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North Posey welcomes New Harmony students in ‘win-win’ By Valerie Werkmeister New Year’s resolutions are a promise to make a positive change. Two local school districts will soon meet to make their own type of resolution…to consolidate into one. The Metropolitan School Districts of New Harmony and North Posey School will meet on January 19, at 6 p.m. in the New Harmony School media center to approve a consolidation resolution. Both boards have met several times in the last month after New Harmony announced it would close its doors at the end of this school year. New Harmony was forced to make the decision due to declining enrollment and a lack of state funding. Integration activities are being planned to help acclimate the New Harmony students to
North Posey Schools. According to a press release from New Harmony Superintendent, Fran Thoele, an informational meeting for junior high and high school parents and students is scheduled for January 23. They will meet at 6 p.m. in the New Harmony media center. Current sixth grade students should attend this meeting. Elementary students and parents should plan to meet on January 24 at the same time. Transitioning students has been the most important priority for both schools. “We’re excited about them coming to North Posey. We want to do everything we can to make them feel comfortable and welcome. If this situation were reversed, we’d hope they’d do the same for us,” said Dr. Todd Camp, North Posey Superintendent.
According to Camp, transitioning the students has been the most simple task both boards have before them. Combining the technology, property, permanent records and employees proves to be a bit more of a challenge. As part of the consolidation process, North Posey will assume all of New Harmony’s assets and liabilities. As such, North Posey will gain three new buses to its fleet. Camp added that all New Harmony elementary students will go to North Elementary. Bussing will be provided and he anticipates they will need to extend a few current bus routes and add on an additional two or three routes. They will aim to keep the bus rides less than an hour long for any route. Any elementary student that wishes to at-
tend South Terrace Elementary will need to provide their own transportation. “It’s really been an easy process so far due to open communication and honesty between boards,” Camp added. Plans for the Washington, D.C. trip New Harmony students in grades eight through 11 will take April 29 – May 5, are being finalized. A New Harmony school-wide celebration will be held sometime in May. Thoele stated details would be released as plans are finalized. “This is a win-win for both schools,” Camp said. “They’re a great school and they’re coming to a great school. They will just have the additional benefit of not operating under the cloud of worry if the school is closing.”
Commissioners name annual appointments for new year By Valerie Werkmeister A new year has dawned and with it comes the annual appointments to various boards and offices throughout Posey County. These dedicated individuals help keep the wheels of progress grinding throughout the county. The following individuals were nominated and approved by the commissioners during their last meeting of 2011. •Health board – Larry Horton and Dr. William Sutton were reappointed for four-year terms that will end December 31, 2015. •Area Plan Commission – James Alsop was reappointed for a oneyear term. •County Attorney - Van Haaften and Farrar Attorneys at Law were hired at a rate of $165 per hour for a one year term. •Animal Control Officer – Charles Mobley was reappointed for a one-year term. •Coliseum Board – Eugene McCoy, Donald Renschler and Charles Seibert were reappointed for oneyear terms. •Building Authority Board – Don Mercer was reappointed for a oneyear term. •Veterans Service Officer – Eugene McCoy was reappointed for a one-year term. •Posey County Redevelopment board – J. Michael Ashworth and Robert Rust were reappointed for one-year terms. •E-911 Advisory Board – Wes Dixson was appointed as a replacement for Roger Waters who recently retired. Charles Thompson, Greg Oeth, Ralph Weinzapfel, Tim Compton, Dana Allyn and Larry Robb were reappointed to one-year terms. •Board of Children and Family Services – Scott Moye was reappointed for a one-year term. •Common Construction Wage Board – Gary Thiem, Gary Fox, and Larry Scott were reappointed for one-year terms. •Designate newspapers – The Posey County News and Mt. Vernon Democrat were designated for a one-year term. •ADA Compliance Committee – Terry Penn, David Angermeier and Judy Heberer were reappointed for one-year terms. •Building Commissioner – Ed Battieger was reappointed for a oneyear term. •Highway Superintendent – Stephen Schenk was reappointed for a one-year term. •Maintenance Crew - Ann Higgs retired at the end of the year. Her replacement will be named at a future date. Sharon Carr and John Hoehn were reappointed for oneyear terms. •Executive Assistant – Keely Winiger was reappointed for a oneyear term.
Reynolds is ‘Person of Interest’ in police chase, vehicle theft
Mount Vernon Mayor John Tucker (front right) recites the oath of office before the Honorable Judge James Redwine in the judge's circuit court chambers on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. In the background (L to R) looking on are Sherry Willis, administrative assistant for the mayor; Roy Maynard, city street commissioner; Grant Beloat, chief of police; and Chuck Gray, city water superintendent. Photo by Pam Robinson
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Seitz carries on law enforcement torch By Pam Robinson New Posey County Deputy Dustin Seitz has granted the wish to serve as a law enforcement officer for three generations. His grandfather Bob Seitz and his father Darrin got sidetracked en route to their dream and followed the path to jobs in local industry. Now 24-yearold Dustin lives the dream for all of them. Dad says he left Dustin no choice but to develop an interest in law enforcement. “My favorite show on TV is ‘Cops.’ It’s what I watch all the time,” Dad admits. “Dustin always jokes about watching reruns of ‘Cops.’ I’ve seen every episode. He’s pretty well living my dream, to tell the truth.” Another beloved family member, Great Uncle Harold Winings, influenced Dustin to live his dream. A career police officer in Lexington, Ky., Uncle Harold shared his experiences with his young nephew. “He would tell me all kind of stories, and I could relate well to him and his job,” Dustin comments. By the time Dustin reached his sophomore year at Mount Vernon High School, he talked about no other career option than law enforcement. Mom Lisa says Career Day at the high school cemented the decision along with Dustin’s participation in the D.A.R.E. program designed to steer teens away from illegal drugs. Straight out of high school in 2006, the graduating senior started working on his bachelor’s degree
in criminal justice at Eastern Kentucky University, or EKU, in Richmond, Ky. He completed his degree in four years while working summers at Mount Vernon’s Warehouse Services, Inc., or WSI, where he continued to work after he walked the line at EKU. Then, in January 2011, Dustin put his deep commitment to law enforcement in action. He signed on as a reserve deputy for the Posey County Sheriff’s Department. Like any other reserve deputy, Dustin received no pay for his work, counting it a blessing to receive a wealth of experience instead. “I can’t say enough good things about our reserve program,” he says. “It’s extremely helpful to all of us full-time deputies because we wouldn’t be able to do some of the things we do without them. We rely on them. We’re understaffed as it is.” When one of the sheriff’s paid full-time deputies left his job late last year, Dustin knew the time was right to apply for the open position. The long, demanding process once again tested his dedication to law enforcement. It required written and physical agility tests, background investigations and psychological profiles. This past September, Dustin was sworn in at the Mount Vernon Coliseum as a full-time deputy for the Posey County Sheriff’s Department. He graduated
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On a chilly Sunday early evening, this Poseyville family gathered around a warm fire in their back yard to spend quality time together and stay warm. Pictured are Shawn French, Jacob French, Jasmine French, and Justin French. Photo by Dave Pearce
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By Dave Pearce On Friday afternoon, a strange occurrence led area police agencies into a situation they did not expect. According to Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth, New Harmony’s Scott Champlain was investigating a hit and run incident involving a vehicle and a mailbox. As Champlain was in the area of the hit and run, he noticed a subject approaching his vehicle from the Reynolds rear at what appeared to be a high rate of speed. Champlain began to slow and then to stop and radioed in to Posey Dispatch that the vehicle had stopped behind him. “We believe the identity of the person to be Ryan Reynolds,” Oeth said. “We would ask the public for help with any information regarding the location of Mr. Reynolds. We found some things in the vehicle he abandoned which was his personal identification.” As Champlain began to exit the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle saw that Champlain was a law enforcement official, the man fled in his vehicle and refused to stop, despite Champlain’s efforts. Oeth confirmed that at no time did it become a high-speed chase. Oeth said that Champlain followed the suspect into a subdivision near New Harmony School in the city limits and then out the highway, southbound, past the cemetery on the Old Highway 69 out of New Harmony. “As they approached the Wiley property on Highway 69 where the road bends, the suspect pulled into the lot and jumped from the vehicle and fled on foot,” Oeth explained. “Scott had called that he was in pursuit but then he called back in that the suspect had fled on foot. He went down into a little wooded area there.” Oeth said that the Indiana State Police with their dog showed up as did Poseyville Police Officer Doug Saltzman. Members of the Mount Vernon City Police also assisted with their canine yet they were unable to locate the man as darkness overtook them. At about the same time as the pursuit was occurring, a vehicle belonging to Taylor Schmitt and located at the Greg Redman home on Highway 69 was reported missing. Oeth indicated that if the suspect is indeed Reynolds, he had been driving his mother’s vehicle until he abandoned it on foot at the
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Mount Vernon School Board President Heather Allyn presents Alyssa Dawn Jochim with her diploma from Mount Vernon Senior High School at the Tuesday, January 3, board meeting. Several family members were present to celebrate the completion of Jochim’s education at the school district’s alternative school, the Opportunity Center. Photo by Pam Robinson
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By Pam Robinson The Mount Vernon School Board conducted a smooth election of 2012 officers at its Tuesday, January 3, meeting. Board members unanimously agreed on Heather Allyn as president, Kathy Weinzapfel as vice president and Randy Boyer as secretary. Beth Mcfadin Higgins (outgoing president) and Brian Jeffries also serve on the school board. The board dealt with customary, important beginningof-the-year business matters at its organizational meeting, including passing a resolution to maintain the same compensation for board members in 2012 as in 2011: salaries of $1,889 per year, $106 for the second regular meeting of the month and $59 for special meetings. Superintendent Tom Kopatich noted that no special meetings were held in 2011. In addition, the board agreed to the same mileage reimbursement in 2012 as in 2011, 44 cents per mile, well below the allowance set by the IRS, 55.5 cents per mile. Later in the meeting, the board confirmed the resignation of Jeff Crabtree as head softball coach at the high school with Kopatich stating the district will post the position right away. In addition, the board confirmed the employment of Janelle Burton as speech and language pathologist for Marrs Elementary School three days a week (60 percent). More items of interest and importance surfaced during the review of discussion topics. Perhaps most important for parents and pre-K children is Superintendent Kopatich’s announcement that the special education preschool will continue to operate at Farmersville Elementary School, but no new preschool classes will open. Kopatich commended existing preschool facilities, saying, “The community does a great job” in meeting the needs of pre-K children. He said he wasn’t closing off the possibility for adding preschool classes in the future, but at this time, the school district will support community preschools rather than taking on a new enterprise. Parents are reminded that Kindergarten Roundup will take place the first Wednesday in February, a new yearly pattern the district wants to establish. February 1, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., each elementary school will begin enrolling kindergarten students for the 2012-2013 school year. If school is canceled or delayed on February 1 due to inclement weather, the district has set the make-up date for the event as Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Each elementary principal will be available from 9-10 a.m. on the date of the event to answer questions and to give a short tour of their buildings. Of course, enrollment for kindergarten students can be completed anytime after the roundup date as well. Kopatich also told the board that discussion at the next board meeting on Tuesday, January 17, will include possible purchase of the second of two properties adjoining West Elementary School. Last month, the board voted 4-1 to purchase property adjoining West Elementary School at 1025 West Fourth Street for $53,550 taken from the capital projects fund. After discussion of the purchase details for the second property at the January 17 meeting, board members will vote on whether or not to go through with the purchase at the Monday, February 6, 2012, meeting. Board action included: •Accepting the resignation from Jeff Crabtree as head softball coach at Mount Vernon High School effective immediately and confirming the employment of Janelle Burton as a speech/language pathologist for Marrs Elementary School three days a week (60 percent). •Granting and presenting Alyssa Dawn Jochim a diploma from Mount Vernon Senior High School. Several of Jochim’s family members were present to celebrate her achievement. •Appointing Mary Buchanan as treasurer and Loren Evans as deputy treasurer for the school district from January 1 through December 31, 2012. •Appointing the firm of Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald and Hahn to serve as legal counsel for the school corporation in 2012 at the hourly rate of $165 and a staff rate of $65 an hour. The hourly rate increased by $2 an hour while the staff rate remained the same as last year. •Adopted the resolution permitting the specified use of signature stamps, the resolution permitting the use of signature images to sign checks by the treasurer and deputy treasurer for the school district and the resolution permitting the use of signature images by the treasurer and deputy treasurer for the school lunch extracurricular account. •Allowing the writing of checks in advance of board approval to take advantage of discounts and to make advance payments for current vouchers when necessary to serve the best interests of the school corporation. •Adopting a corporate resolution that authorizes the following persons to manage specified accounts: Metropolitan School District, or MSD, of Mount Vernon, Mary Buchanan and Loren Evans; MSD school lunch extracurricular account, Betty Mann and Thelma Sebree; Mount Vernon High School, Steven Riordan or Tom Russell and Susan Reynolds or Debra Dick; athletic fund, Gary Redman and Debra Dick or Susan Reynolds; Mount Vernon Junior High School, Jerry W. Funkhouser or Kyle Jones and Trudy Keach; Farmersville Elementary, David Frye and Deborah Isham; Marrs Elementary, Greg DeWeese and Kathi Small; and West Elementary, Paul Swanson and Shelley Goad. •Adopting a resolution that authorizes the school district treasurer to invest surplus funds and to establish investment income accounts for the receipt of said interest income for calendar year 2012. •Appointing Bill Stein as industry representative and Loren Evans as taxpayer representative to the Common Construction Wage Committee. •Setting regular meeting dates for the first and third Monday of each month at 5:45 p.m. in the Mount Vernon Junior High School media center. The public should note that the next meeting of the Mount Vernon School Board will be held Tuesday, January 17, at 5:45 p.m. in the junior high media center since the third Monday falls on a holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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OBITUARIES Helen Mattingly Helen Mattingly, 92, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Deaconess Hospital. She was born on November 24, 1919, in Harrisburg, Ill., to George Russell, Sr. and Lizzy (Morgan) Russell. Helen owned and operated the Idelwild Café for 29 years. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Auxilia Owen Dunn Post #5 and the Moose Lodge Auxiliary in Mount Vernon. Helen loved to read and enjoyed playing clabber. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James H. Mattingly; daughter, Glenda Sue Adams; and her brother, George Russell, Jr. Helen is survived by daughters, Wanda Mattingly (Larry Hall, Jr.) of Mount Vernon; Brenda Henderson (Jerry) of Cadiz, Ky.; son, Russell Burnett (Connie) of Phillipstown, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Troy and Todd Burnett, Chris Adams, Bruce and Anthony Hamilton, Kristi Rawlings, and Jeremy Hall; 17 great grandchildren; and a niece, Kalah Cook of Evansville. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 9, 2012, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St. in Mount Vernon, Ind., with the Rev. Dallas Robinson officiating with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation was from 2 until 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Special Account for Heath Care Needs. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com
Naurice Butler Naurice Butler, 93, of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on February 16, 1918, in Posey County, Ind., to Samuel and Ida (French) Butler. Naurice graduated in 1935 from Mount Vernon High School and went on to join the United States Marine Corp. He served in China and was involved in the invasion of Okinawa. Naurice retired in 1975 after 34 years of service with Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Op Transportation. He was a member of the Elks Lodge # 277, American Legion Owen Dunn Post #5, and Teamsters Local # 144 in Terre Haute, Ind. Naurice enjoyed golfing and loved to read. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ora Dell (McFadden) Butler; daughters, Glenna Carr (Randy), Elaine Cross (Curtis); son, Max Butler (Lois); sisters, Eileen Alldredge and Lois Blackburn (Pitts); 12 grandchildren; Connie Vance, Kay Hoehn, Ronald Wagner, Janet Issa, Lisa Herendeen, Shane Claybrooke, Tammy Moll, Angie Varner, Michelle Halter, Max Butler, Jr., Kent Butler, and Bart Butler; 15 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren; and his pet, Sophie. Visitation was held from 3 until 6 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2012, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St. in Mount Vernon, with a military service at 3 p.m. and a service by the Elks Lodge at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com
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Michael H. Burns, age 57 of Mount Vernon, Ind., passed away Thursday December 29, 2011, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Watford City, North Dakota. Michael was the son of Joseph and Helen Fender, born on December 28, 1954, in Havre de Grace, Maryland. He worked for Flour C Corporation for 28 years before joining Wanzek Construction, Inc. as a Level 3 Superintendent in 2010. He had a love for being outdoors including: horseback riding and roping, 4 wheeler riding, and boating. Many would say his biggest attribute was his personality and his ability to socialize. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Bobbi Jo and Adam Boyd of New Harmony, Ind., his son and daughter-in-law Michael Adam and Jessica Burns of Pearland, Texas, his father, Joseph Fender of Mount Pleasant, Tenn. Brothers: Timothy Fender of Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Wayne Fender of White Hall, Md., and Kevin Fender of Elkton, Md. Sisters: Terri Caudill of Havre de Grace, Md., and Cindy Spittler of Mountain View, Mo. Grandchildren: Valerie Boyd, Halyn Boyd, Lorelai Boyd, and Paxton Boyd all of New Harmony, Ind. Mike was preceded in death by his mother Helen Fender. A Celebration of Mike’s life was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday January 7, 2011, at the Austin-Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Ind. The family received friends from 9 a.m. until service time. Memorials are suggested to the Burns children. Family and friends were invited to the Owen Dunn American Legion immediately following the service for a meal and time of remembrance. Online Condolences can be left at austinfuneralhome.com
Gladys Adams passed away peacefully on the morning of January, 5, 2012. Mrs. Adams was born on December 31, 1926, in Mount Vernon, Indiana. She was the middle child of three. Gladys is survived by her four children, 17 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Clifford Adams and will be laid to rest beside him at Bushnell Military Cemetery, in Bushnell, Fla. Her viewing was held Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Palmetto Funeral Home, 2049 Carolina Place Drive, Fort Hill, SC. Her family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations are sent to The Cancer Society.
Susan Elaine Stratton Susan Elaine Stratton, 51, of Knox City, Texas, born November 8, 1960, to James and Betty (Sims) Voelker in Evansville, Ind., passed away Friday, December 23, 2011, at Hendrick Medical Center, in Abilene, Texas. She was a graduate of Mater Dei High School and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Poseyville Poseyville, Ind Ind. Susan was preceded in death by a daughter: Kathryn “Katie” Stratton; son: Kaleb Ray Stratton; sister: Theresa Noland and grandparents: Dorothy and Sil Voelker, Cecelia and Lamar Sims. Surviving are her children: Kimberly and Keegan Stratton; her parents: James and Betty (Sims) Voelker; sisters: Diana McCullough, Patty Fehrenbacher; brothers: James Voelker, Jr. and Andy Voelker; seven grandchildren and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews along with her companion Tom Wolberton. Memorial services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012, at Werry Funeral Home, Poseyville Chapel, with burial in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Cemetery with Father Ed Schnur officiating. Friends and family paid their respects from 8:30 a.m., Saturday, until service time at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6301 Old Boonville Highway, Suite B, Evansville, Indiana 47715 or online at www.cancer.org.
County appointments, from Page 1A •Emergency Management Director – Larry Robb was reappointed for a one-year term. •Board of Review – Billy Ray Butler and Don Oeth were reappointed for one-year terms. Commissioner Alsop will speak to the Posey County Clerk, Nancy Hoehn, about the third appointment for this board. •Wabash River Heritage – Ralph Weinzapfel was reappointed for a two-year term. •ABC Board – Keith Weedman was reappointed for a oneyear term. •Workforce Investment Board – Robert Stemple was reappointed for a one-year term. The commissioners will need to appoint another person to this board. •Director EMS – Charles Thompson was reappointed for a one-year term. •Director E-911 – Sabrina Harms was reappointed for a one-year term. •Wadesville Fire Department – Current board member, Mike Tenbarge, had not responded to Winiger’s contacts about this board. The commissioners agreed to table this appointment. •Board of Zoning Appeals – Sophia Roby was reappointed
for a four-year term that ends December 31, 2015. •Wadesville-Blairsville Regional Sewer District – Current board member, Vic Grisham, had had not responded to Winiger’s contacts about this board. The commissioners agreed to table this appointment. •EMA Advisory Board – Jay Price was reappointed for a one-year term. •Compton Ditch Drainage & Repair Unit – Ronald Eimer was reappointed for a one-year term. •Economic Coalition Development of Southwestern Indiana Corporation – Scott Moye and Michelle Hudson were reappointed for one-year terms. •Economic Coalition Development of Southwestern Indiana Corporation Executive Committee – Scott Moye was reappointed for a one-year term. •Community Corrections Board – appointments to this board were also tabled. •Emergency Management Services Committee – commissioners are in need of four individuals to serve on this board. Appointments to this board were tabled. The next commissioner’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, at 9 a.m. at the Hovey House in Mount Vernon.
Seitz new deputy, from Page 1A ment Academy. Now, he takes turns riding with three training officers in the department—Bill Denning, Beth LaVey and Andy Porath. When he goes solo in March, he holds high expectations for serving the people of Posey County, including bringing down meth statistics. “Most officers say they want to help the community,” Dustin states, “but I feel I can actually make a difference in the community. Being from here, I can relate
to the people of the community—may it be Mount Vernon or Cynthiana or Griffin or wherever it might be. I have good communication skills. I feel like I can talk to all the different kinds of people in the community. And I’m always a person who’s willing to help. Mom and Dad taught me that by good example.” Mom says, “We’re very proud of him.” Dad can’t hold back the highest praise for his son
any child could ever want to hear. “He never did anything wrong,” Darrin insists. “I was always waiting for that day when something would go, ‘Boom!’ but it never happened. He is very genuine. He is absolutely in the right field because he doesn’t have any skeletons in the closet. He’s absolutely a gem of a gentleman because he didn’t do anything wrong as a child. We truly didn’t deserve him.”
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Car chase, from Page 1A Wiley property. Oeth said Reynolds is definitely the “Person of Interest” in the theft of the vehicle at the Redman residence. Posey County Sheriff Deputy Tom Latham released mug photos of Reynolds in the case on Sunday afternoon. Oeth explained that Reynolds has a significant history with local law enforcement and that he has served some prison time. “Mr. Reynolds has some obligations that he has to meet with local parole officials and obviously, a part of that is keeping in con-
tact and being available for contact,” Oeth explained. “We will ask his parole officer to start trying to make
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Betty Reinitz Betty Reinitz, 84, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Don; and six children, Brenda, Jennifer, Tammy, Robin, Darrell and Brett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at Schneider Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Friends may visit from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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RETROSPECT Seeds of the Sower When Mother Theresa of India saw people dying on the streets, she carried them into her home, and she cared for them until they died. But a strange thing happened. When the people
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with terminal diseases were cared for, they felt the love of Christ. Hope sprung up in their hearts, and they lived. They’re changing the name of their place from Home of The Dying to
Home of The Living. Faith can turn trials into triumphs. Love can change scars into stars. Hope can transform despair into delight. The Bible says, “Hope thou in God.”
St. Mary’s Medical Equipment opens new location St. Mary’s Medical Equipment is now open in a new location on Evansville’s west side, 2345 W. Franklin Street, Suite 102, on the corner of Franklin and St. Joe. Pictured (l to r): Jerry Wassmer, Richard Kraft, Armon Motz, Wayne T Wiggons, This location is housed Jackie Wiggons, Peggy Motz, Lana Kraft and Sharon Wassmer enjoy celebrating New in the same building as our Year’s Eve at the Red Wagon Restaurant in Poseyville, Ind. Photo submitted Westside Connection phy-
sician offices. It will more conveniently serve those patients, and others who live and work in the area. St. Mary’s Medical Equipment is a full service store with items such as lift chairs, walking aides, braces, and bath safety items. It also includes unique retail and gift
products. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the third St. Mary’s Medical Equipment location. The others are in the lobby of St. Mary’s Medical Center on Washington Ave. and at 6840 Logan Drive.
Senior Connection seminars to be held at St. Mary’s Seminars focused on topics of interest to seniors are scheduled by St. Mary’s Senior Connection. Seminars are held at The Meeting Room, 951C S. Hebron Ave. (between Bellemeade and Washington Ave.) adjacent to the Senior Connection office. They will be presented by Stephen Imes, Director of Senior Connection. All seminars
are free but registration is required. Call St. Mary's Senior Connection at 812/473-7271 or toll-free 800-258-7610 for reservations and directions. Welcome to Medicare 4 p.m., Thursday, January 26 4 p.m., Thursday, March 22 This program is designed for individuals that are, or
will be, new to the federal Medicare program. It will help you understand how the program works and what you need to know to make an informed choice about supplemental coverage, including prescription drug plans. This is an informational program only. No specific plans or products will be discussed. Long Term Care—What
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10 YEARS AGO, January 8, 2002 Eric Joseph Brenner was the first baby boy born in 2002 from Posey County, he is the son of Alan and Jo Brenner of Poseyville. Eric was born Jan. 2 at 10:16 a.m. in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Emma Sue Hazelett was the first baby girl born in Posey County in 2002. She is the daughter of Carol Funkhouser and David Hazelett of Mount Vernon. Emma was born Jan. 2 at 8:23 a.m. at St. Mary’s Medical Center. A senior on the New Harmony boys Basketball team, Jonathan scored 21 points in the Rappites victory over Providence Saturday night.
25 YEARS AGO, January 7, 1987 Imagine being roused from a deep sleep by a phone call informing you have just won ten thousand doolars in a game of chance. Sounds to good to be true doesn’t it? For Cindy Hoehn it was very real. She recieved a call announcing that she won the grand prize in the Poseyville Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest Days Festival Contest. The drawing was held during a dance at the American Legion. Contest coordinators and friends called Cindy at home about 12:30 a.m. to tell her the good news. When she recieved the call she didn’t believe it at first. “I thought it was my friends playing a joke on me,” she explained.
50 YEARS AGO, January 5, 1962 Farm prices rose nearly 1 per cent in the month ended Dec. 15 but slipped about 1 per cent below those of a year ago, the Agriculture Department reported Friday. Chiefly responsible for the rise in December were higher prices for meat animals, commercial broilers, oranges, and tobacco. Prices for cotton, eggs, and milk were seasonably lower. Farm costs rose slightly during the month under the impact of higher prices for used cars, livestock feed, and food. Farm costs were 1 per cent higher than a year earlier. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Redman of near Wadesville have just returned from California where they attended the wedding of their son, Navy Lt. Robert Lee Redman.
If? 4 p.m., Tuesday, February 21 For most of us, it’s hard to face the possibility of ever needing long-term care yet we know that it can happen. Planning for the “possible” goes a long way in preserving the financial and emotional security for you and your family. This seminar will show how long term care is delivered today and explore ways to finance the cost of such care. We will look at state and federal programs, traditional LTC insurance as well as other financial products that can cover the high cost of such care. All are welcome but this seminar is most appropriate for those aged 50-69. This program is informational only. No specific insurance plan(s) will be discussed.
Tucker makes appointments
Mount Vernon Mayor, John M. Tucker, today announced several appointments to City Boards. Donald Oeth was appointed to the Mount Vernon-Black Township Park Board, Robert Boerner to the Board of Zoning Appeals, Grant Beloat to the Posey County Corrections Advisory Board and Barry Tanner to the Area Plan Commission. These four appointments are for four years. Jackson Higgins was appointed as the Mayor’s representative to the Posey County
about just spending 15 minutes playing with your cat a few days a week? Please resolve to insure all animals have proper shelter, a good diet and see a vet at least once a year for a check-up, rabies shot and other vaccines. Also, both dogs and cats are susceptible to heartworms as well as other parasites. Your vet can recommend the best flea and worming treatments as well as heartworm preventatives. For outside animals, winter is a critical time. Outside animals need proper shelter to keep them dry and out of the wind. The shelter should be sized for your pet. Too large and it
will not be able to contain the animal’s body heat and help keep them warm. Too small and the animal will not be able to fit in it completely. Outside animals also require a quality diet and more of it in the winter months. They consume more food to help keep their bodies warm in cold weather. A constant source of clean unfrozen water is important too. If there is any way you can bring your dog or cat in at night, please do so. Both of you will rest better knowing everyone is safe and warm. Together let us make 2012 a safe, happy and healthy year for our furry friends and ourselves.
January 10 - John Ahren, Maggie Armstrong, Dick Rutledge, Jeanette Sturgell, Krista Wilson January 11 - Vera Johnson, Holly Poshard, Ethel Stallings, Harold Stovall, Phyllis Westfall January 12 - Molly Felder Grimm, Harry Hottel Jr., Laura Mohr, Sue Watson, Rose Wilkinson, Heather Weldon January 13 - Doug Little, Tina Parker, Ashley Shelton, Gail Norton, Geno Nix, K.D. Patton January 14 - Virginia DeFries, Agnes Morton, Sophie Panetti, David Parnell, Travis Kidd, Nicole Weinzapfel Schmitt, Shelly Eagan January 15 - Marilyn A. Cox, Abigail Mae Coon,
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I wish to thank the directors, officers, and employees of CSB State Bank for hosting my wonderful retirement celebrations. Thanks to them, also, for the gifts, flowers, and donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It was a pleasure and honor to have worked with so many fine people at CSB State Bank over the years. Most people cannot honestly say they look forward to going to work but I always did. Thanks to the many bank customer-friends, personal friends, and family members who came by to visit with me. I cherish the cards and gifts I received and will miss seeing your smiling faces. God bless each and every one of you. MARGE HAMMAN
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The new Community Center (at Hedges) will open Wednesday, January 11th from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (entrance #11). Community Center hours will be the same as previous location, Tuesday and Thursday noon – 8 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday noon -6 p.m. Parks and Recreation office (at Hedges) is now open M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. room #137 (entrance #8)
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Posey Humane Society News Along with all our other New Year’s Resolutions, please do not forget to include our furry friends in our year’s activities. Our dogs need exercise and companionship as well as food and shelter. Cats, while a little more independent then most dogs, still crave attention. When you think about starting that exercise program you have been talking about, take your dog for a walk each day. Both of you will get exercise and your dog will enjoy the time with you. For cat lovers, there are leashes available for cats and they can be taught to walk with you. If not, how
Volunteer Helen Cowan of Mount Vernon greets guests to At The Cross Mission during Thursday night's meal time. Directed by Rev. the Myers Hyman of First Church of the Nazarene in Mount Vernon, At the Cross Mission opened in its new location at the former Hedges Central Elementary School on Monday, January 2. The mission serves free meals to anyone, no questions asked, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 5-7 p.m., either in its 80-person capacity dining room or in carryout. Seventy-eight meals were served on the first night at Hedges with the numbers remaining high the remainder of the week. Photo by Pam Robinson
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COMMUNITY & SOCIAL Under the Beams concert January 14 at the Rapp-Owen Granary Under the Beams is pleased to announce a concert featuring the Austin based singing powerhouse Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis. This dynamic duo is known as Texas Country’s first couple. The performance promises to bring a fresh brand of music that is sure to please everyone. The concert will be Saturday, January 14 at 8 pm at the RappOwen Granary in New Harmony. Kelly Willis is a songwriter, but is best known as a singer, blessed with one of the finest voices in all of country music. Her voice is both silky and so fluid it threatens to slip through the notes being played by her and husband Bruce Robison’s crackerjack band. Robison is a singer, but is best known as a songwriter and has written some of mainstream country’s best songs – George Strait’s “Wrapped,” Tim McGraw’s “Angry All The Time” and the Dixie Chicks’ “Trav-
Author Mark Tate book signing Jan. 14 Mark Tate, a resident of Carmi, Ill., will be available to sign copies of his Christian Life book, Tug O’ War: Winning the Battle between Good and Evil. Author Mark Tate Book Signing event will take place on January 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. Located at 624 S Green River Rd., Evansville, Ind. Join author Mark Tate as he shares with you how to defeat evil and draw closer
to God. There is a constant spiritual battle between good and evil happening in every person's life. However, as you read this book, watch your life change as God begins turning situations around for you when it seems as if there is no hope left. Tug O' War will also give you understanding in why Jesus chose to die for us. It will help believers grow closer to God and unbelievers get right with God.
elling Soldier.” What they choose to embrace for themselves as a duo suggests the best that ‘countrypolitan’ and western have to offer. All concerts are on Saturday evenings beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are available by calling our box office at 812-6823128. Tickets can also be purchased at Events of Harmony, 527 Church Street, New Harmony. Individual tickets are $28 and students are $15. There are still season tickets available and may be purchased for the complete series of all four concerts for $100. For more information, please visit www.underthebeams.org.
Art After Dark at Creation Station February 25 Join us between 7 - 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 25 for “Art After Dark” at Creation Station in New Harmony with artist and educator, Alalesa Huffman. Learn the basics of oil painting. Early registration for this special event is
Dulcimer classes to begin at Creation Station Local musician and artist, Rick Huffman will be conducting a series of beginner level dulcimer classes. This session will start Tuesday, January 10 and run through February 7. Classes will be held each Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Creation Station and will include instruction in music/tablature reading and basic playing techniques. Instructional materials will be provided. Class size will be limited to ten students. The
Garden Club to meet The Garden Club of New Harmony will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Sat., Jan. 14 beginning at 9 a.m. at Thrall’s Opera House, 612 E. Church St., New Harmony, Ind. Member Tamara Allison will present the program on composting.
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Sharon Vogel of 5/3rd’s Poseyville branch celebrated 40 years with the company on Friday. She has witnessed many changes within the corporation, including several name changes, from ‘Farmers Bank and Trust’ all the way to it’s current incarnation of ‘5/3.’ Photo by Zach Straw
$30. (Registration fee after January 31 will be $35) For more information call (270) 302-8999. You may register at Creation Station located at 606B Main Street in New Harmony, or online at creationstation606b.com.
The New Harmony Volunteer Fire Department has been holding its Sausage and Bean Supper since the 1950’s and it's back again in 2012. The event takes place on Saturday, January 21 at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Center, located on SR 69, just south of New Harmony. Buffet style serving starts at 5 p.m. The meal includes sausage links, navy beans, cornbread, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, homemade pie, coffee, tea and lemonade. Tickets are available from New Harmony firefighters or at the door.
enrollment fee for the five week session is $60. For further information call (812) 205-6781. You may enroll at Creation Station located at 606B Main Street in New Harmony, or online at creationstation606b.com.
Historic New Harmony Happenings The New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Fund is a project development fund established in 2010 by University of Southern Indiana’s division of Outreach and Engagement. The purpose of the fund is to provide underwriting to encourage and support USI faculty, staff, or student outreach or engagement initiatives in and around New Harmony. Projects may take the form of applied research, service learning, technical support, consulting, internships or co-ops, class projects, or other activities that are designed to produce a work product that is mutually beneficial to a New Harmony partner as well as the University. Each project must have an identified New Harmony partner and is to be designed and completed in consultation with the staff of Historic New Harmony. During the 2011-2012 academic year, Dr. Marie Opatrny’s project, “Designing a Model Elder Care Program for a Rural Community,” was funded. This project entailed surveys, interviews,
APL News Art Show The Alexandrian Public Library Presents: 2012 Posey County Winter’s End Art Show. Celebrate the end of winter with a visit to the Alexandrian Public Library for the next in their Honoring Heroes of Posey County exhibit series on February 17, 18 and 19. This show promises to be a distinctly artful experience of original paintings, photo-
Taylor Busch and Kara Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Clay Vangilder of Cape Girardeau, Missouri are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Lynn to Taylor Bradley Busch. Taylor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Busch of Cape Girardeau and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Minner of Jackson, Missouri. Kara is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beste of Mount Vernon, Indiana and Mrs. Betty Jane Vangilder of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Kara and Taylor are both 2007 graduates of Jackson High School. Kara received her BS degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State in December 2011. Taylor received his BS degree in engineering from Southeast Missouri State in May, 2011 and he is now pursuing his Master’s degree in electronics-photonics from the University of Arkansas. . The couple will be married March 24, 2012 at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.
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and focus groups in Posey County, and was carried out in partnership with the Charles Ford Home. Dr. Opatrny presented the findings of the project at a town council meeting. Dr. Opatrny’s research revealed “need for medical services” as the number one service need in the New Harmony area. Individuals indicated that they would use services provided by a medical clinic or mobile health clinic, a well-qualified physician, or home health services. Specific medical services that the surveys and interviews indicated would be used if offered include: physical therapy services, primary care, eye care, blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring, and dental services. Most individuals who indicated that they would use these services also stressed that they would do so only if they incurred minimal out of pocket expenses. The New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Fund Committee recently reviewed proposals submitted for funding for the
By Stanley Campbell graphs, jewelry, prints and sculptures by dozens of local artists of all ages. Participation in the exhibit will be limited to Posey county residents and the exhibitor must hold legal residence in the county at time of exhibit. Artists must provide a 3”x5” card for each item containing the following information: Title, Artist, Medium, and Price. Only two items per artist will be
accepted. Submissions from artists wishing to enter this show will be accepted beginning on February 6 and no submissions will be accepted after February 15. Special Needs Storytime On January 10 at 6 p.m. we will be telling stories all about Zoo Animals. This event focuses on the needs of children on the autism spectrum. All-aged children and their caregivers are invited
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to engage in activities such as, active movement songs, action rhymes, interactive play, and creative crafts in an inviting environment. This is a monthly event for children ages 3 and up with autism and their caregivers. Registration required. Basic Knitting On January 11 at 10 a.m. Cheryl Carroll will teach casting on, knit and purl, and biding off techniques. No registration is necessary but space is limited. Busy Hands If you quilt, knit, do tatting, crochet, etc. come and join the fun January 11 at 10 a.m. Getting Started With eBooks Learn how to download eBooks and audiobooks with our new OverDrive product at the Alexandrian Public Library on January 12 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Feel free to bring your e-reader if you
have one. No registration needed. The Laughs and Crafts Club Make it a new year’s resolution to join the Laughs and Crafts Club on January 12 at 3:45 p.m. We welcome members old and new to our after school program that meets every Thursday at 3:45 to 4:45. You may sign up now. New plans are being made for fun and interesting programs, but you can count on….. Always a craft, Always a story, Always a snack and Always a good time. This is a special club featuring interactive stories, games, and crafts for kids who are in kindergarten through fifth grade. Registration required. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day The library will be closed on January 16 in observance of this day. Adult Winter Reading Program
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2012-2013 academic year. Dr. Mark Bernhard, Associate Provost of Outreach and Engagement, has approved funding of three projects: • “Development of a Modern Collection of Thomas Say’s Insects at New Harmony,” Dr. Eric McCloud, Associate Professor, Biology • “New Harmony-New Lanark Field School,” Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, Associate Professor, Communications • “The Use of Photography to Express Post-Combat Readjustment of New Harmony Veterans and Families,” Dr. Vaughn DeCoster, Associate Professor, Social Work We are excited to begin working with Drs. McCloud, Howard, and DeCoster on their projects and look forward to sharing the outcomes of their work. Historic New Harmony is a unified program of the University of Southern Indiana and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. For more information visit our website, www.newharmony.org.
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Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a very happy holiday season, and that 2012 is a year in which we will all prosper and grow. Working Men’s Institute (WMI) looks forward to being a part of keeping you informed and entertained during the year, and to that end, we have arranged, and are arranging, a number of programs and activities for the Posey County residents. We hope to have a little bit of something for everyone! Immediately, the Library Lil Story Hour has resumed and is meeting every Thursday evening at a new time: 6:30 – 7:30. The library closes at 7, but Library Lil attendees will be able to remain until 7:30. The Li-
Our annual Adult Winter Reading Program gets underway on January 17. For each APL book read or audiobook listened to; you may enter your name in a drawing for prizes. Preschool Winter Reading Program Beginning this January 23, cuddle up with your little one and join our winter read-tome program. This program challenges you to read 100 picture books or board books to your preschool child (ages birth to 5 years). That’s about 3.5 books a day. You may register at the youth desk or bookmobile. Teen Time Join us January 23 at 3:30 p.m. for our bi-weekly T.A.B. Meetings. We will discuss programming, social networking and test our ideas. So stop by for a snack and some good times. This program is for those in grades 6 – 12 only.
By Steve Cochran brary Lil Story Hour is for all children from ages 3 through 8th grade. We come prepared with stories to read and songs to sing, but children attending often will bring stories to share, songs to sing and instruments to play. The main goal is to have fun, and to instill a love of reading and being read to in participants. Coming up on March 18, Pamela Louks will present “The Trees of New Harmony,” the first of the 2012 Working Men’s Institute Lecture Series. Pamela is the Community and Urban Forestry Coordinator for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and her talk will explain the results of the recently completed
New Harmony Tree Inventory, and her analysis of the job the trees are doing to keep the New Harmony environment healthy. If you have an idea for a program that you would like the Working Men’s Institute to present, or if you have a talent or skill that you would like to present in the form of a program at the Working Men’s Institute, feel free to contact me at WMI. WMI is open TuesdayThursday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday from noon – 4. Please come and visit! I love to have visitors, and especially like seeing new faces in the library.
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Inspiration, support system critical for self improvement After 31 years of smoking, I quit – cold turkey – six months ago. Before now, I have quit at least a half dozen times over the past several years. I have tried everything except hypnosis: Chantix, nicotine gum and patches, support groups. I’d break free from my cigarette addiction for a few weeks and then return to it with a vengeance, smoking more than ever. Before I quit this time, I was lighting up a pack and a half of cigarettes a day. This past July, I finally discovered the right inspiration: “the biggest loser” in the county, Kevin Ray of St. Philip. The 6-foot-4 Ray talked with me first in July 2011 after losing 123 pounds in 10 months, dropping from 401 to 278. He then set the goal to lose 28 more pounds
by last Thanksgiving so he would weigh 250. Ray was such a big loser, he came in under his goal weight at 243. He then decided to al-
LIVING FOR THE JOURNEY BY PAM ROBINSON low the give or take of five to seven pounds. At the start of the New Year—after all the holiday meals and treats—he weighs 250. For those who like a visual, a before and after weight loss photo of Ray is featured in this issue of the paper. He shed several pants sizes— going from a size 50 waist to a size 36 waist. Even more important, whereas last year
he needed medication for his diabetes, he is now managing the disease solely through diet and exercise. Ray didn’t depend on any of the popular weight loss aids such as diet drinks or pills or a personal trainer. He didn’t allow any gimmicks to defeat him. His success is a result of mind over mood and of strong supporters who held him accountable for meeting his goals. He changed his whole lifestyle. Instead of eating DQ biscuits and gravy every morning, for example, he now treats himself once a month to this breakfast. His wife of 16 years, Beverly, prepares low carbohydrate and fat meals rich in protein. His daily workouts during the week are noted and encouraged by his friends at the MAC Center and at Vectren, where he’s worked for 25 years. “It’s not a quick fix—at least not for me, it hasn’t been,” Ray admits. “It’s tough. It still is.” That kind of honesty sold me on the Kevin Ray plan for beating an addiction: pre-
pare for hard times and gear up for the long haul. It also doesn’t hurt to pray. Allowing myself to finish my opened pack of cigarettes six months ago, I quit smoking the day after I met Ray. For the first three months, I craved cigarettes something fierce. I’d be a liar if I told anyone I wouldn’t enjoy a cigarette even now. I have learned to arm myself with positive affirmations. Every day for many weeks, I began the day, saying, “Today, you are a nonsmoker. One day at a time, you will succeed. Don’t think
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about how you’ll cope tomorrow, next month or years from now. Breathe free, one day at a time.” I repeat this mantra far less often now. I have also relied on the support of my husband Jim, who has stopped smoking in the house, and the cheers of my teenage daughter Jessica and a few friends. I count Ray among those friends. Just when I thought I couldn’t last another day, he sent his first email to check in with me. Some months later, he followed up again. We exchanged good news.
Ray is celebrating his improved health and fitness as a result of his weight loss. He needs the increased energy to keep up with his four grandchildren. Likewise, I am finding it easier to climb stairs and walk the neighborhood now. Above all, I am glad, especially for Jessica’s sake, that my home is smoke free. Like Ray, I know I can’t let my guard down if I am to stay free of addiction. I still trust in grace and grit for the day—the only sure fix for anyone living for the journey.
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MVHS ArtsAcademy Session Feb. 4 The Mount Vernon Senior High School Fine Arts Academy and the the Music Dept. of the University of Evansville is hosting a Demonstration session “The Chant, Song and Polyphony in the Middle West Elementary 5th grader, Rachel Price, placed 14th out of 32 contestants and 4th grader, Zachary Jones, placed 8th out 32 kids in the 6th Grade JV Level Chess Club Tournament held this past weekend. Doug Hamm is the Coach of the Chess Club. Photo submitted
Posey County Prosecutor Travis Clowers discussed the positive working relationship of his office and the school system and his efforts to address those who abuse the Internet during the Parent Internet Safety Awareness Night held at Mount Vernon Junior High School on Wednesday, January 4. Photo submitted
St. Philip School benefit dance Jan. 21 The 10th annual St. Philip School Benefit Dance featuring Kraftworks band is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2012. Tickets are $25 per person and $40 per couple which includes an appetizer buffet, beer, wine, soft drinks, and mu-
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Ages” with Anonymous 4 on Feb. 5 from 1:30 - 2:30 at the University of Evansville Wheeler Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 812-8385932
Philharmonic presents Annual Young Artist Competition Jan. 29 The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra will present its 56th annual Young Artist Competition on Sunday, January 29, 2012 beginning at 1 p.m. at the Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville. The competition is free and open to the public. The Young Artist Competition draws talented young instrumentalists to Evansville each year to compete for cash prizes and performance opportunities. Eligible students in grades 6-12 and attending school within a 100-mile radius of Evansville will perform a solo selection on the stage of the Victory Theatre and be evaluated by a jury of professional regional musicians. Contest winners (grand prize, second and third place) are awarded cash prizes in the amount of $1,000, $600 and $300, respectively, as well as performance oppor-
New Harmony School Academic event set On Jan. 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., local television channel 7 will air the footage taken from the New Harmony Academic Challenge event that will take place on Jan. 14.
tunities with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Prize money awarded to the outstanding musicians of the competition is designated for further music studies. The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra will be accepting applications for the competition until Friday, January 13. The next Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma or Lang Lang could be in our community and it could all start here. The Young Artist Competition is designed to promote, encourage, and nurture exceptional young talent. The Young Artists Competition is funded in part by the Musicians Club of Evansville/Margaret B. & Leo E. Hem Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more application information about the Young Artist Competition, or to explore opportunities to support the event, please contact the Evansville Philharmonic Education Department at 812/425-5050, ext. 316 or visit the Philharmonic website: www. evansvillephilharmonic. org/student-programs.
Mount Vernon High School Senior, Samuel Oliver, has been selected to receive the Scholarship in the Arts by the School of Creative Art at the University of Saint Francis. The college is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is one of the preeminent universities in the visual arts in the United States. Sam is the son of Lavonne and Terry Oliver of Mount Vernon. For more information contact: www.facebook. com/pages/Mt-Vernon-Senior-High-School-Fine-ArtsAcademy or MVHSFineArts.com.
Snowflake dance set for Feb. 4 The Posey County Jr. Women’s Club is hosting a Snowflake Dance on Saturday, Februrary 4, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Poseyville Community Center. Proceeds from the event will help support the North Posey Scholarship fund. Ticket costs are $35 per couple or $20 for single tickets. The price includes beer and wine, soft drinks and light
snacks. Must be 21 to enter. Seating is limited so those interested are encouraged to order tickets now. Tickets can be obtained by contacting Michele Schmitt at 874-2427, Lori Motz at 8742775 or Theresa Newman at 673-4350. Everyone is invited to enjoy an evening of fun and dancing with family and friends
MVSD Kindergarten Registration set for Feb. 1 On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon will be conducting Kindergarten Registration. Full-day Kindergarten is offered in all three elementary schools. (lf school is canceled or delayed on February 1, the make-up date
is February 8.) Children whose fifth birth date occurs on or before August 1 may enroll in Kindergarten. You will need your child’s birth certificate and a current copy of his/her immunization history to complete enrollment information. To register, please go to your child’s
elementary school on February 1, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Each elementary principal will be available from 9 to10 a.m. on February 1 to answer questions and give a short tour of the building. lf you have any questions, please call your child’s school.
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On Friday, proud owner Richard Hoover stopped by Nix Welding in Poseyville to check on the progress of his approximately 70 foot Custom Metal Yacht. Though not finished, one can easily see the beauty in this handcrafted ship. Photo by Zach Straw
Online options to report outages for Vectren customers This month, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) added functionality to its web site, Vectren. com, that allows customers to report their electric outages online or via a smart phone as an additional option to calling the company’s contact center. By selecting “Outage Center” from the home page of Vectren.
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Hog producers follow prudent path Hog production returned to profitability in 2011, but producers remain cautious about the future. This is evidenced by the modest expansion of the breeding herd as reported by USDA at the end of the year. Limited expansion would seem to be the prudent path until more is known about 2012 crop yields and feed prices. This suggests no expansion of the breeding herd until mid-summer 2012. Pork production is expected to rise by 2 to 2.5 percent in 2012, but most of that increase is due to more pigs per litter rather than from larger farrowings. Exports are expected to remain strong so that the per capita pork availability in the U.S. will only increase by about one percent. Pork demand will also be supported by
smaller per capita supplies of beef and poultry in 2012. As a result, hog prices are expected to be down only modestly from 2011 levels with similar costs. This means another year of profitability is likely. The breeding herd was up only 0.4 percent in the December inventory report from USDA. Market hog numbers were up about two percent for hogs coming to market through next May. Winter farrowings, that represent next summer’s hog supply, were up about one percent. With the number of pigs per litter increasing about two percent, slaughter numbers will be up near three percent next summer. Fall hog supplies will be drawn from the spring 2012 farrowings where producer’s intentions were down
almost one percent. If so, this means fall 2012 hog slaughter would only be up one percent. Demand should remain favorable for pork in 2012. The U.S economy is expected to continue to show signs of recovery and some modest improvement. Exports are expected to continue at a record pace in 2012, representing 22 percent of production. Exports are expected to be near records for beef and broilers as well, according to USDA forecasts. The amount of pork available per person in the U.S. is expected to rise only one percent in 2012. However, competitive meat supplies will be lower. Beef availability will be down about six percent with poultry supplies per person down about three percent.
Purdue Extension, Posey County is hosting a workshop to assist farm families with estate planning issues, as well as, the process of transferring the farming operation from one generation to the next. This workshop will be held at the Community Center building on the grounds of the Posey County Fairgrounds on Monday, January 16, beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. central time. Advanced registration is required. "The state and federal laws dealing with estate taxes may possibly change again in 2013", states Purdue Extension Educator, Jon Neufelder who is hosting this program. "Therefore, we have structured this workshop to assist farm families in organizing their business to be proactive in their approach to these and other subjects, rather than just allowing things to just happen." The workshop presenter will be Angela Gloy, an expert on Succession and Estate Planning issues at Purdue University, Department of Agriculture Economics. "We are fortunate to have Angela agreeing to speak on this topic" says Neufelder. "She has many years of experi-
Live hog prices averaged about $66 in 2011. Current forecasts are for 2012 prices to average about $65. Prices are expected to average in the very low $60s for the first quarter, and then move to the higher $60s for the second and third quarters before moderating to near $60 in the final quarter of 2012. Costs of production this year are expected to be similar to 2011 as well. The price of corn received by U.S. farmers averaged about $6.00 per bushel in 2011. Current futures are suggesting the average will be about 20 cents higher in 2012. High protein soybean meal at Decatur, Illinois averaged about $335 per ton in 2011 and current futures markets expect that to be about $20 lower in 2012.
Participants will have the opportunity to interact with Purdue Extension specialists and professors from the Department of Agricultural Economics. Their session topics are: * "Effective communication in the Family Business" by Janet Ayres. * "Developing a Shared Vision for the Future" by Maria Marshall. * "Developing a Management Succession Plan" by Angela Gloy. * "Being in Business Together - Assessing Your Resources" by Nicole Olynk. * "Different Ways to Share Ownership and Management" by Miller. * "Organizational Structure and Job Descriptions" by Craig Dobbins. Each session involves brief presentations followed
by work sessions, when the participants separate into family/business groups and work together on structured planning activities to start laying the groundwork for their future business arrangements. "For that reason, it is important that all the key players in the planned transition from each business be present to participate in the planning process," Miller said. Also included will be a legal question-and-answer session with Purdue Extension agricultural economist Gerry Harrison, followed by a peer interview of farm family businesses. For the "Assessing Your Resources" session, Olynk will work with case study farms to illustrate the key resource issues involved in successfully transitioning
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Estimated profits above all costs in 2011 were around $15 per head and are expected to drop to about $10 per head in 2012. The strongest profits are expected in the second and third quarters with seasonally strong hog prices. Some profit is expected in the final quarter of 2012 due to lower corn prices if U.S. corn and soybean yields return to near normal. In summary, pork producers have remained cautious about expansion. The uncertain U.S. and European economies are an important part of that caution. Also contributing to that caution is the memory of large losses experienced in 2008 and 2009. Probably the largest uncertainty is the price of feed. Inventories of corn and
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Posey Ag News - Workshop January 27, 28 Farmers looking toward the futures of their family businesses can begin to develop succession plans at Purdue Extension's Farming Together Workshop on Jan. 27-28 in West Lafayette. The workshop will focus on developing adult children, employees or other interested individuals into the future owners and managers of a farming operation. It will take place in Room 314 of the Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall, on Purdue's main campus. "This is an excellent program for farm families who are interested in adding a family member to the family farm business or developing a plan for transferring the family farm to the next generation," said Alan Miller, Purdue Extension farm business management specialist.
ence working with farm families in New York and in Indiana, working through the issues involved in transferring the farm business from one generation to the next, as seamlessly as possible." In addition to Angela, John Broadhead an attorney with Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald and Hahn, LLP and Mike Clem, a CPA with Clem, Dassel and Company will be participating. They will cover practical legal and tax strategies farm families can employ to achieve their goals in both estate and succession planning. The registration fee for this program is $10 per person. A registration form can be downloaded from the Purdue Extension, Posey County website at: www.ag.purdue. edu/counties/posey<http://www. ag.purdue.edu/counties/posey> and clicking on the link called "Posey Estate Planning 2012" under "Hot Topics". You can also call the Extension Office at: (812) 838-1331 or e-mail Jon Neufelder at: neufelde@purdue.eduneufelde@purdue. edu> and we will mail you a registration form. Registration deadline is January 10.
additional individuals into the farm business. However, workshop participants can submit their own financial information and receive confidential financial analyses for their farm businesses. Those interested need to submit financial data in advance. Participants also are asked to submit questions in advance for the legal Q&A session. Both financial data and legal question submission forms are available on the conference website at http:// www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/programs/farm_together.asp Registration is $120 per farm by Jan. 14. After that, registration is $150 per farm. A brochure and registration form are available at the Web address listed above.
The American Legion Owen Dunn Post 5 in Mount Vernon will host the 8th District American Legion Meeting on Sunday, January 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Post Home,
203 Walnut Street. Lunch is served at 11 a.m. and all American Legion family members are invited to attend. Please call the Post at 812-838-5122 for additional information.
The Red Wagon’s namesake sits beautifully outside. Many local residents had a hand in bringing the wagon back to life. It was purchased from Scott Lamar, who then refurbished it with a new floor. Next, it was painted by Dave Reising, Don Mobley and his grandson Tristan. Photo by Zach Straw
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Win or lose, those who do it right maintain their integrity I’ve never been a big follower of professional athletics. I have always viewed athletics as part of the growing up process. Games pare played between youngsters of similar age and abilities and when the game is over, they can go to the Dairy Queen together and enjoy an ice cream cone or a mile shake. I still believe that the purest form of athletics may still take place in Biddy Basketball leagues or T-ball leagues. Slightly lesser pure forms take place at the elementary and junior high school levels with high school and college close behind. However, Americans have their priorities screwed up! We pay a nurses and other emergency medical personnel who we trust with our very lives, somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 per hour while men who play boys games make millions every time they step onto the field. Despite the fact that I have never followed professional athletics closely, I have been a follower of Tim Tebow. While his pedigree reads like a Who’s Who among high school and college football players, there were many people who did not believe, or at least did not want to believe, that this shining example of a young man could play football at the professional level. I think those questions were answered on Sunday afternoon. I rarely sit and watch an entire pro football game (or any other pro game as far as that’s concerned). Taking ath-
letics to the professional level makes it a business, no longer a sport, and TRUTH... takes all the STRANGER enjoyment THAN out of it for FICTION me. BY DAVE T h e s e PEARCE players who are paid untold millions of dollars for playing their game act like they have done something special when they actually are successful at doing what they are overpaid to do. Can you imagine your surgeon coming out of the operating room flexing his muscles and doing a happy dance when he successfully completes your triple bypass heart surgery? Surgeons get paid well to do their jobs and they do it well and professionally. Professional athletes get paid well whether they do their jobs or not. If their pedigree is good enough, they can make enough to live life-long comfortably in very few seasons in a sport. Or, many of them spend it all and wind up in bankruptcy court. While I will admit these professional athletes can do things I can only dream of doing, so does a doctor, a physicist, or an airline pilot. But Tim Tebow has made me a football fan this year. When Tebow got the nod over Kyle Orton (one of my favorite college athletes…i.e. Purdue) to start at quarterback for the Denver Broncos earlier this season, the Broncos stood at a lowly 1-4 and it appeared they could beat no one. But when Tim Tebow stepped in to play quarterback, it seemed as if a real
professional had stepped into the role as a starting quarterback for the Broncos. I was never a big Denver bronco fan but I immediately became one. When he makes a great throw, he doesn’t act like it is the first great throw he has ever made. When he makes a mistake, he doesn’t act like it is the first one he has ever made. He doesn’t point fingers (except toward heaven) and it is a joy to watch him as he matures as a professional football player. Immediately he brought a different attitude to the team. The Broncos finally believed they could win. The believed they could win and they did. Does all the credit go to Tim Tebow, definitely not. Does a good majority of it go to him, yes it should. Does he ask for any of it or even accept it, no! Do the majority of sports analysts pick him apart. Certainly. But Tebow points to his teammates (who believe in his ability) and in his belief in Christ as the source of his strength and confidence. The persecution this young man has taken because of his personal beliefs is beyond explanation. When professional athletes make bad decisions and wind up on the wrong end of the law, why is it that our media is so ready to forgive and forget
yet when someone does things the right way, he is a victim of naysaying and finger-pointing. While I personally don’t think that God has any interest in who wins a football game, I do believe that the strength this young man draws from his faith is real. I believe it is contagious. I really think that Sunday’s victory over the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers proves that. And while I am enjoying it while it lasts, I’m not one who believes it will go on and on for years. No, I don’t think
our grievances. We need to know what to expect and how to proceed when we must look to our courts to help us cope with GAVEL our probGAMUT lems. The first place BY JUDGE to look for JIM REDWINE such help is the rules that govern the procedure that is applied by courts to whatever our particular type case may be. Other than traffic matters, most people probably come into our courts looking for help with domestic relations matters. And while these are some of our most common controversies they are, also, some of the most emotional and, therefore, most difficult. Nothing is as hard for us
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give something your all, you sincerely have given it your best. Win or lose on the football field, Tebow is a winner. He takes a stand for what he believes. He works as hard as anyone and doesn’t seek the spotlight. And whether he wins or loses the football game, his demeanor will not change. Because his strength comes from within…with his contentment with himself and his effort and his beliefs. That’s the sign of a true professional. Go Tebow and the Broncos.
Guest Column: Wendy McNamara Adressing Meth Last week, I met with community leaders in Vanderburgh and Posey Counties to discuss an issue that affects communities all over Indiana – methamphetamine abuse. Together with local officials, police and fire chiefs and other Southern Indiana legislators, we have resolved to try and combat meth usage. At the Statehouse, we are going to push this issue to the forefront of discussion. This is a very serious issue; children are being hurt in lab explosions, individuals are becoming addicted after just one hit and there is an overall rise each year in the creation of clandestine labs. In 2005, a law was passed requiring products containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) to be sold behind the counter and sales logged and recorded. This law did initially help as we saw a decline in clandestine lab arrests for a few years, but in recent years that number has climbed again. A few ideas of proposed legislation would be to make ephedrine and pseu-
Gavel Gamut’s “Oil On Troubled Waters” Courts exist to settle controversies. That is the only reason they exist and so that is what we expect them to do. Judges have numerous tools they can use to do their job, but they still only have one job, to resolve disputes. One of the best tools available to judges is the procedure of the court process, generally referred to as court rules. We humans often complain about having to follow rules, especially rules we have not made ourselves. However, we know rules are necessary. In the simplest of societies people must develop methods of guiding behavior. And, of course, we live in very complicated times. Our courts should help us simplify matters and redress
he is the most gifted NFL quarterback. No, I don’t think he will win a Super Bowl this year…maybe never. But if nothing else, he has proven to a world of doubters that there are still a few good people out there who can do things the right way and can still be successful. If he never wins another NFL football game or if he never is a part of another scoring drive on the football field, he has shown that you can be grateful in winning and gracious when your effort comes up short. And when you
doephedrine controlled substances available by prescription only. Another option that I have co-authored for this session would potentially allow this to be decided at the local level and allow local governments to adopt a more stringent local ordinance. Similar measures adopted in Oregon and Mississippi led to an 80 percent drop in meth labs after a year. Another proposed piece of legislation that I have co-authored addresses children who die due to drugs being ingested during pregnancy. I am frustrated by what I see happening in communities around our state. These are just a few proposed options to fight the spread of this devastating drug. Despite the quick adaptability of meth makers to find new ways to produce this drug, we will remain vigilant in our efforts to keep our streets clean and our communities safe. Studying this issue and seeking additional ways to address meth production in Indiana will be one of my top priorities this year.
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as our personal relationships with those we once loved and now must deal with but no longer love. Of course, if children are involved, the level of emotion can reach a fever pitch. Parents who once love the other parent of their child may now wish to avoid all contact. Intellectually we know such an outcome is most likely bad for the child or even ourselves, but emotionally we just cannot help ourselves. That is when we must look to the courts to do their job, that is, to help us help ourselves. The place to start is with communication. If fending parents or fending ex-spouses without children can bring themselves, or be brought by the courts, to discuss their issues, frequently what seemed an intractable problem can be alleviated. Where people often need help from the judge is in overcoming our emotions and addressing the
facts. This is the purpose of the court rules in domestic relations cases. Over the thousands of years people have been looking to their courts to help them with domestic relations matters judges have found that if people can be encouraged to discuss their problems they are likely to assuage them with less rancor, less money, less time and less emotional cost to parents and children. If you have some interest in these topics or know someone who may need to look to the court for assistance, you may wish to follow along for a couple of weeks as we set forth the procedure that Posey County uses to address these problems. At a minimum you may wish to know that starting on January 1, 2012 there is a new court rule that requires preliminary contact between disputing parents and ex-spouses before a new Petition to Modify or Information for Contempt may be filed. Your family attorney is aware of this requirement and can advise you on how to meet it.
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Consolidation of schools continues New Harmony School continues its work on consolidation. Discussions with the North Posey School Corporation are going very well. Ms. Thoele and the New Harmony School Board are working closely with Dr. Camp and the North Posey School Board. The New Harmony and the North Posey school boards will meet on .January 19, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the New Harmony School Media Center to approve the consolidation resolution. Preliminary discussions have taken place on a procedure that will be used to determine high school students’ class schedules for next school year. Mr. Mills, Mrs. Norfleet, and the New Harmony ES student council are working with North Posey HS on transition activities for our current students in grade 8-11. Mr. Mills is organizing visits for our JH students to North Posey JH and an elementary student leadership team will soon visit North Elementary. Administration and guidance departments of both corporations will work
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closely to organize information for students and parents. Meetings to share information with parents and students are scheduled at 6 p.m. in the New Harmony School Media Center for Junior High and High School on January 23 and for Elementary Student on January 24. Current 6th graders and their parents should attend the junior high/high school meeting. You will receive updates throughout this process concerning all of the other transition activities that have and will be discussed throughout the semester as things are worked out Plans are being finalized for a Washington DC trip that is scheduled for 8th through 11th graders. This trip will take place from April 29 — May 5, 2012. A New Harmony School Celebration will be held sometime in May, and more details will be announced about this as work is completed Please feel free to contact the school if you have any additional questions or concerns. New Harmony School Board
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Fast start puts Wildcats in early hole, Vikings win again By Steve Joos The Mount Vernon boys’ basketball team lived by the fast start and then died by it over the weekend. One night after storming out to a big lead at Tell City, the Wildcats watched visiting North Posey build a 16-point advantage in the first half en route to a 65-51 victory in their county rivalry. The Vikings looked at the game as a fresh start after a tough first half of the season. “For us, we looked at it as the start of a new season,” coach Matt Wadsworth said. “We played nine games in the first half of the season and we’ve had some things go our way and some things not break our way and we’ve had to learn from those. I thought tonight was a good reflection. We’re doing a pretty good job in the classroom, but in practice, we’ve got to get better.” The Vikings did a better job in transition, Wadsworth said, especially in the first half, as guards Alec Werry, Wes Harness and Kyle Swope pushed the ball upcourt. Things go better when a team has a guard with a hot hand and Werry had a hot hand, burning the Wildcats for 23 points. Harness wasn’t far behind, pumping in 16, while Swope nailed a pair of clutch three-pointers for six tallies. “It’s a gutsy performance,” Wadsworth said of Werry’s efforts. “As a coach, you need guys to step up and you need different guys to step up on a given night and he (Werry) did a good job tonight.” Wadsworth was also pleased with Harness and Jourdan Cox, who added 11 tallies to give North Posey three players in double figures. Wildcats’ coach Marc Hostetter credited the Vikings with playing a physical, aggressive game offensively and putting the Cats in that deep early hole. “They ran their offense effectively,” Hostetter said. “They put us in a hole that we had trouble getting out of and after that, it was just a foul shooting contest.” Everyone was involved in the action Saturday evening at Mount Vernon High School. Alec Werry tries to slow Wyatt Newman as he drives to the basket while the rest of both teams catch up. Photo by Dave Pearce
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Lady Wildcats gain season’s biggest win over Mount Carmel
Lady Wildcats’ Ellen Foster drives the lane on the visiting Aces from Mount Carmel during the home victory on Thursday night. Photo by Dave Koch
By Steve Joos The girls’ basketball game at Mount Vernon Thursday was a nip and tuck affair, with both teams taking turns going on spurts. At least for the first two and one-half quarters. The visiting Mount Carmel Lady Aces took a one-point lead with about five minutes left in the third chapter, but then Ellen Foster downed a pair of free throws with 4:17 to go and the Lady Wildcats never looked back outscoring Mount Carmel 32-15 over the last 13 minutes of the game en route to a 63-47 Big Eight Conference victory. “We took advantage of getting into the bonus,” coach Steve Mitchell said. “We hit some free throws and I thought a few times we were aggressive taking it to the basket and getting fouled and we hit free throws tonight.” The Lady Cats did hit their free throws, all right. Mount Vernon made good on 17 of 19 tries from the charity stripe, with both misses in the first half. The contest was a cat and mouse battle between the Lady Wildcats and a Mount Carmel team which came in with a 13-3 record following a sweet 16 appearance in the 2011 Illinois tournament before the Lady Cats took off. The Lady Cats watched not one, but two five-point leads get away before taking control of the game, as the Lady Aces went on a 6-0 run to erase a 31-26 Mount Vernon advantage in the third chapter. That changed after Foster went to the line.
Jade Dixon followed the sophomore forward’s go-ahead tosses with a three-pointer which made the score 36-32 and then Jacey Ritzert downed another pair of free throws, stretching the lead to six points. Megan Randall added a layup before Mount Carmel could score again and then she stole the ball and took it in, restoring the Lady Wildcats’ eight-point bulge. Mount Vernon led 44-37 entering the final chapter. Mental toughness and confidence at the line enabled the Lady Cats to pull away over the last 13 minutes of the game, according to the coach. “Our kids were mentally tough all night,” Mitchell said. “That’s a big part of hitting free throws, being confident and being mentally tough. They stepped up there and shot them with confidence. I really like where this team’s at right now.” Still, Mount Carmel wouldn’t go way that easily, as the Lady Aces scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, slicing the lead to 44-41. That was the closest the Illinoisans would get, as Mount Vernon answered with a six-point run of its own, opening a 50-41 margin. From that point, the Lady Cats were very confident at the line, downing seven free throws as part of a 13-3 run that salted the game away. The Lady Aces took a 13-8 lead after the opening period, but the Lady Cats took over in the second quarter, going up 20-18 with
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Mount Vernon senior Paris participates in Under Armour camp By Dave Pearce While most of us were sitting around our homes looking at the presents under the Christmas tree in late December, a Mount Vernon High School senior was in Florida playing baseball at a professional facility. Try Paris was recently chosen to participate in one of the most prestigious baseball training camps in America, the Under Armour Baseball Christmas tournament. “It all started last summer when I was invited to the Under Armour tryout down in Nashville, Tenn.,” said Mount Vernon High School senior Troy Paris. “We were playing in a tournament and
Troy Paris one of the coaches came over and talked to me about trying out for the under Armour National team.” Paris, the son of Tim and
Shelley Paris, said that conversation was followed by more contacts and email contact. So he decided to go down for the tryout. “A few weeks later, we called down to see how I did and I found out I was eligible for the Under Armour National Christmas Tournament,” Paris said with a smile. “The camp was held at Pirate City down at Bradenton, Fla., near Tampa, and we had beautiful weather all week.” One of the advantages of growing up with an athlete in the family is the fact that the whole family gets to be a part of the dream. Paris, his father Tim, and
brother Walker, joined him in Florida and enjoyed the week walking around with big league scouts on the grounds. “It was a beautiful complex and it is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ major league spring training fields and a minor league complex,” Paris said of the facility. “We stayed in a dorm and I had two roommates. The club house was amazing and all the players were just as fun.” Ironically, Paris was chosen to attend the camp on the basis of his play at third base. However, as the week’s end neared and the teams struggled to find pitchers near the end of the
10 to 12 hour days, he got into a game for one inning and struck out the side. The radar gun picked up Paris at speeds approaching 90 miles per hour. He struck out the side but gave up a walk. “It was probably the best pitching I have felt since sectionals last year,” Paris said. “Hopefully, it will open a lot of doors for me.” But it was his hitting where he excelled, batting .667 for the week. However, Paris was the winner of two of the three games in Mount Vernon’s Sectional title run last season. “That was the best coaching I have ever been around and there were scouts hang-
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Lady Rappites play through distractions By Steve Joos The New Harmony girls’ basketball team spent a lot of time on the bus last week, and the result was a split decision. The Lady Rappites saw an 11-point lead get away Saturday, as the fell at Hutsonville-Palestine 45-42. “We had a great first half and shot the ball very well,” coach Jennifer Toopes said. “In the second half, they came out overly aggressive and it was to their advantage.” As a result, the Lady Pioneers shrunk a 30-19 halftime deficit down to 38-31 after three quarters and then the contest got away from the Lady Rappites in the final chapter. New Harmony led 16-9 after the first chapter. Despite the loss, Toopes thought the overall experience was a good one for her team. “It was very good for us to play a physical game like this,” she said. “It will help us going into the second half
of our season and to get ready for Sectionals.” Morgan Matthews tallied 12 points to lead a balanced Lady Rappite offense. Madison Worman pumped in 11 points and Kelsey Owen 10 as New Harmony once again had three players in double figures. Kendall Morris added six points and Alyssa Scherzinger four. Kendall Wilson played, but did not score. The team also had a chance to spend some time together after the game, enjoying a round of bowling and some pizza in Robinson, Ill., before going to Oblong to cheer the boys’ team in their game. New Harmony crossed the Wabash River Friday and after a two-hour bus ride, and rolled over Agape Christian 57-28, in Murphysboro. Owen scored 18 points and Morris 16 as the Lady Rappites broke loose for a 21-9 first quarter lead and went from there to double the score at half-
time 36-18. It was 53-24 after three quarters. Worman pumped in 10 points to give the Lady Rappites three players in double figures, while Matthews added eight and Scherzinger five. Wilson, Kate Newman and Jessica Deckard-Mills each saw playing time, but didn’t score. Haley Holland and Rachel Renshaw each put in 10 points to lead Agape Christian. New Harmony will not be able to put a reserve team on the floor for the rest of the season after losing Jordan Lyke to a knee injury she suffered in practice over Christmas break. Toopes said that the freshman will be out for another two weeks and the coach hopes to have her back in time for the Sectional. The loss of Lyke has left the Lady Rappites with only eight players and hurts the team’s depth, the coach added.
Morgan Matthews, at left, scoots around her defender during a recent New Harmony girls’ basketball win. With all the distractions and travel, the team continues to compete hard and win a number of games. Photo by Dave Pearce
North Posey wins at Mount Vernon, from Page B1 North Posey’s transition game was responsible for putting Mount Vernon in that early hole. “They got a couple of clean looks and they stepped up to knock them down,” Hostetter said. “On the flip side, we did not attack the basket at all. We settled for jump shots and when you settle for jump shots, the rebounds are longer and that gives the other team a better chance to get the rebound, get out on transition and score.” Those three have been the Vikings’ top offensive threats so far this season and Wadsworth credited the team’s improved ball movement with opening things up for the top three. They didn’t take long to take over. Cox scored the first bucket of the night, Mount Vernon’s Brian Koch answered to k not matters at 2-2, but then North Posey on a 9-2 run and opened a 13-4 lead midway through the opening chapter. Koch downed a pair of free throws after the Vikings reeled off seven unanswered points to open most of that bulge, but North Posey still lead 17-11 at the break. The Cats closed to within five points on several occasions in the second chapter, but the Vikings went on another rampage, this time outscoring Mount Vernon 13-2 over a span of three and one-half minutes to open a 38-22 bulge before Koch converted a threepoint play with 32.1 second left to make the halftime score 38-25. Neither team put on a clinic from the free throw line, but North Posey had the better of it, hitting 20 of 30 shots from the charity stripe, compared to 11 of 21 for the Wildcats. Wadsworth saw one difference between Saturday and the season opener, when his team stomped the Wildcats 66-44. “Mount Vernon’s getting better,” he said. “You can see it when you coach against them, you can see it when you’re scouting. They’re a disciplined team and Coach Hostetter doing
a good job and the kids are doing a good job of improving during the season.” Some of North Posey’s missed free throws enabled Mount Vernon to hang around in the third quarter, when the Wildcats went on a bit of a run and pulled to within nine at the break 49-40. That lasted long enough for the Vikings to score five straight at the outset of the fourth quarter as part of another 9-2 spurt that basically put Mount Vernon away for good. The Cats played with more energy in the third quarter and they were able to take advantage of the complacency which sometimes sets in when a team takes the kind of lead North Posey did, Hostetter added. Koch scored 19 points to lead the Cats, while Bryce Newman put in 12, but the rest of the team struggled. In particular, Hostetter said there were a number of missed jump shots early in the game. Austin Goebel and Tyler Ritzert each scored four points for the Cats, while Drake McNamara and Jevin Redman each chipped in three. Troy Paris, River VanZant and Collin Varner each tallied two points. Austin Bender added five points for the Vikings, while Nick Neidig and Alec Beard each put in two. Jacob Norman dropped in 18 points as the Mount Vernon reserves took the preliminary 38-32. J.T. Doerflein added eight points, Colton Irvin seven and Cody Mobley six as the reserve Cats won their second straight game. Levi Shannon put in four points and Levi Duckworth four. Shane Martin paced the Viking reserves with 13 points, but nobody else was able to do much. Austin Bender scored five points and Tyler Adkins four, while Brandon Marshall chipped in three. Damon Cardin and Jacob Brenton each tallied two points, while Reed Gertiesen only managed one.
Mount Vernon’s Colin Varner keeps an Swope. Photo by Dave Pearce The Cats jumped out to a 25-10 first quarter lead and never looked back as they opened the New Year with a 72-55 win Friday at Tell City. Newman and Paris each pumped in 14 points to lead a balanced Wildcat effort that saw five Mount Vernon players hit double figures. Koch added 12 points and Varner 11 for Mount Vernon. Koch also drained a pair of three-pointers as the Cats buried six treys in snapping a four-game losing streak. They led 42-28 at halftime and then stretched their lead to 56-38 after three quarters.
eye on North Posey’s speedy senior Kyle McNamara added 10 points for the Cats, rounding out the double figure quintet, while Goebel chipped in five and Redman two. Chris Kohnert pumped in a game-high 21 points to pace the Marksmen and Bryan Arnold added 15, but it wasn’t enough as no other Tell City player tallied more than seven points. The reserve Cats edged the Marksmen 34-33 in the preliminary. Irvin’s 11 points led the reserve Cats, while Mobley added eight, Doerflein six and Norman five. Duckworth chipped in four tallies.
USI’s Screamin’ Eagles put quick stop to one-game skid The second-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season and defeated Drury University, 76-64, Saturday afternoon at the Physical Activities Center. USI rises to 11-1 overall and 3-1 in the GLVC, while Drury falls to 8-5, 2-3 GLVC. The Screaming Eagles, who led from start-to-finish, jumped out in front early with a 5-0 lead and methodically extended the margin to as many as 11 points twice during the opening half. USI sophomore guard Ben Jones (Robinson, Illinois), who tied a season-high with 11 points in the contest, led the way with nine points during the opening 20 minutes by hitting four-of-four from the field, including a three-point field goal. In the first 10 minutes of the second half, the Eagles’ offense exploded on a 31-8 run to take a commanding 71-40 lead. USI senior guard Brandon Hogg (Edwardsville, Illinois) led the Eagles’ offensive surge by scoring 11 of his game-high 17 points during the run. The 31-point lead would be all that the USI defense would lead need as the Eagles settled for the 76-64 win. Overall, USI shot 56.4 percent (31-55) in the contest and 60 percent (15-25) during the second half. The Eagles were a blistering 81.8 percent (9-11) from the field in the opening five minutes of the second half and the first half of the 31-8 run. USI also won the battle of the boards by out rebounding Drury, 36-32. Hogg directed the Eagles’ control of the boards with a game-high seven rebounds. The Eagles, who finished the four-game homestand 3-1, go on the road for the next two games in the GLVC. USI will make its first trip to William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Missouri, Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. contest before concluding the road swing at Rockhurst University January 14 at 3:15 p.m. The squad returns to the friendly surroundings of the PAC January 16 when Kentucky Wesleyan College makes the trip across the river for a 7:30 p.m. showdown. SOUTHERN INDIANA 76, DRURY 64 DRURY (8-5, 2-3 GLVC) Adams, Cameron 6-7 3-3 15; Lockhart, Brandon 5-12 2-2 14; Patterson, Drake 4-9 0-0 11; Hall, Alex 3-12 0-0 7; Carter, Ian 2-5 0-0 4; Simniok, Teddy 2-4 0-2 4; Mitchell, Dennon 2-4 0-0 4; Buie,
Lady Wildcats, from Page 1B opening period, but the Lady Cats took over in the second quarter, going up 20-18 with 2:33 to go in the period. Mount Carmel tied the game at 20-20, but a driving layup by Lauren Stemple with 1:17 to go gave Mount Vernon the lead and Foster added a turnaround jumper to make it 24-20 before Tyra Buss drove the lane to make it 24-22, a score which held up at halftime. “They’re a quality team,” Mitchell said. “I have such respect for (Mount Carmel coach) Tim (Willis), his staff and his program. It’s always a good game when we play. We talked with the kids about how it might be a game of runs and not to get frustrated when they make their runs, because we feel like we can make some runs too.” They had plenty of hot hands, as well. Tyra Buss, the nation’s fifth-leading scorer poured in 33 points to lead all scorers, but the Lady Cats went after her straight up, with Randall, Dixon and Stemple going after her defensively.
Josh 1-3 0-0 3; Tillery, Korry 1-4 0-0 2; Fisher, Ben 0-0 0-0 0; Daniels, Derek 0-4 0-0 0; Jones, Justin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 5-7 64. SOUTHERN INDIANA (11-1, 3-1 GLVC) Hogg, Brandon 7-13 1-2 17; Jones, Ben 5-5 0-1 11; Little, Melvyn 3-4 0-0 9; Wischmeier, Taylor 4-7 1-3 9; Lasme, Romaric 3-3 3-3 9; Thomas, Lawrence 4-9 0-0 8; Davis, Austin 2-3 0-0 6; McClure, Isaac 2-6 0-0 4; Smith, Kenyon 1-3 0-0 2; Jones, Travis 0-1 1-2 1; Roshell, Antwand 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 31-55 6-13 76. Drury......................... 32 32 - 64 Southern Indiana.............. 39 37 - 76
3-point goals--Drury 7-25 (Patterson, Drake 3-5; Lockhart, Brandon 2-4; Hall, Alex 1-6; Buie, Josh 1-1; Tillery, Korry 0-2; Daniels, Derek 0-4; Mitchell, Dennon 0-1; Simniok, Teddy 0-2), Southern Indiana 8-14 (Little, Melvyn 3-4; Davis, Austin 2-2; Hogg, Brandon 2-5; Jones, Ben 1-1; Thomas, Lawrence 0-2). Fouled out--Drury-None, Southern Indiana-None. Rebounds--Drury 32 (Adams, Cameron 6), Southern Indiana 36 (Hogg, Brandon 7). Assists-Drury 10 (Patterson, Drake 3), Southern Indiana 16 (Smith, Kenyon 7). Total fouls--Drury 19, Southern Indiana 15. Technical fouls--Drury-None, Southern Indiana-None. A-1300 USI is ranked 2nd nationally in the NABC/NCAA II Top 25.
The North Posey seventh grade Vikings were winners of the Owensville Invitational this week. There were four teams, Haustadt, Ft. Branch, Owensville and North Posey. North Posey defeated Haubstadt in the first game and Ft. Branch in the second game to win the tournament. Seventh grade Vikings are, in Front row L/R- Ethan Rose, Layne Coleman, Carson Martin, Mike DeShields, Drake Williams (behind Drake is Levi Ricketts), Zach Scheller, Josh Wiggins, and Evan Krohn. In back are manager Dylan Rankin, Coach Charlie Grimes, Ethan Morlock, Isaac Mayer, Dalton Rankin, Noah Scheller, and Dyllon Riordan. Offensively, the Lady Cats countered Buss with a more balanced attack, led by Randall’s 21 points. Foster and Dixon (who buried a trio of three-pointers) each added 11 points, while no other Mount Carmel player scored more than eight points. Stemple added eight tallies, while Ritzert and Amy Seifert each chipped in six. “We were a good team tonight because of the balanced scoring,” Mitchell said. “I think they don’t care who scores, they care about what the score is at the end of the game. I can’t say enough about the girls. I’ve been coaching a long time and this is the best group I’ve worked with.” The team didn’t change much after the first quarter, Mitchell said, adding that the team may have been a little keyed up at first, before settling down and showing more patience on offense. Mitchell thanked the crowd for its support Thursday. The Lady Cats drew a large and vocal crowd to the contest and
Mitchell thanked them for the support and hoped they would continue to turn out. Talk about balance. Mount Vernon’s reserve won their game 36-32, as Erin Wolf led the team with eight points and three girls rolled sevens—Cheyenne Strobel, Abby Randall and Stefanie bulla each put in seven tallies. Ellie Weilbrenner scored four points and Rachel Ray chipped in three. •Mount Vernon is 3-2 in the Big Eight after posting a 50-33 win at Vincennes Saturday. Foster and Dixon each pumped in 13 points as the Lady Cats broke open a close game with another second-half rampage, outscoring the Lady Alices 33-18 after the intermission. Dixon drained three of the team’s seven three-point baskets, while Stempole dropped in two en route to an eight-point performance. Randall and Ritzert each scored five points. The Lady Wildcat reserves won their game 33-30.
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Viking wrestlers fare well despite numbers North Posey went 3-2 Saturday Jan. 7 at the Forest Park Invite. The team had only had eight weight classes filled due to illness. The Vikings opened against Charlestown, who eventually went 4-1 and was tournament champion, with a 45-30 win. Their only points came fromNorth Posey forfeits as the Vikings won every face-off. “We won every match on Saturday in faceoffs but did lose to two teams by total team points,” Coach John Spencer said.. Here are the undefeated North Posey wrestlers that were also champions of their weight classes. Tyler Stock 113 Seth Elderkin 145 Gary Martin 152 The following guys went 4-1 on the day: Shane Martin, Michael Frymire, Chris O’Risky
Here are the team scores from our meets: NP 45 Charlestown 30 NP 35 Pike Central 36 NP 30 S. Spencer 42 NP 34 Forest Park 31 NP 40 N. Knox 30 The team’s season dual meet record is now 12-8. Following are each wrestlers’ records for the year: Ty Stock 21-3 Jordan Frymire 10-9 Shane Martin 17-7 Seth Elderkin 18-5 Michael Frymire 12-6 Gary Martin 18-6 Darren O’Risky 12-11 Kolby Lary 7-8 Chris O’Risky 16-7 Austin Little 17-3
Wildcat wrestlers finish third at Paoli Invite Everybody had a winning record, the team won more meets than they lost and three grapplers were undefeated on the day, as for a higher finish? Well, there weren’t enough wrestlers for that. The Mount Vernon wrestling team made an impressive showing at Saturday’s Paoli Invitational meet, but the lack of a full squad forced the Wildcats to settle for third place in the series of dual meets, according to coach Tim Alcorn. The Cats beat Eastern Pekin, Charlestown and the host Rams, while losing to Jennings County and Southridge, closing the gap on the Raiders from an earlier meeting this season. The teams wrestled a dual meet format which consisted of pool competition, with a final meet to determine places. Three Wildcats were undefeated on the day, including 106-pounder Dane Wilson, Julian Suar (113) and Jordan Dallas (145), but they weren’t the only ones who did well.
“Everybody who wrestled for us came out of the day with a winning record,” Alcorn said. “We had several wrestlers who went 4-1 on the day. It was tough to see these kids work as hard as they did and not come away with the win because the forfeits beat us. If we would have had a full team, we might have won the tournament.” Suar finished sixth and Dallas fourth for Mount Vernon at the recent Mater Dei Holiday Classic over Christmas break. John Hoehn (138) was Mount Vernon’s only champion at Mater Dei, and earned “Outstanding Championship Match) honors. Payton Whoberry (132) was also sixth, while Michael Rynkiewich (160) finished fifth. The news wasn’t as good Wednesday night, as Mount Vernon finished eighth in the Evansville Freshman Invitational meet, scoring no points. The mat Cats return to action Thursday, with North Posey’s Rachel Ungetheim goes up for a short jumper against Tecumseh. The a senior night battle against Union County. The freshman led the team with 14 points in Saturday’s win over Perry Central. Photo by face off is set for approximately 6 p.m. Dave Pearce
Lady Vikings gain near-win, then finally get second ‘W’ By Dave Pearce When you have won only one basketball game all year, confidence is a rare commodity. And even when you play well enough to win or put yourself in a position to win, it is hard to follow through, based on previous results. On Thursday evening at Tecumseh High School, the Lady Vikings played well enough to win and put themselves in a position to win but when crunch time came, the Lady Vikings simply were unable to pull out the win. “We couldn’t have scripted it any better at Tecumseh,” a frustrated North Posey Coach Tracy Stroud said following the game. “We just said ‘hey, we want you to win and this is what we are going to do for you’.” But the lessons they learned on Thursday at Tecumseh in a 34-32 loss apparently stuck with the team as they went ahead of Perry Central on Saturday at home and managed to finish and win their second contest of the season. It appeared the Vikings might earn that second win against a Tecumseh squad with good credentials in Lynnville on Thursday as they battled back from an early deficit and all but put the game away. “They made a run in the first quarter because the defense I started out in was just awful,” North Posey Coach Tracy Stroud said, placing early-game woes on himself. “I chose the wrong defense and they made a little run.” That little run consisted of the Braves scoring the first four points before the Lady Vikings scored the next five, four by senior Caitlinn Herrmann and one by Hannah Harness and the Vikings held a brief 5-4 lead. The teams were tied at six when the Lady Braves, who weren’t afraid to shoot it from long range, hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and took a 12-6 lead before Herrmann could answer inside. The teams traded buckets before
Posey Lanes Recap League: Expressway Ford High Game High Series 1. Michelle Sollman 224 1. Michelle Sollman 598 2. Kathy Ridley 211 2. Jerri Harms 557 3. Jody Mattingly 197 3. Anita Goff 546 4. Jerri Harms 194 4. Lauren Boggs 530 5. Sandy Seitz 187 5. Jody Mattingly 512 League: Access Storage High Game High Series 1. Gaylynn Reese 226 1. Sandy Wilson 559 2. Sandy Wilson 203 2. Valerie Stratton 515 3. Pam Hickey 200 3. Gaylynn Reese 508 4. Valerie Stratton 191 4. Pam Hickey 506 5. Lois Durnil 178 5. Betty Hickey 497 League: Men’s Major High Game High Series 1. Chris Oeth 268 1. Dile Wilson 699 2. John Gruber 265 2. Jim Key 685 3. Jim Gruber 265 3. Cory Kohlmeyer 675 4. Jamie Thomas 255 4. Jim Gruber 673 5. Dile Wilson 254 5. Dennis Marshall 650 League: First Bank High Game High Series 1. Paulette Ertel 191 1. Pete Rohlman 499 2. Pete Rohlman 185 2. Vonda Irvin 488 3. Judy Goodwin 182 3. Donna Anderson 463 4. Donna Anderson 171 4. Nancy Renschler 463 5. Vonda Irvin 170 5. Judy Goodwin 446 League: T.M.I Hotshots High Game High Series 1. Sandy Wilson 234 1. Sandy Wilson 593 2. Barb Smith 204 2. Donna DeLong 533 3. Donna DeLong 203 3. Barb Smith 512 4. Stephanie Smith 198 4. Stephanie Smith 507 5. Mary Harms 185 5. Joyce Jackson 501 League: Men’s Commercial 1. Jamey Thomas 228 1. Mike Schorr 741 2. Mike Schorr 268 2. Jamey Thomas 730 3. Dile Wilson 259 3. James Key 724 4. James Key 256 4. Joe Anderson 689 5. Chris Ellerman 246 5. Dile Wilson 680 Jr-Sr. High Elementary 1. Matt Strump 224 1. Justin Rietman 146 2. Logan Cox 223 2. Wesley Sollman 121 3. Jack Valier 217 3. Gabe Thomas 116 4. Jovon Gant 213 4. Chelsie Jones 97 5. Kaleb Burnett 203 5. Susan Hines 93 Bumpers 1. Zarak Serdenstisk 82
the quarter’s end with Haley Harness answering for the Vikings to pull her team back to within 14-10 at the first quarter stop. “Once we got out of that defense and got into some defenses that would work, we outplayed them the rest of the game until the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. Tecumseh opened the second frame with a 3-pointer before sophomore point guard Emma Werry got back-to-back steals and buckets and suddenly there was a ballgame. The 3-points that Tecumseh scored at the beginning of the quarter was the only points they would score in the quarter as Werry, Hannah Harness, and Brianna Perry all scored in the quarter and Herrmann came up with some impressive rebounds to give the Vikings a 21-17 lead at the half. Rachel Ungetheim stuck back a miss for the first points of the third quarter before the Lady Braves pulled back to within 23-21. Following a north Posey time out, Herrmann found Ungetheim underneath for two more and it was two Ungetheim free throws as the quarter wound down that kept the Lady Vikes into the lead 27-24 heading into the final period. The Lady Vikes the scored the first four points of the final period as Herrmann and Werry each sunk a pair of free throws to put the Lady Vikings ahead by seven. A Werry free throw at the 1:56 mark left the Vikings ahead 32-25 and it appeared the
Paris, from Page B1 high school all stars. As a result of his success there, Paris was invited to the Under Armour All American Tournament near Phoenix, Arizona. However, having missed one of his team’s basketball games already, this camp would require missing a few days of school and the honor roll student was reluctant to take that opportunity, despite its appeal. Paris finished 6-2 last year on a Mount Vernon team that finished the season 21-8 and won the always-tough Evansville sectional. His ERA was a team-best 2.18. Paris said that growing up in an athletic-crazed home helps him to stay involved and focused and staying in shape. Paris said he is looking forward to this season as a member of the Mount Vernon Wildcats and to whatever the future holds for him. More than anything, he hopes it involves baseball at one level or another. Should his high school team be eliminated early, he has already been invited to be a part of the Southeast Regional Tournament team which plays in Jupiter, Fla., in June. Paris signed up for the tournament with the understanding that his high school team takes priority. There were a total of four players chosen from Indiana to participate in his particular camp but he was unable to meet any of the other Hoosiers.
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Memorial surprises Mount Vernon boys, girls continue to roll By Steve Joos The Mount Vernon boys’ swim team was so close Thursday night. And the girls? Dominant as usual. The Wet Wildcats did everything but win their dual meet with visiting Memorial, dropping a 93-92 decision to the Tigers, while the Lady Wet Wildcats dunked Memorial 13254, as well as Wood Memorial 150-20. “We swam well,” coach Larry Zoller said. “We had two practices today (Thursday). We really wanted to win the meet of course we’re looking forward to the end of the season and we’re looking towards the end of the season, training for the end of the season, training for the Sectional, training for the state meet.” That focus may have cost the boys their meet, Zoller said, adding that the Wet Cats lost some close races in the boys’ contest and while there may be one spot that proved to be the difference between victory and defeat in other sports, that isn’t the case in the pool. Zoller also mixed up his meet to give his team a change of pace after a series of tough invitational meets where they were swimming in the same events. Some of the boys competing in those different events made some mistakes and may have bee the difference in the meet. “They need a break,” Zoller said. “We train so much, we do things, and we train in all the events. Every kid trains in all the events, so we like to give them a chance to swim the event they’re good at and sometimes they get to swim in some secondary events and that’s what we did today.” As a result, the boys’ team came up short. It was the kind of a meet where a fifth place finish might have meant the difference, Zoller said, and it came down to a point where good swims were needed all around and the Wet Cats didn’t get them. Mount Vernon got down by a large margin early in the boys’ meet and rallied in the second half of the contest, but couldn’t get over the hump. A 1-2-3 finish in the 500-yuard freestyle, with Sage Irons winning the race in 5:21.94, started the comeback. Austin Colson and Aaron Duckworth went 2-3 behind Irons. Zoller was pleased with their efforts, but was disap-
pointed with the 50-freestyle, where he was hoping for a second-place finish, but got no higher than third (Wade Mobley). While the boys were struggling, the girls were making quick work of both the Lady Tigers and Lady Trojans. “We knew that Memorial was going to be down,” Zoller said. “We knew that our girls would dominate and that the boys’ meet would be close.” Ericka McCormick won two events, taking the 50-freestyle in :25.12 (no problem for the girls, as the Lady Wet Cats swept the event) and the 100-freestyle (:53.77), but Zoller was very pleased with Mary Klueh and Clara Baggett, each of whom posted strong times in events they don’t normally swim. Baggett won the 100-butterfly in 1:01.34, while Klueh won the 100-backstroke, posting a time of 1:02.to win another event that she doesn’t normally swim. Reid Mobley was a double winner in the boys’ meet, taking 200-freestyle (1:50.05) and the 100-freestyle (:50.07). Jake Poole was another double winner, notching victories in the 100-butterfly and 100-baxkcstoreke, but Zoller said that there were several areas where the Wet Cats could have overtaken Memorial with a strong performance. When a team loses by just one point that will happen. Memorial 93, Mount Vernon 92 (boys) 200-medley relay: 1) Mount Vernon (Travis Harris, Nicholas Loehr, Wade Mobley, Poole) 1:47.33; 200-freestyle: R. Mobley (first) 1:50.05, Colson (fourth) 2:01.16, Duckworth (sixth) 2:04.16; 200-individual medley: Loehr (second) 2:11.37, Layton Hopper (fourth) 2:21.27, Tyler Moll (fifth) 2:22.78; 50-freestyle: W. Mobley (third) :23.61, Danen Turpin (fourth) :24.47, Harris (sixth) :26.81; Diving: Kyle Smith (second) 182.10, Jake Whaley (third) 153.25; 100-butterfly: Poole (first) :55.77, Turpin (fourth) 1:03.86, Kevin Moore (fifth) 1:06.54; 100-freestyle: R. Mobley (first) :50.07, W. Mobley (third) :51.22; 500-freestyle: Irons (first) 5:21.94, Colson (second) 5:30. 63, Duckworth (third) 5:35.43; 200-freestyle relay: 1) Mount Vernon (Poole, Turpin, W. Mobley, R. Mobley) 1:32.39; 100-backstroke: Poole (first) 1:00.60, Irons (third) 1:04.16, Hopper (sixth) 1:07.27; 100-breaststroke: Loehr (second) 1:06.30, Moll (fifith) 1:10.45, Moore (sixth) 1:11.05; 400-freestyle relay: 2) Mount Vernon (Colson, Hopper, Loehr, R. Mobley) 3:33.81.
Mount Vernon Wet Cat Amy Steele swims the backstroke during the 200-yard individual medley to help her team take another victory in their home pool Thursday night. Photo by Dave Koch
Girls’ double dual meet 200-bmedley relay: 1) Mount Vernon (Klueh, Samantha Gowdy, Baggett, McCormick) 1:58.92, 2) Mount Vernon (Taylor Cullman, Amy Steele, Rachel Burke, Kelsey Bruno) 2:06.11; 200-freestyle: Harris (second) 2:13.52, Samantha Reese (third) 2;18.34, Madison Denning (fourth) 2:21.44; 200-IM: Steele (first) 2:24.27, Cullman (third) 2:31.72, BruTuesday, Jan. 10 BOYS’ BASKETBALL: South Terrace at Oakland City, no (fourth) 2:35.61; 50-freestyle: McCormick (first) :25.12, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Mount Vernon at Carmi; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS’ Gowdy (second) :25.64, Klueh (third) :25.85; Diving: Katelyn McDonald (second) 193.35, Amanda Duckworth (fifth) Mount Vernon at St. Benedict, Haubstadt at South Terrace BASKETBALL: Owensville at Mount Vernon. 135.00; 100-butterfly: Baggett (first) 1:01.34, Reese (third) (North Posey High School); ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Friday, Jan. 13 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Fort Branch at Mount Vernon, BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Vincennes at Mount Vernon, Te- 1:14.23, Kendyl Bourne (fourth) 1:15.01; 100-freestyle: McCormick (first) :53.77, Turner (second) :53.99, Bruno South Terrace at Owensville. cumseh at North Posey. (fourth) 1;02.92; 500-freestyle: Gowdy (first) 5:52.71, CullWednesday, Jan. 11 Saturday, Jan. 14 WRESTLING: North Posey at Harrison; FRESHMAN BOYS’ BASKETBALL: New Harmony at Union-Dug- man (second) 6:18.03, Denning (third) 6:23.10; 200-freeBOYS’ BASKETBALL: Mount Vernon at Harrison; EL- ger, North Posey at Forest Park; GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: style relay: 1) Mount Vernon (McCormick, Gowdy, Turner, EMENTARY SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: North El- Mount Vernon at Heritage Hills, Lanesville at New Harmo- Baggett) 1:40.72, 2) Mount Vernon (Burke, Bruno, Denementary at South Terrace (North Posey High School). ny; WRESTLING: Mount Vernon in a six-team dual meet at ning, Reese) 1:52.77; 100-backstroke: Klueh (first) 1:02.07, Thursday, Jan. 12 North Posey; FRESHMAN BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Mount Steele (third) 1;10.89, Bourne (fifth) 1:13.71; 100-breaststroke: Baggett (first) 1:12.92, Turner (second) 1:17.35, GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: New Harmony at Mount Ver- Vernon at Castle. Harris (third) 1:18.94; 400-freestyle relay: 1) Mount Vernon non, Princeton at North Posey; WRESTLING: North Posey Monday, Jan. 16 at Southridge, Union County at Mount Vernon; SWIMBOYS’ BASKETBALL: Mount Vernon at the Carmi- (Steele, Harris, Klueh, Turner) 3:55.09, 2) Mount Vernon MING: Boonville at Mount Vernon; JUNIOR HIGH BOYS’ White County Tournament; FRESHMAN BOYS’ BAS- (Burke, Bourne, Cullman, Reese) 4:10.76. BASKETBALL: North Posey at Haubstadt, Forth Branch KETBALL: Mater Dei at North Posey; JUNIOR HIGH at Mount Vernon; JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Heritage Hills at North Posey. A Southern Indiana Junior High Athletic Conference Haubstadt at North Posey; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL championship may be within the reach of the Mount Vernon eighth grade boys’ basketball team. The Bobcat eighth graders nipped Jasper 45-43 Tuesday TOBACCO HOURS: Mon-Sat 8am-8pm and Sun 9am-6pm to go 11-1 on the campaign. 1827 Waterworks Rd. Beside the LST Memorial. 812-422-7665 Zach French poured in 19 points to pace the team, while Bryce Krizan added eight. French also cleared seven rebounds, while Luke Steinhart handed out seven assists. Riley Snodgrass led the team with four steals, while Adam Grabert had three. If the Bobcats win their Jan. 19 home game with Castle South, they’re the SIJHAC regular season champs. The conference tourney starts Jan. 24.
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LEGALS Court News Arrests December 28 Cody Hargrave—Mount Vernon—Invasion of Privacy—PCS December 29 Joshua Walden—Mount Vernon—Resisting Law Enforcement, Public Intoxication— PCS Alisha Strader—Evansville—Forgery, Theft—MVPD December 31 Breeann Woods—Mount Theft—MVPD
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January 3, 2012 Gilbert Ray Eaton—Mount Vernon— Warrant-Domestic Battery—MVPD Clement Carr—Mount Vernon—Domestic Battery—PCS Christi Scott—Mount Vernon—Domestic Battery—PCS Complaints December 24 8:38 a.m.—Department of Natural Resources—Advised two deer have been struck. Advised one vehicle is off on side of the road—Hwy 62, Evansville 3:48 p.m.—Reckless—White Ford Ranger with tool box and ladder rack all over the roadway, high rate of speed—St. Phillips Rd, Evansville 6:06 p.m.—Fire—Vehicle on fire, on side of the road. Subjects are out of vehicle—165, city not listed 8:02 p.m.—Threatening—Mother-in-law there with a gun threatening people. Husband is outside with his mother screaming and yelling—Marrs Dr, Mount Vernon 8:36 p.m.—Reckless—Silver or blue passenger car, swerving all over the roadway— Rexing Rd, Wadesville December 25 9:47 a.m.—Suspicious—White Astro van parked on the road. Caller talked to subject and he told him that he was deer hunting. There is not suppose to be anyone hunting— Waterford Subdivision, Mount Vernon 11:39 a.m.—Restraining Violation—Exhusband is banging on the front door of trailer—Griffin Rd, Griffin 12:11 p.m.—Restraining Violation—Exhusband made contact with caller and her husband. There is a protective order in place. This occurred a few minutes ago but he has left now. Caller is wanting to speak with officer about this—Evansville St, Cynthiana 4:56 p.m.—Fight—Caller is swearing and cursing. Advised he has a friend there that is trying to poison him. Caller advised he wanted dispatch to talk to his friend and tell him he’s crazy. He then put the friend on the phone and he advised the caller fed him bad eggs this morning and lied and said he ate them when he didn’t. He advised does not need medical attention. Advised he would like an officer to speak to the caller, the stated never mind, he doesn’t want to talk to anyone—Benthall Road, Mount Vernon 6:40 p.m.—911 Hang-up—Received hang-up. On callback, female answered the phone. When advised this was 911 the female hung up the phone. Sounded like a juvenile subject. Called back again and spoke with a male subject and advised everything was okay—Hartman Road, Mount Vernon December 26 5:29 p.m.—Hit and Run—Silver pickup truck swerving all over the roadway. Tires hit her vehicle—I 64, Exit 4 6:11 p.m.—Reckless—4-door, 4-wheel drive Ford truck, passing on double yellow, following close behind other vehicles. Dark colored truck—Hwy 66, Wadesville 8 p.m.—Custodial—Wife is wanting to take caller’s children but children don’t want to leave. Caller wants an officer to call to know his rights. Advised wife has left with children. Caller called back, advised his wife has come to the residence, stormed in and left, slamming the door. Caller is concerned now for the welfare of his children. Caller was advised officer was busy at the time of call and would call at his discretion. Caller advised let the meth heads blow themselves up and take care of his children. Complained
taking too long then hung up—N. Nix, Poseyville December 27 4:41 a.m.—Alarm—New Harmony Wine and Spirits, motion detector—New Harmony 6:54 a.m.—Department of Natural Resources—Caller is concerned about a deer that is stuck in some water on Bethsaida Church Road. Caller is afraid someone is going to hit the deer—Bethsaida Church Road, New Harmony 4:46 p.m.—Standby—Advised landlord has evicted his girlfriend from the residence. Advised does not think she is living there anymore because there is no electricity. Would like an officer to go with him to the residence in case she is still there. Just would like to get some clothing for his child— Grimm Lane, Evansville 6:36 p.m.—Alarm—New Harmony Community House, showing entry doors—N Main, New Harmony 7:43 p.m.—Accident—Elderly female hit guardrail. Female is refusing an a.m.bulance but is disoriented. Caller would like her checked out—Hwy 66, city not listed 8:28 p.m.—Alarm—Juncker Brothers, north shop door—Mackey Ferry Road, Mount Vernon 10:14 p.m.—Reckless—Red Chevy Blazer, 97 model, swerving all over the roadway—Old Plank Road, New Harmony December 28 12:13 a.m.—Reckless—Tan car driving slow and swerving—Hwy 66, Wadesville 1:18 p.m.—Alarm—Fast Fuel, several alarms—Hwy 66, Wadesville 10:50 p.m.—Motorist Assist—White Dodge Avenger, looks like test drive—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon December 29 12:10 a.m.—Suspicious—Has a subject out in the area on a scooter or a motorcycle. Would like officers to come to the area—Expressway Auto World, Mount Vernon 1:15 a.m.—Alarm—Motion detector—New Harmony Wine and Spirits, New Harmony 5:31 a.m.—Drugs—Sailer Road, Mount Vernon 9 a.m.—VIN Inspection—2006 Artic Cat 4-wheeler—Upper Mt. Vernon Road, Mount Vernon 9:35 a.m.—Welfare Check—20’s female in a gray Saturn was asleep. Caller woke her up and she was conscious and breathing. Said she was just sleeping. Caller thinks this is suspicious and requests and officer to check her out—Wabash Toll Bridge, Mount Vernon 10:44 a.m.—Alarm—Residence, panic alarm—N Ford Rd, Mount Vernon 11:40 a.m.—Information—Caller works at location. They have a stray cat that they feed. Sometime over the weekend the cat was wounded and now they are going to call the Humane Society. The concern is that there is shooting going on in the area and they have clients that go outside. Caller states that her staff said they heard shots fired last weekend in the night. Caller is requesting to speak with an officer—John Av, New Harmony 12:36 p.m.—Information—Questions about a protective order wife filed against caller. He is unsure what it takes to make that protective order valid and effective—N Nix, Poseyville 12:43 p.m.—Information—Wants to speak with deputy about protective order not being served and male subject has been to her parents house and keeps calling caller. Thinks he may take the children because he knows his rights—N Nix, Poseyville 1:43 p.m.—VIN Inspection—2005 Jag— Farmersville Rd, Mount Vernon 2:29 p.m.—ATV—Several 4-wheelers on the roads driving reckless and fast. Happens all the time and he is afraid that someone will get hurt—St. Wendel and Silver Bell area, Wadesville 6:27 p.m.—Restraining Violation—Caller requests to speak to an officer in reference to harassment—Evansville St, Cynthiana 6:42 p.m.—Reckless—White full size Ford van, ladders on top, all over the roadway, running off the road, almost hit a
ditch—Blackford Rd, Mount Vernon 8:49 p.m.—Reckless—2 passenger cars, one white in color, high rate of speed—Ford Road, Mount Vernon 10:54 p.m.—Suspicious—Someone called the caller and said three subjects had been in a vacant trailer, not sure what they are up to. Caller would like the area checked—Northwood Street, Cynthiana December 30 3 a.m.—Information—Out with white Chevy pickup—Cale St, Poseyville 6:27 a.m.—Alarm—Grinder 2 room, southwest doors—Jamplast, Leonard Rd, Mount Vernon 11:33 a.m.—Medical—52 year-old female hearing voices, needing to go to the hospital—Gregory Ln, Mount Vernon 3:02 p.m.—Trespassing—Advised has multiple subjects riding 4-wheelers on his property. Has asked them to leave already once. Subjects have now returned—S Posey County Line Road, Mount Vernon 4:54 p.m.—Extra Patrol—Caller advised there was a suspicious male subject walking down the railroad tracks. Male subject, blue hoodie. Advised he was acting suspicious, like he was watching the place. Took off when employees came outside. Caller just wants extra patrol through the night when no one is there. Would like this to continue through the winter—Posey County Co-Op, Poseyville 7:25 p.m.—Information—Caller advised female subject is enroute to his home from Evansville. Request officers. Caller called back and advised female has contacted him via text message and advised she is at Busler’s. On her way there—Deer Run, Evansville 10:20—Trespassing—Subjects running around the boneyard, see flashlights in the area. Can see spotlight in the woods and eyes. Cannot see vehicles at this moment— SABIC, Mount Vernon December 31 12:08 a.m.—Suspicious—Shift lead is out checking the area. Still having some suspicious activity at the boneyard. While there, some type of green laser was being pointed around the area. Would like the deputies to come back and check the area— Sabic, Mount Vernon 12:43 a.m.—Suspicious—Out at a trailer on Slim Bottom Rd—Mount Vernon 9:58 a.m.—Restraining Violation—Requests to speak with officer about protective order papers—N Nix, Poseyville 6:37 p.m.—Juvenile Problem—13 year-old out of control. Has broken a fish aquarium. Can’t get him to calm down— O’Donnell Road, Mount Vernon 7:30 p.m.—Information—Out at Busler’s—Evansville 8:48 p.m.—Suspicious Odor—Checking an area at the Mount Vernon Inn—Mount Vernon 10:16 p.m.—Car-Deer—Caller was witness to accident. Subject involved got on phone. Driving Pontiac Grand Prix, 2003, not sure of amount of damage. Deer is still alive in the ditch, needs to be disposed of— Hwy 69, Mount Vernon 10:31 p.m.—Family Fight—Daughter and mother fighting, has been physical. Is not physical now, still there—E. Second Street, Mount Vernon 11:02 p.m.—Disturbance—Need assistance getting a female out of the bar— Koodie Hoos, Mount Vernon January 1, 2012 2:09 a.m.—Impaired Driver—White Ford Focus. Caller advised the driver and the passenger were at the rest stop and acting very
strange. Rolling around in the grass and they seemed intoxicated—I 64, Black River Rest Stop, Poseyville 2:31 a.m.—Suspicious—SABIC was doing their perimeter check an came across a white male, white wife-beater and dark sweat pants with jacket on his waist. They advised he is very intoxicated and they stopped to speak with him. He advised that he got into a fight with his cousin and he is walking to town—Hwy 69, Mount Vernon 2:58 a.m.—Suspicious—Saw a subject out on foot, took off running. Will be in the area for awhile—Four Seasons, Mount Vernon 4:13 a.m.—Assault—Male subject showed up on her door step covered in blood. Told her that he was beaten up but doesn’t know exactly what happened. He advised his name. He gave her a phone number of a family member to call and they advised that he is very scared of the police. He advised the caller that he would run if the police were called. Advised to not use sirens. Family member advised her to at least call an a.m.bulance. She advised that he was assaulted in Mt. Vernon and he’s missing a shoe—Blackford Rd, Mount Vernon 4:25 a.m.—Suspicious—Caller advised she saw 2 figures, unsure if they were male or female, or what they were wearing, running down Sailer Road near Blackford. One was running toward Mt. Vernon and the other was coming back up Sailer toward Blackford—Mount Vernon 4:51 p.m.—Welfare Check—Caller advised that the father of her baby is at this address and threatening to take their baby and kill her. This address is his mother’s address and he’s not allowed to be there. She advised that he’s shooting up bath salts and high on them. She is calling from a hotel in Evansville. She advised that he placed his hands on her yesterday and she advised he needs to be committed. He called on her cell while on call and he knows she’s not at Albion and he advised that she’s on drugs as well. Deputy advised that the 9-day-old baby is OK. He saw the baby moving and cooing. Mother and father aren’t allowed to have full custody, only visits with the father’s sister and mother—Peters Road, Wadesville 7:06 p.m.—Custodial—Caller advised ex-wife lives in Vanderburgh County, has the children now. Caller is suppose to have the children according to the paperwork from the courts. Caller advised he spoke with her this afternoon. Advised it was her weekend and she wasn’t bringing the children. Caller advised his ex-wife refuses to give an address. Caller just wanted to report this to have it on file—Wildeman Road, Mount Vernon January 2 7:05 a.m.—Welfare Check—Subject called the crisis line stating she was suicidal and then hung up. She called again and talked for about 30 seconds and then disconnected. Caller would like an officer to check on her—Highfield Drive, Evansville 10:11 a.m.—Miscellaneous—Truck that was stolen before Christmas and was located last Wednesday. Subject wants to speak with deputy about this—Location not listed 10:28 a.m.—Accident—2001 F-150 ran off the road and ran into ditch. This occurred last night. Right side of truck with a lot of damage. Caller said they did not call last night because they could not get their cell phones to work—Ford Road, Mount Vernon 6:01 p.m.—Drugs—Have been having problems. Caller wants to speak with a deputy—Hidden Valley Lane, Mount Vernon 6:21 p.m.—Miscellaneous—Requesting an officer. Has some questions about selling some guns—Lee Road, New Harmony
Legals 2012-001 PROJECT: Mount Vernon — Pier 2 Deck Overlay, 2012, Contract 41201-C Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for Pier 2 Deck Overlay, 2012, Contract 41201-C, at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, will be received at the office of the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, 2751 Bluff Road, Mount Vernon, Ind., 47620, from bidders until 1:00 p.m., Central Standard Time on Feb. 1, 2012, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the conference room of the port administration building. Bids shall be submitted on the proper bid form and delivered in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the bidders, all as described in the Instructions to Bidders, which accompanies the specifications. A Bidder’s Bond, made payable to the PORTS OF INDIANA must be enclosed with the bid, Said bond shall be in the minimum amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum bid. The contract for this work shall be awarded or rejected as soon as possible, but in no case later than sixty (60) calendar days from the date of opening bids, unless the 60 day shall fall on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday in which event said time shall be extended to the next working day. The Ports of Indiana reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Project Specifications will be available to contractors on and after Jan. 9, 2012 at the Port of Indiana — Mt. Vernon. A charge of $50.00 (non-refundable) will be made for these documents. CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY WILL BE ACCEPTED MADE PAYABLE TO THE PORTS OF INDIANA. For more information, contact the Ports of Indiana Engineering Department at (219) 787-8636. Published in the Posey County News January 3 & 10, 2012 2011-058 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF POSEY
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Township namesake Black keeps tabs on county, public records The ancestors of Mount Vernon native Bob Black helped to settle Posey County in the 19th century. In the 21st century, Bob Black keeps track of all those who’ve settled down and owned real estate in Posey County. He maintains the 19 county plat books housed in the county auditor’s office to ensure the public has accurate records of property lines, current ownership and a history of past owners. Public record, the plat books stand for anyone to examine in determining property ownerships. As plat book clerk, Black works directly with realtors, attorneys, titl i l companies, i title property owners and other indi-
viduals who deal with real estate transactions. His work is instrumental to the smooth handling of those transactions. A part-time employee for the Posey County Auditor since January 2006, Black helps to answer any of the public’s questions and concerns about property. The position of plat book clerk allows him to draw on his drafting and engineering degree gained at Lain Technical Institute in Evansville, shortly after his 1962 graduation from Mount Vernon High School. Perhaps most important, he enjoys the interaction with the people of Posey County, including k in i the th h other th h county t offi ffices. workers Before coming to the auditor’s office, Black always worked with
local companies, including General Electric and Babcock & Wilcox. He retired as a purchasing manager after 26 years with the Craddock Finishing Corporation in Evansville. He plans to continue as plat book clerk, he says, “until they run me off.” Black and his wife Janis, a longtime Posey County resident, celebrated 45 years of marriage in 2011. They cherish their two children, Mount Vernon business owner Bobby Deron Black and Andrea Black Freeland, an underwriter for Wells Fargo in Denver. They stay young by spending time with their two grandchildren, Marriah and Ethan, and d their th h i rescued d llapdog, d Katie. K tii Black also enjoys gardening and sharing the produce with friends.
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