bring the children to, it teaches one more step in respecting our countries flag. If you have a flag that is unserviceable please take it to the American Legion at 203 Walnut Street or to City Hall and we will add it to the count. You may also bring them to the ceremony. Marrs Elementary students to host Veterans Day Program The Marrs Elementary fifth grade students will be hosting a Veterans Day Program on November 11, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All Veterans are invited to attend. Please enter through the office entry which is door number one. Poseyville Carnegie Library schedules Candle making event Poseyville Carnegie Public Library will host an Autumn Leaf Mason Jar Candle holders event on Friday, November 14. These pretty candle holders will make any room warm and inviting this Fall. This program will take place from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., is for adults only, and registration is not required. Elks holds annual Make It Bake It Fake It Auction The Mount Vernon Elks Lodge 277 will hold its annual Make It Bake It Fake It auction on Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m.. Andy Winiger will be the auctioneer. Proceeds will benefit Elks Charities. This is a guest night so the public is invited to attend. There will be a dinner served beginning at 5:30 p.m. with Chicken ($9.50) or Shrimp ($12.50) Alfredo and a side salad. Call 838-3361 for reservations. Christmas Wreaths and Trees Auction to be held at APL The Friends of the Alexandrian Public Library silent auction for door wreaths and tabletop Christmas trees has started. Each wreath or tree, you will be bidding on has been decorated by a volunteer. Bidding for decorated wreaths and trees continues until November 30. Bidders must be 18 or older. If you are the highest bidder on more than one item, you will be expected to pay for all wreaths or trees upon which you have bid. Winning bidders will be notified by phone. Wreaths and trees must be paid for and picked up by Sunday, December 7.

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the woman and began investigat- woman into custody, transporting ing the matter. The her to the Posey woman provided County Jail. FurMontgomery with ther investigation false information provided informaabout her true identity. tion as to her the As Montgomery contrue identity. The tinued his investigasuspect was idention it was discovered tified as Sasha T. that the prescription Drake, age 22, of slip was stolen from Evansville, Ind. the office of Doctor Presently, Drake David E. Schultz, an is lodged in the Sasha T. Drake Evansville physician. Posey County Jail, Montgomery then took the preliminarily charged with At-

tempting to Possess a Schedule II Drug, Forgery, Giving False Information, and Possession of Stolen Property. She is held under a $20,000 bond. “I want to commend the quick actions of the pharmacy staff and the immediate intervention of Deputy Montgomery,” states Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth. “Job well done.” This incident remains under investigation, with tassistance from the Posey County Drug Task Force.

‘Echoes of our Ancestors’ comes alive in mind, pen of Posey judge By Lois Mittino Gray Not being a real football fan, I surprised myself when I read Judge Jim Redwine’s new book ‘Echoes of Our Ancestors: The Secret Game’ from cover to cover in less than an hour. His fourth book is a smooth page-turner with a great story and wonderful characters that the author calls a “real cowboy and Indian tale.” The hidden game really happened in 1924 and Redwine’s fertile mind imagined many of the details to embellish it into a saucy story. Judge Redwine said he got the inspiration for the book about two years ago when he was in his hometown of Pawhuska, Okla., visiting a friend who is the curator of a store that sells his three other books. While chatting, he looked up and saw an article on the wall about the secret game. He said it fascinated him. He liked the story, researched it, and added his own flourishes to create a work of historical fiction, complete with players, gamblers, bootleggers, grifters and even a little light romance. The book tells the tale of Frank McDonald, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, at the tiny Haskell Indian Institute (now the Haskell Indian Nations University) in Pawhuska and his plan. The school had only 400 students at the time, half of them female, so McDonald builds his team from about 200 eligible males. “They become a powerhouse team, beating some of America’s best college football teams at the time like Brown, Butler, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Oklahoma and Creighton, but it was always

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James Redwine displays his newest book. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray on their turf,” Redwine explained, “Haskell had no playing field. It was an old cow pasture with rocks and makeshift seats and teams refused to play there.” It was either brick hard or slimy slippery depending

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