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Volume 138 Edition 34
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Board OKs plans for River Days 5K color run By Lois Mittino Gray Mount Vernon River Days Chairman Kay Kilgore appeared before the Mount Vernon Board of Works at its August 16 meeting to lay the groundwork for the festival’s newest event. She requested several road closings and many barricades for the inaugural offering of a 5K Color Run, sponsored by the Mount Vernon Marching Wildcats Band, on Saturday, September 8 starting at 8 a.m., at the Posey County Courthouse. Kilgore said that all intersections of Third Street from Walnut Street down to Edson Street going east would need to be blocked. Runners will then turn south on Edson, past the Second Street intersection, and turn back west on Water Street. All intersections on Water Street going west to Wood Street will need barricades. Then the runners will turn up Wood Street finishing a rectangular route back to the court house finish line. During the color run, colorful dye powders are flung at runner’s white tshirts as they pass by. She explained that the barricades will be removed after the race and then put in the appropriate places for the late afternoon parade down Main Street. Barricades were also requested to cover River Days Activities in Riverfront Park, the Jeep, Car, Truck and Tractor Shows at Second and Main, and the Pet Parade activities around Dr. Appel’s office. All roads will be entirely reopened by Sunday evening after clean-up is complete. Street Commissioner Max Dieterle approved the requests and said his department would handle all the necessary barricades. The board gave permission for all road closings as presented. When asked,
A large crowd gathered to watch as the Air Evac Helicopter landed at the Posey County Community Safety Fair held Saturday in the parking lot of Mount Vernon High School. Pictured front row, l to r, are: Israel and Trinity Toon. Back row, l to r: Pilot Josh Allen; RN Laura Alexander; and Flight Paramedic Ron Guth. Photo by Theresa Bratcher
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By Pam Robinson Purdue Extension Office, Posey County, may now boast about royal lineage. Kristen Lowry, the 2008 Miss Indiana State Fair, has graced the office since this past April as Extension Educator in Health and Kristen Lowry Human Science. Lowry steps into the time-honored position held by the beloved and capable Jane Jett until she retired. The new Extension Educator brings the education and experience to continue the tradition of excellence. The 2006 Gibson Southern High School graduate holds the distinction of playing on the softball team scoring two state championships. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from University of Southern Indiana in 2010. By 2012, she had received a master’s degree in administration from Oakland City University. Lowry taught elementary education a total of eight years before starting her tenure with the Purdue Extension Office in Posey County.
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Home invasion ends Poseyville Fire Department looking with teen’s arrest to replace or rebuild SVA bottles By Dave Pearce The home of a Posey County Council member was intruded over the weekend and apparently, the invasion did not end well for the 17-year-old intruder. According to Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth, Posey County Councilman Tom Schneider was in his home on Saturday evening awaiting the return of his family. Schneider was apparently in the kitchen preparing some food when he heard a loud noise. Thinking it was his family who was returning, Schneider went to the door and looked around but was unable to see anyone or hear any further noises. He returned to the kitchen while apparently, the intruder had made his way into the basement of the rural Posey County home. Upon hearing another noise, Schneider looked down the hallway of his home and was face-to-face with the unknown intruder at
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By Dave Pearce Poseyville Fire Chief Sam Martin announced in a recent Poseyville Town Council meeting that donation letters will soon be going out to Poseyville residents. But from the sound of things, the letters are not go-
ing out too soon. According to Martin, all SVA bottles currently being used by the Poseyville Fire Department, will expire in the year 2020. Replacement or rebuilding of the town’s current bottles will come with a high price tag. If
the bottles can be rebuilt, it will come at a cost of $550 apiece. If the valves have to be rebuilt, it will cost another $362 apiece on the SVA packs. Martin said that without the packs,
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NP takes steps to improve insurance By Dave Pearce Monday’s North Posey School Board meeting was shorter than usual as two members were unable to attend this month’s meeting. However, in an effort to maintain high quality teachers and support staff, the board agreed to ante up for more of the health insurance premiums for some areas and some pay increases in other areas North Posey School Supt. Dr. Todd
Camp asked the board to approve the elimination of the cooks’ insurance group and move them to the bus driver group. In addition, Camp requested approval to increase the current corporation insurance contribution by $700 for a family plan and $350 for a single plan.
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Quiet strength
Pork Chop Dinner August 25, 4:30-7 p.m. Carryout 11a.m.-6:30 p.m. Trinity United Church of Christ
Nearing 90, local woman’s spirit is unbreakable
Arts and Antique Stroll August 25, 2018 4-7 p.m. New Harmony Cream the Candidates August 26, 2018 1:30 - 4 p.m. The Granary, NH Mount Vernon River Days September 7 - 9, 2018 Mount Vernon Riverfront Kunstfest September 15 - 16, 2018 New Harmony Autumnfest September 29 - 30, 2018 Poseyville
More information on these and other events inside today’s Posey County News
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By Pam Robinson Savah native Margaret Russell remembers fondly the overnight trips to the Indianapolis Women’s and Children’s Market as a co-owner of Moll’s Dress Shop in Mount Vernon with her friend, Glenda Schisler. The two relied on Margaret’s baby sister, Mary, to join them in making the women’s clothing store a household word in Posey County. “Glenda, Mary, and I were the Three Musketeers,” she says. “We enjoyed it.” Mary’s daughter, Lisa Frye, draws out a more serious note about what the dress shop meant to her Aunt Margaret, more affectionately known as Mimi. “It was her therapy,” Lisa observes. She explains Aunt Margaret’s work in the store, especially talking with others, helped her and the people she heard. The 89-year-old has faced deep sorrow during her life with the passing of all three of her children — sons Bruce and Kirby and daughter Vicki. Her husband of 67 years, Ed, passed away just last September, a year after Vicki. “Life has not been all rainbows and unicorns for Aunt Margaret,” Lisa comments. Yet, Margaret’s spirit remains unbroken. Although she weeps in telling about her family tragedies, she doesn’t tarry in sorrow and
The Golden Years certainly doesn’t nurse bitterness. She speaks with graciousness and gentleness. Such kind beauty must arise from a deep trust in God. Margaret has built a relationship with God since childhood. She recalls three main stops in the Savah community then: Bethesda Church, the general store, and Walker School, sometimes referred to as Savah University, which housed grades 1-8. “I most enjoyed recess and math. I loved math,” she says. “We had to go out the back door and go ‘round the back to the bathroom in the winter time. That was fun, too.” Humor isn’t lost on Margaret. One of nine children born to Rosalie and Arve York, Margaret was child number three. (Of the six boys and three girls, two boys and Margaret live today.) Lisa’s mother, Mary, was next to the youngest born and 13 years Margaret’s junior, but the two passed for twins. Small wonder, these two sisters shared such a close bond.
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Margaret Russell will celebrate her ninetieth birthday Sunday, August 26. Photo by Pam Robinson