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Posey County woman charged with murder

By Dave Pearce indicated she and her husband had A rural Posey County woman been in their vehicle when some will face murder charges as the re- type of altercation occurred. Peggy sult of the death of 48-year-old Troy Higginson stated she had shot her Higginson on Thurshusband in the chest. day evening.

When deputies arAccording to Posey rived, they observed County Chief Deputy a white male, later Sheriff Tom Latham, identified as Troy a call came into Posey Higginson, in the County Dispatch driver’s seat of a late sometime after 9 p.m. model BMW automoon Thursday evening. bile.

Deputies of the Posey Deputies removed County Sheriff’s DeHigginson from the partment were disdriver’s seat in an atpatched to the 1200 tempt to begin lifePeggy Higginson block of Wade Road, saving action. Howabout a mile south of Springfield Road in rural Posey County.

The caller, Peggy Higginson,

Posey County responders work the scene of a shooting in Wadesville on Thursday evening. Pictured, left to right: Bryan Hicks, Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Latham, Coroner Heath Rigsby, Vicki Daws and Jeremy Fortune.

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ever, resuscitation was unsuccessful and Higginson died of

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Sheriff reminds county council of state’s salary law

By Lois Mittino Gray Since the Posey County Council controls the “purse strings” of the county, Sheriff Greg Oeth addressed an issue about his salary at the council’s June 12 meeting at the Hovey House. He reminded them, according to state law, when the prosecuting attorney and the court judges get a raise, his position should receive a commensurate raise. These officials are slated to get a 2.1 percent raise from the state on July 1, 2018.

According to Title 36, Article 2, Chapter 13 of the Indiana Code (IC 36-2-13-2.8), passed in 2012, sheriff’s wages were regulated to make sure that they were not more than the two other elected positions. The law sets limits and is based on the population of the county as to percentage of pay. Posey County’s last census listed a population of 25,512.

The law states, “a sheriff in a county having a population of more than

Continued on Page A9 Harmonie State Park and Indiana Department of Natural Resources employee Luke Allison stands amid the beautiful flowers behind the renovated gatehouse at the entrance of Harmonie State Park.

The upcoming July Fourth weekend is always one of the park’s busiest of the year. Photo by Dave Pearce

Council discusses fallen trees, limbs

By Dave Pearce There are many trees within the Town of Poseyville. Many are getting old and limbs are beginning to fall.

When you combine that fact with the annual spring thunderstorms in the Midwest, it was only natural that the subject of trees would come up at the recent Poseyville Town Board meeting.

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A discussion was held during the meeting regarding tree maintenance in town. During the discussion, the board was refreshed on the legalities of trees in the Town of Poseyville.

All trees on private property and on easements adjacent to private property are the responsibility of the property owner(s). In the event limbs are dangerously hanging into or laying in the

streets, the Town will take care of such limbs. Exceptions may be made under special circumstances, such as storms causing extensive damage to trees within the town. In the event there are issues with tree limbs causing difficulty with powerlines, Duke Energy will normally be of assistance in this regard.

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Hiring policy reviewed at MSDMV meeting Board approves Kendra Kopatich as high school biology teacher

By Lois Mittino Gray A discussion on hiring policy was initiated by resident Bill Newman at the June 18, meeting of the Mount Vernon School Board. He requested to be put on the agenda at the point where new hires were to be approved by the board.

Newman spoke to the proposed hiring of Kendra Kopatich, the daughter of School Superintendent

Tom Kopatich, to replace Paul Meier’s vacated position teaching biology at the high school. “I know that SABIC and Old National Bank, where I used to work, does not allow husband and wife and direct relatives to work together. I feel that it would be difficult for the person reviewing her

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Up-and-comer: Rodgers to perform at county fair

SPCC Men’s Club Summerfest Saturday, June 30 5 - 11 p.m.

Saint Philip Catholic Church The Turning Pointe “Polar Blast” - VBS June 25-28 6 - 8 p.m.

9800 Middle MV Road Evansville BMV Fourth of July Hours Offices to be closed Wednesday, July 4 and reopen Thursday, July 5.

Riverbend Market Thursday, June 28 4 - 7 p.m.

Mount Vernon Riverfront Student Registration August 2-6, 2018 8-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3 p.m.

North Posey High School PC Historical Society program “Hometown Currency” Saturday, June 30 10 a.m.

MV Police/Fire Station meeting room

More information on these and other events inside today’s Posey County News

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By Lois Mittino Gray Jameson Rodgers is at the top of the list in the May 2018 Rolling Stone Magazine article, “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know.” The singer-songwriter is on the verge of making it big and breaking out in the music world and he is coming to Posey County to sing his songs.

Do you “need to know” what he sounds like? You can hear him live in concert on stage at the Posey County Fair on Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Local favorite Kenna Elpers is slated to be the opening act.

The experts at Rolling Stone write that he sounds like, “a new crop of country rock, planted and grown in the rich musical soils of the Mississippi Delta.” Raised in Batesville, Miss., the former college baseball

player brings together electrified rock and roll with the thoughtful lyricism of country music. He has been compared to Eric Church and Luke Combs.

“I really like his songs. They have a strong Garth Brooks flavor to them. His sound will do well at the fair,” said Jake McGennis, Posey County Fair Board President.

The Fair Board decided to bring concerts back last year with artist Justin Adams. It was so successful that McGennis looks forward to growing the event with each passing year. All through January and February, he listened to demos and sampled songs to narrow down a list for this year’s concert. From there, he brought it to the other officers on

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Singer-songwriter Jameson Rodgers will perform at the Posey County Fair Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Homemade Ice Cream

One of the many pleasures of hot, B B R summer weather is enjoying a large bowl of hand-cranked, homemade ice cream. Or at least homemade. Hand-cranked, not so much, these days.

I remember long ago family get-togethers where ice cream was the star of the dessert show. All those many years ago the ice cream was really hand-cranked. My parents had a classic, state-of-the-art, White Mountain brand, wooden ice cream freezer. It was huge. And heavy. But, boy, could it freeze some awesome ice cream!

My mom mixed eggs, cream, sugar, and milk to a creamy froth. These days, you’re not supposed to use raw eggs, so I don’t (my recipe comes later!). At that time we didn’t know that the eggs needed to be cooked so we didn’t end up with a raging case of salmonella or something else equally nasty sounding. I understand these are serious illnesses with serious consequences, but we were blissfully ignorant of this fact when I was growing up.

After the basic mixture had been thoroughly stirred, it was poured into the metal canister for freezing. I have no idea what metal these canisters were made from, but I remember that there was often rust in them, and in the resulting frozen treat. We just spooned out the contamination and blithely ate the ice cream. After the container was washed it would be wiped dry with a cotton kitchen dishtowel, ready for the next call to action.

Inside the canister a paddle was placed. It was as tall as the canister and, through the spinning action of the crank attached to the paddle through the lid, wide enough to scrape the edges clear of the sweet mixture as it began to freeze. There was a piece of the paddle that extended another couple of inches and was square-shaped. The lid was then carefully place on top of the canister, the tip of the paddle was inserted through the lid, and the lid was then twisted a bit so it locked into place. Don’t want to lose any precious ice cream!

The canister was then inserted into the wooden freezing bucket. The canister had a small indentation in the bottom which ďŹ t over a small bump on the bottom of the bucket.

This was to insure the canister stayed upright during the freezing process and stayed centered in the salt/ice mixture surrounding said canister.

The mechanical piece of the ice cream freezer that’s attached to the turning crank had a square-shaped opening for the square-shaped tip of the paddle to ďŹ t tightly. This joining of parts sometimes caused frustration as the said square tip of the canister didn’t always slip into the squareshaped opening of the crank mechanism. Perseverance pays o!!

Now to get the cold going. Chunks of ice are interspersed with rock salt, layering one on top of the other,

until it reaches to the bottom of the canister lid. Only ice on the lid, ‘cause who wants salt in their ice cream? Now you wait for the ice to begin melting. You know it’s almost ready to freeze the egg and cream mixture when salt water begins draining out the little seep hole near the top of the freezer.

Finally, ďŹ nally, the conversion from liquid to frozen begins. Freezing ice cream in the old crank freezers was a two-person operation. It took so long to freeze you had to take turns turning the crank handle. And then, when the ice cream is nearly frozen, the crank gets so hard to turn you need a body to sit on top to keep the whole contraption stable! Hopefully, there was a rug or towel around to keep your posterior from getting wet and/or cold‌ And then‌magic. Opening the lid to the canister, removing the inner paddle to a large plate (no sense scraping ice cream o the paddle – better to eat it straight o there!!) and spooning the creamy, frozen, custard-like concoction into the largest bowl you can get by with. Add some fresh fruit and you have a feast. Spoonful by spoonful, licking the sticky sweetness from the spoon, feeling it melt in your mouth, and then swallowing the cool, fresh, delicious treat. And then you get to do it all over, several times. Yum‌pure ambrosia.

These days, my ice cream is made in a freezer constructed from plastic (I can’t aord the iconic wooden bucket!),

Guest Column: Wendy McNamara, State Representative

Letters to the Editor Vintage Home Tour shares Mount Vernon’s rich heritage

Compete in the Indiana agriculture photo contest With more than 14 million acres of farmland across the state, Indiana’s $38 billion agriculture industry touches the life of every Hoosier.

The Indiana Department of Agriculture is encouraging Hoosiers to showcase the hard work and contributions of Indiana farmers by participating in the 11th annual agriculture photo contest.

Participants can submit up to ďŹ ve digital photos capturing a variety of agriculture sectors, like livestock, specialty crops and renewable fuels. Photos can be entered under 1 of 4 categories: on the farm, faces of agriculture, agritourism or conservation. Entries must be submitted no later than June 30.

Winners of the contest will be honored during the Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair and their work will be featured in the oďŹƒces of the Lt. Governor’s Family of Business in Indianapolis.

On behalf of the Women’s Fund, a fund of the Posey County Community Foundation, we would like to thank the husband and wife team of Shelly Blunt and Steve Glueckert, Mark and Zeidy Nelson, Mike and Carol Collier-Smith, Scott and Holly Branam for opening their beautiful homes for our Vintage Home Tour. We as a committee were very fortunate to have these four wonderful community-minded couples share their homes, hard work and time required for the tour. Many guests commended all the homeowners for their unique talents in displaying their vintage homes.

Thanks to Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church for sharing the history of their beautiful Sanctuary, and to Father Jim, Secretary Donett, and the church volunteers who shared their knowledge of this familiar landmark. The beautiful organ music provided

by Dennis Carr was a special treat for our guests. The guests were astounded by the architec-

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I would like to return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, you know, when you could turn on the television and not hear overpaid jerks shouting at one another, “You are lying!� Unfortunately, unless I watch re-runs of “I Love Lucy,� invective is the only fare available. As Anne Murray sings, “We sure could use a little good news today.� Well, here is some.

My friends Glenn Curtis, Ray Kessler, Jerry King and Harold Morgan, Gentle Reader you might note a particular demographic here, all write a lot of good news. Glenn, Posey County’s Historian Emeritus, even drafts entertaining cartoons about current events and historical ones.

Harold Morgan has written several books on area history with a concentration on World War II. Ray Kessler in his Ray’s Ramblings

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a container made of no-rust aluminum (is it possible to miss the taste of rust?!?) and a motor now takes the place of the amazing crank. (My recipe for a gallon of heaven: one package of pudding mix – pick a avor, but French vanilla is the best; one can of sweetened, condensed milk; one can of evaporated milk; and regular milk to ďŹ ll the container to the ďŹ ll-line at the top. Mix well. Freeze.) The frustration continues with marrying the tip of the paddle to the motor works, though. Grrrr‌ One caveat: beware the homemade ice cream brain freeze!! Somewhere between the third and fourth spoonful there erupts in the spot just between your eyes the most amazingly painful, instantaneous headache that you can imagine! Nothing compares to this pleasure-pain. I’m not sure why this only happens to me with homemade ice cream; it surely couldn’t be because I’m eating too fast, could it? No, of course not. Well, okay, maybe. But it is so worth it!

And so another generation is introduced to the joy of ice cream made fresh and virtually in front of your very eyes.

Family get-togethers nearly always involve food and what better way to share family stories than with the preparation of the foods we have all enjoyed since our childhood.

Gathering around the table, laughing at brain freezes, and knowing that we always, always have our family. Love in a bowl. And that’s all that matters.

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ture structure and dĂŠcor of the church.

Thank you to the Posey County News Editor, David Pearce and his sta for sharing the homeowners and church history each week in the paper, to all local business who helped us advertise and sell tickets in advance, and to the committee members and volunteers who made the day a huge success. We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Posey County community and others for their great support and donations.

This wonderful fundraiser makes it possible to give opportunities, encouragement, and knowledge to non-proďŹ t organizations of Posey County in the form of grants. In the years since inception, the Women’s Fund has granted over $60,000 in support of these organizations. Thank you to our community for your support in joining us in creating change in the lives of others.

Marilyn Barton, Ruth Redman and Holly Watzlavik Vintage Home Tour Co-chairs

History reported - not repeated has preserved many entertaining and enlightening stories while Jerry King, with his wife Marsha’s support, has taught us all a great deal about Posey County and the Civil War with a current emphasis on The Great War. Posey County is a unique place. I wish we had more information on the Native Americans who first lived here, but from McFadden’s Bluff to 2018 we have some pretty good records, although much of our early information is via oral tradition.

On the other hand, we have several excellent professional historians, such as U.S.I.’s Emeritus Professor of History Donald Pitzer, who have researched and corroborated the deeds and words of Posey County residents who have made significant contributions in many areas.

Of course, tomorrow’s history is today’s news and we need new generations of historians to help preserve it. Chad Williams, the official Poseyville Historian who graduated from North Posey High School in 1988, is one who has joined in the responsibility of documenting our past and present.

There are numerous others and I apologize to those who deserve to be mentioned but due to time and space are not.

Each of the people mentioned in this article can be located by name on the Internet. I respectfully refer you to their informative, entertaining and objective efforts to preserve our past and guide our future without resort to diatribe.

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JUNE 26, 2018 Paul Droege Paul Frederick Droege, 66, of Wadesville, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018.

Paul was born June 14, 1952 in Evansville, Ind., to the late Edmund and Clara Marie (Reineke) Droege. He was a 1970 d t off N th P graduate North Posey High School where he was captain of the 1969 PAC conference championship football team. He was active in the FFA at North Posey. Paul was a lifelong farmer and an active member of Zion Lippe United Church of Christ. He had served on the church council as treasurer and also as president of the cemetery association. Paul was also a member of the Keck-Gonnerman Antique Machinery Association.

Surviving Paul are his wife of 25 years, Marcia (Galvach) Droege; daughter, Laura Droege; sister, Ruth (Tom) Wintczak of Wadesville and brother, Jim (Carol Jo) Droege of Mount Vernon.

Funeral services for Paul will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Zion Lippe, Rev. Jeff Long officiating.

Burial will follow in the Zion Lippe UCC Cemetery.

Friends may visit with the family from 2 until 8 p.m. on Thursday at Pierre Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until service time on Friday at Zion Lippe UCC, 9000 Copperline Road East, Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lippe UCC Cemetery Association, 9000 Copperline Road East, Mount Vernon, IN 47620.

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

Ruby Cullman Ruby Lee (Howard) Cullman, 85, of Mount Vernon, passed away June 20, 2018 at her home. She was born March 3, 1933 in Posey County, Ind., to the late Alvin and Agnes (Yates) Howard.

Ruby was a member of M t Pleasant Pl t General G l Baptist Church, where she Mount sang with a trio. Her family was her life and she enjoyed spending time with them.

She was preceded in death by her son, Donald Cullman; sisters, Linda Hook, Dorothy Castle and Louise Nichel.

She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Harold Cullman; daughters, Patty (Barry) Fleener, Janet Johnson and Teresa (Tim) Butler; sons, Dennis (Penny) Cullman and Steven (Collette) Cullman; grandchildren, Lindsay (Jacob) Idler, Kristina (Kevin) Kuebler, Zach Johnson, Alex Johnson, Brooke (Chaz) Price, Jeff Cox, Melissa Cullman, Heather (Chris) Keitel, Courtney (Ken) Rudibaugh, Ashley Cullman, Derek (Tara) Cullman, Dalton Cullman, Mason Cullman, Sabrina Butler and Hunter Butler; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ethel Reeves and Lois (Mike) Caron; brothers, Jimmy (Janice) Howard, Eddie (Pam) Howard and Rick (Jessica) Howard.

Funeral service were held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 22, 2018, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. John Motz and Pastor Danny Risinger officiating and burial to follow in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 9 until 11 a.m. service time on Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Riley’s Hospital for Children.

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

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Morris Dillard Morris F. Dillard “Corky,” 77, of Jeffersonville, Ind., passed away on June 16, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Legacy Funeral Center, 921 Main Street i JJeff ffersonville, ill with ith burial b i to follow in Walnut Ridge in Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday morning from 9 – 11 a.m. at the funeral center. Please access the funeral home from Cherry Street.

Morris was born on April 29, 1941 to the late Ernest Dillard and Mary Berman in Quincy, Ill. He was a faithful member of Christ Gospel Church in Jeffersonville. Corky was a truck driver for many years. He was a truck enthusiast and known to many on the road as “Roadagator.”

Along with his parents, Morris is preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Dillard; brothers, Ernest “Ernie” Dillard and Raymond Dillard; and sister, Karen.

Morris is survived by his sons, Frank Dillard, Jeffery Dillard, and Leonard Ice; daughters, Tina James and Barbara Stark; brothers, Dave Dillard (Sandy), Loren Dillard, Marvin Dillard (Bonnie), Woodrow Dillard (Diane), William Dillard (Dolores) and Steve Sprinkle; sister, Vicki Mattingly; and seven grandchildren.

To leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.legacyindiana.com.

Pavement patching scheduled for SR 62 near county line The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane closures on State Road 62 for pavement patching.

Beginning on or around Monday, June 25, contractors will restrict the westbound left lane of SR 62 between the Vanderburgh/ Posey County line and Rosenberger Avenue for pavement patching operations. The project will even-

tually encompass all lanes both east and west bound.

At least one lane of traffic in either direction will be maintained at all times. The patching work is the first step in a future repaving project.

Lane closures will be in place around the clock and are expected to last until the beginning of September, weather dependent.

Culvert replacement set for SR 62 The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane closures on State Road 66 for a box culvert replacement.

Beginning on or around Tuesday, July 3, contractors will restrict the eastbound lane of SR 66 near the intersection of St. Phillips Road for a large box culvert replacement. Crews will extract the culvert and replace it with a new one, requiring excavation of the roadway. During the project, traffic will be controlled by temporary signal. Once work is complete in the eastbound lane, work will begin in the westbound lane. Lane closures will be in place around the clock and are expected to last until late summer, depending upon weather conditions. A 10-foot width restriction will be in place for all open lanes for the duration of the project. Traffic wider than 10 feet should seek an alternate route using the nearest state roads.

Heribert “Herbie” Anton Gruber, 79, of MountVernon, passed away June 19, 2018 at his home. He was born May 12, 1939 in Straubing, Germany to the late Anton Störcher and Franziska (Gruber) Heck.

Herbie enjoyed kart i i to t the th casino i and fishing. He was a selfracing, going employed painting contractor and was a part owner of Gruber’s Kart Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Gunthild “Gundi” Gruber in September 2017.

He is survived by his daughter, Mischi (Nick) West; son, Jimmy (Diana) Gruber; grandchildren, Olivia Johnson, Ciara (John) Schmidt, Skylar West, John Gruber and Eric Gregory; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral service were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Rick Sellers officiating and burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Visitation was held from 2 until 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

Bethany Neuffer Bethany Ann Neuffer, 67, of New Harmony, Indiana, born to Parmer and Aleta (Taylor) Blanford on July 5, 1950, in Evansville, Indiana, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018, at her home near New Harmony, Indiana.

Sh retired ti d ffrom B it She Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Production Supervisor and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are her son: Jason (Amanda) Neuffer of Land O’Lakes, Florida; daughter: Jill (Kirk) Rager of Henderson, Kentucky; a sister: Brenda (David) Greubel of Haubstadt, Indiana and three granddaughters: Ella and Olivia Neuffer and Piper Rager.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband: Jacob William Neuffer, Jr. and a brother: Brian Blanford.

Funeral services will be 4:15 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with an Order of Eastern Star service starting at 4 p.m.

Visitation will be 2-4 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2018 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123 or online at: www.cancer.org.

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

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Troy Higginson Troy Gene Higginson, 48, of Wadesville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Troy was born in Evansville, Indiana on March 17, 1970 to Eugene and Diane (Chamlee) Higginson. He served as a N ti l G d d worked as a self employed National Guardsman and plumber. Troy enjoyed building race cars, riding his motorcycle, boxing and spending time with his family.

Troy is survived by his daughter, Lindsey Higginson; his son, Tyler Gene Higginson; his step daughter, Casey Strueh-Higginson; his parents, Eugene and Diane Higginson of Wadesville, Ind.; sisters, Carol Butrum (Scott) and Misty McKinney (DJ); brothers, Eugene Higginson II (Alisha) and Douglas Higginson (Hannah); grandchildren, Malik Hackner and Ameya Barnes; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Troy was preceded in death by his grandparents.

A celebration of Troy’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711 with Pastor Tyrone Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may visit from 2 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Browning Funeral Home and again from 10 a.m. until service time on Wednesday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family for final expenses.

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

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Father’s Day, it will be about ten days before it is actually printed.

All of Don Powers’ children usually go out of their way to honor him in some way every year. You grandchildren started calling him “peepâ€? some time ago, even though I have no idea where this nickname came from. He may seem a little gru at times, and when you were younger, you did not always feel at ease around him.

Yes, Grandpa Don is not known for sugar-coating anything for anyone. I ďŹ gured this out long before we were married. For the two years he was my high school art teacher, I entered the art room prepared for another verbal sparring match. This has changed little in the past ďŹ fty some years. He is known to be quite out-spoken and never seems to possess the ability to spare anyone’s feelings.

However, although we have had hundreds of incidents like this, I have come to wonder how I would live my life without him. So, Madeleine, when you and the other children look back at your grandfather in memories, try to just marvel at his accomplishments. At 78, he has considerable foot and leg pain daily, plus other impediments of old age.

Yet, I know that he gets up and does more in one day than many younger men do in a week.

He may ďŹ nd reasons to growl at all of us from time to time, but we all know who to call to ďŹ x whatever problem comes up. He is always there for all of us, to come to the “rescue,â€? and there are few things he is incapable of repair-

ing, building, or cleaning. His projects I try to eat right and take care of myare sometimes way “over the top,â€? self, but I have no doubt he will outlive requiring many trips to Lowe’s, and me by a lot of years. He hates it when does elaborate solutions to what most the days begin to get shorter in the fall, would do much more simply. because he can’t stay outside and ďŹ nd a He recently helped Alexander design project to do. a log cabin project for school, and After being together for almost 53 encouraged him to make it much more years, we have come to be more tolercomplicated than necessary. He shows ant of each other’s opinions, and when me things at strangers’ houses as we I needed more help than usual this year, Don Powers holds baby Todd in 1968. he stepped up. Old folks need to have drive by them, and criticizes folks he doesn’t even know for not cleaning or a partner to depend on, and we both ďŹ xing something. realize that. I am told that the nerve damage in my legs Unlike many other men, he loves to “shop;â€? at least will eventually get better, but I have not had the feelings of for the things that are of interest to him. He can say he independence I have always depended on. is running to Evansville for a couple of boards and ďŹ ve Even after all of these years, former students still come hours later, he gets back, explaining he was just “looking up to speak to “Mr. Powers,â€? and say how much they aroundâ€?. enjoyed his classes. I have come to believe that destiny He ďŹ nds it diďŹƒcult to accept his physical limitations, brought us together, even though I have had misgivings, and hates to ask for help. He gets angry when I tell him our accomplishments far outweigh all of our petty arguto get one of his sons to lift heavy objects or climb up for ments. something. He has put on a few pounds in recent years, We love and admire our children, and we both put (as have we all) and this makes it even more diďŹƒcult to do importance on family. We love our pets, and mourn their some tasks. passing. Yes, Madeleine, your grandfather might complain I have given up trying to get my husband to eat a more when he has to help me clean the parrots’ cages, but he healthy diet, because he will never give up Pepsi, doughmakes sure to put out food and water for the raccoon and nuts, chips, cookies, ice cream, chocolate milk, and bread. groundhog.

He seems to thrive on this, with no real health issues. Dairy These are the things I want you children to tell future Queen, and Donut Bank would send out a search party if generations about Grandpa. He is frequently grouchy, but he didn’t show up almost daily. the things he does for all of us speak for themselves.

The Robb Township Alumni Reunion was held June 9, 2018, at The Red Wagon in Poseyville. Attending were front row, left to right: Helen Niemeier, Sandra Almon, Marilyn Cartwright, Freida Orth, John Webb, Lauerl Uhde, and Carol Ann Tenbarge. Second row, left to right: Jerry Rutledge, Norma Sue Butler, Jane Crawford, Carl Nix Jr., Carol Jean Pfeiffer, Lana Elpers, Judy McEver, JoAnn LaMar, Sue Mabe, Judy Uhde, Linda Neff, Jerry Uhde, James Tepool, and James Schafer. Third row, left to right: Jerry Winkleman, Clarence Naas, Charles Crabtree, Joel Davis, Robert Wassmer, Patricia Spencer, Linda Jeffries, MariJon Fletchall, Cora Lee Kelley, Sue Carney, George Cottrell, and Billy Ray Butler. Back row, left to right: Tom Fletchall, John Matsel, Jack Williams, Jerry Alexander, Robert Weedman, Mryon Westfall, Terry Crawford, Larry Espenlaub, and Pete Turner. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Birthdays

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June 26 - Justin Watson, Mason C. Wassmer, Brad Burns, Bethany Sturgell, Donna Wolf, Garland Blackford, Brenda Sawyer June 27 - Erica Lynn Saltzman, Todd Rice, Scott Rice, Paula Baumgamer, Isaac Austin, Rick Johnson , Mildred Schnarr, Rick Burks, Gabrielle Nosker, Jarrod Hurst June 28 - Samantha Cummings, Leacca Wilson, Brad Reynolds, Bonnie Stallings, Maria Alsop, Brenda Baker, Kurt Schmitt, Patty Slifer Stovall, Charlie Bradford, Chris Kaufman June 29 - Sydney Franklin, Whitney Eagan, Kristen Shafer, Christopher Logan, Kristen Robb

June 30 - David Whitmore, Pat FinnCastle, Harley Crowe, Donald Stone, Nicole Mikels, Haley Butler, Patt Finn, Justin Reinitz, Ethan Shelhorn, Cindy York July 1 - Jason Parkhill, Joyce Kron, Angela Y. Counts, Faith Will, Daye Dial, Carolyn Garris, Barbara Elpers, Sharon Willman, Weston Nosker, Rebecca Harl, Angela Laws, Daye Robinson July 2 - Bill Loveridge, Andrea Smotherman, Jeanne Fortune, Sarah Watson, Chris Moore, Jerry Horton 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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of being in the front ranks when they marched into Berlin in 1919.

Conscriptive Board In Session - The Posey County Conscriptive Board, composed of circuit clerk De Fur, ex-sheri Hall, Dr. T. J. Emmick, and Government Appeal Agent J. Kilroy of Poseyville, met Tuesday morning in the oďŹƒce of the circuit clerk and re-classiďŹ ed a number of the old registrants.

Patriotic Picnic On July Fourth - Plans are rapidly nearing completion for the grand Union Patriotic Picnic to be held at Black’s Grove Park. The various committees are working hard to make the event of county-wide interest, and with this end in view, have invited the entire county to help us give the proper signiďŹ cance to the celebration of the Fourth this year.

Prof. Mc Donnel of I. U. will deliver the patriotic address. C. L . Lawrence, chairman of the refreshments, reported there will be plenty of soft drinks, ice cream, and sandwiches.

People are urged to bring

Note: July 4th, 1918 will be one filled with patriotism and solemnity. This is especially true for families of soldiers serving at the front. Within twenty days, Posey County will have suffered her first two battlefield deaths.

Thirty-Four Men Leave For Camp - In honor of the thirty-four selectives who left over the C. & E. I. railroad Tuesday morning at 7:25 bound for Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, a patriotic farewell meeting was held at Sherburne Park, Monday night.

Father Bauer of the Saint Matthew’s Church, who has taken an active interest in all aairs relating to the successful carrying on of this war, was the principle speaker of the evening.

Father Bauer challenged the young men and gave them wholesome advice.

He closed by saying that he hoped the Posey County boys would have the honor

World War I News - 100 Years Ago War News From The Western Star, June 27, 1918 - Mount Vernon

their baskets for an oldfashioned picnic dinner.

The Liberty Band will supply music.

War Or No War, Life Goes On - WeddingsDausman Streeby weddingMiss Ruth, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Streeby, and Arthur Dausman a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dausman, all of this city, went to Henderson, Ky., Saturday evening where they were married by Rev. Cummins of the Presbyterian Church. Accompanying them to that city were Misses Ruth Dexheimer, Elizabeth Orth, and Hattie Schisler. Alles-Herman wedding-Miss Rose Herman, a daughter of the late John Miller of Evansville and Jacob Alles of Henderson, Ky. , who is also a member of the ďŹ rm of Alles Bro., of this city, were married Monday morning in the Trinity Catholic Church in Evansville by Father Untermaier. An elaborate 12 p.m. wedding dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alles, corner of Second and Walnut Streets in this city.

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Doctor Jerry Dunigan is seen here celebrating his 97th Birthday with his morning coffee pals at Koodie Hoo’s in Mount Vernon. Pictured front, left to right: Hank Hudson, Dick Hawley and Dunigan. Back, left to right: Bob Webster and Bill Wilson. Photo courtesy of Bill Wilson

REMEMBER WHEN JUNE 2008 10 YEARS AGO Agreement was reached in the sale of the Posey County News. Long-time co-owner Donna Kohlmeyer announced the agreement to sell the newspaper to Dave Pearce and family.

New Harmony Mayor Don HatďŹ eld and the town of New Harmony endorsed the candidacy of Eighth District candidate Jim Ludwyck.

Black Township Trustee’s OďŹƒce announced the oďŹƒce was going to a four day work week due to the high cost of gasoline and transportation.

Reverend Tom and Minnie BuďŹƒngton agreed to be the “interimâ€? pastor for First United Christian Church.

Twenty-four children attended the Hoosier Salon Art Day Camp at the Murphy Park Shelter House.

Two North Posey juniors were selected as delegates to the Hoosier Girls State sponsored by the Indiana American Legion Auxiliary. Delegates chosen were Brittni Crofts and Holly Heerdink.

April Butler and Devon Crane were selected as alternates.

Harmonie State Park, located in South West Indiana, was closed due to rising ood water from the Wabash River.

This included the campground, and hiking trails.

JUNE 1993 25 YEARS AGO Construction on Highway 165 was top priority due to the opening of a school in the district of North Posey.

Bicyclists from twenty-nine dierent states peddled into New Harmony for some sight seeing. Cyclists were given maps of each day’s stretch of the tour that pointed out the area’s special attractions and indicated where meals and groceries could be purchased.

General Electric donated a community recycling bin and a forklift to the Posey County Solid Waste Management.

Three North Posey High School students received honors at Hoosier Boys State.

Mark Hannah and Ryan Rapp were sponsored by American Legion Post 278 of Poseyville, and Tim Vallant was sponsored by New Harmony’s Legion Post 370 to represent their respective communities at Indiana State University.

Larry Johnson of Wadesville was one of ten Indiana State University students to become a member of Beta Gamma Sigma honor fraternity in business.

Posey County resident Kevin Wassmer broke loose in the second round to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Wassmer was also the defending Evansville Men’s City Golf Champion.

JUNE 1968 50 YEARS AGO From the Shootin’ the Breeze column...Did you hear about the girl who got her way so often that she started writing her dairy a week ahead of time?

Three members of North Posey’s baseball team were gaining summer experience by playing for Carmi’s topnotch Legion baseball team. Rodney Wasson held down the short-stop position, Randy Thornburg second base, Roger Thornburg pitching and some catching.

From the It’s Hard To Believe column...American businessmen have always been fond of the older J.P. Morgan because he condensed prophecy into a single sentence. He said “Never sell the United States short.â€? Those who have followed that rule and have handled their aairs conservatively and intelligently have needed no other guide for the last seventy years and will probably need no other for the next seventy.

John Whitmore was elected to the oďŹƒce of FFA Sentinel.

Jim Droege was one of the one hundred ninetyeight FFA members to receive the Hoosier Farmer Degree.

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Posey County Scouts grilled for the First Responders of Mount Vernon as a way to say Thank You for the services they provide to the community on Saturday, June 23. Approximately 50 people were served at the event. If kids (boys or girls) are interested in joining scout they can contact Jason Williams at 812-760-5560 or go to www.beascout.org.

Pictured front row, left to right: Hadley Krohn and Noah Williams. Middle row, left to right: Benjamin Beste, Ryan Hicks, Joe Anderson (Cub Master, Pack 372 Farmersville Elementary), Kristy Krohn, Tyler Watson, Eli Anderson, Josiah Anderson, and Jason Williams (Cub Master, Pack 385 West Elementary and Saint Matthew Catholic School).

Back row, left to right: David Anderson, Alyssa Anderson (Committee Chair, Pack 385), and Scott Beste. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

10k Hole-in-One prize possible at Inaugural Golf Scramble Family Matters of Posey County is pleased to announce their inaugural golf scramble to be held Friday, June 29, at Western Hills Country Club in Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Beginning at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start, a burger

bar luncheon will be available at noon for golfers joining the scramble. And, if you land a hole-in-one in hole 17, you win $10,000.

A hole-in-one on another hole will win a prize as well, just not $10,000.

Mulligans, a half-pot, and

other prizes will add to the fun.

Call 812-838-6875 for more information, or you can register beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning. A big thanks to WSI as our Platinum Sponsor. Join us for a lot of fun.

USI Foundation celebrates Fiftieth The University of Southern Indiana Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Join us for one of the Foundation’s “50 and Forward” celebrations at the Atheneum Visitor’s Center, 401 Arthur Street, New Harmony, Ind., on Saturday, June 30 at 10 a.m.

USI retirees, residents of New Harmony and

the public are invited to share their stories about the University and the Foundation’s relationship with the New Harmony community through a special storytelling event.

Bring your favorite stories and come to listen about the wonderful history the town of New Harmony and the University have shared.

Poseyville Carnegie Library News By Ashley Yancy June 26 - from 1 - 2 p.m., enjoy a craft for early elementary ages, kindergarten through second grade. Children will be making shaker eggs and putting their sound to music. No registration needed.

June 27 - from 3 - 4 p.m., late elementary

ages, third grade through fifth grade will enjoy “shaker eggs” craft.

June 28 - from 1 - 2 p.m., wood art for teenagers (sixth grade through twelfth).

For more information, log onto our website, http://www.pcpl.lib.in.us

Community Table June Free meal every Thursday, serving from 5 to 6 p.m. at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, Poseyville.

Thursday, June 28 – Cheeseburger Vegetable Casserole, Bread Slice, Fruit, Brownies No Preaching * Just Good Eating * Everyone Welcome There will be no Community Table the month of July.

“Kids Free Lunch” was recently held at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony. Kids from the community enjoyed hotdogs, macaroni and cheese, chips, and strawberry shortcake with the residents at the facility. According to Director of Admissions, Becky Brown, “It was great to have young kids dining with our residents. There was a lot of laughing, good food and of course, big stories. We will be planning to have this event again on July 25.” Pictured left to right are: Juanita Goldman, Clint Hoehn and his children Jordan, Aubrey and Adallyn. Photo submitted

APL News By Stanley Campbell June 27 - Food Rocks! at 1 p.m. - Kristen Lowry from Purdue Extension will be on hand to teach us about healthy snacks. Then, we will prepare and eat a delicious and nutritious snack. Registration is required and beings June 13.

For ages 6 - 12.

June 28 - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshop at the Alexandrian Public Library at 10 a.m. - This series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. If you have your own art supplies, you need not register. We have plenty of room available for new members.

June 28 and July 5, 12, and 19 - Laughs and Crafts at 2 p.m. - Kids. Have you ever made a glow-in -thedark galaxy? Have you ever played the game called Trash Wars? Have you ever panned for “gold”? Join us at the Laughs and Crafts Club for this and much more. It starts June 7-July 19. Registration for all seven programs started May 21. You may register online, at the library, or by calling. This program is for kids entering kindergarten to entering 6th grade. (Please note: if you register after June

7, you will need to call the library.)

July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 - Baby/Toddler Storytime at 9:30 a.m. - Stories, rhymes, and songs for children ages birth to 36 months and their caregivers. We will be meeting in the Kid’s Corner. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration started on May 21. (Please note: if you register after June 4, you will need to call the library.)

July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17- Preschool Storytime at 10:30 a.m. - This is a program for children ages three-five years that introduces reading in a fun way through stories, crafts, and other activities.

Parents/caregivers are not required to attend storytime with their child, but must remain in the library. You may register for either the Monday or the Tuesday program. Registration started on May 21.

(Please note: if you register after June 4, you will need to call the library.)

July 2 - Teen DIY Pet Toys at 3:30 p.m. - Come help us make some DIY pet toys to donate to the Posey Humane Society. Registration began on May 28.

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July 4 - Independence Day - The library will be closed.

July 9 - Otaku Manga at 3:30 p.m. - Watch anime, discuss manga and titles to order for the library, have snacks, and just hang out with other otakus. The club is always looking for new members!

Stop on by, there is no registration.

July 10 - Novels at Night at 6 p.m. - Join us at Bliss for a Novels @ Night discussion of “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin. Ask for your copy at the Library Check Out Desk.

July 11 - Animals Rock!

Silly Safaris! at 6 p.m. Coyote Chris will be here with more animals and more silliness! This is a family event for all ages. No registration is required.

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

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

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‘Born Yesterday’ is theatrical crowd pleaser

By Lois Mittino Gray You don’t need to be born in the 40’s to enjoy New Harmony Theatre’s opening offering, “Born Yesterday.” The classic comedy, which opened on Broadway in 1946, opened at the Murphy Auditorium Friday night to the strains of “Boogie Woogie, Bugle Boy” and other era tunes and ended with standing ovations for the female lead, Kristin Wetherington.

Wetherington earned this kudo for her knockout performance as Billie Dawn, the blond bimbo turned into a savvy, sassy woman, in the play written by Garson Kanin. The comedy, set in Washington D.C. post World War II, made a star of Judy Holliday, who went on to appear in the celebrated 1950 film.

The juicy role was also covered by goofy Madeline Kahn in 1989 on Broadway and Melanie Griffith was Billie in a 1993 remake movie.

Billie Dawn is a former showgirl and “fiancé” of corrupt blowhard businessman Harry Brock. She accompanies him to D.C. while he pursues his business of bribing congressmen to secure favorable contracts. He is a blustery, uncouth, filthy rich junk dealer. She is to live quietly in the elegance of their $235

dollar per night hotel room (That’s big bucks in 1946!) and satisfy his needs for playing gin rummy and romance. Her outrageously inappropriate remarks, silly observations, exaggerated swaying hips, and brassy renditions of show tunes are hilarious in the first act.

Senator Norval Hedges, elegantly acted by Ron Himes, and his fashionable wife, portrayed by Linda Kennedy, visit the hotel room to discuss the bribe business. Afterwards, embarrassed by his “arm candy’s” ignorance in elite social circles, the scrap metal king arranges for his ladylove to be tutored by investigative journalist, Paul Varrall. Matthew DeCapua wonderfully portrays the eager erudite tutor as an intelligent liberal, who loves reading and politics, as he falls in love with the honest, straight-talking, good-hearted Billie.

As Billie Dawn transforms under her newfound tutelage, ala Eliza Doolittle, the quick study proves she was never a dumb blonde. In the process of learning, Billie Dawn realizes how corrupt Harry is and begins interfering with his plans to bribe officials into passing legislation that would allow Brock’s business to make even more money. As

Billie absorbs Paul’s knowledge and ideals, she begins to question the ways Harry has been using her. She has been signing off on hundreds of documents, completely unread, making her a silent partner in 160 of her own junkyards. In the end, with her strong sense of right and wrong, she blossoms into an empowered and informed person and rails against his corruption of elected officials through bribery. Even though it was written long ago, the play’s message was spot on for today.

Realizing she refuses to sign any more papers, Allen Lewis Rickman as Harry blusters and rails against her resulting in a scene of physical violence that might upset some viewers. Rickman fills the room and the role with his persona in an outstanding performance that reminded my husband of Jackie Gleason. Jim Belushi acted the role on Broadway in 2011.

His accomplice, the corrupt lawyer Ed Devery, acted by Michael McKenzie, has some wry, observant lines. He makes the statement at the play’s end that “there are too many honest men in this town not for sale.”

Other actors in this production are veterans Chamblee Ferguson and

Christianne Tisdale. USI students Aaron Nulton, Gabriella Rivera, and Nathaniel Robles de Jesus make their debut on stage in this work.

“Born Yesterday” is directed by New Harmony’s Producing Artistic Director, Elliot Wasserman. In his welcome onstage, he reminded the audience to invite young people and friends to the NHT and to spread the word about it. “The New Harmony Theatre is the Tri-state’s only professional Equity theatre within a 100 mile radius,” he noted.

Andy Hammond is the technical director; while the Stage Manager is Erin Joy Swank. Behind the stage workers are USI faculty members Paul Weimer as scenic designer, Maya Michele Fein as lighting designer, Kevin Gray as sound designer and Shan Jensen as costume designer.

Shan has been designing the costumes for every production for the last 25 years. From those designs, Theater draper Lani Tortoriello and her team whip the visions into reality. This production has some of the most beautiful women’s clothes I have seen in a production from a black dress with a pink peplum, satiny dressing gowns, and lounging pajamas. The men’s long furred top-

‘Hometown Currency’ program set for Saturday The Posey County Historical Society will meet on Saturday, June 30 with Larry Rudisill as the featured speaker. His program will be about “Hometown Currency.” This very interesting program will include the opportunity to see some of Mr. Rudisill’s collection of “hometown currency.” The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Meeting Room of the Police and Fire Station on College Street in Mount Vernon. Members and friends are invited to attend.

Briefly Al-Anon Meetings Families that are affected by alcoholism are invited to attend meetings every Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Saint Wendel Parrish Center located at 10542 West Boonville-New Harmony Road, Evansville.

Call for directions 812-963-3668. There is no pre-registration and no cost. Everyone is welcome.

Farm program sign-up underway

Lilly Benton, six, is fascinated to watch her Slime drip after she made it at the “Slime Rocks” program at the Alexandrian Public Library for summer readers.

Lilly is the daughter of Ryan and Angela Benton of Mount Vernon.

Addison Matthews, eight, let her slime drip all the way down to the tabletop. She is the daughter of Dave and Chablis Matthews of New Harmony. Photos by Lois Mittino Gray

Firefly party celebrates Indiana’s new state insect Say’s Firefly Party is a town-wide celebration honoring Indiana’s official state insect. The public is invited to celebrate on Monday, July 2, 2018, from 5 – 9 p.m.

Festivities begin at Thrall’s Opera House (612 Church St.).

The party begins at Thrall’s Opera House with firefly-themed snacks, mer-

chandise, crafts, and complimentary firefly-catching kits. From there, firefly fans can get decked out in glow accessories before they venture out on foot or catch a golf cart shuttle to other locations in town.

Sara’s Harmony Way will offer a firefly-themed craft beer Raintree Brewing Company. Pick up your of-

ficial firefly cup at the Opera House for 10 percent off your firefly-themed beer.

Party-goers can also participate in kite flying around town or stay at the Opera House for a glow yoga session hosted by Patty Beagle at 5:30 p.m. (bring your own mat).

As the sun sets, everyone is invited to check out fa-

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coats are stunning.

The play runs over two hours, with a fifteen minute intermission.

Just a reminder that the Murphy Auditorium is always very cool and you might want to bring a jacket or wrap.

This production was underwritten

by New Harmony’s own Erik Owen Arneberg and Alice Hertli.

The play will still be performed this weekend from June 28-July 1.

Thursday evening performances are new this year and “Born Yesterday” will be offered June 28 at 7:30 pm and only cost $24 per ticket. The other performances are single tickets for adults at $30, for seniors age 60 plus at $28, for ages 25 and under at $10, and $24 for USI employees.

Shows start at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets are now on sale for the rest of the season. “Nunsense” will run on July 13-15 and July 19-22. The 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner “Talley’s Folly” will run on July 27-29 and August 2-5. If you wish to purchase tickets or for more information, visit https://www.usi.edu/nht or call the box office at 812-465-1668. Follow on Facebook at New Harmony Theatre for updates and photos.

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vorite firefly viewing spots around town.

This event is free to the public (craft beer available for a charge for patrons over 21). All ages are welcome, and the party will happen rain or shine.

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Greg Knowles, Posey County Executive Director, would like to remind producers that the 2018 ARC/PLC farm program signup is currently underway and runs through August 1. All signatures must be on the contract and back in the office by August 1. Also, if anyone has prevented planted corn they need to come into the Posey County FSA Office between June 5 and June 20 to fill out a CCC-576 form. Seed and chemical receipts are required. Farmers are also reminded to certify their Spring Planted Crops by July 16. Please contact the Posey County FSA Office at 812838-4191, ext. 2 about making an appointment to sign up for the 2018 Crop Year.

Food pantry in need of items The River Bend Food Pantry is requesting items to help stock up their pantry. Breakfast items, canned fruit and canned vegetables are all needed at this time. The Mission would like to thank those who give and help in their mission: To provide families in need with a two-three day emergency supply of food. The pantry is located at Hedges Community Center at 716 Locust Street, Door No. 2 Mount Vernon, Ind. Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call, 812838-3841.

Keck Gonnerman News Keck – Gonnerman antique machinery farm toy show August 3 - 5, 2018. Posey county 4-H fairgrounds, highway 69 North, New harmony, Friday, August 3, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gate fee $3 per person, kids under 12 get in free.

Nominate candidates for 2018 USDA FSA County Committee Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Steve Brown shares an important message for farmers.

It’s time once again for the annual county committee elections and we are looking for candidates. If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the local F-S-A County Committee, now is the time to submit your nomination.

From June 15 through August 1, you can nominate yourself or a candidate of your choice. Almost anyone of legal voting age participating or cooperating in F-S-A’s programs can be nominated.

County committees guide the delivery of farm programs at the local level. Commit-

tee members play a critical role in the dayto-day operations of F-S-A. I especially encourage beginning, veteran, women and minority farmers to get involved.

Learn more about F-S-A County Committee elections and download a nomination form from the Farm Service Agency website or pick one up at your local office. Remember, forms must be postmarked or delivered back to the county office by the August 1 deadline. Voting takes place later this fall.

Make a difference in your county and lead your F-S-A.

Farmers Market Voucher Program Where: Mt. Vernon Senior Center, 611 W. 8th Street Date: Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 Time: 10am to 12 noon Please bring a STATE ISSUED ID (Social Security Cards will not work)

Call 812-838-4656 for income guidelines to see if you qualify for vouchers to use at: Dave Meurer’s 3 & Wood St, Mt. Vernon Daily from 9am to 8pm rd

Wadesville Farmer’s Market 7100 Springfield Rd, Wadesville Thursday from 3pm to 6pm

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Enjoying their Pampered Chef party in one of the meeting rooms at the Alexandrian Public Library on Sunday afternoon During Libraries Rock month are Dodie Babillis, Michael Redman, and Carol Redman. Carol’s Pampered Chef on the Farm can be reached at 812-431-1727. Photo by Dave Pearce Luke Brown, the manager of Best One Tire and Service since last October, stands by the giant inflatable Firestone truck on display at Thursday’s Customer Appreciation Day. The Mount Vernon business offered free food, giveaways, and a 93.5 FM live remote at the site. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray Edie Hardcastle, Democrat for State Senate, District 49, spent the day Saturday campaigning in Mount Vernon.

She is seen here shaking hands with Lawrence Addition resident Billy Mann.

Photo by Theresa Bratcher Over 700 milk jugs were recycled to make this igloo for the “Polar Blast” themed bible school at Trinity United Church of Christ. (From left) Enjoying the activities are Braden Bincsik, Jamilee Kent, Oakley and Natalie Kuhn, Brenna Bincsik, and Presley Kuhn. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

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Vacation Bible School The Turning Pointe “Polar Blast” Monday, June 25 - Thursday, June 28: 6-8 p.m. Children ages 4 - sixth grade. Register at www.theturningpointecom. 9800 Middle Mount Vernon Road, Evansville.

Saint Peter’s and Saint Paul’s UMC “Shipwrecked, Rescued by Jesus” July 9 - July 12: 5:30 - 7:45 p.m. Ages two - completed sixth grade. Dinner served each night. Info/reservations: 812-985-3751. 2800 Saint Phillips Road, Saint Phillips.

Sermon of the Week: Solidly rooted in Jesus Christ

By Sean Esterline [Jesus said] “I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes Father, for this was your good pleasure. All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

(Matthew 11:25-27) There are many who are considered to be “wise and learned” these days--and yet these same “wise and learned” men and women place their ultimate faith in humankind’s ability to reason and experience rather than simply trusting in the revealed Word of God. The “wise and learned” of our time are the same people who try to explain away the slightest hint of the miraculous (“Jesus was just a human teacher”) while they insist that God’s message to us was nothing more than a flight of fancy for some persecuted Jews. (“The idea that Jesus was God didn’t show up in the church until decades after His death!”)

Some folks even believe that God’s Word was corrupted by the writers and the culture in which they lived, as if an almighty God couldn’t make sure that the message that was written down was what He wanted in the first place. (How arrogant to think that we mere mortals could somehow force God to reveal Himself, or alternatively, consider the gall of imagining that we could peek into the heavenly realms against God’s wishes!) And these are just different people’s views of the

Bible itself, let alone the content of the Gospel message the Bible proclaims.

For example, in these modern times there is a common misconception--one even held by some professing to be Christian--that there are “many paths to heaven” or that “it doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you believe something.” A simple, straightforward reading of the message contained in the Holy Bible puts this idea to rest rather quickly. However, this idea of a “universalistic” theology is like a weed in the garden of our society, always being pulled out, but somehow surviving to rear its ugly head over and over again throughout the years. This idea is nothing new, and like so many other so-called “new” ideas it is actually a very old concept that was rightfully rejected by the faithful church time and time again over the past few centuries.

Today the simple truth is that the wonderful religious freedom that we have here in the United States also requires that we exhibit religious responsibility, particularly when it comes to the Lord’s revealed message of our faith and our eternal salvation. St. Paul exhorts us in Colossians 2:8-9 to “beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”

No matter how “wise” or “learned” a person may seem, never let anyone take that truth away from you! Jesus Christ is true God and true Man--both at the same time. Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way of

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salvation, there is no other.

Jesus’ perfect life, death, and resurrection are a loving and eternal promise worked and given to all who trust in Him. As look forward to joining together to celebrate the birthday of our country, and as we continue to work together to make America the best nation it can be, we Christians should also always strive for unity in the bonds of Christ. Exercising our religious responsibility, we need to proclaim that any message that dilutes the Law’s proclamation of our sins or casts doubt on the Gospel’s proclamation of our salvation is a false message that will only damage us and our faith. The Gospel message of our salvation described in the Bible is extremely clear in places like John 14:6 when Jesus proclaims: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” May the faith that God freely gives you through His Word keep you solidly rooted in Jesus Christ, the Only Savior of the world.

Men’s Club to hold annual Summerfest Saint Philip Catholic Church Mens Club will hold their annual Summerfest on Saturday, June 30 from 5 - 11 p.m. You must be 21 to enter.

Admission: $10 with meal (5 - 8:30 p.m.) $5 no meal

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A Man of A Different Spirit - Part 1

I love to study B the lives of W some of the N J . “unsung heroes” of the Bible. You know, the people who don’t get the “press coverage” people like Abraham, Moses, or David does. The Bible tells us the story of one of those “unsung heroes” in the books of Numbers and Joshua. We’re going to look at the life of this little-known Bible hero this week and next: Numbers 13 introduces us to a (roughly) 40 year old Israelite named Caleb. At this point in his life, he’d already lived through some pretty amazing times. A couple of years before, he and the rest of the Israelites had been delivered from four hundred years of bondage in Egypt

by God through the hand of Moses. They’d seen the Red Sea split open, their Egyptian enemies crushed, and the giving of the Mosaic law by the fiery hand of God at Mt. Sinai. Now they were about to enter into the land of Canaan - a land that had been promised to them

by God hundreds of years before. One catch… there were some really nasty characters in Canaan! Affectionately called the Canaanites (imagine that!), they were idol worshipers, had walled cities, and had a lot of big dudes among them. This extra-large tribe of Canaanites, named the Nephilim, were roughly about as tall as Lebron James. Caleb was a member of an elite Israeli Special Ops Unit made up of one man from each of the twelve tribes (Maybe we’ll call them Seal Team 12!). They are sent

by Moses not to see if they can take the land, but rather as a sort of ancient reconnaissance team to find out the best way to neutralize the Canaanites.

Well, long story short, when these guys saw the size of the Niphilim, they got seriously cold feet. All but two of them came back saying, “Yeah, the land is everything we’ve ever dreamed, but (and isn’t there always a “but”!) there is no way we can take it.” These unbelieving spies would give a sad testimony that day:

But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large….We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.

(Isn’t that the way it always works? When we get our eyes of of God and get our eyes on our own problems, we lose our focus. Those Niphilim were big, but they weren’t THAT big.)

However, thank God there was a minority report. Caleb and his buddy Joshua saw the same giants in the land, but their faith was greater than the size of the Canaanites. He spoke against the Whiny Baby Ten and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” (Num. 13: 30) However, the people, quaking in their sandals, accepted the majority report and decided to make like a tree and leave. Caleb and Joshua pleaded with their brethren to not bail out of God’s plan but to go up in God’s strength.

Unfortunately, the people would have none of it. In fact, they actually picked up stones to stone the two spies! Talk about some unpopular leaders!

The people had had their say,...but then God had His (much bigger) say. And, believe me, it was not what the Israelites wanted to hear!

God sided with the two men of courage against everybody else. As a matter of fact, Moses (who had also stood with Caleb and Joshua) had to do some serious negotiating with God to keep Him from nuking the whole nation!

God consigned the entire nation to wander in the wilderness for forty years until all the men forty and older had died. The exceptions were to be---you guessed it-Joshua and Caleb.

Numbers 14:24 is a verse you can put on your refrigerator. Here God tells the people what He thinks about Caleb-But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.”

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Gentil named F&M Bank Assistant Market President Geoff Gentil and work to grow joins Field and both existing and Main Bank as Asnew relationships sistant Market in the Evansville President for the market. He will Evansville Market. provide support Gentil brings 17 for the Evansville years of commerteam in business cial lending and development. banking experiGentil earned Geoff Gentil ence to the Field his Bachelor of and Main team. He Science in Busipreviously served as a Com- ness Education from the mercial Lender for Banterra University of Southern InBank. diana in 1992. He resides In his new role, Gentil in Wadesville, Indiana with will manage the existing his wife, Kristina, and four loan portfolio in Evansville children.

Mayes graduates Space Camp Posey County 4-H Public Speaking Contest Winners Selected. Effective communications drives all aspects of day-to-day life. The Indiana 4-H Youth Development program offers several avenues to learn and build communication skills. One of these is the annual Posey County 4-H Public Speaking Contest, which was held on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at the Community Center on the 4-H fairgrounds. Six 4-H members participated in the annual competition, while two local judges selected the winners.

Blue ribbon winners at this year’s event are as follows: Aubrey May – Clover Demonstration; Ciara Schenk – Clover Demonstration; Landry Blaylock – Clover Demonstration; Lora Commens – Clover Demonstration; Olivia Woods – Junior Demonstration; Maria Turner – Senior Demonstration; Jenna Veatch – Senior Public Speaking; Maria Turner – Senior Public Speaking. Clover division winners are not eligible to participate at the State level, but the Junior and Senior division winners listed above are eligible for State competition, which is held at the Indiana State Fair in August.

Please call the Purdue Extension-Posey County Office at 812-838-1331 if you would like more information about this event or about the upcoming Posey County 4-H Fair and Indiana State Fair. Congratulations to all of the contest winners this year, and best of luck to the Junior and Senior division winners as they compete at the state level in August. Photo submitted

Dean’s Lists Erin Alise Wolf of Mount Vernon has been named to the University of Kentucky Dean’s List for the Spring 2018 semester. A total of 6,611 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance. To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that semester, excluding credits earned in pass-fail classes. Some UK colleges require a 3.5 GPA to make the Dean’s List.

Superior Ag announces addition of Leinenbach Superior Ag is pleased to announce the addition of Seth Leinenbach, as Agronomy Sales Specialist.

Leinenbach will begin his role immediately working out of the Dale Agronomy location. Leinenbach will promote the proper use of crop protection products, plant food, seed and other services offered at Superior Ag, by building customer relationships and providing exceptional customer service to our member-customers.

Leinenbach graduated from Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with a minor in Animal Science. He comes to Superior Ag with an extensive background in agricultural sales.

“Seth’s passion for working with growers will be a valuable asset to our sales team. With extensive experience working with growers, Seth will solidify our support and commitment at our Dale location,” said Todd Meyer, Agronomy Sales Manager.

Leinenbach resides in Jasper, with his wife Jyl and their daughter Brooklyn (three). His hobbies include raising show cattle, playing golf and spending quality time with his family.

At left: Aryeauna Barnes took some time Sunday afternoon to donate some books to the Alexandrian Public Library in Mount Vernon.

Photo by Dave Pearce

Logan Mayes of Mount Vernon, Ind., recently attended Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics™, Aviation Challenge® and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Official Visitor Center.

The weeklong educational program promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students and with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and problem solving.

This program, which is specifically designed for trainees who have a particular interest in space exploration. Mayes spent the week training with a team that flew a simulated space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Once aboard the ISS, the crew participated in experiments and successfully completed an extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk. Mayes and crew returned to earth in time to graduate with honors.

Space Camp operates year-round in Huntsville, Alabama, and uses astronaut training techniques to engage trainees in real-world applications of STEM subjects. Students sleep in quarters designed to resemble the ISS and train in simulators like those used by NASA. Interested in training like an astronaut? Visit www.spacecamp.com or call 1-800-637-7223.

At right: Chester Zoph of Mount Vernon sat on a stack of pallets in the sunshine and enjoyed his free hot dog and cold drink at the Best One Customer Appreciation Day forty-seventh anniversary lunch.

The Mount Vernon Tire and Service dealership had free food and prize giveaways. Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

Class Reunions Mount Vernon Class of 1998 The Mount Vernon class of 1998 will celebrate their twentieth reunion on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Burdette Park - Shelter 18. Join them for an evening of laughter, fun, friendship, nostalgia, good food and great music to celebrate. Food, bottled water and soft drinks will be provided. Reservations are still being accepted and can be made at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/mvhs-class-of-98-20-year-reunion-tickets-44277325673

Mount Vernon Class of 1978 The Mount Vernon class of 1978 will celebrate their fortieth reunion on June 30, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at Western Hills Country Club. Reservations are due by June 15. If you did not receive your invite or need more information, please contact Kay at 812-483-2922. Hope to see you then.

North Posey Class of 1963 The North Posey Class of 1963 will be holding their 55th Reunion on August 4, at the Silver Bell at 5 p.m. We have opened this annual event to anyone from any class in that time period, and look forward to seeing more folks every year. To let us know you want to attend, just call Cathy Power 812-963-3890 or Don Mann 812-449-0616.

North Posey Class of 1978 The North Posey Class of 1978 will be celebrating their fortieth anniversary of their graduation on Saturday, July 14, at the Red Wagon in Poseyville.

North Posey Class of 1968 The North Posey Class of 1968 will have their 50-year reunion on August 4, 2018, at the Red Wagon in Poseyville. Social hour begins at 4 p.m., with a cash bar available. Dinner will be at 6 p.m.., and everyone will have the option to order from the menu.

Invitations have been sent, but, if you haven’t received yours, or if you have any contact information for Linda Ray, please contact Alan Racine at 812-455-1987 or email him at akracine@gmail.com. All teachers from our high school years are also welcome.

North Posey Class of 1983 The North Posey High School Class of 1983 will hold their 35-year reunion on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 6 p.m. The reunion will be held at the Oak Meadow Country Club, 11505 Browning Road, Evansville, Indiana.

From 6 – 7 p.m. will be social hour with cash bar available all evening. Buffett -style dinner begins at 7 p.m. Please RSVP to Pam (Roberts) Reimann via phone at 812-453-2173 or e-mail pamspassport@yahoo.com. The cost is $30 per person. A block of rooms is being held at the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport for those needing accommodations.

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‘County fair’ continued from Page A1 the board and Rodgers was the act of choice.

Rodgers scored his first cut as a songwriter with “Wish You Were on It” on Florida Georgia Line’s 2016 album Dig Your Roots. In that year, he released his first EP, an extended playrecord with four to five songs. It featured the streaming hit “Midnight Daydream”.

To promote the EP, he opened shows for Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Eli Young Band and others.

His second self-titled EP was released on January 19 of this year.

Rolling Stone says he’s one to watch because, “some country artists seem to live for a well-crafted lyric, and as a singer-songwriter whose stories touch the heart, but still get the testosterone flowing, that’s the case with Jameson Rodgers.”

The opening track “Ain’t Really Over” depicts a man in the hangover stage of a rough breakup trying to move on with his life. The song “Some Girls” finds him ending things this time and she’s not dealing with it well. “Like You’ve Been There Before” is about a rambunctious boy getting sage advice from his father to play it cool, whether it’s being fast on the baseball field or fast getting to bases with girls.

Other songs include “Cold Case” with its witty wordplay and “Missing One”.

“Missing One” had two million streams on Spotify in April. Videos of several of these songs are on YouTube.

Jameson was nominated in 2018 as

the rising artist/songwriter of the year from the Association of Independent Music Publishers. “I want to be known as the dude with good songs,” he says.

“If a song gives you chill bumps or it makes you cry or if it makes you happy, it’s done its job.”

“I’ve always been a fan of songwriters, and I remember being in high school looking on the back of CDs, going through the credits to see who wrote the songs. Eric Church was a huge influence of mine when I moved to Nashville eight years ago, because he was writing the kind of songs I wanted to write and he opened the doors. Especially in the beginning, he was writing songs for the good ole boys, and I was a good ole boy from Mississippi. My buddies and I fell in love with those songs, and it felt like nobody else was writing songs for guys at the time,” he mused.

All are invited to attend the concert and get chill bumps, cry, or laugh with Jameson as he takes you into the depths of his self through his lyrics. The concert is free of charge, with a paid gate admission. The gate admission each night for all events is $6.00 per person.

Age ten and under get into the fair free of charge. A weekly pass is $25 for the entire fair which runs from July 15 to July 21.

The concert will be on the outdoor stage and indoors in the Community Center if it rains. Visitors may want to bring lawn chairs and insect repellent for the outdoor venue.

State Senator Jim Tomes (left) presented Eugene Eaton with an award citation honoring his 43 years of service to Harmonie State Park as the maintenance technician/ sewage plant operator. His retirement party was held at the Working Men’s Institute Friday night. Standing next to him is his boss of 35 of those years, Jim Gray, who was the state park manager.

Photo by Lois Mittino Gray

‘Shooting’ continued from Page A1 the apparent gunshot wound to the chest.

Latham indicated that the Posey County Sheriff’s Department has responded to several domestic-type issues at the residence in the past, once as recently as June 20 of this year. According to information obtained by the Posey County News, a final dissolution of marriage hearing was scheduled for this week in the

couple’s divorce case.

“At this point, all prior domestic-type complaints where we have responded have found to end with both parties stating nothing physical had occurred and were noted to be only verbal arguments,” Latham said.

But on Sunday afternoon, Latham reported that detectives were able to speak to Peggy Higginson, the wife of Troy Higginson, the deceased from

the Homicide which occurred on Thursday evening June 21 in Wadesville. Through the investigation probable cause was gained to arrest 45 yearold Peggy Sue Higginson of Wadesville on the murder of Troy Higginson. An autopsy has been performed.

Peggy Higginson is being held at the Posey County Jail with no bond. A court date had not been set at press time.

‘Poseyville council’ continued from Page A1 Duke Energy has recently undergone a tree-trimming brigade within the city limits and many trees have been taken down to help protect Duke’s power line supply to the city.

Also during the meeting, Mindy Bourne, Executive Director of the Posey County Area Plan Commission, presented information to the Council regarding rezoning of the former dance studio (The Next Step) located at 228 South Cale Street in Poseyville. The matter was heard by the Area Plan Commission on May 10, 2018, and, there being no remonstrators, the rezoning was passed unanimously. Upon motion duly

made and seconded, the rezoning of 228 South Cale Street, Poseyville, Indiana, from R-3 (residential multiple family) to B-3 (commercial high intensity) passed unanimously for the purpose of storing equipment and personnel parking.

It appears that a new car could be in the future for the Poseyville Town Marshal. During the meeting, there was a discussion of the current vehicle. The current vehicle has undergone significant maintenance issues recently. The Council requested that Marshal Charles Carter provide the Council with specs for a new vehicle, along with cost information.

In other action: •Marshal has had several items on his plate as of late with enforcing town ordinances.

Carter indicated that he is working with the banks that have taken possession of two properties in town regarding property upkeep.

He indicated that the process does take time. He further indicated that, regarding repeat offenders of the town’s property upkeep ordinances, town personnel will mow these properties and provide a bill to the property owner(s).

Carter also reminded Poseyville residents that this is mosquito season. He asks that residents be

mindful of unused pools, old tires and/or any other areas where stagnant water may be found.

Regarding recent complaints on truck traffic in Poseyville, Carter and Attorney John Havill are in the process of drafting an ordinance regarding semi-truck traffic in the area of Endicott and Main streets.

• Fire Chief Sam Martin indicated that $2,000 in donations purchased three new airbags for the fire department’s rescue truck.

Martin further indicated that the Town’s storm sirens have been repaired at a cost of $2,000. He will also be providing information to the Council regarding turnout gear.

• Councilman Ron Fallowfield indicated that town personnel have been working on a major sewer line repair, but will be filling/patching holes, particularly those created by other repairs, as soon as possible. There was also a discussion regarding a large hole in one of the streets near the fire department.

Martin will contact town employee Jeremy Farrar regarding the matter and subsequent repair.

The next meeting of the Poseyville Town Council will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 4:30 p.m., at the Poseyville Town Hall, located at 38 West Main Street in Poseyville.

County Highway Superintendent Steve Schenk requested an additional appropriation of $9,103.20 to reimburse the Highway Department for the county bridge study.

Rodney Fetcher, representing the Posey County Circuit Court, requested an additional appropriation of $21,500 to refinish and restore the recently-acquired historical furniture, per Judge Redwine’s request. The Council suggested he go before the Posey County Commissioners first to get the okay and find the funds in the budget.

Posey County E911 Director Sabrina Harms requested a transfer of $25,578.64 to cover payment to VEI for the radio system from Cumulative Capital County/building repairs to Cumulative Capital/

equipment line. It was approved.

Posey County EMS Director Chuck Thompson requested two reimbursements and both were approved unanimously. One is for $2,895.34 for damage done to a 2018 ambulance and one is for $390 for damage done to a 2017 ambulance.

Poseyville Library Director Heather Morlan and Library Board President Linda Reising appeared before the council requesting an additional appropriation of $4,525.

This figure needed to be approved by the council as the library has exceeded its growth quotient. Posey County Auditor Sarah Beth Meighensaid the library board actually has the funds, and no county money will be used.

It had to be brought to council as a formality, since the quotient was ex-

ceeded. It was approved.

Brittaney Johnson, Posey County Economic Development Director, gave the council an update on the work of her organization. She said that in 2017 the Partnership responded to 11 project requests.

This year, to date, it has responded to seven project requests along with one virtual site tour. She told of the Tour of Opportunity Program to close the skill gap among teens. 260 Posey County sophomores toured local industries in four career categories as part of the program.

Johnson cited the fact that, in the region Posey County is in, there will be 78,200 jobs to be filled by 2024.

She also discussed graduation rates, college training, and average manufacturing and weekly wages.

‘Sherrif’s salary’ continued from Page A1 twenty thousand (20,000); and not more than forty thousand (40,000); must pay the sheriff an annual salary that is equal to at least sixty percent (60%) of the annual minimum salary that would be paid by the state to a full-time prosecuting attorney in the county. The percentages increase by population.

Larger counties having a population of: more than one hundred thousand (100,000); such as Vanderburgh County, with a population of 181,877, must pay ninety percent of the annual minimum salary that would be paid by the state to a fulltime prosecuting attorney. Therefore, Sheriff David Wedding’s pay is much higher.

Currently, the county judges and the prosecuting attorney are listed

as making $142,217 annually, while the sheriff salary is listed at $84,841. Council members took heed of Oeth’s remarks and told him to get with the County Auditor to determine the best course of action to ensure his raise, as mandated. The Sheriff said this would not affect his budget.

Numerous other additional appropriations were discussed. Posey County Auditor Sarah Beth Meighen requested an additional appropriation of $48,000 needed by the Posey County Sewer Board to continue working with Wessler Engineering on the sewer project. She also requested an additional appropriation of $6,285 to allow Social Security to be paid in the Reassessment Fund.

‘Hiring policy’ continued from Page A1 performance to evaluate her knowing of the relationship.

I have nothing against your daughter, just the hiring process,” he told Dr. Kopatich.

Board Member Joe Rutledge corrected his statement to say, “SABIC does allow working together, just one cannot immediately supervise the other. We have steps in place there.” Newman asked what steps Mount Vernon had in place?

Superintended Kopatich said steps are in place so that no relatives work together in the same building. Director of Business Loren Evans read the section of policy aloud, 202.01, on hiring that states, “No administrator shall serve as direct supervisor of his/her immediate family.” He said that Kendra would be evaluated by high school administrators. Board Member Don Julian remarked, “In my experience, we have a mechanism that provides for direct access to the board. If an administrator had a concern with that, they have direct access to the board.”

Board President Kathy Weinzapfel noted, “we have a limited pool to choose from as there is such a shortage of science teachers in the state.

We have advertised and gone to three or four career fairs and had only two applicants for this position. The other person was not qualified and had no good references.”

Miss Kopatich has been a science teacher for the Northeast Dubois School Corporation for the past three and a half years. She also coached the science academic bowl team and three sports while there.

Newman also inquired about the vetting process used for hires and asked what references on applications were called. He commented that he felt teacher accountability should be improved, as so few teachers in the district receive “needs improvement” ratings on evaluations. “The district needs to get better at recognizing when people are not doing their job or abusing. Last year, there was only one “needs improvement”, the year before none, and only one the year before that. If you had a bad egg, they are hard to get rid of. ” After discussion, President Weinzapfel thanked Newman for his input on concerns and said they were “well-received.”

The board did unanimously approve hiring Miss Kopatich.

They also confirmed the employment of Amy Burkett as a Special Education teacher at the junior high school, while Jordan Stock will teach that subject at Farmersville Elementary School. Rachel Wheaton was hired to teach math and Hannah McLimore will be Music/Band/Choir teacher. Both will be at the

junior high school. Chelsey Gonzalez was hired on as a teacher assistant at West Elementary School.

In other school board action: • The board adopted a resolution permitting Carol Stratton to attend an Indiana Department of Education Budget Workshop in Indianapolis on June 27, 2018. Monica Collins, Patricia Goodyear and De’Shea Kueber were given permission to attend a Project Lead the Way workshop in Terre Haute on June 26-28, 2018.

• The board accepted the bids for cafeteria food and supplies for the 2018-19 school year. This included low bids circled on drinks, meats, milk and dairy, fruits and vegetables, bread and buns, and smart snacks • The board created a noncertified speech-language pathology assistant position.

This person could implement IEP’s but Pat Stewart is the certified staff member who would do testing and evaluations.

• The board granted permission to allow students to attend the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America National Conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Thursday, June 28 through Monday, July 2, 2018, which includes Sunday travel. Tammy Schneider was approved to accompany them.

• The board adopted text-

books for elementary health grades 3-5 for 2018-2023, as recommended by teachers and administrators, to get them back on cycle. They will use McGraw Hill Health and Wellness book bundles.

• The board set public official bonds for the period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019 • The board approved a contract with AdTec to file for Universal Service Fund discounts for the funding years of July 1, 2019 through June

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‘It’s been a fun trip’ Couple’s faith, passion for Christ keep them trucking

By Pam Robinson When Jesus is calling, his ministers can count on retirement only in the place He has prepared for them in the afterlife. At least, that seems the likelihood of permanent retirement for husband and wife, Rev. Dallas and Barbara Robinson. The couple will celebrate 50 years in ministry next April.

Bro. Dallas and Barb, as they prefer to be called, have retired once from Point Township Church of the Nazarene, serving there 35 years from 1969-2005. In 2006, the couple accepted a four-month interim pastorate at Carmi Church of the Nazarene. They’ve ministered there 12 years now.

They plan to retire in April, but the Carmi congregation is saying they just can’t go.

“That’s the longest four months I’ve ever served,” Bro. Dallas jokes.

He’s candid when asked if he and Barb will ever really retire. “I don’t see how we can,” he says.

Perhaps Bro. Dallas remains a pastor to honor God for keeping him alive against the odds. Certainly, God meant Rev. Dallas Robinson to use his life to good purpose.

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He misses the singing ministry he and Barb have always done at the same time as their pastoral ministry. “I can’t hardly sing any-

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Viking boys basketball play at Harrison Shootout

By Chris Morlan The North Posey boys’ basketball team were back on the court again last Tuesday at the Evansville Harrison Shootout. North Posey played three games last Tuesday to close out their summer basketball season with 27 games played in less than a month.

There were sixteen schools participating at this event from Southern Indiana and Kentucky.

Coach Heath Howington brought eight North Posey basketball players to compete at the Harrison Shootout. The players who attended the shootout were Josiah Ricketts, Tristen Fisher, Jonathan Ricketts, Jacob Newman, Johnson Koester, Isaac Rose, Kedrick Wahl, Cole Koester and Harold Bender.

North Posey’s first opponent was Lyon County, Kentucky, which are located around Paducah, Kentucky.

Lyon County played well against the Vikings and controlled most of the game. The Vikings were only down by one point at the half 33-32. During the second half, Lyon County went on a 10-0 scoring run to expand the lead to 49-39. North Posey’s Coach Howington called a timeout to end this scoring run.

The Vikings got back in the game after the timeout and kept within reach of the lead, but they were unable to take the lead and lost by five points to a well-rounded Lyon County team.

Leading the Vikings in scoring were Josiah Ricketts with 23 points,

followed by Tristen Fisher with nine points, Jonathan Ricketts with nine points, Harold Bender scored seven points, Isaac Rose scored three points, Jacob Newman with two points and Johnson Koester with two points.

North Posey played the Evansville Reitz Panthers in the second game of the Harrison Shootout and they beat the Vikings 52-43. Reitz had their whole varsity team compete compared to the Vikings who had a few varsity players that didn’t play. This Panther team was fast and very aggressive.

The Vikings jumped out to a six to two lead on Reitz early in the game.

Josiah Ricketts scored North Posey’s first 13 points of the game. Reitz and

North Posey were tied at 15-15 with over 12 minutes left in the first half.

The Panthers went on a 13-0 scoring run to take a 28-15 lead with under ten minutes left in the half. This group of Vikings didn’t have any quit in them and were only down 35-25 at halftime.

During the second half, North Posey stayed in the game and didn’t let Reitz dominate the game but turnovers hurt the Vikings in this game.

Leading the Vikings were Josiah Ricketts scoring 26 points, followed

by Harold Bender with eight points, Tristen Fisher with six points, four rebounds and three blocked shots. Jacob Newman scored two points and took two charging calls on the defensive side for the Vikings. Isaac Rose

scored one point at the free throw line, Jonathan Ricketts had seven rebounds and three blocked shots and Kedrick Wahl had a blocked shot.

The final game of the day and the last game of the summer basketball season, North Posey played the Boonville Pioneers and lost 60-41.

During the first half, North Posey stayed in the game and were only down 24-19 at the half. Boonville played tough defense on the Vikings and flat out just didn’t miss any baskets to win by 19 points.

Leading the Vikings in scoring were Tristen Fisher with 26 points, followed by Josiah Ricketts with six points, Jonathan Ricketts with six points and Isaac Rose with three points.

North Posey Black team loses at home to Haubstadt Legion

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Black baseball team played at home against Legion from Haubstadt in some Babe Ruth League action. Legion beat North Posey Black 16-6. This game was close for the first five innings. Legion started off the top of the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead.

During the bottom of the first inning, North Posey’s Black Jonathan Ricketts hit a solo home run to narrow the Legion lead to 2-1.

Ian Heinlin kept the bats going for Black hitting a single. Once Heinlin was on base. He stole first base to advance to second base. Brandt Elpers hit a double to drive in Heinlin and the game 2-2 after one inning.

Legion came back to bat in the top of the second inning and scored two more runs to take over the lead at 4-2. North Posey Black didn’t score any runs in the second inning. During the bottom of the third inning, North Posey Black was walked five times in the inning and scored two runs to tie the game again at 4-4. Legion scored two more runs in the top of the fourth inning to take over the game at 6-4.

North Posey Black got a single from Kyle LaVanchy. LaVanchy stole first base to get around the bases to second. Jonathan Ricketts hit a double to score LaVanchy and narrow Legion’s lead to 6-5.

Legion went on fire hitting the ball and scored ten runs in the top of the sixth inning. Black had one more chance to hit in the bottom of the

Kyle LaVanchy started for North Posey Black on the mound and pitched four innings, only allowing five hits, and eight strikeouts on 80 pitches. Photo by Heather Morlan sixth inning, but only produced one run and the game was called after the sixth inning.

A highlight for North Posey Black was when Jonathan Ricketts went two for three at the plate with a home run, double, and hit by a pitch

to get on base. Ricketts scored one run and two runs batted-in. Kyle LaVanchy went two for three with two singles, three stolen bases, two runs scored, a run batted-in and one walk. LaVanchy started for North Posey Black on the mound and

North Posey Black’s Blake Schmitt went one for one hitting with a single and walked twice. Photo by Heather Morlan pitched four innings, only allowing five hits, and eight strikeouts on 80 pitches. Ian Heinlin went one for three with a single, a run scored, one run batted-in, one stolen base and a walk. Brandt Elpers went one for

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Blake Schmitt went one for one hitting with a single and walked twice.

Tyler Thompson hit one for two with a single and a walk.

North Posey Black win one, lose one to end week

By Chris Morlan The North Posey Black Babe Ruth baseball team were back at the diamond the two more times last week.

Last Tuesday, they played their final home game of the season against Oakland City and played Legion for the second time last Sunday night in Haubstadt.

Last Tuesday night, North Posey Black shutout Oakland City to win 17-0 in five innings. North Posey Black scored nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to put this game away early. Oakland City couldn’t put any runs on the board and could only get seven hits for the game.

Ian Heinlin went two for two hitting for North Posey Black with a walk and three runs scored. Lucas Bass went three for four at the plate with two runs scored. Blake Schmitt went three for four hitting with a run scored.

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North Posey Black traveled to Haubstadt last Sunday night to play Legion.

The teams each scored a run in the first inning. The top of the second inning, North Posey Black took an early 2-1 lead on a Tyler Thompson hit that drove Lucas Bass in for the run. Legion came back quickly in the bottom of the second inning and scored four runs and another run in the bottom of the third to take a 6-2 lead. North Posey Black had a great fourth inning to score three runs and narrow Legion’s lead to 6-5.

Jonathan Ricketts led the top of the fourth inning for North Posey Black with a home run. Lucas Bass got a hit, then he got caught stealing second base. Alec Elpers got another hit in the inning.

Tyler Thompson hit a shot to the fence to get a double. Next at the plate was Austin Todd and he hit a two-run single to get North Posey Black within a run of tying the game.

Legion scored four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to keep a 10-5 lead. North Posey Black didn’t back down and scored another two runs to narrow the score at 10-7 during the top of the fifth inning. Kyle LaVanchy hit a double at the beginning of the inning.

Jaxon Wiggins was next to the plate and he hit a bunt that drove in LaVanchy for a run. Jonathan Ricketts hit a ground out to get a run battedin and score Wiggins. Legion scored two runs in the fifth inning and the sixth inning to beat North Posey Black 14-7.

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Saint Wendel beats North Posey Red

By Chris Morlan North Posey Red traveled to play Saint Wendel in South Gibson Babe Ruth baseball last Wednesday evening. The game was close for the first two innings with Saint Wendel leading 1-0. During the bottom of the third inning, Saint Wendel got their bats going and scored five runs to extend their lead to 6-0. North Posey Red struggled to get hits and didn’t receive their first hit of the game until the top of the fourth inning.

Saint Wendel continued to stay hot at the plate and scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to keep the lead at 11-0.

North Posey Red had one more chance to stay in the game during the top of the fifth inning. Noah Holzmeyer and Ethan Adams each got a hit. Adams drove in Holzmeyer to put North Posey Red on the scoreboard. Saint Wendel won the game 11-1 after five innings.

Mason Wunderlich started on the mound for Saint Wendel and he pitched three solid innings, with no hits or runs allowed, two strikeouts and three walks. Nolan Kihn pitched the final two innings for Saint Wendel with three hits, one run and walked one batter.

North Posey Red’s Kaleb Elpers started on the mound and pitched three and two-thirds innings. Elpers pitched well for the first two innings to only allow one run, two hits, two walks and left three batters on base.

The hitting and offensive stats from North Posey Red

Mason Wunderlich started on the mound for Saint Wendel and he pitched three solid innings, with no hits or runs allowed, two strikeouts and three walks. Photo by Heather Morlan North Posey Red Kaleb Elpers was walked twice during the game against Saint Wendel. Photo by Heather Morlan were Clay Douglas one hit on one attempt at the plate with a stolen base and a walk. Noah Holzmeyer went one for two, with a run scored and a stolen base.

Noah Adams got a hit in the game. Jonathan Dill got

the teams lone run battedin, walked once and stole a base. Kaleb Elpers walked twice in the game.

Saint Wendel had nine hits, eleven runs and walked nine times as a team during the game. Gaige Kihn went

three for four at the plate with a triple, double, a stolen base, one run scored and a run batted-in. Jake Will had two hits on three at-bats with a double and stole two bases.

Aydn Collins went one for one at the plate with a triple, three runs batted-in, run scored and hit by a pitch.

Jackson Wannemuehler had one hit with two runs scored, two runs batted-in, a walk and one stolen base.

Will Kiesel had one hit with two runs scored, three stolen bases, one walk and hit by a pitch. Bryce Humphrey had one hit, a run scored, and two stolen bases.

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Saint Wendel Babe Ruth beats Haubstadt 17-6

By Chris Morlan Saint Wendel’s Babe Ruth Baseball team traveled to Haubstadt last Tuesday night to play Reinbrecht Homes. The bats came alive for Saint Wendel and they easily beat Reinbrecht Homes 17-6. These two teams played against each other just a week ago and the game was much closer with Saint Wendel winning by one run.

During the top of the first inning, Saint Wendel scored six runs and kept a comfortable lead against Re-

inbrecht Homes. At the top of the second inning, Saint Wendel scored three more runs to expand their lead to 9-0. Reinbrecht Homes didn’t score their first run until the bottom of the third inning.

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Reinbrecht Homes four hits for the entire game.

Adyn Collins was perfect at the plate going four for four with two doubles, four runs batted-in and a run scored. Will Kiesel went two for four with four runs scored, two runs batted-in and a walk. Owen Spears had two hits on four at-bats with a double, two runs scored, a run batted-in and a walk. Jackson Wannemuehler went two for four at the plate with two doubles, three runs batted-in and two runs scored.

one strikeout and was the winning pitcher in the game. Jake Will pitched 1.2 innings, with one hit, allowed two runs, two walks and struck out three batters. Gaige Kihn was one the mound for a third of an inning with no hits, no runs, no walks and one strikeout. Aydn Collins came into the game in the sixth inning to pitch one inning with no hits, three runs scored, three walks allowed and one strikeout. Finishing the game was Bryce Humphrey with no hits, no runs, no walks and one strikeout.

Gaige Kihn had one hit on four atbats with a run scored, run batted-in and a walk. Bryce Humphery went one for four with a walk. Jake Will had one hit on four at-bats with three runs scored, one run batted-in and a walk. Jaydyn Wehmer went one for four at the plate with three runs scored, two runs batted-in and one walk. Nolan Kihn had a run batted-in and one walk. Dawson Wunderlich scored a run in the game.

Owen Spears pitched three innings with three hits, one run, four walks,

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This group of industrious young men take a quick break after finishing the mowing of the Posey County Fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon. Chris Kaufman, Brandon Leach, Nathan Wiley, and Liam Mathew are just a few of the many volunteers who spend countless hours so the Posey County Fair can remain in existence. The group also put a new roof on a portion of the old cattle show barn this week.

Also helping this week but not available for the picture we’re Jedd Sailer and Philip McCutcheon. Photo

by Dave Pearce

At left, Troy Knight waits on his horse, Bubba, in line to practice his routine in the Posey County Saddle Club’s preparation day for the Posey County Fair on Sunday afternoon at the Posey County Fairgrounds. Photo

by Dave Pearce

Serenity Knight enjoys watching her brother Luke as he prepares for the horse show at the upcoming Posey County Fair. The Posey County Saddle Club has increased membership and a good crowd showed up for Sunday’s run-through. Photo by Dave Pearce

‘Golden Years’ continued from Page B1 poorer areas of the county.”

His great compassion for his neighbors may more fully provide the reason Bro. Dallas doesn’t retire. After graduating with the Mount Vernon High School Class of 1959, the Point Township native did a short stint with the Navy.

Afterward, he and Barb (Mercer) married on September 17, 1960.

The couple lived in Mount Vernon for a couple of years and pursued secular jobs and were known by their given names. Dallas worked as the meat cutter for A and P, and Barb worked for Key Market.

A and P then transferred Dallas and Barb to Huntingburg, their home for seven years while Dallas worked as the meat cutter in Huntingburg and later as the head meat cutter in Jasper. The move was significant. Dallas converted to Christianity in 1966.

“About a year and a half later, I felt the Lord call me to ministry. That interfered with a lot of my plans,” Bro. Dallas comments. “We [God and I] settled that, and I started on the course of my ministry.”

Bro. Dallas’s ministry started when God closed the doors to A and P in Jasper and all small- town stores. A and P offered him a transfer to Louisville or to Evansville, the only real option for the Robinsons.

“We moved back down to Hovey Lake. At the same time, I asked the district superintendent (of the Nazarene Church) if we could start Point Church up here. It had been closed for 13 years. So we moved back in March or April of ‘69 and started the church, Bro. Dallas recalls.

A and P closed the doors of its Evansville store three years later when the company started shutting down all its stores.

Despite losing the income for his family, Bro. Dallas remained of good heart.

He preached at a time most ministers knew better than to expect to earn a living from serving the church.

A country preacher served in the trenches, helping to heal God’s people through putting faith and the Word into action.

Bro. Dallas has preached, for example, at 1160 funerals during his ministry.

“You didn’t make a living off a pastor’s salary,” Bro. Dallas states just as a matter of fact. “If I remember right, after we were at Point Township three years, they paid me $35 a week.”

Through it all, the church began to grow, and the church pastor somehow always made ends meet. When the Evansville A and P closed in 1972, the Point Township congregation remodeled the old church.

The church received an overhaul: new heating and air conditioning, new lights, new pews, and new restrooms with running water replaced the outhouses. By 1976, the little fellowship hall was built on the end of the church.

In 1978, Bro. Dallas was fully ordained before the District Assembly of the Nazarene Church in Evansville. In 1979, he and Barb moved into the new parsonage built across the road from the church.

Since 1970, the couple had lived in the 14-room office building left behind after the dam was built. The district bought the building: seven rooms were turned into

a home for Bro. Dallas and Barb, and seven were used as Sunday school classrooms.

Meanwhile, Bro. Dallas bought a school bus just before the Evansville A and P closed in 1972. He drove for the MSD of Mount Vernon for 11 years. He did community butchering at no charge, but never lacked meat. He and his son were trained electricians and did wiring when called upon. Sometimes, Bro. Dallas’s driving skills helped him get a job hauling, say, a load of roofing shingles.

In 1982, Bro. Dallas and Barb felt a new call: they served 13 months at the Indian Bible College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school bus was sold to move out there.

“We really felt in our heart that we needed to go work there,” Bro. Dallas states.

“They paid us $500 a month and paid our way out there.

Barb took care of the nursery, cut hair, and did everything she could for the kids there at the Bible college. I was the work and witness coordinator for teams that came in.”

Soon enough, the Robinsons were back at Point Township. “We came back. We did everything to make a living.

The Lord always provided for us. We’ve never lacked for anything that I know of,” Bro. Dallas affirms.

Once back, they even found a way to work in annual vacations. “We’ve been on 42 work and witness trips in 18 countries. That’s been a blessing to us. We didn’t wait until we retired to take a trip.

We’ve been able to work and take our vacation time in our own way and go to work and do something productive, not

just rest and relax,” Bro. Dallas explains.

The Point Township church continued to thrive, as it does to this day. The all brand new church was built by the congregation in the 1980s on the location where once stood Black School (ironically, the grade school Bro. Dallas attended in his youth). The Family Life Center was built on the church campus before Bro. Dallas and Barb retired from there in 2005.

During his years as Point Township pastor, Bro. Dallas was involved in county leadership. When his mother died in 1972, leaving the Point Township Trustee seat vacant, he stepped into the position until someone was elected. After the flood in 1991, the County Council appointed him to the Area Plan Commission, where he served 14 years, nine as President. He was appointed County Commissioner and served three years, and he was elected to County Council for a four-year term.

For Bro. Dallas, seeing transformed lives rewards him most in his ministry — in particular, seeing the transformed lives at Point Township.

“We have had a thriving church in Point Township.

Our church has really been, I think, a blessing for the county in change. Point Township had a bad image for a long time,” he reflects. “The reputation of Point Township, the image, has changed, and people look up to Point Township people. The greatest thing is we’ve helped change the image of Point Township.”

No matter the problems Bro. Dallas and Barb have faced, they have served and

loved others with no regrets.

“You get to know people when you work with them.

We love our people here in Point Township. We love our people in Carmi,” Bro. Dallas remarks. “We’ve made some friends for life.”

Barb agrees when Bro. Dallas says without hesitation, “It’s been a fun trip.”

Although this ministerial team may never retire, Bro. Dallas (77) and Barb (76) would like to spend more time with their big and evergrowing family: two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren -

the most recent, a healthy 9 lb., 7 oz. boy born Wednesday, June 6. Large family gatherings at the couple’s Point Township home seem only fitting when Bro. Dallas was one of a family of ten and Barb, one of nine, native to New Harmony.

If nothing else, maybe they can open their new camper to the grands on their own 12acre homestead. That place in Point Township is, after all, the closest to the one prepared in heaven for Bro. Dallas and Barb.

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Court News Arrests June 11 Kaleb Renshaw - Evansville - Warrant, Illegal Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage (petition to revoke) - PCS Kevin Kincheloe - New Harmony - Warrant, Cruelty to an Animal (petition to revoke) - PCS June 12 Tamiko Beste - Evansville - Possession of Methamphetamine - MVPD Dameon Turner - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine - MVPD Linda Upleger - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Neglect of a Dependent, Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances - MVPD June 13 Kevin Owen - Mount Ver-

non - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine (petition to revoke) - PCS Samantha Reynolds - New Harmony - Warrant, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent .15 or More - PCS Complaints June 7 8:43 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller would like to report that someone is putting firecrackers in her mailbox - Mary Anderson Road, Wadesville 10:19 a.m. - Message Caller is requesting to speak with an officer in reference subject threatening to burn her house - Main Street, Poseyville 11:26 a.m. - Message Caller is requesting call in reference subject flattening

his tires - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 11:39 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller is requesting officer in reference 2 trailers being vandalized - Deer Run, Evansville 1:13 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised ex-girlfriend is at residence trying to take items - Elk Trail Drive, Evansville 1:47 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller advised someone has hit a piece of her property. Is requesting an officer - Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:57 p.m. - Vandalism Advised window was busted out on her 99 Dodge. Advised she had received threats Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 3:27 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised house was broken into last Friday. Advised missing jewelry - Lower

The Watercolor workshop was held at the Holy Angels Community Center, Tuesday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 20 from 9-11:30 a.m. It was the twelfth year that the Hoosier Art Salon sponsored this event. The instructor, Bob Pote, a watercolor artist from Mount Vernon graciously shared some of his talent with the budding artist. The first day Pote instructed the children to paint a simple water scene along with him. He used three techniques of watercolor that he explained to the children; wet on wet, wet on dry, and dry on dry. The children then had the rest of the time to create a masterpiece of their choosing. The second day Pote talked a brief time about color, design, repetition, and variation of subject matter.

Most of the children could paint another couple of paintings after Pote demonstrated how to paint an iris. We had wonderful volunteers who made the watercolor workshop possible Barbara Borries, Marsha Bailey, Rich Diemer, Barb Mayer, Barbara Northern, and Maggie Rapp.

The workshop was offered free to all children, most have some connection to Posey county

New Harmony Road, Mount Vernon 4:01 p.m. - Message - Caller advised that female subject has taken his car and does not have a license - Elk Trail Drive, Evansville 7:49 p.m. - Suspicious - Caller advised neighbor has derby car in streets doing burnouts - Second Street, Mount Vernon 9:48 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Verbal only, advised no injuries, no weapons Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon June 8 11:42 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised firearm was taken out of his wife’s vehicle - Park Ridge Drive, Mount Vernon 3:55 p.m. - Theft - Caller is requesting an officer in reference a subject shoplifting Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 4:27 p.m. - Harassment

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June 10 5:41 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised that her boyfriend is refusing to leave the residence - Stewartsville Road, Poseyville 1:40 p.m. - Vandalism Caller advised someone broke windows out of her boyfriend’s 2003 Chevy Cavalier - Elk Trail Drive, Evansville 6:19 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Male and female with child. Male was chasing female down the street. Just verbal at this time - Canal Street, Mount Vernon 9:03 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Advised that he has a plant growing in front yard. Caller believes this is wacky weed - Second Street, Mount Vernon June 11 9:25 a.m. - Theft - Fuel tank out of a boat was taken from residence - Continental

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Court News Continued Camp Road, Griffin 5:05 p.m. - Theft - Theft of medication - Main Street, Mount Vernon 5:38 p.m. - Vandalism Advised that a female is spray painting on the trestle - No location June 12 12:04 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Male and female on porch screaming and cussing.

He is getting in her face - 8th Street, Mount Vernon 12:27 a.m. - Suspicious - Female in alley acting off.

Asked if she needed help and she would not respond - Sherman Street, Mount Vernon 9:14 a.m. - Criminal Mischief - Believes his mailbox was blown up. Was in pieces with a device next to it - Lang Road, New Harmony 1:27 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Caller advised male subject has returned to the residence No location 1:29 p.m. - Trespassing - Caller advised subjects in

her backyard - Upton Road, Mount Vernon 2:12 p.m. - Family Fight - Caller advised daughter is causing a disturbance - Sailer Road, Mount Vernon 2:45 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Some kind of disturbance, male and female arguing. Female took the keys to the vehicle - No location 6:23 p.m. - Citizen Dispute - Male subject is at the residence, knocking on the door, yelling at the caller - Sauerkraut Ln, Mount Vernon 9:15 p.m. - Criminal Mischief - Caller requests a call in reference criminal mischief - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 10:00 p.m. - Loud Music Caller advised subject music very loud - Second Street, Mount Vernon 10:57 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - See’s lights on in the house. Would like officers there before he makes entry Canal Street, Mount Vernon

Circuit Court Felony/ Misdemeanor Charles Barker, 41, Evansville. Ct. 1- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Habitual Offender.

Ct. 3 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee Ct. 1, 2 - 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections, enhanced additional 2 years for total sentence of 3 years.

Charles Bey, 29, Evansville. Ct. 1- Carrying a Handgun Without a License, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 1 year probation and fees. 90 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Mark Bourne, 43, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Intimidation, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2-

Legal Ads 2018-099 Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Posey County that the proper legal officers of The Posey County Council will meet at 330 Walnut Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana on July 10th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year.

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Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally approved will be referred to the Department of Local Government Financing. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations within (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken at the above meeting.

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Intimidation, Level 6 Felony.

Found not guilty by jury.

Charles Brendel, 52, Evansville. Visiting a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 180 days probation and fees. 180 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Ryan Collins, 39, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Habitual Offender.

Ct. 2 and Habitual Offender are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. 2 years Indiana Department of Corrections.

Chelsey East, 29, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Operating a Vehicle with an Alcohol Concentration Equivalent of .15 or More, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 and 3 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 1 year probation and fees, driver’s license suspended 180 days, counseling. 1 year Posey County Jail, suspended.

Eric Gregory, 32, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 2- Possession of a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance, Class A Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended 30 days, 1 year probation and fees. 1 year Posey County Jail, suspended.

George Hawkins, 40, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Intimidation, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Harassment, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Harassment, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Harassment, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 5- Harassment, Class B Misdemeanor.

Ct. 3, 4, and 5 are dismissed. $1 plus costs, no contact with D. R. Ct. 1- 9 months Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 180 days Posey County Jail.

Tiffany Jones, 40, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Battery Against a Public Safety Official, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. Pay court costs.

6 months Posey County Jail.

Jessica Keown, 29, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Ct. 2- Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Ct. 3- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony. Ct. 1- 4 ½ years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 4 ½ years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- 1 year Indiana Department of Corrections, all suspended except 30 months. 24 months probation and fees, cooperate with DCS. Austin Kusturin, 24, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Auto Theft, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Theft, Class A Misdemeanor. Ct. 2 is dismissed. $1 plus costs. 9 months Indiana Department of Corrections.

Darrell Lindsey, 57, Louisville, KY. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. $1,00 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, 1 year probation and fees. Ct. 11 year Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 180 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Alicia Lowe, 32, Evansville. Theft, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, 18 months probation and fees. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended.

James R. Lowe, 37, Evansville. $1 plus costs, 18 months probation and fees. 18 months Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended.

Michael Peerman, 47, Mount Vernon. Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, 1 year probation and fees. 90 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Christopher Quiroz, 26, Dallas, TX. Ct. 1- Attempted Dealing in Marijuana, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Class A Misdemeanor; Ct. 3- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor.

Ct. 3 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended 90 days. Ct. 1- 4 years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 2- 1 year Posey County Jail.

William Reynolds, 33, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Auto Theft, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Battery, Class

2018-097 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that Posey County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids for the construction of: BRIDGE NO. 187 ON LANE ROAD POSEY COUNTY INDIANA Sealed proposals will be received at the Posey County Auditor’s Office until 4:00 pm (local time) on the 16th Day of July, 2018. All proposals will then be publicly opened and read out loud at the Commissioner’s meeting at 9:00 am (local time) on the 17th Day of July, 2018. Bids will also be accepted up to July 17, 2018 at the Hovey Housie. Any proposals received after the above designated time will be returned unopened.

The proposed construction will include removal of the existing bridge and portions of the existing abutment above ground and/or in the way of proposed work, construction of the proposed abutments, installation of the steel bridge package, riprap, earthwork, seeding, mulching, erosion control, traffic control, roadwork and all other work necessary or called out in the plans or specification and all incidental work required.

All proposals must be submitted on the prescribed State Board of Accounts Form No. 96 together with the proper forms included in the Contract Documents, the entire set of which shall be filed intact as a bid.

SECURITY: Any person, firm or corporation who submits a proposal MUST file with their bid a CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK DRAFT, CASHIER’S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER issued by a financial institution insured by an agency of the United States in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Board of Commissioners of Posey County

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Proposals may be held by the Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the public opening.

The successful Contractor will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price within ten (10) days after award of the contract and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of thirty percent (30%) of the contract price prior to completion and final payment of the contract.

No bidder may withdraw his proposal within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the bid opening.

The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any proposal, to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any bid item or items and to award a contract on the proposal that in their judgement is the most advantageous to Posey County.

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B Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Public Intoxication, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 5- Resisting Law Enforcement, Class A Misdemeanor. Habitual Offender.

Ct. 3, 4, 5 and Habitual Offender are dismissed. $1 plus costs. 4 years probation and fees. 2 years Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended.

William Foster Reynolds, Jr., 26, Mount Vernon. Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. 6 months Indiana Department of Corrections.

Steven Robinson, 46, Mount Vernon. Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee. 6 months Indiana Department of Corrections.

Dustin Rogers, 37, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Class B Misdemeanor; Ct. 4- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 is dismissed. $1 plus costs, $200 countermeasure fee, driver’s license suspended 1 year, 2 years probation and fees. Ct. 2- 2 years Indiana Department of Corrections; Ct. 3- 180 days Posey County Jail; Ct. 4- 180 days Posey County Jail, all suspended except 20 days.

Sommer Sheahan, 38, Evansville. Public Intoxication, Class B Misdemeanor.

Amended, Disorderly Conduct, Class B Misdemeanor. $1 plus costs, 180 days probation and fees. 180 days Posey County Jail, suspended.

Norman Strupp, 56, Mount Vernon. Ct. 1- Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 2- Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Controlled Substances, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 3- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor. Ct. 1 and 3 are dismissed. $1 plus costs. 9 months Indiana Department of Corrections.

Dennis Wingo, Jr., 36, Poseyville. Ct. 1- Fraud On a Financial Institution, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 2- Attempted Fraud On a Financial Institution, Level 5 Felony; Ct. 3Forgery, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 4- Forgery, Level 6 Felony; Ct. 5- Fraud, level 6 Felony.

Ct. 1 and 2 are dismissed. $1 plus costs. 2 years Indiana Department of Corrections.

Theodore Ziliak, 33, Mount Vernon. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor. Amended to No Operator’s License in Possession, infraction. $5.00 plus costs.

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