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Wadesville VFW to hold Memorial Day ceremonies Please join with Wadesville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6576 in remembering and honoring all deceased veterans on Memorial Day 2015, Monday May 25. Post members will be holding ceremonies throughout the county and ask that you join them in showing your appreciation and respect. Any veteran who wishes to join the Post in the ceremonies is to meet in St. Wendel across from the church’s cemetery at 7:45 a.m. The following are locations where formal ceremonies will be held; each ceremony usually last 15-20 minutes. Please note the time changes from previous years: St. Joseph Cemetery (Vanderburgh County)-8:15 a.m.; St. Wendel Cemetery-8:45 a.m.; Liberty Cemetery (Cynthiana)-9:45 a.m.; Veterans Memorial in Poseyville-10:30 a.m.; Laurel Hill Cemetery (Wadesville)-11:15 a.m.; Mount Zion Cemetery (Oliver Rd. Wadesville)-11:45 a.m.; After leaving Mt. Zion the Detail will gather for Lunch. Remembering the American Soldiers is a great way to start Memorial Day. Freedom Isn’t Free. For more information contact Gayla Schapker, 963-6298, Chaplin VFW Post 6576.
PC Veterans Service Officer to be out of office The Posey County Veterans Service Officer will be out of office May 14, 19 and 21, 2015. Normal office schedule, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will resume on Tuesday May 26.
Robb Township School Reunion planned Attendees of the Robb Township School in Poseyville will hold their 40th Annual Alumni Reunion on Saturday, June 6 at 5 p.m. at the Poseyville Community Center in Poseyville. For reservations, please send $14 plus $2.50 for alumni dues to Billie S. Robinson, 314 Greenfield Road, Evansville, IN 47715, by June 3, 2015.
NP Class of 1975 plans June 6 reunion The North Posey High School Class of 1975 will host their 40-year reunion Sat., June 6, 2015 at the Silver Bell Restaurant, 4424 St. Wendel Road, Wadesville, Ind. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Food and drink available. Please RSVP by May 23, 2015. For more info visit Cindy Kemmerling’s Facebook page. Need help finding these classmates: James Durbin, David Matthew, Randy Hobart, Ronnie Hoehn, Jon Matt Osmon, Tim Riddell, Terry Strader, Cheryl (Cox) Long, Jim Fisher, Mike Long, Randy Williams, Kenny Barton, David Russell, Phillip Graul, Patty (Skelton) Tolliver, Jill Wiggins, Shona (Taylor) Flick, and Carla Duvall.
PCPP hosting bus tours PC Pound Puppies will now be hosting bus tours. From September 13 until September 19, we will be going to New Orleans. It is super affordable at $579. The trip will include a tour of New Orleans, a Louisiana Plantation, the WWII Museum, and a riverboat trip on the Mississippi River. The small down payment of $75 is totally refundable until two weeks before the trip, with no obligation. For every 40 folks who go on this trip, PC Pound Puppies will receive $1,000. Take an affordable autumn trip and help the puppies at the same time. Sign up right away by calling Cathy Powers for more information. 812-963-3890.
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Work on bridge to close SR68 for 3 to 4 months By Valerie Werkmeister Those who travel from Poseyville to Cynthiana will soon need to find an alternate route. The Indiana Department of Transportation will begin work on the bridge on State Road 68 that crosses I-64. Therefore, once the work begins, SR 68 will be closed for approximately three to four months between the two towns. The Posey County Commissioners were asked to approve an official detour during their meeting last Monday, May 4. The detour offers an additional eight mile alternate route of
using Stein Road to Watertank Road and then to Cleveland Road. Of course, drivers may also consider using I-64 to get to either town. In either case, it will increase travel time by approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Commissioners heard from three business representatives from Southern Business Machines, Alpha Laser and Xerox regarding proposals to secure the contract for copiers in county offices. Although each representative stated they spoke with office holders to assess their needs, the commissioners still felt their proposals needed a
little more tweaking. Commissioner Jim Alsop asked to table making a decision so that the three representatives could attempt to narrow their proposals to similar choice comparisons. Alsop wanted an ‘apples to apples’ approach. County Recorder Mary Hoehn Rhoades praised the service her office receives from Xerox. She stated they are quick to respond to service calls as the machine is connected to a
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Routine traffic stop results in charges against Posey’s Groves
Outstanding Community Volunteer nominations sought New Harmony’s Tri Kappa and Kiwanis Club are looking to recognize a special someone who has generously given of their time for many years to help other people. It is important to nominate someone who deserves recognition as only those nominated will be considered. Nomination forms are available at community locations or by contacting committee members Kenyon Bailey, Carol Scarafia, Paul Allison or Krista Wilson. Consider those who help their neighbors, youth leaders, organization leaders and especially those who tirelessly work in the background and are rarely noticed. The nominations must be in the committees hands by June 22, 2015. Nominations should be sent to: Carol Scarafia, 5301 Pfister Road, New Harmony In 47631, 812-682-3656.
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Mount Vernon High School seniors Cody Pate and Ellie Weilbrenner take a ‘selfie’ with their grandmother Pat Beckgard following baccalaureate services Sunday afternoon at the Mount Vernon High School Auditorium. Please see the Posey County Class of 2015 Commemorative Edition FREE inside today’s Posey County News. Photo by Dave Pearce
Posey man faces charges of meth manufacture and sales Barry Fetcher
Special to the News Posey County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Barry Fetcher (age 51) of Mount Vernon, on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Fetcher was charged with Dealing Methamphetamine, Possession of Precursors, Possession of Methamphet-
amine, and Maintaining a Common Nuisance. Fetcher was suspected in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in the city of Mount Vernon. He remains lodged in the Posey County Jail, under a $10,000 cash bond.
Special to the News A rural Posey County woamn was arrested this week and now faces several charges. Patricia Groves, 35, of 707 Schissler Road, Evansville, was arrested when a call came in at approximately 9:03 a.m. We d n e s d a y morning, May 13, 2015. Trooper Brent Gramig was patrolling in Mount Vernon when he stopped the driver of a 2005 Nissan at Vine and Ninth Street for failing to signal. During the traffic stop the driver provided her identity; but for various reasons, Trooper Gramig believed she was giving false information. The driver was also impaired. It was later determined the driver did give false information about her identity. She was identified as Patricia Groves, 35, of Evansville. A wanted checked revealed she had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant out of Vanderburgh County
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First drone joins Posey County Sheriff’s Dept. By Dave Pearce The Posey County Sheriff’s Department added a new tool to its arsenal this week. Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth said Sunday that several members of the department were in rural Posey County learning how to operate the department’s new drone. The drone has been a long time coming to Posey County because of the possible specific uses of such a tool. Oeth indicated that Posey actually paid half the price of the drone last year while waiting for the applications of the drone to be completed. The best part of all, according to Oeth, is that money for the drone came from the sheriff’s department’s commissary fund and some surplus funds, meaning that no tax dollars were spent on what Oeth calls “an incredibly valuable tool.” “We bought it from the Posey County Co-op and we picked it up
last week,” Oeth said, pointing out the drone was available from a local vendor. “The Indiana State Police used to take care of us with air support but their local pilot retired last year so they moved all the aircraft out of the area. So to get air support is not impossible but is a little more difficult.” But besides having such a valuable tool readily available, the drone will also help cut costs. “The drone will fly approximately a two-mile radius around the operator,” Oeth explained. “It will go up to 400 feet in the air and it is really very simple to operate.” Oeth said there are still some permits to be issued by the Federal Aeronautics Association but he expects no issues with the permits due to the nature of the Posey drone.
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Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth shows the possibilities of the new drone, purchased this week by the Posey County Sheriff’s Department. Photo by Dave Pearce
Gardeners making a place for fairies again By Lois Mittino Gray while some at the shop were high end decorations made of copper and In Victorian times, many people believed in fairies. Making fairy gar- metal. She loves to use real moss from around trees for the green lawns, dens outdoors for them was a popular pastime. It was thought that if you but sells a dried version for those who don’t want to get their hands dirty made them a place in your garden, then they wouldn’t want to come in- or venture out to collect it. Famous fairies made by Cicely Mary Barker are doors to steal little things from your house. Now, making miniature land- for sale in boxes and need to be ‘let out.’ scapes, both indoors and out, is seeing a The fairy garden fan explained that she resurgence in popularity in the last three was a corporate interior designer for twelve years in this country, according to Gina years, but always wanted to open a gift shop. McCallister, owner of the Mulberry “It’s just in my blood,” she quipped. Her Jeans shop in Newburgh. grandmother ran the Weinbach’s gift shop McCallister was the featured speaker and her mother, the St. Mary’s Hospital at the New Harmony Garden Club’s gift shop. She originally opened Mulberry meeting on Saturday, May 9 at the Jeans in downtown Newburgh, but moved Workingmen’s Institute. She said that to the present location on State Street by the any place can be the site of a fairy garfire station about two years ago. The shop den such as an herb bed, an old clay is named in honor of her grandmother Mulpot, around a koi pond or on an old tree berry Edith Beasley and her mother, Barbastump. “It is a wonderful project for kids ra Jean, both real Southern names she said. Judge James Redwine swears in the 2015-2016 Garden “My family is all from Tennessee.” to do with someone older to help them. They love it and it helps in bonding Club Officers. Pictured above are left to right: Redwine, Lisa McCallister has her own fairy garden with an older person, like a grandparent. Smith, Secretary, Paul Allison, Vice-President, Lois Gray, at home indoors that she changes with the There is no wrong way to make one, just President, and Ann Scarafia, Treasurer. Photo submitted season. “My fairies celebrate Christmas and use your imagination,” she noted. bring in pumpkins in the fall,” she said with McCallister brought samples with her from the shop of tiny houses, twig a smile. She encourages those making one outdoors to avoid direct sunfences, a bridge across a water path, pebbles, and tiny benches and tables. Continued on Page A10 She said many of them are easy to make by hand from simple materials
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