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Double homicide in Mount Vernon shakes community Victim appeared, asked for help during last City Council meeting By Trisha L. Lopez One of the victims of Saturday’s alleged double homicide in Mount Vernon told City Council members at the November 3 meeting that she was concerned that her home was being watched and that she and four of her six neighbors had experienced thefts in the past year. She said she was considering getting a security system and she “didn’t want to live in fear.” Police have released few details in the homicide investigation of Mount Vernon couple John and Elizabeth Hall who were found dead in their home on 727 Mulberry Street by a family member Saturday morning, but a Zoom video of the meeting shows Elizabeth Hall speaking to council about a series of thefts that led her to seek help from local authorities, questioning if increased crime in the area was a recent trend. “We’re all locking everything up now. We’re doing all of the things that you’re supposed to do all of the time. I just don’t want to move to a small town and live in fear of what people are going to do. You know what the next step that I’m thinking of at my age? It won’t be limited to outside. There will be more. People will become bolder and just do more,” Hall said. She said two of the homes, hers included, had experienced two thefts in the past year. Most recently, she said her lawn mower and leaf blower were stolen out of her detached garage on Halloween, less than one week before the killings. “Ninety-five percent of the time that garage door… we added that garage door and we did it for security…is closed. It happened on a Sunday which was Halloween,” she said. She explained that she’d asked her husband to use the leaf blower to clear the walkway for trick-or-treaters after mowing the lawn. “We know the time frame that this theft happened. It was between 3 and 5. Now just wondering what (criminals) think about? It’s daylight. Daylight.” She said she was concerned about the boldness of someone attempting to steal from a home during the day and said someone would have had to be watching for the opportunity to

Mount Vernon Police oﬃcers Darren Lemberg, Michael Collins, Bryan Angel, Colton Givens, Korben Sellers, Ben Bohleber, and Caleb McDaniel talk after coming out of the home at 727 Mulberry Street in Mount Vernon where it is alleged that a double homicide was committed on Friday night. Photo by Dave Pearce steal from them. She mentioned seeing reports about increased crime in Haubstadt and wondered if Mount Vernon was seeing the same trend. “Is this a trend that’s happening? Is the police force seeing more in the city of Mount Vernon? We have no doubt that people are watching because of the small percentage of time that that garage door was open. Think about this. We have two cars in that garage. It wasn’t like a half empty garage. We have a truck behind those two cars. They came in and the lawnmower was on the side of the garage. You couldn’t see it if you were just walking by,” she said. “We’re concerned. We are now looking at getting a security system. We are now looking at having lighting on the back of our house. We al-

ways leave our front porch light on and we have a light at the sidewalk. We’ve always had them on. All the time.” She went on to say that she and her husband had made many improvements to their home in the four years since they’d moved back and were excited to be in Mount Vernon, but “my husband and I are concerned that people are watching. People are watching.” She said a decorative sign was stolen off of her front porch as well. “They had to come to our porch to see it. You couldn’t see it from the sidewalk or our walk coming to our house. So they

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New Harmony branch of Kuberski gets eight years for dealing HFCU to reopen on Main By Trisha L. Lopez Heritage Federal Credit Union in New Harmony will reopen its doors... shuttered since 2019...in time for the start of the holiday season according to Tony Aylsworth, credit union president. Aylsworth said the plan is to open in some capacity “hopefully before Thanksgiving.” “(New Harmony) is so special, we had to come back,” Aylsworth said following a meeting of the New Harmony Business Associates at the Working Men’s Institute on Wednesday. “That’s the bottom line.” Aylsworth said the financial institution will return with a renewed commitment to the community it serves, a focus on what the town wants and needs. “We didn’t have a plan back in 2015. It was just open a branch and see what happens. Well...we saw what happened. Nothing. We weren’t connected to the town. We just thought business was going to come and it didn’t. We learned our lesson,” he said. “Management got together. We realized we’d made a mistake initially. We needed to look at it again. We concocted this crazy idea of ‘let’s let the town tell us what they need.’” Aylsworth met with Mary Beth Guard, a long time acquaintance in the banking industry, and other New Harmony residents prior to making the decision to reopen. “We had a few conversations back and forth. We had a meeting one night at Mary Beth’s with probably a dozen people. They were great about telling us what we did wrong. We took that back and started developing this idea and realized we needed to be back here and support the town,” he said. He said bank officials are working with the town to see what services

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Special to the News A Mount Vernon woman originally arrested in Posey County Drug Task Force’s Operation “Lockdown” has been sentenced to prison. Julie Kuberski, age 57, appeared in the Posey Circuit Court on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 3rd, where she was sentenced by Judge Craig Goedde to eight (8) years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug-related charges, including dealing in methamphetamine. As part of her guilty plea, Kuberski admitted to selling methamphetamine and Hydrocodone to an undercover police informant in January 2021. Kuberski further admitted to the charges of maintaining a common nuisance, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Kuberski was apprehended in Operation “Lockdown” in May 2021 as part of an undercover drug investigation that began in August 2020. Operation “Lockdown” was a multi-agency operation led by the Posey County Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Posey County Prosecutor’s Office, Posey County Sheriff’s Office, Mt. Vernon Police Department, Indiana State Police, Evansville Police Department, Evansville-Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation – Safe Streets Task Force, Vincennes Police Department, New Harmony Police Department, and DNR’s Law Enforcement Division. “I’m grateful to the law enforcement officers that work tirelessly and put their own safety at risk in order to identify and apprehend those responsible for deal-

Julie Kuberski ing drugs in our community,” said Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers. “In this case, the investigation conducted by the Posey County Drug Task Force – Investigator Kenneth Rose, Posey County Sheriff’s Office Detective Dustin Seitz, and Mt. Vernon Police Department Detective Korben Sellers – provided my office with overwhelming evidence to support a conviction against Ms. Kuberski.” Kuberski will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction to serve her sentence.

Two-year contract approved Teachers, parents can concentrate on tasks at hand By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Mount Vernon School Board started the month of November out with all things being in copacetic agreement. On November 1, board members signed a two-year contract with the NEA Mount Vernon Teachers Union, approved the Teamsters Local 215 two-year Memorandum of Understanding with bus drivers and bus attendants, and gave their blessing to a resolution to explore the purchase of land for the Building Trades class model home. NEA President Rick Jesch and Vice-President Courtney York signed their names to the contract agreement with the board for the 2021-22 and

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2022-23 school years. School Superintendent Matt Thompson expressed his appreciation for how smooth the process was leading up to the finished document. “I appreciate the good relationship we have with our teachers,” he enthused. “Our communication is great!” The district is going back to a pay step scale, with new teachers at Step 1 this school year starting at $42,000. The top cap is Step 34 at $75,000. “We offer to pay our new teachers this year $42,000, next year they would move to $47,000 with a good evaluation. We are moving people onto the salary scale, pushing up salaries from the bottom and not so much at the top levels. This compressed salary schedule is called ‘reducing the gap’ and it

will do that significantly,” Director of Business Loren Evans explained. With funding from the state, salaries could be increased by 9.1 percent this first year and by an additional 6.7 percent the second year. Teachers will move up to the next step with a good evaluation. A new added benefit allows that teachers who have a family illness can use up to ten personal sick leave days, if requested. The district agreed to pay for any increase in insurance costs for the next two years, too The district also entered a two-year agreement with the Teamsters Union Local 215 for bus drivers and bus attendants, ending December 31, 2023.

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NEA Mount Vernon Vice President Courtney York and President Rick Jesch sign the two year teacher contract while school board members Greg Oeth, Mark Isaac and Board President Beth Higgins waits their turn to sign. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Death Is Swallowed Forever (Isaiah 25:8)

B J J R Barbara (Taylor) Pease passed away ten days after my brother Phil Redwine. Their Baptist Christian services were similar in several comforting ways. They were also diﬀering as Phil’s funeral was in Norman, Oklahoma and Barbara was honored as a member of the Osage Nation in Indian Camp in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Peg and I had attended Barbara’s mother, Judy Taylor’s, funeral in 2016 and were moved by the Osage graveside rites. Perhaps the coinci-

dence of my appointment as a Special Judge in a recent Indian law case made Barbara’s services even more impressive to Peg and me. I know I was surprised about how little I knew of Osage traditions even though I was born and raised in Pawhuska. As part of my legal research into an area of the law completely new to me I went to my personal library and reviewed my autographed copy of John Joseph Mathews’ book, The Osages, Children of the Middle Waters. Mr. Mathews was well known to my parents and, at our mother’s request, Mathews signed a copy of his book “with special pleasure” to my brother Phil and me. Mathew’s extensive scholarship into Osage

traditions brought out the beauty and solace of Osage burial rites. Barbara’s services included former Osage Chief Johnny Red Eagle fanning over Barbara’s body with an eagletail fan. This impressive ritual reminded me of the following passage in Mathews’ book that described a burial of several Osage members of a hunting party who were killed by a lightning strike: “The survivors came into the village carrying their comrades and singing their song of death. The Little Old Men looked at the sky in fear, then fanned away the evil spirit from the bodies with an eagle-tail fan…” See Page 68

Guest Column: Jim Tomes, State Senator Communities in Senate District 49 will receive more than $1 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Senator Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville). The CCMG, established by the Indiana General Assembly in 2016, aims to advance community infrastructure projects, strengthen local transportation networks and improve Indiana’s roads and bridges. Since it was put into place, the program has awarded more than $1 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects. In Senate District 49, Mount Vernon received $345,794.55, and Vanderburgh County received $742,378.46. “It’s encouraging to see Vanderburgh County

tive American heritage inﬂuenced Ryan’s message for his Dad, but I do know Ryan and Scott both captured the essence of Barbara’s family’s and our grief and pride in our loved ones. Barbara and Phil were similar in their kindness and generosity and in their steadfast pride and support of their numerous grandchildren. To lose two such priceless members of our small circle within ten days of one another was a lot to bear, but the thoughtful and heartfelt services helped. Peg and I now better understand the communal support of family and tribe. For more Gavel Gamut articles go to www.jamesmredwine.com Or “Like/Follow” us on Facebook & Twitter at JPegOsageRanch

Remembering Veterans and Mount Vernon take advantage of this roadfunding grant,” Tomes said. “I look forward to seeing the positive impact these projects will have, and I commend the local leaders whose efforts made this funding possible.” Through the program, the Indiana Department of Transportation matches up to $1 million annually when localities invest in road and bridge repairs. Counties with populations fewer than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations fewer than 10,000 receive a 75-25 match, while counties with populations of greater than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations of greater than 10,000 receive a 50-50 match. The CCMG oﬀers two rounds of applications each year, with the next call for applications occurring in early 2022.

Matt Hostettler, State Representative Finding forever homes for children in need To acknowledge families who have welcomed adopted children into their hearts and homes, and raise awareness of the needs of foster children and families, we celebrate National Adoption Month every November. There are over 1,500 Indiana children in foster care who are awaiting adoption, and many of those have endured neglect, abuse or trauma that could lead to emotional or medical challenges. The Indiana Adoption Program connects prospective parents to Indiana’s waiting children, like Dillion and Robert of Vanderburgh County, or Logan of Posey County.

At Barbara’s services Palee Redcorn sang beautiful, haunting and comforting acapella renditions of hymns in the Osage language and then transitioned seamlessly into English versions. One of those death songs was the traditional Christian hymn, “Amazing Grace”. At my brother’s funeral his youngest son, Ryan, who is an ordained Baptist minister, sang a deeply felt acapella version of “Amazing Grace” from the pulpit. Of course, Ryan also gave a marvelous and inspiring message under the most diﬃcult of emotions to honor his father much as Reverend Scott Kohnle of the Indian Camp Baptist Church spoke for Barbara. I do not know if Ryan’s mother’s Na-

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On this Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, we extend our appreciation and thoughts to our active duty military personnel, and we pay tribute to the many millions of veterans who have served our country over the past 246 years. We also wish to memorialize the passing this year of our brother-in-law, Commander Barry Rowe; and acknowledge the other veterans of the Jones and Moskowitz families who served during major wars from the Civil War to the War On Terror. During the Civil War 1st Sargent John B. Jones (Elizabeth’s grandfather) and Corporal William E. Jones (Elizabeth’s great uncle) were in the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment from upstate New York within the period 1861 to 1865. They fought in many battles, including the Orange Court House, Brandy Station, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor and Gettysburg. Donald’s grandfather, Pvt. Max Moskowitz, served in the U.S. Cavalry (Roughriders) in 1898 during the Spanish American War. During World War I Alton Christmas Jones (Elizabeth’s father) and William Howard Jones (uncle) served in the USMC and saw action at Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, Aisne-Marne, and Meusse-Argonne. William Howard received the U.S. Silver Star and the French Croix De Guerre medals for his “action at Blanc Mont Ridge on October 3, 1918 where he held oﬀ a German attack using a machine pistol.” Donald’s father, Sidney Moskowitz,

was a machinist who repaired ships at the Charlestown, MA Naval Shipyard during WWII. Elizabeth’s cousin, Barney O’Neil, was a U.S. Army infantryman who landed in Normandy in June 1944. Bob Rosenblatt (Donald’s relative) served in the Army at the end of WWII. Barry Rowe (Donald’s brother-in-law) was a Commander in the U.S. Navy who served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. John Jones and Edward Jones (Elizabeth’s brothers) served in the late 50s and early to mid 60s , John U.S. Army and Edward, USMC. Donald Moskowitz was an E5 in the Navy in the 50s and then was a Vietnam era veteran in the 60s serving as a Navy officer on 13 ships. Robert Nichol (Elizabeth’s cousin) was a platoon leader in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was in the 1st Infantry Division and the 101st Infantry Division. During his Vietnam service he was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. Michael Gerard (Donald’s and Elizabeth’s son-in-law) was an Airman First Class, USAF in the early 80s. Jeffrey Ammons ( Donald’s nephew) served as an Army officer during the War On Terror. We must continue to remember all of our veterans who have served our country in times of peace and war. Elizabeth (Jones) Moskowitz Donald Moskowitz Londonderry NH

ropes, give them experiences and things to remember, like we had…life skills. Will they remember their high score on Mario cart or whatever it is that they play? Brag about their favorite episode of spongebob? It is a sad state for most folks nowadays…especially kids. We don’t need to just live life…we need to live a life worth living and one worth remembering. I sure enjoy being in the presence of my grandkids. Taking them with me and doing stuﬀ that they will remember other than electronic gadgets, isn’t that what it should be all about? When they have their face buried in those gadgets they have no idea what else is happening around them. I want them to learn from me, and to know me, to know who I am and how I grew up. The things I learned and what

my life was like growing up. I want to help shape their life, and give them some of the same experiences that I had. Those little moments, like the other night as Mr. Mason and I were coming home from thrashing grain, it was after dark and as I was driving he said “poppa did you wock da door on da combine?” I said “yes why?” He said “good because I weft my stwaberry wemeonaid in dare and I don’t want da fwy’s to get in dare and get in my wemonaid!” How cool is that? He may not remember that…but I sure will. If your absence doesn’t bother someone, then your presence never meant anything to them anyway. Do something worth being remembered. Hang with the kids. They’re more fun to be around anyway…and they need all the help they can get.

Fading memories

It scares me that so B D many memH ories fade as I get older. That’s part of the reason why I write my ramblings and nonsense down. The memories of my youth, all those meaningless moments that are seemingly of no value to anyone but me…but they are mine and the ones I remember and cherish the most. Ones like, sitting on my granddaddy’s lap as he cut tomatoes as he layered them with sugar. Or the ones where my grandma cooked bacon in a cast iron skillet, then fried eggs in the grease, those eggs were laced and blackened beyond recognition, but we ate them anyway with buttered toast…and loved them. Those times when all my aunts and

uncles would gather with the rest of the family on holidays to play cards. They’d hoop and hallar at each other while playing and get fighting mad, then 30 minutes later laugh and recall every move made and everything would be fine. All the hunting and fishing trips we took with my dad, and the rotten meals we made, and the train wrecks we got into. Or when my mother use to make us memorize Bible scriptures, or how she showed me how to make drop biscuits from scratch. All the things that don’t seem to happen as much anymore, those are the things I remember and long for…family time. Nowadays kids are given phones and tablets to occupy their time instead of fishing poles and BB guns. They need the attention of grown ups in order to grow up. Kids need folks to show them the P / E D P

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021 Melvin Gillenwater Melvin “Mel” Gillenwater was born on May 14, 1948, to the late William and Margaret Gillenwater in McLeansboro, Illinois. Mel was a 1966 graduate of Mount Vernon Senior High School, and later went on to establish and grow a successful commercial real estate development company in Evansville, Indiana. Melvin was a highly decorated United States Army Veteran who served honorably in the Vietnam War. In 1969, he received multiple bronze stars and the Purple Heart. Melvin’s personal heroism, professional competence, and devotion to duty were in the highest traditions of the military service, the Americal Division, and the United States Army. “So long as I am not sleeping in the mud, and no one is shooting at me, life is pretty good” was a common phrase that summed up his outlook on life. He returned to Mount Vernon, began working at Engineers Associates, and purchased an Emerald Green, 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS that spent more time in the body shop than on the road. He loved that car; it was one that he always wished he’d held on to. In 1970 he married his best friend and wife of 48 years, until Mary Ann preceded him in life’s journey. Mel and Mary had one daughter, Melannie, to which they devoted their lives. As time passed, Mel’s drive and ambition led to many business opportunities including The Carpet and Light Gallery in Mount Vernon, and ultimately the family business that is Melmar Properties. Outside of work, Mel’s greatest joy was spending time with his grandson, Barrett, sneaking away for lunch, golf, or cruising around town. Mel and Mary never missed a swim meet or event during the summer, then joined their friends in Florida over the winter months to discuss who really had the best grandson. As Florida residents he and Mary established great neighborhood friends with whom they enjoyed golf and other activities, but always devoted time to organiza-

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tions including The Combat Infantry Association and Military Order of the Purple Heart, which directly support veterans and their families. Mel was a lifetime member and former Commander of the American Legion Post 5, VFW Post 114, AMVETS and Disabled American Veterans. He made a difference in many lives by making time for them and setting an example through his own actions. Mel is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Melannie and Brian Hutchinson of Newburgh, Ind.; grandson, Barrett Hutchinson; brothers, Randall Gillenwater (Lana), Daniel Gillenwater (Tammy), William Gillenwater (Muriel); sisters, Elaine Bebout (Billy), June Zimmerman (Robert), and Julie Blanford (Robert); brother-in-arms, Max Loffgren, sister-in-law, Janis Boyer; along with many beloved nieces, nephews, and close friends. Friends visited with the family from 4 until 6:00 p.m., on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street, Evansville, IN 47712 where there was a memorial service beginning at 6 p.m. A military service and entombment was held at Alexander Memorial Park in Evansville on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Riley Children’s Foundation, 30 South Meridian Street, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3509 and Combat Infantry Association, 1418 West Northfield Boulevard, Murfreesboro, TN 21129. Messages of prayer, memories and condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

James Almon Kincheloe James Almon Kincheloe, 78, of Poseyville, Indiana, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side. James was born in Evansville, Indiana on April 28, 1943 to the late James Howard and Alma Ruth (Almon) Kincheloe. He was a 1961 graduate of North Posey High School. James was a retired truck driver having worked for several diﬀerent companies but his favorite was hauling for the grain farmers. He was a Harley Davidson enthusiast, enjoyed going to Florida with his bike, and loved spending time with his favorite “Harley Bro” Tom Fisher. In his free time, he enjoyed working on cars and bikes. James is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alice (Hendricks) Kincheloe of Poseyville, Ind.; a daughter, Tina Bruce (David) of Evansville, Ind.; and their son, Tanner Bruce; a son, Kelly Kincheloe (Melissa)

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of Wadesville, Ind.; a sister, Phyllis Ann Hawley of Mount Vernon, Ind.; and a brother, Michael Kincheloe (Debbie) of New Harmony, Ind. At James’ request no services will be held at Browning Funeral Home. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Poseyville Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 194, Poseyville, IN 47633. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuneral.com.

Larry George McCleave, 81, passed away on October 9, 2021, at Bayfront Health Brooksville in Brooksville, Florida. He was born in Armstrong, Indiana August 24, 1940. Larry was the son of George A. and Mary Evelyn (Fore) McCleave. Larry came to know and accept the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior in March 2021. Larry had wished to be baptized but he was unable to do so due to the Covid restrictions in Florida during this Pandemic. Larry was a Paratrooper in the 182nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was a professional chef and had worked at the Red Geranium in New Harmony, Indiana and retired from Sodexo Food Services at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana and he also managed other restaurants throughout Indiana and Illinois during his career. Larry enjoyed attending the horse races at Ellis Park in Kentucky and watching football. He is preceded in death by his parents, Tony J. McCleave (son), Brittany M. Harrington (granddaughter), Jerry W. McCleave (brother) and Ronald L. McCleave (brother). Larry is survived by his brothers: Steve, George (Deb), Jeﬀ (Deb) McCleave and sister Anita (Jim) Persinger. Larry is also

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survived by his sons: Terry J., Larry D., Kyle A. (Jaime) and Charlie A. (Ashleigh) McCleave and daughter, Tammy D, McC leave Harrington (William Thomas) Sellers; grandchildren: Gregory “Tony” (Nasoshia), Ashley L., Terry J. and Aaron J. McCleave, Stephen M. and Colin C. Harrington, and Taylor D. and Wyatt D. McCleave and Emma L., Ty Marie, Jackson J., Kashlyn R., Jylyn E. McCleave and Jaxson L. Smith and Leon S. and Benjamin J. McCleave and 11 great-grandchildren. Larry had several nieces and nephews as well. A Celebration of Life will be held at the VFW, 205 North Walnut Street, Olney, Ill., at 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 14, 2021, with a late luncheon to follow afterwards for family and friends.

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Clifton (Cliﬀ) A. Wyatt, 84, of Mount Vernon passed away at his home on Friday, November 5, 2021, with his

family by his side. Cliff was born on January 2, 1937, in Saint Elmo Kentucky, to Roy Robinson and Ossie Wyatt. Cliff married Delma Jean (Wilcox) Wyatt in 1957 and she preceded him in death on May 23, 2001. He later married Nancy (VanZant) Wyatt in 2004 and she preceded him in death on May 12, 2015. Cliff was a United States Navy Veteran serving in Korea and Vietnam. After the service, Cliff went to work at Whirlpool in Evansville before being employed at the John T. Meyers lock and dam

Robert (Bob) R. Gibbs, 75, of Evansville, formerly Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at his home. Bob was born in Evansville on October 30, 1946 the son of James and Mabel (Randoph) Gibbs. Bob was preceded in death by his ﬁrst wife, Connie (Barnes) Gibbs, in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie F. (Beal) Gibbs, who he married on January 28, 2008 in Evansville. Bob graduated from Mount Vernon High School and then enlisted in the United States Army where he served in Korea. He went on to work for the Army Corps of Engineers at the John T. Meyers lock and dam and retired at the Assistant Lockmaster in 2012. While working at the Dam, Bob served six months in Iraq with the Army Corp. Bob was a Master Gardener with Purdue University and a member of the South Western Indiana Master Gardener’s association. He was a devoted Christian, who was a longtime standing member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Mount Vernon and currently a member of Northwest Church of Christ in Evansville. Mostly Bob loved his family. Bob is survived by his wife, Bonnie; sons, John

Gibbs and Matt (Sara) Gibbs, Cory (Amanda) Cook; grandchildren, Winnie, Saebyn, Kamryn, Amelya, Hayden, Levi, and Libby; great-grandson, Xavier, brother, James Gibbs; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Connie; brother, Charles Gibbs; sister, Ruth Gibbs. A funeral service was held at noon on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, burial will be at Black’s Cemetery, with Pastor Curtis Carwile officiating. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m., until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Northwest Church of Christ or Posey County Red Cross. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com

where he retired. Cliff then worked at Mulzer’s Stone for 10 years. Cliff enjoyed staying busy and loved to tinker with anything he could get his hands on. He was an avid gardener, played golf, fishing, raising his beagle pups, or just about anything where he was outside. Cliff was a strong Christian man, who was a member of the Pentecostal Assembly in Mt. Vernon. He adored his grandchildren and loved spending time with all his family. Cliff is survived his son, Arnold (Kathy) Wyatt; daughters, Anna Bilby and Audrey Ramey; step-children, Tina (Tim) McCloud,

Tammy Alldredge, and Brian (Mollie) Alldredge, 23 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth, Phyllis, Ruby, and Charlette. He is preceded in death by his son, Adam Wyatt; grandson, Devin Ramey; and his brother, Edward “Buddy” Menton. A memorial service will be held at a later date for Cliﬀ. Memorials may be left to the Pentecostal Assembly Church in Mount Vernon. Denning Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolence may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com

Brenda Sue Moore Brenda Sue (Overﬁeld) Moore, 62, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away November 2, 2021 at her home. She was born October 29, 1959 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Marshall and Dorothy (Boyer) Overﬁeld. Brenda graduated from Mount Vernon High School, Class of 1977. Her family was so important to her. She enjoyed helping others and putting them before herself. Brenda was loved by all and will be missed by many. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Keesha Marie Miller in 1995 and her sister, Barbara Rickert. She is survived by her daughters, Tischa Miller Hilligoss (Steven) and Elizabeth Moore Weightman (Brian); grandchildren, Lucus Andrew Miller, Autumn Rain Moore and Abigail Elaine Weightman; sisters,

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Christmas time’s acomin’

I can remember wondering why my grandparents and other older folks did some of the strange things that they did. It wasn’t until I personally reached this point that I realized I also have some odd habits. For instance, one timely subject is in regard to the upcoming time change. After faithfully doing this for many years, it became obvious that one only has to remember whether it was winter or summer. It is always “summer” in this house, or I suppose I could just say we are in the Eastern time zone. Of course, the computer and my cell phone change automatically. My dogs seem to have an internal clock, anyway. I believe that I have mentioned this before, but two of them come and tell me when it is supper time. One other thing that I did this week is probably unnecessarily problematic. I picked out the pair of pajama pants that I wanted to wear. I DO have several dozen of these. When I started to put them on, I remembered that this pair was greatly stretched out in the waist. Most folks would just choose something else. However, I already was wearing the shirt that was the right color, So I was determined to make them work. I tried a few things, including Scotch Tape. I ended up with a bag clip. I know that this sounds like what a real bag lady would do, but I felt victorious that I figured out a solution. My husband just announced that he is getting ready to purge his closet. He does that a couple of times a year. He ruthlessly pulls down a pile of t-shirts he no longer wants. As you may know, this goes against my beliefs. If I didn’t intervene, he would literally throw these away. Sometimes, he passes a few of them along to someone else. I usually put them in a bag and make rags out of them. However, it sometimes escalates into an argument. I make him justify what is wrong with each one. I suppose this all goes back to my hoarding problem. However, I remember all too well those early years when we had to live on a budget. I just made the comment that Christmas was more meaningful when we had to buy carefully. Everyone apB C P

preciated their gifts much more. This year’s shopping is stressful in a much different way. Finding something that is actually desired or needed is a problem. I recall the years when opening gifts was met with happy squeals of delight. I try to be thoughtful and creative, but it is hard to do. As I have mentioned so many times, we live in a very different world. Todd and Sheri still have the six little ones who are capable of being wowed by Christmas. This is a Christmas blessing, and I know that it will make everyone involved enjoy these wonderful years. Some of the adults and teenagers who are on my buying list will supply me with a “want” list, but I think this makes the whole process kind of meaningless. Many others in our age group resort to gift cards, but I don’t like this, either. Having to buy my husband birthday gifts for his December 23 day just adds to the frustration. I suppose I talk about this every year, but I can’t help overthinking it. I would never have thought how this would become, back when I had to carefully budget my spending. Not that we have a lot of disposable income, and we are far from wealthy. I am sitting here looking at one of my all-time favorite gifts. Sean and Madeleine drew on the outer matte of a photo of the children. It hangs on the wall over the fireplace and I admire it every day. Of course, it showcases their artistic talent. The year that Heather handed me a box of my published book was pretty amazing, too. However I appreciate everything from my loved ones. The gold eagle that I never take off, hangs on a chain around my neck. Don gave me this over 30 years ago. I used to go out and forage for memorable gifts but I am not able to do that now, except on Amazon. As is mentioned every year, we are to the place that gifts should take second place, and our real Christmas joy should be in having everyone relatively healthy and being together. Cooking great food and remembering all of the blessings of this past year should take first place in our day. Don and I are fairly okay, all things considered. So many of

our friends have lost a spouse. I have three amazing, polite, and achieving grandchildren, living right next door. No matter what gifts I end up buying for them, I know they will appreciate them. Madeleine will once again wrap my gifts. She and Issabella will work on the Christmas trees. The old days are gone but I am very lucky to have the present.

Long-time Posey County Sheriﬀ Bill Cox blows out the candles on his 90th birthday cake this past week. Photo submitted

Enjoying the Saint Philip Bingo on Friday evening are Roseanna Goebel, Susan Wargle and Denise Kissell. Photo by Dave Pearce

Birthdays

Geneva Hall, a resident of Premier Healthcare in New Harmony, celebrated her 103rd birthday this week with family, left to right, son John Hall, sister-in-law Anita Snyder, and brother-in-law Rodney Snyder. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, November 10, 1921 - Mount Vernon

J K Note: News in this issue includes: President Harding’s Armistice Day Proclamation, the Armistice Day program in Mount Vernon, gored and trampled to death by bull, awards won at the Saint Philip’s Farm Institute, basketball, and many news briefs and personals. Part of President Harding’s Armistice Day Proclamation - “In Flanders fields the poppies blow - Between the crosses, row on row,” - One of those who fell in Flanders fields, immortalized by John McCrae is to be interred in Arlington National Cemetery, with appropriate solemn ceremony, as the Nation’s symbolic tribute to All the unknown heroes now resting in Flanders fields. This Armistice Day is a good time for us to turn over a new leaf if we have been remiss in our appreciation and gratitude to

those who gave their all that autocracy should not triumph over liberty. From the poppied ﬁelds of Flanders, their voices still are calling us. Mount Vernon’s Armistice Day - Retail groceries in Mount Vernon will close at noon on Armistice Day and remain closed during the remainder of the day. Between the morning and afternoon programs a parade will be held. Bells and whistles will sound in unison at 11 a.m. A Tragedy - Mrs. Straub is Killed - Mrs. Elnora Straub, wife of Joseph Straub, was instantly killed two miles west of Cynthiana, Tuesday afternoon when she was attacked by an engaged bull. Mrs. Straub had gone into the pasture to drive the cows to the barn to be milked when she was attacked by the bull, and after being struck she was unable to rise to her feet, the bull goring her many times while on the ground. The six-year old

son was returning from school saw the attack and realizing the danger his mother was in, ran to the field in which his father was working to call for assistance. Mr. Straub rushed to his home, loaded his shotgun and ran to the field when the bull attacked him as he entered the pasture. He shot the bull several times in the head and shoulder, killing it and when he reached the body of his wife, found her to be dead. Mrs. Straub was 29 years of age. Besides her bereaved husband, she is survived by four sons. The oldest is six and the baby is fifteen-months of age. The entire community is shocked by bereavement. The funeral services will be conducted this morning at 9 a.m., from the Catholic Church in Poseyville in which the deceased was a member. Saint Philip’s Farm Institute - The following are some of the prize winners at the Saint Philip’s Institute:

November 9 - Candi Lockwood, Tom Panetti, Michael Scaraﬁa, Martha Breeze, Mason Maricle November 10 - Jeﬀrey Hidbrader, Steve Crowley, Ryker Bias, Mary McGrew, Derek Marvel, Alicia Laughbaum November 11 - Logan Deig, Martha Conyers, Delores Hudson, Kendal Lang, Jack Hall, Clenneth Kohlmeyer, Tammy Zenthoefer, Brandy Schelhorn, Randy Martin, Ethan Kahle, James Passmore, Connor Black, Joyce Babillis November 12 - Kathy Pollard-Ross, Carissa Koester, Greg Ricketts November 13 - Bob Walker, Joe Lynn ArmMrs. Henry Niemeier - First on cherries, grapes, plums, rhubarb, pears, butterbeans, spinach, carrots, turnips, sausage, spare ribs, ketchup and tomatoes, and Second on peas, pumpkins, and beets; Mrs. Conrad Maier - First on jelly, pickles, and blackberries; Mrs. Frank Schenk - First on pears, cabbage, pumpkins, and corn, and Second on peaches, butterbeans, and green beans; Mrs. Stephen Folz - First on pineapple and sweet potatoes and Second on sausage; Mrs. Joseph Weinzapfel - First on beets; Mrs. Charles Hartman - First on peaches; Mrs. George Grossman - First on green beans and Second on grapes; Mrs. Frank Schenk First on bread; Mrs. George Martin - First on cake; Mrs. Edward Martin - Second on pickles, blackberries, and jelly; Mrs. Henry Schenk - First on quilt and yokes; Mrs. Rose Grossman - First on scarf and Second on quilt; Mrs. Joseph Schenk - First on centerpiece and Second on table cover; and Miss Emilia Winiger Second on yolk. Men: Roy Utley - First on yellow dent corn and First on Johnson

strong, Abby Giles, Tracie Little, Jennifer Cobb, Matthew Mittino, Kevin Pettigrew, Shirley Carver November 14 - Ryan Proctor, Janice Haggard, Allison Cardin, Jacob Straw, Kym Ricketts, Zach Wilhoyte, Kym Ricketts November 15 - Peggy Meyer, Jeﬀ Moore, Mike Burdick, Sandy Hall, Lori Forrester, Joseph Lee, Brenda Hottel, Mary Smith, EJ Rainey, Tyler Schmitt, Janet Gambrel If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

County white corn; John Winiger - First on one ear of corn; Adam Winiger - first on white corn; William Winiger - First on wheat and eggs; Charles Brenner - First on potatoes, Second on wheat; George Grossman - First on cabbage; Joseph Weinzepfel - First on apples and peanuts; Stephen Folz - First on field pumpkin; Conrad Maier--First on squash; Edward Martin - First on turnips and late potatoes; Henry Niemeier - First on horse-radish and peacorn; Joseph Schenk - Second on apples, First on potatoes; Frank Weinzapfel - First on turnips; George Martin - Second on cabbage; Louis Deig - Second on one ear of corn, and Joseph Deig - First on home-made baskets. News Briefs And Personals - Basketball Scores - Mount Vernon Boys’ team lost to Oakland City College, 38 to 17, in its first basketball game of the season. The local Girls’ team will play their first game this Friday night when they meet the Poseyville team. Coach, Miss Helen Keck hopes for a win. Births: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cull-

man, a girl baby. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George McFadden Friday, a son. Born Sunday night to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yunker, a daughter. Sick List - Mrs. Goebel McFadden is slowly recovering from tonsillitis. John Smith was severely injured Sunday when bitten by a hog. Mrs. E.E. Dawson is able to be out again. Visits - J.F. Ehrhardt gave us a pleasant call Saturday. Sunday Visit - James Hanes and Mrs. Lizzie McReynolds visited Mr. and Mrs J.B. McKinnies Sunday. Marriage License Dan Melton and Augusta Randolph; Ed Krietenstein and Laura Hoehnert; Fred Davis and Beulah Traverse; Walter Hayes and Ruby Collier; Claude Overton and Garrett Nichelson; Arthur Papenmeier and Edna Huﬀ; Manford Hein and Katie Anderson; and Albert Heckman and Mabel Endicott. News From 125 Years Ago, November 9, 1896 - Marriage Licenses - John Darmbusch and Carrie Schiesler; Levy McCormick and Vercie Cleveland; Richard Stevens and Mary Golden; and Frank Ritzert and Bertha Warmet.

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HIGH HONORS Second Grade: Burns, Lane S.; Clowers, Emma J.; Denham, Liam E.; Dickens, Finley E.; Eaton, Derek M.; Fairchild, Kaysen L.; Goldman, Addison J.; Horacek, Taylor G.; Kuhn, Presley E.; Sights, Hunter B.; Thompson, Madelynn J.; Verble, Nathaniel G.; Volz, Anabel Third Grade: Chevalier, Dax H.; Underwood, Isaac A. Fourth Grade: Ellison, Griﬃn B.; Hoehn, Wyatt R.; Kuhn, Oakley S.; Lilleston, Kelsey D.; Stemple, Addison G. Fifth Grade: Aaron, Aiden J.; Aldrich, Caleb L.; Chevalier, Senna E.; Clowers, Camden T.; Daniel, Maycin R.; Gross, Jake W.; Hamilton, Klayton C.; Hoehn, Paislee L.; Horacek, Kaylee F.; Idler, Jaxon D.; Mastison, Gage M.; Mathew, Vivian R.; Rogers, Kenzie E.; Tucker, Nicholas J.; Wilson, Jake C. HONORS Second Grade: Boarman, Eliza G.; Creek, Maddyx P.; Criswell, Jonathan S.; David, Josie I.; Gamache, Sadie N.; Greenwell, London L.; Henderson, James F.; Kester, Mercedes G.; Kissel, Dean; Kusturin, Adilynn M.; Martin, Sadie A.; Mattingly, Joanna D.; Neaveill, Bailee A.; Neaveill, Hunter A.; Pollard, Madison N.; Ries, Rylan O.; Russler, Elaina F.; Schneck, Ryder A.; Siddons, Oakley M.; Thompson, Eli J.; Trout, Marley J.; Weatherford, Jase M.; Wilson, Joseph A.; Workman, Raynee A.; Wright, Jace A. Third Grade: Ball, Anistyn K.; Butler, Chelsea L.; Carlson, Calie J.; Carroll, Reid M.; Cole, River H.; Cortelloni, Danielle R.; Dailey, Mark S.; Fox, Jessica R.; Goldman, David W. Jr; Gregory, Brinkley A.; Hamm, Pipper F.; Henshaw, Brodie J.; Jackson, Kelsie L.; Konrath, Jack R.; Martin, Chloe A.; McGennis, Gracelyn E.; Norton, Lorelai R.; Orth, Jacob C.; Ours, Brendan R.; Snelling, Kylee A.; Traﬀord, Aundrea F.; Trevino, Eliandro S.; Vaughan, Paisley G.; Voelker, Avery M.; Webster, Imani B.; Wildeman, Cora M.; Williams, Lola N.; Zirkelbach, Sydney K. Fourth Grade: Bratcher, Remington; Carter, Jaclynn D.; Clowers, Nash M.; David, Jensyn S.; Deckard, Jordan P.; Duncan, Abhayanna; Grabert, Brookelyn A.; Greene, Jax J.; Greenwell, Logan J.; Hamrick, Melanie L.; Konrath, Daxton R.; Mattingly, Reagan A.; McIntyre, Mckenzee J.; Reese, Emmelyn H.; Russell, John G.; Schneider, Macyn G.; Sellers, Aether S.; Suedmeyer, Landry L.; Thompson, Owen W.; Wilson, Arianna E.; Wilson, Kourtlynn K. Fifth Grade: Alldredge, Jesse R.; Benton, Thomas V.; Deckard, Cameron L.; Egan, Bristol A.; Erwin, Jaylynn E.; Hicks, Ryan A.; Leinenweaver, Gabriel E.; Mason-Nordgauer, Nicole B.; Middleton, Ayla M.; Osban, Parker B.; Patton, Savanah J.; Reich, Brayden C.; Reinitz, Samuel A.; Riecken, Evan S.; Robinson, Jayce L.; Rudibaugh, Brady D.; Sims, Teagan L.; Tharp, Trevor N.; Verble, Annabelle L.; York, Wade

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GRAY HONOR Smith; Sadie Thompson; Zane West; Gracie Winegar; Liam Woodward Ninth Grade: Almon, Glory C.; Banks, Blake E.; Basden, James M.; Bredemeier, Alana O.; Fourth Grade: Laney Anderson; Anahbell Bradshaw; Travis Barritt; Jack Brooks; Liberty Buchanan; Dakota Clark; Reese Collins; Kenzlee Cox; Brylee Daws; Jaylie Denning; Brylee Dixon; Browning, Oakley; Byerly, Nathanael W.; Capes, Rylan A.; Clayton, Malachi A.; Collins, Connor Lincoln Dobleman; London Dobleman; Talynn Erwin; Crystal Fair; Trinity Gates; Gavin Givens; M.; Dickinson, Julian L.; Dye, Masyn A.; Emsweller, Charles D.; Hamrick, Maxwell M.; Hatch, Benjamin J.; Hathaway, Grant E.; Hile, Michael L.; Hoy, Kaitlynn E.; Hubbard, Brendan H.; JolShelby Hamilton; Madeline Hargrove; Brady King; Bentleigh Long; Ginnie McWhirter; Liliana Neave; Jaidra Poore; Avalynn Reich; Chace Reynolds; Kloe Robb; Jonis Robison; Kalyssa Sain; ley, Tyler A.; Jones, David C.; Legarda, Veronica A.; Lindenschmidt, Kyle L.; Matthews, Gabriel Kormikel Stewart; Destini Sussen; Gabriel Sutfin; Hank Wilkerson; Noah Williams; Hunter York M.; McCarty, Dylan L.; McCarty, Landon R.; Patel, Yug S.; Pedrotti, Hunter J.; Reynolds, Bobby D.; Schneider, Colten R.; Shiver, Hayley R.; Smith, Angel-Marie S.; Straw, Zoe E.; Walker, Fifth Grade: Elona Ackman; Lilith Allen; Wastna Biggerstaff; Gracie Brink; Isla Day; Arianna Dell; Mason Dixon; Amanda Evans; Brookelyn Hanmore; Jayleigh Higgins; Jayla Houchin; Emma M. Tenth Grade: Adler, Morgan E.; Aldrich, Ellen E.; Axton, Hunter; Babcock, Anna R.; Bazan, Bella Howell; Sadie Jamison; Levi Jarvis; Bentley Kallbreier; Peyton Kern; Morgan Miller; Jonah Nichols; Gabriel Nunn; Makayla Payne; Angel Poole; Brenyn Reynolds; Baylee Stallings; Abbigale M.; Bazan, Kristen O.; Bell, Matthew L.; Brandenstein, Cyra L.; Brucken, Blake M.; Burnett, Isaac N.; Crawford, Camaro A.; Dickens, Kirsten E.; Dutkiewicz, Logan A.; Franks, Korvon Stewart; Alexander Wallis; Kylie Winters; Aubrey Woosley; Claire Woosley Brooke L.; Glover, Julien I.; Grantham, Makayla L.; Hamrick, Mitchell W.; Hart, Arliss A.; Hess, Kendra D.; Holder, Kyle S.; Huss, Madolyn H.; Jones, Molly L.; Jourdan, Trinity A.; Kelley, Ryan L.; Kern, Giana L.; Kincade, Ava M.; Krieger, Kaadeigh B.; Krull, Kiearra D.; Maier, Madeline E.; Martin, Grayce M.; Maxwell, Wyatt M.; McCord, Derek J.; McCune, Ella N.; Osborne, Emily R.; Ovalle, Alejandra E.; Powell, Ben D.; Robb, Isabel R.; Romero, Lena B.; Seidensticker, Zarek C.; Sizemore, Lily K.; Stallings, Raycee L.; Stewart, Kortez J.; Straystar, John; HONORS Thomas, Jonathan A.; Weatherford, Hadley T.; Weis, Aaron J.; West, Hannah N.; Wyatt, Mya A. Fourth Grade: Axton, Emma; Barrow, Ramsey; Bennett, Kyndal; Bowling, Ella; Brady, Eleventh Grade: Bonham, Kasey W.; Browning, Braiden; Capes, Breanna L.; Davis, Andrew William; Brandle, Hunter; Dixon, David; Eagleson, Emmilynn; Gentry, Levi; Gray, Hannah; J.; Davis, Emma N.; Deckard, Lydia A.; Defur, Gracie A.; Defur, Jeffrey P.; Deig, Sydney B.; Hautman, Lyla; Hines, Raygen; Hoehn, Maverick; Kamman, Vivian; Lemmons, Blaine; Martin, Denning, Lily E.; Dye, Jarrett T.; Franklin, Shaun M.; Gates, Serenity F.; Goldesberry, Kaleb J.; Ethan; Meyer, Lily; Naab, Clara; Parrish, Kinslee; Reiter, Link; Spencer, Ava; Wathen, Bailey; Jarvis, Jaycee L.; Jarvis, Taylor L.; King, Natalie E.; Kuhn, Mallory R.; McConnell, Cameron A.; Williams, Kyla Powell, David J.; Redman, Carlton J.; Redman, Sydney L.; Ricketts, Drake A.; Rude, Kaelyn E.; Fifth Grade: Buecher, Kolt; Cutrell, Levi; Dressel, Kale; Goebel, Wyatt; Hisch, Joseph Rush, Peyton M.; Salee, Kaylen G.; Shepherd, Isaac A.; Short, Blaine N.; Steedman, Logan A.; Howell; Kleinschmidt, Zane; Maines, Sloan; Metz, Addison; Nightingale, Claire; Peters, AnWeyer, Brooklynn A.; Yarber, Ethan M. thony; Schenk, Mattison; Schmitt, Emily; Will, Chase Twelfth Grade: Adams, Henry S.; Adler, Matthew E.; Biggerstaff, Genna A.; Black, Jason Sixth Grade: Barton, William; Bosecker, Xavier; Buecher, Bret; Gibbs, Paxtyn; Gray, Adam; A.; Bollinger, Isaac B.; Branson, Lane D.; Brink, Damon A.; Clement, Trinity R.; Collins, WilHallam, Isabelle; Hoehn, Ayela; Hoehn, Makenna; Johnson, Jaylen; Koester, Camden; Like, liam M.; Damm, Tanner J.; Daws, Braxton L.; Diefenbach, Jordan A.; Dosher, Kaleb R.; Hardy, Madalyn; McCutchan, Molly; Raber, Emalyn; Simmons, Maleigha; Stoneberger, Ella; Tucker, Blake R.; Harms, Kayla R.; Hart, Baylee K.; Hildebrandt, Mackenzie F.; Hines, Susan R.; Irick, Chase; Wenderoth, Knox Zachary D.; Juncker, Daniel J.; Kern, Keaton L.; Mavrick, Abbey N.; McCammon, Janessa J.; McFadden, Isaiah J.; Poole, Kevin J.; Reeves, Terriace E.; Rhodes, Baylee R.; Rigg, Isis M.; Robb, Jonathan C.; Royal, Braiden M.; Shepherd, Ariana N.; Spivey, Zane N.; Thompson, Tony L.; Tinsley, Mahala J.; White, Ramona R.; Wilson, Jaden L.; Wilson, Katrina N.; Woods, Noah A.

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HIGH HONORS Third Grade: Hattie Dye; Brooklyn Cooper; Mackenzie Flores; Lauren Wellmeier; Aiden Zimmer Fourth Grade: Adam Elkhal; Kenslee Harker; Kai McCord; Ellie Meinschein; Harper Riggs; Latham Wagner; Eli Wells; Eden Harris; Mila Parton; Mackenzie Schmitz Fifth Grade: Vedaang Daga; Rylon Lyons; Madison Cooper; Aubrey Grimes; Emma Lawrence; Joel O’Risky HONORS Third Grade: Patrick Appel; Paizley Ayers; Cameron Crofts; Allyson Grimes; Kamden Harker; Anderson Howe; Vincent Julian; Lilly Morrow; Paige Rumley; Erin Wilder; Johnna Williams; Brylan Boerner; William Dumond; Gavin Gasser; Ivan Goebel; Noah Johnson; Perry Jones; Hunter Meinschein; Isaac Sammet; Sadie Smith; Madilyn Tenney; Michael Zhou; Zayne Connell; Parker Goebel; Josie Hall; Adley Kettinger; Tyson Lane; Jase Lawrence; Serenity Reich; Kendall Robb; Allyson Schmidt; Emily Shappell; Warren Stratton; Sadie Valiant; Kendall Robb Fourth Grade: Taycee Bell; Walker Bishop; Brinley Eaton; Kyran Embrey; Brady Hamilton; Julianna Herrenbruck; Lexie Higginson; Luke Redman; Ryan Seifert; Summer Sizemore; Abigail West; Liam Wolf; Sannati Alive; Ella Berg; Jaydah Bowles; Warren Bredemeier; Angel Frazier; Madelyn Rude; Lillian Ward; Olivia Wilson Fifth Grade: Kelsie Appel; Paxton Boyd; Nadya Bryant; Ian Carlberg; Navah Connell; Evan Craig; Brogan Goebel; Elijah Goebel; Adam Moseley; Jakson Reich; Savannah Simpson; Olivia Staib; Chelsea Thompson; Chase Brown; Chase Byerly; Addyson Dalrymple; Elizabeth Flores; Libberty Funk; Jessalynne Gentry; Jordan Greathouse; Trevis Hulsey; Elaina Lupfer; Trinity Quick; Jayla Reinitz-Meredith; Jackson Vanhaaften

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HIGH HONORS Douglas Stofleth; Kiersten Wunderlich; Marco Zoller; Grant Wenger; Ryden Bitter; Caroline Ellison; Garett Lintzenich; Karl Motz; Lilly Rheinlander; Colton Schuler; Spencer Stratman; Kinley Wathen; Vince Weatherholt; Eva Bender; Ryan Bender; Isaac Coomes; Calvin Gantner; Reid Happe HONORS Evie Sherretz; Daniel Sieben; Lexie Straub; Caroline Breeden; Madilyn Garrett; Kaleb Rheinlander; Nolan Schickel; Katelyn Wathen; Bailey Cox; Harrison Stofleth; Matthew Will; Reba Bergman; Rayce Bitter; Max Johnson; Chloe Kirchoff; Jake Love; Adam Muensterman HONORABLE MENTION Autumn Effinger; Elliott Stratman; Dallas Bergman; Emily Kiesel; Allena Jo Storey; Madelyn Elpers; Kenzie Schmitt; Caden Wright; Marcy Muensterman; Caden Schmitt; Dimitri Straub; Phoebe Tucker; Sophie Weinzapfel; Kaylie Will

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Rich Fischer, right, hands Denny House his Fried Chicken meal at the Saint Philip Church on Friday evening. The Drive-thru Chicken Dinner fundraiser was held in honor of Deputy Bryan Hicks with all proceeds going to his family. Photo by Theresa Bratcher Today we celebrated our fundraiser for Saint Jude children’s Hospital Red Wagons. We dressed in Glitter and Gold and all had glitter cupcakes. Thank you to everyone that donated this week and to Mrs. Oakley for organizing everything. We raised a total of $2,760.66. Saint Jude will be able to purchase 27 wagons. Our goal was $900 and our A HONORS Stars shined bright. Photo submitted Ninth Grade: Rebekah Jean Alderson; Colby Landon Angel; Kade Anthony Buecher; Lora

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Christine Commens; Carly Elizabeth Douglas; Luke Aaron Garrison; Courtney Renae Helfert; Kayla Ann Jones; Shawnee Reyn LaMar; Ashlynn Nicole Lutz; Ethan Jonathan Mansfield; Ty Charles Mauck; Maggie Violet McCutchan; Brantly Curtis Oakley; Kaitlyn Elizabeth Oakley; Laney Irene Owens; Austin Edward Schmitt; Jonathan Reed Schmitt; Tate Carl Wilson DISTINGUISHED HONORS Tenth Grade: Ashleigh Michele Blankenship; Ashton Rae Elpers; Madelyn Magnolia GalinSixth Grade: Banks, Emily K.; Barnes, Ayreawna E.; Benthall, Isabella M.; Boggs, Bryce A. Brock, Annabelle J.; Buchanan, Colbie; Caldemeyer, Jacob R.; Campbell, Kaydee L.; Carlisle, do; Jackson Daniel Graff; Ava Jean Lowe; Zander Winson Pickens; Logan Joseph Simmons Eleventh Grade: MaKenzie Ann Coin; Dharma Jane Fribley; Brooklyn Marie Goedde; Emma Jake A.; Cox, Nolan R.; Crofts, Taylor G.; Gentry, Colton J.; Harris, Monroe H.; Hasselbrinck, Rose Hall; Nolan Darrin Kihn; Reagan Lanell Koester; Emma Nicole Moore; Madison Linne’ Sophia; Jones, Levi M.; Konrath, Emma K.; Korb, Wyatt C.; Kuhn, Dillon C.; Leverenz, Abram Olander; Molly Ann Seibert; Allison Christine Werkmeister; Gavin Ray Wheeler N.; Lilleston, Ryan; Mavrick, Cody M.; May, Charley L.; McCord, Trinity R.; McDowell, Alex Twelfth Grade: Nicholas Anthony Akers; Annie Leticia Alcantara; Kylee Jean Baumholser; R.; McNeece, Brock A.; Meinschein, Jackson R.; Muller, Ira J.; Poling, Victoria A.; Rainey, Ella Kaylee Beth Bender; Sydni Jecole Flowers; Julia Christine Fullop; Anna Belle Gries; Carter G.; Riecken, Marcus L.; Sargent, Bailey N.; Scates, Thomas N.; Schmuck, Gavin W.; Seifert, Sarah K.; Seifert, Simon G.; Sherretz, Aubrey J.; Spencer, Sydney C.; Stephens, Shane M.; Still- William Hannah; Morgyn Dawn Hines; Audrey Kathryn Hirsch; Noah Landen Holzmeyer; wagoner, Justice A.; Sullivan, Davin G.; Vaught, Ashlyn E.; Voelker, Kendall J.; Walker, Braxden Claire Elisabeth Koester; Addyson Renee Lingafelter; Haley Marie Lowe; RuthAnn Ping Meyer; Maxwell Bernard Muensterman; Samuel MacEgan Myers; Robert Alan Peters; Jaedyn LeeAnn D.; Weis, Adeline N.; Williams, Elias P . Rhineburger; William Ray Weatherholt; Braden Paul Willis; Blake Aaron Zirkelbach; Lauren Seventh Grade: Allyn, Lacey M.; Anderson, Braden L.; Anderson, Logan M.; Bell, Trevan Ann Zirkelbach D.; Berg, Dorotea M.; Bradshaw, Daythan V.; Brakie, Samantha G.; Burgdorf, Madisyn E.; HIGH HONORS Campbell, Jaycee K.; Fendel, Alyssa J.; Fields, Cassidy G.; Hall, Eastin B.; Isham, Lida B.; Ninth Grade: Reese Ashlyn Basham; Zoe Lynn Bippus; Danielle Skye Bostian; Aubrey Johnson, Shaylee D.; Juarez-Fernandez, Lidia C.; Miller, Molly S.; Owens, Madison M.; Preske, Elizabeth Brandenstein; Kylen James Brown; Branson Ty Bryan; Brennan Drew Butcher; Amelia Logan; Rainey, Edwin J.; Reese, Libby A.; Reinitz, James B.; Scates, Wyatt J.; Schu, Gavin M.; Grace Fifer; Reagan Ann Fortune; Jasmin Nicole Freeman; Jedidiah Lee Galvin; Hayden Alaina Sharber, Clyde L.; Simpson, Ryanna G.; Thompson, Natalie M.; Walker, Emerson N.; Wolf, AtGee; Jasmine May Gibson; Jessica Ann Glaser; Ethan Michael Hall; Braeden Patrick Harp; Alystalla P.; Zieren, Carter sa Renee Heath; Noah Joseph Koester; Morgan Dawn LaVanchy; Trace Jacob Martin; Makayla Eighth Grade: Allyn, Alaina C.; Boerner, Gabriella J.; Collins, Cooper R.; Ditmer, Addison Kristine Mayer; Christina Ali Meredith; Keegan Makel Meritt; Ava Renee Milligan-Staples; MaJ.; Ellison, Taylor R.; Embrey, Levi W.; Jarvis, Johnathon L.; Jones, Emily K.; Kanipe, Natalie dalyn Jane Newton; Adelyn G Olander; Lillamae L Patrick; Jacob Thomas Pugh; Stone William M.; Lilleston, Lindsey E.; May, Aubrey E.; McNeece, Hannah G.; Moles, Madisyn L.; Powell, Abigail M.; Powell, Miranda A.; Sartore, Maelie R.; Sponn, Ella L.; Starnes, Gianna R.; Thomp- Riecken; Sophie Anne Scheller; Trey Walker Schipp; Charlotte May Smith; Sydnie Nicole Smith; Jackson Nathaniel Tucker; Evan William Tuley; Suzanne Elizabeth Weiss; Rowan B Wheeler; son, Addison L. Valerie Rose Wildeman; Lauren Nicole Wilsey; Brett Joseph Wrobel HONORS Tenth Grade: Victoria Rose Abernathy; Kathryn Ann Baize; Kade Stephen Bender; Caige Sixth Grade: Bebout, Aleeah M.; Boerner, Tyson G.; Bohleber, Jane Q.; Crawford, DesWill Christie; Ava Lynn Crawford; Joshua Sidney Dill; Abigail Grace Duncan; Madison Marie tini M.; Davis, Casey A.; Emsweller, Julia E.; Gonzalez, Rosalena D.; Harshbarger, Josie C.; Emge; Olivia Renee Esche; Anna Marie Freeman; Addison Grace Fullop; Keira Elizabeth Johnson, Zane N.; McFadin, Stella C.; Mitchell, Logan A.; Reese, Desirae A.; Rumley, Tristan Gengelbach; Averi Suzan Goebel; Kaleb Leon Herke; Olivia Marie Hight; Ty Douglas Johnson; J.; Scates, Henry G.; Spencer, Sean M.; West, Charles A.; Westerfield, Landon J.; Allen, Zoey Renea Marie Kerchief; Anneliese Marie Mayes; Jacob Evan Motz; Jade Briley Mueller; Cole K.; David, Joslyn N.; Eaton, Benjamin D.; Fuhs, Emma K.; Godinez, Erick E.; Gonzalez, Isaac Joseph Newcomer; Abigail Lucy Pardon; Madeleine Mae Powers; Sibyl Donovan Renshaw; A.; Grabert, Emma G.; Jarvis, Kace W.; Lamberson-Angle, Micah M.; Mandel, Madisyn L.; Paul, Sarah R.; Platts, Michael E.; Ricketts, Elexis K.; Thomas, Mariyah L.; Thompson, Maxwell Noah James Roberts; Hanna Lynn Schmitt; Matthew Christopher Stump; Lillian Rose Tenbarge; Emma J Thompson; Aubrey Elizabeth Vaughn; Samuel Marion Wagner; Noah Richard Walden; S.; Breeze, Aidyn L.; Cobb, Kali L.; Goff, Addison L.; Gross, Cierra N.; Henderson, Saint C.; Alexandria Danielle Warner; Jenna Marie Wehmer; Luke Ryan Willis; Carson Wayne Woods; Hershberger, Kendrick; Kelly, Ava L.; McCarty, Lilly K.; Neave, Marielena G.; Reynolds, Olivia Reece Woods Logan F.; Williams, Hayden F.; Williams, Nakhilyn L.; Wiggins, Jayden M.; Bell, Rawlings C.; Eleventh Grade: Mason Ann Ashby; Timothee Matthieu Baudry; Grace Mae Cullman; Faith Brenner, Emma-Jade E.; Crow, Braxtyn A.; Givens, Keaton B.; Millay, Charlotte; Moore, ConHannah Curry; Jacob Alexander Downey; Reanna Marie Eastwood; Ava Lilly Epley; Shaina ner R.; Mosley, Mahkenzie N.; Briody, Kaydence M.; Conner, Quinten R.; Denning, Reagan L.; Alayne Farrar; Kyle David Fifer; Tristen Gregory Gammon; Tina Grenz; Landon Scott Hoehn; Gonzalez-Gomez, Naomi; Hathaway, Blake S.; Hoehn, Logan M.; Jackson, Braylin J.; Miller, Kameron L.; Nobles, Shane A.; Stillwagoner-Phillips, Coltyn L.; Chilton, Natalie V.; Esche-Hart, Laela Elizabeth Jackson; Emily Marie Johnson; Lauren Marie Kihn; Alivia Carol-Ann Maier; Kyle Alan Mayes; Kayla Mae Morlan; Victoria AnnMarie Patrick; Josie Marie Payne; Carlos Anna M.; Hall, Bryson R.; Lively, Zoey K.; Shelton, Braxton C. Perez Garcia; Abigail Marie Rittichier; Luke Francis Scheller; Renee Elizabeth Schickel; Reece Seventh Grade: Ackman, Ajalee J.; Allyn, Lindsey N.; Baker, Veronica L.; Bohleber, John W.; Durbin, Atticus J.; Fisher, Alivia R.; Hamilton, Isaac R.; Jamison, Olivia G.; Luckett, Gracie Austin Terhune; Alec Grace Turner; Ever Samuel Warren; Anna Lee Werner Twelfth Grade: Meredith Kay Atkins; Abby Lynn Baehl; Riley Adison Basham; Harold M.; Lueder, Jake A.; Ragsdale, Mitchell A.; Rhea, Ellie A.; Riggs, Peyton I.; Severin, Braelynn William Bender; Christina Kelly Boyd; Elouise Clarissa Bromm; Ethan Austin Brown; Kendyl E.; Wells, Ella M.; Whitfield, Braxton A.; Evans, Akeleigh K.; Stevens, Jacelyn G.; Beach, LoNicole Brown; Bret Nicholas Bullington; Alexis Madelyn Cole; Audrey Renee Crawford; Karly ralei M.; Byerly, Jacob N.; Collins, Cael W.; Eldredge, Abigail L .; Findley, Kylee P.; Guerrero, Elyse Damm; Addyson Lynn Delph; Trinity Hannah Rose Dessauer; Clayton Travis Douglas; Gloria J.; Henson, Maddux A.; Howard, Paige M.; Johnson, Jade I.; Lindenschmidt, Derek R.; Middleton, Bryce A.; Murrell, Emma G.; Peters, Joseph R.; Rodriguez, Isabel M.; Sharber, Athan Rachel Jean Drone; Avery Ryan Elpers; Brandt Joseph Elpers; Landon Edward Epley; Paige M W.; Buchanan, Alexis R.; Hamm, Rainnin M.; Hartman, Whitaker R.; Jarvis, Hailey R.; Jourdan, Exline; Ella Katherine Galvin; Kennedy Layne Gauer; Lyndsey Nichole Gentil; Cassidy Gail Gish; Christian Scott Greene; Riley William Hart; Suzanne Michaela Johnson; Bethany Kaye Harold R.; Lupfer, Makayla E.; Phillips, Joseph L.; Shiver, Gabriel C.; Smith, Jada J.; Hatch, Jones; Tristain Xavier Charles Joseph; Brandon Michael Koch; Madison Nichole Lance; Devin Kaylen; Abel, Madelyn G.; Johnson, Ella M.; Johnson, Mason M.; Rocca, Easton K.; Salee, Michael Lintzenich; Payton Michael Metcalf; Adam Jeffrey Moye; Rachel Marie Newman; NetMaddex D.; Schneider, Makayla; Timmons, Chase M.; Woods, Nicholas A.; Buchanan, Jersey D.; Cathie, Avani M.; Eaton, Aaliyah R.; Muller, Jayden S.; Osban, Cadence L.; Reinitz, Jada L.; tie Marie Nottingham; Kayla Jenae Orpurt; Julianne Elizabeth Pardon; Meaghan Nichole Pearl; Schutz, Jaxon J.; Topper, Lane R.; Wassmer, Autumn L.; Duncan, Tessa L.; Hilditch, Thomas E.; Justin Kase Preske; Dalton Ray Reidford; Makenzi Lynn Reidford; Jenna Rene Rhineburger; Joel Anthony Rhineburger; Eyan Donald Rice; Allison Gayle Schmitt; Cora Lee Schmitt; Alexa Marie Hoy, Bryce A.; Marchand, Connor J.; Moore, Carter W.; Pettyjohn, Hallie A.; Sharp, Austin L.; Simmons; Alexa Breann Wagner; Jacob Allan Will; Kylie Marie Will; Kyndal Kathleen Elizabeth York, River K. Williams; Dawson Michael Wunderlich Eighth Grade: Brock, Mandalynn R.; Campbell, Wesley J _; Clowers, Logan E.; Jones, HONORS Maiya S.; Osborne, Megan L.; Westerman, Kaleb A.; Harper, Owen D.; Harris, Kalem H.; Ninth Grade: Lacy Ann Baehl; Brayden Michael Clark; Avery Lynn Collins; Ian Ray Decker; McCarty, Madalyn M.; Miller, Kloee R.; Reynolds, Hannah L.; Weintraut, Luke J.; McCallum, Bailey L.; Gish, Madison L.; Hanebutt, Kylee E.; Hess, Ryan N.; Kraft, Layne W.; Leach, Amelia Natalie Grace Escoto-Aponte; Axton Paul Gamblin; Braylon Michael Games; Faith Elizabeth R.; Aldrich, Maggie C.; Blackburn, Ellie R.; Bourne, Bryce C.; Clowers, Bryce R.; Harshbarger, Goergen; Christian Glenn Hall; Isabel Lynn Hight; Jack Anthony Hirsch; Troy Christian HolzReese W.; Lyons, Graeson O.; Melendez, Mikayla E.; Bouch, Samantha N.; Elderkin, Emma C.; meyer; Ethan Joseph Layman; Henry Werner Martin; Nathan Abraham Medina; Bailey David Miles; Darron Gavin Myers; Kayla Rose Marie Pruiett; Raymond Matthew Reuter; Olivia Renea Kuhn, Natalie M.; Weyer, Kaitlyn I.; Fraser, Kaylee R.; Lippe, Grant B.; Snodgrass, Ryder G.; Stillwagoner, Jayden E.; Alcay, Brooklyn B.; Chevalier, Remy A.; Fischer, Haley G.; Hoehn, Ma- Rhew; Piper Willow Ember Rollins; Nathan Ray Todd Tenth Grade: Andrea Faye Bishop; Makenna Jade Bryant; Makali Ann Carter; Jordan Collin ria J.; Hostetter, Landon N.; Kern, Jonathan M.; Kimrey, Kristian A.; Payne, Lillian L.; Perkins, Dillman; Annica June-Maree Elliott; Kolton Errett Gardner; Kaden Vincent Gengelbach; Aubrey Amarasia M.; Reese, Sophia M.; Hoehn, Wesley M.; McCollum, Ryan D.; McWhirter, Morgan J.; Craig, Nathan M.; Long, Julie A.; Long, Xavier D.; Schroeder-Lambert, Chloe E.; Watzlavik, Faith Glaser; Abby Rae Hessler; Emily Lynn Marie Kern; Connor Joseph Lintzenich; Easton Anthony Luigs; Brendan Allen Mason; Chloe Elizabeth Newman; Josie Christinne Raymond; Paige Hunter A.; Allyn, Louis M.; Chapman, Lillian I.; Gonzalez, Izaiah X.; Austin, Brennan K.; Robb, Meyer W.; Siddons, Ambryn N.; Stacey, Emily J.; Swartz, Collin A.; Temme, Hunter Morgan Schatz; Vincent Guy Scheller; Colin Reece Schipp; Kennedy Jade Schmitt; Lander Alan Shelby; Kaedyn Zackary Stewart; Liam Eugene Stone; Reece Owen Thomp J. Eleventh Grade: Dalton James Butts; Brianna Elizabeth Cobb; Madison Lea Coon; Logan Daniel Coultas; Kylea Jane Devoy; Dakotah Lynn Drulard; Levi John Freeman; Audrey Jean Goetz; Erin Raylin Hoehn; Thadeus Daniel Jones; Romane Marie Noelle; Sophie Leleu Debout; Taylor Elaine Pieszchalski; Maxwell Abraham Renshaw; Paige Eloise Schmahlenberger; Natalee HIGH HONORS Krystine Schoening; Tyler Michel Simpson Seventh Grade: Landan Allen Paul Huff; Anna Marie Luigs; Cade Patrick Mauck; Jacob BenTwelfth Grade: Katelyn Nicole Bare; Lucas Matthew Bass; Kayelee Lyn Bratton; Ellison jamin Nellis; Madalyn Rose Nightingale; Carter Joseph Schickel; Blake Adam Schmitt; Paige Bailee Carlson; Cloe Elizabeth Coon; Jonathan Stephen Dill; Alec Michael Elpers; Jaden MatMadison Vaughn; Maelee Pauline Yount thew Englert; Heather Lynn File; Kody Harold Gardner; Maddelyn Sue Gillihan; Lilly Payton Eighth Grade: Haven Elizabeth Barton; Kyleigh Rose Bender; Evan Tyler Buchanan; Audrey Kerby; Chase Nicholas Krohn; Bryer Walden LaMar; Ronald Gene Lindauer; Camden Andrew Jo Fisher; Benjamin Frederick Freeman; Siri Joelle Fullop; Adelyn Jo Gamblin; Seth Parker Gen- Lupfer; Scout Dyan Norrington; Jonathan Caleb Ricketts; Skyy Lynne Shaw; Landon Jason til; Kylee Alexus Heath; Elle Jo Johnson; Mallory Rose Luigs; Aiden Michael MacMunn; Ciara Smitha; Cordale Landan Straub; Nicholas Jagger Wargel; Wyatt David Willman Ann Schenk; Katelyn Michelle Seibert; Ella Jane Weatherholt; Amelia Grace Wolsiefer HONORS Seventh Grade: Olivia Eileen Ashburn; Ethan Mark Ashby; Hayden Lee Barker; Tyson Charles Barrow; Cassie Anne Bender-Staples; William Jason Bippus; Brayden Lloyd Compton; Chase Anthony Francise Duncan; Brody Thomas Fehn; Kameryn Lynn Fifer; Jace Keith Fortner; HONORS Fourth Grade: Anslei Allen; Neal Arendell; Caroline Belt; Connor Beuligmann; Evan BeuJoshua Kelly Freeman; Cristian Avidail Galindo; Alexa Christine Gutierrez; Makayla Grace ligmann; Warren Bowers; Leo Brandenstein; Brennan Brown; Jani Brown; Natalie Brown; AdHelfert; Lily Janee Hester; Emma Nicole Hight; Emma Marie Hisch; Preston Lee Jordan; Lydia dalynne Carter; Brycen Compton; Kinzlee Cremeens; Zoey Dunn; Samuel Englebright; Cameron Marie Justus; Maliyah Jay Keown; Reid Joshua Kihn; Carden Morgan Kissel; Kenna Marie Fisher; Paisley Fisher; Grace Garrett; Kyle Hatch; Whitnye Helfert; Annabelle Hester; Natalie Kleinschmidt; Kayla Ann Lindenschmidt; Avery Ryan Little; Sydney Kate Maines; Ellason Johnson; Noah Kirlin; Dillion Krack; Cora Lamb; Aaliyah Lashley; Justin Lin; Carson Lupfer; Violet Martin; Maya Ann Mauck; William Scott McDonald; Reaghan Lynn Nelson; David Eric Ronny Mount; Samuel Oakley; Timothy Oglesby; Lincoln Price; Lilyian Reuter; Veronica RutNenneker; Jaidon Montrece Parkman; Isla Rae Riecken; Alyssa Kay Rittichier; Mazzy June ter; Andi Seibert; Emma Simpson; Damien Strickland; Lillian Thiem; Brody Wagner; Brantley Robinson; Drake Gilbert Schweizer; Ethan Joseph Seibert; Trevor M Sikes; Asa James Spencer; Lennox Richard Stone; Aslan Christopher Templeton; Madison Raeann Versteeg; Michaela Rose Wilkey; Dylan Wilson; Jase Young Fifth Grade: Glenn Bender; Gwyn Beuligmann; Owen Beuligmann; Matthew Carman; Walden; Kayelee Revalynn Wilson; Taryn Nicole Wilson; Gabriella Rayann Winegar; Savannah Raelynn Carrier; Clara Cater; Brigham Dant; Draxton Detty; Rowen Englebright; Isabela Farrar; K Wood Kaidance Farrar; Janniah Garrett; Caroline Hampton; Jaxson Kram; Miley LaCrosse; Norah Eighth Grade: Mylee Allen; Brennan Patrick Barrett; Myles Nelson Belt; Noah Ryan BeuLindenberg; Natalie Marvel; Lexi Meek; Amorah Myers; Addelyn Poe; Benjamin Stoneberger; ligmann; Landry Lesley Blaylock; Jackson Dean Bosecker; Oliver Nolan Brock; Trey Timothy Parker Wehmer; Blake Wrobel; Morley Yount Buecher; MacKenzie Mae Carrier; Zachary Joseph Colgrove; Grant Irvin Cullman; Makenah Sixth Grade: Aidan Banks; Justin Coleman; Ryan Englebright; Brady Farrar; Mya Hoops; SaAvery Delph; Brooklynn Diane Duncan; Roman N Esche; Hayden Hope Farrar; Wyatt Gamblin; vannah Lindenberg; Allena Maier; Justice McCracken; Chase Meredith; Dylan Murphy; London Mackenzie Claire George; Zoey Richelle Gray; Kylee Gene Higginson; Emma Marie LindenOwens; Brayden Rhoads; Aydin Roberts; Evelyn Smith; Grant Stone; Abigail Templeton; Faith schmidt; Heidi June Lowe; Raegan Katherine Mason; Kassie Danielle Mayes; Jackson Dale Templeton; Madelynn Thomas; Jocelyn Tuley; Isabella York; Lane Young Mills; Brittani Louise Moye; Addie Lynn Murphy; Ephraim Joel Pickens; Alexander Mckay Powers; Julia Decatherine Rice; Madisyn Rose Roberts; Jillian Leigh Rogers; Kanyan Wylie Rowland; Carter Daniel Schenk; Peyton Scott Seymour; Mallory Faye Shadley; Elijah James Sharp; Ashlyn Marie Smith; Ashton Parker Smitha; Sophia Anne Marie Stone; Ethan M Strueh; Samuel Wayne Tucker; Jaiden Elizabeth Walden; Jazalyn Kierre Ward; Adelyn Jayde Wenderoth; HIGH HONORS Fifth Grade: Lilah Bigge; Reid Hansen; Caleb Hauke; Olivia Stratman; Eli Sutton Matthew Henry Wildeman; Alivia Jordan Williams Sixth Grade: Simon Goebel; Kade Norman HONORABLE MENTION Seventh Grade: Joshua Bacon; Waylon Dewig; Annabel Knaebel; Cecilia Laury; Emily NurSeventh Grade: John Brian Zachary Baize; Allen James Brady; Ace Lee Cox; Raela Nicole Cullum; Addison Leigh Doubler; Braden Anthony Elpers; Cody Allen Fitts; Cynthia Nicole Free- renbern; Laney Randall; Natalie Weber; Ava Whicker Eighth Grade: Izzy Bohleber; Josie Walker; Lyla Walker man; Jaylee Sue Gardner; Seth Ryan Garrison; Sarah Marie Goedde; Mylee Annealynn Hawk; Shane Thomas Higgins; Stanton Xavior Howell; Robert Lee Jennings; Parker Benjamin Johnson; HONORS Fifth Grade: Anderson Bone; Libbyanne Gansman; Jackson Hays; Chelsea Hutton; Samuel Emma Rosemary Meek; Ryder Allen Mount; Eli Alexander Pugh; Anthony David Roberson; Easton Michael Robinson; Baylee Sue Seipert; Trinity Renee Teeter; Gina Grace Lennon Wargel; Laury; Evelyn Niemeier; Beau Nottingham; Mallory Rhodes; Avery Sanders; Hadlie Scheu; Cecilia Weinzapfel; Mia Weinzapfel Dennis Otto Wright Sixth Grade: Darret Branson; Brock Folz; Lucy Grabert; Amy Griese; Madalyn Knaebel; Eighth Grade: Asher Scott Adams; Madelyn Jay Almon; Katherine Jeannette Bullock; Kaden Michael Conyers; Landon Paul Crawford; Jesse John Danhauer; Callie Nicole Deakins; Ashlynn Maci Lannert; Landry Lottes Seventh Grade: Brody Bacon; Thea Birchler; Henry Bohleber; Benjamin Dewig; Aiden Jolie Delap; Cody Arnold Dennis; Lilly Jaymes Donner; Kelsey LeAnn Herke; Isaac Aaron Hauke; Zack Hutton; Trent Mulherin; Nash Stratman; Katie Wilkey Holder; Christopher Allen Mayberry; Shawn Benjamin Medina; Mackenzie Lynn Mills; SavanEighth Grade: Levi Bigge; Aiden Fehrenbacher; Mary Mayfield; Reagan Reising; Jillian nah Leann Nottingham; Sophia Faren Nottingham; Hannah Lynn Rhoderick; Ethan Joseph Wade; Scheu; Morgan Wannemuehler; Noah Weinzapfel; Colton Wells Carter Lee Wagner; Passion Nicole Wigodinski

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‘homicides’ continued from Page A1 were on our front porch,” she said. She said her daughter, who lives next door to the couple’s home, had also had items stolen off of her porch. Posey County Coroner Bill Benning confirmed monday morning following Sunday autopsies that the deaths were homicides. The Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sergeant Todd Ringle confirmed on Monday that “there were some items that were taken from the residence.” Ringle said the cause of the couple’s death and the time of death would not be released because the investigation is ongoing. An earlier statement said detectives on the scene had observed signs of foul play, but no further information about the circumstances surrounding the killings have been provided. “We are very aware of the meeting and the comments. We’re also aware of what took place days before with area thefts and so forth,” Ringle said. That’s something that we are definitely looking into.” Ringle added that, at this point in their investigation, police do not believe that “the community is in great danger or there’s an immediate threat to the community.”

Ringle said he’s not aware of statistics on increased crime statewide, but said he understands why it could be an issue of concern for the public. “To have a double homicide in a small community like Mount Vernon, you know, that doesn’t happen very often. We have a number of detectives, our crime scene technicians, they are working extremely hard and they’ve been working non stop since that incident. Hopefully, we can uncover something and hopefully we can make an arrest. At this point, we want to be very, very careful with what information we release because the last thing we want to do is jeopardize the integrity of our investigation,” Ringle said. “I totally understand you have a small community like Mount Vernon, you know, there’s probably a lot of people wondering is it safe to go to bed at nighttime? I get that. But at this point, we haven’t found anything to indicate that the community is in grave danger,” Ringle said. “So everyone should go one with their lives, things that they do everyday. But...they need to make sure that their homes are properly secure, the windows are locked and they need to do that even when

they are inside their home.” Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham said while no suspect has been identified or apprehended in the killings, he agreed that Posey County residents should not “live in fear.” “At this point, I don’t think being overly alarmed is a mindset to have. This situation is horrific, no doubt, but being vigilant, aware of your surroundings and preparations of your surroundings and preparations of defending oneself, but don’t live in fear,” Latham said. He said an every day approach to security such as locking doors, placing motion lights around homes and utilizing WiFi capable cameras are “some things to consider.” “Get to know your neighbors. Let them know when you’re going to be out of town. Check in with family members at least once a day,” he added. Latham said manpower limitations would make additional patrols difficult for his deputies, but “we will be trying to observe for suspicious behavior and following up any leads in efforts of assisting the investigation.” Law enforcement is requesting that anyone with information regarding the investigation contact either the Indiana State Police or

Mount Vernon Police. Informants may remain anonymous. “Something to consider is, you know, we were dispatched early Saturday morning, just after 8 a.m. That doesn’t mean that we’re looking for something a couple hours before or maybe even that night,” Ringle said. “Let’s say that you may have someone that cases an area for a couple of days prior to actually committing a crime. I think it would be important for the community to just think back several days, maybe even a week, if they saw any suspicious activity. If they saw someone that they don’t normally see in the area, whether its daytime or nighttime. You know, a lot of times, bad things happen during the daytime, simply because good people don’t think that activity occurs during the daytime because it can be seen. “I think it’s important just to let the community know that we need information. Maybe something they saw or heard about days prior to Saturday, whether it’s a vehicle that looks suspicious or maybe an individual or a group of individuals? We’re basically looking for all types of information,” Ringle added.

high Special Education and Krista Fisher as a teacher assistant at the junior high library. Sharon Carr and Anna Chaffin resigned from junior high food services and Alexa Erkman resigned as a Speech Language Pathologist at Marrs Elementary School. --The board confirmed the employment of Amy Burkett as a junior high Newspaper/ Yearbook sponsor on half stipend, replacing Courtney York. Cathy Burnett was hired to be a teacher assistant/detention center at the high school, replacing Cynthia Middleton. Bryan Caldemeyer will be a 6th grade boys’ basketball coach, replacing Jalen Josey. --granted Cynthia Bulla a nonpaid medical leave of absence from November 8, 2021 through January 3, 2022 as requested. FMLA benefits do not extend to bus drivers as they do not get in 1250 hours per year. The board agreed to her request to pay the School Board’s share of insurance premiums for the bus driver for up to 12 weeks. It was noted that she may be back before that time. Board members Kathy Weinzapfel observed, “As difficult as it is to retain bus drivers, we need to meet her half way.” --Tammy Schneider was given permission

to travel with a student to the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Executive Council meeting in Indianapolis on November 11-13. FCCLA will pay expenses. -Antoinette Robinson was given permission to attend the virtual Indiana Youth Institute KIDS COUNT Conference on November 30 to December 1, No expenses are expected. --Geoff Barnes will attend the CTO2B (Chief Technology Officers) meeting in Indianapolis on January 6-7, 2022. --The board granted permission after the fact for students in Student Council, FFA, and FCCLA to assist the Mount Vernon Police and Fire Departments with their Halloween event on a Sunday. --Thompson said the Biannual Financial Report may be viewed in his office upon request. --The board adopted many revised policies for the handbook, continuing to work on the update. --The next board meeting is set for: Monday, November 15 at 5:45 p.m.in the high school media center. A preview of topics includes a new course proposal and a discussion on Summer 2022 work projects.

‘’MV School Board,” continued from Page A1 “This was another group that was good to work with and I am pleased as to how it all went,” Thompson told the board. “We have such a difficult situation because we are so low on drivers. This is the main problem we superintendents talk about when we get together, how to attract drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL’s).” Board member Joe Rutledge added, “Currently drivers with CDL licenses can earn $100,000 a year plus signing bonuses. It’s a crazy, demanding career.” New Drivers with 0-4 years’ experience will earn $18.94 per hour in 2022 and $20.94 in 2023. The cap is $20.65 per hour for experienced drivers at 25 plus years in 2022 and $22.65 in 2023. Driving extracurricular trips will pay $14 per hour in 2022 and $15 per hour in 2023. New bus attendants will make $14.56 in 2022 and $15.06 per hour in 2023. “These new numbers will help us to recruit and retain drivers, but it’s a tough market out there,” the Superintendent declared. Another resolution that passed unanimously concerned the possible purchase of property owned by Bel Air Land for the first home in

the Building Trades Program taught by Bill Riecken. The proposed sale site is at 405 Sunset Drive in Mount Vernon. The resolution appoints Dr. Charles Seifert as purchasing agent, with the stipulation that the price not exceed $30,000. The Greater Mount Vernon Association donated $30,000 toward that purpose. Two appraisals on the land must be received and the price may not exceed their average. Seed money for materials for the building will be purchased from the district Operations Fund. Donations are welcome and local businesses, such as GAF, have already said they would donate the roofing materials. Any interested companies can contact the district any time. “After it is complete, we will sell it for lots of money to the highest bidder. Maybe a teacher will buy it or a family with several school-aged kids,” Business Director Evans teased. Thompson said construction on the home will probably start in the spring. “It’s in the planning stage now. We’ll see how everything rolls out.” In other action: --The board accepted resignations from Cathy Burnett as a teacher assistant in junior

Actions net Tucker eight years Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham said on November 2, 2021, Posey County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were notified that a wanted person was driving north on SR 69 near State Road 62. Deputies drove to the area in attempt to locate the vehicle. The wanted person was located and attempted to hit the deputies head on. The deputies were able to avoid being struck, turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle. Deputies pursued the SUV on SR 69 north and turned east onto SR 62. The Mount Vernon Police Department responded and

Anthony Tucker assisted in the pursuit. Sheriff Tom Latham responded and set up “Stop Sticks” near West Elementary School. The vehicle struck the “Stop Sticks” and came to a stop. The driver, wanted person,

is identified as 39-year-old Anthony Tucker of Mount Vernon, Indiana. Tucker was arrested and booked in the Posey County Jail with a $5000 cash bond. His arrest consisted of the following: Attempted battery with a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony Criminal Recklessness with a vehicle, Level 6 felony Resisting Law Enforcement with a vehicle, Level 6 felony Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A misdemeanor Steve Wathen of Lincoln Trail Woodcraft sets up his wares on Saturday in New HarReckless driving, Class B mony at the MerryMeeting Show. Photo by Sally Denning misdemeanor

‘HFCU’ continued from Page A1 and hours would be most beneficial. “We passed out a survey and they gave us a bunch of good information. We’re going to try to line it up with what the town thinks,” he said. Initially, he anticipates being open for full business days on Thursdays and Fridays with partial hours on Saturdays and Mondays. The company is hoping to work with a New Harmony “ambassador” which could open the door to a five day weekly schedule once business is up and running. He told the business associates about possible plans to offer “micro lending” options. “It’s such a unique place here. Some of the people that come to town don’t have a lot of business background.

It makes it real tough to get started with a business. What I’ve been playing with is an idea for a micro lending program where, if somebody qualifies, they can come in, get a loan to get started at great rates. They can get great business support behind that. We’ve got quite a few connections with USI and other places that can help them with the business. As the loan grows, it can graduate up to another level. If you’re successful at this level, then you can qualify for the next great rate, terms and that sort of thing. As your business grows, the support is there behind you,” Aylsworth explained. “Just something we are throwing around.” He said they plan to “keep it small” with one office and one teller bay, leaving the rest of the building open for use

by the town for something like tourism information or possibly a commercial rental. “We want to leave it to you all to tell us what you think needs to be there. We’ll support the direction you want to go,” Aylsworth told the group, garnering a round of applause and thanks from several members. “Sorry we got it wrong the first time, but we’re going to get it right this time.” “You’re forgiven,” one group member said, laughing. “Welcome back.” The return of the credit union is a welcome sight for the town in a time when financial institution branches are closing in record numbers nationwide. A 2020 report from The National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that 14 percent of all bank

branches in the United States closed between 2008 and 2020... more than 13,000 in total. Small town markets that saw more than 1,500 branches go out of business between 2012 and 2017. “In places where few branches existed to begin with, closures created ‘branch deserts,’” according to the report. The report looked at branches in each state, noting that no state increased its number of branches between 2019 and 2020. Indiana lost almost 7 percent of its branches in the past three years. Posey County lost two branches in that time, including the New Harmony Heritage Federal Credit Union location. Despite the toll taken by Covid-19 branch lobby clo-

Drug conviction nets Barnes eight years A Mount Vernon man will serve prison time for dealing methamphetamine in Posey County. On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 3, Wesley Barnes, age 40, appeared in the Posey Circuit Court and was sentenced by Judge Craig Goedde to eight (8) years in prison after being convicted of Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Level 4 Felony. As part of his guilty plea,

Wesley Barnes

Barnes admitted to delivering methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Posey County on February 3, 2021. Barnes was arrested on May 14, 2021 as a result of Operation “Lockdown,” an undercover drug operation led by the Posey County Drug Task Force beginning in August 2020. Barnes has remained in the Posey County Jail since the date of his arrest. Court records show Barnes sold approximately 3.6 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Mount Vernon on February 3, 2021. Court records further show that Barnes has prior criminal convictions for possession of methamphetamine (2007); unlawful possession of a legend drug (2007); possession of a controlled substance (2008); operating a vehicle while intoxicated (2012); and possession of a controlled

substance (2016). Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers commented: “Mr. Barnes has a criminal history that includes multiple drug-related convictions. In this case, the Posey County Drug Task Force’s investigation revealed that Barnes had turned to selling drugs in our community. Thanks to the

dedicated work of the Drug Task Force – as well as cooperation from the confidential informant in this case – my office was able to hold Mr. Barnes accountable for his actions.” Barnes will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction to serve his sentence.

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sures, community banks have proven to be more resilient than their commercial corporation counterparts, according to a December 2020 survey conducted by the FDIC. “Community banks have a strong history of recognizing and meeting the needs of their customers and community banks will continue this tradition in years to come,” the survey stated. Even with the growing use of mobile and internet banking services, 87 percent of customers surveyed said they still visited branches in person in the past year. Aylsworth said the work Heritage Federal Credit Union officials are doing in New Harmony is part of a bigger, company-wide initia-

tive to grow in community markets. “We’re in a big expansion phase. It hasn’t come out publicly yet, but we’re about to make a big announcement. A lot of the areas we are going into are going to look like New Harmony, not the tourist aspect, but small town, local, that kind of thing. The phrase we keep saying to each other is ‘if we can’t get this right, we shouldn’t be doing what we’re doing here,’” he said. “We’re really wanting to get everybody’s head wrapped around the idea that you’ve got to connect to the towns. You can’t just go in and say ‘Hey we’ve got a branch.’ It doesn’t work. We’ve got to go in and have people connected to the town. We’ve

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Court News and Legal Advertisements Arrests October 27 Shae Phillips - Evansville - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (failure to appear) MVPD Shae Phillips - Evansville - Possession of Controlled Substance, Driving While Suspended - MVPD October 28 Nicholas Beamon - Chandler - Warrant, Burglary (failure to appear) - PCS October 30 Thomas Vincent - Evansville - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD Scott Nelson - Mount Vernon - Residential Entry MVPD October 31 Elijah Sheek - Randleman, N.C. - Rape - MVPD Angel Eﬃnger - Mount Vernon - Battery, Reckless Driving, Intimidation - PCS November 1 Jessica Kester - Mount Vernon - Criminal Trespass MVPD Timothy Kester - Mount Vernon - Warrant (Civil) MVPD November 2 Anthony Tucker - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Domestic Battery - PCS Anthony Tucker - Mount Vernon - Reckless Driving, Attempted Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Resisting Law En-

forcement, Resisting Law Enforcement with Vehicle, Criminal Recklessness - PCS Complaints October 25 2:23 - Message - Caller advised a hacker got into her e-mail and is demanding she pay them $2800 in 48 hours. She advised they hacked into all her e-mail accounts and they are going to release videos if she doesn’t pay - Church Street, New Harmony 3:26 p.m. - Suspicious Caller advised her children were approached by a subject in a green Jeep suv when they got off the bus. White male, short brown hair. Advised her children ran to the house. Vehicle took off westbound from the residence. Her children advised the subject was following the bus before they got off - Old Evansville Road, New Harmony October 26 12:14 a.m. - Suspicious - Female lying in the street, male leaning over - Tenth/Mulberry, Mount Vernon 9:54 a.m. - Theft - $60 headlamp stolen yesterday - Plaza Drive, Mount Vernon 11:27 a.m. - Fight - Female has pepper sprayed a male and female at the house. They are outside screaming at each other - West Street, Poseyville 2:31 p.m. - Suspicious Subject flagged him down. Advised he found what is pos-

sibly human remains - Church/ Main Street, New Harmony 4:19 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised someone busted a window out of his Chevy truck - Barter Street, Mount Vernon 11:35 p.m. - Theft - Sold a vehicle to his cousin. Cousin was driving around with his tags on the vehicle. Request to report the tags stolen - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon October 27 8:17 a.m. - Vandalism Caller advised someone in a truck came through and rutted the ﬁeld up - Harriet Street, Mount Vernon 11:02 a.m. - Message - Older male is contacting teenage daughter. He is now threatening the daughter - Mount Vernon October 28 8:09 p.m. - Suspicious Suspicious vehicle at caller’s garage - Third Street, Mount Vernon 11:46 a.m. - Property Damage - Granddaughter’s boyfriend found a bullet hole in his truck this morning - Second Street, Mount Vernon 1:09 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Black Ford F150. Caller advised she thinks truck is stolen - Deer Run Road, Evansville 3:09 p.m. - Harassment - Male subject now calling about a female protection order - Eighth Street, Mount

Vernon 4:22 p.m. - Harassment - Female subject is harassing caller. Advised he has a protective order on her - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 5:00 p.m. - Message - Caller advised he sold a vehicle to a person and they won’t give him his license plate back Pearl Street, Mount Vernon October 29 10:07 a.m. - Suspicious Caller stated that a male and female were walking on SR 62. Caller advised that it looks like the female was trying to get away and the male would not let her go - SR 62/Leonard Road, Mount Vernon 10:09 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised that someone called last night and requested that an employee runs gift cards to put money on them. Caller stated the employee ran the cards Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 3:12 p.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Caller stated that she has a protective order against her sister. Caller stated that while she was at work, sister came in and started yelling at her - SR 68, Poseyville 4:05 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised that a female broke into her father’s house and stole items. Caller stated that there is no forced entry and that she had a key that she took from her father’s wallet - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon

October 30 6:57 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised that she woke up with a strange man inside her residence. Caller stated that she did know the male. Caller stated the male said someone let him in - Water Street, Mount Vernon 9:16 a.m. - Drive-oﬀ - Maroon suv just drove oﬀ without paying for $61.88 worth of gas. Male subject wearing hoodie and a sock hat - Locust Street, Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m. - Suspicious Caller advised she believes someone is living underneath the Pagoda. Advised there is a sleeping bag and food items Riverfront, Mount Vernon 12:56 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised that someone has stolen her medication and a ring that she has from her friend who has passed - Third Street, Mount Vernon 7:56 p.m. - Suspicious Gray Ford truck, driver is slumped over in the car. Has been sitting there for 30 minutes to an hour - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 9:29 p.m. - Family Fight - Sister choked caller. Left wearing pink jacket and black sweatpants - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon October 31 12:10 a.m. - Noise Complaint - Loud people. Advised a huge party. Unable to sleep -

Rexing Road, Wadesville 1:38 a.m. - Message - Someone called and told him all of his computer stuﬀ was taken out of his car and dumped here. He was sleeping in his car. He drove by and it was there - Blake Road, Wadesville 3:41 a.m. - Suspicious Drunk female at back door, yelling, screaming and banging on door. Caller has no idea who it is - Granary Street, New Harmony 6:14 a.m. - Rape - Caller advised friend was raped - Mount Vernon 8:18 a.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Caller advised her ex came to her residence last night and left a bunch of junk on her porch. She advised there is a protective order in place - Blake Road, Wadesville 12:08 p.m. - Fight - Caller advised that her daughter just hit her in face and pushed her into the wall. Caller advised that there are kids and two other adults. Caller advised her daughter just left in a light blue passenger car - Stillwell Road, New Harmony 1:15 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised that there is a female trying to hit them with a car. Caller stated the female is screaming at them. Caller stated that it was

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2021-358 2021-365 To Whom It May Concern The Posey County Commissioners will entertain proposals for causality/liability insurance for the Posey County Government agency. Proposals will be accepted up to the hour of 4:00 pm on December 6, 2021, at the Posey County Auditor’s Office at 126 East 3rd Street Room 220, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620, or up to the hour of 9:00 am on December 7, 2021, at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620. Proposal specifications can be picked up at the Posey County Auditor’s Office at 126 East 3rd Street, Room 220, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620. Posey County Board of Commissioners: Bill Collins Randy Thornburg Bryan Schorr Published in the Posey County News on November 9, November 16, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-364 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC. (Applicant) has filed an Application for Designation As An Economic Revitalization Area with the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana Common Council concerning the following described Real Estate: • 401 Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 including the additional .85 acre corner lot known only as Southwind Plaza identified by parcel numbers 65-27-04-400-027.000-018 and 65-27-04-400-028.000-018 all in Posey County, Indiana and commonly known as the vacant K-MART property off of State Highway 62W, on the east side of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana. The property consists of real estate in Mount Vernon, Indiana bounded on the South by State Highway 62, on the West by the railroad overpass into the Southwind Maritime Port, on the North by Old Highway 62 and on the East by Plaza Drive. The full legal description of that area, a map of the area, and a copy of the Resolution declaring the economic revitalization area is available and can be inspected at the Office of the City of Mount Vernon Clerk-Treasurer, 520 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana and at the Office of the Posey County Assessor, Posey County Coliseum, 126 E. Third Street, Room 132, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. The City of Mount Vernon Common Council will receive and hear all comments, remonstrance and objections from interested persons on December 1, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. in the Meeting Room of the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. Written comments may be submitted by mailing the same to the Office of the City of Mount Vernon, Indiana Clerk-Treasurer at the address listed above. To be considered, written comments must be received prior to December 1, 2021. Anyone requiring disability accommodations for the December 1, 2021 meeting must contact the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer at 812-838-3317 prior to noon on November 26, 2021. After considering the evidence, the City of Mount Vernon Common Council shall take final action determining whether or not qualifications for an Economic Revitalization Area have been met and confirm, modify, or rescind the Resolution. The City of Mount Vernon Common Council will also consider, on Confirmatory reading, an application from Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC for deductions from property taxes and real estate taxes as a result of the purchase, installation and use of new IT equipment and real estate improvements within the Economic Revitalization Area described above. Dated this 5th day of November, 2021. Cristi L. Sitzman, Clerk-Treasurer, City of Mount Vernon, IN Published in the Posey County News on November 9, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-360 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE OF MILMA BETH BARO, DECEASED NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that Karl A. Baro was on the twenty first day of October, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Milma Beth Baro who died on April 27, 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana this 21st day of October, 2021. Kay Kilgore Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court By: Donna Curtis Deputy Thomas G. McClellan Attorney #9442-65 109 E. 2nd Street P.O. Box 664 Mount Vernon Indiana 47620 Telephone 812-838-6649 Published in the Posey County News on November 9, November 16, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-354 City of Mount Vernon Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 Main Street Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 FINDINGS OF HEARING OFFICER William Jason Hancock Daniel H. Hancock Larry Tucker Legal Description: The West Half of Lot Number Twenty-two (22) in James and Hovey’s enlargement of the City of Mt. Vernon, Posey County, IN ALSO more commonly known as 315 W. 8th Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 On October 14, 2021 Hearing Officer Greg Wagner gave the owners until January 10, 2022 to either bring all structures on the property up to code as determined by the Unsafe Building Enforcement Officer or demolish the building, remove the debris and level the lot. The owner must contact the Unsafe Building Enforcement Officer to arrange proper inspections of the work and obtain all necessary permits. Owner must pay all recording fees incurred and postage expenses incurred. This will include recording this Order and recording of a Release at the conclusion of the case as well as all Certified and First-Class U.S. Mail expenses. Owner is also responsible to pay all costs of this action including, but not limited to, the administrative costs, hearing officer expenses and legal fees. Pursuant to I.C. 36-7-9-7€ a civil penalty of $500 is hereby imposed on owner. In the event the Owner fails to complete this work, bids to perform the work will be solicited from an outside contractor or the City of Mt. Vernon Street Department may perform the work. The owner will be financially responsible for the cost of demolition and removal at the bid price or current rates and charges adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety for the work performed by the City, and the same will become a lien against the real estate if the costs are not paid in full. Dated this 21st day of October 2021 This instrument was prepared by: Sherry Willis Indiana Code 36-2-11-15(d) City of Mt .Vernon Unsafe Building I affirm under the penalties of Enforcement Authority perjury that I have taken 520 Main Street reasonable care to redact each Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 Social Security number in this Telephone: (812-838-5576) document, unless required by law. Sherry Willis, Unsafe Building Enforcement Authority 520 Main Street Mount Vernon, IN 47620 Published in the Posey County News on October 26, November 2, November 9, 2021 - hspaxlp

PUBLIC NOTICE BLACK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE INVITATION TO BIDDERS BID FOR One (1) New 2022 “135’ Articulating Aerial Platform” Sealed bids will be received by the Black Township Trustee at 5773 Industrial Road, or by mailing the bid to Black Township Trustee 5773 Industrial Road, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Bids must be received no later than 12:00 pm (Noon) on November 18, 2021. The bids shall be opened and publicly read at 5773 Industrial Road, at Noon on November 18th, 2021. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Bids must be received in a sealed envelope labeled with the identification of bid and bidders name and address on the front of the envelope. Any bid which is not submitted as directed herein, may at the discretion of the Trustee, be rejected. Specifications are available at the Black Township Trustee’s Office, 5773 Industrial Road, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, Phone (812)838-3851. Black Township Trustee reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to waive any irregularities in bids and to accept the best evaluated bid. Specifications and bidders must conform to all applicable Federal and State Laws which govern such purchases. Black Township is exempt from Indiana Sales Tax BY ORDER OF BLACK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE JERRY WALDEN, TRUSTEE Published in the Posey County News on November 2, November 9, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-362 Notice To Bidders Posey County EMS is accepting fuel bids for gasoline for our units in Mt. Vernon, New Harmony, Poseyville, and St. Phillips for the year 2022. All units currently have fuel tanks located at or near the station, but also have access to use pay at pump card services. All services must be in OSHA-approved tanks or pay at pump card services for each of the areas mentioned above. Posey County EMS uses an average of 15,000 gallons of fuel per year. Please send sealed bids to the Posey County Auditor’s Office at 126 East 3rd Street, Room 220, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, 47620. Bids need to be turned in up to the hour of 4:00 pm local time on December 6, 2021, or up to the hour of 9:00 am local time on December 7, 2021, at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana, 47620. Posey County Commissioners: Bill Collins Randy Thornburg Bryan Schorr Published in the Posey County News on November 9, November 16, 2021 - hspaxlp 2021-361 NOTICE CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY THE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MT. VERNON, INDIANA, FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES Notice is hereby given that on November 1, 2021, the Board of School Trustees of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon, Indiana (the “Board”) adopted a resolution whereby the Board stated its interest in purchasing certain property currently owned by Bel Air Land, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company and commonly referred to as 405 Sunset Dr., Mt. Vernon, Indiana (“Property”). The Board appointed Dr. Charles Seifert, Director of Buildings and Grounds (“Purchasing Agent”), as purchasing agent for the board. Said purchase shall not require issuance or sale of bonds under I.C. 20-26-7-18—19. A copy of said resolution is available for inspection at the Office of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon at 1000 W. Fourth St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Dated this 1st day of November, 2021. Mark A. Isaac, Secretary, Board of School Trustees, M. S. D. of Mt. Vernon Published in the Posey County News on November 9, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-356 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION No. 65COI-2110-EU-000067 In the Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana In the Matter of the Estate of KENT L. HOPF, deceased Notice is hereby given that Tama J. Hopf was on the 7th day of October, 2021 appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Kent L. Hopf, deceased, who died on the 4th day of September, 2021. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claim will be forever barred. Dated at Mount Vernon, Indiana, this 14th day of October, 2021. Tama J. Hopf Kay Kilgore Personal Representative Clerk of the Circuit Court for Posey County, Indiana RAY M. DRULEY, Attorney 505 N. Church Street P.O. Box 146 Fort Branch, IN 47648 (812) 753-4975 Attorney No. 4759-26 Attorney for Estate CRAIG GOEDDE, Judge Posey Circuit Court Published in the Posey County News on November 2, November 9, 2021 - hspaxlp

2021-363 Notice To Bidder Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Board of Commissioners of Posey County, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for gasoline fuel procurement for the Posey County Sheriff’s Office for the year 2022. Bids will be received at the Posey County Auditor’s Office at 126 E. 3rd Street, Room 220, Mt. Vernon Indiana 47620, up to the hour of 4:00 pm local time on December 6, 2021, or up to the hour of 9:00 am local time on December 7, 2021, delivered to the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon Indiana 47620. Letting Date: December 7, 2021, for the following: Unleaded Gasoline Supplied material must meet all requirements of the State and Federal Governments. Successful bidders shall furnish the Sheriff’s Department with a price list. All delivered items must have SIGNED INVOICE or PACKING SLIP accompanying items of delivery. The Posey County Sheriff may require the successful bidder to remove the County job site any employee(s) of the bidder who the Sheriff determines to be performing the contracted work in an unsafe or unsatisfactory manner or who are disruptive to the job site. Bidders shall comply in every respect with Indiana State Law which governs the purchase of County supplies. Bidders shall use Weight and Measurer standars that are required by law. Bidders shall submit bids with FORM 96 prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, with said form be accompanied by certified check, cashier’s check, bidder bond, or cash in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid, including any added alternates. All in accordance with the specification on file in the office of the Posey County Auditor. Checks, bonds, or cash securing other contracts or bid with the County are not treated as accompanying this bid. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Posey County Commissioners: Bill Collins Randy Thornburg Bryan Schorr Published in the Posey County News on November 9, November 16, 2021 - hspaxlp

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Toys for Tots drop-off is in MV Steve Harding, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the local Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year’s toy drive. Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 430 Southwind Plaza Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620, during regular business hours beginning October 28, 2021 through December 15, 2021. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted. “With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Harding said. “And as this is the season of giving,

now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.” Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Saint Louis, provides financial services in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the investments its financial advisors offer to the location of branch offices, caters to individual investors. The firm’s nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients with a total of $1.7 trillion in assets under care. This trio of women are the main volunteers for the Bridges of Hope annual Christmas Visit edwardjones.com or the recruiting website Bazaar held Saturday at united Methodist Church in Mount Vernon. From left, Jodie at careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC. Pﬁster, Donna Juncker, and Teresa Rynkiewich. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Briefly Saint Peter’s UMC selling pies for the holidays Saint Peter’s UMC, 2800 Saint Phillips road, will be selling pumpkin and pecan pies for the holidays. These are baked and frozen. Large pumpkin pies $9 and pecan pies $12. Drivethru at basement door pick-up time will be Tuesday, November 23 from 10 a.m., -12 p.m. Please call 812-985-2573 to order these pies.

Producers need to file a CCC-576 dates Producers are reminded to come into the Posey County FSA Office between November 1 and November 15, to file a CCC-576 form if they have prevented planted wheat. Seed and chemical receipts are required. Please contact the Posey County FSA office at (812) 8384191, ext. 2 to set up an appointment. Producer have till December 15 to certify their planted wheat. Planting dates are required. Please contact the Posey County FSA Office if you have any questions.

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Saint Peter’s United Methodist Church Women will have their annual Christmas auction on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 2 p.m. The money raised is for mission projects. Please come and enjoy the fun, 2800 Saint Phillips Road.

Court News continued their neighbor - Gun Club Road, Mount Vernon 5:15 p.m. - Violation of Restraining Order - Caller stated that he has a no contact order in place on male subject. Caller stated male subject is sending messages to her acting like he is sending them to someone else. Caller stated that she has had the same phone number for years and it’s the same number she had when they were together - Mill Street, Mount Vernon 5:44 p.m. - Fight - Caller stated that a male subject got in a fight with his neighbor about 20 minutes ago. Caller stated that the male pushed a female into a rail. Caller stated that the male is inside his residence with his parents and the female is with her in the office - Edson Street, Mount Vernon 7:46 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Neighbor who lives on the corner cusses caller every time he drives by. Advised he isn’t going to take it and will pepper spray him - Lynwood Avenue, New Harmony Traffic Violations Eric Bone, 23, Evansville, 75/55; Justin Duncan, 39, Milton, Iowa, 75/65; Clifton Willis, 23, Evansville, no valid driver’s license; Laura Hagan, 37, Evansville, 76/55, expired plates, 70/55; Casey Zobrist,

21, Evansville, 76/60; Michael Mote, 29, Nauvoo, Ala., following too closely; James Taylor, 42, Mount Vernon, no valid driver’s license; January Burns, 44, Saint Louis, Miss., ﬁctitious registration, 87/70; Christopher Eaton, 24, Mount Vernon; 70/60; Scott Smithhart, 38, Evansville, 78/55; Christopher Hyatt, 22, Evansville, 75/55; Perdon Thombeni, 20, Batesville, Ark., 94/55; Marcus Linberg, 26, Evansville, driving while suspended, expired, no insurance, license plate light; Colby T. Riddle, 37, Tigard, Ore., 75/55. Anthony Rideout, 21, Mount Vernon, 65/55; Kellsea Pruiett, 22, Cynthiana; Tony Sims, Tony Sims, 39, Mount Vernon, 40/30; Darin Ohair, 46, Nicholasville, Ky., 80/70; Kaylee Stone, 20, Evansville, driving while suspended; Carl Lash, 20, Benton, Ill., 88/70; Seleina Shoultz, 34, Evansville, no insurance, 80/60; Dillon Prouty-Rariden, 21, Evansville, 74/60; Brenton Jones, 20, Maunie, Ill., 81/60; Marcus Linberg, 26, Mount Vernon, expired plates, driving while suspended; Cole Luker, 21, Lapel, 80/60; Melissa Fetzer, 35, Littleton, Colo., 90/70; Kathy Cooper, 69, Carterville, Ill.; William Green, 52, Irvington, Ky., 78/65.

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Register to ring bells for the 2021 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. This is a great opportunity to have fun while helping our Posey County Community. The bell locations are PriceLess Foods, and McKim’s IGA in Mount Vernon, and Hirsch’s in Poseyville on Saturday, November 27, and December 4, 11, and 18. Volunteer times are in two-hour increments, or you can sign up for a longer time. To sign up go to registertoring.com and search for Posey County, then the location you want. Questions call Beth at 812-838-6875.

Posey Retired Educators’ Winter Meeting The Posey County Retired Educators’ meeting will be on Monday, December 6, 2021, at noon at Hawg N Sauce in Mount Vernon. Our program will be presented by member Barbara Klamer, a “Rivertown Storyteller” followed by Sonie Torzewski who will lead the group singing Christmas carols. Our meal will be pulled pork barbeque with all the trimmings. The cost will be $12.50 and will include a drink, tax and tip. You may make your reservation with Ann Scaraﬁa at 812-457-3970 or email Ann at ann. bob.scaraﬁa@gmail.com. You may also contact Steve Grannan at 812-457-5185 or email him at grannanstephen@gmail.com. I need your reservation by December 3 (Fri-

day) at noon. Remember, newly retired teachers and support staﬀ will be our guests for lunch. Hope to see you on December 6 at noon at Hawg N Sauce. Don’t forget to bring cleaning supplies for the posey county food bank.

Christmas in New Harmony Hallmark Style Plan a trip to New Harmony the first weekend in December. Starting Friday, December 3 with an old fashioned tree lighting at the New Harmony Inn. Celebrations continue Saturday, December 4, and Sunday, December 5. There is a parade, vendors, food, music, children’s activities, Santa visits, a Gnome Scavenger hunt, horse and carriage rides, unique shopping and a house tour.

American Legion Post 5 203 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, is now serving daily lunch specials. Monday thru Friday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Salad Bar available 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Dinner Monday thru Thursday 5:30 - 8 p.m. Dinner Friday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., watch for Friday dinner special. Dine in or Carry out, public welcome.

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49, Elsah, Ill.; Wayne Askins, 63, Evansville, expired plates; Lauren Parkinson, 37, Louisville, Ky., 69/55; Jenny Wiscaver, 27, Evansville, 72/60, driving while suspended; Hank Gallagher, 47, Linton, 74/60; Bryan Smith, 42, Cynthiana, 47/30; James Fuqua, 46, Mapleton, Utah, 80/70; Michael Dyson, 55, Wadesville, 46/30; Abel Vargas, 30, Pasadena, Texas, following too closely. Jaycie Fenwick, 18, Boonville, 71/60; Kyler Brown, 28, Eldorado, Iowa, expired plates, license plate light, no insurance; Joseph Tabaro, 19, Saint Louis, Mo., 106/70; Edwin Smiley, 27, Mount Vernon, unlawful stopping/parking; Anthony Tyson, 25, New Haven, Ill., 73/60; Abigail Olsen, 20, Cynthiana, 65/50; Matthew Love, 37, Glasgow, Ky., 75/65; Brale Diglisic, 69, Pompano, Fla., 75/65; Gagandeep Lnu, 39, Dublin, Ohio, 77/65; Riley Johnson, 18, Evansville, driving while suspended; Kavon Lacey, 32, Evansville, 86/55; Kyle Cordle, 21, Mount Vernon; Guillermo Portillo Hernandez, 38, Mission, Texas, 75/65. Jacob Herrington, 19, Mount Vernon, 77/60; William Weekly, 44, Austin, Texas, 75/65; Cora Bassett, 20, Newburgh, 80/60; Justin McDaniel,

The Mount Vernon Ministerial Association is once again hosting a Community Thanksgiving Worship Service on November 21 at 5 p.m. It will be held this year at First Presbyterian Church, 120 East Sixth

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By: Tom Doty Romans 8:28 (KJV) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV) 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Here is the confidence that we need to face each day of life. This verse does not promise that every day will be perfect. This verse does not promise that we will not face difficulties in life. However, this verse can give us confidence to face each day knowing that God is in the day and He is in control of the day. So, if God is working good things for me, why is my life a wreck? It seems that we all want the good in life and we want to avoid the negative in life. However, Jesus said that those who would follow him would experience difficulties (Matthew 24:9). So, in the difficulties of life God is at work and He is working for our good. The first three words of this verse set the tone for the life of a believer. “And we know” should be the sounding board for all that we do. We have confidence in God in all things. Paul said, “I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day” (2 Timothy 1:12). We have the assurance that God is at work and the work He does is for our good. Now, we may make some decisions and choices that will alter the good that God is attempting to do in our life. Yes, God still allows us to make decisions that will alter the good plan that He has for us. But our decisions and choices do not alter the fact that God is at work in our life and He does want the best for us. I do believe that God is at work “in all things.” There is nothing in our life that escapes the knowledge of God. God knows all about us. Psalm 139:2-5 tells us, “You know when I sit or stand. When far away you know

my every thought. 3 You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. 4 You know what I am going to say before I even say it. 5 You both precede and follow me and place your hand of blessing on my head.” That is the love of God at work in our life. God knows us and He loves us and wants the very best for us. So, God works for our good. God works that we might have the abundant life that Jesus spoke about (John 10:10). How do I experience the good that God is working in my life? I have difficulties and I have problems and those do not seem good. Our problems and difficulties do not take away the fact that God is a work in our life for our good. The good that God works is the result of our love for Him and our desire to please Him. We love God because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). And God’s love for us gives us purpose and direction. Now, when we know that we love God we will seek to do God’s purpose and plan and we will see and experience the good that God is doing in our life. Even in the most difficult of times God is working to make us stronger in our faith and our ability to trust Him in all things. As God works the good in our life we understand what Solomon meant when he said, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” We learn to understand that God’s good and our good are not always the same. But God’s good is always perfect in His plan therefore we seek to follow and do the purpose God has planned for us. And God is working all things for our good. We are responsible for accepting that good. I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that you are experiencing the good that God is working in your life even in the mist of life’s difficulties. Bro. Tom

Street in Mount Vernon. This Thanksgiving worship event is open by Melora Adams to the public. There will be congregational hymn singing. Masks are recommended, but Recently a new sculpture was placed on the not mandatory to attend this event. back lawn of the Working Men’s Institute, just south of the building. It is a large steel and concrete work and was made by sculptor Patrick NORTH POSEY STUDENT OF THE WEEK McDonald, who was a native of Chicago, Illinois. MAELEE YOUNT The name of the sculpture is “Conundrum.” North Posey Junior High School The word conundrum means a confusing and difﬁcult problem or question. It is an appropriately Maelee is a named sculpture for the WMI, since researchers seventh grade and students come here with conundrums. They student. have puzzles and questions which often can be Maelee resolved by delving into the library and archives Yount, is a and searching for answers. sweet girl who It was purchased by Dr. George and Mrs. Pegis positive, gy Rapp, supported by a grant from the Efroympunctual, son Family Fund. We are very thankful and are and a hard in their debt for bringing the sculpture here. worker. She is How does something so new have a home at respectful to the WMI, which is so old? The answer is that the her teachers Working Men’s Institute is not a mere collection as well as her of objects and documents from the past. From its peers and is earliest days, it has been embracing both the past always happy and the future. Fifty-six years after it was foundto participate in class discussions. ed, it moved into a newly constructed building. A new elevator was later added to make the building more accessible. Later still a modern archive necessary; a community needs to have a good was added so that documents and artifacts from understanding of the past and needs to use it as a the past could have a home in the future. The basis for approaching and embracing the future. library is kept updated with new books and new Beyond all of that, it is another thread in the SPONSORED WITH PRIDE BY THE DVDs. New art is continually being added to the rich tapestry that is the New Harmony Working WMI’s collection of art. Men’s Institute. We need to remember to avoid New Harmony has always had roots in the old taking it too seriously. As its maker Patrick McCorner of St. Philip’s Rd and HWY 66 and yet reached out toward the new. Both are Donald said, “If it wasn’t fun, I would not do it.” (812) 985-0934

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Capers Open House is Saturday, Guards add Main Cafe By Lois Mittino Gray On December 18, an iconic institution in New Harmony will change hands. After a successful 39 year run by Nina Duckworth and her team, the Main Café will be owned by local residents Mary Beth and Michael Guard. The former owners plan to have a farewell party on that day to say goodbye to loyal customers and then take a needed rest from that brutal early morning schedule they maintained for so long. Farmers, oil field workers, and early birds loved to amble in for their first coffee each day by 6 a.m. The Guards do not plan to change the restaurant name, but will be making renovations to the building and doing a deep cleaning. After talking to customers about their favorite menu items to keep, there will be some changes in fare and new offerings added. The best thing is that it will no longer close right after lunch, but instead will be open for some evening dining, probably Wednesday through Sunday. “There’s a black hole here in New Harmony for dining after dark,” Mary Beth said and she knows the extended hours will be an improvement. To explain their decision to join in this new venture, Mary Beth commented, “I have always been told the restaurant business is the most difficult one to be in and I never aspired to it. Then, I heard that Nina was turning 80 years old and was ready to move on and sell the business. I thought to myself that this business has a remarkable history. It has existed 39 years with Nina, and even more years before her, and with that kind of following, why change it? We are aware of the need for places to eat in New Harmony and know that the town needs its Main Café.” At first, Michael, her husband of 43 years, was not happy with the idea of another business. The couple already owns Capers Em-

porium, just down the street from the Main Café, and is partners in ownership of the A.C. Thomas House Bed and Breakfast. “I realized she is doing it for all the right reasons to help the community,” he noted. Michael is now on board with the new project and speculates the total building revisions will take a minimum of about sixty days to complete, with an opening event in springtime. In the interim, Mary Beth would like to have food available somewhere in town in the early morning for those used to it. A possible option right now is moving to the back area serving bar inside Capers, which seats 18 people. Another location with early morning seating availability may be found or she may have a carry-out breakfast service. “People used to eating out every day should have an alternative place to go,” she declared. The building itself is owned by Laura Nicholson, but the new owners plan to remodel extensively, perhaps with the assurance of a favorable rent rate for upgrading. “The carpet is old and needs to go and the floor needs to be made level. The kitchen needs modernization and made more efficient. It is amazing to me they cooked so many items on their lunch menu in that amount of space.” The couple is now working after hours when Nina closes to use a special eco-friendly liquid cleaner on the tin ceiling and walls. “We also want to put in a beautiful floor that is easy to degrease and clean and new comfy booths and tables. Grease is all over now. We plan to renovate the bathroom and its accessibility, too.” Mary Beth, an accomplished photographer, loves pictures and plans to cover some of the walls with black and white historical photographs. She will contact Historic New Harmony, USI, WMI, and the state historic archives to get old photographs for this project.

Mary Beth Guard with Emma and Jennah Hottel in front of Capers with the new Winter mural for Christmas in New Harmony. Capers Open House will be held this Saturday. Mary Beth and husband Michael will soon be owners of the Main Cafe in New Harmony. Photo submitted As for any menu changes, Mary Beth wants ‘out there’. It could be perhaps something like to survey the regulars and see what they would a chia breakfast pudding parfait. After all, I like to keep and what they could live without. will have both the regulars and guests in town “There will still be bacon and eggs and the on vacation who want to try a new treat.” like. Everything needs to be budget-friendly, Mary Beth addressed rumors that prices family-friendly, and be what they have eaten will raise with the change of owners. “I know there for years. There may not be as many of- locals are worried prices will go way up, but I ferings for lunch though.” don’t want them to do so. When I purchased The new owner is a visual gourmand who the business, Nina indicated she was about to loves beautiful food and is famous for her raise prices herself, as she was just breaking striking food presentations, such as baking even at the time. With food and transportation fresh flowers into bread. “I will add some vi- prices going up everywhere, we know what sually pretty food, too. Most of it will be nor- we a facing. I promise we will do our very mal fare, but I will add a few things that are best to hold the line on affordability.”

Jones offers Toys for Tots drop-off in MV Drew Heckert, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Posey County Toys for Tots program by using his office as a dropoff location for this year’s toy drive. Local residents may help needy children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 431 East

Fourth Street. Mount Vernon, Ind., during regular business hours beginning November 1 through December 10. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted. “With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Heckert said. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remem-

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ber the less fortunate in our community.” Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Saint Louis, provides financial services in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the investments its financial advisors offer to the location of branch offices, caters to individual investors. The firm’s nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients with a total of $1.7 trillion in assets under care. Crowned first place winners out of 32 teams at the Mount Vernon Basketball Trivia Visit edwardjones.com or the recruiting website at careers. Night was “Team 211 Years Young” Saturday night at the Elks Club. From left Sharon edwardjones.com. Member York with her grandson, Mount Vernon Teacher and Coach Cody Uggentheim, Lois Mittino Gray and Billy Thompson. Photo submitted SIPC.

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By Lois Mittino Gray Sure, Elf on the Shelf gets all the attention this time of year. But how about, “Elves Galore in a Store” as a fun thought? This weekend, busy worker elves will be running around Capers Emporium in New Harmony putting out stocking stuffers, baking cookies and sweets, making delicious dips, and helping shoppers find gifts galore. They will also staff the Big Sale Tent alongside the store for those who enjoy chancing upon a great bargain. The Early Elves Open House and Tent Sale at the

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business will be held on Saturday, November 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, November 14 from noon to 5 p.m. Capers Emporium is located at 602 Main Street, on the Corner of Main and Tavern Streets, in the historic town. They received permission from the town council to put up a large tent from the corner on the side of the building and down Tavern Street. “I was inspired to do something like this by Annette Buckland at the Antique Mews. She gets everything out there early and gets everybody in the mood for Christmas. I wanted to do that, too,” said Capers Owner

Mary Beth Guard. “We’ll be fully stocked up. I have all kinds of new things in now. We have many patterns of unusual socks and pajamas; kitchen items, such as wooden utensils from Pakkawood, cute dish towels, cards, and decorations.” Capers is also selling the special Granary Ornament, first in a series, that the New Harmony Business Associates are selling to raise funds for new town holiday decorations. They are selling fast. Guard said this will be the place to look for little stocking stuffers. She smiled and told the story of one lady who buys from her all year long and puts things in a special

box marked for each one of her children. They get their ‘box’ every Christmas. Now that they are grown, she was considering tapering off on the tradition, but the kids threatened to mutiny if she did away with the box tradition. Mary Beth Guard promises the food served those days will be festive with “a blow out of samples to try before the entertaining season. Customers can taste things and find their favorites. Some of the new stuff will be scrumptious!” There will be an array of new dips, spreads, crackers, jellies and other treats to taste. Of course, the usual cinnamon rolls and breads will be available fresh from the ovens. Capers is noted for its Crackalacka flavors and all of them can be a tasted and tried out from sweet to savory blends. Some favorites are the hot and spicy Six Shooter to the piquant Lemon Pi and they are powdered onto soda or saltine crackers. Rumor has it that the ‘Crackalacka Ladies’ may even be there on-site that weekend to pay a visit and meet everyone. Guard promises The Tent Sale will be a great time for the Bargain Hunter. “The Tent Sale will be a chance for us to rebalance our inventory and get rid of ‘ordering accidents’ we’ve made through the year. We will have items at 20 to 70 percent off.” For more information, call 812-682-6112 or check out the Capers Emporium Facebook page. “I can’t wait to see everyone again. The pandemic was so hard on us. This is exciting!” the vivacious owner said. “Come on by.”

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In the grasp...ﬁrmly is Mater Dei quarterback Mason Wunderlich. North Posey’s Wyatt Willman got the sack and forced the funble. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Chris Morlan Finally, the cold weather has hit the Southwestern Indiana area. Last Friday night, the North Posey football team traveled to the Reitz Bowl to play against the Mater Dei Wildcats. This matchup was one of five Class 2A sectional championship around the state that consisted of both teams ranked in a contest. The Wildcats ranked seventh and the Vikings are thirteenth in the Associated Press Class 2A poll. These two schools had sixteen meetings all-time with the Wildcats winning each game. This season’s Viking squad were good enough going into this matchup to possibly pull off an upset and get their first win over the Wildcats. Mater Dei put a damper on North Posey’s hopes and beat the Vikings 42-13 to claim their fourth straight sectional championship. “I’m really proud of our guys and this team,” North Posey coach Waylon Schenk said. “We battled through a ton of injuries this year. We won a conference title and played for a sectional title. I’m really proud to be part of it.” North Posey won the coin toss at the start of the game and elected to receive the ball at the beginning of the first quarter. On the Vikings first drive, they went three and out, then forced to punt the ball. On the Wildcats first offensive possession, they found the endzone when quarterback Mason Wunderlich threw a 38-yard pass to Eli McDurmon for the score. With 7:05 remaining in the first quarter, Mater Dei led 7-0. Mater Dei made an onside kick and North Posey’s Caige Christie recovered the ball at the North Posey 43-yard line. This gave the Vikings good field position. Four plays later, Harold Bender threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Devin Lintzenich. The point after touchdown kick was good by Dalton Reidford and this game was tied at 7-7 with 5:06 left in the first quarter. Mater Dei got the ball back and on their North Posey assistant wrestling coach Lorenzo Turi fifth play of the drive, Joey Pierre scored a touchdown on a holds on tight to the cutest Viking fan on Friday night at three-yard run to give the Wildcats a 14-7 advantage. At the the Bowl. Little Luka appears to be enjoying the game. Continued on Page B2 Photo by Dave Pearce

Lady Cats competitive but fall in first two By Trisha L. Lopez The Lady Wildcats basketball team dropped their first two games of the 2021-22 season at home last week, falling to Reitz 38-30 on Tuesday and Evansville Harrison 30-20 on Friday. Mount Vernon jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Lady Panthers battled back, tying the score at the end of the period. Both squads fought in the second, but Reitz pulled ahead to take a 16-14 lead into the break. A dominant third quarter performance by the Lady Panthers was the difference-maker in the game, giving Reitz a 31-23 edge going into the fourth. The teams traded buckets in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough for Mount Vernon who fell 38-30. Junior Lera Wilson led the team with 14 points, three assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Junior Mallory Nurrenbern Mallory Nurrenbern goes up for a shot in heavy traﬃc had 10 points and three rebounds. Senior Ari Shepherd had in the season opener against Reitz. Photo by Garry Beeson two points, one assist and five rebounds. Sophomore Hannah

Oeth ‘gives back’ to Posey By Trisha L. Lopez Keith Oeth has spent winter nights on the hardwood floors of gymnasiums around southern Indiana for most of his life. The Mount Vernon and University of Southern Indiana basketball alumnus was an assistant basketball coach at Mount Vernon for 22 years before moving into a new role as a sports broadcaster for Southern Indiana Sports Productions. Three years later, Oeth and partners Scott Mitchell and Jordan Fisher made the decision to branch out on their own. They formed Southwestern Indiana Sports Network, an IHSAATV affiliate, and are slated to cover boys and girls basketball games from Washington to North Posey this season. “I’ve been around basketball all my life and I guess whenever your basketball coaching career is over, you go into broadcasting,” Oeth said with a laugh. “It gets in your blood and it’s hard to get rid of.” Oeth’s crew is scheduled to broadcast 25 games this season, free of charge. Fans can tune in at www.ihsaatv. org or download the IHSAATV app on a Firestick, Roku, tablet, phone or computer. The broadcast team breaks down the action on the court, complete with stats, for viewers to feel like they are part of the action. “There are a lot of folks that just don’t want to be around big crowds, but still want to be able to watch the grandkids or nieces or nephews play ball,” he said. A complete schedule of games is available on the group’s website, www.swinsports. com. Oeth, a youth minister away from the basketball court, said he and his partners liked the idea of giving back to the communities they are covering and highlighting student athletes who may “go unnoticed.” “If college coaches want to

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Seifert had two points, three rebounds and one block. Sophomore Arlissa Sharber had 8 rebounds. Junior Bailey Cox had 2 points, one assist and seven rebounds. The Lady Wildcats struggled to score against Harrison on Friday, putting up just four points in the first half. Mount Vernon’s offense came alive in the third quarter and they were able to cut the Lady Warriors’ lead to one, but Harrison pulled away in the fourth en route to a 30-20 final. Nurrenbern led Mount Vernon with nine points and eight rebounds against the Lady Warriors. Shepherd had two points and 10 rebounds. Seifert had three points and 10 rebounds. Sharber had three points, two assists, two rebounds, 2 rebounds and a steal. Cox had three points, four rebounds and two steals. The Lady Wildcats travel to Evansville Central tonight, host Tell City on Thursday, and will be back on the road at Evansville Bosse on Saturday.

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Several county volleyball players honored for All-PAC By Chris Morlan The Pocket Athletic Conference announced their volleyball teams last week. There were four girls from North Posey and two from Mount Vernon selected for honors. In the conference standings, North Posey placed second with a 11-1 record. Mount Vernon finished third with a 10-2 conference record out of thirteen teams in the PAC. Selected for the All-PAC First Team were Julia Fullop and Claire Koester from North Posey along with Kaleigh Kelley from Mount Vernon. Fullop is a four-time All-PAC performer. This past season, Fullop led the Lady Vikings with 360 kills. Fullop also had 33 aces, six blocks, 505 digs and 13 assists. Koester finished her senior season with 197

kills, four aces, nine blocks and 53 digs. Kelley led the Lady Wildcats in blocks with 30 and assists with 443. Also, Kelley finished her junior season with 153 kills, 33 aces and 207 digs. Named to the All-PAC Second Team were Jenna Rhineburger and Addie Fullop from North Posey along with Mallory Nurrenbern from Mount Vernon. Rhineburger led the Lady Vikings in blocks with 29. During her senior season, Rhineburger also had 137 kills, 50 aces, 66 digs and 11 assists. Fullop led North Posey in aces with 65 and assists with 590. In her sophomore year, Fullop also had 124 kills, three blocks and 177 digs. Nurrenbern led the Lady Wildcats with 252 kills. For her junior season, Nurrenbern also had 24

aces, 10 blocks, 145 digs and seven assists. Players selected for the All-PAC First team were Kaybree Oxley (Tecumseh), Julia Fullop (North Posey), Payge Johnson (Tecumseh), Bailey Keusch (Southridge), Savannah Gogel (Heritage Hills), Claire Koester (North Posey), Kaleigh Kelley (Mount Vernon), Alaina Thorne (Washington), Haley Davis (Princeton) and Alexandria Holmes (Gibson Southern). The All-PAC Second Team is Avari Burger (Forest Park), Jaylen Boger (Tecumseh), Mallory Nurrenbern (Mount Vernon), Emily Bogan (Tecumseh), Jenna Arnold (Tell City), Maddy Songer (Southridge), Addie Fullop (North Posey), Jenna Rhineburger (North Posey), Jenna Donohoo (Tecumseh) and Ol-

ivia Susnjara (Heritage Hills). Honorable Mention All-PAC are Claire Lange (Heritage Hills), Kori Embry (Tell City), Gracie Newton (Boonville), Tori Schmitt (Gibson Southern) and Maddon Williams (Princeton). North Posey had a historical run in the Indiana High School Athletic Association volleyball playoffs by winning their first sectional championship in 31 years and their first ever regional championship. The Lady Vikings were eliminated in the semi-state championship and finished the season with an overall record of 27-6. Mount Vernon finished the season with 15 wins and 12 losses. The Lady Wildcats were beat by Heritage Hills in the sectional.

Posey County soccer players are All-PAC soccer selections By Chris Morlan The Pocket Athletic Conference announced their selections last week for the boys’ and girls’ squads for 2021 season. Mount Vernon and North Posey each had some players make these teams. For the girls, North Posey senior Lauren Zirkelbach made the All-PAC First Team. Maty Burnett and Lera Wilson from Mount Vernon along with Reagan Koester from North Posey made the All-PAC Second Team. North Posey’s girls’ team finished with eleven wins and seven losses on the season. The Lady Vikings were eliminated in a close 1-0 loss against the third ranked Forest Park Lady Rangers in the sectional championship game. Mount Vernon finished their season with five wins and eight losses. The Lady Wildcats lost to Heritage Hills in the sectional to end their year. Burnett led the Lady Wildcats in scoring with 15 goals and three assists. Wilson was the teams second leading scorer with eight goals and four assists. “We’re very proud of this year’s team and had several ladies deserving nominations knowing they worked hard, played hard and represented the school day in and day out,” North Posey coach Derek Sweeney said. “We fought diligently for all our nominated players, but after all the votes were tallied, we had two Lady Vikings selected to the All-Conference teams. Lauren (Zirkelbach) finished the season as the team’s leading scorer and with a personal four-year record of 16 goals and four assists. Lauren was not only instrumental on both the defensive and offensive sides of the ball, but as a leader in the

middle and final thirds the entire season. One of the most unselfish players I’ve ever worked with, and it has been a privilege to be on her sideline. Her humor and work ethic will certainly be missed. Reagan (Koester) finished the season with a personal best nine goals and five assists. She is such a versatile player and has an excellent work rate allowing us to utilize her anywhere on the pitch. Whether she lines up in a striker, wing, or center mid role. She finds the channels, plays in space, and creates goal opportunities. We are very excited to see what she accomplishes her senior year. Both of these ladies represented their school and families well both on and off the pitch. And both are very deserving of being selected for all-conference.” First Team All-PAC is Payton Dilger (Forest Park), Emma Grundhoefer (Forest Park), Madison Wathen (Forest Park), Hadley Lytton (Heritage Hills), Macey Toler (Heritage Hills), Emma Gresham (Boonville), Carmen Hasenour (Gibson Southern), Ella Jones (Gibson Southern), Lauren Zirkelbach (North Posey), Nyah Brumfield (South Spencer) and Emma Dant (Washington). Second Team All-PAC is Leah Dilger (Forest Park), Ella Schneiders (Heritage Hills), Abi Wilson (Heritage Hills), Riley Bryant (Gibson Southern), Chloey Graham (Gibson Southern), Madalynn Steckler (Gibson Southern), Maty Burnett (Mount Vernon), Lera Wilson (Mount Vernon), Reagan Koester (North Posey), Kahle Young (Pike Central) and Kenna Young (Pike Central). For the boys’ all-conference selections, Mount Vernon’s

Grant Doherty made the first team. North Posey seniors Riley Basham and Christian Greene were selected for the second team honors. Doherty is a sophomore that had a great season and led the Wildcats in goals with 16 and second in assists with seven. Basham led the Vikings in goals scored. Greene was the Vikings goalkeeper that had a breakout year and saved a lot of shots at the end of the year. Mount Vernon boys finished the season with nine wins, seven losses and one tie. The Wildcats were eliminated by Heritage Hills in the sectional. North Posey ended their year with four wins, thirteen losses and one tie. The Vikings won their first two games of the sectional before losing to Forest Park in the sectional championship. Others selected for the First Team All-PAC were JD Kerber (Forest Park), Jose Lara (Heritage Hills), Gabe Staggs (Heritage Hills), Mosbah Alshwikh (Gibson Southern), Jake Romershausen (Gibson Southern), Grant Doherty (Mount Vernon), Joey Ridao (Pike Central), Caden Butera (Washington), Connor Blair (Washington) and Tyler Boyd (Washington). The Second Team All-PAC were Brody Ficker (Heritage Hills), Jesus Lara (Heritage Hills), Davis Hight (Boonville), Luke Appman (Gibson Southern), Riley Basham (North Posey), Christian Greene (North Posey), Kendric Sorgius (Pike Central), Cameron Cundiff (Pike Central), Taylor Harmon (South Spencer), Wyatt Kreilein (Tell City) and Chase Martin (Tell City).

‘Viking football’ continued from Page A1 end of the first quarter, Mater Dei had a 14-7 lead. On the Vikings next drive, they were forced to punt the ball. During Mater Dei’s third drive on offense, the Wildcats scored another touchdown when Eli McDurmon caught a 39-yard pass from Wunderlich. With 5:48 left in the first half, Mater Dei led 21-7. North Posey continued to struggle

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making any plays on offense and were forced to punt the ball back to Mater Dei. On the next drive, the Wildcats were moving the ball down the field. At the 1:03 mark of the second quarter, Mater Dei went for it on a fourth and five. During the play, Mater Dei fumbled the ball and Viking lineman Bryer LaMar recovered the fumble. North Posey was unable to score any points before the half. Mater Dei led 21-7 at the halftaime break. Mater Dei started the third quarter receiving the ball. Mater Dei kept the ball on the ground and used up some of the clock. Wunderlich threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to JT Mayer to make the score 28-7 in favor of the Wildcats with seven minutes left in the third quarter. Closing out the third quarter, Mater Dei was inside the redzone at the North Posey three-yard line. After three quarters Mater Dei led 28-7. Bryce Humphries scored Wildcat touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. This gave Mater Dei a 35-7 advantage. North Posey got the ball back and on the first play of the drive, Bender threw an interception. Mater Dei got the ball back and on their first play of scrimmage,

Wunderlich threw a 34-yard pass to Ethan Stolz to give Mater Dei a 42-7 lead with 11:37 remaining in the game. Due to the Wildcats taking a 35-point lead, the clock on the scoreboard continued to run for the remainder of the game and only stopped for a team time out or an official’s timeout. North Posey scored on a Jed Galvin seven-yard run with six minutes left in the game. Mater Dei ran out the clock and beat the

Vikings by the final score of 42-13. The Wildcats improved their season record to 10-2, while the Vikings ended their year at 9-3. For the Vikings, Bender completed ten of his eighteen passes for 125 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Bender also ran the ball four times for 13 yards. Galvin had 16 carries for 83 yards and one touchdown. Liam Stone with two carries for two yards. Devin Lint-

zenich led all North Posey receivers with three catches for 69 yards and a touchdown. Reidford had five receptions for 40 yards and Lucas Bass with one catch for 15 yards. Mater Dei quarterback Mason Wunderlich completed 15 of his 22 passing attempts for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Joey Pierre carried the ball 14 times for 126 yards and a score. Bryce Humphries had three carries for 17 yards and a touch-

down. Drew Martin with two rushes for six yards. Eli McDurmon led the Wildcat receivers with four catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Stolz with three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. JT Mayer with one catch for ten yards and a score. Luke McDurmon with one reception for six yards, Humphries with one catch for seven yards and Pierre with one reception for two yards.

North Posey senior quarterback Harold Bender is forced out of the pocket but comes up with some positive yardage on this Friday night carry against Mater Dei. Photo by Dave Pearce

‘Oeth’ continued from Page A1 watch a game and see a kid play down here, they don’t have to drive all the way down. They can just tune in and watch,” he said. Although they have yet to venture into football, Oeth said they are considering picking up some tournament games next fall. As a former Wildcat basketball player, he said he looks forward to covering the Mount Vernon and North Posey rivalry games. The December 3 boys matchup at North Posey is a highlight on the schedule for Oeth. “It has been a huge rivalry ever since I played. I try to do that game every year just for people from Posey County that can’t get out for whatever reason. They can tune in and watch the biggest rivalry of our year when Mount Vernon plays North Posey,” he said. Looking at the schedule, he said Evansville Memorial and Heritage Hills and Jasper and Washington are usually really good matchups to cover as well.

Oeth said he was told the biggest online crowd he’s ever had was a semistate contest with 30,000 “units” tuned in to follow the broadcast, but he said it’s difficult to tell just how many fans follow along. Units aside, Oeth said the most important thing is just connecting families so that they get the opportunity to enjoy their children’s games no matter the circumstances or distance between them. “One of the coolest things... We had a game at North Posey two years ago and a dad had never missed seeing his kid play, but had to fly overseas to Israel and was able to tune in. It was like 3 a.m. over there when North Posey was playing, but he was able to tune in and watch our broadcast so he could see his boy play. That’s the furthest away, but there’s a lot of snowbirds, grandmas and grandpas in Florida. They can tune in and watch their grandkids play,” he said.

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Bollinger Earns Eagle Scout

This group spent most of Friday afternoon and evening cooking Fried Chicken for the Deputy Bryan Hicks fundraiser held at Saint Philip Church. All proceeds from the event will go to the Hicks family while Bryan recovers from a wound received while on duty. Pictured front row, left to right are: Clem Goebel, Jeﬀ Wildeman, Tom Wildeman, David Weinzapfel and Ron Folz. Middle row, l to r: Mark Schweizer, Gerry Wildeman, Tom Hall, and Steve Wargel. Back row, l to r: Randy Wargel and Greg Weinzapfel. Inset photo is Rusty Wildeman, organizer of the event. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Kaylin Kissel, Christnie Kissel, and Neal Arandell took advantage of the nice fall temperatures and sunshine to ride their bikes around Wadesville on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Dave Pearce

Bob and Gladys Reuter of Saint Wendel wait in their 1931 Victoria for friends to come and drive around Posey County to look at the beautiful fall foliage on Sunday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach 70 a few days this week. Photo by Dave Pearce

On August 3, 2021, Isaac Bollinger, son of John and Crystal Bollinger of Mount Vernon, earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest award, the Eagle Scout rank. Isaac is a member of Troop 375, a troop sponsored by Trinity United Church of Christ in Mount Vernon. Isaac crossed over into Boy Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 372, which was chartered by Farmersville Elementary School in Mount Vernon. While in Cub Scouts, Isaac earned the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouts’ highest award. For his Eagle Project, Isaac focused on creating a dedicated drop box at the American Legion Post 5 where residents can drop off torn and tattered flags to be properly retired. Under Isaac’s leadership, a team of volunteers designed, constructed, and installed the drop box at the corner of Walnut and Second streets in Mount Vernon. Upon being awarded the Eagle Scout rank, Isaac has successfully earned 22 merit badges. He has served in numerous leadership positions in the troop, including Scribe, Assistant Patrol Leader and Quartermaster. He was called out to become a member of the Order of the Arrow but was not able to complete his ordeal due to illness and other commitments. He attended numerous campouts with his troop including spending 3 summers at Camp Crooked Creek. Isaac is 18 years old and a senior at Mount Vernon High School. He played on the defensive line for the MV Wildcats varsity football team, playing defensive end and nose tackle. He and his teammates brought home a record season in 2021 with a regular season record of 8 – 1. He set a goal during his freshman year to earn four varsity letters and looks to achieve this goal for this year’s football season. He is also involved with the MV construction class. After graduating, Isaac plans to seek the trades either in construction or pipe fitting to further his skills and education. While in scouts, Isaac learned many skills preparing him for life in the adult world. Scouting helped teach him the values of meal preparation, cooking, finances, and how to be prepared for what life may throw at him. Scouting teaches our youth how to become great citizens and leaders for our community and our country and is a great program

Pictured are Isaac Bollinger and former Scout Master Gordon Voegel. in which our youth can be in- regarding membership. If you volved. If you know of chil- don’t know whom to contact, dren who are looking to learn please reach out to the Buﬀalo and have fun doing it, please Trace Council and they will reach out to your local scout put you in contact with a local pack or troop for information leader.

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Friends of WMI present final 2021 lecture The Friends of the Working Men’s Institute presents their final lecture in their 2021 Lecture Series which features Melissa Buller. She will speak at the Working Men’s Institute in New Harmony on Thursday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. Philanthropy has been a critical element in American society since the beginning. Alexis de Toqueville, a keen observer of the U.S. in its formative years observed that, for democracy to work, Americans had to actively participate in it as individuals and through organizations. He was encouraged to find that Americans voluntarily took the opportunity to shape their civic life and nurture the common good. To tackle challenges, large and small, it’s important to understand

the full definition of philanthropy the voluntary contribution of time, talent, treasure and testimony - its impact and the environmental dynamics that influence it. Gender shapes giving behavior. It’s important to understand how in order to further unlock the full potential of philanthropy to create a more just, equitable and healthy society. Melissa has more than 20 yearsexperience in higher education administrative roles. She spent ten years with The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. As associate director, she managed the marketing for the annual fundraising course schedule and worked with nonprofit leader across the U.S. and around the world to develop custom-

ized training programs for staff, volunteers and board members. She is currently a visiting research associate with the Research Team serving as a project manager. Melissa has served on nonprofit boards and various volunteer positions across the sector. She earned an M.A. in Human Resources Management from Washington University in Saint Louis, B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Evansville, and the Certificate in Fund Raising Management from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Melissa’s interests include helping the nonprofit sector improve the world within the unique practices among genders, ethnic backgrounds and cultures.

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Hoosier Art Salon presents the annual “Shop Local Fine Art” The Hoosier Art Salon presents the annual “Shop Local Fine Art” Exhibit which features the art of local and regional artists. The popular “Snowflake Art” of artisan Denise Rapp creates a festive holiday display and includes her hand-cut paper snowflakes. The Hoosier Art Salon will host their Annual Posey County High School Senior Art Show, featuring two and three-dimensional artwork of senior art students from North Posey High School and Mount Vernon High School. The Staff and volunteers invite you to join us for hot cider, wine and hors d’oeuvres on November 13 from 4 until 7 p.m. This reception coincides with the Second Saturdays in New Harmony, which features our gallery along with the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA), and the Mason-Nordgauer Fine Arts. For generations, New Harmony has been known for its love of the arts and celebrates everything from Indiana-based artists, to contemporary, to

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a mask. November 10 at 10 a.m. - Virtual Fabric Arts: Fabric postcards - This craft was originally oﬀered in August. Join Monica on our Facebook page as she shows you how to make fabric postcards. Kits will be ready for pick up two weeks in advance of the program. November 11 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops - This free series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. There are still several seats available. We will be meeting in the Ohio/Wabash room for these workshops. If you have questions or would like to take part call 812-8383286. Must provide your own art sup-

plies for this program. November 11 at 3:30 p.m. - Virtual Laughs and Crafts - Join us on our library’s Facebook page. We will read a story, sing songs, enjoy fun activities, and learn about a fun take-it-andmake-it craft kit. November 15 at 10 a.m. - Virtual Story Time - Join us on our Facebook page for a virtual story time. You will also receive information on a take-itand-make-it craft kit. Note: To register for any of our FREE adult, teen or children project kits, go to the event calendar on our website at alexandrianpl.org then click on the day of the event or call the library at (812) 838-3286. You can also visit the Information Desk.

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Owen Dunn Legion continues to honor those who served things when the two daughters got together last year to clean ology,” Susan explained. “That means using only three letters By Lois Mittino Gray for the month. I saw his stone and it had Sept carved in the Don Oeth, American Legion Owen Dunn Post 5 Com- out and sort after the death of their mother. “Thomas was from here in town and spent most of his life, date. I knew he never would’ve accepted that and had to have mander, invites everyone to come to the post’s building on 203 Walnut Street to view its newest addition to its memora- 31 years, in the area. He was a lieutenant with the National a whole new gravestone made!” Oeth has been the Post Commander for the past two years. bilia display. When entering the building through its side door, Guard from 1954 to 1956. The Guard Headquarters in Mount the large glass case is easy to find containing uniforms, photo- Vernon was located where the Landing Development on the He has been a Legion member for fifty years, and is an active riverfront is now. My ques- participant in the Honor Guard that does the gun salutes at graphs, plaques tion that I’m wondering is in funerals and military observances. and other meThe local veteran was in the Navy Seabees for eight years what year did the National mentoes doGuard here leave and move from 1955 to 1963. He was mostly stationed in the United nated by local to Evansville?” Commander States, including Rhode Island and Paris Island. He has been veterans to tell Oeth wondered. He invites active in the American Legion since his discharge and is very their story. anyone with information on proud of his service during the Korean War. O e t h , He proudly shows the table laminated in his honor in the this to contact him at the Ledressed elLegion’s dining room. Patrons can dine there or at the bar and gion at 812.838.5122. egantly in his “My dad moved to India- a full menu is available, if a person would like to come in and Honor Guard napolis when I was five,” re- eat and view the display. uniform, point“Our large display case is just a way to say thank you to our called Susan Benton. From ed out a plaque there, he worked through local veterans for their time and efforts. A lot of these guys in the case he ranks of Captain to Colonel that come by here to visit or hang out remember this stuff. made himself and retired after 41 years of Their commanding officer is still an important memory for to display sevtotal military service with them. I’m sure many will enjoy seeing this tribute to Colonel eral items domany honors, including the Fischer. Even after he moved away, he would always come nated to honor two in the plaque. After retire- down and talk to the guys he led in Mount Vernon,” Oeth oba local man, ment, he was Director of the served. “The memories are there.” Colonel Robert Department Thomas Fischof History er. The memoThe gravestone in Saint Matthew Cemetery that had to be remade to for the Indirabilia was ana National donated by his have Sep corrected to follow military dictates. Guard and two daughters, Susan Benton of Mount Vernon and Jane Foss of Seattle. The later designated their Historian Emeritus. With these accolades, Colonel Fischer was distinguished plaque features a color photo of Colonel Fischer, a brief history, and two “Legion of Hoosier Heroes” Awards feted with a formal military funeral, complete with a caisson of horses to carry his remains he received in 1984 and 1985. The brief history on the plaque states, “Colonel Robert and a symbolic riderless horse. Susan treaThomas Fischer (May 12, 1930 - September 16, 2012) was sures the American flag atop the carriage she a lieutenant I Battery B Field Artillery of the Mount Vernon was given and the bullet casings from the 21National Guard from 1954 to 1956. Later while working with gun salute. She has a full video of the mass the state National Guard, he advanced to the rank of Captain and burial, too. Her father is buried in St. and then to Colonel in Indianapolis. He was twice honored by Matthew’s Cemetery on Tile Factory Road. appointment to the General Staff of the Legion of Honor, an “To my knowledge, my father was the only organization designed to accept only members of the highest qualifications. He retired after 41 years of service, and after one in Posey County to have such a formal active duty, he worked in the Department of History for the ceremony. Tradition dictates that an officer with higher rank must attend, so being he Indiana National Guard.” The two beautiful embossed certificates in the frame de- was a Colonel, we had Generals attend the scribe what an honor it is to be in the Legion of Hoosier He- funeral,” Susan said with pride. American Legion Commander Don Oeth stands beside the new display “He was such a stickler for military history roes and the first is dated January 7, 1984 and the second was awarded the year after on May 31, 1985. Even though the and insisted before his death that his grave- case exhibit on local legend Colonel Robert Thomas Fischer. Photo by Colonel died in 2012, these certificates were found among his stone be inscribed using only military numer- Lois Mittino Gray

Ronnie Hyatt

Brian Simkins

Edward Becher

Christopher M. Morlan

Donald Kulhenschmidt

Jerry Klenck

With Gratitude, on Veterans Day November 11, 2021 On Veterans Day, we’d like to share our admiration and appreciation for the brave men and women in uniform whose service and sacrifice have protected our freedom and our way of life through the generations. To all of our dedicated soldiers both past and present, our deepest gratitude and best wishes remain with you and your families on Veterans Day and always!

Travis Clowers

Tom Latham

Craig Goedde

Thomas Clowers

Judge Posey County

Sheriff Posey County

Judge Posey County

Prosecuting Atty. Posey County

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1 in 10 Indiana veterans say this past year has been the most challenging of their lives (post-combat) VeteranAddiction.org, an information resource for military veterans and families dealing with addiction, conducted a survey among 3,000 veterans and found that over 1 in 10 (12%) Indiana veterans say this past year has been the most challenging year of their lives post-combat. Nationally, the figure was 20%. Broken down, 21% of male veterans said this was the case compared to 18% of female veterans. A separate survey by VeteranAddiction. org found that 15% of veterans overall have been drinking more alcohol during the pandemic compared to previous years. For already vulnerable veterans, the social disruption caused by the pandemic exacerbated many pre-existing concerns, including routine access to healthcare, access to pay and benefits earned through past military service, and, in terms of mental health, support for those affected by

combat stress and/or PTSD. Those going through mental health struggles are also at substantial risk of developing or relapsing into a substance abuse disorder. Often, when individuals with mental health conditions seek to distract themselves from their thoughts, substances, like alcohol are used. Paired with easy availability of alcohol during the pandemic, for example, this could be an added health risk for vulnerable veterans. Infographic showing results among veterans by state Moreover, for veterans struggling with mental health implications as a result of their experiences, interpersonal relationships can have a drastic effect on their overall well-being. Due to various mandates, directives and other circumstances, these support systems and connections have been harder to maintain, which could trigger feelings of loneliness that consequently have a negative impact on

their mental health. A veteran’s mental health struggle can also take a toll on the mental health of loved ones and even affect family dynamics in general if the issue is particularly severe, and based on the past year, the potential of mental health concerns is not an isolated event: a study found that 6 in 10 military respondents said the Covid-19 pandemic has decreased their overall happiness significantly. “There are plenty of dedicated online resources for veterans specifically, offering helpful coping mechanisms for making it through what has been a difficult time for many,” says Brittney Morse, MA, LAACC (a licensed advanced alcohol and drug counsellor). “Interpersonal social and family relationships are also important to help maintain a strong level of support, and if the individual is struggling to reach out, these connections can help point them in the direction of expert medical advice.”

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Freedom brings responsibilities Having the fortune and blessing of living in this great nation, America, we not only accept the rewards of living free and the measure of liberty that comes with that, we also recognize the obligations and responsibilities. Veterans Day affords all of us the opportunity to reflect on the many brave warriors who served and are serving in the Armed Forces that secure the rights and protections our Constitution stipulates. The opportunity to exState Sen. Jim Tomes (R – Wadesville) meets with Rolling Thunder Indiana Chapter 6 press gratitude for the cost President Jerry Blake (left) and Secretary Mary Jane Miller (middle). Photo submitted of freedom paid by our ser-

vice men and women can be displayed by our conduct. Standing during our National Anthem or reverence to our Nation’s flag would

be just a small token of a grateful and deserving people. Thank you brothers and sisters in arms! God Bless America.

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Jesse Russell

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George Buchanan

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By Jerry King ful lines of battle as the rebel boys stepped Primary sources are sought after by his- out of the valley into full view, with flying torians and writers of books. Some primary banners, beating drums, and setting sun.” sources are diaries, letters, oral histories, The Unit History--The next example documents, scrape books and photographs. of a primary source is from a Unit History They are sought after for their accuracy, in- of the 67th Indiana Regt. Volunteers, pubterest, and for the story to be presented in lished in 1892 and written by one who “was a “personal way.” Primary sources that are there,” R.B. Scott. This describes the bea favorite of this writer, are diaries, letters, ginning of the Union Charge at Vicksburg. and unit histories. I will use diaries, letters, General Hovey helped win the victory at and unit histories of real soldiers throughout Champion’s Hill just days before the siege this article. of Vicksburg started. The 67th Indiana Regt. Almost everyone would agree that we just Volunteers were there. The scene described don’t write letters like we did 160 years ago is the charge of the Union forces under Genor even just 50 years ago. Letters are impor- eral Grant on the tant because they reflect a certain historical time, place, and event. Letters have not always been easy to produce. The letter writer has to have the materials to write with, the paper to write on, and the time to do it. The letter could be beautifully written, or barely legible. Letters from the 19th century might contain information about the weather, food, their living conditions, their whereabouts, blood, and gore. Letters from the 20th century were cleaned up a little and subject to censorship. Because of combat conditions, the letter may not be finished or might come to an abrupt end. But, no matter what type of letter produced, when they were received, it in Iraq, they were worth their weight in gold. Rewith his un g in K n h ceiving letters from a soldier just before goCorporal Jo ing into battle are absolutely prized by the Desert Storm. receiver and shared with loved ones. Waitdefense lines on ing for “word” from your dear son or daugh- May 21-22, 1863. Confederate General John ter, in harm’s way, is agonizing and pain- C. Pemberton commanded the defense of ful. Telegrams are examples of a short War Vicksburg. Document. Telegrams were first to report “Early on this morning (22nd of the safe arrival of the soldier to his family. May) the batteries all along the line opened The telegrams said very little and might be their sulphurous threats and vomited a torworded like this: “Your son or daughter has rent of shot and shell upon the rebel posiarrived safely somewhere in France.” Every- tions, while Porter over on the riverfront, one had to abide by strict rules on wording. was pouring upon the doomed city, a heavy The Diary--The next example is an eye- storm of iron hail, and for five hours, thirty witness account written in a personal diary batteries upon the land, and Porter’s fleet about the “Battle of Franklin” fought on Nov upon the river, kept pouring in a storm of 30, 1864. The writer was Adam Weaver of death upon the city and the rebel works. Company I, 104th Ohio Volunteers who The early morning sunshine turned the hills witnessed the grand Confederate Charge about us to the color of blood. Meanwhile, on Union lines by regiments serving under our boys were filling up their canteens and General John Bell Hood: buckling on their arms. When a few minutes “Time is 3:30 p.m.-- I have a before 10:00, all the shelling ceased and a near perfect view of the rebels forming their silence fell upon the army. We waited for the lines. Their regiments are in view, stretch- signal of that awful moment. Prayers from ing through and across the fields as far as hundreds (if not thousands) of lips went up the eyes can see. About 4:10, rebel artillery to the Almighty. Every experienced soldier began firing a few solid shots and shells at knew what this calm portended, and with evour works. In back of us, near the town, our ery nerve strung up to high tension, awaited bands were playing “Just Before the Battle, the signal to “do or die.” When along the Mother.” I watched and studied the beauti- lines the signal came, and in a moment with

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flags in front, the troops sprang forward, rendering the air with yells and clinching their guns as they start upon the charge; but in a moment the whole rebel works and pits were one blaze of fire while 20,000 muskets and 150 cannon belch forth death and destruction into our advancing lines, and great columns of smoke rose up, and as it were turned the scorching sun into a great ball of blood.” And Now, “Pure History”--Letters To Home--This is part of a letter written by Pvt. Louis Wasem of the Ambulance Corps, to his parents in Mount Vernon. It was dated January 22, 1918 and he was very close to the front in France. All letters are from World War I and most are from Posey County soldiers. Dear Momma and Poppa, I received momma’s letter of the 18th of December peration and am glad -O 91 19 y ar Febru to know that everything is going alright. I was mighty glad to know that pappa bought a Liberty bond for each of us. I have been enjoying about one trip daily to some of the nearby villages for malades. George Schively is our mess sergeant now, and he is supplying us with good food. This is a very pretty county here and I enjoy driving over the tops of the hills and seeing the mountains to the southeast stretching up with their peaks surrounded by a blue haze. The evenings are bright and almost warm now so I often walk around at night. This night, I would like to go out, but I must stay here and answer calls to get the wounded. In this service I am well treated by the officers and I have a chance to use my individuality. I have had some great experiences in the ambulance services, but there are a number of reasons why I want to change to the Aviation Service. I think that I will be intensively interested in aviation and I believe I can be successful. I don’t want to alarm you, but I must tell you that there are many chances for me to be killed. I drive over roads that are in view of the enemy just as I would drive down Mulberry Street at home and often German aviators pass over my head. I am thinking of you always and sending you my best love. Your son, Louis Takes Part In Saint Michael Fight--The following is part of a letter written by Lt. Charles Underwood and received by Paul Short. It was printed in the Western Star Nov 7, 1918. It is about the night of the attack during the Saint Michael drive: It was about 4:00 a.m., and it was still raining, and the trenches were more full of men and mud than ever. Before I could get back, the machine gun action started preparatory for the men to go “over.” The heavies (artillery) were still keeping up a continuous fire and I can’t understand how the Boche could stand it. In answer to the machine guns, they threw up a smoke screen to hide themselves: had the wind been favorable no doubt it would have been gas. Just at daybreak the boys started over. I advanced between the first and second waves with telephones and a radio station. Up out of the trenches we came!!! I was in the lead with my men following behind me in single file, so if a shell hit, it wouldn’t get all of us, and believe me, they were hitting. Thanks to my steel helmet, I managed to get through without getting knocked out with the rocks and flying shrapnel. Everything is lovely now. With my very best wishes, I am yours, Lt. Charles Underwood--Signal Corps. in France A Letter From Herman Baggerly To

His Father, Nov. 24, 1918--Note: He gives an excellent description of things that happened before the Armistice. “Dear Dad, Well, Dad, I guess you know that today is Fathers Day, and I have been thinking of how I would love to be back on the farm again. I know it is the best place I have found since I have been in the army. I don’t think I would have to eat hard-tack and corn beef. I have been fed fine since I have been in the hospital--chicken, cake, biscuits, pie, and most anything I could wish for. Well, I could tell you anything and it would pass (censorship) now. We landed in Brest, that is a pretty nice port, but don’t want to go back there any more. From there, we went to Massy, and on to a number of other places that I can’t remember, because they have such funny names. I am in a large place now--population about a hundred thousand (Limoges.) Dad, you know one thing I want to do now? That is to Talk War to Uncle Mack. I could understand him now. He told me that Sherman said that war was h….! Well, I will agree with him, but he didn’t finish it. I’d say, “War is h…, dodging bullets and starvation.” They brought the food to us, but the Germans would blow it up before we got to eat it! I have gone as long as four days with one little can of salmon but we always had something else to think about besides eating. I started to write this letter after dinner, and now it is about 6:00 o’clock. The boys have been coming up to see one of the best souvenirs that I can, or anyone else can bring home. You know that I told you all that I had to be operated on again. Well, it is all over and they got the “shrapnel” out. It is a half an inch square and it was in there for seven weeks. They all say it is the worst and ugliest piece of shrapnel they have ever seen. A boy right here beside me got hit with one not a third as large as mine, and he has his leg off, but I got mine so far, and the wound looks fine. They say that we are to start home this week. Hoping to see you all soon, I am Your son, Herman” Another Letter Of Pure, PURE History--What really happened in the trenches at 11:00 a.m. Nov. 11, 1918? This is a war letter from Thomas N. Templeton to his father, Frederick Templeton--We will pick up when the fighting stops in the trenches on Nov. 11. The letter was written from Dann, Germany, Dec. 10, 1918: “On the stroke of eleven, the cannons were hushed, the rifles dropped from the shoulder, machine guns grew still, there followed then a strange, unbelievable silence, as though the world had died. It lasted but a moment, merely for the space of time that breathe is held. Then came such an uproar of relief and jubilence, such a tooting of horns, shrieking of whistles, such an overture from bands and trains, and church bells, shouting of human voices, as the Earth is not likely to hear again in our day or coming generations. Darkness? There was none! Rockets and a ceaseless fountain of star shells made the lines a streak of glorious brilliance across the face of startled France, while by the light of flares, you could see dancing, singing people as clearly visible as though the sun set high in the Heavens. Dad, I wouldn’t take a million for the experiences that I have had over here, but I don’t think I would care to go through those same experiences again. My love and wishes for a very Merry Christmas, your loving son, Pvt. (?) Thomas Dear Reader, By the use of diaries, Unit Histories, and letters, I have tried to show the life of the soldier in his service to his country and the personal sacrifices and experiences he/she went through. We will always remember the ones who paid the supreme sacrifice with their lives. Most returning veterans never thought of themselves as heroes. Because of them, the Free World was saved to live on. We honor all veterans on Veterans Day who served during both war and peace. As I have stated in my past articles, it has been an honor to write about our veterans.

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Honor Rewards for Posey County Veterans The Posey County Recorder and the Veteran Services Office of Posey County, in partnership with Fidlar Technologies is excited to announce a new service for our local Veterans, named Honor Rewards. With Honor Rewards, Veterans can sign-up at the Recorder’s office or online to receive an Honor Rewards card, which qualifies them for discounts and incentives at participating businesses in the local community. This service is being made available at no cost to the county and its taxpayers. This service accompanies the Posey County Recorder’s Office dedication to our veterans. Our office serves as the State of Indiana’s recommended county backup for pre-

serving military discharge papers (including DD-214) at no charge along with providing free certified copies of previously recorded discharge papers. Veterans are encouraged to record their DD-214 or other forms of discharge papers if they have not already. Dave Sharber, the Posey County Veteran Services Officer, and partner in the program, is working alongside the Recorder’s office to get the word out on the importance of having your discharge papers recorded. To sign up, all a veteran needs to do is visit www.honorrewards.com, click on Posey County IN and fill out the form with details on when they served and with what branch of

the armed forces. If an individual prefers they may fill out the form in person or contact the Recorder’s office at 812838-1314 and any staff member will be happy to assist them. A business may sign up at the same website and you will be sent promotional material showing you are a participating member of the Honor Rewards Program. This service is completely free and your military documents are restricted and not available for public viewing. We are proud to be a part of this program and wish to thank all of the wonderful men and women in Posey County for their service and the sacrifices made for us and our great nation.

Participating Locations POSEY COUNTY Arby’s (Classic Roast Beef for $1.99) Bliss Artisan – (25% off any purchase. Discount can not be combined with any other offer.) Bruce Hall Body Shop ($100 Discount) Bud’s Hardware – (10% off) Casey’s – ($2.00 off any Large Pizza. Not valid with any other offer. Limit one use per visit.) 3 Chicks Fudgery – ($3.00 off a pound of fudge) Defense Mobile Corporation – (Defense Mobile, which uses Sprint, AT&T, and other carrier towers, typically costs 20% less than the big carrier rates. As an introduction, we offer an additional 15% off service for three months to try us out. Use Promotional code DMC215 on checkout from www. defensemobile.com.) J & J Welding (10% Discount) Juncker Brothers Sales & Service ($100 Discount on any outright purchase of a new SCAG zero-turn lawnmower) K B Auto Works Inc. (5% discount) Lowes of West Evansville – (10% discount with military ID) McKims IGA (10% discount on any purchase exceeding $10.00, Alcohol, tobacco & office service excluded. Mount Vernon Auto Parts – (10% Off) New Harmony Inn (25% off a Room) Posey County Coop – (10% off With Military ID) Posey County News – ($5.00 of a yearly in County subscription) Red Geranium Restaurant (10% off Food Purchase) Shepard Services Inc ($15 off Services) U-Pile-It Self Storage Inc. (6th Month FREE with Initial Payment of 5 Months Plus Deposit. New Customers Only) Weinzapfel’s Tavern – (10% off food and non-alcohol purchase.)

Outlet store on Green River Road, Evansville, IN.) El Charro (Veterans may take advantage of the $7.00 lunch special all day long (includes tax and drink). Emge’s Deli & ice cream – (free medium beverage with a sandwich or salad purchase! Evansville Eyecare Associates, Inc. (15% off a complete pair of glasses, cannot be combined with any other offer, discount, or insurance). Evansville Tree Service – (Free tree service estimates and 10% off multiple tree removals or tree trimmings.) Gattitown – ($5.49 buffet every day, drink not included.) Grimm Acres, Diversified – (10% off any purchase including eggs, meat, produce and livestock) Hagedorn’s Tavern – (10% off total ticket) Highland Veterinary Clinic ($10.00 off of all examination/ consultation Fees; 50% off of all Urgent Care Professional diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, retail or medication.) Jeanne’s Gelato & more (15% off total purchase) Lamasco Bar & Grill – (10% off all food!) O’Reilly’s Auto Parts – (10% off any non-sale items) Pike’s Mattress – (10% Off Veterans and Active Military) Professional Eyecare Associates (40% off on complete pair of glasses (Excludes Insurance) Spankey’s Una Pizza – (10% discount) Sweet Betty’s Bakery – (15% off bakery case purchase.) The Carousel Restaurant (10% off meal) Thrifty Car Care Center – (15% Off Total Bill) Tracy Zeller Jewelry – (25% Off Retail Prices, Excludes Repairs and Licensed Items) Wayback Burgers (20% of purchase for Veterans Every Day!) Westside Security – ($5.00 off any service call!)

VANDERBURGH COUNTY American Automotive Repair – (15% Discount on all repairs to active or retired members) Azzip Pizza – (free drink with pizza purchased at full menu price.) Backstage Bar and Grill (20% off FOOD purchases). Bodyworks Massage ($10 off any service of $65 or more) Bokeh Lounge – (10% off Purchase) The Dapper Pig – (10% of all food!) Dave’s Sportsden – (10% off total bill!) EarthGrains, Sara Lee, Bimbo Bakeries USA – (Veterans receive 15% discount off their purchase at our EarthGrains

WARRCIK COUNTY Enigma Bar & Grill – (10% off food purchase) Family Eye Care of Newburgh – (50% off Eye Exams, and 30% Off Any Complete Pairs Of Glasses. Insurance and Manufacturer Restrictions May Apply.) Fiesta Acapulco – (25% off excluding Alcohol – Valid Only to the Card ID Holder and his wife or husbands meal) Flex 151 LLC – (10% off membership dues and Flex 151 personal training) Signs by Design – (10% off for purchases up to $500.00 ($50.00 max discount) South Side Bar – (10% off Food Purchase and Complimen-

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The Honor Rewards program is a community service made available through your Recorders Office to thank and acknowledge our nation’s veterans for their sacrifices to our country. This program allows veterans in your community to sign-up to receive an Honor Rewards Card and use this ID Card to receive discounts and benefits at local participating retailers, restaurants and other businesses.

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The Continuing Legacy of American Veterans in the Workplace As our country emerges from the longest war in its history, the 4.5 million veterans who served during this period are poised to lead our workforce - and the U.S. economy - into the next decades. This group of talented Americans, known as the post-9/11 veterans, have channeled their talent, skills and leadership into post-military success, achieving higher labor participation rates and over 30% higher earnings than their non-veteran peers, according to the Census Bureau. Veterans have proven themselves to be extremely productive, often earning promotions at an accelerated rate in their chosen career fields and recognized by industry leaders as valuable teammates. This newest generation of dedicated Americans is a formidable group. They are the youngest, most diverse and largest group of veterans in the labor force. Like the legions of veterans who served in the past, they have carried on a legacy of duty, valor and

compassion. Our post-9/11 veterans have fought bravely in defense of our values, but they have also demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability, pivoting to support missions ranging from humanitarian assistance to local economic development. Needless to say, they performed admirably. While in uniform, veterans benefitted not just from worldclass technical training, but also from extraordinary opportunities to develop soft skills such as teamwork, resourcefulness and initiative, traits that employers consistently rank as among the most desirable. Hiring veterans is not just the right thing to do - it is a smart business decision. As a post-9/11 veteran and former senior Defense Department official, I have seen firsthand the sacrifices borne by service members, veterans and their families. Many carry with them the wounds of combat – visible and invisible - and grieve the irre-

placeable loss of their teammates. We have made great progress towards ensuring that all who need care get it, acknowledging that much work remains to be done. And while support for our wounded, ill and injured veterans remains steadfast, we should simultaneously promote career opportunities and a workplace environment that allows all veterans to thrive. They are a vital component of our labor force and will continue to play a critical role driving innovation, and efficiency. As in every war throughout our history, a generation of Americans stepped forward to answer this most recent call to serve. Now, as our nation moves forward, our post-9/11 veterans stand ready to “build back better” through meaningful careers. On this Veterans Day, we celebrate all veterans, not just for their service while in uniform, but also for their ongoing contributions to the world’s most talented workforce.

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Hero’s Drive-Through Parade makes effort to recognize By Trisha L. Lopez Dressed in his crisp, navy service uniform, United States Air Force Airman Second Class Jack Truelove navigated his silver truck under a huge American flag hung between the extended ladders of two fire trucks at the third gate of the Vanderburgh County Fairgrounds on a recent Saturday. One of 350 military veterans invited to participate in the Hero’s Gratitude Drive Through Parade, hosted by Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, Truelove parked the truck and opened the door at the request of Honor Flight volunteers who asked to take a picture before handing him a bag of items donated by businesses and organizations to honor the sacrifices made by Truelove and his fellow veterans. “Thank you for your service,” said Tanya Hanson, Honor Flight worker, as she admired his uniform. Truelove nodded, his eyes hidden behind reflective sunglasses, but his smile warm and infectious. “That was a long time ago,” Truelove said. When asked about his time in the military, the Jasper resident raised a handwritten cardboard sign that read A-2C, Jack Truelove, 1955+1959 and 496 FIS. He stayed for just a few minutes to respond to the well-wishes of the people gathered on the road before shutting the truck door and resuming his drive as the

veterans lined up in vehicles behind him took his place. “Isn’t it neat?” Hanson said, walking back to the area where volunteers lined up 350 bright yellow bags to deliver to each veteran, to await her next turn. “When you talk to these guys they are so, so, so sweet. Some of them are Vietnam vets that never really got a welcome home.” Hanson handles the veterans database for Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, a group that flies veterans and a guest to Washington, D.C. twice a year for one-day trips to see military monuments and memorials. The trip is free for veterans, who are treated to a day of recognition. They are met by sign bearers and whisked aboard coaches to take in the sights. They are given poster-size copies of their service photos to take with them to hold when they go to the World War II Memorial for a group picture. Former presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bob Dole, who serves as Honor Flight ambassador, often greets groups. Four veterans are selected by random drawing to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery at the end of the day before catching their chartered flight home where they are greeted by a “huge welcome home parade” in the Evansville Airport. The Southern Indiana

chapter is a member of a network of chapters throughout the country. More than 245,000 veterans nationwide have traveled through the Honor Flight program since 2005. Veterans are listed by age, with older veterans and veterans in poor health given priority placement to try to ensure they get the chance to participate. “Our mission is to get every one of these guys a chance to see the monument that was erected in their honor,” Hanson explained. “But when you try to sign these guys up, they all say ‘oh, let somebody else go. I don’t need to go.’ They all are so humble. Think of what they encountered in their youth? They are all so, so, so excited to go.” David Morlock of Wadesville is one of 17 Posey County veterans awaiting a turn to board a flight. Morlock rode along the parade route in a silver convertible with his name and picture hanging from the doors, braving the brisque 48 degree morning air to take part in the event. He said he appreciates all of the work that the Honor Flight organization puts into recognizing veterans. “I have never been to Washington, D.C. I’d like to go, but it’s kind of one of those places that if you couldn’t dedicate enough time to go, you’re not going to get to see everything,” Morlock said. “(Honor Flight) is very organized.

David Morlock of Wadesville at the Hero’s Gratitude Honor Drive-Through Parade. Photos by Trisha Lopez

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The plane, flight, the busses to get everybody from the airport at Washington, D.C., to all of the monuments and back, I mean, it’s all done. As a veteran, all you have to do is just go for the ride.” Hanson said she has 1,800 veterans on the Southern Indiana chapter’s list, but that number is dwindling. “It’s so sad. They are passing away every day. Some of these guys are 80, 90, 95-years-old and we are still trying to get them on a flight,” she said, her voice trailing as she watched cars pass. Concerns about Covid-19 grounded the Southern Indiana chapter’s flights for veterans signed up for 2020 and 2021 and led to the cancelation of Evansville’s Veterans Day parade. Frustrated, Chapter Vice President Diane Shaw, took action. “I went to the board and decided I wanted to do

something,” Shaw said. “Last year, we distributed 1,000 care packages to 1,000 veterans’ homes. It was a huge undertaking. We ended up traveling to 19 different counties in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. This year, my thought was the veterans that missed their opportunity (to get on a flight), I wanted them to know that we are still thinking about them. We haven’t forgotten them.”

The parade is not a replacement for their Honor Flight, Shaw explained, “this is just a bonus.” “We wanted to let them know, with Veteran’s Day coming up, that we’re thinking about them. We’re praying for their safety and we are looking forward to the opportunity when we can take them on a flight. Lord willing, we are flying next year,” Shaw said.

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David E. Barnes

E. Craig Ervin

Bill Williams

Derek M. Trodglen

William R. Fox

James J. Tepool

Edwin Helfert

Dirk D. Huck

Carl Mann

Darrell E. Douglas

Stanley E. Douglas

Stanley L. Douglas

Allen S. Fox

Jason R. Utley

Don Krietenstein

Milt Manning

Harvey Schelhorn

John Tanner

Devvy D. Mathews

Jeff Greenwell

Robert J. Morrow Jr.

Doug Saltzman

Deward M. Wagner

Richard E. Fischer

Dale Schelhorn

Chad Weatherford

Chad Anderson

Bill Gillenwater

William C. Barnett

Louis D. Key

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“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

Jim Tomes Chairman of Veteran Affairs and Military

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George L. Moye

Lloyd MaCurdy

Keith MaCurdy

Gordon E. Simmons

Joseph C. Wilson

Alvin E. Lurker

John Meador

Jim Davis

Billie Dekemper

Arch Fink

Austin Goff

Randall Cox

Charles E. Mobley

Clarence C. Naas, Jr.

Carl N. Anderson

David Van Laningham

Fred C. Anderson

Earl Houck

Veteran’s Events Around The County Mount Vernon American Legion Post 5 Veteran’s Day program on Thursday, November 11 at 11 a.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ~ Ances Bellamy

New Harmony American Legion Post 370 The Color Guard will be at North Posey High School on Thursday morning, November 11 to participate in their program. They will be at The Charles Ford Memorial Home at 1:30 p.m., and at Premier Healthcare at 2;15 p.m.

Poseyville American Legion Post 278 The Poseyville American Legion will participate in the schools programs. They will be at South Terrace at 8:30 a.m., at Saint Wendel at 10:30 a.m., and at North Elementary at 1:30 p.m.

General Thomas Posey DAR Chapter The General Thomas Posey DAR Chapter will be honoring all Veteran’s on Thursday, November 11 by placing a wreath at the statue located at the Mount Vernon Court House at 10 a.m. There will be a short program. All Veteran’s and public invited.

THE AMERICAN'S CREED I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign states, a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to

love it; to support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies. ~ William Tyler Page, 1917 PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. INDIANA STATE FLAG SALUTE O, blue and gold, with torch of old, Enlighten our path with hope, Hoosiers, we look up to thee And pledge our all to liberty. by Gretchen Weber for 2016 Indiana Bicentennial

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Kyle W. Cox

Jim Cunningham

Claude Durrell

Cody & Katy Martin

Jeff Hortsman

John Cassin

Floyd Williams

Donald Ray Littlepage

Samuel Wright

Sidney Morrow

Arthur C. Reynolds

Bob Bulla

Jerry King

Frank Smith

Bill Harvey

Melvin Martin

Frank Goebel

Dickie Rose

Bob Dike

Travis Roll

Russell J. McIntire

Gaylen R. Overton

William C. David

Leonard Mauck

Harold Goff

Walter Schelhorn

Harold Neumann

Jackson L. Higgins

Jake Dyehouse

Ed Dyehouse

Daryl Dyehouse

Charles H. Randall

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Dike well-equipped to handle veteran’s needs

Dennis Wintz

Karl Dorff

James Ashworth

Phillip Handel

By Lois Mittino Gray John W. Dike brings a diversity of experience to his position as the new Posey County Veteran Service Officer. He was appointed by the Posey County Commissioners to replace Dave Sharber, who retired in September 2021. Dike maintains his office at the same site as Sharber in the basement in Room 34 of the Coliseum Building on 126 East Third Street in Mount Vernon. Veterans may contact the county officer for a variety of services. He can assist in pursuing the necessary paperwork to apply for pensions, compensations or disability. Sometimes he can cut the lengthy procedures to half the time. He can trace records of military service and discharges to help with genealogical records or locating burial spots. He participates in programs and honor services for veterans. “Right now, I consult with about one person a day. As people become more aware of my presence here, I should get more veterans in for aid,” he speculated. The Owensville native began his own military service when he enlisted in the Air Force in 1976 after graduation from Gibson Southern High School in 1975. The young Titan was an aircraft mechanic on environmental systems for the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. He was based out of Little Rock, Arkansas, but the assignment afforded him the opportunity to travel to Germany, England and Alaska which he enjoyed. Upon his return to civilian life after being discharged in 1980, John took a job as a Jail Officer for the Posey County Sheriff’s Department. He later moved on to city employment as a Mount Vernon City Police Officer. “I really loved that work and was with the department for 28 years until I retired in 2011,” he said. In 1992, John also joined the Indiana National Guard in Evansville, the 1-163rd Field Artillery. He became active on the Head-

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quarters’ Survey Team and Radar Teams and served as the Chief Warrant Officer for the Radar Team. His proficiency qualified him to be the 76th Brigade Targeting Officer for the

Posey County Veteran Service Oﬃcer John Dike. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray whole brigade out of Indianapolis. This led to a one-year deployment in Iraq as a member of the 1-163rd Field Artillery Radar Detachment for Iraqi Freedom. “I was proud to serve there with my six man team. We all went over together and we all came back. We helped locate shooters as they often shot from mortar tubes in the same place and we could pinpoint them. We were very instrumental the last six months we were there with a unit in a difficult position, too,” Dike

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returned from Iraq in 2005 and retired from the National Guard in 2009 with 21 years of service. After retiring as a police officer in 2011, Dike took on the unusual occupation as a Lock Operator at John T. Myers Locks and Dam, in Point Township. He works swing shifts and just completed a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift as we talked together. He operates the locks and ensures that barges and boats follow procedures on this 17th dam on the Ohio River, administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He said it takes about 45 minutes to an hour to lock one large barge through. It is a pleasant job, but it can be a real force when inclement weather with high winds rages right down the river. Dike is married to Denise, a Deputy Clerk in the Mount Vernon City Clerk’s Office. Together, they have two sons, John Michael and Braden. John Michael and his wife, Whittni, are the parents of John and Denise’s two grandchildren: Jaylie Rose, age 4 and Warren Michael, age 1. Son Braden is attending college at the University of Wisconsin Stout. John Dike loves spending time with his grandchildren and family with any spare time he gets. He is active in several organizations, among them the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 133 and the Fraternal Order of Elks Club. He is a life member of the Mount Vernon American Legion Owen Dunn Chapter and the Veteran of Foreign Wars. The Veterans Service Officer invites anyone needing assistance to contact him at 812-8388372 (office phone) or at 812-781-9105 (county cell phone). He may also be contacted by email at: john.dike@poseycountyin.gov.

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George Louden

Roy Barnes

Bob Garris

Glen Hunsaker

Dr. Frank Turber

Don Anderson

Charles Blackburn

Bill Norris

Herman L. Hirsch

Harold Lee Blaylock

Jacob P. Seibert

Tasha Hack

Thank You Veterans For Your Service

DNR offers free admission to veterans, active-duty military, Nov. 11 All veterans and activeduty military personnel, and everyone in their vehicle, will be admitted free to DNR state parks, reservoir properties, state forest recreation areas and state off-road vehicle riding areas on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11. This includes admission to Falls of the Ohio State Park’s Interpretive Center. “We appreciate the sacrifices and service of our veterans and active-duty military and look forward to recognizing them with a day to explore some of the best outdoor places in our state,” said Terry Coleman, director of Indiana State Parks. Veterans and military personnel should present ID or evidence of military service where entrance gates are in operation. For proof of military status, gate attendants will accept: —Discharge papers (veteran’s DD Form 214) —Veteran license plates: Ex-POW, Purple Heart, Dis-

abled Hoosier Veteran, Pearl Harbor Survivor. Veteran license plates also include: —Air Force Veteran —Army Veteran —Coast Guard Veteran —Marine Corps Veteran —Merchant Marine Veteran —Navy Veteran —U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Award Letter —Veterans hunting and fishing license —Documents showing veteran benefits with veteran’s name on document —Any other certificate or verification letter or form that establishes past or present military service For general information about state park, reservoir, forest properties, and state offroad vehicle riding areas, see dnr.IN.gov. For information about interpretive programs at state parks and reservoirs, see interpretiveservices.IN.gov. To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.

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Walden grateful for service heritage, courage to serve Special to the News the same age as he was. My of a sudden a German tank heading toward them. Two ing over whose turn it was On this Veterans Day, father had to draw down at the far end of the street of his soldiers, who handled to fire the bazooka. In the November 11, 2021, I would on the German solider and turned the corner and started the bazooka, starting argu- meantime, as the tank was like to pay tribute to my fa- he got the first shot off and moving closer to them, my ther, Charles Rea Walden. killed him - this was a very dad yelled at them to get the My father was born on emotional moment for him bazooka loaded and ready to December 25, 1921 in Grand where he had to choose use or he was going to shoot Junction, Iowa but lived his life over the other solboth of them. Needless to most of his life in Iowa City, ider. My father shared this say, they got a round off and Iowa. event to prepare me in case it stopped the tank. For several years, I tried to I would come into a similar The last story that I would have conversations with my encounter. like to share, took place on father regarding his time in his combat jump. After my the service, however, he did dad had made his jump, he not want to talk about those landed on a two story house experiences. I had enlisted with an all metal roof which in the Army and knowing was occupied by German that I was heading to Vietsoldiers. He made so much nam, my father decided to noise when he landed on the share a few of his combat roof, it scared the Germans experiences with me. and they all came running My father had enlisted in out of the house and took off the National Guard in Januas fast as they could go. ary 1940. His training was During his service in assigned to Camp Bowie in World War II, my father Brownwood, Texas, where was wounded a total of three he was in the Horse Calvary times during combat. He was and then went onto three weeks of Parachutist Jump School. At the start of World War Doris and Charles II, he was assigned to the Walden at Camp 517th Parachute RegimenBowie in Brownwood, tal Combat Team and departed the United States on June 1941. May 17, 1944. His first and At my request, only combat jump was on I asked if he could August 15, 1944 where he share any humorlanded in the area of Nice, ous incidences with France. me. At the time, he The first story is where he said it was not funny, talks about his Baptism of but in retrospect he Fire. My father was stand- chucked when telling ing along the side of a tree the story. His unit was Jerry Walden and father Charles very close to enemy lines, going house to house Rea Walden. when he saw a young blonde clearing out a street haired German solider about of Germans when all Charles Walden - August 6, 1944

transported back to London, England and then eventually was transported by a hospital ship to the United States. My father ended up serving five years, eight months and 21 days. My father was awarded several medals which consisted of: • Purple Heart Medal with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster (total of three Purple Heart Medals) • Bronze Star Medal • Good Conduct Medal • American Defense Service Medal • American Campaign Medal • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars • World War II Victory Medal • Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award Medal • Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII • Sharpshooter Badge with Carbine Bar with Rifle Bar Medal My father traveled many trips from Iowa City, Iowa to Mount Vernon, Indiana to see and spend time with our family. Charles Rea Walden passed away at the age of 81 years old on February 21, 2003. I am forever grateful for his service to our country along with so many other service men and women.

Paul W. Koester

Hershel Moore

Elmer J. Blackburn

Ethan Buchanan

Jake Neuffer Jr.

Joseph TenBarge Sr.

Bryan Wolf

Dale S. Martin

Bill Rosenbarger

Clarence Saalweachter

Russell E. Kincheloe

William J. Kincheloe

Darrell G. Cox

Jim Westfall

Douglas Fieber

Ray Fieber

Nathaniel E. Lewis

Larry W. Lewis

It is our pleasure and our privilege to serve and salute our local veterans. To the men and women in our community and around the country who have sacrificed to protect our freedom, we thank you greatly for your service.

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John J. Hinderliter

Raymond Schuler

Curtis Will

Edward Maier

Virgil Coomes

Shawn Medley

David Ries

Lloyd Juncker

Otto Wehr

Jack Ries

Densel Westheiderman

Willie Nowling

Amy Anderson

Gerald Price

Jim Bauman

David Donner

Allen Donner

Richard Donner

Paul R. Jourdan

Blake Herron

Arvin Droege

Neil A. Green

Floyd Droege

William R. Randall

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