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Tuesday August 21, 2012
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The Posey County Democratic Women’s Club will hold its Ice Cream Social and Cake Walk on Thursday, August 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Poseyville Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend and meet local Democratic candidates.
NP Class of ‘97 Reunion North Posey class of “97” will hold their 15-year class reunion on Sat., August 25 at the Red Wagon in Poseyville, at 6 p.m. Buffet is $18/person. RSVP to Emily Maier-Stevens at emilystevens9@gmail.com or Stephanie Thornburg-Kennedy at sskennedy@insightbb.com.
Hoosier Gallery opens
River Days Parade to honor This year, the Mount Vernon River Days committee wants to honor all Posey County teachers. If students want to honor a specific teacher in the parade, or a classroom or the entire school wants to be in the parade, they are welcome.
Terrell Randy Posey Narcotics officer Kenneth Rose and Posey County Sheriff’s Department Detective Tom Latham look over the 100-plus stolen items recovered in Thursday raid at the home of suspect Randy Terrell. Photo by Zach Straw.
Work, break leads to arrest It usually takes hard waork and sometimes even a little luck. But eiuther way, while following leads from an August 13 residential burglary on Romaine Road in rural New Harmony, Posey County Sheriff’s Detective Tom Latham was able develop enough information tying the suspect to a second burglary that occurred in July at a rural New Harmony residence on Penfold Road. When executing a search warrant at the home of the suspect on the afternoon of August 16th, Latham then discovered an active Meth Lab. On Thursday, August 16, at approximately 3:34 p.m., Latham, along with other law enforcement officers entered the home of Randy Lee Terrell, at 1019 East North Street, in New Harmony, under the authority of a search warrant issued by a Posey County Judge. During the search of the residence items from the two burglaries were recovered including a window air conditioning unit which was installed and operating in a window of the residence. Multiple items of jewelry were recovered; along with a large wooden jewelry box that had been hidden under wooden panels of the floor. While searching the residence an active Meth Lab was also discovered, necessitating the response of the Posey County Narcotics Unit for proper dismantlement. Randy Lee Terrell was transported from the residence by Posey County Sheriff’s Deputies, to the Posey County Jail where he was lodged. Terrell faces charges of burglary, theft, and the manufacture of methamphetamine. Charging information has been forwarded to the office of the Posey County Prosecutor. Assisting Latham in the investigation were New Harmony Town Marshal Scott Champlin and Ken Rose with the Posey County Narcotics Unit.
Relay mums available
North Posey Class of 1967 will hold their 45th class reunion on Saturday, September 15, 2012, at the Silver Bell in St. Wendel beginning at 6 p.m. If you are a member of the class and have not received you invitation or have questions feel free to call Maddy Overton 812-499-4124 or Irma Donner at 812-457-5390.
Kunstfest dinner The Kunstfest Pork Chop Dinner will be held at the Holy Angel’s air-conditioned Catholic Community Center on Sept. 15 from 3:30 - 6 p.m. Adults $10 and children $6.
Boy Scouts Sponsor run Boy Scout Troop 387 will host a 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 29 during Autumnfest in Poseyville. We hope to make this an annual event. A Facebook event has been created under: Boy Scout Troop 387-5K Run.
By Valerie Werkmeister New faces aren’t the only thing to change at North Elementary School in Poseyville this year. Along with a new principal, new teachers and staff, and the addition of students from the former New Harmony School are the implementation of new federal mandates, namely, RISE – a new way to evaluate educators. This evaluation is not only based on observation of the teachers’ performance while in class, but also by how well students perform on standardized testing such as ISTEP. RISE is the brainchild of the Indiana Department of Education and is structured as a way for administrators to provide useful feedback to teachers for professional growth. It will also be used as a tool to determine performance-based salary increases. According to new principal, Terri Waugaman, while the successes of each classroom depends on the effectiveness of each teacher, the success of the entire school rests on her shoulders. Waugaman replaces former principal, Tim Teel, who chose to return to the classroom. She comes from an administrative position at Longfellow Elementary School in Gary, IN. She has been working as a Title 1 facilitator, literacy coach and professional development coordinator since 2007. Superintendent Dr. Todd Camp stated that when the school board was challenged with the task of finding someone to be knowledgeable in RISE implementation and establishing new reading program criteria, the board unanimously chose Waugaman. “She is our superstar,” Camp said. RISE implementation isn’t the only challenge Waugaman faced. According to Camp, new federal guidelines mandate that all special education students receive instruction in the general classroom. “Gone are the days when the special education students are placed in a separate classroom and those teachers must teach them within their own class,”Waugaman added. The new thinking is that those students will benefit from the be-
North Principal Terri Waugaman havior and support of their peers in the general classroom. Now, the special education teachers will coteach in these classrooms. In order to do this, she was tasked with the tremendous job of changing and adjusting teacher, staff and aide schedules throughout the school. Recess and lunch times changed as well as the number of days per week students will go to gym, art, music and computer. North Elementary also received the distinction of becoming a Title 1 school, whereas before only certain students qualified for Title 1 assistance. Simply put, it means a majority of the students meet poverty-level criteria, thus qualifying for Title 1 federal assistance. The program’s emphasis is to help all disadvantaged children each state academic standards. The funds can be used for instruction, counseling, parent and program involvement. In return, school districts must meet accountability requirements for raising student performance. Camp explained the school corporation has hired four new instructional aides due to the school-wide Title 1 distinction. Scheduling for these aides, in addition to scheduling the special education teachers, has placed an increased challenge for the school’s overall schedule. Waugaman must plug-in time slots for the aides and teachers to cover all the bases. It is for this reason, she explains, that it was necessary to have all of the teachers instructing the same subjects throughout the day.
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Harper faces charges after crashing vehicle near Marrs
Relay for Life teams from St. Francis and St. Paul’s are selling locally-grown 9 inch mums for $8 each, to benefit Relay for Life. They are taking orders now through September 1 with delivery on September 8. Like us on Facebook and check it color information.
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‘Perfect storm’ creates myriad of changes for North Posey teachers
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The Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery’s Seventh Annual Member Exhibit, “The Good Ole Summertime,” will open Friday, August 17, and remain on display through Wednesday, September 12 at the 507 Church Street gallery. The exhibit features the artwork of Hoosier Salon member artists from around the state. On Saturday, August 25, from 4 to 7 p.m., the Gallery will host an artists’ reception and participate in the New Harmony Art & Antique Stroll. During the Stroll, businesses and galleries in the community remain open until 7. The Member Exhibit at the Hoosier Salon is a juried show. Awards will be presented at 6 p.m. during the artists’ reception. Refreshments are served and the public is cordially invited to attend. Fifth Third Bank is sponsoring a generous $500 “Best of Show” award. Individual sponsors for the evening are Mary Kight, Peggy Motz, Maggie Rapp, Jamie Rasure, Melissa Rynkiewich and Sue Wassmer. The Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery exhibits original art by Indiana artists. All art on display at the Gallery can be purchased. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, contact Gallery Director Maggie Rapp at 812-459-9851 or maggierapp@ sbcglobal.net.
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Jeffery Alan Harper By Dave Pearce A 52-year-old Vincennes man was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol near a Posey County elementary school. Jeffery Alan Harper faces preliminarily charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, a class D felony, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor. “We have been working
all the school zone hard this week trying to get traffic adjusted to the beginning of the new school year and the fact that school zone speed limits are now back in effect,” Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth said. Indiana State Police and the Posey County Sheriff’s Department arrested Harper around 7:44 a.m. Thursday after he was clocked at driving 83 mph through the school zone in front of Marrs Elementary School, an Indiana State Police news release said. Posey County Deputy Dan Montgomery was patrolling S.R. 62 near the school when he observed Harper’s Dodge Avenger traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed and passing other vehicles. According to the release, the vehicle was stopped and the driver identified himself. While talking to Harper, the release stated a strong
odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected and Harper’s speech was slurred. When officers asked him to exit the vehicle, they observed a beer can between the driver’s seat and the center console, the release said. Further investigation revealed he was legally in-
toxicated. Ironically, After Officer Montgomery had Harper in custody for the traffic offenses, information was received that his vehicle matched the description of a vehicle wanted in connection with a theft at the Huck’s Store in Mount Ver-
non. “The theft information has been forwarded to the Prosecutor, and Harper must deal with that situation as well” according to Oeth. Harper is currently being held on bond in the Posey County Jail.
William and Jordan Ricketts were injured in this crash on Old Highway 69 after colliding with a tree. Both were treated at the hospital for injuries sustained in the crash, none were from the resulting fire. Photo submitted.
Clean-up continues to be hot topic in Cynthiana By Valerie Werkmeister One of the Town of Cynthiana’s biggest assets is its park. Visitors come from throughout the county to have their children or grandchildren play on the massive jungle gym and play area. It is these reasons that brought Cindy Martin, of the Cynthiana Area Recreation and Environment, Inc. (CARE), to ex-
press her dismay to town council members over the recent condition of the park. Martin address the council during a council meeting August 14, and stated she recently observed weeds that were knee-high underneath the playground equipment. She also stated that there are government rules and regulations that
stipulate weed-control in the playground area. She advised that the weeds must be pulled out and cannot be killed with pesticides since children play in that area. She requested that garbage be picked up and questioned why two dead trees had not been removed from the park’s premises. The town’s sole outside employ-
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ee, Jason Gee, took offense to the accusations by Martin stating that the park is his first priority each day. He stated he picks up garbage in the park on a daily basis and does his best to keep weeds cut down. He maintained that on the week Martin visited, he was sick and had not had the opportunity to eradicate the weeds.
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