Fri., Sat., Sun., December 2-4
Saturday, December 10
Santa & Mrs.
Saturday, December 17 • 8 - 11 a.m.
Responding to a critical need for professional welders in our community, the Mount Vernon School Board approved a proactive solution at the November 21, meeting. A three-course welding career pathway was created in partnership with local industry, BWXT that will start up at the beginning of the second semester this January.
“BWXT has generously offered to provide instructors at no charge to the school and their management team will be involved with students throughout the program to provide support in learning the culture and expectations in the industry. BWXT will provide to students the opportunity for certification and transition to employment upon graduation,” explained School Superintendent Matt Thompson.
Thompson said a Welding class was taught in past years by Charles Seifert, who discontinued it when he moved into Administration as the Director of Buildings and Grounds. “It was always very popular with 50 to 60 students signing up, so I anticipate this will also be a popular program once it gets going,” he observed.
The three course Advanced Manufacturing Welding Technology Pathway includes Principles of Welding Technology, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, and Gas Welding Processes
Also approved were two career pathways in Health Sciences: Biomedical Technology (Project Lead the Way) and Pre-Nursing. Courses in Biomedical Technology include: Principles of Biomedical Sciences, Human Body Systems, Medical Interventions, and Biomedical Innovations. Pre-Nursing courses include Principles of Healthcare, Medical Terminology, and Healthcare Specialist:
CAN. Veterinary Science will be offered every other year or as an alternative to the Principles class for those interested in this career.
A class in Business Management ,Marketing, and Finance was also approved.
Thompson explained that many of these classes are already being taught by staff, but the names were changed to align to state titles. All courses will be taught by qualified and licensed instructors.
Thompson released the ADM enrollment figures from the Department of Education for this year to date. Enrollment is up 1.79 percent from last year. The figure from the September Count Day was 2,063.92 students. Last year’s enrollment then was 2,048.96. A second Count Day will take place in February. Last’ year’s 2021-2022 February count was 2,008.98. These figures are important because the state pays an amount per student into the district’s Education Fund. A historical graph presented to the board shows enrollment in the late 1990’s as around 2800. It slowly drops until it levels off around 2,000 the last few years. Thompson attributed some of the decline to inadequate supply of new housing in the area.
In personnel matters, a resignation, effective immediately, was accepted from Lukas Messmer as the head football coach at the high school. The job will be posted immediately, and Thompson speculated that interviews, which will include some players on the panel, will begin near the first of the year.
Resignations were also accepted from Scott Smith as boys’ tennis head coach and Samantha Hurst as girls’ soccer head coach. Both
while Powell’s condition had still not been released at press time.
According to Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham, preliminary investigations show the vehicle was traveling north on West Franklin Road just south of State Road 62 when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle then left the roadway, striking an earthen embankment before striking a tree where it came to rest
Beginning Friday, December 2, 2022, with a classic old-fashioned tree lighting in the expansive outdoor courtyard of the New Harmony Inn, Christmas in New Harmony is a weekend of a Hallmark style Christmas celebration in a Hallmark style town.
Our celebration includes parades, vendors, food, music, children’s activities, Santa visits, a Gnome Scavenger hunt, horse and carriage rides, unique shopping and a wonderful house tour on Sunday.
This little town brings back the warmth of an old-fashioned Christmas where you’re walking from shop to shop, enjoying the sounds of carolers in the streets and sampling the tasty treats of the holidays. Our vendors provide everything from home baked goodies to incredible works by skilled artisans that make exquisite gifts for those on your list. And the Holiday House Tour highlights the diversity of architectural styles in this beautiful and historic town.
By Dave Pearce
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were involved in a single vehicle double-fatality accident on November 22, 2022.
According to information provided by the Posey County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher M. Wagner, Justus Avery Ricketts, and Daniel Logan Powell were in the vehicle. Wagner and Ricketts died as a result of the accident
Evidence from the scene and a witness indicated that the pick-up was traveling north at an unsafe rate of speed as it rounded a curve in the roadway just south of the crash site.
Police said Wagner was ejected from the vehicle and Powell was partially ejected. Ricketts was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated. Toxicolgy reports were unavailable.
County employee health benefits for next year, vehicle maintenance logs, supply bids, and looking ahead to planning 2023 activities were the main focal points of the November 15, Posey County Commissioners Meeting as the end of the year quickly approaches.
Commissioner President Bill Collins stated that in an effort to help the Commissioners keep track of county vehicle use and upkeep, several department heads will need to keep maintenance logs and submit them monthly beginning in January 2023. The EMS, EMA, Animal Control, Building Commissioner, and Maintenance Department use the vehicles that the Commissioners budget, purchase, and maintain. The Commissioners voted to approve a standardized form and request the above-mentioned department heads complete the log monthly and submit it to the Auditor’s office for review by them.
The motion carried with a vote of 2-0. Commissioner Randy Thornburg was absent.
Ted Thompson, an agent with Tri-State Benefits, addressed the Commissioners regarding the 2023 County Health Insurance for employees. Thompson was quick to point out that the 2023 rate did not increase and this was the third year with no increase.
Commissioners asked Thompson earlier to look into providing two options for next
year, a high deductible and a lower deductible option. Thompson followed through and brought in two proposals. Option 1: High Deductible with $6,000 out of pocket for individuals and $12,000 for families. This would result in a $30 per month savings to the employee over the other option. Option 2: Low Deductible with $3,000 out of pocket for individuals and $6,000 for families.
Commissioner Collins made a motion to approve the rate for 2023 and to allow employees to have the two possible options for 2023. During the motion discussion, Commissioner Bryan Schorr asked if offering a health savings account was ever considered by the county. Thompson replied it has been discussed in the past, but is not as cost-effective to the employee as offering two options.
Commissioner Schorr emphasized he wants to make sure Thompson helps the employees understand the difference in the two options. The motion carried with a vote of 2-0.
Thompson also discussed paid long term disability coverage for county employees.
Thompson stated this has been discussed several times as an option to go with the short-term coverage that is currently offered to county employees. The Commissioners voted unanimously to offer paid long term
Friday, December 2: 5:30 p.m. - Traditional Christmas Tree Lighting and Music at The New Harmony Inn Entry House: Free Saturday, December 3: 8 – 10 a.m. - Breakfast w/ Santa: Adults $5, Children $3, Age 4 and under FREE, Holy Angels Catholic Community Center
Saturday, December 3: 10:30 a.m. - Christmas Parade, starts at Main and Steammill Streets: Entry Applications available at the Old Mill Mart, 1128 East Church Street: First Prize - $100, Second Prize - $50
Saturday Only - December 3: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. - Candy Land at the Working Men’s Institute, 407 Tavern Street, Enjoy games, train rides and activities for kids of all ages.
Santa visits from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday: Free
Saturday, December 3: 2 p.m. - Signature Singers Christmas Concert Murphy Auditorium, 419 Tavern Street: Free
Saturday, December 3: 3 p.m. - Pet Parade with $50 prizes for Best Costume and Pet / Owner Look-a-Like Costumes. 407 Tavern. Registration is $10 and starts at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 3: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Lighted Golf Cart Parade through town. Line up at Roofless Church.
Saturday, December 3: 6:30 p.m. Pub Crawl. Specialty drinks, music and fun for 21 and over. The Yellow Tavern, the Red Geranium, the American Legion and Sara’s.
Sunday, December 4: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Holiday House Tour, sponsored by William Wilson Auction Realty. Tickets $20. Available Dec. 3 and 4 at the Information booth in Community House #2, 410 Main Street or online. Houses are Mr. and Mrs. Andy Batt at 1216 Main, Mr. and Mrs. David Brown at 524 Granary, the Double Log Cabin at 324 North Street, The Bicentennial House at 708 Main and the Leatherleaf Inn at 531 North Street.
Sunday, December 4: 3 p.m. - “The Children’s Nutcracker’” presented by The Children’s Center for Dance Education, Thralls Opera House. Sponsored by the Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation. Tickets available at the door.
Saturday and Sunday December 3 and 4: Horse and Carriage Rides beside Community House #2, 410 Main Street, $5.
Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4: Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Christmas
in Ribeyre Gymnasium and Community House #2, Food Vendors downtown.
Friday, December 2 - Dec. 17: ending at 2 p.m. - Gnome Scavenger Hunt. 10 precocious gnomes
Saturday, December 10, the following week. The Big Christmas Party, Ribeyre
Center, 7 p.m., $30 or Table of 8 for $200, includes your first drink. Live music, appetizers, dancing and prizes.
Additional information and tickets available on visitnewharmony.com and Christmas in New Harmony 2022 Facebook page.
Whimsical Winter Wonderland - Friday, December 2, 3 until 5 p.m.Charles Ford Retirement Community - NH
New Harmony Tree Lighting - Friday, December 2, 5:30 p.m. - New Harmony Inn - NH
Breakfast with Santa - Saturday, December 3, 8 until 10 a.m. - Holy Angels Community Center - NH
Pictures with Santa - Saturday, December 3, 9 a.m. until noon - First United Fidelity Bank - MV
Christmas ParadeSaturday, December 3, 10:30 a.m. - Main StreetNH
Artisan and Craft Vendors - Saturday, December 3, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. - Sunday, December 4, - 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. - Ribeyre Gym and Community House 2NH
Visit with Santa - Saturday, December 3, 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. - Working Men’s Institute - NH
Horse and Carriage Rides - Saturday, December 3, 11:30 until 6 p.m., Sunday, December 4, Noon until 4 p.m. - Community House 2 - NH
Pet Parade - Saturday, December 3, 3 until 4 p.m. - Working Men’s Institute - NH
Pet Pictures with Santa - Saturday, December 3, 3:30 until 4:15 p.m.Working Men’s Institute - NH
Lighted Golf Cart Parade - Saturday, December 3, 5:30 - Main Street - NH
Lighting of Christmas Tree - Saturday, December 3, 5 p.m. - Poseyville Community Center - PV
Immanuel UCC Youth Movie Night - Saturday, December 3, 5 p.m. - Light supper and movie starts at 6 p.m. - MV
Holiday House TourSunday, December 4, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. - NH
Nutcracker - Sunday, December 4, 2:30 p.m.Thrall’s Opera House - NH
Lighting of Christmas Tree and live NativityFriday, December 9, 7 p.m. - Riverbend Park - MV
Character BreakfastSaturday, December 10, 9 a.m. - MV
Candy Cane MarketSaturday, December 10, 9
a.m. until 3 p.m. - North Elementary School - PV
Kids Christmas Party, Food Trucks, Music and Fun - Saturday, December 10 - Noon untul 4 p.m.MV
Christmas Movie - Saturday, December 10 - 5 p.m. - Riverbend Park Amphitheatre - MV
Big New Harmony Christmas Party - Saturday, December 10 - 7 until 10 p.m. - Ribeyre Gymnasium - NH
Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus Christmas Concert - Sunday, December 11, - 5 p.m. - First UMC Wesley Hall - MV
Mount Vernon School Board Meeting - First Monday and Third Monday of every month - Mount Vernon Jr. High Library5:45 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Saturday, December 17 - 8 until
11 a.m. - Poseyville Community Center - PV
Mount Vernon School Board Meeting - First Monday and Third Monday of every month - Mount Vernon Jr. High Library5:45 p.m.
Posey County Commissioners Meeting - First and Third Tuesday of every month - Hovey House, Mount Vernon - 9 a.m.
Keck-Gonnerman Meeting - First Thursday at 7 p.m., at the KeckGonnerman building.
Cynthiana Town Board Meeting - Second Monday of every month - 5 p.m.Cynthiana Town Hall
North Posey School Board Meeting - Second Monday of every month - 6:30 p.m. - North Posey School Administrative Office
Posey County Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 9 a.m. -
Hovey House, Mount Vernon
Posey County Election Board Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month9:30 a.m. - Posey County Election Office
Poseyville Town Council Meeting - Second Tuesday of every month - 5:30 p.m. - Poseyville Town Hall
Board of Works - Every two weeks on Thursday - 9 a.m. - Mount Vernon City Hall
Mount Vernon Board of Zoning Appeals - Second Thursday of every month - 5 p.m. - Hovey House, Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Area Plan Commission Meeting - Second Thursday of every month - 6 p.m.Hovey House, Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Parks Board Meeting - Third Monday of every month - 4 p.m. - Hedges Central School Entrance 16, MV
New Harmony Open
Tues.- Fri., 10-4 Saturday, 10-1 812-682-5027 612 Main Street, NH goldenrosefloral.com
Mount Vernon Open Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10-5 p.m. Saturday, 10-1 p.m. 812-682-5005 601 E 4th Street, MV
Marie (Weintraut) Mattingly, 72, of Westfield, Ind., and formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away on November 21, 2022. Marie was born on March 3 1950, in Evansville, Ind., to the late Lawrence “Bud” and Pauline (Woods) Weintraut.
Marie was a veteran sergeant of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1968-1971. She received an Air and Space commendation medal for her meritorious achievement and service. Marie retired from General Electric after 26 years of service. She enjoyed indoor and outdoor gardening. Marie loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids who affectionately referred to her as Grie. She was a member of American Legion Post 5.
She was preceded in death by her nephew, Clint Weintraut.
Marie is survived by her husband of 35 years, Rob Mattingly; daughter, Rachel Redman (Jason); son, Rhett Lynaugh (Seneca); grandchildren, Emma Lockhart, Carlton Redman, Savannah, Maeve and Max Lynaugh; brothers, Larry Weintraut, Jeff Weintraut and Andy Weintraut (Becky); brother-in-law, Chris Mattingly (Kelli); sister-inlaw, Paula Majors; nieces, Chelsea Manica, Abbey Weintraut, Paige Weintraut,
Betty Louise Martin, 88, of Evansville, Ind., born June 15, 1934, to Burl and Stella (Workman) Smith in Gibson County, Ind., passed away, Friday, November 25, 2022 at North River Health Campus of Evansville, Ind.
She went to Owensville, Griffin and Poseyville High Schools and was a member of Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church and the Eastern Stars. Later, she attended the Griffin Christian Church and enjoyed traveling, playing cards and her grandchildren. She worked with her husband at Martin Heating and Air and was a melon farmer.
Surviving are her son: Billy Martin (Debbie) of Wadesville, Ind.; grandchildren: Blake Martin, Rick Martin (Amy), Michelle Davis (Tom), Willie Martin and Melanie Fifer (Will); great grandchildren: Tyler Hill, Cole Richardson, Kyle and Kameryn Fifer, Tristen Gammon, Lexi Chaffin and Dax Martin along with two great-great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband: William Allen Martin; daughter: Camby Mauck; brother: John James Smith;
Alex Schroeder, MaKenzie Weintraut,
Mattingly,
Mattingly, Tori Heberer, Kayla Rae and Carly Davidson; nephews, Seneca Weintraut, Stephan Mattingly and Matt Mattingly; great-nieces, Annie Manica, Astrid Weintraut-Herrmann and Edith Weintraut-Herrmann; greatnephews, Camden Manica, Garner Weintraut and Arlo Weintraut-Herrmann.
A memorial visitation was held from 1 until 3 p.m., on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street Mount Vernon. Military rites will be presented by American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard at 3 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Posey Humane Society.
Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.
Christopher Michael Wagner, 40, of Mount Vernon, passed away from an accident on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Chris was born on June 17, 1982, the son of Ricky and Patsy (Kilgore) Wagner.
Chris was a class of 2000 Mount Vernon High School graduate. He was working as an operator at AB Brown Power. Chris enjoyed hunting and fishing when he could. Mostly he enjoyed spending time with his son, Landon.
Chris is survived by his parents, Ricky and Patsy; son, Landon Michael Wagner; grandmother, Mary Frances Wagner; brother, Gregory (Ami) Wagner, partner, Jessie Mae; stepchildren, Myra, David, Jaxon Schutz; special cousins who were considered brother and sister, Joshua Kilgore and Chasidy (Kilgore) Simpson; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandpar-
ents, Robert Wagner, Leatha Juanita, and Bennet Andrew Kilgore Sr.
A funeral service was held at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the funeral home, with Pastor Christopher Millay officiating, burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 11 a.m., until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the Riverbend Food Pantry. Online condolences may be left at denningfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Justus Avery Ricketts, 20, of Evansville, Ind., passed away November 22, 2022. He was born January 23, 2002 in Evansville, Ind.
Justus was a bad ass water blasting supervisor for MAC Industrial Services. He enjoyed working with his hands, learning new skills, and a good drive in the country. Justus loved spending time with McKenna, his brothers, his friends, and family. He was wise beyond his years.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Thomas Griggs.
He is survived by his mother, Lyndsey Griggs; father, Lucas Ricketts (Dawn); love of his life and mother of his future child, McKenna Franz; brothers, Cayden Griggs, Byron Arnold, and Joseph Ricketts; sisters, Aaliyah and Grace Ricketts; grandparents, Kelly Griggs, Angie Ricketts and Charles Ricketts; aunts, Leah Griggs and Airian Crow.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Westin Leach officiating.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. service time on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made for the benefit of his unborn son, Grey Avery Ricketts.
Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services were held 1 p.m., Monday, November, 28, 2022, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Ind., with burial to follow in Saulmon Cemetery near Poseyville, Ind.
Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time, Monday, November 28, 2022, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Werry Funeral Home, PO Box 297, Poseyville, IN 47633 to assist with funeral expenses.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.
During the Legal portion of the meeting agenda, ClerkTreasurer Christi Sitzman opened the five bids in the order in which they were received and announced the numbers.
Blankenberger Brothers, Inc. bid $ 819,781, Tim Klenck Demolition LLC, submitted $550,200, Russell’s Excavating & Septic Tanks, Inc. bid $947,000 and Ragle, Inc. submitted a figure of $707,806. These four bids were all accompanied by a bid bond.
S.A.M.M Trucking & Excavating bid $696,863.63 accompanied by a Cashier’s Check, in lieu of a bid bond.
Board member David Dodd moved the bids be taken under advisement for legal review, as well as review by the engineers looking at the advertised specifications. It was seconded by Board member Andy Hoehn and the action carried unanimously, especially with such disparate amounts with a wide range of bids. The work on the Ohio River riverfront will be done as part of a $100,000 grant received from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources LARES Grant.
In department reports:
• Police Chief Andrew Rush stated, since the last meeting, there were 23 traffic offenses; six accidents; 10 animal complaints; and 140 other complaints. Of the arrests they made, seven were individuals with a total of 19 charges including possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Chief requested per-
mission to use a city vehicle to travel in two instances and they were both approved unanimously. The first is to Plainfield, Indiana on December 6 for mandatory testing and an interview in reference to his waiver of training, depending on state acceptance of his Kentucky training. The second is for use of the city credit card and vehicle to go to Indianapolis from January 24 to 26, 2023, to attend the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police Mid-Winter Conference. He would be accompanied by Captain Korbin Sellers. This will give them the opportunity to receive upper-level management training and interact with other leaders of Indiana law enforcement agencies.
• Fire Chief Wes Dixon stated, since the last meeting, his department took 22 calls. Three were fire and as there were no car accidents, the rest were medical runs.
• Utilities Superintendent Chuck Gray gave a report on what he found out about the Rapid Assessment Tool he brought up at the last meeting. He said it uses sound waves to scale an obstruction in the lines. The city of Carmel uses
one and they were able to assess 158,000 feet of main in six weeks. Newburgh has two and Evansville has one, but he was not able to talk with them.
Mayor Bill Curtis asked if this would replace some of their camera work.
Gray replied, “Yes. when we had a demo on the tool, we were able to assess 1,500 feet in an hour and a half. The cost of the tool is $28,235. It works great!” Board member David Dodd asked if he had the money in his budget for it to which Gray relied in the affirmative. He was approved to make the purchase.
• Gray continued his report by asking for permission to use the city credit card and vehicle to send one employee, maybe two, to their Mid-Winter Conference in French Lick, December 6 to 9, 2022, to get their CEU’s. It carried unanimously.
• Gray concluded his report by stating, since the last meeting, they cleaned 11,191 feet of main. He asked that with Thanksgiving approaching, residents refrain from putting fats, oil, and grease in the sewer lines.
• Street Commissioner Max
Dieterle stated his report covers the last four weeks. His department crews worked 32 extra trash pick-ups generating $1,280; hauled 194 tons of trash to the landfill; and completed two properties that were in violation. Curtis added he appreciates the street department being out there on their holidays picking up leaves, and also for taking care of the double trash days. Dieterle stated it was “a skeleton crew.” Curtis added it was also completely voluntary.
• Under Old Business, clarification is needed on the street closures for Christmas on Main Street for December 10. Planners want Water Street closed to the north/south alley between Walnut and Mulberry for safety concerns. Board members concurred. Curtis added they will also be having a live nativity scene at the corner of Sixth and Main immediately following the parade..
As a side note, the Mayor said City Hall will have a tree in the pocket park and there will be a tree lighting ceremony. They will also need to block Sixth Street from Main to Walnut immediately following the parade on December 9.
Jaylyn Sweeney of Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon, was among the 97 employees of American Senior Communities (ASC) who have been honored with the ASC Quest for Excellence award for their outstanding service to patients and residents.
With over 9,000 employees across the state, ASC’s Quest for Excellence is the most coveted employee recognition, celebrating a team member from each community whose work exemplifies a caring and concerned attitude that goes beyond the normal expectation of their job. Honorees include clinical staff, therapists, and culinary staff, as well as business office, housekeeping, maintenance team members and others.
Senior Vice President of Operations, David Alexander delivered remarks on ASC’s Care Companion culture and Ian Embry, a family
November 29 - Linda Sue Turney, Suzanne Harris, Amanda McCoy, Aaron Edward Butler, David Yourgans, Sharon L. Muncy-McDaniel, Lisa Slagle, Foster Tolliver, Amanda McCord, Lavenia Raven Russell, Allen Weinzapfel, Carolyn Wintz, Ian Heinlin, DeEtte Kreitenstein, Ian Heinlin
November 30 - Craig Logan, Frank Thomas Peterlin VII, Hope Rachel Elizabeth Peterlin, Angela Morrow, Lisa Slagle Miller, Bryson Trela, Nancy Reeves, Phillip Denning
December 1 - Nancy Manchette, Jim Grebe, Garrett Lee Southard, Serenity Jewell Butler, Andrew Forrester, Pat Wilson, Brian Overton, Jean Whipple, Adam Mittino, Marlene Huffaker, Brian Overton, Sheila Schwindel, Myrtle Sigler, Abbie Boggeman
December 2 - Debra Johnson, Susan Barnes,
Recently a uniform was donated to the Working Men’s Institute. It is wellmade, navy-blue wool with brass buttons and braid. There is a cap, a jacket, and a pair of trousers. The initials “P. U.” are on the cap, and there is decorative braid but no stripes on the arms. There is “INDIANA” in raised letters on the buttons.
It is the military uniform of an undergraduate at Purdue University who was doing military training. Purdue University is a land grant college, founded in 1869 under the terms of the Morrill Act, and from 1891 to 1966 required male undergraduates to take military training throughout their freshman and sophomore years.
This uniform belonged to Edwin Chaffin Ford. Edwin attended Purdue from 1897 to 1901, when he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. He was in the Pre-Medical Society and the Pharmaceutical Society. He came back to New Harmony to live and for many years worked as a bank clerk with the New Harmony Banking Company.
In 1912 Edwin married Pansy Storton of Evansville. One of their children was Prudence Ford Stallings; her daughter Prudence Louise
member of an ASC resident shared a testimonial. Additional remarks were delivered by CEO, Donna Kelsey.
“ASC’s Quest for Excellence Award winners promote and maintain the ASC culture of caring for others while demonstrating the highest level of integrity,” said Donna Kelsey. “These exceptional people embody ASC’s commitment by keeping its values of compassion, accountability, relationships and excellence as their highest priorities.”
ASC provides a variety of services, including Moving Forward Rehabilitation, Auguste’s Cottage Memory Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Long Term Care, Respite and Hospice Care, and living centers, including Garden Homes and Independent Living Apartments. For more information regarding lifestyle and care options or career opportunities visit ASCCare.com.
Jessie Crumbacher, Amanda Sue Werry, Samantha M. Wildeman, Melissa Morris, Dan McCord, Marilee Crispino, Beverly Gish, Michael Stratton, Tyler Wees, Madi Arnold
December 3 - William P. Cox, Benjamin John Southard, Keith Kuhn, John Werry, Tonya Ours, Beth Carne
December 4 - Janet Sue Kahle, Brian Boehne Woolsey, Adam Wolf, Courtenay Weldon
December 5 - Zachary Straw, Susie Wathen, Evelyn Walker, Robert Blackford, Andrea Mercer, Jerry Joest, Amy Feldkamp
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.
and Prudence’s husband Jimmie gave the uniform to the WMI.
Edwin registered for the draft during World War I but did not serve.
During World War II he registered for the draft and worked as an attendant in the US Marine hospital in Evansville.
Despite his two years of military training, Edwin never served in the armed forces. Yet he and his family never got rid of the uniform which he first wore back in 1897. It had become more treasured as a keepsake than as a mere garment.
Upcoming at the WMI: Preschool Story Time with Peggy Meyer will be each Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Advanced Yoga with Patty Beagle is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 p.m.
Christmas Open House will be at the WMI on December 2 at 6 p.m.
Kiwanis Story Time will be on December 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Weaving Camp will be taught by Peggy Taylor on December 28, 29, and 30. There will be no charge for the class, but pre-registration is required. Call the Working Men’s Institute at 812-682-4806 to register.
Admission to all lectures is free. Lectures are recorded and available in several formats. DVD and Blu-ray may be checked out at the library. They are also available on YouTube. Links are posted on our Facebook page.
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make a difference for children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 430 Southwind Plaza Road, Mount Vernon, IN 47620, during regular
November 26 to December 1 - No Contact Book Sale - The book sale will be in our foyer.
November 28 to December 2 - Customer Appreciation Week - We’ll be serving hot cocoa and cookie trays in the Current during the week, as well as providing giveaways with checkouts.
November 28, 29 and 30 and December 1 - Fall 2022 County Art Show - Featuring the art of local residents of all ages. Open During Regular Library Hours. In the Library Meeting Rooms.
November 28 at 9:30 a.m. - Baby/Toddler Story Time - There will be a story, songs, rhymes, and bubbles. Registration for children 0 to 36 months is required and begins October 3. If registration is full, please join the waiting list.
November 29 at 10:30 a.m. - Preschool Story Time - There will be stories and rhymes and activities. Registration for children ages 3 to 5 is required and begins October 3. If the registration is full, please join the waiting list.
November 30 at 4 p.m. for grades 6 to 8 and 6 p.m. for grades 9 to 12 - Dungeons and Dragons - Join us for a short campaign. Bring dice and character sheets if you have them, some will be provided if you don’t. Due to increasing group size, we will be splitting into two sessions based on grade level. In Study Room C. Registration is required.
December 1, 8 and 15 at 10 a.m. - Adult Drawing and Watercolor Workshop - We will be reviewing the Fall 2022 County Art Show.
December 1 at 3:30 p.m. - Laughs and Crafts - There will be jokes, activities, stories, and a craft. Registration for students going into kindergarten to fifth grade will be required and begins October 3. If the registration is full, please join the waiting list.
business hours beginning November 03, 2022 through December 19, 2022. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted.
“With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Harding said. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”
December 2 at 10 a.m. - Coffee & (Bingo) Cards - Join us for BINGO. Winners will receive fun prizes. This program is free.
December 5, 12 and 19 at 3:30 p.m. - Teen Cuisine - Tiffany Haug of Purdue Extension will be here to teach teens about nutrition and cooking. For high school students (ages 14-18). Designed to equip teens with necessary life skills and the knowledge to make healthier choices, Teen Cuisine also features exciting hands-on cooking classes and pulse-rising exercise sessions. Registration is open.
December 6 at 10 a.m. - Christmas Crafts for Adults - RESCHEDULED from November 6. Join us to make a Grinch ornament out of a paintbrush. Registration begins October 18. We will be in the Wabash Meeting Room.
December 6 at 3:30 p.m. - Teen Advisory Board (TAB) - The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens to give us your input and help come up with cool programs and events at the library. This month we’ll have craft supplies available to make some fun DIY gifts for the holiday season. Come make something for yourself or for someone on your list.
December 6 at 5:30 p.m. - Christmas Movie Night - Come watch “The Polar Express” and get in the holiday spirit. We will serve cookies and hot chocolate before the movie. Come dressed in your Christmas pj’s and bring a pillow and blanket if you want. No registration required. This is a family event.
December 7 at 6 p.m. - Wander the World Wander the World, an armchair travel and culture series hosted by Marissa and Joan. This month we “visit” Denmark. Come on in and have fun and learn something about this fascinating country.
Wm. Booth, and Wm. Holler.
Note: News in this issue includes: Posey County Historical Association Organized, Merchants’ Day December 8, Keck-Gonnerman Co. educational presentation, Farmersville Institute, officers elected for Agriculture Society of the high school, Grover Keck’s Four-Door Sedan, a new store on Main Street, sports, and
many more news briefs and personals.
Posey County Historical Association Organized - With much enthusiasm, a new history club to be known as the Posey County Historical Association was organized in this city Friday. This association will be a branch of the
Southwestern Historical Society, which is a branch of the Indiana Historical Society. Attorney James Blackburn was elected president; Miss Lola Nolte, secretary and curator; Mrs. George Ford, treasurer; vice-presidents - Mrs. B.O. Hanby, Mrs. Nora Fretageot, Mrs. James Gudgel, J.P. Cox, Patrick Lynn, James Morlock, Charles Miller, Rev. B. Robb, Charles Raben, Mrs. R.E. Wilson - each one representing their township. Mrs. Caroline Pelham of New Harmony was elected genealogist. The election of officers was followed by the adoption of the constitution and by-laws of the society. Much credit is due Mrs. Charles T. Johnson of this society, who has for a number of years been an active member of the Southwestern Historical Association.
The Biggest Day In The History of Mount Vernon - Friday, December 8, will be the biggest day in the history of Mount Vernon and the merchants (Merchants’ Day) invite everyone to be here on that date without fail. In anticipation of one tremendous crowd, provisions have been made in each store to display their exceptional lines and in view of this event, an early showing of Christmas goods will be made. A Special Exhibit Related To The Event - The Automotive Department of Keck-Gonnerman Company is making elaborate
plans to entertain visitors to this city, Friday, December 8. They have secured from Indianapolis a moving picture machine and the entire lower floor of their large garage will be cleared of cars and seats installed. Pictures will be shown both morning and afternoon and music will also be an attraction. In addition, this firm will have on display a special cut-out Fordson tractor, driven by electric motor, showing in operation the internal working parts of the tractor. A lecturer will be on hand.
The Farmersville Institute and Home Show will be held at the school building at Farmersville, Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5. Classes will be divided into four sections, that of fruits and jellies, baked goods, grain, and poultry. Herman Wallace is president of the association.
Officers Elected for Agricultural Society at High School - The agricultural society met for organization in the Senior High School building Thursday night. Prof. J.R. Stubbs presiding. The following officers were elected: President - Lawrence Murphy; Vice-PresidentMalcolm Benner; Secretarytreasurer - Hilary Lamb; Reporter - Richard Barter; Program Committee - Clarence Schreiber, Herdis Layer, and Carl Russell. Other members include: George Dieterle, Wallace Kramer, Charles Durrell, Henie and Charles McFadden, Loren Johnson, Winfred Utley, Norman and Paul Alldredge, Alfred Klitz,
Three Short Front-Page News Briefs - New Night Patrolman - An additional night man has been added to the police force. The appointment of Charles Fisher was made by Mayor Osborn last week. Members of the Council agreed that one man was not sufficient to protect the city. “Buster” Is Manager - Harry (Buster) Wilson has severed his connection with Weilbrenner and Son’s Grocery and on Tuesday morning assumes his new duties as manager of “The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company” (A and P), 126 Main Street, a cash and carry grocery. FourDoor Sedan - Grover Keck returned last week from Indianapolis driving through one of the new Ford Four-door sedans. The four doors permit easy entrance and exit and are fitted with locks. The body is aluminum and the roof being lower has the effect of greatly increased length, An improved ventilating windshield is included as well as a permanent visor and dome lights. She is a beauty.
Sports Basketball Poseyville beat Mount Vernon 29 to 19. Both teams played a bang-up game and kept the large crowd of spectators on their toes. The line up: Mount Vernon - Carr (center), Baldwin, K. Simpson, Dickhaut, and Kelley - substitutes, C. Simpson and Collins.
Poseyville line up: Williams (center), Bender, Owens, Matsel and Antle - substitutes.
Gwaltney, and Meadows.
Wadesville boys lost to Hazelton 32 to 22. Wadesville girls won against Hazelton 20 to 9.
Cynthiana beat Stewartsville 28 to 2. Western Star Banquet - The Winfield Baseball team (county champions) was given a banquet Tuesday night.
News Briefs And Personals - Births - Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Israel Turner of this city, were each blessed with the arrival of a son last Sunday. Sick List - Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wehr has improved from an attack of scarlet fever. Visits To The City - Walter Wiley was a business visitor to this city Saturday and Ed Alldredge gave us a pleasant call Saturday. Wade Wilson and Ed Overton were in the city Friday. Arthur Ries of Cleveland is spending the week in Black Township with his mother, Mrs. Emma Ries and family. Mr. and Mrs. Adoph Bautz were in the city shopping Tuesday. Marriage Licenses - James Hinson and Cora Stallings; Ronald Nesler and Louise Wiegand; Archie Huffstaller and Katherine Konrad.
News 125 Years Ago - Dr. Wm. Hasting has been appointed first assistant in the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Hospital in Saint Louis. The McFadden boys passed through the city Wednesday morning with their packs of hounds, headed for Point Township where they stayed a couple of days fox chasing.
Marriage License - Hugh Walling and Florence Lopp; Fred Alexander and Emma Zimmerman; George Dickhaut and Kath. Batteiger; George Sparks and Nora Wiley; and George Bell and Susan Martin.
The auditorium at Mount Vernon High School was quiet on Monday. The stage was set for the fall play Clue… doors, furniture and props arranged in mock rooms ready to be brought to life by nearly the 30 young performers and crew members preparing for Thursday’s opening night.
It felt like the calm before the storm… walking into the space to meet with first-year theater director and 1996 Mount Vernon graduate Susie Schenk. The days leading up to a production are known by anyone associated with theater to be hectic marathons of rehearsals, tweaks and fine tuning. Schenk smiled and explained that she was operating on very little sleep as she sat down to talk about her homecoming, building a new business and her dreams for growing the program that played a big role in shaping Schenk’s life.
“It’s…it’s a love for me,” Schenk said. “A friend of mine, (Dr.) David Baker, is the vocal director. He was a year behind me in school. He came back last year. I moved back to town in 2019. I’d been on the west coast for about 20 years and I’d kind of gotten to the point where I was ready to come back. When he came (back), it kind of turned into this exciting idea to come back to this. I had come back for a retirement party that we threw for Mr. Taylor. We basically did a concert where we touched on all of the productions that he had done. We brought as many people back as we could find. I think we had over 100 students from all of his 30 years. It just was exciting and really cool to be back in this space.”
Schenk is a mental health professional by trade. She was a direct service provider in Portland, Oregon for 15 years and currently does mental health claims for Anthem.
“I got really burned out, to be honest. I was working in crisis. Needed to step back, but also had been doing adult education and really found my passion. My undergrad is in theater. I kind of bridged the theater with the mental health because I am doing eight hour training with a group of people all day and really found a passion with that and the community education all around it,” Schenk explained. “I thought ‘I really feel like I could bring this home and do some amazing things.’”
Schenk’s excitement for the upcoming show was obvious and her lack of sleep understandable. Play
week brings long days ending at 9 p.m., balanced with her time working for Anthem. Schenk is also launching her own company, Schenk Insight, which will provide mental health training to “increase mental health vocabulary, decrease stigma specifically around the workplace.”
“It’s not a conversation that has really gone into the workplace as well. With the generation of the employees that we have coming up…” she hesitated
for a moment as if lost in her thoughts and smiled. “Sleep…The generation of employees that we have coming up, (the change in mentality) seems to be at about age 35. Over the age of 35, it’s kind of a bit more of a bootstraps mentality. Under age 35, there’s ‘Do we get mental health days?’ So there’s a real shift within the workplace right now between management and probably your key workers. If the structure doesn’t change and adapt, we’re really going to be hurting…even more than we are right now.”
Schenk paused the conversation when a woman entered the auditorium with questions about possible changes needed to the projector used in the show.
“It’s a little nuts right now,” Schenk admitted. “But this is a passion. This has always been a part of my art. My first show was when I was five at New Harmony Theater. I was Gretl in The Sound of Music. Basically my siblings…I’m the youngest of four…my siblings were all going to audition so the family station wagon got loaded up. Just sitting in the audience, they asked if ‘that one’ could sing. That was it. I didn’t read. It was 1983. In 1983, five-year-olds didn’t read.”
She said the family’s summer vacation to Washington, D.C., was spent helping her learn her lines.
“There’s actually an article from the Posey County News about my family because we were all in it. My dad came to the show every night. My mom and sisters were nuns. My brother was one of the other Von Trapp kids,” Schenk recalled.
Once Upon A Mattress was her favorite production as a Mount Vernon High School student.
“I swam the moat and then spit half of it out off the stage upon my entrance. That set the tone,” she laughed.
Theater has never been far from Schenk’s life. After graduating from high school and college, Schenk said
she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and did theater work and choreography.
“My voice was at Disney… I couldn’t afford to go (to Disney). That’s the way that goes, but it was exciting,” Schenk said. “(Theater) has always been a piece (of me). I can’t let it go. It keeps me balanced.”
Stepping into the director’s role has been like “coming home” for Schenk. She said the school and its theater program have “gotten a little smaller” in her time away and growth is her goal.
“Build it. Enhance it. Bring back the love and the passion. There are so many talented kids looking for that home (that theater provides). From the beginning, we had a huge turnout for auditions. I didn’t know how it would go. I invited crew and people who didn’t make it to keep coming. We’ve had several students…at least 10… every night at rehearsals who kept showing up. We want to continue to build that, continue to find where they have talents,” Schenk said. “There was a student who immediately said ‘Can I help with costumes? I’m interested in the fashion industry.’ I said ‘Absolutely.’ We have a senior that is thinking about going to USI and going to their theater department for lighting. So he’s lighting our show. I love being able to help (kids) find that there is something for everyone in the theater.”
Building school and community enthusiasm is another goal for Schenk.
“The school played a game last week… Can you determine who is playing Mrs. Peacock? They have the teachers hidden within the school, they had an object and they gave clues every day during the announcements. The teachers got involved. The front office got involved. So exciting to have everybody,” Schenk said. “The digital design class did the projections. They turned the pictures that Daniel Knight did for us into the Clue cards. They designed the room and weapons cards for us. Those are cool. I’d love to bring in…if there’s a filming or commercial class…love to have a class like that come in and help with marketing, film a 20- or 30-second spot that we can put on these TVs around the school and on social media.”
She said three tech theater classes worked on all of the technical aspects of the show.
“By Thursday, I’m sitting in the audience. That’s amazing. Not a lot of high schools can get to that point where it is completely a student production at that point,” Schenk said. “We’ve got a good crew.”
Schenk is passionate about sharing her love of theater with the Mount Vernon community, a drive she has had since her high school days launching Children’s Theater…a program that has endured.
“In 1995, when I was a junior, Mr. Taylor gave me an opportunity to direct for the first time. He made (Children’s Theater) a student-directed project. It’s a production that you do
for children. You take it around the community,” Schenk said.
The Mount Vernon Performing Arts Department is focused on growing youth involvement throughout the corporation, she said. She said Baker has started a children’s choir. She said buses bring 40-50 upper elementary students to the high school on Tuesdays. She and Baker collaborate with Mount Vernon Band Director Noal McLimore and Mount Vernon Junior High Band Director Hannah McLimore, his wife, on the spring musical.
“We’re doing the play, the musical, and in the summer, all of us are teaming up…me, David, the McLimores and Sally Julian are doing a summer musical. We are gearing that younger than the Evansville, Warrick County musicals. We don’t want to compete. We’re doing it earlier in the summer. We want to build the program and get more interest in the theater to give kids and others the opportunity to do this and have the experience of it,” Schenk said.
Schenk said the group is trying to decide if they will include performers of all ages in their summer program as a community theater-style event.
“I think it would be fun to go with community theater. We don’t have that here. It’s kind of fun to work with different age ranges and see the difference. It gives a different experience,” Schenk said.
She said the key to the program’s success will come down to one element: fun.
“We’re all having fun. That was something we wanted. Let’s have production meetings, but let’s also have fun while we are doing this so
that, as adults, when we are in the production process, we’re enjoying it. It’s not tedious,” Schenk said. “I love this stuff.”
She said she met with one of her personal mentors the day before the start of auditions to share her appreciation for the foundation that set her on her current path.
“I said ‘I just really appreciated that you always used our time and I felt like you got the best out of us.’ She said ‘You know, I never treated you like students. I expected more of you and that’s what I was able to get…because I did that,’” Schenk said. “I feel like we can get there. This is going to be an amazing production. These kids have worked hard. It’s funny. The kids don’t even know how funny they are. And when it all comes together… it’s going to be really good.”
Baker shares Schenk’s optimism about the program’s future.
“We have some exciting things happening at MVHS Performing Arts,” Baker said. “When we had an opening for a new theater director, I knew that she was the best person for the job. She’s a talented and caring Mount Vernon alum that wants to make our theater program top notch.”
Kyle Jones, Mount Vernon High School principal, agreed.
“I think Susie is doing a great job. Suzie and Dr. Baker bridge the gap from Dana Taylor’s era to now. She will bring her talents to make the program better. Susie has a passion for the theater and wants our program to grow,” Jones said. “We want to be able to provide opportunities for our students to perform and appreciate the arts.”
Posey County Council on Aging recently received a $3,000 grant from the Posey County Community Foundation through the Celebrating 30 Years of Giving Grant Program.
In celebration of Posey County Community Foundation’s 30th Anniversary, the Celebrating 30 Years of Giving Grant Program allows advisory board members to recommend $3,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Kathryn Lee-Kalsch and will provide match funding for the purchase of an eight-passenger lift vehicle utilized for medical transportation for aged, disabled, or
low-income Posey County residents to medical professionals.
Posey County Council on Aging started in 1974 for the purpose of improving the quality of life for aged and disabled Posey County residents. The primary objective of the agency is threefold 1) To enable aged and disabled adults to live in their homes as long as possible with appropriate supportive services; 2) To remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for aged and disabled persons, including the provision of opportunities for volunteer activities; 3) To act as an advocate of aged and disabled persons in developing community resources
for the Posey County area while providing a comprehensive service network.
For more information about funding opportunities through the Posey County Commu-
nity Foundation, contact Amy Smith, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812-838-0288 or via email at asmith@communityfoundationalliance.org.
By Pam Robinson
Families have mattered to Andrea Biggerstaff her entire adult life, both personally and professionally. Her education, employment, and empathy make her the perfect choice for the new Executive Director of Family Matters. Her first day was Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
The 40-something wife and her husband of almost 25 years, Josh, are parents of four children (three daughters and one son). Her oldest daughter, Grace, teaches in Tennessee while her sisters, Genna (a recent MVHS graduate) and Delaney, and brother, Wastena, are still in Mount Vernon.
After continually bumping into people in the community urging her to apply for the Executive Director opening, Andrea started to realize she might be getting a divine message. Her husband told her she “should go for it.”
Even with the support of friends and family, she didn’t jump into things. She began to pray in earnest about the position. “I believe in prayer and God’s timing for things,” she says. People continued to encourage her to apply. So she called Beth Russell and asked for details about the position. “I prayed some more, and I ended up turning in my resume.”
She still didn’t stew. “I was like, whatever happens, happens, and then I got a call for the interview. The interview process was really good, talking with the board members. It made me more interested. But I put it aside and was like, if it happens, it happens. When they called [with a job offer], I was excited.”
A Carmi native, Andrea brings a wealth of experience to the position and a love of families.
This week’s article features Freshman, Audrey Fisher. Audrey is a key member of the North Posey Spell Bowl team, with many perfect scores to her name. The team, coached by Miss Stephanie Cox, is Class Three State Champions. They also received sixth overall at Super State, and Audrey was a perfect speller!
Here is more about Audrey: Tell me about yourself.
I am 15 years old, and I love keeping myself busy with numerous extracurricular activities.
How long have you been in the activity?
I have been doing Spell Bowl since I was in sixth grade.
Tell me about your role, responsibilities, and/or involvement in this activity.
I am one of our team’s 10 spellers. Each speller spells nine words to contribute to the team score.
What do you enjoy most about the activity?
I enjoy the thrill of seeing how our score compares to the other teams in our area competition as well as in the entire state.
What keeps you interested
An alumna of Southern Illinois University, or SIU, Carbondale, in psychology, she started out working for the State of Illinois with the Egyptian Health Department in Youth Services, primarily with lockouts and runaways.
Her most significant experience came later as an intake specialist
and later as coordinator/director of a program called Safe Families for Children—both through Baptist’s Children Home in Carmi. “It started as an orphanage,” she explained, “and later it turned into a residential home for ages 12-18. . . .They were children who they themselves or their parents were going through crisis and needed alternative placement from their homes. There were a variety of reasons why they were there.”
Eight years ago, Andrea and her husband, Josh, moved from Carmi to Mount Vernon, again after much thought and prayer. The couple decided it was time to move since her husband works at Sabic (has for 20 years) and their family attends church in Mount Vernon as well.
Here in Mount Vernon, she worked initially as a substitute teacher for the MSD of Mount Vernon. “I could set my own schedule, pick and
and involved in your activity?
I stay interested in Spell Bowl because it is a good
time?
I enjoy camping, riding four-wheelers, shopping, reading, and spending time with my family.
What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students?
I would encourage younger students to try new things and get involved. You make so many memories and meet new people.
What is a fun fact about you that people may not know?
choose when I worked, so I could make sure my kids were transitioning well to the move. After that, I worked with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, or BBBS, as Posey County Coordinator for two years. That’s when I met Beth. I left BBBS to go back to work for the MSD of Mount Vernon, and I was the Tobacco-Free Coordinator for three years.”
The work with BBBS and as Tobacco-Free Coordinator has helped her to network and to become familiar with Posey County agencies and their services. The experience is a definite plus to her work as Executive Director of Family Matters since it serves as a clearinghouse to send clients to services in the community. Her connections are valuable to her and to her clients.
“That’s what I love about Family Matters,” she emphasizes. “We may not specifically be able to help families, but we can connect them with resources and still partner with agencies to help a family. Oftentimes with a lot of programs, you can only help with one area or one avenue. In working with families, you see the need for different services and you see the need in different areas of their lives.”
Just one example of her partnering with community agencies is her attendance at the first meeting for Trotter House. She sees the need here for someone to assist pregnant mothers in crisis.
“We have here someone to assist during their pregnancy and to provide guidance and a safe place for them to get them connected with healthcare providers,” she comments. “We don’t have any ob/gyn doctors in Posey County, so to have someone specifically geared to helping with that, I think, is going to be great. And the organization can connect them to a mentor.”
After training with former Executive Director Beth Russell for a little under two weeks, An-
drea speaks, nonetheless, with confidence and enthusiasm about her work. She has a clear vision going forward and is excited to grow with Family Matters.
“I want to continue with what has been done for the last 16 years and grow. I want to keep the vision alive to connect people with resources and to be here as an extra hand in that,” she stated. I would love to see us get back to offering classes with topics like life skills and budgeting. I always think I want to help people not get just a handout, but a hand up. I want us to help others be empowered, to help better their current situations.”
To that end, Andrea encourages the community to come forward for kettle bell ringing with Salvation Army. “We need volunteers for that, Saturdays through Christmas Eve.” Teens and adults can register with a phone call to Family Matters at (812) 838-6875 or by going to registertoring.com.
“We’re also working on the Christmas Gift Program. If families still need to get their children signed up, they can call the Family Matters office, again at (812) 838-6875,” Andrea emphasizes. And we are looking for people interested in the GAIN Program, a follow-up program to Neighbor to Neighbor. It helps people to set goals and to work toward those goals.”
In her time off work, Andrea loves to hike and kayak. “I like to be outdoors,” she says. In addition, she loves to spend time with her family and to travel with them. “We love to travel,” she adds.
Family Matters of Posey County has become Andrea’s home away from home, and it’s evident she loves both homes. “I just have been really impressed with the people of Posey County and their resources that are available through several different organizations and churches,” she states.
Welcome to the Weekly Wildcat where we highlight a Mount Vernon High School student and their involvement in both their school and community. Alex Healy is senior and a member of the varsity cheer squad.
Tell me about yourself.
challenge to memorize all of the words, and it is fun to compete, especially at the state competition at Purdue. What other activities are you involved in?
I am involved in Student Council, FCA, Cheer, Tennis, Spanish Club, BPA, Math Bowl, and 4-H.
Tell me about your family.
My parents, Amy and Sean, always support me in everything I do, and I can count on them to be at all of my competitions. I have a brother named Cameron, and he is in sixth grade.
What do you enjoy doing (out-of-school activities and/ or for fun) during your free
I used to have lucky shoes, and I still bring a piece of them with me to all of my academic competitions.
What is your favorite quote and why?
My favorite quote is “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” This is a quote by Andy Bernard on The Office, and I like it because it reminds me to live life to the fullest.
It is evident that Audrey’s dedication to her activities is unmatched. She exemplifies the importance of hard work and has shown how toil can lead to results. Great job to Audrey and the rest of the Spell Bowl team on their accomplishments.
Bro. Tom Doty Nehemiah 6:9 They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.” Have you ever felt “The harder I try, the behinder I get”? Have you ever taken two steps forward and one step back or did you take one step forward and two steps back? Life can really get difficult at times. Nehemiah had worked at rebuilding the wall at Jerusalem and he was hindered at every turn. Political leaders attempted to wear him down with fear and threats. We have all experienced those times in life when we asked the question, “What’s the use”. How many times have you been ready to give up and call it quits? Have you experienced people putting you down for even attempting to accomplish what seemed impossible? Many of us have experienced the pain of “I’m trying but I’m getting nowhere”. So, what do we do? Is there a magic formula that we can follow?
First we must realize that life is not always easy. Things are not always going to fall into place. There will be times that we find ourselves attempting to put a square plug in a round hole. It’s not going to work? Take the time to back up, look at the problem and then seek a solution. Too often in
I am a senior at Mount Vernon High School and have been a cheerleader for seven years. I am a member of Key Club, Student Council, DECA, and serve as the secretary for National Honor Society. I enjoy helping others in my community. I work as a gymnastics coach for Top Notch Tumblers and love working with children. Mount Vernon is a great place to grow up and I am thankful for the opportunities this town has given me.
Tell me about your family.
I have two wonderful parents, Chris and Ginger Healy, and a twin brother, Payne Healy. My mom is my biggest supporter and role model, and I love her so much. I am very thankful for my family and glad I have such a great support system at home.
What is a fun fact about you that many people don’t know?
I love reading and most of the time finish one or two books in a day. What words do you live by?
Be yourself
life we jump out of the pan into the fire. Nehemiah was not about to be frightened into doing something that he knew would give him trouble. He took the time to understand the problem. You can never solve a problem until you know what the real problem is. Someone said, “The problem is not always the problem”. If we keep attempting to solve a problem that is not the problem we will simply get the same results over and over. It’s okay to take a step backward if you learn from the experience. Progress is often made by making several attempts. In other words, “keep trying”.
If you feel trapped in life and that you are getting nowhere what have you actually done about the problem? Sometimes we just look at our problem and wish that it would go away. It doesn’t happen. It would have been easy for Nehemiah to just look at his problem. He knew that the God he served was bigger than the problem. He knew that if he was willing to seek God that God would give him the strength to face the problem, see the problem and then get the answer. You will never accomplish anything if you just sit and look at it. You will never get your house cleaned by just wishing it were cleaned. You’ve got to get up and go to work. No problem is ever solved by just looking at it. We need to see why things went wrong in the first place. Be honest. If you made a mis-
What is a funny or favorite memory that relates to your involvement at school or the community?
My favorite memory is when I hosted a special needs tumbling class for kids in my community. I saw them achieve new skills and they were so proud of themselves.
What do you enjoy doing (out of school activities and/ or for fun) during your free time?
I love working at Top Notch Tumblers as a tumbling coach and helping children in my community. I also enjoy reading in my free time. What advice would you share with younger elementary or middle school students?
Don’t worry too much about the future and try to live in the moment. It goes by quicker than you think.
What plans do you have for the future?
I plan to attend college on the track to become a Physician Assistant.
Alex loves to be involved in her school and community. You can find Alex helping out at Top Notch Tumbling or on the sideline of a basketball game, cheering on the Wildcats. Catch Alex and her teammates cheering at the boys’ game vs North Posey, Friday, December 2. JV starting at 6 p.m., and varsity to follow.
take then confess it and do what is right. You can never hide from a problem. It will raise its ugly head at the wrong time and there you are. Now, you are two steps backward and wondering what happened. When your world is crashing in and you’re ready to give up, God has the answer you need. God is always ready to help us when we finally call upon Him. God had the answer in the beginning but we wanted to take care of it ourselves. God had the best plan. God will allow you to take one step forward and two steps backward. It’s a learning process. Even Peter had to learn that if he took his eyes off Jesus that there was the possibility of sinking. And it happened. If life is really getting you down then there is the real possibility that you have left God out of your plans. It’s never too late to call upon God because He is ever faithful and is ready to lift us up. Even the great men of the Word of God had times when they had to really call upon God and wait for God to bring the solution. So, if you’re “trying harder and getting behinder” maybe it’s time you did what Nehemiah did. He prayed “Now strengthen my hands”.
I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that when we feel that we are at a standstill and don’t know what to do; we have the assurance that God is ready to help us when we call upon Him.
Arrests
November 15
Stephen Eaton - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving While Suspended, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia - MVPD
Jordan Ricketts - Olney, Ill.Warrant, Domestic Battery (failure to appear) - PCS
November 16
Nancy McCoy - Poseyville - Domestic Battery Presence of Child Less Than 16 Years old, Domestic Battery, Domestic Battery on a Person Less Than 14 years Old - PCS
Ashley Stewart - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft, Counterfeiting - MVPD
Ashley Stewart - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Theft - MVPD November 17
Connie Gibbs - Eldorado, Ill. - Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia - PCS
· Scott Beste—Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Marijuana (failure to appear) - MVPD
November 18
Amanda Davidson - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Invasion of Privacy (petition to revoke)PCS
Amanda Davidson - Mount Vernon - Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of Meth-
2022-342
amphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Syringe - PCS
Coltyn Tomes - Mount Vernon - Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Marijuana, Reckless Driving - PCS
Jennifer Nunnally - Mount Vernon - Possession of Methamphetamine, Dealing in Methamphetamine - PCS November 19
Jason Wyatt - Mount VernonWarrant, Theft - PCS
Douglas Warrick - Mount Vernon - Operating With Controlled Substance in Body, Leaving the Scene of a Crash-Property Damage - MVPD November 20
Joshua Perkins - Mount Vernon - Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession Controlled Substance - PCS
Francisco Martinez - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Strangulation, Domestic Battery - MVPD
Francisco Martinez - Mount Vernon - Warrant, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia (petition to revoke) - MVPD
Complaints November 3 5:38 a.m. - Repossession2017 Dodge Journey - Vista Drive, Mount Vernon 7:43 a.m. - Theft - Caller stated that he is doing some
work for a phone company at a cell tower site. Caller stated that he took some aluminum plates down there to use and a base. Caller stated that someone has stolen one of the 100 pound aluminum plates - Waller Hill Road, Poseyville 2:04 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller stated that a gray passenger car was driving reckless in their parking lot. Caller stated that it was a domestic between a male and female. Caller stated that they almost hit the building and now the male is running through a field - Industrial Road, Mount Vernon 4:12 p.m. - ThreateningCaller advised her boyfriend was trying to get her to wreck her vehicle. Advised she is moving out of the residence and tried to be gone before he got there but he showed up. She advised she was trying to leave and he attempted to get her to crash her vehicle - SR 66/Saint Phillips Road, Wadesville November 4 12:30 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised a female is at his house, hitting him and breaking his items - Third Street, Mount Vernon 5:53 p.m. - Assault - Female in gray van just hit caller in the park because her dog ran up to them - East Street/Park Avenue, New Harmony November 6 1:39 a.m. - Message - Caller advised he is at the restaurant/
Taxpayers of the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County (the “School Corporation”), are hereby notified that the School Corporation has determined to issue its General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022 (the “Bonds”) in accordance with Indiana Code 20-48-1-1, as amended, in the amount of not to exceed $1,600,000 for the purpose of providing funds for improving school property. This notice is provided in accordance with Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-5.
Dated: November 15, 2022
METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NORTH POSEY COUNTY
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Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of M .S.D. of North Posey County, Posey County, Indiana, that the proper fiscal body will consider the following additional appropriation in excess of the budget for the current year at the location of the Board Office, 101 N. Church St, Poseyville, IN 47633 at 6:30 p.m. on the 12th day of December 2022.
Fund Name: 3101 - Education Amount
Major Budget Classification: 10000 - Instruction $250,000.00 20000 - Support Services $100,000.00 Total for 3101 Education Fund: $350,000.00 Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriation(s) as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The Department will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriation(s) within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken. Amy J. Will Board Secretary Dated: 11/21/2022 Published in the Posey County News on November 29, 2022 - hspaxlp
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Cause No. 65C01-2210-EU-00062 IN
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY J. KUSTURIN, DECEASED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Andrew Kusturin was, on November 9, 2022, appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of LARRY J. KUSTURIN, deceased, who died on July 24, 2020.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
DATED: November 15, 2022.
Prepared By: Joshua Mastison, # 26476-82 Mastison Law & Mediation, Inc. Attorney-at-Law & Certified Domestic Relations Mediator 7899 Bell Oaks Dr., Suite 6 P.O. Box 1202 Newburgh, IN 47629 Published in the Posey County News on November 22, November 29, December 6, 2022 - hspaxlp
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NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION NO. 65C01-2211-EU-000067
IN THE POSEY CIRCUIT COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERIK O. ARNEBERG, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that James Owen Coleman and The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, N.A. were, on November 18, 2022, appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Erik O. Arneberg, Deceased, who died testate on August 6, 2022, and were authorized to proceed with the administration of said decedent’s estate without court supervision.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
DATED at Mount Vernon, Indiana on 11/18/2022.
D. Andrew Nestrick, Esq.
Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC One Main Street, Suite 201 Evansville, IN 47708-1473 Ph: (812) 452-3510
Fax: 812-421-4936
Email: andy.nestrick@skofirm.com
Kay Kilgore, Clerk, Circuit Court of Posey County, Indiana
By: Donna Curtis Deputy
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Notice
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The contract will be awarded ordinarily to the respective lowest responsible bidder, but the Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all negotiable bids; to waive technicalities; and to delay the awarding of contracts until all cost data can be analyzed.
METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MT. VERNON Board of School Trustees Secretary
bar and paid with a hundred dollar bill and the bartender said that he didn’t and is wanting to know what actions he can take now against the bar - Second Street, Mount Vernon 11:24 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Female yelling on the phone and hung-up - Sycamore Street, Mount Vernon 2:33 p.m. - Family FightAdvised subject won’t give her the kids. Hear the subject in the background saying female threatened to run subject over
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with the car. Advised subject is cussing her out but hasn’t threatened her - Third Street, Mount Vernon 4:50 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - In progress. Caller advised her neighbor just went to her outdoor kitchen and found two people have broken in. Neighbor has female stoppedWater Street, Mount Vernon 7:31 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised that her husband is throwing all her things in the front yard - Syca-
more Street, Mount Vernon 11:40 p.m. - ThreateningCaller advised that a male subject is threatening their father. Advised male subject hit his father - Water Street, Mount Vernon November 7 5:45 a.m. - TrespassingCaller advised that she has been having issues with her sister-inlaw. Caller advised that female subject was just digging through
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND CONTRACTORS
Notice is here by given that the Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, will receive bids for certain supplies, materials, services, and properties necessary for the operation of the General, Park & Recreation, Motor Vehicle Highway, Local Road & Street, Cumulative Capital Improvement, Cumulative Capital Development Funds, Water Department, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant of said City for the 2023 fiscal year up to the hour of 11:00 A.M., December 14, 2022, at the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer in the City Hall Annex, 520 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana: Item #1 Gasoline and diesel will be pumped at the bidders pumps. Bidder will ensure 24 hour service and in case of power failure Provide emergency backup. Bidder must specify minimum octane rating on each class of fuel.
A. Ethyl 65,000 gallons or less
B. Regular 65,000 gallons or less C. Unleaded 65,000 gallons or less D. Low Sulphur Diesel 15,000 gallons or less E. #1 and #2 Diesel 15,000 gallons or less Items #2, #3, #4 F.O.B. at bidders plant or delivered to designated points within the City.
A. Gravel 2,000 ton or less
B. Rock/Stone 5,000 ton or less C. Sand 7,000 ton or less
Item #5 Asphalt Paving, as follows: 1500 ton or less asphalt patching materials, F.O.B. bidders plant A. Binder B. Surface C. Cold Mix D. UPM
All stone, concrete materials, asphaltic materials, and sand are to meet current Indiana State Highway standard specifications and detailed specifications now on file in the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office in the City Hall Annex Building, Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, entitled SPECIFICATIONS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS, CITY OF MOUNT VERNON.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER, CITY OF MOUNT VERNON
Item #6 300,000 gallons, more or less, polyaluminum Hydroxychlorosulphate (PAC), delivered in bulk to the Mount Vernon Water Works Plant.
Bid Specs for PAC
1) It is the intent of these specifications to define the properties and characteristics of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate which will be used for the treatment of water in a water treatment plant.
2) The contract for the purchase of aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate will be for a term of (1) year from the date of contract signing. The contract can be extended for an additional year upon agreement by both parties.
3) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate supplier shall deliver to the water treatment plant an order of aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate within 8 calendar days of the date of order placement.
4) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate supplier shall be responsible for the delivery and unloading of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate.
Specific Product Requirements:
1) The material supplied shall be aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate specifically manufactured for application for treatment of water in a water treatment facility meeting AWWA standards and listed under NSF Standard 60.
2) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate to be furnished shall have the following typical properties:
Chemical Type
% Aluminum Oxide 10.5 +/- 0.5
Aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate
% Aluminum 5.6 +/- 0.3
Basicity 70 % minimum Sulfate 1.5% +/- 0.5% Chloride 9 % minimum pH 2.5 +/- 0.3 Specific Gravity 1.23 +/- 0.03
Color Water white to tan Appearance Slightly hazy to clear Freezing point -26°F
CAS Number 39290-78-3
UN Class UN 1760 Corrosive Liquid N.O.S.
3) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate supplier guarantees the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate furnished during the contract period will meet or exceed the above specifications.
4) The product must have a demonstrated ability to perform effectively in all turbidity, temperature and pH ranges for the water being treated. Arrangements for conducting demonstration tests are the responsibility of the Bidder and should be made to the Authority far enough in advance of the bid to show effectiveness of the product. All costs related to this demonstration shall be paid for by the Bidder and must include the following:
A. Provide enough product in tote bins for plant testing with the product feeding at a continuous rate for the full duration of the test.
B. Two tests, each seven days long are required; one test during cold water temperatures in January or February and a second during warm temperatures in August or September.
5) Effective performance will be determined by water plant personnel based upon current water quality objectives on which the plant has a historical working knowledge, including particle counts, applied turbidity, finished water turbidity, filter run length, product dosage, etc.
6) Bidder shall bid delivery by tank truck based upon minimum shipments of 3,000 gallons.
7) Bidder should have a person available by phone or in person who is knowledgeable on coagulation using aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate. Include name and phone number with bid.
8) Bidder is required to visit plant twice per year to conduct jar test to ensure product being utilized properly and to assist in training of plant operators in effective use of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate.
9) Bidder should be primary manufacturer of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate.
Item #7 36,000 pounds, more or less, liquid chlorine, to be delivered in (1) one ton cylinders, to the Mount Vernon Water Works Plant.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SEWER, CITY OF MOUNT VERNON
Item #8 Phosphorous Removal Project 300,000 pounds, more or less, polyaluminum Hydroxychlorosulphate (PAC), delivered in bulk to the Mount Vernon Sewage Treatment Plant.
Bid Specs for PAC
1) It is the intent of these specifications to define the properties and characteristics of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate which will be used for the treatment of WASTE water in a SEWAGE treatment plant in order to remove phosphorous.
2) The contract for the purchase of aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate will be for a term of (1) year from the date of contract signing. The contract can be extended for an additional year upon agreement by both parties.
3) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate supplier shall deliver to the WASTE water treatment plant an order of aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate within 8 calendar days of the date of order placement.
4) The aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate supplier shall be responsible for the delivery and unloading of the aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate.
Specific Product Requirements:
material supplied shall be aluminum chloride hydroxide sulfate
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on forms prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts and bidder shall furnish bond, certified check or cashier’s check, in the amount of five percent (5%) of their total bid, to guarantee that they will enter a contract and/or furnish performance bond in accordance with their bids and specifications.
No bid shall be opened or accepted if delivered after 11:00 o’clock A.M., Central Standard Time on the 14th of December, 2022. Proper bids will be opened at the regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety at 9:00 A.M., Central Standard Time, December 15, 2022, in the Annex Meeting Room, at 520 Main Street. The City of Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana, reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bill Curtis, Mayor
ATTEST: Cristi L. Sitzman, Clerk-Treasurer Published in the Posey County News on November 22, November 29, 2022 - hspaxlp
the trash at her father’s house then shined a flashlight through his garage window. Was asking to leave and did but caller is requesting officers - Kimball Street, Mount Vernon 6:27 a.m. - Citizen DisputeCaller advised that a male subject allowed him and male subject’s daughter-in-law to store their stuff there and he recently passed. His daughter is now in charge of his property and is throwing their stuff out. Request to speak with officers - College Avenue, Mount Vernon 7:30 a.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Caller advised they have found a bag of marijuana on the floor - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon November 8 7:52 a.m. - Disturbing the Peace - Caller stated that her boyfriend is upset with her and is throwing all her items in the ditch. Caller stated that it is just verbal at this time - Caborn Road, Mount Vernon 10:31 a.m. - Suspicious - Caller advised her husband found a small toolbox hidden under his brush pile and believes it may have something to do with recent thefts - First Street, Griffin 11:11 a.m. - Welfare Check - Caller advised female subject has not been at work for several days. Advised when she did show up, her face was covered in bruises from her boyfriend - Second Street, Mount Vernon 1:04 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller stated that someone has stolen their 1994 gray Jeep. Caller stated that it was taken within the last two days - Sixth Street,
Mount Vernon 2:53 p.m. - Fight - Caller stated that there is a fight in the restaurant parking lot. Caller stated that there is a subject in a red vehicle. Another call advised woman in gray truck maybe ran someone over. Advised subject are fighting now. Caller stated that a white male, wearing a blue shirt, that hit a worker in the face several times, took off on foot through the parking lot - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 3:01 p.m. - Message - Caller advised several “for sale” signs have been stolen. Advised this is the second time they have been stolen - SR 62, Mount Vernon 3:15 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller stated that there is a male and female by the swings with no clothes on - Water Street, Mount Vernon 6:11 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised someone broke into some building on the property and the residence. Not sure if anything is missing - Joest Road, Wadesville 8:39 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Has just been verbal. Female is at the residence. Caller took the daughter and left. Wants to talk to a deputy - Copplerline/Zion Church Road, Mount Vernon November 9 12:56 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Can just hear yelling in the background and female saying she wants a male subject removed - Tenth Street, Mount Vernon 4:12 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Advised someone tried to open back window and screenMulberry Street, Mount Vernon
4:55 p.m. - Trespassing - Advised someone broke into trailer. Caller advised he went inside the trailer, there is no one in the trailer but there’s a white Jeep parked there - Bluff Road, Mount Vernon 5:14 p.m. - Suspicious - Subject, wearing a red shirt, appears to be slumped over on a scooter - Seventh/Main Street, Mount Vernon 6:27 p.m. - Citizen DisputeCaller advised he was run out of restaurant because female subject advised she had a restraining order against him. He advised that its been dropped for a few years and wants proof that its dropped - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 10:11 p.m. - ThreateningCaller advised her sister is going through a divorce and her sister’s husband is messaging her and threatening to kill her and rape her in front of her husband November 10 10:18 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised two subjects on the property taking items from the garage. They are not supposed to be on the property. Subjects are in a minivan. Caller wants them removed - Haines Road, Wadesville 8:31 p.m. - Vandalism - Caller advised that he has had issues with someone vandalizing his property and had reported them about a month ago. Advised that someone is now revving up their engine in front of his house almost every night and believes the same person ran over his trash cans. He has video - High School Road, Poseyville November 11
1:24 a.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised one of her houses is being broken into by a squatter. She can see him on camera walking around the house with a flashlight - West Franklin Road, Evansville
1:30 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised a male subject is there and he will not leave. Caller advised verbal only at this time but he is becoming violent - Wolfinger Road, Mount Vernon 1:52 p.m. - Message - Caller stated that about a week ago his ex trashed his house and injured him. Caller would like to press charges on her for battery - Third Street, Mount Vernon November 12 7:29 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised he and his wife have been physically fighting. He advised she put her hands on him and his ears are ringingFifth Street, Mount Vernon 9:05 a.m. - Message - Caller stated that a female will come in with $100 bills and want the money put on a PayPal card. Caller stated that she has done this a couple of times but tells workers she is doing it to transfer money to her bank - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon 11:06 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Mother is calling for her son, apartment above him. Some type of domestic going on - Main Street, Mount Vernon November 13 9:27 a.m. - Message - Caller requests to speak with an officer. Claims he is being blackmailed by someone over the Internet. He
states unless he pays this person, lewd photos will be sent over Instagram - Old Blairsville Road, Wadesville 4:54 p.m. - General Complaint - Caller stated that her sister’s boyfriend threatened her. Caller stated that when the male subject came over that he called the caller (***) and he was going to “knock her nuggets out”. Caller would like to speak with an officer - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon November 14 12:27 p.m. - Theft-Automobile - Caller advised his black Explorer was stolen yesterday from parking lot - North Main Street, Mount Vernon 2:43 p.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised male and female in the yard yelling at each other. Male is inside of a camper at this time throwing things - Eighth/ Mill Street, Mount Vernon 3:46 p.m. - Controlled Substance Problem - Meet with caller, finding a purse that has been turned into a meth kit, has drugs, pipe and other items - Haines Road, Wadesville November 15 11:54 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised her ex showed up at her apartment screaming and yelling at her. Advised he is banned from the property. Advised he took her phone so she was unable to call - Main Street, Mount Vernon 4 p.m. - Theft - Caller reference the other side of the family stealing a headstone that he paid for after they wrongfully exhumed a body to move it to Evansville - Industrial Road, Mount Vernon 8:25 p.m. - Breaking and Entering - Caller advised there is someone in her garage. Caller advised the TV is on in the garage and she could hear someone out there - SR 66, Wadesville
11:20 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised that a male in a gray Ford Ranger stole his gas can after he loaned him gas - Winery Road, Wadesville November 16
8:19 a.m. - Theft - Caller advised her ex-husband has been stealing items from her residence while she is at work - Cox Road, Mount Vernon
12:43 p.m. - Phone ScamCaller advised she was scammed out of $15,000 by someone who she had been talking to and believed they were going to get married. She has spoken to her bank and she is requesting to speak with a deputy to get a report - Stillwell Road, New Harmony
1:48 p.m. - Theft - Caller advised his Nintendo Switch was stolen from his car - Mill Street, Mount Vernon 2:03 p.m. - Message - Caller is requesting to speak with an officer reference this residence being a whore house and now they are selling meth - Allyn Drive, Mount Vernon 6:56 p.m. - Message - Caller advised she spoke with deputy about her ex causing issues. Now his niece is making threats to her on social media - Copperline Road, Evansville 11:31 p.m. - Repossession - 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan.
Owner is not aware - Fifth Street, Mount Vernon November 17 12:17 a.m. - HarassmentChild’s father’s mom has put a hit on her to kill her. Other members of the family are threatening her - Poplar Street, Cynthiana 9 a.m. - Repossession - 2014 Chevy Traverse - Gregory Lane, Mount Vernon 1:22 p.m. - Suspicious - Caller advised male subject in Army clothes knocking on doorsMain Street, Mount Vernon 5:58 p.m. - Road Rage - Caller advised a male subject in a gray Grand Marquis was driving recklessly. Waived a weapon from his vehicle. Male subject last seen parked at store. White male, 5’4”, very thin, wearing orange hat - Fourth Street, Mount Vernon November 18 10:35 a.m. - Message - Caller doesn’t think it’s fair that someone bought the house she has been renting from the previous owner and the new owner is wanting to come to the property and eventually evict her and it is stressing her out - Albert Drive, Wadesville 4:50 p.m. - HarassmentStalker situation, male subject - Farmersville Road, Mount Vernon November 19 12:36 a.m. - Domestic Violence - Caller advised her husband has kicked her out of the house and kept the kids inside and will not let her in the house to get her kids - Vines Road, Mount Vernon
Civil Connie DeHaven v. DolGenCorp, LLC, d/b/a Dollar General, Curtis Rafferty, Karyn Rafferty
OneMain Financial Group, LLC v. Lucas Thornton
North Park Nursing Center v. Gordon Swartz, Kay Swartz Rockford Allen v. Saint Wendel Catholic Church
Royal Motor Sales d/b/a Expressway Chevy and Expressway Auto Sales v. Jesse Teague, III
Royal Motor Sales d/b/a Expressway Chevy and Expressway Auto Sales v. Hubert Castell, Jacqueline Castell
Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Robert Acton, Crystal Acton Barbara Neaveill, Elizabeth Hansen v. Grover Neaveill, Shawn Neaveill, Nancy Neaveill Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/s/o Sierra D. Brown v. Trenton Waller
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Amber Clark
RGR Properties, Incorporated v. Sherry Mullen
State of Indiana v. Andrew Preske, Andrea Preske, Posey County, Indiana LVNV Funding, LCC v. Charley Abbott LVNV Funding, LLC v. Gregory Wiltshire Linda Kimbley v. Gary Jones Hoosier Accounts Service v. Tiffany Gilbert
Discover Bank c/o Discover Products, Incorporated v. Carrie Thompson
Fifth Third Bank, National Association v. Kristina Head
Professional Financial Services of Indiana, LLC v. Brooklyn Bebout
Donnie R. Sutton v. Shannon Burgess, Monica Turner TD Bank USA, N.A. v. Melody Lemberg Mariner Finance, LLC v. Wanda Turner
Professional Financial Services of Indiana, LLC v. Nicklas Newman
OneMain Financial Group, LLC v. Michael Hunnicutt
Carla Rollins v. Kerrilyn Stewart, Troy Stewart Tower Construction v. Evon Smith
Tower Construction v. April Mayberry
Med-1 Solutions v. Cody Luttrell
Med-1 Solutions v. George Clark
Andrei Sharygin, Tatiana Sharygin v. Christopher Alvey Andrei Sharygin, Tatiana Sharygin v. Maribel Gough, Frank Wetmore
Midland Credit Management, Incorporated v. Roger Hoops Crane Credit Union v. Evalene Savage, Jerry Walden, Shelia Walden, et al
Ricky Smith v. Nexus Energy, LLC v. Robert Yancy Professional Financial Services of Indiana, LLC v. Heather Willis
Troy D. Rutledge v. Blaine Volz
Freedom Mortgage Corporation v. Town of Poseyville, Jennifer Cockerham, Unknown tenant
Alles Brothers Furniture v. Taylor Beswick
Alles Brothers Furniture v. Jodi Wheelock
Fred Sammet v. Peggy Sue Durell, Ella Mae Correa
John Schoening v. Josette Lohmann
Mariner Finance, LLC v. Kristopher Scarafia
Professional and Business Collections, LLC v. Justin Nobles, Kathyren Nobles
Derrick Bulkley Motors, LLC d/b/a Expressway Jeep Chrysler Dodge v. Daniel Topper
Marriage Applications
Erica Davis, 31, Mount Vernon and Robert Chase, Jr., 29, Mount Vernon
Delayne Elizabeth Henderson, 20, Mount Vernon and Logan Daniel Sitzman, 21, Mount Vernon
Emma Nicole Carner, 24, New Harmony and Daniel Ray Motz, 27, New Harmony
Stacy Lynn Hall, 41, Gifford, Ill., and William Ross Bell, 48, Gifford, Ill
Brayann Henderson, 30, Mount Vernon and Brandon Webber, 29, Mount Vernon
Celeste M. Hill, 24, Evansville and Andrew R. Cumbee, 26, Poseyville
Taylor Lynn Lipking, 23, Wadesville and Joel Donovan Heavrin, 24, Wadesville
Kate M. Scates, 43, Mount Vernon and Justin D. Rose, 43, Mount
Trisha Jolene Arendell, 42, Wadesville and Matthew Thomas Spahn, 41, Poseyville
Sheila Ann Weber, 71,
Alan Gatewood, 71,
Mount Vernon Police Chief Andrew Rush wasn’t exaggerating when he told Mount Vernon Common Council members at their November 2, meeting that “this week has been a pretty busy week for us.” His lengthy report ran the gamut from Red Ribbon Week celebrations and observations on student drinking to wrecked police cars and the announcement that they have identified the ‘perps’ who vandalized Riverfront Park.
Concrete footers and stone slabs at the riverfront were spray painted with offensive sayings and racist remarks the prior weekend. An investigation revealed that cameras facing the site of vandalism were not in working order, so officers had to go to nearby residences with security cameras to watch their footage. Juveniles have been identified and the department is working on the situation and its consequences now. The damage was cleaned up by Max Dieterle’s Street Department crews who worked several hours with grinding tools and chemicals to remove the offensive words. Dieterle was not present at the meeting to hear the extensive kudos and thanks for their efforts.
Rush commented on lessons learned about student views on underage drinking that were gathered during participation in Red Ribbon Week activities. On October 25, officers were at Mount Vernon High School to utilize “drunk goggles” with a cone course using pedal cars to simulate impaired driving. The course has signs and even a working stoplight. Seventy-two students were invited to don the glasses and drive it on their lunch hour in the auxiliary gym. The pedal cars and materials were purchased with funds from a Posey County Drug Free grant.
He continued by stating all of the students filled out a pre-course survey about whether un-
derage drinking was a big issue in the county and the answer to that was a resounding 79 percent yes. After the course, students filled out a post survey about their experiences, including how well this program helped students realize the dangers of intoxicated driving and 75 percent felt it helped.
Chief Rush continued his report explaining they brought the program to the junior high school on October 26 with 45 participants. 89 percent of them felt underage drinking in the county was a big issue. Also, on that date, police officers participated in a Career Fair at the high school. They had the opportunity to talk about their career choice and the benefits of working in Mount Vernon, as well as what is required to become a police officer.
On October 26, his department received 19 AEDs (automated external defibrillators) with funds from a grant from the Deaconess Foundation and the HeartSaver Committee. These AEDs will be placed in each police vehicle and can be used by officers in a cardiac emergency.
On October 28, Officer Zach Adkins graduated SWILEA, the Police Training Academy that he attended since July 7, 2022. Now, he will be finishing his six-month Field Training Officer period.
On October 31, police and fire department representatives distributed Halloween candy at the fire station. City employees filled approximately 1,000 bags of candy, which only lasted two hours from 3 to 5 p.m. Rush added a big “hats off” to all city departments for their hard work. “I’ve heard so many positive things about the candy giveaway and the haunted house. These are the things that make Mount Vernon so special,” he observed.
Since the last meeting, there were 32 traffic offenses; nine accidents reported; 10 animal
are at high school level. Amanda Hawkins resigned in junior high food services.
Scott Reagan was granted a nonpaid medical leave of absence from September 26 through December 31, 2022 as requested.
For professional leave, Alecia Schmidt was given permission to attend two events with students. The first one is the FFA District 10 chapter meeting contest at North Posey High School on December 7 and the FFA District 10 Welding Contest at Vincennes University on December 17. FFA will pay expenses for both events. Jim Hatfield and Kevin Krizan may attend with students the DECA District Competition at Ivy Tech in Evansville on January 6, 2023. Michelle Johnston may attend the SIEC 3E Middle Level Educators meeting in Jasper on February 9, 2023.
In other board action:
--The board approved specifications for their contracted bus routes for 2023-27 school years and granted permission to advertise for bids on November 29 and December 6, 2022 “We have fifteen contracted routes that will expire on June 30,2023 and will start again in August, 2023. As in the past, we anticipate using a negotiable bid process to allow for negotiation with bidders after receiving their initial bid,” remarked Thompson. Bids will be opened on December 20 at 10 a.m. in the Administration Offices. Director of Business Loren Evans commented, “We are fortunate to have good drivers with very good attendance records. We anticipate it may be harder to fill these routes than in past years though.”
--DEvans also said he has good news for the Self-Insurance Fund Report. “I am recommending that we don’t raise premiums in 2023. Our cash flow is good Even though we had several claims this year, it was not a light claims year, we are up
Drew Heckert, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the local Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year’s toy drive.
Local residents may help make a difference for children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to the office, 431 East Fourth Street Mount Vernon, Ind.,
during regular business hours beginning November 9 through December 9. Monetary gifts cannot be accepted.
“With the holiday season around the corner, we are all getting ready for the festivities,” Heckert said. “And as this is the season of giving, now is a great time to remember the less fortunate in our community.”
complaints; 142 other calls for service; and 16 arrests. Among the arrests, three were for DWI, one for methamphetamine and one burglary arrest.
Mayor Pro Tem Andy Hoehn, acting in the absence of Mayor Bill Curtis, asked the status of the new police vehicles that were approved for purchase. Rush replied they are on order. He just received the damaged one back from Bruce Hall after repairs, though it still needs a few minor tweaks.
Hoehn also asked how many applications have been received for the open officer positions. Rush replied they received five to date. Three of the applicants have been with other agencies, so they could be considered lateral hires that will require less training. Background checks will be conducted soon. The date for interviews will be available by the next meeting.
Councilwoman Dana Baldwin stated she appreciates the in-depth updates that Rush gives at these meetings.
Mount Vernon Fire Chief Wes Dixon remarked that he would like to reiterate what Rush reported concerning Halloween. “Folks were ready to get out and it was a huge success. We had 1,000 bags of candy, and then made another 100-200 more. There were lots of positive comments, especially on the haunted house put on by the Water Department. It was so very well done,” he enthused. He noted that Ron Harper posted a lot of pictures of the haunted house on Facebook.
Baldwin stated she would like to go on record again by saying that she has still not seen a quarterly report from the Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Department as requested.
Under New Business, Hoehn initiated a review and discussion of the penalty and fine sections of city ordinances. He suggested mov-
$500,000 from last January. We made some changes on highcost drugs and charges on claims and it helped.” The month end cash balance of the fund as of October is $ 3,112,448.23.
--Permission was granted to contract with the following insurance providers. Health – Lucent Health and Pareto Health/ HCC for 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2023. Dental – Paramount Dental – 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2024,a 3% increase in first year to be paid by employees (family plan only), up to 2% increase in second year, also only affecting family plans. Group Term Life/AD&D, Long Term Disability, and Voluntary Life Insurance will be provided by One America/AUL – 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2023. Vision will be VSP 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2024.
--The board authorized renewing a lease for Suite 222, 816
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disability for all full-time employees who work 35 hours per week or more.
Posey County Area Plan Director, Mindy Bourne, addressed the Commissioners regarding two rezoning requests. They were both approved. The first was for David and Kathy Esche, 1920 Ford Road North, to zone 1.142 acres from AG to R1. The second was for Zachary and Nicole Meny, 11331 Water Tank Road, to rezone 1.5 acres from AG to B3 (Commercial High Intensity) with a plan to move their existing pinball distribution company to this area. Both passed 5-0 on November 10, at the Area Plan Commission meeting.
Collins announced bids were received for the advertised specs on yearly bids and fuel bids. Bidders were Ries Tire, E3 Bridge, Mulzer Stone, CivilCon, Russell Excavating, Chastain Excavating, and Direct Energy. Both SynEnergy and Wabash Valley submitted bids for the Highway Department, EMS Services, and the Sheriff. Commissioner Schorr made a motion to take these bids under advisement to be awarded at the next Commissioner’s meeting and the motion carried with a vote of 2-0.
Paul Micheletti, EMS Director, recently approached the Commissioners requesting that they approve an increase in the current billing rates for the EMS Department. As requested, the EMS Director worked with the billing company to compile a list of comparable rates for this area. County Attorney, Joe Harrison, created an ordinance with new proposed increases. Ordinance 2022-11-15-01 was approved with the new EMS Billing Rates, with an effective date of January 1, 2023.
In other Commissioner action:
--The Commissioners approved the 2023 contract for Purdue Extension Services. Attorney Harrison reviewed it and stated the only change is the increase in cost. County Auditor Meaghan Greenwell said the increased cost was included in the budget for 2023.
--The Commissioners approved a revised 2023 Meeting
ing all city fines to one location called a Fines Section, instead of spread throughout the ordinances. He said some of the fines are $25 and that is too meager, “That is not a fine that means anything,” he noted. “It is not a deterrent.”
Hoehn feels they should consolidate all fines and revise them, since so many are outdated. They need to update and rearrange them and should ask City Attorney Beth Higgins to do so. Councilman David Dodd and Baldwin agreed.
“We need to have a document prepared and kick the tires to see how it works. The Water Department side may need some tweaking, too, the more opinions, the better,” he remarked. It was agreed that council would ask Higgins to prepare it.
At the Water Utility Board meeting held prior to the council meeting, Water Superintendent Chuck Gray brought in quotes on the wooden storage building near the new water tower discussed at their previous meeting. Two businesses declined to submit a quote, but two others were received. One was from Hobgood on a 48’x 100’ building at a cost of $70,000. The other quote came from Daviess County Metal at a cost of $79,997.47. Baldwin asked if this includes a concrete floor and Gray replied, “No, a regular ground floor.”
Dodd asked Gray if he is happy with these quotes to which Gray replied in the affirmative, so Dodd made a motion to go with the low quote of Hobgood.
It carried unanimously 4-0. Councilman Rusty Levings did not attend the meeting to vote.
Baldwin asked if the water department will be able to supply the new facility that will be going in by AstraZeneca. Gray replied the new business will be receiving water and sewage services from German Township.
square feet on the upper level of Hedges Central School for the Bellefontaine Cemetery group for a period of one year beginning December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023. Since they only use the room for meetings, not storage or office space, the rent in only $45 monthly.
--School Board President Greg Oeth attended the meeting virtually via FaceTime. Due to the virtual attendance of a board member, all votes were taken by roll call and were unanimous.
--The end of the year board meetings are slated for Monday, December 5, and Monday, December 19 at 5:45 p.m. in the Media Center of Mount Vernon Senior High School. The first meeting of next year will be on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. It is the annual organizational meeting.
and Holiday Schedule. They had to correct an Election Day date error.
In Department Reports:
--Posey County Highway Superintendent, Steve Schenk, stated BLN recently completed the pavement asset management plan required to be done every two years. Schenk said the plan details every road in the county and rates the road on a scale of one to ten. This plan is needed for the county to be eligible to apply for the Community Crossings Grant.
--Schenk received a quote from Expressway Dodge to purchase a half-ton, 4-wheel drive that meets the needed specs for a total cost of $42,140.00. The purchase of this vehicle was approved. Schenk also explained the dump trucks that were ordered have been canceled, and he will have to re-bid them Tnext year.
--Donnie Martin, with the Posey County Health Department, stated that the department is currently busy giving flu and COVID vaccinations.
--Posey County EMS Director Micheletti, gave the following report for October 2022: 253 Requests resulting in 187 Transports with $89,776 taken in billing revenue.
--Posey County Sheriff Deputy, Kyle Reidford, gave the following inmate housing report: 12 DOC, 25 Vanderburgh County and 78 Posey County for a total of 115 inmates.
--The Animal Control Report for October is 35 complaints, 12 animals picked up, one euthanasia, and 2 bite reports with $134 in receipts taken to the Treasurer’s Office.
--Auditor Greenwell announced the last Commissioner and Council meeting for the year will be on December 20th. There was an email sent to department heads from the Auditor’s Office with all of the end-of-year deadlines. An email was sent to all employees regarding open enrollment that is taking place this week. Employees filling out Salary Survey forms, need to return them as soon as possible. Phone interviews will start soon for the survey.
Years ago here in our county the major crops were cotton, grain sorghum, pinto beans, and alfalfa. I can remember as a kid hauling beans to the planter, cutting and windrowing beans, then riding that dusty old combine.
We have enough time in our growing season here to make two crops… if they are short season crops.
Pinto beans were bad about catching the rust, especially if they tried to double crop beans behind beans.
Rust/blight, is a devastating leaf disease that can defoliate the plants, and if it hit early enough would ruin them. Back then fungicides we’re not a thing yet.
The old timers use to tell the story about how all the farmers here got together and made a pact. No early beans were to be planted before July...period. Everyone agreed so that the rust didn’t get started, and that way everyone had a chance to make a crop. The price of pinto’s was getting high, everyone was getting excited and their mouth was watering!
Now there was a guy named John… (I won’t mention his last name because it’s not good to speak ill of the dead), and he was just as excited as everyone else, but just couldn’t resist the temptation. John went and planted early beans… Mind you this was about 60 years ago when a deal was a
deal, and a man’s word was his oath… a far cry from today.
Anyway… John planted those early beans and they said them beans sure come up pretty. He had a good even stand with no skips… perfect looking in every way.
Well, the farmers around here were not too happy with John for breaking the pact and going back on his word… So the story goes that someone with a team of horses and a section harrow mysteriously showed up in the night and harrowed down all John’s beans.
I never heard who plowed up his beans and those that did are mostly gone now, so I reckon we will never know.
John learned him a hard lesson, and that is, that you say what you mean, and you mean what you say… and a deal is a deal.
Back then folks honored a deal… and made believers outta those that didn’t.
I am where I want to be
I’m where I want to be.
I’ve been told many times I was crazy for becoming a farmer.
I was pretty smart in school and hardly ever cracked a book. A veteran farmer once asked me why I became a farmer, because he thought I had so much potential and could’ve been so much more. My best friend visited me from college once and said I was stupid for wanting to farm, he said there were so many other professions that were more profitable and less stressful, and I was crazy.
Well I don’t know where to begin regarding Mike Denning.
You cannot imagine the hole that is left in my life and in our little Point Township community. He was on our Township board for many years, a member of our fire department for over 40 years, a member of our church for more years than I can count. When I say members of these things he was far more than that, he was part of the foundation. He helped keep our Township straight and updated things over the years. He did more behind the scene things at our church than people could ever know from maintenance to delivering meals to feeding kids on Wednesday nights. He responded to hundreds of emergencies over the years helping to save countless lives and property. If you ever want to look at a true servant all you have to do is just look at him. I could ramble on all day about him if you ever want to just come find me.
After high school I went to Phoenix for about a year and a half, and I hated every minute I was there. There was nothing but people, concrete, and asphalt… and the heat was unbelievable. Sitting in a classroom at a desk with no windows was torture for a country kid like me… Sure there were big buildings, fancy cars and numerous things to do, but it just wasn’t for me.
In the city you see only the things men have made… where I grew up you see the things God has made.
I saw baby calves born, different crops start from seed and grow to make a crop. I saw deer, antelope, and quail, and I heard the owls at night ask who was there.
Many are fooled with the illusion of wealth called money… with fancy cars, fine dining and big beautiful houses.
But, I think I’m the richest man on earth because in my mind there is no greater wealth or peace of mind than seeing a crop grow in the black dirt, or watching the falling stars on a cool summer night, or hearing the coyotes yapping off somewhere in the distance.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Some ask why I would want to live in the middle of nowhere…
My answer is because I like it… and that makes me the richest man in the world.
and we got a call for someone not breathing we jumped in his old blue truck and raced there. On the way there he said can you do compressions? I said I don’t know. He said can you do breaths? I said I don’t know I was thinking I’ve practiced this but never done it. Well we got there and we done a heck of a job but that’s one I’ll never forget for sure. Maybe all the fertilizer he put on my dang yard for years before I knew it cause he knew how much I hated cutting grass. Cause we all know his other love besides pecans was cutting grass. The things we done that we would think he would never find out about but as you know he knows everyone so he would find out everything.
As I set here I could think of hundreds of story’s, I have over 35 years of them. You would have thought years ago he would have got tired of coming to get me or me getting dropped off at his house. Cause trust me I spent well more of my child hood at his house than my own. But never not once did he ever not include me in anything going on in his family’s life. We could talk about the trips to Holiday World, church trips, GE EAA events, going three wheeler riding, pulling us on a sled behind his truck except when his truck caught on fire and we had to put it out with the snow. Maybe the times we had to take a generator and light down in the bottoms to rake up pecans cause Lord knows he was the pecan king. All the butcherings he would drag us to. Maybe all the things Billy and I tore up and let me tell you we tore up a lot. The time I was at his house...I was probably 14
The town-wide Red Geranium Food Drive in tandem with the first annual Rose Wilkinson Holiday Food Drive was very successful.
On our November 17, food distribution day, the New Harmony Food Pantry served 114 families. That was an all-time record.
I am going to miss so many things my kids yelling as they look out the window, “Mike’s here.” Sitting around our table with him talking about everything and I mean everything saying well “Court is making dinner you might as well stay. He’d say no that’s OK. Then he’d say well I don’t got anywhere else to be. I’m going to miss all the calls from him filling me in on the goings on around the community. The Skis his always had the cooler in the truck with what everyone liked to drink.
My world just isn’t going to be the same but that’s OK and we will be OK. I am so blessed to have known him. My wife and kids got to know him they will never forget him cause I will not let them.
If there is anything you like about me he probably help mold some of that in my life and you can not imagine how proud of that I am.
Until we meet again Mike I hope I keep making you proud. Thank you for everything.
I love you!
Jay PriceApproximately 290 people had an enhanced Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to the generosity of the people of New Harmony.
We greatly appreciate the support of our community. Paul Allison New Harmony Food Pantry
G G B J J RPeg and I are about halfway through our assignment working with the judiciary in the country of Georgia. You probably already know that Georgia lies between Russia, Turkey and to Georgia’s west the Black Sea. It has an ancient history of colliding cultures and proclaims that due to its geographical location along the major trade route between Europe and Asia it is, “[T]he most invaded country on earth.”
Peg and I have been awed by the beauty of the Black Sea and Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains that can reach over 18,000 feet high. We have also found the Georgian people in the city of Batumi where we work and live to be amazingly hospitable. One of my duties is to work with the judges in the Batumi and the surrounding Adjara region and to share my experience with America’s legal system with law students who are preparing to practice law and preside over the courts. In that regard, I have been asked to speak with fourth year law students (law school is four years in Georgia).
The law school, the Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University, has asked me to address the members of the fourth year class on the issue of becoming and being a judge. As I have now spent over 41 years as an American judge I have had some time to reflect on these esoteric matters. As Fareed Zakaria might say, the following is “My take” on what it requires to be a good judge and how we can avoid electing or appointing bad judges. The university has invited me to speak on December 9, 2022 because that is the global celebration of Humans Rights Week and judges everywhere have the opportunity to impact Human Rights. Following is some of what I plan to tell the potential future judges. Of course, the principles of judging are universal, not just applicable in Georgia:
“This is Human Rights Week. My wife Peg and I are honored to be invited to exchange thoughts with you on issues of Human Rights. First let me congratulate you on your choice of law as a life’s work. In my family we have three lawyers and one judge. One of my older brothers who was already practicing law when I was deciding which career path to follow told me, “If you want to make a positive difference, the legal profession is where you can do the most good for the most people.” And within the legal profession, judges have many opportunities to make the world a better place. I commend the role of a judge for your consideration.
Not only can you become a judge, but you can become a judge when the whole world is at the crossroads of great challenges and opportunities. Your generation has the opportunity to serve at one of those great historical times that can truly change your communities, your country and, perhaps, the world for the better including helping to ensure Human Rights.
The law imposes upon judges the legal duties that judges are supposed to execute. However judges of good character do not need laws to make them perform their duties. The ideals of Georgia’s citizens are set forth in the Preamble of Georgia’s Constitution of 2020:
“We the citizens of Georgia - whose firm will it is to establish a democratic social order, economic freedom, and a legal and social state, to secure universally recognized human rights and freedoms, and to enhance state independence and peaceful relations with other peoples - drawing on the centuries-old traditions of the Georgian nation and the historical and legal legacy of the Constitution of Georgia of 1921, proclaim this constitution before god and the nation.”
These principles that guide Georgia’s judges are remarkably similar to the foundation upon which the United States of America was founded. The Preamble to America’s Constitution provides:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
It appears the goals of justice and preservation of Human Rights know no time or borders. Neither do the characteristics that produce good judges. Good judging is a complex duty that calls for judges of high character who often must choose between an easier wrong and a harder right in their service both on and off the bench. Good character has always been the most important qualification for a judge. As Socrates told his Athenian judges 2,400 years ago, “your duty is to do justice, not make a present of it.” Socrates set forth four essential elements of judging:
• To hear courteously;
• To answer wisely;
• To consider soberly; and
• To decide impartially.
Without good character no one can be a good judge. With
good character a judge is likely to produce a just decision regardless of the judge’s other qualities. And while the American Bar Association Model Code does not use the term “character”, character is what is required by each of the canons of the Model Code.
That good character is the hallmark of a good judge is not news. Socrates was the founder of the Classical school of legal philosophy. Judges may also refer to St. Thomas Aquinas (1205-1274) who about 1,000 years after Socrates postulated that all humans were created equal by god and therefore under Natural Law should be treated equally by the legal system.
Another philosopher the good judge may wish to study is Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) whose Social Contract theory of government theorized that people of a certain culture agree to laws that mutually benefit all citizens so all should obey them.
Then Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) developed his Categorical Imperative that is a Golden Rule type of legal theory. Kant’s near contemporary, John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), expanded on the Categorial Imperative in his Utilitarianism, whereby the judge should be guided by whatever is the greater good.
The important thing for judges is to keep an open and inquisitive mind as different factual scenarios play out in the court. A good judge should consider the ramifications of her or his decisions both to the parties in court and society at large. Judges should follow the guidance given by the legal theorist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) who in 1881 in his Common Law advised lawyers and his fellow jurists to not be mechanical in deciding cases:
“The law embodies the story of a Nation’s development through many centuries and it cannot be dealt with as if it contained only the axioms and corollaries of a book of mathematics. In order to know what it is, we must know what it has been, and what it tends to become.”
In other words, good judges study what good and bad judging has been for thousands of years and apply the wisdom of the ages to the cases in court. The people who must rely on the judge deserve nothing less.
Thank you for wanting to serve. There is no higher and more challenging calling than judging. I commend it for your consideration. The courts and your country need you; there is much good to be done.”
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Poet Jessica D. Thompson, will provide a reading this Thursday, December 1, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Sara’s Harmonie Way Café, 500 Church Street, in New Harmony. The reading will feature work from her recently published first book of narrative poetry, “Daybreak and Deep.”
The venue is fitting, for Jessica wrote most of the poems in the collection while she lived in New Harmony. “Daybreak and Deep” has already been chosen as a finalist for narrative poetry in the 19th Annual American Book Fest Best Book Awards for 2022.
Anyone missing Jessica’s reading at Sara’s will still have a chance to hear her read on Wednesday, December 14, at Your Brother’s Bookstore, 504 Main Street, in Evansville. The reading will feature her along with poets Linda Neal Reising and Mark Williams— all three forming the First Mondays writer group. Your Brother’s Bookstore stocks books by all three poets.
For those remarking, “I don’t read poetry. I can’t understand it,” the collection “Daybreak and Deep” will change their mind. The collection is very readable with images and words from the ordinary in life.
Locally, the new book is available also at Lowry Hollow, 617 Main Street, in New Harmony, and at Bluestocking Social, 606 South Weinbach Avenue, in Evansville. Online, it is available from Amazon and from the publisher, Kelsay Books.
Jessica’s collection considers love and loss, universal themes that resonate with all of us. The narrator tells a unique story in each of her poems about living with love and loss. Each experience breaks through to a place deep within anyone’s soul.
The book is dedicated to her two sisters, one deceased. It is written In Memoriam to her late husband, Hugh T. Thompson (19502015).
As poet Rebecca Gayle Howell has commented, “Thompson gives us a collection of poems so delicately tuned to the ecology of love and loss that the book itself is a house of prayer for all people, for all creatures,
for every leaf and bloom and weed, for this heartbreak, heaven of a life.” Jessica’s poems will linger in your heart, to be sure, like a whispered prayer.
The front cover alone evokes the still meditation so necessary to envision scenes from memory. Jessica purchased the rights to the art from German artist Catrin WelzStein. Jessica’s publisher, Kelsay Books, has nominated the cover for the prestigious Eric Hoffer DaVinci Eye award.
The cover features a hummingbird, referenced in one of Jessica’s poems, near a dark-haired woman with eyes half-closed in a field of tall grass and poppies. Both the first poem, the title poem, and the last poem in the collection, “Daybreak and Deep,” feature the image of tall grass. The last poem is even entitled “Tall Grass,” and it contains the lines, “My hair one long braid of curly dock. Sedge grass takes root in the marrow/of my bones.”
The Rumi quote introducing the poems connects to the cover also: “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you./Don’t fall back to sleep.
Her high school American literature class inspired Jessica to write poetry. “Most of the poets bored me until I found the poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay,” she recalls. “I could identify with her poetry, so that’s when I started writing poetry.”
Most of her poems in high school were protest poems she didn’t try to publish. A child of the 60s, Jessica comments, “Most of my poems were about the war. I grew up with the music of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and all those wonderful song writers. So that influenced my early work.”
For several years, she stopped writing while she pursued her career as a human resource professional. “It was only when I moved to New Harmony full time in 2004 that I told myself I was going to learn the craft of poetry,” she says.
“I did that by going to conferences and workshops, and I did it by buying poetry books and reading contemporary poets and being around other writers. I joined the Green River Writers, which has been around
for 35 years in Louisville,” she explains. “I met some really good Kentucky writers, and they too had yearly retreats where there were critiques and just being around other writers.
“I was in the Writers Bloc for years. I’ve been a member of the First Mondays writer group for seven years with Linda Neal Reising and Mark Williams. There are more members, but since COVID, it’s just the three of us. We still meet [monthly].”
She stresses the importance of belonging to a writers group. “Being a part of a writers group is very enriching. We [The First Mondays writer group] meet strictly to critique. We have known each other long enough, and we are at the same level of writing so that we can say anything to each other. We can say, ‘This doesn’t work’ or ‘This does work.’ It’s great having those other eyes. They were the first to read a lot of the poems in this book.”
Jessica acknowledges First Mondays writers for their support in her new book.
Asked about her writing practice, Jessica is honest and laughs. “I don’t have a practice,” she admits. “I’m not one of these, it’s my job. I retired two years ago. I can tell myself being a writer is my job now. I can go down to a lovely office. . .But I’m not dedicated. I will sit in my lounge chair and think, ‘There’s a line, so I’ll get up and find
a piece of paper to write it down, and I’ll stick it on my desk. But I don’t have a writing practice.”
One should, however, take her confession with a grain of salt. Jessica notices her surroundings, especially during her daily walks on the 25-acre property she and her new husband, Phil, share. “A lot of times, that’s where ideas will come from.” Although not nature poems, not surprisingly, her poems include a lot of elements of nature, the images illustrating an abstract concept like the loss of youth.
“It’s just the everyday. It’s just noticing,” Jessica continues. “I can’t force my poetry. I have to be inspired. It has to come from some place outside myself. It’s everyday things that I encounter.”
These everyday things bring to mind for her Mary Oliver’s poem, “Sometimes.” Oliver writes, “Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
“Be astonished,” Jessica repeats. “Look for the beauty in the everyday. There’s so much ugliness in the world. Track down Beauty. Catch a glimpse of ephemeral, fleeting beauty every chance you get.”
In “Daybreak and Deep,” Jessica D. Thompson proves she lives by her own advice.
Retired Mount Vernon High School math teacher Stephen Fuelling thinks everybody should make memories and write them down for family and friends to enjoy through the years. With that major goal in mind, the local educator wrote “Motorcycle Memories”, a retrospective book chock full of anecdotes and observations of his decades spent riding the motorized machines.
The 100-page book, available now on Amazon for $8.99, is a quick read that is very chatty, like the two of you are sitting at a table enjoying a Coke and a laugh together telling stories. However, there is enough technical language on the machines and their features to delight any motorhead with the details. I can only speculate what a Hooker Header Exhaust is, but that does not take away from the reading pleasure.
Steve’s stories are tales that take you to faraway places on his adventures logging over 130,000 road miles, owning 38 bikes through the years. He has ridden through the jungles of Belize covered in smashed butterflies, spiraled around steep switchbacks atop alpine mountain peaks in Austria, rode through miles of cumbersome sand into ghost towns, and was hit by a wall of tumbleweed in New Mexico that caused him to stop to pull it out of his machine. He traveled ‘Train Wreck Highway’ with its super winds in Newfoundland and US 6 in Nevada, the ‘Loneliest Road in America’, having only three towns in 297 miles.
To see the book’s dramatic cover photo of him in the 1980’s in helmet cutting through deep waters and to read about these Indiana Jones-like adventures, it is often surprising for some who meet him in person for the first time how much he doesn’t fit the stereotype. Steve gets a big kick out of this disparity. He is not hulking, he’s of slight build and 5 foot 8 inches tall. He looks the classic mild-mannered math teacher with big owl glasses and a shy smile. He’s like a Posey County Clark Kent. He was even on the Mount Vernon Common Council two terms for eight years. “I am happy to say we got the silo torn down.”
The book in many ways is a love letter to his dad, Don, who got the author hooked when he opened a Bridgestone Motorcycle Shop in 1963. A father of ten who was a surveyor’s helper chain man, Don worked in the shop on weekends for the five years he owned it. Dad gave Steve a 50 cc wrecked Bridgestone that the young boy repaired himself and started him on a lifelong love. Steve recalls Don as a suspender-wearin’, never met a stranger type gabber, who made fun trails all around the house for his kids to ride on. “My sister, Mary Jane, wanted her turn to learn to ride. She got on her first time and headed straight for a tree. She wasn’t hurt, but it is amazing how far she got up that tree!”, he writes.
Don died at age 53 in 1973. “We had so many good times. I have so many things we needed to share and tell him. In 1964, I sneaked off on weekends to Motocross fifty miles from home. I thought my dad would be furious if he found out. Instead, he surprised me, saying, ‘You should have told me you were doing that so I could join you and help out.’ My kids really enjoy that story.”
Early memories of riding involve going to the stripper pit areas in Lynnville and riding trails in early Harmonie State Park. “I went to the Bull Island Rock Festival with my brother, David in 1973. It was chaos, lawlessness, and I saw a nude water skier on the Wabash. It was funny to see him in only a ski belt! Steve
Immanuel UCC - 5812 Ford Road North is having a Community Youth Movie Night on Saturday, December 3. A light supper will be served at 5 p.m. and the movie begins at 6 p.m. The movie is the newly released and highly acclaimed, “Slumberland.” Free of charge.
Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus Christmas Concerts
Come and listen on Sunday, December 11, at 5 p.m., at First UMC Wesley Hall.
New Harmony Lamp Project
BG Projects (at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art) is proud to present The Lamp Project, a group show featuring ceramic installations by University of Southern Indiana’s Ceramics II students. Artists include
recalls his ignition wire came loose that day and David had to pull him home with a rope using his Big Horn Kawasaki. I In Motocross, Steve said he won only one race when he was young. “It was at St. Joe on a 175 Yamaha,” he recounted. “The race leader fell down and I ran over him and broke his collarbone. I tried to miss him. Really I did!”
Steve has a stool painted in bright colors in which he writes the motorcycle brands he owned through the years on the seat. Five were 200 KDX which he raced. Now he mainly races his greatgrandson, Beau, in the backyard. Beau rides a 50 cc Honda to try to beat “Grampy.” “My grandkids may not remember my home, my clothes, or my bank balance, but they will remember me and the word motorcycle.”
through the mountains.
“I had a lot of anxiety growing up and even as an adult, too. I overcame it by putting myself out there and just doing it and riding. In 2005, I decided to go see my brother in Sausalito alone. It was so cold in Utah, I had to put socks next to my cheeks in the helmet to keep warm, but I did it! I believe in the saying, ‘Ride to find peace and to stay strong.’ I have that sign in my basement man cave.”
A long laundry list of places fills the book with more great stories. Blue Ridge Parkway, Picture Rocks in upper Michigan, Oregon, the Tail of the Dragon with its 312 curves in 12 miles in North Carolina, Madame Lavu’s Voodoo Shop in New Orleans, and Yosemite, which he says is the “most beautiful national park in the USA.” Steve gets many ideas for places to visit from Roadrunner Magazine. He likes to enjoy the scenery along the way and collect stickers and mementoes of his trips, so he’s not big on “iron butt” fast endurance rides.
Steve enjoys local trips, too, especially with his ‘Loose Nut Trip’ friends going offroad. They go to Patty’s in Kentucky to eat, to Illinois wineries to see the solar eclipse, to underground mines and stripper pits, and even to an abandoned church they found where they took turns preaching to each other from the pulpit. “I love the camaraderie of riding with friends and how everyone helps each other out,” he remarked. Three friends have passed on and Steve feels that’s all the more reason to write his memoirs down.
Amazingly, with all this riding over 130,000 miles, Steve has never been hurt seriously in an accident, even though he’s had some falls. He had a sprained finger and a bruised nose. His worst accident was in front of his own house on his brother’s Yamaha which resulted in a blacktop skid and skin-embedded gravel. He has had back and knee surgery and three heart stents, but still rides fine. “I ride reasonably” he observed. “I only rode too fast, ninety miles an hour, on a trip to Florida in 2012 and would not do that again!’
Steve’s son Paul is a rider and excels at trial racing. Trial riders stand the whole time on the bike and slowly ride an obstacle course, like across a log. “They are very technical,” he said. Daughter Stephnie and Paul and granddaughters, Meghan and Rieghlynn all make riding a family affair.
If he could go back anywhere, Steve said he would go to Alaska, but does not know where his next trip will be, other than to see his son, Paul and wife Kim, in North Carolina.
Three very long adventures Steve writes about are: a 24 day 10,952 mile trip in 2011 to Alaska with good friend, Tom Kincheloe in June; and 5400 mile trips to Belize in 2005 and Croatia in 2015. On the Alaska trip, he loved his day spent at Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall in Dawson City, Alberta, Canada’s oldest casino. He visited the Yukon Sign Post Forest and then crossed into Alaska at Chicken. “It was a hard trip. There was 24 hours of daylight and we did not know when to stop riding. Mosquitoes were as bad as they say. The highlight was a plane ride to Denali over glaciers with one of Alaska’s best pilots. We saw thousands of caribou and a polar bear. When I was young, I remember Tom bought a bike from my dad at the shop, little realizing that in my 60’s, we would take the trip of a lifetime together.”
Croatia was nine days of riding on a big 1200 GS BMW with Bret Moye and wives. “We went through steep curvy alpine passes. Motorcycles have the right of way and our girls on the back were losing their minds shutting their eyes in fear”, he recalled. A highlight was a 12-minute train ride through a tunnel carved
Ashley Banks, Lunar Bowen, Caro Burks, Elizabeth Garland, Zoe Lawrence, Mia Mitchell, Katherine (Kassi) Norton, Katelynn Roy, Jaeda Thompson, and Leanne Werkmeister.
The Lamp Project will be on view from November 12 through December 17, 2022, with gallery hours from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Central, Tuesday through Saturday.
Immanuel UCC second Sunday Advent Immanuel UCC, 5812 Ford Road North, will have a special second Sunday of Advent worship with Advent Wreath candle lighting, “Hanging of the Greens,” and Communion on December 4. Immanuel welcomes visitors. If you visit, Immanuel’s worship begins at 10 a.m.
The Children’s Nutcracker
Children’s center for Dance education pres-
He presently has two bikes: a road bike and a dirt bike.
The author advises people to save memorabilia to pass on to show grandkids and to write them down. “No matter what you do --take notes so you remember. I realize I have forgotten so much of my past. Don’t let this happen to you! Take time to relive the stories but smell the roses along the way. Make new friends, too.”
“Motorcycle Memories” was all done through Amazon with the editing help of his sister-in-law Stephanie and advisor Jeanne Pace. They are available for sale online, at West Side Honda and at craft fairs and Loose Nut Rides booths. For more information, call Steve at: 812-454-3557.
“I would be humbled if this book was read by a young person or a professional. I would love for my former students to read it,” he mused. “My students always tried to get me off subject talking about motorcycles. That was fine, but I made them agree to do the math work. We had a good rapport. I hope they see this article and get the book so they can hear the rest of the stories I used to tell. Can you imagine kids saying, I had him in class? I know him!”
ents The Children’s Nutcracker on Sunday, December 4, at 3 p.m., Thralls Opera House.
Christmas on Main Street in Mount Vernon
Join us for our two day event starting on Friday, December 9, at 7 p.m. for the Christmas Parade and at 7:50 p.m. for the lighting of the Christmas tree. Live Nativity immediately following tree lighting.
Then come back on Saturday, December 10, for the 9 a.m. Christmas Character Breakfast, the kids Christmas party with food trucks, music, and fun from noon until 4 p.m., followed by a Christmas movie at 5 p.m. at the Amphitheater.
Open House Retirement Party for Sophie Roby
Open house retirement party for Sophie Roby
will be held Sunday, December 11, from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. at the Alexandrian Public Library in the Ohio room. Come join and help celebrate her retirement.
Deadline to certify planted wheat December 15, is the deadline to certify planted wheat, planting dates are required.
If you have cover crops please certify them as soon as possible.
The 2023 Farm Program sign up is ongoing and the deadline to get all signature on the contract back in the office is March 15. Producers have the option of changing the elections on the contracts. All producers who have a share on the contract must sign the contract.
Please contact the Posey County FSA Office at 812-838-4191, ext. 2 to set up an appointment or if you have any questions.
Mount Vernon boys basketball opened the 2022-23 season in dominant fashion with a 64-18 win at Vincennes Rivet on Tuesday.
The Patriots got on the scoreboard first with a free throw by senior Tommy Herman, but points were few and far between for Vincennes Rivet.
Junior Jackson Clowers overwhelmed the Patriots on nearly every Rivet offensive possession, picking pockets, disrupting passes and attacking the ball before the home team could cross the halfcourt line. Clowers led all scorers with 26 points on the night, with 12 points coming directly from his steals. The Wildcats had 20 takeaways as a team…and Clowers had eight of them.
Mount Vernon Coach Joe Newcomb said Clowers creates “a lot of matchup issues… regardless of who we are playing.”
“He’s a really integral part of our team at the point and some of the things that we do with our trapping that led to some of those layups. He’s also able to make plays off the bounce because he’s elusive. He’s a tough player. He’s a confident kid. He’s put in a lot of time. He lives in our neighborhood. When you drive by, the Clowers clan is out there playing. I think when you put in the work, you reap benefits,” Newcomb said. “We’ve got a lot of kids that have put in a lot of time. I’m hopeful that the time that they’ve put in leads to success because they deserve it based on the amount of time that they put into the game.”
A pair of Clowers free throws gave Mount Vernon the lead with 6:31 to go in the first quarter, and the Cats never looked back.
Nash Hostetter scored to stretch
the lead 4-1. A Rivet turnover gave Mount Vernon the ball back and Clowers struck again. A Clowers steal and score put Mount Vernon on top 8-1. He added another steal and scored 20 seconds later. Sophomore Jack Campbell hit a triple to put Mount Vernon up 13-1. The Patriots couldn’t find any rhythm offensively. Junior Nicot Burnett forced a Rivet turnover, deflecting the ball to Clowers who scored again on a pull up jumper in the paint to stretch Mount Vernon’s lead. Burnett snagged a defensive rebound, drove to the basket and drew a foul. He hit the second of two free throws and Mount Vernon to give the Cats a 16-1 advantage. Herman was fouled with 3:27 remaining in the first period and hit a free throw, but his second was off the mark and Burnett came up with the rebound and scored again. A second three by Campbell put the Cats up 21-2. Rivet’s lone field goal of the first quarter came with 25 seconds to go, a bucket by Herman and the Wildcats took a 21-4 lead into the start of the second quarter.
Mount Vernon was even more explosive in the second quarter. Hostetter scored, came through with a steal and dished the ball to Clowers to add four more points within the first 30 seconds of the period. A Rivet turnover resulted in a Clowers basket and he followed that up with yet another steal and score. A steal by freshman Brady Schickel led to another Clowers basket. Clowers wasn’t done yet. He added two more points after another steal and the Wildcats were up 37-4 with four minutes to go in the half. Junior Jacob Swartz, Hostetter and Campbell scored to go into the break with a 44-8 lead.
Never giving up and believing in themselves is what this North Posey girls basketball team is doing in this early part of the season. After that opening season loss to Gibson Southern. The Lady Vikings have won three straight games to include this matchup at home last Tuesday night against the Evansville Central Lady Bears.
This game was probably a little closer than North Posey wanted but they escaped with a 49-48 win over Central. North Posey improved their season record to three wins and one loss. Central’s season record fell to two wins and six losses. “Overall, I thought it was a great team win against a strong Central team,” North Posey coach Jessica Schenk said. “I was proud of us handling our own when facing some adversity. Alyssa Heath was out sick, and Elle Jo Johnson went down with an ankle injury. We got into some early foul trouble, but never let up.”
The tip-off went to Central to start this first quarter. North Posey started the game with a 4-0 lead with a free throw by Jaz Ward and a three-point basket by Mallory Luigs. The Lady Vikings played a solid first quarter and closed out the first eight minutes of the game with a 11-5 lead.
Central gained some momentum in the second quarter. The Lady Bears went on a 12-6 scoring run to tie the game at 17-17 with four minutes left in the first half. The final minutes of the second quarter, both teams traded baskets. At the half, this game was tied at 20 apiece.
North Posey regained control of the game in the third quarter with nailing five free throw shots and four of them
by Ward. The Lady Vikings also got baskets from Luigs and Blankenship to help them take a 32-28 lead after three quarters.
The fourth quarter was a little scary for Viking Nation when Central stayed in this game. Central scored 20 fourth quarter points with Mackenzie White scoring nine and Avery Kelley with five. The Lady Bears took the lead at 47-46 with under two minutes remaining. North Posey regained the lead at 48-47 when Blankenship hit both of her free throws. Then Ward was fouled, and she hit one of two free throws to give North Posey a 49-47 lead with under a minute left in the game. With 3.1 second left in the game, Central’s Avery Kelley was fouled. Kelley made the first free throw to make the score 4948. On the second free throw, Kelley missed the basket and North Posey recovered the rebound to escape by the final score of 49-48.
Ashleigh Blankenship led the Lady Vikings in scoring with 14 points. Mallory Luigs finished with 13 points and Jaz Ward with 12. Mackenzie White led Central with 15 points and Madalynn Shirley scored 11 for the Lady Bears.
VARSITY, Tuesday, November 23, 2022, at North Posey North Posey 11 9 12 17 — 49 Evansville Central 5 15 8 20 — 48
NORTH POSEY (49): A. Elpers 1 0-0 2, A. Blankenship 4 6-10 14, M. Luigs 5 1-2 13, E. Weatherholt 1 2-2 4, L. Kihn 1 1-2 4, J. Ward 3 6-10 12, M. Bryant 0 0-0 0, K. Bender 0 0-0 0 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (48): M. White 6 1-3 15, M. Shirley 4 4-6 12, A. Durham 0 0-0 0, A. Kelley 2 2-4 6, M. Skelton 2 0-0 5, D. Steers, 3 1-4 7, L. Maine 1 1-5 3
3-point field goals: North
The 2022-23 basketball season begin last Friday night on the road for the North Posey boys’ basketball team. North Posey traveled to Washington to play against the Hatchets. The Vikings came out with a slow start in the first half being down by 13 at the break.
In the second half, North Posey outplayed and outscored Washington 42-38. With a big first half, Washington was able to maintain the lead and beat the Vikings 65-56. North Posey fell to 0-1 on the season.
Leading the Vikings in scoring was Jackson Graff with a game-high 23 points. Graff scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Colin Schipp finished with 17 points, while Austin Schmitt scored 12 points and Liam Stone with five points. Washington had three players score in double figures led
by Dalton Thurston with 15 points, Austin Brower with 14 points, and Brycen Neidigh with 14 points.
VARSITY, Friday, November 25, 2022, at Washington North Posey 8 6 13 29 — 56 Washington 10 17 14 24 — 65
NORTH POSEY (56): C. Schipp 6 2-2 17, L. Stone 2 1-2 5, A. Schmitt 4 4-6 12, J. Graff 8 5-8 23, K. Wathen 0 0-0 0, E. Mansfield 0 0-0 0, K. Downey 0 0-0 0, C. Woods 0 0-0 0, S. Riecken 0 0-0 0, K. Gengelbach 0 0-0 0, N. Koester 0 0-0 0, R. Thompson 0 0-0 0, L. Simmons 0 0-0 0 WASHINGTON (65): D. Thurston 6 2-2 15, A. Brower 5 3-6 14, K. Mann 2 3-5 7, Bra. Neidigh 0 0-2 0, J. Meredith 2 2-2 6, Bry Neidigh 6 1-1 14, Miles 3 3-4 9 3-point field goals: North Posey 5 (C.
Schipp 3, J. Graff 2), Washington 3 (D. Thurston 1, A. Brower 1, Bry Neidigh 1); Free Throws: North Posey 12-18, Washington 14-22; Fouls: North Posey 18, Washington 13
The junior varsity Vikings opened the evening with a 64-43 loss to Washington. This game was locked at 12-12 after one quarter. Then the Hatchets took a 29-21 lead at the half. In the second half, Washington ran away with the game for a 21-point win. Stone Riecken led the Vikings in scoring with 15 points and Reece Thompson finished with 12 points. Leading Washington in scoring was Cordell Turner with a gamehigh 16 points.
JUNIOR VARSITY, Friday, November 25, 2022, at Washington North Posey 12 9 10 12 — 43
The Lady Wildcats fell
South Spencer on Tuesday, 68-23.
Mount Vernon (1-5) struggled to contain the Lady Rebels (4-1), who took an early 11-6 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
Senior Lera Wilson led the way for Mount Vernon with 11 points, one assist, 10 rebounds, one block and one steal. Senior Mallory Nurrenbern had six points, one assist, four
rebounds, one block and four steals. Junior Arlissa Sharber had six points, six rebounds and two steals.
South Spencer’s junior varsity squad claimed a 49-16 victory against Mount Vernon to open the evening.
The Wildcats battled in the early going, but a 20-0 second quarter by the Lady Rebels proved too much for Mount Vernon to overcome.
Mount Vernon was led by freshman Taylor Ellison with six points, two rebounds and one steal. Sophomore Kyra Rainey had two points and two rebounds. Freshman Hannah McNeece had two points, one assist, two rebounds and one steal. Sophomore Addison Chilton had two points, one rebound and one steal. Freshman Abbie Powell had two points, two rebounds and two steals. Freshman Maiya Jones had two points and four rebounds.
Mount Vernon will be back in action tonight at home against Princeton (2-3).
Washington 12 17 19 16 — 64
NORTH POSEY (43): N. Koester 0 0-0 0, C. Woods 2 0-0 5, S. Riecken 7 0-0 15, R. Thompson 4 0-0 12, L. Simmons 0 2-4 2, K. Gengelbach 1 0-0 3, C. Cullum 0 0-0 0, P. Seymour 0 0-0 0, T. Buecher 1 0-2 3, G. Cullman 0 0-0 0, N. Roberts 1 0-0 3
WASHINGTON (64): T. James 1 0-0 3, C. Wright 1 0-0 2, O. Kroeger 3 2-2 8, X. Lesure 2 1-2 5, B. Isza 3 0-0 6, B. Neidigh 1 0-0 3, C. Meredith 2 0-0 5, C. Turner 6 4-6 16, J. Roy 5 0-0 11, K. Waller 2 0-0 6
3-point field goals: North Posey 9 (R. Thompson 4, C. Woods 1, S. Riecken 1, K. Gengelbach 1, T. Buecher 1, N. Roberts 1), Washington 6 (K. Waller 2, T. James 1, B. Neidigh 1, C. Meredith 1, J. Roy 1); Free Throws: North Posey 2-6, Washington 7-10; Fouls: North Posey 11, Washington 12
minutes in Brady and Nash… Jack Campbell,
played
“It’s always great to start with a win. We did what we were supposed to in the first half. We came out with energy and put them away early,” Newcomb said.
Newcomb said Tuesday’s win was an important learning tool for his team. Clowers and Burnett are the sole returners with significant varsity experience and there are no seniors in Mount Vernon’s lineup.
“We’ve talked a lot about not having many returners with experience and we are going to have to create depth on the fly. To me, these games are really important in order to do that. Getting Hunter Weis lots of minutes, getting our freshmen lots of
Posey 3 (M. Luigs 2, L. Kihn 1), Evansville Central 3 (M. White 2, M. Skelton 1); Free Throws: North Posey 16-24, Evansville Central 9-22; Fouls: North Posey 17, Evansville Central 20
“I
well. He was able to step in and he made two or three threes in the first half and that’s huge for him moving forward. It breeds confidence. Having those guys have the chance to come in and be able to play through mistakes and play just live action is going to go a long way for us,” Newcomb said.
Eight Wildcats scored for Newcomb in the contest. Campbell had 10 points, five assists, one rebound and three steals. Hostetter had eight points, nine assists, three rebounds, one block and two steals. Burnett had seven points, two assists, four rebounds and two steals. Howard had five points and one steal. Kelley had five points and three assists. Swartz had two points and six rebounds. Weis had one point, one as-
great night for the varsity and junior varsity teams.”
In the junior varsity game, North Posey defeated Central 29-26 to improve their season record to 3-1. The first quarter started out slow for both teams with a score of 4-3 after the first seven minutes played. North Posey broke away and outscored Central 13-2 in the second quarter to take a 16-6 lead at the half.
The Lady Vikings main-
quarter.
Clowers led the way for Mount Vernon with 28 points, one assist, nine rebounds and two steals. Burnett had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals. Schickel had 12 points, nine rebounds and one steal.
Other scorers were: junior Logan Dutkiewicz, four points, four assists, three rebounds, one block and three steals; Hostetter, three points, seven assists, four rebounds, one block and four steals; Campbell, two points, two assists and two rebounds; and Weis, two points.
The Wildcats (1-0) will be back in action on Friday at home against North Posey.
tained their lead in the third quarter and started the final quarter with a 22-12 advantage. Central got back in the game in the fourth quarter, but North Posey escaped with a three-point win.
Jenna Wehmer led the Lady Vikings in scoring with nine points. Kyleigh Bender and Laney Owens each scored six points. Addie Murphy and Ava Crawford scored four points apiece.
couldn’t be prouder of the total team effort,” Schenk said. “I felt Ashleigh Blankenship gave us some big minutes and just had an overall great game. Overall, just a
The North Posey Junior High wrestling team started off their season on Saturday, November 19 at the Christian County, Kentucky Middle School Tournament. This event was a full day with a longer than normal bus ride and many hours on the mats competing.
North Posey as a team did very well and finished second and missed placing first by four points. Not a bad day for the Viking wrestlers in their season opener. Nineteen wrestlers competed for North Posey at Christian County. Two wrestlers won their weight class and three others finished second.
Aslan Templeton and Asa Spencer won their weight classes. Templeton won the 95-pound weight class going undefeated with five wins and five pins on the day. Spencer won the 152-pound weight class going undefeated with a 5-0 record and four pins.
Placing second for the Vikings were Parker Wehmer, Connor Mayer, and Cody Fitts. Wehmer was runner-up in the 86-pound weight class with three wins and one loss. Mayer finished second in the 113-pound weight class with four wins and one loss on the day. Fitts also placed second in the 140-pound weight class with four wins and one loss.
Finishing third in their weight classes were Patrick Fitts, AJ Brady, and Cade Mauck. Fitts won six matches and lost one in the 70-pound weight class with five pins. Brady went 5-1 in the 105-pound weight class with five pins. Mauck had six wins and one loss in the 113-pound weight class with six pins.
Braxton Stockton, Knox Wenderoth, Parker Johnson, and Jace Fortner all finished fourth in their weight classes. Stockton had two wins and two losses in the 92-pound weight class. Wenderoth won five matches and lost two in the 92-pound weight class with four pins. Johnson went
4-1 in the 105-pound weight class. Fortner went 3-2 in the 130-pound weight class. Also placing fifth for the Vikings was Zane Kleinschmidt in the 92-pound weight class with a 4-1 record.
The following also competed for the Viking wrestling team. Ayden Roberts went 2-2 in the 70-pound weight class. Noah Wenderoth in the 92-pound weight class went 2-2. Caden Wright in the 121-pound weight class went 2-2. Ryan Englebright went 0-2 in the 121-pound weight class. Stanton Howell went 3-2 in the 152-pound weight class, and Riley Wildt went 1-2 in the 240-pound weight class.
By Chris Morlan
The Pocket Athletic Conference announced their allconference football teams. In the PAC, there are two separate divisions with the Small School Division and the Large School Division. North Posey is a member of the Small School Division. The Vikings finished second in the Small School Division with their only loss to Southridge.
Ten Viking athletes were named to the all-conference team. Selected were Liam Stone as the Offensive Captain, Caige Christie at center, Tristen Gammon as an offensive lineman, Jackson Graff as a receiver, Gavin Myers as a defensive lineman and Jed Galvin as an at-large selection. Kalob Egan, Jace Gauer, Kaleb Herke, and Kaedyn Stewart were selected for the hon-
orable mention team.
Stone had an epic season as the Vikings quarterback. “Liam was a rock for us this year rushing for nearly 1500 yards and 21 TDs while throwing for 13 more TDs and only 4 total INTs, North Posey coach Waylon Schenk said. “In only his first year as a starter under center he was very impressive.” Not many quarterbacks in the state put up numbers like Stone did this past fall.
Galvin played eight of the Vikings 12 games. In those eight games, Galvin had 102 carries for 948 yards and 11 touchdowns. Galvin also had 246 receiving yards for 1,194 total yards. “Jed is a two-time All-PAC member at running back, Coach Schenk said. “Jed was just shy of 1,000 yards on the ground
this year and had a total of 15 TDs and missed four games due to injury. Only a Sophomore Jed is already in the top 10 on the career list for rushing in school history.”
Graff led the Vikings in receiving. Graff missed the team’s final two games due to an injury. For the season, Graff caught 22 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns. Schenk said, “Jackson was our go to receiver this year. He led the team in receptions, yards, and receiving touchdowns. Jackson also missed two games due to injury.”
Junior center Caige Christie, Schenk said, “Caige has started every game for us at center for the past two seasons. Caige was the anchor on our offensive line as we set a new school rushing record
(3,705 yards) and a new record for yards per carry.” Senior offensive lineman Tristen Gammon. Schenk said, “another kid who has started on the offensive line every game for the past two years. Big part of a recordbreaking rushing attack.”
Defensive lineman Gavin Myers, Schenk said, “Gavin is only a sophomore, but has started for two years at defensive end. Gavin is our emotional leader on defense. Plays with high energy all the time. Gavin led our defensive line in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks.”
Kalob Egan, Kaedyn Stewart, Kaleb Herke, and Jace Gauer were all honorable mention. Schenk said, “the great thing about these ten kids who have been recognized is that nine of the ten will be back next year.”
Seventh grade science classrooms at Mount Vernon Junior High School have begun to resemble a theme park as students prepare for Wednesday’s first annual Roller Coaster Carnival.
More than 50 unique and functional structures…built entirely from cardstock paper and scotch tape…will be on display at the school from 6 to 7 p.m. Visitors are asked to enter the building at door four.
The coasters were designed and built by student teams as part of a project for teachers Karen Burke and Tim Smith.
Work began in September. Kids were given templates and a rubric, but essentially allowed to let their imaginations soar as they plotted their version of the perfect marblebearing amusement park attraction.
“These coasters fulfill several science standards that we teach in seventh grade. They have a lot of physics in seventh grade. We cover the law of gravity, Newton’s three laws of motion. We look at friction, the law of inertia…that has a lot to do with the marble being able to stay in the turns… They’re learning and seeing the physics that we talk about in class and then they go back and watch it with their marble.
They have to problem solve,” Burke said. “In science, we have standards called the engineering design process… building, creating, fabricating. This also kind of fulfills engineering and physics at the same time. It goes into our energy unit with potential and
kinetic energy. It fulfills a lot of things that they’re learning and gives them a hands-on application of it.”
Burke said this is her sixth year working with student coaster projects, but adding an extra class doubled the coasters and created the opportunity to showcase the students’ work in an inclusive way that could involve the entire community. Carnival attendees will be encouraged to vote for the coasters that catch their
eye and top ballot-getters will win prizes for fan favorite design.
Burke said the project is a fun opportunity for students to showcase a variety of strengths and teaches important lessons in teamwork.
“Some of the best builders, problem solvers and designers are kids that are just really good with working with their hands and can manipulate these pieces to do all kinds of crazy stuff with the marble and overcome things a lot quicker,” Burke said.
She bought templates for the cardstock pieces from teacher Andrew Gatt, who has a series of web videos showcasing paper roller coasters. Burke said she has created a website that teaches the students how to build the pieces and provides links to coaster videos.
“They have all of the pieces. There are videos out there of Andrew making the pieces. I just have the students watch those videos and learn how to make the pieces,” Burke said. “I show them just how
overlapping and folding and cutting notches and stuff… again, they teach themselves how to make the pieces. It’s funny to watch the groups. One kid becomes an expert at cutting or folding. One learns the loops. One learns curves. They kind of take on roles. We give the roles to do. There’s a project manager who keeps track of all of their tape, scissors and supplies. There’s usually what we call the architect that keeps track of things like ‘do we have enough turns? Do we have enough supports?’ and making sure we’re crossing off the list everything we are supposed to have on the coaster. The runner is the person that comes to me to ask for more supplies.”
Three engineers were brought in last Wednesday to provide feedback and constructive criticism on the projects’ feasibility. Students had Monday and Tuesday to make changes based upon that feedback to prepare for Wednesday’s event.
Burke said she has no idea what kind of turnout to expect,
but she hopes to see plenty of support for the kids’ work.
“I’ve put the word out. I’m hoping that a lot of parents come and check this out. I know that kids have been excited about sharing them with each other and with their family. These kids have probably put upwards of a full school day, if not a full school day and a half of time per kid, times four kids in a group, on a coaster. That’s a lot of student hours on a coaster. They are super proud,” Burke said. “I’m proud of them. When
(the coasters) work that first time, you just see the whole group jumping up and down in your classroom. It is a moment I wish I could video, but I never have my camera out at the right time. I wish I could video it and share it with their parents and others because they are just so excited that it works. They decorate it and they name it and they get to looking and they are like ‘I wonder what that would be like to really ride?’ if their creation could actually be a real roller coaster.”
By Trisha L. Lopez
A county rivalry game is often circled on many sports fans’ calendars as a must-do event each season.
For Mount Vernon senior Riley Angel, Friday’s Mount Vernon versus North Posey boys basketball matchup carries a little more weight than county bragging rights.
Angel won’t be amongst the white-out themed crowd packing the student section at tip off…he will be working as the team’s new public address announcer at the Wildcats scorer’s table, a role he added this fall to his already full calendar spent working for ESPN at University of Evansville games.
Friday’s game is a double duty event for Angel. In addition to handling microphone and music cue duties, Angel is using the game as the highlight of a short documentary film he’s making as a competition/semester final project for the Student Television Network.
“I’ve already really been interested in documentary filmmaking, but I don’t really have any experience editing or filming documentary stuff,” Angel said. “I decided that I could get experience doing documentary short films. I was sitting in my bed thinking about ideas. The idea, since I’m going to be at the game against North Posey already, I
might as well try to get something productive done out of it other than just the PA. I thought doing a short documentary film could not only help me get experience there, but give a little bit of exposure to the program through this national competition.”
Angel will be manning the scorer’s table
and announcing the game, but his mom… who teaches at North Posey…will be manning a camera and providing in-game shots for Angel’s documentary. He also plans to capture key game moments through a mutable microphone worn by Wildcats Coach Joe Newcomb.
“I’m close with Coach Newcomb. I played for him for three years. He seemed really excited about it when I asked him about it. I just thought it would be a really interesting topic. It’s something that I’m close to and something I know that I could do the right way and treat with care,” Angel said. “I’m going to focus on the Mount Vernon program in the past couple of years that Coach Newcomb has been a part of it. Most sports documentaries have one or two protagonists…I want that protagonist to be Coach Newcomb. I want to (cover) how he’s shaped the program over the past couple of years. He’s only won one game against North Posey since he’s been here, so I think that could be a nice story piece for me to incorporate into the film to make it feel like a much, much bigger deal than it already is. Even though it is a big deal because it is North Posey, I feel like I can make the scale of it feel really, really big.”
Angel said he’s been researching sports documentaries…The Last Dance on Netflix is a personal favorite.. and he has a lot of ideas.
“I want to have talking heads, but I don’t want to necessarily have voice overs in it. I want some visuals and talking head interviews to tell the story for it throughout the week. I feel like there will be enough in practice and through the interviews that I get with the staff or with players to do that. But I understand that maybe nothing crazy happens in practice that week or any major problems arise that I will have to incorporate a voice over or two to help advance the story a little bit more,” Angel said.
Angel said he’s already created an outline and storyboard for what he’s hoping to capture this week leading up to Friday’s game. He’s hoping to join Newcomb and several Wildcat athletes at the school’s first All In breakfast at West Elementary School on gameday to get more footage and capture the buzz leading up to tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Athletes are scheduled to eat breakfast with future Wildcats, sign autographs and Newcomb will lead a mini pep session to generate excitement and connection between Mount Vernon High School teams and elementary students.
He hopes to have the editing process completed a week or so after the game, depending on the amount of time it takes to sift through practice and interview footage.
It will be a passion project for the Mount Vernon native, who said he’s grown up enjoying the rivalry between the two schools and lives in a house divided with both his
mom and his brother as Vikings.
“Growing up…you always heard about the North Posey games and would go to the football games and basketball games. When I got into junior high and started playing basketball…it really ramped up for me,” Angel said. “When I got to high school, it was just completely different stakes with it being varsity sports. Seeing North Posey winning…no matter who it was…always grinded my gears a little bit. Then my brother went to North Posey last year, so that puts a little bit extra on it…knowing that, if we win, I have something one-up on him.”
After three years impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, Angel has high hopes for an intense atmosphere and packed stands on Friday nights adding to the excitement he’s able to share in his film.
“My freshman year, we were able to play a whole basketball season before the Covid stuff happened. The North Posey game was the fullest I’ve ever seen that gym. In an atmosphere like that, no matter how good or bad the team is, no matter what the record is, you have an atmosphere like that in the gym in a rivalry game…it’s going to be a close game. Having the gym full and loud helps players rise to the occasion. You should expect to see a lot of students from both sides being loud. The place will be absolutely rockin’ on Friday. I expect it to be a very, very closely contested game, very loud and very energetic on both sides,” Angel said.
Angel said he hopes to pursue a career as a play-by-play broadcaster for major league baseball games or UFC fights.
“It’s just always what I wanted to do. I thought it was really interesting, even before I knew that it was a job,” Angel said. He said baseball has always been his favorite sport.
“My dad played college baseball. He’s a big baseball guy. Since I wasn’t really great at baseball, I found something different to do with the sport, because I really do enjoy it,” Angel said.
Angel began working with ESPN at UE games last year through connections made at Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center. He’s covered volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball and baseball doing everything from camera work to color broadcasting. Depending on his assignment for the game, he may have hours of homework required ahead of time to research opponents, watch game film and look up stats.
Angel also covers some high school games for Southwestern Indiana Sports Network.
Angel’s busy calendar made playing basketball impossible, but he said Newcomb asked if he’d like to remain involved with the program as the school’s announcer.
“I thought that would be a cool way to still be a part of the program and still be able to see the boys play and, hopefully, get some wins at home,” Angel said.
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