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Posey elected officials take office this week, pay varies

Athan Sharber is in a festive mood at the annual West Elementary Reindeer games held last Wednesday, December 19, 2018. He is the son Kyle and Amelia Sharber. Photo by Peg Heckman

Insurance rates level out

By Lois Mittino Gray The final meeting of the year for the Posey County Commissioners was held on December 18 at the Hovey House as loose ends were tied up and goodbyes were said.

Commission President Jim Alsop signed off on the job after 12 years in elected office saying “it’s been a great ride.”

Schultheis Insurance Agent Andy Weintraut appeared before the board to go over details of the county policy and annual insurance costs. He proudly announced that

the county will save $1,635 this year, when compared to last year’s annual premium.

“You asked me to shop for better rates and we have done so. I appreciate your trust in our agency and keeping it local. It shows that a small business can represent you big guys,” the agent said. The total premium is $353,400.

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By Dave Pearce With the November 2016 General Election behind us, those who were elected to serve will soon be sworn in. This year’s non-presidential election was the most expensive in our nation’s history and voter turnout in Posey County alone was as high as the general election for a presidential election year.

The salary of all elected officials in Posey County is public record but most residents never know how many of their tax dollars are paying those elected.

Perhaps the most surprising disparity in salaries came in the area of those who serve their communities as city councilmen.

While perks and other benefits were not factored in to base salaries, the three members of the Poseville Town Council were paid considerably more than any of the other town councils in Posey County.

Poseyville Town Board members Bruce Baker, Ron Fallowfield and Steve Ahrens each receive $12,900 for their duties. That compares to $9,123 for the five serving on the Mount Vernon City Council. Two of the Mount Vernon Council members also serve on the Board of Works which nets those two an additional $1776 annually. The three Cynthiana Town Council members receive $4200 per year while the five New Harmony Town Council Board members receive $3,600 annually.

County salaries appear to be more consistent across the board, starting with the top elected officials. The Posey County Council set the salary schedule during the meeting on October 9, 2018, along with passing the entire county budget.

The seven members of the Posey County Council, in charge of the county’s budget and generally overseeing the funding pf projects proposed by the Posey County Commissioners, each earn an annually salary of around $6000 apiece. The three Posey County Commissioners earn around $20,000 annually.

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of Posey County Auditor Sarah Meighen, aside from Posey County Prosecutor Travis Clowers, the highest paid elected official in Posey County is Sheriff Tom Latham. Latham will take over the head post next month at a base salary of some $88,000 annually. The Chief Deputy position pays approximately $53000 while the first and second deputies earn $48,500 per year. Deputies three through nine make between $40,000 and $47,500 depending on a number of variables, including but not limited to longevity.

Deputies 10 through 15 have salaries that vary between $37,000 and $39,400 annually. The Sheriff’s office secretary will earn $40,500 in the coming year.

In the county clerk’s office, the newly elected clerk Kay Kilgore will earn $44,592 in her new position while deputies in the two court offices will earn between $35,994 and $38,083 annually.

Posey County’s Chief Financial Officer, Sarah Meighen, will continue to earn $44,592 in her position while the five deputies in that office earn from $35,883 up to $38,738.

The Posey County Treasurer Vicki Peerman will continue to earn $44592 with two deputies, earning $37,996 and $36,649, respectively.

Posey County Recorder Mary Rhoades will earn $44,592 in the position she won again in November. Her deputies earn $37,996 and $35,600, respectively.

The Director of the Posey County Area Plan Commission will earn $43,665 in her position while the administrative assistant earns $35,176.

In Posey County Superior Court, the bailiff/ court administrator and top two reporters will earn $39,953 each while three court reporters in Posey Circuit Court will earn $39,953 each. A bailiff/ court administrator will also receive $39,953.

The director of the Posey County Medical Service earns $40,076 annually and the county medi-

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Education is common denominator Drivers’ education brought Levins together for the ride of their lives The Golden Years

By Pam Robinson Although educators Melvin and Phyllis Levin grew up, received their training, married, and briefly taught in Southern Illinois, their transplanted roots go deep in

Briefly Correction In the December 18, 2018 story titled ‘Pauper fees continue to take chunk of budget’ it was reported that goodbye and thank you were given to Posey County Treasurer Vicki Peerman when, in fact, Peerman is not leaving office. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

BMV announces holiday hours All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Tuesday, January 1 in observance of the New Year’s holiday.

All branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

For a complete list of branch locations and hours, to complete an online transaction, or to find a 24-hour BMV Connect kiosk near you visit IN.gov/BMV.

Southern Indiana. “We’ve lived in Indiana longer than we lived in Illinois,” Phyllis states. “Oh, yeah,” Mel agrees. They know home as their Hoosier heartland community in Mount Vernon.

Both Phyllis and Mel have appreciated small towns all their lives.

Phyllis was born June 30, 1934, in Freeman Spur, Illinois (near Herrin), and grew up with three sisters—the family of Joseph and Rose Restivo.

Born July 20, 1935, to Jule and Blanche Levin, Mel called home Dupo, Illinois, across the river from South St. Louis, with his two brothers and one sister. Phyllis and Mel completed grade school and high school in their towns before their college adventure in the “big” city.

They met at Southern Illinois University, or SIU, Carbondale, in a driver’s education class for teachers they both were taking. Each one was coaxed by an older sister to make the

introduction to the other. Once the formalities were set aside, Mel and Phyllis could enjoy one another’s company. They married June 14, 1957, a year after Phyllis graduated from SIU and a year before Mel would graduate from there with his undergraduate degree. Later, he would complete his master’s in school administration and University of Illinois and his Ed.S. in school administration at SIU. As they recall their salaries during the early years of their marriage, they laugh. Phyllis earned $3,400 per year as an elementary education teacher. “Then when I got out [of college], I got a big salary--$4,180 per year,” Mel teases. “And I had to coach two sports.”

In 1965, they left Illinois behind and moved from Chester to Mount Vernon. Mel taught industrial arts—

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Improvements highlight MSDMV board meeting

PC Sheriff’s Merit Board to meet The Posey County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet at the Posey County Sheriff’s Office January 2, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Regional Sewer District meeting set The board of the Posey County Regional Sewer District will meet on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 PC Board of Health to meet Jan. 8 The Posey County Board of Health will meet Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum, Room 20, Mount Vernon, Ind. For questions, please contact the Health Department, 812-838-1328.

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Melvin and Phyllis Levin

Outgoing Mount Vernon School Board Member Don Julian holds the plaque of appreciation he received at his last board meeting Monday night. He was appointed to fill the spot vacated by Heather Allyn for two years. He is shown with Dr. Tom Kopatich, School Superintendent and Mark Isaac, school Board Vice President. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

By Lois Mittino Gray At its last meeting of the 2018 year on December 17, the Mount Vernon

School Board took many actions that looked to summer and planned work projects.

The board approved a contract with Performance Services, Inc., for energy savings renovations at Farmersville Elementary School and the Junior High School in the amount of $5,388,209 to be completed next summer. The contract was greenlighted, but there is still some final language to be approved by the Superintendent, concerning insurance issues. School Superintendent Dr. Tom Kopatich said he would bring it back in January all ready to look over, with the issues worked out, especially the board approval of subcontractors used if there is a developed problem during construction.

Prior to approving this contract, the board rejected all bus bids submitted in the office for two bus purchases on the schedule for this year.

That money saved will go toward this energy savings project. Dr. Kopatich assured the board that this would not compromise the bus fleet or purchase schedule. It would just push up purchases to next year.

The board granted permission to advertise for the high school football field improvements this summer and the Junior High natatorium skylight replacement. The advertisements will run on December 19 and 26, 2018. A pre-bid meeting will be held on January 3, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Administrative Office Conference Room. Bids will be accepted in the school administration offices until 10 a.m. on January 10, 2019 and opened at that time.

The advertised work is planned to continue the fencing and concrete work around Memorial Field. Kopatich said he may have some good news to announce at the January 7 meeting concerning a donation to turf the field for next season, too.

The board also granted permission to advertise for the junior high school light replacement project for the Guaranteed Energy Savings Project on December 26, 2018 and January

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Christmas craftiness

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I thought I’d try something new this year. I’m making my own Christmas cards. While I’m having a good time, there has been a learning curve on this endeavor.

I am an avid Pinterest fan. I have, ahem, several boards to which I pin ideas for potential future projects. Pinterest is a combination of the words “pinâ€? and “interest.â€? Pinterest categories include architecture, art, DIY and crafts, fashion, food and drink, home dĂŠcor, science and travel, among an almost endless list of other possibilities. Pinterest is like a virtual bulletin or cork board that allows users to ďŹ nd and curate images and videos. I have (sigh) 82 – 82! – of these virtual bulletin boards, one of which is about organization. (Time to check out some tips from that one!) I do, however, check out my bulletin boards occasionally for ideas. One of my boards is about making greeting cards. There are, to my mind, some good ideas here, so I decided to attempt to create my own this year. So far, so good.

First of all, of course, one needs to decide exactly what type of card one wants to make. There were a couple of dierent types that piqued my interest. Hmmm‌let’s try this one, and that one, and maybe that other one, too. The possibilities are truly endless. But I must narrow my focus to a few possibilities, which I have done.

Next, gather supplies. I have a fairly large supply of some craft supplies. I am, as you may recall, the loving grandmother to four creative young granddaughters. Keeping them busy leads to fewer (usually!) loud interactions among at least three of these young ladies when they are kept busy coloring, painting, cutting, gluing, stamping, jewelry-making, and whatever else I can do to keep them occupied. Therefore, the stash of craft supplies.

I also have some supplies which they do not, at this time, have access. Craft knife (very sharp) and glitter or embossing powder are, so far, not allowed in the hands of these beautiful young ladies. Maybe when they are 20 or so years old.

Maybe‌. If you’ve ever used glitter, you understand why this particular element is kept under lock and key.

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On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. in our historic courtroom in the Posey Circuit Court in Mount Vernon, Indiana you have the opportunity to see the people whom you have chosen to help run your life take an oath to perform their public trust. On November 6, 2018 you voted for a new Circuit Court Judge, Craig Goedde, another term for Prosecuting Attorney, Travis Clowers, and a new Sheri in town, Tom Latham, to oversee your legal and law enforcement system.

They will be working with new County Clerk Kay Kilgore, Auditor Sara Beth Meighen, Assessor Nancy Hoehn, Coroner Bill Denning, County Commissioner Randy Thornburg, and four

Glitter is impossible to contain. And it multiplies – geometrically. Drop one tiny sparkle and - surprise! - you will have about ďŹ fty million shiny little scoundrels to try and clean up. Good luck. Vacuuming does nothing. A damp cloth – hah!

Good luck. The best way to get rid of spilled glitter is to move.

Far, far away, because it will follow you. You will ďŹ nd it in the trash can, on countertops, in your shoes, in your bed‌it’s amazing how far the shiny-ness can travel. But it is oh-sopretty, so I put up with it. And there is something to be said for sparkling skin and hair, right?!?

Some of my cards also require the use of glue to put all the parts and pieces together. My sympathies to all the teachers who deal with children and glue sticks at the same time. This adult and glue sticks are enjoying a love/hate relationship: I love being able to add extra bits to my cards but hate trying to get the glue exactly where I need it to be. In the very near future I believe I will be checking out alternative forms of attaching pieces and parts.

So now I have all my supplies together and it’s time to create! Time to get the ideas in my mind onto my one-of-a-kind cards‌ Besides the glue and glitter, learning to use the stamp pads, ink, and the rubber stamps used to impart designs onto paper are on a steep learning curve for me. I’m getting much better. I have a variety of colors of ink. Getting said ink onto the stamps is quite a process. Well, it is for me, anyway. It can be messy, to say the least. Let’s leave it there‌ And then getting the ink from the stamp onto the paper is much more diďŹƒcult than it would seem. You need to press on the stamp just enough that the image is copied to the card, but not so hard that the excess ink on the edges of the stamp is also forever copied to the card.

Ughh‌another wasted card‌it’s a learning process, right?

And based on the number of discarded cards, I’m learning a lot!

Patience, for many folks, I understand, is a virtue. This is not generally true for me. I want to get from point A to point B like, yesterday. Making the cards, however, is amazingly calming for me. I am truly, surprisingly, enjoying the process of creating something new and, to me, exciting, from glue and paper and ink and stamps and paint and glitter. It’s probably not a new

Why we need Christmas

Merchants around the world depend on the Christmas season each year for twenty to ďŹ fty percent of their yearly sales.

The travel industry from airlines to gasoline stations see a nice bump during the holidays.

People are going to buy airplane tickets and buy gasoline.

Grocery stores do better during the holidays. People cook more for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. The alcohol industry does well during holidays. Wine, Beer and Bourbon Whiskey all do well normally and more so during December.

Charities and Churches enjoy December.

People give more money to the church in December than any other month. People who want to give make sure their gifts are given

by December 31st. Churches normally have special children and music programs during the month that increases attendance.

Counselors see a spike in activity during December. More people are depressed during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays than any other time of the year.

Funeral homes are busy in December and January. Check your local funeral home obituaries for last December and January and you’ll be amazed at how many funerals took place.

Fitness centers and gyms across the country prepare for their biggest month of the year which is January. Millions of people will drag into their local ďŹ tness center and sign up for a twelve-month membership. About ďŹ fty percent of these people or less will only use their memberships a few times during the year but will be stuck in 12 month contracts.

Christmas is a proďŹ table time for many it seems.

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The greater value of this wonderful season comes with the opportunities of Christmas.

You have a good excuse to call or visit people. Christmas is about personal relationships and connecting to real people. The Christmas story is about a personal God who came as a real person to help real people with real needs.

Christmas is family time. Don’t exclude anybody. God is inclusive. He came to love all the people of the world. There are always people who feel excluded, unloved and seem to be the rag muďŹƒn person in the family. No one is perfect. Everyone has failed in dierent ways.

Christmas is a dierent day. Stores, most restaurants, workplaces and businesses are closed on Christmas. What are you going to do? Be happy, reect, give thanks and don’t feel sorry for yourself. Take time to focus on the one that so many Christmas songs have been written about, “Christ, The Savior is born.â€?

We need Christmas because we need The Savior of Christmas. We need peace on earth and good will to men. We need a Silent Night and a holy night. We need the Joy to the World as sung in the famed Christmas Carol. We need to know the grave is not the end. We need to have the hope of eternal life. We need help to deal with our grief and strength to face tomorrow. Jesus came to give us this and more. That’s why we need him and the message of Christmas so desperately in our lives.

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Who does what? elected or re-elected members of our sevenmember County Council, Tom Schneider, Dave Pearce, Stefani Miller and Marilyn Brenton.

Further, each of our ten county townships: Harmony; Black; Point; Marrs; Lynn; Center; Robb; Robinson; Bethel; and, Smith has an elected Trustee and a three-member Advisory Board.

Each of the major oďŹƒce holders has the duty and authority to appoint sta such as Court Reporters, Probation OďŹƒcers, Deputy Prosecutors, Deputy Sheris, and numerous assistants. While it would require more pages than your newspaper has to name all the support sta for those oďŹƒces, the inability to mention each one does not mean their roles are not important. In fact, some of the public

functions the deputies and admin-sta perform are where the rubber meets the road if you or your family need government services.

You may have never thought about all the government employees you hire and pay or you may have wondered: “How do I get that done and who does it where?� Well, on the day after Christmas you have the opportunity to see in person many of the people who will be sworn in to help you.

If you have questioned whether our democracy is alive and well, come to the Courthouse and see it in action. It will make you feel good.

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Letters to the Editor New Harmony Town Board and Real Estate Transactions There are times when one has to comment on the performance of our Town Board. Regrettably, the performance is not positive.

The Board’s performance regarding the sale of the Tree of Life Property as well as the school property is a case in point.

The Board followed the law in oering the properties at the average of the appraised values of $73,000 and $361,000 respectively.

Now they are able to re-oer the properties and accept lower bids.

The bids that were received are as follows School Property. Whole Property (not in ood plain) $85,000 from Lupfer Equipment LLC Building only $10,000 from a church in Carmi.

Tree of Life (in ood plain). Whole property for $45,000 from Rodney Wade Construction.

The Board has decided to re-oer the school property at the received bid prices.

At the suggestion of Board member Roger Wade the price on the Tree of Life property was raised to $53,000. Now isn’t that interesting. Roger Wade has no price opinion on the school property. Mr. Wade should have recused himself from participation just on the basis of the sibling relationship, not to mention a highly competitive business relationship. I have yet to see Roger Wade building homes in New Harmony. He opts to park his equipment at a derelict house on Arthur Street, which I am sure thrills his neighbors no end.

Keep in mind that the Town was gifted the property by Deaconess Hospital. One lot was sold to Mr. Kent Parker which was then used to build the Bi-centennial house.

Rodney Wade Construction was prepared to build three homes on the property over the next several years. So much for the brilliance of our current board.

The school property bid by Lupfer is a mystery. It was not signed or documented properly. The best that can be ascertained

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about Lupfer on the internet is that Lupfer’s primary business is paving. The Board President commented that the business was not relevant. Interesting. What we really need in New Harmony is heavy equipment running up and down the streets, I wonder how Mr. Watson feels about traďŹƒc like this on Park?

I hate to consider the what school property could look like in a few years.

The school building bid, although well intentioned, is a non-starter. $10,000, I guess that is what you get for mold.

The Board agreed to re-advertise the properties in the two county papers. Not even the Courier-Press. One deďŹ nition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting the outcome to be dierent. Why the same two papers—Cost? They do not want to spend the money for a broader advertising program. Does the Board think that some new bidder is going to magically appear? Why not the Regional edition of the Wall Street Journal or similar venues or place the properties in the hands of a commercial realtor. This board would step over a dollar to pick up a dime.

The broader issue pertaining to the school property is that it was acquired to assure town control and future use. We just celebrated the bi-centennial. What is the rush in getting rid of the 30 plus acres? If the building has to come down, so be it. The funds are available for the building removal, see the Mon -thly Funds Report. I am certain that there more cost-eective ways of removing the building then the quotes currently being bantered about. This property has the potential of being a cornerstone of our town. With this in mind we should take our time to make a decision. I understood the frustration when the school was closed. As citizens of New Harmony, we can do better then what is currently proposed. This property is the legacy of New Harmony School and as such should not be disposed of for reasons of expediency.

David Campbell

To the Citizens of New Harmony I question the thoughts and reasoning of your town board. On 11/12/2018 I submitted an oer on the properties the town had put up for sale. With direction from Alvin Blaylock, your board president, he said to print up an oer and deliver it to the Town Hall and they would look at my oer and get back with me soon.

Five weeks went by with no contact, so I assumed they were not going to accept my oer.

Then on 12/17/2018 Mr. Blaylock said they were to take my oer under advisory the next day. That was ďŹ ne, but I was a little confused why they didn’t let me know something ďŹ ve weeks earlier.

Myself being a Businessman I try to communicate with potential customers.

As Mr. Blaylock advised the town board did take my oer into consideration and declined it. And this is where I do believe the citizens need to know what I oered. First, I was the only person to make an offer. Second I committed that I would put three properties back on the tax books. Then I committed to building three new homes to add to New Harmony’s tax books and hopefully bring new families in to town. I oered $5,000 more per lot than three previous lots in New Harmony sold for. I believe it was a win win for all.

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ous builds at 600 East Park Avenue and then on 720 Granary Street where this house is under construction, The lot next to 720 Granary that is lot 716 I will start building a house on it in early 2019. If you look back and can remember what these lots looked like before I built new homes on them, you could see they have been improved tremendously.

I am sure your town board members had good reasoning for their decision. So the next time you see one of them, please ask what that reasoning was, or maybe show up at the next town board meeting and ask all of them.

Rodney Wade

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career, but it sure is a lot of fun!

As most crafters of any kind will tell you, you don’t choose to hand-craft any item because it’s cheaper. Hardly. We do it because of our love of creativity. I knit, crochet, and sew. Yarn or fabric, even when purchased on sale, will always cost more than purchasing a sweater or skirt o the rack at a discount store. And it takes more than ďŹ ve minutes to complete any project. However, there’s always a lot more love in a crafted item than any mass-produced item will ever have. We create simply because we love to create. We love to share with friends and family. And we love to do something that makes us happy. And isn’t that all that matters? And, oh, yeah – Merry Christmas!!!!

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Emil Searcy Emil Eugene Searcy, 84, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away December 17, 2018 at West River Health Campus in Evansville. He was born October 19, 1934 in Posey County, Ind., to the late Roy and Betty (James) S Searcy.

Emil served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and a graduate from Mount Vernon High School, Class of 1952. Emil retired in 1991 from General Electric after 30 years, where he was a Tech 10. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association, where he won a World Championship in 2012. Emil was also a member of the American Legion Owen Dunn Post 5.

He was preceded in death by his son, Brian Daryl Searcy; sister, Evelyn McKinnies; and brothers, Everett, Alvin and Paul Searcy.

He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Anna Marie (Benthall) Searcy; daughter, Nelda (Darrell) Veach; granddaughter, Shelby Veach (fiancé, Ricky Stevens); and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Dallas Robinson officiating and burial followed in Bellefontaine Cemetery with military rites.

Visitation was held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the funeral home and from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Herbert Turner Herbert Benjamin “Ben” Turner, 86, of Mount Vernon, passed away at Linda White Hospice Center in Evansville, on Wednesday morning, December 19, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1932 in Mount Vernon, the son F k andd Esther E th (Foley) (F l off Frank Turner. He married Lois Moore and she preceded him in death. He then married Phyllis Clemons in 2010 and she survives.

Mr. Turner was a master musician, playing the guitar, and signing with his brother, Burtis, serving in church ministry and visiting nursing homes, along with radio broadcasts. He was a member and cofounder of Faith Fellowship church. He was retired from Whirlpool. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, daughter-inlaw, Julie Turner; son, Michael Clemons; daughter, Michele (Lyndon) McCoy; grandchildren, Louis (Kristen) Turner, Maria Turner, Brittany McCoy, Samantha McCoy, Tiffany McCoy, Laura McCoy and Morgan McCoy. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois; son, Benny Wayne Turner and daughter, Frances Wargel; brothers, Burtis Turner, Edward Turner, Rev. Paul Turner and infant, Frank Turner.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, with Rev. Brad Nolan officiating. Visitation was held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial was in Bellefontaine Cemetery with Military Rites conducted

by Owen Dunn American Legion Post 5. Online condolences may be left at www.stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Gifts of Memory to benefit residents of MV Nursing and Rehabilitation Bill and Lynn Stendeback would like to thank those who gave generously to the 2018 Gifts of Memory.

Stendeback family in memory of Betty Painter, Bob Smith and Kane Keeling; Amy Smith for Mary and Lancewell McCarty; Sandee Redman for Don and Mildred Anderson, Stella and Myron Woods, Bonnie and Martin

Redman, and Patti Chastaine; Rejohnna Stallings for Janine and Marialyce Stallings, Jesse and Alice Ricketts, Sidney and Mary Stallings, and Roger Stallings; and the Women of Mount Vernon BPW for Loved Ones.

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DECEMBER 25, 2018

Resolutions, choices change with age

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Madeleine, well, Christmas 2018 is fading into our memories, and it will soon be 2019. I always try to be optimistic about the beginning of a new year. When one gets to be my age, it is almost enough to just survive another year. Preparing for inevitable changes is always a source of stress. Looking back at 2018 is proof of this.

It is diďŹƒcult to see so many famous folks pass away. I won’t bother to make a list, because it is well known. It is especially sad because so many who left us this year were good folks and left the world a better place. It is also unnecessary to speak of all the horriďŹ c happenings we saw in the past twelve months. From deadly ďŹ res to senseless shootings, it was a very unsettling time.

I am counting on your generation being smarter and more responsible for taking care of our planet. Hopefully old prejudices and hate will not follow into another group.

I ďŹ nd it all to be so distressing that I just concentrate on other things.

Let alone the headlines which keep the daily world’s sadness in front of us, I was amazed by the actions of someone I thought of as a friend. I had convinced myself that she had softened and left much of her sense-

less abrasiveness in the past. Sadly, it was just lying dormant and it took very little to ďŹ re back up.

This is not the ďŹ rst time I have ignored the warnings from others, and attempted to hold out the hand of help and friendship.

One of my ďŹ rst resolutions for the new year is to make better choices. I don’t like losing my faith in others, but it seems to be best to stay clear of problems.

I am going to force myself to face some of the changes we must make. I have been ignoring the things that must be done for a few years. Hopefully, Grandpa and I can keep our present status and home for a few more years. However, purging and organizing has to be done. I have already done a lot of this, but it has to improve much more. I really need to ďŹ nd a helper, but that is hard to do. If anyone wants a fairly easy part time job, please get in touch.

I know that I hear of others in our age group who have sold their large houses and downsized. Others have simpliďŹ ed their lives in various ways.

The most often mentioned resolution is always losing weight, going back to the gym, getting more exercise, etc. My main reason for trying to do more is to make my tasks easier. I did not understand any of this until I arrived at the place I could not physically do the things I used to take for granted.

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One of the most diďŹƒcult parts of our lives is making decisions. I explained this to Alexander and Issabella recently on the drive to school. Being of the tender age when parents make ones important choices is something many of us might want to have for a lot longer. Under the assumption that my mother’s spirit is hanging around most of the time, I ask for her opinion frequently.

So, the main thing I believe everyone should resolve to do in the coming year is to use wisdom, patience, and appreciation.

Folks continue to use Facebook to rant and rave rudely and it only provides proof of their inability to communicate. There are many opinions I might agree with, but so many times, it is only repeating or condoning lies and hate. I feel strongly about animal cruelty and many other terrible things, but there has to be alternative ways to change it for the better.

All cases are dierent, but perhaps young people would not resort to violence and drugs if they had reason to think they had a voice and someone cared. I would like to keep some hope alive for the citizens of this planet and some future new year could ďŹ nd them working together to promote the solutions to our very existence. A good example of how we continue to make bad decisions goes back to my former friend who threw a tantrum which will result in making her life

Ginny Andry Ginny Andry of New Harmony was feted with a lunch at Red Wagon and a cake and ice cream reception at Mary Ann O’Reilly’s home for her birthday Tuesday afternoon. She is shown with Ann Angle, left, and hostess O’Reilly, right. Photo submitted

Eugene Martin will be celebrating his 90th birthday on December 31, 2018.

His family would love to shower him with birthday cards to celebrate this milestone. Anyone wanting to send him a card should mail it to 10600 Kuehn Road, Cynthiana, IN 47612. Photo submitted

Briefly Poseyville Yardsite to close for Winter December 19 will be the last day for the Poseyville Yardsite to be open for the winter.

It will open on Saturday afternoon, January 5, 2019 to dispose of live Christmas trees.

Please remove all decorations from the tree. The yardsite will reopen in early March. For more information, contact the district at 838-1613. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Posey County Solid Waste District.

Community Table - December/January Free meal every Thursday, serving from 5 - 6 p.m. at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, Poseyville.

DECEMBER 27 NO MEAL SERVED JANUARY 3 NO MEAL SERVED Thursday, Jan 10 – Biscuits and Gravy, Hash Browns, Sausage Patty, Fruit Thursday, Jan 17 – Rosemary Voegel’s Ham & Potato Casserole, Corn, Fruit Cocktail, Brownies

Thursday, Jan 24 – Dorito Casserole, Green Beans, Bread Slice, Fruit, Dessert Thursday, Jan 31 –Chicken Casserole, Salad, Roll, Dessert

Happy Birthday to our son, Michael Wayne Trodglen, December 23, 1970 January 16, 2000.

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Birthdays December 25 - Steve Alsop, Jessica Bannon, Chelsea PďŹ ster, Tonya Ricketts, Billy C. Williams, Debbie Butler, Mark Crews, Hisham Madi, Trevor Purkiser, ruth Schuessler December 26 - Rodney M. Cox, Noelle Meyer, Wyatt Staord, Lori Stallings, Amelia Wilderman, Cory Vance, Amanda Wilson December 27 - Tammy Mills, Barbara Moore, Manuel Ramirez, Shawna Wilson, Loren Redburn, Marcy Wolfersheim, Violet Fenton, Morgan Ray, Austin Rice December 28 - Jane Bauer, Kathy Crocker, Shane Patrick Harris, Zachary Ralph, Paula Alldredge, Chelsea PďŹ ster, Hunter Cliord, Addison Lange December 29 - Don Sowder, Beth Roby, DeEtte Kreitenstein December 30 - Abigail M. Armstrong, Timothy Stone Oglesby, Nancy Reeves December 31 - Amy Cox, Kristy Georgesen, Matthew Kidd, Cory B. Munsterman, Michael C. Patterson, Kristi Reynolds, Susan Seibert, Frank Slagle, Bill Kueber, Julia Williams 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

Heaven gained an Angel.

We lost a piece of our heart.

Its been forty-eight years that God loaned us you and not a day goes by that your not missed. wishing you a Heavenly Birthday, Son. Photo submitted

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Health Department’s clinic relocated The Posey County Health Department will no longer be holding immunization clinics on the third Tuesday of each month at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Room 3, 10 North Saint Francis Street, Poseyville, IN 47633 from 2 to 4 p.m. Beginning October 31, 2018, the Posey County Health Department will have an oďŹƒce at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, 46

Cale Street, Poseyville, IN 47633.

We will be open to provide services to residents of the county every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The oďŹƒce located at 126 East Third Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 will continue to be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 1 to 4 p.m. For questions, contact the oďŹƒce at 812-838-1328.

PCCA presents Spotlight on South Dakota Posey County Council on Aging presents Spotlight on South Dakota, The Black Hills and The Badlands departing May 16 – 23, 2019.

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Post World War I - 100 Years Ago Post World War I News - 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, December 25, 1918 - Mount Vernon

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We wish you a Blessed Christmas and Note: In 1918, Americans New Year. everywhere were thankful for No preaching. Just good eating. Everyone welcome.

much worse.

I ďŹ nd it so unbelievable that human beings can fail to see the consequences of keeping hate and old anger alive. Whether is it promoting gun violence, starting a war, or just making personal decisions, this cannot be the way it was supposed to be.

To everyone, Madeleine and I join together to hope many people can ďŹ nd love and peace in 2019.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

In Memory

Michael Trodglen Eugene Martin

Merry Christmas from Cathy and Madeleine

such a joyous Christmas. Last year’s celebration of Christmas was nothing but gloom.

Eects of the World War and peace initiatives will dominate the news for decades to come. Notice that more and more local issues are ending up on the front page.

Hunger Map Of Europe A food map of Europe today shows not a single country in which the future does not hold a threat of serious diďŹƒculties and only a small part which is not rapidly approaching the Famine point. The Peace Table - It doesn’t make much dierence whether President Wilson sits at the Peace Table.

His Fourteen Points will be there and he will be just around the corner to make them eective. Return From France - Corporal Ivan McFadden of this city, and Corporal Raymond Cox of New Harmony, are among the ďŹ rst Posey boys to return home from France. Both enlisted in the Air Service in November, 1917. Sgt. William Maurer who was recently discharged from the army, has been appointed an instructor in the New Harmony High School.

First Sgt. George Albright and First Lt. Ivan Curtis have arrived at Camp Taylor and will probably be mustered out soon.

Going After Bootleggers - Chief Stevens and OďŹƒcer Smith are making it hot for bootleggers, yet it does not seem to be a warning to them. Monday they arrested

two men who had opened a “joint� behind a pile of logs on the river bank just south of the C. & E. I. stockpens their stock in trade comprising several jugs of “rot-gut,� which they were dispensing at so-much per drink.

Indiana is bone-dry. One was brought before Mayor Zimmerman, Monday afternoon and was sentenced to the Penal Farm for 120 days.

This was his second time to be sentenced for the same offense since Indiana went dry.

The other will have his trial this afternoon.

Auto Thieves Are Sentenced - Three youthful car thieves were brought before Judge Clements Friday morning for the thief of autos belonging to the Welborn and Mann families. After a short conďŹ nement is jail for the two boys, a confession was made and an accomplice was named. Two boys were age 15 and one was age 17.

The ďŹ rst two boys spoken of were sentenced to the Boys’ Reform School at PlainďŹ eld until they become 21 years of age. Their accomplice was ďŹ ned one dollar and sentenced to the State Penal Farm for three months. The boys also confessed they had tried to steal three other cars.

The captain of the youthful gang of thieves said that he stole the Welborn car, which he found parked opposite the residence of Fred. Dietz on South Store Street. After joyriding for some time, they landed in Bufkin, then drove back to the city for cylinder oil. They then entered the garage of Charles McGregor and stole a gallon of gas. After another joy ride, they ran

low of gas. They then went back to Bufkin to the home of Lawrence Utley where they replenished the tank.

They then drove to Evansville and tried to sell empty cement sacks taken from Utley’s. They were unsuccessful. On the way back to Mount Vernon, they ran out of gas near the Tile Factory where they deserted the car and the bags.

Local Briefs And Personals - Traction Service - A new company will take over the Evansville and Ohio Valley Traction Company. Wedding - Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bayer of Western Black, have but one son in the family, while Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schreiber of near Caborn, have but one daughter, and in order not to deprive each family of their only blossom, Arthur Bayer and Miss Elizabeth Schreiber on Wednesday evening December 11, became man and wife, the ceremony being performed

by Rev. Paul Press at the Trinity Evangelical parsonage. Home For The Holidays - Miss Margaret Doerr, who is attending the U. of Wisconsin, and Miss Dorothy Doerr of Rockfort College are home to spend the holidays with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. John Doerr. Cullen Sugg of the U. of Michigan is spending his holiday vacation here with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Sugg.

Upton News - Some of the farmers are having to work hard to save their corn from high water. There was a “hog killing� at Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Simpson’s Monday. Many neighbors and family members attended.

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North Posey High School students that were named Rising Stars are, l to r: Johnson Mount Vernon High School students that were named Rising Stars are, l to r: Ian Koester, Camden Bender, Megan Brenton, and Sophia Martin. Photo submitted Dutkiewicz, JT Rapp, Kristen Earhart, and Kenzie Paul. Photo submitted

Diamond Spinks enjoys a moment with Santa at the Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Christmas Party held Friday, December 14. Photo by Sally Denning

Martin named to Murray State Dean’s List

Alena Martin Murray State University has announced its Dean’s List recipients for the

fall 2018 semester. The list recognizes the academic accomplishments of the University’s undergraduate students.

Alena Martin, from Poseyville, has been recognized as a fall 2018 Dean’s List recipient. Alena is the daughter of Joe and Janice Martin and is majoring in Agriculture with an emphasis in Equine Management.

“We take great pride in our students’ academic achievements,” said Dr. Mark Arant, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “This recognition is a testament to their hard work, dedication and excellence during the fall 2018 semester.”

About Murray State University: Murray State University provides an “Opportunity Afforded” for students through a high-quality education with experiential learning, academic and personal growth and the ability to secure a lifetime of success. Since 1922, the true value of higher Beth McFadin Higgins was presented the 2018 Kiwaneducation has been found at Murray State University, where our commitment is to ian of the year award. She is pictured with club President afford endless opportunities for develop- Dr. Tom Kopatich who presented the award to her. Photo ing leaders in the community, the coun- submitted try and the world. The University’s main campus is located in Murray, Ky., and includes five regional campuses. For more information about Murray State University, please visit murraystate.edu.

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Sermon of the Week: What does “John 3:16” mean?

Pastor Rick Sellers Undoubtedly one of the most sited passages of Scripture is John 3:16. It is seen at sporting events, as well as graffiti in places like bridges and overpasses. But what does it really mean? I suppose that the intent for those who put it out there is to create a curiosity for the reference that will cause individuals to Google it.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) It should be obvious that God has shown His unending love for all the world to experience. But what is too often misunderstood is His righteousness, His holiness. Because He is love unceasing He is also just. What surrounds John 3:16 makes this clear.

When Jesus is lifted up the love of God is made known for all to see. “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:14-15) Technology and energy efficiency have come together to provide rooms that light up when someone enters.

This is made possible because of switches that automatically turn on the lights when you enter the room. This is much like it was when Jesus was born. The star in the sky shined down on the place where the baby was laying.

While the light revealed the location of the Christ child, it also began the process of making known the things that were hiding in the darkness.

The righteousness of God reveals that God’s love is for all mankind, however, in doing so the “hidden” things become clearly visible.

Because God is righteous, He is often misunderstood.

His perfect love has to include

His righteousness in order to be fair and balanced. “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”

(John 3:17) It has become difficult to comprehend a love that must also be righteous and just because our society has become desensitized to the difference between right and wrong. It is necessary that Jesus be lifted up because He reveals both.

This is made complete in the love spoken of in John 3:16.

God has provided His love regardless of our sinful condition, however, it is necessary that we understand that we must see those areas in our lives that hinder God’s love from completing us.

But if lifting Jesus up makes known the things that are not right, then God must really want to point these things out, therefore He is condemning us. Consider this Scripture

completely in its context.

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his

deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” (John 3:18-21) You see, God’s love can only be complete when is it seen through the lenses of righteousness. This is why God sent His Son into the world. Jesus came, not to condemn but to bright light in the darkness and hope to those in need. Sin causes doubts, fears

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Vikings thump Memorial, head into annual MD Classic

North Posey’s Albert Spencer looks to put the finishing touches on his Evansville Memorial opponent during the Vikings’ 42-31 win over the Tigers. Photo by Dave Pearce

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Hugh School wrestling team went to the east side of Evansville to take on the Memorial Tigers on Thursday

night. This meet was little closer in the score than the Vikings anticipated, but in the end of this matchup. North Posey edged the Tigers by the final score of 42-31.

After the meet, North Posey Coach Cody Moll said, “we started off the night with the junior varsity. Andon Sorrell got a pin at the 120. Tyler Farmer got a pin and his first win ever at 220. I was excited for them. Brady Reidford wrestled in 160 and his first varsity win. A big win for us and a heck of an athlete. He will be good one day. He is new to the sport, but he works hard, and he listens.

He got a win and a win for the team. This was a tight battle against Memorial. At time, we were winning, then we were losing. Wyatt Willman got a big pin for us. Then we sent Nate Willman out and he gets a big pin for us. Then Memorial comes back, and Paul Goins gets pinned. Braden Willis lost but he battled and did not get pinned which helped us with our team points. Isaac Myers got a big pin for us tonight. I told Myers if he won his match that we will win against Memorial. Fitts did not wrestle well and lost. That cannot happen, and it is frustrating. If we can stop getting pinned, we will be a really good team in dual meets and we preach to the kids to go the distance in the match and do not get pinned.”

In the 120-pound weight class, Kaleb Elpers was pinned in the first period. Albert Spencer pinned his opponent in the second round to get the win in the 126-pound weight class. Tristan Martin won his match in the 132-pound weight class with a pin in

the third round. Clay Will was up 4-1 in his match and made a move that did not go in his favor. Will was pinned in the first period of the 145-pound weight class.

Dalton Hill won the 152-pound weight class by decision 5-4. Brady Reidford competed in the 160-pound weight class and won by decision 13-8. This was Reidford’s first varsity win. Wyatt Willman won the 170-pound weight class with a pin during the second round of his match.

Nathan Willman did not waste any time in the 182-pound weight class with a pin in the first round. Paul Goins competed in the 195-pound weight class and he was pinned in the first round. Braden Willis lost by decision 10-2 in the 220-pound weight class.

Isaac Myers continues to have a great season. Myers pinned his Memorial opponent in the first round of the 285-pound weight class. Braiden Fitts lost his match in the 106-pound weight class by decision 7-2. Kameron Kendall won the 113-pound weight class by forfeit.

North Posey will compete again on Thursday, December 27 and Friday, December 28, at the Evansville Mater Dei Holiday Classic with a start time of 8 a.m. on Thursday morning. There will be 19 schools competing in this tournament. There will be teams not only from Indiana, but from Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee.

Vikings pick up second win in Toyota Classic opener

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Vikings played their first game of the Toyota Teamwork Classic at home against the Evansville Christian Eagles last Thursday night. This tournament in the past has always been played in Gibson County.

North Posey for the first time in the eighteen years of the tournament played a home game.

At the tip-off of the game, North Posey scored their first basket on a layup from Shane Harris within five seconds of the games start.

The Vikings never let off the throttle and never trailed in this game. North Posey easily breezed to a 75-22 win to improve their season record to two wins and four losses.

After the game, North Posey Coach Heath Howington said, “we have been through a gauntlet with our

schedule with some tough teams. Us getting back full strength with all our guys. It will take a little time to gel as a unit. I was proud of the way our guys came out tonight, the approach we had and played on the defensive end. We challenge our guys.

In the first half, we get ten stops in a row in what we call a champion drill and they went out and did it. We shared the ball well tonight.

We had twenty-one assists.

Guys passed up good shots in order to give teammates great shots. That is how we have to play.”

North Posey jumped out to an early 23-5 lead on the Eagles in the first quarter.

The Vikings played well in the second quarter and only allowed Evansville Christian one basket for the period. During the second quarter, North Posey outscored

the Eagles 20-2 to take a 43-7 lead to the locker room for the halftime break.

In the third quarter, North Posey moved the ball well on offense to make sure everyone in the game was doing their part to contribute.

There was no backing down from the Vikings in the third period. Evansville Christian was outscored 19-5 in the third quarter. North Posey led by fifty points at 62-12 after three quarters completed in this game.

Coach Howington sat the starters in the fourth quarter.

Everyone on the Vikings bench got playing time in this game. All eleven Viking players that played in this game had stats in the book.

Evansville Christian played a good fourth quarter, but this game was so far out of reach and over early in this game. As a team, North

Posey had 21 assists and 24 steals in the game which is very impressive.

Josiah Ricketts led the Vikings with 17 points and five steals. Jonathan Ricketts scored 15 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. Shane Harris had 13 points and three steals. Camden Bender had nine points, five assists, five steals and four rebounds. Dalton Cox scored five points along with three rebounds. Cole Koester had four points, three rebounds and three steals. Harold Bender had four points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists.

Logan Wunderlich had four points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Isaac Rose had two points and one steal. Johnson Koester scored two points and Jacob Newman had two rebounds along with one blocked shot.

Winning big...

At left, Mathias Gates, wrestling for the Mount Vernon Wildcats in the 120-pound class, picked up a big win for the Wildcats as they overwhelmed Evansville North this week, 62-9. The Wildcats won 12 of 14 matches. The Huskies scrapped well, but the seasoned Wildcat line-up was too much tonight. Winners for MV were Asa Spindler, Chris Newman, Matthias Gates, Nate Morgan, Gage Delgman, Derek Hollinger, Brady Hook, Drake Ricketts, Dalton Schmidt, Seth Sharber, Brent Ricketts, North Posey sernior Jacob Newman gets this shot off and Luke McGennis. Photo just in time during the Vikings’ opening round win in the

by Garry Beeson Toyota Classic on Thursday evening at North Posey High School. Play will continue with final results to be posted in next week’s Posey Count News. Photo by Dave Pearce

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By Chris Morlan The two county rival teams played again for bragging right, but this time were paired against each other for the Toyota Teamwork Classic Tournament. This game was played at North Posey last Thursday evening. The two teams played against each other on November 16, with the Lady Wildcats beating North Posey 51-36. Mount Vernon played Thursday’s game without Brooke Jackson, who is one of the teams’ best players. This was a fun game to watch and there were many lead changes throughout this matchup. In the end, Mount Vernon stepped up their defense and made their free throws at the end of the game to get the win. Mount Vernon beat North Posey for the second time this season 46-41.

North Posey played a great game and continue to improve each game.

After the game, Mount Vernon Coach Doug Blair said, “Right now we are without Brooke Jackson. She is a little banged up and under doctor’s orders. She will be out for a little while, rest her so she can be fresh down the road. This was a challenge because some girls had to step up in dierent roles than they have had in previous games and I thought really for the most part in the ďŹ rst half and the second half, we stuck to our game plan trying to take their shooters out early. They were catching and shooting. We used what we called a chaser on Haley Wilson and play other areas in a zone. We attacked the rim. Libby Steinhart and Paige Robinson did a nice job.

Also, Grace Thompson played a good game and attacking the basket. Our inside girls, Bailee Hunsinger and Catherine Batteiger down the stretch did a good job getting some boards for us.�

During the ďŹ rst quarter, this was a close game and Mount Vernon led 9-6 at the conclusion of this ďŹ rst period. North Posey made a scoring run in the second quarter to tie the game at 15-15 with 4:03 left in the ďŹ rst half.

The Lady Vikings took the lead at 17-15 with 3:40 left in the second quarter to go on a 7-0 scoring run. At the end of the second quarter, North Posey led 25-19.

In the third quarter, Mount Vernon stepped up their game to control the period and outscore the Lady Vikings 13-6. After three

quarters, Mount Vernon took back the lead at 32-31. The fourth quarter was very interesting and there were many lead changes in the ďŹ nal eight minutes of this game. North Posey tied this game at 36-36 with 5:23 left in the game on a Haley Wilson three-point basket. Mount Vernon’s Libby Steinhart made a layup and was fouled with 4:30 left to play in the game.

Steinhart made the free throw for the threepoint play to give the Wildcats a 39-36 lead.

The Lady Vikings were back up 40-39 on two free throws made by Claire Koester with only 1:14 left in the fourth quarter. Libby Steinhart had another three-point play to give Mount Vernon a 42-40 lead with 1:03 left in the game. On the next possession, North Posey’s Emily Fortune was fouled. Fortune made the ďŹ rst free throw to make the game 42-41.

Fortune made the second free throw to tie the game, but the free throw did not count due to a lane violation. The score was 42-41 with the Lady Wildcats still leading. North Posey had two opportunities to win this game but came up short. Mount Vernon made four free throws in the ďŹ nal 31 seconds of the game to win 46-41.

Mount Vernon improved their season record at eight wins and ďŹ ve losses. North Posey falls to one win and eleven losses.

After the game, Lady Viking Coach Tyler Nicole said, “I think our girls played a good game. They came out. They battled. We had a wide variety of players playing a lot better. Mount Vernon played a box and one on Haley Wilson. It was a good call on Mount Vernon. It did not kill Haley in the game, but we are trying to ďŹ nd another ball handler. The girls stepped up and they competed to the very end. “ Mount Vernon was led in scoring from Paige Robinson and Libby Steinhart with 18 points each. Grace Thompson scored ďŹ ve points, Bailee Hunsinger with three points and Kara Sitzman with two points.

Haley Wilson led the Lady Vikings in scoring with eleven points. Jenna Rhineburger scored ten points, Claire Koester with eight points, Jenna Heath with four points, Emily Fortune with four points, Haley Lowe with two points and Kennedy Hallam with two points.

Junior High Vikings are swept by Wood Memorial

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Junior High boys’ basketball teams played their ďŹ nal game before taking some time o for Christmas break against the Wood Memorial Trojans. These games were played last Monday night at North Posey. Wood Memorial beat both the seventh and eighth grade teams.

(Eighth Grade Boys) Wood Memorial 35, North Posey 19 Wood Memorial started this game on a 12-0 scoring run. The Vikings did not score their ďŹ rst points of the game until Austin Stern drained a three-point basket with 46 seconds left in the ďŹ rst quarter. North Posey ďŹ nished the ďŹ rst half with only ďŹ ve points.

The Trojans led at the half 18-5.

In the second half, this game did not get any better for the Vikings. North Posey was outscored 11-5 for the third quarter and down 29-10 at the end of the period. The Vikings outscored Wood Memorial 9-6 in the fourth quarter. It did not matter because this game was way out of reach for North Posey to get back in it.

Leading the Vikings in scoring were Cade Brandenstein with ďŹ ve points, Nolan Kihn

with three points, Austin Stern with three points, Kyle Downey with two points, Max Renshaw with two points, Landon Hoehn with two points and Cade Meredith with two points.

(Seventh Grade Boys) Wood Memorial 42, North Posey 31 North Posey played a great ďŹ rst quarter by controlling the game and ďŹ nish the period with a 12-5 lead. Wood Memorial took over the game from the start of the second quarter. The Trojans went on a 14-0 scoring run to take over the lead. At the halftime break, Wood Memorial led 19-14.

During the third quarter, the Trojans extended their lead up to twelve points at 2917 at the closing of the period. North Posey scored nearly half of their points in the fourth quarter. The Vikings came up short and lost this game by eleven points.

Colin Schipp led the Vikings in scoring with nine points. Easton Luigs scored six points, Logan Simmons with six points, Liam Stone with three points, Noah Roberts with two points, Kaedyn Stewart with two points, Jace Gauer with two points and Carson Woods with one point.

DECEMBER 25, 2018

North Posey’s Mallory Lowe heads into the paint with reckless abandon on Thursday evening as the North Posey Vikings battled the Mount Vernon Wildcats in the Toyota Classic. The Wildcats came back to win 46-41 after dropping their opener at Wood Memorial earlier in the week by a score of 37-34. Photo by Heather Morlan

Viking frosh beat Braves

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Freshman boys’ basketball played against the Tecumseh Braves at home on Thursday, December 13. North Posey pulled out the win 37-32. This was the Vikings ďŹ rst win of the season. Carter Hannah led the Vikings in scoring with eleven points, Jake Will scored ten points, Clay Douglas with nine points, Dawson Wunderlich with ďŹ ve points and Dylan Teeter with two points. This was the last game the North Posey freshman will play until after the Christmas break.

On Tuesday, December 11, the Vikings traveled to Petersburg to play against the Pike Central Chargers. This was a close game, but the Chargers had a little more in the tank to edge the Vikings 42-36. Clay Douglas led the Vikings in scoring with twelve points, Alec Elpers with seven points, Dawson Wunderlich with ďŹ ve points, Dylan Teeter with four points, Jake Will with three points, Lucas Bass with three points and Carter Hannah with two points.

North Posey played against county rival Mount Vernon at the Wildcats home gymnasium on Wednesday, December ďŹ fth. Mount Vernon controlled the game and beat the Vikings by the ďŹ nal score of 50-39. Alec Elpers, Carter Hannah and Lucas Bass scored eight points each to lead the Vikings in scoring. Clay Douglas scored seven points, Jake Will with six points and Dylan Teeter with two points.

Wood Memorial made a trip to play at North Posey on Monday, December third.

North Posey was outplayed in this game and lost big to the Trojans 53-28. Carter Hannah led the Vikings in scoring with ten points, Bret Bullington with six points, Jake Will with three points, Brayden Bauer with three points, Alec Elpers with two points, Dylan Teeter with two points and Dawson Wunderlich with two points.

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Premier Healthcare of New Harmony recently hosted their annual employee Christmas party. Staff enjoyed lunch catered by the Red Wagon Restaurant, a fun game and story with gifts, an ugly sweater contest and a lot of good laughs. Pictured here are the winners of the ugly sweater contest and two of our judges: Kassi Linneman, C.N.A, Christie Hathaway, Dietary Manager, Mary Partin, C.N.A., Becca Phelps, C.N.A. and resident Patricia Neuffer. Photo submitted

‘Golden Years’ continued from Page A1 woodworking, metal working, drafting, and electricity—at Mount Vernon High School while serving as the coach for the reserve and freshmen football teams and the assistant wrestling coach.

In 1969, he became the Principal at West Elementary before moving to the Central Office in 1972 as Assistant Superintendent of Instruction. He remained in this position for seven years until he stepped up as Superintendent of Schools. After 18 years as Superintendent, he retired in 1997. His career in education spanned a total of 38 years.

“I have done everything there is to do in schools,” Mel sums it all up. “I was an industrial arts teacher. I coached football, basketball, baseball, track. I was an Athletic Director. I was a maintenance man in the summertime. I was Principal of West Elementary School.

Then I was Assistant Superintendent, and, ultimately, Superintendent.”

While Mel worked his way up the career ladder, Phyllis taught elementary education.

“I taught everything kindergarten to sixth grade,” she says. With the Levins’ move to Mount Vernon, Phyllis taught briefly at West, then a few years at Marrs, and final-

ly at Hedges, from where she retired in 1996. Shortly after moving to Indiana, Phyllis completed her master’s degree in education as well.

Like Mel, she devoted a total of 38 years to education.

She recalls an early teaching post in Illinois with kindergarten students. She taught 38 students in the mornings and 39 students in the afternoons in a coal bin converted into a classroom.

“I didn’t know what an assistant was,” she comments.

She speaks fondly of a blind student in her afternoon kindergarten class. The two managed instruction despite their lack of resources. Such dedication to her students earned Phyllis respect and affection throughout her career.

Since retirement, Mel has served as the President of the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, worked for the Indiana Port Commission, served as an educational consultant for an Evansville architectural firm, and, most recently, served as the President of the Greater Mount Vernon Association for the past eight years.

He is a talented woodworker, having built two houses, remodeled one, and crafted much of the furniture

in his home today. The artistry of his furniture makes him Mount Vernon’s answer to Clint Harp. In addition, Mel plays golf every Monday and Wednesday.

Phyllis remains equally as active as Mel. She belongs to Mount Vernon Garden Club and cares for the Third and Main corner of the court house lawn with her team. She is a member of the Mount Vernon Azalea Society and helped to plant the azaleas at the Coliseum.

Equally as impressive, she grows orchids—all started from one mother plant purchased several years ago on sale at a discount store.

Their family and church make life complete for Mel and Phyllis. They visit as often as possible across the miles with their two sons, their three granddaughters, and two grandsons. They have been faithful members of St. Matthew parish ever since moving here.

The Levins know how to welcome a stranger into their hearts. Over the years, they’ve welcomed so many, especially students. This Christmas, we can all take our cue from Mel and Phyllis Levin and spread the warmth of kindness throughout our community.

Marilyn Brenton, County Council elect, left, and Kay Kilgore, County Clerk elect, right, recently attended the Association of Indiana Counties Newly Elected Officials Seminar held December 12-13, 2018. Kilgore has also attended the Election Division Training last week. Both are gearing up for their new positions to begin in January.

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‘Officials’ continued from Page A1 cal director receives $8,725 per year. The remainder of the EMS budget, right at $1 million, is split between Paramedics, Advanced EMTs, and Basic EMTs. The Posey County Building commissioner will earn $43,350 in his position while an assistant administrator earns $34,927.

New Posey County Coroner Bill Denning will earn a little over $20,000 per year with a clerk and two deputies dividing $8,000 among themselves.

Re-elected Posey County Assessor Nancy Hoehn will continue to earn $44,592 while the four deputies working from that office receive from $34,448 to $38,070 each.

In the Posey County Prosecutor’s office, the two clerical assistants will earn $36,389 this year and a full time investigator in the office will receive $39,607.

Posey County Extension officer’s pay is established by Purdue University with the county picking up a portion. The amount was not available at press time.

The Posey County Veteran’s officer will earn $15,600 in that part-time position this year while the director of the EMA will earn $36,750. An administrative assistant in that office will earn $34,128.

Jail personnel earn varying amounts with the jail commander earning $51,000.

The jail matron will earn $42,000 this year while 15 jailers earn between $33,884 and $36,113 annually.

The Child Support administrator earns $37,630 while the clerical assistant earns $36,389 and the deputy prosecutor earns $37,733.

In the surveyor’s office, the line amount is $29,092.

The District Coordinator of the Posey County Soil and Water Conservation office earns $38,050 and the district technician earns $34,788.

The probation officers’ salaries are set by the state and the Circuit Court Chief Probation officer will earn just shy of $71,000 this year. Four other deputy probation officers earn between $57,719 and $63,489 while the adult Probation officer earns $50,086.05.

The Supervisor of the Posey County Highway Department will earn $49,076 this year while truck drivers and other highway personnel earn between $36,528 and $41,687 annually.

In the Posey County Health Department, the Health Officer will earn $18,981 this year while four other full time persons in that office earn between $36,100 and $45,601 each.

The Posey County Community Corrections Director will earn $50,759 this year while two case managers earn $45,759 and %39,651, respectively. The field officer earns just over $40,000 annually.

Information regarding specific posts is public record and is available locally.

‘Insurance’ continued from Page A1 mission President Alsop opened five sealed bids submitted for Posey County Bridge Number 102 replacement. In order opened, Chastain Excavating submitted $296,186.36 and Russell Excavating bid a total of $317,871.32. Reigel Inc., bid a total of $398,430 and Blankenberger Brothers bid $297,000.

The final one opened was Deig Brothers at $425, 592.30. All five submitted bid bonds along with their numbers. County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk advised that the contract be awarded at the January meeting to give him time to review all the document details. The vote was tabled until then.

Commissioner Jay Price, Handbook Committee Chairman, presented the updated version of the County Handbook for approval. The Commissioners and the County Council met jointly on December 4 to go over the document and approve changes. Price said there was talk of leaving out the recentlyadopted Social Media Policy, but it was decided to leave it in as is. The handbook was approved by the Commissioners.

The long saga of the Sand Road nuisance complaint continues and it was reported that the property owner paid the $250 fine the commissioners imposed. However, it is an ongoing violation as the abandoned vehicle is still onsite and the same fine could be imposed again. Commissioner Carl Schmitz

said it is a question of whether the truck is registered or not.

“The owner claims it is registered, so I told him to come to the meeting and show proof of registration and we will clear this up,” Schmitz said. He did not appear, so the Commissioners agreed that the County Attorney will send him another letter notifying that he show the registration or pay the same fine again.

The 2019 List of Scheduled Holidays had to be amended when it was learned that the County Court House and Clerk’s Office must be closed on Election Days, according to state laws. This means that Tuesday, May 7, the primary election date and Tuesday, November 5, the general election date, are now official county holidays. Originally, the county did not list these dates as holidays, and allowed for two ‘floating’ holidays.

Jail Project Director Joe Mattingly appeared before the Commission with the final pay application to present in the amount of $735,502.65. He assured the group that this was not an extra cost, just some money released when corrections and final work was completed. President Alsop exclaimed, “That’s it! We’re done!” He said the project came in $8,697 under budget.

‘MSDMV’ continued from Page A1 2, 2019. A pre-bid meeting will be held on January 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Junior High School Conference Room.

Bids will be accepted in the school administration offices until 10 a.m. on January 17, 2019 and opened at that time.

In personnel matters, the board confirmed the employment of Lesli Reynolds as a junior high school custodian.

Tammy Winiger will be the Behavioral Consultant in the new board-approved position. She has worked in that role as an independent contractor for the last two years, but it had to be created due to IRS rules. They also accepted the resignation of Erin Hopkins as a Special Education teacher assistant at West Elementary School, effective December 19, 2018.

Eight staff members were given permission to attend five workshops, conferences or athletic clinics. Three of them, Krista Cartwright, Koren Duckworth and Melanie Potts will attend the SIEC Reading Textbook Fair in Huntingburg on February 6, 2019.

The board approved the revised wage and benefit package for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years for Management and Non-Unit Personnel. Also approved was the Teamsters

Local 215 Memorandum of Understanding agreement with custodial and maintenance personnel for a threeyear term beginning January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.

Kopatich gave out kudos to Loren Evans, David Frye and Chuck Whobrey for their hard work in hashing everything out with the contract language. They plan to revisit wages and insurance in the ensuing years, but the language part holds for the three years.

“This is very important and was overwhelmingly ratified by the employees this afternoon,” the superintendent reported.

In other board action: • granted permission to the administrative staff to make sub-account transfers and pay late vouchers to get all accounts in order at year’s end. It is a routine action at this time of year.

• granted permission to the West Side Youth Basketball and Cheer group to use the junior high and high school gyms on Sunday, December 30, 2018 for its New Year’s Ball Drop Basketball Tournament, which runs from December 28-30 for grades twoeight basketball feeder programs.

• adopted a resolution authorizing the use of the 2018 Capital Projects

Fund Emergency Fund allocation to replace the cafeteria roof at West Elementary School in an amount not to exceed $42,000. Buildings and Grounds Director David Frye noted that there are roof leaks and upon inspection, he found that the roof on the north side is pulling away from the parapet wall.

Preferred Roofing will do the work replacing the entire twenty-five year old roof.

• Dr. Kopatich distributed a colorful map, prepared by Mr. Woodall, of the Hedges Central Building with all the tenants listed and their phone numbers.

• Other information to the board included the Farmersville Falcon News, fuel adjustment for contract bus drivers, Self-Insurance Fund report, and a look at test scores presented by Curriculum Director Kyle Jones. (A separate story will look at the numbers.)

• Kopatich announced that teachers will return to school for the second semester on January 2, 2019 and students on January 3 of the new year.

• The next board meeting is slated for Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. in the junior high school library.

At that time, the newly-reorganized board will discuss 2019 meeting dates, if a change is desired.

The Commissioners signed a contract with Purdue University for cooperative extension services, the 4-H program, and related activities for $98,970.

President Alsop gave the monthly Animal Control Officer report of 26 complaints handled, 13 dogs picked up and two reported bites.

Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk said some of the striping on the newly-paved roads is temporary or missing and will be completed in the spring.

EMS Director Chuck Thompson said that his department completed 2036 runs this year up until November and has taken in $699,643.22 in fees. “Last year we took in a total of $750,000 in funds and this year, we will probably surpass that,” he noted.

The meeting ended with tributes to outgoing Commissioner Alsop. “I have worked with Jim for my six years on the Commission and I appreciate all that he has done. He taught me how the government worked, as opposed to private business,” Commissioner Schmitz said with gratitude. Commissioner Price said that Mr. Alsop was an honest, fair man who was always “for the county.”

President Alsop expressed his appreciation to all who helped him through the years and said, “It’s about the job, not the person. We need to do the job. I didn’t always agree with everyone, but that’s what makes government work.” He thanked his wife, Judy, for her support as a sounding board through his years in office. He joked that he will miss those weekends riding around together, quaffing a beverage and inspecting work done on county roads and projects.

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USI upsets No. 12 Barry, 82-61 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball upset 12th-ranked Barry University, 82-61, during the final day of the Bellarmine Classic Wednesday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky. The Screaming Eagles go to 7-2 overall, while Barry is 7-3 on the season.

USI had control for most of the first half after trailing by six points early, 11-5.

The Eagles took control of the opening 20 minutes with an 9-4 run to lead 16-15 with 8:43 left before halftime on a drive on the baseline by sophomore forward Emmanuel Little (Indianapolis, Indiana).

The USI lead would extend to a first half best six-point lead, 26-20, when senior guard/forward Nate Hansen (Evansville, Indiana) hit a jumper with 4:47 on the clock.

The Buccaneers closed the gap to one, 3029, before the Eagles closed out the half with a 34-31 advantage.

Little led the way during the opening stanza with 13 points on four-of-eight from the field and five-of-seven from the line, while senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) and junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell (Bowling Green, Kentucky) closed out the half with eight points and six points, respectively.

After Barry was able to draw even, 3939, with two minutes gone in the second half, the Eagles hit the gas offensively with a 26-8 run over the next eight minutes to lead by 21 points, 65-44, after a pair of free throws by Stein with 8:57 left in the game.

Stein and sophomore forward Josh Price (Indianapolis, Indiana) led the charge with eight points each, followed Caldwell drop-

ping in seven during the run.

The Buccaneers would make a final charge by responding with a 13-5 run to cut the Eagles’ margin to 13 points, 70-57, with 4:41 left in the contest. USI, which shot 53.6 percent (15-28) in the second half, responded with a 12-4 dash to regain the momentum and closed out the 82-61 victory.

Defensively in the game, the Eagles forced Barry into 21 turnovers and held the Buccaneers to 35 percent from the field (21-60).

Stein led four Eagles in double-digits with 21 points. He was six-of-10 from the field, one-of-three from long range, and a perfect eight-of-eight from the stripe, while grabbing six rebounds and dishing four assists.

Little followed Stein with his secondstraight double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds.

He was five-of-10 from the field and eightof- 11 from the line.

Price and Caldwell rounded out the double-figure scorers from USI with 16 points each. Caldweel was six-of-11 from the field and a team-best three-of-seven from downtown, while Price was six-of-10 from outside and four-of-seven the line.

The Eagles return to action at the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center when they host the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic December 29-30. USI is slated to play King University December 29 at 1 p.m. and Ohio Valley University December 30 at 3:15 p.m. Game coverage information for USI Men’s Basketball can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

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January 14 - Anime Club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Like manga and anime? We meet the second Monday of every month to watch anime, discuss manga and titles to order for the library, have snacks, and just hang out with other otakus. The club always looking for new members. Stop on by, there is no registration.

January 15 - Getting Crafty: Make a Decorative Plate with Sharpie Markers at 10 a.m. - Make a Decorative Plate with Sharpie Markers. All supplies, including pattern ideas, included. Registration is required and is now open.

January 15 - LITerally Speaking Book Discussion at 1 p.m. - Join the LITerally Speaking Book Discussion group as we discuss “A Man

Called Ove� by Fredrik Backman. Books available at our Circulation Desk.

January 15 - APL Board Meeting at 4:15 p.m. - This meeting is open to the public.

Will be held in Study Room A. January 21 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - The library will be closed.

January 22 to Thursday February 28 - The Thirteenth Annual Adult Winter Reading Program (AWRP) - You may chose any books from the Alexandrian Public Library collection you wish and you can sign up at any point during the program.

Register at the Information Desk and pick up the oďŹƒcial rules and reading log. Grand Prize drawing on Monday, March 4, 2019.

January 22, 23 and 24 - Posey County Art Show from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

- The library will host an exhibition of local artists in the Ohio/Wabash rooms. Art: Posey Style! is open to all artist living or working in Posey County. Entries accepted on January 18. Teens welcome.

January 22 - Family Story Time at 6 p.m. - Jump Into January. - Jump Into January. We will brighten up the darkness and cold with music and movement, games, story, craft and more. Join us for a fun time. No registration is required. All ages.

January 30 - Dungeons & Dragons from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Bring character sheets and dice if you have them, if not, some will be provided. For those in Grades six to 12. Registration required and begins December 26.

How to register for a program - You can register well in advance for any of our library programs by going to our website at https://alexandrianpl.org. Cannot register on-line? Call the library at 812-838-3286 or visit in person. Our library sta representative will be ready to assist you and answer your questions. Check out our Facebook page.

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Court News Arrests December 13 Leslie Adams - Golconda, Ill., - Warrant, Operating a Vehicle With an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .08 or More (failure to appearMotion to Impose Judgment of Conviction) - PCS Mark Leroy - Sturgis, Ky., - Leaving the Scene of an Accident - MVPD Cody Brown - Mount Vernon - Intimidation, Possession of Syringe x 2 - MVPD David Page - Evansville Warrant, Domestic Battery - ISP December 14 James Young - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery in Presence of Child - MVPD December 17 Jacob Durre - Evansville Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine (petition to revoke) CC Complaints December 6 3:37 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Advised towing company is on the property.

Has been told not to be on the property - Tenth Street, Mount Vernon 4:01 p.m. - Trespassing Female subject was served with eviction. Subject will not leave - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 7 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised his home was broken into and only meds taken - Mertens Road, Mount Vernon December 7 1:12 p.m. - Theft - Advised that there was a theft of contractors property while on company property - Lexan Lane, Mount Vernon 2:18 p.m. - Theft - Headlamp and a flashlight - Main Street, New Harmony December 8 10:15 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Female is in her apartment and isn’t supposed to be - Main Street, Griffin 11 p.m. - Fight - Three subjects, subject is trying to fight everyone, no weapons Fourth Street, Mount Vernon December 9 12:02 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised that husband has grabbed her by the neck and threw her to the floor Elk Trail Drive, Evansville 2:56 a.m. - Suspicious Male was sitting in driveway.

Advised he took off through yard when confronted - Lakewood Drive, Mount Vernon 1:47 p.m. - Suspicious Found a needle in the parking lot. Does not have a biohazard container to put it in - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 4:01 p.m. - Suspicious Male subject flying a drone over the building and close to radio tower - Mill Street, Mount Vernon December 10 3:10 a.m. - Suspicious Advised subjects have been knocking on her door - Second Street, Mount Vernon 7:20 a.m. - Suspicious Subject is sitting outside in vehicle since about 5 a.m.

He seems to be intoxicated Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 6:05 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised she has asked male subject to leave and is causing trouble - Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 6:32 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller advised his son’s girlfriend had her burgundy Ford Explorer stolen - Fox Hollow Drive, Evansville 8:26 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised male subject

just tried to force his way into the residence - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon December 11 9:45 a.m. - Theft - Package was stolen off of her porch Harriett Street, Mount Vernon 11:20 a.m. - General Complaint - Having some issues with the neighbor - Third Street, Mount Vernon 11:36 a.m. - Message - Has been receiving threats against him and his employees - Main Street, Mount Vernon 11:40 a.m. - Theft - Advised pistol was stolen from residence - Riviera, Mount Vernon 12:30 p.m. - Theft - Advised a stove was stolen out of his garage by a male subject - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 2:19 p.m. - Fight - Caller advised of issues with male subject, father of her kids Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 3:35 p.m. - Message - Advised his kids mother stole all the Christmas presents - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 11:25 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised a subject is at the residence tearing things up - Eighth Street, Mount Vernon December 12 8:18 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Owner is trying to have an employee removed.

She is refusing to leave Main Street, Mount Vernon December 13 12:45 a.m. - Repossession Silver 2013 Volkswagen Jetta - No location 1:18 a.m. - Assault - Female was just assaulted by an unknown subject. Bleeding from her face - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 12:44 p.m. - Theft - Ex-employee stole money and cigarettes - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon December 14 10:41 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised that his dad is hitting on his mother, hitting her in the head - No location 2:07 p.m. - Suspicious Person - Advised male subject, wearing orange shirt and blue jeans, is looking in people’s homes - Water Street, Mount Vernon 8:28 p.m. - Suspicious Person - Male subject walking west with large knife and duffel bag - Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon December 15 3:50 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Several subjects are intoxicated and causing issues - Second Street, Mount Vernon 11:20 a.m. - Theft - Caller has a male subject on camera stealing a speaker - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 12:42 p.m. - Harassment - Caller advised that subject has been harassing caller Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon 4:22 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - two juveniles jumping in and out of traffic - No location 4:56 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised sister has broken into the residence Eighth Street, Mount Vernon 7:43 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised that she believes someone is in the residence - Oriole Circle, Mount Vernon Superior Court Felony/ Misdemeanor James E. Banks, Jr., 31, Mount Vernon. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, driver’s license suspended 90 days. 12 days Posey County Jail.

Kendra C. Beatty, 25, Mount Vernon. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, driver’s license suspended 60 days, six months probation and fees. six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Kendra C. Beatty, 25, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Petition to revoke. Counseling, returned to probation, previous conditions imposed. 60 days Posey County Jail.

Kendra C. Beatty, 25, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, six months probation and fees, driver’s license suspended 60 days. Six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Amanda Leigh Davidson, 31, Mount Vernon. Criminal Mischief, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, do not go around Laura May or property at 1115 Canal Street, 90 days probation. 10 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Richard Davis, 47, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Criminal Trespass, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Criminal Mischief, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 3Public Intoxication, Class B Misdemeanor. Fine and costs are waived. 120 days Posey County Jail.

Jason Gibson, 29, Mount Vernon. Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, counseling, 12 months probation and fees. 12 months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Seth J. Goebel, 19, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Petition to Revoke. Judgment of Conviction entered. 30 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Seth J. Goebel, 19, Evansville. Ct. 1- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Visiting a Common Nuisance, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 and 2 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, counseling, six months probation and fees. six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Seth J. Goebel, 19, Evansville. Visiting a Common Nuisance, Class B Misdemeanor.

Petition to Revoke. Counseling, returned to probation, previous conditions imposed.

40 days Posey County Jail.

Seth Goebel, 19, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle With a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance or its metabolite in the Body, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, counseling, 12 months probation and fees, 48 hours public service. Ct. 1- 60 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 2- 12 months Posey County Jail; Ct. threesix months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Derric J. Inboden, 25, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle With an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, counseling, one year probation and fees, driver’s license suspended for 30 days. One year Posey County Jail, suspended.

Michael E. Jackson, 33, Mount Vernon. Criminal Trespass, Level 6 Felony. Petition to Revoke. Pay all past due fees, 18 months probation and fees. Ten weekends Posey County Jail.

Donnie Lee Latham, 53, Poseyville. Ct. 1- Maintaining a Common NuisanceControlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, counseling, two years Community Corrections, 32 hours public service. Ct. 1- 2 years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 6 months Posey County Jail; Ct. 3- 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

McKinley Shawn Loughary, 32, Evansville.

Nonsupport of a Dependent Child, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, remain employed fulltime, 18 months probation and fees. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended.

Jordan J. Nugent, 25, Evansville. Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Petition to Revoke.

Judgment of Conviction entered. Eight days Posey County Jail.

Adam Lee Osborne, 32, Mount Vernon. Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, do not go in or around all

O’Reilley Auto Parts, $165.78 restitution to O’Reilley Auto Parts, six months probation and fees. six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Eric Brian Plock, 44, Evansville. Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor. Petition to Revoke. Judgment of Conviction entered, driver’s license suspended 30 days. 40 days Posey County Jail.

Robert Louis Reece, III, 47, Mount Vernon. Ct. – Criminal Confinement, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Domestic Battery, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Interference with the Reporting of a Crime, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 5- Cruelty to an Animal, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 6- Criminal Confinement, Level 6 Felony. Ct. 1, 3, 4 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $50 domestic violence fee, counseling, two and one-half years probation and fees, 48 hours public service. 12 months Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except six months on Ct. 2 and Ct. 5.

Matthew Lee Smith, 25, Evansville. Reckless Driving, Class C Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, 60 days probation and fees. 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Nicholle Stevens, 35, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Maintaining a Common NuisanceControlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, counseling, 12 months probation and fees.

Ct. 1, 2- 12 months Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- 60 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Nathan A. Tanner, 30, Evansville. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance or its Metabolite in the Body, Class C Misdemeanor; Ct. 2Operating While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor, Breath Test Refusal; Ct. 3- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Marijuana, Class

B Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, driver’s license suspended 1 year and 60 days. Ct. 1- 60 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 3- 78 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 4- 78 days Posey County Jail.

Britney Trautvetter, 31, Mount Vernon. Criminal Trespass, Class A Misdemeanor. Fine and costs are waived, three months probation and fees. Three months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Britney Trautvetter, 31, Mount Vernon. Criminal Trespass, Class A Misdemeanor. Fine and costs are waived. Three months probation and fees. Three months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Britney Trautvetter, 31, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, counseling, one year probation and fees, driver’s license suspended 30 days.

One year Posey County Jail, suspended.

Brian Voegel, 47, Poseyville. Ct. 1- Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, no contact with James Tharp, no contact with Darlene Voegel without permission, do not go on or around property at 145 South Sharp Street, Poseyville, IN, six months probation and fees.

Six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Jason D. Wyatt, 36, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Battery, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, counseling, six months probation and fees.

Six months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Victoria Wyatt, 29, Mount Vernon. Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Petition to Revoke. Returned to probation, previous conditions imposed, counseling.

2018-184 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT ) SS: ) CASE NO. 65C01-1812-M1-557

IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: Angela McLamb Petitioner NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Angela Lynne McLamb whose mailing address is: P.O. Box 627

2018-185 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED ESTATE OF CONNIE N. LOCKYEAR, DECEASED.

) IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT )SS: 2018 TERM ) CAUSE NO: 65C01-1812-EU-000059 ) ) ) )

ATTORNEY: William H. Bender, LLC 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, Indiana, 47633 Phone: (812) 874-3636, (812) 985-2102

Poseyville, IN 47633 And if different my residence address is: 272 S. Cale Street Poseyville, IN 47633 Posey County, Indiana hereby gives notice that she has filed a petition in the Circuit Court requesting that her name be changed to: Angela Lynne Straub Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition 18 day of February, 2019 at 8:00 o’clock a.m.

Petitioner Date

NOTICE OF SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF POSEY COUNTY, INDIANA In the matter of the estate of Connie N. Lockyear, Deceased.

Betty B. Postletheweight CIRCUIT COURT CLERK Published in the Posey County News on December 25, 2018, January 1, Jaunary 8, 2019 - hspaxlp

Notice is hereby given that D. Annette McDonald was on the 19th day of December, 2018, appointed Executrix of the estate of Connie N. Lockyear, deceased, who died on 12th day of December, 2018.

2018-183 All persons having 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 claims will be forever barred.

NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 19th day of December, 2018

IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT

Betty B. PostlethewClerk Posey Circuit Court Jaime Simpson Deputy Published in the Posey County News on December 25, 2018, January 1, 2019 - hspaxlp

NO. 65C01-1809-EU-000057

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARTIN R. REDMAN, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that CONNIE L. PEARCE was on the 14th day of December 2018, appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of MARTIN R. REDMAN, Deceased, who died testate on November 18, 2018, and was authorized to proceed with the administration of said decedent’s estate without Court Supervision.

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 claims will be forever barred.

DATED this 14th day of December 2018.

Betty B. Postletheweight, Clerk POSEY CIRCUIT COURT

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2018 SAINT PHILIP SCHOOL ADVENT PROGRAM

Saint Philip School held their annual Advent program on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade sang and performed for their friends and family. Fourth grade students held the lead roles and walked the audience through a story about the true meaning of Christmas. Cast members pictured, left to right are: Zack Hutton, Brody Bacon, Josh Bacon, Annabel Knaebel, Natalie Weber, Emily Nurrenbern, Cecilia Laury, Thea Birchler. Photos submitted

Back row: Ethan Wannemuehler, Katy Wilkey, and Benjamin Deeg. Front row: Henry Bohleber, Laney Randall, Conner Elfreich, and Waylon Dewig.

Bryan A. Ruder - Financial Advisor, Stifel, Nicolaus and Company Making Sense of the Cost of College Education A college education is not cheap. According to The College Board, the average tuition, fees, and room and board for an in-state public college for the 2017-18 school year totaled more than $20,000, a figure difficult for most students to afford without borrowing.

However, many parents want to pay for their child’s college education, allowing them to graduate debt-free. If you are a parent in this situation, you’ll first need to weigh the pros and cons and take a deep dive into your financial situation.

First, look into financial aid, scholarships, and grants. Start by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You’ll also want to research different scholarship and grant opportunities as early as possible. Scholarships and grants are free money options to help you pay for higher education. Unlike student loans, they do not require you

to pay back the money you receive.

If the first option simply won’t cut it, your next alternative is to take out loans.

Some parents use Parent PLUS Loans or even home equity loans to pay for their children’s college education.

Loans taken out by parents, however, generally have higher interest rates, greater fees, and fewer repayment and loan forgiveness options than loans taken out by students. Instead of borrowing, consider saving money while your children are in school and helping them pay their loans after they’ve graduated.

Even if you are able to fund your child’s college education without taking out loans, consider other savings options before deciding if it is the right move. When you have a child starting college, chances are you are at an age where retirement isn’t too far away. Make sure you have a healthy retirement fund saved up before

committing to pay for college.

Remember, your child can borrow for college, but you cannot borrow for retirement If you don’t have to take out loans, and your retirement savings are on track, then it may make sense for you to fund your child’s college education. It’s a good idea, however, to go through the budgeting process with them and explain what they can and cannot afford. This is a good opportunity to teach your child about life after college as well.

Making these financial decisions alone can be difficult.

Talk to an investment professional about how much you can afford to spend on your child’s education.

Article provided by Bryan A. Ruder, AAMS®, AIF®, a Financial Advisor with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Member SIPC and New York Stock Exchange, who can be contacted in the Evansville office at 812-4759353 or 855-62-RUDER.

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Upcoming blood donation opportunities Dec. 20-Jan. 15 Premier Health Care of New Harmony, 251 Hwy 66 New Harmony 12/24/2018: 9 a.m. – noon Owensville United Methodist Church, 103 South Third Street, Owensville 12/26/2018: 3 - 7 p.m.

Alexandrian Public Library, 115 West Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 1/4/2019: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

How to help Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients.

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‘A matter of balance: Managing Concerns about Falls’ class set to begin Jan. 15 Have you stopped doing certain things you enjoy because you were concerned about falling? If so, you are not alone.

Chances are you or someone you know has fallen or is afraid of falling and might even restrict their activities because of these concerns.

Many older adults share a common fear of falling that is so strong they actually limit their activities. Up to 50 percent of Americans over the age of 65 who live independently experience a fear of falling. When older adults limit their activity due to this fear, it can reduce their mobility and independence, affecting quality of life and actually increases the risk of future falls. It can also increase isolation and depression due the lack of interaction with family and friends. These who are most likely to be afraid of falling are likely to have already fallen once.

• Find ways to change the environment to reduce fall risk factors • Learn simple exercises to increase strength and balance.

Falling is not a natural part of aging and can be avoided by assessing your risk factors and making changes to your environment. This program is presented with the guidance of Area IV Agency on Aging.

You should attend A Matter of Balance if you: • are concerned about falls • have had a fall in the past • restrict activities because of concerns about falling • are interested in improving flexibility, balance and strength For more information contact Kristen Lowry at 812-838-1331. You can also reach her at klowry@purdue.edu.

Purdue Extension and the Posey County Health Department will host a class for eight weeks beginning January 15 to be held at the easily accessible Posey County Council on Aging. The class will meet from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. each Tuesday morning. Persons interested in taking the free class can sign-up by calling the Purdue Extension office 812-838-1331.

A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls acknowledges the risk of falling but emphasizes practical coping strategies to reduce this concern and remain active and independent. The program consists of eight two-hour sessions led by trained facilitator.

During the class, participants learn to: • View falls and fear of falling as controllable • Set realistic goals for increasing activity

Talynn Erwin took a few minutes to smile for the camera during Mount Vernon Park and Recreation annual Christmas Party held Friday, December 14, 2018. Photo

by Sally Denning

Public encouraged to attend 2019 4-H Expansion, Review Meeting The mission of the Purdue Extension-Posey County 4-H Youth Development program is to provide educational opportunities that help build life skills in young people. In Posey County, not only is this mission accomplished through traditional 4-H and Mini 4-H youth programming; it is also accomplished through school enrichment programming and other youth-centered activities.

One of the strengths of all 4-H programs is that they are inclusive – their doors are open to all youth in grades three-12, regardless of any defining characteristics. One

way to ensure that there is equal access to local 4-H youth development programming is through an active Expansion and Review Committee. This group’s roles are to advocate for underserved and underrepresented groups, brainstorm ways to promote 4-H and Mini 4-H activities, and in general think of ways to reach new youth audiences. In serving on this committee, you will have the opportunity to enhance the lives of our local youth and be as active as you choose in the planning and implementation of new ideas for Posey County 4-H.

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Both youth and adults are welcome to join this committee, and previous 4-H involvement is not required.

The group will meet on January 3, 2019, 6-7 p.m. at the Community Center on the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds.

For more information on this or any other 4-H matter, please contact Cheven Meyncke May, the Posey County 4-H Youth Development Educator, by calling 812-8381331 or emailing maycm@purdue.edu. Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access institution.

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Auctions

634 ± Acres Selling in 4 tracts

812-845-3535 This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

SHERIFF AUCTION Wed., Jan 9th 10 AM

FOR RENT - POSEYVILLE

38 E. Dean Street

Posey County, Indiana RIBEYRE ISLAND

2 bdrm 1 bath house w/detached 22’ x 40’ garage, central heat and air, w/d hook-up $500 monthly $300 deposit

Kurtz Auction & Realty has been authorized by the sheriff of Posey County to sell this property.

812-205-5130

Auction Site: Posey County 4-H Center, 111 Harmony Township Rd, New Harmony, IN 47631

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Directions: From the I-64 Grayville, IL (Exit #130) just west of the Wabash River, go southwest on HWY 1 then southeast at Crossville on HWY 14, then turn left (North) on N 225 E, then right on 1830 N, then right on N 2350 E. This will cross over the closed section of HWY 14 at the old toll booth. Just continue straight across to the property. Watch for our signs.

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• 634 ± total acres • 451 ± tillable acres • Good productive row crop soils • Wooded/timber tract with hunting lodge • Excellent deer & turkey hunting • Wabash River flyway - waterfowl

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Tract 1: 314 ± acre tract containing approx. 270 tillable acres. This tract has a center-pivot irrigation system. It has a wide frontage on the Old Wabash River Channel.

Tract 2: 94 ± acre tract, almost completely all tillable.

Tract 3: 92 ± acre tract with 87 ± tillable acres.

Tract 4: 135 ± mostly wooded acres. This tract offers excellent waterfowl, deer and turkey hunting. It has a hunting lodge on a small seperate tract with two bedrooms, a full bath, a large open kitchen and living area with wood burning stove. It also has a gear room and a large equipment storage area with two overhead doors.

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Sudoku and Crossword Puzzles

The solution to last week’s puzzles:

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