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Vol. XVII, Issue 44 February 17, 2016 Knightstown, IN
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THE BannerHENRY COUNTY JUDGE’S BIG
INTERVIEW THIS FRIDAYPAGE 3 HISTORY OF GREENSBORO’SFOUNDING DETAILEDPAGE 6
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Local Girl ScoutsSelling Cookies
Knightstown Wesleyan Churchhas welcome packets available.Anyone new to the area interestedin receiving local business infor-mation and discounts may contactKathie Rummell at 765-345-9660or Amy Bell at 765-686-7063.Packets contain a variety ofcoupons.
Henry County Girl Scouts areagain selling cookies as a fundrais-er, according to Henry CountyService Unit Manager BarbMofield. Scouts are selling sevenvarieties of cookies this year.Those who would like to purchasecookies may contact Mofield, whowill have a Girl Scout contact cus-tomers. Call Mofield at 317-442-2620 for more information.
Farmers MarketMeeting March 3
Boy Scout Troop 293 will hosta pancake breakfast fundraiser onSaturday, March 5, 8-11 a.m. atthe Charlottesville Lions Clubbuilding, 10165 E. 25 N. Proceedsfrom freewill donations will helpscouts pay for summer camp andnew equipment.
The Henry County FarmersMarket is ready to host its annualVendor Call Out Meeting. Thoseinterested in vending at the 2016Henry Co. Farmers Market shouldmake plans to attend the call outmeeting on Thursday, March 3, at6 p.m. at First PresbyterianChurch, 1202 Church St., NewCastle. For more information senda message via Facebook or [email protected].
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Blue River Community Harvestis moving and will need the help ofvolunteers to move items onSaturday, Feb. 20, and Saturday,Feb. 27. Donated building materi-als are also being sought. Thosewho can help with the move orhave building materials to donateshould contact BRCH ExecutiveDirector Robin Goodpaster at 317-402-4089.
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by Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner
The town of Knightstown's efforts to halt alawsuit brought against it over alleged mis-steps in the town's handling of the razing of anEast Main Street building in 2013 have suc-ceeded in part.
Last week, a judge granted summary judg-ment in the town's favor withrespect to three of five countsraised in the plaintiff's complaintfor damages. The judge's ruling,however, left two remainingcounts in the plaintiff's complainintact, allowing the case to pro-ceed toward trial.
Dudley Wainscott, WoodlandPark, Colo., owner of the prop-erty known as the "Old Lodge"building at 34-38 E. Main St.,sued the town last February. Hislawsuit alleges missteps in howthe town and a Muncie-basedcompany it hired handled thespring 2013 demolition of aneighboring building at 32 E.Main St. that had formerlyhoused Hopkins Furniture and,more recently, The Bullet Holegun shop.
Wainscott alleged the town and ShroyerBros. Inc., the demolition company, hadfailed to make repairs to a common wall therazed building shared with his property thathas been left standing, and said that failureled to mold damage in his building. He alsoclaimed the town and Shroyer Bros., alsonamed as a defendant in the lawsuit, hadcreated a nuisance by not properly contain-ing and removing asbestos and vacuumtubes containing mercury in the building
that was demolished before work began.The town's attorney, Wayne Uhl, had filed a
motion for summary judgment in November,seeking a ruling in the town's favor that wouldeffectively result in the dismissal of at leastsome of Wainscott's claims. A hearing on thismotion was held in Henry Circuit Court 1 onJan. 20 before Senior Judge Jack Tandy.
Uhl argued that three of five counts inWainscott's complaint should be barredbecause Wainscott had not filed a propernotice of tort claim with the town before filinghis lawsuit, as state statute requires. Personswishing to sue a governmental entity for analleged wrong committed against them gener-ally have 180 days from the date of the inci-dent that injured them to file a notice of tortclaim.
"It's really just a letter of complaint," Uhlsaid during the Jan. 20 hearing. "...There's
absolutely nothing in it to put the town onnotice that he intended to file a lawsuit or seekdamages."
"It's supposed to be a short and plain state-ment," Wainscott's attorney, FrederickEmhardt, countered. "... The letter plainlyasserts a claim against Knightstown. … Thepoint is that this letter definitely gave the town
notice of the claim and the townacted on it. … That April 14 let-ter has everything necessary."
On the issue of whetherWainscott's letter satisfied thetort claim notice requirements,Tandy ruled in the town's favor.While the letter had put the townon notice about the nature ofWainscott's grievance and theevents which gave rise to it, thejudge said it was "missing a cru-cial element."
"The Court finds the fatalflaw with Wainscott's letter isthat it does not state thatWainscott intends to bringlegal action againstKnightstown," Tandy wrote inhis five-and-a-half-page ruling.
"Case law has held this to be arequirement."
Because Wainscott's letter did not qualify asa proper notice of tort claim, Tandy agreed thatthe town was entitled to partial summary judg-ment in its favor.
Tandy ruled that the failure to file a timelynotice of tort claim was fatal to two of the fivecounts in Wainscott's complaint: the negli-gence claim in Count 4 and Count 1's allegedbreach of an equitable duty not to weaken ordamage the common wall shared with
See Lawsuit, Page 10
Court Rules for Knightstown in Most of its Requestfor Summary Judgment in Bullet Hole Building Suit
Shroyer Bros. workers demolish the Bullet Hole building in 2013.
Board Eyeing More Pay Raises for CAB Administratorsby Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner
The Charles A. Beard SchoolBoard was expected to considerrecommendations for contractrenewals and raises for two of thedistrict's principals at last night'smonthly meeting.
According to materials provid-
ed to school board members inadvance of the meeting,Superintendent Jed Behny plannedto recommend contract renewalsfor Knightstown ElementarySchool Principal DanielleCarmichael and KnightstownIntermediate School PrincipalChad Gray. The new contracts
would start July 1 and run throughJune 30, 2018.
Under the terms of the proposedcontracts, Carmichael would receivea 2.9-percent pay raise that wouldincrease her salary from $68,000 to$70,000. Gray's salary would climbfrom $70,000 to $73,000, almost a4.3-percent pay hike.
In other financial matters, theboard was also expected to consid-er at last night's meeting the possi-bility of borrowing between$1,020,000 and $1,310,000through a general obligation bondissue. The district would have threeyears to repay borrowed funds and
See Raises, Page 5
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Connie Fay (Page) GulleyJanuary 5, 1959 - February 15, 2016
Connie Fay (Page) Gulley, 57, of Straughn, passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, atHancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, from complications of diabetes. She was born Jan. 5,1959, to Sam and Ina (Ferrell) Page.
She married Ronnie Gulley on Feb. 11, 1984, in Greensboro. She had resided in theGreensboro area most of her life and was a graduate of Knightstown High School’s class of 1978.For many years she was a homemaker and stay at home mom. She had worked at Becker’s IGA,Hardees and, for the past 15 years, had been employed at McDonald’s in New Castle.
She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Gulley of Straughn; a daughter, Misty Sweet (hus-band, Duke) of New Castle; two grandchildren, Matt and Monica; two sisters, Della Robinson of New Castle andGeraldine Brake of Somerset, Ky.; her mother-in-law, Evelyn Gulley; and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sam and step-mother, Maxine (Lewis) Page; her mother, Ina, and step-father, Jess Arms; two brothers, Donnie Page and Joe Rednour; and two sisters, Kathy Martt and Betty Kelly.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service, Knightstown Chapel, with Rev.Matt Daffron officiating. Burial will follow in Hicksite Cemetery in Greensboro. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m.Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Condolences and memories of Connie may be shared at www.hinsey-brown.com.
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State Ag Leader to Speak in New CastleIn celebration of Indiana’s
Bicentennial, the Henry CountyFarm Bureau in partnership withthe Henry County CommunityFoundation (HCCF), will host aFarming & AgribusinessCelebration dinner with specialrecognition to Indiana’sBicentennial.
The event is Tuesday, March 8,at the W.G. Smith Building atMemorial Park and begins at 6 pm.Reservations may be made for $5per person at Farm BureauInsurance, 151 Wittenbraker Ave.in New Castle by March 1.
The keynote speaker is TedMcKinney, director of the Indiana
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Judge Kit Crane Vying for Supreme Court SeatHenry Circuit Court 2 Judge Kit
Crane, one of 30 applicants for anupcoming vacancy on the IndianaSupreme Court, will be interviewedFriday morning by members of thestate's Judicial NominatingCommission.
Indiana Supreme Court JusticeBrent Dickson is scheduled toretire April 29, and the seven-member JNC is charged with inter-viewing applicants to replace him.Initial interviews will be heldtoday through Friday, with a sec-ond round scheduled for March 3and 4.
Crane's first-round interview isscheduled for 9:40-10 a.m. Friday.This proceeding, as well as sec-ond-round interviews, are open tothe public and will be held inRoom 319 of the Indiana StateHouse.
Crane is one 11 state trial courtjudges to apply for the vacancy.The pool of applicants alsoincludes one federal court judgeand 18 attorneys.
The JNC will review applica-tions, consider applicants’ legaleducation, writings, reputation inthe practice of law, and other perti-nent information. After the secondround of interviews, the JNC willconduct additional interviews and
deliberations in private executivesession, then will publicly voted tosend the names of the three mostqualified candidates to Gov. MikePence, who will have 60 days toselect Dickson's replacement.
The applications submitted byCrane and other candidates areavailable online atw w w. i n . g o v / j u d i c i a r y / j u d -qual/3385.htm and Crane's appli-cation can be viewed online at theBanner's website, www.theban-neronline.com. Supporting docu-ments, including writing samplesand transcripts, are available in theSupreme Court Law Library,Room 316 of the Indiana StateHouse.
In addition to Crane, the other29 applicants for this judicial open-ing are: Hon. James R. Ahler,Jasper Superior Court; Hon. VickiL. Carmichael, Clark Circuit Court4; Hon. Paul R. Cherry, U.S.District Ct., Hammond; Eugene N.Chipman, Jr., Plymouth; David E.Cook, Indianapolis; Hon. DarrinM. Dolehanty, Wayne SuperiorCourt 3; Hon. Thomas J. Felts,Allen Circuit Court; Thomas M.Fisher, Indianapolis; Elizabeth C.Green, Indianapolis; Hon. FrancesC. Gull, Allen Superior Court; LyleR. Hardman, South Bend; Hon.Steven L. Hostetler, St. JosephSuperior Court; Hon. Matthew C.Kincaid, Boone Superior Court 1;
Mark A. Lienhoop, La Porte; Hon.Sally A. McLaughlin, DearbornSuperior Court 2; Hon. Larry W.Medlock, Washington CircuitCourt; Hon. Steven R. Nation,Hamilton Superior Court 1; JaimeM. Oss, Michigan City; Bryce D.Owens, Pendleton; Peter J.Rusthoven, Indianapolis; John H.Shean, Bloomington; Curtis E.Shirley, Indianapolis; Geoffrey G.Slaughter, Indianapolis; Ted A.Waggoner, Rochester; Rep.Thomas W. Washburne,Evansville; Leanna K. Weissmann,Lawrenceburg; Thomas E.Wheeler, II, Indianapolis; Karen A.Wyle, Bloomington; and ThomasP. Yoder, Fort Wayne.
Saunders Hosts FundraiserState Rep. Tom Saunders (R-
Lewisville) held the IndianaHouse’s annual bake sale and silentauction to raise funds for cancerresearch recently at the Statehouse.
Members, spouses and staff ofthe House brought in baked goodsto sell and historical items to auc-tion off for the event. All proceedsfrom the fundraiser went to theAmerican Cancer Society.
“Everyone knows somebodywho has battled cancer and it is ourduty to find a cure for this deadlydisease,” Saunders said. “I was sohappy to see many of my col-leagues come out and show theirsupport to make this event a suc-cessful one.”
The fundraiser was started in2011 after two members of theIndiana House of Representatives’staff were diagnosed with cancer.
Vicki mentioned watching aseries on the History Channel called"The Curse of Oak Island" about therecent effort of the Lagina brothers.I said. "I’ve been fascinated by theOak Island Money Pit ever sincewhen I was a teenager!" The showhas rekindled my interest.
Ten years after I read about theMoney Pit in one of my father’smagazines, the young brothersfrom Michigan became obsessedafter reading a 1965 article inReader’s Digest. One of thembecame a wealthy engineer, boughtpart of the island and is financingtheir hunt. I hope I live until theysolve its mystery.
In 1795, young men started toexcavate a hole on the island justoff the coast of Nova Scotia. Every10 feet they encountered a log plat-form sealed with a mixture of clay,ash and coconut fiber which isimpervious to salt water. Thereinlies the first mystery. How didcoconut fiber end up in Canada?
Speculation about the treasureruns the gamut:
Could it be the treasury of theMasonic Knights Templar, perhapsthe Holy Grail or the Arc of theCovenant? Supposedly, after thedisbandment of the Templars, aprecious treasure was taken fromFrance to Scotland from whenceSir Henry Sinclair, owner of theRosslyn Chapel, sent it to OakIsland with 300 men.
Could it be Pirate CaptainKidd’s booty? Marie Antoinette’sfabulous jewels that were a cause of
the French Revolution? Unpublished Shakespearean
manuscripts? A Rosicrucian vault? Spanish royal treasure? Inca treasure?Who dug the pit? Why did they
hide the treasure so well that no onecould get it? What’s the meaning ofstones with untranslatable carvedsymbols found on Oak Island? Oh,
oh, oh! What delicious mysteries!This is more than just the obses-
sion of a few nuts. Six men diedfrom accidents, hence the curse. Justenough rather flimsy evidence hasbeen found so that various individu-als, alliances, associations and con-sortiums have spent many millionsof dollars on laborers, equipment,specialists, consultants and lawsuits.
President Franklin DelanoRoosevelt’s grandfather, Delano,invested. FDR visited the site as ayoung man, invested andremained interested until hisdeath. John Wayne, Alan Laddand Admiral Byrd, the greatexplorer of Antarctica, business-
men and engineers invested. In 1803, the original discoverers
joined the Onslow Company thatdug down to 90 feet, where theyfound a large stone with symbols.To their surprise, the next day theyfound that the pit was flooded withwater.
Water has bedeviled the treasurehunters. Supposedly, those whodug the pit booby-trapped it withtwo channels from the ocean so thatwater rushes in. All efforts to bail itout have failed.
One group built a coffer dam.The Lagina brothers’ group tried topump the water out of a nearbyswamp. All to no avail.
Holes were drilled near the orig-inal pit in an effort to connect tun-nels to it. One group built a cause-way to the island so that they couldhaul across big machinery ratherthan using horses. Another bunchelectrified the island. Various exca-vations collapsed or were aban-doned when people ran out ofmoney. The area became litteredwith debris from various excava-tion attempts.
Sparing no expense, the Laginashired sonar and metal detectorexperts. They brought in huge drillsto take core samples, investigatedvarious improbable theories, stud-ied maps, and even visited theRosslyn Chapel. Their operativewords are, "Could it be?" and"What if?" Repeatedly, their hopeshave come to naught.
An island resident who ownsSee Rose Mary, Page 5
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Secret of ‘Money Pit’ Still Unknown
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Fitness, Exercise Taking Hold in K-town
Dear Editor,I want to wish a happy day to one of the members of the largest sects
in the world: mothers - for all of the time we have borne, nurtured and fol-lowed our children through all types of trials and tribulations that life canbring.
We forgive and remember all the heartaches that motherhood brings.May this Mother’s Day bring happiness and good memories. These daysare what help us get through the rest of the times that are more tough. Fromgiving them life, we are given more life moments to cherish.
So take those extra few moments with your mother or child today, asthese moments are fleeting and, in the blink of an eye, they are over.
You deserve a standing ovation for being on this stage of life, and mak-ing the choice to take a part as a mother.
Mary Lou HayesKnightstown
Dear Editor,I was born and raised in Knightstown (graduated Class of ’69). If you
are from my era, you might have known my parents. Both were uprightAmericans from whom I never heard a bigoted word.
In the early ‘60s, there was a truck stop a mile or so east of town. (Thiswas pre I-70.) There appeared a large billboard that depicted Martin LutherKing sitting in a row of grade school desks. It read, “Martin Luther Kingin Communist Training School.” I was not worldly, but I felt it was wrongand un-American.
There was a recent letter to the editor about a current sign inKnightstown. I thought the letter was well written and reasonable. If youknow what sign it refers to, then perhaps you too are disturbed by its mes-sage. It has been there for several years. I believe everyone in Knightstownhas probably read it and formed their opinions. Do you think only visitorsare impacted by it now? Do you think it’s time for that sign to come down?
Mike TrentKnightstown
Dear Editor,U.S. Senate candidate Congressman Todd Young has become the target
of Indiana’s latest election year "silly season." Despite having been thefirst US Senate candidate whose candidacy was officially certified byIndiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, suddenly after the filing dead-line it was revealed that he supposedly came up a mere three signaturesshort of the 4,500 signatures required. The requirement for balloting statusis 500 registered voters per each of Indiana’s current nine Congressionaldistricts for those running for president, Governor, or U.S. senator inIndiana, but not the other statewide races.
It is odd that Indiana’s ballot signature requirements only affect certaincandidates at the top of the ballot, as detailed above, along with those atthe bottom of the ballot (School board candidates must gather 10 signa-tures.). None of the candidates in between have ballot signature require-ments! I don’t know the history of Indiana’s ballot signature requirements.Perhaps it was to prevent crackpots from running for certain offices, butnot others. As a believer in open primaries, I say let the voters sort it out.
John McCain lost Indiana in 2008. The Libertarian presidential candi-date that year proved to be the spoiler for McCain in Indiana and NorthCarolina. However, having chaired the McCain campaign in the 6thCongressional District (which he won with 52.4 percent of the vote), I stillremember how difficult it was to explain, even to Republican county chairsand other GOP activists, that signing ballot signature forms does not obli-gate one to vote for a candidate. It just helps them to get on the ballot inIndiana. Believe me, gathering signatures of registered voters is far moredifficult than it sounds. It is very much a waste of candidates’ valuable
See Letters, Page 11
It seems that all over Knightstown people are tryingto exercise and get into shape. Fitness is gaining tractionas a popular pastime here.
Knightstown Family Fitness, as always, is in fullswing, with folks using all of that gym’s equipment toincrease their health and fitness, as well as their mentalhealth. Exercise is great for that.
As I’ve said before, my time on the bicycle helps medevelop a better state of mind.Journalism can be a stressful trade, likemany other jobs. Some are more stress-ful than others, of course. But, no mat-ter the stress level, exercise can be agreat stress management tool.
All it takes is some persistance, a goodattitude and moderate pain tolerance. It’snot a secret: exercise can be painful.Barring injuries and other ailments,working out often hurts and certainlyleads to post-workout muscle soreness.
However, it is that very pain duringexercise which fades the stressful inflamtions in one’smind. The concentration required to maintain a particu-lar physical effort often consumes the mental faculties,leaving little room for anything else.
Increased oxygen flow to the brain also helps dissi-pate a fuzzy mental state, giving us a better outlook onproblems we might be facing.
Sounds like a self-help book, I know.But, for as funny and cliched as it might sound, exer-
cise actually does work - not only in the relief of mentalstress, but also for shedding unwanted pounds, increas-ing balance and flexibility, and improving so many other
aspects of human physical health. We weren’t, after all,meant to lead these sedentary lifestyles. Our bodies arebuilt for hard work and exercise.
I photographed Melissa Gillam’s Fitsation Zumbaclass the other night at the Sunset Park shelter house. Iwas happy to see nearly 20 ladies in there, working hardas Gillam energetically led them through several vigor-ous exercise routines.
Yet, for as tough as they seemed tobe, no one appeared frustrated or over-whelmed. Everyone appeared to be ingood spirits, with a “We’re all in thistogether!” attitude.
I took my pictures and left. But,they stayed and kept kicking ass! Morepower to ‘em, I say.
And more power to all the peoplewho go to Knightstown Family Fitness,Henry County YMCA, Gillam’sZumba class, or some other exercise
event or venue. Keep going! Stay with it!The older we get, the harder it is to lose weight. Our
metabolisms slow down. It takes more work. But, don’tget discouraged when instant results are not achieved. Asfitness experts everywhere say, “You didn’t put the weighton overnight, and you’re not going to lose it overnight.”
It’s just that simple. Be patient. Perservere. Dig inand grit those teeth. There’s more energy and ability inour bodies than we like to admit. And that’s partlybecause acknowledging our obvious physical abilitiestakes away one of the excuses we’ve been using for notexercising in the first place. Go ahead, admit it.
You can do it. So hang in there and do it.
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BITS & PIECESSuggestions are being sought
for the mural theme to be paintedon the side of the building on thesoutheast corner of Main andJefferson streets. Ideas may be sub-mitted to Beautify KnightstownInc. on Facebook at Knightstown ...It's a Beauty; on the website atBeautifyKnightstown.org; by emailto [email protected], or bycompleting and returning the"mural card" located at theHoosiers Home Court Cafe, 12 E.Main St., and the local banks.Suggestions will be acceptedthrough Friday, Feb 19.
The Henry County FarmersMarket is ready to host its annualVendor Call Out Meeting. Thoseinterested in vending at the 2016Henry Co. Farmers Market shouldmake plans to attend the call outmeeting on Thursday, March 3, at 6p.m. at First Presbyterian Church,1202 Church St., New Castle. Formore information send a messagevia Facebook or email [email protected].
Boy Scout Troop 293 will
host a pancake breakfastfundraiser on Saturday, March 5,8-11 a.m. at the CharlottesvilleLions Club building, 10165 E. 25N. Proceeds from freewill dona-tions will help scouts pay for sum-mer camp and new equipment.
Henry County Girl Scouts areagain selling cookies as a fundrais-er, according to Henry CountyService Unit Manager BarbMofield. Scouts are selling sevenvarieties of cookies this year. Thosewho would like to purchase cookiesmay contact Mofield, who willhave a Girl Scout contact cus-tomers. Call Mofield at317-442-2620 for more information.
Blue River CommunityHarvest is moving and will need thehelp of volunteers to move itemson Saturday, Feb. 20, and Saturday,Feb. 27. Donated building materialsare also being sought. Those whocan help with the move or havebuilding materials to donate shouldcontact BRCH Executive DirectorRobin Goodpaster at 317-402-4089)Jennifer Cochrane at 317-696-0785.
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Knightstown WesleyanChurch has welcome packetsavailable. Anyone new to the areainterested in receiving local busi-ness information and discountsmay contact Kathie Rummell at765-345-9660 or Amy Bell at 765-686-7063.
The Shirley Octagon House isopen for free tours by chance orappointment. To get a free tour,stop by Shirley Hardware and onewill be arranged. To schedule anappointment for a tour, call 812-583-0031 or 765-737-6856.
The Historic Knightstownmuseum, located on the PublicSquare at 22 N. Washington St., hasnew winter hours. The museum’scurrent hours, in effect throughMarch are 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (some-times longer) each Friday andSaturday, or by appointment. Formore information, or to schedule amuseum visit by appointment, callDavid Steele at 765-345-7585.Family and individual HKI mem-berships are $20 and $15, respec-tively. Membership payments maybe mailed to HKI at P.O. Box 74,Knightstown, IN 46148.
Alcoholics Anonymousmeets weekly, on Tuesdays, at 7:30p.m. at the Hoosier Gym (enter onEast side). Meetings will continueeach Tuesday at the same time andlocation. For more info, call 765-571-1132 or 765-571-1662.
The Parish Clothes Closet,located in the basement of BethelPresbyterian Church, 112 S.Franklin St., Knightstown, is open
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part of the land on which there’s a 1970 shaft drilled to 230 feet with a 27-inch-wide liner part of the way down, joined the Laginas. In this season’sfinale, they hired a renowned deep-sea diver to go down over 200 feetthrough the murky water. He wriggled through the 27-inch-wide pipe to acavity at the bottom that they hoped would hold the treasure. Nada!
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As reported in last week'sBanner, school board membersdiscussed during a recent specialmeeting borrowing money to payfor work on school parking lots,expansion of technology for stu-dents, improvements to schoolplaygrounds and construction ofa new baseball diamond atKnightstown High School.
The district has received esti-
mates from three firms for neededwork on parking lots at KES andKIS. Globe Asphalt Paving Co. Inc.,Westport, proposed doing neededwork for $53,703, while Floyd Crim& Sons Paving Inc. of Manilla andHarding Group of Indianapolis sub-mitted estimates of $122,100 and$137,093, respectively.
Last night's board meeting washeld past the news deadline for thisweek's issue of The Banner. Moreinformation about the meeting willbe included in next week's paper.
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Girl Scouting Event Feb. 29Girls who register for Girl
Scouts during the “Leap Day” cel-ebration will receive a free DairyQueen treat when they register tobecome a Girl Scout. The eventtakes place Monday, Feb. 29, 5-7p.m., at Dairy Queen, 501Scatterfield Rd., Anderson
“Girl Scouting builds girls ofcourage, confidence, and charac-ter who make the world a better
place,” the organization said.Girls in grades K-12 can join GirlScouts as girl members. Girlsmay bring $15 (cash or checkpayable to GSCI) for each girland each adult’s annual registra-tion fee. Financial assistance isavailable.
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Settlers from North Carolina Brought Their Livesto East Central Indiana from Beloved Greensboro
THIS SECTION SPONSORED BY
MEETINGS CALENDARThurs., Feb. 18 - Henry Co. Planning
Commission, reg. monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m.,old circuit court room, New Castle
Thurs., Feb. 18 - Hancock Co. PlanningCommission plat committee meeting, 8:30 a.m.,courthouse annex room 101, Greenfield
Mon., Feb. 22 - Rush Co. Commissionersmeeting, 9 a.m., courthouse room 103, Rushville
Tues., Feb. 23 - Hancock Co. PlanningCommission monthly hearing, 6:30 p.m.,Courthouse Annex room 101, Greenfield
Tues., Feb. 23 - Rush Co. Area PlanCommission meeting, 7:30 p.m., courthouse
assembly room, RushvilleWed., Feb. 24 - Henry Co. Council meeting,
3:30 p.m., old circuit court room, New CastleWed., Feb. 24 - Henry Co. Commissioners
meeting, 6 p.m., old circuit court room, NewCastle
Thurs., Feb. 25 - Hancock Co. Board ofZoning Appeals meeting, 6:30 p.m., courthouseannex room 101, Greenfield
Thurs., Feb. 25 - Knightstown Town Councilmeeting, 7 p.m., town council chambers, 28 S.Washington St.
This information was found on pages 23 and 24 ofAn Illustrated Historical Atlas of Henry Co.Indiana. Compiled Drawn & Published fromPersonal Examinations & Surveys by Higgins
Belden & Co. Lakeside Building Corner Clark &Adams Sts. Chicago, 1875. Reprinted 1972 Mayhill
Publications P.O. Box 90 Knightstown.Continued from Last Week
Greensboro Township, so named in memory ofthe North Carolina village of that name, from thevicinity of which large numbers of the early settlerscame, is bounded north by Harrison, east by Henryand Spiceland, south by Spiceland and WayneTownships, and west by Wayne Township andHancock County. It has a general length of sevenmiles from east to west, and fourmiles in with for about half thedistance, and is but three miles inwidth the rest of its length.
EARLY SETTLERS. - Theearly settlers were largely NorthCarolinians, and in 1870 we findthat no less than one-seventh ofthe inhabitants were natives ofthe "Old North State."
Samuel Pickering, JonasPickering, Walker Carpenter,and Benjamin Kirk picked outtheir locations in 1820. JacobElliott built him a cabin aboutwhere Jacob S. Elliott nowresides, and Jacob Wood came inthe same year.
Samuel Hill, Thomas McCoy,Levi Cook, Lewis Hosier, JohnHarvey, Samuel Pickering, John Harvey, Jr., andJacob Elliott purchased land in 1821; David Baily,Joseph Ratliff, Eli Stafford and S.P. Wood as early as1821; Mark Manlike, 1822; David Palmer, LeviWood and Winifred Weeks, 1823; Jonas James, IsomCopeland, Wm. Hendricks and Mathew McKinnie,1824; Jacob S. Elliott, Wm. Hartley, John Cook, andThos. H. Mills, 1825; Robert Hodson, Wm. P. Newly,John Scovilt and Wm. B Newly, 1826; L.C. Jacksonand Wm. C. Reese, 1827; Wilson Reese, HarveyDillee, Jos. Dillee, E.M. Hendricks, Eber Mills,Phebe Reese, Alfred Weeks and J. W. Hamilton,1828; J.Q. Hinshaw and Allen Weeks, 1830.
The following, who were also identified with the
early history of the county, are mentioned withoutdate: Thos. Reagan, James Edwards, Jonas Byrkett,Jos. Collins, Obediah Elliott, C.C. Henshaw, Wm.Saint, D.W. Saint, Joel Wright and S.H. Byers.
ORGANIZATION. - This township was organ-ized in 1831, at which time it included its presentlimits, or nearly so, and three-fifths of Harrison, ornearly twice its present area. It remained the samesize until 1838.
The first election was held at Greensboro, on thefourth Saturday of September, 1831 - ThomasReagan being the first inspector.
DEVELOPMENT - Greensboro has an area ofabout twenty-four square miles, and although one ofthe smallest townships, is not an unimportant one.
In 1850 its population was1,190, and is now about 1,500.
The township is a fertile andwell watered one. Blue Rivertouches its southeast corner;Duck Creek crosses the east end;Montgomery's Creek the middle,and Six Mile crosses the westend of the township, giving apromise of fertility that has beenlargely realized, as the latest sta-tistics show.
In the matter of live stock, ithad in 1874, 542 horses andmules, 1,135 head of cattle, and7,020 hogs. The production ofwheat in '73, was 28,661bushels; corn, 104,750 bushels.The lands of the township arerated at an average of $41.72 per
acre, and the total taxable property is estimated at$899,630, an average wealth of about $591. Thenumber of voters at the last enumeration was 361.The population numbers about 62 to the square mile,and about three-fourths of them live on farms, ofwhich there are 135 in the township, an average ofabout 130 acres each.
VILLAGES. - Greensboro and Woodville are theonly villages in the township, while the latter, whichis a collection of a few families, lies partly inHarrison Township. It was located in 1836 by JamesAtkinson.
GREENSBORO, which is the voting precinct forSee Greensboro, Page 11
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State Police Announce NewInternet Child Protection Effort
The Indiana State Police areannouncing the Indiana InternetCrimes Against Children (ICAC)statewide youth education initia-tive designed to reduce cyber vic-timization of youth between theages of 8 and 18.
Three specially trained ICACyouth educators will be available topresent the program in each ofIndiana’s 92 counties. While it isanticipated program requests couldexceed availability of the youth
educators, an aggressive plan isbeing developed to provide at least300 training programs to the targetage group by year’s end. Past highprofile instances of youth beingvictimized by sexual predatorsdemanded a proactive program bedeveloped and implemented in aneffort to inoculate youth againstsuch criminal acts.
There are 61 ICAC task forcesin the United States. And, the
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FOLKWAYS
National Trail Antique Mall
Winter Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.Every Day.
113 E. Washington St., Dunreith765-987-6057
Psi Iota Xi, Gamma Eta Chapter, of Knightstown is sponsoring afundraiser with Schwan's Home Delivery Service. The sorority willreceive 20 percent on orders placed Feb. 15-March 31.
Plus, the sorority will receive 40 percent on e-certificates purchasedduring our campaign. To support this fundraiser, place an order onlinewith Schwans.com. On the checkout page, indicate fundraiser cam-paign #26036 , or PIX Gamma Eta.
For more information or to place an order, phone Schwan's at 1-855-870-7208. Schwan's has a reputation for providing excellentfrozen food, according to the sorority. For local information, call 317-509-4570 or another sorority member.
Psi Iota Xi Fundraiser FeaturesSchwan’s Food Delivery Service
Living History Coming to LibraryOver the past 100 years, many
people have impacted HenryCounty’s history. New Castle-Henry County Public Library willhighlight the lives of a few of theseindividuals during “LivingHistory: A Century of HenryCounty’s Characters.” This livereenactment begins at 2:30 p.m. onSunday, Feb. 28, in the library’sauditorium.
Library staff and a few special
guests have selected people to por-tray, with Robin Ritchie serving asmaster of ceremonies for theevent.
Lynn Thomas will portray well-known painter Helen Goodwin,and Denise Akers will presentMargaret Locker Medalen, whowas an early member of the ArtGuild of Henry County. SophineWilliams will share the life ofEugene “Minnie” Bailey, a human-
itarian who helped care for migrantworkers. Rick Cottman will repre-sent Mr. Don F. Bailey, a 1949graduate of New Castle who wenton to become a popular professor.Daniel Buchanon will portray hisfather, Rev. Samuel Buchanon Sr.,who is referred to as New Castle’sgoodwill ambassador.
This event is part of the library'sCentennial Celebration: 100 Yearsof Living, Learning, and Growing.Find out more about the year-longfestivities by visiting www.nchc-pl.org/100years.
Lynn Thomas, Sophine Williams, Denise Akers, and Robin Ritchie (l-r) prepare for the upcoming presentation of “A Century of HenryCounty’s Characters” on Feb. 28. (Photo submitted)
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LOCAL SPORTSEastern Hancock's varsity boys
basketball team was defeated bytwo Mid-Hoosier Conferenceopponents last week, losing bothgames by just two points.
On Feb. 11, the Royals weredown by five points, 44-49, at theend of the third quarter againstHauser. Both teams then went on ascoring spree in the fourth quarter,draining nearly 50 points com-bined, but the Royals' big rallycame up short. Hauser prevailed72-70.
Eastern Hancock drained 14three-pointers against the Jets andfour Royals scored in double fig-ures. Addison True led all Royalscorers with 20 points.
The loss dropped the Royals'overall record to 5-13 and to 0-6in the conference.
Eastern Hancock IndividualResults vs. Hauser
Addison True – 20 points (four3-pointers), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3
Eastern Hancock Varsity Suffers Two Heartbreakers
Eastern Hancock IndividualResults vs. Indian Creek
A.J. Muegge – 21 points (one3-pointer), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1block, two shots deflected
Addison True – 17 points (two3-pointers), 7 rebounds, 3 assists,3 steals, 4 shots deflected
Duncan Cherry – 12 points(one 3-pointer), 5 rebounds, 2assists
Tom Barton – 10 points (one 3-pointer), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2shots deflected
Ryan Speas – 6 points (two 3-pointers), 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Jacob Eischen – 1 rebound, 1charge
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steals, 4 shots deflectedTom Barton – 16 points (one 3-
pointer), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2steals, 1 block, three shots deflected
A.J. Muegge – 14 points (three3-pointers), 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4steals
Ryan Speas – 12 points (four 3-pointers), 1 rebound, 2 assist, 1steal, 1 shot deflected
Duncan Cherry – 8 points (two3-pointers), 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1shot deflected
Tyler Blattner – 4 rebounds, 1steal, 1 shot deflected
Jordan Stillinger – 1 reboundJacob Eischen – 1 shot deflectedJarett Lewis – 1 shot deflected______________________
Panthers Have Tough Week withLosses to Greenfield, North Decatur
Knightstown varsity boys basketball team suffered two losses lastweek.
On Feb. 11, the Panthers were overpowered by class 4AGreenfield-Central, losing 70-48 on the road.
Leading the KHS offense were Coleman Wyatt with 18 points andsix rebounds while Jackson Edwards also knocked down 18 pointsand dished out eight assists.
The loss dropped the Panthers' record to 9-7 while the Cougarsrecord improved to 16-4.
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Knightstown Individual Results vs. Greenfield-CentralColeman Wyatt – 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assistJackson Edwards – 18 points (two 3-pointers), 1 rebound, 8 assists,
2 stealsDrake Peggs – 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 stealDylan Hiner – 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 stealRiley Ruble – 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assistJake Bearhope – 2 points, 1 assistJarrett Weidner – 1 point, 2 rebounds
The Panthers faced another tough opponent Feb. 13 when theyhosted the Mid-Hoosier Conference leader North Decatur.
The Chargers steadily built a lead over Knightstown through thefirst three quarters and held it to cruise to 20-point victory, 72-52.
Jackson Edwards had a standout performance against the Chargers,finishing with 23 points.
The Panthers are now 9-8 overall and 3-2 in the conference whilethe Chargers moved to 13-6 overall and 7-0 in the conference.
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Knightstown Individual Results vs. North DecaturJackson Edwards – 23 points (one 3-pointer), 3 rebounds, 4 assists,
3 stealsDylan Hiner – 10 points (two 3-pointers), 3 rebounds, 1 stealColeman Wyatt – 8 points, 4 reboundsRiley Ruble – 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assistJake Bearhope – 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 stealsDrake Peggs – 2 points, 4 assists, 2 stealsJose Olivo – 2 pointsJarrett Weidner – 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist
The Royals were back homeFeb. 13 against Indian Creek.
Eastern was down 13 points tostart but a monster 32-point sec-ond quarter put them back in thegame.
With a good third quarter toboost, the Royals were up 58-52heading into the fourth when the
shooting went cold. The Bravespulled out the two-point 68-66victory over the Royals.
A.J. Muegge led EH offensive-ly with 21 points and AddisonTrue had 17.
The Royals dropped to 5-14 onthe year and 0-7 in the conference.
Tri Individual Results vs. EHAlex Melton – 17 points (one 3-
pointer), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2steals
Kaleb Harrison – 14 points (two3-pointers), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2steals
Carson Cox – 8 points, 5rebounds, 1 assist
David O'Neill – 8 points (one 3-pointer), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1block
Nick Wilson – 4 points, 1rebound
Austin Stroud – 2 points, 3rebounds
Masen Phelps – 2 points, 2rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Elijah Davis – 2 points
Titans’Results Posted fromFeb. 4 Game Against Royals
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Last week, The Banner postedgame results from the EasternHancock and Tri’ s Feb. 4matchup.
The Titans struggled to catchup after the Royals got out to anearly lead. Eastern Hancockplayed strong in every quarter,taking the 73-57 road win.
Alex Melton led the Titanoffense with 17 points and ninerebounds.
Individual results for theRoyals were published last weekbut the Titans’results were not yetavailable. Those are posted below.
106-lb weight class1st - Keyuan Murphy, Warren Central2nd - Sammy Fair, Perry Meridian3rd - Lukasz Walendzak, Indianapolis Cathedral4th - Gavin Rose, Greenfield-Central
113-lb weight class1st - Alec White, New Palestine2nd - Jordan Slivka, Indianapolis Cathedral3rd - Skylour Turner, Warren Central4th - Hayden Lohrey, Shenandoah
120-lb weight class1st - Dylan Culp, Warren Central2nd - Ethan Smiley, Beech Grove3rd - Caleb Bocock, Lebanon4th - Isaac Castro, Lawrence North
126-lb weight class1st - Breyden Bailey, Indianapolis Cathedral2nd - Joel McGhee, Warren Central3rd - Austin Holmes, Hamilton Southeastern4th - Johnny Loos, Franklin County
132-lb weight class1st - Chad Red, New Palestine2nd - DJ Brookbank, Perry Meridian3rd - Boone Welliever, Southmont4th - Skyler Collins, Frankfort
138-lb weight class1st - Evan Eldred, Westfield2nd - Matthew McKinney, Warren Central3rd - Gabe Lane, East Central4th - Jerrod Smith, Carmel
145-lb weight class1st - Jordan Vaughn, Franklin Central2nd - Derrick Motley, North Central (Indpls)3rd - Jared Timberman, New Palestine4th - Clayton Cowan, Hamilton Heights
152-lb weight class1st - Trent Pruitt, Warren Central2nd - Brett Johnson, Perry Meridian3rd - Dru Berkebile, Frankton4th - Jacob Ferris, Hamilton Southeastern
160-lb weight class1st - Noah Warren, Perry Meridian2nd - Alston Bane, Richmond3rd - Laine Frazee, Fountain Central4th - Sam Bublick, Carmel
170-lb weight class1st - Ricky Samuels, Lawrence North2nd - Steven Trammell, Lawrence Central3rd - Tanner Webster, North Montgomery4th - Dezmen Goddard, Warren Central
182-lb weight class1st - Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral2nd - Cameron Jones, Lawrence North3rd - Zach Worm, Southmont4th - Spencer Irick, Hamilton Southeastern
195-lb weight class1st - Tristen Tonte, Warren Central2nd - Ben Stewart, Indianapolis Cathedral3rd - Nick Fox, Carmel4th - Kolby Ferris, Hamilton Southeastern
220-lb weight class1st - Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg2nd - Ryan Guhl, Indianapolis Cathedral3rd - Sam Hipple, Carmel4th - Scott Fuller, Zionsville
285-lb weight class1st - Robert Samuels, Lawrence North2nd - Dan Phifer, Tipton3rd - Chris Ridle, Perry Meridian4th - Austin Dollens, Westfield
Local Wrestlers’Seasons End at New Castle SemistateWrestlers from Knightstown, Tri and Eastern
Hancock who competed at the New Castle semistatetournament last Saturday saw their season come to anend.
Last week, Eastern Hancock's Jared Watermanwas the only regional title winner from the threeschools. Saturday, Waterman was the only localwrestler to make it out of his first round match. Hewon his first match but lost a close decision in hissecond match of the day.
Knightstown's Adam Bundy, Cameron Fender,Balin Orcutt and Garrett Thomas were defeated intheir first match.
Tri's two semistate qualifiers, Chance Faith andWes Craft, also lost their first match.
Eastern Hancock's other two semistate wrestlers,Josh Robinson and Mitch Quinn, were defeated in thefirst match.
The final New Castle semistate results for eachweight class are below.
______________________ Semistate Results ______________________
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LOCAL SPORTS
Pictured (seated, l-r) are: Anthony Lyall, Maddie Lyall, Megan Lyall and (standing, l-r): AncillaCollege coach Scott Reese, Knightstown coach Adrian Darling, pitching coach Bill Gray, IndyHurricanes coach Eric Laswell, travel coach Matt Goforth, Knightstown coach Jason Kopp (Photosubmitted)
Maddie Lyall Signs with Ancilla College
Knightstown High School senior MadisonLyall recently became the first signee of the classof 2016 for the Ancilla College softball team.
Lyall, a pitcher for the Panthers, will earn herthird varsity letter this season. She was also amember of the Monroe Central Invitational All-Tournament team.
Madison is the daughter of Anthony andMegan Lyall of New Castle. She plans on pursu-ing a degree in Criminal Justice at Ancilla.
“Ancilla made me feel welcome and not out of
place,” said Lyall when asked about what madethe small two-year school the right fit for her.
“I’m excited that Maddie has decided to jointhe Charger softball family,” began Ancilla coachScott Reese.
“She brings a wealth of pitching knowledgewith her and I look for her to play a major role inthe future of our program.”
Ancilla College is a small, private, liberal artsschool located two miles south of U.S. 30 onUnion Road near Plymouth, Indiana.
Eastern Hancock JV Individual Results vs. Tri JVBrycen Napier – 22 points (one 3-pointer), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4
steals, 7 shots deflectedTyler Castle – 9 points (three 3-pointers), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal,
2 shots deflectedJake Hancock – 8 points (one 3-pointer), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals,
1 shot deflectedNathan Mosher – 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 stealsLuke Splater – 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 shot deflectedTrey Bittinger – 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 shot deflectedSkyler Schrope – 2 steals, 1 block, 1 shot deflectedPeyton Gray – 2 rebounds, 1 steal
*Tri’s individual results were not made available________________________________________________
Eastern Hancock JV Moves to 13-5
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The Eastern Hancock junior varsity boys basketball team triumphedover Tri 57-51 on the road Feb. 4.
Brycen Napier scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead theRoyals' offense. Napier was also strong defensively with four steals andseven shots deflected.
The JVRoyals' record moved to 13-3 with the win.
The junior varsity Royal basketball team lost just its fourth game ofthe year Feb. 6 when they fell 58-64 in an overtime loss to Lapel.
Brycen Napier hit five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to carrythe Royal offense. Nathan Mosher scored 13 points and grabbed fiverebounds for the Royals.
The loss put Eastern Hancock JV's record at 13-4.
Eastern Hancock JV Individual Results vs. Lapel JVBrycen Napier – 25 points (five 3-pointers), 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1
steal, 4 shots deflected, 1 chargeNathan Mosher – 13 points (one 3-pointer), 5 rebounds, 1 shot
deflectedTrey Bittinger – 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 shot deflectedTyler Castle – 6 points (two 3-pointers), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1
steal, 5 shots deflectedPeyton Gray – 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 shots deflectedJake Hancock – 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 shot deflectedSkyler Schrope – 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 shots deflectedLuke Splater – 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal_________________________________________________
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Eastern Hancock JV Individual Results vs. Hauser JVBrycen Napier - 14 points (one 3-pointer), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4
steals, 3 shots deflectedNathan Mosher - 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assistTyler Castle - 9 points (three 3-pointers), 1 rebound, 2 shots deflectedJake Hancock - 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 shot deflectedPeyton Gray - 4 points, 2 reboundsTrey Bittinger - 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 2 shots deflectedSkyler Schrope - 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 shots deflectedLuke Splater - 1 rebound, 2 shots deflected
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The Royals' junior varsity boys basketball team suffered its secondstraight loss at Hauser Feb. 11. Eastern Hancock fell in its biggest lossof the season, 45-62.
The Jets were able to keep the Royals' big scorer Brycen Napierunder 20 points, holding him to just 14 points, his second lowest of theyear. Napier has averaged 21.4 points per game this season.
The loss dropped the JVRoyals to 13-5 and to 4-2 in the Mid-Hoosier Conference.
Knightstown’s athletic depart-ment plans to honor all winter sen-ior students involved in sports,band, dance and cheerleadingbefore the start of the Feb. 20 var-sity boys basketball game againstHagerstown.
Seniors and their parents shouldline up in the athletic hallwaywhen there is about four minutesleft in the fourth quarter of the jun-ior varsity game.
Athletic director Mark Martinurged seniors and parents to arriveearly so organizers can place hon-orees in the proper order of recog-nition.
All senior band members, bas-ketball team members, cheerlead-ers, dance team members andwrestlers will be recognized.
Knightstown toHonor Seniors at
Feb. 20 Game
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Wainscott's building. With respect to the lat-ter, Tandy noted that Indiana "does not rec-ognize a distinct cause of action for com-monly owned property," and said in his rul-ing that Count 1 "is in essence a negligenceclaim," that, like Count 4, required Wainscottto file a notice of tort claim with the town.
The town's motion for summary judg-ment, however, was denied with respect totwo of the other five counts in Wainscott'scomplaint. Saying that "there is not a clearanswer in the law" as to whether a nuisanceclaim like that alleged in Count 3 ofWainscott's complaint requires a tort claimnotice, Tandy uled that the nuisance allega-
tions "are not a tort" and that a tort claimnotice was not required for that count.
Tandy also declined to grant summaryjudgment for the town with respect to Count2 of the complaint, a breach of contractclaim. Wainscott alleged that Clyde South,who was president of the Knightstown TownCouncil at the time, had told him during atthe council's April 18, 2013, meeting thatwould fix any damage caused to his buildingby the demolition.
"Here, Town Council (President) Southstated in a council meeting the town wouldfix Wainscott's wall if it had been damaged,"Tandy wrote. "The Court finds this creates a
question of fact about whether a contract wascreated such as to withstand a motion forsummary judgment. The Court finds thatthere are questions of fact as to whetherSouth did have authority to bind the town byhis comments."
Tandy noted that minutes from the towncouncil meeting "reflect no opposition toSouth's statement," implying the support ofthe council's other members. He also said the"setting of the statement is important indeciding if South's statement is an officialact of the town council, and one that createdan enforceable right by Wainscott."
The fifth count of Wainscott's lawsuit,
which alleged a violation of the state'sAccess to Public Records Act, was alsoresolved in the town's favor. With attorneysfor both sides agreeing that the town hadfinally provided records Wainscott hadrequested, rendering those allegations moot,Tandy also granted summary judgment inthe town's favor on that count.
In addition to leaving Wainscott's nui-sance and breach of contract claims againstthe town still standing, last week's summaryjudgment ruling had no adverse affect onWainscott's claims against Shroyer Bros.The case is expected to go to trial sometimein 2017.
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the township, was located in 1830, by John Wickersham. It is situ-ated in the southeastern part of the township, about seven milesnortheast of Knightstown, and the same distance southwest of thecounty seat.
Greensboro is in the midst of a very fertile region, but has notbeen making rapid progress of late years. A number of turnpikescenter in the village, but it is more noted as one of the chief stationson the "Underground Railroad," and as the home of a number of vet-eran agitators. In this respect its reputation is known the countryover.
Greensboro has a population of near 400. The Methodists,
Friends (Orthodox and Hicksite), and Spiritualists, have each con-gregations, and comfortable places of worship in the village. It hasa lodge of I.O.O.F., and one of the Masons, and a grange of thePatrons of Husbandry. The real estate in the village is valued atabout $40,000, assessor's estimate, and the personal property at$54,650.
Greensboro, beside the usual supply of mercantile establish-ments, with carpenter, cabinet, blacksmith, boot and shoe shops,etc., has for many years been doing considerable in the way of man-ufactures, and there are three or four good flouring mills in thevicinity engaged in both custom and mercantile work.
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resources, not to mention the time of volunteers who also work real jobs.With the exception of Marion County, whose Republican and Democrat
organizations still have the slating process, Indiana’s 91 other countieshave truly open primaries. These 91 counties have abolished the slatingpractice reminiscent of the often corrupt, smoke-filled rooms of yester-year. Therefore, we should also abolish the archaic practice of Indiana’sballot signature requirements. Why disenfranchise the right of voters tosort out legitimate candidates from crackpots?
Originally supposed to be the Democrats’ sacrificial lamb put upagainst U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, Congressman (now U.S. Senator) JoeDonnelly became a very lucky man in 2012. Democrats are licking theirchops hoping that former Congressman Baron Hill may also have similarluck this year, if Todd Young is removed from the ballot, especially asYoung has already defeated Hill once before (2010).
Please, contact your State Senator and State Representative immediate-ly. Please, urge them to abolish Indiana’s outdated ballot signature require-ments if not this year, then next year, at the latest.
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Letters, from Page 4 Transparency, from Page 12government to be transparent,accountable, efficient and interac-tive,” said Crouch. While serving as a state representa-tive, Crouch advocated for legisla-tion creating the TransparencyPortal in 2011. Now as StateAuditor, she is charged with main-taining Indiana’s award winningportal. In an effort to increaseaccountability in government byproviding greater access to thestate’s financial information,Auditor Crouch is seeking inputfrom members of the communityfor ways to make it easier forHoosiers to use and understand thedata.
“Once again, Indiana has anopportunity to lead the nation insetting a positive example of goodgovernment through this project,”Crouch said. “Improving access togovernment data and increasingtransparency offers an opportunityfor the public, the media, legisla-tors and others to scrutinize Statespending and look for ways toincrease efficiencies, thus provid-ing a way for the State to save tax-payer dollars. Ultimately, greatertransparency will give us a moreeducated citizenry and a moreaccountable government.”
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Indianapolis Executive LeadershipSeries. He was honored in 2004 bythe National FFA Organizationwith an honorary American FFADegree. He is a 10-year 4-H mem-ber, a former Indiana dtate FFAofficer, and a graduate of PurdueUniversity, where he received abachelor’s degree in agriculturaleconomics in 1981.
During his time at Purdue,McKinney received the G.A. RossAward as the outstanding seniormale graduate. In 2002, he wasnamed a Purdue Agriculture
Distinguished Alumnus.Prior to his state appointment,
he worked for Elanco Products,Eli Lilly and Dow Agro-Sciences.
McKinney grew up on a fami-ly grain and livestock farm inTipton.
“In appreciation and recogni-tion of Henry County’s largestbusiness - agriculture, we arehosting a dinner in place of theannual Farmer’s Breakfast,” saidHenry County Farm BureauPresident Jim Wenning. “We willalso be celebrating Indiana’s
Bicentennial and the success thatfarming has played in the past200 years.”
Beverly Matthews, presidentand executive director of theHenry County CommunityFoundation, added, “We arehappy to work with the HenryCounty Farm Bureau in promot-ing the importance of the farmingindustry that has been the back-bone of our community sinceIndiana became a state in 1816.”
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K-town Mulls IURC Opt-outby Jeff Eakinsfor The Banner
The Knightstown Town Councilmet last week with a financialadviser hired to do a rate study forthe town's water utility.
Christina De Witt of H.J.Umbaugh & Associates, anIndianapolis accounting firm thathas worked with the town on sever-al past utility issues, discussed therate study and related issues withthe council during a special meet-ing last Thursday.
The town council had voted atits Jan. 21 monthly meeting totransfer up to $100,000 from thetown’s electric utility to its waterutility, which was in dire need offunds. According to Beth Huffman,the town's new clerk-treasurer, thewater utility's operating fund bal-ance had dropped to about $1,000,a situation she described as “scary.”
De Witt told council members atlast week's special meeting thatutility rates should be reviewed atleast every three to five years to seeif adjustments are necessary. Thetown last raised its water rates, shesaid, in 2008 – a 43.8-percent hike– putting the town “well beyond thetime frame” in which they shouldhave been reviewed.
“You need to do one of thesestudies, and it is not a fast process,”De Witt said.
Because of the town's size, DeWitt said Knightstown is eligible todo what is termed a “small utilityfiling” with the Indiana UtilityRegulatory Commission when itwants to seek a rate increase for itswater or electric utilities. She saidthis process is less expensive than aregular utility filing, and while it'spossible to get a rate increaseapproved in as little as 60-90 days,
she that, “in reality, it's almost ayear,” calling it “a very long,drawn-out process.”
“The important thing,” De Wittsaid, “is to get in the works and getit moving.”
Council member RogerHammer asked whether it might bebetter for the town – both in termsof expense and the amount of timerequired to enact a rate increase –for the town to opt out of theIURC. De Witt said a “large num-ber of communities have with-drawn from the IURC's jurisdic-tion,” and that there are few com-munities as small as Knightstownthat still belong.
To opt out of the IURC, De Wittsaid the town would have to do apublic referendum, allowing localvoters to decide whether or not thetown's water utility should contin-ue being overseen by that agency.For communities whose utilitiesare not overseen by the IURC, theauthority to enact rate increasesbelongs solely to local officials.
“The hard part is getting the ref-erendum passed,” GreggMorelock, the town's attorney, toldthe council, noting that many citi-zens have a general “mistrust ofgovernment. “... It's great if you'renot in it, but it's not easy to getout.”
“You want to make sure youhave a solid backing for it,” Dewittadded. “... It's going to take a lot ofexplaining.”
Dewitt briefly discussed theprocess the town would use to raiserates if the water utility were notoverseen by the IURC. She said itwould involve preparation of a rate
study, then the council would berequired to introduce a new rateordinance, hold a public hearing,and then adopt the ordinance.
“You would have at least threecouncil meetings where you woulddiscuss the rate increase,” she said.
Even if the town were to opt outof the IURC, De Witt said thecouncil would be wise not toincrease rates without first havingUmbaugh or some other firm do arate study.
“You never ever want to changeyour rates without having a studyto back that up,” De Witt said. “...You always want to have support toback it up.”
If the town does not belong tothe IURC, De Witt said the cost ofa rate study would be less than itwould otherwise be. While thecouncil agreed last month to payUmbaugh $15,000 to do a waterrate study, De Witt said that costcould be as much as $10,000 less ifthe town was not overseen by theIURC.
De Witt said she wouldresearch the process for opting outof the IURC and e-mail moreinformation to council memberson that topic. She also said shewould send them a list of commu-nities that have withdrawn fromthe IURC and provide a compara-tive study that Umbaugh did ofwater rates for communities herfirm represents.
The town council has resched-uled its February monthly meetingfrom Feb. 18 to Feb. 25. The 7 p.m.meeting, which is open to the pub-lic, will be held in the council'schambers at 28 S. Washington St.
More Random Actsof Kindness at KIS
Knightstown Intermediate School students practiced random acts ofkindness last week. A variety of acts took place, including free com-pliments, complimentary coffee and donuts provided to teachers,Valentine’s Day cards made for a local nursing home, reading to andtutoring younger students, collecting food, treats and money for alocal animal shelter, and more. (Photos submitted)
Kevin Knott to Represent TownOn Regional Planning Board
Knightstown Town Council Vice President Kevin Knott will be thetown's representative on the East Central Indiana Regional PlanningDistrict Board.
Town council members voted at their Jan. 21 monthly meeting toappoint Knott to the ECIRPD Board. The primary purpose of the Muncie-based group, according to its website, is to help local governments inDelaware, Henry, Grant and Jay counties advance economic growth anddevelopment in their communities by offering assistance with planning,strategic thinking and securing grants to aid in the funding of projects thatbetter the region.
Transparency Tour UnderayJoining local business leaders at
a Southwest Indiana Chamber ofCommerce luncheon in Evansvillerecently, State Auditor SuzanneCrouch launched the 21st CenturyGovernment Transparency tour.The tour seeks input from the pub-lic to improve Indiana’sTransparency Portal, a website
administered by the State Auditor’soffice that gives Hoosiers theopportunity to see exactly howtheir tax dollars are being spent.
“After traveling to all 92 coun-ties last year and speaking withindividuals across the state, it’sclear Hoosiers want their
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