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Tuesday November 2, 2010
Posey County’s locally-owned newspaper
Volume 129 Edition 44
Two face theft charges of charity funds Flag ceremony set Boy Scout Troop #386, with Tim Wiley as Scout Leader, Boy Scout Troop #375, with Andy White as Scout Leader, and the American Legion with help from Harold Osborne and Charlie Huck, will be having a flag retirement ceremony for American and MIAPOW flags at the Scout Cabin in Murphy Park on November 6, 2010 at 3:30. If you have any flags you can drop them off at 912 E. Steammill or at the American Legion. The public is invited and we hope to see a lot of veterans and parents there.
Party set for silo takedown There will be a “Take Down” Party for the Silos at the riverfront on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, from 3-5 p.m. There will be music, hot dogs, and photo opportunities of the silos which are due for demolition beginning next week. All Mount Vernon citizens are encouraged to come out and join in the celebration.
Elks offer scholarships The Elks National Foundation will award 500 Most Valuable Student scholarships to deserving high school seniors across the United States. Applications may be downloaded from www.elks. org/enf/scholars. All completed applications must be received on or before December 1, 2010. Completed applications can be dropped off at the Mount Vernon Elks Lodge at 131 E. Fourth Street between 4 and 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. They may be also be mailed to: Connie Seifert, 5411 Waterstone Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 Questions, please call Connie at 985-0877. High school guidance counselors have been given information packets for these awards also.
MVHS needs costumes The MVHS Theater is seeking donations of adult period clothing and accessories (hats, shoes, coats, gloves, costume jewelry, etc.). Men’s clothing is especially needed. We will gladly take apparel from any time period, but for the next musical, our focus is on 1890’s-style western clothing and 1950’s evening wear. Please call Teresa Bloodworth (204-1843) or Regina Maier (430-0250) for more information.
‘Cat band boosters meet The Mount Vernon Band Boosters will meet Tuesday, November 2 at 7 p.m. in the high school band room. This will be the last meeting before the marching band goes to Mid-States Finals in Cincinatti on November 6. Parents of all marching band members are asked to attend.
Band sells barbecue The Mount Vernon Marching Wildcats and band boosters along with Double ZZ smokers (formerly with the Holy Smokers) will be cooking ribs, butts, whole and half pork loins on Nov. 13th with delivery at the high school band room between 3-5 pm. Orders must be in by Nov. 7. Contact a band member or booster or call Kristy at 838-4479 or 270-1101.
Ramsey course set The Turning Pointe United Methodist Church will host the Live Simulcast of Dave Ramsey’s Entreleadership, a seminar for small businesses, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 5. Proceeds from local ticket sales of this seminar will benefit The Turning Pointe ministries.
NPJH Vets honored North Posey Junior High School will have a Veteran’s Day program on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. We are welcoming veterans and grandparents to this event.
Krietemeyer By Dave Pearce On Friday morning, October 29, 2101, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Indiana State Police arrested Ken-
neth Krietemeyer, 38, of Evansville, for allegedly stealing over $3,500 in cash from a special account set up to benefit Kendra Creek, 22, of Haubstadt. Krietemeyer became the second person arrested this week in connection with the Creek fund. During an interview with Kritemeyer in May, Krietemeyer told the Posey County News, “You always hear about ‘murder, mayhem, and misery’ but you seldom hear about the good things that go on in a community. Posey County takes care of its own.” “She’s such a sweet girl,”
Krietemeyer described Creek in the May interview. “Michael (Kendra’s father) has Multiple Sclerosis. One of the main reasons they left the area in the first place was because their house in Cynthiana had burned down. But Kendra had always said there is no place like Posey County.” On Wednesday afternoon, October 27, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Indiana State Police arrested Mary Gish, 44, of Poseyville, for allegedly stealing over $7,000 in cash from a special account set up to benefit Kendra Creek, 22, of Haubstadt. Creek be-
Gish bank and sponsored several fundraisers. An audit later revealed
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Sewer updates to slow Mount Vernon traffic
By Pam Robinson Aaron Burke of Evansville engineering firm Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates, or BLA, provided the Mount Vernon City Council with an update on Phase II of the sewer project at the Monday, October 25, meeting. Burke congratulated the city on the award of a $6.5 million federal community block development grant to be administered by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, or OCRA, for the project. With the final design of the project complete, BLA will advertise for bids in mid-November and hold a mandatory pre-bid meeting in December. Burke said if contractors want their bids considered, they must show up at the mandatory pre-bid meeting—no exceptions. Bid opening is set for January 20, 2011, with a 90-day bid hold. Residents and visitors to Mount Vernon can expect driving hazards during construction, Burke said, along Second Street from Mill Street to the wastewater treatment plant. He explained a 36-inch line will be installed and must cross two railroad tracks. Traffic will head down one lane only on Second Street. He added that traffic will also be disrupted on Highway 69 at the wastewater treatment plant. Burke said the construction would disrupt traffic for around four months. Wastewater and Sewer Superintendent Rodney Givens stated his concern is to maintain the limits on the plant’s permit since the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, closely watches and enforces these limits. Givens reminded the audience that state and federal authorities have mandated much of the work outlined in the Phase II sewer project. Mayor John Tucker added he is hopeful the $6.5 million grant will lessen the financial impact on residents. In other business: •Council adopted Resolution 10-20 to allow a temporary loan from COIT (county optional income tax) to the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund in the amount of $155,000. The loan will be repaid on or before December
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United States Representative Mike Pence brought his bus tour to Posey County last week to help support Posey County Republicans. Photo by Tyler Butler
Retirement years bring time for craft of choice By Pam Robinson “When I first started on scroll work, it was whatever looked pretty,” admits Mount Vernon wood artist Bob Seitz. “Then it became a challenge. Now when I pick a pattern, I pick it to do fine cutting. It’s always a satisfaction when I get the job done and it’s done right.” His myriad pieces witness he gets the job done right many times over. Seitz’s inventory includes Christian religious items such as crosses of varying size and style and sayings from the Bible. The Last Supper plaque (pictured) required around 40 hours of work. Seitz said the plaque is cut from one piece of poplar wood: no gluing was applied for the light and dark effect. He works with a number of woods—red cedar, cherry, walnut, poplar, pine, mahogany, red oak and white oak—depending upon the demands of the project and the desires of his customers. Eagles and bass fish will appeal to the outdoorsman while keepsake boxes and baskets will lure collectors. These small pieces present a particular challenge for Seitz to cut and stay within tight lines and corners. Yet, he insists, “It’s relaxing. It gets your mind off things at the end of the day. If you don’t concentrate,
you don’t cut well. So whatever’s bothering you or whatever you’re thinking about, you just have to put it aside and concentrate on that saw blade.” Beautifully crafted, Seitz’s pieces are also reasonably priced. The consumer will suspect the artist includes little, if anything, to cover his labor in the price of the merchandise. Seitz attributes his inspiration to his late father Harold. “He was the same type of guy [as I am]. He worked on automobiles, built porches, added rooms to homes. It just came on down the field. I picked up what he taught me.” He attributes his craftsmanship to a lot of practice and intense formal training. Seitz has been finishing scroll work for five years now—the result of a six-evening class taught by a professional in Evansville. As far as Seitz knows, he’s one of only a few scroll work artists in Posey County. His pieces were on display at a sale booth during New Harmony’s Kunstfest. For those missing the event, Seitz will set up a private viewing in his base-
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Sgt. Gary Krohn
Posey County represented in World Series
Retired Sgt. Gary Krohn, a Stewartsville native, shared honors with more police officers and firefighters as they unfurled a gigantic Texas flag behind the U.S. flag at the first World Series game held in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday. The son of Bill and the late Dorothy Krohn and the stepson of Wanda Glover Krohn, he has served with the Arlington Police Department for 32 years, including his service now in retirement. He was featured on television's "Cold Case Files" for helping to solve a double murder in 2000 from a cold case file. Sgt. Krohn and his wife Betty, who holds her doctorate in education, live just south of Arlington in Mansfield, Texas. They have two sons--Matthew, a Lieutenant in the Navy Reserves and a second mate on an oil tanker, and Nathan, a junior engineering student at Texas A & M University. Mount Vernon resident Bob Seitz shows off some of the beautiful carvings he has made and is selling. Sgt. Krohn is a 1973 graduate of Photo by Pam Robinson. North Posey High School.
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came ill and was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in early May. Mary (Mays) Gish, described herself as a longtime friend of the family and helped organize car wash by a girls’ softball team in May. “I told the girls that I had a very good friend who was in trouble and needed help and they were all right there and ready,” Gish said of the softball team. Creek eventually had several amputations as a result of her illness. Due to Creek’s mounting medical bills, several of her friends set up an account at a local
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