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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
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Board receives unusual zoning request Couple wants to purchase guns, ammunition in home By Dave Pearce By admission of Mindy Bourne, Executive Director of the Posey County Area Plan Commission, oftentimes the meetings and importance of keeping zoning legal is Posey County goes by the wayside. But just as in any other Posey County laws, zoning ordinances must
be observed and this week’s meetings could be as interesting or perhaps more interesting than some. At 5 p.m. on Thursday evening at the Hovey House in Mount Vernon, the board of zoning appeals will be deciding on its recommendation to the county as to whether or not a home on
Washington Avenue in Mount Vernon receives an unusual zoning permit. According to the agenda, David L. and Amanda S. York have filed paperwork with the board to seek approval for their home at 321 Washington Avenue in Mount Vernon. The applicant has requested a Special Use permit
for a home occupation (buy guns and ammunition for personal and family use in a residential single-family zoning district). “He is wanting to buy guns and ammunition for himself and for his family members,” Bourne explained. “In order to do that, he has to go through the ATF. Any time such a request is made to the ATF (the United States Bureau of
Remembering Your Colors By Dave Tracewell emember Me? Yeah, that’s right, red and white stripes, fifty stars on a blue field in the upper left corner. I am your Flag, but I’ve also been known by “Old Glory”, the “Stars and Stripes”, and the “Star Spangled Banner”. Whatever you call me, I am the flag of the United States of America. I remember years ago that people used to honor me, fly me with pride outside their homes and at work and children in school would watch and salute me with pride as I passed by, proudly waving in the wind. When men and women saw me coming, the men removed their hats and placed it over their hearts and the women placed their right hands over theirs. And their children were taught respect for the flag, and what to do as well. Now I’m lucky if they even recognize me, or even notice at all. Now, the young boys and girls make A collection of worn United States flags wait on a table as local Boy Scouts prepare to retire them durfun of those who carry me, and call them names. They haven’t ing the flag retirement ceremony held Sunday at Murphy Park in New Harmony. Photo by Dave Pearce learned, or don’t remember about the thousands of men and women who gave up their lives for me. know how to act? I saw one man start to take off his hat and looked around and saw no one else doing it, so he just put it back on. I saw some People who knew the meaning of Freedom, Liberty, Justice, and Peace. Why has this happened? I’m still your American Flag. I haven’t really kids calling the Boy Scouts who were carrying me names and making changed that much… just added a few stars over the years, been a whole fun of them. I saw many just sit there as I passed by talking with one another like I didn’t even exist. Is it now wrong to be lot more places, and through it all, stood strong by patriotic? Have today’s Americans forgotten what you. Why don’t people respect me the same way I stand for and where I’ve been? they used to? A lot of blood has been shed since If you don’t care, who will? If you don’t teach our those parades of long ago. A lot more men and children what I stand for and how to act around me, We honor the Veterans women have died defending me. When you honor who will? If our children don’t learn how to respect me, you honor those men and women who gave up of our community our flag, what it means to defend our country, and everything for your freedom. When I am flown, with a special section how important Freedom, Liberty and Patriotic Duty I see people not notice. When I am in a parade, I in today’s paper is, what future does our mighty country have? So, see people just stand there with their hands in their when you see me stand straight, think about what I pockets. I may get a small glance, but then you stand for, think about all of the Americans that have look away. Next time, please notice and respect me. died for our country, and place your right-hand over your heart or salute Next time stand and be proud to be an American Citizen! I see the young children of today running around and not being taught to honor me. I’ll be saluting you back by waving strong and proud in the how to act when I’m around. Don’t the parents of today care? Don’t they wind. And I’ll know that you remember me.
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Briefly BMV to be closed: All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches will be closed Saturday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Regular hours resume: Tuesday, November 14. MV Surveys: The City of Mount Vernon is hoping to obtain a grant for a water project to benefit residents in portions of the northwest section of the city. To aid with that process, the city is requesting assistance from residents in that area. Some city residents recently received a survey from the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana. That survey is the first in a series of steps to help the community qualify for grant funding which, if awarded, would help with the costs of the water project. The city is requesting residents complete and return surveys.
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Director hired for child care ministry
By Heather Morlan St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Poseyville has a director for their newest venture. Amber Farrar will be the head of their new child care ministry, “His Light Child Care.” Farrar was officially hired September 5, and has been busy setting up inspections, creating policy and procedure documents as well as an employee handbook. “Mrs. Farrar has been doing a great job of communicating with the eight board members and taking into consideration our different points of view in order to translate them into a cohesive plan for the new ministry,” explained board member Charles Carter. The new ministry plans to have a grand opening on December 4, 2017. When asking Farrar how she feels about the status of the preparations, she stated, “I feel that we are on track for what we can handle and would like to see it grow and would like to see it turn into a safe place for children to grow and learn.” Their goal is to serve 25-50 children, giving them a strong faith foundation. Farrar studied child development at
Spreading compassion Rachel’s Challenge visits North Posey By Heather Morlan A representative from Rachel’s Challenge visited North Posey last week with a powerful message to students, faculty and families. Rachel’s Challenge is a non-profit organization that was born from tragedy and has been delivering motivational talks for the last 17 years. Rachel Joy Scott, the program’s namesake, was the first person killed in the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999. After her death, students and acquaintances shared stories about how Rachel had touched their lives. The program was inspired by an essay written by Scott prior to the shooting. The title of her essay was “My Ethics, My Codes of Life.” In her essay, she wrote “I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.” Out of this tragedy, people were learning about how her simple words of kindness had impacted their lives while she was alive. This sparked her family to start the organization to help spread stories of her kindness and urge
Woodworkers, Rick Gooden and Rob Woodring, left, stand with Amanda Bryden of the New Harmony Parks Board, along with sign donors, Charles and Sally Huck to the right of the new installation. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
New Maclure Park sign is a work of art By Lois Mittino Gray “Wait till you see what Rick Gooden did with this artwork,” New Harmony resident Charles Huck gushed excitedly, waiting for the unveiling. “I am so proud of how it turned out!” The unveiling of the new Maclure Park sign to the crowd of about twenty people on Saturday morning brought a cheer of approval. Not only is the double-
sided sign practical, but it is a woodworked piece of art. The sign was donated by longtime residents Charles and Sally Huck. “A few months ago, the Hucks approached the Parks Board with the observation that Murphy Park has a lovely identification sign, while Maclure had none. We always called it ‘the park with the bandstand’ when identifying it for people. They said