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Fire Dept. enjoying new digs By Lois Mittino Gray “We’re moved in and operating,” Mount Vernon Fire Chief Wes Dixon announced at the MV Board of Public Works meeting on February 5. “The new fire and police station is in a great location and we have so much more room to work,” he noted. All the fire trucks are moved into the large bays, uniforms are hung neatly on large racks, and there is ample living and cooking space for the firefighters on duty. Police Chief Grant Beloat reported he plans to move the police department over to the new building beginning the week of February 9. He is waiting for Internet and radio hookups to be completed. The city will host an Open House sometime in March to let the public view the two-story public safety facility. It is located at 311 College Avenue in the building formerly housing Dausmann Motors. The old station will be razed and a pocket park put in its stead. Dixon extended an invitation to the public if someone wants a look around to give him a call. Don Flick, Vice-President of Pyramid Architects, made what may be his last progress report on the building to the board. “It is 99 percent complete and we are very happy with the outcome.” He requested four final change orders which were approved for Deig Brothers, Dan Bellwood Painting, Funk Corporation and Shepherd Services. The $136,371.05 he recommended to be paid out for completed work Mount Vernon homecoming king Mitchell Jackson and queen since the last report will ‘close out several contracts.’ Kelsey Bruno are all smiles following their coronation on Friday eve- The main thing needed now is new signage. Chief Beloat presented the board with a list of 77 ning. Photo by Garry Beeson guns considered to be abandoned or forfeited in the evidence room that they don’t want to move to the new police station. They can be used for trade-in on
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By Lois Mittino Gray Wendy Wells, Outreach Coordinator for the Indiana Department of Education, gave a presentation to the Mount Vernon School Board at its February 2 meeting on the upcoming ISTEP testing. “We need to not instill fear in parents, students, and teachers; but knowledge and support for the testing series.” Wells said the new test is designed to assess career and college readiness in older students and stress critical thinking, and not rote memorization, in all students. Students will be asked to explain their thoughts and show in the text
where they arrived at them when they read selected passages. In math, work must be shown. The test is ‘technologically enhanced’ and features drag and drop down answers, built in tools like rulers and protractors, and highlighters. Wells encourages teachers and parents to practice using these features so students don’t have any trouble with them and arrive at incorrect answers. Practice test questions are available by going to the IDOE website and clicking the Parent Portal words at the top of the page. They can also see what
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Feedback puts plans on hold By Valerie Werkmeister Posey County Commissioners got what they asked for. They wanted feedback on their draft version of an ordinance that would require anyone who operates a vehicle in excess of 10 tons on county roads to obtain a permit from Steve Schenk, Posey County Highway Superintendent. During last week’s February 3, commissioner’s meeting, president Carl Schmitz stated they were going to delay any action on the ordinance due to the amount of feedback they had received. He said the ordinance is a work in progress and they realized the current draft won’t work for many busi-
nesses in the county. Schmitz stated that many felt the ordinance was too stringent and the bond amounts were set too high. The permit will list the dates and which specific roads the applicant can operate. Before the permit is issued, the applicant will be required to post a cash and surety bond with Posey County Auditor, Kyle Haney, of at least 20 percent of $100,000 per mile for each mile of surfaced blacktop; $100,000 per mile for each mile of chip and seal road to be used and $50,000 per mile for each mile of
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APL plans renovation, expansion
Briefly Upcoming events at Poseyville Carnegie Library Hey Kids - How big is your imagination? Do you love building big structures? How about destroying them? Come to the Poseyville Library and we can fuel your imagination with Duplo Blocks. We will play games, make towers, and have loads of fun. No Registration Required. Grades K-5, Tuesday’s from 4-5 p.m., February 10, 17, 24; Pre-K, Thursday’s from 12-1 p.m., February 12, 19, 26; Free Play, Saturday’s from 10:30-11:30 a.m., February 14, 21, 28. Adult Crafting - Come to the library on a Saturday morning to make a cute rag heart wreath to hang in your home or give to that special someone for Valentine’s Day. Event will take place Saturday, February 7 from 11 a.m.-12 noon. No registration required. We hope to see you at the library for these fun events. For more information, contact the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library. Phone: 812-874-3418 Email: circulation@pcpl.lib.in.us. St, Matthew School open house set St. Matthew School and Child Care Ministry will hold its annual Kindergarten Round-Up and ‘Come & See Night!’ for preschool through fifth grade on Tuesday, February 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. Prospective families will receive important information about St. Matthew School’s curriculum which includes faith, knowledge, and service. Families will also have the opportunity to meet the teachers, learn about scholarship opportunities, and tour the school. St. Matthew School serves families of all faiths. St. Matthew School has received an ‘A’ rating from the Indiana Department of Education and the Child Care Ministry has achieved Level Three on the Paths to Quality. A snow make-up date is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26. For questions or to schedule an individual appointment, contact Principal Vickie Wannemuehler at 838-3621. Coats’ Staff to Hold Office Hours in Posey County Wednesday U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) announced that a member of his staff will visit Mount Vernon in Posey County from 11 a.m. - 12 noon CT on Wednesday, February 11 to meet with local residents, at Mount Vernon City Hall 520 Main Street, and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency. Tax Forms now available at APL 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ tax forms have arrived at the Alexandrian Public Library and are to be found in the Indiana Room area. No other forms are available. There is also a Reference copy of Publication 17 at the Adult Information Desk. Taxpayers will be able to access Publication 17 in English and Spanish online from irs.gov/Pub17 and, new this year, it will also be available as a free e-Pub for downloading from IRS.gov and viewing on most e-Readers and other mobile devices. Printed instruction booklets are not available. Girl Scout Cookies now available Girl Scout Cookies will arrived in Posey County on Monday, February 9, 2015. Contact Service Unit Chair, Melinda Garman, mfgarman@ vectren.com, Cell: 812-568-7879 for more information.
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Mount Vernon Fire Chief Wes Dixon looks over one of the trucks moved into the large bay. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray
Special to the News It may look quiet and serene now, but in the coming months, APL is going to have a very different feel – and sound. For the last several years, they have been planning a broad scale renovation and expansion plan, and are now officially ‘wheels up’ on the process. The funding and approval has been put into place, an architect has been engaged and is working on final plans, and they are well on our way to finding a new future for APL. The timing of this project feels great: with the swell of community involvement, pride, and enthusiasm in Mount Vernon in the last year…with the changing face of libraries when it comes to technology, gathering spaces, and the changing needs and ages of our patrons…and with a building that is nearly 30 years old
that’s ripe for renovation, updating, and preservation, they are ready to move forward with an exciting and determined plan for renovation and expansion. It’s going to be a tight schedule: they hope to have the entire process completed by the end of 2015, which means they’re going to have to be aggressive in planning, bidding, constructing, and then unveiling the exciting new space for you. They are going to be looking at a lot of changes, all driven by what an exciting time it is in libraries: with the shift towards a more and more digital age, a need greater than ever for safe community gathering spaces, and a way for the fully 30 percent of all Hoosiers who are unable to access the internet from home to get
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True love overcomes adversity By Lois Mittino Gray Their Valentine love story began in Hollywood over 60 years ago when he called out the two words that set their destiny in motion. ‘Hey, McWorthy,’ Larry Gosh called to the new freshman girl walking across the Quad at Hollywood High School. Pat Mcee the handsome senior Worthy looked up to see ys Club bench in the sitting on the Celts Boys he Celts were Quad smiling at her. The ool an elite club of school eathletes, mostly seniors, that her brother Bob was in. He egged Larry on to call out to her. From there, the pairr ds became flirting friends ged and Pat often tagged her for along with her brother activities where she would see Larry. Larry was a Lothario in high putation for having a way school who had a reputation d a lot of girls. Even Pat’s with women and dated best friend since gradee school, Sharon, had a terrible crush on him. “I dated other guys and thought ,” Pat said with a smile. “But he was a bit conceited,” oh, could he ever dance.” The two solidified their friendship as dancing partners in high school. “We danced so good together and he was an excellent dancer,” Pat started to say. “So were you.” Larry interjected. The dancing duo did the latest 50s steps with flair as they ‘cut the rug.’ Pat reminisced that Larry always looked so good with his curly blonde hair, burgundy sweater, penny loafers and white socks. “He wore that all the time with his class jacket,” she said. His jacket sits upstairs now in the closet adorned with his medals from foot-
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ball and track. Pat showed off her prize possession from high school, the jacket she wore as a member of the Theta Alpha Club. “I prayed every night that I would get into the club. It was the elite club for girls at the high y ran the Sadie Hawkins dances and did school.” They other activities. Both Larry and Pat remember the aspiring starlets attending the hhigh school who would get picked up for their acting lessons after class. Many went on to be in lesser com films and commercials. The Goshes attended in tthe early 50’s and there were no big name stars in class at that time. ““Many of our friends were in the movie Rebel W Without A Cause. Most oof the actors in that were from Hollywood High School, except James Dean, of course,” Pat said. After high school, th paths took different their rou routes and both married other spouses and had children. They were still friends connected together by her brother’s activities and continued to dance at his parties. Both helped her brother move one day and Larry asked Pat to go with him to Bob’s Drive-In in the San Fernando Valley with their children in tow. Both were divorced and Pat had one son and Larry had two daughters and one son. “There we were in my Corvette enjoying the fries and sun and having fun and we started our romance up from
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