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Voting precinct changes coming

By Lois Mittino Gray A change in voting precinct locations was the main order of business for the Posey County Commissioner’s at their March 20, morning meeting at the Hovey House. A complete list of all locations will be published at the beginning of April as required by law.

County Clerk Betty Postletheweight initiated the discussion by requesting approval to change Black 9 and Black 10 back to the A massive clean-up effort began on Wednesday in rural Posey County as a pipe reportedly cracked in the bottom of Big Creek allowing fuel to ex- Alexandrian Public Library in cape into the creek. Workers were still on the scene on Sunday trying to figure out the exact cause and the extent of the damage. Photo by Dave Pearce Mount Vernon. She explained that the voting site was changed to the new Police and Fire Station, due to library renovation, but there were problems with being in the way and congestion.

“I talked with Stan Campbell at the library and he agreed totally with the move back. We’ll make a chute around the outside and use the little room there. I will contact the police to drive by often, as the kids after school on the playground there can be obnoxious and rude,”

By Dave Pearce she observed.

Posey County saw how swiftly a crowd gathCommission President Jim Alers when an oil spill occurs. sop then wondered if the EmerPosey County Sheriff Greg Oeth reported gency Management Association late in the week that his department was probuilding would be a better site. viding protection and was operating out of a After discussion of the pros and response center temporarily set up in the lobby cons, it was decided to move back area of the New Harmony Inn. to the library after all. “The priEmployees at the Inn indicated staff was mary reason we want to move back working diligently to help provide food and is the familiarity with voters. They lodging for the unexpected onslaught of govcomplained when we moved it last ernmental and company employees making time. It has ADA access and Intertheir way into Posey County to help contain the net and we had no complaints with spill.

Workers lay down a wooden road in a cornfield near Raben Road in western Posey County this Continued on Page A9 Continued on Page A9 week as a spill had environmental responders out in force. Photo by Dave Pearce

Oil clean-up efforts successful

Big Creek spill not expected to harshly impact environment

Aggressive peddlers becoming a problem in MV Common council members discuss possible solutions

By Lois Mittino Gray Mount Vernon residents were advised to put “No Solicitation” signs on their front doors to deter aggressive peddlers appearing in the city in the last few weeks.

Even with peddler permits given out by the city or county, it is illegal to knock on doors when the

INSIDE TODAY Check out our special Spring Agriculture section in today’s edition.

Briefly NH Townwide Yard sale: Saturday, April 7, 2018 Maps available at the Old Mill Mart, NH PCPP Craft and Gift Show: Saturday, April 14, 2018, Ribeyre Gym, NH Robb Township Alumni: Saturday, June 9, 2018, 5 p.m, Red Wagon Rest., PV Last Supper Drama: Thursday, March 29, 2018, 7 p.m, MVCC, 1800 West Fourth Street, MV More information on these and other events inside today’s Posey County News

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signs are publicly posted on a home. That advice was given as part of the peddler permit discussion that was the focal point of the Mount Vernon Common Council meeting on March 15 in City Hall.

The strongarm seller situation has come to the forefront with a peddler nicknamed “Spectrum

Steve” selling cable services and vacuum demonstrators barging into homes to do demonstrations.

Complaints include soliciting during evenings and late hours, covering up cameras and blocking peepholes at the front door, shouting and nasty comments, and distracting one homeowner, while

another person walks in with the vacuum cleaner.

Corporal Darrin Lemberg of the Mount Vernon Police Department has posted on the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Watch Facebook Page to contact him if you have dealings with “Spectrum Steve” or similar complaints. Most of these sellers do not have the required permits.

Council members are deciding on ordinance amendments dealing with city peddler permits. Right now, a peddler needs a permit which sells for $10 per day issued

by City Clerk-Treasurer Christi Sitzman. “I know for a fact that one cable tv seller came to my door and I asked him if he had a

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$50K gifted to bridge project Special to the News The Harmony Way Bridge Project Committee announces a $50,000 pledge from the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation. This gift will be dedicated to a restricted reserve within the Parker family’s foundation with the express purpose of helping offset the realized expenses of restoration and physical improvements to the bridge. The Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation, Inc. is a private foundation organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation in the state of Indiana, with the principal office located in New Harmony.

“We are thrilled about this lead gift from the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation,” said Project Director Lora Arneberg. “This gift is structured to enable work on the bridge to begin when the time is appropriate, so that we may continue to move the project

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Deputies covered under blanket policy

By Dave Pearce The Poseyville Town Council unanimously approved, on March 14, a measure that will serve as a blanket policy for Posey County deputies who may work hours as Poseyville Town Marshalls. Prior to this ordinance, the deputies were named individually. This will allow individuals who become available to work necessary shifts

in Poseyville to be covered by the Indemnity and Hold Harmless Agreement.

In other business: • Town Councilman Bob Fallowfield asked that residents of Poseyville be reminded that they are already receiving the income surveys, one from the county and

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Brennen Reynolds has fun decorating a fudge bunny at 3 Chicks Fudgery Friday evening. The Mount Vernon business offered several events to celebrate the upcoming Easter holiday. Photo by Veronica Goebel

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By Glenn Mollette The gospels of Matthew and Mark identify the place where Jesus prayed shortly before his betrayal by Judas and then later his trial and cruciďŹ xion at Gethsemane.

Jesus was accompanied by three of his followers, Peter, John and James, whom he asked to stay awake and pray. During his agony as he prayed, “his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground� (Luke 22:44).

As much of the world will celebrate or at least recognize Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter a common ritual will take place at all the events - prayer. Every Holy Week service will have at least one if not several prayers. The same will be true with all worship, Christian events on Good Friday and Easter. Prayer is always commonly associated with worship, church events, potluck dinners and almost any activity associated with Christianity.

Prayer has been a point of focus for millions of Americans. We’ve even battled over whether we should pray at school, ballgames and political gatherings. Unfortunately many Americans may not be praying at home which is where everyone has the complete freedom to do so without harassment or consternation from anyone else.

When Jesus prayed it did not alleviate the cruelty of the cross or make his treatment from evil people any easier or better.

His treatment could not have been any worse. Why did Jesus even bother to pray?

Why do you even bother to pray?

Prayer is a spiritual event of the heart and mind. Prayer often prepares you mentally and enables you to deal with what is going on. Prayer is about something that is beyond us. Prayer is about the unseen. It’s about the spiritual and is all about bringing God into the scenario.

Jesus did not in any way fail in his prayer life. The intensity of his prayer was truly answered as Jesus accomplished what he set out to do and that was to take the sins of the world on him as he suered, bled and died on a rugged cross. The ultimate victory is seen in that God empowered him to come back to life conquering the grave, death and sin for all of mankind.

Nothing was more beautiful to the followers of Jesus than seeing a risen, living Jesus. Thomas, a follower, exclaimed in marvel upon seeing the risen Jesus and the nail prints in his hands, “My Lord and my God.�

We need prayer in America. We need it bad. Our federal and state governments are in bad shape ďŹ nancially. Mismanage-

ment, selďŹ shness and chaos abound all around. Our schools need prayer. Our young adults in America are more lost than ever before. Families are suering and torn apart. Homelessness continues to grow.

We have become a nation that believes our only hope is to legalize more drugs, build more casinos, enact more taxes yet all the while we need more mental health workers than ever. We cannot hire enough security guards and arm them fast enough for our schools and other public places because our country is becoming scarier than what our soldiers are facing in Iraq and Afghanistan. All the while little unborn babies are not safe in America and the aged in America continue to increasingly work out the rest of their lives in order to survive.

Are we a happy people in America?

Happiness comes and goes based on the events of the day it seems, but overall there is a sense of emptiness and struggle in many Americans.

While you are buying Easter candy this week take time to pray. Prayer doesn’t always bring about what you speciďŹ cally pray for. Sometimes it does and many times it does not. Just remember in his hour of greatest struggle that’s what Jesus did - he prayed. More than ever we need to pray for others, our country and ourselves.

Spring has sprung – a leak!

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The calendar tells us that spring has arrived – ďŹ nally!

Meteorologists, however, tell a dierent story.

I’ve been waiting, patiently OK, not so patiently, but waiting, nonetheless! – for the warmth of the spring season. I’m so ready to get out in the yard and play in the dirt! I wasn’t too surprised, though, when Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. He lied. We’ve had MORE than six weeks of winter!! Who believes in rodent forecasting, anyway?!?

There was a tease of warm weather in early February. We even had some record-breaking heat in the upper 70s – loved it!

Of course, it was too good to be true, even for southern Indiana.

Ten days ago, the possibility of snow urries was predicted one Sunday afternoon. I was in Princeton, Indiana, when I started home around 3 p.m. There were a few snow urries, but nothing at all worrisome. No problem, I thought to myself. Plenty of time to get home and prepare dinner for my kids, grandkids, and sister.

WRONG!! By the time I was travelling between Poseyville and Wadesville, it was snowing so hard and so fast that tracks of cars in front of me were covered almost as soon as they were made. And the snowakes were huge!!! I slowed down so as not to slip and slide in the slushy mess. Thank goodness my new car has electronic skid control.

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Jesus knew he was facing more pain than any human being could withstand.

What he would experience during his trial and cruciďŹ xion was evil and barbaric.

Emotionally, spiritually and physically he tried to prepare himself for something that he or no one could really prepare for yet he realized how vital it was to pray with intensity never quite like anyone before. The scriptures say he prayed, “His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.�

Many of us have prayed fervently. Many years ago I held my dead stillborn son for over two hours and wept without ceasing.

I prayed as I wept that I would wake from this nightmare. I prayed that our little boy would awaken and cry as other newborn babies do but while I prayed with everything in me that little baby would not come to life and would later be buried in a grave where I still visit today. There have been many other times I have prayed in agony.

I prayed for the healing of my wife of 27 years who died from a long illness of multiple sclerosis. I have prayed for other people and in other scenarios. The prayers did not stop death from coming to my wife nor has prayer necessarily changed a lot of other stu that I prayed for or about along the way.

Slowing down to make turns without sliding o the road was an issue a couple of times.

When I measured the snow in the yard when all was said and done, I had four inches of snow. Enough to keep my sister from travelling to Mt. Vernon from Cynthiana. And enough for school to be cancelled the next day. What a mess! Temperatures the next day melted most of the snow the next day, thankfully, and there were no major disruptions to life in Posey County, as far as I know. There were some power outages, but most was restored, I understand, fairly quickly. And, at that time, we were about ten days away from spring. Late winter snow is not that uncommon, but it’s unwelcome, anyway!

We had a few more days of warm(er) weather, but still not even close to the average highs of mid-50s which are normal for this time of year. And, then‌ It happened again. A few days later, “snow urriesâ€? turned into another unexpected dusting of snow – on the ďŹ rst day of spring, no less!!! What???

While both snowfalls were basically unexpected they were beautiful. As both times the snow was wet, it clung to tree branches and roof tops, like frosting on a cake. And with a heavy, wet snow, there is quiet. Sounds seem to be swallowed up by the landscape. You can almost feel the quiet. And it is a good quiet.

It calms me.

The only saving grace during all this weather was that we moved the clocks and “sprang ahead.� Whether you like the constant changing of the clock or not, it happens. I’m a morning

person so getting up in the dark isn’t a problem for me. I get up and do what needs to be done to get my day started, whatever it looks like outside. I do, however, enjoy the brighter afternoon and evening. I appreciate having more light to work in my yard and garden, or sit on the front porch and think.

Mother Nature, however, is working her magic, whatever the temps and in whatever form the precipitation falls, letting us know that spring will, of course, ďŹ nd its way to southern Indiana.

Daodils – Easter owers as I have called them my entire life

– are budding and blooming.

Forsythia bushes are bursting with color. Buds on trees are quickly expanding; you can see them growing larger day by day, their color changing from brown to reds as they swell and eventually become green as the leaves show themselves. And the long, lithe branches of weeping willow trees, changing to a pale yellowgreen, almost golden in the sunlight. They sway gently in the slightest breeze, reminding me of the long hair of a young girl, shaking her head and dancing with the joy of the day.

And have you noticed that the

early blooms and shoots are often varying shades of yellow? It’s almost as if they are bringing the bright warmth of the sun down to earth, boldly declaring that we have survived, and possibly even thrived in, the cold winter.

So now it’s oďŹƒcially spring.

Days are getting longer and warmer. I even heard someone in the neighborhood mowing grass today (not yet!!!!). And as the seasons change, be ever mindful of the new and renewing changes in our lives. There is good and joy in every season. We just have to look for it. And isn’t that all that matters?

Medicine time

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Last week we gave some attention to a problem we all know exists but that we wish we could make go away with pixie dust. It is not that you and I or our fellow citizens are uncaring about children and families caught in the maelstrom of child and spousal physical abuse or child sexual abuse or child neglect or alcohol and drug addiction. It is we instinctively know the cure will be painfully expensive and emotionally exhausting, to say nothing of how the resources we dedicate to these problems must be diverted from others. On the other hand, we know if we do not address our Children in Need of Services crisis now society will certainly pay a much greater price later. And that need for current and future self-preservation does not even consider our moral obligations.

When Peg notices a chore at JPeg Ranch that must be done (by me, of course), there is a fairly consistent litany of procedure. She notes something, say a decaying window sill, moles multiplying like moles, a tree about to fall in the pond, well, you get the idea. Here is how things normally progress. I pretend deafness and blindness. When that wears thin I tell her I will take care of it on the weekend. Sometimes I tell her it probably would

be cheaper to wait until we have a full-blown disaster.

Finally, she prevails with threats of making me turn off a ballgame or, the most unkindest of all, saying she will just call someone else to do it.

At this point I will have to go to Bud’s Hardware at least twice because I can never find where I stored the bolts or screws, etc., from the last time I jerry-rigged a project. Then it comes down to actual manual labor and occasionally a trip to the E-Room for repair of the repairer.

Well, my fellow Posey County citizens that’s where we are with our Child in Need of Services (CHINS) situation.

We must take our medicine. As the Circuit Court Judge in charge of judicial solutions to these matters I have been approached by numerous fellow public servants and other concerned citizens with suggestions. Just last week after a morning spent in a two-hour hearing involving one very blended family that required eight publicly appointed attorneys I ran into Posey County Councilman Aaron Wilson who told me he believed we should consider creating a Posey Circuit Court Magistrate position that would be dedicated to children and family cases. This approach to our current crisis has many reasonable elements and great potential benefits, not the least of which is the saving of taxpayer money.

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provide public services, but we should attempt to do so in a reasonable manner. Efficiency in government is a good thing. Let’s examine my case from last week.

Because the Posey Circuit Court is charged with handling many important matters besides CHINS cases and there is only one Circuit Judge and only one Circuit Courtroom cases must be jammed into artificial schedules. For example, the same week as the case in question I had criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, probate matters, civil lawsuits, divorce cases and innumerable logistical issues to address. So the CHINS cases had to be stuffed into the space of one day, mainly one morning.

This required numerous publicly appointed attorneys in other cases to wait for hours as we processed the one in front of me. Of course, many citizens were also forced to simply wait around as if the Court were an emergency room at a city hospital. Such a procedure is more akin to the watching sausage being made analogy than seeing justice delivered.

With this in mind, next week I will try to put some drywall compound on Councilman Wilson’s excellent suggestion of a Posey Circuit Court Magistrate, unless, of course, Peg fills my time with as yet unseen disasters at The Ranch.

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Theodore A. Martin Theodore A. “Ted” Martin, 91, of Evansville, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018, at the Parkview Care Center surrounded by family.

Ted was born March 2, 1927, in Evansville, Ind., to the late Charles and Josephine (Will) Martin.

He was a lifelong dairy farmer and a member of the National Farmer’s Organization. After retiring from farming, Ted worked part time at the Dutch Korner.

He was a member of Saint Wendel Catholic Church and the Knights of Saint John at Saint Wendel. Ted enjoyed playing clabber, fishing, gardening, coon hunting, was an avid boxing fan.

Surviving Ted are his wife of 31 years, Glenda Cotton Martin; three daughters, Karen Brown of Evansville, Beverly Gish and Pam (Dennis) Stratman, both of Saint Wendel; two sons, Randy (Sherdeth) Martin and Greg (Mary) Martin, both of Saint Wendel; four stepdaughters, Robin (Steve) Morris, Kim McDowell, Nancy Zinn and Beth (Steve) Scheller; fourteen grandchildren, twenty five great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren; nine step grandchildren and three step great grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Ted was preceded in death by his first wife, Anna Catherine “Dolly” Martin in 1985; by sisters, Florentine Brauch, Stella Head, Mary Louise Haller, Margaret Turner Hammonds and Jenny Reneer; by brothers, Andrew Martin, Walter Martin, Lawrence Martin and Paul Martin and by two great granddaughters, Emily and Angel Roper.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Saint Wendel Catholic Church, Rev. Ed Schnur officiating. Burial followed in the Saint Wendel Church Cemetery.

Friends visited with the family from 3 until 7 p.m. on Thursday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 Wes Franklin Street, where there was a memorial service conducted by the church at 4 p.m. Friends visited with the family from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Friday at Saint Wendel Church.

Ted’s family would like to thank Southern Care Hospice and Parkview Care Center for the compassionate care given to Ted and his family during Ted’s final days.

Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Wendel Catholic Church.

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

Dorothy Dieterle Dorothy Faye (McGhee) Dieterle, 94, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018. She was born September 7, 1923 in Ill., to the late Alva and Elma (Gott) McGhee.

Dorothy, a 1942 graduate of Mount Vernon High h l was an accomplished baker and fantastic School, cook, who shared her pies and red velvet cakes with family, friends and patrons of Posey Lanes. She was employed for many years at Pioneer Seed in Mount Vernon. Dorothy wed Butch on April 27, 1943 and began her family while he served in World War II, in the Pacific. She was a longtime member of the American Legion Owen Dunn Post 5 Auxiliary.

Dorothy, a resident of Bufkin, where she and Butch lived for 70 years, loved visiting with her large family and many friends. She also enjoyed attending American Legion gatherings, Mount Vernon sporting events and traveling with family. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and greatgreat-grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years who passed in December 2017, William “Butch” Dieterle, with whom she loved to dance the Tennessee Waltz; beloved brothers, Robert and Donald McGhee.

She is survived by her four children, Sharon (Ralph) Juncker, Max (Dana) Dieterle, Rebecca Duncan, and Patti (Peter) Stevenson; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Shirley McGhee; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Fr. Stephen Lintzenich officiating and private entombment to follow in Alexander Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held from 9 until 11 a.m. service time on Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Owen Dunn Post 5.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

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Madeleine, I was devastated when I heard that your pet rabbit, Oreo, died in his sleep a few days ago. I very well know the heartbreak of losing a beloved pet. We don’t know why sweet little Oreo went to the Rainbow Bridge, but it is best to assume he was just at the age many rabbits do not go past. As hard as it is for you, and other children who lose a pet, this is one diďŹƒcult part of life we all need to prepare ourselves to face.

Owning pets teach young folks many things. First of all, of course, is accepting the daily responsibility of their care.

Children have to realize that they are totally accepting this daily job when they get a new little friend. Animals can’t tell you that they are hungry or thirsty. Young people must learn that this is not a stued animal. It is a living, breathing creature who depends on their master for everything. Parents should explain all of this before letting them get a dog, cat, bunny, or any pet.

Mom and Dad should not just take care of the animal, unless it is a very young child. This is one of the most important ex-

to keep them. Animals periences that a child can are not used cars; they are have. Not only do they members of the family. have a dependable friend If this type of person who will always be there adopted a human baby, for them with uncondiwould they return it at the tional love, they learn ďŹ rst sign of misbehaving. compassion and underAgain, it is horrible to standing. By just observlose a beloved pet. One ing an adult’s reactions to of the main members of many things, I can pretty PCPP just endured this. much tell which folks did Kelli Alldredge had to say not have pets growing up. good-bye to sweet Toby, I ďŹ rmly believe that her bulldog who suered children with behavioral so much in his lifetime. I problems would greatly will write more of his stobeneďŹ t from having a pet. ry in the column for the I just saw a television reMadeline and Oreo week of the Spring PCPP port about how this is now show. I read so many thought to help youngFacebook accounts of heart-broken pet sters with autism. There is a program in owners. Being able to express this grief, some prisons, allowing convicts to raise and receive comfort from their friends is and train service animals. Thank goodone of the best and most honorable aspects ness there is an ever-increasing awareness of Facebook. about humane animal and pet care.

Madeleine, I am always amazed and I would only be guessing, but I have to proud of your little sister, Issabella, but on wonder if the same folks who have had one of the cold, snowy days, she expressed many failed relationships and marriages to me how worried she was about the also never had a lifelong pet. One sad part dogs and cats who were left outside to of learning about the dogs who end up in fend for themselves. If only every child the system, needing to be helped by PC Pound Puppies, is someone just not willing was brought up to have these values. This

Monday, March 19 was the kicko to Premier Healthcare of New Harmony’s annual Easter Basket silent auction.

Every year, sta, family members, and local businesses donate baskets of all dierent themes to help raise proceeds for the resident activity and garden fund. Stop by their facility and make your bid.

Winners will be announced on Friday, March 30. Photo submitted

Posey County Council on Aging Posey Express Do you need a ride?

Posey County Council on Aging (Posey Express) provides walk on and wheelchair transportation for Posey County residents to medical related appointments. We are Posey

County’s only local nonemergency medical transportation provider, and are approved for traditional Medicaid, LCP, Logisticare and MTM transportation.

Be sure to ask for Posey County Council On Aging

when you call to schedule your ride. We oer friendly, reliable service and short wait times. Call our ofďŹ ce today to speak with us about setting up transportation services. 812-8384656

Red Cross - Donation Opportunity How to help Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients.

How to donate blood Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767) to make an appointment

or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identiďŹ cation are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Birthdays March 27 - John Allen, Marwin Hein, Alegra Mandez, Donna Brooks, Paul Wildeman, Susan Reynolds, Autumn Haycraft, Tamara

Allison, Autumn Williams March 28 - Damien M. Hess, Taylor Dawn Hess, Marissa A. Slater, Nancie Underwood, Adam Mor-

MOUNT VERNON LIONS CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP! The Mount Vernon Lions Club is selling donation cards to help oset the cost of the ďŹ reworks display held each Fourth of July.

Featured business’s for the month of March are Best One Tire and Hawg ‘N Sauce. Visit their location, buy a card for $1, put your name on it and they’ll hang it on the wall!

IF YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS WOULD LIKE TO HELP BY SELLING THESE CARDS, PLEASE CALL SHELLY 812-205-9633

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gan, Grafton Grimm, Sheryl Seibert, Judy A. Morse, Ann Haggerty, Ryder Seymour March 29 - Colin Harrington, Leslie Bright, Richard Alan Overton, John Carroll, Sr., Jody Roby March 30 - Brittany Middendorf, Russell Junior McIntire, David Alexander Ralph, Richard Garrett, Kathy Schmidt, Doug Hamman, Emily Willis March 31 - Aaron J. Trembczynski, Rodger Wilson, Matt Hines, Linda Biggs April 1 - Kathy Curtis, Charles Price, David Rice, Ben Slagle, Emily Walsh, Rubert Schmitt April 2 - Michael Creek, Timothy Creek, Evelyn Miley, Naomi Williams, Harry Hottel III, Elizabeth Curtis, Brianna Cale Anderson, Christina Robison, Nathan Maudlin If you have a name to be included in the calendar, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com.

generation will be in charge of the world someday.

I will predict that in the coming summer, Madeleine, you will probably get a puppy of your own. You have expressed a desire for one many times. I do implore you to take your time and make a good decision. This is not a new pair of shoes; it will be your best friend for a long time.

She will hopefully be around to help you through all of your future school days, including college. When you ďŹ nd someone whom you might marry, be sure he loves her, too.

No matter how long you might be gone, she will be there, patiently waiting for you to come home. You will see the joy in her eyes when she sees you arrive. Even if you have just scolded her for eating your homework, or chewing up your favorite shoes, she will never be angry at you. Just as she will track muddy pawprints on your clean oor, she will also leave them across your heart. When you do meet your puppy for the ďŹ rst time, it will be a day of joy for both of you. However, remember that one day, however far in the future, you will have to tell her a tearful farewell, just as you did to Oreo a few days ago. Therefore, make every precious day as good as you can for your new best friend.

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Honor Flight of S. Ind. sets 2018 flights Honor Flight of Southern Indiana is in the planning stages for their upcoming 2018 Honor Flight trips out of Evansville Regional Airport.

Their scheduled ights for 2018 are set for Saturday, May 5 and Saturday, November 3.

Honor Flight of Southern Indiana is a nonproďŹ t organization created solely to honor America’s veterans

for all their sacriďŹ ces. Honor Flight of Southern Indiana transports America’s Heroes to Washington, D.C. on a FREE one day trip to visit and reect at their memorials.

Top priority is given to senior veterans – World War II survivors, Korean and Vietnam survivors, along with those other veterans who may be terminally ill.

Honor Flight of Southern

IN is looking for World War II and Korea Veterans. If you know of a WWII or Korean War veteran who has not traveled with Honor Flight please get them signed up for their honor ight.

To sign up a veteran simply go to honorightsi.org to complete the Veteran Application. Be sure to follow Honor Flight of Southern IN on their facebook page for upcoming news.

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of Christmas among the American soldiers relating how they delved into their Red Cross Christmas bags, just as they used to delve into their stockings on Christmas morning. Warm words of praise were given these soldiers of General Pershing by Mrs. Gibson, and she characterized them as the ďŹ nest and cleanest men in France. Mrs. Gibson spoke against teaching German in public schools and said German newspapers should not be published.

Mayor Zimmerman’s Warning To Idlers - The time is now at hand when every able bodied man is needed to help provide food and other necessities to enable us to win the war.

The absence from their accustomed vocations of so many of our boys now at the front, has caused the demand for labor to far exceed the supply, throwing upon us who remain safe at home the double duty of ďŹ lling these places and seeing that the usual routine of work is kept going. The police force of Mount Vernon has been instructed to arrest all such found loitering about our streets and public places. The mayor has asked that he or the Chief Police be promptly notiďŹ ed if any able-bodied unemployed person refuses to work when work is oered him at fair wages.

Indiana State Council Of Defense - Subject Farming - The farmer who fails or refuses to cultivate his productive land was a subject for discussion at the meeting of the Indiana State Council of Defense March 20. G. Christie, of the Food Production and Conservation Committee stated that farmers who seek to prevent a maximum of food

Important Note: From “Gold Star Honor Roll of Indiana� - James Williams (African American), died of disease February 26, 1918 at Newport News, Virginia.

The son of George and Mary Williams; was born August 1889 at Shawneetown, Illinois. He lived in Mount Vernon where he enlisted in the U. S. Regular Army, September 22, 1917. From Fort Thomas, Kentucky he was transferred to Newport News and assigned to Co. G, 3012t. Stevedore Regiment, Quartermaster Corps. He is survived by his widow, Rena Williams and children Mary, George, and Fay. Women Of Posey Will Do Their Bit - Women have always borne the great and long continued burdens of every war. The women of this country and Posey County have shown their eagerness in this great war to help their country in every way possible. As the war goes on the demands on everyone become greater and new necessities arise.

The women, however, are going to prove themselves equal to every emergency.

For the Third Liberty Loan Drive, “Over The Top� is the only goal the women can see.

Journalist And Correspondent Speaks - Mrs. Ida Gibson, war correspondent and journalist, delivered a very enthusiastic and inspiring address at the courthouse Monday evening in behalf of the Red Cross. Mrs. Gibson spoke of trench and camp life with the American, French, and English soldiers in France. She gave an especially vivid picture

World War I News--100 Years Ago War News From The Western Star, March 28, 1918-Mount Vernon

production will be treated as alien enemies and their land seized. Farmers were ďŹ rst to be given a chance to explain why their land was not in cultivation. When a satisfactory explanation could not be given, the name of the farmer was to be reported to the council which would forward the data to the proper federal authorities.

War Or No War, Life Goes On - In the City Council meeting Monday night a proposition to lease the ends of Walnut and Mulberry Streets extending from the blus to the river; for the purpose of putting it in corn, was referred to Haas, Bray, and Mann. The park committee was instructed to have the swings, benches, etc., put in proper shape for summer. The salary of Robert Millspaugh, Street Commissioner, was increased from $12 to $15 per week.

The Food Administration says to use less sugar. There is not enough to go around unless we save. Also, remember, every Tuesday is a “Meatless Day.â€? Mr. and Mrs. William Renschler and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Downen motored to Dale, one day last week where they attended a large dairy sale. Henry Ritzert of near Caborn, was a business visitor to this oďŹƒce Monday. He has accepted the agency for “Lasen VitriďŹ ed Silos.â€? Wedding - Miss Elinor WolďŹ nger, daughter of Mrs. N. WolďŹ nger of East Second Street is engaged to J. Madison Pomeroy of Carmi. The bride to be is one of Mount Vernon’s most charming ladies. Mr. Pomeroy, assistant cashier of the White County Bank, is preparing to serve in our National Army.

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Just a Stone’s Throw: New gift shop opening in New Harmony

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By Pam Robinson New Harmony native Ashli Oglesby wants the public to share in her birthday celebration this year. She invites everyone to join her the day after her birthday on Saturday, April 7, at 407 Brewery in New Harmony for the grand opening of her gift shop, Just a Stone’s Throw. Festivities start with the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., followed by cookies and lemonade and drawings for giveaways.

Just a Stone’s Throw occupies a familiar building at 407 Brewery, directly south behind the New Harmony Post Office, but looks far different from the barber shop it housed for years. The exterior stands out in purple while white and light gray walls brighten the interior, a perfect backdrop for Oglesby’s choice selection of Indiana-themed, New-Harmonythemed, and all-occasion gifts.

Oglesby will keep regular shop hours Friday, Saturday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. “I’ll open other times depending on activities in town, like the evening the merchants stay open for the First Brush of Spring Paint Out in mid-April,” the 1998 New Harmony School graduate adds. “Those additional hours will be posted on Facebook.”

Her Facebook page features her business name and her signature sign, an actual silhouette of her

son, Timothy, with his recently deceased dog under a tree. Once open, the shop may be reached by phone as well at (812) 682-6822.

A first for Oglesby, her gift shop became a reality as a result of happy timing three years after she, her husband, Shane (employed at Berry Global), and her son settled for good in her hometown.

“I’m super excited — super excited,” she says. “I’m one of those people who believes everything happens for a reason. This building coming up for lease was like a sign from God for me: here it is; take it or leave it. That’s kind of like my husband’s and my motto in life, ‘If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be.’”

A couple of weeks before her grand opening, Oglesby offered a preview of gifts commonly available at Just a Stone’s Throw. The Indiana-themed, New Harmonythemed and all-occasion gifts offer something for anniversaries, babies, kids’ and adults’ birthdays, bereavement, weddings or just thinking of you. Several gifts are the creation of local artists. Greeting cards will be available to place with gifts.

Prices range from $5 to $50.

“I want pricing to be affordable,” Oglesby says.

Customers will eye right away the multi-colored Indiana cushion with towns spelled out in their location to form an Indiana-shaped

Gwaltney Family Reunion April 28 The Gwaltney Family Reunion will be held at the Red Wagon Restaurant in Poseyville, Indiana on Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no cost except for your meal. However, you must register in advance because seating is limited to 80 people.

Dr. Jeff Koonce, currently a college administrator and a Gwaltney Family historian, will be doing an overview of the Posey County Gwaltney family lineage, and he will be using some material from the 2017 National Gwaltney Family Homecoming in Smithfield, Virginia on “The Gwaltney Family and the Wales Connection.”

Most Gwaltney families currently living in southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky, southeastern Illinois, and southeast Missouri are Descendants of John Gwaltney (1765-1818) who left Craven County, North Carolina and settled in Posey County, Indiana.

To obtain a registration form for the April 28 event at Poseyville, Indiana email or write Dr. Jeff Koonce, P.O. Box 73, Iberia, MO 65486 or jbkoonce@hotmail.com.

Dr. Koonce can be contacted by telephone at 573-8550918. Dr. Jeff Koonce can also be contacted at this address by mail: 12411 Maries County Road 607, Dixon, MO 65459.

Thomas Thomas Gwaltney (Gwalchmai) came to Jamestown, Virginia from Wales in 1635 and later established himself across the James River in Surry County, Virginia. Gwaltney is the anglicized version of Gwalchmai (pronounced Gwalk-my) which means “The Hawk of the Field.” Gwalchmai was the name of a small village in Wales. In the United States today the Gwaltney family name includes several spellings: Gaultney, Gwatney, Galtney, Gortney, Gwartney, and Gwaltney.

Ashli Oglesby has put a fresh face on the former barber shop that sits behind the New Harmony Post Office. The building will now house the gift shop, Just a Stone’s Throw. Photo by Pam Robinson map. Identical t-shirts are available as well.

More t-shirts include the Girlie Girl brand with a variety of wise and wise-crackin’ prints. For example, any woman might wear the t-shirt with the Indiana -shaped outline. A bold woman with a feisty sense of humor might like the t-shirt bearing the words, “Heifer, Please,” inside the silhouette of a cow.

All brands of adult t-shirts run

in sizes S-XL. Kids t-shirts are an item also.

Additional Indiana-themed and New Harmony-themed items include reclaimed wood plaques shaped like the state; candles with Indiana and New Harmony artwork; leather coasters; stamped wine corks and cork magnets. The shelves will be stocked also with Mudpie home décor and Confectionary Sweet Soap, formed like decorated baked goods.

Workforce Development Board changes

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Region 11 Workforce Development Board meeting changes; the Youth Committee will meet on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 3 p.m. and Monday, April 30, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Innovation Pointe, Evansville. The Workforce Development Board will meet at 8 a.m. at Oakland City University on June 22, 2018.

Share-the-Fun The Posey County 4-H Talent Show is Coming Soon

The annual Posey County Share-the-Fun Talent Contest will be held Friday, April 13, 2018, at North Posey High School’s Auditorium.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend, and admission is free. Local 4-H members will participate in group acts

and individual curtain acts, and 4-H trip and scholarship winners for the year will be announced.

For more information on this or any other 4-H event, please contact the Purdue Extension-Posey County Office, 812-838-1331 or poseyces@purdue.edu.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Auction The Big Brothers Big Sisters Facebook Silent Auction has something for everyone, even your pet. Do your Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day shopping early. There are variety of items donated by generous Posey County area businesses and organizations. Check out gift certificates, gift baskets, jewelry, handbags, tools, afghans, and quilts. What an easy way to help children in Posey County that need a mentor; it’s just a click away. Visit Facebook.com/BBBSPoseyCounty from 9 a.m. April 8 to 9 p.m. April 15. All items will be displayed at Posey Lanes on April 8 at the Bowl for Kids’ Sake event from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Come check it out. All funds raised stay in Posey County and support Big Brothers Big Sisters programs.

Many items are set out for kids’ sake. Kids will love the popular Whiffer Sniffer collectibles; Jellycat stuffed animals; leather keychain fobs shaped like wild animals; Green Toys created completely from recycled milk jugs; and Crazy Aaron’s Putty with its unique glowing or magnetic properties. Softball and basketball enthusiasts may like the unique leather jewelry fashioned for their sports.

Oglesby’s shop is definitely a family affair. Her son, Timothy Stone Oglesby, will help out at the shop when he’s not busy with kindergarten at St. Wendel School or with mini 4-H or with racing his go-kart. Timothy will sell water and soft drinks to customers.

Moreover, Just a Stone’s Throw owes its name (as does Timothy) to Donald and Carolyn Stone, Oglesby’s beloved grandparents, also New Harmony natives, aged 86 and 87, respectively. Many will remember Carolyn Stone as the long-time kindergarten teacher at New Harmony School.

“Plus, as my husband says, we’re just a stone’s throw from Evansville. We’re just a stone’s throw from Mount Vernon,” Oglesby adds.

Local customers will soon realize they’re just a stone’s throw from an affordable gift shop providing big city selection right in their small town.

Food pantry in need of items The River Bend Food Pantry is requesting items to help stock up their pantry. Breakfast items, canned fruit and canned vegetables are all needed at this time.

The Mission would like to thank those who give and help in their mission: To provide families in need with a two-three day emergency supply of food.

The pantry is located at Hedges Community Center at 716 Locust Street, Door No. 2 Mount Vernon, Ind. Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call, 812838-3841.

Battery Recycling announcement Due to safety concerns, all battery recycling bins have been pulled from non-district locations. All batteries, except alkalines, can be recycled at the Mount Vernon, Marrs, Cynthiana, and Poseyville Recycling Centers.

For more information on battery recycling, contact the Posey County Solid Waste District at 812-838-1613.

Sign Up Underway Greg Knowles, Posey County Executive Director, would like to remind producers that the 2018 ARC/PLC farm program signup is currently underway and runs through August 1. Please contact the Posey County FSA Office at (812) 838-4191, ext. 2 about making an appointment to sign up for the 2018 Crop Year. Currently there are plenty of openings available for appointments.

APL News By Stanley Campbell March 30, 31 and April 1 - Library will be closed for Easter.

March 29 and April 5, 12, 19 and 26 - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshop at the Alexandrian Public Library at 10 a.m. - This series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. If you have your own art supplies, you need not register.

April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 - Baby/Toddler Storytime at 9:30 a.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library - Stories, rhymes, and songs for children ages birth to 36 months and their caregivers.

We will be meeting in the Kid’s Corner. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration started on February 26.

Please call the library to register after March 12.

April 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 - Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library - A program for children ages three-five years that introduces reading in a fun way through stories, crafts, and other activities.

Parents/caregivers are not required to attend storytime with their child, but must remain in the library. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration started on February 26. Please call the library to register after March 12.

March 29 & April 5, 12, 19 and 26 - Laughs and Crafts at 3:30 p.m. - A fun and educational program for kids in K-5 at the Alexandrian Public Library. Jokes, stories,

games, crafts, and snacks will be offered. Registration for this session is required and begins February 26. To register, visit our website at alexandrianpl.org or call the library at 812-838-3286.

(Please note: if you register after March 15, you will need to call the library.)

April 6 - Members of the Friends of Alexandrian Public Library only sneak preview of the Spring Book Sale from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library.

If you are not a member you can join at the door for $10 as an individual and $15 as

a family.

April 7 - Spring Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library.

April 8 through April 14 - National Library Week.

Overdue fines on items returned this week will be forgiven, enjoy free popcorn during library regular hours (while supplies last), and receive a free gift when you check out at the Circulation Desk.

April 8 - Spring Book Sale from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library.

April 9 - Otaku Manga

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from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Like manga and anime? We meet the second Monday of every month to watch anime, discuss manga and titles to order for the library, have snacks, and just hang out with other otakus. The club is always looking for new members!

For Grades six – 12 only. Stop on by, there is no registration.

April 10 - Novels At Night at 6 p.m. - Join us at Bliss for a Novels at Night discussion of “Genuine Fraud” by E. Lockhart. Books available at our Circulation Desk.

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April 16 - Maker’s Club from 3:30 to 4:30 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. For Grades six – 12

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Apply now for 2018 Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award

The Arc of Evansville was awarded America’s Farmers Grow Communities recently. Pictured in the photo, from l to r, is Dennis Herrenbruck, Nancy Herrenbruck, Jordan Klostermann with Posey County Co-op and representing Monsanto, Denise Seibert, Director of Development with The Arc of Evansville, and Meredith Seibert, granddaughter of Dennis and Nancy Herrenbruck. Photo submitted

Farmers make donation to Arc of Evansville Special to the News Local farmers, Dennis and Nancy Herrenbruck, directed a $2,500 donation to The Arc of Evansville as part of the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund.

As part of their mission, The Arc of Evansville will use the funds to support activities for adults with disabilities to become more engaged in their local communities while working to increase their independence and achieve their full potential.

The Herrenbruck’s daughter, Denise Seibert, is the Director of Development at The Arc of Evansville.

“This gift from the America’s Farmers Grow Communities is very special to me on both a professional and personal level,” said Denise Seibert.

“The gift will enable those we serve to participate in activities that they often

have limited opportunities to enjoy.

The activities will be fun, but will also help adults with disabilities to enhance their skills so they are able to become more independent. The Arc of Evansville is important to my family, and The Arc’s mission aligns with our family’s values. Because of my parents’ generosity, we are providing people with disabilities opportunities to be more involved in our community and empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve their full potential.”

Since the program began in 2010, the Grow Communities program has partnered with farmers to support nonprofit organizations important to them in their local communities. The program has given more than $29 million to farming communities since its inception, including more than $3 million in 2018.

Each year, farmers enter for a chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a nonprofit

they care about in their community.

The organizations reflect the makeup and character of rural America, including emergency response organizations, schools, youth agriculture programs, food banks and many others.

“Farmers play a pivotal role in rural communities, and through their commitment to the Grow Communities program, we are able to provide the monetary support these nonprofit organizations need to make an impact,” said Al Mitchell, Monsanto Fund president.

“We’re proud to play a part in helping these rural communities grow and thrive.”

To see if a nonprofit in your local community is a 2018 America’s Farmers Grow Communities recipient, visit www.GrowCommunities.com. You can also learn more about the Grow Communities program by checking out Facebook.com/AmericasFarmers.

Posey County Retired Educators Spring Meeting Our spring meeting will be on Monday, April 2, 2018. We will meet at Trinity Church of Christ in Mount Vernon at noon. The church is located at 505 Mulberry Street. The cost of the meal will be $10. Our program will be presented by Ann Scarafia on her trip to Antarctica. Membership is

open to all retired teachers, administrators and support staff.

Annual membership dues are $10.

Contact Ann Scarafia at 812-682-3364 or email her at ann.bob.scarafia@gmail. com or call Steve Grannan at 812-401-6423 or email him at grannanstephen@gmail.com

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Special to the News Applications are now being accepted for the Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award for 2018. The Award, in the amount of $500, is given annually to a high school junior who resides in Posey County and who is involved in community activities in Posey County.

The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was created in September 2007 in honor of Elizabeth D. Baier’s 25th Anniversary as Executive Director of the United Way of Posey County. Michelle Hudson, member of the committee charged with selecting the Award recipient, said, “The United Way wanted to recognize Elizabeth for her service to the United Way, but we also wanted to honor her for her many years of leadership, community involvement, and volunteer services to Posey County. An award recognizing exemplary volunteerism by young people had been a dream of Elizabeth’s for many years, so the creation of the Youth Spirit Award in her name seemed to be the perfect way to honor her.”

Funding for the Award was obtained entirely through private donations.

An applicant for the Award must be a Posey County resident but may attend high school in Posey, Gibson, or Vanderburgh Counties or may be home schooled. Applicants for this year’s Award must currently be in their junior year in high school and a member of the graduating class of 2019. Applicants must have exhibited outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and community involvement.

Two or three letters of recommendation must accompany the application.

Applications must be typed and must be post-marked no later than April 27, 2018, for consideration; and the Award recipient will be notified no later than June 8, 2018. An organization may

nominate a student for the Award and provide supporting letters, but the nominated student must complete the application.

The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was given for the first time in 2009 and was awarded to Abbigail Mayer, a student at North Posey Senior High School.

The 2010 recipient was Johnathan Bradford, a student at Mount Vernon Senior High School, the 2011 recipient was Jillian Koester, a student at North Posey Senior High School, the 2012 recipient was Maggie Maier, a student at Mount Vernon Senior High School, the 2013 recipient was Olivia Goebel, a student at North Posey Senior High School, the 2014 recipient was Hunter Wilson, a student at Mount Vernon Senior High School, the 2015 recipient was Travis Koester, a student at North Posey Senior High School, and the 2016 recipient was Isaac Mayer, a student at North Posey Senior High School.

Last year, the Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was given to two students: Jackson Baldwin, a student at Mount Vernon Senior High School and Lindsey Koester, a student at North Posey Senior High School.

The Award for 2018 will be presented at the United Way of Posey County Leadership Giving Dinner in August.

Applications for the Award have been mailed to schools, churches, clubs and civic organizations.

Any student wishing to apply for the Award can also obtain an application at the office of the United Way of Posey County, 128 West Third Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana, or can obtain an application in electronic format by contacting the United Way office at 812838-3637 or at unitedwayposey@gmail.com. The application is also available on the United Way website at unitedwayposeycounty.org.

PCPP Craft and Gift Show The Spring PC Pound Puppies Craft and Gift Show will be April 14, 2018, at the Ribeyre Gym in New Harmony. There will again be a Classic Car Cruise In. Interested vendors, or someone seeking information should contact Cathy Powers by e-mail GarnetMist@ aol.com, or phone 812-963-3890; 812-499-6413.

Brandon Deig, is pictured with his buddy Wade Bishop during his campaign kick-off on Thursday evening at Weinzapfel’s. Deig is running for Posey County Council, District 4. Photo submitted

Robb Township Alumni The 2018 Robb Township Alumni will be held Saturday June 9, 2018 at the Red Wagon Restaurant in Poseyville, Indiana. Social hour will begin at 5 with dinner at 6 p.m. Reservation letters will be mailed around May 1. Any questions can be directed to Jane Murphy Crawford 812-431-1192.

BMV Announces Good Friday Holiday Hours All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Friday, March 30 in observance of the Good Friday holiday.

Branches resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, March 31.

For more information on branch locations and hours, BMV Connect self-service kiosk locations, or to complete an online transaction, please visit myBMV.com.

Homeless Shelter of Mount Vernon Do you want to give a hand -up instead of a handout? Are you interested in taking a part in making someone’s life better? We assist the residents of Posey County. Come join us at our next meeting - April 16, 2018, 6 p.m., Hedges Central Community Building, Room 10, Door 16. We are a United Way agency making a difference in our community, local people helping local people. Further information contact 812781- 2346.

Briley Austin, daughter of Kyle Austin and Kelsey Brandon Deig, second from left, is pictured during his campaign kick-off on Thursday evening at Weinzapfel’s. Neth, gets a little help from Nana while decorating a He is pictured with his mother, Bambi, his wife Amber, fudge bunny at 3 Chicks Fudgery Friday evening. Photo

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Mount Vernon High School Senior Ashley Underwood was surrounded by coaches — a long with her family — as she signs her letter of intent to play soccer and continue her studies next season at Oakland City University. Pictured are, l to r: Mount Vernon soccer head coach Samantha Schu, Underwood and MVHS assistant soccer coach Kasey Spindler. The three were also joined by a Oakland City representative. Photo by Garry Beeson

The 9th Annual PC Pound Puppies Spring Craft and Gift Show will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the historic Ribeyre Gym and Annex in New Harmony, Indiana. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds of the Craft Show benefit PC Pound Puppies (PCPP) and are used to pay for the medical costs of rescued dogs. Another feature of the Spring event is the Classic Car Cruise In. This brings several dozen beautiful cars and trucks to New Harmony.

The Craft Show will feature 40 plus booths of highquality crafts and gift items.

Several new vendors have already signed up but spaces are still available.

Breakfast and lunch will be available. The menu includes our popular homemade soups, Homemade Barbecue from Team Hack BBQ of Mount Vernon, plus

Indiana. The dogs are housed in a shelter that is privately owned and is not open to the public, but the public can meet and adopt the PCPP dogs every Sunday from noon-4pm at the Pet Food Center on First Avenue in Evansville. We can be contacted by calling 812483-4341 or by emailing pc_ poundpuppies@yahoo.com.

PCPP is a no-kill shelter that depends on the public’s support to maintain that status.

The work of PCPP is funded solely by donations. To make a donation to support the work of PCPP and to help provide medical care for the dogs, visit http://pcpoundpuppies.webs.com and click on the Donate button to contribute via PayPal, or send checks made payable to PCPP to PO Box 295, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620. Donations to PCPP are tax deductible.

coffee, soft drinks, and desserts.

The event is free and open to the public, but attendees are encouraged to bring along a donation that PCPP can use for homeless dogs.

Suggested items include new collars and leashes, new dog toys, new or gently used dog crates (wire or plastic – especially large sizes), flea and heartworm preventives like Advantix and Heartgard, paper towels, and spray cleaners (409, etc.).

For more information about the Craft Show or to inquire about booth rental, contact Cathy Powers at 812963-3890 or 812-499-6413 or garnetmist@aol.com.

PC Pound Puppies is a group of volunteers who find adoptive homes for stray and homeless dogs picked up by Animal Control in Posey County and the City of Mount Vernon,

Briefly JUMC Selling Ham Loaves The women at JUMC will again be making their famous ham loaves in time for Easter dinner. The price will remain $2 each and pick up will be March 29 and 30 from 3 - 6 p.m. at the church or by arrangement. Please call the church office at 812682-4648 or Marsha Bailey at 812-682-4852 to reserve your loaves as they sell out quickly.

JUMC Geranium and Fern Sale Johnson United Methodist Church in New Harmony will be holding their annual Geranium and Fern Sale on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m.- noon. Geranium color choices are red, salmon, pink, fuchsia, and white and will cost $4.75 each. Ferns will be available for $15.00 each. To reserve your plants call the church office by Sunday, April 1, at 812-682-4648 or text Rita Reynolds @ 812-449-3820, Angela Wiley @ 812-457-8581 or Lisa Smith @ 812-457-4825.

Easter Sunday drama scheduled

Newly-appointed Evansville Diocese Bishop Joseph M. Siegel chatted with SABIC General Manager Joe Castrale at the 45th Anniversary Celebration of the Italian-American Social Club held Thursday night at Pangea Restaurant. Castrale is the organization’s newest member and the bishop, who studied in Rome, gave the invocation in Italian and English as he dined with old friends. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

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

Thursday, March 29 - Chicken Casserole, Slaw, Roll, Dessert.

Thursday, April 5 - Vegetable Soup, Sandwich, Fruit, Dessert.

Thursday, April 12 - Pigs in a Blanket, Mac and Cheese, Vegetable, Dessert.

Thursday, April 19 - Chicken Pot Pie, Salad w/Apples and Celery, Mandarin Oranges, Cookie.

Thursday, April 26 – Dorrito Casserole, Corn, Applesauce, Ice Cream Sundae.

FREE MEAL -Everyone is welcome. No preaching, just good eating.

The Point Township Church of the Nazarene will present Celebrate Jesus, the drama of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, April 1 at 9:30 a.m.

For questions, contact the church at 812-838-5182. The church is located at 12611 Bonebank Road, Mount Vernon, Ind.

Last Supper Drama Mount Vernon Community Church/ Black’s Chapel UMC will present the “Last Supper Drama” on Maundy Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. Please join us for this portrayal of Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting of the twelve disciples at the Last Supper before Christ was crucified.

We also invite everyone to join us for Easter Service on Sunday April 1, at 10:30 a.m. at MVCC, 1800 West Fourth Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Annual Baby Shower Immanuel United Church of Christ Mission Team is celebrating its seventh year in supporting the Evansville Christian Life Center with their annual Baby Shower. In the preceding six years they have donated 40,127 diapers to the Parentings Rewards Program, as well as 59 strollers and many stuffed animals. The fellowship, lunch, games and the revealing number of diapers donated this year will be announced on April 15, 2018 at the Church located on Ford Road, Mount Vernon, Ind.

Sermon of the Week: SITTING, STANDING, RUNNING, RISING

By Pastor Tim Johnson When reading the events of and surrounding the Crucifixion of Christ, it is interesting to watch how people respond.

The self-righteousness of Caiaphas, the High Priest, as he refuses to put the blood money that came from the treasury back into the coffers.

Governor Pilate as he struggles with his agonizing question, “What is truth?” Peter and his tears as he goes from expressing loyalty till death to thrice denying Jesus within a handful of hours. Hopeless John, deserted by the other apostles and unable to save his Saviour, doing what he can to support and console Jesus’ mother, Mary. Judas, the traitor, overwhelmed with guilt ends his life by hanging in a tree.

These are only a few, but the cast of characters is in the hundreds; most of them are unnamed. Although there are no specific names, their roll in the event is no less critical.

In Matthew’s account (Matthew 27) the soldiers and the crowd are referred to as “they” fourteen times in nine verses (Matthew 27:28-36). There is a handful that Matthew does name from the crowd, but he makes an effort to separate them from the mass of humanity. He does not give their names until after Christ is dead and separates them by describing them as “beholding afar off” (Matthew 27:55-56).

The majority, the crowd made up of soldiers and civilians, once on Golgotha’s hill decided to take a seat.

Matthew 27:36, “And sitting down they watched him there.” There were three men on crosses that day, but they were there to watch Him. The following verses explain what

they observed. At first, it is the mocking and ridicule of Jesus. From Mark’s gospel, this chest-puffing arrogance continues for three hours.

Then from noon to three God places darkness over the earth.

This group of people, so close to God, sitting within a few feet of Him, seated within a few feet of the Light of the world, yet sitting in total darkness. I cannot help but remember what Jesus said earlier in Matthew during the Sermon on the Mount.

Matthew 7:22-23, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

Those that live their lives without the light of Christ are in total darkness; then comes judgment day and He says, “I never knew you.”

A large group of people were at the cross, they witnessed the sacrificial death of Christ, yet none believed.

Instead of being known by name, they are called “they.”

At the end of the three hours of darkness, Christ calls out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Then some of the crowd stands up.

The fact that they stand is significant. People tend to go from sitting to standing when they want to see something.

Sports is a good example. A baseball game, bottom of the ninth, the score stands four to two, two outs with runners on second and third; everyone is standing while Mighty Casey approaches the plate.

Christ yelled, the feeling that something was about to

happen permeated through all of them; some of them stood up (Matthew 27:47).

If a game-winning hit, or if Mighty Casey strikes out, everyone will see it. However, at the cross the standing crowd missed it. The audience said, “This man calleth for Elias.” Remember Jesus’ words? “My God, my God ...” He is calling for God and “they” think He is calling for a prophet.

Down through history, many people come to the cross, but they do not see it.

They do not understand that the blood of Jesus Christ washes sins away. They leave the cross thinking they must live a good life, or there is a particular religious ritual to be done, or that they must change some things to get right with God; when the only way to God is there before them. They sit and stand before the cross in total darkness.

One person in the crowd had some compassion. This person ran, took a sponge with vinegar, put it on a long

stick and held it up to Jesus in an attempt to give Him something to drink (Matthew 27:48-49). Whomever this person is, his heart of compassion is not a heart of faith.

This person ran to Jesus, but, he ran to Him on his terms, not the Lord’s, because without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6), or obtain salvation (John 3:16-18, 36).

We have seen “they” who sit, stand, and even run, but there is one more group.

This group appears on the

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scene three verses and three days later. This group has a name; they are “the saints” (Matthew 27:52-53). After the Resurrection of Jesus, the Old Testament saints arose from the grave.

Christ is the resurrection.

With Him is eternal life.

Some will rise to life everlasting, while many will not.

Which way it goes for you depends on whether, while at the cross you are in darkness or if you see the Light.

Are you sitting, standing, running, or will you be rising?

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Reality Store volunteers needed The Purdue Extension-Posey County Office will be assisting with the Reality Store experience for eighth-grade students of all Posey County’s schools, and volunteers are needed to staff this event on Friday, May 11, at Mount Vernon Junior High School.

Reality Store is a hands-on activity for students that is very close to “real life.” The original curriculum was established by the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. Goals of the program include: learning basic skills in financial planning, goal setting decision-making and career planning.

Students examine their attitudes about their futures and are motivated to stay in school through participation in this event.

Through pre-activities, students choose a career based on their interest, personality, and abilities. Upon arrival at the Real-

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ity Store, students deposit a portion of their income with Uncle Sam. They then go to the bank and make decisions about saving.

Students also open a checking account and begin their journey of going from booth to booth making financial decisions.

Within the Reality Store, students are exposed to many adult decisions. They look at housing option. They select transportation.

They “pay” for utilities, clothing, groceries and other items. They gain an appreciation of careers, the world of work, and financial planning.

Please consider volunteering for this worthwhile, educational youth development activity. Volunteers are needed between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Lunch is provided.

Call the Extension Office at 812-8381331 or email poseyces@purdue.edu to sign up or to ask questions.

Saint Philips Pre-K learns about the letter “V”

The following ten students were selected by the faculty of Mount Vernon High School as “Wildcat of the Month” for February, 2018. Students are selected based on criteria which include academics, citizenship, effort and attendance. February honorees are, front row, l to r: Emma Thompson, Kelsey Moffett, Ashlee Oeth, and Emily Duckworth. Back row: William Gerton, Nick Morgan, Jacob Defur, and Luke McGennis.

Not Pictured: Rachel Price, Libby Steinhart. Photo submitted

North Elementary News- From Principal Shannon MacMunn

Pictured l to r: Bailey Stewart, Erin Wildeman, and Monica Hutton dress as vegetables as they teach Saint Philip PreK students about the letter V.

Monica Hutton, Saint Philip Pre-K teacher, helps Lillian Waninger plant a vegetable seed during their letter V week.

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Given the frenetic pace of our daily lives, it’s easy to lose track of things – even our hard-earned money. You may be able to find some forgotten valuables (like that $20 bill) by simply checking your pockets, but you may have to do a little more legwork to find others.

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Typically, a state considers property to be unclaimed or abandoned if it remains dormant for a certain period of

time. During that period of inactivity, the financial institution must make an effort to contact the owner. If these efforts prove unsuccessful, the state will become the owner of the property. Fortunately, there are ways to reclaim any such property.

To check if you have any unclaimed or abandoned property, visit www.unclaimed.org and select your state. From there, your state’s unclaimed property database is displayed. If you discover any unclaimed or abandoned property, you will be provided with instructions on how to proceed.

Although you can reclaim your property, the paperwork required may be a nuisance.

Consider taking the following steps to ensure that you do not allow any property to be classified as unclaimed or abandoned: • Contact all financial insti-

tutions with which you have conducted business at least annually; • Update your mailing address and contact information with all necessary parties when changes occur; and • Respond immediately to any alerts notifying you that your accounts have been labeled as “inactive” or “abandoned.”

If you think you may have unclaimed or abandoned property, or if you want to take preemptive steps to ensure that you do not allow any property to be classified as unclaimed or abandoned, contact your tax or legal advisor today.

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North Elementary School has had some big changes this year with the implementation of our “Healthy Stars Shine Brighter” initiative.

This initiative developed from acquiring the HEROES Grant from the Welborn Baptist Foundation. The HEROES Grant is a three year grant that provides funds for student and staff nutritional and fitness wellbeing. The HEROES council meets monthly to discuss school needs and determines how to use these funds. So far this year, North Elementary has installed four water bottle fill stations and begun to implement “Minds in Motion” schoolwide.

Minds in Motion is a research based program that focuses on student visual, auditory, and motor processing. Improving these areas for students can positively affect reading, ability to focus, organization, anxiety, sensory processing, and even behavior issues. Minds in Motion involves a circuit of 30 to 45 second activities that students complete each day. The activities range from balancing to eye tracking. Each classroom has time built into their day to work through the circuit to build these processing skills.

North Elementary also implemented PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System) this year. PBIS focuses on a set of core values.

Our core values are show self-control; take responsibility; have a positive attitude; and show respect. (STAR) We started the year teaching these values and what they look like

in all settings at school. Students are rewarded with “STAR Bucks” when they exhibit behaviors that are good examples of these core values. Students can then spend their “STAR Bucks” on several different activities that teachers have developed.

Every year North Elementary sixth grade students participate in a science fair. The science department at North Posey High School nominate high school students to judge the science fair at North Elementary. The top two projects in each classroom are then entered into Tri-State Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Southern Indiana.

The following students entered this fair: Mason Hanna, Duell LaMar, Cole Newcomer, Kaden Gengelbach, Ashton Elpers, Liam Stone, Logan Simmons, Carson Woods, Vincent Scheller, Olivia Woods, Makenna Bryant, Keira Gengelbach, Kaelyn Watson, and Colin Schipp. Olivia Woods placed 2nd in Plant Sciences Junior Division. Olivia has also been invited to enter her project in the Broadcom Masters Science Fair competing for a $25,000 award. We wish Olivia best of luck in this fair and know that she will shine bright.

North Elementary is ever changing. We have implemented a few new programs and have celebrated some awesome achievements.

We expect nothing less next year. Our staff and students are awesome. We are always looking forward to the great things happening at North Elementary.

4-H’ers of the Month - March 2018

Briefly NP Freshman Orientation North Posey High School will be hosting a freshman orientation on April 11 at 6 p.m.

The orientation will begin in the school’s auditorium. Dr. Angela Wannemuehler, assistant superintendent, will be making a presentation over the 1 to 1 initiative, “Vikings Go Virtual” beginning at 5:45 p.m. The orientation will begin immediately following and students will have the opportunity to walk through their tentative schedules. Light refreshments will be provided. If you are interested in attending and are not currently a student at NPJH or haven’t contacted the guidance office please do so at 812-673-4242.

Our guidance counselors are Mrs. Amanda Reynolds and Mrs. Jillian Brothers. Come out and see all that North Posey High School has to offer your students. We look forward to meeting all of our future Vikings.

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Dharma Fribley Dharma Fribley has been selected by the Posey County 4-H Council as the one of two March 4-H’ers of the Month. She is a four year member of the Tarty Tuckers 4-H Club and a student at NPJHS. Dharma is currently the club’s President and works hard to plan ahead and be organized for the meetings. She has shown wonderful leadership in her role and leads meeting as a mature and honest leader should. Dharma goes above and beyond for her club and always makes an effort to include all of the group’s members in activities and discussions. Dharma is the daughter of Brian and Jennifer Fribley of Wadesville.

Helen Newton was also recently selected as one of two March 4-H’ers of the Month by the Posey County 4-H Council.

Helen is an eight year member of the Roaring Vikings 4-H Club and is a student at NPHS. As part of her 4-H experience this

Helen Newton year, Helen is the club’s current Secretary and plans to participate in her club’s 4-H Share-the-Fun talent show skit, community service activities and fundraisers. She always has her secretary’s report ready for the meetings and uses interesting questions to record roll call for the group. Helen is the daughter of Matthew and Julie Newton of Wadesville.

Both of these Posey County 4-H’ers will be awarded $25 at the 4-H Achievement Banquet in November. To receive this award, a 4-H’er must be nominated by a parent, 4-H Club Leader, or other adult.

The Posey County 4-H Council selects two winners every month, January through September. To find out more about this award or about Posey County 4-H in general, please contact the Purdue Extension-Posey County Office by calling 812- 838-1331 or emailing poseyces@purdue.edu.

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forward and realize our vision of a new use for the Harmony Way Bridge.”

In announcing the gift, Kent Parker, President of the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation said, “We are passionate about supporting initiatives in New Harmony that promote the long-term sustainability of our community. We feel the long-term stabilization and preservation of the Harmony Way Bridge is an important objective. We are grateful for the efforts of Indiana Landmarks and the Harmony Way Bridge Project committee, as well as the numerous parties, now and in the past, that have endeavored to preserve this important landmark.”

Additional information can be found in the attached document from the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation.

About the Harmony Way Bridge Project: This bridge reimagined as a pedestrian space would be a unique, regional destination for existing and new visitors to complement the already thriving tourism economy in New Harmony.

Sited adjacent to the Visitors’ Center at the Atheneum, it is a natural addition to the fabric of the visitor experience. https://www.harmonywaybridgeproject.com/

Sometime late Tuesday evening, a 10-inch pipeline reportedly at the bottom of Big Creek began leaking and the company immediately detected a breach in the pipeline.

Some 1,000 barrels or 42,000 gallons of diesel were spilled from a Marathon Petroleum pipeline near Solitude into Big Creek.

Marathon reportedly was pushing low-sulfur road diesel from its refinery in Robinson, Ill., south to the company’s Ohio River terminal in Mount Vernon, Ind., Turner said.

The 10-inch pipeline was immediately shut off after the signal per protocol.

Agencies on scene were working Wednesday to determine a more precise measurement, according to on-scene coordinator Kevin Turner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Still, he said this is “considered a large spill.”

Turner indicated there were at least 60 workers on the scene early. He said it is unlikely that there will be any environmental impact because of the anticipated quick clean-up.

“We’ve got vac trucks, skimmers, heavy equipment, and a boom working in the field,” Turner said.

Marathon representative Shane Pochard said first responders deployed two booms — strings of floating devices that block the fuel which sits on the surface of the water. Pochard said that responders were successful in containing the spill before it reached

‘Precinct’ continued from Page A1 parking,” noted David Whitten, a member of the County Election Board. Scott Moye, the other member present, agreed.

Another issue brought up by the county clerk was precinct Lynn West and Lynn East that normally vote at the Posey County 4-H Community Center. This year a $200 deposit is required to use the facility, as well as $100 rental charge, with an additional $100 an hour charged to open before 7 a.m.

Since the clerk routinely pays $50 rental per voting site, this is way over her budget. Don Mercer offered her use of the nearby Wilson Community Center for a $50 fee. “It is ADA approved and has tables, but needs work on the parking lot. When I told them that, I was sent a contract by the fair board saying to tell them what we wish to pay, but I want to make sure that is legal. I’m not sure what to do, so I’m asking you,” she told the commissioners.

Commissioner Carl Schmitz commented, “Since the fairground building is property tax exempt, we should work together as a community. I say propose a $50 rental charge in the contract and keep it at the Community Center.” The others agreed. President Alsop summed it up with, “it is better there than at the Wilson Center due to the traffic situation. We’ll work through this.”

The clerk also announced that so far, there are only six requests for absentee ballots, as compared with over 3,000 last year. Early voting will take place only at the Court House this spring on the two Saturdays before the election from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In other commission action: • Commissioners opened a public hearing to rezone a one-acre property at 7701 Bald Knob Road in Mount Vernon from A (Agricultural) to B-2 (Commercial General). The owners are Brian and Dorothy Black who wish to move about 70 cars to the site for storage inside and outside the building there. Remonstrators included an adjoining landowner who wondered if that would lower property value and be visible from the highway. Two others asked that a fence be required. The commission approved the rezoning with the stipulation that an eighth-foot tall screened fence be erected all around the property, with no cars parked outside of it or visible.

• Debra Bennett-Stearsman, Economic Development Coalition, reported that only one bid was received to demolish the final three houses in the current Blight Elimination Project. Naas LLC of Haubstadt bid $42,864 and it was approved. The pre-demolition planning meeting is set for April 4 at the City Hall and work should start on them, “shortly thereafter.”

• Comissioners approved several road closings for a 5K Run on June 2 hosted by the St. Wendel Men’s Club as part of their annual “Grillin’ and Chillin’ event. The race begins at 8 a.m. and should be finished by 9:30 a.m.

• A public hearing was opened concerning a nuisance violation at 371 Old Sand Road. The complaint was filed on February 26 and pictures were introduced of construction debris, metal objects, piles of junk and

overgrown weeds on the site. Present owner Charles Cissell spoke in his defense. “I just bought the property and am doing my best to clean it up.

This is the work of the former owner.

Just give me thirty days and it will all be gone,” he requested. The commissioners granted him an extension to get it cleaned up by their April 17 meeting.

• Jim Heck gave his annual Work One update report. He optimistically said Posey County’s workforce is at about 300 unemployed and looking for work, about 2.5 percent. This figure is down from 2.7 percent a year ago. He reminded everyone to get the word out to educators on their course “Boot Camp for Teachers” in the summer. “Sign up now and earn an $1100 stipend and continuing education credits,” he said. Their popular youth program at the Mount Vernon High School will probably be extended to North Posey School by the end of the year.

• In department reports, Sheriff Greg Oeth said there were 56 “renter” residents in the jail from other jurisdictions. County Treasurer Vicki Peerman announced tax bills will be out by April 1. Sabrina Harms reported that phone training on the new 911 system is completed. Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk noted that highway weight limit signs were removed last Friday after the recent flooding.

• The Treasurer reported a balance in the county budget at $26,894,089.71.

• The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3 at 9 a.m. in the Hovey House.

‘Peddlers’ continued from Page A1 permit. He said yes, but I told him I knew he didn’t because I issue them and it was a holiday that day and my office was closed!”

City Attorney Beth Higgins told council members that according to State law, a permit is required from the county firs, before the city can issue anything.

Local municipalities can add a second permit, if it is reasonable, but they cannot negate the county permit. It was decided that the ClerkTreasurer’s Office must require proof of a county permit before issuing the city permit. Councilman Larry Williams said he checked into the county permitting process and it is pretty daunting, with bonding required. He speculated that would give the police more leverage to do something about an unpermitted solicitor when called, and hopefully solve the problem.

Frank Deutsch, with Aerotech out of Energy, Ill., spoke at the meeting.

Aerotech is a Kirby vacuum distributor in six states and they are permitted everywhere, all the time. He added they like the idea of permits as they keep the bad ones out and gives citizens comfort knowing who is in their town going door to door. He told council members that what is happening here are people purporting to be with Kirby Aerotech and they are not.

Supposedly when a complaint was received earlier this week, he observed his people were 150 miles away. Mr. Deutsch also stated he has an Indiana Retail Merchants Certificate.

They do not just go and pull people off the street to do these demonstrations.

They are given background checks as well as extensive training, at their own expense, if they are going into homes.

In summary, Mayor Curtis stated to be very clear, to

get a city permit, a county permit is required for each selling individual with photo ID at the rate of $10 per day, or they must have an Indiana Retail Merchant Certificate, before Sitzman can issue a permit.

It was noted that a permit is not needed for those selling produce they have grown themselves. Religious solicitors do not need a permit as they are not selling anything tangible.

Non-profit groups, such as girl scouts selling cookies, do not need a permit.

In other council action: • Under legals, the council passed the third and final reading of the ordinance vacating the North/South alley between Vine Street and Chestnut Street as requested by TMI. It will be ordinance 18-8.

• The council heard the second reading of an ordinance of additional appropriations in the Public Safety Tax Fund. The public hearing on this issue is slated for the next meeting on April 12.

• The ordinance amending the schedule of rates and charges to be collected by the City of Mount Vernon from the customers served by the Municipal Sewer Utility passed on first reading. A public hearing is slated for April 26.

• Attorney Higgins stated the final legal item is the first reading on a request to rezone 812 West Eighth Street from M-1 (light manufacturing) to

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M-2 (medium manufacturing). The owners are Old Orchard LLC and the petitioners are Rick Mileham and Ron Knoblet. The purpose for the rezoning is that M-1 does not allow for outside storage, but M-2 does. Anything stored outside, mainly scaffolding, would be stored on racks and not on the ground.

This issue came before the Area Plan on March 8 and was recommended by a vote of 6-0. Councilman Mark Pharr asked which street will be used for the entrance. Mr. Mileham replied that the main gate will be on Eighth Street, with no big trucks or semis, only one-ton pick-ups with a trailer delivering the goods. The area will also be completely fenced.

With those assurances, it passed on first reading.

• Councilwoman-atLarge Becky Higgins said the Bicentennial Committee has gifted the city with another historical marker.

Located at Riverbend Park, it tells the story of the origin of the Hoop Pole.

• Mayor Curtis stated

bids were let on the State Street project that day and he hopefully will have details tomorrow. He added he will get that information to council members as soon as possible.

• The council appointed Ken Juncker to another term on the Mount Vernon Economic Development Commission.

• In department reports, Fourth District Councilman Mark Clements commented there was significant flooding at the riverfront and he would like to thank the boy scouts for the great job they did on clean up down there. Mayor Curtis agreed and added the street department did a great job as well.

• Acting as the Water Utility Board, the board paid claims and heard a report from Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray stating they were going to relocate a water line on State Street for the upcoming street project, but have since found out they will be able to abandon it entirely, so it is no longer an issue.

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“If the diesel had made it to the Wabash, then we would not be able to collect any of it,” said Turner, who added that the fuel traveled nearly four miles before being stopped at Lower New Harmony Road. “We now have a different response than just watching it go down the river, which for the environment is a good thing.”

The EPA official said he believes the spill will not have much impact on the wildlife in the area — agencies have not yet seen any fish kills associated with the spill, he added, and many migratory song birds have not yet arrived in the area.

Efforts were still underway late Sunday evening on recovery of the fuel, though it is unclear how much of the diesel was recovered.

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‘Deputies’ continued from Page A1 the other from the town. Fallowfield stressed the importance of residents returning the surveys to help the town qualify for grants that might come available.

• Town Clerk Julie Mayo returned to the meeting for the first time since a stay in the hospital. Mayo advised that users of Poseyville gas will have a slight adjustment downward for the next three months. She also requested that the users of the Poseyville Ball Fields be contacted to see if they will be able to contribute to the payment for electricity used to light the baseball fields in the evenings.

• Poseyville Fire Chief Sam Martin advised members of the town council that there has been updates as to Standard Operating Procedures at the department, especially since all town buildings are secured by digital lock and the area surrounding city buildings in now videotaped. He ensured that a new copy of the SOP will be made available for the town safe.

• Fallowfield reminded those in attendance that the townwide clean-up day has been set for Saturday, May 12. There will be several activities during the day including a townwide yard sale as well as the Boy Scout cook-out at the Poseyville Community Center. Roll-backs will be provided in the town to help in clean-up efforts. This year, the recycle center will also take televisions at a cost of $25 for 27-inch and under televisions, $30 for larger sizes and $55 for the large projection televisions.

The collection sites will be manned from 8 a.m. until noon and the roll-backs will remain in place until Monday morning to help residents dispose of waste and unused items.

• Finally, the Poseyville Town Marshall asked to remind residents that keeping livestock in the town limits is a violation of town laws. He indicated that he had received calls regarding the matter and that he will enforce the town’s statutes.

The Poseyville Town Council will meet again on Wednesday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. at the Poseyville Town Hall.

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At left: Susan Zink portrays Patsy Cline in the Civic Theatre’s production of “Always ... Patsy Cline.”

Above: Pianist Donna Grabert was one of four Posey County natives involved with the Civic Theatre’s production of “Always ... Patsy Cline.” Photos by Dave Pearce

Always Patsy Veteran actress fulfills dream of portraying beloved music star influence with the Barbra Streisand and Dolly Parton, but my daddy loved Patsy Cline,” Zink comments. “When I auditioned for this show, there are 27 songs in that show. I knew 25 of them by heart. I already knew her music.”

A seasoned Civic Theatre actress, Zink was cast in her first role there at six-years-old — as Gretl, the youngest Von Trapp child in the “Sound of Music.” She’s been cast in additional Civic productions, including “What About Love,” “Ruthless,” “Les Misérables,” “Urinetown” and “Cabaret.”

Of all her performances, though, “Always … Patsy Cline” means the most to Zink.

“It was a dream on the bucket list. I got to check that one off,” she admits.

“I may not do another thing singing in my life, but for a moment, I got to fulfill a dream role. I thank Kevin Roach [Evansville Civic Theatre director]. If I’ve thanked him once, I’ve thanked him a thousand times for casting me.”

Zink appreciates not only her talented director, a Mount Vernon native, but all Posey County people who helped to bring the house down: co-star, Kelly Trafton; musical director, Kelli Kibby; the multi-talented steel and electric gui-

By Pam Robinson In the world of Mount Vernon resident Susan Zink, there has been always Patsy Cline. Zink’s love for, and portrayal of, the ground-breaking country music star endeared her to audiences, especially Posey County audiences, at Evansville Civic Theatre recently.

The Civic Theatre’s production of “Always … Patsy Cline” played to sold-out crowds for two weekends, March 9-11 and March 16-18. The show was so popular, audiences begged for another weekend run. (Some patrons wondered out loud if the cast might not go on tour.) Since the Patsy Cline estate must give permission for all performances, Zink explained, the timing wouldn’t allow an extension, much less a tour.

“The musical focuses on the real-life friendship between Patsy Cline and an ardent fan, Louise Seger. The friendship formed a few years before Cline’s untimely death in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, at the age of 30.

“I’ll never not know a memory where Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand or Patsy Cline wasn’t played at my house on a record player. My mother was an

Susan Zink belts out one of many Patsy Cline’s songs during the production of “Always ... Patsy Cline.” Photo by Dave Pearce tar player, Andrew “Boots” DeKemper; and pianist, Donna Grabert.

She still remains honored and flattered by the number of Posey County patrons packing the audience.

“Posey County did represent our opening night. I think I sold over a

hundred tickets just for Posey County alone. Every night after opening night, they actually had to say, ‘Don’t rush the stage,’” Zink shares about the enthusiasm of Posey County patrons for

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‘March Madness’ living up to its name

By Chris Morlan This week’s spotlight is all about bracket busters. I’m taking a week off from the regular sports spotlight since we are just beginning the spring sports season.

This week I wanted to talk about this years NCAA basketball tournament or as everyone calls it “March Madness.”

This years’ tournament is one of those odd years when there is not a clear-cut favorite to win the tournament. Many people picked Virginia, Arizona and Michigan State to win the tournament. Those paper brackets were probably thrown in a fire pit in a backyard.

The overall number one team, University of Virginia made history losing to a number sixteen seed University of MarylandBaltimore County (UMBC) 7454. The sixteen seed have never beat a one seed and were 0-135 before the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history happened in Charlotte, North Carolina.

UMBC is the first sixteen seed to ever win a NCAA tournament game and barely made the tournament. They won their conference tournament on a last second shot to beating Vermont to advance to the big dance. We all knew that someday, the sixteen seed would upset the number one seed, but many of us didn’t expected it to happen this year.

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There were many upsets in the first round of this years’ tournament. The Loyola Chicago Ramblers upset the third seed Miami Hurricanes 64-62 for their first game in the tournament in 33 years. Marshall upset heavily favorite Wichita State 81-75 for their first appearance in the tournament since 1987.

Then, there was one of the favorites to win the tournament, Arizona Wildcats playing against an unknown (Buffalo) team from the Mid-American Conference.

Buffalo beat Arizona badly 8968.

The second round of the tournament had a few unexpected upsets when Loyola beat Tennessee, Syracuse beat one of the favorites Michigan State and Texas A&M put a beating on the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels.

Loyola is the fourth eleven seeded team to advance to the final four. 2011 VCU, 2006 George Mason and 1986 LSU all advanced to the Final Four. Of the three that completed NCAA

Tournaments that featured an eleven seed in the Final Four, none have advanced to the title game and lost their national semifinal matchups.

This year is also the first time that one region since the seeding in 1979. There is no top-four seeds advancing to the Sweet Sixteen from the South Region.

The teams that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in this region were number five Kentucky, number seven Nevada, number nine Kansas State and number eleven Loyola.

The University of Virginia have faced the upset bug in their past. On December 23, 1982, the Cavaliers were the number one team with the best player at the time in college basketball that included three-time national player of the year Ralph Sampson.

Virginia played the Chaminade University Silverswords and lost

77-72. This game has been called college basketball’s biggest upset. The question now is which Virginia upset is bigger than the other or do both the 1982 and 2018 teams stand alone as the biggest upsets ever in the game of college basketball.

Another game that shocked me in the past was in 1983. This was the National Championship game between the heavily favorite Houston Cougars (nicknamed Phi Slama Jama) with Akeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Coach Jim Valvano led the Wolfpack and became the archetype of the “Cinderella team.” North Carolina State won the national title 54-52.

The ending of the final is one of the most famous in college basketball history, with buzzerbeating dunk by Lorenzo Charles grabbing a missed shot that was

air balled by Dereck Whittenburg to win the game. I was nine-years-old when this game was played. I watched it at my grandmother’s house and was in total shock when the Wolfpack won. Houston was favored big to win this game.

One of the greatest games in college basketball history was in 1992 during the NCAA Tournament between Kentucky and Duke. Grant Hill threw a full court pass to Christian Laettner for the game winning shot with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime to beat the Wildcats 104-103. This is another game I remember like it was yesterday. I was 18-years-old on spring break in Florida when I watched this game This time of the year is one of my favorites and I’m like a kid on Christmas morning during the first Thursday and Friday of the tournament. I look forward to March Madness every year and place it at the top of my favorite sporting events. The other is the annual fantasy football draft on Labor Day weekend. Upsets and underdogs also make the game exciting. Seeing teams or players you’ve never heard of beat the top teams is always exciting. This was a tough year filling out a bracket. Maybe next year will be your year and you won’t have to toss that bracket in the fireplace.

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‘Patsy Cline’ continued from Page B1 their stars. “So we had to come out front to meet all the patrons so they wouldn’t try to get backstage to meet us.”

A highlight of her stage work includes working with co-star Kelly Trafton, who played Patsy Cline’s fan and good friend, Louise Seger. Zink and Trafton had worked together previously in “Cabaret” at Civic Theatre, but their roles didn’t place them close together.

Their work in “Always …

Patsy Cline” started a reallife friendship between the two women similar to that between Patsy and Louise.

“I got to work with an incredible actress named Kelly Trafton. The number one compliment I heard from all the patrons was ‘How long have you guys been best friends?’ That really was the case. We developed such an appreciation for Patsy and her music,” Zink states.

A deep bond of friendship formed between Zink and Trafton, Zink details, as they worked independently on lines in the weeks Susan Zink, portraying Patsy Cline, and electric guitar leading up to tech week, or player, Andrew “Boots” DeKemper perform during the the week of dress rehearsrecent production of “Always ... Patsy Cline.” Photo by als immediately preceding the opening of “Always ...

Dave Pearce Patsy Cline.” The hugs they

shared as Patsy and Louise were heartfelt from sharing loss and heartache as they talked about the passing of Zink’s parents and Trafton’s father.

“Kelly is just easy to get along with. You start a conversation and you feel like you’ve known her forever,” Zink says. “She’s extremely talented, and I was blessed to share the stage with her.”

About Trafton in character, Zink emphasizes, “She was so Louise. She is so funny.”

Even Trafton admits she sees a lot of Louise in herself.

“She and I have a lot in common. We’re pretty outgoing and at times comical. There is an element in me that lets things fly out of my mouth without thinking like her,” Trafton comments. “She was a very loving character. She was an ardent fan of Patsy’s music.

I can buy that. I’m still star struck, from a kid to now, by people who are talented, whether it’s acting or singing. She was such a great fan of Patsy. More or less, she was just fun.”

For both Zink and Trafton, their passion for the stage gave them the bound-

less enthusiasm and energy to rehearse Monday through Thursday, 6-9 p.m., while working their day jobs.

Tech week meant dress rehearsals until 11 p.m.

Zink is a senior chemist at AstraZeneca with another bachelor’s degree in engineering graphics and a host of additional courses in chemistry, physics and biology. With a B.A. in theatre from USI, Trafton has taught eighth-grade English at North Posey Junior High School for four years. She deserves special applause for teaching middle and high school English a total of 21 years now.

“I love community theatre,” Zink comments. “You give back to the community.

You get your five minutes of fame on the stage. It’s a way to still keep up with a God-given gift. I may not be a famous Patsy Cline, but for five minutes, I’m a big fish in a small pond. It feels great.”

Posey County’s Patsy Cline will be famous at Hawg ‘n Sauce, for sure.

Owner Jeff Schelhorn called dibs on the Civic Theatre show picture of Patsy in her red western outfit sewn

by Tammy Mobley, yet another Posey County person. Zink has a standing invitation to sing as Patsy at Hawg ‘n Sauce. Rumor has it, she might be persuaded to do the honors sometime this summer.

“I can’t pick out a favorite song,” Zink confides.

“One day, it’s ‘Walking After Midnight,’ and then the next day, it’s I love singing, ‘I Fall to Pieces.” And then it’s, oh my God, “If You’ve Got Leaving on Your Mind.” There’s all of them.

You can’t replace a Patsy.

It’s one of those timeless voices we’ll always listen to.

For a brief moment, I was very blessed to imitate her.”

Zink’s portrayal of Patsy Cline was so convincing, at least one audience member believed — for a magical moment — she sat in the presence of the great singer.

“I love you, Patsy,” an elderly patron yelled toward the stage.

“I thought, ‘I hope I’m doing Patsy proud.’ Maybe she’s looking down from up in heaven, saying ‘That little girl is doing a pretty good job on my music.’ That was a highlight, knowing I touched a lot of people.”

No doubt, Susan Zink has done Patsy Cline proud with a humanity and warmth as rich as her singing voice.

Posey County’s own Patsy Cline has inspired one young girl to dream of a career acting and singing on stage — just like Zink. The girl and her mother beam bright smiles as they stand next to Zink in a photo op.

Another star is born. In such a world, we can rest assured, there’s always Patsy Cline.

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Court News Arrests March 13 Ryan Shelton - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery - MVPD March 14 Justice Eldridge Poseyville - Operating with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Operating While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Reckless Driving - PCS Cortland Pace - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Criminal Mischief x Two (petition to revoke) - PCS Jeffery Morrow - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended - ISP March 15 Ryan Neumann - Wadesville - Operating While Intoxicated - ISP

Austin Kusturin - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Auto Theft, Theft - MVPD March 16 Wesley Barnes - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Driving While Suspended - MVPD

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March 17 Tara Hancock - Mount Vernon - Criminal Trespass – MVPD William Upton - Crossville, Ill. - Operating While Intoxicated, Driving While Suspended, Possession of a Controlled Substance - ISP March 18 David McCarty, Jr Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Operating While

March 9 12:52 p.m. - Citizen Assist - Caller advised they have a truck trying to leave with their trailer and that company will not let them Lexan Lane, Mount Vernon 3:29 p.m. - Message Caller advised female subject has been texting and calling caller - Fifth St, Mount Vernon 8:46 p.m. - Suspicious Two male teenagers, One is wearing a gray hood, being sneaky. Request officers

check it out - Water Street, Mount Vernon 9:41 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - six to ten juveniles, knocking on doors and hiding. Also, jumped into the road as car went by - Diamond Island Road, Wadesville 9:52 p.m. - Structure Fire - Caller advised there is a barn on fire, is fully involved - Lee Road, New Harmony

Money - Reference fake $20 bill - Forth St, Mount Vernon 6:09 p.m. - Fight - Two black males and female fighting in the street Lower New Harmony Road, Mount Vernon 6:52 p.m. - Suspicious Caller advised male subject just tried to jump him - Water Street, Mount Vernon

March 10 3:24 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Can hear a male and female yelling at each other - Locust Street, Mount Vernon 5:40 a.m. - Suspicious Male subject is driving up and down the street with no lights on - Edson Street, Mount Vernon 8:03 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised male subject in residence causing issues, no weapons - 8th Street, Mount Vernon 12:36 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised mother is on the property and will not leave - Fletchall, Poseyville 1:04 p.m. - Loud Music Advised subjects at corner have music thumping - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 1:11 p.m. - Drive-off $44.32 taken, believes it is a white Dodge but not for sure - 4th Street, Mount Vernon 1:19 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Request units ASAP for disturbance at neighbors - Cardinal Drive, Mount Vernon 8:57 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised she can hear a male subject screaming loudly and can hear kids crying - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 9:31 p.m. - Threatening - Was threatened over Facebook. Caller advised she has screen-shots - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon March 11 12:31 a.m. - Noise Complaint - Caller advised there is loud music in this area - Second Street, Mount Vernon 12:38 a.m. - Suspicious - Couple of 5/8 inch log chains, a torch, some tanks, a cart and a dolly were taken - Old Beech Road, New Harmony 8:28 a.m. - Counterfeit

March 12 4:48 p.m. - Caller is wanting to speak with an officer in reference suspicious text messages - Blackford Road, Mount Vernon 4:48 p.m. - Animal Complaint - Full cow and calf headed toward Mount Vernon on the side of the road - No location 6:17 p.m. - Harassment Reference to mother harassing and texting her - Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon March 13 12:46 p.m. - Advised wife is being held in the apartment by her ex - Mill Street, Mount Vernon 4:07 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised his wife has lost it, tore everything up - Wade Road, Wadesville 5:11 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised there was a domestic this morning - Mill Street, Mount Vernon 6:50 p.m. - Suspicious Odor - Strong odor of marijuana emanating from building - West Street, Poseyville 7:30 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Male juvenile causing issues - No location 8:05 p.m. - Threatening - Has threatening text messages on her phone. Request an officer - Story Street, Poseyville Traffic Violations Rebecca L. Palmer, 34, Mount Vernon, false/fictitious registration, $10.00 plus costs; Deacon Parker, 18, Chandler, 68/55, $9.50 plus costs; Pankajkumar J. Patel, 58, Mt. Prospect, IL, 80/55, $19.50 plus costs; Zackery P. Raber, 26, Albion, IL, 46/30, $14.50 plus costs; Ramanus I. Rapier, 31, Boonville, expired plates, dismissed; Quynci M. Rhyne, 22, Evansville,

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Julie L. Robb, 38, Mount Vernon, no valid driver’s license, failure to appear; Katie Rodriguez, 22, Mount Vernon, driving while suspended, failure to appear; Carl T. Short, 17, Griffin, following too closely, dismissed; Christina L. Smith, 49, Norris City, IL, 68/55, $9.50 plus costs; Christina N. Stephens, 29, Evansville, driving while suspended, failure to appear; Teela Temme, 22, Wadesville, driving while suspended, $9.50 plus costs; Dwight C. Thomas, 73, Creal Springs, IL, no valid driver’s license dismissed; Chiquita S. Todd, 37, Memphis, TN, 78/60, $9.50 plus costs; Billiejean Voliva, 23, Carmi, IL, 74/55, $14.50 plus costs; Bryce A. Weger, 20, Lawrenceville, IL, 70/60, $9.50 plus costs; Peggy S. Wilderman, 48, Wadesville, 65/55, $9.50 plus costs.

Amy G. Woolsey, 38, New Harmony, 47/30, $14.50 plus costs; Scot A. Wright, 20, Evansville, 90/70, $14.50 plus costs.

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Some of the Koester cows enjoy chewing on their feed mixture while the robotic feed pusher (in the distance) does its job of keeping the feed pushed easily within the cows’ reach. Photo by Pam Robinson

In the age of technology

From left, Jim Koester stands with his nephew, Sam Koester, in front of the 6,000-gallon temperaturecontrolled milk holding tank and the Koester dairy facility. Jim Koester and his son, Eric, run their own milk hauling business and pick up the milk every other day from the tank, which the Koester cows fill up every three days. Photo by Pam Robinson

Koester Bros. had family in mind when they invested in robotic dairy operation

By Pam Robinson The sign at Koester Bros. Farms proudly displays the date—1886—the four brothers’ great grandfather, Joseph Koester, bought the original homestead. The next year, their grandpa, affectionately called “Pop,” was born. This 19th century father-son team raised grain crops and milked a cow or two with their bare hands.

Not until Pop’s son, Ralph Koester, brought his bride, Loretta (Rexing) to the homestead in 1951, did the first real dairy operation start.

Three generations have operated the dairy, starting with Ralph and Loretta in 1951. Their sons, the Koester Bros. — Jim, Ray, Duane and Dale — and now the sons of the four brothers — Jim’s son, Eric; Ray’s son, Sam; Duane’s son, Layne; and Dale’s son, Travis — create the second and third generations.

“Her family was from a dairy farm,” explains Ralph and Loretta’s eldest son, Jim. “Her dad and her brothers gave Mom and Dad four heifers for a wedding present, and that’s how they got started in the dairy business.”

Today, Koester Bros. Farms maintains its grain operations and calving at the original homestead. Their dairy business has outgrown that location, however, and is housed in a relatively new two-story facility built in 2012, tucked away on a gravel road just a stone’s throw southeast of the homestead. The lower level features the milk tank room, the milking parlor and a spacious cow barn. The upstairs contains the office, complete with an observation deck overlooking the cow barn.

A 2013 Purdue graduate in agricultural economics, Sam Koester provided a tour of the dairy facility last week. Typically, a tour represents an honor reserved for state political leaders to allow the Koesters to advocate for agriculture. For someone with memories of chores in a three-stall 20th Century milk barn, the tour meant jolting awake to the reality of progress in the 21st century, the age of technology, even for cows.

State-of-the-art robotics manage the milking and other chores at the facility. Four vertical rectangular-shaped robots milk the herd of 200 Holstein heifers whenever their udders expand and they step up for relief. The robots send the milk into a temperature-controlled milk tank to await delivery to the processing plant.

“The cows get on their own schedule as to when they milk. The robot will milk them only up to five times a day. When they come in, the arm swings under there, and there’s a brush that brushes off each of the teats and sanitizes again — brushes them twice. After that, the robot scans her udder with a 3-D laser, and then it will attach each of the quarters and milk them individually,” Sam explains.

“In the old milk parlor, you hand attached every milker. When you got done milking, it threw off the milker cups. With this system, it

will detach from each quarter individually as it finishes milking instead of the whole thing coming off. It’s so much better this way. The old system overmilked some quarters if there was more milk in one quarter than in another.”

The new system stands light years away, like something out of Star Trek, compared to the hand-placed milkers attached to a milk bucket.

The simple contraption was hooked up to a vacuum line feeding into a holding tank. Sam recalls his grandparents, Ralph and Loretta, would have started with such a simple system in a four-stall milk parlor. The cows would have demanded the couple to be on the farm morning and night just to keep the cows milked.

Granted, Sam admits, the Koester Bros. spent two to three months training the cows to step up to the robots on their own for milking back in 2012 when the whole herd moved to the new dairy location. The men led the cows into the milking parlor a couple of times a day until the cows walked in on their own. Since then, though, Sam says when new cows are introduced to the herd, they usually adjust to the robots within a couple of weeks.

Another robot shaped like a mound helps out in the cow barn. Almost hourly, the robotic feed pusher sweeps back the feed toward the cow stalls, easily within the cows’ reach. Sam comments the robotic feed pusher helps the cows after they push the feed away while sorting the feed mixture (from the Koesters’ own grain operation) for their favorite corn.

The robotic feed pusher is a help to Sam also.

“As one of my first jobs at the old farm, I had to get a broom and scraper and push the feed closer to the cows about three times a day,” he recalls.

Not only does the dairy require no human hands for milking and pushing feed, but small work is made of cleaning also. The robots are primarily self-cleaning with cleaning fluids regulated by computer. If anything goes wrong, Sam says, whoever is on-call for the dairy receives a cell phone alert immediately, whatever the time, day or night. Otherwise, the manufacturer does routine maintenance on the robots every four months.

Even cow paddies present no problem at Koester Bros. Farms. “There is an electric motor with a sled that runs on a timer, and it pulls all of the manure out of the barn and into a chute that goes into our manure storage. Some of the barn is not scraped automatically, so we do that by hand, but it is pretty minimal,” Sam states.

“There’s a saying, ‘Take care of your cows, and your cows take care of you. If they need something, a lot of cows will bawl or bellow — moo, but in here, it’s usually dead quiet,” he adds.

The Koester cows were definitely chewing their cuds or replenishing them or lying down.

No mooing was heard even when the camera flashed. One cow turned out to be a real prin-

A cow steps up to the robotic milking machine at Koester Bros. Farms. The state-of-the art robotic dairy operation allows the Koesters to spend time caring for their cows instead of milking them and to tend to their labor-intensive grain operation as well. Photo by Sam Koester cess and followed the camera for vanity’s sake.

In return for their cow palace, each cow produces on average 10 gallons of milk per day, Sam says. As a result, the herd of 200 cows fill a 6,000-gallon, temperature-controlled holding tank about every three days. Jim Koester and his son, Eric, run their own milk hauling business, Sam shares, to deliver this milk, and the milk of additional area farmers, to the processing plants.

The Koesters maintain their replacement herd by raising calves through artificial insemination. Breeding is scheduled throughout the year so the number of milking cows remain consistent. Steers are sold at market.

Sam quotes his father, Ray, concerning the passion behind the awe-inspiring dairy opera

tion. Ray speaks for all the Koester brothers in wanting to take care of their most valuable resource — their children.

“One of the reasons they invested in this [robotic dairy], my dad said, they hated to see all their sons go get college educations and come home and spend all their time milking cows,” Sam comments. “We also have our grain operation, which takes a lot of labor. We wanted to have more time to spend caring for our cows versus milking. We have more time to care for their needs, and the robots do all the milking.

We have time to do all our grain farming also.

The robotic system has given us the ability to pursue expanding our grain operation all while caring for our cows well.”

The third generation of young dairy farmers all have graduated or are headed toward graduation from Purdue. Of course, their love for the farm grew as they did. When growing up, Sam was active in 4-H for 10 years, showing (what else?) prize dairy cows.

Sam serves now on the Posey County Farm Bureau Board. “Farm Bureau is a very rewarding organization to be a part of,” he states. He holds membership in Dairy Farmers of America as well.

Somehow, Sam has found the time to woo Emma Stasi from Evansville. The couple will wed this coming June 3, 2018. Trained as a licensed ESL teacher in elementary education, Emma loves the Koester cows and calves, Sam says, in spite of (perhaps because of) always living in the city.

Only time will tell if another group of Boilermakers will create the fourth generation of Koester dairy farmers. The milk may actually be out of this world by then.

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2018-2019 MOUNT VERNON FFA

The Mount Vernon Agriculture Department has had a busy spring. The Livestock Judging Teams attended the Tennessee Agribition in Lebanon Tn., we took two teams to the Regional Enivorthon Contest on March 13 at the Purdue Agricultural Station in Dubios County. We took 18 students to District Contest at North East Dubios on March 16. We came home with some serious hardware. Discovery Quiz Bowl- first place ( State Bound) - Austin Bell, Matthew Alder, Noah Woods, and Andrew Pfieffer Quiz Bowl: third place out of 12 teams- Hayley Kueber, Kelsey Lang, Alexis Alldredge, Autumn Nikki Upshaw Collier Creed: first Place ( state bound): Amber Allyn Prepared Freshman Public Speaking: first place ( State Bound) Jenna Veatch Essay: third place out of nine: Amber Collier Advanced Prepared Public Speaking: first Place ( State Bound), Maria Turner Hort./Landscape Demo: first place (State Bound), Hannah Lang, Kelsey Lang Food Science Demo: Maria Turner and Anna Weis, Ag. Mech Demo: Colton Curl and Gunnar Lewandowski, and Welding: John Chamness. All first place finishers will attend Indiana State FFA Convention at Purdue, June 18-21.

FFA Members will also be attending the Farm Bureau Fifth Grade Farm Day April 4.

The Mount Vernon FFA Banquet will be held April 19 in the High School Cafeteria at 6 p.m. If you would like an invitation please call Mrs. Schmidt at the High School to make your reservation.

The Mount Vernon Greenhouse will be open to the public on April 14, 2018 starting at 9 a.m. until noon. After opening day the greenhouse will open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. until noon until sold out of items. We are extremely excited about our offerings this year.

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Members of the 2018-2019 Mount Vernon FFA include front row, l to r: Maria Turner, Hannah Lang, Alexis Alldredge, Amber Collier, Jenna Veatch, and Autumn Collier. Middle row, l to r: Andrew Pfieffer, Austin Bell, Hayley Kueber, Kelsey Lang, and Anna Weis. Back row, l to r: Matthew Adler, Noah Woods, John Chamness, Colton Curl, and Gunnar Lewandowski. Photo submitted sum, Begonia, four color varieties of Coleus, two variations of Dahlias, Dianthus, Spikes, four variations of Geraniums, Marigolds, Osteosprermum, nine color variations of Petunias, Vinca, two color variations of Gerbera, and Beefmaster tomatoes. New this year we are offering a limited supply of perenials; Aquile-

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The Kings and Queens 4-H club meets in Mount Vernon twice a month. They enjoy participating in share the fun and community service projects. The club has a range of members from third-grade up to high school. Members participate in many activities and projects at the 4-H fair each year. Katy Lang and Tammy Schneider are the club leaders. Pictured are, front row, l to r: Madelyn Moore, Mallory Kuhn, Libby Reese, Lida Isham, and Eli McFadin. Middle row: Jackson O’Daniel, Lilly Denning, Sydney Redman, Kyra Rainey, Jayley Hamilton, Shelby Lang, Addy McFadin, and Olivia Esche. Back row: Bryan Wildeman, Hank Denning, Emily Juncker, Natalie Kuhn, Sam Heckman, Hayley Kueber, Madison O’Daniel, Kelsey Lang, Hannah Lang, Blake McFadin, Olivia Benthall, and Daniel Juncker. Photo submitted

North Posey FFA News Reporters: Jacob French and Camden Bender The North Posey FFA observed National FFA Week from February 19-23.

The chapter conducted several activities for the members. Tuesday was FFA jacket, so the members wore their jackets during the school day. On Wednesday, the chapter hosted their annual pork chop dinner for the junior high and high school faculty and staff, as well as the advisory committee, the Board of Education, administrators, and all FFA members. Two hundred were served in the agriculture room and shop.

The chapter would like to thank Mr. John Beuligmann and Mr. Danny Bender for their helping in preparing the pork chop.

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tion. Thanks also goes out to Mr. Dennis Crawford, Mr. Frank Bender, and Mr. Jeff Farrar for their assistance.

Thursday the members supported the chapter by wearing their FFA t-shirts for this year. Ending the week, Equipment Day was Friday; several FFA members drove farm machinery to school. We greatly appreciate our Board of Education and Administrators for their constant support of the agriculture program and FFA. The members competed in the District X Leadership Contest on Friday, March 16 at Northeast Dubois High School. In Discover Creed, Reagan Koester finished second. She also competed in Discover Public Speaking and finished third. Sam Belt placed fourth in the Creed Contest.

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Danielle Perry placed first in her Secretary’s Book while Jarrett Motz placed first with his Treasurer’s Book.

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Agriculture abroad: Extension director takes once-in-a-lifetime trip

By Pam Robinson Posey County native Hans Schmitz, the new Purdue Extension Director and Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources in our county, sat down last week to discuss his three-week trip, starting in Portugal and ending in Spain. As his itinerary and group blog detail, he traveled February 24 through March 10 as one of the 29-member class of the prestigious Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program, or Indiana ALP, with coordinator, Beth Archer, leading the trip.

The Indiana ALP is sponsored through AgrIInstitute, an independent organization committed to agricultural leadership and education, located in Danville, Ind. Schmitz said he applied to the Indiana ALP program early in 2016, was accepted in March or April 2016 and started his first educational session in July 2016.

He added he has attended another session every two or three months within the state, except for one national session in Washington, D.C. and the three-week international experience in Portugal and Spain.

The Indiana ALP Class of 2017 was directed to Portugal and Spain since none of its members had ever trav-

eled to Portugal and only one had traveled to Spain, Schmitz said. The AgrIInstitute wanted the international trip to stand as a true once-in-a-lifetime experience for all class members.

The class started in Portugal, making its way from Lisbon to Evora before entering Spain at Seville and traveling beyond to Jerez, Antequerra, Motril, Almuñecar, Granada and Cordoba before ending in Madrid.

Each day, two members of the class took turns maintaining a daily blog post about their agricultural adventure.

Schmitz and his classmates received hands-on instruction, visiting farms and agriculture companies, regarding agriculture in Portugal and Spain. In turn, the Indiana agricultural leaders taught their hosts about the agricultural market in Indiana. The trip brought about good diplomatic ties and, needless to say, a wealth of information.

“We were at the Portuguese embassy and at the Spanish embassy at the beginning and end of our trip, respectively, and we did get to meet the agricultural attaché for both countries.

She actually rode with us for about three days during the Portugal side of things.

So we got to spend a lot of

time with her, and she got to figure out what Indiana agriculture was like. She was a Massachusetts girl who had grown up and knew a little bit about the Northeast in agriculture, but hadn’t ever really been to the Midwest.

So we got to teach her what products we grow, produce, market, and she let us know how Spanish and Portuguese agriculture impacts nationally and Indiana products,” Schmitz explains.

“As one example, we were able to tour a cork production facility in Portugal.

The company we were touring had such a market share on cork, particularly cork for wine bottles here in Indiana likely come from that company in Portugal.”

A trip to Spain would lack flavor without noticing the travel through olive country. The tour provided a lesson in agricultural economics.

“There were tons and tons and tons of olive trees,” Schmitz stresses. “In the grocery stores around here, Spanish olives can be picked up, but you can also pick up Italian olives. The Spanish market is such, if you are buying an Italian olive, it’s probably a Spanish olive that went to Italy to get processed and then came to the states.”

As a result of the extra export step, Schmitz acknowledges, Italian olives potentially may be more expensive than Spanish olives at the grocer.

Schmitz and the Indiana ALP Class of 2017 took

Hans Schmitz, the new Purdue Extension Director and Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources in Posey County recently traveled to Portugal and Spain as part of a agriculture leadership and education course.

Photo by Pam Robinson the rain with them, it would seem, on their trip.

“We also had the interesting perspective that the Iberian Peninsula (which includes Portugal and Spain) had been dealing with a drought for about five years, and it rained every single day we were over there.

There were flooding conditions, and some places we couldn’t visit. There were orange trees that were in full production that couldn’t be harvested so we could literally watch oranges rot on the tree if we wanted to. Not the greatest,” he explains.

Then he adds with a chuckle, “One of our hosts said

a bunch of Indiana people came over and fixed their drought.”

Schmitz leaves no doubt the international agriculture market is important to Posey County agriculture as it relates to our exports as well.

“Posey County is an export market. Our corn, our beans, our wheat can go virtually anywhere in the world,” he reflects. “Back in October, Pew Research came out with a countyby-county analysis of what counties’ economic activity is reliant on exports. Posey County is third in the nation — 51.3 percent of our coun-

ty’s GDP is export related.

“That said, Sabic and AstraZeneca are probably the two biggest on the export side. But at the Port, we’ve got plenty of agriculture companies shipping barges down through Louisiana out to various places around the world.”

The son of Posey County Commissioner Carl Schmitz and his wife, Delene, Hans Schmitz earned his Bachelor of Science in Applied Meteorology and his Master of Science in Agricultural Meteorology from Purdue University. He has been with Purdue Extension Services since 2008 when he started out at the Orange County office. For seven years before accepting his position in Posey County, he worked in the Gibson County office.

In addition to serving Posey County farmers through his Purdue Extension position, he serves on the Posey County Area Plan Commission. At the state level, he participates on the Infield Advantage Advisory Committee. He works with a group of educators in a twelve-state region as well to focus on weather and climate issues.

Schmitz welcomes the opportunity to present a program about his recent trip to Portugal and Spain to Posey County organizations. He can schedule presentations when someone calls the Posey County Purdue Extension office at (812) 838-1331 or emails him at hschmitz@purdue.edu.

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Members of the Tarty Tucker 4-H Club include: Front row, left to right: Jenna Wehmer, Lilly Donner, Katie Payne, and Ruthie Meyer. Second row, l to r: Jazalyn Ward, Grace Cullman, Samantha Payne, Anneliese Mayes, and Megan Panye. Third row, l to r: Audra Morlock, Luke Donner, Julianne Pardon, Brant Oakley, and Grant Cullman. Back row, l to r: Kayla Morlan, Dharma Fribley, Landon Epley, Grace Glaser, and Kaitlyn Oakley. Not Pictured: Addyson Lingafelter, Abigail Pardon, and Jaydyn Wehmer. Photo submitted

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The Tarty Tucker 4-H club started the year off strong with officer elections on October 11, 2017.

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On December 6, 2017 we had an amazing time at the club Christmas Party. The club provided pizza and drinks. All club members brought items to go into gift bags for the residents of Premiere Health Care in New Harmony. Thanks to Khristy Donner for organizing our community service. The members enjoyed a gift exchange and games. Jennifer Fribley was the parent of the month and helped the party run smoothly.

On January 10, 2018, we had a mock meeting for new officers and all members to learn how to successfully run a meeting. Amber Oakley was the Parent of the Month.

We had a productive business meeting on Valentine’s Day. Heather Morlan was the Parent of the Month.

On March 14, 2018 we had a club demonstration night and Kim Epley was the Parent of the Month.

We have been busy practicing our Share the Fun skit and have had a fun time doing so. Come see us perform at The Posey County Share the Fun at North Posey High School on April 13, 2018. Admission is free.

Future business meetings are on May 9, June 13, June 27, and July 11 at St. Paul’s UMC in the basement from 6-8 p.m. If interested in joining 4-H please join us for one of our meetings; 4-H membership is open to any individual in grades 3-12. We look forward to having a great fair this year.

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Steeped in tradition: Miller Farms centuries in the making

By Pam Robinson Miller Farms has set the stage for the sun to rise and to set in all its splendor for five generations spanning three centuries.

Farm couple Steve and Stefani Miller, relate the farm’s history and how the relationship with the land has shaped the character of the Miller family.

In the late 1800s, Steve’s paternal great- grandfather, John Miller, originally established a farm north of State Road 62 in Marrs Township. By 1909, Steve’s grandpa, Ed Miller, was born, the youngest of six children. Life on the farm suited Ed Miller and later his wife, Mary, and he bought the family farm in 1947.

In the 1960s, Steve’s parents Bob and Patricia married and moved to the farm in a home built in 1964. They still live there on the homestead where Steve and his three sisters grew up.

“Grandpa got my dad started, and then my dad bought some other farms and picked up more ground. When I started farming, we bought some more ground,” Steve states.

Steve actually started farming well before he bought ground as an adult after graduating from high school. He learned by working with his dad and grandpa without the benefit of an FFA chapter at his high school.

“I was driving a tractor at 10-years-old,” Steve recalls. “I would get off the school bus, throw my books down, and jump on the tractor.”

He admires his grandpa and dad as his role models. When Grandpa Ed died in 1982, he left a rich legacy in his work ethic alone as far as Steve is concerned.

“He had an eighth-grade education, and he was something else,” Steve comments about Grandpa Ed. “He was an electrician. He built homes. He was a plumber. He worked at Whirlpool.”

That work ethic has inspired Steve and Stefani as they brought up their two sons, Mark (25) — married now, and Brad (17) on Miller Farms. The couple met through mutual friends in their senior year as part of the class of 1984. A Mater Dei graduate, Steve teases with his signature sense of humor, “I rescued her,” about marrying Reitz graduate Stefani Myers, who grew up in the suburbs of western Vanderburgh County near USI. “We met cruising North Park at the McDonald’s on First Avenue,” Stefani recalls. “That was the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights.”

Five years later, the couple married on August 19, 1989.

Stefani had attended USI, and Steve had established himself on the farm. Several years later, Steve took up where his grandpa left off with electrical work on the farm. In 2003, Steve started training and obtained his journeyman’s electrician license.

Over the years, Miller Farms has gone with trends in raising farm animals. Steve cites the progression from pigs in the mud to pigs contained on elevated concrete floors to a host of additional critters.

“In the late’60s and the ‘70s, the farm had about 500 head of hogs in the mud and grazing beef cattle. In the ‘80s, we built elevated floors and raised 150 pigs. They never touched the ground. The elevated floors are still used for the 4-H pigs,” Steve explains. “We’ve had foxes, ostriches, sheep, goats, potbelly pigs, chickens, bunnies.”

Small wonder, pet cats and dogs remain the only animals on Miller Farms now, except Brad’s 4-H pigs, which have brought home many blue ribbons since he started showing at 10-yearsold. Brad’s additional 4-H projects have earned champion and grand champion titles, including a project that went to the state fair.

The farm is dedicated to grain production now, but Stefani still has a hankering to build a chicken yard.

“I still want chickens in my future,” she says. “When my kids are all out of school, I’m going to get chickens.”

Throughout the years, Steve says he must mention, his mom, Patricia, has always fed everyone great meals as they worked with the farm animals and in the fields.

“My one complaint is she couldn’t serve us a baloney sandwich, but she had to sit us down to a four-course meal,” Steve states. “You can’t stay awake in the afternoon after eating all that good food.”

After talking with Steve only briefly, anyone will realize, farming has captured his heart.

Posey County council member Stefani Miller stands in the center with her son, Mark, and his wife, Jessica, to her left and her son, Brad, and husband Steve Miller to her right. Steve and Stefani Miller shared the history of Miller Farms, established in Posey County for five generations spanning three centuries. Photo submitted “Just watching you, it’s something you just love. It’s in your blood,” Stefani comments to her husband; then she adds, “He wouldn’t be happy doing anything else.”

Indeed, Steve will tell you without embarrassment his favorite part of farming are the sunrises and the sunsets. “My office from the combine always has a good view,” he says. He then shares photos on his cell phone of breathtaking sunrise and sunset scenes at Miller Farms. Seeing those photos, one may value the farm as God’s country.

Steve and Stefani appreciate the river view also. “I think it’s neat growing up along the river,” Steve remarks. “We’ve always had a boat.” They enjoy brief two-hour cruises along the river for relaxation and recreation.

In the 70s, Steve even briefly walked on water when the Ohio River froze over.

“I don’t think I’ve seen that since,” he says. He then recalls when the river thawed. “A crack would run down that river, and it would sound like lightning. It was real eerie because it was completely quiet — no noise,” he explains.

Farming may be a scenic life, but it can also be a trying life.

Farming presents unpredictable weather and market fluctuations and costly field preparations and machinery as well. So why keep doing it, especially when other skills could sustain a living for the family? For Steve, in spite of all adversity, the gains still outweigh the losses.

“It’s nice to work for yourself, and when everything comes together, there’s nothing like harvesting that huge crop,” Steve comments. “Working with your dad — it’s not always easy, but you gain a lot of knowledge working with your father. And now with my sons. There’s a lot of pride in farming.”

Needless to say, Miller Farms has benefited from advances in machinery — like their first irrigation system installed around 2009 and such technology as GPS monitoring. As usual, though, progress exacts a price. Steve remembers when the A.B. Brown Power Plant was built and the change it brought to his childhood.

“We used to camp out just in the front yard, and the big thing was to have Dad turn the dusk to dawn light off because it was the only light there. It was like a cave before A. B. Brown,” he reminisces. “Of course, now we’ve got A.B. Brown, we’ve got an ethanol plant, the coal company all in the area — just a lot of lights.”

Although their sons have grown up under those lights, Steve and Stefani still believe Mark and Brad have learned valuable life lessons on Miller Farms.

“It’s a wonderful place to raise kids. It does teach your children a good work ethic. That is something I think both of our boys have learned from the farm,” Stefani comments. “It teaches kids values. Taking care of something else — animals that are not just pets — you take care of them, you keep them clean, you show them. That’s a process as well the kids get to be involved with.”

For Stefani, being involved in the business side of farming has proven a tremendous asset in her role as the District 2 representative on the Posey County Council. Named Vice President — the only woman ever to hold that office on the Council — Stefani has strived to be a good steward of tax dollars entrusted to her for county projects.

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By Amber Allyn Agriculture is something that I hold near and dear to my heart. I grew up on a family farm where we farm over 3,000 acres. I have always enjoyed helping my dad with his work on the farm. My dad is self-employed which means he is his own boss, and he does a lot of the business portion around the farm. The thing I enjoy doing most with my dad is helping with the sheep and getting them ready to show. My dad participated in FFA while he was in high school. After talking to him about his experience, I knew it was the perfect place to start my influence into the future of agriculture.

While many believe that agriculture is solely about plants and animals, there is a business side to it. A farm is not able to run without one keeping track of the budgets and figuring the profit and loss in each of the fields. With keeping track of the budgets, you are able to know how much you have to spend on farm machinery or seed for the upcoming year. Figuring the profit and loss in each of the fields is important because it shows how much you should spend in the upcoming year.

Sheep production also requires the business portion.

We own about 150 head of sheep. Every summer we spend countless hours taming, washing, and shearing the sheep for the county fair. In the past, we have showed at North American International Livestock Exhibition in Louisville during the month of November. We also attempt to make a point, every year, to show the sheep at the state fair. The past two years, I have participated in Livestock Judging. This has helped me in the decision of what sheep to take to the fairs.

Before the county fair, our best sheep was diagnosed with a UTI. After seeing the hardships of this sheep, it made me interested in the health of a sheep. Sheep production is one of the SAE’s for FFA. FFA has changed me for the best. I have made many new friends, became better at public speaking, and gained my leadership ability. One of my fondest memories of FFA was at District Kickoff in eighth-grade. I did not really have any friends then, so I decided to sit by Autumn on the bus. Not knowing her at all it was very awkward on the bus ride there, but on the way back we had so many inside jokes and memories that we couldn’t wait to share with our friends at school.

In seventh- and eighth-grade, I participated in the FFA Creed Speaking and Livestock Judging. Speaking the FFA Creed has made me more comfortable when talking in front of a crowd. In Livestock Judging, you give a set of reasons for a few classes; this has definitely helped gain my public speaking abilities. Last year, I took part as President in parliamentary procedure. I learned very quick that you cannot be shy and expect for the meeting room to be controlled. This increased my leadership ability very much. I wouldn’t be who I am today without FFA and I will cherish all of the amazing memories that I have made.

I hope to continue helping my dad as much as possible with the business and sheep. I enjoy hearing all of his stories from his experience in FFA, and I can’t wait to hear more.

Without agriculture, we will not be able to feed nine billion people in 2020. Through agriculture I will “exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.”

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Miller Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; continued from Page D3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have found the business side of farming useful for being on the Council as far as budgeting, running a budget, setting a budget, keeping a budget â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sticking to it and trying not to go over it. Those challenges come up in life and on the Council as well. We work with a very large budget each year, and the business side of farming has definitely helped out with that,â&#x20AC;? she maintains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being fiscally responsible as farmers on a personal level has always been very important to us, and I do think that attitude carries over as well.â&#x20AC;?

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By Lois Mittino Gray Most any student will agree that “hands-on” learning is the best path to success. Three local agencies enable Mount Vernon Future Farmers of America members and high school agriculture class students to have these experiences at a remarkably low cost.

Annual lease agreements with the generous trio of agencies were approved and signed at the March 19, Mount Vernon School Board Meeting.

Cargill Incorporated leases a parcel of land in front of their business to the school group, while the Port of Indiana leases five acres on the port site. In both cases, the rental fee for the land use is one dollar a month, with these fees being waived by the agency. The lease is month-to-month

for a year and renewable.

The third lessor is the James F. Davis Trust which provides nine acres to use right near the high school.

In this case, the Trust receives payment of 2/5 of the grain income grown on the land. The fee deducts 2/5 of the cost of fertilizer, lime, seed, herbicides and pesticides used in production.

Many times, those items are donated by salesmen free of charge to the school group.

The Davis agreement terminates when the 2018 grain is harvested and sold and fall tillage is complete.

“We rotate the FFA test plots in corns and soybeans,” said FFA Sponsor and Agriculture Instructor Alicia Schmidt. “We test different variables and seeds and then we examine the yield.

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The crops are harvested and sold for fair market price. “We use the profits to fund trips to National Convention,” Schmidt explained. “It’s a great handson program for the kids.

This approach is becoming more and more popular all around the country.”

Schmidt’s local chapter of the club is very active and often goes to seminars, livestock shows, training sessions and conferences at Purdue University and FFA Camp Trafalgar in Indiana.

They recently traveled to Louisville, Ky., for a livestock show. Besides being the FFA chapter sponsor, the energetic Alicia teaches Plant Science and Agriculture Mechanics at the high school. She is in her fourth year with the district, working some with junior high students, too, in past years.

Prior to settling in Posey County, she taught high school agriculture for two years in Missouri.

The Cargill lease stipulates that the students must “keep the plot neat and orderly. The site must be mowed, trimmed, and visu-

ally appealing throughout the growing season. Adequate weed control must be maintained in the plot itself.”

The school district must maintain a policy of public liability insurance for $500,000 for bodily injury and two million dollars in property damage with the firms leasing to them. The Port of Indiana requires $500,000 for bodily injury and $100,000 in property damage. They must also hold the firms harmless and indemnify them from liability and claims in case of accidents.

Each side of the lease has thirty days to notify the other if they wish to terminate the agreement at any time.

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EVANSVILLE OFFICE 15747 Neeley Street Evansville, IN 47725 812-867-3009 To find an office near you go to e-farmcredit.com Farm Credit is an equal opportunity provider.

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Posey County Farm Bureau had a great day at the Statehouse visiting with Legislators on the importance of Agriculture, expanding broadband for rural business, limiting annexation, and the challenge of feeding the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population as we move forward with over regulations. #farmersfeedus #findyourvoice #agmatters. Photo submitted Left: Wendy McNamara talks with Posey County Indiana Farm Bureau members Kyle Hoenert and Scott Becker recently during a trip to the Indiana State House.

Mount Vernon FFA members and sisters Hannah and Kelsey Lang, Hydroponics demo team, will be heading to state competition soon. Photo submitted

Mount Vernon FFA members Gunnar Lewandowski and Colton Curl, Ag. Mech Demo team will be heading to state competition soon. Photo submitted

That thing called

Midwest work ethic, we fuel it.

Since 1940, farm families have counted on CountryMark fuels for power, performance and reliability. Our fuels are formulated to provide superior fuel efďŹ ciency, reduce downtime and extend the life of hard-working farm equipment and vehicles.

Ask your local CountryMark branded dealer for genuine CountryMark fuels and get more per gallon.

(800) 808-3170 ext 8225

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WHENEN IT’S TIME TO GROW we're here

We offer a variety of loans and will work to help you find what fits best!

• Commercial Operating Loans • Commercial Real Estate Loans • Construction Loans • Commercial Lines of Credit • Farm Equipment • Farm Real Estate Loans • Farm Operating Loans • Dairy and Produce Operations

Contact us about your next loan!