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Nearly $600K to be spent for individual technology Fisher named the new Assistant Principal for NP High School

By Heather Morlan The MSD of North Posey County voted unanimously to hire Sean Fisher as the new Assistant Principal for North Posey High School at their regular monthly meeting Monday, April 9.

Fisher has been a teacher at North Posey as well as a coach for football and track. Fisher will replace Erin Koester who will be moving on to the principal position at South Terrace Elementary School, replacing the retiring Kelly Carlton next school year. The official approval was given by the board to purchase Chromebooks for every student in correlation with the 1:1 initiative that has been approved to provide a device to every student beginning next school year. Approximately 1,450 student HP Chromebooks will be purchased for students along with 150 spare Chromebooks, 17 charging carts, 1600 Google software packages, and 1,500 GoGuardian Teacher Bundles. The total cost of this purchase is $570,089.13 and will paid over a period of four years. The annual payment will be $158,336.55.

Susan Tooley’s request to retire as North Posey Junior High School Guidance Counselor effective at the end of this school year was

received and accepted. Tooley has dedicated over 30 years to the MSD of North Posey.

The school board wished her the best in her future endeavors. North Elementary School teacher Lisa Kuhn submitted her retirement effective at the end of this school year. Kuhn Sean Fisher has dedicated 32 years to MSD of North Posey. The Board wished her the best in her future endeavors as well. In other resignations, Kellie Kissel has resigned as the part time Title I Instructional Assistant at North Elementary effective at the end of this school year. Brad Miller resigned as the junior high head football coach effective immediately. Jordan Gould has resigned as the junior high wrestling coach and assistant football coach.

In other high school personnel changes for the 2018-2019 school year, Madison Falkenstein was hired as the Physical Education/Health Teacher and Head Volleyball Coach, Tyler Nicole was hired as the head girls’ basketball coach. Kendyl Ahrens,

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Little Magdalena Baumgart enjoys some food at the fundraiser held for the Mount Vernon Wildcat Band on Saturday evening at St. Matthew’s Cafeteria. She is the granddaughter of Dick and Jackie Green and Gene Baumgart all of Mount Vernon. Photo by Dave Pearce

Council OKs Oeth’s funding requests Cynthiana

By Lois Mittino Gray Money matters were at the forefront at the April 10, meeting of the Posey County Council at the Hovey House Tuesday morning.

Council Member Bob Gentil was warmly welcomed back from his stay in Florida and Stefani Miller was absent due to illness.

Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth presented a request for five additional appropriations in the Jail Maintenance and Misdemeanant Funds, which was approved by the council.

He explained that the request was a routine housekeeping matter done every year. Sixty percent of his monies go in the General Fund at the end of the year and forty percent go back in the maintenance fund. He requested

$120,000 be appropriated for equipment, and $95,000 for repairs and maintenance in the Maintenance Account. He requested $12,000 for fund expenses, $20,000 for other services and charges, and $9,000 for supplies in the Jail Misdemeanant account. He explained that he gets money from the Department of Corrections to help keep misdemeanor offenders out of prison to be appropriated to that account.

Council President Heather Allyn spoke on a request from the Highway Department for four additional appropriations. “These are standard expenses, not submitted during the budget process,” she explained.

The appropriations were for $100,000

for equipment payment, $60,000 for trucks, $60,000 for road equipment, and $10,000 for office equipment. Councilman Tom Schneider asked Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk if this cleaned his budget up now and he assured him it did so.

An appropriation request to put a gift check for $500 from St. John’s Church was approved to put into the Health Board Gift Fund. One is sent in the spring and one in the fall and it was a welcomed appropriation.

Another approved appropriation was to pay the Economic Development Partnership $100,000. It was the usual contribution from

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Building corporation hears construction updates

By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Mount Vernon of Posey County Multi-School Building Corporation held their annual meeting on Monday, April 9 in the MSD Administrative Building. They celebrated the news that the bond they took out eleven years ago to do upgrades to West and Farmersville Elementary Schools will be paid off at the end of 2018. They also heard updates on the work being done on the eighteen million dollar bond they will start paying this year in its stead.

Director of Business Loren Evans reported that two payments are left on the old debt. One is for 1,118,100.00 in June-July and one is for 1,000,088.00 in December. He explained that as of February 28, $58,267.42 was in the operating and reserve account and $8,006.25 in the sinking fund. This total sum of $66,273.67 probably will be used

Briefly 7th Annual Azelea Sale: Saturday, April 21, 2018 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Riverbend Park, MV Griffin Alumni Banquet: Saturday, April 28, 2018 5:30 p.m., Griffin Ruritan The General Electric/SABIC Retiree Luncheon: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Red Wagon Restaraunt Poseyville, Ind. Robb Township Alumni: Saturday June 9, 2018 5 p.m.

Red Wagon Restaraunt Poseyville, Ind. Saint Pauls annual Spring Sale: Saturday, April 28, 2018 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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toward reducing the final payment in December.

School districts, by law, cannot borrow money, so a holding corporation acts as the borrower and holds the liens for the bonds until they are paid off with tax levies. West and Farmersville Elementary Schools, held as collateral for the lease, will be transferred back to the school district after the bonds are paid off in full in December. Corporation President Larry Williams joked that they should have a “bondfire” to celebrate.

The new debt will just replace the former with no increase in levy. Only interest will be paid in 2018. The June payment will be for $460,000 and the December payment is expected to be for $393,000. 2.2 million will be paid out in 2019 in two payments. The whole bond should be paid off

discusses new building for vehicles

By Dave Pearce There was a lot of looking ahead to a brighter future at the Cynthiana Town Board meeting on Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Estimates were received to build a new building to house the Cynthiana Police Car. Bids of $16,845 from Graber Post and $22,181 from James Reynolds Construction were met with ideas for alternatives to building a new building.

“For that kind of money, we could look at taking down the old building in front of the storage barn and moving some things around to make room to house the vehicle in there,” suggested Town Board President Todd Kennedy.

Town Board member Patty Meny Wilson indicated that she had been to the area to survey the situation and suggested that the other two members go down and take a

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The giver: Duckworth’s long life marked with acts of kindness

By Pam Robinson For several years, Americans have been living longer than in previous decades. Since baby boomers are becoming senior citizens, we are starting to accept and respect people as they age.

With that thought in mind, the Posey County News wants to pay tribute to the Golden Years. Each week, we will devote a feature to a Posey County elder.

To start our series, we chose 93-year-old Dorothy Duckworth, a Point Township native, born August 13, 1924. The firstborn of 13 children (two stillborn), she has five siblings (two brothers and three sisters) still living today. So far, no one in her family, she says, has lived as long as she has lived.

Dorothy lived and loved in Point Township for 75 years until she moved to Mount Vernon’s Cloverleaf complex in 1999. She observes only two Cloverleaf residents have lived there longer than she has lived there.

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The Golden Years that’s all I can say,” Dorothy states are the reasons for her long life.

“I’ve worked hard, and I’ve tried to do clean living.”

Her education started at Point Township’s one-room schoolhouse for grades 1-8, Great House School.

After fourth-grade, she attended the new two-room schoolhouse, Lawrence School, in Point Township until eighth-grade. From there, she attended Mount Vernon High School through her sophomore year.

In spite of growing up during the Great Depression, Dorothy remembers fondly times with her siblings and friends in Point Township.

“We made our own fun. The kids would get out and have a ballgame of their own. Today’s kids don’t get a chance to do that anymore,” she says. “Hovey Lake froze over when we were teenagers. We skated in our

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At left, her youngest daughter, Kathy Partridge, stands with 93-year-old Dorothy Duckworth, a Point Township native. Photo by Pam Robinson

O Baby chick fiasco always good for laugh

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Recently I was looking at an ad from a local store advertising baby chicks. I could not help but reminisce to a few years back.

It was a Thursday, a day similar to the days we have been having, maybe a little warmer. I was at sitting at my desk at work in Evansville when I received a phone call from the Poseyville Posey County Co-op Store. The person on the phone said they had been trying to reach my husband, Dave, to let him know our baby chicks had arrived and needed picking up before evening.

First let me say Dave and I live in the town of Poseyville and second this was the ďŹ rst that I heard that we were going into the chicken business and getting baby chicks to raise. I had not seen any evidence that Dave had been building coops for baby chicks at home either.

I told the person on the other end they had the wrong person, but they insisted Dave had ordered these chicks. I asked how many chicks and I believe the numbers was 150.

You can imagine my co-workers at this point hearing only one side of the conversation but by now were all listening. I ďŹ nally convinced the store employee to let me hang up the phone by telling them I would try to get a hold of Dave. Immediately I called Dave and as usual, no answer. The mistake I made was leaving a voicemail telling him about my phone call and since he had already received numerous calls from them and knew what they wanted there was no way he was going to answer my call now.

My initial thought was to just ignore this whole situation since I had no idea what was going on and was certain we were not supposed to be getting 150 baby chicks, but the phone calls kept coming. They informed me that they could not leave the store that night until someone picked up those chicks and if we didn’t come and get them they were stuck there and that they could not leave them in the

chicken business. James explained that the chicks were supposed to arrive ten days later, and he had not built the coops yet and he had to work until about 10 p.m. that night.

Great, now what was I going to do with these thirsty, starving chicks while I was leading Bible Study? I called my dad and brother and they agreed to come and get them in New Harmony and take them to James’ garage.

James had feed and they were able to give them water in the garage.

At this point I was physically and mentally exhausted and somehow had to pull it together to lead this study which I did. Once I was on my way home I ďŹ nally got Dave to answer. Wouldn’t you like to have heard that conversation? Long story short, he wouldn’t answer the Co-op or me because the chicks were not supposed to be here for another ten days and his brother wasn’t

ready for them. Oh boy!

Fast forward several weeks and James needed to leave town for a long weekend so he asked my dad and brother to feed and water the chickens now in their coops while he was gone. It started out that my brother, Tom would go up in the morning and evening. He kept thinking there were less and less chickens but they were enclosed so he wasn’t sure.

He ďŹ nally wanted my dad to go up and check on them. Guess what? by that morning there was not one chicken left. Some sort of wild animal had been coming, killing them and eating them. Not one chicken had survived.

Dave and James have not tried that project again, thank goodness, but every year about this time I think about this adventure and chuckle. As I always say, “Dave is a mess, but he is my mess and there is never a dull moment.�

For The First Time

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There is a popular country music song that is quite popular right now titled, “For The First Time.â€? Sung by Darius Rucker, the lyrics have caused me to ponder the words, â€œâ€Ś when was the last time you did something for the ďŹ rst time.â€? While the song is to and about a girl, the song has given me pause about all the ďŹ rsts in my life.

Some of the ďŹ rst times we will never remember: ďŹ rst breath, ďŹ rst smile, ďŹ rst tooth, ďŹ rst haircut, ďŹ rst step. They are, however, remembered by parents or grandparents, or perhaps even siblings. These are important developmental milestones.

As we grow there are, of course, many other ďŹ rsts: ďŹ rst day of grade school, ďŹ rst dance, ďŹ rst day of high school, ďŹ rst date, ďŹ rst love, ďŹ rst kiss, ďŹ rst breakup, ďŹ rst day of college, ďŹ rst job, ďŹ rst drink. All these milestones guide us to the next phase of life: adulthood.

My ďŹ rst job was cleaning animal cages

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store overnight. Besides the chicks were hungry and thirsty. Still no call or text from Dave.

I was leading a Bible Study in my friend’s home in New Harmony at the time on Thursday nights and on this particular night I was also bringing the refreshments that we enjoyed prior to beginning our study which began at 6:30. I get o from work in downtown Evansville at 5 and by the time I drive to New Harmony and go over my study for the night it is time to begin.

I had no time to drive to Poseyville and pick up 150 chicks and besides I had no idea what to do with them. The employee kept calling and insisting that I had to come get these baby chicks. I ďŹ nally asked (having no idea) what kind of containers they were in and could I get them in my SUV. The employee assured me I could saying they come in boxes. Still no phone call or text from Dave. I just could not make this person have to stay at work, so I decided I would go and pick them up.

I raced to Poseyville still trying to ďŹ gure out what in the world was going on with these chicks. When I arrived, I went into the store to hear 150 baby chicks chirping. Wow I had no idea how loud baby chicks were. To my amusement they were in boxes that resembled take out fried chicken boxes from Kentucky Fried Chicken. I actually had to chuckle at the sight. The employee and I started carrying out these boxes and putting them into my vehicle.

Once they were all loaded I decided I had better call the Bible Study Group to let them know I was running late.

My mom was still alive at the time, and she also attended this group, so I phoned her. As I said “helloâ€? and she kept saying “I can’t hear you. What is all of that noise?â€? I kept saying it’s baby chicks chirping. Of course, that made no sense to her as to why I would have a car full of chicks. I ďŹ nally convinced her I was on my way but running late.

I deiced to call my husband’s brother and sure enough he knew about the chicks. He and my husband had decided to go into the

for pets cared for by my dad, a veterinarian.

Not a glamourous job by any stretch of the imagination, but it taught me that any job is worth doing well. My ďŹ rst paying job was from my job at a bank in Evansville. I think my take-home pay was about $80 per week – and I was thrilled to get it.

Multiple adult milestones abound, as well.

Meeting that special someone: ďŹ rst date, ďŹ rst “I Love You,â€? ďŹ rst ďŹ ght, ďŹ rst breakup, ďŹ rst make-up. Marriage, vacations to exotic (or not!) vacation locales, children, ďŹ rst car, ďŹ rst home.

Some ďŹ rsts may be something you never imagined, or at least so soon: death of a parent, sibling, friend. The end of a relationship.

Loss of a job. A ďŹ nancial downfall.

There are the ďŹ rsts that will forever stay in our memories, those that are meaningful only to us: the ďŹ rst time I played the piano and how thrilled I was to play a real song!

The ďŹ rst time I stitched a dress (or maybe it was a shirt – it’s been a long time ago!) and proudly wore it for others to see. The birth of

my children, and then watching them meet the milestones of their lives.

Quite recently in the whole scheme of my life, a number of ďŹ rst: living by myself, on my own terms, for the ďŹ rst time in my life.

Purchasing my new home, on my own. Even more recently, buying a car – all by myself (thanks, deer!). Major ďŹ rsts.

And another huge ďŹ rst for me: this column. Who knew I would enjoy putting words together for others to read? Or that people would really read those words, and tell me they enjoyed them?

As we settle ďŹ rmly into adulthood, the ďŹ rsts usually become fewer and farther between, and then maybe, sadly, don’t occur at all. Can you think of something that you did or accomplished recently that was a ďŹ rst? If you can’t, why not? Since Life is about the journey and not the destination we should continually be looking for something to expand our horizons, veering o the path we have set for ourselves. Not necessarily a bucket list but just something you want to

do.

How about taking a class in a subject about which you know absolutely nothing: a foreign language, oil painting, auto mechanics, literature, learning to play a musical instrument? Or maybe completing your ďŹ rst college degree after a multi-year hiatus of family life? Anything can be a new adventure when it’s the ďŹ rst time.

Looking forward, let’s plan for more ďŹ rsts: Retirement. Taking a vacation by yourself.

Starting a new relationship. Riding a zipline (that’s for me!). Never stop moving forward.

Never stop looking for something you can do for “the ďŹ rst time.â€? Because when we stop looking ahead, when we settle for wherever we are, we begin to stagnate, to lose our sense of life and living. I don’t think that’s what’s meant to happen to us. As a brotherin-law once told me, “No one ever dies with an empty in-box.â€? Be sure there’s always something you want – or need! – to do for the very ďŹ rst time. Fill up your in-box. That’s my plan. And that’s all that matters.

Hello From Reno

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At their regular meeting held 03 April 2018 the Posey County Board of Commissioners listened attentively and courteously to my plans for an auxiliary courtroom. President Jim Alsop and Commissioners Jay Price and Carl Schmitz asked relevant questions and made helpful suggestions.

A small but highly useful courtroom can be in operation on the first floor of the courthouse within a short time and for relatively little expense, certainly less than 50,000 dollars for the physical plant and about 40,000 dollars per year salary for a full-time court reporter. The judicial officer could be a senior judge or magistrate who would serve as needed. Senior judges are paid by the State of Indiana so there would be no cost to Posey County for a per diem judge. A magistrate would prob-

ably have to be paid by the county.

The Posey Circuit Court has not been allowed a new court reporter position for twenty years although I have noted the real need in several budget requests and our caseload has grown dramatically since 1998. The new fulltime court reporter could be dedicated to this new court but could help relieve the burden on the existing court reporters when not in session with the on-call judge(s).

Mental health, juvenile delinquency, Children in Need of Services and other confidential or sensitive hearings that usually involve few people but can be emotionally draining or rambunctious as well as numerous logistical matters that strain the regular Judge’s docket could be conducted in this smaller courtroom.

And Posey County’s Sheriff and Judges have long sought video capability for inmates, expert witnesses, disabled persons and numerous other routine matters, warrant applications, for

example, or confidential electronic meetings between clients and attorneys.

The Commissioners sought to have a joint meeting about these issues with the Posey County Council on April 17, 2018 but schedules of all the necessary participants could not be accommodated for that date. The Commissioners wanted Chief Probation Officer Rodney Fetcher and me to set forth our plans then. As fortune would have it, I had planned to attend that April 17 meeting, but the Commissioners and Council had to reschedule it to May 01, 2018. Rodney will be there prepared to respond to any inquiries, but I will be helping teach other judges at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada on that day. Perhaps I can call in or attend electronically. I know we could work out such a video/audio conference if our new courtroom were already in operation.

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Letters to the Editor Abortion, the ultimate act of Child Abuse Have you witnessed those wonderful whirligigs whirling in the breeze to draw attention to the “Prevent Child Abuse� signs dotting the landscape?

What better way to promote awareness of child abuse than those spinning pinwheels that mesmerize the young with their magical movements and kaleidoscope colors.

Preventing child abuse is certainly a noble cause, but to succeed in that endeavor we must likewise oppose abortion, the ultimate act of child abuse which denies its innocent victims any life beyond the cruel act of an abortionist tearing them apart limb by limb in what should be the safest place for a baby, their mother’s womb.

I suggest that preventing child abuse becomes inďŹ nitely more diďŹƒcult when we set the value of human life so low that we allow the abomination of abortion Abortion rejects their humanity, and refutes their worth.

Abortion denies them every joy, every sorrow, every today, every tomorrow.

Abortion steals from them every sunrise, every sunset; every sunny day, every starry night.

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Abortion takes from them every hope, every dream, every plan, every scheme.

Abortion denies them every loss, every gain, every pleasure, every pain.

Abortion bars them every success, every failure, .every aspiration, every inspiration.

Abortion deprives them of life, liberty, and property, without due process of law, and in direct violation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Abortion stands in stark contrast to every value that we claim to hold dear.

Let’s prevent child abuse starting with abortion, the ultimate act of child abuse.

Jim Arnold

Great Expectation We live in a country of high expections. The security we have is when those laws are enforced. We need to salute our military forces, because they are our security.

Marsha Calvillo

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APRIL 17, 2018 Mary Case Mary L. (Heim) Case, age 67, born June 19, 1950, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018, at her home in Knoxville after a lengthy illness. She was the loving wife of Doctor Jeffrey Case, and devoted mother of three: Elizabeth Ell ) N Ellen Gib Gibson (T (Tom), Nancy Christine Case, and Natalie Maureen Rice (Tim). Mary was the adored “Grammy” of Kylie Marie Case, Carson Dean Rice, and Evelynn Mae Rice.

She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Nancy, her parents, Alfred and Elizabeth Heim, and her sisters Judy Georges and Nancy Knowles.

Mary had a brilliant mind and was an excellent scholar. Mary graduated from North Posey High School, Poseyville, Indiana, in 1968. She was class Valedictorian and served as the Indiana State President of Future Homemakers of America. She received her Associate in Applied Science with Highest Distinction (Nursing) and became a Registered Nurse in 1970 and Bachelor of Science Degree with Highest Distinction in Nursing in 1972, both from Purdue University. While attending Purdue, she was active in the Christian Campus House, through which she later met Jeff. They married in 1976. Early in her career, she served in various nursing roles, including intensive care, cardiac care, public health, school nurse, pediatrician’s office nurse, and home health nurse. She taught nursing and served as continuing education coordinator in the Nursing Department at Purdue University Calumet.

Mary moved with Jeff and the girls from Indiana to Tennessee in late 1985, which allowed her to be near her beloved sister, Nancy Knowles. They were very close.

Mary was the owner and CEO of SNMP Research International, Inc., a software firm, that, while working sideby-side with Jeff and his company, SNMP Research, Inc., created, licensed, and supported software for managing the Internet based on the Simple Network Management Protocol and related standards. Her list of customers reads like a “Who’s Who” of the computer and communications industries. She was known locally and abroad as “MrsSNMP,” the moniker on her license plate. To some extent, she acted as a surrogate mother to dozens of software developers where seemingly half were named David.

She had a deep and abiding faith in Jesus. Mary has been a member of the Seymour Heights Christian Church since 1986. Mary and Jeff led the nursery classes at churches in Illinois and Tennessee for over 25 years, until chronic illnesses rendered her unable to continue teaching.

In recent years, Mary and Jeff attended Woodlawn Christian Church whenever her health allowed.

Mary’s passion for Christ and for families was demonstrated in her work at Hope Resource Center. Beginning as a volunteer, stuffing envelopes and answering phones, she soon became a counselor helping young women in crisis.

Her leadership skills and business acumen led to a position on the Board, eventually serving as Board Chair. Mary was a wife, partner, mother, friend, sister, Grammy, nurse, counselor, homemaker, and devoted follower of Christ.

Mary was a skilled and gracious hostess for numerous family and church gatherings. She gave generously of her time, her talents, and her resources. Of all of these rolls, the ones that she did the best and brought her the most joy were those of the Christian servant, wife, mother, grandmother, homemakers, sister daughter and friend.

In lieu of flowers, Mary would prefer that memorial contributions be made to provide clean water in Jesus’ name in vulnerable communities such as in Africa via the TivaWater Project, www.tivawater.com/give.html, or to support Christian education via a memorial fund in her name at Johnson University www.JohnsonU.edu/mcasememorial.

The family received friends on Friday, February 9, from 4 - 7:45 p.m. at Seymour Heights Christian Church, 122 Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour TN, 37865. A Celebration of Life followed at 8 p.m. A private interment service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN, 37865, 865-577-2807. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.

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John Hilbert

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John R. Hilbert, 69, of Boonville, Ind., passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 4, 1948 to the late Louis and Edna Hilbert.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather “Pa” and a faithful servant of God. There is something very special about a person who loves the Lord Jesus and knows without a shadow of a doubt that their eternal future is in Heaven. John wore a white cap so that his grandsons, Carson and Peyton, could always spot him in the crowd at their soccer games. He was an avid reader, and took great pride in teaching Jack to read. The joy of being a grandparent was capped off with his granddaughter, Gemma. First Christian Church of Mount Vernon, Ind., where he was the pastor, welcomed the Hilberts with open arms. Their passion for helping each other, and their genuine Christian love was a perfect example of John’s philosophy that a burden shared is half the burden and a blessing shared is twice the blessing.

John was preceded in death by his sister, Julie; a baby brother; and brothers-in-law, John Johnson and Charles Overmeyer.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Chris Hilbert; son, Jon Hilbert (Angela); daughter, Shari Greenwell (J. P.); grandkids, Carson and Peyton Hilbert, Jack and Gemma Greenwell; brother, Larry Hilbert (Jean Ann); and sister, Bettie Johnson.

Although our hearts ache on Earth, he would want us to celebrate that he is home.

Funeral Services were held 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at Alexander Newburgh Chapel officiated by Rev. Jack Neighbors with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville. Friends visited 3-7 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 1403 Country Club Road, Mount Vernon, IN, 47620.

William Schutz William R. “Bill” Schutz, 80, of Evansville, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at Saint Vincent Hospital.

Bill was the manager at the Evansville Plumber’s Supply Company. He served his country as a member of the t US Navy. Bill was the ultimate DIYer and an avid outdoorsman. He was a graduate of Saint Anthony Grade School, a 1956 graduate of Mater Dei High School and the University of Evansville.

Surviving Bill are his daughter, Lori Schutz and son, Robert “Mike” (Holly) Schutz; a grandson, Ryan Michael Schutz and by his former wives, Delores Trainer and Barbara Schutz.

Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Lillian (Frank) Schutz and by a brother, Robert Norman Schutz.

Friends were able to visit with the family on Monday, April 16, 2018 at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street. Entombment will take place in Saint Joseph Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018, where the Vanderburgh County Retired Veterans Memorial Club will conduct military rites.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Posey County Humane Society.

Robert Clarence Garris, 89, of Poseyville, Ind., born to Robert V. and Laura M. (Zenthoefer) Garris on August 21, 1928, in Wadesville, Ind., passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony in New Harmony, Ind. He graduated from Wadesville High School in 1946 and was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a member and past commander of the Poseyville American Legion and the Wadesville Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a 50 year member of the Poseyville Masonic Lodge and was Master in 1970. He participated in Honor Flight in 2016. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife of 66 years: Carolyn (Freeman) Garris; sons: David (Pam) Garris of Fort Worth, Texas, Mike (Brenda) Garris of Poseyville, Indiana and Gary (Tina) Garris of Evansville, Indiana; daughters: Debbie Dick of Mt. Vernon, Indiana and Cheryl (Mike) Bratton of Poseyville, Indiana; 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren with 1 on the way.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother: Glen Garris and son-in-law: Mike Dick.

Funeral services were helt Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with burial in Poseyville Cemetery.

Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time, Monday, April 16, 2018, with a Masonic Service at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, PO Box 8234, Evansville, Indiana 47716 or online at: honorflightsi.org.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Kenny Sugg Kenneth Alan Sugg, 60, passed away on April 8, 2018 at his home. He was born April 4, 1958 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Larry Gish and Carolyn (Staub) Wood.

Kenny worked at General Electric through Horizon Industries and later at a workshop through Easter Seals for over 30 years. He was an avid Saint Louis Cardinals fan and his dream was to be a minister. Kenny participated in the Special Olympics and loved to bowl and sing.

He is survived by his caregivers at the Posey County Group Home, whom he considered family.

Funeral was held at 12 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Pastor Matt Watson officiating and burial to follow in Alexander Memorial Park.

Visitation was held from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. service time on Friday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon.

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

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Gwaltney Family Reunion slated for 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 573-855-0918. Dr. Jeff Koonce can also be contacted at this address by mail: 12411 Maries County Road 607, Dixon, MO 65459.

Martha Birkhead Martha Ellen Birkhead, 63, formerly of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away April 5, 2018, at Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook, Pa. Martha grew up on a farm in Southern Michigan.

She loved horses and won several ribbons in 4-H. She Graduated from University of Michigan with bachelors in Nursing, Catholic University in Washington, DC with Masters in Psychiatric Nursing 1981. She was a Psychiatric Nurse for the Department of Veteran Affairs for 19 years. She joined the US Army Reserve in 1984 - Honorable Discharge in 1993 - Rank of Captain.

Proudest family moments, Graduate School Graduation Induction as an officer in the United States Army Reserve as an Army Nurse.

Martha’s proudest moment. National Institute of Mental Health Traineeship for Graduate School. Scholarly Review Committee Member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 16 years, Lewis E. Birkhead, older brother, Philip B. Cline and parents, Vernon and Barbara (Boyer) Cline.

Martha is survived by her brother, Lawrence A. Cline (Edna); sister-in- law, Mary Cline; two nieces and two nephews.

Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 602 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., officiated by Reverand Allen Rutherford, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may visit Saturday from 9 a.m. until service time at the church.

Contributions may be made to Saint John’s Episcopal Church. Condolences may be offered online at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.

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your team out there on Madeleine, Grandpa and I were happy to take you to your ďŹ rst softball practice of the Spring. Weather had postponed a few earlier ones.

Your parents had an errand to run, so we ended up being the ones to go, and I knew I would enjoy the trip. Even though it was a fairly warm, sunny afternoon, it was cold enough to keep us old folks watching from the car.

You showed us your new bat, which was replacing the one you had used for the last few years. Even though I see you every day, I can’t believe how tall you are getting. The old bat was much too short now. As we watched the other girls start to arrive, it was obvious that many of them had grown taller over the winter months, also. A group of little girls had turned into young ladies.

Despite still having chill in the air, this day seemed

the softball ďŹ eld was the thing that seemed to guarantee winter was ďŹ nally over. The grass is becoming bright green again, and the trees are blooming. After such a long winter of gray and miserably cold days, it is great to see the world waking up. Softball is just one more great part of the feeling.

All three of you children are going to play this year, with Issabella starting T-ball.

This makes for a lot of trips to games, let alone practices.

Your parents will make many trips, but they love going to see you play and supporting your eorts. Grandpa and I, as well as your other grandparents, will show up as much as possible.

On hundreds of local ďŹ elds across the land, this is a very similar sight. Once again, countless young folks are showing up, eager to play America’s game. Far and above just learning the game,

and getting better at it, these children gain so much more.

They accept the responsibility of showing up on time, and sportsmanship. It is a feeling of pride when they see their family watching and cheering them on. Of course, it is also getting exercise, which is so important, after months of being house-bound.

The game of softball was

ďŹ rst seen at a football game between Harvard and Yale. It was on Thanksgiving Day in 1887. In the Spring of 2017, it is estimated that 14 million Americans played either softball or baseball. Celebrities volunteer to play games for charities.

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Former Posey County “farm girl,� Rhonda Lee (Alldredge) Canale, 77, passed suddenly on April 11, 2018, in San Jose, Ca., from a blood infection. She was born April 25, 1940, to the late Lee and Eileen (Butler) Alld Rh d attended tt d d Upton U dredge.

Rhonda Grade School, graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1958, and from Evansville College in 1962, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology. Growing up, she was very active in Welborn Methodist Church, 4-H and her high school. During college, Rhonda was the dorm president, worked in the cafeteria and at Deaconess Hospital. Throughout her childhood and young adult years, she worked right along side her father on the farm.

Rhonda met her beloved husband, Tom Canale, while working at Long Beach, Ca., hospital. They married at Welborn Church 54 years ago. Rhonda was a wonderful mother to Tim, Terry (wife, Obdulia) and Todd (ďŹ ancĂŠe, April), and very special “Umaâ€? to Jes-

sica, Isabella and Vienna, who all survive her.

Rhonda was very active in their church in San Jose, Cambrian Park, U.M.C., and was employed in various positions related to church work. She and Tom sang together in the church choir and loved to attend jazz festivals. Rhonda was very proud of her farmland on the Alldredge farm.

Local survivors include her sister, Treva (Alan) Miles and her family: Lee and (Tricia) Miles and family, and Jenny (Dotctor Michael) Cardosi and family of Evansville, Bloomington and Wyoming, Ohio; her brother, Bruce Alldredge and his family: Doctor Carla Alldredge and son, of Henderson, Ky., Sarah (K.C.) Aldrich and family, and John Alldredge; and several very dear aunts and cousins.

A Celebration Service will be held, Saturday, April 28, at Cambrian Park U.M.C., in San Jose, Ca. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 25, at Darling-Fisher Funeral Home, Los Gatos, Ca. Memorial Contributions may be made, locally, to Welborn United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 952, Mt. Vernon, Ind., 47620 in c/o Doris Goodman.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

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women of the county who took an active interest in this campaign. Liberty Boys - Mr. And Mrs. Albert Gerth are the proud parents of twins - boys - who put in their appearance on the morning that the drive for the Third Liberty Loan was started.

Grim Reaper Busy During Past Week - We Make New Veterans As Our Old Ones Pass: First Lieutenant Rufus F. Larkin dies - Rufus “Ferdâ€? Larkin died at his home on Store Street Friday night after being conďŹ ned to his bed for nearly four months suering with a complication of diseases. Born in this city, when the Civil War broke out, he was among the ďŹ rst to enlist and served as First Lieutenant in Co. F 25 Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and before the close of the war, was made Adjutant of his regiment. After his return from the war he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Duckworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Duckworth.

Mr. Larkin was a neat bank bookkeeper and an expert accountant. He was a member of Harrow Post, G. A. R., a

World War I News--100 Years Ago War News From The Western Star, April 18, 1918 - Mount Vernon

Mason, and a member of the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. He was 77 years old at his death.

A Liberal Contributor - We doubt if there is a more liberal contributor to Uncle Sam in this city than Al Smith. Besides investing 700 dollars in the Second and Third Issue of the Liberty Loan, he has two sons in the Army, Thomas at Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Floyd in Ambulance Training in El Paso, Texas.

War Or No War Life Goes On - Marriages: Henry Boerner, (R. R. 11) and Ida Wagner, (Evansville); Otis Nelson, (Mount Vernon) and Jeromia Saint Clair, (Mount Vernon); Frederick Newman (Mount Vernon) and Julia Davis, (Mount Vernon). George Huber and Henry Droege of Wadesville each purchased from the Deerington Auto Sales Company a six - cylinder Oldsmobile touring car.

Anyone wishing the service of a full-blooded bloodhound, or wishing to buy same, call or write Dr. W. H. Robinson, Veterinary Surgeon, Mount Vernon.

Birthdays April 17 - Timothy Cox, Danny Veeck, Rob Cooper, Tritan Ryn, Callie Sturgell, Carrie Allison, Zachary Weinzapfel, Rob Warensford April 18 - Mark Joseph Muncy, Jane Owen, Ukiah Garrett, Trisha Germaine, Dovis Butler, Jack Biggs, Travis Harris April 19 - Kendra Georgesen, Richard Koester, Amy Happe, Elizabeth Hawn, Kim Wiggins, Andrea Wenzel, Michelle Chamness Bobby Wade, Rodney Wade, Mary Jo Overton, Michael Bolin, Ryan Bosecker, Julian Baker, Travis Harris, Andrea Tooley, Cora Marie Wildeman April 20 - Lora Arneberg, John R. Southard, Sharon

coach the young players. After coming home from their jobs, they faithfully show up to provide this support.

Geo Gentil is a good example of someone who has given so much to young players in the North Posey area.

He says, “I’ve been doing it for almost 20 years. I was fortunate to have played for dads that taught fundamentals and gave of their time.

I enjoy it just as much as the kids do. There’s nothing better than seeing someone have success at something, especially their ďŹ rst hit ... I remember those moments much more than the games.â€?

Of course, many others come together to tend the ďŹ eld, work in the concession stands, or even run the scoreboard. Mothers tirelessly pack up snacks, drinks, chairs, and other necessary items to get to the next game.

Fathers spend many hours helping their child practice in the back yard.

When we all witness so many terrible things happen-

ing in America, this is one great example of the best and traditional things for young people to have in their lives.

I look out at the players and see them becoming the leaders of tomorrow. Young folks who do not have the advantage of belonging to something like this, which teaches so much, may not have a positive way to ďŹ ll their time in the summer. Perhaps some of the misguided individuals who felt they had nothing good in their lives, and turned to drinking, or drugs, would have beneďŹ ted a lot from playing this sport.

When we hear the background information of the ones who take guns and shoot others at their schools, it is usually that of a “loner�, who felt angry and left out.

Of course, every child is not cut out to be good at sports. I was the short fat kid who was always picked last for teams, but maybe if someone had worked with me, I could have participated, and had a lot of fun.

Raleigh Snodgrass

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Call Issued For Fifty thousand More Men - Washington, April 14 Another draft call for 49,843 registrants has been sent to governors of states by Provost Marshall General Crowder. Mobilization of the men is ordered for May 1 and 10, the War Department announced tonight, and they will be sent to eleven forts and recruiting barracks, probably for training with regular army units there.

Indiana’s quota is 842.

Third Liberty Loan Goes Over Top - In the Third Liberty Loan glorious Old Posey County easily goes over the top, and ranks as one of the best in the Eighth District, the quota for Mount Vernon being ďŹ xed at 231,000 dollars. The quota for the entire county was ďŹ xed at 391,250 dollars.

The patriotic people of Posey County gave 41,350 dollars more than was called for. Of the above amount, 268,000 dollars was sold by the good

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Raleigh Maurice Snodgrass, 87, of Wadesville, Ind., passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Terrace at Solarbron.

Raleigh was born June 24, 1930 in Evansville to the late Ancle Garland and Katie Mae (PďŹ ster) SnodR l i h worked k d as a manufacturing engineer grass. Raleigh for Air Tex Products in FairďŹ eld, Ill., and was a life member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Raleigh served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1951 to 1953.

Surviving Raleigh are a brother, Glenn Dale Snodgrass of Spanish Fort, Al; nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Raleigh was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Gladys (Papenmeier) Snodgrass in 2013; by ďŹ ve sisters, Frances Snodgrass, Geraldine Day, Nancy Fox, Gayle Snodgrass and Shirley Mae Jones and by a brother, Carl Snodgrass.

Funeral services for Raleigh will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Zion Lippe United Church of Christ, Reverend Je Long oďŹƒciating.

Burial will follow in the Zion Lippe Church Cemetery, where the Vanderburgh County Retired Veterans Memorial Club will conduct military rites.

Friends may visit with the family from 3 - 7 p.m.. on Wednesday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 West Franklin Street and from 1:30 p.m. until service time on Thursday at Zion Lippe UCC. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lippe UCC, 9000 Copperline Road East., Mount Vernon, Ind., 47620.

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

There will be a basket dinner from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday April 29. It will be held at Zion United Church of Christ, 9000 Copperline Road, Mount Vernon, Ind. Contact 812-673-4627 for more information.

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Upcoming blood donation opportunity: Saint Matthews Catholic Church, 421 Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon, IN 47620. April 22, 2018: 7 11 a.m.

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Loop open houses set for April 20, 23

Two-year-old Chris Orth, son of Erin and Matt Orth, of Evansville enjoys a stroll through the Posey County Pound Puppies annual craft sale and auction held on Saturday morning at the Ribeyre Gymnasium.

Two open houses celebrating the Hoosier artist Leota Williams Loop, an Indiana painter best known for her floral still life paintings and landscapes of Brown County, Indiana, will be held in New Harmony.

Leota Williams Loop (1893-1961) enjoyed a successful career as both a teacher and fine artist. She studied under Olive Rush at the Fairmount Academy at the age of 10 but had little formal art school training. Loop earned her reputation as a wellknown painter and teacher in Kokomo, Indiana and went on to hold the same reputation in Brown County, Indiana.

Leota was a frequent exhibitor in the Hoosier Salon annual exhibition and the H. Lieber Galleries in Indianapolis, best known for representing prominent Indiana artists.

One highlight of the exhibit is Pink Peonies in Copper, presented to Governor Matthew Welsh in 1961 when Indiana legislators chose to adopt the peony as the state flower.

“Leota Williams Loop is not a household name in the broader context of Indiana Art, but her talents as a gifted painter are on full view in the Scholle House exhibit,” explains Indiana State Museum curator, Mark Ruschman.

“The visitor will discover her unique story as a professional artist and arts activist who left an enduring legacy in the communities she lived in.”

The public open houses are Friday, April 20 from 3 5 p.m. and Monday, April 23 from 4 - 7 p.m. in the historic Scholle House, located at the corner of Tavern and Brewery Streets. Call 812-682-3702 for details.

Another opportunity to see the Loop exhibit is by taking Historic New Harmony’s guided walking tour. Tours begin at the Atheneum/Visitors Center. Information on the tour program and how to obtain tickets may be found at www.newharmony.org.

The artwork on display is from the collections of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation, and from private collector, W. Randall Long.

The exhibition, which will be on view through December 2018, was produced by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

Historic New Harmony is a unified program of the University of Southern Indiana and

Pink Peonies in Copper, oil on canvas, 1957. Collection of Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

This exhibition is supported

by Indiana Arts Commission, the Community Foundation Alliance, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Alivia Krie, of Mount Vernon and grandma Barb Krie, of Evansville enjoying their time together as they walked through the Posey County Pound Puppies annual craft sale and auction. Photos by Theresa Bratcher

The Volunteer Lawyer Program and Evansville Bar Association offer twice monthly Talk to a Lawyer hotlines to answer brief legal questions from residents of Southwestern Indiana. Volunteer attorneys are available the first Thursday of the month from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Central Time and again on the third Tuesday of the month

Carmina Burana performs at EPO season finale The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2017-2018 season concludes with Carl Orff’s emotionally charged score Carmina Burana.

Under the direction of Maestro Alfred Savia, the full Orchestra, Chorus and Evansville Children’s Choir will present Carmina Burana live on the Victory Theatre stage, Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m.

Carmina Burana is one of the most explosive pieces of classical music being played today.

This work was composed from an exuberant setting of twenty-four poems in Medieval Latin and Middle High German from a thirteenth century manuscript found at the Bavarian monastery of Benediktbeuern and covers a range of themes including satire, literary and liturgical parody, love songs, drinking songs, and stories from the classics.

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks by Richard Strauss will be also be performed during this concert.

This concert features the following soloists: Soprano Lauren Snouffer celebrated as one of the most versatile and respected sopranos on the international stage. Snouffer graduated from Rice University, Juilliard School and Houston Grand Opera Studio; Tenor Luther Lewis III, an Evansville native, is a multidisciplinary artist combining Classical Voice/Opera and Visual Art. Lewis attended Signature School, is a former student of Jerry Hoover, and has appeared with several major Opera

companies in supporting and chorus roles. He has appeared with the Evansville Philharmonic on several occasions, including Brundibar, Porgy & Bess, and Carmen. Internationally acclaimed Baritone José Rubio has quickly established himself performing at major and regional venues across the country. He received his Artist Diploma and Master’s degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and holds a Bachelor’s from the University of Washington. Rubio recently appeared with the Evansville Philharmonic in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Messiah.

Adult tickets start at 29 dollars with no additional ticket fees. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Philharmonic Box Office at 812425-5050 or by ordering online at www.evansvillephilharmonic.org. Tickets can be purchased at the door, two hours prior to the concert. Seniors age 65 plus and active military receive 10 percent off their ticket. Members of CLUB 2030 can purchase a two ticket maximum for just 15 dollars each, online only, before 3 p.m. on Saturday. See the website for more details.

10 dollar Student Rush tickets can be purchased at the Sixth Street entrance with a valid student ID or with a parent, one hour before the concert.

Carmina Burana is sponsored by Koch Foundation, Traylor Bros., Inc., and Mrs. Nancy Traylor. Guest Artist Sponsor is Mrs. Phyllis R. Grimm and Chorus Sponsor is Friends of the Chorus.

Historian to speak on anniversary of Kennedy speech On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was in Indiana on the campaign trail for the Presidency of the United States. He was scheduled to speak to a predominantly African-American crowd in Indianapolis that evening. Despite having learned that Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, had been killed in Memphis earlier in the day, and in spite of fears of violent reactions to the killing, Kennedy decided to continue with his plans to speak. He addressed the crowd with emotion and compassion,

calling for peace and unity.

In many large cities across the country, violence and rioting broke out. There was none in Indianapolis.

Kennedy’s speech to the crowd is largely credited with keeping Indianapolis peaceful and quiet. Recently, President Trump signed a bill designating the site of the speech, the Landmark for Peace Memorial in Martin Luther King Park, as the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site.

On April 28, Ray E. Boomhower, senior editor of the Indiana Historical

Society Press and author of the book Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary, will be guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Posey County Historical Society. Boomhower will discuss the Kennedy speech along with the events of the 1968 Indiana primary.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m., in the Wabash and Ohio Rooms at the Alexandrian Public Library, 115 West Fifth Street, in Mount Vernon. Everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.

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The next two hotline sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2018 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Central Time and for May 3, 2018 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Central Time. The telephone number to call is 812-6184845.

APL News By Stanley Campbell April 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 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 812838-3286. (Please note: if you register after March 15, you will need to call the library.)

April 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 meet-

ing 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 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.

April 24 - Family Storytime: The Very Hungry Caterpillar at 6 p.m. - Join us at the Kids Corner room. Enjoy a story stroll as you read and walk, following a path from page to page, ending at a Very Hungry Caterpillar mini picnic. Samples of many of the

foods the caterpillar ate will be ready for snacking. Other activities and a craft will be offered. No registration is required. See you there.

May 11 - Dragons Love Tacos at 6 p.m. - Come enjoy all things dragon. We’ll have games, crafts, snacks, and many more “flaming” activities. We’ll be viewing the video “Dragons Love Tacos” and there will even be a visit from the dragon himself. Registration is required, and each family will receive a FREE copy of the book “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin at registration. Registration begins April 23.

How to register for a program - You can register well in advance for any of our library programs by going to our website at http:// alexandrianpl.org.

Cannot register on-line? Call the library at (812) 838-3286 or visit in person. Our library staff representative will be ready to assist you and answer your questions. Check out our Facebook page.

Briefly 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 twothree 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, 812-838-3841.

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.

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Father Jim Sauer, Pastor of St. Mathew Catholic Church in Mount Vernon, stands with Andrea Sinnett and Linda Warrum enjoy the meal served during the Posey County Ecothe quintet of boys who made their first holy communion on Sunday morning. From left: nomic Development Partnership annual luncheon held Friday, April 13, at the New Harmony Logan Mitchell, Ira Muller, Isaac Gonzalez, Simon Seifert and Dillon Kuhn. Photos by Lois Inn and Conference Center. The keynote speaker for the event was Lt. Governor Suzanne Mittino Gray Crouch. Photo by Veronica Goebel Father Jim Sauer, Pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Mount Vernon, celebrated with his three little ladies who received first holy communion on Sunday morning in their white dresses and veils. Shown from left, Lidia Juarez, Janie Bohleber, and Arianna Collins.

Annual Azalea Sale set for 4-21 The Azalea Trial Committee of Mount Vernon will be holding their 7th annual azalea sale on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverbend Park in Mount Vernon.

Three-gallon Encore and Regular Azaleas along with other assorted plants will be offered.

Live music will be provided by the Wolfgang Jazz Band.

Come and enjoy the music and start your spring gardening on Saturday, April 21 at Riverbend Park.

The Azalea Trail Committee was formed in 2010 with a mission to beautify the city, raise community health awareness through exercise, promote tourism and make historic Mount Vernon a more desirable place to live. In 2015 Mount Vernon achieved the prestigious status of being recognized nationally as a certified “Azalea City.”

Over 1,300 azaleas have been either sold or planted at the riverfront as a result of the annual azalea sale. A portion of the proceeds are used for the upkeep of city plantings.

Other endeavors are beautification of our city. In addition, over 1,000 daffodils have been

planted at the Riverbend Memorial Park. A creation of an azalea garden at Riverbend features over 75 azaleas and other native plants that surround the azalea planting area helping with erosion control.

The Azalea Committee also originated the idea of the LED informational sign at Riverbend and were the major drivers of this project. This sign was made possible by grants from the Posey Community Foundation, the Posey County Women’s Fund, and donations from the City of Mount Vernon, the Friends of the Park and the Mount Vernon Azalea Trail Committee. Spring 2017, the Azalea Trail Committee along with the Mount Garden Club purchased and placed a bronze statue of a little boy with a telescope overlooking the Ohio River in Riverbend Park.

The Azalea Trail Committee of just eleven members are excited about making Mount Vernon a more desirable place to live, play and enjoy the beauty of our city. Monies received from our Azalea Sales and future donations will allow us to continue our vision.

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Briefly Griffin Alumni Banquet Stewartsville alumni members, we would like to welcome you to attend the Griffin alumni banquet at the Griffin Ruritan on April 28, 2018. If any Stewartsville alumni members would like to attend the cost is $16 per person. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. An auction and great conversation are included for your added enjoyment. Please call Beverly Stone with questions at 812851-5033. Reservations may be mailed to Griffin Alumni Association, PO Box 25, Griffin IN 47616.

St. Paul’s annual Spring Sale Flowers, rummage, and good food planned at St. Paul’s UCC. The annual spring sale at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (German Township, 8701 Cynthiana Road) is Saturday, April 28, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or shine.

The event will include rummage, annuals, perennials, daylilies, and herbs. Rummage is half price at 11 a.m. with a bag sale at noon. Food menu includes barbecue chicken, sausage

burgers, kuchens, and cinnamon rolls. Carryout will be available. For more information, call the church at 812-963-3394.

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 @ 812457-8581 or Lisa Smith @ 812-457-4825.

Plant and Garden Accessory Live, Silent Auction Annual Live and Silent Auction Plant and Garden accessory Sale, Tuesday April 24, 2018 at Heberer Barn, 7536 Sauerkraut Lane (SW corner of 62 and Sauerkraut)-Mount Vernon.

Auction beginning at 9:30 a.m. Snacks and drinks provided.

Bring a lawn chair. Sponsored by Mount Vernon Garden Club.

GE/Sabic retirees luncheon set National Day of Prayer Service The General Electric/SABIC Retiree’s Luncheon will be held at the Red Wagon in Poseyville, Indiana on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 starting at 11:30 a.m. The buffet will be available or you may order from the menu.

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Mount Vernon High School’s pep band provides the entertainment during a fundraising meal to benefit the band on Saturday evening at St. Matthew’s School in Mount Vernon. Photo by Dave Pearce Frank Ulrich and Phil Gilligan replenish the food supply at a fundraiser held for the Mount Vernon Band on Saturday night at St. Matthew’s Cafeteria.

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Steve Harding - Edward Jones Financial Advisor Should You Make Extra Mortgage Payments or Boost Your Investments?

Every month, you pay your mortgage. And, depending on your circumstances, you may be able to afford to put in additional payments – perhaps sizable ones. But should you? Or, if you really have the extra money, should you invest it?

Initially, you might think it would be quite nice to rid yourself of that mortgage sooner, rather than later. But is it really the burden it seems?

Actually, you get some real benefits from a mortgage. It certainly provides something of great value to you – your home. If you got your mortgage – or refinanced your home – within the past decade or so, you are borrowing money at a pretty favorable interest rate, by historical standards. And even assuming a mild rate of inflation, such as we’ve had for the past several years, you’ll essentially be paying off your mortgage with cheaper and cheaper dollars over time. Plus, your interest payments may well be tax deductible. (The new tax laws limit deductions on new mortgages of 750,000 dollars or more. For questions on your specific situation, consult your tax professional.)

So, given these advantages, an argument could be made that you should be in no hurry to pay off your mortgage. Still, you might be tempted to make the extra payments because you’ll be building home equity. After all, isn’t this equity valuable? It is – to a degree.

The larger your home equity, the more money you’ll get to keep when you eventually sell your home.

But in the meantime, that home equity may

be less useful than you might imagine. For one thing, just building more equity won’t make your home more valuable – it will rise (or fall) in value along with whatever’s happening in the housing market. By contrast, you could take the extra money and buy more shares in an investment such as stocks – and the more shares you own, the more valuable your investment will be if the price per share rises.

Also, if you were to experience a temporary job loss or some other financial emergency, your home equity might not help you much; if you’re not working, you could even have trouble getting a home equity loan. Conversely, your investment portfolio can offer you greater liquidity, depending on your specific investments. Most investment vehicles, such as stocks and bonds, generally can be sold quickly, without much difficulty. (Keep in mind, though, that if you were forced to sell investments when their price was down, you could take a loss on the sale.)

Clearly, you could gain some advantages by using any extra money to invest, rather than paying down your mortgage. Nonetheless, you may simply get emotional and psychological satisfaction by speeding your progress toward the day when your house is paid off – and that type of satisfaction certainly has value. You’ll need to weigh these intangible factors carefully in deciding whether to increase your investments or make extra mortgage payments – because, ultimately, you need to feel that you’re doing the right thing, for the right reasons.

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Share the Fun !

Above: 4-H Academy Trip Winners, left to right, Maria Turner, Sydney Deno, Kimberly Korff, Olivia Benthall, Grace Glaser, and Mallory Motz. Photo courtesy of Rachel Deno At left: Faith Juncker of Kings and Queens Club sang “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana during the 4-H event.

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The Tarty Tuckers 4-H club took first place in all three categories at the annual Share-the-Fun competition held Friday night at North Posey High School. Pictured left to right are: Jenna Wehmer as the scarecrow, Katie Oakley as Dorothy, Brant Oakley as the Lion and Jazalyn Ward as the Tin Man. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

‘Golden Years’ continued from Page A1 shoes. The water wasn’t high like it is now since the Dam was put in.”

After her sophomore year, the 16-yearold learned her lessons at a clothing factory until her marriage to Starling “Pete” Duckworth on January 30, 1943. Dorothy was 18-years-old.

Dorothy and Pete enjoyed their 52year marriage in spite of their hard work.

They lived out Dorothy’s philosophy, the Golden Rule, even though it sometimes meant people took advantage of their kindness. They turned the other cheek.

“That’s one thing I’ve always said, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ That’s my philosophy,” she comments. “That got me in trouble sometimes ... people will run over you.”

The couple farmed until 1973 when Pete hired on at GE. “I worked on the farm, drove tractor and cooked for hired men — did all that stuff,” Dorothy recalls.

Farm chores were second nature to Dorothy and Pete’s three daughters — Carolyn Sue King, the oldest; Mary Alice Thompson, the middle child; and Kathy Partridge, the youngest.

Close to the end of their farming days, in 1967, Dorothy started working at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria until five years later, she transferred to the cafeteria at West Elementary. All told, she was employed as a cafeteria worker 20 years for the MSD of Mount Vernon.

When Pete retired in 1986 and Doro-

thy in 1987, they made their own fun once again. They traveled with their dear friends, Manuel and Virginia Graddy, every time they got a chance. Dorothy recalls with special affection several trips the couples made out West and one trip to Niagara Falls.

Pete died unexpectedly and suddenly on December 14, 1994. Dorothy stayed in Point Township another five years until a knee replacement prompted her move to Cloverleaf. Her youngest daughter, Kathy, lives in a Cloverleaf apartment as well.

Kathy points out her mother’s lifelong role as a caregiver to a number of family and friends while she was working tirelessly alongside Pete to support their family. Modesty stops Dorothy from talking much about her caregiver role.

“She likes to help others, and she does that a lot. She enjoys it. We’re all thankful and blessed she is still here,” Kathy states.

Her family has always held Dorothy’s heart, and Kathy recalls the closeness of their family even after she and her sisters were grown with their own families.

Dorothy’s Sunday meals and additional special meals in bygone days are special memories. Needless to say, Dorothy was an active, devoted member of her local Extension Homemakers club for years.

“Every Sunday, Mom would cook for all of us kids and our families. We’d have a big ole Sunday dinner. The kids would

play. We just spent Sunday together. Every Sunday was family time,” Kathy recalls. “Every one of my cousins loved to come to Aunt Dot’s and Uncle Pete’s too, and still want to come to Aunt Dot’s.”

Today, Dorothy boasts of five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. She loves seeing them.

Above all else, Dorothy’s Christian faith sustains her. A United Methodist, she’s been a long-time member of United Methodist Women and has served three times as a delegate to the United Methodist Conference in Bloomington.

“The first church I went to was Great House, and it closed. Then I went to Farmer’s Chapel, and it closed. Then I went to Zoar, and it closed. When I went to Black’s Chapel, I said, ‘I’m not sure you want me. I believe I’m a jinx,’” she remarks. “I’m a people person. I like my church. The Lord gives to us, and we need to give back to Him.” Yet, her private devotions and steadfast trust in God are the real witness to her belief.

“The Lord is mainly what I live for— why I’m still here. Being on earth, being able to take care of myself and still have my faculties. All I can say is I’ve been blessed,” she comments.

Dorothy Duckworth blesses everyone who will let her with her humanity, warmth and gratitude. No wonder God has guarded and guided her life so long.

Emcee’s for the night were, Sydney Deno, Jr. Leader Secretary, left, and Hannah Lang, Jr. Leader President.

Photo courtesy of Rachel Deno

Under the Beams concert rescheduled due to illness We’ve got bad news and good. Due to illness, Pokey LaFarge will be unable to perform on April 14 as originally planned as part of the Under the Beams concert series.

His show has been rescheduled for April 20 at the same time and place.

If that date is good for you,

no need to call. The tickets that you either printed at home or plan to pick up at Will Call will roll over to our new date. If you cannot attend on the new date, please either call our box office at 812-682-3128 or email me at liz.mumford@gmail.com and we will contact you to discuss your options.

‘Cynthiana’ continued from Page A1 close look at the situation before making a decision.

“We keep our 2010 backhoe down there and so far it is in pretty good shape but it is left outside in the weather and we really need a place to house it inside,” Wilson said.

The board discussed what other items are currently stored in the building and after some discussion, the board voted to table the matter until next month to give all members an opportunity to see what options are feasible.

Questions were answered in regards to the newly-enforced aban-

doned vehicle ordinance in Cynthiana. One patron expressed concern as to how the ordinance is in effect if the vehicles are on business property.

According to Spindler, the town simply adopted what state law provides.

“A vehicle can be declared abandoned if it is on public or private property illegally or on public property without being moved for 24 hours,” Spindler said. “A vehicle located on public property as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Then on private

property, if a vehicle is at least three models years old and is mechanically inoperable and is left on private property in public view for more than 20 days, it is considered abandoned.”

During the public portion of the meeting, the town marshal indicated that he has ticketed the first six or more than 40 vehicles which are slated to be removed. He indicated that things so far were going well and that he had been able to be helpful to the town’s residents on a few domestic disturbance incidents. He also indicated there have been a few traffic citations issued.

In other items, the board: •asked the town’s attorney Jason Spindler to send a notice to the owner of the property at 11024 North Street to address a porch that appears to be falling down. The board asked the attorney to draft a letter to ask the property owner to make the porch structurally sound.

•announced that this year’s citywide clean-up day is planned for May 12. Marshall Disposal will donate a pair of roll-back trash containers and individuals may take disposal items to the containers from 7 a.m. until dark. Also, Rick Butler will be on hand to take old

lawnmowers and power equipment away.

•told those in attendance that the park is again in need of a tree cleanup. Members noted that at least six trees need to be trimmed dramatically or taken down completely. Bids will be sought for the project.

•indicated that only one estimate had been received for clean-up of the Cheryl Robinson property that has been mandated. Proof of insurance will be required. The matter will be continued on Wednesday, May 9 at the next Cynthiana Town Council meeting at the Town Hall in Cynthiana.

‘Building corp.’ continued from Page A1

by December, 2018, according to Evans.

The eighteen million dollars will be for a Guaranteed Savings Plan with the Performance Services Company.

The ambitious multi-million dollar project will work to bring the six district school buildings up to shape and in good operating condition for the next 25 years. The plan calls to upgrade HVAC, use LED lighting, new chillers, roofing and windows. Mount Vernon Senior High School, Marrs, and West Elementary will be worked on during the summer of 2018 and Farmersville Elementary, Mount Vernon Junior High School, and Hedges Central School are scheduled for the summer

of 2019.

Director of Buildings David Frye reported that two rooms are presently being worked on at both West and Marrs Elementary. They are gutted and HVAC and lights are being installed. Six rooms at the high school are, too.

The plumbing, conduit and concrete have been poured for the “chiller farm” for the junior/senior high school.

“Things are moving forward and we are in good shape. The company stops projects when the kids are changing classes and are keeping them safe. The teachers have been very patient,” Frye noted. The first three buildings should be complete by August 1, 2018.

In other corporation action: • Officers were elected for the year. Larry Williams will continue to serve as President, Gayle Vogel is VicePresident, Jerry Rutledge is Secretary and Mike Ashworth is the Treasurer. Bob Stemple is the fifth member of the board. There are no expected vacancies until next year.

• The firm of Van Haaften and Farrar was reappointed corporation attorney at a standard rate of $175 per hour for services, billed monthly. This is the same rate as last year.

• Three special meetings were held last year to iron out the details on the eighteen million dollar bond. Minutes

were approved for the April 10 and April 17 meetings at the May 4 meeting. However, Corporation Attorney Adam Farrar pointed out that minutes needed to be approved for the May 4 meeting, even if it was just called to approve the minutes of the prior two in April. Having

none, Farrar said he will send all the members a “consent in lieu of meeting” form to sign approving the minutes, since they will not meet again until April 2019.

• Farrar will also send out with those minutes, a change to the bylaws making the date established for the an-

nual corporate meeting less restrictive. As it is, it is required to be on the second Monday in April.

• School Superintendent Tom Kopatich thanked them for all the hard work they do, especially taking responsibility for such large sums of money.

‘County council’ continued from Page A1 the county and just omitted in the original budget.

Sabrina Harms, E-911 Director, requested to transfer $36,500 to the County General Fund/ Payment on Equipment from the County General Fund/ Contract of Payment Fund. The money will pay for equipment shelters at the new tower site on Middle Mount

Vernon Road and one at Jeff Koester’s construction site in New Harmony. These structures will be added, as they are not currently there.

The council announced that they will have a joint meeting on Tuesday, May 1 with the Posey County Commissioners at the Hovey House at 9 a.m.

The agenda will include the

Circuit Court request made by Judge Redwine, E-911 project update, jail project report, updates on the handbook revisions , and sewers. It was noted that it should take longer than usual.

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‘North Posey’ continued from Page A1 Jack Lowe, and Kevin Wassmer were approved as volunteer softball coaches. And finally, for the junior high, Steve Kavanaugh was approved to hire Jordon Gould as the junior high activities coordinator, splitting the stipend with Chris Barker, effective next school year.

The next Regular Board meeting will be Monday, May 14 at South Terrace Elementary School. The executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting to begin at 6:30 p.m.

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By Dave Pearce The Mount Vernon Athletic Hall of Hall of Fame was held Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria. Inducted into the 2018 class were Diane Threlkeld, Jessica Reinitz Anselman, Tasha Hack, Kyle Kopatich, Coach Don Sellers and Jacob Smith.

Diane Thelkeld, a 2007 MVHS graduate earned four letters in swimming. She was a four-time Big 8 All-Conference selection and a sectional champion.

Thelkeld was a state qualifier all four years. As a freshman she placed tenth at the state meet in the 100 backstroke, sixth place her sophomore year and in her junior year she was 13th. During her senior year she was a member of the 200 medley relay team that placed tenth at state.

On the MVHS Girls All Time Top 16 List, Thelkeld is listed four times as an individual and three times on the relay teams. As an individual she is tenth in 100 backstroke, ninth in the 500 freestyle, tenth in the 200 IM and 15th in the 200 freestyle. In relays, she was a member of the fourth-place 400 freestyle, eighth place in the 200 medley and 14th place in the 200 freestyle.

Thelkeld was a six-time individual sectional champion and seven-time relay sectional champion. She received an academic scholarship from the University of Evansville and was a member of Division One swim team all four years.

Jessica Reinitz Anselman earned eight major monograms, graduating in 2007, she had four letters each in swimming and track and field. She was four-time Big 8 All- Conference and sectional champion and was a state qualifier all four years.

Anselman broke the 50 freestyle record with a 24.5 and the 100 butterfly in 58.05. She also was a member of the recordbreaking 200 freestyle relay team in 1:39.27. She was team captain her junior and senior years and was named Most Value Player her senior year. Upon graduation, Anselman was listed on MVHS Girl’s All Time Top 16 List in all swimming events. She is still listed in eight events of the top 16.

Anselman’s specialty in track was pole vaulting. She set school record of 7 feet during the Mount Vernon Invitational. She tied for second in the Big 8 Meet and fourth at Sectional and a 5-way tie for second at Regional.

Anselman received an athletic scholarship to Lindenwood University. She broke the school record in the 100 freestyle. She was a national qualifier all four years and placed in the top eight at conference as well swimming three years in Missouri Grand Prix.

Tasha Hack graduated in 2005 after earning six letters. She had three letters each in basketball and softball. Hack had a single season high score game of 35 points against Evansville North and ranked 12th in all time leading scorers, only seven players have scored over 300 points in a single season. In her senior year she scored 300 points and totaled 615 for her career.

During her senior year, Hack was

Mount Vernon basketball and softball standout Jessica Tasha Hack receives her award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while M-Club President Mike Johnson looks on. Photos by Dave Pearce

Mount Vernon swimming standout Jessica Reinitz Anselman receives her award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while MClub President Mike Johnson looks on.

Mount Vernon two-sport stand-out Jacob Smith receives his award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while M-Club President Mike Johnson looks on.

Long-time Mount Vernon cross country Coach Don Sellers receives his award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while MClub President Mike Johnson looks on.

Long-time Mount Vernon High School athletic supporter Carl J. Redman receives the Service Award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while M-Club President Mike Johnson looks on.

Mount Vernon athletic standout Diana Threlkeld’s award is received by Linda Hawley from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while M-Club President Mike Johnson looks on.

named Big 8 All-Conference, team captain and team Most Value Player.

She was in the top 10 in the Tri-state in scoring. Hack received the team’s defensive award her junior year. She received an athletic scholarship to the University of Missouri, St. Louis and after one year transferred to Lindenwood University. She played one year of softball at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and in basketball had a season high of seven assists in one game against McKendree College.

At Lindenwood University Hack also led her basketball team in assists in her sophomore and senior years was named to the HAAC All Conference team.

Kyle Kopatich graduated in 2007 and received six letters, three each in football and basketball.

In basketball, during Kopatich’s sophomore year, he received the Newcomer of the Year award.

of Southern Indiana basketball team.

Coach Don Sellers was head coach at Mount Vernon High School in track and cross country.

His teams won 18 Big 8 Conference Championships in track and cross country combined. He coached eight sectional team championships (two in girls track and six in boys’ cross country).

Sellers won four regional crosscountry championships. In 2003 MVHS won its first-ever SemiState in any sport with 68 points.

Bloomington south was second with 80 points. Four boys’ cross country teams qualified for state finals.

Sellers coached Scott Ambrose,

During his junior year, he average nine points per game and four rebounds per game. During his senior year, he averaged 16 points and five rebounds per game.

In football, Kopatich had 19 catches for 211 yards his junior year with four touchdowns. He moved to quarterback his senior year and threw for 1,068 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was named to the Big 8 All-Conference team in football and basketball his senior year. Kopatich received Academic All State honors in Football, AllSouthwestern Indiana Team in football and named to the Reebok South Regional All-Star Football team.

Kopatich received the Elks Youth of the Year award and the M-Club scholarship. Kopatich was a walk-on for the University

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Jacob Smith, a 2007 graduate received five letters, two in basketball and one each in football, track and tennis. He was the Wildcats leading scorer and rebounder

Tom Kopatich stands in for his son Kyle Kopatich who was being inducted into the Mount Vernon Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday evening. He is receiving the award from Keynote Speaker Gary Redman while M-Club President Mike Johnson looks on.

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Viking track posts first win of season

By Chris Morlan The North Posey boys track team traveled to Petersburg last Monday, April 9 to compete against the Pike Central Chargers in a dual meet. It was a cold, chilly and windy night for track.

The temperature was in the middle 30’s and felt even colder.

It was a close meet as for the score. The Vikings lost to the Chargers 67-65. Nine of

the Chargers 67 points were from the pole vault mats.

Pike Central placed first, second and third in the event.

North Posey doesn’t have any pole vaulters. If you subtract that event, the Vikings easily won the meet.

North Posey had great individual performances and first place finishes. Kyle Stewart won in the 100-meter dash and long jump.

Thomas Turner took first in

the 110-meter high hurdles, David Bender won in the 200-meter dash, Dylan Butts finished first in the discus and Austin Danhauer took the first place in the 400-meter dash.

Thomas Turner won the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 17.42 seconds and Hunter Harvey placed third in the event. Kyle Stewart won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.3 seconds and Alex Stewart placed third in the same event. Sylvester Folz finished second in the 1600-meter run.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Alex Stewart, David Bender, Drake Rogers and Kyle Stewart won the event in a time of 46.06 seconds. Austin Danhauer won the 400-meter dash in a time of 56.19 seconds and Logan Bryant placed third in the same race. Thomas Turner finished second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.96 and Kedrick Wahl finished third in the hurdle race.

Julian Herke placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26 and Tanner Tichenor finished third place in the same run. David Bender won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.6 seconds and Drake Rogers finished third in the event.

Sylvester Folz finished third with a great finish in the 3200-meter run.

North Posey’s 4x400meter relay team of Logan Bryant, Elijah Miles, David Bender and Austin Danhauer won the race. Jack Heldt placed second in the high jump. Drake Rogers and Austin Danhauer tied for third place in the high jump.

Kyle Stewart won the long jump with a distance of 20feet and nine-inches. Alex Stewart finished second in the long jump. Dylan Butts placed third in the shotput with a throw of 32-feet and six-inches. During the discus throw, Butts won the event

Austin Danhauer scored four first-place victories — high jump, 400-meter dash, 200-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay — in last week’s meet. Photo by Heather Morlan with a throw of 116-feet and Christian Mills finished third in the discus.

North Posey’s boys track team traveled to Carmi, Ill., last Wednesday for a dual track meet. The meet was originally supposed to be a triangular meet, but Tecumseh backed out of the meet.

North Posey dominated the meet beating Carmi 90-33 to get their first win of the season.

Freshman Austin Danhauer had an outstanding meet with four first place finishes in the high jump, 400-meter dash, 200-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay. Another great performance was Thomas Turner winning the 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. Also, Sophomore Kyle Stewart won the long jump and the 100-meter dash and Julian Herke won the 800-meter run.

Dylan Butts placed second in the discus with a 115-feet and three-inch throw and second place in the shotput with distance of 39 feet and one

inch. Kyle Stewart won the long jump with a distance of 21-feet and five inches. Alex Stewart placed second in the long jump with a 19-feet and nine-inch jump. Austin Danhauer won the high jump.

Jack Heldt and Drake Rogers finished second and third in the high jump.

Thomas Turner won the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 17.7 seconds. Kedrick Wahl placed second and Hunter Harvey finished third in the 110-meter high hurdles. Kyle Stewart won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.65 seconds and Alex Stewart placed second in the 100-meter dash. Sylvester Folz finished second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:39. North Posey’s 4x100-meter relay team of Alex Stewart, David Bender, Drake Rogers and Kyle Stewart won the race with a time of 45.9 seconds.

Austin Danhauer won the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.31 and Logan Bryant placed third in the same event. Thomas Turner

won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 44.05 seconds.

Kedrick Wahl and Hunter Harvey placed second and third respectively in the race. Julian Herke won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.97. Tanner Tichenor and Julius Wrege finished second and third respectively in the 800.

Sylvester Folz placed second in the 3200-meter run.

The Vikings won the 4X400meter relay with the team of Logan Bryant, Elijah Miles, Jack Heldt and Austin Danhauer in a time of 4:04. North Posey also won the 4x200meter relay with the team of Alex Stewart, David Bender, Drake Rogers and Kyle Stewart in a time of 1:41.

North Posey’s next track meet will be on Wednesday, April 18 at Evansville Central in a triangular meet against Central and North.

The start time is 5 p.m. On Thursday, April 19, the Vikings will travel to Huntingburg for the Southridge Invitational. The meet will begin at 5:30 p.m. local time.

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By Chris Morlan North Posey’s girls’ track team traveled to Carmi, Ill., for a track dual track meet against the Bulldogs. The Lady Vikings won the meet 67-24.

There were some great individual performances from some of the Lady Vikings. Elise O’Risky placed first in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay.

Madison Cates won the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles.

Kennedy Devine won the long jump and the 400-meter dash.

The following Lady Vikings placed in the meet. Madison Cates placed first in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. Elise O’Risky won the 100-meter dash and Kaitlyn Wright finished second.

Brooke Coleman placed second in the 1600-meter run. North Posey’s 4x100-meter relay team of Madison Cates, Elise O’Risky, Kaitlyn Wright and Danielle Perry won the event.

Kennedy Devine won the 400-meter dash and Kaitlyn Wright placed second in the 400-meter dash. Brooke Coleman won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:43.

Elise O’Risky won the 200-meter dash.

Jasmine French won the 3200-meter run and Emma Goebel

finished second in the event. Kennedy Devine won the long jump and Danielle Perry won the high jump with the height of four feet and ten inches. The Lady Vikings also won the 4x200-meter relay.

North Posey’s next track meet will be on Wednesday, April 18 at Evansville Central at 5 p.m. The meet is a triangular meet against Evansville Central and Evansville North.

North Posey’s Lady Vikings traveled to Pike Central last Monday, April 9 to compete against the Lady Chargers. It was a close matchup, but Pike Central beat the Lady Vikings 67-57 in the dual meet. It was a cold evening and the temperature was in the mid-30’s and very windy.

The Lady Vikings had some good performances from Brooke Coleman winning the 1600-meter run and the 800-meter run. Madison Cates won the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay. Elise O’Risky won the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay. Danielle Perry won the 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay.

Many Lady Vikings placed in the meet. Madison Cates won the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 17.81 seconds. Elise O’Risky won the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.28 seconds. Brooke Coleman won the

1600-meter run in a time of 6:08.

North Posey’s 4x100-meter relay team of Madison Cates, Kaitlyn Wright, Danielle Perry and Elise O’Risky won the race.

Kennedy Devine won the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:10.59. Madison Cates won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 1:01.06. Brooke Coleman won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:51.

Danielle Perry won the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.44 seconds and Elise O’Risky finished second in the same race with a time of 27.65. Jasmine French placed second in the 3200-meter run.

Danielle Perry finished second in the high jump with her best jump of four-feet and ten inches. Kennedy Devine placed second in the long jump with a distance of twelvefeet and ten inches. Hailey Woods placed third in the shotput with a throw of 20-feet and 11-inches.

Grace Glaser finished second in the discus with a 59-feet and nineinch throw and Isabel Glaser placed third in the same event with a throw of 57-feet and six-inches.

North Posey’s next track meet will be on Wednesday, April 18 at Evansville Central at 5 p.m. The meet is a triangular meet against Evansville Central and Evansville North.

Mount Vernon’s Abram Adams reaches back for something a little extra during this week’s 5-3 loss to the Gibson Southern Titans. The Wildcats had multiple opportunities but timely hits escaped them.

Photo by Dave Pearce

Arena Lady Vikings softball team gets better each game The North Posey Lady Viking softball team played Mount Vernon last Monday, April 9. North Posey lost to the Lady Wildcats 12-3. North Posey coach Gary Gentil stated, “We played a very good Mount Vernon team.”

Leading the Lady Vikings in hitting in the game were Rylie Farr, Megan Brenton and Annelise Brown.

Last Tuesday, North Posey traveled to South Knox and lost the game 3-2. Leading the Lady Vikings in hitting were Rylie Farr and Megan Brenton. North Posey played the defending state champion Tecumseh Braves last Wednesday and lost the game 16-0 North Posey traveled to Jasper last Friday for the Jasper Tournament. The Lady Vikings first game was against Perry Central. North Posey played a great game and beat the Lady Commodores 6-4. Freshman, Kennedy Hallam hit a grand slam, which was her first homerun in high school. The Lady Vikings ended the Jasper Tournament Friday night with a loss against Jasper 8-3. After the long week of games, Coach Gentil stated, “Overall, we are getting better and we have started scoring more. We are getting healthier and understanding our positions better.”

Mount Vernon senior honored award winner Mount Vernon High School is proud to announce that senior Andrew Weis is one of nine local recipients of the National Football Foundation (Sounthern Indiana Chapter) Scholar-Athlete Award for 2018. Andrew will be recognized at a banquet on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at St. Vincent Evnasville Manor in Evansville. The banquet will start at 4 p.m. Cost to attend is $35 per person with table and banquet sponsorships available. To attend, contact Mike Skvara at 812-499-0681.

‘Hall of Fame’ continued from Page B1 in his junior and senior years and was named MVP both of those years. Smith was named Big 8 All-Conference in his junior and senior years. Smith was selected for the All-Tournament team at the Carmi Invitational. He was also named to the Evansville Courier All-Area Basketball team his senior year and played in the HBCA All-Star game.

Smith received the Athletic Scholarship to Ancilia College where he played two years of basketball and then transferred to Graceland College for his last two seasons. At Graceland College he was team captain and leading scorer and rebounder and was named All-Conference in the Heart of America Conference. In Smiths’s last college basketball game, his senior year, he tied the Graceland single game scoring record of 47 points.

In track, Smith placed fifth in the 400 meters at the Evansville Sectional his junior year.

In 1985, the Hall of Fame Committee and the Mount Vernon M-Club began pre-

senting a service award and 2002, renamed it The Darwin Rueger Service Award in honor of Darwin Rueger’s many years of volunteering of his services and helping to start the M-Club organization.

The award is awarded annually to an individual who has performed outstanding service to Mount High School Athletics or the M-Club. The 2018 Darwin Rueger Service Award winner was Carl J. Redman.

Redman has been one of the most successful and prolific fundraisers for several school organizations. He volunteers at many athletic events whenever there is a need.

The speaker for the evening was Gary Redman, former Mount Vernon Athletic Director. The evening ending with the singing of the Mount Vernon High School song and Jacob Smith making the acceptance speech on behalf of Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Smith thanked family and coaches for all the sacrifices and dedication to them to make their successes possible.

Mount Vernon is proud to announce yet another senior student athlete has committed to continue his athletic career at the next level. Senior Ricky Simpson is joining the newly formed Wrestling Program at Kentucky Wesleyan which is set to debut this coming year: 2018-2019.

Pictured are, front row, l to r: Brooke Simpson, Ricky Simpson III, and Ricky Simpson II. Back row: Gracie Simpson, Mount Vernon wrestling coach Tim Alcorn, and Alyson Simpson. Photo submitted

Vikings tennis team wins two in a row

By Chris Morlan The North Posey tennis team had three matches last week. Lady Vikings coach Ashley Grimes helped lead the team win two of the three matches during the tough week. Last Monday, April 9, the Lady Vikings played against a tough Castle team and lost five matches to zero.

On Wednesday, against Pike Central and last Thursday against Evansville Reitz, North Posey redeemed themselves and beat both teams to end their weekly schedule.

In the first singles match against Castle, Kimberlyn Weaver lost to her opponent 0-6 and 0-6. Singles match number two, Christine Scheller lost to the Castle tennis player 0-6 and 0-6. During the third singles match, Katlyn Downey lost to her opponent 0-6 and 1-6.

In the Doubles match number one, the Lady Vikings team of Annie Goetz and Mallory Motz lost to Castle 0-6 and 0-6. The final doubles match of the day was Stephanie Patton and Lauren Koester losing to Castle 1-6 and 0-6. During the junior varsity match, Castle beat North Posey 1-0 in team results.

North Posey went against the Pike Central Chargers last Wednesday in conference tennis action. The Lady Vikings came to play and easily beat the Chargers 4-1.

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At Pike Central during the singles match number one, Kimberlyn Weaver beat her opponent 6-4 and 6-4.

In singles match number two, Christine Scheller easily won her match 6-1 and 6-2. Katlyn Downey lost to the Pike Central opponent.

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Pike Central’s junior varsity team beat the Lady Vikings 3-0.

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Against Reitz in the singles match number one, Kimberlyn Weaver lost to her opponent 3-6 and 4-6.

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North Posey’s junior varsity team beat the Lady Panthers 2-0.

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Court News Arrests April 4 Wesley Barnes - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy, Driving While Suspended (petition to revoke) MVPD Richard Kennedy - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended - ISP April 6 Mary LaFave - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Harassment MVPD April 7 Matthew Nelson - Evansville - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS Ariana Charles - Evansville - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia PCS April 8 Chelsey East - Mount Vernon - Driving While Suspended, Possession of Paraphernalia, Operating While Intoxicated - PCS April 9 James Pritchard - Mount Vernon - Warrant, (failure to appear) - PCS Vernon Vance - Evansville - Warrant, Driving While Suspended (petition to revoke) - PCS William Foster Reynolds Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine, Resisting Law Enforcement - PCS April 10 Brett Vierling - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - MVPD Complaints

April 4 1:36 p.m. - Theft - Advised he was gone last week.

April 5 7:50 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Ex-boyfriend revving his truck, driving through the yard - Sherman Street, Mount Vernon 8:08 a.m. - Message - Advised male subject took off walking towards caller’s car - Sherman Street, Mount Vernon 9:38 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Advised he left his vehicle at address where officers told him to leave it - Munchoff Street, Mount Vernon 10:54 a.m. - Officer Standby - Had a report that an employee made a comment in a moment of anger - Givens Road, Mount Vernon 3:50 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Caller is wanting an officer to come to the residence in reference juveniles taking packages out - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 4:21 p.m. - Family Fight Caller advised there is a fight going on at this residence between mother and 15 year-old daughter - No location 4:26 p.m. - Fight - Caller advised there was subjects fighting in the area - Sailer Road, Mount Vernon 6:29 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised male subject brought his bike into the library - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 7:43 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Caller advised red

Explorer, one light on the top, does not have a muffler - Brewery Street, New Harmony 9:52 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised male subject putting his hands on female subject. Male subject possibly has weapons - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 9:59 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Loud music in the area - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon 10:37 p.m. - Suspicious 2 subjects, male and female, down below the bridge. Advised they were homeless - No location April 6 12:20 p.m. - Theft - Advised that a customer just stole food from the store. They do have it on video - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 1:02 p.m. - Suspicious Person - Male subject is walking up and down the road. Is not walking straight - Johnson Road, Mount Vernon 10:09 p.m. - Suspicious Person/Circumstance - Caller advised there are subjects in hazmat suits hanging form his trees and a robot - Springfield Road, Wadesville 5:04 p.m. - Suspicious Person - Man is peddling again with no permit. Started stuff with husband - Allyn Drive, Mount Vernon April 7 Theft - Request an officer to report his medication stolen from his vehicle - James Drive, Mount Vernon

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2:21 p.m. - Miscellaneous - Caller request an officer to pick up a gun she removed from a tenants home - Lee Drive, Mount Vernon 3:01 p.m. - Welfare Check - Stolen U-Haul with children inside on 62 eastbound from the bridge - Posey County 4:49 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised son’s baby momma is not supposed to be on the property - No location 11:14 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male and female fighting. Unknown if physical - No location 11:37 p.m. - Caller is wanting a call in reference female and male subjects harassing her - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon April 8 1:27 a.m. - Trespassing - Female subject has been barred from apartments, is there now - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 3:56 a.m. - Trespassing Female subject is back on the property inside boyfriend’s residence - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 9:53 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller request officers advised male ripped mailbox off pole outside and threw it - Canal Street, Mount Vernon 10:02 a.m. - Message Caller advised father has been stealing things from the residence - Sixth Street, Mount Vernon 4:04 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised juvenile is rid-

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2018-065 The following County Operating Claims have been filed with the Auditor’s Office and will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, POSEY COUNTY, IN at the regular session, APRIL 17, 2018

NOTICE OF HEARING To: Attorneys of record for the parties and other interested parties requesting special notice This notice is filed in accordanve with IC 32-30-5-17. Jefferson A. Lindsey, the Court-appointed receiver in this case, hereby provides notice of the filing of the Quarterly Report of Receiver for Fourth Quarter of 2017, covering the period October 1, 2017 through and including December 31, 2017, which describes the status of the receivership and the prospects for its future.

WILLIAM GOODEN JEAN HADLEY JARED MICHAEL THOMAS JOHN JACOB WARRUM DEEDRA BENTHALL DONNA DAVIS ERIN BERGER BINGHAM GREENBAUM DOL SMITH & BUTTERFIELD WOMRAN LEGAL INDIANA LAWYER AT & T

$741.00 $2,010.00 $2,750.25 $3,420.00 $118.75 $456.00 $5,890.47 $1,128.13 $36.74 $1,143.50 $45.00 $90.63 $17,830.47

In accordance with the IC 32-30-5-18, during thirty days after the date of the filing of the report, any creditor, shareholder, or other interested party may file objections or exceptions in writing to the account or report, or such objections or exceptionsare forever barred for all purposes.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the Quarterly Report of Receiver for Fourth Quarter of 2017, covering the period of October 1, 2017 through and including December 31, 2017, is hereby set for Hearing on said report on the 4th day of June 2018, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. in the Posey County Superior Court, 126 E. 3rd Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana.

GRAND TOTAL Sarah Beth Meighen Posey County Auditor Published in the Posey County News on April 17, 2018 - hspaxlp

2018-064 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SO ORDERED this 4th day of April, 2018. /s/S Brent Almon JUDGE, POSEY SUPERIOR COURT Questions may be addressed to: Jefferson A. Lindsey 217 Main St Rockport, IN 47635 (812)649-4571 Published in the Posey County News on April 10, 17, 24, 2018 - hspaxlp

2018-062 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

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COMMISSIONER OF THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Petitioner, v.

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Notice is hereby given by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Posey County Area Plan Commision of a public hearing to be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at The Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana.

Upon following Variance application, the Board of Zoning Appeals will at that time hear objections thereto: Variance: DOCKET NO: 18-07-V-BZA APPLICANT: Alan D. Schapker OWNER: Alan D. Schapker PREMISES: Section Eight (8), Township Five (5) South, Range Twelve (12) West, Wadesville Original Lot B, lying in Center Township. More commonly known as 7206 Pelt Stret, Wadesville, Indiana. Containing .275 acres more or less. (Complete legal description is on file at the Posey County Area Plan Commission Office).

Nature of Case: Applicant requests a Variance for the relaxation of rear yard setback from twenty-five foot to eight foot for a modular home in an R-1 (Residential Single- Family) Zoning District under Section 153.043 (B) (3) (a) Rear Yard of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mt. Vernon, Town of Cynthiana, Town of Poseyville and Unicorporated Posey County.

Posey County Area Plan Commission

By Minday Bourne, Executive Director Published in the Posey County News on April 17, 2018 - hspaxlp

2018-063 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that application has been made for rezoning of certain real estate lying in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana, to make changes in the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of Posey County, Indiana, pursuant to The Zoning Orinance of the City of Mount Vernon, the Town of Cynthiana, the Town of Poseyville, and Unincorporated Posey County for the following described real estate:

To: Attorneys of record for the parties and other interested parties requesting special notice This notice is filed in accordanve with IC 32-30-5-17. Jefferson A. Lindsey, the Court-appointed receiver in this case, hereby provides notice of the filing of the Quarterly Report of Receiver for Fourth Quarter of 2017, covering the period January 1, 2018 through and including March 31, 2018, which describes the status of the receivership and the prospects for its future.

In accordance with the IC 32-30-5-18, during thirty days after the date of the filing of the report, any creditor, shareholder, or other interested party may file objections or exceptions in writing to the account or report, or such objections or exceptionsare forever barred for all purposes.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that the Quarterly Report of Receiver for Fourth Quarter of 2017, covering the period of January 1, 2018 through and including March 31, 2018, is hereby set for Hearing on said report on the 4th day of June 2018, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. in the Posey County Superior Court, 126 E. 3rd Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Rezoning: DOCKET NO: 18-03-RE-APC APPLICANT: Chad Hoehn OWNER: Chad W. Hoehn PREMISES: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Nineteen (19), Township Four (4) South, Range Twelve (12) West, lying in Poseyville, Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana. Containing, 480 acres more or less. More commonly known as 228 S. Cale St., Poseyville, Indiana. (Complete legal description is on file at Posey County Area Plan Commision Office).

Nature of Case: Petition to rezone property from R-3 (Residential Multiple-Family) Zoning to B-3 (Commercial High Intensity) Zoning District.

The petition and other information concerning the proposed rezoning are on file at the Area Plan Commission Office, second floor of the Coliseum Building, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

SO ORDERED this 4th day of April, 2018. /s/S Brent Almon JUDGE, POSEY SUPERIOR COURT Questions may be addressed to: Jefferson A. Lindsey 217 Main St Rockport, IN 47635 (812)649-4571

Hearing: The petition has been set for public hearing before the Area Plan Commission on May 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hovey House at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Written objections to the proposal that is filed with the Executive Director of the Area Plan Commision before the hearing will be considered. Oral comments concerning the proposal will be heard at the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

Posey County Area Plan Commission

By Minday Bourne, Executive Director

Published in the Posey County News on April 10, 17, 24, 2018 - hspaxlp Published in the Posey County News on April 17, 2018 - hspaxlp

Advised she is being threatened by female subject - Munchoff Street, Mount Vernon 10:56 p.m. - Theft - Request an officer to his home to report theft of his cell phone - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon April 10 4:05 p.m. - Counterfeit Money - Discovered a counterfeit $10 bill - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon Circuit Court Felon/Misdemeanor Daniel Bowers, 35, New Harmony. Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Person Less Than 14 Years of Age, Level 5 Felony. Amended to Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, counseling, $100 Child Abuse Prevention fee, 29 months probation and fees. 2 ½ years Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except 30 days.

Ricky Bradley, Jr., 30, Mount Vernon. Battery, Class B Misdemeanor. Amended, Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, 6 months probation and fees.

6 months Posey County Jail, suspended.

Brian Dale Gibbs, 33, Herod, Ill., Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Level 5 Felony. $1 plus costs.

2 years Indiana Department of Corrections.

Harold W. Kester, Jr., 50, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Ct. 2- Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 3- Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, 2 years probation and fees. Ct. 1- 6 years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- 3 years Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except 2 years.

Taylor James Key, 25, Evansville. Ct. 1- Forgery, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Counterfeiting, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- False Informing, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 and 3 are dismissed. $1 plus costs. Ct. 1- 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 4- 60 days Posey County Jail.

Nicholas Mattingly, 37, Evansville. Ct. 1- Burglary, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Level 6 Felony. Habitual Offender. Ct. 2 and Habitual Offender Enhancement is dismissed. $1 plus costs, restitution to the victims in the amount of $500.00. 4 years Indiana Department of Corrections.

Ashley Mosley, 27, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Conviction entered on Ct. 1 and 2 as Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200.00 countermeasure fee, 1 year probation and fees. Ct. 1, 12 months Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- 180 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Deborah Parmley, 55, Poseyville. Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony. Conviction entered as a Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 18 months probation and fees. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended.

Chasity Prince, 25, Mount Vernon. Domestic Battery, Level 6 Felony. Amended to a Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs. $50 domestic violence fee. 42 days Posey County Jail.

Ashley N. Roth, 27, Evansville. Ct. 1- Auto Theft, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, no contact with Hester Harl, 9 months probation and fees. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except 9 months.

William Sanders, 33, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 1 year probation and fees, driver’s license suspended 1 year, counseling.

1 year Posey County Jail, all suspended except 10 days.

Nickolas Stewart, 25,

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Saint Philip school welcomes addition of new bleachers

Saint Philip Parish and School have a brand new addition to their gymnasium and center. These new bleachers are easy to use and can fit the entire student body. On Wednesday, April 11, the students and staff took a school picture on the new bleachers. Photo submitted

Farmersville had their eighth Annual Farmersville Food and Fun Fest this past Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Parents, students community members and staff had a grand time playing games, getting faces painted, eating and marching in a cupcake walk.

Top left: Farmersville Graduates from left to right: Eighth-graders, Braxton Daws, Dru Henderson , and Dalton Kuhn.

Bottom left: Farmersville firstgrader, Jake Wilson plays a game during Farmersville’s Food and Fun Fest.

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At left, parent Holly Konrath and Farmersville first-grader, Klayton Hamilton enjoy being silly at Farmersville Food and Fun Fest. Photo submitted

Court News Continued Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Attempted Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections.

Cory W. Waters, 30, Evansville. Ct. 1- Residential Entry, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Criminal Trespass, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Criminal Mischief, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 3 is dismissed. $1 plus costs. 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections.

Natasha Dawn Woodward, 25, Mount Vernon. Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, 180 days probation and fees, no contact with the victim. 180

days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Marriage Licenses Issued Oksana Wicker, 22, Mount Vernon and Jordan Charles Campbell, 26, Evansville Kristine Annette Karges Atkinson, 53, Wadesville and Michael Allen Wassmer, 52, Wadesville Cody Allan Neuffer, 22, New Harmony and Kassi Jo Gray, 23, New Harmony Emily Michelle Greenwell, 24, Mount Vernon and Matthew Robert Mahrenholz, 27, Mount Vernon Steven Howard Goldstein, 44, Mount Vernon and Trish Ann Skoda, 32, Mount Vernon Warren Keasler Rollman, 33, Shawneetown, Ill, and Erin Kate Ewell, 32, Harrisburg, Ill,.

Mary Elizabeth Parris, 29, Mount Vernon and Justin Tyler Barnes, 26, Mount Vernon

Nancy Diane Harris, 57, Mount Vernon and Theodore Denning, 48, Mount Vernon Michael Scott Debes, 32, Evansville and Amber Rae Steffen, 30, Evansville Gary Lee Poole, 41, Mount Vernon and Billy Joe Baker, 41, Mount Vernon Travis Mathew Irvine, 26, Grayville, Ill, and Kylee Brooke Combs, 21, Grayville,Ill,. Cheryl L. Davis, 39, Poseyville and Matthew T. Halter, 40, Vincennes

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Proudly Presents Spring Sports 2018 Front row, l to r: Eric Reynolds, Draike Farrar, Kaleb Elpers, Ty Wright, Gaige Kihn, Cody Wright, Drew Lutz and Logan Braun.

Second row, l to r: Ian Hienlin, Tyler Thompson, Cameron Teapool, Nolan Alvey, Jacob Newman, Owen Spears, Rylee Thompson, Nathan Ricketts, Hunter Alkire and Johnson Koester.

Third row, l to r: Westin Voegel, Reid Smith, Evan Bromm, Camden Bender, Jaydyn Wehmer, Jarrett Motz, Kyle Lavanchy, Alec Goetz and Dalton Cox. Back row, l to r: Coach Lance Flener, Coach Jeremy Lavanchy, Manager Haylie Hensley, Jesse Kissel, Brandon Hamman, Shane Harris, AJ Reynolds, Corey Heath, Grant Parker, Manager Kaylie Hensley, Varsity Coach Jesse Simmons and JV Coach James Hensley.

2018 North Posey Baseball Team

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2018 North Posey Softball Team Front row, l to r: Allison Roy, Sophia Martin, Savannah Baird, Kennedy Hallam, Rylie Farr, Korynn Englert, Annelise Brown and Emily Fortune.

Back row, l to r: Assistant Coach Kevin Wassmer, Assistant Coach Kendyl Ahrens, Megan Brenton, Anne Stegall, Evelyn Mauer, Claire Muensterman, Mackenzie Atkins, Emily Abernathy, Jenna Heath, Varsity Assistant Coach Megan Voelker, Head Coach Gary Gentil and Assistant Coach Jack Lowe.

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North and south 2018 Mount Vernon Baseball Team Front row, l to r: Mathew Crafton, Breckan Austin, Bronson Quinzer, Jackson Elaman, Mitchell Wilson, DJ Brakie, Kaalab Krieger, Luke Harris and Nathan Fischer.

Back row, l to r: Dylan Dutkiewicz, Hunter Wiltshire, Hunter Murphy, Jack Valier, Nathan Burke, Tyler Walls, Braden Henning and Abram Adams.

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2018 Mount Vernon Softball Team Front row, l to r: Danielle Minton, Kirston Jewell, Lyndsay Keitel, Sadie Hobbs, and Lauren Earhart. Second row, l to r: Liz Saltzman, Brooklyn Gibbs, Megan Ghrist, Jaycie Tucker, Gabi Gilpin, and Addie Robinson.

Back row, l to r: Coach David Bell, Coach Jason Bell, Lexus Chavez, Kaaleigh Krieger, Catherine Batteiger, Kat Bellew, Coach Jeï¬&#x20AC; Gibbs, and Coach Kasey Spindler.

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MV baseball team young, inexperienced But Quinzer confident in fresh team

By Dave Pearce Mount Vernon baseball fans have learned down through the years of Coach Paul Quinzer’s tenure that regardless of the talent level, the Mount Vernon Wildcats will always be ready to contend for a sectional crown at the end of the season. And although this year’s team may not be as talented as some teams Mount Vernon has fielded, Quinzer has let the team know earlyon that he expects nothing less from them. Early results have been mixed but Quinzer sees potential in a group comprised of several players who are seeing their first significant varsity action this year.

“The weather this spring has been horrible,” Quinzer said while shaking his head.

“The time and the things that we normally get in before our first ballgame … if we hadn’t been rained out at Terre Haute, we would only have been outside twice (before the season opened).”

“This has made it very difficult figuring out what I have with a very young and inexperienced team,” Quinzer said.

But Quinzer will take the hand he is dealt and if they believe in him and the system, they will be able to be successful, even if there are just a handful of “leaders.”

“I expect my seniors (Hunter) Murphy, (Nathan) Fischer, (Nathan) Burke, and (Dylan) Dutkiewisc on the hill to be a big part of our game,” Quinzer said.

“They played in games last year and those are the four guys who are going to have to be the core and the center part of our game as well as helping these younger, inexperienced players to become varsity baseball players.”

Quinzer says he expects the leaders not only to lead by example but also to take their leadership seriously enough to become verbal.

Quinzer’s team has won two of five games in the early going but never has really been out of any games. The team has been able to score enough runs to win games but the defense has not always held up.

“I think so far we are ahead on the offensive side,” Quinzer said. “We are scoring runs except tonight (against Gibson Southern) which has been our lowest performance.

We left plenty of runners on base tonight and had lots of opportunities. But we found a guy that threw a lot of breaking balls and we had trouble with them.”

Senior Jack Valier came in to pinch hit against the Titans and had a solid hit for the team.

Earlier in the week, the team scored 11 runs in a win over Reitz and scored eight against Tecumseh and six against Heritage Hills in games the Wildcats ended up losing.

“We’re scoring runs but on the pitching side of it, we are trying to find out who are going to be our pitchers,” Quinzer said.

The 2018 Mount Vernon Junior Varsity Baseball Team members are, front row, l to r: Alex Keitel, Aaron Nobles, Landon Fischer, Kayden Hamilton and Hunter Phillips. Back row, l to r: Blake Ritzert, Ian Dutkiewicz, Brock Veatch, Wade Dixon, Brock Rickets and Logan Crawford. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography “We have given up a lot of walks and we have really booted the ball around. We boot the ball around a lot in the middle infield and we have to find some players out there.”

Jack Elamon, Fischer, Burke, Murphy, Dutkiewisc, Valier, Abram Adams, Braden Henning, Tyler Walls, and Wiltshireare all listed with P (pitcher) beside their names on the roster. Luke Harris and Breckan Austin are listed as infield utility players.

Kaaleb Krieger and DJ Brakie have both seen action catching as Quinzer prefers to push the two catchers to be better before making starting assignments.

“I’m keeping them in a competition and making them work hard so that by the end of the year, I’m going to have my best catcher out there,” Quinzer said.

The team opened with what would probably have been considered an unexpected win over Central.

“That was a nice win for us,” Quinzer said. “I think we were a little further along than Central. Our boys played pretty good ball. Dutkiewisc kept the ball down and kept their hitters at bay. We had good relief pitchers come in and we didn’t boot it around

that night. But that has not been the case in some of these other games.”

Offense so far this season has come in the persons of Murphy, Wiltshire, and Fischer.

“I’ve got some guys like Crafton, who didn’t play much last year, and here he has been a pretty good leader,” Quinzer explained.

“This is his first full year as a varsity player and he’s

done a great job at leadoff…getting on base.”

The coach’s son, Bronson Quinzer, a sophomore, has a great knowledge of the game and has all of the physical tools. But still, as any coach’s son knows,

more is expected out of him than perhaps anyone else on the team.

“He’s somewhat of a work in process tight now,” Quinzer said. “He has the skills and the speed.”

While Quinzer couldn’t

say just how good this team is at this point of the season, he said he is sure of one thing.

“We will be a much better team come tournament time,” Quinzer said assuredly. “I can promise you that.”

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Vikings baseball welcomes new coach Simmons has high expectations for NP team

By Chris Morlan The 2018 North Posey baseball team starts a new era with their new coach Jesse Simmons. Simmons was previously an assistant baseball coach at Gibson Southern high school.

North Posey’s record last season was eight wins and sixteen losses and two wins and five losses in the conference.

This is Coach Simmons’ first year as a head coach and he stated, “I can’t speak much about last year.

We are just trying to improve each day and getting better every time we take the fields. The kids are buying into the new coaching staff and working very hard.”

North Posey has fifteen players on the varsity roster.

Seven of those Vikings are seniors. Coach Simmons stated, “we have seven seniors that have been working hard and figure to play a huge role in our season.” Those seniors are pitcher/infielder Wes Voegel, outfielder Alec Goetz, pitcher/infielder AJ Reynolds,

North Posey freshman Jaydyn Wehmer zeros in on the pitch during a recent game North Posey pitcher AJ Reynolds rares back for the against Reitz. Photo by Dave Pearce pitch during a recent game. Photo by Dave Pearce pitcher/infielder Corey Heath, pitcher/outfielder Brandon Hamman, pitcher/infielder

Grant Parker, and outfielder Jesse Kissel.

There are four juniors on

the varsity roster which are outfielder Dalton Cox, outfielder Jarrett Motz, catcher

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Evan Bromm and pitcher/infielder Shane Harris.

Harris, a standout pitcher for the Vikings, has quickly turned heads on the mound.

The 6-foot-3 junior verbally committed to play at the University of Louisville last fall. The Cardinals have blossomed into one of the best programs in the country under Dan McDonnell, playing in the College World Series three of the last five years.

Harris is a dangerous pitcher that can throw fastballs in the mid-80’s and low-90’s. His best pitch is the slider which can fool many batters at the plate.

Coach Simmons stated, “Shane is a special talent, but most of all he is a good teammate and leader. He will pitch our big conference games and hit in the top three in our lineup. Sky is the limit for Shane and his baseball career.”

North Posey has several underclassmen who are going to get a lot of playing time at the varsity level. Sophomore

infielder Camden Bender and pitcher/infielder/outfielder Reid Smith will see some varsity time. Freshman pitcher/ infielder Kyle Lavanchy and catcher Jaydyn Wehmer will be valuable assets that can contribute immediately to the team.

I asked Coach Simmons about the schedule this season and about his tough opponents for this season and Simmons replied, “We try not to focus on our opponents but just playing our best and playing our game.”

North Posey has already played and beat two teams that have advanced in the state tournament in previous years. The Vikings beat South Spencer 4-0 on April 2 and won a close game against Evansville Mater Dei 7-6 on April 5. North Posey started the season winning their first five games.

This should be an exciting season of Viking baseball and a new brand the fans will enjoy to watch.

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three pretty good scores.

“Jackson shot 42 in the first match and 41 in our last match against Mater Dei,” Blair said. “Our number two and three golfers, Zach and Kyle, you can just toss a coin.

Zach struggled against Mater Dei and shot a 57 and Kyle shot a 50. In our first match, both of those guys shot 42s and we won against Harrison and Day School. We won our first match but Mater Dei beat us 170-201.”

Blair said the numbers don’t lie and with only one golfer in the 40s, the team gave itself little chance to win against Mater Dei, even on the Wildcats’ home course at Western Hills.

“Right now where they have to get better is consistency with their golf swing,” Blair said. “Right now, all the way up and down the line, we have to mentally focus on what it takes to get better individually and with each golfer, it is something different.”

Blair said there is no doubt, in all the top three golfers, the physical tools are there. Mentally managing the course has been a problem early, even in practice.

And once the top three golfers can develop consistency and post the numbers they expect to post, someone from

By Dave Pearce The Mount Vernon Wildcat golf team is looking mainly for one thing this season early on…consistency.

Wildcat Coach Doug Blair has been around the sport long enough to realize that especially with this spring’s weather, consistency is something that will not happen quickly.

It will take hours of work and lots of match play to develop in a relatively short period of time.

However, Blair has also looked at other scores in the area and knows that his team is not the only one struggling to shoot good scores. While Blair knows he has a good nucleus, he realizes that his team has some “rounding into shape” to do as well as finding a good solid fourth score, something that has hurt the team early on.

However, since the weather has caused cancellation of the only tournament so far on the schedule, as the weather warms up and the spring rains subside, Blair is hoping the team’s scores warm up as well.

Returning for his sophomore season is Jackson May, the team’s No. 1 golfer. May, combined with returners Zach Rutledge and Kyle Krieger, on most days, gives the coach

The 2018 Mount Vernon Golf Team members are, front row, l to r: Logan Culley, Logan Mayes, Kyle Krieger, Caleb Oakman and Jackson May. Back row, l to r: Coach Doug Blair, Coach Nick Burton, Rhett Snodgrass, Ty Sims, Adam Carlisle, Zach Rutledge and Coach Rick Johnson. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography the next three is going to have to step up and give the team a solid fourth score if they are to be successful.

“We have talked about doing a better job of closing that gap,” Blair said. “Everyone knows those top three kids are not going to struggle in most matches. So for the rest of them, it comes down to being able to play golf competitively. We’re inexperienced, even though we have a lot of people back. Competitive play is where these guys are going have to excel.”

Blair said that in looking at area scores, there are players who are really good scorers

or not so good scores. There doesn’t seem to be a lot in the middle. So who is capable of providing that spark for the Wildcats?

“There are two guys that I feel have the most potential to come own and both are strong kids,” Blair said. “Ty Sims is a junior and Rhett Snodgrass is a sophomore who is playing golf for the first time. They are athletic kids with good golf builds. It’s a matter of getting them to use their athletic ability and cut loose. That will come with confidence.”

Mater Dei shot a 170 and they had to use a 52 for their fourth score. Their first two

players shot 38 and 39 and their third score tied May at 41. But the difference was Mater Dei used a single 52 while all three other Wildcat scores were in the 50s. Logan Culley shot 54 for the Wildcats on the day.

Blair chose his words carefully, describing that one thing the Wildcats can do this year is play themselves not only into a position to score well in the sectional, but can also play themselves into a favorable position next year, with the majority of the team returning.

“By this time next year, all these guys will have another

year of golf under them,” Blair said. “Certainly by this time next year, we should be much further ahead. But I certainly don’t want to downplay our chances this year.”

Jasper and Vincennes are expected to finished 1-2 in the conference and the other teams are attempting to catch them. The team’s tournament is played at Christmas Lake and Blair is hoping to see some of his players challenge for All-Conference honors.

And, come tournament time, if consistency is reached, the Wildcat name could be one of the top three to advance out of the Evansville Sectional.

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Vikings golf team has several fresh faces

By Chris Morlan The North Posey golf team began the season with a few spots to fill and they have a very young team.

Senior Jack Lutz Conrad is the lone senior who has played all four years with the Vikings. North Posey golf coach Mike Wassmer stated, “Jack usually plays well for us and hopefully will lower his scores all season.”

North Posey had several wins last season, but the team lost two seniors that started and rounded out the team score where they could compete at conference level. Coach Wassmer stated, “This year, we will be needing some of the younger guys to step up and get their scores lowered so we can beat the teams in the Pocket Athletic Conference. We are pretty close to most of the PAC but need to lower the team scores we have been shooting.”

Wassmer explained, “The main goal for this years’ teams is to win the PAC and to get the younger guys to lower their scores all season long.” This is a very young squad as most of the team are freshman and sophomores. Wassmer stated, “We have a lot of room to get better but we have three team leaders in senior Jack

The 2018 North Posey Golf Team members are, front row, l to r: Manager Haylee Exline, Logan Hoehn, Jacob Lingafelter, Jaxson Bender, Preston Lockwood, Konnor Schmitt, Camron Cotton and Manager Maggie Newcomb. Back row, l to r: Coach Kevin Wassmer, Caleb Wassmer, Isaac Scheller, Ethan Baumholser, Hunter Wassmer, Asst Coach Maggie Camp, Scott Lance, Raice Straub, Jack Lutz Conrad, Caleb Dyson, and Coach Mike Wassmer. Photo courtesy of Straub Photography Lutz Conrad, junior Camron Cotton, and junior Caleb Wassmer who have been shooting around par and that helps keep our team score down.” Rounding out the starters for each match

are sophomore Hunter Wassmer, who has improved since last season, and newcomer Jacob Lingafelter.

The sixth spot has been alternating between some of the new kids.

Some newcomers on this year’s team are Jacob Lingafelter, who is a junior and has done well early on this season, freshmen Jaxson Bender, Konnor Schmitt, and Caleb Dyson who are

playing for the first time at the high school level. Other newcomers are sophomore players Isaac Scheller, Ethan Baumholser, Scott Lance and Raice Straub.

The Vikings schedule

is very tough this season.

Coach Wassmer explained, “Not sure about the toughest team yet. They all look tough right now.”

Good Luck Vikings on a great season.

Seniors dominate Lady Viking tennis

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Lady Vikings start the tennis season with six seniors on the roster. North Posey graduated five seniors last year and all five seniors from last season played varsity tennis. They don’t have much varsity experience at the top even though they have a large senior class.

Kennady Livers and Annie Goetz are the only two seniors who played varsity permanently last season. Kennady played one doubles and Annie played three singles.

Seniors Christine Scheller and Katlyn Downey got

some varsity experience sparingly last season, but they mostly played junior varsity tennis along with Stephanie Patton. Another senior, Kimberlyn Weaver did not play last season.

Weaver was injured from basketball during her junior season. She has stepped in at one singles and will help the team tremendously.

Last season, the Lady Vikings ended the season with nine wins and seven losses.

North Posey made it to the second round in sectionals after beating Evansville Central in the first round. They ended

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The 2018 North Posey Girls Tennis Team members are, front row, l to r: Brooklen Gries, Macee Long and Lauren Koester. Back row, l to r: Coach Ashley Grimes, Annie Goetz, Christine Scheller, Kennady Livers, Stephanie Patton, Kimberlyn Weaver, Katlyn Downey and Coach Christine Fulton. Not Pictured: Coach Ryan Nowak, Coach Charlie Grimes and Mallory Motz. Photo courtesy of Straub Photography

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up losing to a very good Mater Dei team. North Posey tennis coach Ashley Grimes stated, “Our team worked very well together. However, our lineup did not change much. I believe our lineup will change more this season.”

Coach Grimes also stated, “Our main goal right now is becoming more confident with a higher level of play.

Since many of our players are transitioning from JV to Varsity, it is a big jump in

competition. I believe we can compete with almost any team we play as long as our confidence level is high.”

One goal for the Lady Vikings is to advance as far as it can in the post-season.

Coach Grimes replied, “Like I said before, my goal is to build our confidence levels as high as possible. If our girls feel confident in the way they are playing, we can compete with nearly every team we play.”

Kimberlyn Weaver is not necessarily a newcomer because she has had experience. She needed to take a year off due to a basketball injury and this will be her first year playing varsity.

Weaver is stepping in to play one singles. Mallory Motz, Stephanie Patton, and Lauren Koester are playing varsity tennis for the first time as well this season. There are no freshmen on the team this year.

North Posey played Castle last Monday and they are always one of their toughest opponents. Mater Dei and Gibson Southern are always very good competition as well. Gibson Southern is a tough conference team. Mater Dei is a team North Posey could see in sectionals. They graduated a few players, but they had some very good players coming up. It should be a fun interesting season for this year’s Lady Vikings.

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Wildcats softball has it all, except respect

Mount Vernon senior Lauren Earhart gears up for the pitch in a recent game against North Posey. Photo by Garry Beeson

By Dave Pearce The Mount Vernon High School softball team, according to Coach Dave Bell, has it all. All, that is, except for banners, trophies and titles.

The team has great pitching, plays great defense, has phenomenal hitting, scores lots of runs and has won all six of their games early in the season. But no one seems to take notice. In the preseason polls, the Lady Wildcats were ignored and despite their 6-0 record, have not been seen in the Class 3A polls so far this season. What do the Lady Cats have to do?

“We have to keep on winning and put some banners up to get respect,” Wildcat Coach Dave Bell said this week. “ “We graduated three seniors from last year’s team and two of them started every ballgame,” Bell said, assessing this year’s team early. “But we have a lot of starters back. Starting with the seniors, we have pitcher

Lyndsay Keitel, who plays in the outfield when not pitching. Behind the plate, we have Lauren Earhart and playing second base, we have Kirston Jewell. One of our outfielders is Sadie Hobbs and one of our reserve outfields is Danielle Minton.”

With five seniors and six juniors on the squad, you would expect this group of Wildcats to be perhaps Mount Vernon’s best hope at some hardware and banners.

“Obviously that’s why we have been doing well,” Bell said.

The junior class is just as strong. Brooklyn Gibbs is a talented and very competitive player who can play virtually any position on the field.

“Brooklyn Gibbs is just sticking the ball and Megan Ghrist is just sticking the ball,” Bell said with a smile. “I’m going to say that every time because they are all sticking the ball.

Gabbi Gilpin’s numbers are

simply unbelievable and she is batting right around 700. Jaycie Tucker is just about 30 points behind her in the high 600s. They are just ripping the cover off the ball. Liz Saltzman is talented and Addie Robinson is hurt right now.”

Bell said Robinson in missed, not only for her bat, because she is versatile and can play a variety of positions.

“Addie plays short whenever Gibby pitches and plays second whenever Lindsey pitches,” Bell explained. “Now that we don’t have her we have had to move some people around. But everyone has been stepping up and doing a good job and those 11 or 12 people have made it almost impossible for any of the younger players to get onto the field in varsity action.”

Bell assesses his team at this point in the season with some descriptive words that would make most other coaches jealous.

“We were talking the other day that we have Gibbs and Kietel in the circle, experience, and we rarely make errors on ground balls. We don’t tend to throw the ball away and we run down fly balls and we hit the ball,” Bell said with a smile. “When you get pitching and good defense and you can put some runs on the board, things are going pretty good for us right now.”

But even Bell’s “dream team” has some areas for improvement. And no one knows that better than Bell and the players themselves.

Despite putting big numbers on the board, the team has given up more runs than Bell would like to see.

“We gave up some runs early because our pitchers were having trouble throwing strikes,” Bell explained.

“And then they would get a couple of people on and then we wouldn’t be able to get to a ball or something.

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Hopes high for Lady Vikings

By Chris Morlan This year’s North Posey softball team, led by Coach Gary Gentil, has many new faces. His team last year finished with 16 wins and only 10 losses. Gentil has also coached this team to four straight sectional championship games in a row.

The Lady Vikings are led by three seniors, Claire Muensterman, Mackenzie Atkins and Evelyn Mauer.

Coach Gentil stated, “These young ladies have worked very hard the past three years and are doing a real good job of trying to show what is needed to play high school softball. Evelyn has not been able to play due to an ankle injury. Claire is

our starting right fielder and Mackenzie is our starting left fielder along with pitching.”

Gentil described the players that he lost from last season and commented on the accomplishments of the team. “Last season we graduated eight seniors. One of them was Hannah Ogg, who is now the number one pitcher at Danville Area Community College. The team finished with 16 wins and 10 losses and was eliminated by South Spencer in the Championship game of the 2A Sectionals. We lost some great leaders as well as players,” said Gentil.

The Vikings coach also explained some of the goals

and improvements that he wants to work on this year.

“We want to get healthy first, but keep working towards being the best team we can be at the end of the season. We are young. Nine out of the fifteen are freshmen and sophomores, so we want to stay confident and have a sound understanding of what is expected.”

There are three juniors on this year’s team. They are Allison Roy, Annelise Brown and Korynn Englert.

Coach Gentil explained, “These three have been around the varsity and junior varsity the past two seasons and are eager to make their place this season at the varsity level.”

The Lady Vikings have six sophomores on the team.

They are Rylie Farr, Megan

Brenton, Anne Stegall, Emily Fortune, Emily Abernathy, and Sophia Martin.

Gentil elaborated on the sophomores, “Rylie, Abernathy and Megan played most of the year on varsity last season in various roles.”

North Posey brings in three freshmen this season with Jenna Heath, Kennedy Hallam and Savannah Baird. “Both Jenna and Kennedy have played a good amount of travel ball and are working very hard to be key people this season,” Gentil stated.

Continued on C8 At right, North Posey’s Megan Brenton gears up for the pitch during their recent game against Mount Vernon. Photo by Dave Pearce

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2018 S S Wildcat tennis welcomes back many players PAGE C8

By Dave Pearce Progress is the name of the game at Mount Vernon High School when it comes to tennis this season. Kelly Cox is a veteran realist coach who realizes that his team cannot compete with some of the schools in the area who have multiple year-round players. But what he does expect is his team to learn from the time spent on the court with these types of teams to prepare them for other teams more like themselves.

“We have almost everybody back from last year except we lost Kayla Mattingly who was hurt most of the year,” Cox said. “But despite that, we are still a pretty young team. We are playing just a couple of seniors.”

Mount Vernon’s No. 1 singles player is new to the high school game. Morgan Woods is a freshman.

“She is solid and is going up against some pretty good players,” Cox said. “The girl from Jasper has signed with Butler and the girl from Day School is a very good player.

And she has been pretty competitive against some accomplished players.”

The other singles spots are being filled right now with experienced seniors. Emily Duckworth plays the two spot.

“She has experience but got off to a rough start but then came back to beat the girl from Mater Dei,” Cox said. “We were pleased with that. She is a baseliner. She is a little like playing against

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Members of the 2018 Mount Vernon Girls Tennis Team, front row, l to r: Ella Sims, Ashley Underwood, Sarah Kelley, Emily Duckworth, Jenna Kingery, Maddie Bulkeley, and Maddy Johnson. Middle row: Bryley Harms, Maci Selke, Janelle Schritzinger, Emma Yarber, Morgan Woods, Maggie Jones, and Leah Bilskie. Back row: Coach Kelly Cox,Abbey Keitel, Cora Epley, Lauren Valier, Emma Schmidt, Drew Scates, Maggie Collins, Anna Weis, and Coach Mike Salaman. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography a wall. She’s not going to hit a lot of winners but she will keep you out on the court for a long time and wait for you to make a mistake.”

Senior Ella Sims comes in at the number three spot. She was late getting all her practices in with weather conditions and other commitments and was unable to play in the opening match at North Posey.

“She’s a baseliner too with

a big serve and a big forehand,” Cox said. “I hope these two seniors can translate into more wins as the season progresses.”

The Wildcat doubles teams are comprised solely of juniors who have not played together before.

“At One Doubles is Bryley Harms and Cora Epley,” Cox said. “They are right around .500 against some pretty stiff

opposition so far. They took the Mater Dei doubles to a tie-break. We try to compare ourselves to a team like Mater Dei which is always in contention to win our sectional out here.”

Cox said his One Doubles also played some good tennis against Jasper, last year’s state runner-up.

“We’ve had some nice games,” Cox said. “We are

just lacking court-time experience with most of these girls.”

Then at No. 2 doubles, the duo of Maggie Collins and Janell Schirtzinger have the best record of any spot on the team.

“They were undefeated going into the Jasper match,” Cox said proudly. “They played Jasper and score-wise, it didn’t look like a very close match but they were in nearly

all the games. A break here or there and it could have looked much better. Then they came back the next day to take Mater Dei to a tie-breaker.”

Cox told his doubles teams going into the week of JasperMater Dei to soak up the experience and learn what you can. That level of competition can do nothing but help the girls in upcoming matches.

Although Cox said the line-up is far from in stone at this point in the season, he feels like he has his best chance to win matches on the court at this time.

“We have about five or six girls that on any given day could beat one another but they have kind of settled themselves out right now,” Cox said of the varsity/reserve line-up. “We will continue to play some challenge matches because with the weather we probably don’t have as much data as we would like.”

Jones said that the two girls playing doubles along with Ella Sims, Maggie Jones, Leah Bilskie, and Macy Silvey, one might beat any of the others on a given day.

“We have our best seven, at least on paper, in the lineup right now,” Cox said. “But to be fair to the kids who aren’t in the line-up right now, we are playing three or four of the six or seven. The other three, depending on how things shake out, could see themselves playing some varsity matches before the year is over.”

‘Wildcats softball’ continued from Page C7 We weren’t making any errors but the other team would hit flares or hit one in the gap or something. Yes, we are giving up some runs. It seeks like we always have that one bad inning. Each time we are trying to decide if our pitchers are having a mental lapse or if the other team is just catching on to what they are throwing. When I took this job a few years ago, people told me I was going to have to get

used to a lot of 1-0, 2-0, or 2-1 games. We’re not playing any of those this year. We are scoring a bunch of runs and people are scoring some runs.”

Bell cited the recent Harrison game as an example, as the team jumped out to a big lead and appeared to be ready to put it on cruise control. Then Harrison caught fire and took it from a 6-1 game to a 6-4 game.

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“The good thing was that nobody panicked and there wasn’t a doubt in anybody’s mind that we were going to win that ballgame even if we had to score 12 more runs because they just have a lot of confidence in each other,” Bell said matter-of-factly.

The team got together to discuss goals and according to Bell, the team realized that they are a very good team but they have not yet won anything.

“We feel like we have a very good ballclub but we don’t have a banner and we don’t have people in the area thinking anything about us,” Bell said. “When the preseason poll came out, we weren’t mentioned. That just shows you that you haven’t won. If we had won the conference or if we had won the sectional, we would have been in that preseason poll. But until you win something, people simply don’t believe. We keep knocking on the door but it is time to kick the sucker in. We’d like to win the conference and we’d like to win the sectional and we’d like to win the regional and then see what happens. We play in a couple of tournaments and we’d like to win them. We just want to be champions. That comes down to us just playing our game, not getting too big-headed and not get ahead of ourselves.

We can’t worry about what other people do but we have to just go out and do what we do. With the defense we play and the pitching we have, we should be able to win some ball games.”

Vincennes and Jasper will be tough and Boonville will still be Boonville, even though they are under a new coach for the first time ever.

“We’ve got some people who can hit the ball. Jaycie Tucker’s first two swings of the year were home runs,” Bell said proudly. “Kietel has had a home run and Gibbs and Ghrist have several home runs. But line drives is the name of the game. If it goes out, great, but when we hid hard line drives we are going to be successful.”

Despite outstanding offense, Bell still feels the strength of this team in in its defense. It’s single biggest weakness, at this point, is giving up too many runs.

“As soon as we get those two things under control, we will be alright,” Bell concluded.

‘Vikings softball’ continued from Page C7 This years’ team has a very strong schedule. The Lady Vikings play Mount Vernon, Reitz, Gibson Southern, Tecumseh, Jasper, North, Forest Park, South Spencer, Sullivan, Mater Dei, Vincennes Lincoln, Boonville and Tell City.

There are no easy days on this year’s schedule, but playing tough opponents should pay off when sectional time comes around. Good luck Lady Vikings!

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Wildcat track teams continue to be strong

By Dave Pearce The Mount Vernon High School track teams have been solid for many years. There have been outstanding individuals and outstanding teams on not only the boys and girls sides, but also on the unified team.

This year will be no exception, with perhaps Mount Vernon’s best-ever sprinter coming back this season.

You have to start off with Austin Peerman,” Coach Steve Brenton said, analyzing his team’s chances for success. “He is a three-time state qualifier and hopefully this year will be number four in the 200-meter dash. He already holds the school record in the 200 and he is three-time conference champion in both the 100 and the 200.”

But as good as Peerman is, he has yet to medal at the state meet, missing the state podium buy two one-hundredths of a second last year. Out of the 27 state finalists, he missed the medal by that narrow a margin.

“I think that has motived him,” Brenton said.

“He saw how close he was. He is using that as motivation. He has had a really good year so far but this weather has been a nightmare. In my 35 years of track, I don’t remember a spring like this.”

Peerman will be narrowing his collegiate track career to Louisville, Indiana, or UIndy as the season progresses.

While Peerman will get his individual points and will help with some replays to help the Wildcats score points, the Wildcat talent level falls off somewhat after that.

Jonathan West has been a hard worker for the Wildcats and is expected to surprise some people in distance events this season.

“He is a cross country runner and this will be his fourth year,” Brenton said. “He runs the 800 and runs legs on both the 1600-meter relay and the 3200-relay. He is a great kid and a great success story. He has overcome a lot of adversity and he is a brilliant kid who is going to run in college.”

Conner Sledd is also expected to be in the mix for the Wildcats this season. Sledd is a 400 runner and a good versatile relay runner. He runs a leg in the 4x100-meter and the 4x400 relays.

The other two seniors who are expected to play pivotal roles in successes this year for the Wildcats are Jackson Baldwin and Noah Rapp.

Baldwin is a thrower (shot put and discus) and Rapp is an 800 runner. Rapp also runs a leg on the 3200-relay. Both Baldwin and Rapp plan to run track at the collegiate level at Wabash next season. Both are incredibly strong academically, as well.

Three other seniors help round out the line-up.

Travis Driver is a shot putter and Devin Singer is a distance guy. Sam Tillotson was injured in the first meet of the season and has been unable to practice since.

Zach Batteiger is expected to be the top point producer among the eight juniors on the team. He is a hurdler and does the high jump and runs on the 4X400 relay. The team also consists of only four sophomores and seven freshmen.

On the girls side of track, Coach Charlie Seifert says he is proud of the effort he has seen from his team early in the season, despite deplorable conditions. He has some talented individuals back.

Cydney Cole is the team’s leading returner. She runs the 100 meter hurdles, the 300 meter hurdles and both the 400- and 1600-meter relays. She was the Big Eight champion in the 100 hurdles as well as a regional qualifier in both the 100 and the 400.

Another regional qualifier, MaKenna Russell, returns this season in the discus and the shot put.

Senior Hallie Fisher also returns in her three best areas, the high jump, the 400-meter, and the 1600-meter relay. Paige Weintraut also returns in the shot put.

The junior class is led by returner Courtney Bourne. She runs the 100, the 200 and the 400-meter relay. Lexi Harmes returns in the discus and Emily McCarty returns in the shot put, along with Emma Weilbrenner.

Sophomore returners include Demi Collins in the pole vault while Taylor Collins returns in the distance events, the 1600 and the 3200. Summer Sanders will compete in the 800, the 1600-meter relay, and the long jump. Anna Wilkerson will run the 100 and 300 hurdles along with the 400-meter relay.

Junior Lauren Marshal will compete in the pole vault and the discus and sophomore Ellie Bush will compete in the 100 and the long jump. Versatile Libby Steinhart will run the 200, the 400, the 1600-meter relay and the long jump. Emma Thompson will compete in both the 1600 and the 3200 while Grace Thompson will compete in the high jump and the discus.

“The Lady Cats are working hard this year to improve themselves and are doing a nice job of coming together as a team,” Seifert said. “We have some strong runners and throwers returning and young talent to help round out a competitive team. We’re looking forward to our challenges in the three invitationals coming up and are preparing for a better showing in the conference this season.”

The 2018 Mount Vernon Boys Track Team members are, front row, l to r: Caleb Doty, Braeden Dike, Adam Rice, Dylan Murray, Tommy Kelly, Xavier Maxwell, Theron Browning, Joe Bocato and Wyatt Salaman. Middle row, l to r: Travis Driver, Noah Rapp, Jackson Baldwin, Jonathen West, Austin Peerman, Conner Sled and Sam Campbell. Back row, l to r: Wyatt Browning, Tim Santoro, Zach Batteiger, Sam Heckman, Danner Latshaw, Asa Spindler and Paul Campbell. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography

The 2018 Mount Vernon Girls Track Team members are, front row, l to r: Hallie Fisher, Cydney Cole, MaKenna Russell and Paige Weintraut. Middle row, l to r: Ellie Bush, Demi Collins, Arianna Wilkerson, Taylor Collins, Grace Thompson and Summer Sanders.

Back row, l to r: Emma Thompson, Emily McCarty, Emma Weilbrenner, Courtney Bourne, Lauren Marshall, Libby Steinhart and Lexi Harmes. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography

The 2018 Mount Vernon Unified Track Team members are, front row, l to r: Kelsey Lang, Amber Allyn, Joni Henderson and Kylee Ricketts. Second row, l to r: Teddy Henderson (Manager), Kelcey Ricketts, Autumn Schaffer, Hannah Lang, Nicole Tucker, Haley Ritzert and Will Ayers. Back row, l to r: Ethan Sutton, Nate Morgan, Sydney Deno, Emily Hueftle, Fabio Piovani, Everett Ohning, Savannah Weatherford, Grace Biggerstaff, Mackenzie Dickhaut and Shea Duffy. Not Pictured: Lauren Carr and Joshua Kempf.

Coaches: Jackie Maier, Darla Edwards and Heather Cash. Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography

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2018 S S Lady Vikings track team young but ambitious PAGE C10

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By Chris Morlan The North Posey Lady Vikings have a young squad with some new members on the team that could make a name for themselves. Coach Jessica Smith is back and leading this years’ team.

North Posey’s girls track team has one senior Danielle Perry. Jessica Smith explains her expectations, “Danielle is the same Danielle we’ve had since she was a freshman. She is like she was back then taking a leadership role.” Sean Fisher, the boy’s coach, commented as well, “Danielle is an aggressive competitor.

She always works hard at what she is doing.

Danielle has probably spread herself out. She has varsity lettered at a lot of sports at our school. This year she has decided to focus on track in the spring and she has been giving us her best and that’s all we can ask from her.”

Perry is also a great sprinter in the 200-meter dash.

Perry was the only member of the team to qualify for regionals last season in the high jump. Coach Smith explained, “Danielle is a very dedicated athlete and she texted me after practice last season that she was still practicing high jump and I didn’t even know she stayed later. I think Danielle will be the same way again this year with the high jump.”

Coach Smith stated, “This years’ team is a more competitive group of girls this year. They are more serious this year. I like the dynamics of this team. They are responding well this year.”

Junior Madison Cates returns this season.

Cates commands the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles. She also runs in the 4x100-meter relay.

Cates is a valuable member of this team, can score many points for the Vikings and is a force to be reckoned with. I expect to see great things from her.

Elise O’Risky is another junior that has pre-

The 2018 North Posey Girls Track Team members are, front row, l to r: Jasmine French, Allie Norrington, Elise O’Risky, Brooke Coleman, Olivia Schmahlenberger, Gabriella Nunes, and Kennedy Devine. Back row, l to r: Hailey Johnson, Kaybren Grubb, Isabelle Glaser, Madison Cates, Danielle Perry, Kaitlyn Wright, Haley Woods, and Head Coach Jessica Smith. Photo courtesy of Straub Photography viously been on the track team. She is another threat in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay.

O’Risky is very quick and she can also score many points for the team.

Jasmine French is another returning member from last year’s team that competes in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs that can put numbers in the scorebook. Junior Kaitlin Wright is another returning member of the team in the 400-meter dash and the long jump.

Hailey Woods and Grace Glaser are the top shotput and discus throwers on the girls team.

North Posey has some newcomers on the team this season. “For the girls, we have Brooke Coleman, she is mid-distance and I knew she would be good and be very dedicated. I could put her in the two-mile or 400-meter dash and she is going to give it literally everything she has. She has shown that in every practice and every single meet so far. I’m looking forward to what she is going to bring to the rest of the sea-

son. She responds so well to competition. She gets to the line. She is so serious. She is positive in everything she does,” said Smith.

Another newcomer is freshman Kennedy Devine. Devine has been an impact to the team in the 100-meter dash, 400-meter dash, the long jump and 4x400-meter relay.

This is a young team with a lot of fight in them and they compete like upperclassman.

North Posey will be a fun and exciting team to watch this season and in the future.

Senior presence strong on North Posey track team

By Chris Morlan There are a few senior boys on the roster this year for the North Posey boys track team. One senior to watch is sprinter Alex Stewart. The senior mid-distance runners are Jack Heldt, Drake Rogers and David Bender. Seniors, Dylan Butts and Wyatt Cartwright are throwers.

Senior Sylvester Folz is a distance runner. Fisher stated, “You would think Folz was a cross country runner, but he was a soccer player.

Syl is an energizer bunny type of guy. There is no quit in Syl, a lot of energy and a lot of enthusiasm.”

Coach Fisher explained about how effective Alex Stewart is to this team, “Alex is well documented with what his ability has been. I have been happy with Alex and how mature he has become. I did not get to coach Alex until this year and I haven’t got to see him his whole high school career. I followed Alex’s career a little in football, basketball and track. He’s the type of kid that is starting to get it and he has been a good leader for us in the sprints and the jumps.”

For the mid-distance runners, Coach Fisher explained, “Jack Heldt, Drake Rogers and David Bender are all solid mid-distance guys. They are the 400-meter guys. Here we have put a lot of emphasis on this group to focus on sprinters, distance runners and middle-distance runners. We’ve put those middle-distance runners in a group outside of their comfort zone from a preparation standpoint. All three of those guys have got the ability to come out and score for us.”

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The 2018 North Posey Boys Track Team members are, front row, l to r: Logan Woods, Juilan Herke, Wyatt Cartwright, Jaxon Wiggins, Zach Seibert, Wade Fickas, Elijah Miles, Aaron Goebel, Garrett Parker, Tanner Tichenor, and Caleb Grider. Middle row: Dane Morris, Brady Reidford, Julius Wrege, Clayton Lutz, David Bender, Sylvester Folz, Dalton Turner, Logan Bryant, Justin French, Gabriel Silva, and Kenton Kissel. Back row: Assistant Coach Justin Wagner, Austin Danhauer, Kedrick Wahl, Michael Goedde, Drake Rogers, Jack Heldt, Sam Muensterman, Dylan Butts, Thomas Turner, Hunter Harvey, Christian Mills, and Head Coach Sean Fisher. Photo courtesy of Straub Photography Dylan Butts and explained, “Dylan is just a real strong kid. He was an offensive lineman for our football team. He came out for wrestling and was a huge contributor to their effort this year.

Dylan is a strong talented kid that can throw a little bit, so we are happy to have him.”

The final senior on the boys’ team is Wyatt Cartwright. This is Cartwright’s first season on the track team.

He throws the shot put and discus. Coach Fisher stated, “Wyatt is a kid that came out this season for the first time.

I actually had him in class in first semester and I’m teaching him now in economics and he decided to come out for track. At first, he was kind of on the fence about participating in track but he has been throwing for us. He has been committed to coming out and doing the things

our throwing Coach Justin Wagner has asked him to do.

They spend a lot of time in the weight room and Wyatt has embraced that. Wyatt was a soccer player in the fall and he didn’t play a winter sport. He has been working hard and doing everything we ask him to do and as a senior. I’m just glad to have him on the team. He’s just a great kid.”

Fisher explained some of the goals that he wants the team to work on this year.

“We want to improve our preparation. Track season, for a lot of kids, is probably not their primary athletic event and probably not their primary sport. We are just trying to get the kids to buy into wanting to run. Typically, as the track season progresses, it will take care of that for you. After we get into the season and start run-

ning two or three meets a week, you are going to run yourself into shape. We are trying to get our kids to buy into track. That will all show up in the results in May.” Another newcomer is Elijah Miles and Fisher explained, “he is a middle-distance runner for us. He runs the 800-meter and 400-meter for us. Logan Bryant also joined us this year. Logan is a soccer kid. He plays a whole bunch of travel soccer. Soccer is his number one deal. Bryant is looking to play college soccer. He is coming out for track for the first time. Logan is a solid middle-distance runner. He can run the 800. He can run the 400. He runs the 4x400meter relay and the 4x800meter relay. If we asked him to run the 300-meter hurdles, he would probably do that too and do it well.”

Freshman Austin Danhauer has been impressive in this early season competing in the high jump, 400-meter run, 200-meter run and 4x400-meter relay. Coach Fisher stated, “Danhauer has been fantastic. He came from the junior high and was more of a sprinter. He has really come in on his own for us in the 400. It was obvious from the beginning that he was talented. He’s got a real future running the 400 but he can also sprint for us and he is a pretty solid high jumper for us.”

Thomas Turner in the hurdles is another freshman that Fisher elaborated on by stating, “He is real raw. He didn’t lose a meet in junior high last year running both the 110 and 330 hurdles.”

The Vikings have Kendrick Wahl and Hunter Harvey who are two other hurdlers, that could make immediate impact at any time.

Sophomore Kyle Stewart is not a newcomer but in this early season, Stewart has broken the school record in the 100-meter dash and long jump. Coach Fisher stated, he broke the 100-meter dash

record in the first meet of the season that was held by Kelly Freeman back in 1993.”

Stewart broke the long jump at the Princeton Harold Gourley Invitational. The previous record was held by Nick Hargrave.

Jaxon Wiggins is another sprinter that has potential in the 200-meter, 400-meter dash and long jump. Zach Seibert is a sprinter and a long jumper.

Julian Herke, Tanner Tichenor and Julius Wrege run in the 800-meter and any of them could be at the top at any time.

Coach Fisher explained, it is unfortunate I cannot mention every student’s name because all our kids are important to this team. You cannot run a track team without several kids and all our kids are working hard.

This is a well-balanced team with a lot of good athletes that will do well this season. North Posey has a mix of veteran members, along with some up and coming soon to be stars. The sky’s the limit for the boys’ team this season and the future looks bright.

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