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By Dave Pearce In the early morning hours of Friday, April 4, 2014, members of the Posey County Drug Task Force, the Posey County Sheriff’s Depart- ment, the FBI, and the Indiana State Police knocked on five doors and made six drug-related arrests in southern Posey County. A member of Child Protective Services was on hand in the event care was needed for children who might be found in the homes. Taken into custody were Krystal Bulla, Robert Eugene McCarty, Da- vid K. Moore, Darrell W. Mattingly, Dorian Lamar Givens, and Chelsea R. Reiter. This was a result of five arrest warrants and three search warrants when the morning began. Posey County Prosecutor Tra- vis Clowers, Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth, and Posey County Drug Task Force Supervisor Kenneth Rose concurred that while the num- ber arrested during this, the third of three drug sweeps in the past two years, was not as substantial in number, it was just as substantial in helping to get methamphetamine off the streets of Posey County. A raid was conducted simultaneously in Vanderburgh County where one of the subjects was believed to have been either making the drug or buy- ing it and bringing it into Posey County for sale. According to information provid- ed by Rose, covert operation ‘Steel Door’ was initiated in February of 2013 when undercover officers began buys of methamphetamine. This operation was a follow-up of three previous undercover opera- tions conducted in Posey County. Those were ‘Operation Heat Wave,’ ‘Operation Fair Warning,’ Opera- tion ‘Strike Three,’ and now Opera- tion ‘Steel Door.’ “Today’s operation is yet another example of the continuing efforts being made through the federal, state, and local agencies to combat the methamphetamine problem in Posey County,” Rose said in a pre- pared statement. “Starting in 2011, those agencies along with the of- fice of the Posey County Prosecutor have been able to make a major im- pact on the illegal drug trafficking of methamphetamine.” Rose continued by stating that as a result of the operations, there has been a sharp decline in the number of clandestine methamphetamine labs in the county. “Those investigators have also By Lois Mittino Gray Members of the Mount Vernon Common Council looked to the past and to the future at their meeting on April 3. Councilman Bill Curtis told the council that he has been in communication with Robby Bu- chanan of the Evansville Western Railroad concerning the preserva- tion of the Wabash River Railroad Trestle across from Mount Vernon in Maunie, Ill. The bridge is an old wooden structure built in the early 1900s and it may cost as much as 20 million to restore it. Buchanan asked the mayor’s of- fice and common council to help by writing a letter of support for a TIGER Grant (Transportation In- vestment Generating Economic Redevelopment) to aid in saving the bridge. The company is small and it is critical to try to get the large sum of money this funding cycle. The application is due April 29 and Bu- chanan asked for letters by April 15. INDOT supports the grant, too. Discussion ensued and council members reminisced about playing on the bridge as children. Council- man Steve Fuelling remembered walking across it and Councilman Andy Hoehn recalled jumping aside off the track onto a little platform when the trains came by. Curtis said the rail line using the bridge directly feeds into the South- wind Port and carries loads of coal and grain and repair will benefit the city and both states. City attorney Beth McFadin Higgins was asked to draft a letter of support for all five council members and the mayor’s By Dave Pearce Members of the Mount Vernon M-Club, guests, and family and friends of the honorees gathered at Mount Vernon High School cafete- ria on Saturday evening to induct five individuals and two teams into the Mount Vernon High School ath- letic Hall of Fame. Included in the 30th class of in- ductees were individuals, Jessica Fox, Chelsea Sanders, Errin Mort, Tina Reineke, and Melannie Gil- lenwater. Teams inducted were the 2003 Mount Verrnon High School boys’ cross country team and coach Don Sellers, and the 2002 Mount Vernon High School baseball team. Members of the cross country team were Matt Kissel, Taylor Sell- ers, Caleb Higginbottom, Brian Kay, Elijah Sanders, Seth Hillen- brand, and Brent Renshaw. Members of the honored base- ball team were Dennis Boyer, Jesse Carroll, Earl hart, Matt Huff, Matt Johnson, Allen Middleton, Seth Rainey, Jace Redman, Josh Redman, Aaron Renschler, Tyler Riordan, Dee Royer, Robert Seif- ert, Stephen Smith, Ryan Spilman, Ryan Stemple, Brian Smiley, and Mike Sutton. Paul Quinzer was the team’s head coach and he was as- sisted by Kevin Krizan. Long-time Mount Vernon teach- er and coach Mike Wheaton was honored with the Darwin Rueger Service Award. Former honorees Ron Bennett, Paul Mitchell, Roger Yaggi, Glenn Jacobs, Scott Mitch- ell, Wilma Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Tim Hulsey, Geralyn Redman, Jer- ry Rutledge, Tim Hulsey, and Mike Wilson all were on hand for this year’s induction ceremonies. Continued on Page A12 Continued on Page A12 Continued on Page A12 Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Posey County’s only locally-owned newspaper Volume 134 Edition 14 “Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.” “Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.” (USPS 439-500) S S S S S S 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 43 3 3 39 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 50 0 0 00 0 0 0) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) $1.00 Since 1882 ~ Successor to The Poseyville News and The New Harmony Times • New Harmony, IN Retrospective ...... A4 Legals ................ A13 Classifieds .... B13-14 Community ......... A5 Deaths .............. ... A3 Church ................ A7 Social .................. A6 School ................. A8 Sports ............. B1-16 Bus/Ag ................ A9 Opinion ..............A11 www.poseycountynews.com Members of the Posey County Community Foundation Board of Directors surprised North Posey senior Olivia Goebel this week when they presented her with a Lilly Scholarship. The scholarship will pay for all four years of study. Pictured are members of the Goebel family, Zach, mother Elaine, Olivia, father Bernie, and sister Emma. In back are Andy Rudolph, Tony Noelle, Paul Seibert, and Andrew Wil- son. Olivia has obviously chosen Purdue University. Photo by Dave Pearce Individuals inducted into the Mount Vernon High School M-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in ceremonies on Saturday evening at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria are, left to right. Melannie Gillenwater, Tina Reineke, Jessica Fox, Errin Mort, and Chelsea Sanders. Teams inducted were the 2002 baseball team and the 2003 cross country team. Photo by Dave Pearce Preservation of wooden railroad bridge discussed Bicentennial Committee to meet April 9 The 2016 Bicentennial Com- mittee will be holding its next meeting April 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Elk’s Lodge, 131 E Fourth Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. Topics for discussion will include: Fund- raising letters and Riverday’s goals. We invite the community to participate in all planning and implementation of activtivies for the 2016 celebration. Poseyville Town Wide Yard Sale date set Poseyville Town-wide Yard Sale - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It’s time again for the annual Poseyville Town-wide Yard Sale sponsored by the St. Francis Relay for Life team and friends. This year’s sale will be Saturday, May 10. Most sales will run from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., but each sale will set their own hours. Get your name on the map for only $4. Payment must be made in advance by Monday, May 5. Call 449-7445 or 457-0469 to get your address on the list. Maps will be available at local businesses. Keck Gonnerman to hold special meeting April 17 On Thursday April 17 at 7 p.m. in the old dining hall at the Posey County fairgrounds there will be a meeting of the Keck- Gonnerman group to discuss the possibility of having a multipur- pose building constructed at the fairgrounds to the west of the current sawmill building. The proposed building would be an asset to the community and not just for our club. All members are encouraged to attend. Also, don’t forget about our spring trac- tor drive on Sat., April 26 with a rain date scheduled for May 3. We will meet in Harmonie State Park at the parking lot next to the swimming pool. Driver’s meeting at 9 a.m.. Lunch will be fried chicken with sides. Cost will be $5 and please bring a dessert. Briefly By Lois Mittino Gray Amid loud thunder and bright lightning, members of the Mount Ver- non Board of Public Works discussed the record-breaking rainfall and its effect on the city at its April 3 meeting. It was noted that the rain garden at West Elementary School was filling up and with a few more inches, it could flood the road. “I may have something different to report by tonight at this rate,” Board Member Bill Curtis quipped. Sewer Department Superintendent Rodney Givens said that the intense rain was the first since the sewers were relined in the ‘Birdland’ subdivi- sion by Layne Inliners. There was an overflow reported on Lark Lane, near its intersection with Cardinal Drive. Givens does not think it is a sewer problem resulting from the relining, but a smoke test will be done first to verify if it is. Engineer David Campbell thinks that overflows and flooding are the result of clogged gutters and sump pump malfunctions at the sites. Back yards will flood from that, but sewers would cause overflow into the basement. “No problems showed up on the video. We’ll be finished and out of here soon. There are some spots to fix, but things are going well,” he summed up. In other board action: • Mayor John Tucker was given permission to use the city credit card to go to Indianapolis for a mandatory meeting for the STELLAR grant on Friday, April 11. He and City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins and a representative from Bernard Lochmueller Engineering and the Economic Development Commission will attend to represent Mount Vernon. It is one of six cities that is a finalist for the grant. • Street Commissioner Max Dieterle reported that the recently pur- chased patcher machine is working fine and in much use. It was agreed that it was a good investment that will pay for itself. • Givens requested permission for three employees to attend a training on use of the Vac-Con sewage pumping truck at Best Equipment in In- dianapolis. They would attend and bring up the old Vac-Con truck for re- pair. Permission to attend the training was denied as the employees have used this truck for over a decade and it was thought that training would not benefit them much. The employees were given permission to bring the truck up for repair and to get training on use of the pull behind unit recently purchased for the department. They would then bring that unit home and should do it all in one day. • A discussion on the salary ordinance and what defines a utility worker category ensued after Givens told them about his clerk-secretary and her extra duties. It will be considered all at the same time with others,. • The meeting on Thursday April 17 has been cancelled due to holiday concerns with pay vouchers. Record rainfall tests city’s utilities, budget ‘Operation Steel Door’ nets six arrests, one meth lab M-Club Hall of Fame inducts five, two teams Mattingly Moore Givens Bulla McCarty

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Page 1: April 8, 2014 - The Posey County News

By Dave PearceIn the early morning hours of

Friday, April 4, 2014, members of the Posey County Drug Task Force, the Posey County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, the FBI, and the Indiana State Police knocked on fi ve doors and made six drug-related arrests in southern Posey County. A member

of Child Protective Services was on hand in the event care was needed for children who might be found in the homes.

Taken into custody were Krystal Bulla, Robert Eugene McCarty, Da-vid K. Moore, Darrell W. Mattingly, Dorian Lamar Givens, and Chelsea R. Reiter. This was a result of fi ve

arrest warrants and three search warrants when the morning began.

Posey County Prosecutor Tra-vis Clowers, Posey County Sheriff Greg Oeth, and Posey County Drug Task Force Supervisor Kenneth Rose concurred that while the num-ber arrested during this, the third of three drug sweeps in the past

two years, was not as substantial in number, it was just as substantial in helping to get methamphetamine off the streets of Posey County. A raid was conducted simultaneously in Vanderburgh County where one of the subjects was believed to have been either making the drug or buy-ing it and bringing it into Posey County for sale.

According to information provid-ed by Rose, covert operation ‘Steel Door’ was initiated in February of 2013 when undercover offi cers began buys of methamphetamine. This operation was a follow-up of three previous undercover opera-tions conducted in Posey County. Those were ‘Operation Heat Wave,’ ‘Operation Fair Warning,’ Opera-tion ‘Strike Three,’ and now Opera-

tion ‘Steel Door.’“Today’s operation is yet another

example of the continuing efforts being made through the federal, state, and local agencies to combat the methamphetamine problem in Posey County,” Rose said in a pre-pared statement. “Starting in 2011, those agencies along with the of-fi ce of the Posey County Prosecutor have been able to make a major im-pact on the illegal drug traffi cking of methamphetamine.”

Rose continued by stating that as a result of the operations, there has been a sharp decline in the number of clandestine methamphetamine labs in the county.

“Those investigators have also

By Lois Mittino GrayMembers of the Mount Vernon

Common Council looked to the past and to the future at their meeting on April 3. Councilman Bill Curtis told the council that he has been in communication with Robby Bu-chanan of the Evansville Western Railroad concerning the preserva-tion of the Wabash River Railroad Trestle across from Mount Vernon in Maunie, Ill. The bridge is an old wooden structure built in the early 1900s and it may cost as much as 20 million to restore it.

Buchanan asked the mayor’s of-fi ce and common council to help by writing a letter of support for a TIGER Grant (Transportation In-vestment Generating Economic Redevelopment) to aid in saving the bridge. The company is small and it is critical to try to get the large sum

of money this funding cycle. The application is due April 29 and Bu-chanan asked for letters by April 15. INDOT supports the grant, too.

Discussion ensued and council members reminisced about playing on the bridge as children. Council-man Steve Fuelling remembered walking across it and Councilman Andy Hoehn recalled jumping aside off the track onto a little platform when the trains came by.

Curtis said the rail line using the bridge directly feeds into the South-wind Port and carries loads of coal and grain and repair will benefi t the city and both states. City attorney Beth McFadin Higgins was asked to draft a letter of support for all fi ve council members and the mayor’s

By Dave PearceMembers of the Mount Vernon

M-Club, guests, and family and friends of the honorees gathered at Mount Vernon High School cafete-ria on Saturday evening to induct fi ve individuals and two teams into the Mount Vernon High School ath-letic Hall of Fame.

Included in the 30th class of in-ductees were individuals, Jessica Fox, Chelsea Sanders, Errin Mort, Tina Reineke, and Melannie Gil-lenwater. Teams inducted were the 2003 Mount Verrnon High School boys’ cross country team and coach Don Sellers, and the 2002 Mount Vernon High School baseball team.

Members of the cross country team were Matt Kissel, Taylor Sell-ers, Caleb Higginbottom, Brian Kay, Elijah Sanders, Seth Hillen-brand, and Brent Renshaw.

Members of the honored base-ball team were Dennis Boyer, Jesse Carroll, Earl hart, Matt Huff, Matt Johnson, Allen Middleton, Seth Rainey, Jace Redman, Josh Redman, Aaron Renschler, Tyler Riordan, Dee Royer, Robert Seif-ert, Stephen Smith, Ryan Spilman, Ryan Stemple, Brian Smiley, and Mike Sutton. Paul Quinzer was the

team’s head coach and he was as-sisted by Kevin Krizan.

Long-time Mount Vernon teach-er and coach Mike Wheaton was honored with the Darwin Rueger

Service Award. Former honorees Ron Bennett, Paul Mitchell, Roger Yaggi, Glenn Jacobs, Scott Mitch-ell, Wilma Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Tim Hulsey, Geralyn Redman, Jer-

ry Rutledge, Tim Hulsey, and Mike Wilson all were on hand for this year’s induction ceremonies.

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Members of the Posey County Community Foundation Board of Directors surprised North Posey senior Olivia Goebel this week when they presented her with a Lilly Scholarship. The scholarship will pay for all four years of study. Pictured are members of the Goebel family, Zach, mother Elaine, Olivia, father Bernie, and sister Emma. In back are Andy Rudolph, Tony Noelle, Paul Seibert, and Andrew Wil-son. Olivia has obviously chosen Purdue University. Photo by Dave Pearce

Individuals inducted into the Mount Vernon High School M-Club Athletic Hall of Fame in ceremonies on Saturday evening at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria are, left to right. Melannie Gillenwater, Tina Reineke, Jessica Fox, Errin Mort, and Chelsea Sanders. Teams inducted were the 2002 baseball team and the 2003 cross country team. Photo by Dave Pearce

Preservation of woodenrailroad bridge discussed

Bicentennial Committee to meet April 9

The 2016 Bicentennial Com-mittee will be holding its next meeting April 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Elk’s Lodge,

131 E Fourth Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana. Topics for

discussion will include: Fund-raising letters and Riverday’s

goals. We invite the community to participate in all planning and implementation of activtivies for

the 2016 celebration.

Poseyville Town Wide Yard Sale date set Poseyville Town-wide

Yard Sale - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It’s time again for the annual Poseyville Town-wide Yard Sale sponsored by the St.

Francis Relay for Life team and friends. This year’s sale will be

Saturday, May 10. Most sales will run from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., but each sale will set their own hours. Get your name on the map for only $4. Payment must be made in

advance by Monday, May 5. Call 449-7445 or 457-0469 to get your address on the list. Maps will be

available at local businesses.

Keck Gonnerman to hold special meeting April 17

On Thursday April 17 at 7 p.m. in the old dining hall at the Posey County fairgrounds there will be a meeting of the Keck-

Gonnerman group to discuss the possibility of having a multipur-pose building constructed at the fairgrounds to the west of the current sawmill building. The

proposed building would be an asset to the community and not just for our club. All members are encouraged to attend. Also,

don’t forget about our spring trac-tor drive on Sat., April 26 with

a rain date scheduled for May 3. We will meet in Harmonie State Park at the parking lot next to the swimming pool. Driver’s meeting

at 9 a.m.. Lunch will be fried chicken with sides. Cost will be $5 and please bring a dessert.

Briefl yBy Lois Mittino Gray

Amid loud thunder and bright lightning, members of the Mount Ver-non Board of Public Works discussed the record-breaking rainfall and its effect on the city at its April 3 meeting. It was noted that the rain garden at West Elementary School was fi lling up and with a few more inches, it could fl ood the road.

“I may have something different to report by tonight at this rate,” Board Member Bill Curtis quipped.

Sewer Department Superintendent Rodney Givens said that the intense rain was the fi rst since the sewers were relined in the ‘Birdland’ subdivi-sion by Layne Inliners. There was an overfl ow reported on Lark Lane, near its intersection with Cardinal Drive. Givens does not think it is a sewer problem resulting from the relining, but a smoke test will be done fi rst to verify if it is.

Engineer David Campbell thinks that overfl ows and fl ooding are the result of clogged gutters and sump pump malfunctions at the sites. Back yards will fl ood from that, but sewers would cause overfl ow into the basement. “No problems showed up on the video. We’ll be fi nished and out of here soon. There are some spots to fi x, but things are going well,” he summed up.

In other board action:• Mayor John Tucker was given permission to use the city credit card

to go to Indianapolis for a mandatory meeting for the STELLAR grant on Friday, April 11. He and City Attorney Beth McFadin Higgins and a representative from Bernard Lochmueller Engineering and the Economic Development Commission will attend to represent Mount Vernon. It is one of six cities that is a fi nalist for the grant.

• Street Commissioner Max Dieterle reported that the recently pur-chased patcher machine is working fi ne and in much use. It was agreed that it was a good investment that will pay for itself.

• Givens requested permission for three employees to attend a training on use of the Vac-Con sewage pumping truck at Best Equipment in In-dianapolis. They would attend and bring up the old Vac-Con truck for re-pair. Permission to attend the training was denied as the employees have used this truck for over a decade and it was thought that training would not benefi t them much. The employees were given permission to bring the truck up for repair and to get training on use of the pull behind unit recently purchased for the department. They would then bring that unit home and should do it all in one day.

• A discussion on the salary ordinance and what defi nes a utility worker category ensued after Givens told them about his clerk-secretary and her extra duties. It will be considered all at the same time with others,.

• The meeting on Thursday April 17 has been cancelled due to holiday concerns with pay vouchers.

Record rainfall tests city’s utilities, budget

‘Operation Steel Door’ nets six arrests, one meth lab

M-Club Hall of Fame inducts fi ve, two teams

Mattingly Moore Givens Bulla McCarty

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The Mount Vernon FFA Annual Banquet will be held at the Mount Vernon High School Cafeteria on April 10, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. FFA Treasurer Cameron Frazier will speak. Please RSVP by April 1 via email or phone [email protected] or 812-838-5927.

FFA Annual Banquet slated for April 10

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George Franklin Slagle Jr., age 89, passed away Mon-day March 31, 2014 in New Harmony, Ind., surrounded by family.

He was born August 13, 1924 the son of George Franklin & Pearl Slagle in Pennington Gap, Va. He grad-uated from Jonesville High

School in 1942. He married Jean Parson on November 29, 1946 in Bristol, Tennessee.

He served in the US Army during World War II and re-ceived a Purple Heart. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Ind. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 5. He was a Posey County manager for Farm Bureau Insurance.

He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Jean Slagle; his parents Frank & Pearl Slagle; his sister Gladys Bruner; and a daughter-in-law Rosie Slagle.

Surviving are his two sons, Frank Slagle (Joan) of Yell-ville, AR; Michael Slagle of Mount Vernon, Ind., and two daughters Dianna Simkins (Carl) of Wadesville, Ind.; Carol Scarafi a (Jim) of New Harmony, Ind.; eight grandchildren Angel Coy, Beth Franklin, Heather Eubank, Jennifer Herr, Ben Slagle, Brian Simkins, Katie Scarafi a, and Kris Scarafi a; twelve great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchil-dren.

Visitation was held from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday April 3. Fu-neral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday April 4 with an hour visitation prior at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., with Rev. Derrick Ousley offi ciating and entombment with military rights in Alexander Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Memorial contributions can be made to the First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, Ind., or American Legion Post 5 of Mount Vernon, IN in lieu of fl owers.

George SlagleRev. David Earl Hanes,

Sr., 65, born February 15, 1949 to Judson Dale and Dorothy N. (Johnson) Hanes in Evansville, Indiana, passed away March 29, 2014 at Dea-coness Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Surviving are one son: David E. Hanes, Jr. of Jasper,

Indiana and three grandchildren: Jarrett, Amber and Kylie Hanes.

Preceding him in death were his parents.Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday,

April 9, 2014 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Wadesville, Indiana with full military rites. Rev. Bob Hicks offi ciating.

Friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until service time at the cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family on-line at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Rev. David HanesLouis F. ‘Nut’ Bran-

denstein, 84, of Cynthiana, Indiana, born to Henry and Elizabeth (Schweikhart) Brandenstein November 12, 1929, in Stewartsville, In-diana, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at his resi-dence in Cynthiana, Indiana.

He was a Boilerman, serving in the US Navy during the Korean Confl ict from 1951 to 1955. He was a Barber in Evansville from 1958 to 1959 and in Cynthiana from 1959 to 1966 and was em-ployed for 26 years in the US Postal Service from 1964 to 1990. He was a member of the VFW in Wadesville, Indiana, the American Legion in Poseyville, Indiana and the National League of Postmasters. He also was a Kentucky Colonel.

Surviving are his wife: Linda (Montgomery) Branden-stein; four sons: Dino (Stephanie) Brandenstein of Evans-ville, Indiana, Tony Brandenstein of Evansville, Indiana, Todd (Mindy) Brandenstein of New Harmony, Indiana and Jimmy (Lisa) Brandenstein of Poseyville, Indiana; one brother: Dorris Brandenstein of Cynthiana, Indiana; three sisters: Viola Bridges of Stewartsville, Indiana, Helen Brig-gler of Stewartsville, Indiana and Vera Brown of Poseyville, Indiana; 10 grandchildren: Brittany, Brooke, Cody, Weston, Dalton, Kenzie, Cade, Amy & Ally Brandenstein and Pey-ton Eyer and two great grandchildren: Avery Brandenstein and Brylie Schmitt.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers: Clar-ence, Henry J. and Harold Brandenstein; sisters: Mary Lou-ise Neaville, Anna Lou Hess and Imogene Stallings.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with buri-al in Poseyville Cemetery.

Visitation was from 2–8 p.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014, at the funeral home with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. until service time Monday, April 7, 2014.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family on-line at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Louis Brandenstein

Danny W. Wilder, 71, of Cynthiana, Indiana, born to Leo and Zola (Patterson) Wilder on October 7, 1942, in Princeton, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.

He was a shoe cobbler for 32 years and was employed at

Whirlpool for 40 years. He was a Lay Minister and member of Stewartsville Apostolic Church and a member of the 2nd Amendment Patriots. He also was the caretaker of Calvert’s Chapel Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife: Marijon (Calvert) Wilder; two sons: Scott (Julia) Wilder of Cynthiana, Indiana and Danny (Kim) Wilder of Princeton, Indiana; one daughter: Amy (Curtis) Walden of Cynthiana, Indiana; one sister: Linda (Bill) Calvert of Cynthiana, Indiana, daughter-in-law Mar-sha Luttrell of Princeton, Indiana; 13 grandchildren: Lydia, T.J., Dustin, Carly, Jacob, Holly, Chris, Penny, Crystal, Leo, Joseph, Jonathon & Blake and several great grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a son: Timothy Wilder in 2009 and a brother: Ronnie Wilder.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Stewartsville Apostolic Church in Stewartsville, Indi-ana with burial in Calvert’s Chapel Cemetery near Cynthiana, Indiana at a later date.

Visitation will be from 4–8 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Werry Funeral Home in Cynthiana, Indiana and from 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made to: American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852 or online at www.kidneyfund.org.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family on-line at: www.werryfuneralhomes.com.

Danny Wilder

Leonard F. Voegel, I, 88, of Evansville, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Dea-coness Hospital Main Cam-pus.

Mr. Voegel was born May 13,1925 in Cynthiana, Ind., to the late Frank and Catherine (Ruch) Voegel.

Leonard worked on the CE & I Railroad for over 15 years and then went to work as a building contractor, owning and operating Select Homes, Inc. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus at Holy Redeemer and a former mem-ber of St. Wendel Catholic Church. Leonard was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving during World War II and a life member of VFW Post 1114. He enjoyed fi shing, clabber, playing dominoes and traveled extensively with his wife, Midge.

Surviving Leonard are his wife of 67 years, Mildred ‘Midge’ (Bullock) Voegel; daughter, Cathy (John) Voegel Helfrich Martin; two sons, Terry (Becky) Voegel and Leon-ard F. (Laurie Ewers) Voegel, II; and a brother, Bill Voegel, all of Evansville. Also surviving are grandchildren, Kristina (Patrick) Voegel Parson, Steve Voegel, Jennifer (Michael) Helfrich Blackmon, Stephanie (Evan) Helfrich Freeman, Pe-ter (Shay Grasso) Helfrich, Miranda Voegel and Frank (Keri) Voegel; great-grandchildren, Mitchell, Logan, Hunter and Hayden Blackmon, Ella, Dane, Alec and Tess Freeman, Jack, Layla, Claire and Molly Helfrich, Elizabeth, Jacob and Lydia Voegel, Katie Parson and Lucy Voegel; stepgrandchildren, Mindy (Josh) Martin Perkins, Amy (Ryan) Martin Streete, Chad (Alison) Martin, Katie (fi ance’, Harold Graff) Martin; stepgreat-grandchildren, Joshua and Mia Perkins, Austen, Presten and Fasten Streete, C.J. and Avery Martin and Cooper Graff and extended fam-ily, Saundra Ross Voegel, Jerri Voe-gel Ramsey and George Helfrich.

In addition to his parents, Leonard was preceded in death by fi ve siblings.

A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Rev. Paul Ferguson offi ciating. Burial will follow in St. Wendel Church Cemetery, where the Vanderburgh County Retired Veterans Memorial Club will conduct military rites.

Friends may visit with the family from 2 until 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street and from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at Holy Re-deemer Church.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 918 W. Mill Road, Evans-ville, IN 47710.

Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneral-home. com.

Leonard Voegel

Matthew Ray Seib-ert, age 36, of Poseyville, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 as the result of an accident.

Matthew worked as an electrician for Mel-Kay Electric, was a member of IBEW Local 16 and also worked on the family farm.

He was a member of St. Wendel Catholic Church, the Knights of St. John at St. Wendel and a 1996 graduate of North Posey High School. He enjoyed hunting, fi shing and spending time with his friends and family.

Surviving are his wife of nine years, Denise (Her-renbruck) Seibert; two daughters, Katelyn and Mer-edith Seibert, both at home, his father, Harry Seibert of Poseyville; a sister, Theresa (Randy) Matthews of Evans-ville; four brothers, Michael (Patricia) Seibert and Pat-rick (Tonna) Seibert, both of Poseyville, Thomas (Jane) Seibert of Evansville and John (Laura) Seibert of New Harmony; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Den-nis R. and Nancy Herrenbruck; three sisters-in-law, El-len (Jason) Naab, Monica (Jeremy) Waelder and Laura (Kevin) Beuligmann; two God children, Clara Naab and Noah Luigs and many nieces and nephews.

Matthew was preceded in death by his mother, Jean Marie (Hartman) Seibert in 2005.

A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at St. Wendel Catholic Church, Rev. Ed Schnur offi ciating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Friends may visit with the family from 2 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Pierre Funeral Home, where there will be a memorial service conducted by the church at 5 p.m. Friends may also visit with the family from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday at St. Wendel.

Memorial contributions may be made to any Old Na-tional Bank to benefi t the children of Matthew Seibert. They may also be made to St. Wendel Catholic Church or to Evansville ARC.

Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefu-neralhome.com.

Matthew Seibert

Frank H. Patterson, Jr. (1924 -2014) of Doylestown, PA, formerly of New Har-mony and Evansville, IN died on April 4, 2014 at Pine Run Health Care facility.

He was a native of Hawes-ville, KY and a 1942 graduate of Cannelton IN High School. He attended Middlebury Col-

lege, Vt., and earned degrees from Rollins, College, Fla., and Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ.

He was a career Navy Supply Corps offi cer, having served in ships, stations, and staffs in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He participated in U. S. nuclear weapons atmospheric test Opera-tion Sandstone. Later, he served as a college and university business offi cer in various U. S. institutions.

He was a long time member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, New Harmony, IN.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Virginia, a son, Frank V. Patterson (Exeter, NH), daughter,

Neva Potter and her husband, David Potter (Ottsville, PA), a brother, David Bettinger (Grosse Isle, MI) and two grand-sons.

It was his wish that no formal funeral/memorial service be held, and that his ashes be interred in New Harmony, Ind. Frank and his wife Virginia have agreed that their memorials will be in the Celebration Garden of the St. Stephens Episco-pal Church in New Harmony, Ind.

Frank Patterson

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Madeleine, as you know, April 12, this coming Saturday, is the date for the Spring/Easter PC Pound Pup-pies Craft/Gift Show. Since this is our 5th year, many people now plan to attend our events. Our organization depends on these shows, and other fund raisers that are scheduled throughout the year. Before 2004, when a small group of ladies came up with this concept for saving dogs in Posey County, most lost and abandoned dogs had very little chance of fi nding a new home. Sadly, many of them had to be put down. How-ever, since that time, it is very rare for any dog to not fi nd a new for-ever home, no matter how long it takes. Despite some needing ex-tensive medical attention, they are given a new chance for a happy life. Needless to say, this requires lots of funding.

Soon after Grandpa and I moved to St Wendel in 2006, I read about a puppy that needed a new home. This was the fi rst time that I became aware of PC Pound Puppies. We went to see this particular puppy because she sounded much like the older male dogs we already had. We had ad-opted Bubba and Blackjack from the Dubois County shelter some years earlier. They were a mixture of black lab and Newfoundland. I almost changed my mind when we met Sugar Bear; she had ugly and dirty puppy fur that looked like a bad fright wig. But she looked up at us with sad eyes that implored us to give her the love she deserved. It was obvious that she was going to be a large dog, and some folks might be looking for a smaller dog.

So, we took her home, cleaned her up, and hoped she would fi t in with the other dogs. She and her

big brothers did not take long to become a doggie family. In fact, it was not long before they deferred

to her. She grew up into a beautiful silky-coated dog. Sadly, we have lost both of the ‘boys’ now, but Sugar Bear shares her quar-ters with another rust-colored female dog named Holly that we

also ‘saved’ a few years earlier. Becoming aware of the des-

perate need for funding that is so necessary to keep PC Pound Puppies going, I volunteered to organize craft shows, because it was something I was familiar with. That was in 2010, and we now do both a holiday event and one in the Spring. We have many loyal vendors that return for each show, and I get many phone calls from others wanting a space. The Spring show also features a Clas-sic Car Cruise In, which makes this day something for the whole family to enjoy.

There have been horrifying sto-ries of animal abuse in the news recently, and this makes us even more determined to help as many needy dogs as we can. Madeleine, I know it is hard to imagine that human beings can infl ict such cru-el treatment on dogs and other an-imals. It is a real shame that you and other children have to learn about this horrifi c reality. But, it is equally wonderful to fi nd so many worthwhile people that volunteer to help our efforts.

Both at the shows, or at Pet Food Center North, where the dogs are available for adoption every Sunday, these volunteers make all of the difference. I my-self only organize the craft shows, and I stand in awe of the ladies who work so hard to take care of the dogs and their placements. Our President, Brenda Vanderver, has totally dedicated her life to this cause, as well as several oth-ers. Everyone is totally a volun-

teer, and spend their own money, time, and gasoline, to make it all work. I wish I had the space here to mention all of them.

The dogs are taken to the vet when necessary, and sometimes they require treatment from else-where, such as in Louisville, Ky. When someone from far away wants one of the dogs, the arrangements are made to get them delivered. One lucky guy just found a new home in New Hampshire, with the help of some caring folks who got him there. Everything humanly possible is done to make every dog have a safe new life.

So, Madeleine, we beg every-one to support our organization and patronize our vendors at the show on Saturday, and will make plans to be there. We know that everyone cannot adopt a dog, or even foster one, but just by com-ing out to the Posey Co 4H Center and spending a few dollars makes this a community effort. It is from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., and there are many things to enjoy. Besides the vendor booths, there is great food and prizes to win. We have ket-tle corn, sugary roasted pecans, homemade soups, homemade Easter candy, and much more.

Please read about the deserving dogs whose photos are attached to this column. There are several others, of course, but these guys have been waiting a long time to go to a loving home. I am sure that they get their hopes up each week, and even though they are safe at the shelter, perhaps some-body out there will want to take them home. There is always joy in fi nding a new family pet, but adopting one of these guys would truly be a wonderful thing.

If anyone wants information about the show, please contact me at 812-963-3890 or 812-499-6413. To make inquires about the dogs, call Brenda at 812-483- 4341. Hope to see many of my readers on Saturday.

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Featured Animalsof The Posey

County Pound Puppies Call

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information

Min pin mix female. Picked up near Edson and Second Streets in Mount Vernon.

Featured Animalsof The Posey

HumaneSociety. Call

(812)-838-3211for more

informationMeet Peepers, an approximately one-year-old handsome tabby.

Peepers has one eye, but gets around just fi ne. He is extremely affectionate and loves playing with his friends (both cat and dog).

BirthdaysApril 8 - Joe Meyer, Trent Creek and Jean Ann HofmanApril 9 -Frank Cici, Doug Carne, Angie Webber and

Tracy SollmanApril 10- Stephanie Koester, Elizabeth Biggs, Mark

Biggs, Stephanie Quillen, Darin Patton, Avanel Foster, Clem Penrose, Josie Brown

April 11 - Bill Williams, Matthew Robinson, Sean Gebhard, Howard Gebhard, Josephine Hirsman, Lydia Deckard, Jayden Hulsey, Chris Kissel, Carol Underhill

April 12 - Martha Wilkinson, Mike Wassmer, Brad Williams and Andrew Maynard

April 13 - David Kirkpatrick, Ernest Patterson, Sally Sturgell, Mike Butler, Kay-Leigh Allbright

April 14 - Kelly Armstrong, Patrick Deckard, Lee Ann Carroll, Sacheen Day

If you have a name to be included in the birthday calen-dar, please send to: Posey County News, P.O. Box 397, New Harmony, IN 47631 or email: [email protected].

DEAREST MADELEINE

BYCATHYPOWERS

There is always joy in fi nding and adopting a new family pet

PHS NewsEaster Bake Sale Coming

SoonApril will be here before we

know it and along with Eas-ter comes the Annual Posey Humane Bake Sale. All the great cakes, cookies, pies and breads will be available again this year on Saturday April 19. Watch for more details and information on how you can preorder your favorite Easter dessert.

Earth Day April 22Tuesday, April 22 is Earth

Day – a time to pay extra at-tention to this wonderful

planet we live on and so often take for granted. It is a time to think about how we can all be better caregivers of land, air and water as well as the importance of recycling and repurposing. All of this is at the very heart of what hu-mane societies do on a daily basis. PHS is where unwant-ed animals go for a second and in some cases a third or fourth chance at a better life. The shelter works with un-wanted animals to help them fi nd new homes and in many cases must fi rst restore them to

good health, address training issues and in general help the animals once again fi nd good-ness in life. To that end, Posey Humane is launching their Over Three and Free Program for cats. Any cat, three years or older, is available for adop-tion at no charge. We want

everyone to see the joy and unconditional love these ani-mals can provide given the op-portunity. The Over Three and Free Program begins on Earth Day Tuesday, April 22. (The normal adoption application process remains the same).

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POSEY COUNTY PAGES OF THE PAST

Compilation by Michelle Gibson

APRIL 3, 196450 YEARS AGO

Two veteran members of Stew-artsville Lodge No. 214, Inde-pendent order of Odd Fellows, were presented 50-year jewels. Presentation was made by Carl Wiley, Poseyville, Past Noble Grand and recipients were Wil-bur Johnson, Poseyville, and Clarence Schneck, Stewarts-ville.

Mrs. Lucille Gander of Wadesville has been appointed Assistand Public Relations Di-rector of the Indiana State N.F.O. She is the wife of Ralph Gander of Robinson township.

James Kohlmeyer, Wadesville, was recently initiated into Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national social fraternity at Evansville College. He is a sophomore majoring in political science and journalism.

Louis Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Waters of Poseyville, has been promoted to the rank of chief master sergeant in the United States Air Force.

Mrs. Eula Huck visited over the Easter weekend with Mrs. Carrie Stallings.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spindler and family of Haubstadt were sup-per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schmitt and family.

Indiana farmers plan to in-crease their corn acreage two percent this year and soybean acreage four per cent.

APRIL 6, 200410 YEARS AGO

Performing the New Harmony School Play ‘Medium Rare’ were Josh Moore, Riley Trela and Mary Smith.

Mount Vernon may have in-creased parking downtown and angle parking in the near future. If passed this would increase spaces from 33 to 96 parking spaces from Third Street to Water Street, and increases spaces to 141 on Main Street from Fourth to Water.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Essary will celebrate their 50th wedding anni-versary on April 24.

Shawn Burks received his God and Me pin at the Johnson United Methodist Church in New Harmo-ny. Shawn is the son of Rick and Tracy Burks of New Harmony.

Some students enjoying the North Posey Prom were King and Queen Lindsey Adler and Adam Wil-liams, Christy Scott and Justin Sweeny, Brian Garner, Marga-ret Phillips, Jeremy Will, Leslie Ricker, Matt Robinson, Josh Sti-erley, Chris Fricke, Andy Seib-ert, Leah Plumlee, Valerie Gross, Valerie Cole and Amanda Estes.

Kaufmann Winery of Posey County celebrated 30 years of grape growing. Harley and Bettye Kauffman , owners of the winery, fi rst planted grapes in the spirng of 1974. The winery sets on about 10 acres and grows twelve different types of grape varieties.

APRIL 4, 198925 YEARS AGO

Betty Meadors was found not guilty by a Posey County Circuit Court jury on distribution of ob-scene material charges.

New Harmony’s Susie and Tim Wilson opened Antiques Etc. on Main Street in New Harmony.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Schmitt announce the birth of a daughter, Laura Leigh, born on March 4, 1989. She weighed nine pounds, two ounces and was 21 inchels long.

New Harmony High School Ju-niors Crystal Yancy and Wendy Wilson have been chosen by the New Harmony American Legion Auxilary to be delegates to Girls State.

Melvin Redman, a veteran basketball offi cial from Mount Vernon, has been selected by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Asso-ciation as the 1989 recipient of the Roy Gardner Award.

Brenda Blankenberger and Michael Garris were united in marriage at St. Wendel Church on April 1, 1989. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ver-non Blankengerger of Cynthiana, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Garris of Poseyville.

The Posey County Commis-sioners approved approximately $66,000 in emergency bridge re-pair funds.

Get rooted in the Red Cross this spring. Donate blood and become part of its ever growing family tree; join about 3.3 million blood donors nation-wide in a lifesaving cause.

“Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood,” Amy Canterbury, Regional CEO of the Red Cross said. The Red Cross must collect enough blood donations every day to meet the needs of cancer patients, trauma victims, organ transplant recipients, premature babies with complications, sickle cell disease patients and others.

Donors may give whole blood up to six times per year, or every 56 days, or a double red cell donation procedure every 112 days, or up to three times per year. According to Ryerson, each day the River Valley Blood Services Re-

gion needs to have nearly 400 blood donors to help meet the needs of pa-tients in 68 counties.

How to donate blood: Simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more in-formation. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identifi cation are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in Kentucky and Indiana), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Donate blood and grow hope this spring

Janie Montgomery happily supports the North Posey Relay for Life by attending the card party held last Mon-day, March 31. The event brought in over $5,400 and will go towards North Posey's $103,000 overall goal. Photo by Valerie Werkmeister

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If Second Street in Mount Vernon, Indiana, seems a little brighter and friendlier today, it isn’t your imagination. Two very happy resi-dents have arrived with a tremendous amount of community support.

This week, Reverend Myers Hyman and his wife, Anna, are moving into their new home on Second Street, a home that was built by the Hymans and dozens of community volunteers through the Habitat for Humanity program.

“Our mission at Habitat for Humanity is to bring people together to build homes, commu-nities and hope,” said Jim Bartlett, a local Habi-tat for Humanity volunteer. Since 1984, Habitat for Humanity of Evansville has built more than 425 homes in Posey and Vanderburgh counties.

“What this organization is able to accom-plish for individual families and the community is just amazing,” said Pat Ward, CountryMark Vice President of Operations. “In the course of

building each home, volunteers learn not only how to build a home, but how to build a stron-ger community. Leadership, collaboration and compassion are all valuable by-products of the Habitat for Humanity home-building experi-ence.”

The Hyman’s home was sponsored by Coun-tryMark and the Mount Vernon Ministerial As-sociation. CountryMark has been a sponsor of three Habitat for Humanity homes over the past three years.

“Mount Vernon is where many of our em-ployees live and work,” said CountryMark employee Brenda Falb. “Being able to work side-by-side with co-workers and make our community a better place to live is just a tre-mendously rewarding experience.”

Habitat for Humanity volunteers started working on the Hyman’s three-bedroom ranch home more than seven months ago. The Hy-mans invested 300 hours of sweat equity and, in return, they received the keys to a beautiful new home with a 25-year, zero-interest mort-gage.

The Hyman’s application was selected by Habitat for Humanity in 2012. Myers and Anna’s service to their community made them an ideal candidate for the program. In 2007, the Hyman’s opened the At The Cross Mis-sion, which seeks to provide support services

to those in need, specifi cally with their kitchen and food pantry. On a typical night, the Hy-man family will serve nearly 100 people in the Mount Vernon community, thanks to the sup-port of volunteers and community donations. This ministry is what they consider a calling, and something that is very close to their hearts.

As a partner family with Habitat for Human-ity of Evansville, the Hymans, who have been married for more than 40 years, will now own their fi rst home through an affordable monthly mortgage.

“We thank the Lord for this opportunity,” said Myers. “We’ve been praying about it for years.”

CountryMark is an American-owned oil ex-ploration, production, refi ning and marketing company with headquarters in Indianapolis. The CountryMark refi nery, located in Mount Vernon, Indiana, processes 27,000 barrels of American crude oil per day. CountryMark’s oil exploration and production subsidiary operates more than 1,400 oil wells, which produce daily 3,500 barrels of American crude oil. Country-Mark transportation fuels and lubricants are sold through a distribution channel of member cooperatives that operate more than 180 fuel delivery routes, and are responsible for more than 100 CountryMark branded fueling sta-tions.

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Imagination Station Playground

On April 11 Imagination Station Playground will be closed from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. so our staff and volunteers can prepare it for our library Easter egg hunt.

Easter Egg HuntOn April 11 at 6 p.m. we

will be holding our annual Family Storytime Easter Egg Hunt. This is a fun Easter event for the whole fam-ily. Easter egg hunt on the playground (weather permit-ting), treasure hunt for bun-nies and chicks in the library, stories and songs, games and prizes, pictures with the Eas-ter Bunny, an easy craft and

refreshments. Registration is required and is now open.

National Library WeekJoin us April 13 through

April 19 for a celebration of libraries. Take part in our library scavenger hunt for a chance to win a $50 VISA gift card! Visit with our staff and explore the library.

Getting CraftyOn April 14 at 6 p.m. and

April 15 at 10 a.m. we are giving the adults a chance to get crafty with Pom pom chicks and bunnies. You must register to take part in this program and must be eighteen or older to attend.

National Bookmobile Day

Our bookmobile will be available for you to inspect in our parking lot on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Want to register?The library offers mul-

tiple ways you can register, including: on the web, by phone, and in person. You can register well in advance by going to our website at www.apl.lib.in.us. Can’t reg-ister on-line? Call the Adult Information Desk at (812) 838-3286 or visit the Adult Information Desk in person. Our library staff representa-tive will be ready to assist you and answer your ques-tions. Check out our Face-book page and Like us.

APL News By Stanley Campbell

CountryMark employees take a break from building to snap a photo. The house was dedicated last Monday and the keys were given to the Hymans. Photo submitted

Veterans Corner : New Veterans’ Service Offi cerPosey County Veterans Service Offi cer will be in offi ce on Tuesday April 15 and Wednesday April 16. I will be out of the offi ce Thursday April 17. Please feel free to leave a message on the offi ce phone at 838-8372 and I will contact you when I return to the offi ce. You may also send

an e-mail to [email protected] .

CountryMark, Community complete Habitat Home for Church Leaders

The Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery is sponsoring a Kid’s Mini-Workshop on Sat-urday, April 12 during the Sixteenth

Annual First Brush of Spring Paint Out. The session is from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Murphy Park Shelter House. Jamie Rasure will coor-dinate the event which will provide children the opportunity to create original art which they may enter into the Youth Competition at

the Paint Out. Pre-registration is required. Deadline for

registration is April 1. Hoosier Salon chil-dren’s programs are offered free to all chil-dren and some supplies will be furnished. Children younger than 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult. For more

information or to enroll a child, call Jamie, at (812) 673-2777 or 483-2357.

Hoosier Salon sponsors Workshop

Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m., communities across the state will gather to-gether simultaneously for pinwheels for prevention ceremonies marking the need to prevent child abuse in Indiana. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and in Posey County a special ceremony will take place at the Elks Lodge in Mount Vernon.

Statewide, DCS is work-ing with local Prevent Child Abuse Indiana councils, court-appointed special ad-vocates (CASAs) as well as other child advocacy groups and local offi cials, to unite families, neighbors, profes-sionals and policy-makers in the concerted effort to identify and address the is-sues that lead to abuse or neglect.

DCS, child advocacy groups and local govern-ment offi cials understand the realities that can lead to family crises. Child abuse prevention is a cause that should mobilize our com-munities to blend our re-sources, talents and efforts in order to protect vulner-able children. There is tre-mendous work being done

to protect our children in the State of Indiana, but there is always opportunity for each of us to do more.

There are currently many children in Posey County being served by DCS. On April 8, a special pinwheels for prevention garden will

be planted on the front lawn of the Posey County Pros-ecutor’s offi ce at 330 Wal-nut Street, Mount Vernon. At 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, a short ceremony will high-light the importance of child abuse prevention efforts in the county. Prosecutor Tra-

vis Clowers and DCS will make short remarks.

Governor Mike Pence has proclaimed April as Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month in Indiana. The gov-ernor will kick off the Mar-ion County ceremony at the Indiana State House.

Elks Lodge kicks off Prevent Child Abuse Awareness MonthJohnson United Methodist Church in New Harmony will

be holding their annual Geranium Sale on Saturday, April 12 from 10 am. - noon. Color choices are red, pink, white, fuch-sia, and salmon. Plants will be $4.75 each. To reserve your plants you may call the church offi ce at 682-4648.

Geranium Sale scheduled

Recipe of the Week

Point Township Church of the NazareneBonebank Rd., Mount Vernon 838-5182

1 c. oil2 c. sugar4 whole medium eggs, well beaten1 1/4 c. shredded carrots1 c. crushed pineapple, drained1 1/2 c. fl our

1 tsp. salt1 tsp. baking soda1/3 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. ground cinnamon2/3 Tbsp. vanilla1 c. chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONSCombine fi rst 5 ingredients. Mix well. Add next 5 ingredients, mix well. Add next 2 ingre-

dients and mix well. Pour into greased and fl oured pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Yields three 9-inch pans.

Cream Cheese Icing:1 1/4 c. soft cream cheese 1 1/4 c. soft margarine1 2/3 c. powdered sugarCream together until light and fl uffy.

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Master Americana acous-tic guitar player Mark Stuart will give a guitar workshop and concert on Saturday, April 26, at the Owen Com-munity House, 421 North Street, New Harmony, Ind. Mark’s two-hour workshop, which begins at 2 p.m., costs $20. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $15. For more information or to reserve a slot for the work-shop, concert (or both), call 812/589-5031.

For the past twenty years,

Stuart has toured the coun-try with his wife and mu-sical partner Stacey Earle (http://www.staceyandmark.com). Having also toured with such roots musicians as Steve Forbert, Steve Earle, Freddy Fender, Stuart has acquired a command of his guitar that allows him to clearly demonstrate a num-ber of guitar styles. He will share his knowledge on such

things as hybrid picking; us-ing octaves to support a mel-ody and solo; using double stops, both thirds and sixths on adjacent and separated strings; honky tonk, country, and western swing introduc-tions, licks and endings; and guitar gear (guitars, pickups, capos, strings.) To reserve a slot for the workshop, con-cert, or both, call 812/589-5031.

Guitar workshop, concert to be held April 26

Anna and Myers Hyman at the dedication of their Habitat for Humanity home.

Crossing over from Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts Thursday night was Marcus Orpurt. Photo by Steve Kochersperger

North Posey student Layne Coleman proudly displays his Eagle Scout badge. Coleman earned the rank of Eagle Scout in ceremonies held Sunday.

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The Arts Council of Southwestern In-diana is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards. These prestigious awards are given annually, and recognize individuals who have made signifi cant or innovative arts con-tributions to the community.

Nomination forms are now available at artswin.org/mayors-art-awards, and will be accepted through Thursday, May 8. Committee review of the nomina-tions will occur in May, with an award

notifi cation in June. The Arts Council will hold a public press conference to announce the award recipients on June 18 at 10 a.m., in the Bower Suhrhein-rich Foundation gallery. Winners of the Mayor’s Arts Awards will be honored at Tropicana Evansville on Thursday, Au-gust 21.

Any questions about Mayor’s Arts Awards can be directed to the Arts Coun-cil of Southwestern Indiana at (812) 422-2111 or [email protected].

2014 Mayor’s Art Award nominations sought

There will be a Autism Awareness and Fun Day at the Posey County 4-H Fair Ground located at 111 Har-mony Township Road in New Harmony, Ind. from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

There will be venders, information for families

living with autism, games, basket auction, corn hole tournament, a walk for au-tism, infl atables are being brought out for a fundraiser. The admission is free. The walk, basket auction and corn hole tournament are fundraisers. Please bring

your neighbors and friends and family members and enjoy the day for a great event.

Anyone that would like to help with the basket auction or other activities please contact Kim Peerman 812-483-9392 for information. If you would like to have a table or help the day of the event you may contact Kim Peerman or Chris Hoehn at 812-449-9909.

To sign up for the corn hole please contact John Harriss at 812-305-2105 or at [email protected].

Autism Awareness, Fun Day set for April 19

Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Parker of New Harmony, Indiana, are excited to announce the wedding of their daughter, Kimberly Jo to Adam John Morrow, son of Valerie Morrow and Mi-chael Morrow of Evansville, Indiana. Kimberly is employed by Paul’s Pharmacy as a pharmaceutical technician. Adam graduated from Indiana University and is a Site Safety Man-ager for Sterling Boilers.

The couple’s wedding will be June 28, 2014 at the Roof-less Church in New Harmony, Indiana, and a honeymoon to the Dominican Republic is planned. Formal invitations will be sent.

Adam Morrow and Kimberly Parker

The fi fth annual St. Mat-thew Alumni and Friends Golf Scramble will be Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Western Hills Country Club, Mount Vernon, Ind. Lunch and registration be-gins at noon with shotgun start at 1 p.m.

St. Matthew Golf Scramble set

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Harpeth Rising, a band with traditional roots but a non-traditional attitude, will perform in concert Friday, April 25, at Stage Left Theater, 515 S. Main Street, New Harmony. Show time is 7 p.m. and tickets are $15. To reserve a seat, call 812-682-3310.

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The Wolfgang Dixieland Band will perform ‘Let’s Dance Into Spring’ on Saturday, April 12 at the Thrall’s Opera House in New Harmony, Ind. from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. There will be a short intermission with cookies and beverages. Admision is $5 to cover rental and intermission. Front l to r: Beth Guggenheim, Lonna Berridge and Connie Wheeler.Back l to r: Greg Reynolds, Barbara Smith, Nancy Noon, Dennis Noon and Larry Davis.Not pictured: Steve Ketcham. Photo submitted

‘First Brush of Spring,’ a Plein Air Paint Out in New Harmony, Indiana, concludes on Saturday, April 12, with the Annual Art Sale, 9 a.m. to noon at the Ribeyre Center, down-town New Harmony. Art-ists from throughout the Midwest will be selling art. It’s a collector and decorator’s dream – orig-inal art, moderate prices, no admission charge. Ev-eryone is invited.

First Brush of Spring Art Sale set

The ‘First Brush of Spring’ Field to Finish reception will be held on Wednesday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gal-lery, 507 Church Street. The Field to Finish art exhibit features approxi-mately 30 fi eld studies and the matching full-size paintings developed since last year’s event. Exhibit awards will be presented at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited.

Field to Finish reception set for April 9

The Mount Vernon Indiana Elks Lodge #277, located at the corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets, will hold an Open House for the public on three Friday evenings during the month of April.

Each Friday two dinner specials will be offered as well as an open menu. The spe-cials planned are: April 4 - Baked Parmesan

Chicken or Fish; April 11- Steak or Fish; and Apil 25 - Country Fried Steak or Grilled Chicken Dinner.

Dinners are served from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please bring your family and friends to so-cialize and enjoy dinner at your local Elks Lodge – one of Mount Vernon’s best kept secrets.

Elk’s Lodge to host three Open House nights

The public is invited to hear fi ve nationally known artists discuss ‘Balancing Knowledge and Creativity’ at the New Harmony Ath-eneum Visitor’s Center on Tuesday, April 8, at 7 p.m.

Indiana artist C.W. Mundy, will lead the discussion with Carolyn Anderson, Havre, MT; Laura Robb, Taos, NM; Scott Christensen, Victor, ID; and Quang Ho, Denver, CO. participating. The art-ists are in New Harmony to teach workshops in conjunc-tion with the annual ‘First Brush of Spring,’ a Plein Air Paint Out.

Cheryl Davis, Thelma Pearison and Rita Wassmer enjoy their time at the North Posey Relay for Life Card Party held at St. Francis Xavier Church Cafeteria in Poseyville last Monday, March 31. The successful event raised over $5,400 that will go towards North Posey’s $103,000 overall goal. Photo by Valerie Werkmeister

Artists discussion slated for Wed.

The Cynthiana Alumni As-sociation invites members, guests and 2014 graduates to the 100th Annual Meeting at the Cynthiana Community Center on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Reception 11 a.m., with the meal served at noon. Cost per person for the meal is $9 and the annual dues are $3.

Those who attended and/or graduated from Cynthiana

High School are invited to come and help celebrate 100 years, Send reservations and payment by April 18, 2014, to: Janet Reisinger, 2013 Westbrook Blvd., Evansville, Ind. 47720.

For more information, please call 812-464-5501 Cell: 812-406-0607 or Greta Mounts, PO Box 100, Cynthi-ana, Ind. 47612, at 812-845-2874 Cell 812-455-8977.

Cynthiana alumni hold 100th annual meeting

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By Pastor Sean Esterline, Messiah Lutheran Church

Read John 12:20-33. In many of the Lutheran church-es in Germany you will fi nd on the pulpit some words in-scribed where only the pastor can see them. They are these words from our text: “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Every time, then, that a pastor would ascend one of these pulpits, he would be faced with those words. They would be right before his eyes every time he preached. “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” They are a pow-erful reminder that the job of the pastor is to preach in such a way as to bring Jesus into the lives of his people. “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”

There are all kinds of rea-sons that people would like to see Jesus. Back in His day, lots of people wanted to see Jesus because of the miracles that He would do... miracles that would do something for them that they couldn’t do for themselves. Others came to see Jesus because they were testing Him. The Pharisees challenged Jesus, wanting Him to “prove to them” that He was Messiah by doing some miracle. Jesus refused. He is not into being a public spectacle or side-show. Many people in our day come seeking Jesus for a whole bunch of reasons. What do you seek? Success? Power? Wealth? Happiness? Health? Excitement? How much of that pursuit clouds, colors or oth-erwise shapes how you come seeking Jesus?

Jesus’ reply to these Greeks seeking Him is a simple good, hard dose of reality. “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorifi ed. I tell you the

truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must fol-low me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.” When you chart Jesus’ popularity over the course of His three year ministry, you will fi nd that during the time that He was doing lots of mir-acles, His popularity grew. It grew to the point that He was extremely popular. But then Je-sus’ popularity sort of “turned a corner”, when He started say-ing things like what we have here in these verses, that His ministry was to come to serve and the ultimate service that He came to do is to die for the sins of the world. Nobody likes to talk about death, do they?

They don’t like to talk about suffering, they don’t like to talk about pain, they don’t like to talk about negative things. Perhaps you are getting a bit worn out by the more subdued themes of this Lenten season... that the services don’t seem to be terribly joyful. The tra-ditional reason is to use how we worship to get us in touch with the very serious nature of Jesus’ mission to this earth--that He came with the express purpose not only to die, but to die carrying the weight of the sins of the whole world. But it’s not fun to look at death, is it? It’s not fun to be with pain, suffering. Yet it is some of the most gracious work that you can do, to be with someone in their pain and suffering. So to

come to “see Jesus” is to see the unpopularity of God’s own Son, that when the crowds fol-lowing Him saw the depress-ing nature of His mission they wandered away, not wanting to have anything to do with Him.

“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” We Christians are people of faith, aren’t we? And so we know that following the dreariness of Lent is the joy of Easter. And that’s a real lesson for this life, isn’t it? Because it tells us that following the worst that this life has to offer is the best that God can give. Isn’t that what Christ on the cross says to us? No matter how de-pressing it gets, how discour-aging, there is always a bright new day waiting to happen. The challenge is to believe that and trust that God will one day bring it about.

“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” That is a call, not only to pastors, but to all Christians. We would like to see Jesus. Do people see Jesus in you? Are you Jesus for others in how you act, in how you treat them, in how you live? I want you to sit with that and think about it. Ponder it. How do you act like Jesus toward others? Of course, as we ask that question we must also come to face a companion question: “How are you not acting like Jesus to oth-ers?” Or: “What circumstances make me act least like Jesus?” How is it for you? You want to know what it is for me? It’s when I’m criticized. It’s when something I do is criticized. Now, criticism isn’t always bad. That’s something I have to keep reminding myself. If given in the right way, it really can help a person grow. That was one of the hard lessons for

me to learn in the continuing education I’ve been involved in for the last couple of years. Because a big feature of that education is experiential, and then relating the experience and having others critique it. At fi rst, it was very threaten-ing to me. In some ways it still is. When I’m criticized, espe-cially when the information reaches me through the grape vine, I can get very defensive. In those situations, I don’t want to act like Christ, I want to act like the demon that is tugging at my old Adam, telling me to lash out, to be sarcastic, to be nasty with cutting type re-marks. That’s not acting like Christ, is it? It’s acting like the devil! And, of course, the devil sits in hell and laughs at those times when he can take

rather simple things and pit good Christians at odds with each other and make us suspi-cious and distrustful or angry at each other. Do you struggle with that? I do. I’ll bet if we stopped right now and had the courage, each of us could come up with a personal story. And if we are honest enough to admit these things about our-selves, then we come a long way to understanding just one more way that we are totally dependent on God. We depend on Him because His Son took all those sins of not acting like Christ and died for them on the cross. And we depend on Him because His Holy Spirit living in our lives works to move us away from acting like the devil in tough situations and into act-ing like Christ.

Jesus’ cross and death may be a scandal to the world. It may be just too much pain, too negative an image for most of the world to accept as real. But for us, for Christians, that cross is not a symbol of death but of life. For it is that body hung on a tree that we eat and drink for our salvation. It is that Jesus, who died and rose again from the dead, that gives us hope in the midst of sorrow. It is that Jesus, the one who dies and lives again, who will raise us up from the dead on the last day.

Jesus Christ was lifted up on the cross so that all who look to Him in faith might believe and have eternal life. Now that’s a story worth living for -- in fact, that’s a story worth dying for. Amen.

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St. Peter's United Methodist Church, 2800 St. Phillips Road will have a Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. Open to ages 0 - 12.

Enjoy visiting with the Easter Bunny, making crafts, play-ing games, and learn the true meaning of Easter. Bring your own basket and a canned good for our local food pantry. Lunch will be provided for all who attend.

St. Peter’s UMC to hold egg hunt

The Posey County Food Pantry located at the former Hedges School door 9 is open Saturday from 10 a.m. - noon. We are in need of non-perishable food items. Contact Pastor Hyman 812-

453-9427.Helping Hand Ministry

at 301 Main Street is open Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have free clothing and household items. Con-tact Jimmy 812-270-0985.

Free meals offered at for-mer Hedges School door 9 on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri from 5 - 7 p.m. Wed and Sun after services (around 5:30 or so). Contact Pastor Hyman 812-453-9427.

Ministry opportunities, needs for Posey County

On Maundy Thurs-day, April 17, at 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Community Church/Black’s Chapel UMC will present the Last Supper Drama. Twelve men from the church por-tray each of the disciples in this Drama based on

Leonardo da Vinci’s fa-mous painting. This will be the church’s 11th year to present the program, which had previously been presented by Bethel UCC in Evansville for 50 years.

Maundy Thursday is the traditional night of Je-

sus’ Last Supper before His crucifi xion on Good Friday. Communion will be served following the drama.

The church is located at 1800 W. Fourth Street, Mount Vernon, Ind. Every-one is welcome to attend.

(l to r) Mary McGrew, Sharon Woodley and Nancy Howell take a moment to pose for a picture during St. Peter’s United Methodist Church Flea Market/Rummage and Bake sale on April 5. Over 300 people attended the event, and all the proceeds the church received will go to various projects at the church. Photo by Michelle Gibson

The Wadesville General Baptist Church will host a community-wide Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at the Fel-lowship Center located at 7616 Joest Road, Wadesville. Everyone in the community is invited to participate. The children will

be grouped by ages 0-3, 4-6, 7-8 and 9-10. There will be lots of eggs with candy and prizes. There will also be a Grand Prize egg in each age group. The Easter Bunny will also be there, so moms and dads make sure to bring your cameras.

The Wadesville General Baptist Church will be hosting a Sunrise Service on Eas-ter Sunday, April 20 at 6:30 a.m. at the Fellowship Center located at 7616 Joest

Road. Everyone is the community is in-vited to attend. There will also be a carry-in breakfast immediately following the service.

Wadesville General Baptist Sunrise Service April 20

Last Supper Drama set for April 17

Egg Hunt hosted by Wadesville GB April 19

The Stewartsville Unit-ed Methodist Church will change the time of their Sunday Morning Worship Service on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014. Worship will be at 7 a.m. on Easter

Sunday followed by break-fast and then by an Easter Egg Hunt.

Worship Services will return on April 27, 2014 to the normal time of 9:30 a.m. Stewartsville United

Methodist Church is locat-ed in Stewartsville where East Street, Main Street and Pumpkin Run Road come together. The offi cial ad-dress is 10060 Pumpkin Run Road. Everyone Welcome.

Stewartsville UMC Easter Service schedule

Mount Vernon Elk's Exalted Ruler Connie Seifert presents Laura Norrington of the Mount Vernon Food Pantry with a check for $500. In keeping with their mot-to ‘Elks Care, Elks Share,’ the Lodge held a fundraiser to support the local food pantry. Photo submitted

Below: Standing proud at the dinner to raise funds for the blind are Christian Adams, Taengkwa Stur-gell, and Jessica Vaughan. The dinner took place at the Nazarene Church in New Harmony Saturday and was well attended. Photo by Steve Kocher-sperger

The Evansville American Guild of Organists took turns at the M.P. Moller Organ Cen-tennial Concert, held at the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon. Seen here is Sean Wesley Holle-ran playing ‘The Holy City’ by Stephan Adams. Photo by Zach Straw

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Local teachers have earned national recognition for outstanding performance in advancing reading practice and profi ciency.

First grade teacher, Ellie Naas; second grade teacher, Carrie Boehman; third grade teacher, Krys-tal Knust; second/third grade reading and math teacher, Karen Stewart; and fourth grade teacher, Katie Cummings were awarded Accelerated Reader Model and/or Master Classroom Certifi cation by Renaissance Learning, a Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., based company.

Model and Classroom Certifi cation acknowledge that these teachers’ efforts to promote person-alized reading practice, assess comprehension, and monitor progress have resulted in measurable improvements in reading profi ciency.

Accelerated Reader Model and Master Classroom Certifi cation demonstrate that a majority of the students in each class have met or exceeded goals for reading practice and comprehension. After reading fi ction and non-fi ction books at the appropriate level, students take quizzes to assess their comprehension. Accelerated Reader provides immediate feedback to help teachers facilitate reading level growth.

“When I see what our students are achieving, I get very excited. When we can help them cel-ebrate those achievements and let them know how proud we are for the work they’ve done, I know we are showing them how important reading is and what it means to be lifelong learners. ” said Andrea Lodato Dickel, principal at St. Philip Catholic School.

The school plans to celebrate the fi rst-fourth graders accomplishments in May with a Reading Celebration Day. Many activities are planned including an awards ceremony with medals for each child, a movie and popcorn, and an ice cream sundae party for all participants. “We let the kids know early on that we will celebrate their accomplishments at the end of the year. This motivates them to keep working towards their goal and when our Reading Celebration Day arrives, we want it to really be a fun time for them so they know how important accomplishing a goal is and that it is worth celebrating,” said Carrie Boehman, second grade teacher. This year’s celebration will be no exception.

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The 2014 Mount Vernon High School After Prom will be held this year following the Prom on April 12, 2014. This is a drug and alcohol free after prom party begin-ning at 12:30 a.m. until 3:30 a.m.

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High School summer camp explores careers in healthcareSouthwest Indiana Area

Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC) is offering a three-day summer health careers exploration program for regional high school stu-dents interested in careers in healthcare. Designed for students who will be sopho-mores, juniors, or seniors in fall 2014, the non-resi-dential summer camp will be held June 16, 17, and 18 at the University of South-ern Indiana in the Health Professions Center. The fee is $25, and fi nancial assis-tance is available. Space is limited.

Participants will engage in hands-on, interactive ac-

tivities with regional higher education institutions and healthcare facilities. Stu-dents living in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties are eligible to ap-ply.

“Fifteen of Indiana’s 50 hottest jobs are in health-care,” said Jane Friona, executive director of SWI-AHEC. “High school stu-dents often don’t realize the variety of careers available in health care or the edu-cation required to pursue these careers. These camps will engage participants in activities and experiences

designed to provide them with this information.”

Funding for the camp is provided through a grant from the United States De-partment of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Ad-ministration. Applications are available at http://www.usi.edu/swi-ahec or by call-ing 812-228-5048.

Founded in 2008, SWI-AHEC strives to ensure a qualifi ed healthcare work-force across 10 counties in southwest Indiana. It is one of eight regional AHECs in Indiana and is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Profes-sions.

For more information, contact Jane Friona, execu-tive director of southwest Indiana AHEC at 812-461-5446 or [email protected].

Applications are now be-ing accepted for the Eliza-beth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award for 2014. The Award, in the amount of $500, is given annually to a high school junior who resides in Posey County and who is in-volved in community activi-ties in Posey County.

The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was created in September 2007 in honor of Elizabeth D. Baier’s 25th Anniversary as Executive Director of the United Way of Posey County. Michelle Hudson, chairperson of the commit-tee charged with the task of selecting an Award recipi-ent, said, “ The United Way of Posey County wanted to recognize Elizabeth for her service to the United Way, but we also wanted to hon-or her for her many years of leadership, community involvement, and volunteer services to Posey County. An award recognizing ex-emplary volunteerism by young people had been a dream of Elizabeth’s for many years, so the creation

of the Youth Spirit Award in her name seemed to be the perfect way to honor her.”

Funding for the Award was obtained entirely through private donations.

An applicant for the Award must be a Posey County resident but may at-tend high school in Posey, Gibson, or Vanderburgh Counties or may be home schooled. Applicants for this year’s Award must currently be in their junior year in high school and a member of the graduating class of 2015. Applicants must have exhib-ited outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and commu-nity involvement. Two or three letters of recommenda-tion must accompany the ap-plication. Applications must be typed and must be post-marked no later than May 2, 2014, for consideration; and the Award recipient will be notifi ed no later than June 13, 2014. An organization may nominate a student for the Award and provide sup-porting letters, but the nomi-nated student must complete

the application.Last year, the Elizabeth

D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was given to Olivia Goebel, a student at North Posey High School.

The Award for 2014 will be presented at the United Way of Posey County Lead-ership Giving Dinner in Au-gust.

Applications for the Award have been mailed to schools, churches, clubs and civic organizations. Any student wishing to apply for the Award may also obtain an application at the offi ce of the United Way of Posey County, 128 West Third Street, Mount Vernon, Indi-ana, or can obtain an appli-cation in electronic format by contacting the United Way offi ce at 812-838-3637.

Baier Award applications being accepted

Luke Sailer practices his hoola-hoop routine in the South Terrace talent show practice on Thursday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

Sydnie Smith goes through her South Terrace Talent Show routine in the high school foyer during practice for the show on Thursday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

St. Philip Catholic School teachers recognized for outstanding performance. (l to r) Fourth grade teacher, Katie Cummings, third grade teacher, Krystal Knust, second/third grade teacher, Karen Stewart, fi rst grade teacher, Ellie Naas, and second grade teacher, Carrie Boehman. Photo submitted

Local teachers recognized for outstanding performance

Above: South Terrace students had fun practicing on Thursday evening, April 3, for their talent show on Friday evening. (l to r) Trey Buecher, Dylan Helfert, Kade Buecher, Stone Riecken and Brennan Butcher.

Below: (l to r) Mackenzie Davis, Ashlynn Lutz, Kayla Jones, Lia Fifer and Sarah Drew. Photos by Dave Pearce

Picture to left: Miss In-diana with former North Elementary teacher Donna Nash. Miss Indiana vis-ited three Posey County Schools last week. Photo submitted

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Thomas A. Ruder, who has been an Edward Jones fi nan-cial advisor in Evansville since 1978, was recently invited to attend the Edward Jones Man-aging Partner’s Conference April 23 - 25 in San Antonio, Texas. The prestigious annual event honors the top 350 of the fi rm’s more than 13,000 fi nan-cial advisors.

The three-day meeting pools Edward Jones’ most successful fi nancial advisors for a discus-sion with Jim Weddle, Edward Jones’ managing partner, on issues facing the fi rm and the fi nancial services industry as a whole.

This is the 18th time Ruder has been invited to this event.

Edward Jones provides fi nancial services for indi-vidual investors in the United States and, through its affi li-ate, in Canada. Every aspect of the fi rm’s business, from

the types of investment op-tions offered to the location of branch offi ces, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The fi rm’s 12,000-plus fi nancial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals -- from college savings to retirement -- and create long-term invest-ment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the invest-ment options available today.

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The Mount Vernon Indi-ana Elks Lodge, located at the corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets will be open to the public Friday evenings during the month of April. Each Fri-

day two dinner specials will be offered as well as an open menu. The specials planned are: April 4, Fish or Breakfast for Dinner; April 11, Steak or Fish; April 18, Shrimp or

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As part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security advises Hoosiers to locate important documents before disaster strikes. Having access to these documents can expedite the recovery process.

According to a 2013 survey of Hoosiers, more than half of Indiana households who responded did not have important and hard-to-replace docu-

ments safely stored and had not includ-ed copies of them as part of a prepared-ness kit in the event of a disaster or emergency. It is helpful to have these documents organized and safely stored regardless, and now can be a good time to set a goal of gathering these docu-ments as part of tax preparation.

“Having important financial and other documents organized in a safe place can be very helpful in the event of an

emergency,” said IDHS Senior Public Information Officer John Erickson. “We also encourage Hoosiers to have copies of important and hard-to-replace docu-ments in a ‘grab-and-go’ box or folder should it become necessary to quickly evacuate their home. The November tornadoes are an example of the impor-tance of having vital documents stored properly.”

Below is a list of important and often hard-to replace documents to consider making copies of so they can be taken along in the event of an evacuation. Erickson says a binder, expandable file or box is fine, as long as it’s portable and to remember that most of these documents will be copies. He adds to always be sure to store originals in a secure, dry place like a fire safe or lock-box. Having important information in one place is invaluable, whether or not there is an emergency. IDHS suggests gathering and copying:

·Vital records: birth certificates; marriage licenses; passports; adop-tion records; property and auto records (deeds, titles, leases); insurance poli-cies (auto, home, renter’s, umbrella policies)

Document locator: tells others where originals are stored

Financial information: list of all bank account numbers; copies of the front and back of each credit card; list of all retirement, pension, investment account numbers; mortgage and loan informa-tion; payroll and benefit information

Medical information: copies of health, life and disability insurance cards and policies; medical history of each family member; list of medica-tions and prescriptions, including dose and pharmacy; details about any ongo-ing treatments or conditions

Contacts: contact information for friends and extended family members; neighbors who have access to your home; physicians and specialists; finan-cial advisors or bankers; employer and benefits administrators; legal advisor

“This list is ambitious, but organiz-ing and then having copies of these items could prove to be priceless in the event people need to rebuild their lives because of a disaster,” Erickson said. “It might take some time to get all of these things in order, but it’s wise to have this information at your fingertips, with or without an emergency.”

Mike Denning, Ken Cox and Cecil Arbary helped kick off the Arbary Floors and Walls Open house on Friday and Saturday afternoons, grilling burgers and serving up sodas and cake. Photo by Zach Straw

Dave Goffinet, Director of Public Involvement of Bernard, Lochmueller and Associates, spearheaded Friday afternoon’s Stellar Communities meeting, giving advice for how the Town of Mount Vernon might be able to secure the Stellar fund-ing steam of approximately $7 million dollars. The Stellar Communities status of ‘Designated Community’ can only be achieved by demonstrating community involve-ment from all levels, personal, business and municipal; with a willingness to meet and contribute to the goal of bettering the Town of Mount Vernon. If funding is secured from Stellar, Mount Vernon hopes to complete Phase 4-5 of Riverbend Trail, per-form residential rehab, create a riverfront community complex, re-open River Bend Courtyard, reestablish McFadin’s Bluff Historical Marker, expand ATI Inc., rede-velop vacant lots and partner with Evansville METs to create a transportation system connecting Mount Vernon to the University of Southern Indiana. Photo by Zach Straw

Matt Williams preps the ribs for the first IGA Rib Sale of 2014, benefitting the Posey Humane Society. Look for upcoming IGA benefit sales for the Homeless Shelter on April 25, then another for Relay for Life on May 9. Photo by Zach StrawNever too early to prepare for severe weather

Local fi nancial advisor honored

Mount Vernon pursues Stellar status

State Sen. Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville) recently toured Westech Building Products in Mt. Vernon, congratulating the local manufacturing company on its 2014 Indiana Governor’s Workplace Safety Award for Innovation.

“We are fortunate to have Westech in our communi-ty,” Tomes said. “Westech provides good, safe jobs to local residents, and is a part of our state’s growing man-ufacturing sector. From my tour of the facility and talk-ing with employees, I know this company will continue to innovate, employ more Hoosiers and make a differ-ence in Southwest Indiana and the entire state.”

The Governor ’s Workplace Safety Awards program is a partnership of government, business and safety leaders. Award winners are recognized for best practices in eliminat-

ing workplace injuries and illnesses.

Westech, which cur-rently employs 114 people, manufactures PVC fencing, decking and railing com-ponents. The company has received several awards for its culture of safety, includ-ing Westlake Chemical’s President’s Safety Award in 2012 and 2013 as well as its 2013 Safety Excellence

Award for Outstanding Performance. Westech is a Westlake Chemical com-pany.

According to the lat-est labor statistics provid-ed by the Department of Workforce Development, Indiana continues to lead the nation in manufacturing job growth, with 4,600 new manufacturing jobs created in January alone.

Sen. Tomes: Westech provides innovative, meaningful work to area residents

Pictured, left to right: Westech Operations Manager Jason Brown, Margie Tomes, Sen. Tomes, Westech Plant Manager Robert Waller, Westech Sales/Customer Service Manager John Burkhart. Photo submitted

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I arrived at the airport in Kiev, Ukraine at night. It was winter. It was cold. It was snow-ing. The Ukrainian bureaucrat who was sup-posed to meet me, didn’t.

After collecting my suitcase, briefcase and the large golf club caddy I had packed with nu-merous materials to teach a two week course to Ukrainian judges, I stepped out into the unlit drive where, if it had been most airports, taxis would be wait-ing. There were no taxis, just a mob of about fi fty stern looking men wear-ing an assortment of dark clothing.

There were no police or security offi cers. Later I was to fi nd out that may have been a good thing as police corruption has often been a problem in Ukraine.

As the gaggle of men pressed almost against me, they shouted and waved their arms. Some yelled in Ukrainian, others in Russian and a few uttered an English word or two such as ‘taxi’ or ‘hotel.’ I pointed at a man about my age and size who had said what sounded like ‘taxi.’

I had not yet exchanged any dollars for hrynia, Ukrainian money. This was fortuitous, for as I soon found out, no one in Ukraine wanted Ukrainian money; everyone preferred any currency but hrynia (pronounced grēēvna). Of course, it was illegal to do business without using Ukrainian money, but, as much else in Ukraine, illegality was a moving target.

By using sign language and my sparse Ukrainian, Alexi and I reached an agreement for a ride to the Hotel Dnipro on the banks of the Dnipro River that runs through downtown Kiev. This was one contract that was carried out by both sides.

I loaded my luggage into Alexi’s dilapidated Traban with its cracked passenger side window and inoperable windshield wipers. Alexi kept having to roll down his window to clear the windshield as we made the ten mile trip to Kiev.

At the Hotel Dnipro I gave my passport to the desk clerk who directed me to the lone el-evator. I did not receive a key from the desk clerk, only a paper with ‘712’ on it. As I exited the elevator on the seventh fl oor I saw an elder-ly woman wearing a headscarf seated at a plain wooden desk. Neither of us spoke. I smiled; she put her head down.

I gave the woman my paper. She opened an unlocked drawer that contained numerous keys and gave me one marked ‘712.’ I kept that key with me for the whole two weeks.

As I entered my ‘deluxe’ suite through a ply-wood door I had to close the door to get into the

room. There was a restroom about the size of a normal closet and a room with a single bed on a metal frame with neither head nor footboard. There was no closet.

I stepped into the restroom to get a drink of water and watched a green liquid ooze from the sink’s faucet. I was no longer thirsty.

Just then my room telephone rang. As I had not spoken to anyone except the desk clerk, I

was surprised to hear a woman say, ‘Anna.’ I responded she had the wrong room, but she responded by giggling and saying ‘Anna come?’ I perceived another of Kiev’s indus-tries, of which the hotel was a party, was in operation. I said, ‘No thank you; dobri vecher (good night).’The next morning I walked out into

the marvelous city of Kiev. In the two weeks I was there I noticed many adults but did not see any children until one snowy Saturday af-ternoon when I visited Independence Square. I was surprised to see a man and woman with a small boy playing in the snow. I approached them. They were visitors from Germany.

When I asked my Ukrainian friends why I saw so few children, they told me the economy was so bad people could not afford them.

It turned out that the reason my guide had not met me at the airport was he had not been paid and had no money to get me to my hotel. Therefore, he just decided to not do anything. He apologized and quoted the famous Socialist maxim: ‘The government pretends to pay us, and we pretend to work.’

Several of the Ukrainian judges I taught told me they were supposed to receive a salary that would equal about $350 per month plus a free apartment for themselves and their fam-ily. However, the Ukrainian government often failed to pay them and they sometimes had to share living quarters with other judges.

It was a common lament that life had been better in the old USSR. On the other hand, many judges yearned for a more western cul-ture, especially our legal system and economy. Ergo, one can understand the quandary of the Ukrainian, Crimean, Russian situation.

I met many good, hardworking, intelligent and morally upright people during the time I taught Ukrainians in Reno and while I was in Ukraine. As Shakespeare might have Hamlet say of this complex problem, “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

Philosophy and politics aside, when some members of a society believe they have to vol-untarily forego having children for purely eco-nomic reasons, perhaps we should abstain from casting stones in any direction.

Where are the children?

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BY JUDGE JIM REDWINE

As spring nears, I fi nd myself at the baseball and softball fi elds more and more and plan-ning to spend some time at the tennis courts and the golf course and track stadium in the coming weeks.

After watching the North Posey Lady Vikings in an exciting 2-1 win over Evans-ville Reitz this week, I headed back to Poseyville. It didn’t take long to see the lights of the Poseyville Youth Baseball fi elds and realize that it is once again time for the kids to come out and play.

I have always said sports is the perfect preparation for many phases of life. The youngsters get an opportunity to see not only the good side of life among their teammates and their coaches but they also get to see the things they would rather not see. So it is time for ‘the talk.’

Unless things have changed since I coached my son almost year-round a few years ago, about fi ve percent of the parents do about 99 percent of all the work that goes into running a program. Then there is the other 95 percent who feel it is their ‘equal right’ to complain about anything and everything that goes on in

the leagues. They think because they ‘usually’ get their kids to practice, that makes them ex-perts on all aspects of the game. It gives them

the right to complain about the coaches and the umpires all the way home and just leave a negative taste in the mouths of their youngsters. The kids not only carry that attitude back to the ballfi eld the next appointed time but oftentimes they carry it back

home and to their classroom the next day.And you can spot them as soon as you arrive

at the baseball fi eld. They are the ones who are always screaming like idiots at their children when they make a mistake. They blame ev-erything on everyone but themselves. There is always an excuse for everything that goes wrong. Please, for your sake and the sake of your children, take a look at yourself and try not to be ‘that’ parent this year.

Because as much as you don’t want to real-ize it, your child has a way less than one per-cent chance of being a college athlete, much less becoming a professional. You are not perfect and neither are they. Always encour-age them to do their best and don’t be afraid

to let them know when it is obvious they are not giving the appropriate effort. But when mistakes are made, as long as they have tried and have done their best, compliment them on their efforts and let them know they will have an opportunity to do it again and they will do better next time. Treat them the way you want to be treated. After all, you probably have someone you answer to as well. Treat your child the way you would like to be treated.

And, yes, the umpires will make mistakes. It is part of the game. We are all human.

That takes me to my next soap box.Why in the world are we having to review

about half the calls made in college basketball this year? It’s getting almost sickening as the NCAA tries to take the human element out of the referees. There is a human element in the players and the referees should be respected for their calls and their abilities. More times than not, the referee had the call right to begin with. And were it not for a human error made by the athlete or a coach, a call would never have to be made.

When the human element is taken out of sports, you will have robots who will act end-lessly to no avail. There will be no mistakes and therefore, no reason to play the games.

Why do the powers that be want to take that out of sports at any level? I don’t like it.

When you go out to see your children play at the baseball fi eld this year, support the peo-ple who give of their time and resources so you and your children will have a place and a time to play. It never hurts to say ‘thanks.’ And while the majority of coaches really never ex-pect it (because it rarely ever comes), it cer-tainly is a good feeling when someone says it.

The efforts put forth by the leaders of Posey County’s youth programs is second to none. They certainly have the best interest of ALL the children in mind. If you can’t appreciate the time, commitment, and effort it takes to begin and run a program, (or even if you can) then perhaps you should volunteer this year. If you don’t think something is being done right, I’m sure no one will object to you becoming involved and helping make it better for every-one.

Please try not to criticize the people who work to make a program, facilities and a team for your child. They don’t have to do that. They do it because they care about the com-munity and about all the children, including yours. Please have the courtesy to show them the respect they are due.

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TRUTH...STRANGERTHANFICTIONBY DAVEPEARCE

During session, I make the drive between our Southwest Indiana community up to our State Capitol every week. This drive always presents spec-tacular views of Indiana’s rich agricultural heritage and the strong economy agriculture brings to Indiana.

Every year, Indiana takes a moment to honor this rich heritage through the Hoosier Homestead Award Program. This award recognizes fami-lies with farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Last week, I joined the lieutenant governor and the agriculture director at the Statehouse to congratulate the award recipients.

The Hoosier Homestead Award Program began in 1976 to acknowledge the contribu-tions these families have made to Indiana agriculture. More than 5,000 farms have been recognized since the program was established. Two awards

ceremonies are held each year, in the spring and summer, to commemorate the achieve-ments of the many outstand-ing Hoosier farmers across the state.

I am happy to say that Posey County had two award recipients this year. The Droege farm owned and op-erated by Arvin and Anna Droege of Wadesville, Ind., were recognized for the farms sesquicentennial. Arvin and Anna’s family farm has been in operation since 1850. Also, Ann Pfi ster Scarafi a of New Harmony, Ind., was at the Statehouse to be recognized for her family’s farm being owned and operated for 150 years. Both of these family farms should be congratulated for their contribution to Indi-ana’s agriculture heritage and economy.

Agriculture has always played a signifi cant role in our state’s livelihood, even before its founding. The most valu-

able crop grown in the U.S. is fi eld corn. Indiana is located in the heart of the Corn Belt and our grower’s rank 4th in the nation for production of corn. According to the Indi-ana Farm Bureau, Indiana’s largest general farm organiza-tion, there are 61,000 farms in Indiana covering about 14.7 million acres.

The next Hoosier Home-stead Ceremonies will take place this August during the State Fair. The deadline for the August ceremony is May 1. For more information on the Hoosier Homestead Award Program, visit www.in.gov/isda/2337.htm<http://www.in.gov/isda/2337.htm>.

I am looking forward to be-ing back home in District 76 now that session is over. It is an honor to represent our com-munity.

Rep. McNamara (R-Mount Vernon) represents portions of Posey and Vanderburgh coun-ties.

Guest Column State Rep. Wendy McNamaraRecognizing Indiana’s rich agricultural heritage

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America seemed hungrier back in the sixties than today. My family did whatever they could to survive. My grandpa ran a country grocery store. My dad drove two hours to work in an underground coal mine. We raised a garden and had livestock. One uncle drove to a northern city to paint during the week. Another uncle raised strawberries and drove a school bus. Another uncle was a peddler salesman driving over several counties. Nobody was rich but ev-erybody was very busy trying to take care of their families. This was all back before food stamps and other current government programs became popular. There is no question that peo-ple in our area of Appalachia had struggles but people had a hunger and a desire to survive.

I watched the movie Coal Miner’s Daughter long before I went to Van Lear to see Loretta Lynn’s old home place. Sure enough it’s up a ‘holler.’ However, in many ways it’s a beautiful place. Her brother, who at that time, was bat-tling cancer and still running a country grocery store gave my wife and I a tour of the old home place. When touring that old house I knew there was something within Loretta Lynn and her now deceased husband Oliver ‘Mooney’ Lynn that was greater than the conditions of poverty that engulfed the area. The innate desire to live and rise above their surroundings lifted them higher than they probably ever imagined. They fi rst moved to Washington State to work before Loretta started having success with music that took them to Nashville. Of course, we all can’t sing like Loretta Lynn. However, we can all do and be something. Much of America has lost

its desire to rise above life’s circumstances. We have become mired in our joblessness, poverty or stuck in a situation.

A lot of America has died. We are breathing and going through the motions. We are collect-ing our food stamps, government assistance and in too many cases numbing ourselves on prescription drugs. Hopelessness is widespread from Butcher Holler to every mega city house and condo throughout the United States. Sad-ly many suburban houses are fi lled with de-pressed, drug sedated Americans who cannot fi nd the internal wherewithal to get up and get moving. More Americans now die from pain-killers than from heroin and cocaine combined, (Mark Koba, USA Today, July 28, 2013).

I’m sure the people who lived where I was raised, on Milo road in Kentucky, had days when the dark cloud of hopelessness almost killed their spirits but I doubt it happened a lot. People were too tired. They found something to do with their minds and bodies. We didn’t have computers, cell phones and social media. We had yards to mow, gardens to tend and were trying to fi gure out how to make a few dollars. We didn’t need drugs to numb ourselves. We simply fell into bed exhausted.

An America that’s not hungry for a better life and is reliant on the government and the politi-cians to care for us and solve all of our prob-lems will live sadly and die tragically.

Glenn Mollette is an American columnist read in all fi fty states. Contact him at [email protected]. Like his facebook page at www.facebook.com/glennmollette.

Guest Editorial: Glenn MolletteWhat happened to hungry America?

With spring sports approaching, it’s time to ‘talk’

Letters to the Editor

April 6 to April 12 is National Volunteer Week this year, and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Posey County, I want to take this opportunity to thank all the people who vol-unteer for the United Way of Posey County and work to make a difference here in our community. These volunteers help to make sure the United Way of Posey County had a successful year so that services from 21 local agencies offering more than 112 programs are available to the Posey County community, the United Way of Posey County continues to offer its workshops for volunteers and a local Gifts In Kind program, and help with a prescription drug discount program and 2-1-1 is available in Posey County to call for assistance and information.

Thanks to Jim Alsop, Phyllis Alspaugh, Tammy Anderson, Mike Ashworth, Don Baier, Kenyon Bailey, Jenny Ballard, Beth Baro, Pat Beckgerd, Grant Beloat, Steve Bennett, Diana Billman, Jason Bradshaw, Martha Breeze, Sharon Burns, Todd Camp, Stan Campbell, Frank Chapman, Jenni-fer Childress, Travis Clowers, Roxann Coleman, Carol Collier-Smith, Joe Crissup, Steve Culley, John Deaton, Linda Dickens, Dana Dieterle, Beth Dingman, Cindy Eaton, Jerilyn Erwin, Sue Far-quharson, Janet Fischer, Wayne Games, Andrea Gentry, Angela Geralds, Mary Ellen Gerard, Dan Gibson, Kay Giles, Bill Gillenwater, Kyle Haney, Rebecca Harvey, Wyeth Hatfi eld, Jack Higgins, Tammy Hoehn, Michelle Hudson, Mark Isaac, Janet Johnson, Phyllis Johnson, Barb Keitel, Dr. Darin Keitel, Kay Kilgore, Tom Kopatich, Linda

Kuhlenschmidt, Glen Kuper, Lynn Kyle, Bob Lange, Yvonne Lawrence, Tami Lechner, Kathy Lindauer, Gretchen Mansfi eld, Marilyn Marshall, Heather Martin, Connie Marvel, Jeanne Maudlin, Winter Maynard, Niall McConville, Ann McDon-ald, Ken Meyer, Rhonda Money, Emily Morrison, Jon Neufelder, Bill Newman, Randy Northrop, Sarah O’Daniel, Kim O’Grady, Monique Osban, Cindy and Randy Owens, Michael Peck, Charlene Penn, Candice Perry, Sherrie Plouchard, Clayton Powers, Jay Price, Marissa Priddis, Jerry Prow, John Raisor, Raymond Raisor, Staci Reese, Rich-ard Reich, Lauren Rickelman, Dan Ritter, Carrie Robb, Bob Royer, Susan Rudisill, Beth Russell, Katherine Rybak, Ann Scarafi a, Beth Schilling, Jean Schmitt, Lindsay Schmitt, Marcia Schneider, Nicholas Schubert, Sue Shelton, Keith Spurgeon, Jamie Stevens, Erin Stump, Barbara Tennyson, Benny Tennyson, Eric Thomason, Mayor John Tucker, Carlene Vanlaningham, Tommy Veeck, Tom Verkamp, Jackie Verville, Angela Wannem-uehler, Bob Webster, Michelle Wheaton, Jennifer Whitaker, Nick Wildeman, Jaime Wilder, Karen Williams, Larry Williams, Sherry Willis, Amanda Wilson, Faye Wilson, Fran Wood-Osborne and Shawn Worman.

Thank you for giving your time and efforts to the Posey County community so local people can help local people. It makes a difference in all our lives.

Very truly yours, Elizabeth Baier

Executive Director, United Way of Posey County

United Way of Posey County thanks community

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Jackson Higgins, former Mayor of Mount Vernon, donated his time on Thursday night calling Bingo at the Posey County Democratic Fundraiser held at the American Legion Post 5 in Mount Vernon. Photo by Zach Straw

‘Preservation’ continued from Page A1offi ce will do a separate letter.Also looking to the future, Mayor John Tucker announced that he will be in Indianapolis at

a mandatory meeting for the STELLAR grant on Friday, April 11 as Mount Vernon is one of six fi nalist cities. Four others will accompany him.

In other council action:• Street Commissioner Max Dieterle announced that trash cleanup week is slated for May

12-16. • Curtis reported that representatives from Johnson Controls and Bernard Lochmueller En-

gineering were in town to start the design process for phase four of the water treatment plant. • Fuelling announced that the sewer relining project in the ‘Birdland’ subdivision is almost

completed and ‘they will be out of there in no time as half of the fi nal top hats are already fi nished.’ Adding top hat connections to the sewer lines was approved as a change at the last meeting.

• Hoehn said that the Rain Garden at West School is full, but there is no water across the road as yet. Storms are coming so that may change in time.

• Curtis announced that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Elks Lodge is spon-soring a dinner event for this cause on April 8 at 6 p.m. “I have worked with those affected by abuse and we need to give them as much support as possible to encourage them.”

• Councilwoman Becky Higgins said that Bob Bulla’s pagoda design won the logo contest for Mount Vernon’s Bicentennial He also won the logo design contest for the 175th anniver-sary. The committee is now ready to go and fundraising starts in about 7 days.

• Fuelling said the pagoda storage building in Riverfront Park, now under construction, will be fi nished by the end of the month.

• The meeting on Thursday April 17 has been cancelled due to holiday concerns with pay vouchers.

Individuals honored and their accom-plishments include:

Chelsea Sanders—a 2001 Mount Vernon High School graduate was a four-sport ma-jor monogram-winner at the school. She earned three letters in swimming and ten-nis, two in volleyball and one in track.

Sanders helped the Wildcats win three straight Big Eight Conference and sec-tional championships in swimming. She was named to the Big Eight All-Conference team and was a state qualifi er in three of her four years.

In her junior year, Sanders won the Big Eight freestyle and the 100-meter back-stroke and was a member of the 200 medley relay team. At sectional, she was a member of the fi rst place and state-qualifying 200 medley relay team.

As a senior, she repeated as Big Eight champion in the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. During the sectional, she broke the school record in the 50 freestyle. She was a member of the 200 medley relay team that fi nished fi fth. The Lady Wildcats fi n-ished seventh in the state that season.

Sanders received the MVP award in vol-leyball her senior season and was named the recipient of the William J. Roach Schol-arship and an athletic scholarship from Il-linois State University.

Errin Mort—a 2003 mount Vernon high School graduate earned seven letters in two sports, four in track and three in volleyball.

Mort helped the Lady Wildcat track team to two Big Eight Conference champion-ships, two sectional crowns, and fi rst-ever regional crown. She was a three-time state qualifi er in several events.

As a freshman, she won the 100-, and the 200-meter and was a member of the 1600-meter relay team at the Big Eight track meet. She placed second in the 200-meter hurdles at regional competition and was a member of the 1600-meter relay team. She was joined on that relay by Kayla Hoehn, Rebecca Warner, and Sarah Erwin.

During her sophomore year, she was a Big Eight Champion in both the 100- and 200-meter runs. The the sectional, she won the 100 and was second in the 200. She earned red ribbons at regional in the 100 and the 200 and was a member of the 1600-meter relay championship team.

She was the 200-and 400-meter Big Eight Conference champion in both her junior and senior years. During her senior season, she won the sectional and was third in the regional in the 400. She fi nished 16th at state with a time of 59.1

In volleyball, she was named the winner of the team’s offensive award in best at-tacks and most kills. She was also named to the fi rst team All-Academic team.

In 2003, she was the winner of the Ki-wanis girls’ athletic award and received a Presidential Scholarship from Oakland City University. That also provided additional scholarships through volleyball for room, board, and books.

Tine Reineke—is a 1977 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. During her time at the school, she earned seven letters in three sports…four in track, two in vol-leyball, and one in basketball.

During her freshman year, she ran the 80-yard low hurdles, ran in the 880, and competed in the long jump. She was the sectional champion in the 880 and placed fourth in the 80-yard low hurdles.

As a junior, she scored points in three dif-ferent events at the Southern Indiana Ath-letic Conference meet. She placed third in the low hurdles and fourth in the long jump and in the 880-meter run. She also placed

fi fth in the 880-yard run at the sectional.During the SIAC meet in her senior

year, she won both the low hurdles and the 880-yard run, both with record times. She placed second in the long jump setting a new school record with a leap of 16-7.5.

At sectional, she placed third in the 880-yard run in a school record time and was fourth in the 80-meter low hurdles. She re-ceived the track team’s MVP Award during her freshman, junior, and senior seasons.

Melannie Gillenwater—a 1993 Mount Vernon High School graduate, received three letters in swimming and one in cheer-leading.

She helped the Lady Wildcats win their fi rst-ever Big Eight Conference and sec-tional swim crowns. She was named to the All Big Eight Conference team twice.

During her senior year, she won the 500-meter freestyle at sectional and was a member of the sectional-winning 200-me-ter medley relay team.

She was a member of the 200-meter medley relay team which placed seventh in the state meet. That team was comprised of Gillenwater, Amanda Crowe, Sarah Sand-ers, and Amy Patton.

She set school records in the 100-butter-fl y, the 100 freestyle, the 200 freestyle, and the 500 freestyle. She was also a member of the 200- and the 400-meter freestyle relay teams.

She received an athletic scholarship from Ball State University where she received a varsity letter as a freshman.

Jessica Fox—a 2002 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, earned eight letters in three sports…four in track, and two each in basketball and volleyball.

She helped the Lady Wildcat track team win three Big Eight Conference Champion-ships, three sectionals, and a fi rst-ever re-gional.

During her junior year, she won the Big Eight Conference in the shotput and was named to the All-Conference team. She placed second in shotput and fourth in dis-cus at the sectional. She placed eighth in the shotput in the regional. During her senior year, she placed fourth in the shotput at the sectional.

In volleyball, during her senior season, she had the best service percentage with 96 percent and won the award for most points scored. She was also named the best defen-sive player.

She was named to the Academic All State teams in both track and basketball in her senior year and was academic all state honorable mention in volleyball. She was a recipient of the M-Club Athletic Scholar-ship.

The 2003 Mount Vernon High School boys’ cross country team was perhaps the most successful athletic team ever at Mount Vernon High School.

The team, coached by Don Sellers, en-joyed its third straight undefeated season. They claimed titles in the Boonville, Mater Dei, Princeton, Memorial, and Terre Haute invitationals.

The Wildcats won their fourth straight Big Eight Conference crown, their third straight Evansville Sectional crown, and third straight Pike Central regional title. The team placed second at the Terre haute Semi-state in 2002 but claimed the title dur-ing the 2003 season.

The Wildcats took six of the top seven spots in the Big Eight championships for an unheard-of total of 18 points. Hillenbrand, Kay, Higginbottom, Sellers, Renshaw, and Kissel were all named to the All Confer-ence team.

At the Evansville Sectional, Hillenbrand led the Cats to a course-record time of 17:02.4 and the Wildcats had fi ve of the top ten runners in the sectional. The Wildcats again outscored Mater Dei in the regional by a score of 38-64 with Kay leading the way for the Wildcats. The team claimed the one, three, nine, 11, and 15th spots.

This was the fi rst Mount Vernon team to win a semi-state in any sport. The Cats beat out Bloomington South by a score of 68-80. Floyd Central was third with 141 points.

Columbus North won the state title with 43 total points while the Wildcats fi nished 14th. Hillenbrand fi nished 43rd at the meet while Kay was 62nd.

The 2002 baseball team won the South Spencer Sectional and was Co-Big Eight Conference champions. The Wildcats fi n-

ished the season with a 21-10 record and lost to eventual state champion Vincennes in the regional 3-1, The Wildcats had de-feated the Alices during the regular season.

In the sectional, the Wildcats were domi-nant, blanking both Bosse and Gibson Southern by scores of 10-0. More impres-sively, the Wildcats had lost to Gibson Southern during the regular season.

While the Wildcats fell to Boonville in Big Eight Conference play, they defeated Vincennes to achieve a tie for the confer-ence title. It was the fi rst Mount Vernon High School baseball conference Champi-onship since the Wildcats had tied Wash-ington in 1986.

Stephen Smith, Brian Smiley, Ryan Spilman, and Matt Huff were named to the All Big Eight Conference team.

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Mark Dick, Teonna Dick, and Brian Parkinson man the turkey dice table at the NWTF meeting at the Posey County Community Center Saturday evening. Photo by Dave Pearce

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ArrestsMarch 27

Norman Gunter—Mount

Vernon—Driving While Sus-pended—MVPD

David Briesacher—Mount Vernon—Int imidat ion—MVPD

March 28

Dwight Burkes—Evans-

ville—Warrant, Nonsupport of a Dependent Child—PCS

March 29

Daniel Fuhs—Evans-

ville—Possession of Synthetic Drug—ISP

March 30

Ronnie Ricketts—Evans-

ville—Battery—NHPD

April 1 Michael Ferguson—Evans-

ville—Warrant, Theft (Peti-tion to Revoke)—PCS

Brad Will—Wadesville—Possession of Methamphet-amine, Possession of Para-phernalia—PCS

Andrew McDurmon—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Op-erating a Vehicle While Intox-icated Endangering a Person (Petition to Revoke), Operat-ing a Vehicle While Intoxi-cated Endangering a Person (Petition to Revoke)—MVPD

April 2

Greg Garcia—Mount Ver-

non—Intimidation, Criminal Mischief—MVPD

Mary Dausman—Evans-ville—Conversion, Resisting Law Enforcement (Petition to

Revoke)—PCSPatrick Reynolds—Mount

Vernon—Possession of Mari-juana, Minor in Consump-tion—MVPD

Jenny Duncan—Poseyville—Battery—PPD

Lucas Chapman—Mount Vernon—Neglect of a Depen-dant, Possession of Marijuana, Operating While Intoxicated, Reckless Driving—MVPD

April 3

Joshua Gahagan—Mount Vernon—Operating While In-toxicated—MVPD

Roy Maynard—Mount Ver-non—Invasion of Privacy—PCS

April 4

Dorian Givens—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine x 5—ISP

David Moore—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine x 2—PCS

Darrell Mattingly—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine x 3, Maintaining a Common Nui-sance—PCS

Krystal Bulla—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Neglect of a Dependent, Maintaining a Common Nuisance—MVPD

Robert McCarty—Mount Vernon—Warrant, Dealing in Methamphetamine--PCS

Complaints March 17

12:10 a.m.—Accident—Female subject in the ditch by caller’s house. Isn’t sure of the female’s state of mind. Doesn’t believe she is injured. Caller called back, send am-bulance, subject’s leg is hurt-

ing. Female advised she was enroute to the hospital—Dar-nell School Road, Mount Ver-non

6:08 a.m.—Abandoned Ve-hicle—Caller advised there is a white passenger car that seems to be broke down. He advised it doesn’t appear that anyone is around the car, but the vehicle is right on the white line and he is afraid someone not paying attention is going to hit it—I 64, Griffi n

9:03 a.m.—Vandalism—Has had his mailbox vandal-ized. Noticed yesterday after-noon. Believes this happened Saturday night. Has noticed a couple other mailboxes in the area were vandalized as well. Does not want an offi cer. Just wants this on fi le—Joest Road, Wadesville

9:57 a.m.—Miscella-neous—Out at this address—North Street, Cynthiana

10:43 a.m.—Miscella-neous—Out at this address—E 5th Street, Mount Vernon

11:42 a.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—98 camper—Overton Road, Griffi n

12:05 p.m.—Probation Vi-olation—Has protective order against male subject. Subject is still calling, texting, Face-book messaging, and emailing caller—Hidden Valley Lane, Mount Vernon

12:57 p.m.—Motorist As-sist—Out with vehicle—Hwy 69, Griffi n

2:36 p.m.—Motorist As-sist—Out with vehicle with trailer—Hwy 62, Mount Ver-non

March 18

7:21 a.m.—Reckless—White semi with a trailer, tarp over the top, swerving all over the roadway, possibly in-toxicated. Receiving multiple calls. Vehicle has almost hit

several vehicles—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon

9:10 a.m.—Agency As-sist—Wants County Deputy to meet them to serve felony warrant. They have verifi ca-tion that he is at work at this time—Street. Wendel/Cynthi-ana Road, Wadesville

9:24 a.m.—Alarm—Resi-dence front door—Hidbrader Road, city not listed

11:19 a.m.—Citizen Dis-pute—Driver becoming irate. Truck stuck in the mud, won’t comply with security—Lexan Lane, Mount Vernon

3:39 p.m.—Standby—Needing an offi cer to go with him to get some personal belongings—Mackey Ferry Road, Mount Vernon

5:22 p.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—4-wheeler—Benthall Road, Mount Vernon

7:46 p.m.—Reckless—Advised following a white Ford Ranger, possibly intoxi-cated, Illinois plate—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon

March 19

8:34 a.m.—Motorist As-sist—Out with truck—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon

9:31 a.m.—Citizen Dis-pute—Male subject’s fi rst ex-wife and her new husband, has been to residence, changed locks and has taken property from home. Caller is POA and has paperwork showing so and is recorded at the Re-corder’s Offi ce. Would like a deputy to talk to him—Mid-way Drive, Wadesville

9:42 a.m.—Extra Patrol—Caller stated that someone has cut the cable to the pit and has taken some scrap iron. Caller does not need an offi cer, would like extra patrol—Hwy 69, Mount Vernon

12:25 p.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—2008 Dodge Ram, silver—Tile Factory Road, Mount Vernon

10:57 p.m.—Motorist

Assist—Out with a white F-150,off on the side of the road—Mackey Ferry, Mount Vernon

March 20

1:10 a.m.—Suspicious—Had a suspicious vehicle around the residence. Went outside and someone had writ-ten something on the driver’s side window in pink lipstick—Upton Road, Mount Vernon

10:33 a.m.—Motorist As-sist—Black vehicle, unoccu-pied—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon

10:39 a.m.—Motorist As-sist—Dodge, maroon, Cara-van—Hwy 62, Mount Vernon

12:08 p.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—Kenworth semi—Grif-fi n

12:22 p.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—2001 Chevy Impala—Sauerkraut Lane, Mount Ver-non

12:35 p.m.—Accident—97 Dodge Ram—Lower New Harmony and Dunn Cem-etery, Mount Vernon

1:41 p.m.—Agency As-sist—Out with probation—Hwy 165, Poseyville

3:15 p.m.—Lockout—Grey Chevy Tahoe—Bluff Road, Mount Vernon

9:26 p.m.—Accident—Caller advised she wasn’t pay-ing attention and ran off the roadway. Silver Jeep. Caller advised her side hurts but she does not require medical at-tention at this time—Lower New Harmony, Mount Vernon

March 21

12:01 a.m.—Motorist As-sist—Caller advised his tire fell of his car. He is driving a Ford Taurus—Hwy 69, Mount Vernon

6:47 a.m.—Accident—Semi and pickup. No inju-ries—North and Gum, Cyn-thiana

7:21 a.m.—Information—Three-quarter ton Chevy

broke down. Will have it moved today. Off on the shoulder, not a road hazard—Hwy 69, Mount Vernon

8:00 a.m.—Lockout—1999 Olds Intrigue, green, parked in back—SR 62, Mount Vernon

9:40 a.m.—VIN Inspec-tion—Boat without num-bers—Brittlebank Park, Mount Vernon

11:08 a.m.—Agency As-sist—Received the call need-ing my assistance—Superior Court, Mount Vernon

12:37 p.m.—Theft—Some-one has came onto the prop-erty and tried to scrap the trailer—Mackey Ferry Road, Mount Vernon

3:54 p.m.—Criminal Mis-chief—Front windows of her patio door looks as if it has been shot with a BB gun. It is a double pane window and the front pane has been shot but not all the way through—Den-zer Road, Evansville

11:37 p.m.—Motorist As-sist—Out with Volvo Station wagon—Hwy 62, Mount Ver-non

March 22

12:41 a.m.—Suspicious—No information provided—Lower Mt. Vernon Road, Mount Vernon

1:33 a.m.—Welfare Check—Concerned about sister. Has been into it with boyfriend. Sister is enroute to mother’s house. Sister has been thrown around this eve-ning. Caller would like sister checked on—South Street, New Harmony

2:40 p.m.—Informa-tion—Request information on what to do to evict someone from property owned—Main Street, Wadesville

3:59 p.m.—Theft—Wants to know if she can press charg-es against her husband. She advised he stole some of her medicine and sold it—Barter Road, Mount Vernon

7:02 p.m.—Phone Harass-ment—Caller advised he has received 3 phone calls today. Subjects not saying anything when he answers or answering machine picks up. Requesting to speak with a deputy—Cur-tis Road, Mount Vernon

9:26 p.m.—Suspicious—Red car driving past her resi-dence. Vehicle is now parked at the very end of Caborn Road with its lights still on. Caller can see the lights. Ad-vised vehicle was in her drive-way last weekend when they came home but left when her husband went outside. Caller has never seen this vehicle before. Just would like the area checked—Caborn Road, Mount Vernon

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provided a direct means of removing small children from those homes where illegal drug activity was oc-curring. Those children are being given an opportu-nity to reside in a healthier, safer, and more positive environment.”

During the briefi ng, Rose announced that both Prosecutor Travis Clowers and Deputy Prosecutor Jonathan Parkhurst were on hand during the raid in case other arrest or search warrants would be needed.

An active meth lab was located in one of the homes and another home was found to have multiple cam-eras and surveillance equipment in place believed to be an effort to be able to have pre-warning of anyone entering the property.

“It was the result of just a great job done by the of-fi cers of gathering information,” Clowers indicated. “We are getting tips from the community and we are sitting on houses and we are working with confi den-tial informants who give us information. There are just a number of sources that we use to fi nd out who is dealing drugs in our community and large amounts of those drugs. We then target those people.”

The names and charges of those arrested on Thurs-day appear below:

Darrell W. Mattingly (age 48), Mount Vernon: CT 1 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony; CT 2 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony.

Robert E. McCarty (age 28), Mount Vernon: CT 1 Dealing Methamphetamine Class B Felony.

Dorian L. Given (age 41), Mount Vernon: CT 1 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony; CT 2

Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony; CT 3 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony; CT 4 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony and CT 5 Dealing Methamphetamine Class A Felony.

David K. Moore (age 45), Mount Vernon: CT 1 Dealing Methamphetamine Class B Felony; CT 2 Dealing Methamphetamine Class B Felony

Krystal M. Bulla (age 23), Mount Vernon: CT 1 Neglect of a Dependent Class C Felony; CT 2 Main-taining a Common Nuisance Class D Felony

Chelsea R. Reiter (age 23), Mount Vernon; Failure to Appear (Vanderburgh County, theft).

“This is such an important issue,” Clowers con-cluded. “When we were running for offi ce, that was the main topic we heard. There is just too much drug dealing going on in this county. So we have focused a lot of resources and a lot of effort and the offi cers have done an incredible job. It cuts down on all the residual crime that can happen. People who are in-volved in drug dealing usually don’t just stop there. Any time we can take someone like this off the streets it simply makes our county a better and safer place to live.”

Clowers said he could not stress enough the impor-tance of good offi cers and good cooperation between law enforcement offi ces.

“This can’t be done without the offi cers who are out there every day investigating, spending long night at times away from their families,” Clowers concluded. “I just can’t say enough about the great job they are doing.”

‘Steel Door’ continued from Page A1

Kevin Waters holds tight to the rein’s as his companion ‘sniffs out’ drug paraphernalia during Friday morning’s raid in Posey County. Photo by Dave Pearce.

Posey County Animal Control offi cers bring out a pit bull that was found during Friday’s drug raid on Elk Trail Drive in Mount Vernon as Travis Clowers and Jona-than Parkhurst discuss the situation. Photo by Dave Pearce

Matt Henrich, Brandon Deig, and Isaac Fuelling pause a moment to examine some of the methamphetamine found during Friday’s bust. Photo by Dave Pearce

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The Saint Wendel Catholic School sixth, seventh, and eighth graders performing the Mystery on 13th St. L-R: Raice Straub, Isaac Scheller, Jenna Fehrenbacher, Sam Muensterman, MIchael Goedde, Johnson Koester, Hannah Adler, Claire Muensterman, Alaina Spahn, Ethan Baumhol-ser, Lindsey Koester, and Jack Heldt.

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Front row left to right: Zack Carl, Zach Stoneberger, Conner Motz, Michael Sims, Griffi n Wiethop, Dylan Wright, and Bo Cox. Back row left to right: Coach Sam Patton, Coach Tom Carl, James Marshall, Derek Lindauer, Reed Gertiesen, Collin Woods, Michael Bender, Damon Cardin, Christian Jones, Coach Marvel, and Coach Darrick Wiggins. Photo by Dave Pearce

2014Mount Vernon Baseball Team

Front row left to right: Manager Kenny Durrell, Austin Montgomery, JD Collins, Logan Brown, Bryce Krizan, Brock Sigler, and Manager Alec Seeberger.

Back row left to right: Craig Beeson, Cody Mobley, Bryce Newman, Trevor Veeck, Austin Krizan, Kris McKinney, Ryan Goeltz, and Brandon Merrick; Photo by Steve Kochersperger

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By Steven KocherspergerThe ever anticipated baseball season has opened for the

Mount Vernon Wildcats and though it did not begin with the bang the team might have hoped for, the Cats salvaged the last game of a three game opener to open the season 1-2 overall. The Cats lost to Munster on a cold Friday night in the Terre Haute South Baseball Bash and again to South High School Saturday morning before returning in the afternoon to blank New Haven 14-0 to get their fi rst win of the young season.

Munster and Mount Vernon met up Friday night in the opener and the Wildcats hoped they could use their ex-perience in pitching and hitting to get the season going. The Cats send Senior Kris McKinney to the mound and the early season rust showed. Top that off with the fact that McKinney was pitching into a blustery wind against a strong Munster team and the Wildcats ended the sec-ond inning down 5-0. McKinney walked the bases loaded twice and Munster got a two run hit in the inning to go ahed 5-0. Mount Vernon would get on the board with four runs of their own in the contest but Munster’s ten run fi fth inning sealed the game as Munster rolled 15-4 Friday night.

That struggle continued on Saturday morning in Terre Haute for the Cats as Mount Vernon dropped the second game 10-0 before coming back in the afternoon to get a 14-0 win over New Haven. New Haven got only one hit off Mount Vernon pitching and the bats came alive for Mount Vernon as they scored an impressive fourteen runs

to gain their fi rst win of the season.Coming into the season the Mount Vernon Wildcats had

a lot of questions about how the team would come togeth-er and coach Paul Quinzer said the team is still looking for leadership after the loss of a great senior class last season.

“We are still looking for leadership on this team,” Quinzer said. “There are a lot of guys with experience on the roster but we need a few to step up and be the leader the team needs in order to be a winning team.”

That leadership might just come from another strong Senior class who have given a lot to the program the past four seasons. Those seniors, Craig Beeson, Kris McKin-ney, Bryce Newman, Trevor Veeck, and Ryan Goeltz will need to step up their game in the fi eld and on the mound if the team will fi nd success and beat the teams needed to win this year.

And while the hitting came around Saturday afternoon it was the pitching that showed itself to be an up and down hill to climb. Pitching is said to be the most important as-pect of the game and Mount Vernon has some guys who will compete on the mound this season. Those pitchers, Kris McKinney, Craig Beeson, Bryce Newman, Trevor Veeck, Cody Mobley, Ryan Goeltz, and Austin Krizan will need to keep it over the plate to lead their team to victory.

This season should be another success for Mount Ver-non baseball as the team continues to come together and fi nd rolls for every person on the roster. If everyone works together on a team basis this team can go as far as they could imagine.

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Sports ScheduleTuesday April 8Baseball: Mount Vernon at Memorial 5 p.m.Softball: Mount Vernon at North 5 p.m.Tennis: MV at Gibson Southern 5 p.m.; North Posey at South Spencer 5 p.m.Boys/Girls Track & Field: Harrison at Mount Vernon 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday April 9Baseball: Mater Dei at North Posey 5 p.m.Golf: South Spencer at North Posey 4:30 p.m.

Thursday April 10Baseball: Reitz at North Posey 6 p.m.Softball: Boonville at Mount Vernon 5 p.m.; NP at Gibson Southern 5 p.m.Tennis: Mount Vernon at North Posey 4:30 p.m.Golf: Harrison/Day School at Mount Vernon 4 p.m.; Gibson Southern at North Posey 4:30 p.m.Boys/Girls Track & Field: Princeton/Southridge at North Posey 5 p.m.;

Friday April 11Baseball: Mount Vernon at Heritage Hills 5:30 p.m.Softball: Anchor Bay at North Posey 5 p.m. Saturday April 12Baseball: Perry Central at North Posey 11 a.m. Softball: Washington at Mount Vernon 10 a.m. North Posey vs Clay City at Barr-Reeve 10:30 a.m. North Posey vs Barr-Reeve at Barr Reeve 12 p.m.Golf: Mount Vernon and North Posey at Vincennes Invite 12 p.m.Boys Track & Field: MV and NP at Harold Gourley Invite 9 a.m.Tennis: North Posey in Titan Invite at Gibson Southern 9 a.m.

Monday April 14Baseball: Mount Vernon at Tecumseh 5:30 p.m. North at North Posey 5 p.m.;Softball: Mount Vernon at North Posey 5 p.m.Golf: North Posey at Central (Helfrich) 4:15 p.m.Boys/Girls Track & Field: NP vs Mater Dei/Pike Central at Pike Central 5:30 p.m.

MV wins one of three to open seasonFront row left to right: Manager Kenny Durrell, Austin Montgomery, JD Collins, Logan Brown, Bryce Krizan,

Brock Sigler, and Manager Alec Seeberger. Back row left to right: Craig Beeson, Cody Mobley, Bryce Newman, Trevor Veeck, Austin Krizan, Kris McKinney, Ryan Goeltz, and Brandon Merrick; Photo by Steve Kochersperger

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By Dave PearceThe North Posey base-

ball team will have a new look again this year. For-mer player and volunteer assistant Darrick Wiggins was hired earlier this year as the sixth new North Posey High School base-ball coach in six seasons. But when contacted this week regarding his posi-tion, Wiggins said he is just excited to have the oppor-tunity and hopes to bring prominence back to North Posey Viking baseball.

But if it is to start this year, the Vikings will have to do it as a surprise team. Although they had a good record last season, many of those players are gone and Wiggins had to fi nd team leadership and the team has had to take a ‘no nonsense’ attitude toward the game early on to prepare for the season.

“Christian Jones, Reed Gertiesen and Derek Lindauer played probably as much last year as anyone we have on the team,” Wig-gins said. “Christian led off for the team last year and Derek was a good infi elder and was a good hitter. And Reed Gertiesen can play at just about any position we need him.”

Wiggins is expecting to see more of what he has seen in the early season from this trio…leadership.

“They are leaders, par-ticularly on the defensive side of the ball,” Wiggins said. “Christian and Derek are probably our No. 1 and No. 2 pitchers, as well. We are blessed with a lot of pitching but we are inexpe-rienced with a lot of them. We are up in the air with some of them.”

When you mention pitching and the Vikings, there are not a lot of names you can leave out. Collin Woods, a 6-foot-5 senior, has worked hard all winter on his pitching and increas-ing his velocity and Wig-gins believes he could be a force for the team. Wood is strictly a pitcher.

Dylan Wright, also a senior, has spent much of the year rehabbing an arm injury he sustained last sea-son and appears to be ready to pitch when called upon. Wright is also an outstand-ing defensive player with

good speed.Another senior, Zack

Carl, will also see some extensive time as a speedy fi elder as well as a middle relief pitcher early in the season.

Wiggins said he is ex-cited about the possibili-ties of Bo Cox and James Marshall, a pair of athletic players who can be utility players and can play where needed. Cox also has some pitching experience. He is also a talented catcher.

Senior Conner Motz and junior Damon Cardin con-tinue to battle for the start-ing nod at fi rst base. Cardin is a left-hander while Motz plays solid defense and is an excellent player. Wig-gins expects to see him used in the designated hit-ter role often this season.

Michael Bender is a sol-id athletic lanky outfi elder who is expected to provide a solid glove and bat for the team. Senior Griffi n Weithop brings a myriad of skills to the team while ju-nior Zack Stoneberger has the line at the catcher slot.

The only sophomore on the varsity roster is Austin Graves, the lonely left-handed pitcher on the team.

“If Austin is on, he can be very tough to hit be-cause he has a deceptive fastball,” Wiggins said. “He also has great speed and can play several posi-tions.”

Wiggins said the always-tough Pocket Athletic Con-ference will be no different this season with defending Class 2A State Champion South Spencer expected to be a leading contender along with a ‘loaded’ soph-omore class at Southridge, depending on how quickly they grow. And Tell City is always a force in baseball.

“South Spencer won state last year and I’m not even sure they won the conference,” Wiggins said with a laugh. “That just goes to show you how tough this conference is. We just want to go out and realize that every play of every game is important to us if we are going to be able to contend.”

Wiggins, who works full time at Countrymark in Mount Vernon, is hopeful that things can work out well with this year’s team

and the program can return to some stability.

“When I interviewed for the job, I made it clear that I wanted to stop that roll and that I wanted to be involved in all aspects of North Posey baseball going all the way down to the Little League,” Wiggins said. “In the fall. we worked really hard on our camps and we had a really good turnout in the winter. I feel like we have established ourselves from a fundamental stand-point on how to grow and how to get better. I am hop-ing that everything works out to where I can stay in

this position and help the community work to bring the program back to where it once was.”

But Wiggins was quick to point out that it certainly is not a one-man job and he had excellent assistants and has had an incredible num-ber of volunteers who have offered to help this year.

“We have a lot of good coaches and a lot of peo-ple who are donating a lot of their time to help the program,” Wiggins said. “Ryan Marvel has been there since Day One at all the practices, even the ones at six in the morning. Tom

Carl, Cooper Martin, Sam Patton, are on the coach-ing staff. Curt Lingafelter has helped us out and I’m especially blessed to have Marvin Redman around the program. He takes us to most of the games and he is a walking knowledge of baseball. And all the Babe Ruth coaches are on my staff and they can show up and help any time they can. That includes Josh Stone-berger from North Posey Red and Damien Word and Ryan Montgomery from Poseyville Black and Danny Embrey from over at St. Wendel. We want to

get everybody involved. That way, we have every-body on the same page and everyone is working funda-mentally the same from the lower leagues on up.”

With a pair of rainouts the fi rst week, the Vikings were expected to open against the defensing state champions in Rockport on Monday. On Tuesday, the freshmen play at Reitz and the varsity hosts Ma-ter Dei on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Vikings will host Reitz in a varsity/jay-vee pair at home before the team plays Perry Central at home on Saturday.

Vikings looking to ‘surprise’ opponents with hard work

Members of the 2014 North Posey baseball Viking varsity are pictured above. Front row left to right: Zack Carl, Zach Stoneberger, Conner Motz, Michael Sims, Griffi n Wiethop, Dylan Wright, and Bo Cox. Back row left to right: Coach Sam Patton, Coach Tom Carl, James Marshall, Derek Lindauer, Reed Gertiesen, Collin Woods, Michael Bender, Damon Cardin, Christian Jones, Coach Marvel, and Coach Darrick Wiggins. Photo by Dave Pearce

Members of the 2014 Reserve Baseball Team are front row left to right: Kaynin Capps, Travis Koester, Austin Graves, Conner Voegel, and Jacob McLain. Middle row left to right: Michael DeShields, Ethan Rose, Levi Ricketts, Ryan Daugherty, Dylan Rankin, and Quinton Fife. Back row left to right: Josh Wiggins, Noah Scheller, Dyllan Riordan, Dalton Rankin, Ethan Morlock, Glen Alexander, and Coach Ryan Marvel. Photo by Dave Pearce

Members of the 2014 Freshman Baseball Team are front row left to right: Michael DeShields, Ethan Rose, Levi Ricketts, Ryan Daugherty, Dylan Rankin, and Quinton Fife. Back row left to right: Josh Wiggins, Noah Scheller, Dyllan Riordan, Dalton Rankin, Ethan Morlock, Glen Alexander, and Coach Ryan Marvel.

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By Steven KocherspergerAnother track and fi eld

year is upon us and excite-ment is building as the Mount Vernon Wildcat teams expect a great season. The girls’ and boys’ teams are returning some important members of their teams that helped bring success in their individual events last season. This season the Wildcats hope to continue this success and take it to the next level, especially as a team.

The girls’ team hopes to start their season with suc-cess while lacking experi-ence and depth in a few ar-eas. The team has twenty fi ve

members on their team this year including four seniors, Ellen Foster, Mackenzie McClarney, Katie McDon-ald, and Cheyenne Strobel. Foster returns this season for another chance at com-peting at a state level. Last season Foster ended up in sixth place in the high jump at the state fi nals and looks to continue this success this season.

The team also returns all four starters from last years’ 4x100 relay team that broke a school record in the event and qualifi ed for the state fi -nals. Those members, Abby Randall, Kellen Ray, Savan-

nah Bush, and Zoee Brown look to take the event to an even higher level this season as they work to do all they can for their Wildcat team.

The team also welcomes a great group of underclass-men including nine juniors, fi ve sophomores, and eight freshman to their roster.

As a team last season the Lady Cats fi nished in second in the Big Eight Conference and third at sectional. The team hopes to build off of last season and go even fur-ther than the previous years’ success.

“We expect the ladies to compete to their potential

with positive attitudes,” Coach Jackie Maier said. “Our goal is to win the con-ference meet and advance as many athletes out of our sec-tional as possible this year.”

The boys’ team is also looking to build on last sea-son as they start the season with one of the largest teams the school has seen. This sea-son the team welcomes 39 athletes to the roster includ-ing sixteen returning letter winners from last year. The boys’ team has won the Big Eight Conference two out of the last three seasons includ-ing a second place fi nish in the conference last year.

The Wildcats open their season on Tuesday at home against Harrison, a team that won the regional champion-ship last year and look to be just as strong this season. In order to compete with teams of this caliber the Mount Vernon boys will have to be at their best in each of their events they compete in.

Senior Micheal Cannato returns for his senior season looking to build on his fi fth place fi nish in the regionals last season in the 400 meter dash. Fellow senior Austin Guthrie also returns after his fi fth place fi nish in the regionals 110 hurdles event.

Both of these athletes will need to continue their great fi nishes in these events for the team to see success this season.

The team hopes to have some athletes step up this year, especially in fi eld events. The team continues to work hard heading into the season and is looking for some boys to step up in throws and distance events.

“The kids on this roster are great kids,” coach Steve Brenton said. “If we stay healthy I think we can really accomplish some big things this season.”

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The members of the 2014 boys’ track team in Mount Vernon are, left to right: front row: Alex Godinez, Forrest Gottman, Cade Latshaw, Micah Keller, Darin Petrig, Charlie Schneider, Luke Rusher, Lucas Goings, Dalton Schaefer, Tyler Dekemper, Ka-leb McCafferey, and Noah Keller. Middle row: Wyatt Duckworth, Aric White, Tyler Davis, Adam Grabert, Cam Maier, Payton Whoberry, Levi Shannon, Adam Hoehn,

Dane Wilson, Jon Nurrenbern, Joey Nelson, Hunter Brooks, Dillon Roy, and Kaleb Grabert. Back row: Zach Peerman, Collin Knight, Jordan Tolbert, Hunter Reese, Je-rod Rye, Cody Chase, Ryker Slocum, Levi Duckworth, Riley Snodgrass, Micheal Can-nato, Austin Guthrie, and Blake Selke. Not pictured: Jarod Mader. Photo by Steve Kochersperger

The Mount Vernon girls’ track team are as follows, from left to right: Front Row: Savannah Bush, Chance Mc-Clarney, MacKenzi McClarney, Ellen Foster, Cheyenne Stroebel, and Kellen Ray. Middle row: Zoee Brown, Hannah Keller, Abby Randall, Toni Waddell, Taylor Brooks, Rachel Krieger, Valerie Boyd, Madison Simpson, and Brooke Green. Back row: Kaysie Collins, Madison Seib, Rachel Evans, Lisa Waltz, Savannah Roy, Katelyn Sizemore, and Erin Wolfe. Not pictured: Katie McDonald and Stefanie Bulla. Photo by Steven Kochersperger

Nick and Idena Browning enjoy the auction at the National Wild Turkey Federation’s annual event held Saturday evening at the Posey County Community Center. Photo by Dave Pearce

The University of Southern Indiana men’s golf team fi n-ished tied for 14th in the 29-team fi eld of the The Jewell in Batavia, Ohio. The tourna-ment was played at Elks Run Golf Club and hosted by Bel-larmine University.

The Screaming Eagles re-corded a two-day total of 615 (305-310), 37 strokes off the pace set by the tournament-winning Malone University. Malone (292-286) won the tournament by an 18-stroke margin over Ferris State Uni-versity.

The Eagles were led by se-nior Logan Osborne (Evans-ville, Indiana), who fi nished in a tie for seventh with a 146 (72-74). Osborne’s seventh-place fi nish is his fourth top-10 fi nish of the season. He was followed on the team by junior David Janney (India-napolis, Indiana), who tied for 56th with a 154 (76-78).

Eagles tie for 14th

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By Dave PearceIn an effort to play the very

best possible competition, the North Posey Vikings picked up an up-and-coming softball program on this year’s sched-ule.

The Vikings picked up the Reitz Panthers, a team with tremendous talent and a pre-season ranking in the IHSAA softball poll.

After a hard-fought game on Wednesday evening, the Vikings owned a 2-1 victory, running their early-season re-cord to 2-0.

While Viking Coach Gary Gentil and his team is happy to be 2-0 to begin the season, he and his team knows there is plenty of work to be done if the team is to enjoy the type of success they want to enjoy.

The Viking runs came in the fourth inning when Gwen Wilderman reached on a single and Blake Gamblin rocked a single up the middle. The blow of the game then came when Madison Worman ripped a triple over the head of the Reitz left-fi elder allowing both baserunners to score. And two runs would be enough as the Panthers threatened, espe-cially in the top of the seventh.

Hailee Elderkin was the starting pitcher once again for the Lady Vikings and she had good control most of the way, despite getting into a bit of a jam in the top of the seventh inning.

But senior Ashley Schorr came in with one on and no outs and earned the save. Hay-lee Harness also had a single to right side during the con-test.

While the game that had

been scheduled against Ken-tucky powerhouse Henderson County was called due to the rains over the weekend, the Vikings will go from the fry-ing pan into the fi re as they will square off against Gibson Southern near Haubstadt on Thursday. The Lady Titans are, year in and year out, one of the better teams in the area and this year is no exception. They are one of the favorites to win the Pocket Athletic Conference crown.

“They are a very good team and they will probably pitch the Wilzbacher girl against us,” Gentil said. “She has a lot of different types of pitches and can get you with her off-speed pitches.”

The Vikings will return home to face a team visiting the area from Michigan on Friday. Anchor Bay is a noted team in the state rankings in Michigan. They are scheduled to face Evansville Reitz Me-morial on Saturday.

But despite the early wins and the tough schedule, the Vikings, too, are expected to challenge for the Pocket Athletic Conference title and would like to have a say in who wins the Forest Park Sec-tional at the end of the season. But fi rst things fi rst.

The Vikings have an abun-dance of talent, experience, and potential in all areas of the game. Gentil said he and his assistants continue to watch and evaluate the players to try and have the most effective defensive line-up on the fi eld at all times during the season.

The Vikings are also blessed with good, experienced pitch-ers as Elderkin, who got expe-

rience when Schorr went out with an injury last year, has started both games so far. But Schorr has also seen action in each.

“Haylee Elderkin and Ash-ley Schorr both have excellent control but each of them has a different type of weapon,” Gentil said. “So we have to look at the scouting report and see which one we want to use at the beginning and who we want to bring in later.”

Schorr, standing 5-foot-8, brings a little different view to hitters while Elderkin, at just over 5-feet, has excellent con-trol and seldom walks anyone.

“Right now, the two pitch-ers complement each other very well,” Gentil said.

On the infi eld, the Vikings have started Blake Gamblin at second base. She has hit the ball well and has been solid with her glove. At fi rst, Schorr and Taylor Franklin have split

time.“Ashley has played a va-

riety of defensive positions throughout her career,” Gentil said. “But if we have those two there, our shortstop and third baseman are Kelsey Owen and Hayley Harness. Kelsey gives us great range at short and I like to call Hayley our ‘vacuum’ at third base be-cause it seems like she gets to everything there at third base and she is a very intelligent infi elder.”

Behind the plate, there are a variety of choices, Franklin has done some catching and Worman is also an experi-enced catcher. Kayla Sanford caught as a freshman last year and Kristin Schorr came in to catch in the seventh in-ning when her sister came in to pitch as Worman had been used as the designated player and both players could not be on the fi eld at the same time.

This year’s outfi eld is all new. In left fi eld, Brooklyn Hamman started against North and despite the fact she per-formed well, she continues to nurse a nagging injury she sustained in basketball and re-injured against North.

In center sophomore Gwen Wilderman has done an excel-lent job so far, according to her

coach. Sanford started in right against North and she moved over to left against Reitz. Se-nior Madison Feldhake played right against the Panthers. The seniors performed admirably.

Maddie Elpers, a starter from last year, had surgery in the off-season and has not been cleared to play yet this year.

Lady Vikings look to keep early success rolling all year

2014 North Posey Girls Tennis team, front row l

to r: Shelby Scott, Kendra Schorr, Bailey Willman,

Amanda Marshall, Johnna Mitchell, Lexie Fifer,

Veronica Inkenbrandt, and Cidney Colbert. Back

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Ackerman, Liz Watzlavik, Maddi Werry, Vanessa

Krohn, Abby Voegel, and Brooke Bender.

Photo by Dave Pearce

Members of the 2014 North Posey Softball team are, fi rst row left to right: Hannah Ogg, Ally Brandenstein, Mallory Lowe, Kayla Garrett, Skylar Bryant, Jordyn Miller, Kim Kissel, and Haley Holman. Middle, left to right: Kayla San-ford, Brooklyn Hamman, Rhian Bailey, Blake Gamblin, Alli

Graff, Jenny Scheller, Erin Will, and Gwen Wilderman. Back row left to right: Coach Duncan, Katelyn Blanken-berger, Taylor Franklin, Hailee Elderkin, Madison Worman, Kelsey Owen, Ashley Schorr, Haylee Harness, Madi Elpers, Madison Feldhake, and Coach Gentil. Photo by Dave Pearce

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By Steven KocherspergerHeading into the softball

season this week the Mount Vernon Wildcats seem to have more questions than answers to how the season will unfold. This is common heading into any new season but the Cats are keeping positive knowing that good things will come as questions slowly but surely get answered.

This season the Wildcats hope to improve as the year rolls along in hopes of peak-ing at the right time, sectional time. The Cats start the sea-son this week behind most schools but look to take ad-vantage of all their hard work they have put in during the offseason in hopes of building something great on the fi eld.

Mount Vernon returns six

players that have varsity ex-perience including thee of their top fi ve hitters from last season. The team has only one senior, infi elder and pitcher Madison Denning, and two juniors, Andrea Dick and Ka-tie Tucker.

The team will need help from their underclassman, especially those who have not yet played on a varsity level, if they hope to pull together enough wins to compete in the always tough Big Eight Conference. The team returns sophomore infi elder Ellen Denning who showed herself as a power hitter last season. Denning, who injured her arm in the volleyball and basket-ball season, now looks to be healthy and return to form on the softball fi eld.

The Wildcats also welcome back sophomores Haylee Ford, Drew Glover, Sydney Irick, Kelley McCloud, and Mickaela Williamson. Mount Vernon welcomes four fresh-men to the roster and hope that their play will pay off this year. Those freshman are Jody Fisher, Haley Goad, Macey Montgomery, and Elaine Thomas.

“We have a lot of talent on this team,” Coach Dave Bell said. “We are going to need to see how fast this team de-velops and how our rookies develop into varsity players. We want to be in the top half of the Big Eight standings and peak at sectional time in order to make some noise. We are looking forward to getting the season started and think this season will be a good one.”

The team will play a very tough schedule this year and will open their home sched-ule with a ranked Boonville team that continues to get better each and every season. “Some things never change,” coach Bell said about the schedule. “Our schedule is like a who is who in South-ern Indiana softball. The Big Eight Conference will still be one of the toughest groups around and the Evansville schools on our schedule are always solid. Boonville, Gib-son Southern, Tecumseh, will again be strong and we will need to get runs and wins whenever and wherever we can.”

The Wildcats now start their season in hopes of get-ting on track and gaining the experience and level of play necessary needed to compete early on. But overall, in a sport like softball, one intan-gible that both the players and coaches need every season is patience. And if this team re-mains patient and dedicated the year will end in success.

Front row left to right: Kelley McCloud, Mickaela Williamson, Haylee Ford, Jody Fisher, Katie Tucker, Andrea Dick, and Drew Glover. Back row left to right: Coach Tim Alcorn, Coach Jason Bell, Ellen Denning, Madi Denning, Macey Montgomery, Haley Goad, Sydney Irick, Elaine Thomas, Coach Bruce Denning, and Coach David Bell. Photo by Steve Kochersperger

MV softball opens season with questions left to be answered

By Dave PearceIt has been a few years since North Posey has

had an outstanding boys’ golf team. And while Coach Mike Wassmer doesn’t expect the team to win the state championship this year, his team has the makings of building a program, some-thing he aspires to do in his new position.

Wassmer was reached on Sunday afternoon helping his own son work on his game at the team’s home course, Cambridge. As usual, Was-smer said that while working on all aspects of

the game, it is even tough at Cambridge because of the location and the almost-always windy conditions that seem to dominate the already-tough course.

Three golfers who saw varsity action last season will be back this season. And from the bottom to the top, Wassmer said the most im-pressive thing about this year’s team is the fact that every golfer has a strong desire to work to become better at the game.

“Darren O’Risky and Chase Wildeman are

both seniors and they both have experience getting around the golf course,” Wassmer said. “We just have to work on lowering their scores a little. They both have their strengths and weak-nesses just like everyone else. And junior Aaron Droste is a good golfer. We are all looking to see how we can get around the golf course and get their scores down.”

During the golf team conversation, Wassmer could not help but mention the team’s ‘poten-tial,’ not only for this season but also for down the road as the majority of the team is composed of underclassmen.

“They all can go after it with their drivers but we have to learn how to become a little more accurate with them,” Wassmer said. “Darren O’Risky has a nice game around the greens closer in. We just have to work on getting him to that point. And Chase is probably the most consistent golfer I have right now and is prob-ably shooting the lowest scores. But it is hard to tell what the lowest scores are right now be-cause every day we are battling 30 mph winds out here.”

Wassmer says Droste is probably one of the biggest ‘potentials’ he has on the team. While Droste saw varsity action last year, he will play this year and then will have another year next year.

“Aaron is a long ball hitter and has a nice draw on the ball,” Wassmer said. “We just have to work on keeping him under control in all this wind out here at Cambridge.”

Perhaps more than talent but just as important to Wassmer is that this year’s team is composed of players who are very good people and have become very good students of the game.

“When I took the job, I wasn’t sure want to expect,” Wassmer said. “But I knew that one thing I was not prepared for was to have people out here who were not really interested in the game and did not really want to learn. I have not had one minute’s trouble with that. All three of the top golfers have shown a great desire to want to get better. They have always wanted to come out and hit balls, even through this hor-rible winter. The real way to provide leadership is by example and these guys are doing a good job of that.”

Looking down the roster, New Harmony’s Ty-ler Wright has come over to golf from baseball.

“Tyler has played a little golf but with most of his time spent playing baseball, it’s a little differ-ent,” Wassmer said. “But he works hard at it and is getting better.”

Also on the team is Logan Willman, a sopho-more who was on the team last year.

“Logan is primarily a soccer player,” Was-smer said. “But the best thing about him is that he is just a sophomore and he has a couple more years after this. He is working real hard.”

Nathan Teel also has a lot of potential for the Viking golf team. The sophomore has an uncan-ny ability to drive the ball long but has to de-velop the accuracy that goes along with it. But again, he is young.

Jake O’Risky is also back from last year’s team. The sophomore has a year of experience under his belt.

“Jake seems like he enjoys the game a lot and we’ll continue to work on getting his swing straightened out,” Wassmer said.

And Wassmer’s son, Caleb, has not taken much of an interest in golf until recently. He has been heavily involved with baseball but has dropped baseball to commit his time to golf.

“I never really pushed him to play golf but we did go to the driving range quite a bit so his swing is OK,” Wassmer said. “It’s just a matter of all of them, we just have to get them around the course and lower their scores a little.”

Sophomore Tim Peterson is another sopho-more with a lot of potential for Wassmer and his Vikings.

“He is working hard on his game but he is just learning the game,” Wassmer said. “Again, you can’t say enough about the potential for North Posey boys’ golf.”

The lonely remaining member of the team is Carson Martin, another baseball player who has decided to give golf a shot. However, Martin is nursing a wrist/arm injury currently and has not yet been cleared to practice.

Wassmer said if he could change one thing, it would be the fact that he waited this long to get involved with the program, himself.

“I’m just tickled to death that I have a bunch of kids who really want to play the game of golf,” Wassmer said. “None of them are taking it lightly. They are all working hard and taking it seriously. You can’t ask for much more than that.”

Members of the North Posey High School boys’ golf team are, in front, Jake O’risky, Tim Peterson, Mason Wassmer, Carson Martin, and Logan Willman. In back are Coach Mike Wassmer, Tyler Wright, Darren O’Risky, Chase Wilderman, Aaron Droste, and Nathan Teel. Photo by Dave Pearce

Potential is key for North Posey Viking golf team this year

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By Steven KocherspergerNot many things can replace

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have a lot of. The Wildcat tennis team boasts seven senior play-ers on this seasons’ roster which should lead to a team playing at the highest level possible if every-

thing comes together.The Wildcats hope to build wins

on their schedule but that could be a test early on. The early por-tion of the schedule will give the

coaches and team a good feel for what the season might hold as they take on the likes of Gibson Southern, North Posey, Jasper, and Mater Dei early on. These four schools are great tests and boast some great players and the Wildcats should walk away from these matches with a good idea of what needs to be done to have a successful season going forward.

The team boasts experience, talent, and depth but have yet to fi nd a member of the team that will step up and show themselves as the standout player needed on every successful team. The Wild-cats lost a great group of seniors from last season, including Claire Schroeder who had been the team’s number one singles player for the past four years. The seven seniors, Zoe Burkhart, Livia Hop-per, Riley Keating, Sara O’Neil, Hayley Salaman, Kendyl Scheller, and Brooke Simpkins are all com-peting for the number one spot and all bring a wealth of experience and depth to the court that the Cats will need this season.

O’Neil returns this season after a great season last year in which she was named to the All Big Eight Conference team. And while

half the roster are seniors, the team continues to foster enough compe-tition and push each and every in-dividual to their potential early on.

The team returns one junior, Katie Huff, and fi ve sophomores, two of which are newcomers to the team and the sport. The team does not have any freshman mem-bers on their roster and will look to these underclassmen to provide all they can on the court this season to make the year a success.

The Wildcats goals heading into the season are to compete with each and every school on their schedule and compile a winning record. Beyond that the team is locked in and dedicated this sea-son to winning a sectional title.

And while the weather has pushed the team to not being able to get as much work in before the season starts this week as they would have liked, excitement and hopefulness have set in for coach Steve Schroeder and coach Mike Salaman. If all goes as planned, the Wildcats will use their experi-ence and leadership in their senior ranks and go far this season. It should be a season to remember for the girls’ tennis team in Mount Vernon.

Wildcats hope experience, leadership will equate success

The Mount Vernon girls’ tennis team members are, front row: Katie Huff, Alyssa Marlow, Miranda Fisher, and Emily Keitel. Middle row: Madalyn Brauser, Sara O’Neil, Kendyl Scheller, Riley Keating, and Madison Kopp. Back row: Coach Schroeder, Hayley Salaman, Zoe Burkhart, Brooke Simpkins, Me-gan McCarty, Livia Hopper, and Coach Salaman. Photo by Steven Kochersperger

By Dave PearceThe North Posey High School girls’

track team opened the season in a big way with a win over Central High School and South Spencer High School in a triangular meet at Central on Tuesday. Head Girls’ Track coach Leesa Kuhn reported that she shouldn’t have been surprised with the girls’ victory, but could not help but be in awe of their performances.

“I felt confi dent in our veteran team members like Olivea Goebel, Emma Werry, Mackenzie Orlik, and Marlee Sims,” Kuhn said. “They will do well, and they didn’t let us down. But the support we received from the underclasswomen was thrilling.”

Goebel easily claimed fi rsts in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs and also placed in the 3200-meter relay. Werry also grabbed two fi rsts and one second in the 300-meter hur-dles, 1600-meter relay, and the 100-meter hurdles, respectively. Orlik gave the Vikings a fi rst and two seconds in the 1600-meter re-lay, 200-meter dash, and the 400-meter re-lay. Senior Sims added a second place in the discus. New this year is senior Ali Lupfer who will also be contributing to the team.

New on board also is junior Savannah King who had an outstanding performance in the 800. She placed fi rst and also was a leg in the 3200-meter relay. Junior Kaity Taylor is also returning.

Sophomore Shelbi Newcomer eased to victory in the 400-meter dash and 1600-me-ter relay with two fi rsts and also a third in the long jump. Also returning is fi eld event specialist Stephanie Michels. A welcome new addition to the team is Celeste Hill who showed her talent placing in the 100-meter

dash and two relays.“I’m very excited about our freshmen

girls,” Kuhn said. “They have worked hard and have welcomed guidance from our veterans. It really showed in their perfor-mances.”

Hannah Voegel placed in four events with a fi rst in both the 200-meter dash and the long jump. She also ran in the 100-meter dash and the 400-meter relay. Mia Schmitt contributed big also as she danced over both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles gaining two third places. Kamryn Brandenstein per-formed well and placed in both the 400-me-ter run and long jump. Jade Hatcher also added to our meet with her 800-meter runs. Other freshman that the coach looks to add

to their success is Robyn Bender, Rachael Goedde, and Sarah Watzlavik.

The girls were to run against Forest Park and Gibson Southern on Thursday at Forest Park.

The North Posey High School boys got off to a slow start this season with the Vikings amassing just 21 points while host Central scored 97 to win the meet and South Spencer came in second with 45 points.

Scoring for the Vikings were Zach Wargel, second in the Shot Put with a throw of 39 feet, Mitch Heldt in the 800-meter run and Shane Martin in the 3200-meter run. Third place fi nishes were recorded by A.J. Sims in

the 400, Willy Howard in the 3200, and War-gel in the discus. Those tracksters fi nishing with ‘fourths’ were Josh Wiggins in the 110 high hurdles, Luke Gries in both the 100 and 200, Gabe Mayer in the 800, Zach Goebel in the 3200, and Jarred Koester in the high jump.

“I thought we did a good job overall,” said Coach Mike Kuhn. “Central has a lot of good athletes and South Spencer also has a very strong group this year.”

The Vikings were scheduled to be in ac-tion on Thursday, April 3 at 5 pm at Forest Park for another triangular meet with Gibson Southern also participating.

Talent, numbers favor the Lady Vikings as track begins

2014 North Posey Track Teams: front row (l – r): Shelbi Newcomer, Robyn Bender, Olivea Goebel, Mia Schmitt, Marlee Sims, Emma Werry, Mackenzie Orlik, and Rachel Goedde. Row 2 ( – r): Jared Hostettler, Nathan Allison, Jade Hatcher, Kamryn Branden-stein, Sarah Watzlavik, Hannah Voegel, Celeste Hill, Ali Lupfer, Savannah King, Stephanie Michel, Kaity Taylor,and Cory Kern. Row 3 (l– r): Manager Ben Blankenberger, Jonah Cobb, Ryan Garcia, Noah Campbell, Collin Russell, Derek Motz, Layne Coleman, Willy

Howard, Jon Alcantara, Michael Helfert, Dominic Von Buellow, Josh Wiggins, Hunter Willis, A.J. Sims, Head Girls Coach Leesa Kuhn, and Asst. Coach Elizabeth Hall. Row 4 (l– r): Head Boys Coach Mike Kuhn, Asst. Coach Abby Mayer, Brandon Grider, Clay Clif-ford, Cale O’Risky, Jared Koester, Shane Martin, Zach Wargel, Max Wright, Isaac Mayer, Mitch Heldt, Holt Will, Zach Goebel, Luke Gries, Tristan Bolte, and Asst. Coach Mitch Kuhn. Not pictured: Nick Haggard, Ethan Feldhake, and P.J. Miley. Photo by Dave Pearce

Viking hurdler Mia Schmitt clears another hurdle during her team’s win at Evansville Central early this week. Photo by Dave Pearce

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By Steven KocherspergerMotivation is a great thing to

have at the beginning of a sports year and for this years’ Mount Vernon golf team motivation is what they are holding on to. Coming off last years’ young team that ended the season in the Sectional being one stroke away from qualifying for the Regional, the team heads into this season motivated to make the regional and go beyond what many might think they could do.

“Our expectations are to com-

pete against each team that we play this season by playing to our individual strengths and hav-ing good course management,” Wildcat coach Doug Blair said. “We want to start the season where we left off last year, which was one stroke away from going to regional. We want to challenge teams like Vincennes, Jasper, and Washington in our conference, while getting ready for the sec-tional in June.”

Those expectations are in reach if the team continues to

play at its strengths and do what they have learned to do over the course of time. The main strength this years’ team has is its experience. The team members understand the dedication and level headed play it takes to get through a High School golf sea-son and have been working the past few weeks in between the winter and spring sports seasons to get ready for the start of the golf year. Assistant coach Rick Johnson is back again with the Wildcats this year and has been

working with the boys on their mechanics, especially on their swing. The team continues to also work on their short game and putting, an area needing improvement heading into this years’ schedule.

Mount Vernon returns a great group of golfers including three seniors. Those seniors, Adam Boerner, Nick Magruder, and Ryan Magruder, have grown over their past four years on the course and hope to make this year one that they will never forget. Along with these three seniors the Wild-cats return two juniors, Mitchell Jackson and Logan Reeves, as well as two sophomores, Levi Reinitz and Phillip Minton. The team welcomes three freshman golfers to their roster hoping they will have the ability to help the team like those who have come before them. Those Freshmen, Joe Albright, Blake Jackson, and Collin Jackson will be needed if the Wildcats hope to make a run at the Big Eight Conference championship and compete with some great golf teams in the sec-tional and beyond.

This years’ golf schedule is as tough as it ever has been and will put the team to the test. The schedule will have the Wildcats playing several teams that com-peted at the Regional last season

and several who moved beyond that as well. It is something that should make the individuals on the team better and more pre-pared according to coach Blair.

“Golf in Southern Indiana has gotten a lot better over the years thanks to junior golf programs

and the competition is higher be-cause of it,” Blair said. “Coach Johnson and I are very optimistic about this years’ team. It has been a rough winter, so everyone is behind, but this should level the playing fi eld a bit heading into the season.”

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Description: The library district served is the Town of Poseyville; the library also serves several surrounding town-ships in Posey County. The Library Board of Trustees seeks a new leader to help continue and enhance the library’s suc-cessful role as a creative and necessary connection within the community. The library currently staffs four circulation clerks. Experience in library work, including library tech-nology, and experience in offi ce management is preferred. The director reports to a seven-member Library Board of Trustees and works with the Board, staff, and community members to establish vision and programming to meet the community’s needs and priorities. The complex executive work includes planning, directing, managing and overseeing the activities and operations of the library. Contact: Please send a cover letter and resume to: Poseyville Carnegie Public Library Attn: Crystal FolzPO Box 220 Poseyville, IN 47633 or email to [email protected]. Application materials will be accepted until the position is fi lled.Qualifi cations: Applicants must possess a bachelor’s de-gree and be eligible for Indiana Library Certifi cation Level 4. Certifi cation should be obtained within three years of ap-pointment, if not already possessed. Experience in library work, including library technology, and experience in offi ce management is preferred. Salary: Commensurate with skills and experience. 4/8

Infi nity Molding & Assembly, Inc. Now hiring entry level positions. Must be able to work any shift. Starting pay is $10.00 per hour plus shift premium. Excellent benefi t pack-age. Please apply in person at: Infi nity Molding & Assembly. 5520 Industrial Road. Mt. Vernon, IN. 47620. EOE 4/29

CDL driver needed (air brakes). Full time - No OTR. $15.81/hr with benefi ts. Pick up application at Posey Co. Solid Waste District, 400 Brown St. Mt. Vernon. Dead-line: April 18. 4/8

Part Time Caregiver Needed in New Harmony. 1-800-479-0483. 4/29

Responsible individual to do lawn care and some minor plumbing and electrical repairs for apartment complex. Must have experience with tractors, riding mowers, trimmers, etc. Apply in person at Southwind Apartments. 465 W. 9th St. Mount Vernon, In. 47620. 4/8

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Among many others, Democratic Party candi-dates running for offi ce helped out at the Bingo on Thursday night. The sec-ond annual event brought decent numbers, despite thunderstorms with heavy rain. Seen above are candidates Jim Alsop, Theresa Blackburn, Al-len Blackburn, Liz Miller, Greg Oeth, Tony Goben, Mary ‘Hoehn’ Rhoades and Jay Price. Photos by Zach Straw

Crystal Collins (at right) helps Kim Duvall Mullen sign up to vote during Thursday night’s bingo.

Judy Miller and Sue Osban rummage though a box at Johnson UMC during the Annual New Harmony Town-wide Yard Sale. Photo by Theresa Bratcher

Jayden Stillwagoner is all smiles while visiting the sales on Saturday morning.

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Darlene Pruitt. Photo by Steven Kochersperger.

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