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Poseyville Utilities to accept credit card payments Police Interceptor welcomed to town By Dave Pearce The more things change the more they stay the same. For the 31st year in 33 years of service as a Poseyville Town Council member, Bruce Baker was elected to serve as president of the Town Council for the 2019 calendar year. The vote was unanimous at Wednesday’s Poseyville Town Council member on Wednesday at the Town Hall. “I love serving the public and not because

I have my own agenda,” Baker told the board and those in attendance. “I just enjoy helping make the quality of life better in our community.” Getting off to the right start, the minister at the local Christian Church, Rodney Wrye, was on hand and said a prayer to open the meeting. Soon after Baker took the gavel, all the news was good at the meeting. Bids are being received for street repairs under the Community Crossings Grant. The Community Crossings Grant came into being through the Indiana Department of Transportation following a gas tax increase with the funds earmarked for road improvement. The grant is a 25 percent local

investment and a 75 percent grant match. A significant amount of these funds have been set aside for small communities such as Poseyville. Repairs to an aging and unhealthy Poseyville Police cruiser will soon be a thing of the past. The council gave its approval to purchase a Police Interceptor for the town from Expressway Ford at a total cost of over $34000 by the time equipment is transferred over to the new vehicle. Board members encouraged Town Marshal Charles Carter to take delivery of the cruiser as soon as possible. It was noted in the meeting that nearby New Harmony is purchasing the other police vehicle on the ground at Expressway.

Board members indicated it is probably past time to replace the aging cruiser. The 2010 Dodge has outlived the life of the average town cruiser, which are generally replaced every four to five years. Another big announcement at the meeting was that the Town of Poseyville has expanded payment options for utilities. Customers now have the option of paying via the PAYGOV. Mobile application or online (at Paygov) even when the utility office is closed. The mobile application may be downloaded from the PlayStore or itunes (listed as PAYGOV.). The

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New police Valero Energy Foundation donates $23,322 to PC 4-H car, trash Funds will pay for new HVAC units and signage rate hike on NH horizon By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the New Harmony Town Council voted to purchase a new police car, to raise monthly trash rates, and to continue to advertise for bids on the former school property and South Street residential lots at their January 15, monthly meeting. They also conducted routine beginning of the year business, such as re-electing Alvin Blaylock as Council President, establishing the third Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. as the regular meeting date, keeping department heads the same as last year and re-hiring Erin Bauer as the Town Attorney. Town Marshall Aaron Straub will soon be behind the wheel of a new 2018 Ford police Interceptor from Expressway Ford in Mount Vernon. Blaylock said the Posey County Sheriff’s Department ordered six or seven of these vehicles and did not take delivery on all of them, so one was available at a good discount price of $24,249, down from $35,140. The council voted to purchase the vehicle, with Councilman Gary Watson abstaining as he works for the dealership. They also voted to spend $1950 to Gerry’s Automotive in Saint Phillips to transfer radio and safety equipment from the old vehicle to the new one. After completion, it will be declared surplus equipment and sold without warranty as is to get it off the town equipment roster. Town resident Tom Stahl inquired as to the mileage on the old vehicle and was told it was at 140,000 miles. The council voted to increase the monthly trash rate to ten dollars. The new monthly bill from Advanced Disposal is $3,735 and the income, if every resident paid the current eight dollar fee, would only take in $3,584. “If everyone pays their trash bill, and not everyone does, we would still operate $151 short every month,” explained Blaylock. “We cannot operate in the red, so we will have to increase the rate by two dollars per resident. We hate to do it, as we will all have to pay it, but this is the first increase in ten years, since January of 2009 and that’s pretty good.” Blaylock reported the town received two bids on the school property. One bid is for the entire property for $80,000. The second bid is for the school building with approximately five acres, for $10,000. Both bids were rejected at the December meeting and it was decided to re-advertise the property in parcels, thus allowing people to bid on the entire property or just part of it. Bids will be accepted at the Town Hall until February 7. “We are trying some new things and new advertising and we hope we get some higher bids,” the President stated. As for the three South Street residential properties, formerly the site of the Tree of Life Medical Center, Blaylock said a bid of $45,000 was

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Special to The News The Valero Energy Foundation has donated $23,322 to the Posey County 4-H Fair Association to replace three aging HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units at the community center and illuminate signage at the entrance to the fairgrounds. The foundation is the charitable organization of Valero Energy Corporation, which operates

the Valero Renewables-Mount Vernon ethanol plant. The bulk of the donation, or $21,880, will cover the costs of replacing the three HVAC units, after two others recently were replaced by the fair board due to failure. This will greatly improve utilities efficiency and ensure not only a cool place for youth and guests at summer events, but a safe place for the community

to use in case of emergencies. The building is designated as a Posey County Disaster Relief Shelter. The remaining $1,442 contribution will cover the recent costs to re-illuminate signs that have been dark for a long period, replacing the panel with LED bulbs and ballast that will light up the message board and a busy highway intersection at the entrance, while saving energy costs. Pictured from left to right: Fair Board Secretary Hannah Duncan, Fair Board Vice President Julie Sailer, Valero Plant Analysis Accountant Marie Tinsley, Valero Plant Manager Chris Rhea, Fair Board President Jake McGennis, Fair Board Treasurer Laurie Hartman. Photo submitted

Mount Vernon welcomes five new vehicles By Lois Mittino Gray Purchasing new vehicles and equipment was the main order of business at the January 17, Mount Vernon Board of Works meeting. The city will have three new police vehicles, one new fire chief’s truck and a new salt spreader just in time for predicted snows. Police Chief Tony Alldredge reported his

agency is in line to replace three vehicles in this year’s budget. He said Ford Motor Company has substantially raised the price of the popular Interceptor SUV model purchased last year. He brought in quotes from local Ford and Jeep/Dodge dealerships. If he were to buy three Ford Interceptors again, the first one would cost the full price of $34,826 with no trade-in; the second one would

cost $29,826 with a trade-in; and the third one would be $26,826 with a trade-in. The total cost for the trio would be $91,478. If they would go with three comparable Dodge Durangos instead, the first one would be full price at $28,410; the second one would cost $25,410 with trade-in; and the third

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NPSB projects vote could come in February By Dave Pearce At Monday evening’s North Posey School board meeting, nothing was said regarding the impending capital projects list. The list was introduced to the public in a “work session” held recently by the board. The capital projects list contains a myriad of projects ranging from school additions and sports complex additions.

School Supt. Dr. Todd Camp indicated prior to last week’s meeting that he hoped to be able to share more information regarding the potential projects with board members. However, due to the short time between the work session and the meeting, very little additional information was made available. According to multiple board members, the only additional information they received was a

tax comparison chart that showed the tax rate in the North Posey School District to be one of the lowest in the area. A potential bond issue for the proposed capital projects could raise that rate. A vote on continuing the process could be taken at the February meeting of the school board. The next meeting will

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A case of Divine Intervention After early struggles, Gail Robb has spent her life helping others By Pam Robinson Long-time Mount Vernon resident Gail Robb thrived as an only child after she nearly died as a newborn and struggled with an extended illness as a 7-year-old. Her struggle led her to decide at age seven, and never waver, to become a nurse. On this journey, she trusted God to clear her path and guard her from stumbling. Her passion and perseverance moved her forward as Divine Providence opened the way to an amazing adventure. The Saint Louis native learned to love laughter from her father, Wilbur Mohrman, and his family. A traveling salesman, Gail’s dad worked his way up to sales manager at American Art Clay in Indianapolis and brought the family to Indiana the summer before Gail’s junior year in high school. Gail’s mother, Katherine (Doepke), revealed her inner strength and modeled independence. She was employed as a legal secretary. On Saturdays during her childhood, around ages four to eight, Gail and her father spent “their day” together in Saint Louis. They made the rounds to run errands, conduct business for her father, and to dine out. Gail has fond memories of these Saturdays. The barber would slip her a dime as she and her dad left the shop. The restaurant owner would always pull out a pack of

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Gail Robb in Croatia. Photo submitted Dentyne gum for her. She and her dad frequently visited his identical brother also. The most memorable Saturday remains when Gail beat the pinball machine at Roy’s Bar, then legally open to families, and won a prize. But Gail’s mom didn’t approve of the pinball prize.

No more outings of this kind happened—at least not as a matter of record. In spite of this incident, Gail admits openly she had a charming childhood with loving parents. The family’s move to Indianapolis created the most challenging situation she had faced. In the middle of her high school career, she was separated from her long-time friends and prepared to start her junior year with strangers at Pike High School. Fortunately, her father’s co-workers at American Art Clay intervened. They held get-togethers with girls from Gail’s class that summer before school started, so she formed friendships. Some “have become friends for life,” Gail notes. “It all turned out really well,” she adds and observes that the turns in our lives happen for God’s plan to unfold. After her graduation with the Class of 1964, Gail entered University of Evansville (formerly Evansville College) that fall to work toward her degree in nursing. She chose UE to live on campus and gain independence. Gail proved she knew how to balance work with play. She was delighted to be elected homecoming queen in the fall of her sophomore year. The following spring, she was chosen an

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Etta Goldman Etta Arleene Goldman, 71, formerly of Pearland, Texas, passed away on January 19, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She graduated from Mount Vernon Senior High School in 1965 and Deaconess School of Nursing in 1968. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Olney, Ill., Memphis, Tenn., and Columbus, Miss., before graduating in 1979 from University of Nebraska Medical Center as a Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant. She worked as a Physician Assistant in the Houston, Texas area for many years. She retired in 2014 from Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, where she worked as a Case Manager. She moved back to Mount Vernon in 2017 and volunteered many hours at the Posey County Humane Society, where she later became a board member. Rescuing animals became her passion. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert and Virgie Mae (Feeney) Goldman; her grandparents, Theodore and Lydia Goldman and Virgil and Myrtle Mae Feeney; her sister, Debra Gayle Goldman; her brother, Brett Alan Goldman; her aunt, Sandy Osborn; her nephew, Casey Goldman; and her companion of many years, Fred Thomas. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law,

DeeAnn Goldman Jones and Gary Winters of Mount Vernon; her brother and sisterin-law, Marshall Rex and Svitlana Goldman of Evansville, Ind.; her brother, Larry Goldman of Newburgh, Ind.; her uncle, William Osborn of Mount Vernon; her nieces, Jennifer (Jason) Williams of Mount Vernon; Elizabeth (Jason) Phelps of Owensboro, Ky.; and Rexanne Goldman of Bowling Green, Ky.; and a nephew, Ted (Michelle) Goldman of Winslow, Ind. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 at Stendeback Family Funeral Home, 1330 East Fourth Street in Mount Vernon, with a memorial service at 1 p.m. A private burial will be held at a later date. Family requests memorial contributions be made to the Posey County Humane Society in lieu of ﬂowers. Online condolences can be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Jesse James Jesse A. James 90, of Mount Vernon passed away Friday January 18, 2019 at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehab. He was born in Rising Sun Illinois to John Sr. and Julie (Huﬀ) James. He married Geneva (McCord) James on September 28, 1968 in Carmi. Jesse worked in the Oil and Gas business most of his life. Jesse was well known in the Tri-State area as he delivered propane for several years in the area. Jesse also enjoyed ﬁshing and watching baseball games. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. He is survived by his Wife, Geneva; Son, Tony James Sr.; Grandchildren, Tony James Jr., and Ashley James; and three GreatGrandchildren; Brother, Floyd James; Sisters, Sally Riley and Louisa Hart. He was proceeded in death by his Parents; Daughter, Jessie James; Brothers,

John James Jr., Billy Don James; Sisters. Catherine Bush, Vera Pyle, Barbara James. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday January 24, 2019 at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. Burial will be in Marshall Ferry Cemetery in Rising Sun. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. Thursday until service time. Online condolences may be left at stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Marion Smith Marion Wayne “Smitty” Smith, 95, of Newburgh, Ind., passed away on January 14, 2019 at Golden Living Center-Woodlands. He was born in New Harmony, Ind., on July 10, 1923 to the late John and Lilly Smith. Marion served during WWII in the U.S. Air Force and the Army. Marion is preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and, a grandchild, Jessica Call. He is survived by daughters; Jody Call (Don Derrington), Dottie Funkhouser (Caroll), Marsha Frisby and Janice Heriges (Keith); 11 grandchildren, 20 great-

Myra Jeanette Kihn Meadors, 74, of Poseyville, Ind., born to Ferdinand and Lena (Wilke) Timm on December 18, 1944 in Alpena, Mich., passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was a loving wife and co-owner/operator of the Dutch Korner in Saint Wendel, Ind., from 19781989. She enjoyed hunting, ﬁshing and gardening. Surviving are her husband of 30 years: Paul Edward Meadors, Sr.; son: Walter Kihn, Jr. of Poseyville, Ind.; daughters: Tamyra Goﬀ of Blairsville, Ind., Nicole Berry of Bicknell, Ind., and Wanda Mayer of Hawesville, Ky.; step sons: Paul Meadors, Jr. of Haubstadt, Ind., Keith Wayne Meadors of Tempe, Ariz., and Michael Allen Meadors of In-

grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. No public services will be held. Condolences may be oﬀered at www.AlexanderEastChapel.com.

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‘new MV vehicles’ continued from Page A1 would be $24,410 with trade-in. The total for the three would be $78,230. Chief Alldredge said that not only are the Durangos less money, they also get better gas mileage. The Interceptor is rated at 15 miles per gallon in the city with 20 mpg on the highway. The Durango gets 18 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, per the manufacturer. Board Member Larry Williams inquired about the life expectancy of a police vehicle. The Chief replied probably about seven years, though that might be pushing it. Chief Alldredge said there is a rotation plan in place for vehicles, keeping in mind that patrol cars accrue miles on them much faster than his vehicle and the drug investigation vehicle. Mayor Bill Curtis asked if the Chief has the necessary funds in his budget to make the purchase and was assured that he did. The Chief said he has enough money for the lights and sirens needed for the new vehicles, too. The board approved the Durango purchase and Chief Alldredge said he will

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take care of the ordering this week. It may take six-eight weeks to get delivery. Fire Chief Wes Dixon was next with his request for a chief’s vehicle from the Public Safety Tax Budget. He brought quotes on a halfton, quad cab, four wheel drive, red pickup truck from Expressway Ford and Expressway Jeep/Dodge. Expressway Chevrolet did not respond to his request. The Ford quote was for $35,578 and the Dodge quote is for $28,917. Williams asked if the two trucks had any differences and what the Chief’s preference would be. Dixon replied they are both as similar as possible, and though he prefers Ford in his personal choices, the Dodge truck is available now on the lot at better pricing. The Dodge purchase was unanimously approved. When asked how he will primarily use the new truck, Dixon explained it will be his vehicle and will replace the one he uses now. He will add a camper shell to it to enable him to carry tools and medical equipment. That way, he could take it on daily medical runs to

ease the daily wear on the bigger trucks. In the final purchase of the meeting, Street Commissioner Max Dieterle requested a new salt spreader to replace the one lost in the last snow event. “The back end completely fell out of it. It was not stainless steel and rusted completely through,” he said. The Commissioner brought two quotes to the board on a 10 cubic yard stainless spreader: The IMPCO company quoted $12,829.68 for it. The other, a verbal from Elpers, was for $15,926. The board gave him approval to purchase the cheaper one, as Dieterle felt there was not a lot

of difference between the two. The department now has three spreaders on the big trucks, and two on the pickups. In department reports, Chief Alldredge stated there were 219 calls since the last meeting, while Chief Dixon reported 38 fire department calls. Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray stated the sewer department has jetted 16,712 feet of sewer main so far this year. Police Officer Korben Sellers was given approval to use the city credit card for hotel and meals to attend Drug Enforcement Administration Training Conference in Indianapolis February 19-22.

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Preserving the Past

B C P Madeleine, at your age, you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet seen big changes happen in the world around you. Of course, I have seen huge and various things. As I was driving across town in Evansville recently, I thought about this. Getting rid of the stop lights really did make that a much faster journey. I am always an early bird for appointments but this has made me arrive much sooner. I taught myself when to leave for various destinations and it is hard to believe it is so diďŹ&#x20AC;erent now. I began to try and remember how the whole trip used to be. Even the road between Poseyville and Wadesville was somewhat different. Before the four-lane was opened, we had to use old 460, which I still do sometimes, just for fun. Division Street, with the railroad tracks around it, was the way to go to the East Side. As many times as I traveled that street, I barely remember it now. There are so many other examples. This thinking made me wish I had taken more photos down through the years. Of course, before the age of digital photography, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take photos for no reason. I am glad

that I took the ones that I did. I have pictures of the University of Evansville ďŹ&#x201A;ag at half-staďŹ&#x20AC; when Kennedy was shot. I have a photo of the front of George Koch, Sons, when my mother worked there in the 60s. It is odd to see the old cars in the parking lot. The building actually hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed all that much. I remember her co-workers, Evelyn Martin, Kathryn Hunt, and the photographer, John Carmack. After I got out of class, I did my homework down in the canteen. In nice weather, I sat out on the front steps. I have a photo of us having a picnic at the zoo when I was pregnant with Sean. Todd was a toddler and we tied him into the chair with a dishtowel, so he would not fall out. We should put out an appeal to see old photos from this time. There must be so many, showing landmarks. They could very well be lost as generations pass. This could be said of all towns and cities, of course. Long ago businesses, banks, gas stations, and churches are being demolished now. Periodically, someone should go around and take photos of the things that will someday, only live in memory. I am guessing that these photos exist, but it would be nice to preserve them in a pubic place. I am glad that I did take a few in Cynthiana before some old structures

Plans begin for 2019 River Days Mount Vernon River Days 2019 is already in the planning stages and we cannot wait to see what this year will bring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we just hope it is not rain. We appreciate the tremendous community support for River Days in the past years

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and we are excited to be working on another weekend of fun for the whole family. Mark your calendars for September 13-15, 2019. If you are interested in being on the planning committee or want to be a part of that weekend

in September, please feel free to contact Kay Kilgore, River Days chairperson, at 812-4832922. Watch for updates through the year at mtvernonriverdays. com or on our Facebook page at Mt. Vernon River Days.

When seconds count, count on CodeRED By Lois Mittino Gray Have you signed up to get CodeRED mobile alerts yet? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very simple process to do. The form is on the Posey County government page at www poseycountyin.gov. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When seconds count, you can count on CodeRED weather warningsâ&#x20AC;? is the motto of the alert service offered through the Posey County Emergency Management Agency. You can also sign up by calling their office in Mount Vernon at 812-838-1333. CodeRED is a free emergency notification service, provided to all residents of Posey County, that will notify you of emergency information through phone calls to a cell or land line, text messages, emails, social media, and the CodeRED mobile app. The system keeps citizens informed of events that could immediately impact personal safety, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, evacuation notices, hazardous waste spills, road closures, bio-terrorism alerts and boil water notices. When you register, you may choose the ways you wish to be alerted. Just this past week, the alert system sent messages to New Harmony residents that the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water was to be shut off on Tuesday for hydrant repairs and a boil order would be in effect. However, not everyone got the recorded phone call messages and texts, as you must be signed up to receive them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I encourage everyone to register to get the alerts. Forms are right here on the counter at Town Hall or you can do it on your computer,â&#x20AC;? New Harmony Town Council President Alvin Blaylock said at last Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council meeting. A resident complained during Open Forum that she was unaware of the water shut-off occurring that very day. Larry Robb, the County Emergency Man-

agement Director, said the CodeRED alert system has been available in the county for about six years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is continuously growing. Every week a few more names are added to our user list. We can even send alerts to the hearing impaired with tone delivery on their TDD/TYY device,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some call it reverse 911.â&#x20AC;? The system is based on the GPS location of the registered address. It is very specific for a particular area of the county. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have had some people tell me that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive an alert for a weather event, but their friend did. I ask their address and sure enough, one did not live in the pinpointed targeted area for the alert. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually the beauty of this system. When you get an alert, you know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for you!â&#x20AC;? Robb said. All weather alerts are generated by the National Weather Service, but local events like the New Harmony water boil can be initiated by a public employee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobby Grider, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maintenance superintendent, asked us to send out the alert messages and we did,â&#x20AC;? Robb noted. Although the service is free to subscribers who sign up, the county pays fees for it to a national provider called OnSolve. The national company coordinates all announcement alerts and enables subscribers to receive these notifications directly to their mobile device with their app whether at home, on the road, or traveling around the country. In fact, the system may call you with an alert when you are miles away from the danger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was on vacation once and sure enough, I received a tornado alert for my address. At least, I knew what was going on back home,â&#x20AC;? Robb, the County EMA Director for the past twelve years, said with a smile.

were removed. I have mentioned before how even precious old photos are sometimes left behind when older folks pass away. As time passes, photos from the past have more value. The careless and thoughtless actions of so many folks allow for history to be thrown away. I am not sure what the best way of preservation should be. There is never funding for such a project. The obvious best method now would be digital for lots of the photos, but some of the more interesting should be carefully kept in their original state. I am guessing that basements and closets hold many treasures and I hope someone can ďŹ gure this out. My daughter, Heather, occasionally asks me if I have any pictures of a particular thing, for possible use in Evansville Living. It would be so great to go to an exhibit of unseen old photos from the tri-state. Of course, many of them are already in museums, or published in books. It is the private ones that need to be looked for. Many family photos only have people in them, but perhaps they are standing in front of an old building, long gone now. Even in this modern time of IPhones and digital photography, there are probably people with a well-worn box of yellowed pictures. Perhaps they are stuck into an ancient Bible. Born July 3, 1933 in GriďŹ&#x192;n, Ind., the ďŹ recracker Ms. Carolyn Garris is our Resident of the Week at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony. Carolyn has been a beloved resident for over ďŹ ve years now. She participates in many activities and enjoys playing BINGO and Card Jackpot. Carolyn is the youngest of three children and the only girl. Carolyn and her two brothers, Ralph Jr. and Elwood, along with her parents, lived in a farmhouse with no electricity. Back then, houses needed to be a certain distance from each other before electricity could be installed and she said their house was too far from neighbors. Her family ďŹ nally got electricity during her senior year of high school. One memory that Ms. Garris has of growing up is her brother Elwood chopping wood for the ďŹ re. She giggles as she tells about him pulling her inside by

Photo of Cathy and Todd at the Zoo 1969 Even the albums from the time when my babies were born are now falling apart. We have a tendency to put projects like this oďŹ&#x20AC;. Madeleine, I would love to put all of ours in order, so that hopefully, some day, you can have custody of them. It would be a wonderful thing to pass along to future generations. It is also frustrating to ďŹ nd photos with no names. When I was a child I found an unmarked photo of a lady wearing a big feathered Victorian hat. I kept it but never knew who it was. I urge every family to go through old boxes and update and copy. It will hopefully be important to someone.

her hand, mumbling â&#x20AC;&#x153;you had no business being in the wayâ&#x20AC;? repeatedly. When they got to mama, he had to tell her that he hit her ďŹ nger because â&#x20AC;&#x153;she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get out of the way.â&#x20AC;? When Carolyn was 18-years-old, she met her future husband. She was dating his best friend at the time and her husband was dating her boyfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister. One day, her boyfriend brought her future husband with him to visit Carolyn because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want him around his sister. Carolyn laughs as she says the rest was history. Because he was in the service, they were engaged two weeks later and married in March when he was on leave from his service in the Korean War. Carolyn speaks fondly of her ďŹ ve children and says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proud of them and the work ethic that they all have. She hopes that they always remember that she

loves them ďŹ ercely, took good care of them and always worked hard. She tells them and all younger generations to always be truthful and to drive for what you want to do, not what others think you should do. Carolyn is an amazing woman and we are so thankful to have her here at Premier Healthcare of New Harmony.

Birthdays January 22 - Nicholas Wilkinson, Joyce Artin, Tracy Austin, Brooklynn Hamman, Ryan Mobley, Peggy Eaton January 23 - Mackenzie Lynell Atkins, Winnie Morrison, Jim Ries, Adam HoďŹ&#x20AC;man, Lindsay Wilhoyte, Raela Cullum, Brittany Givens, Vada Tron January 24 - Jeremy Harris, Mary Huck, Hal Kattau, Robin Lynn Overton, Mack Conyers January 25 - Timothy HoďŹ&#x20AC;man, Terry Hon, Ashley Knight, Heather Werry Hendon, Jan Slifer, Justin Rutledge, Bob Ferrell January 26 - Elizabeth Stolz, Jacinda Keitel, Taylor Leigh Espenlaub, Zach Harris, Chris-

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Note: Some of the news covered in this issue will include the sad news of another W.W. I Gold Star soldier from our county, news from the Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Institute at Farmersville and many local briefs and personals. Dies Of Wounds Received In Action - Mr. and Mrs. George Raber of Wadesville, received the following telegram: Washington, D. C. January 1, 1919 - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deeply regret to inform you that it is oďŹ&#x192;cially reported that Private George C. Raber, Infantry, died of wounds he received in action.â&#x20AC;? Private Raber was 28 years of age and left here June 24, 1918. The last letter received from him from France was October 6. Pvt. Raber is survived by four brothers and ďŹ ve sisters. His brother, Christ, is presently serving in France or on his way home. Posey County Boy Wins War Medal - Pvt. William R. Stanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Stanley of Lynn Township, has been cited for meritorious conduct by command of Major-General Lewis. Though wounded, Pvt. Stanley refused to wait for treatment at the dressing stations - because of the great number of wounded and returned to his company not once, but twice. He continued ďŹ ghting until his company was relieved. 142 Entries In Products Show - The Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Institute and Home Products Show held at Farmersville January 16 - 17 drew large crowds

tine Crews, Noah Miller, Derek Dietz, Monica Crispino, Sarah Brand January 27 - Joanie Mercer, Alice Baker, Becky Rutledge, Mark ScaraďŹ a, Annette Sollman, Brandon Tucker, JeďŹ&#x20AC; Smotherman, Taylor Koontz, Paige Fifer January 28 - Megan Benton, Colton Matthew Cox, JeďŹ&#x20AC; Crumbacher, Sally Huck, William Knapp, Sid J. Nelson, John Ponder, Nicholas Tucker, Sally Huck If you have a name to be included, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631, or email: news@ poseycountynews.com

National and Local News 100 Years Ago News From The Western Star, January 22, 1919 - Mount Vernon

and many contestants for the prizes. There were 142 entries made in all classes, the hottest contests being made for the prizes on corn, potatoes, bread, and homemade soap. Pitts Johnson won the ďŹ rst prize for best peck of potatoes. Theodore Miller won the best â&#x20AC;&#x153;ten ears of cornâ&#x20AC;? for hominy. E. H. Russell won the best ten ears of corn any variety. John Starken won for the best pumpkin. Mrs. V. K. Ellis won best dozen eggs. Kenny Durrell won for the best popcorn. Mrs. Oscar Blackburn won for the best pound of butter. Mrs. BlossďŹ eld won the best can of corn. Mrs. BlossďŹ eld won for the best loaf of bread. Nancy Durrell won the best can of tomatoes. Mary Durrell won the best can of green beans. Mrs. Pitts Johnson won the best can of cherries. Mrs. Rens Duckworth won best can of strawberries. Mrs. Ellis won best jelly. Mrs. John Durrell won best can of rhubarb. Mrs. Pitts Johnson won best trio of Plymouth Rock chickens. Local Briefs And Personals: Fire At Western School - A small blaze in the roof of the Western School building, probably caused by sparks from a ďŹ&#x201A;u, caused an alarm to be turned in Monday morning. The ďŹ re was extinguished before damage resulted. Auto Collision - A Chevrolet auto owned by Otis Benthall and a Ford belonging to Charles McGregor collided Monday at the corner of Fifth and Walnut. Both machines were badly disďŹ gured but fortunately no one was injured. Soldiers Returning -

Many soldiers are returning home after being discharged. Included in the long list is First-class Pvt. Laslie Utley, Pvt. Henry Stephens, and Sgt. Aubrey Robinson. Birth - A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scheidel of this city Sunday morning at Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. Sickness - Abijah Allyn, a prominent farmer residing east of the city, is ill with inďŹ&#x201A;uenza. Movies At The Empress - Tuesday - â&#x20AC;?Surrender of the German Fleet,â&#x20AC;? Wednesday - Charley Chaplin in Triple Troubles.â&#x20AC;? Weddings - The marriage of Miss Margaret Finn to Mr. Albert Stevens took place on Tuesday afternoon at 5 p.m. at the parsonage of Saint Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church. A childhood romance culminated here today in the marriage of Charles Andrews of Indianapolis and Naomi Davis of this city. Mount Vernon 125 Year Ago - January 25, 1894 - Mrs. Moses Rosenbaum has been seriously ill for weeks and the physicians pronounced it a hopeless case. Weather Where oh where is the man who predicted that we would have no cold weather this winter? Last night was the coldest of the season, the thermometer going down to eight below zero. Jail Population - There are presently ten prisoners conďŹ ned in our county jail. Dancing Club - The York Dancing Club, composed of young folks of this city gave a delightful dance at the Masonic Hall, Thursday night. Music by Henrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orchestra.

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Goody’s to Gordman’s: new store to open March 21 By Lois Mittino Gray Big signs in the front windows of the Goody’s Store in Southwind Plaza scream out in bold bright yellow letters, “Store Closing Sale! Everything Must Go!” Customers have been flocking to the Mount Vernon store since the first sign went up weeks ago announcing the closure with 40 percent off sales. Then it became a fifty percent discount and just recently, it was upped to a sixty percent discount on items. “Who knows how high the discount is going to go as time goes by,” Store Manager Misty Reese said with a sly grin. She might know something after all….. Goody’s will be closing its doors on March 9 for a complete makeover and remodeling. Like a phoenix, it will emerge from the old and be shining and new as a Gordman’s store on March 21. All Goody’s credit cards will be honored at Gordman’s, as they are all with the same Stage parent company. Manager Reese is excited about the change to a Gordman’s. “The home department will be a huge part of the store, spanning from the current men’s section near the entrance all the way to the back near kid’s stuff. There will be familiar brands of clothing and new lines, too. We plan to increase our total inventory and our sales volume by fifty percent. It will

Manager Misty Reese, right, shows a customer, Valerie, some of the great bargains available during the 60 percent off closing sale at Goodys. Photo by Dewig Meats received 2018 Centennial Business Award on November 5, 2018, from the Indiana HistoriLois Mittino Gray be a 1.2 million dollar store.” Gordman’s advertises itself on signs as having “bigger deals at smaller prices” and invites a shopper to “prepare for a different kind of sticker shock.” Reese said the new store should have a wider appeal and will have items with already discounted prices like a TJ Maxx or Marshalls Store. Reese knows her merchandise and is store savvy. She started working there eleven years ago when it first opened as a Peebles Store on April 29, 2008. The

Mount Vernon native hired on as an assistant manager and was promoted to manager after a year or so. All present employees will stay and no one will lose a job. The firm plans to hire several new people for the transition, possibly enough to make a total staff of thirty. The company would like to hire locally and is sponsoring a job fair at the store on Saturday, February 19 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for applications and interviews. To learn more, you can visit gordmans.com and stage.com.

cal Society. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is honoring a Haubstadt business for its long history of service. The award, which aims to provide special recognition to Indiana companies in business, is part of the Historic Business Register founded in 1992 by trustees and members of IHS. Dewig Bros. Packing Co., was founded in 1916 and has been family owned and operated since its inception. After years of planning and preparation, Dewig Bros. Packing Co., completed a total remodeling of its retail operation in 2011. Expanded product, expanded hours and expanded service have created one of the most vibrant meat markets in the nation. Photo submitted

Old National’s Bob Jones to retire as CEO after 14 years Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) today announced that Bob Jones will retire as chief executive officer after over 14 years of service with the company and almost 40 years in banking. Old National’s corporate board of directors has appointed Jim Ryan, currently Old National’s chief financial officer, to succeed Jones as CEO. Ryan will transition to the CEO role on May 2, when Jones officially steps down. At that time, current Old National Treasurer Brendon Falconer will succeed Ryan as CFO. A new Treasurer has not yet been named. Additionally, Jim Sandgren will continue to serve as Old National’s president and chief operating officer. Jones, 61, will continue to serve as Old National’s Chairman of the Board, through January 2020, after his retirement as CEO. “Throughout my 14 years at Old National, I have drawn energy and excitement from seeing the entire organization, and the tremendous people I have worked alongside, grow and thrive – it has been a privilege to lead the company over this period,” said Jones. “As I prepare to turn the mantle over to Jim Ryan and an outstanding team of executive leaders, I’m still fueled by that same sense of energy and excitement. The future of Old National is incredibly bright, and it continues to be an absolute pleasure to watch this company evolve, thrive and serve the needs of our clients and communities.”

“Bob Jones’s contributions to both company and community are, quite simply, without parallel, and his personal integrity has helped shape Old National’s vision and values during his tenure,” remarked Becky Skillman, independent lead director of the Old National Board of Directors. “Under his guidance, Old National has grown into one of the most successful midsized banks in the Midwest, all while maintaining the community banking culture and commitment to integrity, ethics and individualized service that have long defined the company. I’m proud to say, Old National’s transition to a new leadership model with Jim Ryan as CEO is the result of a robust, multi-year succession plan process, and I am confident that stakeholders are in tremendous hands.” Ryan offered the following thoughts about becoming Old National’s next CEO: “I am humbled and honored to join the list of incredible servant-leaders who have paved the way for Old National’s success by helping shape us into a strong, basic bank that our clients and communities know they can rely on. I am especially honored to follow Bob Jones. Working alongside an amazing group of leaders, I look forward to doing my part to continue to build on the momentum we have created and the legacy of exceptional community banking that Bob and others before him have worked so hard to establish.”

Congratulations to Natalie Nenneker. She has been named the “Grade Seven Winner” in the Ohio River Sweep Poster Contest. Her poster was one of more than 1,500 posters entered and will be showcased on www. OhioRiverSweep.org with other winners. In addition, she was awarded a $50 Visa card. The Ohio River Sweep is an annual, volunteer cleanup of the Ohio River and many of its tributaries. Photo submitted

Class Reunions A get-together is being planned for anyone who attended Saint Francis Xavier School in Poseyville, along with a guest, for Saturday, March 16, 2019. It begins with a celebration of Mass at 4 p.m., followed by a meal and fellowship in the school cafeteria. A powerpoint is being presented with pictures that include some classics. To plan for this event, we are asking for those who wish to attend to RSVP by March 1 to the following individuals. Please include your name and the number attending. You may either call, text or email. If you know of anyone who may like to attend, please pass the word. We hope to see many of you there. Lois Martin (812-568-8683) or Lois.Martin@doc.org; Jackie Bender (812-457-5407) or jsbender1972@gmail.com; Marilyn Hirsch (812-4835811) or fmhirsch@gmail.com.

their organization would use the award. Applications are being accepted through February 20. Details about the grant opportunity and the grant application are available online via the Community Foundation’s website at CommunityFoundationAlliance.org/

Posey. More information and grant application training are available by contacting John Campbell, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact at 812-8380288 or jcampbell@communityfoundationalliance.org.

APL News January 22 to Thursday February 28 - The Thirteenth Annual Adult Winter Reading Program (AWRP) - You may chose any books from the Alexandrian Public Library collection you wish and you can sign up at any point during the program. Register at the Information Desk and pick up the oﬃcial rules and reading log. Grand Prize drawing on Monday, March 4, 2019. January 22, 23 and 24 - Posey County Art Show from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. - The library will host an exhibition of local artists in the Ohio/Wabash rooms. Art: Posey Style! is open to all artist living or working in Posey County. Entries accepted on January 18. Teens welcome. January 22 - Family Story Time at 6 p.m. - Jump Into January. - Jump Into January. We will brighten up the darkness and cold with music and movement, games, story, craft and more. Join us for a fun time. No registration is required. All ages. January 24 and 31 Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshop at 10 a.m. - This series is for anyone wishing to learn or perfect skills in drawing or watercolor. In the Ohio Room at the Alexandrian Public Library. Registration is no longer required. If you have your own

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PC Community Foundation accepting applications for charitable projects, activities The Posey County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for charitable projects or activities in Posey County. The Women’s Fund held at the Posey County Community Foundation is providing funding for grants and invites charitable organizations to describe how

Deputy Kristopher McKinney recently graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. He will now begin his career patrolling the roads of Posey County. Please keep him and the other deputies and staﬀ in your prayers while they face the everyday challenges which come before them. Congratulations Deputy McKinney, job well done. He is pictured with Sheriﬀ Tom Latham, left, and Chief Deputy Jeremy Fortune, right. Photo submitted

art supplies, you can join in at any time. If you have questions about supplies, please call Stan Campbell at 812838-3286. January 24 and 31 Laughs and Crafts at 3:30 p.m. - Laughs and Crafts Club is an after school program that oﬀers educational and fun activities, including a variety of crafts, literature,

games, short movies and snacks. Registration is required, but attendance at all programs is not required. Registration begins on December 26. To register after January 10, please call the library. Join us for lots of laughs. This program is for kids in kindergarten through the ﬁfth grade. How to register for a pro-

gram - You can register well in advance for any of our library programs by going to our website at https://alexandrianpl.org. Cannot register on-line? Call the library at 812-838-3286 or visit in person. Our library staﬀ representative will be ready to assist you and answer your questions. Check out our Facebook page.

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NHFD annual Sausage and Bean Supper set The New Harmony Fire Department’s annual Sausage and Bean Supper will be taking place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Posey County 4-H Fairgrounds. Dinner will be served from 4 until 7 p.m. Adult meal tickets will be $10 and children’s tickets (12 and under) will be $3. This year, there will be a raﬄe for three guns: First Prize: Henry Big Boy 45 Long Colt; Second Prize: Anderson AR 223; Third Prize: Smith and Wesson M&P 9 mm. Back by popular demand, we will also have a Chinese auction this year. Please bring your family and friends to help support your local ﬁre department in their annual fund-raiser.

PC Board of Health to meet The Posey County Board of Health will meet Tuesday January 22, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum, Room 20, Mount Vernon, Ind. For questions, please contact the Health Department, 812-838-1328.

Cracker Barrel sessions set for February - April The Posey County, Vanderburgh County and Warrick County Farm Bureau Inc.’s., are joining with the Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Warrick County Chamber of Commerce to host the Cracker Barrel sessions on the Saturday during the Indiana Legislative session and will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 11 a.m. February 16 at the First Methodist Church, 601 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., behind the church in the Activity Hall. March 16 at the Warrick County School Corporation Center Service Building, 930 West Main Street, Boonville, Ind., at the southwest corner of Hwy 61 and Hwy 62. April 20 at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center, 1901 Lynch Road, Evansville, Ind.

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Posey County Council welcomes Brenton, elects officers, makes board appointments

Marissa Priddis and Weston Stewart Marissa Priddis and Weston Stewart were joined in marriage on December 28, 2018. Marissa is the daughter of the late John and Maria Priddis of Columbus, Indiana and Weston is the son of Frankie and Sandy Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky. The couple wed during a private ceremony in Las Vegas with Michelle and Don Davis serving as witnesses. Marissa is a graduate of Indiana University with a BA degree in English and Political Science, and a Masters of Library Science degree. She is currently the Director of the Alexandrian Public Library. Weston is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a BS degree in Political Science, and a Masters degree in Human Resources from Strayer University. He is currently an insurance representative with TransAmerica Agency Network and proud father of Tenzin Stewart of Somers Point, New Jersey. The couple reside in Mount Vernon and are planning a honeymoon to Prague. In what his father, Chad Hoehn, termed a “pretty awesome weekend,” Maverick Hoehn got to fly for the first time and placed fourth at Tulsa Wrestling Nationals.

Briefly Beyond the Walls Ministry Join us in a Christ centered support group held every Tuesday evening to help with all areas of life. Meal served at 6 p.m., bible study at 7 p.m. Meeting held at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Pastor Bryan Thompson 812-455-3013.

Ladies Support Group We oﬀer a Christ centered ladies only support group. We use a 12 - step program from Anchor Point Foundation. Journey through recovery with Jesus Christ becoming the Godly women you were designed to be. We meet Friday evenings at 6 p.m., at the Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Sally Denning 812-4836692, Heidi Blackburn 812-483-9294.

N.A. “Easy Does It” Meetings held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Beyond the Walls Campus located at 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon. For more information contact Larry Elliot 812-781-9370.

Men’s Bible Study Come join us in a men’s only bible study every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Beyond the Walls Campus, 424 Vine Street, Mount Vernon.

By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Posey County Council welcomed their newest addition at the January 8 morning meeting in the Hovey House. Marilyn Brenton, representing District Three, took her place at the table and actively participated in making motions and seconds and voting on 2019 board appointments. Heather Allyn was unanimously reelected as the 2019 Posey County Council Board President. Stefani Miller will remain Posey County Council Vice President. Bender Law Office was named to represent the Council as its Attorney. Attorney John Havill was present at the meeting. After approving the December meeting minutes, Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham reported the county jail is currently housing 103 inmates. Of that

number, 43 of them are Posey County residents, eight are with the Indiana Department of Corrections, and 52 are housing overflow from Vanderburgh County. The county receives money for non-county inmates. All six council members unanimously approved the following 2019 board appointments. The seventh, Councilman Tom Schneider, was absent for the organizational meeting. All board appointments are for a one year term, unless noted otherwise. Greg Reynolds was appointed to the ABC Board, Ruth Redman to the Board of Review, Bill Newman to the Mount Vernon Economic Development Board, and Audrey Nelson to the Visit Posey County Board. It was approved to replace Bill Gillenwater on the Redevelopment Board with Phil Wells and appoint

Matt Nix to the board for one year. Julie Kissinger will serve on the Alexandrian Public Library Board for a term of four years. Posey County Council members were chosen to serve several appointments. Stefani Miller will be on the Solid Waste Board and Dave Pearce will once again be on the EMA Board, both for a term of one year. Heather Allyn will replace Aaron Wilson on the Area Plan Board for one year and will serve on the Economic Development Board, too. Aaron Wilson and Marilyn Brenton will replace Heather Allyn and Sarah Beth Meighen on the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana Board for one year. President Allyn explained that Kay Kilgore will be on the Posey County Election Board by virtue of her office as County Clerk.

Hagemann announces Award for Musical Performance Philip Hagemann, a composer-conductor who is a native of Mount Vernon, Indiana, and is now a resident of New York City, announces the 37th annual Hagemann Award for Musical Performance, a competition for Posey County, Indiana, high school students. The winner of the Award will receive $700 in cash plus an Alexander Scholarship, a local award given annually to a group of high school students for post high school education. It is worth approximately $2,000 for the first year of such education, occasionally with additional grants. (If the First Prize winner in the music completion has already received an Alexander Scholarship, a scholarship will be given to one of the other finalists.) The winner does not have to use the scholarship to study in the field of music. If the winner is a junior, he/she may compete again the following year, but can only receive one Alexander Scholarship. Eligibility: Any current senior or junior attending a high school in Posey County who is a performer in any of the following areas: voice, piano, organ, guitar or any band or orchestra instrument. Application forms can be obtained from the music departments of Mount Vernon High School and North Posey Senior High School. The application form must be filled out and returned with a postmark no later than Friday, March 1, 2019. Each applicant must enclose a tape recording or CD of himself/herself performing about five minutes of music. It is understood that the recording may not be of “professional quality.” If possible, a copy of the music should

accompany the recording (preference will be given to those who do include the copy of the music). The recording and music will be returned only if the applicant encloses an envelope with a return address and return postage. For the return, do not use UPS of FedEx; use regular mail (U.S. Postal Service). There cannot be a guarantee of the safe return of the material although all attempts will be made to do so. The material must be mailed to: Philip Hagemann 35 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10023 Semi-Finals: The recordings will be audited by Mr. Hagemann and musical colleagues of his in New York. Ten semi-finalists will be chosen; they will be notified within a week or two. The Semi-Finals will be held in April at time and place to be announced, which will be the only date a semi-finalist can compete. Regrettably, if a semi-finalist cannot compete at the designated time because of illness or any other reason, he/she will be eliminated. If possible, the location and appointment will be included in the notification of the selection as a semi-finalist. For the Semi-Finals each student must play two short pieces of about five minutes each. These may be complete pieces or movements or divisions of longer works. They must be the same used on the application recording. However, for the Semi-Finals, one piece must have been written in the last fifty years; the other piece must be from an earlier period. If a student has entered the competition the previous year, he/she must use different music. If a student needs a piano accompanist, he/she must

make arrangements to bring one to the competition. (It will be permissible for a jury member to accompany a student although it would be preferable if the accompanist were not a jury member.) The student should bring along two copies of each piece for the jury to use. The jury will be made up of five to ten Posey County (or nearby) musicians and music teachers invited by Mr. Hagemann. Notification of the finalists will be made as soon as possible and the results will be given to local newspapers and other media outlets. Please note: regarding the requirement that one of the pieces be from the last fifty years, it is preferable that the music be of classical nature rather than a “pop” number. It is recognized, however, that certain songs by, for example Bernstein or Sondheim, are challenging and would be appropriate. Just use good judgment. The finalists will receive a prize of $300 each. A check for $50 will be presented at the Awards Assembly of each student’s school at the end of the school year. The remaining award money will be presented at the Contest Finals (see below). Note: At all stages of the contest, the judging will be done on the basis of the following considerations: • About 40 percent -- technical mastery; accuracy to printed music in pitch, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, etc.; diction and proper pronunciation of foreign languages (for singers), etc. • About 40 percent -- interpretation; tone quality; appropriateness of style for the period of the composition; phrasing; “musical instinct;” etc.

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• About 20 percent -- stage presence; appearance and appropriateness of dress; communication to the audience; projection; “charisma;” etc. Also, at all stages, memorization of the music will not be required, although it is preferable. Finals: The four finalists will perform in a public concert sometime in the summer of 2019. The finalists will be notified as early as possible. As with the Semi-Finals, the students must be available to perform at the announced time and place or they will be eliminated (in which case the sponsor reserves the right to replace a finalist with one of the earlier semi-finalists). For the Finals each student must play a program of about 15-20 minutes of music, including at least one piece written in the last fifty years and at least one from an earlier period. At the conclusion of the concert the judges will meet to select the First Prize Winner, who will receive the $700. No ranking will be announced for the other three finalists, who will receive $300 each. (Note: in recent years the prize has been channeled through Historic New Harmony and USI; their process of issuing checks may necessitate the checks being mailed somewhat later.) Attempts will be made to publicize this contest at all stages. It is hoped that the contest will recognize and reward worthy musical accomplishments of the most talented Posey County high school students and will encourage future students to continue their musical studies in a serious way. If any questions or problems arise, they can be brought to the attention of the two high school music departments; but they can be expected to relay the messages to Mr. Hagemann, who will make all the final decisions. In future years it is possible that the structure and guidelines of the contest will be revised, based on past experiences.

Sermon of the Week Rev. Sean Esterline (Matthew 3:13-17) Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized

by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulﬁll all righteousness.” Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was bap-

tized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said,

“This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” John is preaching and baptizing, and Jesus comes to him at the Jordan from Galilee and desires to be baptized. How marvelously backward this is. The Pharisees and scribes who were full of sin and condemnation deny they have any sin. They know nothing of repentance and refuse to be baptized. On the other hand, there is Christ, who is without any sin and who alone bears the distinction of having Christ, who is without any sin and who alone bears the distinction of having never sinned. But why does He come to be baptized, seeing that He is without any sin or impurity for Baptism to take away? What a blessed Baptism that must be! Here John gets a sinner who has no sin so far as His own

person is concerned, and yet He is the greatest sinner, who has and bears the sin of the world. That is why He, too, undergoes Baptism and confesses by that deed that He is a sinner - not with respect to Himself, but with respect to us. For here He steps into my person and yours and stands in the place of all of us who are sinners. And since no one admits to being a sinner, especially not the proud saints, it is necessary that He become a sinner for all. He assumes the form of sinful ﬂesh, and in His suﬀering on the cross, as many psalms testify, He laments the burden of the sins that He bears. [Christ] comes to be a sinner as Isaiah 53:6 says: “The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” For since we (the prophet says) “all like sheep have gone astray.” God

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found this remedy: He took the sins of all human beings and hung them all around the neck of Him who alone was without sin. He thus becomes a great sinner - indeed, the greatest sinner of all and the only sinner on earth - so that there is no other. For the text says that the Lord has laid on Him the sins of us all. Because He has become the Sinner who has all of our sin placed upon Him, He truly does need Baptism and must be baptized for the forgiveness of sins - not with respect to His own person, which is innocent and spotless, but for the sake of us, whose sins He bears. He plunges them into His Baptism and washes them away from Himself (that is, He washes them from us, since He has stepped into our person) so that they must be drowned and die in His Baptism. Therefore, He is both the greatest and only sinner on earth, for He bears the sins of the whole world, and also the only righteous and holy One, since no one is made righteous and holy before God except through Him. Excerpted from Luther’s Works, vol. 58, pages 44 - 45. God bless your new life in Christ during this New Year from Christ.

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‘Gail Robb’ continued from Page A1 Indianapolis 500 Princess, met such celebrities as the Smothers Brothers and Cesar Romero and Jim Nabors, and appeared in the 500 Parade. Gail treasured her role as 500 Princess, for she and her father had loved and followed the Indy 500 together as long as she could remember. “My dad taught me to love the race when we lived in St. Louis and listened to it on the radio,” she recalls. “Every single Memorial Day, we listened to that race until it was over. And it was long then because they didn’t go as fast as they do now.” Once the family moved to Indianapolis, Gail and her dad viewed the race in the race track grand stand. Her dad’s company, American Art Clay, stood across the street from the track. More excitement awaited Gail during her college years. One month before her graduation from UE, she went on a blind date with another student there, John Robb, long-time owner of the business his father built, Mount Vernon Screw Products. The timing of their courtship meant long-distance dating on weekends. John stayed with Gail’s parents when he traveled to Indy, where Gail lived and worked in pediatrics at Methodist Hospital and later in public health. Or Gail would stay with John’s parents for visits to see John in Mount Vernon. After a couple of years, John and Gail married in October 1969. Once she married, Gail expanded her focus to include her family. Before the birth of her two sons, Gail had taught pediatrics and obstetrics nursing in the new associates degree nursing program at UE. Later, she started working part-time in the Evansville Health Department after the arrival of son Jeﬀ in December 1971 followed by the arrival of son Kevin four years later. When Kevin entered high school, one of Gail’s friends at the health department was moved from her part-time position in lead poisoning control to a full-time position. Gail was hired for the vacated part-time position, which later turned into fulltime. Eventually, she moved

from lead poisoning control to become a full-time public health nurse in Vanderburgh County. She retired from the health department in 2011 after 21 years of service. Before she retired, John passed away unexpectedly in 2007. “Without faith,” she states, “I don’t know how people can handle it—can handle life, really.” New life entered the family shortly after John’s funeral to carry on his name. Gail’s grandson, Aiden John, now 12 years old, was adopted from Guatemala at age eight months. In her retirement, Gail chooses to stay busy. “It’s good to stay busy,” Gail believes. “I like to stay busy. I like to help people when I can.” She is choir director and sings with the choir at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Mount Vernon, the home church for her and John. She is Vice President of the Evansville Philharmonic Women’s Guild, a tribute to the years she sang and traveled internationally with the Evansville Philharmonic Choir. Past President of the Posey County Women’s Fund Steering Committee, she is serving her sixth, and last, year with this group. She belongs to a monthly book club, and she volunteers for the Riverbend Food Pantry. Somehow, Gail still finds time for travel almost every year with three women friends. “Travel has become my passion,” she comments. Travel had captivated Gail years earlier when she and John spent their honeymoon in Jamaica and when they traveled with the Philharmonic abroad and in the U.S. Recently, her 2018 trip with friends took her to the bush of South Africa for 12 days of safaris and many more adventures. Otherwise, the women’s tours have included Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Brazil, and Argentina. “People are people the world over—friendly and happy to meet you,” Gail reflects. “So different, yet so much alike.” Anyone, at home or abroad, would be happy to meet Gail Robb.

New Harmony Town Council President Alvin Blaylock watches as town employees prepare to install a new ﬁre hydrant in New Harmony this week. Blaylock suggests that townspeople sign up to be included on the Code Red notiﬁcation system to be made aware of future town projects. Photo by Dave Pearce

‘New Harmony’ continued from Page A1 received for the triad of lots. The minimum bid was set at $75,000 for them, so it was rejected at the December meeting. The council agreed to counter-offer with $53,000. Blaylock told the audience that figure was “immediately rejected by the bidder.” When questioned by Rodney Clark in Open Forum as to why the town is not listing the properties with a broker or commercial real estate agent, Blaylock said they were just following the steps as mandated by the state and that may have to be an upcoming action. When pressed on by Clark as to why not “just do it,” Blaylock said they might have to and explained no more. Blaylock also assured listeners that the town has no plans to sell the property to an asphalt contractor, referring to a Letter to the Editor in the January 15 edition of the Posey County News. “There is a lot of stuff floating around about this and rest assured that the council won’t entertain the idea of selling to an asphalt contractor. If you believe everything you read in the newspaper/Letters to the Editor, you’ll be chasing your own tail around,” he remarked in a folksy way. “Let’s work together and make this thing work.” Jim Bush appeared before the council to discuss plans for the Peace Run and Harmony Race and beer garden. Saturday, May 4 will be a 5K race, primarily based in Murphy Park, which will close less streets in town, as compared to last year’s route. Sunday, May 5, will be a half marathon race from town to Harmonie State Park and back. “It will begin at 7 a.m. and use the Old Dam Road and a cut through on Indian Mound Farm to the park entrance. We are going to stay off of the highway,” Bush explained. He said last year the peace race garnered about a thousand racers and hopes for 1,500 this year, with it being a two-day event. “We’ll offer overnight packages and coupons to promote local businesses.” President Blaylock asked if a beer garden is planned in Murphy Park during the event. “This would require a special approval from the council to do it,” Blaylock informed Bush. He asked for more time to think about the approval, until the February meeting. Bush agreed and said that would give him more time to get an information packet together and work with the locals on plans. In Open Forum, resident Tom Corcoran commented on the race, “once again, an event cuts into church time.” A twelve hour Adventure Race is slated in town on June 8. The speaker, Brian Fribley, will come back to the next meeting with more information and a map of checkpoints. There is no

set course; it’s a challenge course with a series of orienteering checkpoints. Chris Laughbaum asked if he was aware it was Antique Show Weekend and he replied, yes. In other council action: • In Open Forum, resident Connie Weinzapfel inquired as to how citizens were notified that the water was going to be shut off in town that day. Blaylock replied the town used television and radio media and the Posey County Red Alert System to convey the message. Weinzapfel said she did not know about the water shutoff, so Blaylock encouraged her and all residents to sign up for the red alerts. Applications are on the counter at the Town Hall. Blaylock said he just signed up recently and received a text message and phone call about 6:15 p.m. the night before with the message, so it works. The water was shut off to replace fire hydrants and to repair a leak, discovered just that morning, at Main and Granary streets. • Maintenance Superintendent Bob Grider was given permission to use the town credit card and vehicle to attend a water meeting and training in French Lick. • Councilman David Flanders was re-appointed to another one year term on the Posey County Economic Development Partnership. • The council entered into a one year agreement with Keystone Maintenance for $7,060 to maintain computer software for use of the hand-held meter reading wands to prepare water and gas bills. The figure is up just a little from last year. • The council signed a letter of financial commitment for the town’s application for a Community Crossings Street Paving Matching Grant, due February 8. Streets selected for paving are North, Raintree, Granary and parts of Tavern Streets. The total grant request is for $197,730. In the letter, the town guarantees to pay up to $50,000 as its 25 percent match responsibility. • approved a 2019 carriage application from Horseshoe Bend Carriage Company to conduct tours during special town events. The company turned in proof of a two million dollar liability insurance policy as required. • voted to purchase a 55 gallon drum of insect control chemical at a cost of $2,188, if purchased before February 1. During Open Forum, resident Tom Stahl asked the name of the chemical and was told it is Evoluer 4-4. • Tom Corcoran stated there was still a problem with trash pickup on Freeman Lane. Some residents were given proper barrel containers, but are not using them. President Blaylock said he would look into the situation.

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has similar agreements with governmental entities and utilities over 45 states. More information is available regarding the new system by calling the Poseyville Utilities Office at 812-874-2211. John Craig with Midwestern Engineers was on hand to inform the board that bid specs have gone out and advertisement is in the Posey County News. Bids will be opened at the Feb. 13, 2019 4 p.m. meeting of the Poseyville

Town Council. Instead of the typical pre-bid meeting, a phone conference has been scheduled on January 23 at 2 p.m. “We feel pretty good but bids seem to be all over the place,” Craig said. “Some are low and some are high. We will just look at them and see which ones are the best.” The first streets scheduled for repair by virtue of the grant in Poseyville are a portion of Fletchall, Church, Third Avenue and St. Fran-

cis. In another move, the board gave its approval to continue buying its city natural gas through the same provider, under a new name, which required new signatures. “This should continue to improve our cost of natural gas,” Baker said. The board will meet again on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the Poseyville Town Hall at 38 Main Street in Poseyville.

‘NPSB Capital Projects’ continued from Page A1 be Monday, February 11, 2019, at the NPHS/NPJHS, Library. Also during the meeting, it was announced that long-time school employee Eda Jung will retire at the end of the school year. Jung will retire as the high school secretary/attendance at the end of her 2018-2019 contract. Jung will have served the district in various positions, including coaching, for 22 years at the time of her retirement. Jung also requested to use 10 of her accumulated leave days from May 22 until June 5, 2019. After board attorney William Bender led newly-elected Board members, Geoffrey A. Gentil and Gregory U. Schmitt, in the Oath of Office, all members recited the oath and Gentil and Schmitt signed the appropriate papers. School board officers were elected during the meeting. Board member Vince Oakley made a motion to keep the officers from 2018 the same for 2019: GeoffGentil will continue to serve as president and Greg Schmitt as Vice President. Amy Will will continue in her role as Secretary. Other school personnel and contract workers will continue as follows: •Carol Lupfer as Corporation Treasurer and Jayme Benderas as Deputy Treasurer. •Bill Bender as the School Board Attorney. •Geoff Gentil as the President of the Board of Finance and Brett Stock as the Treasurer. • Amy Will as the Policy Liaison and Vince Oakley as the Legislative Liaison At the advice of School Supt. Dr. Todd Camp, the Board examined compensation wages for the Board. The Board will receive a $2,000 annual stipend and $100 per meeting for twelve (12) meetings for a maximum salary of $3,200 per member for a calendar year of service. The following retirements/resignations/terminations were approved. •Barbara Heldt to retire as an instructional assistant at North Elementary. She has served as an instructional assistant for 18-and-a-half years. Tom Brown to resign as social studies academic coach effective immediately due to an illness. He also requests to extend his FMLA. His leave began on December 10, 2018, and was scheduled to return January 3, 2019. He now requests it to be extended to approximately March 28, 2019. •TammyThurman requested leave from January15-18, 2019 for a wedding in the Dominican Republic. •Cynthia Mincey requested FMLA from January29 until approximately March3, 2019. •Eda Jung requests leave from January28-31, 2019, to care for her husband. •Julie Sailer requested leave from February 4-8, 2019 to attend an out of town work event with her husband. •Donnetta Morrow requests leave February 10-15, 2019. The following hiring requests for the 2018-2019 school year

were approved: •North Posey Junior High Principal Steve Kavanaugh’s request to hire Kelly Lashley as social studies academic coach effective immediately. He also requested to hire Arrica Farrar as the long-term sub for Tom Brown from January 3-March 2, 2019. •North Elementary School Principal Shannon MacMunn’s to hire Carolyn Price as an instruction assistant effective January3, 2019 at North Elementary. MacMunn also requested to hire Jeannie Mayes as an instruction assistant effective January 21, 2019 at North Elementary. The following overnight and/or out-of-state field trip requests were OK’d: •Ryan Knight to take several high school choir students to Muncie, Ind., on January 11-12, 2019 to participate in the “Sideby-Side Advanced Singers Retreat” at Ball State University. All fees shall be paid from either ECA funds or student paid. •Mike Wassmer to take FFA members to the 2019 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY on February 13, 2019. With the exception of Wassmer’s substitute, all costs shall be paid by ECA funds or student paid. •Ryan Knight to take junior high choir students to Murray,

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KY on Tuesday, February 26 for the Junior High Quad State Honor Choir Festival. With the exception of Knight’s substitute, all costs shall be paid by ECA funds or student paid. •Patrick Rose and Carrie Schmitt to take Physics, AP Calculus, and AP English students to Chicago on March 9-12, 2019. The corporation shall pay for the fuel as well as the hotel, meals, entry fees, and substitutes for the two (2) teachers attending as chaperones. The following Grant requests were approved: •Amy Moore to apply for a grant for $67,000 through Steelcase Education. The grant would allow North Posey Junior High to install Steelcase collaborative furniture. •Assistant School Supt. Dr. Angela Wannemuehler to accept two (2) grants from PLTW. PLTW has awarded North Elementary and South Terrace with $2,500 each to launch their PLTW program. Each school will receive $1,750 in the 2019-2020 school year and $750 in the 2020- 2021 school year.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year again. You know, where the weatherman says the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sâ&#x20AC;? word and the world goes crazy. Yep, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s snowtime, folks! There are two snowstorms that stand out in my mind. The ďŹ rst occurred sometime in the early 1960s. The house we lived in was at the end of a dead-end street, which actually ended in a circle driveway. Our property backed up to a very large hill. Well, from the perspective of my seven- or eight-ish year-old self it was very large. When I went back recently to reminisce, I think it was maybe ten feet tall. The size doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter. What matters is all the fun we had on that hill during this snowstorm. The wind had blown huge snow drifts over the bank of the hill. We climbed to the top of the hill and tunneled through the snow, making a wonderful, frozen slide. Our next-door neighbors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; friends even today â&#x20AC;&#x201C; joined us in the fun. And so did our pets. I remember the dogs slipping and sliding down the bank with us, then following us back to the top to start the whole process again. If pets could smile, these dogs smiled. And it was cold! We bundled up, though, and braved the cold weather, spending hours on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;hill.â&#x20AC;? The second storm that left an impression was the Blizzard of 1978. I was working at a bank in Evansville. When I left for work that morning, the weather forecast included snow ďŹ&#x201A;urries. By noon, the storm had strengthened and a major blizzard was headed straight toward southern Indiana. I asked my boss if I could leave early to try to beat the storm home. I was told that I could not leave. Since I was only 21 and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose my job, I stayed. I should have headed home when I asked. Said boss lived in a nearby downtown apartment so travel was not an issue with him. I ďŹ nally left at 4:30 that January afternoon.

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I remember lots of snow, blown wildly about by the cold, bitter wind. I struggled to make it to my car and was glad to ďŹ nally get in and start the motor for the ride home. A trip that should have taken half an hour ended up lasting nearly three hours. And I nearly ran out of gas on the way home. When I left home that morning I had planned to ďŹ ll up my tank that afternoon. (Remember, snow ďŹ&#x201A;urries were predicted that morning, not a blizzard!) I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure there would even be a gas station open. What little gas I had in my tank wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to get me home. As I topped the Pigeon Creek bridge, heading down, I literally coasted down the hill to the little station that was â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hurray! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; still open. The attendant graciously kept the pumps open for me to ďŹ ll my tank before he, too, headed home. The roads were terrible, slick and snowcovered â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lots of snow! I drove in what tracks I could see ahead of me, with the wind rocking my poor little car. I had no idea where I was most of the trip home as landmarks were obliterated by the blowing snow. I later found out that family members knew where I was just about the entire way home, as there were folks in pickup trucks on the highway who used their two-way radios to pinpoint me, and presumably other drivers, on the long trek home. Finally! Mount Vernon! I drove to my home, barely able to drive through the deep and drifting snow. Once I arrived at home and parked my car, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move until the snow began melting several days later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the car was literally sitting on top of a drift and the tires werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touching the ground! The tri-state area was basically shut down for days; even banks closed so you know it was really bad! We enjoyed our ďŹ rst snow of this winter about ten days ago. As snowstorms go, this one wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too severe. Other than some vehicle slide-oďŹ&#x20AC;s, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe there was any major damage or injuries. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good.

The snow started early Friday evening. I had completed all the errands required for the week and weekend, I had a pantry and refrigerator full of food, several new books, lots of craft projects, and some writing projects to work on, so, let it snow!! I sat on the front porch...no, really, I went out to sit on the porch... watching the ďŹ rst snowfall of the year. The snowďŹ&#x201A;akes spun and sparkled like confetti, reďŹ&#x201A;ecting the light of the street light. The ďŹ&#x201A;akes settled gently on everything, blanketing houses, cars, trees, and trash cans, all equally beautiful under the cover of soft snowâ&#x20AC;Ś I listened to the quiet, enveloping silence of the snowfall, to the spatter of the snowďŹ&#x201A;akes on the hood of my jacket, to the ďŹ&#x201A;apping of the ďŹ&#x201A;ag in the wind, to the soft, melodic tune

of a wind chime across the streetâ&#x20AC;Ś I felt the sting of sleet on my cheek, the cold creeping in around the edges of my coatâ&#x20AC;Ś I smelled the clean, fresh air, fragrant in its non-fragranceâ&#x20AC;Ś I tasted the ďŹ&#x201A;akes, letting them drop on my tongue, only to have them quickly melt awayâ&#x20AC;Ś How long has it been since you stepped outside just to enjoy a snowfall? Or a rain shower? Or the sunshine? We are often so caught up in our lives that we miss the beauty and glory of nature around us. Next time it snows, go out and just be a part of the snow. Let the little child inside you revel in the deliciousness of the moment. Find your joy of the snow and share it with others. For the sharing is all that matters.

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January 03, 2019 Dutch astronaut and physician, Andre Kuipers (1958-), fumbled his telephone and dialed 911 instead of 011 for an international call. This caused quite an emergency scramble. Hopefully Dr. Kuipers is not a surgeon. There are numerous problems with this event. First, did you even know there were Dutch astronauts? I did not. Where is their space program? Do they use environmentally sanctioned wind power from gigantic windmills instead of rockets or perhaps methane gas from vast ďŹ elds of decomposing tulips? Who was Andre calling? Was he wanting to order a Dutch fast food delivery, french fries with mayonnaise (ugh!) maybe or a fried sausage such as a frikandel? How was it going to be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS)?

Do Dutch astronauts wear klompen/wooden boots and must they leave them outside the space station? Are the Dutch involved in the space race because of their interest in the hypothetical canals to maybe be found on Mars? Ever since Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910) postulated he had discovered canals on Mars and American astronomer Percival Lowell (1855-1916) wrote his book Mars and Its Canals countries have been interested in ďŹ nding out if there was, and maybe is, some advanced civilization on Mars. Maybe the Dutch are curious. I was not aware there is a fairly normal means of telephone communication from space to Earth. All ISS calls are routed through Houston before making further AT&T connections. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you wonder where they put the poles and towers? According to the news reports of Kuipersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accidental call, the connection from ISS to Earth was amazingly good and clear. Well, Gentle Reader, let me tell you our AT&T line in rural

Posey County is about as reliable as two tin cans and a string. How come one can phone to and from thousands of miles in space without hearing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Houston, we have a problemâ&#x20AC;? when Peg and I frequently cannot call our neighbors across Durlin Road? Another question Andre Kuipers erratic phone call raised is, does the space station get robo calls asking about their credit cards or their health status? Are they only free from these infuriating interruptions when they are on the dark side of the moon? Can they put the ISS on a Do Not Call List? Anyway, these are a few of the deep, perplexing thoughts I have been having while worrying if the astronauts are suďŹ&#x20AC;ering from cabin fever or are simply lonely for contact with the rest of us 8 billion humans? However, I must now return to Earth as Peg is demanding I run into New Harmony and order a pizza at the Yellow Tavern. She said she tried to call it in but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a connection!

Guest Column: By George Cottrell Hoosier Hysteria... Old Style 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the last class to graduate from Poseyville (Robb Township) High School. It was 1959 and the same was true for the neighboring towns of Wadesville, GriďŹ&#x192;n and Cynthiana. Why? Because the four schools fell victim to or were fortunate enough to, depending your own point of view, become the consolidated school that is now North Posey High School. Although consolidation wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mandatory, actions by the state legislature made it ďŹ nancially attractive, and notwithstanding some opposition, those supporting consolidation won out. Noticeably absent was New Harmony, another small school that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;consolidatorsâ&#x20AC;? wanted to include. However the Rappite folks wanted no part of it and kept their school with its traditional Ribeyre Gymnasium. Although it was more of a ďŹ nancial burden the New Harmony school remained in place up until a few short years ago. This is not a criticism of the consolidation movement or the â&#x20AC;&#x153;newâ&#x20AC;? school, North Posey, only an attempt to describe the atmosphere that existed as we old folks like to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;back in the day.â&#x20AC;? When the four schools still existed the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity was to a degree tied to the school, which was an important part of the social activity of its residents. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m referring to the era of the late 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and early 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, my time in high school at Poseyville, when I knew many folks from the neighboring towns too. School activities such as graduation, sporting events and other school functions were clearly of great interest to the residents, many of whom were graduates of the school. The towns existed with a closeness to the schools, the centerpiece of their community. When the towns of GriďŹ&#x192;n, Wadesville and Cynthiana lost their schools it had to have been a traumatic event, as it aďŹ&#x20AC;ected the townspeople in a personal way. In one important respect those towns would never really be the same. Although North Posey was located just north of Poseyville, that town too was aďŹ&#x20AC;ected, since the school was no longer â&#x20AC;&#x153;theirsâ&#x20AC;? but one they shared with their former competitors. In the early 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the four towns, along with New Harmony and Mount Vernon, were the only high schools in the county. Stewartsville,

which had been the seventh, ceased to exist after their school burned in 1944. Competition among the six schools, especially in sports, was ďŹ erce, and the townspeople supported their teams vigorously. This was especially true before TV came into the picture, and in the late 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and early 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were rare and not a factor. Athletic contests, especially basketball, were a focus of all small towns in the state that had a school and a team. In the winter months high school basketball was a big part of the towns social existence, and on Friday night the games were usually played to a packed house. Support for the team was intense, sincere and personal as almost everyone knew the players on a personal basis. The towns were small, a few hundred in each, and most fans were either related to or knew the players well. It was a colorful time, the teams having colorful names like the GriďŹ&#x192;n Tornadoes. Everyone in southwest Indiana knew the reason behind that name. The Cynthiana Annas (duh), and the Poseyville Posies (What?). I took a lot of ribbing in my college days over that name. Wadesville was the Red Devils, nothing original here, the same for the Mount Vernon Wildcats. But the New Harmony Rappites, well thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like it. A few other area schools with imaginative names were the Owensville Kickapoos, the Haubstadt Elites, the Patoka Wrens, and the Fort Branch Twigs. The Evansville schools were all pretty boring, the Bears, Bulldogs, Panthers and such. The fun part was the games, especially the Friday night ones. The gyms were tiny, probably seats for no more than 600-700 in the largest and much less in the smaller ones (GriďŹ&#x192;n). It was usually a packed house, no matter the teams record or how good they were, all came to see their kids play Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, basketball. Most of the gyms were similar, the entrance on one end and a stage on the other, with very little distance between the end lines and the walls. Heavy pads were draped over the edge of the stage and on the walls on the other end, to protect the players who frequently collided with them. There was very little room on the sides of the court M E T B news@poseycountynews.com

between the playing area and the bleachers, just enough to get by (sometimes barely). In GriďŹ&#x192;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym it felt like the crowd was literally on the ďŹ&#x201A;oor, they were that close. The lighting was good for the time and most had electric scoreboards by â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;52, although some still had manually operated â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ&#x201A;ip the numbersâ&#x20AC;? scoreboards (Chandler). Almost all had wooden backboards, the exception being Central Gym in Evansville and maybe one other, Owensville perhaps. The courts were all hardwood, with varying degrees of ďŹ rmness, some had dead spots where the ball wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bounce (Patoka). Some had loose rims (Wadesville) and many had very ďŹ rm ones (Mount Vernon). Those were fun times and basketball was truly serious stuďŹ&#x20AC; at that time in Indiana. The state still had a single class, winner take all, tournament. There were I think over 750 schools participating, the very smallest school in the same tourney as the very largest. It was very exciting, the Evansville Sectional was a big deal for every team in Posey County. The odds were against us as all six Evansville schools were bigger than any in Posey county,

Guest Column: Wendy McNamara, State Rep. Investing in our youth, workforce and future To continue moving Indiana forward, House Republicans oďŹ&#x192;cially rolled out their priorities for the legislative session, which include investing in our youth, workforce and future. While lawmakers will be considering many bills on a wide range of topics this year, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an outline of our agenda: Enact a Responsible, Balanced Budget â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain healthy reserves and AAA credit rating â&#x20AC;˘ Promote government eďŹ&#x192;ciency and sound ďŹ scal policies Increase Protections for Our Youth â&#x20AC;˘ Appropriately fund and reform the Department of Child Services â&#x20AC;˘ Promote school safety â&#x20AC;˘ Reduce the infant mortality rate Strengthen Our Commitment to Students and Teachers S W C M T B sports@poseycountynews.com

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but we always gave it our best even against long odds. It was a special atmosphere,one that disappeared when the multi class system came on the scene and removed any hopes of another Milan. At that time a Posey County school had never won the Evansville Sectional. Every year the six county schools were pitted against the six larger Evansville schools, a tall task and huge challenge. However in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;52 we came close. The ďŹ nal four teams left after the original rounds were three from Posey County and one from Evansville. The teams were Poseyville, New Harmony, Mount Vernon and Central. This was the ďŹ rst time that had ever happened. Although we gave it our best Central won out and kept the Evansville streak intact. But it was still exciting, for the players the fans and the townspeople. Hoosier Hysteria! A lot of things happened after that, TV, consolidations, and the elimination of the one class system and tournament. That special culture of that special time was gone forever. However those who lived it will never forget! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fight Posies Fight, go right in, ďŹ ght to win, Fight Posies Fight!â&#x20AC;?

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Erin Blankenburger helps by ‘baby-sitting’ Axel Warren James Brown, during big sister Annelise’s basketball game this week. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Wildcats bring home Big Eight wrestling championship by Thomas Butler Mount Vernon Wildcats wrestlers have a lot to be proud of. They are Big Eight Conference champions for the third time. They also have bragging rights as the first team in school history where every wrestler placed at the conference championships. Head Wrestling coach Tim Alcorn is also the only wrestling coach in Mount Vernon history to take his team to a conference win three times. “There wasn’t really that one place or that one match that made me feel like we were in the driver’s seat,” Alcorn said. “There were just a whole lot of little things that made me feel like it was going to be a good day.” It started when everyone showed up on time at the school to head to the tournament, Alcorn explained. There were no cases of someone getting caught be a train or having a problem of some kind. Next, weigh-ins at the school were perfect. Every wrestler made weight and were ready to go when they got to the school. No one had to run and try to shed a pound or two before the tournament. Another good sign, according to the coach, was that the ride went off without a hitch. “Usually there is some kind of little glitch with the bus or the credit card we use for fuel,” Alcorn said with a chuckle. “But Saturday, everything went just as it should have.” And once the team reached the tournament and the coaches went into their meetings, Alcorn was surprised that there were seven or eight “scratches” and most of them benefitted his Wildcat wrestlers directly. Junior Blake Ritzert is new this year to high school wrestling. He last wrestled in eighth grade. He decided to participate again to stay in shape for football. He attributes his enjoyment of the sport as well as his success to Alcorn. “He has been a really great coach and always pushes us to our full potential. Winning Big 8 has been our goal the whole season and we worked really hard for it,” Ritzert said. Alcorn has been the head coach for the past eight years and was the assistant coach three years prior. “I am super proud of the effort from the entire team. We have talked all season long about how important every kid is whether

Members of the Big Eight Conference wrestling championship Mount Vernon Wildcat team are, in front, left to right: Chris Newman, Braden Dike, Matthias Gates, Tommy Kelly, Nate Morgan, Mathew Anderson, Drake Ricketts, Derrick Hollinger, and Gage Delgman. In back

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it is a dual meet or a tournament and it showed yesterday. Every single wrestler not only scored, but also placed and that was a huge part of our team’s success. What’s even more impressive about our win is the success we were able to have with such a young and inexperienced line-up. The future of Mount Vernon wrestling is very promising,” Alcorn said. “The first two rounds we really got after it,” Alcorn said with excitement. “We had only one loss in the first round. And after second round, we grew our lead from six points to 20 points.” And then in the consolation semifinals, Boonville, who had defeated the Wildcats 33-30 in a head-to-head math earlier in the year, lost six individuals, one a direct result of a Mount Vernon upset. Boonville’s No. 1-seeded heavyweight was defeated by

DJ Brakie. Overall team scores for the meet are Mount Vernon with 203 points,, Jasper with 175, and Boonville with 163. Individual placements were: 106 Chris Newman ﬁrst, 195 Luke McGennis ﬁrst, 220 Brent Ricketts second, 126 Tommy Kelley second, 160 Dalton Schmidt second, 132 Nate Morgan second, 152 Brady Hook second, 145 Derek Hollinger second, 138 Drake Ricketts third, 170 Seth Sharber third, 113 Braden Dike fourth, 120 Matthias Gates fourth, 182 Blake Ritzert fourth, and at 285 DJ Brakie was fourth. The Wildcats will endeavor to continue their success when they wrestle this weekend in the sectional. The sectional will be held on Saturday at Central. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.

Beat-up Vikings defeat Rebels, Ricketts is scoring champ

North Posey High School junior Josiah Ricketts and a host of coaches and fans watch to see if his 3-point shot goes in at South Spencer on Friday night. The shot went in and made Ricketts the North Posey Vikings all time scoring leader. Photo by Dave Pearce by Chris Morlan Friday night, the Vikings took a road trip to Reo, Indiana to play against the South Spencer Rebels. The Vikings came into this game with a 4-8 season record, while the Rebels were 6-7. History took place in this game when North Posey shooting guard Josiah Ricketts broke the school scoring record. This record has been held for 53 years by Bob Krietenstein back in 1966. Ricketts tied the scoring record in the previous game against Forest Park with 1175 points. Last Friday night, with 1:26 left in the ﬁrst quarter against the Rebels, Ricketts drained a three-point basket to become North Posey’s alltime leading scorer. North Posey had their hands full in this game but found away to win by the score of 63-55. During the ﬁrst quarter, this game was neck to neck with Vikings leading 1615 after the period. Both teams

scored eleven points each in the second quarter to give the

Vikings a one-point lead at 27-26 at the halftime break. The Vikings pulled away by a few baskets in the third quarter outscoring the Rebels 16-9 to take a 43-35 lead at the end of three quarters. In the fourth quarter, North Posey struggled to put this game away, but held off the Rebels to get the win. Josiah Ricketts led the Vikings with 24 points, five rebounds and four assists. Jonathan Ricketts scored 12 points, five rebounds and one steal. Shane Harris scored 11 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block shot. Dalton Cox scored nine points along with three rebounds. Cole Koester contributed five points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Harold Bender put in two points along with two assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block shot. Jacob Newman pitched in with five rebounds and two assists. For the game, the Vikings made 18 of their 35 field goals and went 22 for 27 behind the free throw line. The Vikings pulled

down 28 rebounds, along with 11 assists and five steals for the game. Last Saturday morning, North Posey traveled to North Daviess High School in Oden, Indiana. This was the Vikings second game in approximately fourteen hours. The Vikings played a familiar conference foe against the Southridge Raiders on a neutral court. The game was televised on Fox Sports Indiana as part of the Third Annual Basketball Day in Indiana. North Posey’s game opened the fourteenhour television coverage on the air. The Vikings fell to the Raiders in a hard-fought battle 58-46. Southridge came into this game with a 9-5 record. The Raiders are not a deep bench team and rely on three players who do most of the damage with Colson Montgomery, Jaden Hayes and Joe LaGrange. During this game, the Vikings won the tip-off and scored the first points of the game on a bank shot by

Jonathan Ricketts for the 2-0 lead. Southridge’s Colson Montgomery stormed down the middle of the court for a layup to tie the game at 2-2. This was the last time the Vikings led in the game when Josiah drove the basketball to the paint for a layup and a Viking 4-2 lead. With 5:58 left in the first quarter, Shane Harris twisted his ankle at midcourt and never returned to the game. Montgomery scored 11 of the Raiders 13 points in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Vikings were down 13-8. During the second quarter, the Raiders took advantage of the Vikings on their turnovers to keep a distance in the scoring column. North Posey went on a scoring drought in the second period and did not score a point until the 4:02

mark. At the half, the Vikings were down by sixteen points at 32-16. At the start of the third quarter, Southridge scored the ﬁrst nine points of the half to extend their lead to 41-16. North Posey called a timeout to regroup and it worked to the Viking’s advantage and they were able to go on a scoring run. The Vikings did not make their ﬁrst three-point basket until the four-minute mark of the third quarter from Josiah Ricketts. A few possessions later, Harold Bender made a three-point basket. That was part of the Vikings 10-0 scoring run, but they were still down big at 41-26 at the end of the third quarter. Southridge went on a nine to two scoring run to extend

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SAVE THE DATE! The World Famous Harlem Wizards are Coming! Date: Monday, February 11, 2019 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Mt Vernon High School Watch the Harlem Wizards as they take on your teachers and community members! The North Elementary/ South Terrace traveling trophy was taken home this week by the South Terrace Panthers. Thanks to the ﬁfth grade North Posey travel team for donating the trophy. Members of the victorious Panther team are, front row: Mallory Luigs, Ellie Jo Johnson, Kyleigh Bender, and Taryn Wilson. Back row: Donna McGinness, Zoey Wharton, Alyssa Heath, Erin Koester, Sydney Smith, Kaylee Lehman, and Shalane Niemeier. We may be two teams, but we are all Vikings at heart. Photo submitted

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Viking wrestlers disappointed in fourth place at PAC

North Posey sophomore Clay Will has his opponent just where he wants him during a recent match at Evansville North. He ďŹ nished third in the PAC Championships over the weekend. Photo by Dave Pearce By Chris Morlan The North Posey wrestling team competed in the Pocket Athletic Conference Championship last Saturday at Heritage Hills High School. There is always tough competition in the PAC. The Viking grapplers fought to the end and ďŹ nished fourth in a close battle between the top ďŹ ve schools placing at the tournament. Gibson Southern won the conference meet with 236.5 points. Tell City ďŹ nished second with 219 points, Heritage Hills in third place with 217 points, North Posey placed fourth with 210 points, Southridge in ďŹ fth place with 203 points, South Spencer in sixth place with 84 points, Pike Central in seventh place with 71 points, Tecumseh in eighth place with 63 points and Forest Park in last place with 61.5 points. North Posey had two wrestlers win their weight classes. Kameron Kendall won the 113-pound weight class and Albert Spencer won the

126-pound weight class. Seniors Kendall and Spencer are both two-time conference champions. The Vikings also had outstanding performances from Tristan Martin, Nathan Willman, Braiden Fitts and Clay Will. Tristan Martin, in the 132-pound weight class, placed second and Nathan Willman ďŹ nished second in the 182-pound weight class. Braiden Fitts placed third in the 106-pound weight class and Clay Will ďŹ nished third in the 138-pound weight class. Braiden Fitts (20-10) placed third in the 106-pound weight class. Fitts received a bye in the ďŹ rst round and won by forfeit in the quarterďŹ nal match. During the semiďŹ nal match, Fitts lost to Cole Gentry from Tell City by major decision 23-6. In the consolation semiďŹ nals, Fitts pinned Colton Polley from Southridge in 36 seconds. Fitts won the third-place match by technical fall against Isaiah Kiesel from Gibson Southern.

Kameron Kendall (25-8) won the 113-pound weight class. Kendall won his ďŹ rst two matches by forfeit. In the semiďŹ nal round, Kendall pinned Zach Miller from Gibson Southern in the ďŹ rst round. Kendall won the championship match with a pin against Braxton Hays from Heritage Hills. Kaleb Elpers (16-10) ďŹ nished fourth in the 120-pound weight class. Elpers received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. During the quarterďŹ nal match, Elpers pinned Lane Miller from Pike Central. In the semiďŹ nal match, Elpers was pinned by Sam Scott from Heritage Hills in the third round. Elpers bounced back and won the consolation semiďŹ nals with a win against Gage Meunier from Tell City. Max Ziller from Gibson Southern pinned Elpers in the ďŹ rst round of the third-place match to end the day with a fourth-place ďŹ nish. Albert Spencer (26-6) won the 126-pound weight class. Spencer received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. In the quarterďŹ nal match, Spencer pinned Dalton Williams from Pike Central at the beginning of the second period. During the semiďŹ nal match, Spencer won by fall over Dylan Goodman from South Spencer in 51 seconds of the ďŹ rst round. In the championship match, Spencer won by major decision over Eric Harpenau from Gibson Southern. Tristan Martin (209) ďŹ nished second in the 132-pound weight class. Martin received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. Martin pinned Tavor DuPont from Tell City in the quarterďŹ nal match During the semi-

ďŹ nal match, Martin won by decision over Beau Heeke from Heritage Hills by the score of 5-2. In the championship match, Martin lost by decision 4-2 against Christian Polen from Gibson Southern. Clay Will (15-15) placed third in the 138-pound weight class. Will received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. During the quarterďŹ nal match, Will pinned Dylan Smith from Tecumseh. In the semiďŹ nal match, Will was pinned by Trey Mucker from Tell City. Will bounced back in the consolation semiďŹ nals and beat Quintin Tempel from Heritage Hills by major decision 13-0. During the third-place match, Will pinned Dylan Smith from Tecumseh in the second period. Dalton Hill (15-15) ďŹ nished ďŹ fth in the 145-pound weight class. Hill received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. During the quarterďŹ nal match, Hill won by decision over Jon Cannon from Pike Central 6-5. In the semiďŹ nal match, Hill lost by decision to Owen Bryant from Gibson Southern 5-1. Hill lost by decision to Trevor Hunefeld from Southridge 6-1. During the ďŹ fth-place match, Hill won by decision 8-3 over Jon Cannon from Pike Central. Wyatt Willman (256) placed fourth in the 152-pound weight class. Willman received a bye in the ďŹ rst round of the tournament. During the quarterďŹ nal

match, Willman pinned Cory Susott from Tecumseh in 26 seconds. In the semiďŹ nal match, Willman was pinned by Shane Braunecker from Tell City in the ďŹ rst round. During the consolation semiďŹ nal, Willman pinned Nathan Lamar from Heritage Hills in the ďŹ rst period. Willman was pinned in the third-place match against Drew Dilbeck from Gibson Southern in the second period. Will Weatherholt (1112) ďŹ nished sixth in the 160-pound weight class, During the quarterďŹ nal match, Weatherholt was pinned by Tyler Kirby from Pike Central in the ďŹ rst period. Weatherholt won the consolation round one with a pin over James Vaughn from South Spencer. In the consolation semiďŹ nal, Weatherholt was pinned by Nigel Kaiser from Tell City in the ďŹ rst round of the match. Weatherholt was pinned in the ďŹ fth-place match against Levi Hexamer from Heritage Hills. Brady Reidford (3-7) placed sixth in the 170-pound weight class. Reidford was pinned by George Green from Heritage Hills in the ďŹ rst period. Reidford won by forfeit in the consolation round one match. During the consolation semiďŹ nal, Reidford was pinned by Alec Stahly from Tell City. In the ďŹ fth-place match, Reidford was pinned by Ian Allen from Pike Central Paul Goins (13-17) ďŹ nished

sixth in the 182-pound weight class. In the quarterďŹ nal match, Goins was pinned by Tyler Hawhee from Tell City. Goins won his next match by forfeit in the consolation round one. During the consolation semiďŹ nal, Goins was pinned by Weston Allen from Southridge. In the ďŹ fth-place match, Goins was pinned by Jared McKinley from Tecumseh in the second period. Nathan Willman (293) placed second in the 195-pound weight class. Willman won championship round one and quarterďŹ nal round by forfeit. In the semiďŹ nal round, Willman won by decision over Zayne Havener from Heritage Hills by the score of 4-2. During the championship match, Willman lost to Kyle Hagedorn from Tell City by injury default. Braden Willis (10-14) competed in the 220-pound weight class. Willis was pinned by Josh Hilborn from Tecumseh in the ďŹ rst round. During the consolation round one match, Willis lost by decision 5-3 against Cody Davis from Pike Central. Issac Myers (21-9) ďŹ nished fourth in the 285-pound weight class. In the quarterďŹ nal round, Myers pinned Chance Bolin from Tell City in the third period. Myers lost by major decision against Aidian Rea from Heritage Hills in the semiďŹ nal round. During the consolation semiďŹ nal, Myers pinned Jared Light.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vikings splitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; continued from Page B1 their lead to 50-28 with 6:08 left in the game. North Posey scored the next six points to make the score 50-34 in advantage of the Raiders. The Vikings ran out of time on the clock and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time for another big scoring run. Colson Montgomery had a gamehigh 29 points for the Raiders. Josiah Ricketts led the Vikings with 21 points and four rebounds. Jonathan Ricketts scored eight points along with eleven rebounds. Dalton Cox pitched in eight points oďŹ&#x20AC; the bench. Freshman Harold Bender played well with seven points and Kedrick Wahl scored two points. At left, North Posey Viking senior Shane Harris prepares to bury a 3-point basket during Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win at South Spencer. He went down with a turned ankle during the ďŹ rst quarter of Saturday morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Southridge. Photo by Dave Pearce

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Weekly sports schedules for January 22 - January 28, 2019 Mount Vernon High School Girls Basketball: Tuesday, January 22, at Wood Memorial, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 24, at Evansville Harrison, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Wrestling: Saturday, January 26, at Evansville Central, IHSAA Sectional, 9 a.m. Boys Basketball: Friday, January 25, at Gibson Southern, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 26, at Vincennes Lincoln, JV at 4:30 p.m. and Varsity at 6 p.m. Boys Swimming: Saturday, January 26, at home for Mount Vernon Invitational (Diving), 9 a.m. Saturday, January 26, at home for Mount Vernon Invitational (Swim Finals), 1:30 p.m. Girls Swimming: No meets scheduled for the week Freshman Boys Basketball: Thursday, January 24, at home against Gibson Southern, 6 p.m. Monday, January 28, at home against Evansville Reitz, 6 p.m.

North Posey High School Girls Basketball: Tuesday, January 22, at home against South Spencer, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 24, at Forest Park, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 26, at Gibson Southern, JV at 12 p.m. and Varsity at 1:30 p.m. Wrestling: Saturday, January 26, at Evansville Central, IHSAA Sectional, 9 a.m. Boys Basketball: Friday, January 25, at home against South Knox, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 26, at home against Princeton, JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7 p.m. (Homecoming) Freshman Boys Basketball: Thursday, January 24, at home against Heritage Hills, 6 p.m. Monday, January 28, at home against Princeton, 6 p.m.

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Lady Vikings come up empty, injured in week of action By Chris Morlan The lady Vikings had an unusual game last Wednesday night at home against Evansville Memorial. Due to an illness, Head Coach Tyler Nicole was unable to attend the game and North Posey Athletic Director Waylon Schenk had to come to the rescue. Evansville Memorial 63, North Posey 22: North Posey was taken out of the game early. The Lady Vikings were outscored 17-4 in the ﬁrst quarter and down 41-12 at the halftime break. Memorial continued to use a full court press on the Vikings in the second half to extend their lead 52-15 after three quarters. Memorial took out their starters in the fourth and won this game by

the score of 63-22. Leading the Lady Vikings in scoring were Haley Wilson with nine points, Jenna Heath with four points, Claire Koester with two points, Jenna Rhineburger with two points, Haley Lowe with two points and Jordyn Beshears with two points. (Reserve) Evansville Memorial 47, North Posey 30: The Lady Viking junior varsity team did not play bad in this game. Unfortunately for North Posey, Memorial has a lot of talent on the bench. This young Viking team gave Memorial everything they could, but came up short. Emily Fortune and Haley Lowe led the Lady Vikings in scoring with seven points

each. Kennedy Hallam scored six points, Jordyn Beshears with five points, Alexa Simmons with three points and Tori Crawford with two points. Tell City 40, North Posey 13: The Lady Vikings traveled to Tell City to take on the Lady Marksmen last Saturday afternoon. This game did not start off well for North Posey from the tip-off. North Posey was shutout in the first quarter and they were down 0-13. Emily Fortune scored the first points of the game for the Lady Vikings on a three-point basket in the second quarter. Tell City led this game at the half 23-3. During the third quarter, the Lady Vikings defense played well, but struggled to

score points on the oﬀensive side of the court. At the end of three quarters, the Lady Vikings were down 30-6. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Vikings scored seven points, but it was not enough as the Lady Marksmen beat North Posey 40-13. Leading the Lady Vikings in scoring were Jenna Rhineburger with ﬁve points, Emily Fortune with three points, Jenna Heath with two points, Claire Koester with one point, Jordyn Beshears with one point and Kennedy Hallam with one point. Junior leader Haley Wilson sustained a dconcussion over the weekend and will be out of action for the coming few games.

Wildcats compete, look to tourney

Wildcat Bailee Hunsinger comes down with this rebound despite a challenge from the competition. The Wildcats have been competitive despite injuries. Photo by Garry Beeson By Thomas Butler Senior night meant a big win for the Lady Wildcat basketball team as they defeated the Reitz Panthers 45-37. Megan Ghrist, the only senior on the team, was named player of the game for her stand-out performance. Her defensive leadership helped secure the win. “I’m so thankful for my teammates, coaches, family and friends for giving me such a fun night. I’m very appreciative and it was great to get another win,” Ghrist said. The Cats lost the ﬁrst quar-

ter 15-11 but from the second quarter on, they dominated the board and outscored Reitz the rest of the game. Oﬀensive leader, sophomore Paige Robinson boasted 17 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal. Sophomore Libby Steinhart scored 12 points, had nine total rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore Grace Thompson scored 10 points, had four rebounds, two assists and one steal. Senior Megan Ghrist had three points, 18 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Sophomore Catherine Batteiger

contributed two points, three rebounds and one steal. Junior Bailee Hunsinger scored one free throw, had four rebounds, one assist and one steal. Freshman Ari Shepherd added two rebounds. Saturday the Lady Cats traveled to Jasper for the conference title. The ‘Cats led the ﬁrst quarter 11-9 and made a good show in the second ending the half down by only one point 19-18. Jasper came out strong in the second half and went on a 9-0 run pushing the lead and putting the Cats on the defensive. The ‘Cats were able to cut the lead down to a ﬁve point difference, but could not close the gap entirely and fell 43-55. Robinson led the team in scoring with 19 points, six assists, six rebounds and one steal. Steinhart added 10 points, two assists, two rebounds and three steals. Thompson put up 10 points, three assists, one rebound and two steals. Ghrist had two points, two assists, 12 rebounds, one block and one steal. Hunsinger had two points, two rebounds, two blocks and one steal. Batteiger contributed three rebounds and Freshman Kara Sitzman had one rebound. The Lady Cats face Wood Memorial and Harrison next week. The Indiana High School Athletic Association aired Sectional Pairings on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats will face Boonville in the second game on Tuesday evening at the Gibson Southern Sectional. The

host Titans will face Evansville Bosse in the opener. On Friday, Heritage Hills awaits the winner of the TitanBulldog match-up in the ﬁrst Viking freshman Jenna Rhineburger goes up for a game while Evansville Memorial will face with winner of the shot, anticipating a foul, during action this week against the Memorial Tigers. Photo by Dave Pearce Wildcat-Pioneer game.

Dance Cats bring in honors By Thomas Butler Ivy Elsfelder and Becky Dekemper have been coaching the Mount Vernon Dance Cats team for over 18 years. In fact, Elsfelder developed her love for the sport when she was a Dance Cat in high school and her mom, Dekemper cheered her on. The mother-daughter duo have taken the dance team to a whole new level. They choreograph and create the costumes for all the routines and hold the girls to a high standard. It pays oﬀ. The girls practice two hours a day, four days a week. The routines are usually one to three minutes so practice is devoted to obtaining perfection in every area. Last year the team was only four points away from winning the state title in Hip Hop and that has been their driving force this year. “We work really hard during practice and it pays oﬀ in competition,” junior member Hannah Nurrenbern said. This year eighth graders were allowed to participate

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Biggerstaff named to Trevecca dean’s list Local student, Grace Biggerstaﬀ was named to Trevecca Nazarene University Dean’s List. A graduate of Mount Vernon High School, Biggerstaﬀ is pursuing a Bachelor of Science. To be named to the Dean’s List, undergraduates must

attain a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale. Traditional undergraduates must be enrolled full-time, while non-traditional undergraduates must have completed 12 or more hours between July 1 and December 31, 2018.

Robinson, Tidwell graduate from U of E

Mrs. Kristen Lowry from the Purdue Extension OfThe University of Evansville is proud to announce that lofice recently taught North Elementary PreK students Gabriel Bectel is practicing in Mrs. Kolley’s class the importance of washing Mariah Hall class is prac- cal students graduated during the Winter Commencement cerwashing his hands the correct their hands correctly. Here, Lowry talks with Rylan ticing washing her hands the emony on Thursday, December 13. These local residents were among students who graduated at Winter Commencement. Loway. Wash those germs away. Farrar about germs on his hands. Photos submitted proper way. cal graduates are: Jessica Robinson of Mount Vernon, Ind., majoring in Biology and earning a Bachelor of Science degree. Erica Tidwell of Cynthiana, Ind., majoring in Educational GRADE 6 GRADE 9 DISTINGUISHED HONORS Studies and earning a Bachelor of Science degree. HIGH HONORS Angel, Colby - Bredemeier, Alana - Campbell, John Located in Evansville, Indiana, the University of Evansville Bippus, Renee - Boeke, Lauren - Cange, Emily Collins, Connor - Deckard, Hayden - Dobleman, Cortlynn is a private, comprehensive university with over 80 majors and Clement, Trinity - Friedman, Sydney - Gerton, Olivia Dye, Masyn - Dyehouse, Bryce - Emsweller, Charles Kuhn, Dalton - Potter, Maci - Roberts, Jailyn more than 100 areas of study in the arts and sciences and preEwalt, Isabella - Green, Colton - Hamilton, Jaley Sitzman, Karagen - Snodgrass, River - Weilbrenner, Charles professional programs. UE’s diverse student body represents 44 Henderson, Rue - Jones, Cassidy - Lang, Shelby MAROON states and 56 countries. UE is the first in Indiana to be desigMansfield, Ethan - Martin, Hannah - Muller, Anthony Abel, Damien - Biggerstaff, Genna - Black, Jason nated as an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus, and its changePeters, James - Potter, Maddox - Preske, Lillian Bommarito, Alessandro - Branson, Lane making culture empowers students to improve the world around Ragab, Aaron - Rainey, Kyra - Reynolds, Katelynn Brock, Zachariah - Carlino, Andreana - Carlisle, Alex them. U.S. News and World Report recognizes UE as the numRitchie, Cammie - Robison, Barrett - Scott, Alexandra Clement, Taetum - Clowers, Triston - Cole, Alexis ber 7 Best College in the Midwest among private schools and Starnes, Sophia - Straw, Zoe - Tenbarge, Grace Damm, Tanner - Fischer, Nolan - Gansman, Alison Thomason, John - Thompson, Valarie - Valier, Ava one of the top 10 best value schools in the Midwest. For more Henderson, Dru - Hoehn, Luke - Hollinger, Derek Wagner, Malley - Williams, Ava - Zieren, Isabella Hook, Brady - Jolley, Aiden - Juncker, Daniel - Kingery, Julia information, please visit www.evansville.edu.

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GRADE 11 HIGH HONORS Browning, Theron - Chaﬃn, Johnathon - Dutkiewicz, Ian Henderson, Joni - Parmenter, Ethan - Paul, Kenzie Rapp, Jackson - Yarber, Emma MAROON Anderson, Alena - Bourne, Ashlyn - Bradley, Tiﬀany Bush, Ellen - Cole, Nathaniel - Collins, Demi - Davis, Pake Earhart, Kristen - Esche, Gary - Hahn, Kaylee Hollinger, Hagan - Jones, Zachary - Krieger, Kaaleigh Schutz, Myra - Slygh, Eric - Snodgrass, Rhett Tanner, Katherine - Turner, Destiny GRAY Adamaitis, Alexis - Austin, Breckan - Barker, Faith Bass, Shawn - Bellew, Kathryn - Clark, Dylan Cochran, Isabella - Crawford, Logan - DeFur, Jacob Dixon, Wade - Dye, Jaxon - Flemmings, Felicitie Franklin, Shayna - Hamilton, Collin - Hawthorne, Kiaya Henderson, Delayne - Henn, Bryson - Jones, Margaret Marshall, Johnathon - Morton, Isaac - Murray, Dylan Nurrenbern, Hannah - O’Daniel, Madison - Pate, Brooke Phelps, Skylar - Quinzer, Bronson - Rickert, Sophia Ricketts, Brock - Romero-Campos, Carlota - Scates, Drew Schaefer, Brandon - Schaefer, Nicholas - Tanner, Nathan Thomas, Chase - Topper, Cameron - Wagner, Nathan Weis, Anna

GRADE 12 HIGH HONORS Bannister, Morgan - Bilskie, Leah - Brock, Alliyah Culley, Logan - Dickhaut, Mackenzie - Ghrist, Megan Givens, Michael - Kimmel, Bailie - Ludlow, Kassandra Shripka, Bralyn - Tucker, Nicole - Walls, Tyler MAROON Adams, Abram - Bai, Yuxuan - Bippus, Nina Bourne, Courtney - Brauser, Drake - Carey, Cecelia Carlisle, Adam - Carner, Kaitlyn - Clark, Tobi - Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Valerie - Crawford, Meredith - Epley, Cora Gerard, Erica - Gerton, William - Gilpin, Gabrielle Harmes, Alexis - Harms, Bryley - Hawley, Clara Henderson, Teddy - Henning, Braden - Hueftle, Jonathan Juncker, Emily - Kiger, Hanna - King, Dyllan Krieger, Kaaleb - Krieger, Kyle - Lang, Hannah Marshall, Lauren - McCarty, Emily - Mitchell, Jake Morgan, Nathaniel - Nolan, Kailyn - Osborne, Caleb Pate, William - Price, Rachel - Reyes, Samuel Ricketts, Drake - Rietman, Justin - Robb, Zachary Robinson, Addie - Robison, Ariel - Russell, Haley Saltzman, Elizabeth - Santoro, Timothy - Scates, Zoey Schirtzinger, Janell - Shell, Kaytlyn - Sitzman, Logan Spindler, Asa - Stallings, Victoria - Toliver, Kiana Tucker, Jaycie - Varner, Benjamin - Veatch, Reid Weilbrenner, Emma - Wilson, Mitchell GRAY Adler, Michael - Aguilar, Maria - Austin, Makayla Batteiger, Zachary - Beirman, Lexton - Benthall, Olivia Blunt, Adam - Brakie, Derek - Browning, Nicholas Collins, Margaret - Cox, Nathanial - Franks, Ashley Garman, Mark - Gibbs, Brooklyn - Hamilton, Jason Harris, Luke - Irick, Quincy - Kershaw, Elisabeth McGennis, Luke - McIntyre, Cameron - Meeker, Christian Morgan, Nickolas - Nobles, Cailee - Oeth, Ashlee Ohning, Everett - Raymer, Kylee - Salaman, Wyatt - Sims, Ty Stonestreet, Hunter - Thomas, Samuel - Toliver, Devion Turner, Maria - Walker, Amber - Yorgason, Jessica

West GRADE 1 HIGH HONORS Blake Bell - Brylee Dixon - Maliya Newman - Gabriel Sutﬁn Hadley Breeze - Gabrielle Laﬀerty - Ellery O’Neil Shelby Hamilton - Avalynn Reich - Jonis Robison HONORS Reese Collins - Jaylie Denning - Aiden Eaton - Talynn Erwin Trinity Gates - Gavin Givens - Liliana Neave - Thomas Poole Jaidra Poore - Chace Reynolds - Kormikel Stewart Hank Wilkerson - Remington Bratcher - Dakota Clark Journey Diaz - Adraelius Johnson - Brady King - Jace Krouse Bentleigh Long - Georgia Miniard - Kalyssa Sain Liam Woodward - Avery Collins - Kenzlee Cox - Brylee Daws Hunter Embrey - Crystal Fair - Davin Gomez - Braxton Hardin Madeline Hargrove - Ginnie McWhirter - Kloe Robb Noah Williams

GRADE 2 HIGH HONORS Arianna Dell - Serenity Funk - Chace Holton - Logan Houchin Bella Howell - Mason Dixon - Logan Haynes - Hendrix Racer Alexander Wallis HONORS Divonna Burton - Katlynn Garza - Ti’Ana Lewis Cristian Martinez - Billy Miniard - Hayden Powell Brycen Riggan - Hunter Rose - Mason Russelburg Kaiden Stillwagoner - Deni Tucker - Aubrey Woosley Brylea Anderson - Wastna Biggerstaﬀ - Drake Buchanan Camrynn McMichael - Morgan Miller - Gabriel Nunn Mason Osborne - Angel Poole - Lilly Ricketts Baylee Stallings - Korvon Stewart - Asa Willard Weston Johnson - Peyton Kern - Keaton Long Brenyn Reynolds - Jersie Reynolds - Jimmy Rose Piper Schneider - Kaleb Schuler - Claire Woosley

GRADE 3 HIGH HONORS Kirstyn Cousert - Aubrey Sherretz - Shane Stephens Aleeah Bebout - Annabelle Brock - Kameron Miller HONORS Bryce Boggs - Graysie Braddam - Casey Davis Reagan Denning - Jonah Funk - Keaton Givens Zane Johnson - Charlotte Millay - Mariyah Thomas Hayden Williams - Carley Yarbrough - Preston Bradshaw Aidyn Breeze - Anna Esche-Hart - Cierra Gross Dyllyn Hanmore - Kendrick Hershberger - Zoey Lively Brandtlee Maikranz - Lilly McCarty - Marielena Neave Shane Nobles - Hunter Simon - Coltyn Stillwagoner-Phillips Braden Wheeler - Zoey Allen - Grayson Boren - Kali Cobb Nolan Cox - Erick Godinez - Rosalena Gonzalez Kayden Grooms - Bryson Hall - Blake Hathaway Saint Henderson - Mahkenzie Mosley - Evelyn Nall Alyvia Schneider - Bentley Springer - Davin Sullivan Max Thompson - Nakhilyn Waller - Carley Whitﬁeld

GRADE 4 HIGH HONORS Delaney Biggerstaﬀ - Alyssa Fendel - Athan Sharber Isaac Hamilton - Lidia Juarez-Fernandez - Gracie Simpson HONORS Logan Anderson - Alexis Buchanan - Cael Collins Emma Jackson - Shaylee Johnson - Molly Miller Austin Sharp - Lane Topper - Colten Tinsley - Madelyn Abel Ileigh Barnes - Samantha Brakie - Taylor Hanson Connor Marchand - Danny Martinez - Jada Reinitz Jaxon Schutz

GRADE 5 HIGH HONORS Presley Kessler - Mandalynn Brock - Levi Embrey Izaiah Gonzalez - Natalie Kanipe - Kloee Miller HONORS Lily Brock - Lilly Chapman - Owen Harper - Jonathan Kern Emily Stacey - Ryan Hess - Layne Kraft - Faith League Mandalyn McCarty - Chloe Newton - Kiara Shepherd Sage Willard - Samantha Bouch - Cheyenne Curry Maria Hoehn - Morgan McWhirter Adrianna Walton

St. Wendel GRADES 5-8 HIGH HONORS Kathleen Glaser - Emma Hall - Lucas Johnson Reagan Koester - Sara Muensterman - Joey Pierre Molly Schmitt - Kate Wenger - Nicole Bender - Bethany Eades Lisa Muensterman - Ethan Stoﬂeth - Kaleb Rheinlander Ella Weatherholt - Grant Wenger HONORS Jackson Graﬀ - Blaine Herr - Courtney Straub - Ella Johnson Dylan Ahola - Madilyn Garrett - Katelyn Wathen HONORABLE MENTION Adyn Collins - Abby Kiesel - Mason Wunderlich Owen Wunderlich - Miranda Sieben - Jonah Zoller Dallas Bergman - Caroline Breeden - Emily Kiesel Allena Jo Storey - Ryan Wunderlich

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Farmersville GRADE 1 HIGH HONORS Clowers, Nash - David, Jensyn - Ellison, Griﬃn - Greene, Jax Greenwell, Logan - Herrenbruck, Julianna - Hoehn, Wyatt Kuhn, Oakley - Mattingly, Reagan - McIntyre, Mckenzee Reese, Emmelyn - Sellers, Aether - Stemple, Addison Thompson, Owen HONORS Benton, Lilly - Bourne, Abbey - Carter, Jaclynn Criswell, Mackenzie - Deckard, Jordan - Feldkamp, Ryder Grabert, Brookelyn - Haggard, Lola - Hamm, Nicholas Hamrick, Melanie - Hobbs, Mason - Konrath, Daxton Lemberg, Leah - Moore, Maggie - Rollins, Chase Russell, John - Schneider, Macyn - Suedmeyer, Landry Wilson, Arianna - Wilson, Kourtlynn

GRADE 2 HIGH HONORS Chevalier, Senna - Dalrymple, Dillan - Hamilton, Klayton Hindman, Jacob - Hoehn, Paislee - O’Daniel, Mason Rogers, Kenzie - Wilson, Jake HONORS Aldrich, Caleb - Alldredge, Jesse - Benton, Thomas Bourne, Austin - Clowers, Camden - Daniel, Maycin Erwin, Jaylynn - Gross, Jake - Horacek, Kaylee - Idler, Jaxon Long, Braxton - Mastison, Gage - Mathew, Vivian Middleton, Ayla - Minick, Lynn - Osban, Parker Reich, Brayden - Reinitz, Samuel - Ricketts, Alyssa Riecken, Evan - Robinson, Jayce - Tharp, Trevor Tucker, Nicholas

GRADE 3 HIGH HONORS Benthall, Isabella - Kelly, Ava - Leverenz, Abram Mavrick, Cody - Voelker, Kendall HONORS Bell, Rawlings - Briody, Kaydence - Brown, Jacob Carlisle, Jake - David, Joslyn - Goldman, Allie Grabert, Emma - Greene, Alison - Harshbarger, Josie Konrath, Emma - Korb, Wyatt - Kuhn, Dillon Lemberg, William - Lewis, Eli - Mandel, Madisyn Mastison, Hayden - Mitchell, Logan - Ricketts, Elexis Riecken, Marcus - Webber, Holton

GRADE 4 HIGH HONORS Reese, Libby HONORS Allyn, Lacey - Allyn, Lindsey - Burgdorf, Madisyn Campbell, Jaycee - Fisher, Alivia - Guerrero, Gloria Henson, Maddux - Hindman, Dylan - Howard, Paige Isham, Lida - Lueder, Jake - Middleton, Bryce Osban, Cadence - Reinitz, James - Stevens, Jacelyn Timmons, Chase

GRADE 5 HIGH HONORS Aldrich, Maggie - Campbell, Wesley - Clowers, Bryce Clowers, Logan - Ellison, Taylor - Harshbarger, Reese Hoehn, Wesley - Jones, Emily - Moles, Madisyn Siddons, Ambryn - York, Leah HONORS Allyn, Louis - Bourne, Bryce - Chevalier, Remy Deckard, Landen - Elderkin, Emma - Green, Brody Krieger, Kaaden - Kuhn, Natalie - Long, Julie McCollum, Ryan - Reese, Sophia - Reynolds, Hannah Swartz, Collin - Thompson, Addison - Tinsley, Nathan

St. Matthew GRADE 1 BLUE AND WHITE Travis Barrit - Liberty Buchanan - Samuel Green - Ryder Hyatt Jaclyn Le - Olive Muller - Kaylee Raben - Nevaeh White

GRADE 2 BLUE AND WHITE Mason Axley - Olivia Brass - Natalia Carlino - Bella Gonzalez Stella Hall - Kayln Jarvis - MacKinley Marshall Emily Reising - Easton Sharber - Lilly Watzlavik Griﬃn Wright - Wade York

GRADE 3 BLUE AND WHITE Emily Banks - Jane Bohleber - Colbie Buchanan - Ari Collins Isaac Gonzalez - Kace Jarvis - Stella McFadin - Ira Muller Ella Rainey - Simon Seifert - Justice Stillwagoner

GRADE 4 BLUE AND WHITE Derek Lindenschmidt - EJ Rainey - Isabel Rodriguez Clyde Sharber - Braxton Whitﬁeld HONORS Johnny Bohleber - Eastin Hall - Derek Lindenschmidt Edwin Rainey - Peyton Riggs - Isabel Rodriguez Clyde Sharber B.U.G Derek Lindenschmidt - Isabel Rodriguez

GRADE 5 BLUE AND WHITE Ellie Blackburn - Megan Osborne - Abby Powell Miranda Powell - Joey Siddo - Hunter Temme HIGH HONORS Ellie Blackburn - Abby Powell - Miranda Powell HONORS Noah Barritt - Megan Osborne - Joey Siddo - Hunter Temme Hunter Watzlavik B.U.G Ellie Blackburn - Miranda Powell - Hunter Temme

Marrs GRADE 3

HIGH HONORS Monroe Harris - Charley May - Max Hines - Brock McNeece HONORS Levi Jones - Jackson Meinschein - Victoria Poling Trinity Terry - Ashlyn Vaught - Adeline Weis - Tyson Boerner Destini Crawford - Braxtyn Crow - Benjamin Eaton Emma Fuhs - Colton Gentry - Addison Goﬀ - Henry Scates Thomas Scates - Gavin Schmuck - Sarah Seifert Colton Tenbarge - Brooklynn Williams - Jacob Caldemeyer Kaydee Campbell - Taylor Crofts - Julia Emsweller Grady Hilt - Lily Kincade - Alex McDowell - Desirae Reese Tristan Rumley - Braxton Shelton - Kayleigh Toon Braxden Walker - Elias Williams

GRADE 4 HIGH HONORS Gracie Luckett - Gavin Schu - Alexis Sinclair Natalie Thompson - Emerson Walker - Donald Zhao Cassidy Fields - Madison Owens - Ella Wells - Carter Zieren HONORS Braden Anderson - Noah Bays - Elexis Bryant - Alliyah Eaton Ella Johnson - Makayla Lupfer - Faith Mattingly - Ellie Rhea Maddex Salee - Brydget Webb - Kylee Findley Whitaker Hartman - Leif Kercher - Mercadez Lane - Carter Moore Logan Preske - Mitchell Ragsdale - Autumn Wassmer Alexis Williamson - Attalia Wolf

GRADE 5 HIGH HONORS Gabriella Boerner - Addison Ditmer - Kalem Harris Graeson Lyons - Aubrey May - Luke Weintraut - Alaina Allyn Maiya Jones - Hannah McNeece HONORS Mason Chapman - Nathan Craig - Cash Dillon - Amelia Leach Jaelyn Long - David Long - Analiese Ringham - Meyer Robb Taylor Roberts - Jasmine Rollins - Maelie Sartore Christian Weakley - Kaleb Westerman - Brennan Austin Lorelai Boyd - Logan Eaton - Kaylee Fraser - Dylan Gentry Madison Gish - Hunter Grafton - Kylee Hanebutt Mason Higginson - Haley King - Grant Lippe Chloe Schroeder-Lambert - Ella Sponn - Gianna Starnes Kaitlyn Weyer

North Posey High School North Posey Junior High GRADE 9

GRADE 7

A HONORS HIGH HONORS Riley Basham - Kaylee Bender - Addyson Delph Ashleigh Blankenship - Cameron Born - Ashton Elpers Clayton Douglas - Avery Elpers - Paige Exline - Sydni Flowers Ava Lowe - Anneliese Mayes - Natalie Nenneker Julia Fullop - Anna Gries - Morgyn Hines - Claire Koester Josie Raymond Addyson Lingafelter - RuthAnn Meyer HONORS Maxwell Muensterman - Jaedyn Rhineburger - Cora Schmitt Victoria Abernathy - Kathryn Baize - Kade Bender Dawson Wunderlich - Blake Zirkelbach - Lauren Zirkelbach Makali Carter - Ava Crawford - Madison Crews - Joshua Dill HIGH HONORS Annica Elliott - Olivia Esche - Kamden Farrar - Anna Freeman Annie Alcantara - Meredith Atkins - Abby Baehl Addison Fullop - Madelyn Galindo - Kaden Gengelbach Katelyn Bare - Kylee Baumholser - Elouise Bromm Keira Gengelbach - Averi Goebel - Chase Hannah Ethan Brown - Kendyl Brown - Audrey Crawford Olivia Hight - Ty Johnson - Renea Kerchief - Madalyn Kissel Karly Damm - Brandt Elpers - Lyndsey Gentil - Cassidy Gish Cody Lynch - Brendan Mason - Jade Mueller Christian Greene - Carter Hannah - Audrey Hirsch Cole Newcomer - Abigail Pardon - Madeleine Powers Noah Holzmeyer - Tristain Joseph - Chase Krohn Sibyl Renshaw - Noah Roberts - Vincent Scheller Devin Lintzenich - Haley Lowe - Payton Metcalf Colin Schipp - Logan Simmons - Liam Stone Adam Moye - Samuel Myers - Rachel Newman Matthew Stump - Lillian Tenbarge - Emma Thompson Scout Norrington - Kayla Orpurt - Julianne Pardon Reece Thompson - Aubrey Vaughn - Jenna Wehmer Annastasia Patterson - Jenna Rhineburger - Allison Schmitt Carson Woods - Olivia Woods Alexa Simmons - Alexa Wagner - William Weatherholt HONORABLE MENTION Jacob Will - Kyndal Williams - Braden Willis Ethan Adams - Kaleb Baehl - Andrea Bishop HONORS Makenna Bryant - Sydney Campbell - Summer Carwile Lucas Bass - Harold Bender - Annie Byford - Ellison Carlson Aidan Delano - Jordan Dillman - Lukas Donner Finis Cummings - Trinity Dessauer - Alec Elpers Quinn Fallowﬁeld - Marianne Funk - Kolton Gardner Landon Epley - Heather File - Kody Gardner - Riley Hart Jalon Garrison - Jace Gauer - Aubrey Glaser - Mason Hanna Thomas Herrmann - Suzanne Johnson - Lilly Kerby Kaleb Herke - Jada Hisch - Collin Kamman - Emily Kern Brandon Koch - Bryer LaMar - Madison Lance Troy Knight - Wyatt Little - Easton Luigs - Kaiden Reidford Ronald Lindauer - Camden Lupfer - Annabelle Newton Paige Schatz - Kennedy Schmitt - Lander Shelby Nettie Nottingham - Megan Payne - Ella Rapp Kaedyn Stewart - Samuel Wagner - Alexandria Warner Landon Smitha - Andon Sorrell - Emma Stroud Kaelyn Watson Dylan Teeter - Gracelyn Tenbarge

GRADE 10

GRADE 8

HIGH HONORS A HONORS Dharma Fribley - Madison Olander - Avery Renshaw Casey Cotton - Kennedy Hallam - Kimberly Korﬀ - Isaac Rose Anna Wemer Brennon Sweeney HONORS HIGH HONORS Mason Ashby - MaKenzie Coin - Grace Cullman - Faith Curry Mila Alderson - Samuel Belt - Jaxson Bender Jacob Downey - Shaina Farrar - Kyle Fifer - Simon Folz Jacob Blankenship - Brooke Coleman - Victoria Crawford Levi Freeman - Erin Hoehn - Laela Jackson - Calista Jordan Kennedy Devine - Jevin Downen - Caleb Dyson Lauren Kihn - Nolan Kihn - Alivia Maier - Kyle Mayes Makenna Elpers - Grace Glaser - Jenna Heath - Ian Heinlin Emma Moore - Kayla Morlan - Victoria Patrick Tristin Keepes - Kyle LaVanchy - Garrett Parker Taylor Pieszchalski - Maxwell Renshaw - Abigail Rittichier Brady Reidford - Braden Schipp - Nicholas Stump Luke Scheller - Renee Schickel - Paige Schmahlenberger Tyler Thompson - Haley Wallace - Reilly Whitler Molly Seibert - Ever Warren - Allison Werkmeister Jaxon Wiggins - Jacob Wilder - Clay Will - Caitlin Williams Gavin Wheeler HONORS HONORABLE MENTION Remington Adams - Alexander Bare - Adam Cox Evan Ashburn - William Bergwitz - Hope Blaylock Draike Farrar - Taylor Freeman - Justin French - Dalton Hill Christina Boyd - Carmen Brooks - Ronald Brown Hayleigh Latham - Clayton Lutz - Bianca Niehaus Austin Bruce - Madison Coon - Logan Coultas Destiney Nottingham - Olivia Schmahlenberger Kylea Devoy - Kyle Downey - Tristen Gammon Zachariah Seibert - Owen Spears - Braedon Stogner Mark Gengelbach - Audrey Goetz - Landon Hoehn Kedrick Wahl - Jaydyn Wehmer - Cody Wright Bethany Jones - Thadeus Jones - Kylie Kaiser GRADE 11 Danica Kendall - Kiana Kissel - Kyla Nichols Mason O’Brien - Josie Payne - Ayana Pender - Luke Sailer A HONORS Lincoln Schenk - Ansley Singer - Xander Stone Jordyn Beshears - Megan Brenton - Carynne Crowe Reece Terhune - Austin Thornburg - Emma Westerﬁeld Emily Fortune - Emma Goebel - Johnson Koester Kylie Will Macee Long - Sophia Martin - Mallory Motz Samuel Muensterman - Helen Newton - Peyton O’Brien Matthew Pieszchalski - Eric Reynolds - Morgan Schmidt Blake Schmitt - Cameron Tepool - Nina Terwort GRADE 4 Nickolas Wiley - Logan Woods - Yuehua Zhang HONORS HIGH HONORS Ashby, Ethan - Barker, Hayden - Freeman, Joshua Emily Abernathy - Camden Bender - Ivy Brandenstein Justus, Lydia - Lindenschmidt, Kayla - Luigs, Anna Paige Carlson - Jacob Cobb - Laura Cumbee - Faith Droege Maines, Sydney - McDonald,William - Nenneker, David Zachary Eagan - Haylee Exline - Rylie Farr - Wade Fickas Nightingale, Madalyn - Rittichier, Alyssa - Schickel, Carter Elizabeth Fifer - Fridtjof Gaber - Brooklen Gries - Levi Harms Spencer, Asa - Wilson, Kayelee - Wilson, Taryn Madelynn Hartig - Cole Koester - Drew Lutz - Zakkary Miller Wood, Savannah Magdalen Newcomb - Sean Pieszchalski - Josiah Ricketts GRADE 5 Nathan Ricketts - Madasyn Rohrscheib - Gabriel Sailer HONORS Abbigail Spencer - Raice Straub - Hunter Straw Barrett, Brennan - Blaylock, Landry - Bosecker, Jackson Rylee Thompson - Tanner Tichenor - Nathan Willman Buchanan, Evan - Carrier, MacKenzie - Colgrove, Zachary Haley Wilson - Logan Wunderlich - Lazlo Ziegler Fisher, Audrey - Freeman, Benjamin - Heath, Kylee HONORS Johnson, Elle - Lindenschmidt, Emma - Luigs, Mallory Theodore Anderson - Alexis Bishop - Logan Braun MacMunn, Aiden - Mills, Jackson - Powers, Alexander Quinan Deweese - Trevor Englert - Isabel Glaser - Paul Goins Rowland, Kanyan - Schenk, Carter - Schenk, Ciara Caleb Grider - Naiasha Hutchinson - Jesse Johnson Schickel, Nolan - Wildeman, Matthew - Wolsiefer, Amelia Preston Lockwood - Zachary Lowe - Josilin Merideth Jaylyn Messic - Isaac Pearison - Kyle Perry - Isaac Scheller GRADE 6 Isabella Sims - Haley Terhune - Hunter Wassmer HONORS Basham, Reese - Buecher, Kade - Douglas, Carly GRADE 12 Fifer, Amelia - Heath, Alyssa - Hight, Isabel - Hirsch, Jack A HONORS Jones, Kayla - Lutz, Ashlynn - McCutchan, Maggie Luke Braddam - Logan Bryant - Addison Elpers Schmitt, Jonathan - Smith, Sydnie - Wescott, Kathryn Korynn Englert - Keeli Farrar - Alexander Gries Wildeman, Valerie - Wilson, Tate Adam Herrmann - Eric Herrmann - Ellison Hill Rachel Jennings - Jacob Lingafelter - Mariah McKinney Marissa McKinney - Haley Messic - Richard Meyer Seth Morrow - Elise O’Risky - Macie Plas - Allison Roy Kyla Rutledge - Albert Spencer - Elizabeth Williams Hailey Woods - Kaitlin Wright HIGH HONORS Joann Boyd - Haley Brandenberger - Annelise Brown Jessica Cook - Camron Cotton - Zoe Cox - Kaylee Crowder Jasmine French - Shane Harris - Adam Jasso - Bryce Kiesel Lauren Koester - Hailie Montgomery - Cooper Motz Erin Alise Wolf, KineTo make a Dean’s List in Jarrett Motz - Zoe Moye - Jacob Newman - Jillian Powers siology, earned a place on one of the UK colleges, a Kali Raymond - Meredith Stephens - Alexis Stokes the University of Kentucky student must earn a grade Alexandra Stump - Caleb Wassmer - Nathaniel Wescott dean’s list for the 2018 fall point average of 3.6 or Melissa Wilson - Ty Wright semester along with a record higher and must have earned HONORS Nolan Alvey - Nolan Blackwell - Caitlyn Boyd - Evan Bromm number of students. The 12 credits or more in that Elijah Burden - Dalton Cox - Aaron Goebel - Kaybren Grubb 7,412 students were recog- semester, excluding credits Haylie Hensley - Robert Joseph Herrmann - Veronica Howard nized for their outstanding earned in pass-fail classes. Michael Kavanaugh - Kameron Kendall - Samantha Little academic performance. The Some UK colleges require a Christian Mills - Cassandra Morgan - Dayne Morris previous record was reached 3.5 GPA to make the Dean’s Samantha Ours - Andrew Shell - Devon Smith - Kaitlyn Stroud in fall 2016. List. Elizabeth Wildman - Bailey Will

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Saint Phillips GRADE 5

HIGH HONORS Isabelle Bohleber - Reagan Reising - Lyla Walker HONORS Levi Bigge - Elle Epley - Aiden Fehrenbacher Gwen Hertel - Isaac Randall - Ella Schenk - Jillian Scheu Alivia VanBibber - Josie Walker - Morgan Wannemuehler Colton Wells

Kindergarten round-up set for February 13

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, the Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon will be conducting KinGRADE 6 dergarten Registration. FullHIGH HONORS day Kindergarten is offered in Jordan Bacon - Gabriel Bigge - Grace Folz - Chelsea Merkley all three elementary schools. Will Nurrenbern - Jack Shumate (If school is canceled or deHONORS layed on February 13, the Dane Branson - Brayden Caldemeyer - Charlie Griese make-up date is February 20.) Emily Sinnett - Hayden Wannemuehler Children whose fifth birth GRADE 7 date occurs on or before AuHIGH HONORS gust 1, 2019 may enroll in Kaylee Bacon - James Bohleber - Addison Kelley Kindergarten. You will need Mallory Kempf - Kaylee Kramer - Ashly Meyer Zane Norman - Tyler Vanover your child’s birth certificate HONORS and a current copy of his/her Cade Dassel - Isaac Deeg - JT Sinnett - Wyatt Stratman immunization history to comHailey Wells - Brett Wilkey plete enrollment information. GRADE 8 To register, please go HIGH HONORS to your child’s elementary Kaleigh Kelley - Drew Lannert - Austin Vanover school on February 13, beAllison Weber - Clara Weinzapfel - Cody Wells tween the hours of 8 a.m. HONORS Brayden Barnett - Xavier Bigge - Erika Correa - Cooper Darr and 3 p.m. Each elementary principal will be available Ava Epley - Sophia Fehrenbacher - Jasmine Hertel from 9-10 a.m. on February Clay Martin - Grace Phillips - Janelle Schapker 13 to answer questions and Kailey Walker

give a short tour of the building. If you have any questions, please call your child’s school. Farmersville Elementary School Dr. Beth Johns, Principal 4065 Highway 69 S, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812/838-6593 (phone) 812/838-4826 (fax) Marrs Elementary School Mr. Greg DeWeese Principal, 9201 Highway 62, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 812/985-2082 (phone) 812/985-9453 (fax) West Elementary School Mrs. Amanda Wilson, Principal 1105 W. Fourth St., Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 812/833-2072 (phone) 812/833-2095 (fax)

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Court News Arrests January 12 Joshua Jackson - Mount Vernon - Domestic Battery MVPD January 13 Tamiko Beste - Mount Vernon - Auto Theft - MVPD January 14 Troy Stewart - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Resisting Law Enforcement, Public Intoxication, Habitual Offender (petition to revoke) - PCS Aaron McMillen - Mount Vernon - Battery With Bodily Fluid - MVPD Kevin Haynes - Mount Vernon - Operating While Intoxicated - PCS Davis Wease - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft - PCS January 16 Dara Chamberlain - Mount Vernon - Resisting Law Enforcement - PCS John Hansman - Carmi, Ill., - Warrant, Public Intoxication (pre-trial termination) - PCS Complaints January 2 5:24 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - His garage has been broken into. Advised there has been a cell phone left behind Second Street, Mount Vernon 6:51 p.m. - Suspicious Person - Hearing tapping noise on her window. Says it’s weird Second Street, Mount Vernon January 3 10:27 a.m. - Threatening Advised she is being blamed for shooting a female’s father at this residence - Eastgate Drive, Mount Vernon 10:44 a.m. - Threatening - Advised he is being threatened by male subject - Water Street, Mount Vernon 11:58 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised someone stole the outside air unit - Harriet Street, Mount Vernon 12:50 p.m. - Trespassing Advised just received a call from his girlfriend regarding subject trespassing - Water Street, Mount Vernon 2:20 p.m. - Harassment Caller advised she is standing at intersection, male subject harassing her - Third Street, Mount Vernon 6:34 p.m. - Theft-Motorcycle - Caller advised he would like an officer to come check out a possible stolen scooter - Pearl Street, Mount Vernon 8:02 p.m. - Fight - Caller and possible son is fighting and screaming in background - Walnut Street, Mount Vernon January 4 2:05 a.m. - Burglary Home has been broken into. Items are missing - Seibert Lane, Mount Vernon 1:17 p.m. - Disorderly Conduct - Subject came in and complaining of fraud charges. Became belligerent and was yelling - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 10:45 p.m. - Message - Has been having issues with girlfriend - Turner Road, Mount Vernon January 5 9:04 a.m. - Male subject, white hoodie, jeans and flipflops, on sidewalk acting strange - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 12:14 p.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Male subject is causing a disturbance - Sixth Street, Mount Vernon 4:23 p.m. - Water Rescue White Pontiac, Grand Am, in backwater, possibly two occupants stuck in vehicle - Bonebank Road, Mount Vernon

8:00 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller advised him and his roommate had a verbal confrontation, along with his roommates - Third Street, Mount Vernon January 6 12:21 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Husband has hit her and is running away now on foot - Cardinal Drive, Mount Vernon 1:38 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised they just kicked out several subjects. Three males and onefemale. 2:50 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Female subject is attempting to break in by kicking door, in progress - No location, Mount Vernon 3:49 a.m. - Caller advised male subject hit caller. Advised he has a swollen mouth - Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon 2:56 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised three juveniles stole their bicycles and an air compressor - Main Street, Cynthiana 3:39 p.m. - Assault - Caller advised a female subject in a green Kia was assaulted by a juvenile - Tanglewood Drive, Mount Vernon 6:09 p.m. - Theft - Black coin purse with debit card, Capitol One credit card, house keys, is missing - Sycamore Street, Mount Vernon 9:41 p.m. - Fight - Grey extended cab, four-door truck, two subjects ﬁghting, male and female - Vine Street, Mount Vernon 11:51 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - In progress, two subjects going through the barn on the neighbor’s side Diane Drive, Wadesville January 7 3:10 a.m. - Suspicious Person - Someone was beating on door. Heard the door open. Sounded like a female voice Endicott Street, Poseyville 8:47 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised he is not home. Brother sent someone a text saying there is a white

van - Seibert Lane, Mount Vernon 9:07 a.m. - Threatening Advised she has a restraining order on son’s father - Lynn Drive, Mount Vernon 4:34 p.m. - Theft - Advised her phone was stolen from a place of business - No location 7:07 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller is arguing with her son who is going off on her - Walnut Street, Cynthiana January 8 9:16 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised mother of her grandson has assaulted her - Overpass Road, Mount Vernon 1:49 p.m. - Threatening Wife’s manager is threatening her over store keys - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 2:35 p.m. - Domestic Caller advised that male and female are arguing. Believes it has been physical - Ninth Street, Mount Vernon 5:41 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Advised that male and female subjects came up to caller and asked her for drugs - Third Street, Mount Vernon January 9 9:24 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller advised her husband is throwing stuff around the house - Edson Street, Mount Vernon 11:41 a.m. - Citizen Assist - Caller believes he found the subject who stole his air compressor - Second Street, Mount Vernon 3:20 p.m. - Fight - Advised juvenile just inside the library in an argument, getting ready to fight - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon January 10 9:09 a.m. - Fraud - Got a fake $5 dollar bill yesterday - Main Street, Mount Vernon January 11 9:26 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller’s friend lives next door, male and female

screaming - Lamey Lane, Evansville 10:08 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised she got an email from a woman and it was not who it was supposed to be - Harmony Township Road, Wadesville 10:42 a.m. - Stabbing or Gunshot Wound - Doing a pest control service, male subject came out of house. No further information - Eastgate Drive, Mount Vernon 2:18 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised items were stolen from yard. Believes she knows who has taken them Second Street, Mount Vernon 2:42 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Storage unit lock has been cut oﬀ. Things have been gone through - Copper Lane, Mount Vernon 9:42 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised he can hear screaming coming from another apartment - Green Valley Drive, Mount Vernon Divorces Granted Superior Court Tela Will and Heath Joseph Will Robyn D. Murphy and Eric A. Murphy Chelsea West and Charles Jonathan West Shannon Lee Redman and Kevin Jay Redman Briana M. Wood and Kyle J. Wood Jeﬀrey A. Howard and Edna Howard Dawn R. Jordan and Daniel M. Jordan Megan Jennings and Robert Jennings Greg Roeder and Danielle Roeder Jennifer D. Volkert and Glenn D. Volkert Lori Lynn Brakie and Kevin Brakie Cynthia S. Griest-Williams and Michael W. Williams

USDA to reopen FSA Offices for limited services during government shutdown U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled about 2,500 FSA employees to open offices on Thursday, January 17 and Friday, January 18, in addition to Tuesday, January 22, during normal business hours. The offices will be closed for the federal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 21. In almost half of FSA locations, FSA staff will be available to assist agricultural producers with existing farm loans and to ensure the agency provides 1099 tax documents to borrowers by the Internal Revenue Service’s deadline. “Until Congress sends President Trump an appropriations bill in the form that he will sign, we are doing our best to minimize the impact of the partial federal funding lapse on America’s agricultural producers,” Perdue said. “We are bringing back part of our FSA team to help producers with existing farm loans. Meanwhile, we continue to examine our legal authorities to ensure we are providing services to our customers to the greatest extent possible during the shutdown.” Staff members will be available at certain FSA offices to help producers with specific services, including: • Processing payments made on or before December 31, 2018. • Continuing expiring financing statements. • Opening mail to identify priority items. Additionally, as an intermittent incidental duty, staff may release proceeds from the sale of loan security by signing checks jointly payable to FSA that are brought to the county office by producers. Information on the locations of FSA offices to be open during this three-day window will be posted: • On the USDA website. • On Twitter at @SecretarySonny and @USDA. • On USDA’s Facebook. While staff are available in person during this three-day window, most available services can be handled over the phone. Producers can begin contacting staff on January 17 here. Additionally, farmers who have loan deadlines during the lapse in funding do not need to make payments until the government shutdown ends.

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Notice is hereby given, that the Town of Poseyville, Indiana, Posey County, Indiana, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bids for the Fall 2018 CCMG Street, Stormwater and Sidewalk Improvements. Sealed Bids are invited and may be delivered or forwarded by certiﬁed mail, addressed to the Town of Poseyville at 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633 until 4:30 P.M. CST (Local Time) on February 13, 2019. If bids are forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the Owner at 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633. Bids received after such hour will be returned unopened. Bids received prior to this time shall be opened and publicly read at the public meeting scheduled to take place on February 13, 2019 @ 4:30 P.M. (Local Time) at the Town of Poseyville at 38 West Main Street, Poseyville, IN 47633. A pre-bid phone conference will be held at 3:00 P.M. (EST) on January 23, 2019 by calling 1-605-475-4744 and using the access code of 474908*. All prime contractors, subcontractors, small, minority or women owned enterprises and other interested parties are invited to attend. The Bids must be submitted on the Bid Forms provided and in accordance with the Bidding Documents prepared by Midwestern Engineers, Inc., Loogootee, Indiana. The Fall 2018 CCMG Street and Stormwater Improvements consists of new curb ramps, stormwater infrastructure, and resurfacing along various roads within the Town of Poseyville.

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2019-09 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF LAND OCCUPIERS TO BE HELD FOR THE POSEY COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all occupiers of lands lying within the boundaries of the Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District, notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of February, 2019, beginning at 6:00 p.m., an annual meeting will be held for the purpose of making a full and due report of activities and ﬁnancial aﬀairs since the last annual meeting and to elect a supervisor for the Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Indiana. All land occupiers and other interested parties are entitled to attend. The meeting will be held at the Ribeyre Gymnasium, New Harmony, Indiana. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Chuck Ries, Chairman Matthew McFadin, Vice Chairman Jim Droege, Member Larry Burkhart, Member Matt Schenk, Member Published in the Posey County News on January 22, and February 5, 2019 hspaxlp

2019-12 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the Town Council of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, that sealed bids will be received by the said Council at the Town Hall of New Harmony, Indiana up to the hour of 4:00 p.m. on the 18th day of February, 2019, for the furnishing and applying of bituminous materials upon the streets of the Town of New Harmony, Indiana, as authorized by said Council. Bids received after such hour shall be returned unopened. Bids received prior to this time shall be opened and publicly read at the public meeting scheduled to take place on February 19, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. at the New Harmony Town Hall.

Plans and Specifications may be obtained at the office of Midwestern Engineers, Inc. The service charge for Contractors to view the plans for preparing their bid is as follows: 1) Viewing on CD (as portable document format (PDF) files) - $50.00 per set, 2) Viewing by download at midwesterneng.com/planroom - $30.00 per set and 3) Viewing paperbound printed plans and specifications - $300.00 per set. All service charges for viewing are non-refundable. When plans and specifications are ordered from midwesterneng.com/planroom, instructions for payment will be provided in the downloading process. Requests for plans and specifications to the office of Midwestern Engineers, Inc., for a CD or paper-bound set, shall be accompanied by a check or money order. The work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums for all general construction, mechanical installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, and so forth incidental to and required for the construction of the facilities. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the Project and the name and address of Bidder. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond made payable to the Owner, in a sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the highest aggregate bid, which check or bond will be held by the Owner as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Owner upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification. Bidder’s bond must include certified copy of the power of attorney. Approved performance and payment bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of the Contractor at the time he executes his contract. The bond will be in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and must be in full force and effect throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from the date of substantial completion. Bid security of the three lowest Bidders will be retained until the Contract has been awarded an executed, but no longer than ninety (90) days from the date of opening Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days. A conditional or qualified Bid will not be accepted. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder.

Bid specifications are on file and may be seen in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of New Harmony. All materials, equipment, and construction procedures shall be in accordance with the latest specifications of the Indiana Department of Transportation or as directed by the Town Council.

All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the project throughout.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond made payable to the Town of New Harmony, in a sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the highest aggregate bid, which check or bond will be held by the Town as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Town upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification.

Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifications. Bids shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2013) included with the Specifications. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a financial statement. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein.

Bid award shall be based upon the lowest responsive and responsible bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of the bids. The Town Council of the Town of New Harmony reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any parts of any bids. New Harmony Town Council Alvin Blaylock, President Attest: Karla L. Atkins, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on January 22, and January 29, 2019 - hspaxlp

Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Speciﬁcations. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid. Date:

January 15, 2019

By:

Bruce Baker, President

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Saint Philip second grade students have been learning about the Corporal Works of Mercy in their religion class. One of those works of mercy is: feed the hungry. On Friday, January 18th, they filled bags with bottled water, crackers, and granola bars. Mrs. Boehman, their second grade teacher, encouraged them to keep these in their car and hand them out when they see someone in need. Photo submitted

‘Dance Cats’ continued from Page B4 er Alicia Boarman practices with the girls and goes to competitions but does not perform during non competition half-time routines. This will give the team a leg up in future years because currently none of the high school girls have previous dance experience. Co-captains of the team are senior Bailie Kimmel and junior Madison O’Daniel. Kimmel is currently unable to compete due to injury. The team originally competed in Division 1A, but Kimmel’s injury as well as another that occurred early in their competitive season has the girls’ competing in the scholastic division which is for teams com-

posed of up to seven dancers. The girls placed second in Hip-Hop and third in Jazz at the recent Bloomington South competition and first in Hip-Hop and first in Jazz at the Crawfordsville competition. “We put a lot of time and effort in as a team to constantly improve and not stay stagnant in our performances and it feels amazing when it pays off,” O’Daniel said. Two competitions were cancelled due to inclement weather. The Dance Cats will compete next on February 9 at Jasper High School.

Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus - Recruiting New Members Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus, our community based musical organization, is preparing to begin their Winter Season with rehearsals at Hedges Central, Seventh and Canal Streets, Entrance 13 in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The Orchestra and Chorus, which is always open to new instrumentalists and vocalists, will begin rehearsals in February. The ﬁrst rehearsal for the Orchestra is Friday, February 1, at 6 p.m. and the ﬁrst rehearsal for the Chorus is Tuesday, February 5, at 6 p.m. Walk- ins are welcome. Wolfgang is self-supporting with members from Mount Vernon, Evansville, New Harmony, Fort Branch and other area communities. USI and UE Students are invited to join us on Scholarship. If you were in your high school choir or band and haven’t played in a while you are encouraged to come and work on regaining your skills. Many of our members have done the same. Being part of a group that enjoys practicing and performing, which strives for musical excellence, is an experience that can enhance your life. Your community will appreciate and applaud your talent and musical performances, as will you family and friends. If you would like to learn more, please text or call Melanie Edling at 812-204-8394 or email edlingm8@gmail.com.

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Red Cross - Donation Opportunity A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter and affecting patient care. The Red Cross collected more than 27,000 fewer blood and platelet donations the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s than needed to sustain a sufficient blood supply. During this period, about 1,350 fewer blood drives were hosted by volunteer sponsor groups than required to meet patient needs as busy holiday schedules kept many donors away. “Many people may not realize that blood products are perishable, and the only source of lifesaving blood for patients is volunteer blood donors,” said Cliff Numark, senior vice president, Red Cross Biomedical Services. “When donations decline – as they did around the holidays and may further decline if severe winter weather and flu season pick up – lifesaving medical treatments could be delayed.” Right now, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types on hand, well below the ideal five-day supply needed to respond to emergencies and daily hospital needs. Blood products are currently being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in. “We hope people can resolve to save lives now – when there is an emergency need – as well as throughout the year,” added Numark. All eligible donors, especially platelet donors and blood donors with type O blood, are urged to make an appointment to give in

the coming days to help restock the shelves for hospital patients. Eligible donors can ﬁnd a blood or platelet donation opportunity and schedule an appointment to donate by using the free Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Volunteer blood drive hosts are also critically needed to prevent the shortage from worsening this winter. Winter weather poses risk to blood supply With several weeks of winter ahead, severe winter weather poses an additional threat to an already low blood supply. Snow, ice and extreme temperatures last January and February forced hundreds of blood drive cancellations, causing about 23,000 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected. In December, winter weather resulted in nearly twice the number of uncollected blood and platelet donations as December 2017. How to help Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. How to donate blood Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed. Upcoming blood donation opportunities: First United Methodist Church, 601 Main Street. Mount Vernon, IN 47620 1/23/2019: 2 - 6 p.m.

Keck Gonnerman News by Dave and Candy Morlock Well we have a New Year, 2019, and a new batch of officers elected last Thursday at the monthly business meeting. David MorlockPresident, Bill Esche-Vice President, Kim Dyehouse-Secretary, and Brian Pierce-Treasurer. We want to thank Brett King for serving as our President in 2018. Board of Directors for this year include: Brett King, Paul Maurer, Bill Lang, Don Temme, Larry Gross, Richard Kaufman, Bill Esche, and Charles Blackburn. Let’s give our officers and Board our support and if you want to chair an event this year, let them know. Several names of persons that passed away this year was given to our tree committee so a tree can be planted in their memory. We talked about putting the names on the tree and also about putting a name plaque in the building. We also voted on selling ticket for a Henry rifle as a fundraiser. Bill Esche is chairman of this and will get the tickets and details soon. The KG wants to sponsor one new barrel on the barrel train that was run last year. We need to have decals made up and be ready when they have our section ready. We were told that they want to add five new barrels

and will run the train at the fair and several events in the county. Good advertisement for our club. Our Youth Group ran for three years, but with everything going on with the leaders and youth we were unable to continue it. If you’re interested in passing on our history to the children then please let us know. We have our sponsor again this year for the plaques and ribbons, it’s Wilson Auction. Thanks for your support. We are already getting things together for our show. It takes months of planning and we will be getting the flyer put together in February so we can get it out to the shows that start up early. We have chosen the picture for this years featured tractor (Case), we will be taking it over to the designer and getting ready for our 2019 shirts. Relay for Life will be our first major event, May 19 but that has not been confirmed yet. The Rantoul show will be this year August 22-25, so if you plan to go and stay overnight you need to be trying to get a motel room. That show is a sight to be seen. Pictures don’t do it justice. Don’t forget our consignment sale this year at our show. Be thinking of what you have

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guitars. Fender ampliﬁers also. Call toll free! 1-800-9951217.

Full-Time Clerk/Cashier/Stock Person Needed Apply In Person: 27 W. Main St., Poseyville No Phone Calls

Help Wanted Responsible energetic individual to do lawn care, some minor plumbing, and electrical repairs for apartment complex. Must have experience with zero turn mowers, trimmers and some maintenance experience preferred.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and be drug free. Apply in person at: 465 W. 9th St. Mt. Vernon

Monday-Friday between 8:00 and 4:00 ACCOUNT CLERK/RECEPTIONIST Needed at Harmonie State Park

This person will answer inquiries concerning park information, assist in preparing reports and answering the phone.

Call 812-628-4821 if interested

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Premier Healthcare Center, has immediate openings for:

2nd & 3rd Shift Certiﬁed Nursing Assistants Shift diﬀerential pay available.

Full Time or Part Time RN’s & LPN - All shifts. Housekeeping, Laundry, Dietary - Full Time. Apply in person:

Premier Healthcare Center 251 Hwy 66, New Harmony, IN 47631

The Posey County Treasurer’s Oﬃce is seeking a part-time Deputy. In this position you will work an average of 28 hours per week.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of oﬃce experience. The right candidate will be dependable, a team player, have a positive attitude and be able to multi-task and work well under pressure during property tax collection. This position pays $11.50 per hour.

If interested, please send a resume to: Vicki Peerman, 126 East Third Street, Room 211 Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620 or email: vicki.peerman@poseycountyin.gov. Posey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SPORTING GOODS / GUNS & HUNTING / MISCELLANEOUS GUN SHOW!! Crown Point, IN - January 26th & 27th, Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 S. Court St., Sat. 9-5, Sun 9-3 For information call 765-993-8942 Buy! Sell! Trade! WANTED TO BUY FREON R12 WANTED: CERTIFIED BUYER will PAY CA$H for R12 cylinders or cases of cans. (312) 2919169; www.refrigerantﬁnders. com GUITAR WANTED! Lo-

Sudoku and Crossword Puzzles

The solution to last week’s puzzles:

CLUES ACROSS 1. Cut into cubes 5. Food flavorings 11. Longest tenured “Tonight Show” host 14. One being educated 15. British conservatives 18. End without completion 19. Boater 21. Indicated horsepower (abbr.) 23. Protects the chest 24. Expresses pleasure 28. Stiff hair, bristle 29. Blood type 31. Taxis 33. Ribbed material 34. Young female socialite 36. Game cube 37. Priest’s liturgical vestment 40. 2.1 km tributary of the river Seille 42. The golden state 43. Powder mineral 45. Coat with plaster 47. Far East housemaid 48. Digital audiotape 51. Merchandising 54. Libreville is the capital 58. Incapable of flexibility 60. Language of Andorra 62. Repeat in concise form 64. Dark areas 65. Enough (archaic) CLUES DOWN 1. Disk jockeys 2. 9th Greek letter 3. Fish of the carp family

4. Medical preﬁx for within 5. Short for synthesizer 6. What part of (abbr.) 7. Farm state 8. Thermionic vacuum tube 9. Employee stock ownership plan 10. A crane 12. Filippo __, Saint 13. One below tens 16. Impatiently desirous 17. Inﬂict a heavy blow 20. As fast as can be done (abbr.) 22. Ma’s partner 25. Carrier’s invention 26. Possessed 27. Invests in little enterprises 29. Summate 30. Rosary part 32. A large body of water

35. Woman’s undergarment 37. Essential oil obtained from ﬂowers 38. Cripples 39. An explosion 41. Of, French 44. Fish of the genus Salvelinus 46. Bahrain dinar 49. Banded calcedony 50. Giant armadillo 52. In place of 53. Electronic countercountermeasures 55. Large package of cotton 56. 3564 m French Alp 57. European defense organization 59. Check 60. Former OSS 61. Not old 63. Goodwill promotion

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