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Donors make turfed Memorial Field possible in MV

By Lois Mittino Gray A capacity crowd of business representatives, high school football players and coaches, school board members and staff in matching maroon MVSD shirts, curious citizens, and even babes in arms spilled into the Mount Vernon Junior High School Library Wednesday evening.

The group was there to hear the announcement being made at a speciallycalled meeting of the school board.

Vigorous clapping resounded through the room as School Superintendent Tom Kopatich announced that

$845,000 has been pledged by four local sponsors to cover the Mount Vernon High School Memorial football field in artificial grass, called Sprinturf, before the next season begins.

The fundraising goal was set at $830,000 to cover installation and any contingencies and surpassed expectations. Kopatich said such a big money project isn’t the type “we can raise with bake sales, so we hit the ‘big boys’ of Mount Vernon and they made it a reality.”

The quartet of donors includes CountryMark Refinery, Warehouse Services (WSI), Greater Mount Ver-

non Alliance, and one that wishes to remain anonymous. Ryan Stemple represented WSI, Ken Juncker the GMVA, and Matt Smorch and Linda Pitts of CountryMark at the meeting. CountryMark is the largest donor, pledging half a million dollars over the next five years.

Matt Smorch, CountryMark’s Vice-President of Refining and Logistics, spoke to the group with excitement about his company being the lead partner in this project. “This opportunity is so special. I coached football at Mount Vernon High

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Celebrating the announcement of a new turfed field for Mount Vernon for this fall are, in front, left to right, Isaac Bollinger, Rhett Snodgrass, Bronson Quinzer, Ian Dutkiewicz, and Hayden Huss. In back are Dustin Seitz, Rhett Snodgrass, Chuck Brunson, Cory Brunson, Nick Burton, Matt Smorch, Warren Walker, John Schelhorn, Brandon Deig, Ryan Steeple, and Charlie Stuart. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Bond issue will help North Posey fund improvements

By Dave Pearce The North Posey School Board approved a bond issue on Monday evening at their monthly meeting.

This month’s meeting was held at the Junior-Senior High School Library.

While board member Vince Oakley made a motion to table the decision at this time to allow for more time to make the decision, his motion died on the floor for the lack of a second. Therefore, the board voted 4-1 to go ahead with the resolution that will raise taxes in the North Posey School District.

Oakley explained his vote in a Let-

ter to the Editor that appears on today’s Posey County News Opinion Page.

North Posey School Supt. Dr. Todd Camp asked the Board to approve moving forward with three separate projects at North Elementary, South Terrace, and North Posey High School/Jr. High School. The projects will require three bond issues rolled into one issuance for the amount of $7.5 million, with $5 million going to the North Posey Junior/Senior High School, $1.3 million going to North Elementary, and $1.2 million at South Terrace. Camp indicated that

there will be a 1028 Public Hearing in March to fully discuss the projects. A tentative list is available via the district web page. If things continue to move forward, the April meeting would likely be the actual vote on the projects that have been approved.

Upon approval, Board President Geoff Gentil asked the Board to approve the Reimbursement Resolution presented by Camp for the ability to begin work early at North Posey Junior/Senior High School, North Elementary, and South Ter-

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Nitrates spoil Poseyville water

By Dave Pearce While good news is on the horizon for Poseyville residents regarding streets, the major news regarding the town this week came a day after Wednesday’s Town Council meeting. Bids were opened and taken under advisement for the town’s Community Crossings Grant for street repairs to be completed this summer. The apparently low bidder on the project is J.H. Rudolph of Evansville at $162,264 while Cynthiana’s Lupfer Equipment’s bid of $165,960 ran a close second. E & B paving out of Chandler was a distant third at $199,000. Three of the seven contractors who received the packets actually bid on the project. The bids were taken under advisement to make sure all items were included in the bid amount as well as all other work included. The Crossing Grant requires that the project be under contract no later than April 15, 2019.

While news for the town’s infrastructure was good, the news for the town’s water customers was less than

stellar later in the week as a water contaminant notice was issued for customers of Poseyville water.

According to Poseyville Utilities manager Jeremy Farrar, this is not the first time the town’s water supply has tested high for nitrates. However, usually upon retest, the level has returned to normal. But this year has created the “perfect storm” with excessive rain and a farm season just down the road.

According to the notice, “Poseyville Municipal Water Department Corporation water supply has high levels of nitrate. Do not give the water to infants under six months old or use it to make infant formula. Drinking water samples taken on January 23, 2019, and again on February 1, 2019, showed nitrate levels at 10.3 and 10.4 mg/I, respectively. The average result for these two samples is 10.4mg/l and is above nitrate standard or maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 mg/L.

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Leaders hear myriad of issues

By Lois Mittino Gray Thirty five interested citizens attended the Farm Bureau-sponsored “Meet Your Legislators” Cracker Barrel session on Saturday morning, February 16 in the Wesley Hall of First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon. Farm Bureau President Jim Droege introduced the Republican legislators present, who were State Senator Jim Tomes, House Representatives Mark Hostettler, Holly Sullivan and Wendy McNamara. The lone Democrat was Representative Ryan Hatfield. Mark Seib moderated the panel discussion, which included updates on each legislator’s work so far this year, and an audience question and answer exchange on local and state issues.

Local issues discussed were the Community Crossing Grant, Posey County Election Board funding, moving the Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area office, Wesselman Park lands, and the recent North Posey School Board vote on a costly bond issue for athletic improvements. State-centered questions involved Senate Bill 266 on mental health screening in schools, HB1650 on township advisory boards, Clean Water Bill reduced funding and overall river quality, solar energy metering, the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, and how to become more informed as to what is going on this legislative session.

Sheryl Seib provided the biggest “wow moment” when she told the assembled legislators about the bond issue approved at the February 11, North Posey School Board meeting. “The board slipped in a tax hike, just under the amount

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required for a public referendum which would fail, to take out another bond issue. 75 percent of the proposed money will go to athletics, like artificial turf on the football field. I support increased teacher pay, but not this. There is a four-year downward trend in agriculture in our area and we can’t do this. Is there anything we can do to make this not happen again?” she queried to the stunned legislators.

Posey County Commissioner Carl Schmitz added that the tax hike will amount to an increase of $16 per acre annually for local

farmers. It was brought out that no one on the school board is a farmer and that the item was not advertised on the meeting agenda. The vote carried four to one. Hostettler, who represents the district, asked if the dissenter was board member Vince Oakley and was correct. He speculated that the decision was a priority for school board members, but not the local residents and they would need to take it up with them.

Hatfield commented that the problem arises because, about ten years

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Jake Kamman and his daughter Vivian enjoy the Girl Scout FatherDaughter Dance held at the Poseyville Community Center on Saturday evening. Vivian chose the dress to look like cotton candy to go along with the theme. Photo by Dave Pearce

Walking the talk The Rev. Tom Buffington still inspiration to Elder Pat O’Brien The Golden Years

By Pam Robinson Retired Mount Vernon business leader Patrick O’Brien feels an urgency to share his Christian witness, both in word and in deed. The 75-yearold elder at First Christian Church in Mount Vernon says he was given six months to live when he was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer.

O’Brien says he received fresh hope in the second opinion he heard, “Only the Lord knows how long you have to live.” Two years and six months later, he says, “I’m still here,” and he cherishes life more than ever.

O’Brien credits the late Rev. Tom Buffington with leading him to Christ and with teaching him to nurture a servant’s heart. “Tom Buffington was my mentor,” he states. “He taught me the simplicity of Christian living. Number one, love one another. Number 2, serve others.”

He recalls meeting Buffington the first time at

Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis.

The minister and his wife, Minnie, came and stayed to support him for seven days, O’Brien relates, when a family member faced a life-threatening surgery. A non-believer then, O’Brien says he placed his faith in Christ based on Buffington’s actions.

Once home again, he remembers attending church for the first time ever. He entered Calvary Baptist Church to hear Buffington preach. Soon, the clever minister asked O’Brien to teach children’s church there so he would learn the Bible stories along with the kids.

Buffington and O’Brien developed a warm friendship, and O’Brien fondly recalls their outreach visits for 15 years to nursing homes and hospitals to cheer people with jokes and “kisses” from Grandpa the puppet. O’Brien and Grandpa still make the circuit to local nursing homes

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Pat O’Brien and his puppet, Grandpa.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

New MV water meters on order here

By Lois Mittino Gray The unrelenting rains of the last few weeks have really given the Mount Vernon Wastewater Treatment plant a workout. Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray reported at the February 14, Board of Works meeting that ten million gallons a day ran through the facility in the past few days. Normal flow is about two million gallons a day. “A few years ago we combined wastewater and stormwater together in the sewers and it all goes into the plant now,�

Gray explained. “It used to go into the river during high rains, near the source of our drinking water intake, so this is safer.�

Mount Vernon Mayor Bill Curtis commented, “I’m glad we are keeping up and have the capacity to do it.�

Gray told the board his department has flushed 8,912 feet of sewer main and three storm sewers since the last meeting.

They do this with a Vac-Con truck. “When we are out there, sometimes residents call to report that someone is dumping stuff in the sewers, but we are really vacuuming them to keep mains flowing well in high water times.�

Gray also reported at the Water Utility Board meeting later in the day that one thousand new water meters have been ordered for the city at a cost of $232,000. They should arrive in a couple of weeks.

In other board action: • Police Chief Tony Alldredge requested permission for use of the city credit card for Officer Brandon Brauser to at-

tend Field Sobriety Testing Instructors Course in Indianapolis, March 11 to 15. He had received permission to attend this class back in the fall, but it was canceled. It was approved to use the card for food, as housing is supplied, and use of the patrol car. • Chief Alldredge also reported his department took 244 calls since the last meeting. • Fire Chief Wes Dixon told the board his department had 36 calls since the last meeting. Mayor Curtis asked him what the progress was on the new generator approved at a recent meeting. “With the weather as cold as it’s been, we have not poured the concrete pad for it as yet,â€? he reported. “I expect to do it in the next few weeks when the generator should be in.â€? • Tracy Reese, filling in for Street Commissioner Max Dieterle, said the new salt spreader approved at a prior meeting is in and ready to go. Mayor Curtis remarked that he can see where the Street Department has been working on potholes around town with the patching machine. He commented that it really makes the roads nice and he appreciates their work • Board Member Larry Williams announced the Chamber of Commerce has a new Executive Director, Mount Vernon native Randy Owens. “He is very much on board with doing the events at Riverbend Park, like the Riverbend Market. He will be attending a meeting shortly to request the dates for this year.â€?

Boy Scout Troop 375 celebrated Scout Sunday Feb. 10 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Mount Vernon.

Trinity Church ďŹ rst sponsored a Scout troop in 1928. After a WW II interruption, the church as sponsored contin-

uously a Scout troop since 1955. Pictured, left to right, are Braxton Daws, Dalton Kuhn, Isaac Parmenter, Mathias Anderson, Josiah Anderson, Colton Green, Joshua Howard, Eli Anderson, and Ethan Howard. Photo submittted

Kathy Yearwood received her 2018 Friend of Conservation award from Andy McFadden at the PCSWCD Annual Meeting and Banquet held Tuesday evening at the Ribeyre Gymnasium in New Harmony. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

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Cynthiana woman faces drug charges A community: traffic stop nets arrest of a Cynthiana woman on a drug paraphernalia charge.

On February 10, 2019, at 11:41 a.m. Deputy Jennifer Loesch conducted a traffic stop on a Silver 2004 Cadillac on Trippett Road near Hazleton. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Loesch identified the persons in the vehicle and began a roadside investigation. During the investigation a passenger in the vehicle 47 year old Adrian Inmon of Cynthiana was taken into custody after drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. At the conclusion of her investigation Deputy Loesch transported Ms. Inmon to the Gibson County Jail where she was charged with Possession of Paraphernalia. Inmon has since posted a $900 bond.

Assisting Deputy Loesch in her investigation was Deputy Garrett Tuley and Deputy U.B. Smith.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019 Herb Patton Herbie Gene Patton, 87, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away February 12, 2019, at West River Health Campus. He was born September 3, 1931, in Point Township, Ind., to the late Orla and Eva (Davis) Patton.

Herb served with the U.S. Navy Reserves. He worked for Farm Bureau Oil Company for over 40 years, retiring in 1994. Herb was a longtime member of the Elks Lodge 277 and was also a member of the Mount Vernon Conservation Club. He was an avid gunsmith, hunter and fisherman, fishing for many years at Kentucky Lake and Lake Okeechobee, Fla. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Wayne, Bill and Joe Patton; sister Lorene Reinitz.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Betty Jo (Niehaus) Patton; sons, Dennis Patton and Ronnie (Tracy) Patton; daughter, Susan (Dennis) Blackburn; grandchildren, Kris Russell, Amy Perry, Shaun Patton, Brett (Laura) Mackey, Kristen

(Alex) Similton, Sam (Jessica) Patton and Taylor Patton; great-grandchildren, Luke Patton, Dane Patton, Jayla Similton, Isaiah Similton, Maya Mackey and baby Ayda Patton on the way.

Visitation was held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with an Elks Memorial Service at 6:45 p.m.

Private funeral services will be held.

Memorial contributions may be made to BPOE 277 Memorial Fund.

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

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Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mount Vernon, with Rev. Christopher Millay officiating and burial to follow in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First UMC or the Linda E. White Hospice House.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

Harry McDonald Harry “Keith” McDonald, 71 of Mount Vernon, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Deaconess Hospital.

He was born in Mount Vernon on December 9, 1947, to Harry G. and Lear (Huff) McDonald. Keith married Louise (Davis) McDonald on December 28, 1996, and she survives.

Keith owned and operated McDonald Sand and Gravel with his family. After retirement Keith could always be found working on something. Keith served in the United States Marines and was a member of the American Legion. He was also a member of Church of Christ in Mount Vernon.

Keith is survived by his wife, Louise; daughter, Robin McCarty; grandchildren, Noah McCarty and Jasper Chumley; sister, Shirley Moore. He was proceeded in death by his parents; brothers, John McDonald and

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Glendar Schisler Glenda Rae (Todd) Schisler, 84, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away February 15, 2019, at the Linda E. White Hospice House.

She was born October 1, 1934 in Mount Vernon to the late J. Edger and Izetta (Duckworth) Todd.

Glenda graduated from Mount Vernon High School, Class of 1952. She worked at Moll’s Fashion Shop for 43 years and had co-owned the business for 18 years. Glenda was a member of First United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Schisler and brother, Rayburn Todd.

She is survived by her son, Robert Todd (Brooke) Schisler of Longmont, Co.; daughters, Jodi (Knic) Kaufman and Cindy Miller both of Mount Vernon; grandchildren, Audrey Kavanaugh, Cody Miller, Chris Kaufman (fiancée, Madison Cross) and Curt Kaufman; nephew, Steve (Deborah) Todd; sister-in-law, Dorothy Urey; and several nieces and

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M. Imogene Straw, 85, of New Harmony, Ind., born June 17, 1933, to Joshua and Cleo (Overton) Davis in Poseyville, Ind., passed away February 13 2019, at Premier Healthcare in New Harmony, Ind. Surviving are two sons; Allen and Charles Head; two sisters, Fern Nulton and Faye Reeves; two brothers, Kenneth and Ermil Davis and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death was

her husband, Curtis Straw.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony, Ind., with burial in Bethsaida near New Harmony.

Visitation was 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Werry Funeral Home in New Harmony, Ind. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Henry Edwards Jr. Henry A. “Hank” Edwards Jr., 61, of Evansville, Ind., went to be with the Lord February 13, 2019. He was born in Flora, Ill., to the late Henry Edwards Sr. and Juanita (Mulvaney) Edwards. Hank was known for working at Patriot Motors and NAPA. He had an entrepreneurial drive, some of his accomplishments include an ice cream and pizza shop. Hank was the happiest when he was cooking or helping others. He never met a stranger and always had a smile on his face. He will be missed by so many.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Joshua Alan Edwards; and sister Lathesha Miller.

Hank is survived by his son Justin (Tamela) Edwards; “Adopted” daughter Danyelle (Derek) Maggard; brother Tulsa (Peggy) Mulvaney; grandchildren Jordan, Serenity, and Joshua Edwards Jr., Austin, Annalise, Abram, Addyson Maggard,

Austin White, and Gabriel Forrester; and many friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Holders Funeral Home, 319 S. Main Street, PO Box 518 Owensville, IN 47665 to aid in funeral expenses.

Holder’s Funeral Home is honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mr. Edwards. Cremation was chosen by the family and performed by the staff of Holder Funeral Home in Owensville, Ind. Memorial Service was held at South Gibson Apostolic Church on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at 2 p.m.

Nix named one of the best places to work in Indiana Nix, of Poseyville, Indiana, was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. This 14th annual program was created by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group.

This is the second consecutive year on the list for Nix. This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the participating employers in Indiana with the leading workplace cultures.

The list is made up of 125 companies.

The final rankings will be announced at an awards dinner on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the Indiana Conven-

tion Center in Indianapolis, then published in the MayJune issue of the Indiana Chamber’s BizVoice® magazine.

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Nix combines the benefits of working with a trusted, responsive, and smaller firm, while providing a one-stop shop with big business capabilities. Nix is a Midwestern based company with a national reach. Founded in 1902, Nix is a fifth-generation, family business with multiple locations and operating divisions.

Brenda Kay Burgess, 70, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away February 11, 2019. She was born May 23, 1948, in to the late Paul and Mary (Breeden) Burgess.

Brenda had been a hairdresser. She was fond of coloring, as well as solving puzzles and crosswords. Brenda enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Tammie Burgess.

She is survived by her son, Shannon Burgess (fiancé, Monica); daughter, Tori Burgess; brother, Danny (Connie) Burgess; sister, Carla (Herdis) Cox; grandchildren, Dakota (Sara) Burgess and Angel (William) Hill; greatgrandchildren, Eliza May Thompson, Carly and Madlyn Burgess and baby Bentley due in April; several nieces and nephews.

Memorial service will be

held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2019, at Point Township Church of the Nazarene, 12611 Bonebank Road, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Troy Dekemper officiating.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. service time on Friday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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

Alan Thomas Alan W. Thomas, 60 of Mount Vernon, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born in Evansville on April 21, 1958, to Wilford and Glenda (Gerton) Thomas.

Alan went to work for the Mount Vernon Screw Products after graduating high school and worked from then until the closing of the company, he then went to work at WSI. Alan was a member of the Point Township Church of the Nazarene. Alan’s son was involved with Bible Quizzing and the Children’s ministry, Caravan and Alan enjoyed helping with those programs. Alan was also a past member of the Mount Vernon Fire and Rescue and had several certifications in the fire service. He also obtained his first responder certification, as well as being a Lieutenant at one point. Alan was a huge UK basketball fan.

Alan is survived by his son, Matthew Thomas. He was proceeded in death by

his parents.

A celebration of life will be held at the Point Township Church of the Nazarene’s Mount Vernon Campus located at 424 Vine St, Mount Vernon on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at 4 p.m.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until service time. A private burial will be held.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be left to the Point Township Church of the Nazarene. Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon are charged with the arrangements. Online Condolences may be left at the stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Twins are twice as fun Mad-

B eleine, C P I am pretty sure that the number of “likesâ€? and Facebook comments broke an all-time record on my page February 7. It was when my twin great grandsons were born. There is always a lot of interest in babies and I suppose twins make this doubly true. Named Ryan and Reed, these healthy little boys have made a wonderful addition to our family. After seeing their ďŹ rst photos were sent to me, it gave me a lot to think about. First of all, they “pickedâ€? a wonderful set of parents.

My grandson, Christopher, has always been an exceptional young man, and his wife, Kate, will be the best possible mother.

They already have a 2 ½ year old daughter, Caroline. There may be several sleepless nights in the next year or so, and a million diaper changes, but what a wonderful family.

This was another time I realized how much I missed out on, with no brothers or sisters. I have no family to either ask for help or celebrate good times with. This was very obvious when I took a recent bad fall.

I have become used to doing many things for myself, but as I age, it is scary to have nobody.

I also immediately thought back to my great-grandmother, Margaret Knowles. She ďŹ gures in a lot in my novel, The French Tureen, which will soon be available. I never knew her, but always thought of her as a strong woman. One of the many accomplishments she did in her lifetime was to give birth to twin girls on April 25, 1886.

If I think that Chris and Kate will have a lot of busy days coming up, think about how it must have been for her at that time.

Can you imagine the cloth diapers that she used, with primitive laundry facilities?

When my sons, Todd and Sean, were babies, cloth diapers were still being used. The soiled ones were kept in a solution of detergent and water in a galvanized trash can until we took them to the laundromat. Their father wrung them out by hand.

Margaret never sent her girls out without hand-sewn clothing, well groomed hair, or clean shoes. She had six children to provide for, and was the “mother ďŹ gureâ€? for my mother, Madeleine. Many of my mom’s happiest childhood memories came from

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Pancake Dinner First Baptist Church, The E4 Church of New Harmony, Ind., would like to cordially invite you to attend a Pancake Dinner on Saturday, March 2, from 4-6 p.m. in the church's fellowship hall. For a donation of $5 you will receive a plate of pancakes, sausage, coee, juice or milk. 100 percent of all money raised will be given to the Annie Armstrong Easter Oering which supports missionaries on the mission ďŹ eld in North America.

This year, FBC-E4 Church has once again increased our goal to $2,640 and has a hallelujah goal of $3,000. This is our fourth year to host a missions dinner, and we appreciate the community’s support as the last three years have been quiet successful.

What is the Annie Armstrong Easter Oering? The oering was started in 1895 by Woman’s Missionary UnionÂŽ (WMU) to beneďŹ t the work of the Home MissionBoard now (North American Mission Board). In 1934, it was named in honor of Annie Armstrong, a bold missions advocate and WMU’s ďŹ rst national executive leader. Today, more than $1 billion has been donated by Southern Baptist churches and individuals.

Every dollar given goes to train and resource more than 5,000 missionaries involved in church planting and compassion ministries who share the life-transforming gospel of Jesus Christ across the United States, Canada and their territories.

FBC, The E4 Church is a small congregation, but we have a big heart for missions and sharing Jesus with others. Our mission statement is: Exalt God, Equip Believers, Encourage One Another, and Evangelizing the World. If you do not have a church home, we would love for you to visit us. Our normal church times are Sunday morning at 10:40 am.

Mason-Nordgauer Gallery to host movie night Please join us on Saturday, April 13, 2019 for the amazing ďŹ lm “Obey Giant - The Art and Dissent of Shepard Fairey.â€?

The documentary follows “the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey, going deep into the world of street art and its role in politics and pop culture. Obey Giant follows Fairey’s rise from his roots in punk rock and skateboarding, to his role as one of the most well-known and inuential street artists in the world - through his iconic Obama “HOPEâ€? poster and the controversy that surrounds it.â€?

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the movie will begin at 8 p.m.

We are limited to 35 guests. This is a free event but reservations are required. Please email our gallery at dan@mnďŹ nearts.com. Movie treats and cash bar will also be available.

Mason-Nordgauer Gallery to host movie night Join us on Saturday, February 23 for a most amazing gallery movie night. We are proud to present the astounding “Kusama: InďŹ nity.â€?

The movie is about the incredible life journey of the top selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama. Kusama overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world; now, her installation InďŹ nity Mirrored Rooms sells out globally and she proliďŹ cally generates new work every day.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the movie will begin at 8 p.m.

We are limited to 35 guests. This is a free event but reservations are required. Please email our gallery at dan@mnďŹ nearts.com. Movie treats and cash bar will also be available.

Grandmother Stella and Aunt Ella “Grandma Knowles.�

My new twin grandbabies, Ryan and Reed, will grow up in a century of amazing things we can’t even imagine. They should get to see the beginning of the 22nd century.

When they tell their own grandbabies about the “good old days,â€? it will be about the things we now think of as new, modern and exciting. Everything as we now know it will be vastly dierent.

Madeleine, you will be preparing to go o to college when these boys are in kindergarten. When they are o to the prom, you

may be married, with babies of your own.

Holiday gatherings will have a lot of people, old folks, teenagers, new players, and so on.

I hope you will all sit around and remember us. Tell the little ones the stories of the past.

Look at the old photos and start a lot of sentences with “Remember when‌.â€?

I hope you all will have a smarter and better world to spend your lives in; with a return to common sense and human beings who deserve the air they breathe on this planet.

Birthdays February 20 - Andrew Ramirez, Johnny Marchino, Joshua Stallings, Tim Woolsey, Phil Moss, Sharon Roach, Kion Kissel, Kay Giles February 21 - Elizabeth Koester, Keith Robinson, Raymond Patterson, Janet Slifer Hotz, Tom Rutledge, Moriah Seifert, Zander Husley, Myron Westfall, Lawrence Gosh, Phil Moss, Katie Burton, Michael Crispino, Edwin Franklin, Kent Williams, Curt Wolfe, Michael Biggs, Chase McFarland, Martha Gerth February 22 - Rheallynn Hutchison, Nathan Kirk, Randy Kron, Jo Ann Lilleston, Lou Happe, David Jessie, Gene Lechner, Eve Reisinger, Jim Wade, Katie Baize, Catherine Moye, Ray Pierce

February 23 - Jim Alsop, Lillian Lindsey, Sheri Powers, Krystal Stewart, Valerie Jennings, Stephan Blandford, Lois Martin, Jesse Oxlyer, Jennah Wilhoyte, Sammy Jo Winiger, Jesse Creek, Ann Buck February 24 - Cheryl Austin, Todd P. Seibert, Annastasia Paige Patterson, Leigh Ann Reynolds, Marc Wolf, Bill Gray, Wanda Pharr February 25 Kay Giles, Brandon Lee Jones, Amanda Feldman, Sharon Greenwood Jacquie Moutray, Jude Robinson, Peg Heckman 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

Free NAMI classes on mental illness to start March 4 Classes are designed for family/friends of someone living with bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), schizoaective disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic attacks or anxiety disorder.

Participants gain skills and information.

Classes are oered by

NAMI Evansville in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Aairs. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. There is no charge for classes or materials.

When: Beginning Monday, March 4 for eleven (11) Monday nights in a row.

Start time is 6:45 p.m..

Classes end at 9 p.m.

Where: Old North U.M. Church, 4201 Stringtown

Road (across from Alexander North).

Even though classes are free, reservations are required.

For more information or to register, please phone Diane at 812-423-4333 NAMI Evansville also offers support groups for persons living with any issues involving mental illness. Visit our website at www.namievansville.org.

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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Friends of WMI 2019 Lecture Series begins with Life of Justinian Cartwright “Blacksmith By Trade:â€? The Life of Justinian Cartwright. The Friends of the Working Men’s Institute’s ďŹ rst lecture in their 2019 Lecture Series features Rebekah Brummett. She will speak at the Working Men’s Institute (WMI) in New Harmony on Thursday, February 21, at 6:30 p.m.

Rebekah Brummett is Curator of Community Engagement at South Union Shaker Village. Through her work Rebekah encourages audiences to think critically about the world in which we live by connecting historic events, places, and individuals to events taking place in our time.

She will be talking about Justinian Cartwright who was a young, enslaved boy of mixed racial heritage when he was brought to live among the Shakers at South Union during the ďŹ rst decade of the nineteenth-century. Building on the knowledge and experience he acquired as a South Union Shaker, Justinian later left the Shakers and moved to New Harmony, Indiana, at the request of Dale Owen. In this presentation, we follow Justinian Cartwright from one communal society to another (and beyond) unveiling one of the most remarkable histories you won’t ďŹ nd in any history book.

Rebekah completed an undergraduate internship in archaeology at The Hermitage.

She has written and edited special programming for Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum as well as the historic Croft House at the Nashville Zoo. She created an ongoing, nationally recognized children’s program Military Kids Serve Too! during her tenure as a Regional Program Manager with the American Red Cross. Most recently, Rebekah researched and authored a new exhibit currently on display at South Union, “Dictates of Conscience and Feelings of Humanity: People of Color at South Union 1807-1860â€? which explores the lives of African Americans living and working at the village during the ďŹ rst half of the nineteenth century.

Rebekah holds a BA in History with an emphasis in Southern Studies from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and is completing her Master’s in Public History also at MTSU.

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Note: News in this issue includes the death of Pvt. Marion Gerton, the latest on Pvt. Jesse Hargrove, Indiana going “dry,� a farm auction and misc. news.

Pvt. Gerton Dies In France - Mrs. Earl Kivett received a telegram from the War Dept. at Washington notifying her of the death of her brother, Pvt. Marion Gerton, who passed away Feb. 1 while with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Death was due to bronchial pneumonia.

Pvt. Gerton participated in the battles of Chateau Thierry, the “Saint Michiel Driveâ€? and the ďŹ ghting in the Argonne Forest without being wounded. The deceased was born and raised in Mount Vernon. He was 25 years of age. Relatives of the deceased have wired the War Dept. oďŹƒcials in an eort to have the body brought home for burial. Surviving is his father, Louis Gerton, of Alzey, Ky., a brother, Col. Joseph Gerton in Black Township, and a sister, Miss Lora Gerton of Mount Vernon.

Pvt. Jesse Hargrove Robert Hargrove of Point Township has received word from his son, Pvt. Jesse Hargrove, stating that he is now at an American camp in France and is getting along nicely. At the time the letter was posted, Pvt. Hargrove stated that he had received orders to prepare for entrainment but that the destination at this time was unknown. Pvt. Hargrove was a prisoner of war.

All Indiana May Be Dry Soon - Indianapolis - Feb. 18 - By a vote of 73 to 24 the House this afternoon passed

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, February 19, 1919 - Mount Vernon

the Wright bill drafted by the Anti-Saloon League to make Indiana 100 percent dry.

Many construe the bill now to permit the making of light wines. The bill limits a man to one quart of liquor in his home. The anti-saloon League will have a hard ďŹ ght in the Senate, where sentiment is against the bill.

Catholic Fair Comes To Close - Ladies of Saint Matthews are highly elated over the success of the fair which was held at their hall Tuesday through Friday night of last week. The articles which were sold or given away this year were very pretty and valuable.

Public Sale: By August Muehlenbein - Sale about one-half mile south of Ford Station in Marrs T. Auctioneer - Edward Schrieber. The following personal property, to-wit: one mare, one horse, three cows, one of which is fresh, one will be fresh about the time of sale, three brood sows, will have pigs in April, 12 shoats, one-twohorse wagon, one-two-horse express, one top buggy, one Deering binder, one McCormick mower, one Peoria Union wheat drill, with fertilizer attachment, one McCormick double disc harrow, one Ben Hur disc cultivator, one drum roller, one hay-rake, one hay frame, one-fourteen inch Vulcan walking plow, one 12 inch walking plow, one-eleven inch Rose Clipper plow, one potato digger, fourone-horse Diamond plows, three-one-horse shovel plows, one- single corn planter, one Acme harrow, one section harrow, two AA harrows, one cider-press, two iron kettles, butchering outďŹ t, one Cres-

cent Beauty range, one heater.

One coal oil stove, and other articles too numerous to mention. Sale begins 12 p.m.

Local Briefs And Personals - Automobile news - Many of our automobile enthusiasts are attending the automobile show now being held in the coliseum in Evansville. Henry Lang, agent for Studebaker cars, yesterday received another car load of four and six cylinder models and now has them on display at his show room on Main Street. Herman Alldredge last week purchased from John Derrington an Oldsmobile 8-cylinder touring car.

Quilting Party - Quite a number attending the quilting at the home of Mrs. Anna Bockstahler, Thursday afternoon. Sunday Visits - Lloyd Topper of Western Black, spent Saturday and Sunday with Elmer and Kermit Bauer.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cockran and son spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ode Redman and children. August Gentile, the hustling prairie merchant, has purchased an automobile truck for hauling produce. Marriage Licenses - Kelly Causey and Lizzina Cox, John Robinson and May Tischendorf.

News From Mount Vernon 125 Years Ago - The wife of Mr. Fritz Schnack, presented her husband with a valuable Valentine in the shape of a 12 pound boy, on Wednesday of last week. The members of the Fire Dept., in their new uniforms, had their picture taken by Floyd Jones Sunday afternoon. George Schenk, Sr., teacher of the Saint Philip School, died suddenly Sunday afternoon.

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Commissioners approve new Poseyville stop sign wood going north.

“In one case, the driver actually drove through the intersection and ended up on the Interstate driving in the wrong direction,” the Sheriff remarked. “All the signs are there and everything is in place to prevent this from happening, yet it does, so we asked for another stop sign.”

“I have about six signs up there now as it is,” Superintendent Schenk said shaking his head.

Superintendent Schenk announced that the work chipping and sealing county roads is completed. Weight limits of ten tons are posted on all roads at this time. If permission is required to transport an excess of that amount on a road, persons should call the county highway department for a permit.

The commissioners signed this year’s consulting agreement with CHA Bridge of Evansville. They have a four year agreement with the county. In the first and third years,

By Lois Mittino Gray The Posey County Commissioners approved a new stop sign at the intersection of Frontage Road and Lockwood Street in Poseyville at the February 5 morning meeting at the Hovey House. The two-way stop will require the county attorney to draw up an ordinance for it, with final commissioner approval, and then two weeks of advertising in the local papers. “We need to go through this entire process to make it legal, and therefore a ticketable offense to ignore it, before I can actually put the sign up,” explained Posey County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk.

Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham said that there have been no reported accidents at the site, but a neighbor approached him with concerns about drivers continuously running through the intersection and hitting the dead end at I-64. Sometimes they get hung up and the neighbors were frustrated having to pull them out. The new stop sign will be on Lock-

they inspect all 147 county bridges in the county. In the second and fourth years, the firm inspects the twelve that are required to be inspected every year by the state, due to their condition. “This is a second year for inspection in the current agreement,” Schenk noted.

“So the twelve will get looked at by them and they will report to us.”

In other commission action: • Progress continued on getting a new air conditioning system for the Coliseum building in Mount Vernon. The maintenance department will collect bids on a rooftop unit and present them at the next commission meeting on March 5.

• Sheriff Latham asked that fourteen used vehicles be declared surplus so that his department could purchase newer models. Permission was granted to do this and get estimates from a local car dealership on trade-in value for newer vehicles. The Commissioners are interested in the value they would get on them

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At left, North Posey Athletic Director Waylon Schenk is all smiles as he congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Motz of Wadesville after their ticket was chosen as the winner of the annual truck raffle. At right is the assistant athletic Director Sean Fisher.

Photo by Dave Pearce

Heather and Jared Baehl sell raffle tickets for their upcoming Relay for Life event to be held this weekend at Saint Francis Church in Poseyville. Buying a ticket is Tim Schmitt. Photo by Dave Pearce

Cameron and Jason Williams take a break after extinguishing a fire at the Jack Krohn residence on Highway 66 just east of Blairsville over the weekend. Photo by Dave Pearce

February 21 and 28 - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshops at 10 a.m. This series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. No registration needed. If you need supplies or have questions about these workshops call Stan Campbell at 812-838-3286. If you have your own art supplies come on in.

February 21 - Laughs and Crafts at 3:30 p.m. - Laughs and Crafts Club is an after school program that offers educational and fun activities, including a variety of crafts, literature, games, short movies and snacks. Registration is required, but attendance at all programs is not required. Registration begins on December 26. To register

“The Clothes Hanger” a children’s clothing bank ministry sponsored by Old Union Christian Church, located at Old Town Hall Building on South Cale Street in Poseyville, provides free clothing, new and gently used children’s sizes newborn through 18, for area families needing assistance. Jackets and shoes are available in limited sizes. Some adult clothing available.

For the remainder of 2019, the Clothing Bank is scheduled to be open from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates: Wednesday March 13; Wednesday April 10; Saturday May 11; Wednesday June 5; Wednesday July 10; Wednesday August 14; Saturday September 14; Wednesday October 9; Wednesday November 13; and Wednesday December 11. Come check out the large selection. For more information call 812-454-1797.

Join us Saturday, March 1, at 1 p.m. for our annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Party! We will have activities, snacks, and prizes. No registration is needed, and it is a free activity.

The employees at the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library have been busy this winter making sure our patrons have good books to snuggle up with during these long cold days and nights.

Did you know that we offer an outreach program to patrons in our service area who are home bound? That is right.

If you or someone you know cannot get out to visit the library, we will take your requests over the phone and deliver your items right to your door every two weeks. Just call us to set up this service.

In collaboration with the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis, we also offer a Braille and Talking Book Program for patrons who qualify. The braille and talking book program is a free library service administered by the National Library Service for patrons who are visually impaired.

The program offers a variety of materials for preschool to adult to be delivered to your home free of charge. Call us to find out more information.

Are you ready for spring cleaning? We are still collecting new and gently used books for our annual book sale at the Poseyville Autumnfest this September. Drop off any books at our library during regular business hours.

Did you know we have new release movies available at the same time as Red Box? We work hard to keep up with the latest movie trends. New release movies can be checked out two at a time and can be kept for a week. If we do not have a movie that you are looking for, we can find it for you.

We have over 100 libraries in Indiana in our consortium.

That means if we do not have it, we can find it. We can have your movie ready for pick up in just a few of days. All free of charge!

We have preschool story time every week on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. and Thursdays at 1:15 p.m. No registration is needed; just stop in for a great story and craft time.

Our next Adult Craft Night is scheduled for 6 p.m. on March 21. Join us for Adult Craft Night once a month!

Please register for this event

by March 14 so that we have plenty of time to get supplies.

Stay tuned to hear about some much-needed renovations that will be taking place at Poseyville Carnegie Public Library. Nearly two decades have passed since the major addition was completed at our library, and it is time for some maintenance issues to be addressed. We will be keeping the public informed as we move forward.

To find out more about our library, call us at 812-8743418. Check out our Facebook page or visit our website at http://www.pcpl.lib.in.us/

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in trade, as opposed to the average selling price at a public sale auction so as to get the best taxpayer value.

• Russ Taylor appeared before the Commissioners to request that the county take over Vixen Road. It is a private lane off of Fox Hollow Road, north of Indiana 62, before County Line Road. He was given information on the process required to request the change from the county highway department.

• EMS Director Chuck Thompson requested an ordinance be drawn up to approve an ALS Intercept fee. This way his ambulances can meet the White County ambulance from Illinois and assume transport on to Evansville hospitals.

• There is a problem with the toilet in the holding cell in the Circuit Court area of the Court House. Bids will be collected for its repair.

• All claims and minutes were approved before adjournment.

after January 10, please call the library. Join us for lots of laughs. This program is for kids in kindergarten through the fifth grade.

February 19 - LITerally Speaking Book Discussion at 1 p.m. - Join the LITerally Speaking Book Discussion group as we discuss “On Call in the Arctic” by Thomas J. Sims. Ask for your copy at the Library Check Out Desk.

February 19 - APL Board Meeting at 4:15 p.m. - This meeting is open to the public. Will be held in Study Room A. February 21 - Maker’s Club from 3:30 to 5 p.m. - Join us for some simple DIY crafts and projects. This may include tech, wearable crafts and jewelry, or cosplay

projects. Some supplies will be provided.

Already working on a project of your own?

Bring it in and you can work on it here. It always helps to get feedback and ideas from friends. Registration is required and open now.

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 staff representative will be ready to assist you and answer your questions. Check out our Facebook page.

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‘Ashes to Go’ and ‘Prayer to Go’ here On Ash Wednesday, March 6, members of the Mount Vernon Ministerial Association will offer “Ashes to Go,” and “Prayer to Go” in Mount Vernon for the sixth year in a row.

Ashes to Go is a twentyfirst century approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition. Clergy and licensed lay leaders make the sign of the cross on a person’s forehead using ashes for anyone who walks up or drives through at the following Mount Vernon, Indiana locations: River Bend Food Pantry (Hedges Central Door 2) from 9

to 11 a.m.; McKim’s IGA from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and our new location this year, 300 West Fourth Street from 3 to 4 p.m.

“Prayer to Go” is available to those who may not want ashes, but are in need of prayer for a concerning issue in their life.

Even though people are encouraged to worship with a church, they emphasize that God meets people not just in worship, but in the midst of life.

Ashes to Go is for people whose busy schedules make it hard to spend 30 to 60 minutes within a church

building. This is, however, not meant to replace a regular Ash Wednesday service of the church for those who have the time and commitment to attend a fuller service. Prayer to Go is also not intended to replace more in-depth pastoral counseling a person may require.

The first Ashes to Go was held outside a coffee shop in Saint Louis in 2007,but has spread to many cities throughout the country since then at transit stops, on street corners, and on college campuses. The first Ashes to Go in Mount

Vernon took place in 2014 and it has steadily grown in recognition and popularity.

The Ministerial Association members encourage people to make time for worship with a community of faith.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of forty days when Christians reflect on their way of life, seek forgiveness, and a renewal of their relationship with God. It is also meant to be a time when people who do not know God in Jesus Christ can learn about Him and commit their life to Him through a church of their choosing.

‘Cracker Barrell’ continued from Page A1 ago, the state put funding burdens on local school districts “so we wouldn’t have to do it. School funding is a mess and we change it every single year.”

David Whitten, representing the Posey County Election Board, inquired about the status of the ten million dollars earmarked to combat voter fraud.

“Posey County has not escaped attempts at voter fraud. It is alive and real. If we insist on honest public elections, it will not be done without money, for us and many other counties,” he said. Rep. Sullivan assured him it was included, divided into three sections, in the Secretary of State’s budget.

Senator Tomes explained the actions he took to try to get the office of Hovey Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area kept onsite. Several citizens were upset to learn two years ago that the DNR was moving it to a remote site, seven miles away from the actual lake property, to get it out of the floodplain. “I took a group of DNR officials, including the Lieutenant Governor, out there and showed them the problem. If there was a boat accident or a health issue from users, there was no one onsite to help them.

I logically proposed building a concrete block building on stilts seven foot high on the highest point there. After vacating it during a seasonal flood, it would just need to be power washed and they could move right back. I couldn’t get anyone to budge on it,” he said with exasperation. Resident Maryann Watson pointed out there aren’t even any signs around now to tell people where to call in an emergency. Mark Seib, told the Senator that the Posey County Area Plan Commission just granted the DNR’s request for a one year extension on the move, so perhaps there will be a forthcoming decision.

Watson, holding the Dr. Seuss book “The Lorax” said she would be the local Lorax and speak for the trees and rivers.

She asked the legislators to monitor what flows upstream from Posey County, as materials could be hazardous to environmental and human health. She asked about the U of E sale of land near the Wesselman Park old growth trees. Rep. Hatfield said it is a property rights issue, resulting from a 1979 land swap with the

state, and he explained the details as to why he supported the local university’s sale, which should not affect the trees.

Commissioner Schmitz thanked the legislators for approving the Community Crossings Matching Grant for street paving. He learned from Rep. Sullivan that it will continue to be funded and communities can now apply twice a year for money. She said a bill is out of committee and on the floor to increase the salary of professional engineers which will help out.

Ann Fischer, spoke against Senate Bill 266, requiring mental health screening in schools for children from birth to age 22. Senator Tomes agreed that it was a “very lengthy bad bill. It does not spell out who these people are making decisions about our kids. We need to be careful what we do. It’s as close to ‘Big Brother’ as you can get.” He used the example of a child acting up in second grade and possibly being “branded” for life with a stigma affecting job hiring or travel security in later years. “It’s just too overextended.”

Senator Tomes is working to get a Veteran’s Cemetery in Evansville. He announced that Oak Hill Cemetery and the Mayor have “given us a portion in it, including the maintenance. It’s going into the budget as a $600,000 line item to establish it and I hope we can get it accomplished.”

Jake McGennis, asked about the best ways, as an interested young person, to get information as to what is going on the next four months at the State House.

He was told to go to the Indiana Government (IGA) website where you can watch committee meetings and floor debate, live and archived. Rep. Sullivan suggested sending emails, phone calls and maintaining contact. “We have approximately 1300 bills presented in the House and Senate this year alone. We need to know your concerns. Try to get an issue before us in January, before it is assigned to a committee To illustrate this point, Rep. Sullivan said that this year 715 bills were filed in the House and 183 had hearings and are now out of committee. The Senate had 643 bills filed with 169 now out of committee. Committee sessions are over

now so that is it. “Most will be changed and altered in some way before the final vote. Always monitor the progress,” she told McGennis.

Senator Tomes reminded him that a citizen can always go in person to the State House. “You can sign up to speak at any committee meeting or several in a day.”

HB 1650, a bill to abolish Township Advisory Boards, died a “valiant death” in committee according to Rep. McNamara. McGennis brought the bill up as an example and she told him about bills dying in committee before ever getting to the floor. Ian Schroder was told that solar metering died in committee, too.

Sheryl Seib thanked the legislators for attending the session. “You have a thankless job and work hard. We all want something of you in our quest for a better life. We appreciate it,” she told them.

Seib is going up to the State House on Tuesday, February 19 with 24 women from Farm Bureau. Rep. McNamara put it on her calendar and smiled when she told her it was School Board Day on her planned visit.

The next Cracker Barrel session is set for March 16 at 930 West Main in Boonville. The public is always invited to attend.

West Elementary fifth grader Izaiah Gonzalez will represent Mount Vernon in the Tri-State Spelling bee by virtue of his victory in the Posey County Spelling Bee.

Briefly Beyond the Walls Ministry Join us in a Christ centered support group held every Tuesday evening to help with all areas of life. Meal served at 6 p.m., bible study at 7 p.m. Meeting held at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Pastor Bryan Thompson 812455-3013.

Ladies Support Group We offer a Christ centered ladies only support group. We use a 12 - step program from Anchor Point Foundation.

Journey through recovery with Jesus Christ becoming the Godly women you were designed to be. We meet Friday evenings at 6 p.m., at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Sally Denning 812-483-6692, Heidi Blackburn 812-4839294.

N.A. “Easy Does It” Meetings held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Beyond the Walls Campus located at 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Larry Elliot 812-781-9370.

Men’s Bible Study Come join us in a men’s only bible study every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon.

Joyce Culley, recipient of the 2018 Conservation Farmer of the Year at the PCSWCD Annual Meeting and Banquet held Tuesday evening at the Ribeyre Gymnasium in New Harmony, is pictured with ‘Her Farmers’. From left to right are Clint Beste and son Bo, David Beste, Mark Duckworth, Bill Huff, Justin Uhde, and Josh Uhde. Inset photo shows her receiving her plaque from Andy McFadden. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Sermon of the Week: “The Lone Ranger” Pastor Rick Sellers How many times have you felt alone? Never. Occasionally. Frequently. ALL THE TIME. Well, regardless how you may answer that question, loneliness is a problem for many people. It is my opinion that this is a problem that goes all the way back to the beginning, shortly after the creation of mankind. Man was not created to be a “LONE RANGER.” We have been made by our Creator to commune with God and our fellow man.

God states it perfectly in Genesis 2:18 “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

As we read this account in the Holy Scriptures we find that God was, and still is, constantly reaching out to man regardless how far we might stray. The problem we encounter is when we want to just do it on our own.

The phrase “Divide and conquer” is in reference to the ability to break down the op-

ponent and bring about defeat.

When a team loses its communication, or experiences division the team loses its ability to function at its best.

An example of this is found in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 which reminds us about this.

Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.

For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.

But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.

Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?

Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.

And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

This helps us understand that together we are strong, however when we try to do life alone we are weak. This is contrary to the “world” in which we live. All our lives we hear the encouragement to find the strength within us to be successful on our own efforts. The term “self-made man” is a great example of this. This all sounds good but it is contrary to God’s intended purpose for our lives.

There are many benefits to living life with others who can reinforce your strengths and help you through your weaknesses. As noted in the Scripture in Ecclesiastes we see how much stronger we can be with the benefit of being a team. Another scripture that comes to mind is, Proverbs 27:17.

“As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”

Living together provides us with so much more in life. The team works when everyone works together, doing the part

that is their responsibility. Just like man at creation when God said it is not good for the man to be alone, mankind is made complete with the corroborated effort of others. But there is another ingredient that is critical and that is focus.

What I mean by focus is, everyone clearly having the precise objective as the target.

For those who are Christians, Jesus Christ and His Word must be the absolute focus.

Everyone working together to reach the target that is centered on God and His Word is an absolute must. We see so much today with regard to everyone living in harmony together, and I must agree that this is important. The problem with the generalized statement of everyone living together in harmony is that not everyone holds the sovereignty of God and His Word up for the target.

Different “religious” groups attempting to coexist in our society cannot reach the ultimate goal of reaching for Jesus Christ and God’s Word.

There is unity only when God the Father is revered. There is only ONE way to obtain perfect unity and that is through Jesus Christ, God’s Son. Any other way is like running through life like the LONE RANGER. “I’m going to do it my way.” The problem is clear

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when we recognize that God had provided the perfect plan which requires that all people unify under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

This is why it I believe that it is necessary for everyone seeking to grow in Truth to experience that growth through these critically important points.

You must have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Mere religious practice will not suffice.

You must have a committed time alone with God daily through prayer and His Word.

You must have a committed relationship with others who have the exact same target.

Living life every day knowing that you have those around you who will hold you accountable, correct you when needed and sticking with you through the difficult times will drive away loneliness. With the millions of people in this world there is absolutely no reason for anyone to feel that they are the “Lone Ranger.”

A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 God has placed the desire in my heart to see multiple groups develop in Mount Vernon and throughout Posey county that will envelop this culture of the three critically important points I just mentioned. I would ask all who desire to see real change in our community to pray and ask God how you can participate. May God bless our community as we grow together as a team, rather than a LONE RANGER. May the blessing and peace of our Savior, Jesus Christ bring about His hope through

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Traveling Smothsonian exhibit to make local stop

By Pam Robinson Thanks to Historic New Harmony, or HNH, and Indiana Humanities, Thrall’s Opera House in New Harmony will open the curtains next year on a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. It will be offered to the public at no charge for six weeks, from May 9, 2020-June 21, 2020.

Claire Eagle, HNH Experience Coordinator, stated Indiana Humanities selected HNH as one of six applicants from a total of 25 across the state of Indiana to host the traveling exhibit. She said the application was submitted in November 2018, and HNH was notified of selection this past December. All funding for the traveling exhibit comes from Indiana Humanities.

The exhibit, entitled “Crossroads: Rural Change in America,” focuses on how rural change over the past century has affected small towns. “The exhibit looks at the main themes of identity, land, community, persis-

tence, and managing change through changes in things like main streets, technology and farming,” Eagle explains.

HNH plans to provide its own exhibit at the same time to highlight such changes in Posey County. Eagle said organizers want to develop that story to go along with the Smithsonian story.

“We’re really going to be looking at the rural change that has happened in Posey County.

We are a very rural county. The average population of Posey County is only about 25,000 people. It’s a pretty small county, especially when you compare it to our next-door neighbors — when you compare it to Evansville and Vanderburgh County,” Eagle said. “We have a big story, and it’s a lot different than what happened in Evansville. We want to tell that story.

Community members can expect to hear more about how they can contribute to the story of Posey County. Eagle mentioned the

possibility of community listening sessions, where people tell their stories. Another possibility is history harvests, where people bring objects and pictures to be photographed and scanned, and tell their stories.

Eagle said no information is available yet on specific objects in the Smithsonian traveling exhibit. She added the Indiana Humanities application did state, however, the exhibit site needed at least 800 sq. ft. of open space to accommodate the items. The Smithsonian website, www.si.edu, explains the “Crossroads” exhibit “will travel to up to 165 small towns across 28 states throughout the next six years.

The full tour itinerary can be viewed online at MuseumOnMainStreet.org.” The website also mentions the exhibit will include “photographs, objects, film, audio, and interactives.”

Thrall’s Opera House is the last stop for the Smithsonian traveling exhibit in Indiana next year. It will arrive first in Dillsboro this September and stay there and four more locations

(Salem, Vernon, Bristol, and North Manchester) in Indiana six weeks each before coming to HNH next May. HNH will host a ribbon cutting ceremony the day of the opening to mark the occasion.

Thereafter, organizers plan for the exhibit to be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday, and intermittent hours during the week. For information as it unfolds, readers may visit the HNH Facebook page, www. facebook.com/historicnewharmony/, or the HNH website, www.usi.edu/hnh.

The traveling Smithsonian exhibit is generating a lot of excitement in the HNH office.

“The Smithsonian is a name that’s very recognizable. When you put it with Historic New Harmony, who is recognizable in the immediate community, it’s a very, very great opportunity for us to widen our reach and to let more people know that we’re here and maybe get more people here in the future,” Eagle stated.

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North Posey High School two-sport athlete Dalton Cox is presented a rose by North Posey basketball Coach Heath Howington during senior night ceremonies prior to the beginning of Friday night’s game against Boonville. Dalton then presented the rose to his mother, Staci Cox while dad, Ray, looked on. The Vikings had a rough weekend, falling narrowly to Boonville on Friday night before falling 63-26 to Tell City on Saturday night. Photo by Dave Pearce

Price Less accepting food pantry donations Riverbend Food Pantry in Mount Vernon is happy to announce a new donation satellite location at Price Less Foods in Mount Vernon’s Southwind Plaza. Price Less is the first satellite drop-off location for non-perishables.

Director of Riverbend Food Pantry, Cheryl Boettcher, welcomes additional businesses to serve as donation satellite locations by contacting her at (812) 838-3841.

Beginning March 1, Casey’s General Store at 1005 E. Fourth Street in Mount Vernon will place a donation can for the Riverbend Food Pantry at its checkout counter for a couple of weeks. The food pantry operates, Boettcher says, strictly through donations. She adds 8,270 Posey County adults and children were served by Riverbend Food Pantry in 2018, a record high since statistics started being kept in 2009.

15 Annual Relay For Life Card Party Come join in the fifteenth Annual Relay for Life Card Party, Wedensday, March 13, 2019, at the Saint Francis Cafeteria, located in Poseyville. Event runs from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The menu is: Chili, vegetable soup, grilled cheese sandwich, nacho bar, desserts.

There will be a chinese auction, special raffle, basket raffle, door prizes, $300 money tree, half pot.

Tickets available at First Bank Poseyville.

Save $1, buy tickets in advance and get one free chance on $300 Money Tree.

Getting Fit in New Harmony John’s “Hi/Low Impact” aerobic class will be held every Monday and Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ribeyre Gymnasium in New Harmony. All are welcome. Cost is $5.

Bring water, a mat and weights if you want a more intense workout.

Evansville Train Show Club to sponsor show The Evansville Train Show Club will sponsor a model train show on Saturday, March 2, at Saint Paul’s UCC at 2227 West Michigan Street (corner of Twelfth Avenue) in Evansville. There will be an operating Lionel layout, in addition to dozens of dealers from around the Midwest offering train related items in all scales and sizes.

Special features include an operating Lego layout, Lego sets for sale, a Thomas the Train dealer, and a chance to run your Lionel engine on our big layout. There will also be a new Hot Wheels display, in addition to train repair services and tips, and one lucky child will win a brand new Lionel train set.

Parking is free and food will be available. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is $3 for adults, with kids 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult.

Call 812-306-5050 or access www.evansvilletrainshow. com for more information.

Upcoming Free Talk to a Lawyer Hotline Session The Volunteer Lawyer Program and Evansville Bar Association offer twice monthly Talk to a Lawyer hotlines to answer brief legal questions from residents of Southwestern Indiana. Volunteer attorneys are available the first Thursday of the month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Central Time and again on the third Tuesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Central Time. Attorneys can answer questions on family law issues, estate planning concerns, contract matters, as well as guide residents to legal resources to help address their problems. This free hotline has been offered by VLP and the EBA for nearly two decades as a public service, answering over 12,000 phone calls during that time, and is sponsored by the Indiana Bar Foundation and the Evansville Bar Foundation.

The next hotline session is scheduled for February 19, 2019 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Central Time. The telephone number to call is 812-618-4845.

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Ribeyes for Ribeyre dinner, auction set The 16th annual benefit dinner will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019, as the Ribeyre Gym Restoration Group (RGRG) presents the “Ribeyes for Ribeyre” Dinner and Auction. This benefit event will be held at Ribeyre Gymnasium in Historic New Harmony and boasts an interest for the entire family.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Hand-cut Dewig Meat’s rib-eye steaks will be cooked on-site and served with our famous salad, potato, roll, dessert and drink; hotdogs will also be available.

A traditional live auction will begin at 6 p.m. There will be a variety of items that are sure to appeal to all ages. Some of this year’s items include: season pass for CountryMark golf course in Mount Vernon, Ind., overnight Tropicana Evansville package, gift baskets and gift certificates. We will be adding items up until auction time; a complete list will be available at the dinner.

Now in its 17th year, the group of New Harmony School students and dedicated adult volunteers have been able to secure

funding and complete work on the exterior of the building and various interior projects that have allowed this building to once again be used by community events. Current project is a Capital Campaign to raise funds to renovate the stage area.

The Committee members encourage all to attend this fun event and help support one of New Harmony’s oldest landmarks. Tickets are available at the door: $20 for steak dinner, $8 for hot dog dinner. Serving time is 5-6:30 p.m.

American Legion Auxiliary by Leacca Wilson The American Legion Auxiliary met January 23, 2019 with nine members present.

President Linda Sharber opened the meeting, Chaplin Melba Hines gave the opening prayer. Members recited the

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

Thursday, Feb 21- Cornbread & Sausage Casserole, Green Beans, Apple Sauce, Cookies Thursday, Feb 28 – Chicken Chips Casserole, Cottage Cheese, Fruit, Dessert Thursday, March 7 - St. Wendel Knights Home Fried

Chicken Dinner Thursday, March 14 – Irish Stew, Cottage Cheese, Roll, Irish Apple Dessert Thursday, March 21 – Chicken & Dumplings, Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Dump Cake Thursday, March 28 – Stromboli, Chips, Fruit, Dessert No preaching. Just good eating. Everyone welcome.

Pledge to the flag and Preamble.

First vice Leacca Wilson read minutes from November meeting, thank yous were read from the family of Bert Ross, River Bend food pantry, Bob Beste family, Jeanne Wehr (basket bingo), family of Sarah Turner, Vivki Koutz running for nalt president, family of Jo Maloney, Greg and Bridget Wehr, family of Anna Lou Bridegs, First United Methodist Church memory of Marge Beste.

Maryann gave treasures report.

Linda Sharber gave membership at 80 percent.

Motion made by Brenda and second by Melba to pay bills.

Chaplin gave closing prayer. Sgt. At Arms retired the flags.

Dues allowance winner Melba Hines.

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Above, State Representative Holli Sullivan answers questions during the Posey County Farm Bureau Cracker Barrel Session. Area State Representatives met last Saturday to discuss needs and concerns in Posey County.

At right, Jim Droege, Farm Bureau President, discusses concerns in the county at the recent Cracker Barrel Session last Saturday at Mount Vernon First United Methodist Church in Wesley Hall.

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Review Your Fixed-income Strategy as Interest Rates Rise When interest rates rise, the value of your ďŹ xed-income investments, such as bonds, will typically fall. If this happens, how should you respond?

First of all, it’s important to understand this inverse correlation between interest rates and bond prices. Essentially, when interest rates rise, investors won’t pay you full price for your bonds because they can purchase newly issued ones that pay higher rates. So, if you sell your bonds before they mature, you could lose some of the principal value.

You may be seeing a price drop among your bonds right now, because interest rates generally rose in 2018 and may continue to do so in 2019. While you might not like this decline, you don’t necessarily have to take any action, particularly if you’re planning to hold these bonds until maturity. Of course, you do have to consider credit risk – the chance that a portion of the principal and interest will not be paid back to investors – but unless the bond issuers default, which is usually unlikely, particularly with investment-grade bonds, you can expect to receive the same regular interest payments you always did, no matter where rates move.

Holding some of your bonds – particularly your longer-term ones – until they mature may prove useful during a period of rising interest rates. Although long-term bond prices – the amount you could get if you were to sell these bonds – tend to fall more signiďŹ cantly than short-term bond prices, the actual income that longer-term bonds provide may still be higher, because longer-term bonds typically pay higher interest rates than shorter-term ones.

To preserve this income and still take advantage of rising interest rates, you may want

to construct a “bond ladder� consisting of short-, intermediate- and longer-term bonds.

Because a ladder contains bonds with staggered maturity dates, some are maturing and can be reinvested – and in a rising-rate environment such as we’re currently experiencing, you would be replacing maturing bonds with higher-yielding ones. As is the case with all your investments, however, you must evaluate whether a bond ladder and the securities held within it are consistent with your objectives, risk tolerance and ďŹ nancial circumstances.

You can build a bond ladder with individual bonds, but you might ďŹ nd it easier, and perhaps more aordable, to own bond-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in bonds. Many bond funds and ETFs own a portfolio of bonds of various maturities, so they’re already diversiďŹ ed.

Building a bond ladder can help you navigate the rising-rate environment. But you also have another incentive to continue investing in bonds, bond funds or ETFs – namely, they can help diversify a stock-heavy portfolio. If you only owned stocks, your investment statements would probably uctuate greatly – it’s no secret that the stock market can go on some wild rides. But even in the face of escalating interest rates, bond prices generally don’t exhibit the same sharp swings as stocks, so owning an appropriate percentage of bonds based on your personal circumstances can help add some stability to your investment mix.

As an investor, you do need to be aware of rising interest rates, but as we’ve seen, they certainly don’t mean that you should lose your interest in bonds as a valuable part of your investment strategy.

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‘Bond issue’ continued from Page A1 race. This will allow work to begin prior to receiving the bond issue and, in turn, reimburse the district with the bond funds when they are issued.

“A lot of the things that are on the list are things that we must do because we have to,” Camp explained. “Our bleachers are in dire need of repair and our track cannot even be used right now. Our locker rooms have been the same since 1992. There’s a lot of things there that are educational, especially the engineering which we call MakerSpace. There are also a couple of safety things we are trying to do to make South Terrace safer for the students. And North Elementary front needs to be done to make it safer for the students coming in and out of there.”

In asking for the bond funds, Camp indicated that the ultimate tax increase would amount to between nine and ten cents per $100,000 of property.

“For a $100,000 homeowner, it’s about $32 and some change annually,” Camp said in a phone interview from Florida on Sunday evening.

“If you go to the website, you can see the whole list and they are in no particular order at all,” Camp explained. “The original lists were a lot larger. Some of the things we were able to drop off into the guaranteed savings and others we dropped off into things we can actually do without bonding. Those are the things that we need now.

But the list that we have is actually a whole lot more money than we are bonding.”

A guestimated amount for the original list would have been somewhere in the vicinity of $30 million. There has not been a total run for the complete list as it currently stands. Camp said that the items that are receiving the most complaints are the practice facility and the turfed field at the high school.

With Mount Vernon’s announcement of a turfed field coming out this week, Camp indicated there

‘O’Brien’ continued from Page A1 and hospitals and even schools, working magic with the laughter they draw out of people.

“I average about three puppet shows a month—all volunteer,” O’Brien states.

“Tom Buffington said the happiest man in the world is the one doing for others.”

O’Brien believes our happiness depends on love. “The secret to happiness isn’t in money, isn’t in a title, isn’t in status,” he insists. “Love is the secret to happiness.”

The Navy veteran emphasizes the desire for love is shared throughout the world. He states he realized, “we are all the same inside,” during his time in Vietnam, two of the nearly five years he served our country.

“I enjoy knowing about people,” O’Brien says. “I have only one life, but learning about someone else’s life adds to mine. We need to realize it’s interesting to talk to people different from us.”

The person who showed us most about love, he believes, was Jesus Christ.

As a result, O’Brien welcomes opportunities to witness about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, all summed up for him in John 3:16, which he quotes from memory. If it were up to him, he would share this Good News with everyone.

Through their love, O’Brien and his wife, Barbara, are blessed with two daughters, Lisa O’Brien and Shana Juncker, and six grandchildren. A long-time member of Kiwanis, he has served also with Youth for Riley, Hillcrest Home Helpers, and the Parent Advisory Council for Mount Vernon High School. He continues to participate in Bible Study Fellowship, an international Bible study organization, meeting locally at Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville.

O’Brien moved to Mount Vernon about 40 years ago in a career change from working for national marketing firms to working for himself. He opened his own Allstate Insurance agency. “It’s the best move I ever made,” he says. Within the first year, he was designated Agent of the Year.

As a retiree, O’Brien continues to care about the future of his community.

“The biggest need in our community,” O’Brien believes, “is to have more Tom Buffingtons. He set the example. He talked and walked the talk.”

At least one Mount Vernon resident aims to follow in Buffington’s footsteps.

‘Turfed field’ continued from Page A1 School (2004-2008) and my son played for the team.

School is where our company can help encourage the future leaders of this community. This is really cool,” he said with delight. “Really cool.”

Kopatich said there was discussion of naming the field “CountryMark Field” after such a generous contribution. “CountryMark said no. The field was named Memorial Field in 1970 and dedicated to all the Mount Vernon graduates who entered the armed services.

CountryMark felt it should stay that name as part of the community tribute. They are a high class of people there,” he observed.

There will be signage on the concession stand, field entryway, and fence for CountryMark and the other

donors. Superintendent Kopatich said that more sponsors may be out there at this time and blank spaces are available for their names and logo.

The new field covering will encourage more school and community use. “With real grass, we had to be careful not to tear it up. We used it only for games and some practices. Now we can use it for games, many practices, band concerts, physical education classes and as a community walking track,” Kopatich noted.

Randy Hammond, Regional Sales Manager for Sprinturf, drove down from Kokomo to attend the meeting and answer questions about the product. He estimated about 80,000 square feet of Sprinturf, manufactured by the company

has been talk of the turfed field and sponsorships for it but nothing that is ready to be announced.

While the additional taxes will go into effect next year, the increase could be short-lived, should the board decide not to add an additional bond issue when one of the current bonds runs out in 2024.

“This is an add,” Camp explained. “In 2011, we let one drop off. We have been enjoying a lower tax rate all this time. I’m asking to add it now because the state has changed the way we do business.

We went from five checkbooks to basically three. This will increase it between nine and ten cents and then if we don’t roll another one over and add another one in 2024, it would drop back off.”

On an entirely different note, several people were on hand to talk about their opinion of placing turbines in Posey County. Board President Geoff Gentil asked Camp to report on what information he has regarding turbines being located in the district. Camp indicated that he had heard that a turbine company had contacted local land owners in hopes of placing turbines on their ground. Due to this, he asked School Attorney, Bill Bender, to look into the financial impact this may have for the district. Camp reported that the turbines, by increasing assessed property value, could increase revenue to the district. But he went on to report that the turbine project is not a decision that will be brought to the School Board for approval. The project approval would be between the turbine company and the local landowners.

Logan Newton signed up to voice his concern regarding the health impact turbines would have on the children of our community.

Newton read a letter to the Board written by the Superintendent of Armstrong Schools in Illinois which outlined the health issues the turbines caused in his district.

Kathy Mauck indicated that she was concerned about the turbines and also the tax impact that the bond financing would have. Steve

Bender also voiced his concern regarding the tax impact the bonds would bring to the community.

The following retirements/resignations/terminations were approved: • Janet Yellig to retire from the cafeteria as of May 21, 2019. Yellig will have 17 years of service at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. The Board thanks her for her service and wishes her best in her future endeavors.

•The following are overnight and/or out of state field trip requests: • Jenifer Neidig to take eight (8) BPA students which advanced to compete at the Indiana State Leadership Conference in Indianapolis on March 10–12, 2019. BPA to pay all expenses except Mrs. Neidig’s substitute costs and her registration fee.

• Julie Wilson to take 15 art students to St. Louis to visit the zoo, art museum, and city museum. All expenses will be paid by the students attending, with the exception of transportation costs, which will be with ECA funds.

•North Posey Junior High Principal Steve Kavanaugh to spend $2,250 ECA funds for 2Vex Gateway kits for PLTW classroom equipment.

•Nancy Dougan to purchase a Rational Combi Oven for the North Elementary cafeteria from cafeteria funds. She obtained three quotes and requests to accept the quote from C & T Design for $23,509.32.

•Approved is position of all checks outstanding and unpaid for a period of two years as of December 31, 2018 in pursuant to IC 5-11-10.5. Lists are included from Carol Lupfer, Corporation Treasurer, Kathy Martin for South Terrace, Julie Gentil for North Elementary, and Lori Lingafelter for North Posey Junior/Senior High.

The next Regular Board meeting will be Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Board office. Executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting to begin at 6:30 p.m.

‘Poseyville water’ continued from Page A1 Nitrate in drinking water is a serious health concern for infants less than six months old.”

Farrar indicated that town officials have been proactive in dealing with the problem, contacting a consultant to see what can be done about the problem.

But there is not a quick or easy fix to the problem although steps are being taken.

“Nitrates in drinking water are caused by runoff from fertilized farm ground. The Town’s well head protection area is surrounded by agricultural ground.

Constant fertilization and runoff have slowly raised our nitrate levels,” Farrar explained. “Levels have been slowly on the rise for some time. The Town will contact adjacent property owners, educate them of our nitrate levels, and ask them to closely monitor the staging of their fertilizers.”

The problem can cause serious complications so the advisory should be taken seriously.The advisory continued as follows: Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate in excess of the MCL could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome. Blue baby syndrome is indicated by blueness of the skin. Symptoms in infants can develop rapidly, with health deteriorating over a period of days. If symptoms occur, seek medical attention immediately.

If you are pregnant or have specific health concerns, you may also wish to consult a doctor.

Water, juice, and formula for children under six month of age should not be prepared with tap water.

in South Carolina, will be installed. The field will be two-tone, done in alternating light and dark green stripes.

Hammond assured the group that it tests the field pressures annually and the field is on the lower end of the pressure range. It has ample 23 mm shock padding for concussion concerns and will ensure a safe environment. Kopatich checked insurance rates and they will not change with the new turf.

In Evansville, Central, Bosse, Reitz, Memorial and Harrison football fields and the two fields at Goebel Soc-

cer Complex are covered in Sprinturf. Other schools in the area with Sprinturf artificial grass covering are Gibson Southern, New Albany, Floyd Central and even Mount Vernon (Fortville).

The timeline for the project is to start in June and be completed by the end of July. Hammond said two teams and supervisors will be required. “One crew will dig up the field and put in the stone base for drainage. The other will be an entirely different crew and supervisor to lay the turf,” he explained.

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Bottled water or another alternate source of water must be provided until the nitrate levels meet the acceptable standards set by the EPA. Do not boil the water in an attempt to help the situation. Boiling, freezing, filtering. or letting water stand does not reduce the nitrate level. Excessive boiling can make the nitrates more concentrated, because nitrates remain behind when the water evaporates.

In the meantime, Farrar suggested that residents continue to use alternative water sources for infant water needs. Testing will continue on a regular basis and the public will be notified when nitrates reach an acceptable level.

In other news at the town council meeting: •Poseyville Town Marshal Charles Carter reported that the news cruiser is still in the process of being equipped with necessary items.

•Board member Ron Fallowfield was appointed to again be the town’s representative on the Posey County Area Plan Commission.

•The town-wide clean-up day has been slated for the Saturday before Mother’s Day, to coordinate with the Boy Scouts Town-wide yard sale.

•Fallowfield asked that it be noted that the community has lost an active member of the community in Bill Hopf. He was active with the Boy Scouts and the Volunteer Fire Department and the American Legion locally.

The next town board meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. at the Poseyville Town Hall.

ready for the Heritage Hills opening game in August,” Kopatich promised with a big smile.

The board passed a resolution formally accepting the donation money. The board also adopted a resolution to transfer $1,300,000 from the Rainy Day Fund for two purposes. $600,000 will be put into the Self-Insurance Fund to cover the possible risk of high claims in 2019. $700,000 is earmarked to cover the up-front construction costs of turfing the football field. Donation money has been secured for the

project, but it will be paid over five years’ time. As it is being paid off over the years, it will be put back into the Rainy Day Fund, as will any other donations.

This transfer will be advertised for two weeks in local newspapers and a public hearing will be held at the March 4 school board meeting. The additional appropriation will then be sent to the state for local government fund approval and should be secured by April 20.

To learn more information about the turf, go to www. sprinturf.com

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O It’s all in the technique

I recently had the good fortune to entertain three of my four granddaughters when their momma had orchestra rehearsal and dad was at work. Number One granddaughter is now a teenager (and she goes to high school next year) so opted to stay home by herself, away from the madding crowd of sisters. Being the oldest in a family of girls myself, I totally understand how that would seem the better choice.

As readers of this column may recall, I don’t like to shop.

With one happy/sad, notable exception. I admit to frequenting some – OK, all – of the local craft stores. Often. I have also, ahem, been known to make a purchase or twelve while frequenting said establishments. All needed items, I assure you.

All, you hear – ALL. And I generally only purchase items that are on sale. That part is actually quite true. Because I am also cheap. Or frugal.

Or just careful about how I spend my money. Your choice of why I am always on the prowl for bargains. So I was pretty proud of myself when I recently scored a great deal: ceramic piggy banks and ceramic cupcake banks at what I considered a bargain price. With Valentine’s Day approaching, I much preferred the banks to giving them a lot of candy. When I found out they would be spending the evening with me I realized this was a good time to work on the projects. Easier at my house than theirs, since Nana’s, as you know, aren’t nearly as picky about messes made on the kitchen table.

There were two each of the cupcake banks and piggy banks.

Luckily there were no meltdowns at not being able to take ownership of their preferred-shaped bank.

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Each ceramic bank came nicely packaged with a brush, paint in six colors (red, blue, green, yellow, white, and black), glitter glue, and sequins. These will not be your run-of-themill banks. These will be true masterpieces.

After carefully laying waxed paper in front of each of the girls to lessen the chance of permanently changing the color of my red and white table top (newspapers had all gone to recycle that morning, of course), and adding a t-shirt over the top of their clothes to lessen the chance of wearing any or all of the paint colors home, it was time to begin the process of transforming the banks from dull gray to bright‌whatever colors were chosen.

Immediately I saw a problem. One brush, six colors? Obviously, the creator of the kit had no children. Even with cups of water to rinse the brush when moving to a dierent color I knew that the paint colors would quickly evolve into many more than the original six. No problem, I think. Being the ever-prepared-with-craft-items Nana that I am, I have several brushes stashed away. Okay, girls, we can share – one paint brush for each color. Since there are six colors, what are the chances that they all would want to use the same color at the same time? Really, Beth? That creative bit of organization quickly spiraled into color chaos. Of course, they all wanted blue or green or black at the same time. Whatever was I thinking?

Never mind. Plan B. They quickly decided they wanted to mix the colors and be creative. Why have only six colors when there can be sixty, right? Sooo‌each girl received their own cup of water – mix away, ladies - two brushes, and an admonition (also ignored) to not get any paint on the t-shirts. Yeah,

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that worked well‌ The girls are ďŹ ve, seven and ten. The ďŹ ve-year-old, true to her personality, just wanted to ďŹ nish her selected bank – a cupcake – as quickly as possible. Hers is an amazing mixture of varying shades of custom-mixed colors: red, grey, yellow, and purple accented with purple and pink stick-on hearts (not in the kit, provided from Nana’s stash), glitter glue dots, and sequins placed asymmetrically around the cupcake bank. It is beautiful.

Granddaughter Number Three also painted a cupcake. Her creation has a blue cupcake liner, pink frosting with painted blueberries and a cherry on top, glitter glue around the edge between the liner and the cupcake, and sequins symmetrically dancing around the lining of the cupcake. Like her personality, glamorous‌and beautiful.

Number Two Granddaughter, at ten, is precise on how she wants her piggy bank to look: it’s a pig that’s ready for a night on the town. She mixed red and white paints to get – voila – a pink pig. A colorful necklace of yellow, green, red and blue around the neck, a bit of glitter glue around the coin slot, and sequins for earrings – and a nose ring, too. Hey, piercings are a “think� these days. This piggy bank is also beautiful.

Just for the record, Granddaughter Number One has a bank to paint, too. I haven’t seen hers, but I’m sure it, too, will express her personality as clearly as do her three younger sisters’.

Three banks adorned and embellished to match three awesome young personalities. True masterpieces, all. Thanks, Laura, for sharing your girls with me. One blessed, happy Nana. And that is really all that matters.

Letters to the Editor North Posey School Board member explains vote At the February meeting of the MSD of North Posey School Board, the board voted on and passed the recommendation of Superintendent Camp to take out an additional 7.5 million dollar bond for capital projects.

As a board member elected by the residents of northern Posey county, I want to explain my vote against this recommendation. My vote was not taken lightly or without prayerful consideration and was based on a number of factors.

I will start by saying, I would love to see North Posey have everything on the proposed projects lists and more! As an elected oďŹƒcial, however, my duty to the constituents is ensure an open process where community voice is heard and to weigh suggestions on a want/ need scale. In my opinion, anytime you are considering use of tax dollars, assessing need and getting community input is of utmost importance. For purpose of explaining my vote, any potential projects are really not a consideration, but in my personal opinion there are some needed projects which may come from this vote. My needed project list would include intercom systems, phones in the classrooms (especially at South Terrace where lack of cell service is a true safety issue), paving, fencing, secure entry at North Elementary, teacher and student chairs, track resurfacing, football ďŹ eld lighting repair, football bleacher repairs, and baseball bleacher repairs. An argument could probably be made to include some of the other projects on the “needâ€? side of things.

I do have a hard time voting to raise property taxes for projects I would consider “want� items. There are two projects which jump to

the forefront on the “wantâ€? side: an indoor practice facility and a turf football ďŹ eld. I’ve heard many arguments for both of these projects and some of these arguments do have merit. The two arguments which keep coming up is the “everyone else is doing itâ€? argument and the “we must do this to competeâ€? argument. I told both Dr. Camp and President of the Board Gentil these arguments do not hold water. I have not taken out any personal loans on my house to complete projects just because my neighbors have. Forcing the taxpayers of the North Posey district to take out loans based on these arguments, and without a period of public input, is just as wrong. I will never be convinced our student population will grow enough because of these projects to make this a reasonable ďŹ scal argument. Students do not and will never come to North Posey just because we have a certain type of facility. Students come to North Posey because we have some of the best educators and support sta around. We would be better served to further invest in that commodity!

Some have suggested the turf ďŹ eld will, in fact, save money on upkeep. Without a doubt, a turf ďŹ eld will allow for more use than the grass ďŹ eld. Football, band, soccer, and many other activities will be able to use a turf ďŹ eld much more often and in more adverse weather conditions than the grass ďŹ eld. Perhaps a turf ďŹ eld will indeed pay for itself over time in increased use and minimal maintenance. I would love to see North Posey have the quality of facilities Mount Vernon and Gibson Southern do. I could get behind these projects 100 percent if the process was open and the community was pushing for the project

instead of only oďŹƒcially hearing of it on the night it was voted on. The tax implications of the vote tonight is signiďŹ cant and deserves further explanation.

The 2018 assessed value homes and land in MSD of North Posey county district was $488,380,163. This is the total assessed value of all properties as determined by the Posey County assessor. The school tax rate for North Posey taxpayers was .7770 in 2018. This means a tax of approximately $.78 for every $100 of assessed value. For example a property assessed at $100,000 would pay a tax of $780. This tax raises about 3.8 million dollars for the MSD of North Posey. This money is used to pay existing bond debt (including pension debt), provide for the transportation of students, and pay for capital projects. This tax rate does not aect the pay of teachers as the amount of money North Posey receives for the general fund (now education fund) is determined at the state level. By passing a bond of this magnitude the tax rate will climb somewhere between $.10 and $.15.

Hopefully closer to the $.10, but maximum annual tax rate impact could be as high as $.2130 (the small print you were unable to see at the meeting tonight). For the previously mentioned property assessed at $100,000 the owner will now have to pay around $900 or more. There are other factors which can aect the tax owed such as homestead exemptions, etc., but for explanation purposes, I tried to make this as simple as possible.

I am most disappointed with the timeline of the vote on this additional bond and projects. Yes, this process has been completely legal, but I am not comfortable the taxpayers

of North Posey have been made aware of this vote or its implications. The suggestion was ďŹ rst made at a work session held by the MSD of North Posey school board on Wednesday, January 9 at 8 a.m. As you can imagine with a weekday morning meeting, there were no patrons in attendance. The only other meeting this could have been discussed in was the January 14 meeting. Again, there were no patrons present. There was also no mention of the bond vote on any school board meeting minutes. From the ďŹ rst public mention of a potential new bond vote until a vote was taken was just over a month. This timeline did not allow for adequate community input. Especially for a vote with such signiďŹ cant impact. When you are conďŹ dent and excited about your plans, you should shout it from the rooftops. There is no reason why this bond could not have been presented as something the community could potentially rally around. Unfortunately, it was not publicly presented to the community until 10 minutes before a vote was taken.

I make no apologies for my opinion and vote on the bond issue. We are blessed to have a system where opinions can be aired, a vote can be taken, and we can walk away agreeing to disagree with no animus. I continue to believe if we all agree, then what use is there for us all to be there? No matter my opinion on the process, a decision has been made by the MSD of North Posey School Board. As a board member, I will continue to work and do my absolute best to make sure any decision made by the MSD of North Posey School Board is successful. Go, Vikings!

Vince Oakley, North Posey School Board Member

Councilman gives update on upcoming meeting Greetings.

On Tuesday, February 19, the town council will discuss the bids received for the New Harmony School property. I invite you to attend the meeting and share your views during “open forum,� which will precede the council discussion.

Here is a brief summary of the seven bids. They are also available for public view at Town hall.

1. Darin Higgs, attorney in Evansville, on behalf of unnamed client, Bid $125,000 for entire 31.185 acres. No use speciďŹ ed.

2. John Andrew Goodridge, attorney in Evansville, on behalf of unnamed client.

Bid $80,000 for ďŹ ve acres to the north end (baseball ďŹ elds), four acres to the south (low-lying area excavated for ďŹ ll for school, and 13.185 acres to the east (partly cropland -10 acres- including powerlines and and walking path. No use speciďŹ ed.

3. Joseph Lupfer, Cynthiana, Bid $80,500 for entire property. No use speciďŹ ed.

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4. Tom Guggenheim, Mount Vernon.

Bid Bid $79,000 for 18 acres - speciďŹ cally the ďŹ ve-acre ballďŹ eld and 13 acres under the power lines. Use as a small tree nursery (10,000 to 20,000 trees) with building to house equipment and oďŹƒce and water well.

5. Jason Baize, Baize Contracting. bid $12,000 for school building, shelter, pole barn and parking lot. Also four acres to the south of the school. Bid $73,000 on the remainder of the 31 acres to be paid within two years. Use to operate Baize Contracting out of the school’s shop area. Long term use of remainder of building “is unknown at this time. Would like for building to remain a piece of New Harmony’s history with like-minded goals.�

6. New Life Apostolic Church of Carmi, Ill. Bid $10,000 for school building, parking lot. Use for Church use and community events, youth retreats, Town would retain ownership and use of remaining acreage.

How the world ends

The ďŹ rst television I saw was displayed in the front window of an appliance store on Main Street in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1950.

It had a real wood cabinet which swallowed the 9� screen.

The picture was a blurry black and white that showed the same Indian Chief test pattern for hours. It just sat there as a continuously gasping crowd of gawkers oohed and aahed. I was un-

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7. Jeremy Efroymson, Dan Mason, George Rapp and Kent Parker. Propose 120-day pause in town’s consideration until a “thorough and current assessment of the school building condition and costs associated with necessary remediation and repairs. The signors have identiďŹ ed a regional ďŹ rm to complete this work and will pay for an assessment through an additional grant from the Efroymson Family Fund...a complete scope of work will be provided to the Town of this response is accepted .... the proposed assessment will serve two purposes: it will provide key information to potential doors and local stakeholders ... it will give Town Council more accurate information on required remediation and repairs so the property can be more strategically marketed in a future bid process and/or to engage a real estate broker.â€?

Thank you, David Flanders

aware that I was in the presence of the beginning of the end of meaningful conversation, the reading of books and independent judgment based on individual investigation and analysis.

These insights appeared to me after almost 70 years because Peg and I have spent the past two weeks without access to television. I mention this woman I found living with me because until a couple of weeks ago our conversations had for years, especially the last two years, consisted mainly of “What is a Kardashian and what is it that they are doing?� Or, “Can you believe what those bobbing heads, most of whom seem to be twenty years old and chosen for their hairstyles, just stated as fact?�

With the TV out of the picture, Peg and I have made some startling discoveries. It turns out we both enjoy getting out of our matching recliners and going outside. There is a lot to do out there. And we discovered that rather than watching inane commentary from screaming news pundits we seem to have some common interests, three children and seven grandchildren for instance, who are themselves engaged in some fascinating endeavors. Well, at least when they are not glued to some T.V. program such as Duck Dynasty or The View or on a cell phone.

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bit about non-television things. These past two weeks we have wondered together how long the ten-thousand-year Egyptian dynasty would have made it had Egyptian children been educated by re-runs of Howdy Doody instead of mentoring by Imhotep. By the way, according to Wikipedia, Imhotep means “The one who comes in peace,� a pretty good mantra for civilizations wishing to build more than hamburger stands and hoping to last more than a few years.

Now, I know the smart people who read this column, and only smart people do, have picked up on a logical lacuna in my diatribe against television. How is reliance on the Internet any better? Well, it isn’t; it’s worse. In fact, what little bit of culture and polite conversation was left after television became ubiquitous has now been obliterated by cell phones, Snap Chat, Twitter, etc., etc.

My only defense is, society started me on this downhill slide in 1950. In other words, if I had been like Alexander the Great and had Aristotle as my personal advisor, instead of television, I too could have been great.

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Pair of Wildcat swimmers will compete at state meet

By Thomas Butler The Mount Vernon High School boys swimming and diving team placed fourth in the sectional finals on Saturday with a total score of 238 points and only nine competing athletes, improving last year’s placement of fifth place. In swimming, the first-place finishers in each event qualify for the state meet and advance to the state championship. In the diving portion of the meet, first through fourth place sectional winners qualify for the diving regional.

“Wow, what a day for these guys. Congratulations to Jayce and Josh. I also want to note that 70 percent of the swims today were best times,” head coach Stephen Loehr said.

Sophomore diver Josh Robison placed third in his event and will compete in Bloomington next Tuesday at Regionals.

Senior Jayce Hamilton won first place in the 200 IM and will be heading to the state championship next Friday. The top 16 in each swimming event during Friday’s preliminary rounds will return for competition on Saturday with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors. Those finishing nine through 16 on Friday will make up the competitors in the consolation heats.

Hamilton’s road to success was paved with hard work and good timing.

“I’ve had to compete with some extremely good swimmers in my event making it hard to win. I’ve had to concentrate on not being

so worried, following the process and keeping my nerves down. It’s a journey and I’m excited to see where I end up,” Hamilton said.

Swim is a sport for the truly committed.

Practices are four days during the school week, arriving early to practice before school from 5:45-7:15 and again after school from 3:30-5:30, then again on Saturdays from 7-10 a.m.

To prepare for state, Hamilton will spend this week practicing strategically.

“The next two days I will be swimming hard - a lot of yards. By Wednesday I will taper off, swimming less yardage which relaxes the muscles and lets me perform to my highest ability,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton owes his success to his hard work and dedication as well as to his excellent support system.

“My coaches have always pushed me to be better and my parents have put in so much time with me, keeping me going when I was absolutely exhausted. My dad has taken me to meets since I was five years old. He’s only missed three or four meets in that whole time and there have been literally hundreds meets,” Hamilton said.

Finals are held at the Indiana University Natatorium, IUPUI in Indianapolis. Hamilton will swim in heat one of four in lane seven. Saturday’s championship and consolation finals will be streamed live at IHSAAtv.org beginning at 1 p.m. ET / noon CT.

Mount Vernon senior Jayce Hamilton swims the Individual Medley during Saturday’s sectional championships at Castle. The senior will represent the sectional as champion in the 200 Individual Medley while sophomore diver Josh Robinson will compete in Indianapolis in the diving finals. Photo by Garry Beeson

Cats break losing streak at Cannelton, look to tourney

By Thomas Butler Tuesday night’s home game against the Reitz Panthers ended in a loss for the Mount Vernon Wildcats. It was senior night for the Cats and senior basketball players, cheerleaders and Dance Cats were honored.

Reitz came out strong and scored 37 points in the first quarter to Mount Vernon’s 17.

The second quarter brought 12 points in for the Cats, but the Panthers answered with 18 points of their own.

The Cats continued to fight the second half of the game and scored 30 points while the Panthers scored 36, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Panther’s hot start and consistent shooting and the Cats fell 91-59.

Senior Sam Thomas led the Wildcat scoring with 23 points. He also contributed two steals, two assists and five rebounds. Senior Ben Varner put up 11 points, one steal, two assists and four rebounds. Freshman Kaleb Dosher added nine points and two rebounds.

Freshman Leo Hostetter scored six points and contributed two assists and one rebound. Junior Wade Dixon chipped in four points, one block, one assist and four rebounds. Senior Zach Batteiger added two points, three assists and one rebound. Senior Abram Adams scored two points and Junior Breckan Austin scored two points and had one steal and two Mount Vernon senior Ben Varner goes up for two points during this weekend’s win rebounds. over Cannelton. The senior has been a leader all season for the Wildcats. Photo by Saturday the Wildcats traveled to Cannelton Garry Beeson

Indiana to battle the Cannelton Bulldogs where the Cats broke their losing streak by besting the Bulldogs 71-52.

“I am super proud of our guys. They played extremely hard on the defensive end getting stops when we needed them the most. We also took care of the basketball and made the extra pass on offense. I’m proud of our seniors as they gave us a tremendous lift, especially Abram Adams off of the bench. This was a great win for our team,” head coach B.J. Aldridge said.

Thomas led the team in scoring with 26 points and shot 100 percent from the free throw line. Varner put up 11 points and was also 100 percent from the free throw line. Adams added ten points, Dixon scored eight points, Dosher scored six points and Austin and Hostetter chipped in five points apiece.

The boys will travel to Bosse Tuesday night for their last regular game of the season.

The 109th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament draw was announced Sunday afternoon. Mount Vernon--Class 3A at Boonville; (Game 1) Tuesday, February 26: Evansville Bosse vs. Heritage Hills;(Game 2) Tuesday, February 26: Gibson Southern vs.

Boonville;(Game 3) Friday, March 1: Evansville Memorial vs. Winner of game one; (Game 4) Friday, March 1: Mount Vernon vs. winner of game two; (Championship) Saturday, March 2: winner of game three vs. winner of game four.

Newman shows glimpses of things to come in state run

By Thomas Butler Mount Vernon High School freshman wrestler Chris Newman is a 106-pound powerhouse. He is also part of an elite group.

He is one of only three freshmen in school history to qualify for state. Coincidentally, he did it wearing the same singlet worn by Austin Bethel when he qualified for state as a freshman.

Newman’s road to state was paved with hard work and dedication and a lot of support

from family, friends and coaches.

“I started wrestling when I was four. It’s part of who I am. I owe a lot of my success to my mom who took me to practices and tournaments and made sure I had what I needed,” Newman said.

At semi-state Newman won his first two rounds by a pin. The stage fright that often overtakes wrestlers new to such big events was not present in Newman. He kept a cool head and stayed centered and focused. The

Mount Vernon freshman wrestler Chris Newman shows some of the power and dedication that propelled him to the state finals during his freshman season. Photo by Garry Beeson

third round he won by points 11-0 and earned himself a spot at state. The excitement and emotion after that round was intense and well deserved.

“It was an exciting moment that we were able to share. If you could pay me in moments like this, I’d do this job for free because those are the things I will never forget,” head coach Tim Alcorn said.

Although Newman lost his next two matches, dropping his standing from second to fourth, he wrestled well against some formidable opponents.

Since Newman placed fourth in his class, he wrestled for the blood round on Friday night. Newman was unsuccessful in his bid to make the podium but he has three more years.

“This is sudden death competition. There is no second chance. If you lose you go home. If you win you will get to wrestle the next day and will place,” Newman said.

Because of Newman’s placement, he has a very steep draw. He wrestled the number one ranked wrestler in the state who is undefeated this year and was a state runner up last year. To prepare for this big match, Newman practiced as usual.

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can be over by a pin so we are working on a big move. He will wrestle hard and we will throw the best thing we can at him,” Alcorn said.

Newman is not alone in his efforts. Although his teammates have finished their season, they have continued to practice every day and are committed to helping Newman succeed.

“Every wrestler, from freshman to senior is really buying in and taking pride in this.

The support and enthusiasm is amazing. It’s a great group. Everyone has an interest in Chris. Even though their season is over, they come to support him. We are all super proud of him. Now he’s getting to reap the fruits of his labor. I hope other people can see that blueprint for success and follow it,” Alcorn After a big send off by family, friends, faculty, and administration, Newman headed to state with fellow freshmen buddies Brady Hook and Derek Hollinger. His other teammates went up separately to support him.

Although Newman was defeated Friday night, he ends his freshman season with a record of 36-7.

“Everybody works hard, but this kid works super hard. This has been a fun trip and I’m just glad to be a part of it. He has helped our program get back to somewhere that we really enjoy being. Chris has many years of greatness ahead,” Alcorn said.

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Vikings come up short on senior night, draw Tecumseh

By Chris Morlan North Posey played their final home game of the season last Friday night against the Boonville Pioneers. This was Senior Night for the Viking basketball, cheerleaders and pep band members. Each senior was introduced, along with their parents on the basketball court prior to the varsity basketball game. Seniors on the basketball team, Dalton Cox, Shane Harris and Jacob Newman were recognized. For the Cheer Team, seniors, Valerie Brown, Madison Cates and Hailey Woods were introduced. The Pep Band Senior members Elijah Burden, Jessie Cook, Zoe Cox, Jackson Kelley, Matthew Lane, Zach Lockhart and Hallie Montgomery were recognized for their accomplishments.

This game was very exciting and the lead in the game changed by nearly every possession. Unfortunately for the Vikings, the Pioneers played better at the end and beat the Vikings by the final score of 62-60. North Posey falls to a 6-15 season record and the Pioneers improved to 5-16 for the year. Boonville is a better basketball team than their season record reflects. This win gives Boonville their fourth win in five meetings against the Vikings.

During the first quarter, North Posey won the tip and scored first on a Josiah Ricketts basket to give the Vikings a early 2-0 lead. The Vikings extended their lead to 7-2 with 5:09 remaining in the first quarter. Boonville went on a scoring run of their own and took over the lead at 13-10 with 41 seconds left in the first quarter. North Posey made a basket to close out the first quarter and narrow the Pioneer lead to 13-12.

In the second quarter, Boonville jumped out to a 16-12 lead with 6:28 left in the first half. The Pioneers took their biggest lead of the game at 26-19 with 2:55 remaining in the second quarter. North Posey regrouped and went on a 11-4 scoring run to take the lead at 31-30 with 40 seconds left in the period. Josiah Ricketts drained a Reggie Miller type shot with no time on the clock to give the Vikings a 34-30 halftime lead.

Boonville outscored the Vikings 16-11 in the third quarter.

This game stayed close for the remainder of this matchup.

The Vikings led 39-38 with four minutes left in the third quarter. The Pioneers stormed back and took a 41-39 lead with 2:55 left in the third period. Shane Harris made a basket to tie the game at 41-41 with 2:40 left in the third quarter. Boonville went on a 5-0 scoring run and were up 46-41.

North Posey scored the final four points of the third period and another buzzer beater three-point shot by Josiah Ricketts to be within one point of the Pioneers at 46-45.

The fourth quarter was a nail-biter to the end of this game.

North Posey led early in the fourth quarter at 47-46 with 6:50 remaining in the game. During the final minutes of this game, the lead changed per possession of the ball between the teams. Shane Harris made a three-point basket to give the Vikings a 57-56 lead with 1:56 left in the game. North

Posey got the ball back and tried to run some time off the clock. Josiah Ricketts was fouled and went to the free throw line. Ricketts missed the free throw with 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Boonville got the ball back and scored a basket immediately to take a 58-57 lead with 47 seconds left in the game. North Posey missed their shot and Boonville was fouled and went to the free throw line. Boonville scored on the first free throw to take a two-point lead. The Pioneers missed the second free throw and the shooter even recovered back the ball. This was the game changer for the Vikings.

With 12.7 seconds left on the clock, North Posey went down the basketball court and got the ball to Josiah Ricketts for a three-point basket. Boonville was up 61-60 with five seconds left. Jacob Newman fouled the Boonville player immediately when the basketball was in play with three seconds remaining in the game. Boonville made one of their two free throws. North Posey had one more chance to tie or win the game. Josiah Ricketts shot the basketball and missed to give the Pioneers the win.

Josiah Ricketts led the Vikings in scoring with 33 points.

Shane Harris finished the game with eleven points, Jonathan Ricketts with nine points and Jacob Newman with seven points.

The Viking reserve team started off the evening in the first game. North Posey controlled this matchup from the tip-off and beat Boonville 44-27. During the first half, the Vikings led 20-13. At the halftime break, Owen Spears led the Vikings with eleven points. In the third quarter, North Posey outscored the Pioneers 19-8 to take a 39-21 lead at the end of the period. Boonville outscored the Vikings 6-5 in the fourth quarter, but this game was over early in the second half.

Leading the Vikings in scoring were Owen Spears with 18 points, Logan Wunderlich with eleven points. Wunderlich scored ten points in the second half. Kedrick Wahl scored ten points, Johnson Koester with three points, Brandt Elpers with one point and Devin Lintzenich with one point.

The 109th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament was announced last Sunday afternoon. Below are the matchups for Mount Vernon and North Posey during the sectional. February 26, 27, March 1 and 2 are the dates that all games will be played around the state of Indiana. Game times have yet to be determined.

North Posey Class 2A at Southridge (hosted by Forest Park) (Game 1) Tuesday, February 26: North Posey vs. Tecumseh (Game 2) Wednesday, February 27: Evansville Mater Dei vs. South Spencer (Game 3) Wednesday, February 27: Perry Central vs. Forest Park (Game 4) Friday, March 1: Tell City vs. winner of game one (Game 5) Friday, March 1: winner of game two vs. winner

North Posey senior Shane Harris heads upcourt after snagging a rebound during Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart-breaking loss to the boonville Pioneers. The Vikings will wrap up regular season this week and heads into the sectional against Tecumseh next week. Photo by Dave Pearce of game three (Championship) Saturday, March 2: winner of game four vs. winner of game five Mount Vernon Class 3A at Boonville (Game 1) Tuesday, February 26: Evansville Bosse vs.

Heritage Hills (Game 2) Tuesday, February 26: Gibson Southern vs.

Boonville (Game 3) Friday, March 1: Evansville Memorial vs. Winner of game one (Game 4) Friday, March 1: Mount Vernon vs. winner of game two (Championship) Saturday, March 2: winner of game three vs. winner of game four.

North Posey Junior High Vikings outwrestle Forest Park

By Chris Morlan Tuesday evening, the North Posey Junior High Wrestling team had a home meet

against the Forest Park Rangers. The Vikings easily handled the meet and beat the Rangers 55-18.

Myles Belt won the 75-pound weight class by forfeit. Axton Gamblin lost by fall in the first round of the 80-pound weight class match. Kaleb Baehl won the 85-pound weight class with a pin during the third round. Trace Martin won the 90-pound weight class match by decision. Gavin Wheeler won the 95-pound weight class by forfeit. Shelby Lander won the 102-pound weight class by major decision.

In the 110-pound weight class, Wyatt Gamblin won by fall in the second period.

Brant Oakley won the 117-pound weight class by forfeit. During the 125-pound weight class, Tyler Gengelbach won by fall in the first round.

Levi Freeman won the 132-pound weight class by forfeit. Forest Park won the

150-pound weight class by forfeit. Gavin Myers won the 160-pound weight class with a pin during the first round. The Rangers won the 170-pound weight class by forfeit.

There were three exhibition matches.

Myles Belt lost his match by decision 9-2.

Gavin Wheeler won by decision 12-2 and Brant Oakley won by fall in the first round.

North Posey is back on the mats three times this week. Tuesday, February 19, the Vikings will compete against county rival Mount Vernon at home with a 5 p.m. start time. On Thursday, February 21, North Posey will battle against South Spencer in a home match starting at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 23, the Vikings will travel to Princeton Middle School to compete at the Big Cat Invitational beginning at 8 a.m.

Three North Posey wrestlers placed in the Indy National wrestling tournament over the weekend. Maverick Hoehn brought the championship home to Posey County while Tyson Barrow was third in his weight class and Colt Duran-Gypson ďŹ nished eighth in his weight class.

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Celebrating their recent tournament win are North Elementary ďŹ fth grade basketball team members. In the front are, left to right, Katelyn Seibert, Siri Fullop, Mallory Luigs, and Elle Jo Johnson. In back are Kyleigh Bender, Jazz Ward, Ella Weatherholt, and Addie Murphy. The girls will complete the tournament in St. Louis in the coming weeks.

Mount Vernon High School sophomore Josh Robinson finished in the top four divers in a tough Castle sectional to advance to the state finals.

North Posey High School senior Jacob Newman sank a pair of 3-point baskets from the top of the key Friday night to help his team stay close.

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2019-33 2019-36 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor's Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 WILLIAM GOODEN $5,002.00 JOHN JACOB WARRUM $2,527.00 BINGHAM GREENEBAUM $279.64 DONNA DAVIS $1,216.00 DR FRANK KRAUSE $1,200.00 ERIN BERGER $1,068.75 JEAN HADLEY $1,971.25 LASHAY NEWTON $1,723.75 PRINCRAFTERS $1,059.84 REBECCA MOREDOCK $1,500.00 SMITH & BUTTERFIELD $188.78 GRAND TOTAL $17,737.01 Sarah Beth Meighen Posey County Auditor

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2019-31 2019-32 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION NO. 65C01-1902-EU-000003 IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE MARIE WAGNER, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that Deward Wagner and Brenda Hoehn were on the 11th day of February, 2019, appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Rose Marie Wagner, Deceased, who died testate on January 2, 2019, 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 at Mt. Vernon, Indiana this 11th day of February, 2019.

KAY KILGORE, Clerk, Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana By: Donna Curtis, Deputy JOHN P. BROADHEAD Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC One Main Street, Suite 201 Evansville, IN 47708-1473 Ph: 812-452-3577 Fax: 812-421-4936 Email: john.broadhead@skofirm.com Published in the Posey County News on February 19, and February 26, 2019 - hspaxlp

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Court News Arrests February 8 Codey Ritchison - Evansville - Warrant, Theft, Residential Entry (petition to revoke) - PCS February 9 Heather Creel - Evansville - Domestic Battery - PCS Jay Krajniak - New Haven, Ill - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS William David Schroeder - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft - MVPD February 10 Kody Brown - Haubstadt False Informing, Possession of Marijuana - PCS February 11 Clinton M. Wolfe - Mount Vernon - Dealing in a Schedule IV - MVPD Complaints February 4 2:13 a.m. - Message - Request a call form officer reference male subject being on his property tonight - Third Street, Mount Vernon 6:18 a.m. - Theft - Shop has been broken into. Plasma

cutter and other equipment has been stolen - Second Street, Mount Vernon 1:04 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised he is at his storage unit and someone has broken into it - Sixth Street, Mount Vernon 1:08 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised she is wanting an officer to come to residence reference her dog Third Street, Mount Vernon 2:33 p.m. - Threatening Caller advised she has a restraining order against male subject and he is not leaving - Mackey Ferry Road, Mount Vernon 3:39 p.m. - Harassment Would like to speak with an officer about several subjects harassing her - Vine Street, Mount Vernon February 5 6:45 a.m. - Theft - Theft occurring now. Female subject, 5’5”, red hair, red hoodie, red sweatpants - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 7:10 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Request officer to caller her reference subjects being in her house while she has been gone - Riviera Drive, Mount Vernon 9:04 a.m. - Theft - Subject

requests to speak to someone reference a laptop - Stevens Road, Mount Vernon 10:52 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised she had a package that was tracking says was delivered on Friday - Riviera Drive, Mount Vernon 11:17 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised has a protective order against her son. Subject is inside the residence - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon 2:07 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Request to speak to officer. Advised him and wife are having an argument - Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:11 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Female in the bathroom, strung out on something - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 4:46 p.m. - Family Fight - Advised brother is going crazy, trying to fight - Smith Road, Mt. Vernon February 7 7:59 a.m. - Threatening - Receiving death threats Main Street, Mount Vernon 2:02 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised his mother’s boyfriend almost hit him in the head with a cell phone -

2019-29 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Town of Cynthiana (hereinafter “Town” or “Cynthiana” with said terms used interchangeably) will receive sealed bids until 4:00 p.m. (local time) on February 26, 2019 in the Office of Clerk-Treasurer, Town Hall, which is located at 10765 Main Street, Cynthiana, Indiana for street resurfacing through the State of Indiana’s Community Crossings grant. Bids received after the specified date/time will be returned unopened.

The received sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The bids will then be taken under advisement.

These projects shall be performed in accordance with plans and specifications which will be on file in the Office of the Cynthiana Clerk-Treasurer, Town Hall, Cynthiana, Indiana. Contract bidders may obtain copies of plans and specifications at Cynthiana Town Hall. Plans and specifications will be available on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Town of Cynthiana in the amount equal to but not less than five percent (5%) of the bid, or an acceptable bidder’s surety bond made payable to the Town of Cynthiana in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the bid, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Indiana. The certified check or bid bond shall be a guarantee that said bidder will, if the contract is awarded to said bidder, execute within seven (7) days of acceptance of such bid, a contract for the bid upon work. However, if the successful bidder has not executed the contract within the seven (7) day period, or has failed to furnish acceptable surety bonds as indicated, the Town of Cynthiana reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest responsive and responsible bidder, and the bid security will be forfeited.

Cynthiana reserves the right to accept or reject any bid (or combination of bids) and to waive any irregularities in bidding.

No bidder may withdraw a bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date set for the bid opening.

Jason Spindler Cynthiana Town Attorney Troy Kennedy Cynthiana Town Council President Published in the Posey County News on February 12, and February 19, 2019 - hspaxlp

Walnut Street, Mount Vernon 3:25 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised the subject next to his house stole his cat - South Street, Cynthiana 6:05 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised her daughter is at Hedges and is being bullied by another juvenile - Second Street, Mount Vernon 6:12 p.m. - Harassment Being harassed by male subject - Second Street, Mount Vernon 9:33 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised that they have returned home and home was broken into - Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon February 8 5:15 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised her ex is at her house taking her car and her son’s guns - Main Street, Cynthiana 5:36 p.m. - Harassment Caller requesting officers to come to her residence immediately in reference to a previous harassment - Second Street, Mount Vernon 6:39 p.m. - Juvenile Prob-

lem - Caller advised his stepson is out of control. Caller advised his son pushed him Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 11:02 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised his wife just hit him, bleeding from the head, no weapons Elk Trail, Evansville February 9 2:33 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - 19 year-old female out of control, screaming.

Has taken off - Zoar Church Road, Mount Vernon 6:40 a.m. - Assault - One of her friend’s came into her bedroom while she was sleeping and peed - No location 3:10 p.m. - Theft - Stole 12 packs of Mt. Dew and Coke.

Do have them on video Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 4:30 p.m. - Threatening Male subject is on property.

Threatening her and property - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon

February 10 3:39 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male subject is being violent with a female. Kids are present - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 4:10 p.m. - Assault - Caller advised that mother’s girlfriend grabbed child - No location 4:39 p.m. - Harassment Advised female subject has been driving by house and laying on the horn 4-5 times - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 6:05 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Male subject just attempted to break into caller’s trailer - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 9:17 p.m. - Harassment Male subject has been calling, threatening to come back to residence - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 11:24 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Not in progress.

Request officer due to someone breaking into property - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon

2019-26 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Posey County Coliseum HVAC Project The Board of Commissioners of Posey County, Indiana will receive sealed bids for installing a new HVAC unit in the Coliseum. The current unit is an InteliPak 75-ton Industrial Rooftop Unit. Current Model #SXHFC75, Serial #J96D70962 with VAV Boxes.

New Unit must be compatible with current technology and wiring. For inquiries or to view current unit call the Posey County Auditor’s Office at 812-838-1300.

Bids are due March 4th, 2019 by 4:00 pm in the Auditors Office, 126 East Third Street, Coliseum Building, Room 220, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Bids will also be accepted up to March 5th, 2019 9:00 am local time at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 prior to the Posey County Commissioners meeting.

Bids will be opened March 5th, 2019 at 9:00am local time at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620.

Posey County Board of Commissioners Carl Schmitz Jay Price Randy Thornburg Published in the Posey County News on February 12, and February 19, 2019 - hspaxlp

2019-28 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Board of Commissioners of Posey County, IN. will receive sealed bids at the Posey County Auditor’s Office in the Coliseum, Mt. Vernon, IN. Up to the hour of 4:00 PM local time March 4, 2019 Or up to 9:00 AM on March 5, 2019 March 5, 2019 Letting date March 5, 2019 for the following Items Section VII Bituminous Material (Chip & Seal Paving) Material for patching Section VIII Asphalt (Hot mix material)

2019-30 INVITATION TO BID Bid Due Date: Project Start Date: Project Information: Project Description: Submission of bids:

16 March 2019 at 12:15 PM Once Community Crossing Grant funds are received and weather permits.

Community Crossing Grant Street Repaving Project.

Town of Griffin, Clerks Office PO Box 122, 205 S. Main Street Griffin, IN 47616

Bid Documents: W-9 Tax Form must be included by bidder with bid. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf Bid Instructions: Submission of bid proposal shows intent to enter into contract with Town of Griffin for the completion of this project.

Bid price is to be broken down by specification section.

Bids may not be modified, withdrawn or canceled by bidder after accepted by Town of Griffin.

Questions pertaining to the bid may be directed as follows: Project specific questions – Eddie G. Martin 812-851-3503 egmcrm@bluemarble.net Clerical questions – Jeanella Shelby 812-851-3978 after 4:00 PM towngriffin@yahoo.com

All material shall meet all requirement of the State and Federal Government.

Successful bidder shall furnish the highway Department with a price list. Any item picked Up or delivered must have a SIGNED INVOICE Or PACKING SLIP accompanying it.

The highway superintendent may require the Successful bidder to remove from the county job, Any of the bidder’s employees who the highway Department determines to be performing the Contracted work in an unsafe or unsatisfactory Manner or who are disruptive to the job site.

Bidder shall comply in every respect with Indiana State Laws governing the purchases of County Supplies Bidder shall use US weight and measures.

The bidder shall submit his bid on Forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts and shall be accompanied by Certified check, cashier’s check, Bidders Bond or cash in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the bid including and added Alternates.

All in accordance with the specification On file in the Office of Posey County Auditor, Mt. Vernon, IN. Checks, bonds or cash securing other Contracts or bids with the county will Not be treated as accompanying these Bids.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Due to resurfacing project being over $50,000, pursuant to IC 36-1-12 http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2016/ic/titles/036/articles/001/chapters/012/#section-5 the Town of Griffin is required by the State Board of Accounts to request an Invitation to Bid letter.

POSEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Carl A. Schmitz Jay Price Randy Thornburg

All bids will be opened at the regular schedule council meeting on Saturday, 16 March 2019 at 12:15 PM, at the Griffin Fire Station. Bids are due prior to this public meeting.

Pick Up Bid Forms at the Auditors Office.

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North Posey FFA Camden Bender, Reporter On January 23, the North Posey FFA Chapter Meeting Team traveled to Columbus East High School to compete in the Section IV Chapter Meeting Contest. The team consisting of Meredith Stephens, Emma Goebel, Cole Koester, Camden Bender, Sam Belt, Mallory Motz, Grace Glaser, Isabel Glaser, Jaxson Bender and Audrey Hirsch competed against five other Section IV teams to qualify for the State.

We were able to place fourth and finish our season in the Top 16 teams in the State! We would like to thank Mr. Bernie Goebel for driving us to the competition!

Along with the other 669,989 members in the United States, The North Posey FFA will be participating in National FFA week from February 18 to February 22nd. On the 19th, the members will wear their blue corduroy FFA jackets to school. One the 20th, the faculty, staff, and members will be treated with a meal prepared by John Beuligmann, Dan Bender, and John Lyke. . On Thursday, February 21st, the members will wear their chapter t-shirts.

Finally, on Friday the 22nd, The members will drive their tractors to school to show their support for the FFA. Throughout the week, announcements will be made to all students about the FFA. Four members of the North Posey FFA chapter have qualified for State in their proficiency areas. Grace Glasier qualified for State in her Swine Production. Mallory Motz qualified in Goat Production.

Emma Goebel qualified for Fruit and Nut Production, and Camden Bender qualified for Fiber and Oil Crop Production.

The chapter will begin preparing for the Area 3 Livestock and Dairy Judging Contests as well as the District 10 Leadership Contests on March 22 at Heritage Hills High School.

The chapter hopes to repeat its win in Quiz Bowl and 3rd place in State last year. This year’s Quiz Bowl team includes Grace Glaser, Sam Bass, Audrey Hirsch, and Camden Lupfer. Lupfer will also be competing in Ag Sales, and Reagan Koester will compete in Discovery Creed and Discover Demo.

The Power and Structure classes have been working hard since the beginning of January to complete a loading chute for an area farm. This project involved planning, cutting, welding, painting, fabrication and a host of other skills. It has been a challenging project that the members took on and successfully completed. Thanks goes out to the classes who helped complete this project.

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Southwind Apartments 465 W. 9th St. Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

Call: (812) 838-2088 TDD# 1-800-743-3333

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

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LAND AUCTION ±

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA

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Offered in (13) Separate Tracts, Combinations & The Entirety

WED, MARCH 6TH • 5:00PM (CT) FSA 97.88± Tillable Acres • Outstanding Homesite Tracts PROPERTY LOCATION: Located in Section 6 of Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County just north of St. Wendel Church on County Line Road. DIRECTIONS: From St. Wendel Church proceed North on County Line Road approx ¼ mile. Watch for signs.

AUCTION LOCATION: St. Wendel Knights of St. John, 11714 Winery Road, Wadesville, IN AUCTIONEERS NOTE: William Wilson Auction Realty is pleased to offer this Farm at public auction. Rarely does an opportunity present itself to find quality homesites such as these in close proximity to St. Wendel’s core.

FOR THE DEVELOPER OR HOMESITE BUYER: Offering fantastic views of the St. Wendel hills, these tracts represent ideal homesites perfect for walk-out basements, lakesites, and easy access off of County Line Road.

FOR THE FARMLAND INVESTOR: This farm represents productive tillable tracts with adequate drainage and good road frontage for transport to grain terminals.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION – Tracts 1-4 : 22.5 Total Acres; Approx 21.68 Acres Cropland: For the homesite land buyer, these tracts feature approximately 1300’ of frontage along County Line Road with easy access. Zoned A- Agricultural - which would allow homesite construction.

Tract 5-10: 64.3 Total Acres; Approx. 56.2 Acres Cropland: For the homesite land buyer, these tracts are perfect building sites with access off a central easement. Approximately 600’ road frontage along County Line Road with easy access.

Tracts 8 & 9 are larger tracts that offer a unique opportunity with potential lake sites on the east end of the farm. Zoned A- Agricultural - which would allow homesite construction.

Sunday, February 24, 2-3 PM CT Tracts 12-13: 20 Total Acres; Approx. 20 Acres Cropland Sunday, March 3, 2-3 PM CT For the homesite land buyer, these tracts feature approximately 725’ Meet a Wilson Representative of road frontage along County Line Road with lakesite potential. on-site at the farm Zoned A- Agricultural - which would allow homesite construction.

Bill Wilson, CAI IN#AU01037816

INSPECTION DATES

Andrew Wilson, CAI, CES IN#AU19800110 Aaron Wilson, CAI, CES IN#AU10300104

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The Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking a self-motivated individual to serve as the Big Creek Watershed Coordinator. This fulltime grant position will implement an agricultural cost-share program and conduct education events in the critical areas outlined in the Big Creek Watershed Management Plan in Posey, Gibson and Vanderburgh Counties. Coordinator will be based from the Mt. Vernon, IN USDA Field Office.

This position is funded through Indiana Department of Environmental Management Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program Grant until 2022.

Applicants must have a B.S. in Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation or related field. Candidates must have valid driver's license and adequate insurance, be capable of working outdoors and able to pass a USDA security background check. To obtain a complete job description, please contact the Posey County SWCD at (812) 838-4191 x 3 or carrie.parmenter@in.nacdnet.net.

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