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Mount Vernon City Council votes to override mayoral veto

By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Mount Vernon Common Council discussed many issues via a Zoom meeting from the Hovey House on Thursday, May 21. This included overriding the Mayor’s veto of the recently-passed Conflict of Interest ordinance, first and second readings of the bond refinancing ordinance, speeding problems in the city, and the oft-discussed demolition plans for the downtown Tresslar Building.

Mayor Bill Curtis explained to council members that he decided, after reviewing it, to veto the Conflict of Interest ordinance passed at their May 7, meeting. He included a letter from Attorneys Barber & Bauer in tonight’s meeting information packet that explains his reasons, including it was intended to limit him. One reason is City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins informed the President of the Area Plan Commission that she will not participate in anything through them that might be brought before the city council.

This is what precipitated the action to pass the ordinance, when it was introduced to the council way back in January.

The ordinance forbids any law firm from representing an agency presenting a document to the council at one end and policing the document at the other end, representing the city.

Early in the year, Higgins represented the Area Plan Commission on its board and then brought its amended solar and wind ordinance to the city council for a vote.

Councilwoman Jillian Brothers asked Higgins why she specified to the APC she would not participate on items coming before coun-

cil. The City Attorney replied, “I told them the new council did not feel comfortable with me working on APC issues that would come before council and that your group initiated the request.

It has never been an issue for the past 14 years, until now.”

Brothers stated the new ordinance has nothing to do with Higgins or her competency. Councilman Rusty Levings agreed it was not personal and added in no way, shape or form are they trying to tell Curtis who he can have as counsel or limit him. Brothers said she felt it was written to provide another legal opinion for the Mayor to have. Levings said he felt it just was hard to serve at both ends of an issue.

“Rusty, respectfully, we disagree,” the Mayor noted. Curtis summed up his veto by saying he has a problem seeing any conflict. Higgins brings the council information and guides its members on the proper legal steps to be taken.

He added he did not take it as she recommends or influences the council in their vote.

Councilman David Dodd stated this is a hot topic with biases and hard feelings. He would mitigate the risk of any conflict by approving the ordinance. Councilman Andy Hoehn made a motion to override the Mayor’s veto and the motion carried unanimously; the veto was overridden and the ordinance stands as written.

In other council action: • Higgins presented the ordinance she preUsing flowers from around New Harmony, Chicago’s Angie Yorath, on the right, pared to refinance two outstanding water bonds at a lower interest rate, after it was voted to do created a masterpiece on Sunday morning before Memorial Day on Church Street in New Harmony, Local resident Mary Beth Guard helps tend to clean-up detail. Photo Continued on Page A3

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County officials undertake task of reopening offices the new virus testing center at the Wilson Community Center in New Harmony on Highway 69. It was off to a smooth start, with 90 persons tested at the time of the meeting. Posey County still has no deaths, with 16 reported cases.

Commissioner President Carl Schmitz opened up the three Community Crossings Grant bids for street paving, in the order received, at the meeting. J. H Rudolph bid $775,621.85; David Enterprise bid $836,694; and E&B Paving submitted a bid of $861,921. Posey County Highway Superintendent, Steve Schenk, recommended the Commissioners approve the low bid from J.H Rudolph. Commissioner Jay Price made a motion to approve the low bid from Rudolph; and Commissioner Randy Thornburg seconded. The motion carried with a vote of 3-0.

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By Lois Mittino Gray The Posey County Commissioners met on Tuesday, May 19 at the Hovey House to discuss when to open up the county government offices, approve Community Crossings Grant bids, hear current county infection rates, and declare county vehicles as surplus to accept sealed bids on them.

The Posey County Commissioners extended the State of Emergency shutdown of county government buildings until May 25 at the meeting. Since the commissioners learned from the county judges that the courts cannot open up until May 30, they agreed to continue the extension another week to go to June 3.

The Commissioners unanimously voted to open up county government offices on June 3, in accordance with state guidelines.

The commissioners heard a report from Denny Schaeffer, Posey County Health Department Director, on the opening of

partment is functioning as normal. Schenk stated they are trying to keep social distance as much as possible, and are attempting to supply all employees with hand sanitizer. He added that chip and seal, and recycling of roads have not yet started due to the weather and said April MVH distribution was down $41,000 from last April.

The Commissioners also approved an agreement between the State of Indiana and the Posey County Commissioners regarding the matching grant monies for the Community Crossing Grant.

Price made a motion to approve this agreement; Thornburg seconded. The motion carried with a vote of 3-0.

In other Commissioner concerns: • Mindy Bourne, Posey County Area Plan Director, addressed

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MV water tower project is right on time

By Lois Mittino Gray What’s next in the timeline to get the new Mount Vernon water tower project finished up by summer? Water Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray reported on the status of the impressive 200 foot tall structure, towering over the city’s east side on the Keck Bypass, at the May 21, Water Utility Board meeting.

“The exterior is completed with its painted logos. The water tower will now be painted on the inside and should be finished by the end of the month. Concrete will be poured to put the floor on the bottom of the tank and its doors will be hung and secured. Then, the construction team can start on all the electrical portion of the work on it. Everything is on schedule with all aspects of the project,” he confidently told the board via Zoom.

Gray reported the water main boring work they had to do under Fourth Street was completed that day. The hole will be filled and graded to level by tomorrow and traffic on the busy street will be returned to normal.

Gray also announced that Water Department Bookkeeper Deann Blackburn resigned her position. He has been grooming Whittni Dike to take over her role and requested permission to put her in that position. In addition, Roni Davis would move up from part time to full time to aid Dike. The personnel changes were unanimously approved.

Water Board Chairwoman Dana Baldwin questioned the status of the Reich water agreement that was discussed a few months ago.

Gray replied the whole situation has been rectified and is all fin-

ished, since all easements were obtained. There is a new line and a new meter in place.

City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins initiated discussion, under Legals, of a Johnson Controls agreement, made back in 2008, that should be terminated. It was a service agreement covering new billing software and new meters on a monthly basis. With all the new meters his department recently installed, Gray feels they no longer need the agreement. As a result, Higgins prepared a proposed Notice of Termination which was sent to the Utility Board. She explained the city is in the last two to three years of the contract. The contract, as written, allows for early termination with a 30 day notice.

Since the contract is paid in monthly installments, five months have been paid so far this year. Board member Andy Hoehn moved the agreement with Johnson Controls be canceled and it carried unanimously.

Under Old Business, Mayor Curtis reported on the contract renewal with a business called WATCH that leases space on two of the city’s water towers for their Wi-Fi antennas. One tower is near Farmersville and the other is on the west side, near the old Keck Building. In addition to paying rental fees, WATCH puts in a free Wi-Fi space near the riverfront in downtown Mount Vernon for visitors. Water Board members asked the Mayor to contact the company to discuss the placement of the free Wi-Fi and its range of service. He has not heard back from them as yet, but will be getting more information together for a counteroffer. He will notify Water Utility Board members as soon as he hears something.

Bill King of Evansville shows off his old Ford vehicle during a gathering of car enthusiasts at Hawg ‘N Sauce’s outdoor area on Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

Saying ‘so long’ to a ‘lifer’

Frye uses skills to carve a niche in Mount Vernon’s School Corporation

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By Dave Pearce In sports, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently. Every good team needs at least one good utility player.

Although David Frye was not considered a utility employee when he was hired into the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon 41 years ago, Frye realized early on that despite having a specialty role, he would be more valuable to his employer as a utility player. Coming from an athletic background, he knew the importance of the job and he adapted over the years.

Although Frye indicated he is not yet counting the days down until his impending retirement, he very well could be.

Over the past year or two, Frye has worked in an attempt to have the district on solid footing in his area. His area involves every part of all the district’s buildings and more as he is the Director of Buildings and Grounds.

After an able replacement was named a few weeks ago, Frye has spent time not only performing the day-to-day operations of his job but has also has been training Mount Vernon native Charles Seifert to make sure the job is in well-prepared hands when he leaves. His last day on the job officially is July 31,

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Although his retirement was planned long before the current COVID-19 Pandemic, Frye probably could not have planned a better time to complete his service to the district than this year. Sweeping changes are expected in the classrooms and on school buses to help accommodate the fight against the pandemic in the fall. But change is certainly nothing new to Frye as he has been called upon nearly his entire career to help facilitate change as it became necessary, many times without warning. Like many jobs, the job description is just the tip of the iceberg. The term “other duties as assigned,” has been Frye’s calling card.

“I interviewed right here in good old Mount Vernon,” Frye said proudly of accepting his first job out of college. “I interviewed with Dr. Emhuff, Billy Walker, and Ed Johnson. About two weeks after the interview they offered me a job so I accepted it and moved down here.”

Frye’s first gig was at now-defunct Hedges Central where he taught fifth grade and coached elementary wrestling. From there, he filled in as a fourth grade teacher and then out to

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B R P I received i d the h text message sometime last week. My daughter Lily posed two questions: Do you still have kayaks? Would you like to go kayaking Saturday? She reasoned that such an outing would be a good way to spend some time together while still observing appropriate social distance.

When I got the message, I had not been in the actual physical presence Lily since her college spring break. That was early in March, right before the COVID virus started breaking bad. Initially, her spring break was extended for a week, and then indeďŹ nitely. Subsequently the whole university shut down, and she ďŹ nished her second semester online. Our go-to places for meeting between her classes all shut down. Then little by little, the world as we knew it shut down.

During the ensuing two months, Lily and I would exchange occasional text messages. Our “meetingsâ€? were conďŹ ned to cyberspace.

Little by little, things started

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On reconnecting with family to thaw. Businesses reopened.

Playgrounds and parks reopened.

Churches reopened.

I told Lily that I did have two kayaks in storage and that she and her friend Michael were welcome to use either or both. I even said they could have them. But I declined to go with them. (Probably early geezerhood setting in.) “Ask me later this spring or summer,� I said. And I meant it.

We made arrangements for Lily and Michael to meet me in New Harmony Saturday afternoon. We dragged a blue two-seat kayak out of storage and strapped it to the roof of Lily’s station wagon.

We exchanged small talk for maybe twenty minutes, and then we said our goodbyes. We didn’t hug like we normally would have – a concession to the pandemic.

Nonetheless, it was nice to visit with my daughter in real time and real space. “Have fun!� I hollered as they pulled out of the drive and headed toward Hovey Lake. ********* Saturday was my sister Jan’s 60th birthday. Under normal circumstances, this occasion would

call for a major pigout on the patio and the season opening of the swimming pool. Not this year. In the interest of health and hygiene, the annual birthday/holiday wingding was downsized to immediate family, spouses, and children, and it was conďŹ ned to the front yard and porch.

In lieu of attending the celebration, Marie and I were invited to participate in a drive-by. Around 5:30 p.m. we cruised past Jan’s home west of Evansville. Marie blasted the horn ďŹ ve or six times and rolled down the window, waved my hat, and hollered “Happy Birthday!â€? to all the nieces and nephews reveling on the front porch and lawn, some playing cornhole, a longstanding tradition at such Pease/Poag family gatherings.

They waved and hollered back.

We continued for a few blocks, and then we turned around and drove past in the other direction, continually honking, hollering, and hat waving. ********* Then it was on to the cemetery.

After parking at the foot of the hill, we marched up the slope among the grave markers, some

Hate will never solve anything

Some of the nicest people I’ve known have been police oďŹƒcers from county to state to city cops. I have some dear friends who wear badges and they are good people. The police oďŹƒcers who killed George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis at that moment and time were not good people. I would never say they haven’t been good people or have the potential to be good people but what they did that day was an act of hate and evil. There was nothing good about that scene of a defenseless man being choked to death.

The police were called because Floyd was suspected of trying to use forged documents at a deli. If true it was criminal but also implies he was hungry. His actions did not deserve a death sentence.

Floyd was obviously going nowhere. He was surrounded by the police. He was on the ground. Why kill him?

He wasn’t a threat. Sadly, we have watched scenes on television where police and citizens have acted like terrorists and members of ISIS. We

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horriďŹ cally watched Eric Garner’s death as he was arrested in New York City in 2014.

How many times has this happened that have not been videotaped? We’ve watched too many scenes on television where members of ISIS cruelly tortured and killed journalists and others they had captured and rendered helpless. Are Americans any better than ISIS terrorists when human beings are rendered helpless and then killed? Let’s face it, those police oďŹƒcers videotaped killing Floyd in Minneapolis, were ďŹ lled with hate and released it on Floyd.

On May 24 someone hung an eďŹƒgy of Governor Andy Beshear to a tree in front of the Governor’s mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky. The scene took place at what was supposed to be a peaceful Second Amendment rally. Someone in the crowd upset by the act immediately cut the eďŹƒgy down but the act itself was evil and hate ďŹ lled. This is not what free speech is about.

Free speech does not promote or encourage an assassination of an elected oďŹƒcial. I did not vote for Andy Beshear but

we are to support and respect our elected oďŹƒcials as much as possible. They have tough jobs and have to face too much garbage like what was displayed in Frankfort in front of the house where the Governor’s family lives. This type of hate is dangerous, reckless and leads to people getting hurt or killed.

Find some way to deal with your hate. Go to the gym and hit a punching bag. Get a job busting rocks. Push a lawn mower. Try prayer. Ask God to change your heart toward others. Yell and scream if you have to. Vote. Work for positive change. Don’t be an American terrorist. If you are suddenly in a position to hurt someone of aict pain then take the high road and don’t.

Use the opportunity to try to help others if and when you can. Hate will never make you feel better, solve a problem or bring about positive change.

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of them ush to the ground, others rising vertically from the earth, almost all of them festooned with owers or ags. Near the shadow of a sprawling spruce tree, we found Mom and Dad, where they have been lying side by side since 2014. They died that year within ninety days of one another. They were married more than sixty years.

The inscription on their marker said “Together forever.� Next to their marker was that of my little brother, who died as an infant when I was in

the seventh grade.

We laid down some owers and stood in silence for a few minutes.

A slight breeze carried the scent of honeysuckle. It was hot. It was quiet. And it was peaceful. Not so dierent from being in a kayak out in the middle of a lake, really. Not much need for social distance in places such as these.

And so we marched back down the hill to the car. “Are you hungry?� said Marie. “Yup. Let’s eat,� I said.

Letter to the Editor Consider others at this time The last few days Evansville has had several overdose deaths. Some of this is from a bad batch hitting the streets.

Some people unfortunately think that these addicts are getting what they deserve. If you “choose� to get high than you “choose� this as a potential outcome. I however dont believe that is true. When you buy a car you are not buying the possibility to die in that car even though that may happen.

The reality is I have yet to meet a single person that got high for the purpose of being an addict. No one chooses to be an addict. Yes they made a choice to get high or drunk.

The ďŹ rst time, second time,

maybe the third time. But somewhere the choice disappeared. On the outside we fail to remember that. Even as the life of an addict is falling apart and they are losing jobs and homes and even their families and yet all they can do is run away to get high. Most people are not capable of that. Neither are most addicts when they are not high.

Many of us are one choice away from being addicts ourselves. Some of us are addicts but its not on chemicals. Some of us are addicted to porn, some to food, some to attention, to shopping, to gambling.

But yet we are dierent. Why? Take time to love an addict.

What you have to realize is these OD deaths are our fault as well. We could have done more, we could have had more resources, more programs, more love, more support. We could have been a friend instead of looking away. We could have been hope, we could have been the lighthouse. I have been guilty of looking the other way. But we need to not stop until no one dies of an overdose.

If you are an addict who is currently struggling please know that you are loved! If you need to talk please reach out.

Matt Presley Forest Hills Wesleyan Church

Women’s health involves no smoking May is a month to celebrate mothers all over the world and to advocate for women’s health. Unfortunately, tobacco use among women remains a serious problem.

Now more than ever, focus should be placed on helping women quit smoking to improve overall health during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mothers can also play an important role in protecting their children from secondhand smoke and reduce the

risk of adverse eects from respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19.

Mothers can protect their child from secondhand smoke by: • Keeping a smoke-free home and car • Don’t let their child visit any places where smoking is allowed • Educate their child about the dangers of cigarette smoking, including e-cigarettes Mother’s Day may have

looked a little dierent this year, but the best gift a woman can give to herself and her family is a smoke-free life.

The Indiana Tobacco Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) oers free, evidence-based help to tobacco users to quit and stay quit. Visit QuitNowIndiana. com to ďŹ nd out more.

Thank you, Tobacco-Free Posey County Coalition Family Matters of Posey County

Guest Opinion Reader revolts against mask theories “Why do I have to stay home just because you are scared? How about you stay home.... you stay in your house indeďŹ nitely, you wear a mask, you socially distance yourself from me, you avoid restaurants, you avoid baseball games, you stay o the roads, you avoid malls and beaches and parks, you believe the made up death numbers, you believe the media hype, you get your toxic vaccine while avoiding vitamin C, sunshine and the things God gave us to actually heal.

I’m done playing your dumb game. We are not “all in this together.� I’m not wearing your dumb tin foil hat anymore. I’m no longer going to be a prisoner of your fear. I’m no longer staying in my house or catering to you because you are scared. I’m not wearing a mask and I’m not staying six feet away from you anymore because I’m not afraid of you. You are not my enemy and if I get sick, it’s not because of you, it’s because of me and my system, which not only have I been addressing for quite some time, but

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and thoughtfully responded, ‘Either that or she just doesn’t want you upstairs.’�

So, to think like a lawyer means to objectively consider a situation from all sides and apply any relevant analogies to it. After three years of my own legal education at Indiana University, then ten years practicing law and forty years of being a judge, my conclusion is my brother was right and that lawyer-type analysis requires imagination and objective open-mindedness. I respectfully suggest we may want to try this approach to our COVID-19 impacted situation as some of our greatest legally trained presidents might have done. Yes, we must act now but we should do so with wisdom, courage and imagination.

Vision and objectivity have certainly been displayed by several of our greatest non-legally trained presidents. George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt readily come to mind.

However, I would like to discuss with you a few of our legally thinking leaders who helped guide us through tough times by having the ability to

My brother, Philip Redwine, that is Philip spelled with the Biblical one “l,â€? graduated from the Oklahoma University Law School while I was an undergraduate at Indiana University. When I asked him what he had been taught he told me the entire process boiled down to “learning to think like a lawyer.â€? When I excitedly quizzed him about that arcane and mysterious subject he replied the whole three years of law school could be summarized by the following story: “A client asked his attorney for advice as to whether he should ďŹ le for a divorce. The client told the attorney that each time he tried to climb the stairs to the second oor of the couple’s home his wife would kick him back down. The man said to the attorney, ‘Doesn’t that show she doesn’t love me anymore?’ The attorney reected on the situation

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I also know how to treat if I get sick.

This virus (or whatever it is) is already circulating. Millions of people have already encountered it, as it’s been circulating around the world probably since last September. You will have to confront this thing, if you haven’t already. There is no way around it, unless you lock yourself up in your house and it somehow doesn’t manage to hop on some mail or some groceries that you ordered online.

Your fear is not an excuse to destroy Ameri-

seize opportunity from crisis by winnowing the wheat from the cha.

Thomas Jeerson saw the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806 as a means of expanding the United States from the Atlantic to the PaciďŹ c and discovering the untold resources of our country. Jeerson did this at a time when most Americans still feared, or too much admired, Great Britain. And he had to maneuver the funding through a skeptical Congress.

Abraham Lincoln was faced with the possibility of California seceding from the Union and with slavery remaining as a state option even if the South were defeated. He boldly issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and that same year signed the bill funding the Intercontinental Railroad. Lincoln did not live to see the golden spike driven at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869, but his use of grants of public lands and issuance of bonds helped preserve the Union he so admired.

Franklin Roosevelt saw the need for a great infusion of public funds

for the education and re-employment of our out-of-work Americans during the Great Depression. Thanks to his vision America was much better prepared to respond to Japan and Germany in World War II. John Kennedy started us on the elliptical route to the moon as ďŹ nanced with public monies. The vast number of jobs, products and conveniences the Space Program brought are still being enjoyed by our citizens.

I do not cite these heroes’ legal training as required for a novel approach to the Novel Virus. Millions of Americans can see that borrowing trillions of dollars to help people for a short time merely delays the pain. A cure requires applying our resources with a long view. We can invest in ourselves for the future while helping those in need now.

One need not be a lawyer to see an issue such as COVID-19 from all sides and apply similar solutions as were used in similar prior crises.

President Eisenhower was a West Point trained soldier who planned the greatest military invasion in history and could envision the beneďŹ ts

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ca. Your fear is not my fear and your fear does not have the right to interfere with my life, my job, my income or my future as a free American citizen. So if you’re scared, you can just put your tin foil hat on, or even wrap foil all around your whole body - or around your whole house if you wish - but please keep your fear contained to your little corner of the world and don’t contaminate me or my family or my Country.

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from a German Autobahn-type interstate highway system for America.

And my friend, Warren Batts, is not an attorney but a rock ’n roll musician who suggests we could build a national high speed railway passenger system utilizing the middle portion of our already existing interstate rights-of-way between the separated lanes of traďŹƒc.

What we need, from our lawyers and non-lawyers combined, is the vision to prepare for our new society as it will surely be transformed by the Corona Virus. We will be changed but we can transform not regress.

New skills can be taught using public funds as we did with the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Space Program.

I realize these are not new ideas.

That is my legally thinking point.

You, Gentle Reader, will surely have several similar suggestions of your own, which I encourage you to share.

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JUNE 2, 2020 Audra Michelle Russell Audra Michelle “Shelly” Russell, 52, of Metropolis, Ill., formerly of Elberfeld, Ind., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, Ill. Shelly’s lifelong assignment was serving alongside her husband, Mark, in the ministry. She worked for over 27 years as an administrative assistant at the Abbey Press Gift Shop in Saint Meinrad, Ind. She was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God. She had exceptional artistic talent and enjoyed painting, cooking, singing, and working with her flowers. She was happiest spending time with her family and loving on her grandchildren.

Surviving is her husband, Rev. Mark Russell of Metropolis, Ill.; three children, Jessica Lutz and husband, Rev. Jordan Lutz of Evansville, Ind., Rebekah Tidmore and husband, the Rev. Daniel R. Tidmore of Vulcan, Mo., Marcus Russell of Evansville, Ind.; her mother, Connie Woods of St. Meinrad, Ind.; two sisters, Angie Woods of Saint Meinrad, Ind., Amy Hodgson of Louisville, Ky.; one brother, Don Woods II and his wife Kori of Tell City, Ind.; five grandchildren, Jonathan Lutz, Christopher Lutz, and Arielle Lutz all of Evansville, Ind.; two twin grandsons on the way; her in-laws, Carl and Darlos

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Russell of Evansville, Ind.; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and loving church family.

She was preceded in death by her father, Reverend Donald Lee Woods; and her brother-in-law, Scott Hodgson.

A Celebration of Life service was held at 1 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2020 at Boone Funeral Home – A Family Tradition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Ind., with Pastor Glyn Pfohl, Pastor Jeff Keenan and Pastor Jimmy Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Bethsaida Cemetery in New Harmony, Ind. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. service time.

Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to Lighthouse Assembly of God Student Ministries at 670 Airport Road, Metropolis, Ill. 62960.

Condolences may be made to the family online at boonefuneralhome.net.

‘Veto’, continued from Page A1 so at the last meeting. These bonds are from 2001 and 2012. Hoehn moved the bond refunding ordinance pass on first reading and it passed unanimously. He also made a motion to suspend the rules and that passed. Levings then moved the ordinance pass on second reading and that was unanimously affirmed. The ordinance will go into effect after it is finalized on third reading at the next meeting on June 4.

If that timeline is followed, the potential bond sale would probably happen the week of July 9, with closing two weeks later. The $65,000 savings originally estimated will actually be quite a bit higher than originally thought, and if that changes, council was advised they may need to pause a bit and sit it on a shelf for a while to ensure better rates. They also unanimously acknowledged receipt of the TIF Management Report, by Baker Tilly.

• Under Old Business, the Mayor reported on his findings after he was asked at the last meeting to see if there was money available from city coffers to demolish the deteriorating Tresslar Building at Fourth and Main Street. Getting an OCRA grant is a possibility, but councilors have concerns the building might ‘self-destruct’ and cave-in before the grant money comes through.

The Mayor said the city is in a very good cash position to deal with the known things they have to cover. The EDIT account has a cash balance of $2.2 million dollars. One million of that is budgeted, so far they have only spent $184,000. The estimated cost to take the building down

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is around $350,000. He said subtracting that figure from the $2.2 million would leave a remaining balance of $1.674 million at the end of the year.

The Mayor said the city could finance the Tresslar demolition now, but he was concerned about “what we don’t know will happen coming down the road,” after shortfalls due to the pandemic. “We have a six million dollar INDOT project coming up in 2023-2024, and the city matching funds will be from $1.3 to $1.4 million for that. We have to pay the whole project up front ourselves and then we submit it to INDOT for 80 percent reimbursement. We are also in the middle of the LARE grant for the riverbank erosion and this project needs to be done, no question. The city does have a surplus built up over the years, but once it is gone, it is gone,” he reminded the council members.

What is the possibility to get the OCRA grant? The Mayor spoke with Debbie Bennett Stearsman, who is working with the city on the grant, and she indicated current funds have been diverted to COVID projects, so the whole grant process is backed up. Her best guess was maybe July, and if it was approved, the city could submit a request by mid-July.

After an OCRA rep visits in August, the formal application would be submitted by August 30. The city would be notified mid-September if they were successful recipients, and there are no guarantees. Then funds would be released, they would advertise for bids, accept bids, and work could begin in Novem-

Honoring the Memory of Your Loved One

Darrell Scott Norrington, 78, of Brandon, Fla., passed away May 5, 2020. He was born May 3, 1942 in Princeton, Ind., to Eugene and Mary Ellen (Hagar) Norrington.

Darrell was a plant manager at GAF. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Helen; and sister, Brenda Thompson.

He is survived by his sons, Darrell Scott, Jr. (Laura) Norrington, Troy (Lisa) Norrington and Jason Norrington; and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral service was held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main

Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Dallas Robinson officiating and burial to follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. service time on Saturday at the funeral home.

Helen L. Kessler Helen L. (Guth) Kessler, 90, of Mount Vernon passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at Solarbron Terrace in Evansville. She was born October 30, 1929 in Posey County, the daughter of Louis and Matilda (Schreiber) Guth. She was married to Malcom Kessler and he preceded her in death on February 28, 2016.

Helen worked for Exylon in Mount Vernon for several years. She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, canning, baking, tending to her flowers. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family, where she often prepared big meals to welcome them all.

She is survived by her son, Mark Kessler,; daughters, Donna (David) Allyn and Rhonda (Ronald) Sammet; grandchildren, Brittany Kessler, Jennifer Allyn, Mike Allyn, Matt Allyn, Leanna Sammet, and Jason Sammet; great-grandchil-

dren, Zackary, Grant, Mia, Julia, Joshua, Isabel, Annaleah, Amber, Alaina, Louis, Lindsey, and Lacey. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Stanley Guth, Russell Guth, and Jerold Guth; sister, Valerie Strupp.

A private funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Online Condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

ber. The Mayor called it “the best case scenario.”

Councilwoman Dana Baldwin asked, “If we go ahead and use our EDIT money with no grant, what would that timeframe be?”

Curtis replied three to four months, as opposed the grant which could be a year out.

The Mayor suggested waiting at least to September to see if they can get the grant before deciding to spend city money. He thought it maybe could be demolished by February with the grant or the end of the year using city money. Hoehn questioned taking $150,000 from EDIT and going to a bank to get a 10 year loan for the balance to get the building down.

This would not jeopardize the cash flow. Curtis stated personally in his four years as Mayor, and before, if the city does not have to borrow money, then they don’t. He added he knows there is risk with the building, but added he is comfortable to take the risk and wait four to five months.

Brothers stated she would like time to look at all of this information. Curtis replied that is understandable and indicated he was in no hurry and was not looking for a decision tonight. Levings added he understands Curtis wanting to wait for the grant money, but the building is in a “what if” condition, and that rocks him, and shakes him on the possibility. Levings asked about the lasering of the building being done to determine stability. The cost

is $80 an hour to do the laser measurement one time a month. He would like some of that data emailed to him and the Mayor will get it and send it to him.

• Curtis announced the new boat dock will be installed whenever the river stabilizes, it is here in town and ready to go in when they can do it. He also discussed having representatives at the next meeting about redoing the city website.

• Levings stated they are still having issues with semis in Lawrence Addition. He talked with Police Chief Tony Alldredge because they have received video of violators on Vista turning onto Lower New Harmony Road.

He asked about the ordinance that covers this, do the police give out violations on this and what does it cost? Higgins replied it is an ordinance violation citation and it is taken up monthly in Superior Court. The judge sets the fine and costs. The first offense may be a minimum fine, but on a second offense, the city can request a heavier fine within ordinance parameters.

Levings inquired if it is sufficient to have someone call in and with a vehicle description and plate number or do the police have to witness the offense. Higgins replied they do have to witness it.

• Brothers and Levings reported they are still working on the speeding problem in Lawrence Addition, but there is nothing new on it at this time.

• Supt. Gray said they

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Christopher (Big Papa) Washington, 48, of Mount Vernon passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Deaconess Hospital. Chris was born in Mount Vernon on February 7, 1972 the son of Jerry and Barbara (Cox) Washington.

Chris was a 1991 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and worked for New Horizon in Mount Vernon.

Chris enjoyed many things in life including basketball, football, listening to music, dancing, singing and cooking. But his biggest joy was spending time with family and friends. He was life of most events and always brought a smile to anybody that was around him face.

He was a cherished father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.

Chris is survived by his daughter, Whitney (Sendaneo J.) Wallace; grandchildren, Ra’Zeonna Rankin, David Simpson Jr., and Sendaneo R. Wallace; sisters, Tammy Cox and Stephanie Washington; brother, Jeff Washington; nieces and nephews, Nicholas Forsee, Edwin Smiley, September

Smiley; great nieces and nephews, Jamarion Leach, Maessiah Green, Ja’Rylynn Leathers; a host of aunts, uncles cousins, and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, Annie and Carl Hawkins, Josephine and Leroy Washington, Hezekiah Cox Sr., and Flora Mae Compton; sister, April Washington A memorial service will take place at Bellefontaine Cemetery on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 10 a.m. Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is overseeing the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Imogene “Jean” Manning, 95, of Poseyville, Indiana, born to Fred and Nellie (Walker) Blaylock on April 13, 1925, in Stewartsville, Indiana, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony in New Harmony, Indiana.

She graduated from Stewartsville High School in 1943. She was a member of VFW Women’s Auxiliary and Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church in Poseyville, Indiana where she received the award for volunteerism by Saint Paul’s United Methodist Women. She volunteered at the Food Pantry and was a supervisor for Shane Uniforms in Evansville, Ind. She loved new babies and enjoyed sewing and dancing with her husband for years.

Surviving are her nieces and nephews.

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P Madeleine, I know that you enjoy reading, but I don’t know if you have discovered Agatha Christie.

When I was about your age, I spent many long lazy summer days reading and re-reading her works. I recently watched the newer version of Murder on the Orient Express, the one with Johnny Depp and Judi Drench. Your generation has been trained to value special eects, violence and comic book characters.

Although the cinematography and acting in this movie was outstanding, I am not sure if it is appreciated by young folks. Most of the movie was ďŹ lmed on a sound stage, but the scenes featuring glimpses of majestic mountains and old Europe made me wish I could have traveled in preHitler times. The women of the time dressed in slinky silks and nice hats.

My mother was in California during the late 30’s and early 40’s, and could have been the star of a movie from that time. The train itself in this

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Remembering Trains movie made me want to travel with that type of elegance. My daughter and I took a ride on the Jasper train a couple of years ago. However, it did not, of course, have the fancy ďŹ rst class touches, like white tablecloths, silver tableware, and white-gloved waiters.

I can remember visiting old train cars a few times. I have always loved trains because one thundered down the tracks by my childhood home.

Sadly, that train, and even the tracks, are gone forever. I went to Indianapolis on the train a few times. Many theme parks oered short train rides.

I have always wanted to take the Amtrak trip across America and also the Canadian Rockies.

Train travel has long been popular. My grandparents boarded one to Florida many winters, and it was on a train that my great-aunt Nell met her second husband, who swindled her out of much of her money. For the whole story, read my next book.

The super-rich took their private train cars to the South every year, also. Presidents made their last trip in black-draped cars a few years ago.

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Everyone along the way in the small towns of America gathered to weep and salute. Seeing those ag covered caskets was an image forever remembered.

Political candidates did “whistlestops� to campaign, standing on the back of the train to give a speech, before moving on to the next town. One of Don’s favorite memories is watching the Barnum and Bailey circus train arrive in Owensboro, and unload the elephants and other animals.

In this time of hating being delayed, our thoughts of trains center around impatiently waiting for them to pass by. The boxcars have that strange curly lettering on the sides.

The days of elegance are so very long gone. Although even the trains I saw pass by my house were mostly just boxcars and a caboose, there was

something exciting about seeing them.

So many of the tracks and small train lines have disappeared.

There used to be one several ďŹ elds behind our Cynthiana land. It was the C.N.E.I. There was a little station in most towns, despite how small. Over the years, most tracks that crossed the streets have been removed. All the towns in Posey County had them.

Folks in my age group can recall the feeling of driving over them.

In fact, there were so many train tracks at one time that it was a fulltime job for railroad employees to ride those little hand-cars and make repairs. Madeleine, this is another memory from my childhood, that is missing from yours.

America was built on the countless trains that criss-crossed the land.

Although, the main lines remain, but

Brittlebank Pool to open June 6, guidelines in place The Mount Vernon-Black Township Parks and Recreation Department would like to announce that Brittlebank Pool will be opening in a limited capacity on June 6, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. From June 6 until at least June 14 only 50 guests will be allowed in the facility at one time and those not actively swimming will be required to wear a mask (which will be available at cashier window). Social distancing of at least six feet will be required between guests of different house-

holds.

Policies have been developed and are in place to meet and exceed CDC recommendations and state and local health department guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting. For our full COVID-19 response and policies visit the city website at mountvernon.in.gov. We greatly appreciate the cooperation of the community in assisting us in providing a safe and fun swimming environment.

For more info call 812838-4586.

they have the industrial feel, missing the early romance connected to trains.

I wish I had gone around and made photos of the crossings that are now gone, let alone the grand old stations.

Of course, there was occasional tragic train/car accidents. I will never forget hearing about the day Byron and Lila Brenton met their deaths this way. Much like many other bad decisions people make, some drivers try to beat the train by driving around the lowered arms to stop them.

My mother got on a train to travel to California, and her life was changed forever, and mine was created. There were few folks who weren’t somehow connected to trains, at least in the 20th Century and before.

Countless movies were at least partially set on a train. They were the traditional method of transportation for vagrants. I can remember them coming up to the house to ask for a meal.

I am so happy that this is one more good memory for me, which won’t be possible for current children. I DO hope they discover Agatha Christie.

Cynthiana resident Wayne Nall takes advantage of the Memorial Day weekend to do some yard work. He is pictured here with his granddaughter Aliah.

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MV Redevelopment Commission providing grant funding Bob and Cathy ‘Jo’ Bulla Bob and Cathy “Jo� (Wasson) Bulla of Mount Vernon will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 6, 2020. The couple were married at First Christian Church in Mount Vernon on June 6, 1970.

They are the parents of, Rob Bulla (Dayle), of Fort Mill, S.C.; and daughter Jaime Simpson (Roger) of Mount Vernon, Ind. They have two granddaughters, Madison and Megan Simpson and grandson Justin (Loren) Simpson all of Mount Vernon, Ind. After their wedding, the couple moved to Germany where Bob served in the U.S. Army. After completing his tour of duty, Bob returned to his job at General Electric Plastics where he worked as a draftsman and Senior Graphic Artist until he retired in 2003 after 35 years. Jo was a stay at home mother for several years and then worked for Wehr Flower Shop and Darla Tate Catering until she retired the same time as Bob. Through the years, the couple enjoyed team softball, volleyball, boating, water skiing, and the many hours of following their kids and grandkids many sporting events. Since retirement, they enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends.

The couple plan to celebrate with a family vacation at a later date.

The Mount Vernon Redevelopment Commission has announced it is again providing grant funding for the 2020 Mount Vernon Downtown Façade Grant Program.

The Downtown Façade Grant Program was initiated in 2017 and has awarded grants totaling over $39,000 which has resulted in $115,000 total investment by downtown Mount Vernon property owners in façade improvements.

The grants are made available from tax increment funds generated from the Mount Vernon Downtown Redevelopment Area.

Properties within the Downtown TIF district are eligible to apply for a matching grant of 50 percent of their costs in

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Posey County Council on Aging is open for transportation only. The Centers are still closed. Our hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mon.- Thur. and 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fri., call 812-838-4656. Face coverings are necessary - mask (homemade is ďŹ ne), bandana etc. We can also help with getting groceries.

Birthdays June 2 - Katelyn Hobbs, Nancy Johnson, Nicholas Crumbacher, Dennis Webb, Vinny Spillane, Steve Rutledge, Zoe Heinlin, Bryan McCurty, Betty Basinger June 3 - Luther Powers, Michelle Covan, Valerie Parker, Brent Deckard, Brian Tucker, Mark Morris, Loretta M. Fullerton, Noah McCutcheon, Jeremiah Williams June 4 - Elliott Benton, Curtis Crowley, Tom ScaraďŹ a, Anne Marie Seymour, Brittini Sharber, Jonathan Gates, Nathan Butler, Lucia Buckley, Ryan Craig Reynolds June 5 - Glenda Bauer, Aimee Bousquet, Michael J. Quirk, Bonnie J. Bergstrom, Shanna Bergstrom, Curt Conyers, Aimee Mittino, Casey Will, Hana Denning,John McCarty June 6 - Glenn Albert Spradley, Rodney

J. Wilson, Jackie Hamman, Susan Huelsman, Chris Baker, Jill Reynolds, June Russell, Elsey Lyke, Lonnie Murphy, Jerry Biggs, David Bosecker June 7 - Isabel Hagedorn, Betty Hatch, Gary Gerard, Richard Lloyd, Shannon Storms, Steve Curtis, Julie Boyd (Joest), Sara Horton-Deutsch, Isabel McKowsky,Gene Fetcher, Sarah Clark June 8 - Darrel Delong, Erik S. Garrett, Christopher E. Brown, Sarah Smotherman, Lucille Nash, Helen Murphy, Ted R. Moore, Kregg McGlamery, Nettie Nottingham, Pauline Denning, Virginia Hill, Una Kuhn If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

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Applications for the 2020 Grant Program will be accepted from June 1, 2020 through

August 10, 2020. Applications are available at City Hall, 520 Main Street, Mount Vernon, IN or by contacting a member of the Mount Vernon Redevelopment Commission.

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, June 2, 1920 - Mount Vernon

Special Note: Items in this issue include-honor paid to soldiers dead, a community Fourth of July, water on the Traction Line tracks, famous drummer fifer to perform, a five-acre corn contest for farmers, and many more news briefs and personals.

City Pays Honor To Soldier Dead - The Decoration Day services were greatly marred by the rains, causing the abandonment of the public services at Bellefontaine in the morning, as outlined by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. However, ags were planted and owers were placed around the graves of veterans. At 2 p.m. the weather permitted the parade to go on with ceremonies and speeches planned. The thin line of 18 Civil War veterans were at the front of the parade behind ags and the band. The city and county oďŹƒcials, followed by the old war relic, the brass cannon, mounted with four men under Capt. Kirk, were next in line. They were followed by 61 uniformed members of the American Legion in columns of fours, who marched with evident pride and elicited admiration by the throngs of people assembled on Main Street. Next came the children of the city schools, numbering 200, followed by Boy Scouts in uniform. The ďŹ re truck, manned by eight uniformed men, brought up the rear of the parade. The weather was cool and the light rain dampened the staying qualities of some. The band began patriotic airs when the columns reached the park. Flowers and ags oated on little boats launched to represent the Navy.

The national salute of 13 guns was ďŹ red with the old cannon which gave animation to the scene. At the close, bugler Carr sounded the tender notes of “Taps.â€? Note: There was more but space will not allow a full account of the speeches and music.

City Plans Celebration For July Fourth - -Serving the community’s best interest, the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, together with Rev. Paul Press, chairman of the Ministerial Assoc., met at the City Building Tuesday night at which time initial steps were taken to celebrate Independence Day. Since July 4th falls on Sunday this year, the celebration will be held on Monday, July 5th, and in all probability the celebration will be held at Black’s Grove. The committee in charge will arrange this aair satisfactorily and Mount Vernon will this year celebrate a grand and glorious Fourth.

Water On Tracks - Water to the depth of one foot covered the tracks of the Mount Vernon & Evansville Traction Co., Tuesday at noon, between the L & N crossing and Caborn Station. All water from the hills north is carried to this point, and when a heavy rain occurs as it did Monday night and Tuesday morning, the territory in that section is entirely ooded, and as a result the traction company suers greatly.

However, their suering is not to be compared to the loss of crops and time expended by the farmers of that section.

Expert Drummer And Fifer - Major R. Hendershot, expert drummer and his son, H.

Hendershot, expert ďŹ fer will make their ďŹ rst appearance in this city on the evening of June 15, at the Saint Matthew’s Hall. It is believed the hall will be packed to its capacity. The drum played in an original Civil War drum from the state of Maine.

Farmers’ News - Five Acre Corn Contest - The enrollment of the Five Acre Corn Contest in Posey County has been completed and sent in to the Indiana Corn Growers Assoc.

Posey County produces some of the best yields of corn in the state. In fact, Mr. Gwaltney of Poseyville, is recognized as the best corn grower in the state. The banks of the county will oer cash prizes for the winners.

First Drowning Of Season - Ovena, the 11year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, in company with her two little brothers on Thursday afternoon went to the Ohio River and ďŹ nding a dinkey-boat at the mouth of McFadden’s Creek, just above the city, the little girl boarded the boat and in playfully rocking the same, fell overboard and drown. All eorts to bring her back to life were used with no success. Rev. E. F. Schneider of the First M. E. Church conducted the services at the home of her parents Sunday afternoon.

Local News Briefs And Personals - Barn Destroyed - During the wind storm Sunday afternoon at 4:30, the large hay barn of P. Bundy near Savah, was blown down and parts of the building were carried to nearby ďŹ elds. Mayor Wants City Beautiful - Mayor Zimmerman says to clean up your ashes and rubbish so the city authorities won’t have to do it. Let’s make Mount Vernon “the city beautiful.â€? Visits and Trips - John Korressell transacted business in the city Monday, and while here gave us his annual call. Miss Beulah Karnes and Miss Elizabeth Clements will return home this week after a year’s course at Ward-Belmont College in Nashville Tennessee. Lee Rosenbaum is visiting relatives in Selma, Alabama. Big Dinner at Seiberts - After decorating graves last Monday, Mrs. Nancy Henrich and daughters, Mollie and Lucile, took dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Seibert, just north of the city. Several relatives of the Seibert family also partook in the elaborate meal. For Sale Three Jersey milk cows. Two are fresh and the third will freshen soon. Call Abijah Allyn R. R. 2. For Sale - One brand new Ford touring car, latest model. Starter, shock absorbers, and electric lights. See at Henry Lang’s Studebaker and Chevrolet Sales, Main Street.

News Of Mount Vernon 125 Years Ago, June 2, 1895 The train on the Evansville & Terre Haute R.R., going north was wrecked near Solitude, Monday morning. Dr. Retires - Dr. Dixon, owing to ill health, has retired from the practice of medicine and will take a long needed rest. Marriage Licenses - Emil Dickhaut and Sophia Roehr; Thomas Stevens and Fanny Bottomley; John Bailey and Mattie Henson; George Sharp and Sophrona Miller; Walter Finnell and Eva Aldrich.

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‘Open Posey County, continued from Page A1 the Commissioners regarding a rezoning request from Barton Automotive. The applicant is requesting to rezone .13 acres at 9019 Highway 66, Wadesville from AG to B3. Bourne explained the applicant purchased the .13 acres that is adjacent to his current business and would like to adjoin it to the current business.

The Area Plan Commission heard this request at the May 14 meeting and it passed with a 7-0 yes vote, with no remonstrators.

Thornburg made a motion to approve this rezone request; Price seconded and the motion carried with a vote of 3-0.

• The Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement with CHA, a firm that conducts the county bridge inspections. It will now be sent to the State for approval. Price made a motion to approve this agreement; Thornburg seconded it.

• Thornburg gave the following Workforce Development updates: The top four affected industries for Posey County during the COVID-19 pandemic are Manufacturing, Construction, Food Services, and Retail Trade. The top six areas of unemployment claims are Food Service 19.9 percent, Manufacturing 17.2 percent, Construction 12.6 percent, Health Care 9.62 percent, Retail 8.03 percent, and Administrative 6.50 percent.

The Commissioner stated there are 110 million people in the workforce and 33.2 percent of those have filed for unemployment during this pandemic. He noted these are levels higher than

during the Great Depression. Education level for unemployment claims break down into these percentages: Eighth Grade 0.62 percent, Ninth - Eleventh Grade 7.1 percent, High School Education 46.14 percent, and College Education 43.43 percent.

• Commissioner Attorney, Joe Harrison, stated the Federal Government has given the State of Indiana 300 million dollars to help relief funds for Cities, Towns and Counties. Harrison stated Posey County is eligible for $826,000 in reimbursements for expenses incurred between March 1 and December 31 of this year.

He reported that he is working with Barns and Thornburg to aid the county in recouping expenses. He will have an agreement for the Commissioners to sign with Barns and Thornburg for the assistance at the next meeting.

• The Commissioners approved five Sheriff vehicles and a highway department bucket truck to be declared as surplus and sold by sealed bid. The five Sheriff vehicles are: a 2004 Dodge Ram, a 2009 Ford F150, 2013 Dodge Charger and two 2016 Dodge Chargers. They may be viewed parked in the southwest section on the jail front parking lot. The bucket truck viewing is by appointment only, as it is behind locked gates at the highway building. Sealed bids for these six vehicles will be accepted by the Auditor until June 15 or on the desk of the meeting on June 16.

• Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham reported that the jail population for the day was 90 total inmates: 18 are from Vanderburgh County, 11 from the Department of Corrections, and 61 from our county. “We’ll probably get more Vanderburgh County inmates, when things are safe and things get back to normal,” he said.

• Schmitz stated currently 65 percent of the population has taken the 2020 census. Schmitz stated door to door work would begin soon to get residents in the county who have only a post office box address.

• Price announced this week is Nation EMS Week. Price stated on behalf of the Commissioners, he thanks all of our EMS employees.

• Posey County Auditor, Maegen Greenwell, asked all department heads to get their Form 1 submitted as soon as possible.

• As for meeting date announcements, the Commissioners rescheduled the next meeting to Thursday, June 4, instead of June 2, due to Election Day. Harrison, announced the Posey County Redevelopment Commission will meet on Friday, June 5 at 9 a.m.

• Posey County Council President Heather Allyn, announced her group will not meet at their regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting. Instead, they will meet on Monday, June 8.

Primary Election Day is here

First time voter Evan Moye took advantage of early voting to cast his ballot at the Posey County Courthouse in Mount Vernon. Photo submitted

Posey County has had a great turnout of Absentee Ballots requested and early voters in the courthouse.

POSEY COUNTY IS NOW A VOTE CENTER COUNTY You may now vote at any of the following 10 locations between 6 a.m. & 6 p.m. on Election Day. It does NOT matter where you live in Posey County to vote at ANY of these polling locations! * Cynthiana Community Center, 10456 Mulkey Road., Cynthiana * Holy Angels Community Center, 423 South Street, New Harmony * Immanuel Church of Christ, 5812 Ford Road., Mount Vernon * Knights of St. John, 11714 Winery Road., Wadesville * Mount Vernon Community Church, 1800 W. Fourth St., Mount Vernon * Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 1717 N. Main St., Mount Vernon * Posey County Community Center, 111 Harmony Township Road., New Harmony * Poseyville Community Center, 60 N. Church Street, Poseyville * St. Peter United Methodist Church, 2800 St. Philip Road.

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‘Frye’, continued from Page A1 Marrs Elementary, where he taught fourth grade and began coaching girls’ basketball at the high school. He was an assistant coach for two years before taking over the reins as the Wildcat girls’ basketball coach. His tenure involved a Big Eight Conference championship and his wrestling job included several city titles.

From Marrs, Frye moved back to Hedges where near the end of the school year in 1990, his good friend and West Elementary School principal Phil Ray passed away unexpectedly at 44 years old. Frye had originally been hired as the first assistant principal at the new Mount Vernon Junior High School under Principal Jerry Funkhouser. But when Ray died unexpectedly, Frye was thrust into the role of filling the shoes of a beloved friend and principal.

Frye endured but enjoyed “on-the-job training” at West Elementary for the next 12 years. He still commends members of the office staff in Dolores Higginbottom, whose theme song during Frye’s first couple of years was “we neveer did it that way before.” Also, Armetta Redman and members of the teaching staff helped him find his way as experienced veterans.

After Mel Levin retired as superintendent of the school corporation, Carl Culiver soon retired as director of buildings and grounds. Former Mount Vernon School Supt. Tom Kopatich stepped in and then when Kopatich moved to the curriculum side, Frye got his first taste of the position of Director of Buildings and Grounds.

Then, not too far down the road, the district faced some financial difficulties and cuts were made. Hedges Central School was closed and Frye then, following the death of Farmersville Principal Mark Rice, took on a dual role as principal at Farmersville Elementary and also the Director of Buildings and Grounds. It was there that he made a life-long friend in school secretary Deborah Isham.

“She and I just clicked,” Frye said of Isham. “I’d come in with something to talk about or discuss and usually she already had half of it done. There was a really good relationship there.”

Frye was principal at Farmersville during the four years that the school, both staff and students, needed him the most. He was later called upon to go into Mount Vernon Junior High School following a traumatic situation there. After that, he returned to the position from which he will be retiring.

But it was while he was principal at West that he would experience one of life’s greatest joys. He became a father to Elizabeth, Dave and Lisa’s only child. She would go on to go through the Mount Vernon School system and swam collegiately at Delta State University. She now teaches kindergarten in Katy, Texas. The Fryes plan to move to the Katy area following retirement as Lisa plans to retire at the end of this year after a 27-year position at Susanna Wesley Preschool.

They would like to travel and volunteer helping their daughter before re-evaluating what their next move might be. Over the years, Frye says proudly, he and his wife have done just about everything together.

“When I was at West, we had a teacher who became ill and I hired her as a substitute prior to the “no Nepotism” policy,” Frye said. “She did a nice job but then the policy changed and didn’t allow her to do that anymore. She was hired to teach at Marrs at that point but found out we were expecting Elizabeth.

We declined the offer and Lisa stayed home with her until she went into Susanna Wesley.

Elizabeth moved on but her mother stayed at the pre-school.

She has been there ever since.

When the Fryes were married, it was for better or for worse.

Perhaps one of the darkest days for both of them came a few years later when Lisa was pinned between two vehicles in the

mall parking lot after shopping at Eastland Mall.

“That was a sudden change in life’s directions in 1993 or 1994,” Frye remembers. “We had just dropped Elizabeth off at the in-laws and she pitched a fit wanting to come with us. We almost changed our minds but we didn’t. We went on and went into the mall. We were getting a wedding gift for someone.

When we came out, Lisa was standing between two parked cars while I was putting the packages in the trunk. A driver hit the car next to ours and pushed it into our car and our car into the next one. I think there were five cars that all were scrunched together. She was in the middle of them.”

Following a LifeFlight ride to Indianapolis and a 12-hour surgery, Lisa began the long road to healing. For Dave, the incident was a tough one to forgive and forget as the individual who struck the cars was speeding excessively in the mall parking lot and was likely under the influence of an illegal substance.

Lisa suffered traumatic injuries to the pelvic region of her body and it was questioned as to whether she would ever be able to walk again. But with determination and prayer, Lisa would be able to return to her job and would be able to walk again after about a year of several surgeries and intensive therapies. There was a hospital bed in the living room and a wheel chair ramp installed on the Frye home.

“But like Lisa always does, she remained positive throughout the whole thing, despite having her moments,” Frye remembers. “But that’s the way she is. She is always upbeat about things. You can’t help but smile when you are around her because she is so upbeat all the time.”

Perhaps second in the traumatic department came with the death of Phil Ray. “Phil’s death was a tough one not only on the staff but also on me because we were close friends,” Frye said stoically. ”At that point, Mr. Emhuff, Mr. Walker, Mr. (Mel) Levin, all kind of took me under their wing. I learned from the best, including my father. And through the years, I have lost some very good friends and my parents, Benson and Nancy Frye.”

But Frye said his wife sometimes refers to him as “the mop,” having been assigned to go in and clean up following some pretty tough incidents in the school corporation.

Frye said he learned some things to do and some not to do from his father, who he described as “old school,” who did a lot of things that he couldn’t do today.

“I have been truly blessed with great teachers and great students,” Frye said most sincerely. “That probably sounds like a cliché but those relationships and friendships that created the successes we have been able to enjoy belong to the students and the staff that I have been a part of. We won wrestling and track championships and a Big Eight title. We had a couple of Four Star years at West Elementary and several at Farmersville. We were an ‘A-rated’ school at Farmersville and a National Blue Ribbon School.”

Frye came to Mount Vernon in 1979 after finishing his elementary education degree with an endorsement in administration at Indiana State University. Not only did he have excellent training in the classroom, he also had good training at home as his father, too, was an educator. His father instilled the work ethic and Frye has taken care of the rest. After graduating from Frankfort, Ind., high school, the home of the Hotdogs, Frye followed in his father’s footsteps while also carving out some of his own While he was near the top of his class in school, Frye soon realized there were things that happen in reality that you just can’t prepare for in college.

“We went out to the school lab and worked with some of the kids but it just wasn’t the same as having your own classroom,” Frye said with a chuckle. “When you are in the classroom eight hours a day with your students, you realize the importance of time management. That was something I had to learn.”

During Frye’s time at Hedges, the Special Education program at Mount Vernon was just getting off the ground. Emmett Knowles and Jenny Miller made up the social education department as all the special education students in the district went to Hedges Central.But Frye is aware that times have certainly changed.

Frye said that at least some of the success he enjoyed came directly from things he learned from his father.

“Build those friendships and build those relationships and take care of your people and good things will happen,” Frye said emphatically. “If you take care of your people, they will take care of you.”

Frye cited Mary Buchanan, Susie Colson, Ashley Nichols, Sara Baingier and Luanna Uhde as people who have taken care of him while he worked in the administration building.

Frye said he has enjoyed every minute and wouldn’t change a thing even if he had the opportunity. He has loved what he has done and what he has been a part of.

A party is being planned in Frye’s honor on June 19 at Brittlebank Park at 2 p.m. Please join the group in celebrating Frye’s 40-plus years in education. Visitors may stop by and visit or if you don’t feel comfortable with stopping, honk, wave, blow noisemakers, make a sign, or whatever you wish to make Frye feel the love. If you plan to stop and visit, please make sure that you practice social distancing. Masks are preferred.

The Fryes request no gifts but are asking that when you come by to please view the special slideshow and drop a kind note or memory you have of Frye. There will be a box available to place the notes or cards in. It would mean a lot for him to hear from you.

The event will be held in the Brittlebank Park large shelter house.

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North Posey FFA News - by Mike Wassmer The chapter members were one day away from competing in District X Leadership Development Events and North Knox. The chapter was three days away from hosting their annual Parent Student Awards Banquet, and two weeks away from competing in Dairy and Livestock Judging contest. Unfortunately, none of these events were possible. However, I would like to recognize the North Posey FFA members for an outstanding year of competing and completing projects.

Levi Freeman, Kyle Fifer, Camden Lupfer, and Audrey Hirsch practiced for several weeks to compete in the District X Leadership Development Event of Quiz Bowl.

Grace Glaser helped them tremendously in preparing.

Grace also completed and was ready to submit her Treasurer and Secretary’s Book for competition, but was unable to after a lot of hard work. Also, Reagan Koester was unable to compete in Freshman Public Speaking and Extemporaneous Public

Speaking. However, Reagan and Kaylee Bender were able to compete in Talent at the State Contest. Congratulations to these members for their hard work and dedication.

Greenhand Degrees: Grant Allyn; Kyle Fifer; Levi Freeman; Logan Herke; Reagan Koester; and Aurora Mayberry Chapter Degrees: Brayden Bauer; Kaylee Bender; Landon Epley; Audrey Hirsch; Camden Lupfer; Cordale Straub; and Wy-

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Jaxson Bender was the sixth high individual. The team of Grace Glaser, Cole Koester, Grant Allyn, and Sam Belt placed 4th. Sam Belt was the ďŹ fth high individual and Cole Koester was tenth as an individual. Both teams qualiďŹ ed for State competition.

The team of Konnor Schmitt, Cordale Straub, and Camden Lupfer placed sixth and Kyle Fifer, Levi Freeman, and Reagan Koester placed tenth.

This was an outstanding year for our soil judgers.

The Forestry Judging team of Brayden Bauer, Emma Goebel, Mallory Motz, Nathan Ricketts, and Kyle Fifer placed ďŹ fth and qualiďŹ ed for State. Emma Goebel was the high individual in the contest. She also was the coach of the team. The team of Brayden Bauer, Emma Goebel, Nathan Ricketts, and Mallory Motz competed at State and ďŹ nished thirtyeighth. I would like to thank Emma Goebel for her eorts and dedication to coach the team.

The Entomology Judging team coached by Mrs. Lisa Koester had another outstanding year. The team of Reagan Koester, Sam Belt, Kaylee Bender, and Cole Koester placed ďŹ rst in the area and qualiďŹ ed for State.

Also, competing for the chapter was Landon Epley.

Individual scores were Reagan Koester ďŹ rst, Sam Belt and Kaylee Bender tied for second, Cole Koester was ďŹ fth and Landon Epley tenth.

The team of Koester, Belt, and Bender placed twentyninth at State. I would like to thank Mrs. Koester for her many years of coaching the Entomology team and qualifying for the State contest every year.

Livestock and Dairy Judging awards are for last year since the event occurred

Koester. I would like to thank a few people who really helped me with learning parliamentary procedure when I started teaching. Thank you to Carl and Al Schmitz, Jon Neufelder, and Bill Davis.

Without the training of these guys we would not have been as successful at competing in Chapter Meeting at North Posey.

Graduating Seniors this year from North Posey FFA include Grant Allyn, Camden Bender, Emma Goebel, Cole Koester, Drew Lutz, Tristan Martin, Mallory Motz, Nathan Ricketts, Blake Schmitt, Hunter Straw, Cameron Tepool, Rylee Thompson, Nick Wiley, and Nathan Willman.

Star Greenhand; Reagan Koester Cargill Mental Attitude Award; Cole Koester Dekalb Accomplishment Award; Camden Bender Star Chapter Farmers; Emma Goebel and Mallory Motz The chapter was able to award three scholarships this year. Mallory Motz, Emma Goebel, and Camden Bender were the recipients of the scholarships.

The following individuals were awarded the Honorary FFA Degree for 2019-2020.

Each of these individuals have supported the chapter in various ways, but all have greatly contributed to the success of the chapter. This year’s recipients are Mrs. Nancy Herrenbruck, Mrs. Lori Lingafelter, Mrs. Kristine Wassmer, and Mr. Aaron Lupfer. Congratulations and thank you.

As I complete this article, I would like to thank Mr. John Lyke, Mr. Jason Martin, New Harmony American Legion, and anyone else who stopped in and helped cook our banquet meals the past several years. Prior to these folks stepping up and taking on the cooking and donating the food, our chapter was spending almost $1500 for our banquet meal to be catered.

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The team of Audrey Hirsch, Sam Belt, and Grace Glaser placed sixteenth in the area.

The dairy team of Reagan Koester, Camden Bender, Rylee Thompson, and Cole Koester placed third in Area 3 and qualiďŹ ed for State competition. Reagan Koester was the ďŹ fth high individual.

Congratulations and thank you to Mr. Brad Wallace for overseeing and coaching the team for many years.

ProďŹ ciency results for State competition are as follows: Grace Glaser - Swine Production Placement - Bronze Mallory Motz - Goat Production Placement - Silver Emma Goebel - Fruit/Nut Production Placement - third in State Camden Bender - Fiber/ Oil Crop Production Placement - third in State I would like to recognize the State Quiz Bowl team from 2019 of Audrey Hirsch, Camden Lupfer, Grace Glaser, and Sam Belt who placed fourth in the State. I would like to recognize Levi Freeman, Kyle Fifer, Audry Hirsch, and Camden Bender who practiced for ďŹ ve weeks leading up to this year’s District contest, but were unable to compete.

Reagan Koester competed in Virtual Creed and placed ďŹ rst. She will compete at the State level in Creed and Agriscience. Kaylee Bender and Reagan will also submit the comedy routine for State talent. Good luck.

Reagan Koester was a State winner in Agriscience and was the National Winner in Division 1, Social Sciences. The ďŹ rst national winner that we know of at North Posey... Congratulations Reagan.

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Posey County sports recap from one year ago--Chris Morlan Viking softball team honored for good season The North Posey girls’ softball team held their end of the season awards banquet on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the North Posey High School cafeteria. This years’ Lady Vikings had a great season. They finished the year with eleven wins and ten losses. In conference play, the Lady Vikings finished second in the Pocket Athletic Conference with seven wins and one loss. Some of the highlights for the Lady Vikings this season was the upset win against number one ranked Tecumseh on April 10, when the Vikings shutout the Lady Braves by the score of 2-0. Another outstanding game was on April 22, when the Lady Vikings played against Heritage Hills which was undefeated and one of the top five teams in Class 3A. North Posey beat Heritage Hills 5-4 and gave the Lady Patriots their first loss of the season. On May 15, the Lady Vikings played at Southridge and beat the Lady Raiders 4-0 to clinch second place in the PAC. North Posey played in a difficult conference this season. Gibson Southern, Tecumseh, Heritage Hills and Southridge all won their sectional. Tecumseh finished runner-up in Class 2A State Final. During the awards banquet, Coach Gary Gentil said, “these young ladies improved so much over the season which made all of our coaches very proud for them.

Like a lot of teams in this area, we were very young, but the girls really came together from the beginning of the season. They had a way

of keeping the group loose and still let people be individuals. We wish our three seniors best of luck in their chosen areas. They have dedicated a large amount of time in their various athletic and academic careers.”

The following individuals receiving a varsity letter were Allison Roy, Annelise Brown, Madison Cates, Emily Abernathy, Emily Fortune, Megan Brenton, Rylie Farr, Sophia Martin, Jenna Heath, Kennedy Hallam, Claire Koester, Haley Lowe, Julia Fullop, Kaylee Bender and Paige Patterson.

Receiving a junior varsity letter were Annie Byford, Allison Schmitt, Ella Bromm, Kyndal Williams, Kayelee Bratton, Scout Norrington, Nettie Nottingham and Morgyn Hines.

Emily Fortune won the Reserve Silver Slugger Award. Megan Brenton was named first-team, All-PAC. Brenton also won the Viking Pitching Award and Outstanding Player Award. Kyndel Williams won the Reserve Most Improved Award. Haley Lowe was named honorable mention All-PAC. Lowe also won the Rookie of the Year and the Silver Slugger Awards. Rylie Farr was named honorable mention All-PAC. Farr also won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Jenna Heath won the Theft Award for most stolen bases for the season.

On the future of the Lady Viking softball team, Coach Gentil said, “we are very excited that we have a real good and extremely fun group returning but we will still need to put in a good amount of time in the off season so

we can have a chance to continue to improve as a group.”

Big Eight, Pocket Athletic Conferences prepare for new alignments, rivalries On June 5, 2019, Mount Vernon, Princeton, Boonville and Washington were accepted by the Pocket Athletic Conference to join the league during the 2020-21 season. The Big Eight conference will end their forty-year run after the 2019-2020 season. The PAC will consist of thirteen schools.

This all started with the Mount Carmel from Illinois left the Big Eight Conference. Mount Carmel was a member of the Big Eight Conference since 2003. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) advised Mount Carmel to withdrawal from the Big Eight in order to play enough district games to qualify for the IHSA football playoffs. Mount Carmel left the Big Eight Conference at the end of this past school year leaving the Big Eight to just six teams. Shortly before the realignment of the PAC, Jasper and Vincennes Lincoln joined the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC). This move expanded the SIAC from eight to ten teams.

For football, there will be twelve teams participating in the PAC. Tecumseh will stay as an independent team in football but will be part of the PAC in every other sport. The twelve schools participating in football will be divided into two divisions based on student enrollment. There will be a “Large School Division” that will consist of Mount Vernon,

Boonville, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Princeton and Washington. The “Small School Division” will be North Posey, Southridge, Pike Central, South Spencer, Forest Park and Tell City. The PAC will expand across eight counties in Southwestern Indiana.

North Posey Athletic Director Waylon Schenk said, “it’s an exciting time to be in the PAC. This is something that we have been working on for several months now. It should bring more parity and flexibility in the football scheduling for all teams in the conference. We are working out the details in other sports, but it could involve East/West divisions and conference tournaments down the road. We had a strong conference and we’ve just added to it.

Looking forward to what’s to come.”

The PAC was established in 1938 with nine founding schools. Cannelton, Chrisney, Lynnville, Mount Vernon, Owensville, Petersburg, Poseyville, Rockport and Tell City were the original schools to begin the PAC. In 1958, North Posey was the first current member of the PAC when Poseyville, Cynthiana, Griffin and Wadesville consolidated. Many people did not know that Mount Vernon was one of the original schools that established the PAC. Mount Vernon left the PAC and joined the SIAC in 1959. The Wildcats joined the Big Eight when the conference was established in 1980. In 2020, Mount Vernon will be back in the PAC where it all started. It will be an interesting and fun time during the 2020-21 season.

Abernathy, Brenton earn Academic All-State Softball Team honors

By Chris Morlan Last week, the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association announced the 20192020 Academic All-State Softball Team.

North Posey Seniors Emily Abernathy and Megan Brenton were selected to the academic all-state team.

To be a nominee of the Academic AllState team, you must be a senior, play on

your varsity team and maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5. You must also have a minimum SAT score of 1110 or a minimum ACT score of 24 is required.

Abernathy played in 20 games during the 2019 season and hit .222 at the plate with 12 hits, a double, three RBIs, seven runs scored, two walks and three stolen bases. In the field, Abernathy was a great defensive

player that made little to no errors.

Brenton signed last fall to play softball at the University of Evansville. In 2019, Brenton had ten wins and eight losses on the pitcher’s mound. She started 12 games pitching, with a 1.90 earned run average, five complete games and 156 strikeouts.

On the offensive side, Brenton’s batting average was .382 with 21 hits, 11 RBIs, four

doubles, one home run and five walks in 20 games.

Other local softball players named to the academic all-state team were Jessica Nickens (Castle), Emma Clark (Castle), Victoria Garland (Evansville Reitz) and Emma Eubank (Heritage Hills).

The spring season was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week in the history of sports

By Chris Morlan Another week without anything set in stone when sports will resume. Professional sports have been cancelled since March 12, 2020. Some summer sports leagues at amateur level have projected dates when they can start practice and when their first games will be played as long as there are no setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s crazy is that Disney and Universal Studios open this week for the public. Most sport fans love to stay home and watch a ballgame on their couch. You cannot watch a game from your home because most and all pro league commissioners/team owners have failed taking steps to prepare and resume their seasons in a proper manner.

Below are events that took place in the history of sports during the week of June 2-8. Some of you may remember these games or stories from the past that could bring back joyful memories. Some of you may have never heard of these milestones in the history of sports. Either way, there are some interesting facts that have taken place over time and reading something you never knew or heard about makes it even more interesting.

June 2- (1925) New York Yankee Lou Gehrig begins his 2,130 consecutive games streak. (1935) Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at the age of 40. (1942) Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a United States Navy aviator. (1958) Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans six in a row to tie an American League record. (1973) French Open Women’s Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her fifth and last French singles crown.

(1989) Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle.

June 3- (1851) the first baseball uniforms worn when the New York Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers. (1932) Lou Gehrig is the

first player in MLB to hit four consecutive home runs; Yankees beat Athletics 20-13. (1955) St. Louis Cardinal great Stan Musial hits his 300th home run. (1971) Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman threw his second career no-hitter and beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0. (1980) New York Mets drafted 18-year old Darryl Strawberry as the number one overall pick in the MLB Draft. (1989) Nolan Ryan pitches his second one-hitter this season and eleventh overall. (1989) Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day. (2012) Tiger Woods claims his 73rd PGA tour victory to tie Jack Nicklaus’s record. (2017) UEFA Champions League Final, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as defending champion Real Madrid beats Juventus 4-1 for their 12th title. Juventus loses fifth consecutive final. (2018) Golden State guard Stephen Curry breaks Ray Allen’s NBA Finals record for most three-pointers with nine in the Warriors 122-103 game two win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

June 4- (1964) Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax throws his third career no-hitter to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0.

(1974) The National Football League grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks. (1983) French Open Women’s Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her fifteenth Grand Slam title and fifth singles crown. (1987) American hurdler Edwin Moses’ 122 race winning streak which extended nearly ten years, ended when he was beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain. (1989) Boston Red Sox lead the Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 in the seventh inning but lose 12-11 in 12 innings for Blue Jays twelfth consecutive victory at Fenway Park. (1990) Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves. (2008) Stanley Cup Final: Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in game six for a 4-2 series win; this was the Red Wings eleventh Championship.

June 5- (1948) Philadelphia Phillies Richie Ashburn sets National League rookie record for consecutive hitting streak at 23 games. (1955) New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550th home run. (1966) Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits four home runs in a doubleheader. (1977) Portland Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76ers four games to two in the thirty-first NBA Championship. (1989) Toronto Blue Jays Skydome Stadium opens, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3. (2018) American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. named 2017 top earning sportsperson by Forbes with $285 million.

June 6- (1944) World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France. (1966) NFL and AFL announce their merger. (1987) New York Yankees play their 13,000 game. (1992) New York Met Eddie Murray sets RBI record by a switch hitter. (1999) Andre Agassi wins first and only French title. (2018) LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan’s record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers’ 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors.

June 7- (1932) Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is the oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2. (1966) New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott as number one overall pick in the MLB Draft. (1970) American jockey Bill Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 career wins. (1989) Wayne Gretzky wins his ninth NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in ten years.

(2010) Southern Nevada outfielder Bryce Harper selected as the first overall pick by the Washington Nationals in the MLB Draft. (2014) Maria Sharapova of Russia wins her fifth Grand Slam tennis singles title.

Wildcat athletes urged to prepare Any Mount Vernon student who anticipates participating in a high school sport during the 2020-2021 school year needs to have a registration completed on Final Forms.

If you are a returning student and have previously registered on Final Forms, you will only need to update the athlete’s information and resign the forms. The link to access Final Forms is mtvernon-in.finalforms.com.

Physicals: As a reminder, the IHSAA released the following information on April 22nd with respect to 20-21 Athletic Physicals: “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019-20 school year and the continued stress on the medical community, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. will waive the provisions of Rule 3-10 for the 2020-21 school year. Effective immediately, valid physical and consent forms presented to member schools on behalf of the eligible students during the 201920 school year shall be valid during the upcoming 2020-21 school year.”

“Any athlete not having a valid IHSAA pre-participation examination (PPE) physical form on file from the 2019-2020 scholastic year is required to have a valid PreParticipation Physical and Consent Form completed

prior to eligibility and competition. This includes any student athlete coming from an out-of-state school must have a valid Pre-Participation Physical and Consent Form completed on the official IHSAA form prior to eligibility.” {Students transferring from an IHSAA member school to MVHS must submit their 2019-20 PPE or complete a new one.} **During the Final Forms registration, you will be required to tell us if you want us to use your athlete’s 201920 physical or if you will be submitting an updated physical for the 2020-21 school year. **In addition, Mt. Vernon High School will require all

students who were referred to their family physician to get clearance prior to participation for the 2019 – 2020 school year, along with those who were under a doctor’s restriction at the time of school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to receive a new physical before becoming eligible to participate during the 2020 – 2021 school year.

Incoming Freshmen: Unless you previously had a physical submitted on the official IHSAA form, you will need to submit a physical prior to the first practice.

Unfortunately, we will not be offering our free physical night this year, so you will need to see your primary care physician to get this com-

pleted. On the last page of the Final Forms registration, you will be able to print the official IHSAA physical form to take with you to your appointment.

Please return all completed IHSAA Physical forms to the Athletic Office. This can be done by mail (700 Harriett St., Mt. Vernon), email to luckettdm@mvschool.org or by fax (812) 833-2090.

NOTE for ALL athletes: Current registration and physicals expire June 15, 2020! Registration and updates in Final Forms, including physicals, must be updated prior to working out with any athletic team. So…don’t wait…get your registration and physicals done now.

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Court News Arrests May 17 Casey Symanski - Evansville - Domestic Battery PCS May 20 Cory Waters - Mount Vernon - Sentenced - PCS May 21 Matthew Curtis - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Burglary, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Serious Violent Felony, Burglary, Resisting Law Enforcement, Theft, Unlawful Possession of Syringe - PCS May 22 Jessica Keown - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance Controlled Substances (petition to revoke) - PCS May 25 Lynda Mileham - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated-Refusal - MVPD Complaints May 17 3:49 a.m. - Suspicious Advised someone broke into her house Tuesday night and she can hear them running around. This happens day or night. She has names to give the officers - Lincoln, Mount Vernon 9:07 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised someone threw something through their window last night Southwind Avenue, Mount Vernon 3:05 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Subject pushed caller out of the moving vehicle. Injured on arms and face. Subject is in a maroon Explorer - SR 62, Mount Vernon 4:43 p.m. - Suspicious Utility truck pulling a trailer with a backhoe. Three subjects with it. Caller advised that the subjects appear to be trying to latch an F350 to the trailer to steal it. Request it be checked out - Metz Road, Wadesville 5:29 p.m. - Suspicious Advised there are people going through house next door.

Advised there’s not supposed to be anyone there. Black Honda car - Mill Street, Mount Vernon 5:58 p.m. - General Complaint - Wants to go home but cannot because boyfriend is there and caller is scared of him. Wants to meet with an officer - Harmony Township Road, New Harmony 6:44 p.m. - Assault - Fight just occurred between two males. One in black t’shirt, blue hoodie. Victim is still at the store - Saint Francis, Poseyville 9:22 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Male and female subject were fighting and caller could hear it from bathroom.

Advised no longer fighting but female subject cussed caller out - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 10:45 p.m. - Suspicious Advised two males on bikes riding in and out of traffic.

One male, white hoodie, one bike has red rims - Eighth/

Main Street, Mount Vernon May 28 12:28 a.m. - Suspicious - Red passenger car, possibly using drugs. Been in car for over an hour or two.

Heads were down when caller walked by - Main Street, Mount Vernon 2:34 a.m. - Suspicious Advised hears weird noises by his wood line. As they walked away, noises were getting louder, hears branches breaking - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 5:27 a.m. - Water Rescue - Nissan Altima taking on water. Female trapped in the vehicle. Water is now past her ankles. Call back, advised seat belt is almost submerged at this time. Call back, advised her seat is now taking on water - Haines Road, Wadesville 11:02 a.m. - Theft - Advised a customer stated that one of the employees at the store stole money from female subject. Employee at store advised that they reviewed the video footage and the customer that was behind the female subject stole the money. Wants it on file their employees did not commit theft - Main Street, Mount Vernon 2:34 p.m. - Trespassing Wants male subject out of her house because she can’t take him anymore - Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:36 p.m. - Theft - Neighbor’s bike was stolen. Advised whoever took it left old bike in yard - Locust Street, Mount Vernon 4:50 p.m. - Assault - Caller advised he fired male subject and the subject threw keys and a coke at caller. Caller was struck in the ribs. Caller is concerned with subject’s temperament, requesting an officer - Deer Run, Evansville 4:26 p.m. - Suspicious Advised there were three girls playing in a yard with a picket fence. Caller advised there was a black car with a male with long red hair watching the girls. Caller advised when she passed the vehicle left - Mulberry/Tenth Street, Mount Vernon 5:41 p.m. - Harassment Advised male subject is harassing caller through text messages - Copperline Road, Mount Vernon 6 p.m. - Harassment - Advised that there are two girls harassing caller’s kids. Caller advised that she talked to the kid’s mother’s but nothing has changed. Requesting an officer - Elk Trail, Evansville 6:51 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Advised children are acting up. Wanting officers to come talk to them. Call back, advised kids are gonna go inside and sit in corner. No longer needs officers - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 11:51 p.m. - Theft - Advised came home and noticed that one of the panes in his garage window is missing - Copperline Road, Mount Vernon May 19 6:43 a.m. - Suspicious -

2020-87 LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcohol Beverage Board of Posey County, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 10:00 am on June 17, 2020 virtually through Microsoft Teams, to investigate the propriety of holding an alcoholic beverage permit by the applicants listed below.

Information on accessing the virtual meeting can be found at https://www. in.gov/atc/2855.htm.

DL6594314 Beer Wine & Liquor - Package Store RENEWAL WATZLAVIK HOLDINGS , LLC 233 WEST THIRD ST Mount Vernon IN D/B/A ROADHOUSE LIQUORS PAUL D WATZLAVIK 1719 GREENBRIAR CIRCLE Mount Vernon, President HOLLY H WATZLAVIK 1719 GREENBRIAR CIRCLE Mount Vernon, Secretary DL6513267 Beer Wine & Liquor - Package Store RENEWAL WATZLAVIK HOLDINGS LLC 1023 CHURCH ST New Harmony IN D/B/A NEW HARMONY WINE & SPIRITS INC RR6504227 Beer Wine & Liquor - Restaurant (210) RENEWAL ZIGGY’S PUB LLC 16 WEST MAIN ST Poseyville IN D/B/A ZIGGY’S PUB Published in the Posey County News on June 2, 2020 - hspaxlp 2020-82 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

) ) ss: )

POSEY CIRCUIT COURT 2020 TERM

CAUSE NO. 65C01-2005-ES-000027 IN THE MATTER OF THE ) SUPERVISED ESTATE OF ) PAUL H. EDWARDS ) DECEASED ) ATTORNEY: William H. Bender 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, IN 47633 Phone: (812) 874-3636, (812) 985-2101 NOTICE OF SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF INDIANA In the matter of the estate of Paul H. Edwards, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Janet Sue Morgan was on the 19th day of May, 2020, appointed Executrix of the estate of Paul H. Edwards, deceased, who died on April 25, 2020.

All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, which ever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 20th day of May, 2020 Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court Donna Curtis Deputy Published in the Posey County News on May 26, June 2, 2020 - hspaxlp

Subject is stating a male subject came down from the attic. No description available.

Male subject is still in the house - Second Street, Mount Vernon 10:56 a.m. - Theft - Advised her red 2013 Ford Fusion was broken into last night. Cash was taken, was not locked.

Says there is a footprint in the back seat - Bufkin Springfield Road, Mount Vernon 4:24 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller and wife got into verbal argument and wife locked him out of the house in the rain - Elk Trail, Evansville 6:02 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Hung-up twice trying to reconnect. No weapons.

Caller advised just arguing West Street, Poseyville 6:04 p.m. - Trespassing Male refusing to leave store after being asked to leave by manager. Advised he urinated outside the building when he was told he could not use the restroom due to COVID - Southwind Plaza, Mount Vernon 6:07 p.m. - Theft - Wallet and cigarettes were stolen out of car - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 9:16 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Female screaming for male subject to get vehicles off her property. Female wanted police then hung-up - Canal Street, Mount Vernon 10:17 p.m. - Message - Advised female subject threw brick and shattered vehicle window. Wants to know if she will go to jail if he presses charges - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 10:20 p.m. - Family Fight Female subject tried to choke juvenile grandson. Grandson called father and advised he is on his way - Second Street, Mount Vernon May 20 2:04 p.m. - Theft - Occurred last night to the garage.

Items are missing - Third Street, Mount Vernon 2:30 p.m. - Juvenile Problem - Caller advised three juveniles just tried to beat up caller’s grandson and two other juveniles. Advised subjects are wearing tan shirt, blue hoodie, black shirt - Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:37 p.m. - Assault - Caller was in the bathroom; male subject is inside the home.

Caller wanting to file an assault report because he hit her - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon 3:17 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised her neighbor is at the property because caller’s alarm system was going off. There are three doors open on the property - SR 66, New Harmony 5:12 p.m. - Theft - Advised her garage was broken into Second Street, Mount Vernon 5:37 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised the residence may have been broken into. At 2:30 this morning there were no open doors.

Says now there is an open door and a beer bottle on the porch - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 6:23 p.m. - Extra Patrol Garage was broken into last night. Request extra patrol Suspect vehicle is a white 2020-84 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY

minivan - Second Street, Mount Vernon 6:58 p.m. - Theft - Advised male subject was at caller’s residence on Monday and stole caller’s boyfriend’s wallet - Blackford Road, Mount Vernon 8:33 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Advised neighbor’s across the lake have some band playing loudly - Woodside Drive Mount Vernon May 21 5:43 a.m. - Suspicious White female wearing blue top and white bandana on her head. Carrying a tarp and messed up - Brown/Grant, Mount Vernon 6:53 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Windows broken out of building - Brown Street, Mount Vernon 7:10 a.m. - Theft - Request an officer to view video of a theft that occurred over night - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 7:36 a.m. - Message - Caller advised a female subject attempted to get into a tool shed on caller’s property. Advised neighbor saw the female and confronted her - Jefferson Street, Mount Vernon 9:08 a.m. - Trespassing Caller advised male subject is fishing on private property again. Request officers to remove subject. Spoke to property owner and subject has permission to fish on the property - Tahoe Drive Mount Vernon 11:10 a.m. - Found Property - Caller advised he called last night reference several windows being broken. Advised employees just found a purse with several hundred dollars in it and a cell phone next to the building - Brown Street, Mount Vernon 11:22 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised someone tried to pry open a window in the residence.

Nothing is missing - Granary Street, New Harmony 1:54 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller advised two male subjects stole caller’s 1998 Dodge Dakota, blue.

Occurred about three hours ago. Advised subjects possibly took the keys from mother’s residence. Subjects did not have permission to take the vehicle - Wolflin Street, Mount Vernon 3:11 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Advised male subject is back at the property, is trying to get people out in the road to fight him - Wolflin Street, Mount Vernon 4:20 p.m. - Theft - Have two employees that have stolen. Both employees are still in the store - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 7:51 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller has a male subject staying at her house for a year and a half and he is being mouthy. She wants him removed - Bald Knob Road, Mount Vernon May 22 1:54 a.m. - Theft - States his friend had things taken from his residence - Bluff Road, Mount Vernon 7:53 a.m. - Welfare Check - Male subject sitting in the ditch, possibly on drugs Lower New Harmony Road,

) POSEY CIRCUIT COURT ) ss: 2020 TERM ) CAUSE NO. 65C01-2005-EU-000020

IN THE MATTER OF THE ) UNSUPERVISED ESTATE OF ) EUGENE W. SAXE, ) DECEASED ) ATTORNEY: William H. Bender 17 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 430 Poseyville, IN 47633 Phone: (812) 874-3636, (812) 985-2101 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF INDIANA In the matter of the estate of Eugene W. Saxe, Deceased Notice is hereby given that William H. Bender was on the 19th day of May, 2020, appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Edward W. Saxe, deceased, who died on July 12, 2019.

All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, which ever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Mt. Vernon, Indiana, this 20th day of May, 2020 Kay Kilgore, Clerk Posey Circuit Court Donna Curtis Deputy Published in the Posey County News on May 26, June 2, 2020 - hspaxlp

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Posey County Regional Sewer District to meet The board of the Posey County Regional Sewer District will meet on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut, Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

UW of PC sets deadline to request app for funding The United Way of Posey County wants to help your organization improve the life of Posey County residents. If your organization is a 501c(3) health and human services organization and you plan on applying for funding from the United Way of Posey County for 2021 please call 812-838-3637 or email unitedwayposey@gmail.com by June 15.

NH Legion offer Fish Friday take-out Due to the pandemic we are all experiencing right now, the New Harmony American Legion Post 370 cannot be operating on our normal schedule. However, we are going to continue our Fish Friday’s. We will be open from 12-8 p.m. each Friday with our special.. Fish w/two sides/hushpuppies.... cole slaw, baked beans, macaroni salad, potato salad, fries/tots for $8. We will also have our Full Menu available. Call-In/Carry-Out/Curb-Side Only. 812-682-3873..

Working Men’s Institute Effective May 5 curb-side pickup of library materials will be available, Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 4 p.m. Public computers will be available by appointment only starting Tuesday, May 12 (maximum two patrons at a time). At this time our facility will remain closed to the public. Please call us at 812-682-4806 to reserve your materials *for pick up. *For safety purposes all materials will be thoroughly sanitized and bagged before distribution.

Narconon offers a helping hand Narconon warns friends and families that the window period of desperation when an addict reaches for help is very short lived. Knowing this is important when dealing with an addict needing treatment. It is a life or death situation and the next pill, hit, shot or drink could very well be there last. Do not wait for that to happen, act accordingly! No addict deserves to die..

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2020-86 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Posey County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the following surplus vehicles: 2004 Dodge Ram VIN Number: 1D7KU28D14J207454 2009 Ford F-150 VIN Number: 1FTRX148X9FA78157 2013 Dodge Charger VIN Number: 2C3CDXAG8DH627671 2016 Dodge Charger VIN Number: 2C3CDXAG2GH220773 2016 Dodge Charger VIN Number: 2C3CDXAG4GH220774 These vehicles may be viewed at the Posey County Sheriff’s Office at 1201 O’Donnell Road, Mt. Vernon Indiana 47620 on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

1982 Ford F350 1 Ton with Hydraulic Lift Bucket VIN Number: 2FDK3768CCA38452 This vehicle may be viewed at the Poseyville Highway Garage at 6791 Midway Drive, Poseyville Indiana 47633 on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Sealed bids will be received at the Auditor’s Office at 126 East Third Street, Mt. Vernon Indiana 47620 up to 4:00 pm local time on June 15, 2020 or up to 9:00 am local time on June 16, 2020 at the Hovey House, 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon Indiana 47620. Any bids received after the designated time will be returned unopened. The Posey County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the bids.

Respectfully, The Posey County Commissioners Published in the Posey County News on May 26, June 2, 2020 - hspaxlp

2020-81 Wilson lateral to Big Creek Proposals shall be received by the Auditor of Posey County Via Mail until 4:00 p.m. local time, on Friday, May 29th, 2020 at which time proposals received shall be delivered to the Posey County Drainage Board. Proposals will also be accepted prior to the Drainage Board Meeting at 7:30 A.M. Monday, June 1st, 2020 at the Hovey House. Proposals will be opened and read aloud in the county commissioners’ Hearing Room. Any proposal received past the designated time shall be returned to the bidder unopened unless the board deems it acceptable to receive it.

Proposals must be submitted on approved forms, properly executed, and accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or other approved security in the amount of (5) percent of the total bid. The bids are to be INCLUSIVE of all labor and materials detailed in the job specifications.

Proposals and securities shall be sealed together in an envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the title of the work; and all prepared according to such particulars as will distributed via documentation available from the Posey County Surveyor. The scope of the work to be performed will be detailed in the bid packet which will be available upon request. All applicable permits for work to be performed have been obtained from USACE and DNR. ANYONE BIDDING MUST OBTAIN A BID PACKET. The plans for the job are available in digital format via email or a hard copy can be requested for pickup. The County Surveyor will be available, through scheduled appointment, to meet at the proposed job site for any contractors who wish to view it prior to bidding. If a bidder cannot attend, an authorized representative of the bidder may attend.

The Surveyor may be reached via office: 812-838-1340 Cell: 812-305-2503 email: adam.bigge@poseycountyin.gov The location of the job site is located several hundred yards SOUTH of the intersection of Krietenstein Rd and Oliver Springfield Rd. Improperly completed proposals may be disregarded at the discretion of the Board. Successful bidders shall sign contracts with the Board within five days of the award. A performance bond may be required of the Contractor by the Board. The bid bonds of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned within thirty (30) days of the awards.

The Posey County Drainage Board reserves the right to reject any part of all bids and waive any informalities in bidding.

Approved by the POSEY COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD, SCOTT BECKER, President TIM HOENERT, Member MATT SCHENK, Member DALE KOESTER, Member JAY PRICE, Commissioner / Member ADAM BIGGE, Posey County Surveyor Published in the Posey County News on May 26, June 2, 2020 - hspaxlp

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Court News continued Mount Vernon 8:29 a.m. - Message - Caller is requesting to speak with an officer reference his neighbor threatening caller’s wife over social media - Saxe Road, Poseyville 2:46 p.m. - Fight - Two subjects fighting. One has a knife. Female subject has the knife. Is physical. Subjects separated but started up again. No injuries - Second Street, Mount Vernon 3:43 p.m. - Vandalism - Storm door window was shot out overnight - Tere Lane, Evansville 5:51 p.m. - Threatening - Caller doing landscaping at house. Neighbor keeps coming over and threatening him because he does not want his taxes to be higher - Tavern Street, New Harmony 9:24 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male subject just assaulted wife. He is still in the home. Male subject came up behind her and bear hugged her and slammed her down - North Street, Cynthiana 9:32 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Several subjects inside the residence having a party and being too loud for the neighborhood - Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 10:51 p.m. - Noise Complaint - Hear screaming and someone punching something - Green Valley Drive Mount Vernon

May 23 2:19 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Advised there sounds like a domestic.

Caller could hear yelling and something hitting the walls in residence - Walnut Street, Mount Vernon Complaints May 16 9:11 a.m. - Message Caller is requesting to speak with an officer about keeping subjects off his property.

Caller called back and advised there was a drug deal done in the alley. Wants to show officers where it happened and what occurred Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 11:24 a.m. - Threatening - Received threats via voicemail. Advised it’s his wife’s grandmother making threats - Haines Road, Mount Vernon 6:06 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Window has been busted out and safe is missing - North Street, New Harmony 7:50 p.m. - Welfare Check - Male subject is drunk and not acting like himself. Has been walking around area for 2 days acting strange. Wanting him checked on. Caller called back and advised he can be aggressive and possibly carrying a knife - Water Street, Mount Vernon Traffic Violations Dacia Critchfield, 19, Evansville, 80/55; El-Mah-

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Mannon Walters, 65, Evansville, 65/50; Lisa Bailey, 33, Mount Vernon, failure to register, 44/30; William Hambrick, 44, Vincennes, 45/30; Haleigh Shell, 20, Mount Vernon, 50/30; Erin Vincent, 39, Evansville, 70/55; Nicholas Glenn, 20, Evansville, 87/55; Shayna Survil, 20, Terrell, Texas, 20, 88/60; Adonis Isable, 19, Bowling Green, Ky., 71/55; Benjamin Conrad, 38, Albion, Ill., 74/55; James Riger, 70, Mount Vernon, expired plates; Carson Mohler, 21, Chandler, 60/40; Arif Smajlovic, 22, 74/55; Angela Lindsey, 42, Carterville, Ill., no insurance; Islem Bouldersa, 35, Cincinnati, Ohio, 89/70; Neshia Jones, 21, Evansville, 80/60; Leah Brown, 20, Evansville, 86/60; Alexander Lee, 30, Evansville, 73/55; SuprithHalebeedu-Ram, Farmington, Mich., 74/55.

Sadie Potts, 38, Evansville, 71/55; Austin Montgomery, 23, Evansville, 53/35; Philip Weiss, 60, Evansville, 70/55; Andrea Granado, 31, Evansville, 65/55; Robert Goings, 55, Evansville, 76/55; Jonathan Stricklin, 35, Evansville, expired plates; Jordan Klein, 33, Evansville, expired plates; Derek Coleman, 25, 75/55; Jeffrey Embrey, 33, Failure to stop at through highway; Tesha Weiss, 42, Evansville, 70/55; Stewart Allison, 51, Wadesville, failure to signal

lane change; Sidney French, 22, Eldorado, Ill., 71/55; Alicia Brown, 19, Eldorado, Ill., 70/45; Kevin McIntosh, 58, Evansville, 76/60; Randal Knapp, 43, Evansville, Driving While Suspended; Christopher Prinzing, 33, Princeton, expired plates; Ricky Mattingly, 61, Fordsville, Ky., 60/50.

Timothy Taylor, 23, Countryside, Ill., 70/55; Justin Billington, 42, Benton, Ill., 60/50; Randall Simon, 28, New Havion, Ill., 60/50; Jasur Khaydarov, 36, Bensalem, Pa., 48/30; Renee Willis, 35, Evansville, expired plates; Paul Schini, 51, Evansville, 75/55; Jacob Shah, 24, Owensboro, Ky., 89/70; Sherri Rutledge, 57, Mount Vernon, 65/55; John Taborn, 59, Carrier Mills, Ill., 82/55; Jonathan Kolar, 27, Eldorado, Ill., 70/55; Xane Starnes, 21, Mount Vernon, driving while suspended; Crystal Spinks, 44, Evansville, driving at reduced speed in left lane of travel, driving while suspended; Beau Parsons, 30, Evansville, 73/55; Joni Adams, 56, Polson, Mt., expired plates; Joseph Hunt, 33, Boonville, 79/55; Julian Anderson, 29, Harrisburg, Ill., 75/60; Mary Perkins, 30, 79/60.

Joseph Irving, 20, Evansville, 80/60; Kevin Moman, 26, Evansville, no valid driver’s license; Tyana Barnes, 19, Mount Vernon, driving while suspended; Jody Allen, 48, Francisco, expired plates; Jeremy Watson, 36, Poseyville, expired plates, no insurance, false registration; Leah Maurer, 26, Evansville, 75/55; Joseph Franks, 21, Mogadore, Ohio, 80/55; Michael Flemming, 28, Evansville, 78/60; Demetrius May, 40, Evansville, expired plates; Andrew Kemmeling, 26, expired plates; Colton Owens, 20, Wadesville, 45/30; Blake Sales, 20, Mount Vernon, 71/55; Ronald Holloway, age not available, Robards, Ky., 78/55; Adam Autry, 33, Evansville, 71/55; Landon Miller, 22, Newburgh, 72/55; Jerri Morgan, 49, 73/55; Stewart Rush, 54, Enfield, Ill., 69/55; James Stillwagoner, Jr., 27, Mount Vernon, 76/55, no operator’s license when required; Kimberly Tavililli, 39, Norris City, Ill., 71/55.

CLUES DOWN 1. Tennis player Ivanovic 2. __ Nui, Easter Island 3. Cotton pod 4. Air pollution 5. The real __, the genuine article 6. Taken to 7. Holds artificial teeth 8. Greek mythical figure 9. Small depressions in the retina 10. Vertical position 11. Shout at length 13. Conceivable 17. White (French) 24. Singer Charles 25. Ancient Mesopotamian 26. Canada and the U.S. are members 27. Cognitive retention therapy 28. Much __ About Nothing 29. Georgia rockers 35. Cologne

36. The products of human creativity 37. Brazilian city (slang) 38. Honorific title in Japan 40. They can die 41. Candy is inside this 42. Verizon bought them 43. Semites 44. Marine mollusk 45. Entertains 47. Made of crushed fruit or vegetables 48. Town in Apulia, Italy 49. Unresolved root or sum of roots 52. Invests in little enterprises 53. Spanish city 54. Search 58. Midway between south and southeast

Sudoku and Crossword Puzzle

The solution to last week’s puzzles:

CLUES ACROSS 1. Businessmen 5. Million barrels per day (abbr.)

8. From a distance 12. Ruth’s mother-in-law 14. Performer __ Lo Green 15. Drug for Parkinson’s disease, L-__ 16. Composure 18. Broadcasts cartoons (abbr.)

19. Used for baking or drying 20. About alga 21. Food grain 22. Not messy 23. Super Bowl-winning Bronco 26. Egg-shaped wind instrument 30. Get rid of 31. Being enthusiastic 32. A bird’s beak 33. Pores in a leaf 34. Time of life 39. Yuppie status symbol 42. Parasitic fever 44. Gallantry 46. Put this in soup 47. Small dog 49. Malay people 50. Third-party access 51. North winds 55. Peruvian mountain 56. Annual percentage rate 57. Mourning garments 59. Network of nerves 60. Guided 61. Nests of pheasants 62. DJ Rick 63. No seats available 64. Patty

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Community Calendar June-July YoungLife Golf Outing Riverbend Market

Auto| Home | Health| Life| Bank

Friday, June 8, Noon Cambridge Golf Course - EV

Thursday, July 9, 4 - 7 p.m.

Riverfront - MV

Frye Retirement Party

Prom - MVHS

Friday, June 19, 2 p.m.

Brittlebank Park - MV

Friday, July 10, 7 - 11 p.m..

New Harmony Inn - NH

Prom NPHS

Saturday, July 11, 6 - 11 p.m.

Ribeyre Gymnasium NH

Amy Higgs Insurance & Financial Parker Settlement | Corner of St.Phillips & 66 812-985-0934 | www.amyhiggs.com

Platinum Sponsor

13th Annual Posey County YoungLife Golf Outing Cambridge Golf Course Friday, June 18, 2020 Shotgun Start at Noon

For more info contact: Keith Oeth 812-454-4786

Affordable, Boutique-Style Living

“We’re definitely pleased that mom is at Charles Ford Retirement Communities right now. They are doing everything right. There’s nothing that goes unnoticed. The nursing care is top-notch. They even bring in animal therapy and are doing everything they can to raise spirits right now. We are so thankful.”

Thursday, July 16, 4 - 7 p.m.

Riverfront - MV

Graduation - NPHS

Friday, July 17, 7 p.m.

North Posey High School - NP

Graduation - MVHS

Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m.

Mount Vernon High School MV

Celebrate talents in the Extension Homemakers’ Open Class

Thank You! of the

Riverbend Market

The Posey County Fair- Extension Homemakers’ Open Class Exhibits will be taking place virtually during the 2020 Posey County Fair. All Posey County residences are welcome to exhibit. Exhibits will be displayed, not judged, in a virtual presentation on the Purdue Extension- Posey County Facebook page- https:// www.facebook.com/purdueextension.poseycounty.

What should I exhibit you ask? Classes are: Crafts, Crops, Fine Arts, Flowers, Foods, Food Preservation, Furniture, Gardening, Miscellaneous Collections, Needlework, Photography, Quilting, and Sewing. For more detailed information, please visit- https:// extension.purdue.edu/Posey/article/5523.

Please submit your photo(s) with the following information: Your Name, Town, and the Category you are submitting your entry. In addition to this information, please put Open Class Exhibit in the Subject line. If you have multiple entries please submit them individually.

Additionally, if you would like to exhibit an apron you have, please send a photo. This can be an apron you have made yourself, received as a gift, or that is a family heirloom. We will have a separate presentation for our virtual Style Show during the 2020 fair. When submitted this entry, please type “Virtual Style Show” in the subject. Information to include in the email with your photo is your name, town, and why it is special to you.

As a reminder, there will be no fair meals provided by the Extension Homemakers during the 2020 Posey County 4-H Fair.

Please submit your project photos by July 1, 2020 to Kristen Lowry at klowry@purdue.edu. You may also email her with any questions you have about the Open Class Exhibits or the Style Show.

Our lives may be changed for a bit but...

Our love for our community seniors remains the same Accepting Admissions for: • Long Term • Rehabilitation • Respite Stays We realize the decision may be a tough one to make at this time but, we have remained COVID-19 free and have a very specific plan in place should it need to be executed.

Questions regarding admissions will be answered by calling the facility at 812-682-4104.

Inquire today!

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Posey County

Graduation 2020

North Posey

JULY 18, 2020 10 A.M. SEE SECTION E FOR GRADUATES

Mount Vernon

JULY 17, 2020 7 P.M. SEE SECTION D FOR GRADUATES

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Here’s to you Class of 2020 MOUNT VERNON

4.0 GRADUATES

Ian Dutkiewicz

Kristen Earhart

Ethan Parmenter

Hagan Hollinger

Kenzie Paul

Jackson Rapp

NORTH POSEY

4.0 GRADUATES

Emma Goebel

Emily Abernathy Camden Bender Megan Brenton

Emily Fortune

Johnson Koester

Mallory Motz

Macee Long

Sophia Martin

Isaac Rose

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700 HARRIETT STREET, MOUNT VERNON,, INDIANA 47 47620

MOUNT VERNON PHONE: 812-838-4356 • FAX: 812-833-2099

President Ian Dutkiewicz

Vice President Rhett Snodgrass Historian Emma Yarber

Treasurer J.T. Rapp

SENIOR ACHIEVEMENTS

CLASS OF 2020 4.0 GRADUATES

Ian Dutkiewicz

Kristen Earhart

Hagan Hollinger

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Ethan Parmenter

Secretary Hagan Hollinger

Kenzie Paul

Jackson Rapp

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37 Academic Honors Diplomas 4 Technical Honors Diplomas Over $740,000 in accepted scholarships 5 Academic All-State Senior Athletes 1 Academic All State Honorable Mention Senior Athlete 1 Semi-State Qualifier Senior Athlete 1 Regional Qualifier Senior Athletes Big 8 Conference Champs in Golf and Cross Country Co-Big 8 Conference Champs in Soccer Sectional Champs in Cross Country 5 Senior Art Students earn awards at area and regional Art Contests MVHS Marching Band Wildcats second year in a row at State Finals, 10th 5 seniors received gold medals at State solo/ensemble 1 senior All State Band Member Thespian senior student co-produced and performed in MVHS Children’s Theatre production Technical Theatre senior student designed lighting for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra “Peppermint Pops” Gold medal at ISSMA Vocal Solo & Ensemble

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1320 Main Street Mt Vernon, IN 47620 • (812) 838-6521

Graduating Class of 2020

Your hard work has paid off, and now you are really on your way. We wish you all the best as you embark on exciting new challenges and adventures.

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Presenting the 2020 Graduates of Mount Vernon High School

CONGRATULATIONS

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TO THE

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MV High School Award Winners Faith Barker: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship

DEMI COLLINS

Ashlyn Bourne: Coterie Scholarship

Ellen Bush: Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship; David L Rice Merit Scholarship; Clifford

A and Ruth M Profession; Whitney Kleymeyer Memorial Wehr Memorial Scholarship; Scholalrship McNamara Family Scholarship; Pence Johnathon Chaffin: United Teaching James W. Moore Scholarship; Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Nathaniel Cole: Teamsters Local 215 Scholarship; IU Provost's Scholarship Demi Collins: David L Rice Merit Scholarship

We are so proud of you!

Logan Crawford: Whitney Wehr Memorial Scholarship

Love, Mom, Dad and Family

Way To Go Graduates...

Especially Jackson!

Eric May, Agent 530 W. 4th Street Mount Vernon, Ind. Bus: 812-838-2405 www.erictmay.com

The Future is Yours.

From cute little baby girl to beautiful women.

Congratulations

Macy Kristina Allen

The May family and everyone here at State Farmneighbor, wish you Like a good all the best for the State Farm is there. future. Opportunity awaits, so get out there and make a difference! ®

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Haley Davis: Lillian Root Pake Davis: Bolger Jacob Defur: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Ian Dutkiewicz: U of L Merit based scholarship; Lillian Root; Addison; Herb and Betty Curry Scholarship Kristen Earhart: USI David L Rice Merit Scholarship; USI Indiana Distinguished Scholar Honor; TriKappa Scholarship Continued on Page D8

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Degree’s Earned: Bob Jones University Alyssa Juncker, a Senior Music major from Mount Vernon, was among approximately 800 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2020 President’s List and she graduated from Bob Jones University Friday, May 8. Juncker graduated with a BS in Music.

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Honor’s Earned: West Kentucky Community and Technical College West Kentucky Community and Technical College recognized its 2019-2020 honor students during a virtual tribute on May 20. More than 90 WKCTC students were recognized on the college’s Facebook channel in a variety of subject areas for outstanding achievement.

Jennifer Nordstrom, Mount Vernon, Spanish Language and Culture Award and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member

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Your mountain is waiting so get on your way!

Mom,, Dad,, Noah,, & Drew

Love, Your Entire Family

DREAM BIG. “...BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. DO NOT BE TERRIFIED; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.�

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Here’s to you, Posey County graduates!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FUTURE LEADERS...

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world� - Nelson Mandela

Exercise your right to make a change... Vote Paid for by the Posey County Republicans

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‘Honors’ continued from Page D4 Jasmyne Emerson: Red Cross Scholarship; Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Gary Esche: Ivy

Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Kaylee Hahn: Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Award

to

Kiaya Hawthorne: University of Southern Mississippi Academic Excellence Award; Lillian Root

Delayne Henderson: USI Merit Scholarship; Cash Family Scholarship Hagan Hollinger: Alexander; CountryMark Technical Trade Scholarship; Bostick-Steinmetz; Gallucci-Steinmetz;

Outstanding Senior Math Student Margaret Jones: Pence; NEA Dependent;William H. Keck Leadership Scholarship Zachary Jones: IUPUI Chancellor's Scholarship; IUPUI

Class of 2020

Evelyn Miller: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship

Ethan Parmenter: Lillian Root; Addison; Oscar and Helen Uebelhack Agriculture Scholarship

Destiny Jewel Turner You’ve shown you have what it takes to make your dreams come true, so go for it!

Love, Mom, Alec, Dan and Theresa

Congrats Locally owned and operated full service restaurant ~ Offering dine-in, carry-out and catering ~ Warm atmosphere with great food and service

Jackson May: McNamara Family Scholarship

Isaac Morton: Hagemann Scholarship; Alexander Margaret Corbin Wathen Scholarship

Emma Goeble and the

Dean of Science Scholarship; Lillian Root; Whitney Wehr Memorial Scholarship

Demi Collins Mount Vernon

Haley Wallace North Posey

Brooke Pate: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Continued on Page D14

TO THE CLASS OF 2020

Brooklynn Hanmore Reitz

and to all of our employees graduating!

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SUBSCRIBE 812-682-3950 Breckan Austin

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We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Nikolas and Pork Chop

So proud of you!

Grandpa Dick and Grandma Judy Kinnear

Friends. Family.

Joy. Laughter. Success.

May your graduation day and your future be filled with many wonderful blessings.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Graduating Class of 2020.

Looks Like You You Made It! Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2020

We wish you all the best today and always.

Sarah H. Appel

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POSEY CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1201 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-3541

POSEY CO. CORONER’S OFFICE 1205 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-8387

POSEY CO. PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-1337

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS THOMAS CLOWERS Posey County Prosecutor

BILL DENNING Posey County Coroner

TOM LATHAM Posey County Sheriff

JEREMY FORTUNE Posey County Chief Deputy Sheriff

DON’T MIX WITH GRADUATION For Posey County High School Seniors, graduation day is right around the corner and it is a time of excitement for students and parents alike. Sadly, and all too often, the use of illegal drugs or alcohol can derail a student’s promising future and even end in tragedy.

We all know that drinking alcohol before you are 21 is illegal, but many teens don’t appreciate that drinking reduces inhibitions and may lead to further bad decisions, such as drunk driving or putting oneself in vulnerable or dangerous situations. Once drinking starts, reduced judgement can lead to a number of serious consequences.

People who participate in underage drinking or the consumption of drugs may be arrested and face criminal charges that could lead to jail, fines and embarrassment.

But the damage does not stop there as students may lose scholarships or even college acceptance. For those pursuing opportunities in the armed forces an arrest could lead to the loss of military eligibility.

It is also important to address the role parents and guardians have during this exciting yet crucial time in a teen’s life.

Simply put, you are still the example of good choices. Parents or guardians who host parties where alcohol is available for underage consumption are showing minors it is, “Okay,” to break the law. Often there is the mistaken belief that parents can provide a safe environment for drinking. This simply isn’t true and anyone who allows underage drinking on their premises may face civil and or criminal liability for what may occur to minors at such a party.

Let’s all do our part this graduation season and celebrate responsibly to ensure a bright and promising future for our Posey County graduates.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

No two jobs are alike. That’s why RUSSELL’S EXCAVATING offers a wide array of services to suit every customer’s needs. Whether you’re building, demolishing, repairing, or hauling, you can rest easy knowing that Russell’s has all the tools and the experience necessary to get the job done.

When you’re ready to build, you can count on us for all of your excavating, site development, and septic system needs.

We offer competitive prices and our work is backed by over 30 years of experience.

All members of our team are certified by the Tri-State Industrial Safety Council (ARSC/OSHA), so you can have peace of mind that all work is being performed safely and efficiently.

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Mount Vernon Senior Photos provided by

Studio B Photography

Congratulations to all 2020 Graduates!

We wish you the very best in your future decisions.

State Senator Jim and Margie Tomes Paid for by the committee to elect Jim Tomes HERE’S TO ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK...

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WE’RE PROUD OF YOU!

MULZER HAS QUARRIES TO FULFILL ANY SIZE CONTRACT

Day after day, Mulzer delivers thousands of tons of state-approved crushed stone for “driveways to highways” construction projects throughout our market area.

We also produce derrick stone, rip-rap, sand, gravel and high calcium limestone for power plant desulfurization equipment.

We work with countless private firms, from small to large, and governmental agencies on custom products and projects, depending on our customer’s exact needs.

We are here to partner with our customers and provide custom solutions whenever possible.

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TRY TO DISCOVER THE ROAD TO SUCCESS AND YOU’LL SEEK BUT NEVER FIND, BUT BLAZE YOUR OWN PATH AND THE ROAD TO SUCCESS WILL TRAIL RIGHT BEHIND. Robert Brault

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‘Honors’ continued from Page D8 Kenzie Paul: Lilly Endowment Scholarship; Alexander; Larry Blubaum Scholarship

Congratulations from

Four Seasons Lodging

Joshua Poling: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship

Hwy. 62 West, Mt. Vernon

(812) 838-4821 We have spaces for RVs

Best Wishes Class of 2020

Bronson Quinzer: Abell Scholarship Jackson Rapp: Wabash College Presidential Award; Wabash College Honors Scholar; Wabash College Lilly Finalist; Alexander; Gillenwater Scholarship (College Scholarship Award)

Alivia Reich: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Brent Ricketts: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship: PAWS Scholarship Brock Ricketts: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Rhett Snodgrass: Next Generation

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We are so proud of you, Dad, Mom and all your family

Hoosier Educators Scholarship; Addison Cameron Topper: Ivy Tech Chancellor’s Scholarship Anna Weis: Riedford Health Professions Scholarship; Ben Dickhaut in memory of Allyn Simpson; Masons SADD Scholarship Emma Yarber: Alexander; Ben Dickhaut Memorial Scholarship; Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship; Whitney Wehr Memorial Scholarship; Marian University Lugar Fellow Global Studies Scholarship; Marian University San Damiano Scholarship; Marian University Athletic Award Cheerleading; Marian University Saint Francis Academic Scholarship

Saluting the future of Mount Vernon!

We are all so proud of you and all your accomplishments.

Years of hard work have led you here today. God has great plans for you.

May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We wish you the best as you take the next step.

Love, Mom, Dad, and all your family

SALUTING YOU!

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Class of 2020

2020 GRADUATES

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The Best Is Yet to Come

Proud of Schultheis Insurance you, graduates.

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Mayor Curtis

Congratulations

Posey County Graduates Thank you for helping build

Posey County’s Future!

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Congratulations Graduates!

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Secretary Megan Brenton

Vice President Emily Fortune

Treasurer Sam Muensterman

CLASS OF 2020 4.0 GRADUATES

DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENTS • $592,880 in academic and athletic scholarship money

Emily Abernathy Camden Bender Megan Brenton

• Malloryy Motz 2020 Lillyy Scholarship alternate for Posey County • North Poseyy High g School has been an Indiana 4-Star School for six consecutive years • Spell Bowl Team State Runner-Up

Emily Fortune

Emma Goebel

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• 43 Seniors will earn a Indiana Academic Honors Diploma/9 p Seniors Technical Honors • 13 Seniors are Presidential Scholars

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Mallory Motz

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• 5 Seniors Athletes signed to play college sports

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POSEY CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE 1201 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-3541

POSEY CO. CORONER’S OFFICE 1205 O’Donnell Rd., Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-8387

POSEY CO. PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE 330 Walnut Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. 812-838-1337

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS THOMAS CLOWERS Posey County Prosecutor

BILL DENNING Posey County Coroner

TOM LATHAM Posey County Sheriff

JEREMY FORTUNE Posey County Chief Deputy Sheriff

DON’T MIX WITH GRADUATION For Posey County High School Seniors, graduation day is right around the corner and it is a time of excitement for students and parents alike. Sadly, and all too often, the use of illegal drugs or alcohol can derail a student’s promising future and even end in tragedy.

We all know that drinking alcohol before you are 21 is illegal, but many teens don’t appreciate that drinking reduces inhibitions and may lead to further bad decisions, such as drunk driving or putting oneself in vulnerable or dangerous situations. Once drinking starts, reduced judgement can lead to a number of serious consequences.

People who participate in underage drinking or the consumption of drugs may be arrested and face criminal charges that could lead to jail, fines and embarrassment.

But the damage does not stop there as students may lose scholarships or even college acceptance. For those pursuing opportunities in the armed forces an arrest could lead to the loss of military eligibility.

It is also important to address the role parents and guardians have during this exciting yet crucial time in a teen’s life.

Simply put, you are still the example of good choices. Parents or guardians who host parties where alcohol is available for underage consumption are showing minors it is, “Okay,” to break the law. Often there is the mistaken belief that parents can provide a safe environment for drinking. This simply isn’t true and anyone who allows underage drinking on their premises may face civil and or criminal liability for what may occur to minors at such a party.

Let’s all do our part this graduation season and celebrate responsibly to ensure a bright and promising future for our Posey County graduates.

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NP High School Award Winners Welcome and opening remarks: Dr. Strieter

US Marine Corps Outstanding Student Athletes: Nathan Willman; Emily Abernathy Outstanding Band Member: Jacob Wiley Outstanding Scholar: Megan Brenton

Beshears; Alexis Bishop; Ivy Brandenstein; Rylie Farr; Elizabeth Fifer; Alex Garcia; Tri Kappa Scholar- Brooklen Gries; Drew Lutz; Helen Newton; ship: Macee Long Alizea Norrington; Payne; UE Academic Schol- Samantha arships: Megan Bren- Isaac Pearison; Kyle ton; Tessa Chanley; Perry; Eric ReynZachary Eagan; olds; Nathan RickWade Fickas; Emily etts; Gabriel Sailer; Fortune; Magdalen Isabella Sims; Tanner Tichenor Haley WalNewcomb lace; Haley Wilson; University of Evans- Logan Wunderlich ville Legacy Award, USI - Raymond W. Scholar Award, and Options Award: Em- and Hazel D. Roesner ily Fortune; Zachary Scholarship: Elizabeth Fifer Eagan

US Air Force Outstanding Science Student: Megan Brenton

USI - David L. Rice Scholarships: Ethan Baumholser; Jordyn

National Anthem: Robbicca Young US Army Scholar Athletes: Camden Bender; Megan Brenton

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Outstanding Math Student: Emma Goebel

Megan Brenton

Love, Dad, Suzie, Grandparents and all of your families

Haley Wallace We are all very proud of you.

You have the motivation and determination to accomplish your dreams!

Love, Mom, Dad, Ian, Hayden, Mamaw and Jeff

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Ivy Tech Community College - Merit Scholarships: Destiny Brandenstein; Jennifer Brown; Michael Goedde; Caleb Grider; Naiasha Hutchinson; Josilin Merideth; Jaylyn Messic Peyton Nelson; Blake Schmitt; Cameron Tepool; Haley Terhune

Samuel B. Lutz Scholarship: Emma Goebel George and Peggy Rapp Scholarship: Zachary Eagan; Haley Wilson Rosella and Doyle Oursler Scholarship: Emma Goebel Robby Wilson Memorial Scholarship: Paige Carlson Posey County Co-Op Scholarship: Grant Allyn Katie Kanowsky Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Wiley Lilly Endowment Community Alternate: Mallory Motz Gillenwater Scholarship Fund: Hunter Straw Craig Spradley Memorial Scholarship: Mallory Motz

Ivy Tech Community College - Frank Danny Embry MeO’Bannon Grant: Pey- morial Scholarship: ton Nelson Camden Bender; Johnson Koester; American Red Cross Cameron Tepool Scholarship: Elizabeth Fifer New Harmony Kiwanis: first prize for $500: Macee Long; Haley Wilson; Jacob Wiley: second prize for $100: Faith Droege; Hannah Brendel; Emily Abernathy; Sophia Martin

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DAR Good Citizen Scholarship: Emma sterman; Award: Johnson Koes- Goebel; Sophia Mar- Koester; Motz ter tin John Philip Sousa Scott MacDonald Award: Madelynn Service Scholarship through IU: Macee Hartig Long New Harmony Hoosier Salon Art Show: Hanover College Emily Barthlow (first (three separate scholarprize); Quinan De- ships over four years): Weese (second prize); Sophia Martin Honorable Mentions: Lazlo Ziegler; Tessa Dr. Paul Boren MeChanley; Sophia Bot- morial Scholarship: tomley Macee Long

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University of Evansville Mathematics Recognition Awards: Emma Goebel; Samuel Muensterman; Mallory Motz DAR Excellence in American History Award: Isaac Rose

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‘Honors’ continued from Page E6 North Star Scholar- Rose ship: Elizabeth Fifer Bobby Rogge MemoEdwin Martin and rial Scholarship: Macee Aletha C. Martin Schol- Long arship: Emma Goebel; Johnson Koester; MalPosey County Kids lory Motz; Magdalen Scholarship: Isaac Rose Newcomb Foreign Exchange StuKevin Dillon Memo- dents: Bruna Amaranrial Scholarship: Isaac te, hosted by the Mor-

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We are so proud of all you have accomplished!

Keep reaching for the stars!

Love, Mom, Dad & Kendall

Sean Pieszchalski Shoot for the stars Sean!

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You have given us so many reasons to be proud of the men you have become; the proudest moment for us is telling others that you are our sons. We love you now and forever.

Congratulations boys!

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Matthew Pieszchalski Here’s to your next adventure Matthew! You have become an awesome welder!

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Dean’s List: University of Evansville More than 770 students were named to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List at University of Evansville. The following local students made the list: Brett Weinzapfel, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Biology.

Hannah Braun, of Wadesville, majoring in Creative Writing.

Kaylee Crowder, of Cynthiana, majoring in

English Education.

Linh Trinh, of Evansville, majoring in Mathematics.

Nicole Tucker, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Mathematics.

Natalie Gerard, of Evansville, majoring in Neuroscience.

Veronica Inkenbrandt, of Wadesville, majoring in Psychology.

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Rylie Farr Congratulations Rylie we are so proud of you!

Love Dad, Mom & Lexi

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Mount Vernon, (47620), majoring in Elementary Education.

Grace Nelson, of Evansville, majoring in Elementary Education.

Elise O’Risky, of Evansville, majoring in Exercise Science.

Rawan Al Eid, of Evansville, majoring in Health Services Administration.

Joselyn Mercer, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Health Services Administration.

Caleb Wassmer, of Poseyville, majoring in Health Services Administration.

Lauren Higgins, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Nursing.

Johnna Mitchell, of Poseyville, majoring in Nursing.

Emma Stephenson, of Evansville, majoring in Nursing.

Alexis Welte, of Evansville, majoring in Nursing.

Parker Dierks, of Evansville, majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Andrew Weis, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Mitchell Wilson, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Mechanical Engineer-

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Forrest Gottman, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Finance.

Cheyenne Angermeier, of Poseyville, majoring in Management.

Evan Hassler, of Evansville, majoring in Management.

Jillian Koch, of Mount Vernon, majoring in Management.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

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‘Honors’ continued from Page E8 Senior Class Trea- freshman year Scholarship: Camden Fund: Haley Wilson sure: - Samuel MuenBender; Emma Goesterman; speech about Local FFA Chapter bel; Mallory Motz Delbert E Johnson Scholarship: Haley ETFCU Ted Hitch Wilson Congratulations to Scholarship: Emma Senior Class Vice Goebel President: - Emily ForSenior Class Secre- tune; speech about Jutary: - Megan Bren- nior year ton; speech about sophomore year IU Provost Scholar606 S Main St, New Harmony 812-682-3231 ship: Macee Long Ropp Memorial Scholarship Fund: Purdue University Presidential ScholarZachary Eagan ships: Emily AberAmanda McKaig nathy; Grant Allyn; Koester; Martin Scholarship Johnson Samuel Muensterman

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‘Honors’ continued from Page E12 Indiana Wesleyan Scholarships - Heritage Scholarship and John Wesley Honors College Scholarship: Isaac Rose Jasper Engines and Transmissions Scholarship: Preston Lockwood Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship: Isaac Rose The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards: Johnson Koester Rising Stars of Indiana for the Class of 2021: Jacob Blankenship; Kennedy Hallam; Tyler Thompson; Clay Will

Senior Class President: - Johnson Koester; speech about senior year President’s Education Awards Program: Emily Abernathy; Grant Allyn; Zachary Eagan; Emily Fortune; Emma Goebel; Cole Koester; Johnson Koester; Macee Long; Sophia Martin; Mallory Motz; Sam Muensterman; Sean Pieszchalski; Isaac Rose Salutatorian: Samuel Muensterman Valedictorians: Emily Abernathy; Camden Bender; Megan Brenton; Emily Fortune; Emma Goebel; Johnson Koester; Macee Long; Sophia Martin; Mallory Motz; Isaac Rose

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night. I heard a few people say that they didn’t care all that much. I don’t understand that; this is a memory you can’t get back.

Many people have heard me say how much I hated leaving

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after graduation. No matter what happens later in one’s life, this is a portal that can’t be re-entered. It is kind of like a baby bird falling out of the nest. You must learn to fly.

I loved my Senior year of high school. I knew, even then, that my world was going to change. I remember all about that evening when I stood in front of my class, family, and others, to give my Salutatorian speech. I recently found the copy of it I held that night. I had put a paper clip on it, and I toyed with it while waiting my turn to speak. It is, of course, still attached.

Our class motto was “Today we Follow; Tomorrow we Lead.” It was constructed of a frame with chicken wire, and stuffed with napkins. The light blue napkins didn’t make the lettering pop out enough, so I went through and touched them up with dark blue poster paint.

I didn’t realize I would still clearly recall doing that 57 years later. When I think back on my class, it is so sad to remember those who are no longer with us. Every year, when we have our yearly gettogether, I think of each one. I don’t know what will be going

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on this year, but I hope we can still have those hours to see the ones who come.

So, girls and boys from the current class, remember that this was to be possibly the last time all of you will gather. It might mean more to you in coming years.

I know that we live in a different time, with vastly altered values and experiences. You are more “worldly” than we were. Most of you have taken lots of vacations, and have had other times that have made the “small town feel” disappear.

I deplore the individuals who do not want to remember their roots. We have one former class member who told me flat out that he did not want to remember nor claim anything about his time here.

I believe that his success in business is now important to him because he felt awkward and over-looked in school; both high school and college.

He never learned that people do not judge you on looks alone. Personality and acting like a true friend would have served him well. I reminded him of a few local ties and events he was a part of, and he denied it ever happened. Just a sad way to be.

So, yes, current graduates, never shun your former friends; surely you would not want to be remembered like this. Even if you someday become a millionaire, people won’t respect you if you insist on being a bragging jerk.

You should all go out into the world and try to make a difference. One does not have to be a brain surgeon, nor travel the world. Everyone’s life will have opportunities to give of yourself in some way. I admire the coaches who show up to make summer better for young softball players.

Perhaps you have an elderly neighbor who could use a hand with a few chores, or just enjoy a visitor. My fondest memories are of the visits I made to several little old ladies in Cynthiana.

After May 2020 is over, you will scatter to the far winds.

Whether it is to college, a job, or finding a spouse, you will be on your own. Even though you might have resented some of it, you won’t have parents to make decisions for you. Being responsible for everything is not all that it seems.

I like to believe that we all have a destined path. I never considered not ending up as I had once envisioned. However, in hindsight I can see why it all happened as it did.

If someone had told me that I would marry Don Powers,

with whom I disagreed about almost everything, never finish college, not work for a big city newspaper, and end up living in St Wendel, I would have laughed.

So, believe that many happenings in your lives are meant to be. I feel like I did exactly what I should have.

That, of course, does not mean you should do obviously terrible things. Think through every decision. None of us understand why things happen as they do. Some destinys seem sad and cruel. While I was actually writing this, I looked over toward the door to the deck and saw something laying just inside. I went to investigate and found it to be a newly hatched dead baby bird.

There is always a nest or two in the wreath on the fireplace.

This poor little guy had fallen out and one of the dogs carried it in. He never had a chance to do anything. It seems so unfair; just like all the folks who died of Covid 19. I struggle to understand why so many of Earth’s creatures, both human and otherwise, have such a terrible destiny.

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Cameron Anthony Tepool Your senior year being cut short was just one of the many obstacles you’ve overcome throughout your high school career....We are so proud of you and look forward to see where life takes you next….

Keep believing in yourself and stay strong!

Love, Dad, Mom, Britini, Alex and Lincoln

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Degree’s Earned: Trine University

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Degree’s Earned: Western Governors University

Kaitlyn Blankenberger of Cynthiana graduThe following local resiated from Trine University at the end of the dents have earned a degree Spring 2020 semester. Blankenberger earned a from Western Governors Bachelor of Science in Biology degree.

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‘Dearest Madeleine’ continued from Page E14 kind and understanding. If you believe that your life has worth, do all that you can to leave a good footprint on this planet.

I read so many terrible comments on Facebook that it makes me lose faith in human beings. We are supposed to be the caretakers of this place.

Assuming that they did not submit to a lobotomy, I will never understand why there is so much hostility, stupidity, and general worthlessness in normal people. Please, young folks, as you stride out to take your place in society, do not join this group. You are our hope for the future of our country.

Our founding fathers would have assumed that they fought and died in order to create a country of good will, intelligence, and forward thinking.

Those who marched for women suffrage, civil rights, and other good causes would be disappointed in seeing what is currently going on.

It isn’t hard to tell good folks from bad ones. Please add your voices to helping to get America back on track.

This goes back to thinking for yourself. Don’t become part of a mob that is trying to endorse the wrong things.

We fought many wars to defend what America was founded on. Brave men died on foreign shores to accomplish this. I interviewed a lot of former servicemen, who were about to go on the honor flight. They saw things that no young men should have to ever witness. I heard their stories.

They are not like the cowards who now sit in front of their computers, writing hate and lies. Freedom of Speech has turned into Freedom to say anything, truth or not, and influence those who cannot stand up and think for themselves.

My favorite book is Gone With the Wind. In the beginning, there is a description of the actions of the foolish men who rode around, shooting their guns, and bragging how they could lick the Yankees in just a few days. We all know

how that turned out.

I say all of this in the hopes that this new generation can use compassion and common sense, and lend their voices

to restoring America to the dreams of George Washington, Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln. We are depending on you.

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